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The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has included a pair of Mountain West Conference quarterbacks on its annual Watch List, it announced on Monday. The Watch List is being announced by conference in conjunction with each league's media days. The MWC representatives are Derek Carr (Fresno State) and Brett Smith (Wyoming).


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AP Twitter account hacked; Tweets false White House blast report
(Washington, DC) -- The Associated Press is confirming a hacker is responsible for an AP tweet reporting two blasts at the White House. The tweet saying President Obama had been injured came shortly after 1 p.m. Shortly afterwards, a Washington AP writer said the tweet should be ignored. Stocks took a hit after the report, but quickly rebounded.

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The West really does not know what self-realization is, so anything becomes a self-realization. The West is not aware of what self-realization means. It means such an absolute silence that it cannot be disturbed by anything. Such absolute non-being; how can possessiveness, ambition, jealousy exist in it? With a no-mind, how can you dominate, how can you try to dominate? Self-realization means the complete disappearance of the ego. And with the ego, everything disappears.
Remember, the ego cannot disappear through the interpretation of dreams. On the contrary, the ego may get stronger, because the gap between the conscious and the unconscious will be less. Your ego will be strengthened, your mind will be stronger. The less trouble there is in the mind, the more strong mind will be. You will have a new lease for the ego. So what psychoanalysis can do is to make your ego more grounded, more centered; to make your ego stronger, more confident. Of course, you will be able to exist in the world better than before, because the world believes in the ego. You will be more able to fight in the struggle for survival. You will be more confident about your self, less nervous. You will be able to achieve a few ambitions more easily than if you were troubled inside and the unconscious and conscious were in a constant quarrel within. But this is not self-realization. On the contrary, it is ego-realization.
The whole Western psychology up to now has not come to the point of non-ego. It is still thinking in terms of the ego: how to make the ego more strongly rooted, centered; how to make the ego more healthy, normal, adjusted. The East takes the ego itself as the disease; the whole mind is the disease. There is no choice about it - conscious and unconscious both have to go. They have to go, and that's why the East has not tried to interpret. Because if something has to go, why bother about its interpretation? Why waste time? It can be dropped. Look at the difference: the West is somehow trying to make an adjustment between the conscious and the unconscious and strengthen the ego so that you become a more adjusted member of society, and also a more adjusted individual inside. With the rift bridged, you will be more at ease with the mind. The East has been trying to drop the mind, to go beyond it. It is not a question of adjustment to the society, it is a question of adjustment to existence itself. It is not a question of an adjustment between the conscious and unconscious, it is a question of the adjustment of all the parts that constitute your whole being.
Dreams are important. If a man is ill, dreams are important; they show symptoms of the illness. But you don't know about the man who has no dreams. Dreaming is a pathology in itself; dream itself is pathology. Buddha never dreamed. What would Freud have done? If Freud had been there, what would he have done with a Buddha? What would he have interpreted about him? There was nothing to interpret. If Freud had gone inside Buddha, he would not have found anything to interpret. His whole psychology would have been absolutely useless.


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Prizefighter returns in October with the fourth edition of the Heavyweights division hoping to follow Audley Harrison in lifting the title and gate crashing the World Heavyweight scene.
A mate of mine is fighting in this , york hall , next saturday ? anyone else going?
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Pax Nicholas & The Nettey Family
The Pax Nicholas LP was one of the first African records I ever found. It's also one of the rarest records in my posession as I don't know of anybody else who has ever seen or heard it. Which is a shame because this also is one of the best and most unique sounding Afrobeat records out there.
It was in Philadelphia in the spring of 2005. I had made a visit to Smith's Record store. All the high caliber funk 45s had been gone years ago (many of them into my own collection), but I wanted to say "hi!" to the owner Stanley Smith. When I mentioned that I was thinking about maybe going to Africa for a while, he casually mentioned "I have a stack of African LPs in my office, wanna have a look at them?"
I found a few nice pieces but the Pax Nicholas LP was by far the most interesting and unique record in the bunch. This was a strong indicator for me that there must be loads of other, forgotten records around in West Africa and this record was pretty much the final inspiration to go ahead and embark onto an epic digging trip althrough Western Africa. Since then I found hundreds and thousands of other amazing records but this Pax Nicholas album always remained somehow special to me.
I tried to track down Nicholas with the help of friends in Ghana and Nigeria but I couldn't find a lead. All it took in the end was a simple google-search and I had found him: Ironically, Nicholas Nettey had been living in Berlin since 1978. Nic was very enthusiastic about getting his record re-issued. I approached my old friends at Daptone Records about this and after having listened to some sound clips, they decided to make this their first African release.
When I asked Nic if there were any master tapes left, he told me that years ago, he had had a big fight with his brother during which they both ended up throwing the tapes at each other until they (the tapes) were totally mangled.
Thankfully, my copy of this record was in pristine and unplayed condition when I had found it so we were able to re-master from the original vinyl. This album will be in stores worldwide by September.
Please go to Daptone Records to find out more about this album and about Nicholas Nettey.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A central Ohio judge has ordered a mental evaluation of one of the teens charged in the fatal shooting of another boy during an after-school fight earlier this month.
The juvenile court judge in Columbus wants to determine if the 17-year-old defendant is competent to stand trial. He and a 15-year-old boy face a delinquency charge of murder in the Jan. 17 slaying of 15-year-old Kaewaun Coleman.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/VpsBu8 ) reports that an attorney for the 17-year-old filed a motion to have the charge dropped because the juvenile court had found him incompetent in four previous cases, including once in 2012.
But Franklin County Juvenile Court Judge Terri Jamison wants a new evaluation.
Police said the 15-year-old suspect shot Coleman with a gun supplied by the 17-year-old.
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Tops in Texas: Park, Abbott + Johnson Fight for No.1
It's a traffic jam this week at the top of the chart as Kyle Park, Josh Abbott, Cody Johnson and Will Hoge all have their sights set on No.1, but there's only room for one No.1. Who lands it? Let's find out.
