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The Department of Justice recently announced a multinational law enforcement effort to disrupt the Gameover Zeus Botnet.
What is it and why care about it? Gameover Zeus is malware designed to steal banking and other credentials from home and business computers.
Have you gotten an email with the subject line "Pending consumer complaint" that looks like it came from the FTC? The email warns that a complaint against you has been filed with the FTC. It asks you to click on a link or attachment for more information or to contact the FTC.
These emails pull out all the stops to look official: They have an FTC seal, references to the "Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA)" and a "formal investigation," and what look like real FTC links. The truth is that they're fakes.
"Hereby you are notified that you have been scheduled to appear for your hearing that will take place in the court of Tallahassee in April 02, 2014 at 09:00 am." Signed, the Clerk to the Court. Sound official?
Like the fake funeral notices we wrote about recently, emails like this have been going around trying to convince concerned — or curious — people to click on the supposed "court notice."
Don't do it.
You've heard it a million times: Don't click on links in an email unless you know who sent it and what it is.
But sometimes the link in an email is just so darned convenient. For example, you ship a package to a friend, and then you get an email with a link to track the delivery. It's safe to click that link, right?
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It's been 42 days since New Year's. Have you broken any resolutions? Safer Internet Day is the perfect day for a "replacement" resolution.
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When the White House proclaimed October 2004 to be National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Internet looked very different than it does today. Smartphones and social networks are just two of the dramatic changes of the last decade. Americans are communicating more frequently, with more people, and sharing more personal information than ever.
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Anatomy of a Credit Score
Published on - June 5th, 2006 (Modified on - June 10th, 2014) (by J.D. Roth)
Your credit score plays an increasingly important role in your financial health. But what is it? And how does it affect what you pay for loans and credit cards?
Your credit score is a single number that indicates your creditworthiness. This number is derived from various pieces of information contained in your credit report. Your credit report is accumulated by various credit agencies — credit card companies and banks and other financial institutions, who pass along information about how much you owe, how well you pay, and how long you've been a customer. Your credit score determines the types of credit you can obtain, and how much you will be charged in interest.
In general, your credit score is based on the following:
According to Fair Isaac, the company behind credit scores, these factors are accurate predictors of future credit performance. That is, these are the things that best indicate how great a credit risk you are. (For some people — such as young adults who don't have a lengthy credit history — the importance of each category may be somewhat different.)
For more detailed information about the components of your credit score, check out the following pages at myFICO:
myFICO states that the median credit score in the United States is 723: half of the population has a score of 723 or above, and half of the population has a score of 723 or below. myFICO also provides the following table, which indicates how your credit score affects what you pay for a loan:
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|National interest rates as of 02 June 2006
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|700 – 759
|680 – 699
|660 – 679
|640 – 659
|620 – 639
How much can you save if your credit score is 760 instead of 699? In the example provided above, you would save $57/month on interest payments. That's $684/year.
A recent federal law gives consumers access to their credit reports, however it costs extra to obtain your credit score. Your credit score is not an actual component of your credit report.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months.
If you'd like, you can obtain reports from all three credit reporting agencies at once. Or, you can stagger your requests, possibly requesting one report every four months from a different agency. There are three ways to obtain your credit report:
- Order it online at annualcreditreport.com.
- Call 1-877-322-8228.
- Complete the Annual Credit Report Request Form and mail it to: Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281.
You will need to provide some basic information, including your social security number, and you may need to provide some personal financial information. If you plan to check your report online, be wary of impostor sites. Be absolutely certain that you have reached annualcreditreport.com.
To prepare this entry, I obtained my credit report via the web. The form at annualcreditreport.com is fairly straight-forward, but I did encounter some problems:
- The first time I tried to access the service, I repeatedly received an error. I had to try again a day later.
- Twice the system refused the secret number I was asked to transcribe.
- I was asked to verify my current mortgage payment by selecting a range of numbers. But my mortgage payment recently changed, bumping from one range to another.
I also paid $7.95 to obtain my credit score: 795, which the site deems "excellent", or you can check out Credit Karma for a free credit score. The printout of my score also indicated two reasons it wasn't higher:
- "There is a lack of recent bank/national revolving account information in your credit file."
- "You have no recent revolving balance information being reported."
In other words: I don't own a personal credit card and have no consumer loans. I'm being docked for it. But how much? There's no way to know.
For more information about credit reports, read the Federal Trade Commission's online brochure, "Your Access to Free Credit Reports". Fair Isaac also provides a set of free educational pamphlets.
This is a key personal finance concept which I will refer to repeatedly in the future.
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Good post. You should know that the credit score you get online can vary significantly from what a lender might see when they pull your credit. I used to work for a credit reporting agency that provided reports from the three bureaus to the mortgage industry and scores on those reports were generally lower than those a consumer would get online. This is because there are different scoring models which weigh scoring factors differently from consumer reports.
The single best thing you can do to improve your credit score is to keep your credit card balances within 30% of your overall credit limit.
Motley Fool has some great articles on credit including this one.
I have a credit card account through providian.com / wamucards.com and they provided a calculated FICO score and tracking. You can even have email alerts if your score changes 20 pts or so.
