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Trolltech Releases Qt 4.0
Trolltech has released Qt 4.0 both under commercial and GPL licenses for X11, Mac OS X and MS Windows. It is the first time that a MS Windows GPL edition is available. To celebrate the release Trolltech employees have created a song and a music video (Bittorrent download, Ogg Theora version). Read the Qt 4 Overview and the online Qt Reference Documentation for more information. You can download Qt from ftp.trolltech.com or from one of its mirrors. Work on KDE 4 has already started with making a development branch of KDE compile and run with Qt 4.
Unlike previous Qt releases, Qt 4 is a collection of smaller libraries which also allowed the restructuring of commercial offers into Qt Console for non-GUI development, Qt Desktop Light replacing the Professional and Qt Desktop comparable to Enterprise editions.
There are five new technologies that are new within Qt 4:
In addition, the following modules have been significantly improved since Qt 3:
The Qt Designer user interface design tool has been rewritten as a collection of interchangeable components. It now features support for MDI and SDI modes and supports custom widgets. The project editor and the code editor have been dropped.
Qt 3 based applications have to be ported to be able to run with Qt 4. A porting guide, a porting tool as well as a Qt3Support library for obsolete classes are provided. Trolltech aims to maintain the Qt3Support Library for the lifetime of the Qt 4 series, and will also support the Qt 3 series for a minimum of two years beyond the release of Qt 4.
Some known issues are listed which are expected to be fixed in upcoming maintenance releases of Qt 4.0. Qt 4.1 will features certain advanced Qt 3 features rewritten for Qt 4 which are now only available in the Qt 3 support library (eg. Qt 3 canvas, Qt 3 syntax highlighter). It is planned be released late in 2005.
Re: PyQt GPL in Windows ?
>Personally, I only use windows at work 'cause I have no option.
I feel you all too well. HOWEVER, what is it you're lacking? OOo has opened and write to (via Linux) any Company's files I have needed too (and export them to PDF if need be - for free). File sharing? Samba. Email? If it's just Exchange you have to work with, there's plugins for that. If you one of the lucky that are straight imap or even pop, then I don't see a problem there. Is there something I'm missing?
By Xanadu at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: PyQt GPL in Windows ?
Not to be rude, but I suspect it's the lead system administrator.
Not all of us can do what we want you know!
More seriously, there are more serious software issues than the ones you're thinking of. A lot of (surprisingly large) businesses use things like Access & Visual Basic or Lotus Notes to manage their data - there's no easy way of carrying that across to Linux, and the price of bespoke software is always going to be high. Also, some business rely on Windows only tools. Further, they often use fairly complex accounting software, for which equivalents are not readily available for Linux (KMyMoney is not an option!), and tools like Crystal Reports for complex reporting.
Event companies doing bespoke development may need Windows tools as their clients will use Windows: this means Delphi, C++ Builder or VC. Kylix is not a viable option (it's unsupported and alledgedly buggy) and the cost of Qt/Win, Qt/X11 and a solid Linux distro is greater than Qt/Win and Windows. Doing desktop development with Java takes too long (although the upcoming Netbeans may rectify that), and Java on the desktop has a bad rep which may put off customers.
The only way you could switch easily to Linux is if you're doing Java development, and use open-source tools for change-control and issue-tracking like Subversion and Mantis. For most "normal" organisations, a switch is a major deal. It's never just Office and email.
By Bryan Feeney at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: PyQt GPL in Windows ?
Right on target. I work for one of the largest financial organizations globally. I can't possibly choose what software I run, and what OS I run. I work within a mid-sizegroup, and development is done in winXP boxes. It is horrible, multi-tasking is slow as sh*t (evne with a dual processor fast box). But these decisions are not made by me as an individual, but at a higher level, taking many factors into account. We do use Linux, and we are moving the client side of what we do to Java, and if at some point all our clients here use the Java interface, we could possibly move 100% to Linux, at least my group. We'll see, it looks very unlikely ...
The only OS stuff I use is where I get to choose (Firefox, Cygwin for some shell stuff, Kdiff3 which provides Win* binaries, and that's about it)
By MandrakeUser at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: PyQt GPL in Windows ?
I think PyQt are going to become the real big winner because of this. It already looks like the PyQt use on X11 are increasing rapidly, adding Windows will probably multiply PyQt usage tenfold. A GPL, or proprietary if you so choose, RAD for all the major computing platforms(Win/X11/Mac) easily available, are going to get noticed. I'm looking forward to seeing the Python/PyQt/Designer/Eric3 combos starting to appear on CD/DVDs for mainstream windows magazines.
By Morty at Tue, 2005/06/28 - 5:00am
me and my girlfriend - we loved the musicvideo... :D
By superstoned at Tue, 2005/06/28 - 5:00am
Re: COOL
Perhaps your name gives a hint as to why :)
By mikeyd at Tue, 2005/06/28 - 5:00am
Re: COOL
i have no idea what you are talking about :D
By superstoned at Tue, 2005/06/28 - 5:00am
Re: COOL
Weird. Mine loves it too. I think it's demeaning for computers, who are forced to reproduce it. But I kinda like it, too!
By Roberto Alsina at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
It is said so many times already, im gonna say it again: thank you trolltech for GPL'ing Qt/Win.
Free Qt bindings (PyQt, etc.), some (maybe all some day) KDE technologies, generally more GPL software for win32...
Im stuck with one more question: will more GPL software for win32 be good for out beloveth FreeSoftwareMovement? (are there developers to inspire on the win32 platform?)
By cies breijs at Tue, 2005/06/28 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
It will be good when it makes people start questioning the Microsoft fee they nearly always pay when buying a computer.
By ac at Tue, 2005/06/28 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
And it will be awesome for people like me that still have XP installed (FC3 only laptop, and dual boot Gentoo/XP on desktop, now most of the time use Gentoo on the desktop since my laptop makes my room to hot, I only reboot into Windows to play Warcraft 3 now).
In the past I had installed KDE-CygWin and used that for a while (pretty damn fast for being emulated), but if KDE apps are ported to native windows (like Konqueror and KIO-Slaves) then that will be REALLY good (I can install Konqueror on people's computer, and instead of using a web based file manager they can login via SFTP or FISH or worst case FTP).
It's really hard to grasp all the amazing technologies in KDE (KIO-Slaves alone is amazing), even after using KDE for several years now (since RedHat9, and for a few weeks with Mandrake 7.1).
By Corbin at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
Warcraft III is one of the first things I tried with Cedega. It works just as fast under Linux without the Window.
By james at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
> will more GPL software for win32 be good for out beloveth FreeSoftwareMovement?
Yes, as Free Software is not about spreading Linux (or KDE).
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
No, as Free Software is not about promoting/supporting a proprietary, closed-source platform (Windows) that is hostile towards Free or Open Software.