10. Song on the Radio — No Justice
9. Hasn't Everyone — John Slaughter
8. Songs About Trucks — Will Hoge
7. Fit for the King — Kyle Park
6. Stolen Cash — Mark McKinney
5. The Last Goodbye — Reckless Kelly
4. It Ain't Love — Green River Ordinance
3. She Will Be Free — Josh Abbott Band
2. Strong — Will Hoge
1. Ride With Me — Cody Johnson Band
Congrats to Cody Johnson and the Rockin' CJB on their second straight week on top. Be sure to like Radio Texas, LIVE! on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, to stay up with everything going on in the Texas and Red Dirt scene. Give the complete list of the Top 100 songs in Texas a look, here.


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WASHINGTON – One month after the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the search for the Architecture for Humanity (AFH) Sustainable Design Fellow to lead AFH's sustainable rebuilding efforts in Haiti, Stacey McMahan, AIA, LEED AP, has been appointed to the fellowship.
McMahan will work directly with community members on the ground in Architecture for Humanity's Rebuilding Center based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
USGBC, AIA and AFH recognize that this crisis presents an unprecedented opportunity to learn from the reconstruction work and improve disaster responses elsewhere in the world and here in the United States. McMahan's work on the ground in Haiti will be vital to future education on how sustainability after a disaster can be achieved.
"Sustainability needs a strong voice in Haiti's reconstruction," says Eric Cesal, regional program manager for Architecture for Humanity in Haiti. "Faced with urgent needs on the ground, there is always a temptation to do it fast, instead of doing it right. We expect McMahan will help us do both."
As a partner/principal at Koch Hazard Architects, McMahan is the Green Studio director and has worked intimately with the firm's entire LEED project portfolio. McMahan is passionate about sustainable design, as she finds fulfillment in utilizing her skills to help others. Through the Sustainable Design Fellow program, McMahan will be working collaboratively with a team of design and construction professionals, countless volunteers and leaders of the local government to ensure that the reconstruction is based upon the key principles of green building, including high performance, structural integrity, higher energy and water efficiency, and better ventilation quality for occupants.
"Out of this horrific disaster should come improved building practices, strengthened building codes, and stronger, safer buildings that also address green building and sustainable planning," says Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair, USGBC. "Without a doubt, Stacey McMahan will put to practice her knowledge of LEED and sustainable design principles, as well as her passion for helping others toward making these new buildings safer and more durable for the people of Haiti."
Chief among McMahan's responsibilities will be to provide tools and training for safe and sustainable construction both to the informal trades and by increasing local professional capacity through training and assistance as a path to mitigating similar building failures in the future.
"Witnessing the incredible devastation in Port-au-Prince, it's only natural that hope is a rare amenity among the citizens of Haiti. The timing in my life was right to take advantage of this incredible opportunity to use my skills and experience for the good of others, and in that respect I also became aware that it was not enough to remain a bystander," said McMahan. "So with the blessings of my husband and business partners, I'm diving into an adventure of a lifetime. My year there may be short or long, but I plan to use this opportunity to meet a lot of people, make many connections, and do what I can in furthering the idea and practice of building with sustainable strategies in urban Haiti. My experience with LEED has transformed the way I look at buildings and the process of building—it is an incredible tool."
According to a February 4, 2010 brief by the United Nations, the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that ravaged Haiti in January of this year killed up to 300,000 people and destroyed more than 250,000 homes and 30,000 commercial buildings. The United Nations estimates that more than 1 million people are in urgent need of shelter/infrastructure, and has referred to the situation in Port‐au‐Prince as "perhaps the world's largest urban humanitarian crisis."
"Stacey brings the best the architecture profession has to offer to this new assignment," says AIA president George Miller, FAIA. "Her talent, skill and compassion, combined with her intense dedication to the design process, will help the people of Haiti rebuild their nation in a way that prevents a tragedy of this magnitude from ever happening again."
To learn more about the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Institute of Architects-sponsored Sustainable Design Fellowship with Architecture for Humanity, visit http://architectureforhumanity.org/get_involved/volunteer.
About the U.S. Green Building Council
The USGBC community is transforming the way we build, design and operate our buildings for healthier places that save precious resources for people to live, work, learn and play in. UGSBC is helping create buildings and communities that regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Council is the driving force of the green building industry, which is projected to contribute $554 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product by 2013. USGBC leads a diverse constituency of builders and environmentalists, corporations and nonprofit organizations, elected officials, concerned citizens, teachers, and students. The USGBC community comprises 80 local chapters, 17,000 member companies and organizations, and more than 150,000 individuals who have earned LEED Professional Credentials. Visit www.usgbc.org for more information.
About American Institute of Architects
For more than 150 years, members of the American Institute of Architects has worked with each other and their communities to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings and cityscapes. By using sustainable design practices, materials, and techniques, AIA architects are uniquely poised to provide the leadership and guidance needed to provide solutions to address climate change. AIA architects walk the walk on sustainable design. Visit www.aia.org to learn more.
About Architecture for Humanity
Architecture for Humanity is a nonprofit design services firm founded in 1999. We are building a more sustainable future through the power of professional design. By tapping a network of more than 40,000 professionals willing to lend time and expertise to help those who would not otherwise be able to afford their services, we bring design, construction and development services where they are most critically needed. To learn more, visit http://architectureforhumanity.org.
To learn more about Architecture for Humanity's rebuilding efforts in Haiti, visit http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/haiti_reconstruction.
To learn more about Architecture for Humanity's Design Fellowship Program, visit http://architectureforhumanity.org/getinvolved/designfellowship.


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Bill O'Reilly, accomplished author and host of The O'Reilly Factor, was a guest at College of the Ozarks in October 2013. During his speech at the Keeter Athletic Complex, he challenged College of the Ozarks students to work hard and be leaders, which is not always easy.
Staff Sergeant Daniel Barnes and his family received special recognition for his military service and sacrifice.
The School of the Ozarks Pitch in for Patriots™ Club made it possible for Staff Sergeant Barnes to receive a Trackchair by raising money in the community.
Referencing his first job at an ice cream parlor, Dr. Davis presented Mr. O'Reilly with a monogrammed apron from the Keeter Center's own Nettie Marie Creamery.


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Thanks for sharing.
GNS3 AES 256bit encrypted vpn pivot-Simulated attacks in backtrack, or.... Ways to practice while still being legal and safe. When the release of BT5 x86_64 allows more than 2GBs of memory on your backtrack machine, this method could be used to build larger portions of corporate networks to practice against than is demonstrated here. The tap1 loopback adapter acts as an switch and multiple virtual machines can be bridged to it.