I disagree about the amounts owed portion. In my experience, your debt-to-credit ratio and/or the number of cards on which you have debt matters more.
just to flesh out my last point… amount is important, only in relation to how much credit you have. not in real numbers. you can be $30K in the hole and still have a 700+ credit score.
I just pulled all three credit reports and bought the score from each of them. I had late payments years ago, but have paid off a mountain of debt over the past 18 months. They were quite different:
- My TransUnion score was 756 which qualifies as "Fair to Good" (the scale is 400-925)
- Experian was 903 or "Super Prime" (scale of 501-990)
- Equifax FICO was 744 or "very good" (scale of 300-850)
Obviously, TransUnion has a flawed model. Or at least that's what I'll tell my mortgage lender.
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It is with a lot of sadness that I am here to announce the end of the project The Black Tower - Prototype. Initiated by 2 people (graphic designers) in february 2013, and joined by 2 others working half-time (programmer and music composer), TBT was probably too ambitious for our unknown team. I want to make it clear that the project was realistic, and we are confident in the fact that we could have made it in its entirety with funds. That's why I will be the first one to regret that we have to cancel everything. But facts are facts, and we are 100% sure that it is now impossible for us to fulfill our dream of reviving these 2.5D J-RPGs that we used to like so much. In 15 days on Indiegogo, we haven't reached 1% of our funding goal, with around 80 contributors for 8k visitors. It is now obvious that, even with the 30 days left, it is impossible to make it.
Here are the main reasons that, I believe, leaded to this failure :
1/ Indiegogo
As explained through various comments, we didn't choose Indiegogo because we like it more than Kickstarter.
We had to make this difficult choice for 2 main reasons :
- Kickstarter doesn't allow non-US/UK residents to ask for funds, and it becomes very difficult and very long for a foreigner to share their project. I don't say it is impossible, yet it was not compatible with the following point.
- For various reasons linked to some team members, the crowdfunding had to begin in May. From February (beginning of the project) to May, there is not a long time of development. Understanding how crowdfunding works, finding a good status for us, and starting the procedure to use Kickstarter from France was too slow and we couldn't make it in time.
This is why we chose Indiegogo, and we knew it would become very, very difficult to reach our goal. Because yes, the problem of Indiegogo is that they really not support video games as much as Kickstarter does. Where we reached 1% of the funding on Indiegogo, maybe we could have reached our goal on Kickstarter. We don't know, but it is possible.
Some of you will ask : then why not start a new campaign on Kickstarter as soon as you can ?
Simply because the team is now divided. Some of us had to find a job to live from, and with the end of TBT, they just couldn't wait and see what will happen next. We're not a studio with guaranteed employment for each of us : it all depends on our projects. As everyone is important in the current team, we can't go further when someone lives.
2/ The FF7 ghost
Final Fantasy VII is certainly a game we all love very much in the team. But for once, it became a nightmare. It's true that we wanted to make a tribute to the game, by reviving a part of its spirit through TBT, and it's true that some elements shown in the videos could remind this game. Some people understood us in the right way and supported us for that. All we wanted to say was "look : we can make it too, even though we're indie people !".
However, most of the time, we were accused of plagiarism by people who, in my opinion, lack of imagination. Revealing a worldmap, a hero with a big sword, turn-based battles was in no way synonymous of making a copy of FF7. It was clearly explained in the long presentation of the game on Indiegogo. I fighted hard to explain people (when they were leaving comments about FF7) that TBT would be very different. Most people didn't understand that the recipe of J-RPGs that we loved on the PS1 (2D backgrounds, woldmap, etc...) has been used in most of the best J-RPGs, even if it was different everytime. What makes FF7 different of FF8 or FF9 ? It's certainly not the structure of the game : CG movies, 2D backgrounds, turn-based battles, worldmap... All of that is the exact same. So it has to be the story, the world, the graphics and artistical direction, the characters and also the battle system. What makes Ni No Kuni, Suikoden, Xenoblade or Dragon Quest different of each other ? The exact same reason that would have made TBT different of FF7 !!!
TBT was based on a novel that I believe is very interesting, and I know that it's much more oriented on Sci-Fi than most of the J-RPGs I've played. There was a strong Mass Effect feeling in the lines, and I know that many people would have been surprised in the right way. TBT was the little brother of ASA: A Space Adventure, and when you watch my previous game, does it remind of FF7 ?
The final touch probably came from the press relay. I don't want to find a guilt or anything like that, but when I contacted them and asked that they don't insist on FF7, I was very ashamed when I read titles like "Final Fantasy VII-inspired RPG". That was probably a mistake of mine at the beginning, but as a result, most of the comments in each article focused on the FF7 similarities, instead of seeing an all new project.
3/ Mistakes and misunderstandings
We of course are very involved in the failure of TBT. We know we probably made some beginners mistakes, and most of them were both artistical and technical. The character design wasn't good, the animation was horrible, the music didn't fit the pictures, etc...
All these things were hilighted by people and we did totally agree. That's exaclty the dilemma : we were totally willing to create something improved, and we knew we could have made it with your support, but it was once again a necessity to get funded on Indiegogo.