By ac at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
If you would be right then there is something missing in Free Software licenses which prohibit Free Software to run on "proprietary, closed-source platforms". Free Software is about promoting Free Software and that is not always a OS kernel or the desktop but can be also about individual applications.
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
GNU has worked well on any kind of operating systems.
If GNU had been restricted to free open-source operating systems, that would have been hard and, probably, we would not be here discussing about it.
Have a nice day!
By Nicolas Goutte at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
> If GNU had been restricted to free open-source operating systems, that would have been hard and, probably, we would not be here discussing about it.
In the beginning that was an evil that had to be accepted. But it's also the reason why Hurd was started.
By ac at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
oh look, my favourite topic ;-P but i do feel the need to make a clarification here:
it's not about open vs closed operating systems. please don't descend into that irrelevant land of straw men.
no, it's about environments that are good for Open Source / Free Software and ones that are a trap for it.
the only good thing that can come of Free Software on Windows for open source is if we manage to snag the minds and hearts of Windows developers and they start developing Free software. Free Software on Windows can do all sorts of wonderful things for the users of Windows, the question is how to turn that around to ensure Open Source development continues to thrive and most importantly grow.
if you think that the open source desktop can continue to exist in a meaningful way (e.g. AmigaOS or BeOS doesn't exist in a meaningful way anymore) forever with single percentage market share, then perhaps you have more faith in the good will of the desktop industry.
IMHO the most important applications we can port to windows are kdevelop, umbrello, quanta and kexi. tools people use to build tools.
btw, the whole "but open source apps on Windows lead to migrations" theory has been pretty well tested at this point with OOo and Firefox and shown to be mostly hot air. it's not commodity apps that keep people away from Open Source friendly platforms.
i understand the convenience factor for users who love KDE but are stuck on Windows at work or play, but convenience is not a useful metric in and of itself. think of other things in life that are convenient, like dropping garbage on the ground rather than in a trash can, but which aren't really all that great at a larger level.
By Aaron J. Seigo at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
It depends on how you see it.
To go back again to the GNU tools, there are alive because there are so many ports of them. (I have found that there are even some ports for Sinclair QL.)
But by restricting the supported operating systems (or enviroments if you do not want it restricted to the OS), you do not get a base for a further live of the software.
Sure I would prefer that there would be more computers running with open source environments but I know that it is barely a thing of technical superiority but that it is about public relation stuff.
Also I do not expect that active feedback will increase because mostly people wanting to give feedback could already finding ways to give feedback today.
As for ecology, sure it is important too, but as open source, it is not mainstream either.
Have a nice day!
By Nicolas Goutte at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
let's try this one more time:
it's not about closed vs open platforms
and it's not about PR, either. it's about sustainability.
now, can you please explain to me what about the above is so hard to understand that after having repeated it for how long now people such as yourself still insist on discussing it as if it were a matter of PR to do with open source versus closed source platforms? what can i do to help make it obvious enough that it sinks in and the conversation can be had on the right basis?
By Aaron J. Seigo at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
developers VS lame-complaining-users
the title sais it all...
> it's about environments that are good for
The FreeSoftwareMovement depends on developers more that users (I seem to rememer you also saying that). So will the efford of port lead to new inspired developers, or new lame-complaining-users (that: install, complain, move away)
that's indeed the question...
in the end i think someone will port kde over to the smelly platform. we will see what it brings eventually anyway.
By Cies Breijs at Thu, 2005/06/30 - 5:00am
Re: Qt/Win GPL! But will it help freesoftware?
I don't think the migration theory has been sufficiently tested yet, for two reasons:
1: If %OFFICE_SUITE%, %BROWSER%, and %EMAIL_CLIENT% are the only apps anybody uses, then OOo and the Mozilla family *should* be leading the charge. But the ecosystem is so much larger than that. And it's usually %OBSCURE_LITTLE_WIDGET_I_CANT_LIVE_WITHOUT% that adds a disproportionate amount of inertia. Most people can figure out MS Office->OOo, IE->Firefox, and maybe Outlook Express->Thunderbird, but not much else.
I think there's an opportunity there for a sort of Migration Tracker that scans your Windows environment, and evaluates what it would take to make The Big Switch. Maybe it can say "You can switch now! Here's the distros that include everything you need.", or "There's no equivalent for this yet, but if you switch to these open source Windows apps now, the rest of your system will be ready once we fill in the missing piece."
2: The other side of all that is another opportunity: A Linux distro that *makes the migration for the user*, instead of "Resize partitions to make room for / and /swap, and I hope your Windows partitions are FAT32!" Wouldn't it be nice if a fresh install of Fedora picked up your user name, network settings, bookmarks, My Documents folder, iTunes library, wallpaper, etc. from the Windows partition that it just shrank, and set them all up for you for your first boot into Linux?
Anybody in this audience is probably willing to do the under the hood work necessary to make Linux work for themselves. But we're still a long way from the "Mom puts the CD in the drive and clicks GO" stage.
By Keith Russell at Thu, 2005/06/30 - 5:00am
Anyone managed to compile it yet on windows?
Haven't gotten it to compile yet on windows. I extracted it and ran configure, which shows me the license and then asks if I accept. I type 'y' and enter and it just boots me back to the command line without doing anything or displaying anything.
Anyone got this to work yet? I have VS.NET 2003..
By Leo S at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Anyone managed to compile it yet on windows?
OpenSource version will not work with VS.NET 2003
By dkzm at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
I have no idea how they will top that video for Qt 5.
So disturbing. I'd rather not think about it yet can't help thinking about it. :-)
Hope QT4 lay the foundation for a rock solid KDE4 based Linux desktop that can change and SAVE the world. Congratulations to Trolltech, may your business flourish!
By Sagara Wijetunga at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Thank you
I also want to thank trolltech. Whenever a company or fellow consultant is looking for a c++ development kit, I always point them your way in large part because I appreciate businesses that work hard to do the right thing.
I will try to continue to support you into the future. Thanks for all the wonderful technology.
KDE 4 will take a while, but I have no doubt that it will rock!
By Eu at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Could this pave the way to a native win32 version?
I'm quite curious. I really like KDE. Whenever I use linux, I use it as my desktop environment. Does the release of a win32 version of gpl qt mean I might soon be able to replace Explorer on my windows machine with KDE?
By SJ Zero at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Could this pave the way to a native win32 version?
I don't know if someone will port Konqueror, for sure it will not be the first application to be ported. Kontact has higher priority and likely someone will write a small khtml-based Qt Web browser anyway soon.
Re: Could this pave the way to a native win32 vers
I don't really care about the timeframe if it's going to happen -- it's been ten years that I've been staring at the same windows interface, another couple won't kill me. I'm just curious about whether it could or will actually happen.
By SJ Zero at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Could this pave the way to a native win32 vers
>it's been ten years that I've been staring at the same windows interface, another couple won't kill me.
Damn boy! That one nearly killed me! 8-D
/me chuckles on
By macavity at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
you're so doomed and you don't know it..