For this writeup
192.168.25.0/24 is my LAN that backtrack is on.
192.168.99.0/24 is the target inside network on the emulated cisco router.
Here I will demonstrate configuring an ecrypted IPSEC VPN server on a cisco router using AES 256 bit encryption, to use for pivoting to the inside network. I am then able to nmap and otherwise attack the inside hosts over said tunnel. In this case I won't demonstrate the metasploit aspect as I've already spent time on a metasploit write-up. You will need to have a cisco router configured in GNS, communicating with your LAN as well as virtualbox installed with some sort of virtual machine to attack that will be placed on this cisco's inside network. Please refer to my previous GNS3 posts if more information is needed on it's use or configuration.
Bear in mind this type of tunnel does not work on all IOS versions/feature sets. If one were to attempt this on an IOS that is not capable, one would notice some of these commands are not available or appear to be missing in the router.
To install virtualbox, follow this set of intructions
Advanced Corner - BackTrack Linux
Or you could run my virtualbox installation script. The wiki instructions are very easy, but this script should make it easier yet
download and run
This is the IOS version/feature set I am using for this demonstration.Code:root@bt:~# chmod +x install-vbox root@bt:~# ./install-vbox
Now there is one difference from the usual GNS3 network config you might use. You just add one more loopback adapter.Code:c3745-advsecurityk9-mz.124-23
This second loopback adapter is what your Virtualbox machine will have it's network adapter bridged to. You will need to add two cloud devices to GNS3 in this scenario. This second cloud is also bridged to the loopback adapter 'tap1' and connects to the inside interface of our cisco router(fa0/1). The first cloud of course is bridged to tap0 and connected to the outside interface of the router(fa0/0) for network access to your LAN.Code:root@bt:~# apt-get update root@bt:~# apt-get install uml-utilities root@bt:~# apt-get install gns3 root@bt:~# tunctl root@bt:~# tunctl -t tap1 root@bt:~# brctl addbr br0 root@bt:~# brctl addif br0 eth0 root@bt:~# brctl addif br0 tap0 root@bt:~# ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 promisc up root@bt:~# ifconfig tap0 0.0.0.0 promisc up root@bt:~# ifconfig tap1 0.0.0.0 promisc up root@bt:~# dhclient br0
Here is a supplemental picture
I haven't shown it before, but the Vbox machine in my configuration receives it's IP address via DHCP. Here is how to configure a DHCP server on your router. In this case the inside network is 192.168.99.0/24.
And now the tunnel config.Code:victimz(config)# ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.99.1 192.168.99.10 victimz(config)# ip dhcp pool LAN victimz(dhcp-config)# network 192.168.99.0 255.255.255.0 victimz(dhcp-config)# dns-server 22.214.171.124 victimz(dhcp-config)# default-router 192.168.99.1 victimz(dhcp-config)# exit
Also, do not forget to set up a username to use with the vpn connectionCode:victimz(config)# aaa new-model victimz(config)# aaa authentication login vpn-auth local victimz(config)# aaa authorization network vpn-auth local victimz(config)# aaa session-id common victimz(config)# crypto isakmp policy 100 victimz(config-isakmp)# encr aes 256 victimz(config-isakmp)# authentication pre-share victimz(config-isakmp)# group 2 victimz(config-isakmp)# exit victimz(config)# crypto isakmp keepalive 30 5 victimz(config)# crypto isakmp xauth timeout 30 victimz(config)# crypto isakmp client configuration group vpn99 victimz(config-isakmp-group)# key gameover* victimz(config-isakmp-group)# dns 22.214.171.124 victimz(config-isakmp-group)# pool vpn-pool victimz(config-isakmp-group)# exit victimz(config)# crypto ipsec transform-set vpn-test esp-aes 256 esp-sha-hmac victimz(cfg-crypto-trans)# exit victimz(config)# crypto ipsec profile ipsec-9 victimz(ipsec-profile)# set transform-set vpn-test victimz(ipsec-profile)# exit victimz(config)# crypto dynamic-map vpn-dynamic 100 victimz(config-crypto-map)# set transform-set vpn-test victimz(config-crypto-map)# reverse-route victimz(config-crypto-map)# exit victimz(config)# crypto map vpn-cm client authentication list vpn-auth victimz(config)# crypto map vpn-cm isakmp authorization list vpn-auth victimz(config)# crypto map vpn-cm client configuration address respond victimz(config)# crypto map vpn-cm 65535 ipsec-isakmp dynamic vpn-dynamic victimz(config)# interface FastEthernet0/0 victimz(config-if)# crypto map vpn-cm victimz(config-if)# exit victimz(config)# ip local pool vpn-pool 192.168.99.200 192.168.99.225
Now that our tunnel is set up we can go ahead and use it to scan the inside subnet. For my vbox machine I used windows XP. Here are the steps.Code:victimz(config)# username iprouteth0 privilege 15 password gameover*
And a quick scan of the XP machine. FYI nessus or openVAS should work through these tunnels as well.Code:root@bt:~# apt-get install vpnc root@bt:~# vpnc Enter IPSec gateway address: 192.168.25.113 Enter IPSec ID for 192.168.25.113: vpn99 Enter IPSec secret for email@example.com: Enter username for 192.168.25.113: iprouteth0 Enter password for firstname.lastname@example.com: VPNC started in background (pid: 8344)... root@bt:~# ifconfig tun0 tun0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-0 inet addr:192.168.99.201 P-t-P:192.168.99.201 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1390 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:500 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Then go ahead and run appropriate exploits. Bear in mind when attacking through a tunnel like this and using reverse type payloads, make sure to point your LHOST to your tunnel adapters IP address... In this scenario it would beCode:root@bt:/workspace# nmap 192.168.99.11 Starting Nmap 5.35DC1 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2010-12-21 06:45 CST Nmap scan report for 192.168.99.11 Host is up (0.20s latency). Not shown: 997 closed ports PORT STATE SERVICE 135/tcp open msrpc 139/tcp open netbios-ssn 445/tcp open microsoft-ds Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 17.18 seconds
Code:msf exploit(ms10_061_spoolss) > set lhost 192.168.99.201
Hope this is useful or interesting for someone out there, and leave feedback if you're of a mind. This will be a work in progress for a bit as I get the video demo nailed out. I'd like to try to be complete as possible in the video demo and will even try to include some metaploit usage over the tunnel also.