Look : the character design was easy to improve with the help of a character designer. I know some very good illustrators that didn't have time to draw the heros for free, but that would have been interested in working as freelancers on the real project. Don't forget that we only worked on a Prototype of TBT for 4 months, and that it was obvious for us that it was not perfect. That is the same for the animation : we could have asked the participation of a good animator that we know. And this is true for every point of our to-do list.
Mistakes, there were. And misunderstandings too. It seems that we were not understood when we talked of a "Prototype" version, and that we were not trusted when we explained that most of these mistakes would be fixed. It's not a reproach to anyone. It's just a fact. The prototype was just here to show what the game could be, and we thought people would understand by themselves that it could be even better in the end. This is why we needed such a high funding. 320k euros is a very big sum, it's true, but hey : indie or not, you don't make a J-RPG everyday !
4/ A too high funding goal ?
Indiegogo or not, 320k € is big money, I just said it. Many people probably decided to ignore TBT just because of that. When you see such an amount, it may seem unrealistic.
"What ? An indie game asking so much ?"
Why, yes ! and I'm proud that I didn't ask even more ! Do you realise that our goal of 320k € is 150 times smaller than the average Final Fantasy-PS1 cost ? This cannot be achieved without a big lot of work, and there's no magic in that, even with the new softwares and technology...
There are also many games on Kickstarter that have a high funding goal, and they're not as ambitious as a J-RPG !
Indie devs are not super-heros. They also have a life, troubles, worries. When someone releases a game like Minecraft or Anodyne, you can be sure that he made a lot of sacrifices in his private life. It may mean eating noodles everyday, or working all the night instead of going to the great saturday party.
For this very reason, I hope that more and more people will start thinking differently about Indie devs and crowdfunding. When we gather money via crowdfunding, we don't keep the money for ourselves ! If we ask big amounts, it's because we really need them for the project, and the project only. We need it to pay the team (which usually is the most expensive part), for the software licences, to promote the product and build a community of people who support us, etc...
5/ Various problems
Well, there would be much more ways of explaining the failure of TBT.
I think of the end of an era : 2.5D J-RPGs don't seem to gather people as much as they used to, especially on the PC. I'm probably very deceived by that, and I wish that I'm wrong. I still have hope that some great new HD J-RPGs will come back, with a worldmap and a great story.
I also think there was a problem of communication. Honestly, I don't really know what happened here. I must have written at least twice to all of the online magazines I found. TBT is on facebook, twitter, blogspot, reddit, and many more, and I tried to make these networks live. I worked hard, during days, in order to gather more and more people. The game has been posted very early in the Concepts category of Steam Greenlight. Then we have been very present to answer all the questions. It's true that we're not businessmen, and we lacked of press relay in famous magazines, despite my efforts.
Finally, I would say we tried to go too fast. The irony is that we had no other choice because of our short calendar (explained in part 1), and we were very aware that it was perillous. But creating a prototype in 3 or 4 months was incredible. Our playable demo was more than 25 minutes long and already included over 20 PNJ and 30 backgrounds. That's amazing. I think that, if we just had more time, we could have reached an even better result.
To conclude,
I want to thank warmly all the contributors that decided to trust in our project despite the problems and the fact that it's on Indiegogo. We received some big support from french magazines like Game-Sphere.fr and Game Side Story, and it was a pleasure to talk with them in order to improve the project. I don't forget all the nice comments we read over the net. Most of them were very important for us to stay motivated, so keep cheering on indie devs, guys ! And thanks also for all the upvotes on Steam Greenlight.
And now, what's next ? The team is dissolved, so TBT will probably never come back as a J-RPG, or not as is. I'm probably the most affected, as it was my idea, and my dream to revive games with 2D backgrounds. That doesn't mean that I will bury everything. I still have this sci-fi book I have written, and the story can still be used someday. I just don't know when, or how.
For the moment, I will go back to making things all by myself, without crowdfunding. The result will be certainly less ambitious, less rewardful, but there's less trouble in making art that way. I have to think of my personal future too : will I go back to directing short films ? Will I persevere in making games ? Maybe I will think of a sequel to ASA: A Space Adventure. I would make it with another software, to avoid the previous issues, and also more realistic. Or maybe an all new point'n click, 3rd person ?
All I hope is that most of you will keep following my work, even if it's not a J-RPG. I'll let you know when I'm ready to share something new :) Thanks for reading, and talk to you soon !


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Tips For Throwing a House Warming Party In a Small Space
I recently moved (and finally got a sofa!) and am considering allowing people inside to see it, to mix and mingle and break in this new place. But it's pretty small so it takes a little bit of strategy in addition to the normal prep for a housewarming. Jump below for some of the most useful tips I've come across.
For a housewarming party in a small space I'm imagining some food, plenty to drink and lots of nice people.
Clean up. People will be snooping and there's never a second chance to make a first impression.
Use the Coffee Table as a table. Clear it off and keep it stocked with napkins and space for people's drinks. Or set it up like a buffet for people to circle around and eat off of like gregory used to do.
Alternative Seating like stools, poufs and pillows on the floor will open up space for people. You can also just make them stand!
Set Up The Bar with enough room around it that people can gather. There's always a crowd so don't put it right by the front door where people are going in and out.
Keep the Lighting Flattering: there is nothing less flattering than an overhead light. Get the lamps on, have them on dimmers or switch out the bulbs for a lower wattage. Don't forget to address the lighting in the bathroom. And while you're at it, you might want to depersonalize the bathroom a bit too.