The long term damage of using Windows that long *will* be irrecoverable, and yes, it *will* lead to a horrible death. Another couple of years will probably shorten the years you have to suffer though. So save yourself the pain and be sure to use Windows every day and get greenhorn as it is released.
By thatguiser at Sat, 2005/07/02 - 5:00am
prj.files in Qt 4
Hi, a question:
In old Qt versions the Designer managed prj. files, but now it seems that these functionality has been dropped?
>8^) katakombi
By katakombi at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: prj.files in Qt 4
Read the documentation of qmake?
Great! I like it!
Great! I like it!
By Cavendish at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
On Windows Kdevelop plus GNU Compiler Collection would be a real Visual Studio Killer.
By gerd at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: windows
Indeed - I really miss KDevelop when working with GCC on Windows. The recent 3.2 version is very good. I have tried Dev-C++ and Eclipse on the Windows platform, but they don't even come close.
By Robert Knight at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: windows
Same here, Quanta Plus and Kdevelop are really missed on windows plataform.
By Iuri Fiedoruk at Thu, 2005/06/30 - 5:00am
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. You guys are fantastic.
By Lucas Thompson at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
software developer
I don't think that trolltech have emphasized this enough: now with the GPL'd QT4 there will be an avalanche in the number of KDE/QT freesoftware available natively under windows. Not all, especially the ones that relay on Posix/Unix APIs which would continue to rely on Cygwin. IMO, this QT4 GPL would represent a pivot in the history of software for years to come. It is now, and only now, that we can effortlessly develop native c++ applications that can be compiled and run on all platforms; that marrigged with FOSS would be the killer technology for Desktop applications.
By Kefah at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Easter Egg
And has everyone already found the easter egg in Qt 4 Designer? :-)
Re: Easter Egg
Err... no. Care to explain this...?
By cstim at Thu, 2005/06/30 - 5:00am
Re: Easter Egg
What to explain? I will not tell you how to activate it :-)...
By Anonymous at Fri, 2005/07/01 - 5:00am
Re: Easter Egg
Found =)
By RockMan at Sun, 2005/08/07 - 5:00am
I really enjoyed the music video!
But then again, I'm blind and deaf.
By Nilus Vortalds at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Release schedule
IMHO is would be great if KDE4 could be out in early 2006. IIRC KDE 3.5 is
Btw I compiled today Qt4 on an AthlonXP2200, and it took 2 hours to compile, and
By ac at Wed, 2005/06/29 - 5:00am
Re: Release schedule
> IMHO is would be great if KDE4 could be out in early 2006.
Keep on dreaming...
> IIRC KDE 3.5 is planned to come in september
There is no schedule for KDE 3.5 yet.
> and pretty much of Qt4 porting will be done by that time
KDE 4 is about much more than just porting to Qt 4.
By Anonymous at Thu, 2005/06/30 - 5:00am
Re: Release schedule
There was the idea to have KDE4 on KDE's 10th birthday in October 2006
As for KDE 3.5, it seems that it will be for this autumn. For September, it i too early, as August is a lost month for translations, as too many translators are taking their holiday.
Have a nice day!
By Nicolas Goutte at Thu, 2005/06/30 - 5:00am
PostScript and WYSIWYG
I don't see anything about the PostScript problems:
Wrong font names in PS files.
I don't see anything about the WYSISYG problem:
Now WYGIWYS on the screen but, the fonts on the screen are hinted at the
By James Richard Tyrer at Thu, 2005/06/30 - 5:00am
Re: PostScript and WYSIWYG
Do you have to troll everytime? Even if fixed, do you think they mention every bugfix as highlight of a new release?
By Anonymous at Thu, 2005/06/30 - 5:00am


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The uncompromisingly named Ubertesters has launched new features to improve its core platform. The company provides a cloud-based process management tool for mobile applications beta testing to ensure an accurate, fast, and cost-effective mobile testing process.
Additional new features include Mantis bug-tracker support. In addition to Jira and the previously supported RedMine and YouTrack, the firm has added full Mantis support. This means that the mobile manager can now export all the issues found and reported by the testers to one of these bug-tracking systems.
The team has also included PhoneGap framework support. Support for this framework is available and now at closed beta with a few VIP customers.
Offline capabilities have also been improved. Until recently, testers could get the new builds and report the issues only while connected and online.
"Some key customers requested we allow testers to also work offline and submit bugs while there is no Internet connection. This complicated task was achieved and released a couple of weeks ago," said Ran Rachlin, cofounder and CEO of Ubertesters.
Looking at the "Shake" feature, the Ubertesters' slider sits on top of the tested app. Once the tester finds a bug, they click on the slider. Some customers claim that it hides some of the originals app icons. So, the company has added the capability to "shake" the device, which gets you to the "bug-submission" screen. Once you chose the "shake" option as part of the API, you will not see the slide-buttons any more.


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Country newcomer Mary Sarah duets with Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, other legends on 'Bridges'
NEW YORK (AP) � What does it take to get country legends like Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard on the same album? A 19-year-old newcomer named Mary Sarah.
Sarah's debut album, "Bridges," features duets with their original performers including Parton and Nelson on their well-known country songs. It also includes one of Ray Price's final recordings before he died last year.
Sarah was able to pull off the dream list of collaborators after meeting country singer-songwriter Freddy Powers, a close friend of Nelson and Haggard. Sarah, a Texas native, had performed throughout the Texas Opry circuit for years, mostly in Galveston and around Houston. She originally planned to record an album of covers from top Texas-based country singers.
"We took it to a couple people in Nashville and they said, 'I don't think you're thinking big enough,'" said Sarah, who released the album independently on Tuesday. "The idea wasn't to have a legends project. ... What it turned into is really crazy and mind-blowing."
Sarah eventually moved to Nashville, where she met Parton's producer, who introduced her to the country diva. Other big names started rolling in, she said.
"It was miracle after miracle that these artists did this on a handshake," she said.
"Bridges" also features Vince Gill, Tanya Tucker, Ronnie Milsap and Lynn Anderson. The big-voiced teen had been recording the album for two years, and she had kept the project "on the down low."
"We didn't tell many people and I think now that it's coming out, people are like, 'What? When did this happen?'" she said.
Sarah will reach even further territory when she opens for Haggard on his tour starting Aug. 20 in Starkville, Mississippi.
The singer, whose voice echoes Carrie Underwood, was able to hone her craft when she toured at age 12 with Kidz Bop, the brand behind the compilation albums featuring young adults rerecording popular songs. Sarah said she discovered music was her calling while on that tour.
"When I started singing, the whole crowd started singing along with me and it was a magical moment because it sounded like a choir of angels," she said.
Another boost came when Joe Bonsall of The Oak Ridge Boys tweeted about Sarah after watching her YouTube videos and invited her to one of the group's concerts. Backstage, he asked her to perform an a cappella version of Connie Francis' "Where the Boys Are," which appears on her new album with its co-writer Neil Sedaka. The Oak Ridge Boys, who had contacted Sarah before she recorded "Bridges," also appear on the album.
