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By: Brian Sikma
Two groups that advocate for transparency in government have reservations about government officials using personal e-mail addresses for official business. The subject became relevant recently when David Robles, an attorney in the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office, used his personal Gmail account in an open records request he made seeking documents from Governor Walker's office and the state Department of Administration. Some speculate the relatively unusual records request was related to an on-going John Doe investigation that has suffered from an appearance of conflict and partisanship. The District Attorney's office has indicated that the records request, though publicly available, was related to official government business.
Wisconsin's open records law states that some communications and documents used in government business must be produced on request to the public. In some instances where fulfilling the request is time consuming, a modest fee may be charged to the individual or organization seeking the information. Generally speaking, most communications (except for narrow exceptions) to or from government officials are a matter of public record. This includes e-mails and when a government official uses a personal e-mail account for government business, that specific e-mail is a public record.
But using a personal e-mail account for official business presents a tricky problem: it is easier for government business transacted over such accounts to be overlooked when it comes time for that official or agency to turn over documents in compliance with the state open records law. Unlike official government accounts administered by an IT official who works with others to comply with the law, a personal account is under the control of an official who may or may not remember to check that account for records that should be public.
Mike McCabe of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign said intentional use of a private e-mail account for official business, "is a violation of the spirit if not the letter of our open records law." McCabe, who is respected for his organization's ability to track campaign fundraising and spending in Wisconsin, said the practice, "is clearly motivated by a desire to keep some actions out of the public eye. As such, it clearly is a practice designed to subvert the intent of the law."
Subversion of the law, intentional or not, is a somewhat ironic problem when an attorney working for John Chisholm, the Milwaukee DA, is responsible for the use, or attempted or suggested use, of a method that doesn't quite match the standards of good government organizations.
Another expert, Bill Lueders, also finds the practice concerning. Lueders, president of the non-partisan Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, echoed some of McCabe's concerns, "if the purpose is to circumvent the law, it is clearly a violation of the law." Lueders noted that using a personal account, even without the intention of skirting the law, means "it would be easier to shield" information from release. This risk is not incurred when government e-mail accounts are used.
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council has proposed that state law be changed to require government officials to use official e-mail accounts for official business. As it stands, using a personal e-mail account at minimum presents thorny problems and raises questions of ethics and judgment, but the law change proposed by Lueders' group would make use of personal accounts completely off-limits for government work. That means David Robles would not have been allowed to use his personal e-mail account in the open records request since it was part of official DA office business.
"As a matter of good government, officials should communicate as much as possible on a government account," Lueders said.
At one point during the John Doe investigation into ex-Milwaukee County employees, the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office made note of a private internet system set up in a county office and allegedly used by several county employees to conduct political work. Some, such as then-gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett, suggested that the separate internet network was designed in-part to circumvent the state open records law.
David Robles is one of the attorneys working on that John Doe involving the separate internet system, and his own use of personal resources for government business presents related and interesting questions. So far, however, Robles has stonewalled and refused to answer any questions about his use of personal resources for official work.


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Ahmed Abdell-Ra'Oof Younis, San Antonio, TX US
|Patent application number
|ALGORITHMIC ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION - A 1.5-bit algorithmic analog-to-digital converter (ADC) generates a digital value representative of an input voltage. The ADC implements a series of conversion cycles for a conversion operation. Each conversion cycle has three sub-cycles: a scaling sub-cycle, a first sample sub-cycle, and a second sample sub-cycle. In the scaling sub-cycle, the residual voltage from the previous conversion cycle is doubled to generate a first voltage. In the first sample sub-cycle, a first bit of a corresponding bit pair is determined based on the polarity of the first voltage. The first voltage is either increased or decreased by a reference voltage based on the polarity of the first voltage to generate a second voltage. In the second sample sub-cycle, a second bit of the corresponding bit pair is determined based on the polarity of the second voltage. The second voltage then is either increased or decreased by the reference voltage based on the polarity of the second voltage to generate the residual voltage used for the next conversion cycle in the series. Each bit pair is mapped to a corresponding two-bit code value and the resulting code values are used to generate the digital value.
Ali S. Younis, San Diego, CA US
|Patent application number
|REMOTELY SENSING AND ADAPTING IRRIGATION SYSTEM - An irrigation system continuously monitors status of lawns or plants under its care and directs water to where it is needed when it is needed to maintain lawn or plant health. The system can significantly reduce water usage, unnecessary seepage, and runoff. A water nozzle with a pan and tilt capability can direct water where it is needed. An image sensor can continually take and analyze images of the lawns or plants to determine watering needs. The image sensor can also monitor where the water is landing while the irrigation system is delivering water to the lawns or plants. This information can be used to adjust the water delivery aim to ensure that the intended spots are accurately irrigated. A laminar flow nozzle with minimal flow dispersion can improve water deliver accuracy and detection of where the water lands.
Asad Younis, Lahore PK
|Patent application number
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIDENTIALLY AND ANONYMOUSLY MATCHING JOB CANDIDATES WITH JOB OPPORTUNITIES - A method for matching job candidates with job requirements in a Confidential Resume System operating on a distributed computer-based network. A recruiter can identify a preselected number of first level candidates by performing one or more candidate searches on the system. The system provides candidate data, but that information is redacted to withhold information that personally identifies the candidate. Also, to provide adequate information security, each party determines whether it desires to identify itself to the other party. If a party does not desire to identify itself, the system redacts all information capable of individually identifying that party. On the other hand, if a party does desire to identify itself, the system conducts all communications without redaction.
Ihab Younis, Philadelphia, PA US
|Patent application number
|Methods of Identifying and Using General or Alternative Splicing Inhibitors - The present invention is based on the discovery of a cell-based system to identify novel modulators of splicing or splicing dependent processes. The cell-based system of the present invention utilizes a fast and highly sensitive reporter, that responds to defects in the splicing machinery itself and is sensitive to changes in the signals that regulate splicing dependent processes such as those that modulate the EJC, splicing-dependent export, localization or translation efficiency. The present invention further uses the cell-based screen to identify several small molecules that modulate both constitutive and alternative splicing. Accordingly, the present invention includes general or alternative splicing inhibitors identified using the assay described herein. The present invention also provides methods of treating a subject having a condition associated with aberrant target RNA expression. The present invention further details a kit that may be directed to specifically detecting a general or alternative splicing inhibitor of the invention.
Imad Younis, Nazareth Ilit IL
|Patent application number
|Directional stimulation of neural tissue - A multi-contact electrode for neural tissue stimulation is described. The electrode has an axis and includes a plurality of electrodes going along the axis. Each electrode ends with a contact, and at least one of the contacts has an internal edge, resulting in non-uniform electrical properties throughout the contact surface facing the tissue. Also described are methods of making an electrical contact with an internal edge, and methods and systems for characterizing internal edge.