Party Proof The House . Especially in a small space where people will be bumping into furniture, etc. move the breakables, or at least anchor them with some earthquake putty.
A Place for Coats and Bags. My living room is so small that if two people came in with coats and bags, then I would have to turn people away, I'd be full. So without a coat closet, that means it all goes on the bed. This frees up tons of space and means I can invite more people ;)
Shoes on or Off this is always a raging debate, but decide ahead of time and make sure you've got room for people's shoes and perhaps give them a courtesy heads up that their socks or feet will be on display for the party.
Music: Grace is our go-to for music advice (see here so she's the first to point out the importance of your party playlist. Don't leave it till the last minute. And put it on a half hour before guests arrive so that you get into the party spirit.
Stock up on Supplies like toilet paper, paper towels or dishtowels, and plenty of trashbags. And make sure the trash is in a convenient spot. How many times have you been at a party, been done with a napkin or a disposable plate or glass and had no idea where to throw it away?
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I gave one recently in a fairly large place, and I was shocked when everyone seemed to appear at the same time. I assumed (incorrectly) it would be a nice quiet come-and-go for a few hours. So, if you don't want everyone showing up at the same time, vary your times on your invitations.
I have a small place. It won't fit more than six people at a time comfortably, at least unless you sacrifice sitting areas.
The main suggestion I'd have to deal with this is, instead of having everyone over at once, time it so people come throughout the day. That way you're not overcrowded or overwhelmed, and you can get all your different groups of friends to come.
Unless that is the only room of the place in the picture, it is NOT a small space.
That room is the size of a home in the burbs.
@ChrisGal & luvdecor, I recognize that pic from a house tour a while ago, I think it's just being used to illustrate a party and not actually the poster's home
I have had about 30 people at my 400-ish sq. ft studio, and could have had more comfortably... there was a post a while ago on party density, and a lot of people were surprised at the number of people that it suggested. I'm just saying, there are many different types of parties (I wouldn't have a dinner party for that many people, obviously), but there is nothing wrong with having a lot of people in a small space as long as it is an organized small space. The layout of a space is much more important than the square footage. And don't forget to utilize outdoor spaces you have access to, like your building's roof or front porch.
Depending on the layout of the room and type of bedroom furniture you have the bedroom can be turned into added party space in a pinch. Put the bed in front of the closet so prying eyes are kept out and pad the back of the bed with pillows to convert the bed into a sofa. Hangers on the shower curtain rod can double as a coat rack but make sure it can take the weight otherwise use one of those rails they use in clothing stores with wheels on them and put it in the shower area or tub.
Buffet style serving is best when space is a premium. Check out this article about when you've got too many ppl for the available space:
If you have outdoor space wait until the weather is nice. You can accomodate a lot more people on a small patio. Have the party during a weekend afternoon and clearly label the invites with a from-to time and "Open House" instead of "Party"
I had my New Year's dinner in my apt's living and dining which is aprox... 10x20' for 10 people..
All furniture went to the walls... lot's of lighting, every unnecessary piece of decoration was put away.... the food was all buffet style, and made the center of attention... on one side of the room and the drinks on the other....
It's good to leave as much empty space in the middle of the room as possible so guests don't feel enclosed... and move freely (hehehe, well there is not much space anyway).
You as a host have to be super attentive to every need... if someone is emptying his plate...offer to serve more... or just ask to take his plate from him and out of the way....
Whatever prep that needs to be done should be done in the kitchen area out of everyone's way....guests don't need to see the mechanics... just the wonderful results.
The trick is to keep everything as visually clear as possible.
I had my New Year's dinner in my apt's living and dining which is aprox... 10x20' for 10 people..
All furniture went to the walls... lot's of lighting, every unnecessary piece of decoration was put away.... the food was all buffet style, and made the center of attention... on one side of the room and the drinks on the other....
It's good to leave as much empty space in the middle of the room as possible so guests don't feel enclosed... and move freely (hehehe, well there is not much space anyway).
You as a host have to be super attentive to every need... if someone is emptying his plate...offer to serve more... or just ask to take his plate from him and out of the way....
Whatever prep that needs to be done should be done in the kitchen area out of everyone's way....guests don't need to see the mechanics... just the wonderful results.
The trick is to keep everything as visually clear as possible.
My bedroom is right next to the living room so when we have a party I set up the bar in there. Plenty of room for folks to get a drink and it saves space on the dining room table for all the food.
My biggest problem with having parties in my third floor, one-bedroom apartment is dealing with trash, recyclables and dirty dishes. I usually just end up letting all the empty beer bottles accumulate on my coffee table. Any suggestions?
We have a TINY space, but our friends always love it for parties!
Our tiny living room has a floor-to-almost ceiling window that looks out onto the front patio, so an indoor-outdoor party works out pretty well! We have a tree overhanging the patio with some twinkle lights, which looks cute.
The fact that we have almost zero furniture works out fine... it means more space for playing Dance Central!
A friend of ours always lends us his little grill and a bunch of folding chairs, so we're all set!