Sarah, who now lives in Franklin, Tennessee, said her follow-up album will be original songs. The blond beauty decided not to put her face on the cover of "Bridges," which instead features the names of her collaborators.
"This project isn't just about me. It's about the legends and bringing this to a newer generation," she said. "I didn't wanna put my face on there. I didn't wanna do anything cheesy."
Sarah said she's a big fan of country contemporaries like Underwood, Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert, as well as Katy Perry and other pop stars. She said she hopes people her age will discover some traditional country music by listening to her album.
"I had friends all the time in high school tell me, 'Who is that? Who is Merle Haggard? Who is Willie Nelson?'" recalled Sarah, who graduated last year. "And I'm sitting there like, 'Oh my gosh, these people are legends and you don't even know who they are.'"
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Hence users are always advised to choose "custom" or "Advanced" installation steps while going through next installation procedure. and must remain alert while updating their software or sharing any files through the internet.
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- Modifies default browser's setting without the awareness of users.
- This Virus Hijacks your current webpage and redirect it to unknown sites.
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- Consumes all the available resources of the system making the performance dull.
Methods to remove SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER from the computer
If you have SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER virus dropped inside, then your computer might also be infected with other spyware and potentially unwanted programs. You can try removing those manually, but manual method may not help you out fully to remove all the threats as they can regenerate itself if a single program code remain inside. Also, manual method requires very much proficiency in registry and program details, ant single mistake can put you in big trouble. Your computer may even crash down in the middle. Thus, Security researchers and virus experts always recommend using powerful and effective anti-spyware scanner and protector tool to completely remove the spyware or other potentially unwanted software from the infected computer system or other device.
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Follow the below steps carefully to remove SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER completely from your computer.
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How to manually remove SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER from browsers:
Step:1 • Remove unwanted and suspicious browser add-ons, toolbar and extensions:
|From Internet Explorer
1. Click on the cogwheel icon at the top right corner of the browser.
2. Choose Manage add-ons from the menu.
3. Select Toolbar and Extension tab.
4. Search for SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER or other suspicious add-ons.
5. Click Disable button.6. Select the following options one by one: Tool ->> Internet Options ->> Advanced ->> Reset7. On Reset IE settings tab, tick Delete personal settings, click Reset button and you will get Reset IE Settings window
from Google Chrome:
1. Start google chrome
2. Type chrome://settings/ on the address bar.
3. Click on the Extensions tab.
4. Search for SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER or other suspicious extensions and delete it.
5. Reset Homepage and search engine.Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar and select Settings:
1. Scroll down to the bottom and click Show advanced settings
2. Scroll down to the bottom again and click Reset browser settings
|from Safari:
1. Open your Safari browser from the dock.
2. Click on Safari in your Safari menu at the top of your screen.
3. A drop-down menu will now appear. Choose the option labeled "Reset Safari…"
|From Mozilla Firefox:
1. Open Firefox.
2. Type about:addonds on the address bar.
3. Search related SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER extensions or other suspicious extensions.
4. Click the remove button.5. Click on the orange Firefox icon->> choose Help ->>choose Troubleshooting information
6. Click on Reset Firefox. Choose Reset Firefox again to make sure that you want to reset the browser to its initial state. Click Finish button when you get the Import Complete window.
Note: This can only remove the extensions and add-ons from the browsers. The complete removal means more than this. You must reset browser settings and re-launch all the browsers. It is recommended to use automatic Reset browser option from the SpyHunter strong antivirus tool.
Step:-2 • Remove all associates files from operating system:
|From Windows XP:
1. Click Start
2. Choose control panel
3. Choose Add/Remove Programs
4. Find SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER related files.
5. Click Remove button.
|From Windows 8:
1. Right click on the bottom left corner of the computer screen
2. Choose control panel from the left menu
3. Go to programs and Features and click uninstall a program
4. Search for SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER and related suspicious program
5. Click Uninstall button.
|From Windows 7/ Vista:
1. Click start and select Control panel
2. Select Programs and features and Uninstall a program
3. Find SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER related files.
4. Click Remove button.
How to Remove Registry files from SafeMode:
There are many Malware/Adware/Spyware and malicious application which won't allow the user to uninstall or remove the files with normal windows boot. In such scenarios, please follow the below instructions to start your computer in Safe mode and remove the malicious files and registry information.
Step 1: If ' SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER stops you from starting your system in Safe Mode with Networking, attempt to restart your system in Safe Mode with Command Prompt by pressing 'F8' key while your system is booting.
Press F8 key continuously until the Windows Advanced Options Menu launches. And then press Enter key to continue.
Step 2: Once the windows started, Go to Start -> RUN -> Type "CMD"
On the 'Command Prompt' -> Type 'Regedit' to open 'Windows Explorer'
- Registry Editor window will open, locate and delete all registry items associated with ' SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER ' .
- Go to File click Export
- Save the File in c:\ as regbackup, click save
- Go to Edit<Find > and search for anyentry related to ' SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER ' .
- Press Delete to remove it
- Continue pressing F3 and deleting items related to the program, until all the links are gone.
Note: You must only choose and delete the values and their associated registry entries for SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER , others should not be altered, edited or deleted. At any point you think not comfortable with the manual process, stop it immediately and use SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER . Removal Tool for safe problem solution.
Step:-4 • Reboot the Computer and Run the Anti-malware tool for Complete Removal of ' SYSTEM_HTTP_UPDATER ' .
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- Once the program has completely installed, you can delete the file name "SpyHunter-Installer.exe" from the Desktop. To open "SpyHunter", locate it on the Desktop and click on its icon; or go to the Windows "Start" menu, select "Programs" or "All Programs" and click on the "SpyHunter" icon.
- After installation this program should be updated and scan. Examine the result when the scan will be finished. If you find some useful for you utilities in the list, so you can eliminate the tick near it, otherwise Spyhunter will remove the software. It pertains to the uncommon and special utilities that users install for their work. But generally, there is no need to delete any ticks.
- After that you should click Fix Threats button. If you have already had the license, then the viruses will be removed. In case you did not, then you will have the opportunity to pay for the license key.
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Developer's Reading List, March 13, 2012 The best books to recently roll of the presses cover malware analysis, test automation, C#, and programming your home.
Practical Malware Analysis
Michael Sikorski and Andrew Honig
No Starch Press
The subtitle of this 750-page volume claims that it's the hands-on guide to dissecting malicious software. This description perfectly encapsulates the book's contents, which carefully guides you through the process of breaking open, dissecting, and understanding the parts of various malware items. It covers the full gamut of nefarious software from viruses, to rootkits, to key loggers. The authors, who, based on the careful sequence of the information and the lucid writing, appear to have taught this material more than once, explain the tools you'll need in great depth, including important topics such as how to set up a virtual machine for malware analysis. Then, they work through the chapters on getting around malware defensive measures, such as special packers, anti-disassembly, and anti-debugging measures, which are used by hackers to make it difficult to analyze the type of carnage they're going to cause.