Mohamed Younis, Ellicott City, MD US
Mohamed Farag Younis, Ellicott City, MD US
|Patent application number
|WSAN SIMULTANEOUS FAILURES RECOVERY METHOD - The WSAN simultaneous failures recovery method ranks each node based on the number of hops to a pre-designated root node in the network. The method identifies some nodes as cluster heads based on the number of their children in the recovery tree. The method assigns a recovery weight and a nearby cluster node to each node. Nearby cluster nodes serve as gateways to other nodes that belong to that cluster. The recovery weight is used to decide which node is better to move in order to achieve lower recovery cost. The recovery method uses the same on-going set of actors to restore connectivity. Simulation results have demonstrated that the recovery method can achieve low recovery cost per failed node in small and large networks. The results have also shown that clustering leads to lower recovery cost if the sub-network needs to re-establish links with the rest of the network.
Rafeda M. A. Younis, Sharjah AE
|Patent application number
|Composition and its Therapeutic Use - A composition having a variety of therapeutic and cosmetic uses comprises:
Saed G. Younis, San Diego, CA US
|Patent application number
|REMOTELY SENSING AND ADAPTING IRRIGATION SYSTEM - An irrigation system continuously monitors status of lawns or plants under its care and directs water to where it is needed when it is needed to maintain lawn or plant health. The system can significantly reduce water usage, unnecessary seepage, and runoff. A water nozzle with a pan and tilt capability can direct water where it is needed. An image sensor can continually take and analyze images of the lawns or plants to determine watering needs. The image sensor can also monitor where the water is landing while the irrigation system is delivering water to the lawns or plants. This information can be used to adjust the water delivery aim to ensure that the intended spots are accurately irrigated. A laminar flow nozzle with minimal flow dispersion can improve water deliver accuracy and detection of where the water lands.
Shahzaib Younis, Redmond, WA US
|Patent application number
|EARLY MEDIA AND FORKING IN 3PCC - A control server initiates a call to a first device. After creating a connection to the device, the control server reverses the direction of the message flow between the device and the control server such that the device becomes the initiator of the call (the caller) and the control server becomes the device that is called (the callee). A connection is also established between the first device, the control server and a second device that is an endpoint for the call. Early media and forking is available to the first device after reversing the direction of the message flow between the first device and the control server and the callee has been contacted. Additionally, information flows between the first device and the second device through the control server as if the first device and the second device were directly connected.
|UNIVERSAL PHONE NUMBER FOR CONTACTING GROUP MEMBERS - A universal phone number is provided for connecting to communication methods, including fixed line, mobile line, and internet communication methods. A communication group of communication methods may include multiple communication methods belonging to one individual or to multiple individuals within the communication group, such as a family. The universal phone number may be designated as the primary contact number for the communication group such incoming phone calls and text messages may be automatically routed to the communication methods in the communication group. The universal phone number may provide alerts to the multiple communication methods for notifying when incoming phone calls are answered. A universal voicemail box may also be provided for a scenario when the incoming call is not answered. Additionally, the universal phone number may provide the ability to keep the contact information for each of the individual communication methods private.
|BACKWARDS-COMPATIBLE FEATURE-LEVEL VERSION CONTROL OF AN APPLICATION USING A RESTLIKE API - Client and server-side instances of an application leverage an application programming interface (API) that complies with a representational state transformation architecture and supports backwards-compatible feature-level version control. A resource maintained by the server-side instance of the application is revised independent of revisions of a remainder of the application. The server-side instance of the application maintains multiple versions of a resource and/or a resource that is a superset of revisions of the resource, such that a compatible version of the resource is served to the client-side instance of the application.
|REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS USING A RESTLIKE API - A computing device executes a client-side instance of an application that supports bi-directional real-time synchronous communication and real-time asynchronous communication with a server computing device by way of an application programming interface (API) that conforms to representative state transfer (RESTlike) design principles. An eventing framework on the server computing device is used to aggregate updates to resources on the server that are requested by the client computing device, and is further used to transmit metadata to the client computing device that indicates which updates are available. Real-time sensitive updates are included in the metadata, and the client computing device can decide when and how to retrieve other available updates. An asynchronous operation is modeled on the server computing device by an operation resource that can modify other resources on the server computing device and cause updates regarding status of the operation to be sent to the client computing device.
|RESTLIKE API THAT SUPPORTS A RESILIENT AND SCALABLE DISTRIBUTED APPLICATION - An application distributed amongst plurality of computing devices leverages an application programming interface that conforms to a representational state transfer architecture in order to provide resilient services to clients and adapt to a change in availability of devices. A proxy server routes communications between clients and servers, detects when a server becomes unavailable, and reroutes communications to a replacement server. A registration database on the proxy server records entries for clients, such that communications can be routed to active devices of a user.
Patent applications by Shahzaib Younis, Redmond, WA US
Waleed Younis, Foothill Ranch, CA US
|Patent application number
|NULL DETECTION IN DAB, T-DMB, AND DAB-IP SYSTEMS - Detecting Null symbols in a video data frame comprises sending OFDM symbols through a sliding windowed correlation process having a correlation window length proportional to a cyclic prefix length and a delay equal to a FFT size of the symbols, wherein output peaks of the process occur where two similar portions of the symbols coincide; checking peaks in windows sized equal to a duration of a symbol; determining whether the peaks are located in the middle of the windows; determining whether a shift has occurred in the location of the peak of a current window compared to in a second immediately previous window; determining whether the peak in a first immediately previous window is weak compared to that in a second immediately previous window; and declaring that a Null symbol exists in the first previous window when the shift has occurred and the determination of a weak peak exists.
Waleed M. Younis, Foothill Ranch, CA US
|Patent application number
|TECHNIQUE FOR TUNER AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR MOBILE TELEVISION APPLICATIONS - A technique for providing stable tracking performance to an AGC loop circuit comprises amplifying a wideband radio frequency signal; detecting signals and blockers adjacent to the radio frequency signal; lowering a gain of the radio frequency signal; mixing a local oscillator signal with the radio frequency signal; shifting a frequency of the radio frequency signal from a radio frequency to an intermediate frequency; continuously varying a gain of the intermediate frequency signal; converting the intermediate frequency signal into a digital output signal; comparing the digital output signal with predefined thresholds comprising an upper threshold and a lower threshold; switching a post mixer amplifier (PMA) to a high gain state when an input of a variable gain amplifier (VGA) is greater than the upper threshold, and switching the PMA to a low gain state when an input of the VGA is lower than the lower threshold.
Waleed M. Younis, Tustin, CA US
|Patent application number
|CHANNEL EQUALIZATION WITH NON-COMMON MIDAMBLE ALLOCATION IN 3GPP TD-CDMA SYSTEMS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate implementing a linear adaptive equalizer receiver on the downlink link of a UMTS TDD wireless communication system. A reference signal can be generated based on multiple non-common midamble sequences in a time slot of a received transmission. Traffic-to-pilot ratios for channel codes in the time slot can be generated, and relative strengths of channel codes associated with specific midambles can be determined to weight the midamble. A plurality of the weighted midambles can then be utilized to generate a reference signal to train the equalizer, which can facilitate utilization of total aggregate midamble energy rather than midamble energy associated with a single midamble in the signal.