I agree with the buffet idea if you're having a lot of people over. Another thing is stations. Have the bar separate from the buffet, place bowls of nibbles on coffee and side tables or tableclothed folding snack tables so those who are waiting to get to the buffet might be able to get a bit of something to take the edge off hunger while they're waiting and the throngs at the bar won't interfere with those queued up for food and vice versa. I also have large spigoted acrylic jars (Pottery Barn Summer Catalog) for beverages...I usually keep one full of ice water and the other full of a pre-made cocktail for fast drink dispensing.
For the buffet, to increase space, I place platters ad bowls at different levels using pedestal cake plates and staking shelf organizers that you can get from the Container Store or Bed Bath and Beyond: Like these: http://www.organize.com/lgstackshelf.html . They can double the capacity of your buffet and many of them are strong enough to hold up a fully loaded 6 quart slow cooker.
I illuminate the bathroom with a few scented votive candles on top of the medicine cabinet so people don't have to turn lights on and off and any odors are quickly eliminated...it's a bathroom, it's going to happen.
I designate a wastebasket lined with a clear trash bag near the bar for emptied bottles and cans for easy recycling and for used plates and flatware, I do what a lot of caterers and restaurants do, set up a folding table for guests to set them on and then check it periodically to empty it.
If you need extra table space, they have these wonderful camping tables that can seat six people but roll up to store in an included storage bag in your closet or under your bed. Rolled up the large version of the table occupies about 8" in circumference and about 43" long (depending on which you get).
If you don't have deep window sills (like I don't) narrow folding conference tables can be purchased or rented and placed under windows.
For coats, instead of guests digging through the pile on my bed, I put a mural on my entryway wall and put knob style coat hooks on the muraled wall that incorporated into the design. It looks great without coats on it and the guests always know where their coats are when they're loaded up.
And finally, floor cushions for the weary who didn't grab a chair or a spot on the sofa in time. They stack up in a corner when not in use.
Great tips! :D
I keep wishing that I could click a button and "Like" the individual comments!
I've discovered the 'open house' all day party. That means I get to spend time with everyone, folk can come when it suits them. I keep the food real simple, anything I can peg into the oven and pull out quickly works (and it means there is always warm, fresh food). Parking is easier when it's staggered too.
This works best in a small house, for summer garden parties or Christmas with mulled wine.


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By Elizabeth Marglin
If your leg cramps and you feel pain, burning, tingling, or discomfort that runs from your lower back down the back of either leg, a disk low in your spine may be pressing on the nerve that runs through that area. Called sciatica, this condition can last for weeks, although most people eventually recover with rest. The ancient technique of reflexology offers an easy, effective method to loosen sciatica's grip and speed your recovery.
Reflexology, which traces back 5,000 years to its roots in China and Egypt, applies the mystical notion of "As above, so below" to the human body. The basic idea: Various areas on the feet, called reflexes, mirror anatomical patterns throughout the body, so applying different types of pressure to them stimulates the relaxation response in their corresponding body parts. Dubious? Devote a few minutes to focused footwork and see how good you feel.
Kevin Kunz, coauthor of Reflexology: Health at Your Fingertips (DK Penguin, 2003) recommends the following treatment for sciatica:
• Roll it out. To lessen tension in the foot itself, roll the foot over a tennis ball, a foot roller, or a special foot massage ball while standing.
• Unwind your ankles. Cup the ankle with your thumb resting just below the outside anklebone, and rotate the foot a full 360 degrees a few times in either direction. This exercise loosens the ankles, which function as shock absorbers for the entire body—and any reduction in the amount of ankle stress might also ease a tight back.
• Knead your heel. The heel holds the reflexes for the tailbone–lower back region, the origin of sciatica. The reflex for the sciatic nerve runs horizontally across the heel. Make a loose fist and knead your heel with your knuckles to stimulate the nerve and your lower back.
• Follow your crease. The region around the outside anklebone also relates directly to the sciatic nerve. Walk one or two of your fingers in the crease below the outer ankle located between the Achilles tendon and the anklebone itself. Using the finger walking technique just under the anklebone on the inside of the foot also helps alleviate hip problems.
The trick to reflexology, says Kunz, is consistency. Practice these exercises for a few minutes several times a day, and you just might say good-bye to your sciatic woes. But even if it doesn't provide an instant cure, your feet will certainly appreciate the attention.
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Physics of the very early universe from Planck satellite observations
The very early universe is still poorly understood, but from observations made by the WMAP satellite we know that small oscillations in a hot primordial plasma can account for most of the structure we see. These small oscillations must be seeded from an earlier phase, often conjectured to be a period of inflation, during which the scale factor of the universe was accelerating. It has proved very hard to learn about the inflationary era. Fortunately, this situation is changing. The Planck Surveyor satellite was launched in May 2009 and will return data within a few years, from which we hope to discover more details about the physics which gave rise to the density fluctuation. Before this can be done, it will be necessary to have a map from the possible scenarios of particle physics to the parameters which Planck can observe. In the course of this project, you will develop and apply some of the details of this mapping.