Once you get to the actual malware executable bits, the authors explain how to do the disassembly, what to look for, and how to detect patterns that indicate specific symptoms of infection and venues for attack.
If you're not up to speed on x86 assembly language, the book thoughtfully includes a tutorial that presents "just what you need to know," as well as the assembly tools that let you walk the code to identify the activities. As malware typically looks for specific openings, the need for a deep understanding of assembler is not needed to be able to ride along. However, this does not prevent the authors from getting into a deep explanation of kernel debugging (for Windows) and how it's used to watch the action unfold.
The explanation of the tools is clear, the presentation of the process is lucid, and the actual detective work fascinating. All presented clearly and hitting just the right level so that developers with no previous experience in this particular area can participate fully. Highly recommended. — A. Binstock


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Are you underpricing your services as an advisor? The smart money says you are.
"Price is driven far more by the advisor than by market forces, and many advisors are pricing well below achievable norms," according to Price-Metrix President and CEO Doug Trott. "It's like car brands—advisors have the power to choose to be a premium advisor or an average advisor. If you want to be a premium advisor, price in a premium fashion."
A research report called "Big Fish" from Toronto-based PriceMetrix has uncovered a huge price gap for North American advisors doing the same kind of work—as much as 100 basis points.
Other takeaways from the recently released report:
- Big Fish, defined as households with $2 million or more invested with a financial advisor, exhibit some price sensitivity but aggressive discounting does not appeal to them. They want a fair price, not necessarily a low price. Put another way, high-net-worth households are value-sensitive, not price-sensitive. Notably, the top-ranked quality clients look for in an advisor is a relationship based on trust. They rank price almost last.
- To attract high-net-worth clients, one needs to make room for them. The analysis showed that the larger the proportion of small households (those with less than $250,000 in assets), the smaller the number of high-net-worth households. PriceMetrix suggests keeping the lid on small households at less than 40% of one's client base. Notably, only 3% of the time did a household with under $500,000 in assets grow into a high-net-worth client with the same advisor. Or, as the report bluntly puts it: "HNW clients are hunted, not farmed."
- There is essentially no going rate for high-net-worth households. The data show that the market will support several price points. In fact, the difference between the highest and lowest quartiles of pricing is 80 to 100 basis points.
While the compensation conversation can be tricky, interviews with industry experts suggest that advisors increasingly are talking to clients about how they are paid.
John Anderson, managing director and head of practice management for SEI Advisor Network in Oaks, Pa., calls advisor compensation "the elephant in the room." Advisors, he adds, are being asked by clients to do more than ever—yet they aren't pricing their services accordingly.
That could be changing. Anderson, who has worked in financial services for 30 years, says he has heard more talk in recent months from advisors about what they are charging than ever before.
"They are asking: 'How am I doing? I'm charging 1%. Is it high? Is it low? What's the right number?' And with the market reaching an all-time high, clients are paying more at 15,000 than they did at 10,000. Post-Madoff, people are looking at the value of the financial advisor," he says. "They're paying attention to fees."
The 'Right' Number
Advisors won't be able to figure out what to appropriately charge a client until they can articulate just what it is they do and the cost of the services they provide.
Anderson's back-of-the-napkin exercise for determining your service cost per client: First, figure out your estimated average hourly rate. As an example, gross revenue of $250,000 based on 50 working weeks per year at five days per week and seven working hours per day amounts to $142.86 an hour. Next, tally your service cost per client by adding up your hourly cost, administrative costs and overhead for each client meeting or touch. The result will show you what you need to charge to break even.
"Frankly, what I'm spending a lot of time talking about is telling advisors to step back and examine the value they provide. When you can do that, the client truly values the relationship with the advisor, with the planner," says Anderson. "Yet we charge them on how much money they have. We are teaching the client that the investment is the important thing, not the client. Advice is our stock and trade yet we charge X, based on a commodity. There's a disconnect."
The more progressive advisors, according to Anderson, are charging a fee for advice along with an investment fee of no more than 50 basis points on assets under management. The planning fee might range from $20,000 a year for a baby boomer couple with complex finances to $2,000 a year for a Gen X couple with a simple lifestyle.
But Anderson continues to see resistance among advisors who want to stick with same-old, same-old.
"I talked to a planning firm last week that gives away planning for free. You're telling me you are a planning firm but you only charge on the investments? It's crazy," he says.
New Pricing
The overall trend toward transparency is encouraging advisors to talk fees—some firms too.
"The best advisors aren't alarmed by this; they encourage the discussion," says Danny Sarch, president of Leitner Sarch Consultants in White Plains, N.Y. Some of the independent firms are also separating "manufacturing" costs such as an outside money manager's fee from advisory costs so that clients know exactly what they are paying.
One of the biggest challenges the industry faces—particularly in the brokerage world—is the creation of new pricing plans. "Clients are demanding it and the industry needs to figure it out," he adds.
Trending now is the Merrill Lynch One platform, announced in July. Simply put, it combines five managed account platforms into one. Sarch says many advisors don't like the model because it discourages discretionary discounting.
"Let's say you have $500,000 with me and I see you as a wonderful center of influence. You deserve the discount. They don't see it that way. The way they see it is that I am undercharging and when I do that, they are going to take it out of my paycheck," says Sarch.
Trott, however, calls Merrill Lynch One "novel" and "attractive" and "a powerful change" that will be mimicked by other firms. "It's a move toward household-based pricing and away from product. It satisfies something that clients and advisors have asked for, for a long time," he notes. "As you see more transparency to what the end-client is paying, it will put pressure on firms to simplify."
He also discourages "sympathy pricing" in a market downturn because it hurts business over the long run in addition to short-term losses. PriceMetrix research shows that only 5% of advisors who cut prices are able to fully recover when the market moves back up.
One Advisor's Story
Certified financial planner Mike Carey, a first vice president with Cassaday & Co. in McLean, Va., knows about underpricing his services. He was charging 25 to 35 basis points on fees and commissions when the industry standard was 125.
"I was way under market. I dug myself a hole," says Carey, who has $100 million in assets under management. "It was great for clients, not so great for me."
He said he had to do some soul searching before changing his model to an assets-under-management business. "Am I really worth this? It's that old Catholic guilt. It's O.K. to make money, I told myself. You're not doing anything wrong by making money. I had to convince myself—and I did."
The conversations with clients weren't always easy.
"It's difficult to say: 'I've been charging you X and now I'm going to charge you X for the very same services.' The response typically is: 'Okay, then I assume the returns are going to be that much better to justify that extra cost.' The answer, of course, is no, they are not."