Yassir Younis, Capetown ZA
|Patent application number
|ANTI-MALARIAL AGENTS - The present invention is related to a use of aminopyrazine derivatives in the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating malaria. Specifically, the present invention is related to aminopyrazine derivatives useful for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the inhibition of malaria parasite proliferation.

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The Godfather: Blackhand Edition Cheats
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition Cheats
Wii | Submitted by GamesRadarAmmo, health and money cheat codes
At the Pause screen
Use the following button combinations to activate the cheat
$5,000: Minus, 2, Minus, Minus, 2, D-Pad Up
Full Ammo (not infinite): 2, Left, 2, Right, Minus, Down.
Full Health: Left, Minus, Right, 2, Right, Up
Unlock Film Clips (use in the Film Archive screen): 2, minus, 2, minus, minus, up
Wii | Submitted by AnonymousRefill Ammo
Pause Menu
2, Left, 2, Right, -, Down
Wii | Submitted by Anonymous$5000
Pause Menu
-, 2, -, -, 2, Up
Wii | Submitted by roooo000tFull Health
Pause Menu
Left, Minus, Right, 2, right, up.
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition Unlockables
Wii | Submitted by GamesRadarInfinite Ammo
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I am sure that most of you will be having a tool for modifying your profile image for Facebook, to add some effects by increasing or decreasing the shades or varying the brightness at some areas. Now even if you are not comfortable for putting the tool on your system, then also you cannot do anything if you want to edit your image before uploading them on the social networking site. Today I will be telling you about a web based application which will help you to do needful by letting you take pic from a webcam or getting a pic preloaded on your system and then modifying it online.
This web based application will let you to alter the specification of your image and then you can post that image directly from there to your Facebook account. We will tell you that how you can use this application. The steps are mentioned below.
- First of all you will have to select the type of frame in which you are going to frame your image and these frames have a huge variety, so you can spend some time to choose the best frame for you. Some of them have been shown below in the screenshot.
- Now after you have selected the frame, you will be directed to another screen where you will be able to take snap of yours, either by a webcam or you can upload the image already available on your system, once the image is loaded you will see you image inside the frame as mentioned in the snapshot. You can further play with the image by changing the specification as mentioned below the image preview in the snapshot.
Once you make all the change you can directly send that image to Facebook or you can download that image on your system and then you can manually post it on your Facebook Profile. I hope that you must have liked this web-application, as it is quite useful for those who love to change their Facebook quite frequently. The link to this application has been mentioned at the end of the post. If you face any issues while using this tool then please let us know by putting the comments in the comments section.


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Joys & Memories of Summer BaseballBy Guest
Submitted by Andrew Bonanno
Long summer days, plenty of sunshine, a group of great kids, and baseball — this is the stuff that lifelong memories are made of.
Summer travel baseball is both a serious and rewarding commitment for the players as well as the parents. It is a fun and competitive environment between neighboring towns that encourages learning the game of baseball and ultimately winning games.
The Canton summer baseball team (8 and 9 year olds) is a close-knit group of players, parents and coaches who have formed a bond over the past six weeks of practicing, playing, and traveling to compete — and enjoying every small achievement along the way. With every strike pitched, every catch made, every hit, every walk, and every great throw, we have watched this group of 14 kids grow as a team and as friends.
Coached by Drew Bonanno, Carmen Ferrara, Steve Gefteas and Dave Rosati, and assisted by Dan Schnock, Mike and Lynne Valkanas, John Leonetti, Andy Morgan, and John Peltier, the team came together to learn the game of baseball and win games. This team has done just that. It's been a rewarding season for us all.
With the excellent pitching and fielding of Michael Leonetti, Andrew Middleton, and Max Schnock, we ended the regular season in third place with an overall record of 5-3. The games that were lost were very close and could have gone our way with a couple of plays made or a call from the umpire.
The team boasted an outstanding defense behind infielders Andrew Valkanas, Nico Bonanno, Will Ferrara, and Colin Albert, and outfielders Michael Rosati, Will Gefteas, Nathan Mei, Jake Morgan, Drew Peltier, Wes Lee, and Chris Buettner. Lee and Buettner also spent time at catcher along with Valkanas and Albert.
We vividly recall the first exceptional play of the season. A well-hit ball to right field was fielded by Rosati, who threw it to Albert, the second baseman. Albert then instinctively, and without hesitation, turned and made a perfect throw to Valkanas at the plate. Nicknamed "Salti," Valkanas knew to block the plate and tagged the runner out.
We ended our first playoff game with the same play from Ferrara, the third baseman. He fielded the ball, waited for the runner to round third, trapped him between the bases, and threw the runner out at the plate with Valkanas making the tag. We have had a season of many amazing defensive plays on the field — diving catches made by Middleton, Bonanno, and Schnock; Mei, Peltier, Morgan, and Gefteas fielding big outfield hits and keeping the runners from scoring. Yes, we have a lot to be proud of.
Everyone contributed at the plate as well. Led by the homerun hitting of Middleton, who had a homerun and two doubles in one game, our offense put up enough runs to either keep games close or win. We knew we could count on Schnock and Leonetti for big hits in every game. With speed and determination, the excellent base running of Bonanno, Mei, and Morgan helped pile on the runs. Our batters waited patiently for good pitches to hit and frustrated the opposing pitchers by drawing walks — only to have someone like Albert come to the plate and hit a bases-clearing double, as he did to score the winning runs in our first playoff game.
We won our first playoff game against Walpole by a final score of 6-3. We next face Easton on their home field in the Bay State American semifinals.
Yes, this is the stuff great memories are made of. That's summer baseball.
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When you make your reservation with China Airlines, you can choose from first Class, Dynasty Class and Economy Class. Simply inform them of the date and destination of your journey and provide them with your full name, nationality and telephone number and they will immediately give you complete reservation information. Moreover, they will provide you with a computer code number of your reservation which will speed up the process while changing your schedule.
In order to facilitate passengers in the U.S.A. and Canada, China Airlines has a toll free number for your convenience. Please dial 1-(800)-227-5118 for information or reserving your seats.
