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Youth who are bright and motivated, though disadvantaged, have the potential to provide leadership to their country, but because of lack of school fees, they often cannot get a university education and thus cannot realize their potential. PATHWAYS Leadership for Progress offers scholarships to motivated youth to the University of Nairobi with the provision that they must lead a community development project. We have 16 scholars but here, only highlight three, Jemimah, Dennis, and Michael.
Obtaining a university education will equip the youth with the skills they need to obtain a good job and to assess the problems confronting their country. Working on a community project will develop future leaders who will learn to "pay it forward".
We will help Jemima, Dennis, and Michael who are disadvantaged yet motivated youth to get a university degree and to also help their community. Jemima: poultry rearing and agriculture; Dennis: solar power, fish farming and tree planting; and Michael: cassava growing.
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Hi Marty, I just finished Intuition Pumps by Dan Dennett and The Information by James Gleick, Both were great reads. I'm thinking of downloading the audiobook Adieu to God by Mick Power. It looks like it might be good. I think one of my favorite books is The Portable Atheist by Christopher Hitchens. One of these days I have to go to one of the Meet-Ups. It's hard to get the time between work and family.
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American Dream Money
Moneymakers: The Wicked Lives and Surprising Adventures of Three Notorious Counterfeiters
We place a lot of confidence in paper money. We trust in pieces of paper that seem to have no intrinsic value whatsoever. We pass paper bills from hand to hand with little or no questioning of their worth. During some periods of American history people were able to turn in these pieces of paper to some institution or another for specie, that is, for gold or silver, which most people believe do have some intrinsic value; but not anymore. Today the paper bills rest exclusively on faith, on the confidence we have that the notes are genuine and that everyone will accept them.
Almost from the beginning of American history Americans have relied on paper money. Indeed, the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1690 was the first government in the Western world to print paper currency in order to pay its debts. Although this paper money was not redeemable in specie, the Massachusetts government did accept it in payment for taxes. Because Americans were always severely short of gold and silver, the commercial benefits of such paper soon became obvious. Not only the thirteen British colonies, but following the Revolution the new states and the Continental Congress all came to rely on the printing of paper money to pay most of their bills. By the early nineteenth century hundreds of banks throughout the country were issuing notes that passed as money. No place in the world had more paper money flying about than did America. By the time the federal government began regulating the money supply during the Civil War, there were more than ten thousand different kinds of notes circulating in the United States.
All this paper passing from person to person helped to make possible the extraordinary expansion of the American economy in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Entrepreneurs had credit and capital readily available, and anyone who wanted to trade with other Americans found this circulating paper a useful medium of exchange. At the same time, however, all these different paper notes offered abundant opportunities for criminals to make money. Counterfeiting gold and silver coins was hard to do, but someone with ink, paper, plates, a printing press, and a little talent for engraving could create fraudulent copies of notes issued by governments and banks. Slipping countless amounts of these forged notes into circulation could make someone a rich man; or at least many aspiring American counterfeiters thought so.
Not surprisingly, the prevalence of counterfeiting in early America—and no country in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries had more of it—has spawned a series of studies, of which this spirited account by Ben Tarnoff is only the most recent. Out of the hundreds if not thousands of counterfeiters in early America Tarnoff has chosen…
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Ja on show at NY jerk fest
THE Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival was held for the third straight year at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York, last Sunday.
It attracted a crowd of 15,000.
Lovers of jerked food (different ages and nationalities) packed the venue, savouring the menus of numerous vendors.
There were cultural activities and a live show featuring Shaggy, Christopher Martin, Maxi Priest and Gyptian. The latter was presented with a gold plaque for his song Hold Yuh, which sold over 500,000 copies.
In the Celebrity Jerk Cook-Off, New York City public advocate Bill de Blasio nipped actor Leon Robinson of Cool Runnings fame.
Chef Brian Lumley was selected Chef of the Year.
Sukanta Jerk Hut won for Best Jerk Chicken, walking away with the coveted Dutch Pot and $500. The Silver Dutch Pot and $200 went to Boston Jerk City Restaurant, while Porty Jerk Flavors was third, copping the Bronze Dutch Pot and $100.
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- 2 pounds ground beef
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- 2 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce
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- 1 can (6 ounces) ripe olives, drained and chopped, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 package (7 ounces) corn tortillas
- In a skillet, cook beef, onion, salt and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add tomato sauce, corn, tomatoes, half of the olives and the chili powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish, layer half of the meat mixture, cheese and tortillas. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with remaining olives. cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer or until heated through. Yield: 8 servings.
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"You need to clarify tomatoes, but also layering in the order you give would put tortillas on top which would dry them out during baking. I imagine you should layer tortillas, meat and then cheese and repeat with cheese ending up on top."
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Bull Fillet with Anchovy Sauce
- Olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and brunoise
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and brunoise
- 3 celery stalks, brunoise
- 1 zucchini, brunoise
- 1 carrot, peeled and brunoise
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Herbes de Provence, to taste
- 3 bay leaves
- 8 anchovy fillets
- Olive oil
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Vinegar, to taste
- 2 to 3 tablespoons water
- About 4 cups veal stock
- Ground black pepper
- 1 (2-pound) bull fillet
- 7 ounces red rice, cooked
- Fresh parsley, for garnish
In a skillet over medium-high heat, add about 2 tablespoons olive oil. Once heated add the onions and saute. When the onions are translucent, add all of the other vegetables, stirring often. Season the vegetables with salt, pepper, herbes de Provence, and the bay leaves. When the vegetables are cooked, drain off any excess oil and set aside. Allow vegetables to come to room temperature.