Only two clients bailed when Carey instituted what amounted to a four- to five-fold increase in fees.
"All the client wants to know is: How much am I paying you? Then the client can determine whether that's a fair amount or not," he says. "If you make things transparent, as in quarterly reports, it's there in black and white. We're all hung up about is it going to be too much or not enough? I was my own worst enemy."
Returning to Prosperity
New research from FA Insight shows that independent advisory firms posted double-digit growth in assets under management last year and the highest level of profitability since the Tacoma, Wash., firm began tracking data in 2008.
"The 2013 FA Insight Study of Advisory Firms: People and Pay," released in September, said that while resurgent equity markets deserve a share of the credit for the turnaround, financial performance indicators point also to disciplined management.
Among the highlights:
- While pay continues to ratchet up for lead advisors, the fastest growing segment is support and associate advisors. "Firms are becoming more conscious of the need to develop a new generation of advisor," notes Dan Inveen, principal. "One, you're able to provide a career path for these advisors and, two, as the scarcity of lead advisors continues, firms are looking for ways to better leverage the time of these experienced advisors." Between 2009 and 2013, lead advisor pay rose at a compounded annual average growth rate of 1.3% versus 2.4% for associate advisors and 3.2% for support advisors.
- While 56% of firms offered incentive compensation to their professionals in 2009, the share dropped to 52% by 2013. Many firms view incentive pay as an additional expense rather than an effective way to boost individual performance.
- Team-based firms outperform their peers in a variety of ways. They are faster growing, more profitable and team members are more productive. In fact, they grew revenue at an annual rate 50% greater than their peers. —EU


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For probably no reason beyond proximity on the calendar, Hanukkah and Christmas tend to get lumped together. Traditionally, the holidays actually have little in common.
But one shared tradition — and one that has become even more so as lines have blurred — is the exchange of gifts. But with one important distinction. Whereas Christmas is celebrated on one day, Hanukkah stretches over eight. As a result, the gifts tend to be smaller. Treats and other food gifts are particularly popular during the Jewish festival of lights.
Favourite Hanukkah treats include chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil (called gelt), as well as cookies in the shapes of menorahs and dreidels often decorated in blue, white, silver or gold, common colours for the holiday. Also popular are rugelach, bite-sized crescent pastries filled with nuts, chocolate, marzipan or fruit preserves.
Giving — and consuming — yeasty jelly-filled doughnuts called sufganiyot, which are fried in the oil that is so symbolically important to Hanukkah, is a tradition with Israeli roots, but is becoming more popular in the U.S., says Laura Frankel, a food educator and executive chef at the Spertus Center for Jewish Learning & Culture in Chicago.
But she favours another — more American — Hanukkah tradition, the giving of pretzels that have been dipped in chocolate and other toppings.
She and her pastry chef husband started by making them with their children, but then Frankel extended the family fun by teaching children at local schools to make the salty treats as a way to share the story of Hanukkah.
"It's great fun because the kids love making the dough into all kinds of shapes," says Frankel. "And it's a food activity you can actually let them do, unlike frying latkes or sufganiyot in hot oil."
Though Frankel's own children now are adults, she still goes to the schools to spread Hanukkah pretzel love each year.
The kids especially love the chocolate dipping part, says Frankel, and topping them with sugary blue and white sprinkles. And homemade pretzels make great gifts for adults as well, especially when enveloped in good chocolate, perhaps even dusted with a bit of edible gold leaf.
The tradition of eating pretzels during the Jewish festival of lights is a relatively new one. The pretzels often are shaped to resemble Hanukkah symbols, such as menorahs and dreidels. This version from cookbook author Laura Frankel gives the tradition a deluxe twist with a coating of dark chocolate and a dusting of gold leaf (available at craft and baking supply shops).
Start to finish: 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8
1 1/2 cups warm (110°F) water
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 packet active dry yeast
22 ounces (about 4 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup canola, vegetable or other neutral oil, plus extra for the pan
2/3 cup baking soda
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon cool water
Pretzel salt
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
Edible gold leaf
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the warm water, sugar and kosher salt. Sprinkle the yeast on top and allow to sit for 5 minutes, or until the mixture begins to foam.
Add the flour and 1/4 cup of oil and, using the dough hook attachment, mix on low speed until well combined. Increase speed to medium and knead until the dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the dough from the bowl and transfer to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a towel and allow to stand in a warm place and rise for 1 hour.
Once the dough has risen, heat the oven to 450°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly brush with the oil.
In an 8-quart saucepan or roasting pan over medium-high heat, combine 10 cups of water and the baking soda. Bring to a boil.
While the water heats, turn the dough out onto a slightly oiled work surface and divide into 8 equal pieces. Roll out each piece into a 24-inch rope. To form the pretzels, make each rope into a U-shape. Holding the ends of the rope, fold them downward and cross them over each other to create the classic pretzel shape. Gently press the ends of the ropes into the bottom of the "U." Arrange the finished pretzels on the prepared baking sheets.
Carefully, and working in batches to avoid crowding the pan, transfer the pretzels to the boiling water. Boil for 30 seconds. Use a large flat spatula or slotted spoon to transfer the pretzels back to the baking sheet.
When all of the pretzels have been boiled, in a small cup whisk the egg yolk and cool water. Brush each pretzel with the yolk mixture, then sprinkle with pretzel salt. Bake until dark golden brown, about 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack for at least 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a double boiler, melt the chocolate. Transfer the chocolate to a plastic bag, then use scissors to snip off one corner. Gently squeeze the bag to drizzle the chocolate over the cooled pretzels. After the chocolate has set, gild the pretzels with edible gold leaf according to package directions.
Nutrition information per serving: 470 calories; 160 calories from fat (34 per cent of total calories); 17 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 25 mg cholesterol; 72 g carbohydrate; 4 g fibre; 9 g sugar; 10 g protein; 960 mg sodium.
(Recipe from Laura Frankel)


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When you injure yourself, it's usually obvious. If you scrape your knee or break your arm, there will be bleeding, bruising, or swelling to show that some part of your body has been damaged.
But when you hurt your brain — what doctors call a brain injury or concussion — there's often nothing to see. That can be a little scary because brain injuries can be far more serious than a scrape or broken bone.
People hit their heads all the time — during sports, car accidents, and falls. Most of the time, the injuries aren't serious, but it can be hard to know for sure. That's why every head injury should be treated like a serious injury until a doctor says it's not.
If you hit your head and think you might have a concussion, see a doctor right away.
How do you know when it's time to call a doctor? Here are some signs you might have a concussion:
You don't have to pass out to have a concussion — in fact, most people who get concussions don't pass out. But if you do pass out after hitting your head, you need to get checked out.
Sometimes a concussion is an emergency. If someone you're with has any of these problems, call 911 or get the person to a hospital emergency room right away:
If you have any worries about a head injury, don't take chances — get medical treatment. An undiagnosed concussion can lead to brain damage and mental disability, while proper treatment will help you recover.