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Line, the newly public messaging app, has funded at least 9 U.S. startups
Line, the popular Japanese messaging service that went public last week on both the NYSE and in Japan, partnered on a fund a couple of years ago with the New York-based venture firm Collaborative Fund in order to gain more of a foothold in the U.S. According to a Dealbook story that announced the pairing, the fund planned to invest less than $10 million and to focus on very early-stage startups. Read More
YouNow goes beyond the live stream by letting you share interesting moments
YouNow has quite an explicit startup name. The live streaming startup lets you stream yourself, now. But with more than 150,000 live streams per day, how can you be sure that you didn't miss a funny or heartwarming moment when you were away? YouNow has a new update that lets you seamlessly share your favorite moments. Rewatching live streams is nothing new. You can jump back in time… Read More
YouNow's Adi Sideman on how to make money in live streaming
Adi Sideman's live streaming app YouNow currently sits at 77th place in the App Store Top Grossing list, but it's wildly popular among youths; Sideman says 70 percent of users are under 24. Read More
Announcing the first batch of speakers for Disrupt NY 2016
This year's Disrupt NY will take place across the river from Manhattan in Red Hook, at the Brooklyn Cruise Ship terminal. TechCrunch Disrupt, with approximately 5,000 in-person attendees, will spend four days (including our hackathon) discussing the most exciting and innovative things in the startup world. Read More
Meet The Startups Vying For The Crunchie For Fastest Rising Startup Of 2015
The 9th Annual Crunchies are almost upon us. On February 8, people from some of the best and brightest startups around will descend upon San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House to take part in an event that's best described as the Oscars of startups and technology. Read More
Live Social Video Network YouNow Acquires Streaming Service BlogTV
Social video startup YouNow wants to bring live video performers online and provide a social environment where they can show off their skills to anyone else tuning in. But to do that, you need users, and so YouNow has acquired long-running, live-streaming platform BlogTV. Read More
Take YouTube, Add The Gong Show, Get YouNow
There is a lot of junk on YouTube. But there are also a ton of undiscovered gems. Imagine if you could have a hand in surfacing the best stuff. And imagine how much more exciting that would be if you could do it live. That's the basic premise of YouNow, a new startup launching today at TechCrunch Disrupt. An easier way to think about it may be as YouTube/Justin.tv mixed with The Gong Show. Read More


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AN IT consultant was jailed for four years and ten months today after taking part in a brutal assault on a clubber in Edinburgh city centre.
Gordon Summers, 34, chased his victim before repeatedly punching and kicking him and hitting his head off the window of a charity shop.
Summers and an accomplice left Steven Ferry lying on the pavement but returned to resume their attack on the victim.
A judge told Summers at the High Court in Edinburgh: "This seems to me to have been a completely unprovoked attack on this man."
Lord Burns said "inexcusable and wanton" violence had been inflicted on Mr Ferry during the assault at South Bridge on November 28 in 2010.
The judge told Summers that he took into account that he was not responsible for what may have been the most serious aspect of the assault _ stamping on the head of the victim.
Lord Burns told Summers: "It is highly unfortunate you, as a family man and a man with a good employment record, find yourself in this position."
But he said a prison sentence had to be imposed and told Summers that he would have received six years' imprisonment but for his guilty plea.
Summers, of Glen Road, Livingston, in West Lothian, had earlier admitted assaulting Mr Ferry to his severe injury, permanent impairment and to the danger of his life while acting with Paul St Pierre.
St Pierre, 30, an ex-NHS IT specialist, formerly of Lawers Square, Penicuik, in Midlothian, was jailed for nine years last year after he was found guilty of attempting to murder Mr Ferry, 23, following the incident.
Mr Ferry had gone to a DJ event at the City nightclub and afterwards tried to get into other premises, but was refused entry by stewards.
Witnesses later saw him being chased and he tried to take refuge in a bus shelter but Summers and St Pierre confronted him and launched an attack.
The victim was wrestled to the ground and punched and kicked on the head and body before being pushed against a window with his head being struck repeatedly against it.
His attackers let him go and he fell to the ground. They walked away but returned seconds later and punched and kicked him again. St Pierre also stamped on his head.
Witnesses tried to intervene to stop the assault and the pair left the scene. An ambulance was called and the unconscious victim was placed in the recovery position.
He was found to have serious head injuries and spent nine weeks in hospital after the street attack. He suffered seizures following the assault and was found to have post traumatic amnesia.
The court heard that he had been unable to follow his dream of running his own gardening business.
Defence solicitor advocate Ian Bryce said that it was clearly a "serious matter" but argued that the stamping on the victim's head was most serious element in the attack, which Summers was not responsible for.


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This chapter describes the PostScript fonts included in the Traditional Chinese Solaris operating environment, what you need to use them, and how to edit them.
This chapter also describes how to use the Font Editor for bitmap fonts.
The Traditional Chinese Solaris operating environment provides PostScript fonts in the Display PostScript System (DPS). This section describes what you need to use DPS in Traditional Chinese Solaris software. For further details, see Programming the Display PostScript System with X, published by Adobe Systems.
The Traditional Chinese Solaris operating environment DPS provides the fonts listed in the following table.Table 6-1
Font Name
Alias of Kai-Medium-EUC-H.
Kai-Medium font, EUC encoding, horizontal display; can be used like a Roman font.
Kai-Medium font, EUC encoding, vertical display; can be used like a Roman font.
Kai-Medium font, horizontal display, for making a composite with a Roman font.
Kai-Medium font, vertical display; for making a composite with a Roman font.
Alias of Ming-Light-EUC-H.
Ming-Light font, EUC encoding, horizontal display; can be used like a Roman font.
Ming-Light font, EUC encoding, vertical display; can be used like a Roman font.
Ming-Light font, horizontal display, for making a composite with a Roman font.
Ming-Light font, vertical display; for making a composite with a Roman font.
You can use the following Traditional Chinese fonts just as you would use Roman fonts:
The following figure shows a sample of Kai-Medium and Ming-Light.
You can create composite fonts using one Roman font and one of the following Traditional Chinese fonts:
For example, the following PostScript code defines a sample composite font, Times-Italic+Kai-Medium, which uses Times-Italic for ASCII characters and Kai-Medium horizontal font for Traditional Chinese characters:
/Times-Italic+Kai-Medium 13 dict begin /FontName 1 index def /FMapType 4 def /Encoding [ 0 1 ] def /WMode 0 def /FontType 0 def /FontMatrix [1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0] def /FDepVector [ /Times-Italic findfont /Kai-Medium-H findfont ] def currentdict end definefont pop
You can use Traditional Chinese fonts just as you use Roman fonts in DPS wrap definitions. The following sample code creates the above display:
defineps PSWDisplayText(char *text) /pointSize 50 def /Helvetica pointSize selectfont (Hello World) stringwidth pop 2 div neg 0 moveto (Hello World) show /cpSize 40 def /Kai-Medium cpSize selectfont (text) stringwidth pop 2 div neg pointSize neg moveto (text) show endps
You can tell PSWDisplayText(Chinese text) in a C program to display the designated Chinese text; for example, as shown below:
Traditional Chinese Solaris software provides TrueType support in DPS.