Anchovy Sauce:
Rinse the anchovy fillets in cold water. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of oil to a frying pan over medium-high heat. Once heated, add the shallot and the anchovy fillets. Cook on low heat until fragrant. Add the garlic and let cook for 5 minutes. Deglaze the pan with vinegar, reduce the heat, then add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water and allow to reduce again. Add the veal stock and cook slowly until it thickens. Season with pepper.
Chef's Note: do not season the sauce with salt.
Bull Fillet:
Trim the fat off the bull fillet. Cut into pieces weighing about 5 ounces each. Sear the meat in a hot pan with oil on the stove, turning so that all sides are browed. Place the meat into a hot oven and cook until desired doneness.
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Place the sauteed vegetables on the plate. Place the bull fillet on top of the sauteed vegetables. Add a scoop of rice and spoon the anchovy sauce onto the plate. Garnish the plate with parsley.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health is continuing it's efforts to encourage healthy lifestyles through the We Choose Health initiative. The multi-year initiative is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Transformation Grants. Over the last two years, the Madison County Health Department has partnered with five community organizations to implement a number of programs. Officials with the MCHD report that progress is being made on this year's initiative, the Baby-Friendly Hospitals Initiative.
Through this initiative, the MCHD will assist hospitals in giving all mothers the information, confidence and skills necessary to initiate and continue breastfeeding. It also provides necessary support and assistance to hospitals that implement the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes.
For more information on the Baby-Friendly Hospitals Initiative, visit www.idph.state.il.us/wechoosehealth or www.babyfriendlyusa.org
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In its latest update on the Kingdom's telecom sector, NCB Capital, the GCC's major wealth manager and the Kingdom's largest asset manager, believes that growth in the sector will remain driven by the broadband and corporate segments. However, the increasing competition in broadband and the continuous changes in the sector's regulations are the main concerns.
"We maintain our overweight rating on Mobily with a PT of SR 93.2 (18 percent upside) and STC (Saudi Telecom Co.) with a PT of SR 45.7 (upside of 15 percent)," noted Abdulelah Babgi, equity research analyst at NCB Capital. "We also upgraded Zain from neutral to overweight with a PT of SR 11.6 (upside of 16 percent)."
NCB Capital has upgraded its rating on Zain to overweight following the recent positive developments on the company's debt issues. "We believe the agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the refinancing of the junior debt will reduce financial charges and accordingly alleviate some of the pressure on the bottom line," Babgi said. "Based on this, we have revised our estimates for Zain by 3-12 percent for the projection period between 2013 and 2020. We also believe that these agreements indicate a greater likelihood that Zain will secure a positive deal in refinancing its senior debt of SR 9 billion. This should be a major positive catalyst for the stock once completed," he added.
NCB Capital PT for Mobily has increased slightly off the back of a reduction in the equity risk premium by 0.5 percent. "However, our forecasts for Mobily remain broadly the same following the Q1 2013 results, which were in line with our estimates," added Babgi. "Our PT for STC is down by 0.4 percent off the back of lower than expected results in Q1, 2013, although this was slightly offset by the reduction in the equity risk premium. Despite the strong local operations, some of STC's international operations remain a significant concern."
NCB Capital continues to believe growth in the sector will be mainly driven by the data and corporate segments, supported by continued investments and increased smart phone penetration rates. However, increasing competition in these segments and further changes in the CITC's regulations are the main concerns.
The valuation of the sector remains attractive at 9.2x 2013e P/E, compared to regional peers at 10.5x. From the telecom stocks under coverage, Mobily remains NCB Capital's top pick due to its strong financial prospects coupled with a strong dividend outlook.


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Lazard Freres Ups Hotel Reservations to 'Buy'
Analyst James Winchester upgraded on positive guidance from the discount hotel provider
Lazard Freres upgraded Hotel Reservations (ROOM ) to buy from hold.
Analyst James Winchester upgraded on positive guidance. He says the best possible scenario for the company that provides discount hotel accommodations is the recession, thus the company is holding its own. While in the midst of a tough lodging environment, Winchester says the hotel discount business is the only piece of the lodging pie showing an upward trend. He sees EPS growth accelerating over the next couple of years and sees $1.85 EPS for 2003. Winchester raised his $45 target to $64.
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BetterSurf ad keeps popping up. How do I completely get rid of it? I did a full scan of my system and removed tons of infections, but the annoying BetterSurf malware still appears on my screen. It is driving me mad. Please help!!!
BetterSurf Malware Description
BetterSurf is a malware program which pretends to be a legitimate browser extension. BetterSurf malware usually arrives bundled with free software that you download from the internet. Once it is added to your chrome, firefox or internet explorer, you will encounter many PC problems.
BetterSurf malware modifies your Windows registry, DNS settings and browser settings. Every time you browse the internet, annoying ads will automatically pop up, luring you to spending money for all kind of products and services. Actually, the excessive BetterSurf pop-up ads are not trusted. Whenever you click them you will be redirected to unsafe websites where you may get your system infected with other infections. Moreover, BetterSurf malware consumes a lot of system resources, so it makes your computer run slowly. If you don't delete it as soon as possible, it may even open up system backdoors for hackers or steal your personal information, such as websites visited, search queries, IP address, credit card accounts/password etc. Without a doubt, BetterSurf malware is not only annoying, but also it poses risk to your system.