The primordial density perturbation is the principal observational relic of the very early universe. Its properties encode many details about the era in which it was synthesized, but it is not yet understood how to unlock this information. The WMAP satellite returned its first data in 2003, and its analysis has been dominated by the two-point statistics of the density perturbation. From these we have learned that the primordial density fluctuation is very close to Gaussian, and although it is nearly scale invariant there is marginally more power on large scales than shorter ones. These facts already constrain the types of physics which could have produced such a fluctuation, but many possibilities remain and it is hard to discriminate between them.
The newly-launched Planck satellite has the power to discriminate among different scenarios to a much finer degree. Its power comes from a sensitivity to small non-linearities in the fluctuation, which characterize departures from exact Gaussianity. Over the last five years an enormous amount of theoretical effort has been expended to understand inflationary non-Gaussianities. It is known that any observation of non-linear effects will rule out the simplest, and theoretically-preferred, models. Nevertheless, many outstanding questions still remain. What causes non-linear effects to grow or decay? If we observe a large or small non-Gaussianity, which are the models which will remain viable? Are there combinations of the non-Gaussian fraction with other observables, such as the fraction of gravity waves, which cannot be produced in any model?
The aim of this project is to answer some of these questions. The study of inflationary density perturbations draws on a broad range of physics. To compute their properties at birth requires a version of quantum field theory adapted to curved spacetime, whereas their subsequent evolution is described by classical general relativity. Special properties of the inflationary phase mean that the general relativistic evolution can equally be described as a dynamical system of trajectories evolving in phase space, so that powerful techniques from non-linear optics or non-equilibrium statistical mechanics may be applied. The Astronomy Centre has a strong track record in this area. Many details of both the Gaussian and non-Gaussian theories were contributed by researchers at Sussex, and the department continues to work at the cutting edge of the field.
This project provides an opportunity to develop your skills in fundamental physics and apply them to a problem which intimately connects theory and observation. The project is flexible, depending on your interests. If you are primarily interested in applying quantum field theory to inflation, then many examples of inflationary models in string theory produce fluctations with special initial conditions. These must be calculated using the ``in--in'' or Schwinger--Keldysh formalism, which also applies to thermal and non-equilibrium field theory. On the other hand, if your interests lie in the comparison of inflationary models with observation, then the important task is to understand how an initial distribution of fluctuations evolves during the inflationary era, with growing or decaying non-linearities. The transport of the distribution is described by an effective Boltzmann equation, which can be solved using analytic or semianalytic techniques. From studying how the distribution evolves with the underlying phase space flow, we hope to determine model-independent conditions which cause non-linearities to become large.
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On March 4, 1837, the Illinois state legislature enacted a city charter for Chicago.
At the time, Chicago was a different place than we would recognize today. The population was over 4,000, according to the 1840 federal census.
Read how Chicago evolved from a seasonal hunting ground for local Native American tribes to a thriving, modern city in City of the Century by Donald Miller. To explore the city's history further, visit the Encyclopedia of Chicago online. If you like old maps, view this 1836 map of Chicago, printed a year before incorporation.
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Joey Eisenberg '14 is the new assistant director, Chapters & Groups, Alumni Relations, at Santa Clara. He graduated from this past June with a degree in political science. He and his family are from Bellevue, Wash., so he is eager to hit the ground running with our Pacific Northwest Chapters! Eisenberg studied journalism and news media at American University while interning for a semester in Washington, D.C. (another chapter he will manage). He was an orientation leader, search retreat leader with Campus Ministry, and a member of Associated Student Government during his time on campus.
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A work in progress of an animation I'm working on for class. Also my first animation with Flash. Goodness, I've learned so much from just this!
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Such a place as DUMPING GROUNDS! But man, this is good. You should definitely finish this one and release it around Christmas this year. The voice-overs are awesome but very rough in production quality. This needs to get finished, in any case. Just, post new developments in Dumping Grounds from now on, okay? It's hard to critique unfinished work.
Dumping Ground, huh? I had never heard of such a thing... thanks :)
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A phase I study determining the safety and tolerability of combination therapy with Pazopanib, a VEGFR/PDGFR/Raf inhibitor, and GSK1120212, a MEK inhibitor, in advanced solid tumors enriched with patients with advanced differentiated thyroid cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, and cholangiocarcinoma.
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To help us best learn how to use new drugs that may be effective treatments for cancer; Evaluate the safety and tolerability of the combination of pazopanib and GSK120210 in patients with solid tumors and advanced thyroid cancer; determine the maximum tolerated dose; to explore the correlation of PK data with radiographic response; explore the impact of tumor histologic subtype and the tumor genotype on radiographic response.
- dose escalation cohort: advanced solid tumor that is refractory to standard treatment - dose expansion cohort: advanced, inoperable differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) with disease progression within 6 months of enrolling in the study. Disease must have radioiodine non-avid lesions, OR with radioiodine avid lesions that have not responded to iodine greater than 6 months prior to enrollment. - measurable disease - good performance status - be able to swallow pills - be able to give informed consent, - good organ and blood functions - BP less than 140/90 - QTc less than 480 msec - treated brain metastasis, stable for at least 8 weeks and off glucocorticoids - no treatment with known strong substrates or inhibitors of CYP3A enzymes - no history of retinal vein occlusion or central serous retinopathy
Outpatient regimen of two oral medications delivered daily during 28-day cycles. Subjects self administer Pazopanib and GSK1120212 tablets on an empty stomach. Subjects fast, except for water, for one hour before or two hours after a meal. Treatment continues until intolerable toxicity or disease progresses. Dose escalating cohorts continue until the maximally tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) are determined. Subjects are seen and assessed on D1 of each treatment cycle and monitored midcycle for labs. EKGs are done prior to every other treatment cycle. and during first cycle then once during each cycle of treatment. Radiologic measurements are to be done every 8 weeks.