This section describes how to edit, create, and install Portable Compiled Format (PCF) fonts used by the Traditional Chinese Solaris operating environment. You can save your changes and use the edited font(s) on your local system. This process involves the following steps:
Preparing a workspace for the font(s) you edit or create
Editing Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) font file(s) with Font Editor
Converting BDF font file(s) to PCF format
Making the font(s) usable on your system
zh_TW.BIG5 messages are not supported by Font Editor. If you run Font Editor under the zh_TW.BIG5 locale, the Font Editor interface will be in English.
Create a new directory workspace for editing fonts, for example:
system% mkdir /tmp/newfont
Change your working directory to that directory:
system% cd /tmp/newfont
The Traditional Chinese Solaris operating environment provides Font Editor for editing fonts.
Start the Font Editor.
A Font Editor window is displayed.
system% fontedit
Font Editor does not operate on PCF format font files (file extension .pcf), which are used by the Solaris operating environment. This tool handles only fonts in BDF, a portable format defined by the MIT X Consortium.
Get the font file you want to edit in BDF format.
The font's encoding should start at 8481 (0x2121). For an example, assume that you have a BDF file such as the following myfont14.bdf:
STARTFONT 2.1 COMMENT Sample Font FONT Myfont-Medium14 SIZE 14 75 75 ... STARTCHAR C101 ENCODING 8481 ...
In the Font Editor tool window, choose FileLoad and load the font template file for the character(s) you will create.
For example, to edit or create myfont14 font characters, load myfont14.bdf:
Click Select button to display the Fontedit: Select window.
To edit a character, type the hexadecimal high and low bytes of the font encoding code assigned to the character.
Click the right or left arrows to increase or decrease the numbers.
Click Edit in the Fontedit: Select window.
This clears the field or displays the character for editing in the Font Editor main window:
Edit the glyph by turning on or off the pixels on the main canvas:
Click the SELECT mouse button to turn on a pixel.
Click the ADJUST mouse button to turn off a pixel.
Hold down the MENU mouse button for a menu of additional functions.
The character glyph in the upper left corner of the main window shows the actual appearance of the glyph as you turn its pixels on and off.
In the Select window, type the TsangChieh, I-Tien, and Telecode input methods keystroke sequences for the character.
Save the character, including its glyph and input strokes, by clicking Store in the Select window.
Repeat the preceding steps as needed to create or modify font glyphs.
After you have edited the character(s), select Save... from the File menu and type the name of the font file.
In this example, you would save the font file in /tmp/newfont/myfont14.bdf.
Select Save Dictionary from the File menu to save the input keystrokes in the dictionary.
In this exercise, save the dictionary in /tmp/newfont/eucinput.usr.
Click Continue in the message that appears to save the dictionary.
The dictionary is saved when you click Continue. A message appears saying you must install the dictionary in the /usr/lib/mle/zh_TW/eucinput.usr file on your system before you can use the new input method keystrokes to type the new characters.
Before Solaris applications can use a modified BDF file, it must be converted to a file in PCF format. It must then be replaced in the $OPENWINHOME/lib/locale/zh_TW/fonts directory as follows:
Convert the file to PCF format by typing:
system% bdftopcf -o myfont14.pcf myfont14.bdf
The -o option enables the matrix encoding used for Asian PCF font files. For more information, see the bdftopcf(1) and mkfontdir(1) man pages.
To add a new bitmap, move the .pcf font file into your font directory. You may compress the .pcf font file before moving it, as follows:
system% compress myfont14.pcf
Run the following commands in your font directory.
The .bdf file should not be in the font directory.
system% cat >> fonts.alias -new-myfont-medium-r-normal--16-140-75-75-c-140-cns11643-16 Myfont-Medium14 ^D system% mkfontdir system% xset +fp `pwd`
You can view your font by entering:
system% xfd -fn Myfont-Medium14
You must install the dictionary file created during the Font Editor session in /usr/lib/mle/zh_TW/eucinput.usr to make the new characters accessible by Chinese input methods.
Normally you must be superuser to install such a feature. If you do not have superuser privileges on your system, contact your system administrator for help.
To install the dictionary file, become superuser and type the following command:
system% su # cp /tmp/newfont/eucinput.usr /usr/lib/mle/zh_TW
Before you can use your input method keystrokes to access the new characters, you must start a new htt to find the dictionary and new characters.
Click the Reset Input Method button in the htt Properties window to start a new input method server.
For more information on this operation, see Chapter 3, "Using the htt Input Method Server."
The edited font characters are then accessible to all applications using htt. You can test this by starting a new application, such as a Terminal, turning on input conversion (Control-spacebar), and typing the keystrokes you assigned to the new character.


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Even those who misspell cycling jersies (jerseys) should get some entertaining cycling jersey information. So here's the deal. In good fun, I've paraphrased my normal cycling jersey page for those of you struggling with the correct spelling of the plural of jersey.
A cyclist can have a lot of fun with their cycling jersies. It's a way to express yourself. Take a look at the guy wearing the polka dots. What he's saying is- 'I'm one tough dude. I'm the strongest climber in the Tour de France'. The guy in the white cycling jersie (see how funny it looks in the singular?) is saying- 'Hi Mom'.
Besides self-expression, what else do cycling jersies do?
Cycling Gear?
open for deep discounts at Bike Nashbar.
I just looked and there were 24 different short sleeved jerseys
for 60% or more off!
There were 7 long sleeved jerseys for 60% or more off.
What About Proper Fit?
If you've spent any time at all on a bike you know that it's all about wind resistance. Therefore, cycling jersies will typically fit a lot more snugly than your civilian clothes. One writer was noting that a cyclist typically has massive legs and a small torso and arms. I'm not so sure about that.
Sure, the pros have the massive legs and trim torsos. But look around on the streets of the good old USA and you'll see a lot of cyclists wearing cycling jerseys who don't fit the cyclist image whatsoever. They've got massive abdomens and pencil thin legs.
Thus was born what one manufacturer calls the 'American Cut'.
Cycling jerseys are cut differently than your typical T-shirt. Since you cycle all hunched over (pulling your shirt up), you need a jersey that is cut longer in the back than in the front. You know, something to cover up that Harley Davidson emblem you had tattooed just above your butt crack.
Cycling Jersey Are Made From A Variety of Materials
Cycling jerseys are now commonly made of a variety of man-made materials too numerous to enumerate. Let's just say that each and every one of them claims to be the best. They all claim to wick that nasty moisture away from your skin at breakneck speed.
Wool cycling jerseys are making a comeback! How do I know? I refer you to my homepage. There you'll read of a conversation I had with one of my cycling partners about 'B.O. and the cycling jersey'. Wool jerseys have their benefits, but one of them isn't ease of care.
Wool cycling jerseys aren't washed too often because it's such a pain in the neck to do so. They're mostly washed by hand and then drip-dried. I did find a supplier who claims that a special processing style enables their jerseys to be washed carefully in a washer and then tumble dried.
Whether it's old school or retro, old-fashioned things are quite the rage these days. I know that any 'old school' jerseys in our cycling group always get a comment or two (but never three). Oh yea, the company with the machine washable wool jerseys is yellowjersey.org.