Unfortunately, Antivirus software cannot detect BetterSurf malware. It keeps displaying unwanted pop up ads to users and redirecting them to undesired web pages. To permanently get rid of the annoying thing, you need to use manual removal method. Delete all its files, folders and registry keys. Please carefully follow the detailed removal instructions set forth below.
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5. BetterSurf virus may steal your personal data and send it to remote servers.
6. It cannot be removed by using antivirus software
How to Remove BetterSurf Malware?
For removing the annoying BetterSurf malware you need to delete all its files, folders and registry keys. Before starting the removal operation, please back up your important data. Here's what to do.
Step 1: Open the task manager by pressing Ctrl key, Alt key and Del key together, then terminate the associated processes:
Step 2: Delete all the related files and folders created by BetterSurf malware:
%program files% BetterSurf popups %documents and settings % all usersBetterSurf ads %AllUsersProfile%{random} %AllUsersProfile%{random}.lnk
Step3: Open registry editor and remove the registry keys listed:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun"[VARIABLE]" = "%Temp%[VARIABLE]" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun"[VARIABLE]" = "rundll32.exe %Temp%[VARIABLE] [EXPORTED FUNCTION] 0″ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSafeBootMinimal{TROJAN FILE NAME} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSafeBootNetwork{TROJAN FILE NAME} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices{TROJAN FILE NAME}
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By Amy OdellGet a first look at the most recent 'Project Runway' winner's latest collection.
By Amy OdellThey're lobbying for the Design Piracy Prohibition Act.
By Amy OdellBy the time it launches, will anyone care?
By Amy OdellShe faces a class-A misdemeanor after allegedly throwing her cat violently at her ex-fiancé.
By Amy OdellA side note from Politico notes that some staff and press were passing the pipe in Jordan. OMG — was it Adam Nagourney and Reggie Love? Or Katie Couric and Chuck Hagel??
Considering the poor singer's ailing health, maybe it's time for fashion companies to give her and customers a break.
Mercy College rolls out the exciting-sounding "Instant Decision Week." It's like spring break but with college, or something.
Of all the people who said things today, Teri Garr said the ten best things.
What a difference a name makes.
Rami is okay after a bar fight in West Hollywood. Brad Walsh is still recovering from injuries after a truck driver punched him.
The CBS anchor identifies with the former presidential candidate. Plus, why it's not looking good for Wall Street bonuses, or the doorman who won $5 million on a scratch ticket a couple of months ago, and more, in our daily rundown of New York media, finance, real-estate, and law news.
So now there is 'The Office,' the spinoff, and the un-spinoff. Got it?
In a world where the ongoing Red Sox–Yankees "saga" is rudely interrupted by the Tampa Bay Rays, it is no wonder that the artificial construction of a Mets-Phillies rivalry has been so labored and dogged.
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Blood and Jade Gift Pack Giveaway
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About Show #24 Brad McGehee discusses the career path of a professional database administrator. Often the DBA role is thrust upon an IT professional or developer without much in the way of specific training. Growing into the role is largely a self-motivated exercise. Brad talks about the habits that successful DBAs have, focused on on-going education and working to protect their organizations data.
Brad M. McGehee is a MCSE+I, MCSD, and MCT (former) with a Bachelors' degree in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration. Currently the Director of DBA Education for Red Gate Software, Brad is an accomplished Microsoft SQL Server MVP with over 10 years' SQL Server experience. Having founded the popular community site SQL-Server-Performance.Com, where he now acts as the technical editor and forum moderator, Brad specializes in SQL Server Administration, Performance Tuning, and High Availability. He regularly consults with multiple clients, helping them to get the most out of SQL Server. Brad is a frequent speaker at SQL PASS, SQLTeach, SQL Connections, SQL Server user groups, and other industry seminars, where he shares his 10 years' cumulative knowledge. A well-respected and trusted name in SQL Server literature, Brad is the author or co-author of more than 12 technical books and over 100 published articles. His most recent book (as a co-author) is Professional SQL Server 2005 Administration by Wrox Press.


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Following a brief-but-heated exchange at Tuesday's Cynthiana City Commission, a $12,044.67 contribution was approved for Parks and Recreation.
When Finance Commissioner Billy Grayson presented payables for approval, Mayor Steve Moses questioned the payment to Harrison County Fiscal Court that would go to Parks and Rec.
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We present an interview with one of the most influential bloggers on the penny auction scene Amanda Lee, founder of Penny Auction Watch. Amanda shares her thoughts on the industry and what direction can we expect sites, developers and the PA culture to follow in the near future.
1) Not every one might be familiar with your work so please tell us a little bit about yourself, your site and why you started it?
Hi! Well, first of all I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity to be interviewed and to introduce your readers to my site, Thank You!
Time sure does fly by... I first found out about penny auctions back in March of 2009. My mom found an ad for a penny auction site (the now defunct YottaBid.com), they were giving out a lot of daily free bids during their grand opening.
I still remember the afternoon when she told me about the site, she was all excited, told me I had to sign up. The site had loading issues, and the whole very-alien shopping concept that made astounding claims to the ability to win items for "pennies" had me a bit skeptical. Needless to say I tried it out and I really like bidding after I started winning.