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Thanks for sharing.
To be successful here you should read all of the following.
If you are new to Back|Track
Back|Track Wiki
Failure to do so will probably get your threads deleted or worse.
Here is Part one of the videos which consists of installing the tools and setting up the lab environment. The physical LAN ip address is different from the how-to as I made a fresh backtrack VM for this video and its NIC was set to NAT.
Thanks for tut, nice
It would be ngood to see some way to connect to the windows box, then to the router and do something.


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Online tool that helps how the insurance rules and limits apply to a depositor's specific group of deposit accounts—what's insured and what portion (if any) exceeds coverage limits at that bank.
Learn if your bank is insured, view locations, track history, and more.
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News and Information about Financial Education from the FDIC
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Message from the FDIC
As the FDIC's Money Smart program nears its 10-year anniversary this fall, it is important to remember that, as the financial world changes, so must financial education. What people need to know today about managing money is different from 10 years ago. Similarly, the best ways to deliver financial education also have evolved in the last 10 years.
In this edition of Money Smart News, we highlight some important recent developments. One is the availability of revised train-the-trainer videos from the FDIC. Regardless of whether you are a new teacher of the curriculum or a long-time instructor, these videos will quickly and efficiently orient you to the latest version of Money Smart and give you some good ideas for using it.
We hope that you will find the updates in this edition of Money Smart News helpful and that you get a new idea or two for bringing about positive changes. As always, the FDIC's financial education experts are a resource for you. If you have a question or a suggestion, send an e-mail to email@example.com.
Mark PearceDirectorFDIC Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection
Wanted: Your Thoughts, Anecdotes About the First 10 Years of Money Smart
The FDIC will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Money Smart financial education program this September, and we want to hear from you as we reflect on this milestone. We are especially interested in your thoughts and anecdotes regarding the following: 1) How has Money Smart helped individuals and families improve their financial behavior? 2) How has Money Smart made a difference in low- and moderate-income communities? 3) Where should we go from here? Please send your observations from the past 10 years and your suggestions for the future to firstname.lastname@example.com by August 22, 2011.
Money Smart Train-the-Trainer Videos: What's New
The FDIC's train-the-trainer videos for instructors who teach the Money Smart curriculum for adults have been updated and enhanced to align with recent revisions to the program. The videos are available in English and Spanish. In addition, the FDIC has released the first train-the-trainer video for instructors teaching the Money Smart for Young Adults curriculum. All the videos help instructors learn how to use the instructor guide, become familiar with the student materials, and employ effective strategies for teaching the curriculum. The videos also are excellent supplements to the Guide to Presenting the Money Smart Curriculum, which is on every instructor-led CD. The videos can be viewed at
GAO Study Features Best Practices Reported in Financial Education
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent agency working for the Congress, recently released a report that outlines the current body of knowledge relating to methods and strategies for improving financial education and discusses the feasibility of a process for certifying financial literacy providers. Financial educators may be especially interested in the report's collection of viewpoints from experts and practitioners on best practices in financial literacy programs. View a summary or the full report at http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-614.
Award Winners Announced for Excellence in Serving Low- and Moderate-Income Consumers
The FDIC has announced the recipients of the 2011 Chairman's Award for Excellence, which recognizes individuals at FDIC-insured financial institutions who have worked creatively and responsibly to serve the credit and deposit needs of low- and moderate-income (LMI) consumers. To learn more about the recipients and the products and programs they are involved in, go to http://www.fdic.gov/about/comein/lmiaward.html.
FDIC Advisory Committee Meeting Looks Ahead at Strategies to Promote Inclusion
The FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion met on June 2nd to discuss the status of LMI household finances today and the future of economic inclusion efforts, especially as they pertain to technology and innovations. The meeting also featured presentations from the recipients of the Chairman's Award for Excellence (see above). To watch a video of the meeting and access handouts and other materials, start at http://www.fdic.gov/about/comein/meetingJune2011.html.
FDIC Publication Offers Insights on Mortgage Foreclosure Practices, Small Business Lending
Two recent issues of Supervisory Insights, an FDIC publication on bank regulation and policy, features reports that financial educators could find of interest. One is a special edition highlighting lessons learned from an interagency review of foreclosure practices at the 14 largest residential mortgage servicers, and examples of effective mortgage servicing practices derived from these lessons. Find it at http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/examinations/supervisory/insights/sise11/index.html. Also, as part of the FDIC's efforts to encourage banks to lend to creditworthy small businesses, the Summer 2011 edition of Supervisory Insights includes a review of the technical requirements associated with the Small Business Administration products that lenders most often use. This issue is available at http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/examinations/supervisory/insights/sisum11/si_sum11.pdf.
The FDIC Issues Consumer Tips on How to Shop and Save on Loans, Credit Cards and Deposit Accounts
The Spring 2011 issue of the quarterly FDIC Consumer News is a special edition featuring tips to help consumers shop for a variety of bank products and services. It includes, for example, information on lower-cost alternatives to traditional and potentially expensive overdraft programs, plus reasons why consumers should be cautious before using a prepaid card for their basic banking needs. Financial educators are encouraged to share information from FDIC Consumer News with their students. See this issue of the newsletter and subscription information at http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnspr11/.
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For this edition of our Money Smart Success Stories, we describe the positive results shown by one educator that tracks how classes and counseling have changed behavior as part of a comprehensive strategy to improve participants' long-term finances, and we look at how the curriculum is being used to help survivors of domestic violence. (Read the stories.)
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the unexpended balance of funds on deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Confederated Bands of Ute Indians appropriated by the Act of May 13, 1966 (80 Stat. 141), pursuant to the final judgment entered in Court of Claims case numbered 47567; and the funds on deposit to the credit of the Ute Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, for and on behalf of the Uncompahgre Band of Ute Indians, that were appropriated by the Act of April 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 81), to pay a judgment by the Indian Claims Commission in docket numbered 349; and the interest thereon, less attorney fees and litigation expenses, shall be available for use by the respective tribes in accordance with the Act of August 21, 1951 (65 Stat. 193; 25 U. S. C. 672), the Act of August 12, 1953 (67 Stat. 540; 25 U. S. C. 674), the Act of June 28, 1954 (68 Stat. 300; 25 U. S. C. 676), and the Act of August 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 868; 25 U. S. C. 677), as amended.