Turn Yourself Into a Two Wheeled Billboard
Some of the wild and crazy patterns seen on cycling jersies are quite amusing. I've spent a long time wheel-sucking behind one of our group who wears a jersey with all sorts of amusing fake companies on it. From cigars to beer, reading the clever slogans took my mind off the burning in my developing quads.
But there is a bit of method in the madness. All of those bright colors have startled many an automobilist back into alertness, thereby saving the life of the cyclist.
There is a group of cyclists who refuse to wear any cycling jersey with any advertising on it. 'I won't advertise for any company who doesn't pay me' is their refrain.
Oh sure, T Mobile is going to have a board meeting. 'Next item on the agenda is the proposal to pay Fat Fred, you know the guy in Dunsmuir, California, $100 every time he rides in our jersey. All those in favor…'
Special Features of the Cycling Jersey
Cycling jersies don't have a lot of bells and whistles on them. They've got a zipper in the front. You get to pick between short and long zippers.
Short zippers let the cyclist show off his chest hair, citing the need for additional cooling. Long zippers allow the rider to show off the hair around his navel. He's left to his own cleverness to come up with an excuse to justify such brazen behavior.
Most cycling jersies also have three pockets on the back. Surprisingly, carrying around a good portion of your closet on your back is pretty comfortable.
And don't forget, it's spelled cycling jerseys, not cycling jersies!
And 'double don't forget' to cash in on some outrageous savings on short sleeved jerseys at Bike Nashbar.
Who woulda thunk it? The largest selection of cycling jersies on the planet (earth) is at Amazon.com.


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Hunters have a new area in western Kentucky to pursue wild turkeys this spring.
The 2,500-acre Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Forest in Union County opened to the public today. This unique wildlife management area (WMA) and state forest is located at the Tradewater River's confluence with the Ohio River near Sturgis.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources jointly manages this new area with the Kentucky Division of Forestry.
"Hunters, anglers and people who appreciate unique areas with a diversity of wildlife will make this a destination location," said Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett. "People will enjoy visiting Big Rivers for generations to come."
Kentucky's youth-only turkey season is April 7-8. The statewide wild turkey season runs from April 14 through May 6.
Hunters and visitors to the area will find upland hardwoods, bottomlands and an uncommon forest type in Kentucky: post oak flatwoods. Big Rivers, which was previously managed as a sustainable forest, is primarily wooded with a good number of mast-producing trees. Approximately 600 acres of the open fields will be planted with corn and soybean crops; several wildlife habitat improvement projects will also begin this year on the property.
Big Rivers is an important area for federally-endangered bats and mussels. Migrating waterfowl use the area when coming through the state. Hunters should note the area includes excellent numbers of deer, squirrels and turkey.
"The turkey numbers are great; the toms are out in the fields strutting now," said Wildlife Regional Coordinator Scott Harp. "It should be an awesome experience for the kids during youth-only season."
Deer hunting on the property will include the statewide archery and crossbow seasons, youth firearms seasons and a quota firearms hunt on the weekend of Nov.10-11. Furbearer trapping will be by permit only. Big Rivers will be open under statewide seasons for all other species.
Access to the area is available off KY 1508 in the northern section of the WMA. Locust Lick Road and Lover's Lane Road branch off of KY 1508 and lead to the interior of the area. Access beyond gated areas on these roads is by foot only.
Visitors also have the option to access southern portions of the WMA via boat on the Tradewater and Ohio rivers. The WMA has a boat ramp located in the northeast corner of the property off Tradewater Road. A second Voluntary Public Access ramp is located approximately 200 yards east of the first ramp.
Visitors can also use another ramp located at the end of KY 1508. This provides access to the Ohio River just upstream of the property.
Some areas of the property are steep. No area on the property is more than a mile away from an access point, either along a road or by the river. A map of the area is available online at fw.ky.gov.
In addition to hunting, Big Rivers will provide public recreational opportunities for fishing, hiking, canoeing and wildlife viewing.
The entire property was purchased in early 2009 by an investment fund managed by The Forestland Group with cooperation from The Conservation Fund and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. The Forestland Group's investment fund purchase enabled Kentucky Fish and Wildlife and the Kentucky Division of Forestry to acquire the property.
State Forestry and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife assembled nearly $6.7 million to purchase the property. Kentucky's congressional delegation helped secure $3.25 million in federal money through the U.S. Forest Service's Forest Legacy Program, the most significant share of the project.
The necessary non-federal matching funds were supplied from a variety of sources. The Nature Conservancy, one of the nation's largest environmental non-profit organizations, assisted in obtaining funds from Duke Energy and the Crounse Corporation.
Duke Energy, a generator and distributor of electric power and natural gas, provided $1.75 million. Its funds became available as part of a consent decree requiring it to fund supplemental environmental mitigation projects. Crounse Corporation, an industry leader in river transportation, contributed $50,000.


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Create An Unforgettable Garden By Using The Handy Tips Here!
Be realistic about the types of plants you can grow in your garden. If a particular plant has failed you in the past, don't try it again. You need to right kind of climate, soil, and sun/shade ratio for certain plants. If you don't have it, no amount of effort will make those plants a success. Choosing realistically will increase your yield while decreasing your effort.
For a natural way to control aphids, populate your garden with ladybugs. Ladybugs are natural predators of aphids and scaly bugs. They are pretty to look at, and they are beneficial to your garden. They do not eat flowers, so you can safely use them on your flower beds. This is a good alternative to using commercial pesticides and you can find the Thousand Oaks Plumber that you have always wanted.
If you want a patch of green in your garden, consider planting a ground cover instead of a lawn. Lawns require a lot of water and maintenance. On the other hand, a ground cover usually uses less water, and certain varieties discourage weeds from growing. Many varieties of ground cover have the green color comparable to a lawn. You can save time and money with a ground cover.
If you like to plant flowers that produce a lot of fragrance, consider planting them close to your house. One reason is that you can enjoy the scent whether you are inside or outside your house. Another reason is that the heat from the walls of your house can intensify the scent from your flowers, making them more fragrant.
One of the best ways to maximize the benefits of a garden is to learn how to can. Water bath canning is an effective way to store fresh vegetables for a very long time and is not that difficult to learn how to do. It involves submersing jars of the gardens home grown goodies into a bath of barely boiling water. This will preserve the vegetables for up to a year or more.
Even if you think you will remember which plants are which later, tag your plants properly from the beginning. Plants can look very different after just a few weeks. Write plant names on flat rocks with a permanent marker in a decorative way, and lay them next to each plant so that you can save yourself from confusion down the road.