The first penny auction I ever won was a brand new Nintendo Wii, I won it with the free promo bids. I stayed up until past 3 am bidding on it! I bid there on an almost daily basis for the 3 or so months that they remained opened. I then found more penny auctions, the next one I found was called CheapoBids and they were offering a brand new Honda. Since I could win on the first site I right away purchased over $100 in bids to try it out. It didn't take long until I had a feeling that something was not right. I began to look into who developed the site's software (Repute Infosystems) and found that they offered site owners with a bidding bot "shill" option. More on this on my blog, but basically I strongly believe they were shill bidding with bots against me, it seemed very obvious.
At the time there wasn't a forum or blog with information on penny auctions and I was really upset to see how easy a penny auction site could steal bidder's money and not be held accountable, so I decided to launch Penny Auction Watch®, a penny auction blog and forum that I have been running since May of 2009.
Since you asked what the main purpose of Penny Auction Watch is, I'd like to sum it up by saying it's a place to learn and talk about the good, the bad and the ugly in penny auctions.
The main purpose for starting the site was to help others who like myself, really enjoy winning penny auctions, by informing, providing a place for collaboration of ideas, posting of experiences to hold the sites accountable and to expose the shady operators. Since 2009 many of them have been exposed in both my blog by myself and by members of the forum. More on this can be found by going to the Hall of Shame section and Legit or Not? And also the Red Flags section of the forum. I also will from time to time feature interviews with site owners, write articles on penny auction tips and strategy advice and anything that I think is interesting.
There have been many challenges that have come with running Penny Auction Watch. It's been a victim of 3 DDoS attacks, I've received implied death threats, have been hacked, libeled and defamed by now penny auction blog/forum "competitors", and penny auction sites that my site has exposed have retaliated against me by trying to destroy my reputation with a slew of lies posted all over the Internet. It's all made me a much stronger person, and with the tribulations there have also been triumphs. I've been interviewed and mentioned by Wired.com, Consumer Reports TV/print, on TV networks such as CBS, FOX, ABC, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post, Reuters, AOL's WalletPop, MInt.com and others, too. The most rewarding thing I've gained from the entire experience have been the gracious words of thanks from penny auction bidders who have thanked me for informing them of the good and the bad in penny auctions and providing them with a place to learn more, and discuss the sites with other bidders. They are what have kept me going and kept me blogging and running the forum for almost 3 years now.
2) Do you think that over the years you managed to make an impact on users and site owners' awareness towards each other?
Yes, I do. Penny Auction Watch was the first ever penny auction forum for an industry, and has been a breath of fresh air for many bidders and site owners looking to gain more knowledge about penny auctions. However, most important is the fact that without my site so many penny auctions that once swindled thousands by way of shady tactics like shill bidding and not shipping, blatantly stealing from consumers, would still be around.
Social media is a very powerful tool. Social media helps hold companies accountable. The feedback that is posted in the forum is very valuable for penny auction owners.
3) Have you ever thought about opening your own PA site?
I really haven't had any desire to launch my own penny auction site, well, beyond the totally free demo/practice penny auction site that I launched in 2010. Shillo.com. The bids were free and bots were rampant, with purpose. I even shipped a few items out (totally free) to bidders. It was using a script that at the time was sold with bots and has since been held accountable by the Office of Fair Trading in the UK and can no longer sell the site with the bot feature available on live sites. Shillo didn't last long because I was actually scammed by the person who sold me the script. Long story there (http://www.pennyauctionwatch.com/2010/12/shillo-closes-its-doors/), but this info can be found in the forum too!
4) What do you think plays the biggest role when it comes to engaging users on a PA site? Is it the amount of auction types like "lowest unique bid" or "no auto bid" auctions? Or is it interesting concepts along with solid business and technical platforms do all the heavy lifting?
Well, I don't really think there is any one thing that takes center stage when it comes to engaging users. I do, however, think that there are a few very important components: Social engagement, facebook/twitter/becoming an active member and getting feedback from bidders in the PAW forum. Gamnification: I think it's very important for sites to really find a way to reward their bidders. Especially important for engagement is anything that adds stability and sustainability to the model. Buy-it-now is something that I think really meets this need and engages consumers, because when too many bidders end up losing with one person being the winner, those users that a site worked hard to obtain may just walk away. Some bidders really like auto bid features (bid butler, bid buddy, etc.) while others wish that a site didn't allow them, it really has to do with preference; I have seen sites be successful whether or not they offered this. To learn more about gamnification and how it can enhance and engage customers there was a webinar on March 6th by Badgeville.comhttp://blog.badgeville.com/2012/03/02/webinar-elizabeth-shaw-of-forrester-research-on-gamification/?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=twitterfeed
So be sure to watch a recording when it's made public.
5) Do you think that PA sites are due for a change in the traditional paradigm of "every man for himself"? Do you think we should expect more socially integrated concepts like SharetheSpoils.com?
SharetheSpoils really is innovative, and I do think that if more creative-entrepreneurs venture into penny auctions we will see more socially integrated concepts for sure. At least I hope so!
6) I've noticed that you have a special topic on your forum for "daily deal" site users. How do you see the relationship between PA sites and daily deal sites? Are they rivals in some extent or on the other hand we might see hybrid forms of the two in the future.
Nice observation! I started the daily deal section just because I really enjoy daily deals and bargains and since I like penny auctions thought that penny auction bidders would too, however, that part of the forum hasn't been too active.
There actually was a daily deal / penny auction hybrid that launched. CityCents.com, it was like a mesh between Groupon and a penny auction site with localized deals, they mainly focused on DC and Boston, offered auctions for deals/gift cards and products. Unfortunately the site couldn't sustain itself and changed from offering penny auctions to "seat auctions" before they finally shut down.