Any portion of the funds distributed per capita to the members of the respective tribes shall not be subject to Federal or State income tax.
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Script: Petr Oslzlý, Vladimír Morávek
Set design: Daniel Dvořák
Costume design, puppets and masks: Sylva Zimula Hanáková
Music: Zbyněk Matějů
Dramaturgy: Lucie Němečková
Choreography: Libor Vaculík
Camera: Matěj Cibulka
Projections: Šimon Koudela
Sound design: Ivo Špalj
Assistant choreographer: Zuzana Hrzalová, Pavel Knolle
Assistant stage director: Kristian Mejstřík
Recommended for audience 12+
Who has not read The Little Prince, one of the best-known stories of global modern literature? The author and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella, first published in 1943 and ranking among the 50 best-selling books in the world, is far more than just a fairy tale. Even though generally classified as literature for children, The Little Prince yields a parable that has become especially popular among adult readers. The simple tale juxtaposes the current world, which is driven by the endeavour to control nature, the dominance of technology, materialism and selfishness, with the pure view of a boy. The young hero finds sense in other things – friendship and love. He discovers them during his wanderings across seven planets, with the children's universe clashing with that of the grown-ups.
Our production combines the multi-screen technique with live acting, dance, music, song, and film projections, bringing to bear to the full the Laterna magika principles. The poetic tale lacks nothing of that which the audience expects: the terrestrial desert and the pilot, the inhabitants of the seven planets: the King, the Vain Man, the Drunkard, the Businessman, the Lamplighter, the Geographer and the Fox, who shows the Little Prince the value of friendship. Yet it goes without saying that the original theatre production harbours numerous surprises. The stage director Vladimír Morávek invited to his team seasoned artists: the dramaturge and scriptwriter Petr Oslzlý, the composer Zbyněk Matějů, the costume designer Sylva Zimula Hanáková, the set designer Daniel Dvořák, the choreographer Libor Vaculík, the cinematographer Matěj Cibulka and the filmmaker Šimon Koudela. The production for the whole family will certainly delight all those seeking inspired poetics and food for thought in theatre.
Approximate running time, including intermission: 1 hour, 50 minutes, one 20-minute intermission.
The performances are used in German and English subtitles.
The auspices of the production have been taken by the Ambassador of the French Republic to the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. Jean-Pierre Asvazadourian.


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YUCAIPA - The Crafton Hills College 77th Basic Firefighter Training Academy Graduation Ceremony took place at the Finkelstein Performing Arts Center on Nov. 14.
Fire Academy 77 graduated 20 new cadets who received their certificates from Dean June Yamamoto, president Cheryl Marshall, trustee Donna Ferracone and interim executive vice president Rebeccah Warren-Marlatt before a packed house.
San Bernardino County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig and Academy Chief Dan Sullivan spoke to the crowd of well-wishers, congratulating the graduates and sharing advice.
Jamie Moran spoke as the academy leader and the cadets presented Sullivan and the school with a commemorative plaque.
There was a moment of silence in honor of fire Capt. Douglas D. Heller-Taylor, an alumnus of the academy.
The members of the newest Fire Academy graduating class from Crafton Hills College, with their Academy titles and hometowns, are Derek Alford, Lake Arrowhead; Jason Buchan, Wrightwood, guidon; Peter Clement, Rancho Cucamonga, color guard; Nicholas Glaze, Redlands, association treasurer; Chris Harris, Ontario, Squad 2 leader; Zachary Hoffman, Pinon Hills; Brandon Lange, Forsyth, Mont., Squad 4 leader; Jarid Lesh, Cherry Valley, color guard; Abraham Marquez, Rialto; Derick Mitre, Highland, Squad 1 leader; Jamie Moran, Beaumont, academy leader; Anvinh Nguyen, Fontana; Zachariah Pierini, Norco; Alex Provonsha, Yucaipa, association president; Carlos Sandoval, Bloomington,, Squad 3 leader; Bradyn Spaccarotelli, Rancho Cucamonga; Jesse James Sparks, San Bernardino, color guard; Tanya Torres, Rancho Cucamonga; Christian Valdez, Upland, color guard; and Trevor Valdez, Highland.
The following cadets received special recognition:
Academy Leader - Jamie Moran was officially recognized and congratulated for his leadership achievement and extra efforts as the leader of the 77th Fire Academy.
Most Inspirational Cadet - Tanya Torres was officially recognized and congratulated as Outstanding Cadet of the Crafton Hills College 77th Fire Academy.
Academy Equipment and Off-site Equipment - Bradyn Spaccarotelli was recognized for ensuring the Fire Academy equipment was always in a state of readiness and for issuing and maintaining personal protective equipment for the cadets of the 77th Fire Academy.
Academy Achievement Award - Brandon Lange was officially recognized and congratulated for receiving the highest overall score in the Crafton Hills College 77th Fire Academy.
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Senator Hatch Supports Civil Union Position That Violates the Utah Constitution
Utah's senior senator is advocating the national recognition of civil unions -- for same-sex couples -- even though our Utah constitution forbids it.
Senator Orrin Hatch says the federal government should recognize the unions, to protect the rights of gay couples.
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I have always believed that smart kids are not just born genetically but are developed by a specific learning method. How can I develop my child's communication and mental skills at a very young age?
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The nutrients a woman puts into her body before and during pregnancy play a big part in her unborn child's brain development.
You'll want to be sure you and your husband are planning for pregnancy and starting prenatal care at least 3-4 months in advance.
And once baby is born, you will want to be sure you communicate with your baby often by making eye contact, touching him, holding him, rocking him, reading to him, singing to him, etc.
Babies love to be read to and introducing numbers, colors, shapes and sizes through books and interactive games are a wonderful way to stimulate brain development.