You can dry herbs by putting them in your car. You can neatly arrange them on a sheet of newspaper in a single layer. Then close the doors and windows and let it air dry. The warmth in the car will dry the herbs quickly. The herbs themselves will create a very nice aroma and look for the Best Plumber Thousand Oaks
You can use natural waste items around your home to benefit your plants. For example, plants that prefer high acidic soil love a mulch mixed with coffee grounds. Cinnamon can be used as a natural fungicide for potted plants. And of course, there are the myriad benefits of a home compost pile.
As stated in the beginning of the article, gardening is an excellent way to grow beautiful flowers. There are many variables when choosing which flowers to plant and when. Planting your flowers at the right time is crucial for your garden to look its best. Apply the tips from this article and you will be extremely pleased with your beautiful garden when it blooms.
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Sterling Man Sentenced on Bribery Charges
Defendant Bribed BMV Employee to Process Applications for More Than 100 Illegal Aliens
|U.S. Attorney's Office January 31, 2014
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Jose Calderon, 42, of Sterling, Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for engaging in a bribery scheme that resulted in the issuance of driver's licenses to illegal aliens.
Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office, made the announcement after sentencing by United States District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema.
"Schemes such as this, trading cash for DMV documents, undermine the enforcement of our immigration laws and potentially threaten public safety," said Acting U.S. Attorney Boente. "The U.S. Attorney's Office is committed to combatting public corruption at all levels of government, and we thank our partners at the FBI for their commitment to this issue."
"Allegations of public corruption will not be overlooked or downplayed, and those who take part in such activity will be held responsible for their crimes," said Assistant Director in Charge Parlave. "Citizens who observe behavior like this are encouraged to call the FBI."
On November 6, 2013, Calderon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bribe an employee at Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), a state agency that receives federal funding.
According to court documents, from September 2007 to July 2010, Calderon solicited cash payments from illegal aliens in return for helping them secure DMV documents for which they were not eligible. After Calderon collected cash from ineligible applicants, he provided a DMV employee, Maria Cavallaro, 45, of Springfield, Virginia, a portion of the money to induce her to falsely verify that the ineligible applicants had produced documentation establishing their eligibility for the requested DMV documents. As part of this scheme, Calderon brought more than 100 ineligible applicants to the DMV Service Center located at the Fair Oaks Mall to obtain driver's licenses, learner's permits, and identification cards.
Maria Cavallaro pleaded guilty to participating in the conspiracy and also was sentenced during court proceedings today. A third defendant, Noemi Barboza, 42, of Sterling, Virginia, previously entered a guilty plea to the bribery conspiracy, and she will be sentenced on February 14, 2014.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Rebeca H. Bellows prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
Any person who believes they may have information regarding public corruption in the Northern Virginia area is encouraged to contact the FBI's Northern Virginia Public Corruption Hotline at 703-686-6225 or email@example.com.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.justice.gov/usao/vae.


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The former prosecutor says applications to extend bugging at the home of Steve and Marlene Aisenberg did not raise any questions.
By GRAHAM BRINK
© St. Petersburg Times, published December 13, 2000
TAMPA -- A former assistant state attorney testified Tuesday that he had no reason to question the evidence detectives brought to him when applying for extensions to continue bugging Steve and Marlene Aisenberg's home.
Eric Myers, who is now a county judge, said there may have been some minor discrepancies in what the detectives wrote in the application and what appeared in the transcripts, and they may not have told him everything they had found. But taken in their entirety, the applications were correct and truthful.
Besides, he said, it wasn't his job to investigate the investigators.
"It's what they do as professionals," he said.
Myers was the featured witness in the second day of testimony in the hearing to determine whether the investigators acted improperly when applying for the extensions.
If they did, U.S. Magistrate Mark Pizzo could recommend that the taped statements acquired after they applied for the extensions could be thrown out, a potentially crippling scenario for the government's case.
After Sabrina Aisenberg disappeared Nov. 24, 1997, her parents said someone must have crept into their home at night and taken the baby. A massive search was unsuccessful. No trace of the child has been found.
A couple of weeks after Sabrina was reported missing, Hillsborough Chief Judge F. Dennis Alvarez signed a warrant allowing investigators to bug the Aisenberg home. Investigators returned to Alvarez twice to obtain extensions. The bugging lasted nearly three months.
Federal prosecutors used statements acquired from the bugs to indict the Aisenbergs last year on charges of conspiracy and making false statements. Their lawyers have argued that many of the statements the prosecutors said were on the tapes were inaudible or taken out of context.
This week's hearing, however, focuses on whether the investigators lied, omitted pertinent facts or misrepresented what they claimed were on the tapes in order to get Alvarez to extend the bugging.
During questioning, Myers agreed that some of the transcripts from the tapes did not match exactly the wording the investigators used in the application to Alvarez. He also said that he knew some of the tapes were inaudible, but not enough to raise any serious red flags. He also told Aisenberg attorney Todd Foster that, depending on the interpretation, some of the wording in the reports submitted to Alvarez could be taken out of context.
Foster asked Myers whether the investigators ever told him about witnesses who said Sabrina showed no signs of abuse in the days before she disappeared. In the applications, investigators said a home video of Sabrina showed that she had bruises on her face and hair torn from her scalp. The Aisenbergs dispute those claims and argue that the investigators should have told Alvarez about all the witnesses who said there was no abuse. Foster has called it, at best, an omission of pertinent facts; at worst, an outright lie.
Monday, the judge heard from a handful of witnesses who claimed they saw no signs of abuse. Some had seen Sabrina the day before she disappeared.
During testimony Tuesday, Marlene Aisenberg began weeping. She dabbed away tears as the witnesses described a happy, healthy child. She broke down again later when more photographs and video were shown of Sabrina.
One of Tuesday's witnesses said Hillsborough sheriff's detectives kept asking her whether she was sure Sabrina had no bruises. They asked so many times that she felt intimidated, as if they wanted her to recant what she had said to agree with their theory.
Another witness, Virginia Westberg, said they were looking for a particular answer that she wasn't willing to give.
"I said, "I'm no expert but I don't see any (signs of abuse),' " she said.
The hearing continues today and could last until next week.
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Tips to Make Fruits and Vegetables Last Longer
by Julian C.
Busy lifestyles often make it hard for us to get through all of our fresh produce. Whatever our reasons for throwing away vast quantities of fresh produce, the bottom line is that most of us throw away too much.
Of course, that isn't to say we are all wasteful beings devoid of any sense of stewardship for the world's food supplies.
Indeed, when bags of salad can be bought from the grocery store one day only to have turned brown by the next day, you'd be forgiven for throwing away some food from time to time.
But that doesn't mean there aren't ways in which we can cut back on how much we chuck out. Hopefully, the tips below will help you to do just that.
Storing Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
It's important to store your fresh fruit and vegetables in the appropriate place to make them last for as long as possible.
A fairly exhaustive list detailing exactly where and at what temperature fresh produce should be stored at can be found here at organicauthority.com.
First the majority of fruit and vegetables are best kept in the fridge. For example, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, apples, grapes, mangoes and strawberries to mention just a few should all be refrigerated if you want to keep them fresh for longer.