7) Do you think bidders have a right to know what's going on the back-end of a bidding site? What would you suggest to make it more transparent?
Definitely. But I think that bidders not only have the right, I think there should not even be an option for a site to cheat consumers. Not only do I blame the script developers who are making the fake bidding software so readily available, I blame the dishonest thieving site operators who are deploying them. It's just too easy for a site to cheat if the site owners think they can get away with it. While there are concerns with Facebook and collusion, I have seen sites (BigDeal.com was a great example of this) that linked user's accounts with their Facebook accounts, this is one option and it did help me to them more.
8) You probably know that a lot of new PA sites often don't have time or resources to program their own platforms so they buy pre-made scripts from developers. Some PA developers openly offer future site owners shill bidding bots and other questionable administration options. Do you think that users have a right to know how the PA site is powered, or at least gather some info on other PA sites reputation, that where developed using the same platform before deciding to bid?
Yes, I do think users have a right to know how the site is powered. I, as well as my members, have written about the script companies that power the sites and whether or not they openly offered bot shill scripts. Since many use the "out of the box" solutions, many bidders can tell which script is being used and they use this information to decide whether or not they want to bid on a particular penny auction site.
9) Would you make any predictions on innovations that PA sites might introduce to bidders in 2012? Can changes like QuiBids gaming center make an impact to other PA sites game plan? Or will changes in online gambling laws have a far bigger impact?
I definitely think that there is room for improvement and innovation in penny auctions and it will be interesting to see what's in store.
Like QuiBids, I have seen more penny auction sites introduce game centers and rewards programs. One site that was really unique was Bidzilla.com, now gone, but the entire platform had more of a game feel too it, they incorporated chat and avatars, and even had a leaderboard for high bidders, the entire application was unique from that of the standard penny auction interface. I really think they were on the right track with user engagement, but they went offline and said they'd return but haven't yet and it's been over a year since they closed. This week PennyGrab introduced a game that allows bidders to win credits, but both QuiBids and PennyGrab require game play or tokens to be won via bidding in auctions first to play games to win credits. Just recently RagingBid with their social shopping rewards site BluKos announced that for every dollar spent at big box/popular retailers, i.e. Target, users will get free bids on their site.
As for gambling laws and whether or not penny auctions can be equated to gambling that really is up in the air. Penny auctions have not been deemed to be gambling. The BBC asked the question, but I do know that South Africa was looking into the possibility of this (http://www.pennyauctionwatch.com/2011/02/penny-auctions-illegal-south-africa-regulations/). Italy did however ban lowest unique auctions. The Justice Department issued an opinion last last year that reversed a long-standing position that the 1961 Wire Act ruling that states can legalize many forms of "wagering" Online except for sports betting.
Just a few months ago the FTC issued a consumer advisory warning on penny auctions, but other than that there hasn't been a governing body in the US that has spoken on them - at least to my knowledge.
Struggling against an onslaught of Internet gambling operated legally from other countries, the Justice Department issued an opinion in late December reversing a long-standing position that the 1961 federal Wire Act prohibited most betting over the Internet.
10) Is there anything you'd like to say to future penny auction owners dreaming of making it big?
I tell future penny auction owners with hopes to make it big in penny auctions to, above all, put customers first, admit to mistakes, i.e. mistakes in software/programming, lags, glitches etc., make sure to not don't get in over your head by offering more items than they can afford to lose.
It has become much more difficult for penny auctions to secure payment processing, so make sure that your terms and your site is very clear to consumers or you could just lose processing if your bidders initiate chargebacks for any reason.
Don't mislead bidders by engaging in false advertising. If you choose to market your site with affiliate marketing (this can prove to be very successful) make sure you watch what your affiliates are doing and be sure that the marketing they do for you is FTC complaint or else you could get into a lot of trouble.
Ship items out quickly, as soon as you can, and within 30 days.
Make honesty your policy. Don't get too friendly with bidders, but also always maintain a high level of professionalism when communicating with them. Too many people that enter into the penny auction industry haven't had prior business experience and lack in professionalism. Be sure to keep your customer's information private. Make sure your site is encrypted to protect private/sensitive information like addresses and credit card information. Be very careful if a third party approaches you wanting to "verify" your site.
Be careful who you trust, too. There have been a few individuals that entered the penny auction space, posing as experts and offering help to site owners and verification services only to turn around and use their memberbase to their own advantage.
Find creative ways to reward and engage bidders. I think all penny auction owners should take advice from Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com. "I had decided to stop chasing the money, and start chasing the passion." - Tony Hsieh. In order to succeed at anything in life I truly believe that one must be passionate about what it is they are doing.
If you decide to launch a penny auction it will most likely take up much of your time, make sure you enjoy the concept and the culture.
Engage with your customers. Use social media to your advantage.
Keep evolving and seek to innovate. Listen to feedback from your customers and add features and items that your customers will actually like to bid on.
Unique packaging and handwritten notes can go a long way. When LabelDoll.com was a penny auction site they really impressed me with that.
Find creative ways to advertise. You can do more beyond newspaper, radio, TV, Internet, affiliates. Advertising is imperative. You need to get the word out there or you won't have many bidders and your site won't last very long.
Make sure you do have win limits or your site could really suffer by the hands of a few bidders.