To diagnose a concussion, the doctor will ask how and when your injury happened. He or she will want to hear about your symptoms; for example, if you have a headache or trouble focusing. The doctor might ask questions to test your memory and concentration ("Who are you?"/"Where are you?"/"What day is it?").
The doctor will check your nervous system by testing your balance, coordination, nerve function, and reflexes. To look for problems around the brain, doctors sometimes order scans like CT (CAT) scans or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
If a concussion is serious, a doctor might send you to a hospital for treatment. Otherwise, the doctor will teach you how to take care of yourself at home. That usually means getting plenty of rest and avoiding some activities. What you can and can't do depends on your concussion, but you might have to stay home from school or limit the schoolwork and homework you can do.
If you hurt your head while playing a sport, stop playing immediately. Your coach should take you off the field. But if you don't have a coach, or your coach doesn't pull you from play, take yourself out of the game.
If you're skiing or snowboarding, get the ski patrol to help you down the hill. If you're skateboarding or biking, stop riding. Don't take a chance on hurting your head again.
A second head injury can lead to a condition called second-impact syndrome. Second-impact syndrome doesn't happen very often, but it can cause lasting brain damage and even death.
If you hit your head but didn't see a doctor, be on the lookout for signs of a concussion. They can take a few days to show up. If you notice signs of a concussion, even if it's been a couple of days since you hit your head, see a doctor right away.
Here are some of the things that might be signs of a concussion if they've been happening in the days after a head injury:
If a doctor sends you home to get well instead of to a hospital, stay alert for danger signs. Here are some signs of a serious problem:
If you notice these problems — or any other changes that worry you — always call the doctor.
Reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben Joseph, MD
Date reviewed: January 2015
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You would think that by the time you reach your mid-20's, you'd know the definition of certain words. I'm not talking about esoteric words; I'm talking about familiar ones, like barbecue. Yet, when Jeff and I moved from Rhode Island to North Carolina, we quickly discovered that some words have distinctly different meanings in different places.
Shortly after we moved to Chapel Hill, we were asked by one of our new friends, Mary-Ellen, if we had ever been to a barbecue before. Well, sure we had. What did they think? That people in New England lived in a permafrost where it was never warm enough to cook outside? Yet, she kept carrying on about this being our first barbecue in North Carolina. We were mystified; in Rhode Island, the only thing people get that worked up over is lobster.
When we arrived there wasn't even a grill; however, there was what appeared to be a large steel oil drum cut in half with thick white smoke pouring from it. This was no barbecue. We had been duped! Jeff, turned to me and whispered, "I don't think we're having hamburgers, Sue." Before I could answer, Mary-Ellen grabbed us by the arms and escorted us to the main attraction: a large butchered animal, that appeared to be straight out of Jeff's gross anatomy class, splayed out over the flames. No kidding.
Jeff said, "Well, that looks like a pig, Mary-Ellen." To which she replied (more to her guests), "See, these Yankees know a thing or two about barbecue after all."
We learned that in North Carolina, "barbecue" refers more to the method of cooking the pork than it does to the sauce you put on it, and definitely not to grilled hotdogs and hamburgers. North Carolinians love their barbecue so much that they even have two types—Eastern and Western, or Lexington-style. I won't attempt to explain all the specifics since they have an entire lexicon for barbecue. We heard most of it that day at Mary-Ellen's, which after about two hours, made me a little bleary-eyed. 'Course that could have been the acrid smoke from the barbecue pit.
For me, the best part of any barbecue is the sauce. The main difference in the sauces is that Lexington-style has a tomato base, such as ketchup or tomato paste, whereas Eastern doesn't. In fact, I learned three important things about barbecue sauce:
1. Never buy bottled sauce.
2. If you do, lie and say it was homemade.
3. Say that there is a "secret" ingredient in it, then tell no one, even upon threat of bodily injury.
So it was that living in North Carolina convinced me to abandon my bottled barbecue sauce in favor of homemade. Though I do not purport to be any type of barbecue sauce expert, I'm a Lexington-style gal; I love ketchup in my sauce. But I wouldn't tell that to a staunch Eastern barbecue devotee, such as Dennis Rogers, who claims: "People who would put ketchup in the sauce they feed to innocent children are capable of most anything."
After I start with some ketchup and vinegar, the ingredients vary—sometimes chipotles for a smoky flavor, sometimes grilled peppers and onions for a slightly sweet-slightly charred flavor.
The following recipe, however, is my go-to barbecue sauce. Every time I eat it, it never fails to excite my tastebuds. Its' pure salty-sweet-tangy deliciousness. (That's Food Blogga barbecue lexicon.) So, I'm submitting it to Andrew of Spittoon Extra who has chosen sauces (great theme, Andrew!) for this month's Waiter, There's Something in My…event.
Food Blogga's Never Fail BBQ Sauce
Print recipe only here.
1 cup Heinz ketchup (I simply won't use any other brand. Sorry.)
¼ cup dark brown sugar
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 heaping Tbsp brown spicy mustard
3 Tbsp SECRET INGREDIENT** (see below)
7-8 good shakes of Tabasco sauce
This barbecue sauce is excellent on grilled meats, sandwiches, crispy eggs, and, my favorite, pizza. With fresh corn on the cob, sweet Vidalia onions, and creamy smoked Gouda, this is a swoon-worthy summertime pizza that I return to again and again.
BBQ Pizza with Fresh Summer Corn and Sweet Onions
Serves 4
Print recipe only here.
1 pound pizza dough
1 tsp canola oil
1 sweet onion, such as a Vidalia, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
2 tsp sugar
1 ear of corn on the cob (about 1 cup)
½ cup never-fail bbq sauce
1 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese (or sharp cheddar, if you prefer)
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley, optional garnish
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sliced onions and sugar; stir occasionally, until the onions caramelize and turn a deep golden brown, about 10-12 minutes. Add the corn, and cook an additional 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Preheat oven (see temps below). Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface. Transfer to a sheet of parchment paper (if using a stone) or to a parchment lined baking sheet. Spread barbecue sauce evenly over the dough; top with ½ shredded cheese. Arrange the onion and corn mixture on top. Top with remaining ½ shredded cheese.
For a pizza stone, bake at 500 degree for about 10 minutes, or until both the top and bottom of the crust is brown and the cheese is melted.
For a baking sheet, bake at 450 for about 20 minutes, or until both the top and bottom of the crust is brown and the cheese is melted.
Let cool slightly before slicing. Garnish with fresh cilantro or parsley if desired, and serve with a side of barbecue sauce for dipping. (Oh, Jeff just reminded me—and a cold beer).
**OK, I give. My secret ingredient is soy sauce. So, PLEASE, no threats of bodily harm. Would you share YOUR SECRET INGREDIENT with us?