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One aticle in the International Business Times by Amrutha Gayathri raised one interesting quetion. Is it ethical for one person to intervene in another persons personal life and bring out his personal alligations just to ruin his reputation? In the Herman Cain scandle, he was accused of a 13 year affair that stated Cain was sexully assaulting four women in one month. these were alligation that Perry supposedly leaked out to the media. If he was involved in this situation , i dont think its very professional or ethical for someone exploit someone.
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7 sneaky tricks of the real estate trade
Buying or selling a house soon? What you don't know about the industry could cost you. Your real estate agent won't tell you, but we will.
This post comes from Angela Colley at partner site Money Talks News.
Unless you have a lot of free time, or don't care about getting the best deal, real estate agents are a necessary part of buying or selling a house. They know the industry in and out and make the task a lot easier for you.
But, as with any special service or skill you pay for, what you don't know can cost you.If you're planning to buy or sell a house, we'll explain the tricks of the trade of the real estate business -- what you're in for and what you should know about the industry.
1. Using creative wording
Real estate agents word their advertisements in a way to cover up flaws and get you to view a house, possibly wasting your time. Today Money has a list of common terms and what may be their hidden meaning, including:
1. Cozy (too small)
2. Charming (too old)
3. Original condition (appliances are 50 years old)
4. Needs TLC (it's a dump)
5. Conveniently located (noisy)
6. Desirable neighborhood (this little house has been way overpriced because the neighborhood has some snob appeal)
7. Efficient kitchen (too small to fit two adults)
Always read between the lines, and search online for photos. Zillow and Trulia both have an extensive database of homes for sale.
2. Promising more than you can get
Some overly eager agents might be willing to stretch the truth a bit to get you into a contract -- like saying your house will fetch more than it actually will. Then, once you sign with the agent and the house doesn't sell, the agent will blame the market.
Do your own research before you sign up. Compare recently sold and for-sale homes in your neighborhood to get an idea of pricing. If an agent says you can make $20,000 or $30,000 more than the average, he may be stretching the truth. Ask him to explain how he arrived at the higher price.
3. Making referrals
The referrals you get from your agent might not be the best deal available to you. For example, agents may refer you to a mortgage broker they know, or connect you with a home inspector who may not be as objective and thorough as one you find yourself.
Consider any referrals your real estate agent provides, but look for professionals on your own to make sure you're getting the best service and price.
4. Not disclosing commission details
According to MSN Real Estate, the average nationwide commission is 5.1%, which you probably know is split between the seller's and buyer's agents. What you may not realize is that 5.1% is just an average. Your real estate agent probably won't tell you that the commission is negotiable.
Bring it up in your discussions. While you're at it, everything else in your contract is negotiable too, so haggle a bit to get the best terms.
5. Confusing loyalties
Real estate agents are loyal to whomever they're working for. If you meet a nice agent at an open house and strike up a conversation, keep in mind that the real estate agent is working for the seller, not you.
Don't tell the seller's agent anything you wouldn't tell the seller directly -- such as how much you plan to spend, how soon you need to move, or what you're willing to overlook in repairs.
6. Stretching marketing truths
Some agents inflate their marketing plan, making it seem that your house will get a lot more exposure than it actually will. Then, once you give her the listing, you rarely hear from her and you can't find much in advertisements or online.
Before you sign up, ask to see the marketing plan in detail, including which websites will be used and how much time she plans to spend. If you don't think your house is being marketed enough, say so.
7. Not providing full disclosure
Bankrate says at least 32 states require a seller's disclosure, but what the seller and the real estate agent must disclose can vary depending on the state. For example, some states require disclosure of common natural disasters in the area like earthquakes or mudslides. Others, like Texas and South Carolina, require disclosure of noise pollution.
But what if you're not getting the full picture?
Before buying a house, research the area and see if any natural disasters occurred that could have damaged the house, and ask a home inspector to look out for warning signs. For other problems, visit at different times of the day to get a feel for the place.
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There are black sheep in every industry. The author here has clearly researched thoroughly and NOT making up these things ? Otherwise Angela would be no different than the trickster real estate agent. My take on this is as follows,
Expectation are not closing ones eyes but DEMANDING what you NEED these hired agents for and make sure it gets done.
In the end NO TRICKSTER can TRICK you unless YOU LET THEM
This article is offensive and unfair to the honest, hard-working real estate agents out there who genuinely have chosen the profession because these are the skills they're born with. Every one of us work to make a living. Sure the 5% commission seems like a lot, but sellers are paying for a service and expertise that the average home seller doesn't have. My husband is an agent and bends over backwards, often for people who think he 'owes' them every minute of every day of his life because they've signed a listing agreement. He's honest. He's direct. He's loyal. Out of that 5% commission, he has to pay local and national dues, pay for his required training and licensing, pay for his own gas driving up and down the road for hours on end, pay his own advertising, work days, nights and weekends, do his own secretarial work, buy his own signs, ...and then after all of that... has many clients think they know more, can do better, and don't get the concept that the price of their home will directly impact how quickly the home will sell....so after spending thousands of dollars on a client, without earning one cent from them, some clients decide to go to another agent and drop the price. My husband is a top selling agent in the area. But he puts in twice the hours and earns half the pay that I do without any benefits and is required to pay more taxes just because he's considered "self employed".