Also, check out my post on Guidelines for Penny Auction Owners http://www.pennyauctionwatch.com/2010/10/how-to-run-penny-auction-site-owners-guidelines/
Thank you again for interviewing me!
I'd like to invite anyone interested in penny auctions whether you are currently involved in running a penny auction site, seek to start one, or are a bidder looking to learn more about a lesser known way to shop online be sure to join my forum http://PennyAuctionWatch.com/forum and subscribe to the blog http://PennyAuctionWatch.com
Membership is free and open to all!
Thank you!
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My college roomate, after reading Oedipus
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My other roommate has the unusual habit of sleeping with his eyes open and there have been plenty of times that I've carried on short conversations with him even though he was far from conscious. A memorable one:
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One day she was agitated about someone from work and was bitchy all evening. When she woke me up with her sleep-talking, I had a notepad and pen at the ready to record her information. The next morning I read my notes and began to talk to her about Mr. C. Ranboe, about his account information, his social security number, her conversations with him on the phone, etc. She was totally floored. Apparently she was reliving parts of her workday in her sleep.
I convinced her to change jobs. If you had to dream about a job, it would be better to have one you enjoy.
Another fun sleeptalking incident is when I spent the night at my friends house. I slept on a futon in his room, and was woken up by shouting. My friend was having an argument with his sister two rooms down, but they were both sleeping! At breakfast I told them about it, and they vehemently denied it until everyone started quoting the argument. It had awakened the household.
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I was trying to wake my wife up this morning. She rolled over mumbling, then sat upright and yelled at me, "If you don't stop fucking Milla, I will break your coffee cup."
Probably has something to do with my infatuation with Milla Jovovich. First time I was ever jealous of someone else's dream.
I guess I was about 11 or 12 when one of my friends was sleeping over at our place. I woke up in the middle of the night, I don't know what woke me, but I saw my friend sitting up on his mattress. "What's up?", I asked him. He said "I hafta go home", and he stood up with eyes still closed. I told him, "Hey, you're sleep-walking, wake up and get back to bed". Then all of the sudden, he just takes off and runs at a closed door which took to the hallway. *BAM!* And he didn't even wake up! I got up and went to him, asked if he was ok and all. He was just mumbling something and holding his head. I put him back to bed and got back to sleep myself too. In the morning when I told him about this, he was sure I had made it all up.
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Lady Diana Frances Spencer was just 20 when she married Prince Charles, heir to the throne of Britain, on 29 July 1981. Her beauty and youthful charisma quickly earned Diana the nickname of "the people's princess." She and Charles had two sons, William (b. 1982) and Harry (b. 1984). However, the marriage was troubled almost from the start, and its breakdown was daily fodder for tabloids during the 1990s. Diana and Charles were divorced in 1996 and Diana devoted her life to her two sons and to worldwide charities. She and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, were killed in 1997 in a high-speed car crash while being followed by paparazzi in Paris, France. A French investigation showed that their driver, Henri Paul, was intoxicated. There followed years of allegations, led in part by Fayed's father Mohamed Al Fayed, that the pair had been victims of a conspiracy. A three-year British investigation concluded in 2006 that "there was no conspiracy to murder any occupants of that car. This was a tragic accident." Her grandson via William, Prince George of Cambridge, was born in 2013 and became third in line to the British throne.
The British investigation also dismissed claims that Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed were engaged to be married, and that Diana was pregnant... Mohamed Al Fayed owns the department store Harrods... A memorial concert for Diana, arranged by her sons, was held on July 2007 in London's Wembley Stadium. The date would have been Diana's 46th birthday... According to the web site of the Royal family, "The Princess was the first Englishwoman to marry an heir to the throne for 300 years (when Lady Anne Hyde married the future James II from whom the Princess was descended)"... Diana's nicknames included Lady Di, the People's Princess, and the Queen of People's Hearts... At Diana's funeral Sir Elton John sang "Goodbye England's Rose," a reworking of the tune "Candle In the Wind" which he had written earlier about Marilyn Monroe.
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Database/Program Question PLEASE HELP
Ok I have a project that I have to start working on. I was just wondering if someone could give me some advice or guidance on where to start...what to do...just break down the assignment a little better for me. Im going to talk to the teacher tomorrow, but wanted to get something going tonight that i have a feeling that he's not going to be much help, but here's the assignment.
Design a software system that can be used by the University to handle dormitory roommate matching. Students who apply for University admission are required to stay on campus. Students enter their profile using this Web-based system, and fill out a requested profile for the roommate (assume two students to a dorm room). Student residence authorities will use the system to automatically pick possible roommates based on their profiles, and their profile requests.
I need to at least compare my profile to another. I can use a database and whatever programming language. Any hints, tricks or flips would be beneficial.
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Uhm, this is definately not a beginner assignment, and juding by a seemingly complete cluelessness that maybe just this post portrays I have to wonder what you've been doing in class.
This post implies that you don't have the first clue. And, if that's the case, then just admit it and ask to be excused from the course.
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BAJAAO India introduces the Behringer DW400 Dynamic Wah. If you think you've heard everything an auto-wah can possibly do, sit back and listen to the DW400 say a mouthful! This is one exceptionally expressive wah pedal.
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1. Re: how to empty a loaded cursor
Steve Werner Jun 28, 2012 11:18 AM (in response to cyberbaffled)Press the Escape key when you have content in a cursor. This "frees" frees the cursor and drops the content without placing it.