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Hi Jennifer,
Great advice from Kate
The more you communicate with your baby at a very young age the more interested your baby will be in communicating back with you and discovering the world around them. I am a great believer in letting babies explore and touch everything they want to (as long as it is safe), rather then restricting them to 'baby toys' or a particular play area. Education experts also advice you read your baby at least 2-4 books a day as this will encourage a life-long love of books and learning. I also think that baby wearing is an excellent way to help your baby (emotionally and developmentally) as it allows: bonding, close communication and eye contact between the parent and the baby.
Thank you for posting this interesting question.
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Fairfield, Conn. — The Fairfield Ludlowe High School Lacrosse team and the local lacrosse community will host the 6th annual Sticks for Soldiers Thanksgiving Charity Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday November 26th at the Fairfield Ludlowe High School Campus. This year's efforts will support three severely-injured servicemen: USMC Sgt. Liam Dwyer of Litchfield, Connecticut; Army Pfc. Josh Budd of Cheshire, Connecticut; and USAF Tech Sgt. Joe Wilkinson of Troy, New York. They each suffered injuries in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
This past year, Sgt. Dwyer (30) and Pfc. Budd (19) were injured in separate IED explosions within Afghanistan. Each soldier lost his left leg and received injuries to other limbs, along with extensive soft tissue damage from the shrapnel. They are both being treated with additional surgeries, rehab and prosthetic therapy at the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.
Veteran Tech Sgt. Wilkinson (32) has progressive leg paralysis and strength loss as the result of a compromised spinal cord with an unclear diagnosis or cause. He served in the USAF Security forces for 12 years from 1997 to 2009. Since returning in 2006, he has endured 2 spinal surgeries and many months of therapy and rehab at Walter Reed and the VA Hospitals in Albany and Syracuse. He is mostly confined to a wheelchair, and struggling to support his wife and 3 young children in a house needing improved accessibility.
Mike Voucas, the founder and Jim Tommins, the tournament chairman agree, "Fairfield Ludlowe Lacrosse is once again proud to host the Sticks for Soldiers event this Thanksgiving weekend. As we mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11, showing our appreciation and raising awareness of the sacrifices made by our service men and women, is especially focused. We are also grateful for the outpouring of support from the teams and all the donors and sponsors. We encourage all players and teams to add to the fundraising efforts and help us to help these three fine young men. Last year saw our 5- year effort exceed $105,000, and we were able to help our 2010 honoree Brendan Marrocco move into a completely accessible home. Brendan helped us to identify this years' recipients."
Varsity teams from area high schools will participate in a 7- on -7 tournament game format. More than 30 teams are expected this year with more than 450 athletes involved. Participating schools include host Fairfield Ludlowe, Fairfield Prep, Fairfield Warde, Ridgefield, Weston, Brien McMahon, Hopkins, Amity, Hamden, Westhill, Newtown, Guilford, Hall- West Hartford, Stamford and Norwalk. Team entry fees, raffles, and silent auction proceeds will be shared with each soldier for several needs like adaptive housing, transportation, care-giver expenses, and visitation travel. The tournament opening will start at 9:00 am and each team should play at least 3 games. A mid-day ceremony will recognize the honorees. Come, support and watch some fun fall lacrosse!
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Dr. Lipton, He is not the usual doctor. He spends a lot of time,explaining the treatment. He truly cares about his patiences.He doesn't over medicate.I trust him. I must say,I have not felt that way about any other doctor. I highly recommend him.
My experience with Dr. Lipton has been wonderful. He is the first doctor I have had in a long time that will sit down and take the time to listen to everything you have to say. I had a procedure performed by Lipton and he and the staff made it a very easy experience. I highly recommend Dr. Lipton and am confident you will have a good experience as well.
He has a rude, dismissive attitude in the office visit. He completely stopped talking to me, the patient, and spoke only with my companion, ignoring every symptom that I mentioned. He is a very nervous character and constantly in a big hurry to not be where he is, which makes him an idiot in my opinion.
Today I had a colonoscopy with Dr. Lipton, and I want to share my experience with the patient community. My consultation for this procedure with Dr. Lipton was informative. He was polite and pleasant to converse with, and installed confidence in me. He has performed a remarkable 30,000 colonoscopies. Dr. Liptonâ??s prescribed procedure for colon flushing the day before the procedure caused no cramps or discomfort of any kind. Two assistants participated in the procedure. One of them was responsible for the administration of the sedative. The procedure started punctually. I was only mildly sedated and was fully conscious. At no time during the procedure was there any discomfort whatsoever. The procedure completed in a mere 20 minutes. My encounter with Dr. Lipton was a grade â??Aâ?? experience. As a result, I am happy to recommend this physician to anyone in need of a similar procedure.
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Henry was a lilac gerbil, dark grey with redish eyes, and Mudge was a cinnamon gerbil, a dark gold. Although they were supposed to both be boys, we were a bit suspicious that they were not and our suspicions proved true when Mudge gave birth to 10 babies on November 27, 2006. We gave away all but three of the babies to staff members; keeping two males, Spot and Ribsy, and a female, Lassie. We had planned to move Henry, Spot and Ribsy to their own tank before the birth of the second litter, but Mudge had other plans and gave birth to 9 babies in the wee hours of January 2, 2007, a week earlier than expected! The boys moved to their new home two days later. We gave all of the second litter of babies away to children whose parents submitted requests for a pair of gerbils. Finally on February 11, 2007 Mudge gave birth to her last litter of 8 babies. Those gerbils were also given to some of our young patrons. Visit our YouTube channel to see movies of the babies.


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Why Curt Schilling Could Win Teddy's SeatThere were a lot of smirks adorning the faces of Bostonians yesterday morning, presumably a collective judgment on the revelation that retired Red Sox pitching ace Curt Schilling is contemplating a run for the late Teddy Kennedy's Senate seat. Of course, those are probably many of the same folks who gave up the ghost back in 2004 when Schilling, bleeding team colors from an ankle tendon that had been stitched up in Rube Goldberg fashion, limped out to the mound against the New York Yankees in a desperate moment on Boston's path to its first championship in 86 years. So could Schilling's path to Washington and Congress be any more improbable than that?...
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Slowly, Sports Are Dealing With DopingThe anti-doping crusaders may not yet be winning the war in sports. But at least now a lot more athletes have reason to worry.
Starr: Another Unflattering Portrait of A-RodA new biography presents a devastatingly unflattering portrait of the Yankees superstar.