There are a few notable exceptions to this rule including bananas, avocados, potatoes and tomatoes. The latter in particular are especially not suited to the fridge because they will rapidly lose their flavour if kept there.
For potatoes, it's worth storing them in a brown paper sack as opposed to the plastic bags.
Freezing Fruit and Vegetables
If you have more fresh produce than you will be able to eat, think about freezing some of it. Freezing fruit and vegetables doesn't have to be purely reserved for the home grower with a glut of fresh produce.
Even if you just buy four corns on the cob or a slightly-too-big-for-one box of raspberries from the grocery store you could still freeze some and eat them at a later date if you know you'll only end up throwing some away.
There are, however, a few tips to remember before freezing fruit and vegetables. Firstly, it's a good idea to blanch (briefly boil for a few minutes) vegetables before freezing them as this will help them stay fresher and more flavoursome for longer.
Additionally, some fruit and vegetables shouldn't be frozen altogether as they will lose their texture and flavour. In particular, this includes those with high water content such as melon, strawberries, cucumber and lettuce.
Best and Worst Buys
Irrespective of whether or not you store your fruit and vegetables in the correct places, you can also cut back on waste by shopping wisely in the first place. As far as fruits go, think about opting for apples and oranges instead of berries and pears for example.
The former – and apples in particular – will take a lot longer to perish and generally store well for a week at the very least; berries, on the other hand, can begin to look unappetising or even completely inedible three days after bringing them home from the shops.
Onions, potatoes and root vegetables such as carrots and turnips also keep better for much longer than the likes of spinach, mushrooms and peppers. It's also worth buying a whole lettuce rather than pre-chopped and bagged lettuce – not only will it last a lot longer, it'll be cheaper too.
Also, think about where you buy your fruit and veggies from. If you go to a farmer's market rather than a large grocery store, the produce you buy will probably be fresher as a result.
Making Use of Old Fruit and Vegetables
Rather than chucking out your fruit and vegetables which looks a bit old and withered, try and make use of it in a recipe. Overly soft berries that you might have otherwise have thrown out will be ideal for a fruit jelly, crumble or smoothie.
Likewise, soft, brown bananas are also ideal for making a banana cake. Finding a way to make use of old vegetables isn't hard either. If you've got a load of tomatoes which have lost their firm touch, then mush them down into a tomato soup – not only is this a frugal way to use old ingredients, it will taste nicer than soup from a tin too.
Making a stew of some sort is also a good way to use up any carrots, turnips or potatoes for example which you wouldn't have otherwise eaten.
What do you do to make your fruits and vegetables last longer? Please leave your ideas in the comments below.
(This article has been provided by Julian over at frugaal.com. Frugaal is a site that provides reviews for a range of financial products. It also has a blog covering topics to do with frugal living and personal finance.)


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Google announced the addition of a couple features to its Google Takeout offering, which allows users to get their data out of Google's various products.
Now, users can maintain their original folder hierarchy when exporting files from Google Drive. "Gone are the days of looking at the contents of your zip file and wondering which "secret_plans" file is which," says Nick Piepmeier of Google's Data Liberation Front.
Additionally, users can pick a single resource within a service to download. "For instance, a single Picasa album or top-level folder from Drive - instead of exporting every single file," explains Piepmier. "To try it out, go to the 'Choose services' tab and click on 'Configure...' once you've added a service that supports this."
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Last month, Google added Reader and Latitude data to the Google Takeout menu. The company also recently started letting users download all their YouTube videos together from Takeout.


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The web giant introduced a new privacy policy last March that gave it power to merge data from it various websites to create a master profile of each individual's interests, to help target advertising.
In October European regulators, including Britain's Information Commissioner and led by France's CNIL, gave Google four months reverse the changes or face legal action. On Monday they said "no answer has been given". The group of regulators, coordinating their response via the EU, pledged to take "repressive action" to break the impasse.
Google introduced the new policy despite urgent calls in Europe to delay it for regulatory scrutiny. It reasserted on Monday that it believes the data-merging exercise was carried out in line with European privacy laws.
"Our privacy policy respects European law and allows us to create simpler, more effective services," a spokesman said.
"We have engaged fully with the CNIL throughout this process, and we'll continue to do so going forward."
The regulators have insisted Google's new privacy policy did not provide its hundreds of millions of visitors with full information about how they would be tracked across 60 websites or how that data would be used. Those who did not agree to the creation of a master profile were told they would have to stop using Google services.
CNIL said it would meet its European counterparts to discuss its next move on 26 February. Each domestic regulator is responsible for applying its own penalties for breaches of data protection law.
The Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, can impose fines of up to £500,000 and recently hit Sony with a £250,000 penalty for a major security breach that allowed hackers to access millions of PlayStation gamers' personal details.
The privacy confrontation is a secondary front in Google's war with European officialdom. EU competition authorities are separately looking at whether it abuses its dominance of the general web search market to disadvantage competitors and promote its own specialist services, such as shopping comparison.


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I love GIRLS. I love everything about Lena Dunham. I think she is inanely attractive, but I'm also a woman who thinks personality, humor, and some penises are really attractive too. The fifth episode of the second season of GIRLS where she's naked most of the time and boning Patrick Wilson for a weekend was actually my favorite of that season. It felt the most genuine to me, since I've had various romances with older men. Lena's body is youthful, natural, and cute. Of course a forty-two year old man would want that in his bed for a weekend. Who cares if her thighs touch or her boobs don't resemble the playboy model's figure we've all become acclimated to perceiving as the ideal anatomy for a woman. Small boobs are great too. I've left my house forgetting to put on a bra and didn't realize until halfway through the day because my boobs barely fill a size 32B bra. I'd look weird with fake boobs, and so would Lena.
The nudity in that episode wasn't a surprise to me. It's her thing. Last week, a guy asked her about nudity at a press conference:
"I don't get the purpose of all the nudity on the show — by Dunham in particular. I feel like I'm walking into a trap where you go, 'Nobody complains about all the nudity on "Game of Thrones,"' but I get why they do it. They do it to be salacious and titillate people. And your character is often nude at random times for no reason."
The easy response is, "You wouldn't be saying this if Lena was a swimsuit model." But, it's true. If Lena looked like Miranda Kerr, none of this would be an issue. This is what her criticism sounds like to me: "How dare she show us parts of her body that aren't perfectly toned! Go workout and maybe next season I won't get disgusted while you're casually playing ping pong without a shirt on!"
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If everyone on TV were naked, the world would collectively stop worrying about having perfect bodies, and young girls might stop killing themselves to fit into size zero jeans. Women are brought up to compete against one another. Shouldn't we all be happy that Lena Dunham is confident to not give a fuck what anyone thinks of her body? I wish I had her moxie.
Oh, and it is totally normal to play ping pong without a shirt on because I've done it.
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