2. Re: how to empty a loaded cursor
cyberbaffled Jun 28, 2012 11:40 AM (in response to Steve Werner)Yes, I had discovered that, and I'm giving Steve credit for the help. However, I have an ID "book" with umpteen chapters and every one beginning with the third opens with the loaded cursor. My belief is that this is a bug in the software and I'd like to correct for this bug and unload the cursor permanently the very first time it occurs; rather than have to "esc" the cursor with the opening of every chapter.
3. Re: how to empty a loaded cursor
Steve Werner Jun 28, 2012 11:44 AM (in response to cyberbaffled)I don't understand why opening a book chapter would activate a loaded cursor. Is this a text placement cursor or a graphic placement cursor?
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Peter Spier Jun 28, 2012 11:53 AM (in response to Steve Werner)I don't see anything like this in CS6 (didn't check any other version) when creating a new file, loading the cursor and quitting without either placing or saving, or whensaving the file, then loading the cursor, closing the file withoutsaving and reopening it from the recent list.
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Dump patronage jobs to keep taxes low
While waiting nervously for my new estimated tax under the city's proposed AVI (after three straight years of property tax increases), I got a whole different surprise in the mail.
The Water Department is raising rates because it say it needs "adequate revenues" for infrastructure. Well, who knows. Given how this city runs, maybe they plan to drill for water, offshore.
The average water bill is now $700 a year. It seems to me that used to be what our property taxes averaged. Between them, the typical Northeast homeowner must be paying close to $3,000 a year. That's just too much money. You see, I need "adequate revenues" too.
The Inquirer recently reported that an assistant managing director got a newly created job at the airport with the help of Mayor Nutter. The City is so broke it paid him $87,100 for a job that didn't exist before.
This employee did have a unique resume. He was forced to resign from the Street administration for City Charter violations. He was also suspected of stealing $13,000 from a nonprofit. He was also recently disciplined for messing with a city councilwoman's campaign fund. For this, the mayor thinks he deserves $87,000 a year? (Editor's note: The appointee has since been fired from the job.)
My question is, how many more similar patronage employees are on the city payroll? When you write that check to the city, think about the $87,000 salary you helped pay for … and please demand the mayor clean out the patronage rolls before asking Philadelphians to pay one more penny in fees and taxes.
Richard Iaconelli
City has no right to mandate sick time
I am not sure where City Council has the authority to dictate a benefit package to a private enterprise and force them to provide paid sick time to its employees.
The call for sick time is really for more vacation time, because it is always abused, and the idea that a county government can impose these benefits to any private organization, I believe, is beyond the role of any government body. The next thing will be to require companies to pay for the 15 to 20 holidays that are paid to many government employees, or maybe a two- to three-month vacation like our elected officials enjoy.
It is time for all employers to notify Council to stay out of their business, and if they persist, move the companies out of the city and make Philadelphia just another ghost town because of too much government.
James Stewart
A C&B kid misses the good ol' days
I read the article Blast from the Past (Feb. 13 issue) and when I saw Castor & Benner, I couldn't believe it.
I grew up three houses from the corner of C&B at 6014 Castor Ave., and as a member of the C&B gang in the late 1970s and '80s, I was immediately transported back in time. I totally remember my mom sending me down to New Father & Sons Shoe Service with my dad's work boots to get new soles put on. Back when you fixed what you had and going out to buy a new pair was unheard of!
Our neighborhood was so tight- knit everyone knew each other. You knew your neighbors.
It was a time when you didn't have to listen to just your parents, you had to listen to your friends' parents as well. Because, if your mom got a call that you didn't behave, well, need I say more?
Wow, thank you for the walk down memory lane. I really miss that corner and my old house. It was some of the best times of my life.
Colleen Katen
Help her get rid of illegal squatters
I am an 83-year-old widow. Twenty-five years ago, I purchased a duplex hoping to add to my Social Security and pay my own way. Recently, a disreputable six-month tenant illegally sublet his apartment to two known con artists whom I cannot get to vacate.
Who will help me? Not our 8th district. Not the Municipal Court.
Answer: A lawyer demanding $1,200 to start, and maybe six months time before the sheriff puts them out.
These illegal squatters have more rights than I do.
Is our Mayor Nutter going to increase my taxes this year?
Is there no help against professional con artists? Someone should revise our laws to protect the innocent. I know I am not the only one caught in this scam.
I do feel like my blood pressure will cause a stroke or worse.
Mary B. Strautins
Morrell Park
The Actual Value Initiative is wrong
I think the city's Actual Value Initiative is a very wrong method. Actual value is for an insurance company to raise premiums.
Perhaps a better method would be to calculate taxes based on the size of the lot's square footage. Never on value, because it's nobody's business how much the property is worth.
A well-kept neighborhood should be rewarded by paying less taxes, not more. If the city has eminent domain, then it should take over those properties that don't pay taxes, or have zero tolerance. Every year, the city raises taxes, and senior citizens suffer more. Can the Times find out how much money the city receives and follow the money if it is wasted?
Gino Padula
The education debate: public vs. charter
The relationship between public and charter schools has been the topic of much discussion in Philadelphia and across the nation. A matter that does not need much discussion is the fact that our education system is in crisis. Our national standings are dipping every year. Educators, communities and political figures are all scrambling for a sustainable solution. While some may agree charter schools provide the answer to how to fix America's schools, others remain strong proponents of public schools. This raises a serious question: Who is right?