So maybe this author should spend a little time researching his next article before he goes out bashing the majority of hard working men and women that are in business just to earn an average living. I'm quite confident the author of this article isn't providing his writing services for free either! Sure there might be a few bad apples out there, but show me a profession where there isn't one! It's articles like this that contribute to the idea that all realtors are dishonest millionaires and is nothing more than a way to deliberately mislead the reader in an effort to get an audience.
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The Seahawks have signed their top draft pick receiver Paul Richardson today. The Hawks selected him 45th overall in the second round this month. Richardson played college ball at Colorado.
The speedy receiver let the "cat out of the bag" on Twitter before the Hawks confirmed it on their website.
— Paul Richardson (@PRichJr) May 20, 2014
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The 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania was one of the events leading to the acceleration of electronic diplomacy in the State Department, according to a new report.
The increasing use of social media, mobile apps and other technology is changing the way diplomacy works, according to a new Brookings Institute report. And the U.S. State Department is at the forefront of that change.
The report, written by Fergus Hanson and called "Baked In and Wired: eDiplomacy@State," traces the department's adoption of electronic tools to the bombings of two U.S. embassies in 1998, and credits Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Secretary Condoleezza Rice with accelerating the effort.
However, Hanson notes that technology brings risks as well as opportunities for foreign ministries. In summarizing both sides of the coin, he offers this list:
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This 2002 review is representative of model years 1999 to 2004.
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Bottom Line:
Porsche's "best of breed" sports car gets better and better.
The Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe is the least expensive choice in the iconic 911 line at $67,900. But don't let that fact lead you to think that this rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car is a marginal version. It's easily one of the world's best pure sports cars.
Other 911 trims cost up to $179,900 for 2002—although most have base prices that stop at $83,200. Those include a convertible and offer features such as all-wheel drive and ferocious turbocharged engines. (The mid-engine Porsche Boxster costs $42,600-$51,600.)
Small, prestigious Porsche has steadily been improving all 911s since the 911 debuted in Europe in 1963 and went on sale in America as a 1965 model. The 177-mph Carrera Coupe thus is quite impressive. (Other 911s weren't available for testing and consequently will be reviewed at a later date.)
If the Carrera Coupe's price seems too high for a small high-performance car with marginal luggage space, consider such things as its superb construction, limited volume and high resale value.
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"Porsche is making its Cayenne sport-utility vehicle (due in late 2002 as a 2003 model) for the company's long-term survival. Many Porsche car owners have a sport ute in their garages, and we want some of that action," Porsche Cars North America President Fred Schwab said in an interview. "Still, 2001 will be a record year for 911 sales in North America."
For Daily Transportation
The Carrera Coupe is well-equipped with such items as a power sunroof, automatic climate and cruise controls, an AM/FM/cassette stereo, power windows, remote locking and even heated power outside mirrors.
More Distinctive Styling
Porsche is a no-nonsense outfit, so design changes are more than cosmetic. For example, the new front air intakes increase airflow to the twin front-mounted radiators. The new bodywork also reduces aerodynamic lift—no small improvement with such a high-speed car.
Bigger, Better Engine
Although docile, the fairly light, 2,910-pound Carrera Coupe hits 60 mph in 4.8 seconds and reaches 100 in 12 seconds. Merging and passing are no-sweat maneuvers.
Fuel economy is an estimated 18 mpg in the city and 26 on highways. But a driver can top the city figure by starting out in second gear and then shifting to fourth or fifth without engine protest because of the high torque.
Superb Roadability
Safety items include door-mounted side airbags, a patented crumple zone body structure and new seat-belt pretensioners and load limiters.
Be careful of options unless you have plenty to spend. Extras such as the $1,230 stability control system and $3,240 Advanced Technic Package with headlight washers, 6-disc CD changer and 12-speaker Bose digital sound system can cause the price to soar. Actually, Porsche can provide a buyer with many individual customizing touches; all that's needed is the money to pay for them.
Comfortable Fit
Thank goodness that awkwardly designed controls have been replaced with sensible ones, although radio and climate controls still are too small and the cassette holders seem flimsy.
The one-touch power windows should operate more quickly, although they're preferable to one-touch windows that are nearly impossible to stop when zipping up and down at lightning speed.
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The 6-speed manual gearbox works beautifully, but the stiff clutch has a long throw and can be tiring in stop-and-go traffic. Don't want any part of that action? Then opt for the 5-speed automatic transmission from the 911 Turbo; it has a clutchless manual shift feature via steering-wheel buttons.
However, the Carrera Coupe really should have the manual gearbox because it's such a genuine sports car, with considerable input from Porsche's long, successful racing experience. It's as much—if not more—fun than sports cars costing more than twice its price, although the $49,705 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 coupe is as fast.
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