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1. NPR is now available on iTunes Radio
iTunes Radio is getting into the news streaming business – National Public Radio is now adding stations to iTunes and will start streaming 24 hours a day. Popular pre-recorded shows like "All Things Considered" will be interspersed with live news segments, and some local NPR affiliates should soon have stations of their own.
Read more: iTunes Radio Gets News Radio, Via NPR(re/code)
2. With this app, you can protect your search queries
Disconnect Search is now available on the Web and as an Android app that will allow users to search items without the history being tracked or logged. The tool, introduced last October in beta, helps users block companies that track history. It's also available as plugins for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari.
Read more: Disconnect unveils private search Android app and web interface (Gigaom)
3. Beam photos to your TV with Photowall for Chromecast
Photowall for Chromecast is now available in the Apple App Store. The app allows its users to take photos, send them to the big screen through your Chromecast and create a YouTube video montage. One odd downside? It's iOS-only for now.
Read more: Google launches Photowall for Chromecast, an app that lets you beam collaborative photo albums to your TV(TheNextWeb)
4. This game helps you reduce anxiety
If you're stressed, just play Personal Zen for iOS for 25 minutes. The game takes you through a garden, where you have to search for one happy face and one angry face. As you trace your finger through the grass, you will be drawn to search for the happy face more – thus reducing anxiety.
Oh, and the calming background noise definitely helps.
Read more: Personal Zen scientifically reduces anxiety in 25 minutes (Lifehacker)
5. Multitasking for Android made easy
Multitasking for Android, available now in the Google Play store, offers a suite of floating apps in one package, versus downloading each one individually. The apps run smoothly in the background and has a sidebar you can slide from the left side of the screen. The package comes with a calculator, calendar, notepad and more.
Read more: Multitasking adds a suite of floating, resizable apps to Android(Lifehacker)


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After downloading an
.iso file from ubuntu.com (please tick the box under the "Start Download" green button if you want the alternate version and choose a mirror close to your location), you need to verify that the
.iso file is not corrupted before you can use it to install Ubuntu.
Ubuntu provides the md5 hashes of all the released
.iso files. Please read here for more information about md5 (Message-Digest algorithm 5). To check the file, we'll use md5sum.
- md5sum on the downloaded file
Go to the directory the file is located and run
md5sum. In the example below, I had downloaded the file to the desktop:
:~ $cd Desktop/ :~/Desktop $ md5sum ubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso 9a4ae3cfd68911a861d094ec834c9b48 ubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso
Then verify it matches the hash from the Ubuntu release.
- md5sum on the burnt file
Once you have burnt the
.isofile to a CD, it is a good idea to check it too, and verify nothing happened during the process. By default, Ubuntu mounts the cdrom to /media:
:~ $ cd /media/cdrom0/ :/media/cdrom0 $ md5sum -c md5sum.txt | grep -v 'OK$' :/media/cdrom0 $
If the match is good, there will be no error on the output.
You can then use the disk to install Ubuntu :)
Shamelessly inspired from the Ubuntu Community Documentation page. Please refer to this page if you are downloading and burning the
.iso file on Windows.


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Physical therapy is treatment to improve mobility (such as walking,
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The IRS has recently blessed the path to using qualified pre-tax dollars to purchase longevity annuity contracts.
While purchasing a qualified longevity annuity contract (QLAC) with qualified plan dollars can often raise questions of suitability, QLACs can guarantee that retired clients' nest eggs remain fully funded no matter how long they live. With the possibility of escaping IRS RMD requirements added to the mix, QLACs present an option that might seem too good to be true. Unfortunately, the flip side of the QLAC strategy is simply that the client will not live long enough to reap the benefits of this longevity protection—exactly the risk that recent proposals seek to protect against.
QLAC Basics
A QLAC is essentially a type of deferred annuity product that the client usually purchases just before retirement, but for which payouts are delayed until the client reaches old age—typically payouts begin around age eighty or eighty-five.
One of the primary benefits of a QLAC is that the IRS allows the value of the QLAC to be excluded when the client is calculating the required minimum distributions (RMDs). Because including the value of a QLAC in determining RMDs could result in the client being forced to begin annuity payouts earlier than anticipated if the value of other retirement accounts has been depleted, the IRS determined that excluding the value from the RMD calculation furthers the purpose of providing taxpayers with predictable retirement income late in life.
The amount that a client can invest in a QLAC and exclude from the RMD calculation is limited, however, to the lesser of $100,000 (as adjusted for inflation beginning in 2014) or 25% of the client's retirement account assets. The client must also begin annuity payouts no later than age 85, furthering the purpose of the QLAC as a type of longevity insurance that kicks in when the client may have begun to exhaust funds in other retirement accounts.
Cost of a QLAC
In order to make QLACs more affordable and easy to understand, the proposed Treasury regulations strictly limit the types of annuity contracts that can be considered QLACs (and thus can be excluded from the client's RMD calculation). The stated intent behind the Treasury's proposed regulations is to provide taxpayers with a predictable income stream late in retirement, not to provide the annuity bells and whistles that many contracts contain today.
For this reason, variable annuities, equity-indexed annuities and similar products cannot qualify as QLACs. Further, products offering cash surrender value or commutation benefits (meaning some sort of lump sum payment) are similarly excluded.
Excluding these types of products is likely to simplify the market for QLACs, and it is also likely to make the products more affordable. Because there are no surrender benefits available to owners of QLACs, the initial premium invested is certain to grow for the entire deferral period, lowering the cost of coverage for companies offering these products by reducing the risk that the owner will surrender the contract.
The flip side is that eliminating the possibility of surrender increases the risk that your clients will never realize the value of their investments because they simply will not live long enough to begin the annuity payouts. Observers have recognized this problem, however, and have requested that the Treasury Department take steps to allow all or a portion of the initial premium to be refunded if the annuity owner does not live long enough to begin annuity payouts.
Whether the Treasury Department will allow a portion of QLAC premiums to be refunded if your client does not live long enough to require longevity insurance remains to be seen. Regardless, for some clients, the peace of mind that comes with knowing their retirement will be funded late in life may be worth the risk.
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text: Friday, June 15, 2012 Motions Reflect Significance of Governance Structure, Review Process Three motions adopted by the House of Delegates (House) illustrate the continued focus on improvements to APTA's governance and the importance of clarity in the roles of the House and Board of Directors (Board). The House passed a motion calling upon the Board to amend APTA's Articles of Incorporation (Articles) prior to the 2013 House of Delegates so that the Articles reflect the Board's duty to manage APTA in compliance with the bylaws of the association. [RC-17] The House also rescinded Principles of Governance (HOD P06-11-17-08), which the House passed last year and requested that the reports and recommendations of the Governance Review Task Force be made available on APTA's website. [RC-15] [RC-30] Draft language adopted by the 2012 House will be available on the House Community next week. Final language for all actions taken by the June 2012 House will be available by September after the minutes have been approved.