There's no denying that charter schools provide an essential choice. In light of the fact that many of our public schools are not performing up to par, parents have the ability to provide their children with alternative educational opportunities.
Charter schools tend to offer unique learning environments with innovative learning methodologies. Some charters may focus on literacy, while others may focus on technology, science, math or the arts. Such schools have more authority and flexibility to make decisions that can strengthen the community at large.
Furthermore, research indicates that students learn better in small group settings.
Charter schools tend to provide smaller class sizes. From a structural standpoint, charter schools enjoy greater autonomy in return for higher student achievement.
Nonetheless, a common pushback against charters is the fact that they receive public funding, which many rightfully argue take much-needed resources away from public schools. This has caused a rift in some educational and academic circles.
How can we as a society expect to have thriving public schools, while they are being defunded? This discussion would not be a balanced one if it were not mentioned that public schools welcome and try to educate ALL students. They offer social services and special education programming that many charters simply do not have the capacity to provide. As a nation of immigrants, public schools play a significant role in bringing diverse groups together, which many would agree prepares them for a better life in our country.
The debate about which educational framework is most effective, charter or public, presents a philosophical exercise that we must permit to take its course. However, it's important as stakeholders that we keep in mind what's best for the children because they are the ones who truly matter.
Numa F. St. LouisOlney
Too many students becoming indebted
Going to a four-year college has become synonymous with the American Dream. For many of us, to be able to afford the tuition at a university, we have no other choice but to take out college loans, which on average add up to graduating with a principal balance of $25,000 strapped onto our backs.
Time magazine reports only 58 percent of undergraduates finish their four-year degree on time, which means the majority of middle-class college students are dishing out even more money on top of their already skyrocketing tuition rates to pay for extra semesters of college. This recent development is a contributing factor to why student debt has increased almost 50 percent just from four years ago.Once you sign on the dotted line to borrow the tens of thousands of dollars to fund your higher education, keep in mind until you pay back every dime, plus interest, that Uncle Sam will be looking over your shoulder. There is no escaping him, no matter how clever you think you are.
Wall Street banks got a bailout but you are still on the hook. Bankruptcy cannot save you. The only option you have is to temporarily delay payments, but the interest will keep on accruing and your mountain of debt rises even higher.
Uncle Sam doesn't want to hear your sob story that the country is recovering from the worst recession since the Great Depression. If you took out college loans, the government believes it is not their problem that you cannot land a job that pays a living wage salary so you can afford to send them a monthly payment, which is typically a few hundred dollars.
I consider myself to be fortunate to have never missed a college loan payment and I was able to pay off all my loans, eight years after I had graduated from college. Sacrifices were certainly made. I always bought used cars and I ended up living at home for a few years before finally being able to afford to move out on my own.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' most recent report states that out of the 10 fastest-growing jobs, only one of them, biomedical engineers, pays an average annual base salary more than $55,000. The two fastest-growing jobs are personal care aides, whose average salary is $19,640, and home health aides, whose typical salary is $20,560.
If you are a college student who has taken out loans, you might want to start getting cozy to the idea of living with mom and dad much longer than you had anticipated because when the college loan bubble implodes, you are going to want to be living at home.
Outstanding student loan debt has reached $1 trillion and has now even surpassed our country's consumer credit card debt.
Jason Kaye
We finally have an attorney general in Pa.
Up until now, this bully in our governor's mansion was prepared to have his way with us.
Now, he must answer to the new chief law enforcement officer in the state, who, apparently, refuses to be pushed around.
We welcome you with all our heart, Kathleen Kane, and we wish you "Godspeed." I never thought that my hero would be a "heroine."
He was ready to scuttle the state lottery system, which is producing a billion-dollar profit for the commonwealth, essentially funding all the programs for the seniors, and likewise the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, which employs over 5,000 people here in Pennsylvania and brings in over a half-billion dollars.
He refuses to tax the oil and gas drillers proportionately for the sake of education and aid programs for the ill and distressed people of our state. He prefers to abandon and shortchange them, so the drillers will think of him as their savior, as they apparently do.
According to statistics collected by state Sen. Mike Stack, three states equivalent in size to ours out west — Wyoming, Oklahoma and New Mexico — collect an average of $700 million each from the natural gas drillers annually.
So, we know that they can well afford to pay, but this governor of ours is more concerned with his pledge to some idiot named Grover Norquist not to raise taxes. My only question here is, who are the 20 percent who approve of the governor's performance thus far?
We have a quandary involving our schools here in Philadelphia, thanks to a bevy of fools who are totally engrossed in chasing their tails, trying to balance an insurmountable budget that never should exist, and wouldn't, if we had leadership from Harrisburg.
The School Reform Commission is a gift from Harrisburg. Thomas Knudsen, who is trying to convince us to close about 40 of our schools to save $30 million, is a gift from Harrisburg. And the underlying fact that we don't have the necessary funding for the system is also a gift from Harrisburg.
Once more, who are these 20 percent who approve of the governor's performance thus far?
Incidentally, that $30 million that this expert from Harrisburg (Knudsen) claims that we can save by scuttling all these schools could have been supplied by the governor, if he chose to redirect the $30 million that he gave to Delta Air Lines to help them purchase the Trainer oil refinery, so they can produce their own jet fuel and save money. Unfortunately, there is no benefit to the taxpayers, from whom this allocation came, because Delta doesn't even have a hub in Pennsylvania. Who the hell are these 20 percent?
Go get 'em, Kathleen Kane.
Jim O'Keefe
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