Starr: The Real Reason for NFL ParityIf you want to know which teams will reverse fortunes this year, check out the schedule, not this weekend's draft.
Starr: The Greatest Tennis Match EverBefore World War II, democratic America battled fascist Germany on the track, in the ring—and on center court at Wimbledon
Starr: Baseball's Biggest Stories for 2009What a long, strange trip it's been since Opening Day 2008. Why should this year be any different?
Starr: The Decline of U.S. Women's Figure SkatingFor so many years American ladies ruled the skating world. Where did our ice queens go?
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Starr: How A-Rod Changed the WBCAs the World Baseball Classic continues to surprise, A-Rod opts for the quick fix.
Starr: Bonds, Steroids and GuiltBarry Bonds's perjury trial starts Monday. I don't know what the verdict will be, but I do know what the truth is. So do you.
A-Rod: More Evasion and Contradiction on Drug UseOther Yankees have faced this moment. But Alex Rodriguez doesn't appear to have learned from them.
Starr: A-Rod Shouldn't Take Drug Heat AloneThe career of baseball's preeminent star is irrevocably tarnished. But he doesn't deserve to be singled out of baseball's lineup of cheaters.
Starr: Michael Phelps Needs to Grow UpAt 23, the Olympic star is too old to be talking about 'youthful' indiscretions. But too many athletes are simply forever young.
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Starr: Top 10 Sports Stories of 2008Our roundup concludes with the top stories of the sporting year.
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Starr: Are the Patriots Done?In which I reveal my deepest, darkest fear: what if the Super Bowl loss was, in fact, the beginning of the end?
Fast Chat With NY Giants Coach Tom CoughlinHe was a dead man walking, soon to be fired. Instead, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin led his team to a stunning Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots, a story he recounts in his new book, "A Team to Believe In." Ever a good sport, NEWSWEEK's Mark Starr, a lifelong Pats fan, spoke with Coughlin as the new NFL season kicks off this week. ...
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Summer Olympics Preview: Dara TorresThe Summer of 1984, Los Angeles: A year before Michael Phelps was even born, hometown girl Dara Torres, just 17, won an Olympic gold medal in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay. Three golds, one silver and four bronzes later, Torres, now 41, will become the first U.S. swimmer to compete in five Olympics. Consider: the last time she reached the Games—Sydney in 2000—she was already the team's oldest swimmer. In Beijing, where Torres will race the 50-meter freestyle and two relays, the second oldest swimmer on the team will be 26-year-old Amanda Beard. The saga of Torres, our ageless wonder, has become a fan favorite.But while everyone is impressed, not everyone is convinced. Some journalists have wondered aloud if this fairy tale is exactly that. They can't comprehend how Torres could swim the fastest 100 meters of her life—at her advanced age, after a lengthy retirement, and just two years after giving birth—without doping. Torres says she is clean, noting that she has volunteered for a...
Gymnastics: A U.S.-China Olympic Face-OffChina's girls on bars and beams are adorable. Ours are, too. More important, though, the Chinese and U.S. women's gymnastics teams are the best in the world, making this the one sport in which the two Olympic powers can really go to the mats. The American squad might be even more accomplished than the gold-winning "Magnificent Seven" from Atlanta in 1996. Its four leading lights—Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel and Alicia Sacramone—have combined to win 25 medals in world competition. Last year the U.S. girls wrested the team title from China by less than a point (0.95). It was a reversal of the previous year, when China bested the United States by an even slimmer margin. The team final is Aug. 13, and a single misstep could be fatal.Expect some fireworks on the men's side, too, with Paul Hamm returning to competition after a three-year hiatus. Hamm, the men's gold-medal winner in Athens, will have to shed the rust and rebound from a broken hand at the same time. His No....
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We are currently in the midst of what will almost certainly not be referred to as the Great Lime Shortage of 2014. Following the decimation of the domestic lime crop in the 1990s, the United States is now largely dependent on foreign imports. And this year has provided a perfect storm of difficulties for growers. Quoth the New York Post,
A huge shortage is the result of a nasty cocktail of conditions in Mexico, where 97 percent of US limes are grown. Heavy rains knocked the blossoms off many trees, reducing yield. A bacteria that's long been ravaging citrus trees in Mexico didn't help either, but the real trouble came when criminals and drug cartels started looting the groves and hijacking delivery trucks.
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Try to install BT5 and skip step 2 perhaps ? "fix-splash" is not that important. And make sure MD5sum is correct.
For several times:
1) I install backtrack 5 on usb with universal usb installer
2) I do fix-splash and I delete files and cache.kcache plasma_the_volatile.kcache
2) I update the apt-get
3) I update metasploit
All is well until I poweroff and I reboot startx responds:
No protocol spécifié
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Xinit Resource temporarily unavailable (errno 11): unable to connect to X server
waiting for X server to shut down ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
xinit: Server error.
xauth: error in locking authority file / root / .Xauthority
please a final solution to this bug, I'm fed up to reinstall
Try to install BT5 and skip step 2 perhaps ? "fix-splash" is not that important. And make sure MD5sum is correct.
Pretty sure the universal usb installer is going to install bt as a live cd, so your changes aren't going to stick. Just install like you normally would with a real hard drive and make sure after you tell it where to install you click the advanced button to tell it to install grub on the usb key.
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
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I think this has nothing to do with fix-splash, or universal usb installer. Here is what I do:
1) Install backtrack (BT5-64-GNOME) using universal usb installer
2) apt-get update
3) apt-get dist-upgrade
everything works perfectly until restart.
Then, after I restart if I run startx the same thing happens as with apocalypto. And the only way I found to resolve this problem is reinstalling.
The checksum is correct. I don't run fix-splash, so I can't skip that step. If I don't upgrade, it works well, and has persistence. But I think it's reasonable to expect to be able to upgrade. Anyone else having the same problems, or is it just me and apocalypto?


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In Her Words: Jessie Ware
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British singer/songwriter Jessie Ware is poised to make a splash on this side of the pond with the U.S. release of her debut album, Devotion. Described as a cross between Adele and Sadé, Jessie Ware adds soulful melancholy to the already robust invasion of British pop.
Jessie Ware stopped by the iHeartRadio studios in New York City recently, where she let us in on what makes her tick (hint: food!) in her own handwritten words.
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I just went for my 18 wk check-up and was shocked to find out I had gained 16lbs!! I have been eating well and exercising, I was not expecting so much of a gain. However, my Dr was a lot less concerned with it then I was and said that baby and I are the picture of health and to keep doing what I am doing. I don't look like I have put on weight anywhere besides my belly and boobs, but still 16 lbs?! The charts online say I should have only put on 8lbs so far and I have doubled that.
I was just wondering how much weight everyone else has gained around the halfway mark? Instead of comparing myself to charts I would rather know what real people are gaining or not gaining.


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Kelly Clarkson reclaims top spot on Forbes' idol earners list
(Yahoo!) - Forbes just released its annual ranking of the top-earning "American Idol" alums (covering May 2011 to May 2012), and original Idol Kelly Clarkson has reclaimed the top spot on the list, bumping last year's top "Idol" earner, Carrie Underwood, down to number two. On last year's list, Kelly placed fifth, with earnings of $2.5 million, but this time, she earned $8 million (compared to Carrie's $5 million), thanks to the gold sales of her fifth album Stronger, her television appearances on "The Voice" and "Duets," a Toyota commercial, and tireless touring.
Interestingly, Forbes points out that Kelly's $8 million earnings are roughly equal to what Nicki Minaj is pocketing as a judge on "American Idol" this season, and are twice the amount that another new "Idol" judge, Keith Urban, is making. Kelly's paycheck is also less than half of what Mariah Carey, reality TV's highest-paid judge, is earning on "Idol" this year. Debate the justice and/or injustice of this payscale amongst yourselves...
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About six weeks ago, while rummaging through the dreck of the leaked Windows 8.1 Build 9471, I mentioned a surprising limitation on Windows accounts. In Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, you are limited to five devices running Windows Store apps on a single Windows account. You could buy a Metro app, install and run it on five (Win8/8.1/RT/8.1RT) devices simultaneously, but if you tried to install it on a sixth device using the same Microsoft account, you had to officially uninstall the app on one of the existing devices before Windows Store would let you install it on a new device.
Back when Windows 8 first hit the stands, that wasn't a big deal for most consumers -- how many families do you know with five Metro-capable Windows devices? -- but some developers got left in the lurch. It's hard to demo (and sell) Metro apps when you're limited to five devices. Admins with multiple Windows 8/RT devices had to jump through hoops to get their computers to work: If you had six cloned Windows8/RT devices running Metro apps of any description, you had to use at least two different Microsoft accounts. Worse, the limitation applied to all Windows Store apps -- including free apps. It didn't make much sense.
Apple's analogous limitation is for 10 devices.
Sanity has prevailed, I'm happy to say, and Microsoft has announced that effective Oct. 9, Metro apps can be installed on up to 81 devices under the same Microsoft account. Developers now get control over their apps, up to the 81-device limit:
On one hand, the ability to run on more devices may mean more revenue from the apps that are ad-based. On the other hand, if limiting the service that can be accessed simultaneously on devices is critical for the business model of the app, we provide a set of APIs to build a service-side verification to set that limit.
The change is good news for everybody: customers, developers, and admins. It's also a forward-looking change as Microsoft finally consolidates Windows Metro apps and Windows Phone apps in a single store.
This story, "Another bad Windows 8 decision reversed," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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Alice Cooper's 'Wayne's World' jacket recovered
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Alice Cooper has his "Wayne's World" jacket back. A post on the rocker's says the John Richmond black leather jacket Cooper wore in the the 1992 Mike Myers-Dana Carvey film has been returned. .
Finally got back @realalicecooper's#Stolen #WaynesWorld jacket! instagram.com/p/XlROY5p603/— Alice Cooper (@RealAliceCooper) April 2, 2013
Cooper's camp was contacted last by the Los Angeles police last month and notified of the jacket's recovery. Police say a man who wished to remain anonymous claimed to have found the jacket behind a dumpster in Culver City. He apparently recognized the jacket, and simply wanted Cooper to get it back - he wasn't interested in a reward.
Cooper lost the jacket after a break-in at a Los Angeles storage facility in March 2012.
Thieves also took the sculpture used for the cover photo of Alice's "Hey Stoopid" album and many vinyl records. Those items haven't been recovered. At the time of the burglary Cooper noted that his storage space was just one of several units that were hit, so he didn't think he had been personally targeted.
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I don't get why they don't release the iPhones in more countries on launch. It cheesed off a lot of people that it took a month for the iPhone 4 to get to Canada
p.s. Based on the photo it looks like they're just getting the iPhone 2G
Does anyone really care that Russians will get iPhone? Not like they are going to create weapon of mass destruction with it.
They could launch in more counties, but you'd find it very hard to get one, stock would be so low.
We are the U.S. Of A we should always get things 1st silly lol
apple should launch their iphones in more countries at the same time rather than US
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Shape Changing LubricantsRobert Ian Taylor
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Shell Global Solutions UK is conducting research to optimize lubricants for the fuel economy. A problem exists in creating a balance between energy efficient lubricants that decrease friction, and the higher wear created by the thinner oil film in the lower friction lubricant. There are also many points of contact with extremely high pressure, which increases the viscosity of the lubricant, causing the metal surface to deform elastically thus promoting lubrication.
Shell uses COMSOL Multiphysics to solve the complex lubrication problems. COMSOL allows Shell to develop models without using the existing proprietary code, simplifying maintenance and modification of models.
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Both individual products and manufacturing facilities must be certified organic to allow labeling of products as organic or containing organic ingredients. Aubrey was certified as an organic processor in October 1994 by Quality Assurance International of San Diego, California, the first cosmetic manufacturer to be certified organic. Aubrey is also a member of the Organic Trade Association (OTA). The NOP was scrupulously crafted to have jurisdiction over agricultural products used in foods, and has stringent standards for processed foods. The NOP also has jurisdiction over agricultural ingredients (such as jojoba oil and aloe vera) used in personal care products, assuring consumers that those ingredients are produced without pesticides or herbicides and are processed without chemicals. Aubrey is a founding member of the OTA's Personal Care Task Force, which was formed to review the NOP Standards as they apply to the manufacturing of personal care products. 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