Graphic Design in Oakland
Graphic designs in Oakland are very famous and most popular as they provide the website not just attractive and enrapturing designs, but also help the readers peruse through the website more easily. W...
The Federal Government Sanctioned Spam Trap
Would you like to buy a mailing list and start a Broadcast Campaign? Then just put some kind of message at the bottom of the email that says unsubscribe or opt-out and a physical address like 201 Mullview Place, Bigfoot, Montana 59106. Make sure you have a subject line and a header.
Iran Amendment Passes 97-0
The Lieberman amendment-- confronting Iran on its proxy attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq --just passed the Senate unanimously, 97-0. So let's look at the scorecard this week so far: The Webb amendment on trying to limit Iraq deployments went down to defeat. The Lieberman amendment confronting Iran passed unanimously. So much for the long-predicted ... (Read on Source)
Multiple Lawsuits Allege Laxative Causes Kidney Failure
A popular over-the-counter laxative used to flush out patients' bowels before procedures such as colonoscopies has caused serious kidney damage and even death, a series of lawsuits filed across the country alleges. The lawsuits target Fleet Phospho-soda, made by C.B. Fleet Co. Inc. of Lynchburg, Va. More than 50 have already been filed in at least 20 states, Stephen Foley, one of the lawyers involved in the litigation, said Thursday. Nine of them were filed this week in federal court in Minnesota.
GSK Argues Testimony Does Not Create Genuine Issue Of Fact
NEW ORLEANS - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) argues in a July 17 reply to a PPA plaintiff's opposition to summary judgment that the testimony presented by the plaintiff cannot create a genuine issue of fact as to whether he took its product immediately before his stroke (Alejandro Garcia, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., et al., No. 01-3424, E.D. La.; See July 2007, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com
Ex state Rep. Kosmas to challenge Congressman Feeney
The New Smyrna Beach Democrat announced her campaign Wednesday to oust the Republican incumbent from the U.S. House seat representing the 24th District. (Read on Source)
IOGEAR: SATA, eSATA accessories, upgrades
IOGEAR on Monday introduced new Serial ATA (SATA) and External SATA (eSATA) products, including PCI and PCI-Express card adapters, enclosures, and cables. The new storage upgrades and accessories offer a faster, cost-effective option for increasing their disk drive speeds, the company said. The new product line facilitates data transfers at speeds...
Briefly: VisualHub review, promos
In brief: We've posted a review of the video conversion tool VisualHub, Mediafour is giving away an iMac and iPods, Macfun is offering a 25% sale, iProng Magazine -- dedicated to iPhones and iPods -- has made its debut, and Scotsys is offering some great one-day promotions ... We have posted a review of VisualHub, the logical upgrade to the free iS...
Manor Garden Rises Again
Treehugger has been following the plight , and ultimate destruction of the Manor Garden Allotments. These were 100 year old community allotment gardens that had been bulldozed as part of the development of the new green Olympic 2012 site. Despite massive community protests and a plea to " encourage a more imaginative Olympic development which ... (Read on Source)
IE8 XSS Filter design philosophy in-depth
David Ross: It's great to see some positive reaction to the potential of our XSS Filter. Now we just need to deliver!
In this blog post I?ll try to shed some light on our design philosophy.
Association for Computing Machinery Honors Randy Wang and Digital Study Hall Team for Using Communit
The Association for Computing Machinery will present the 2007 Eugene Lawler Award to Randy Wang and the Digital Study Hall team from Microsoft Research India for innovative use of cost-effective digital technology that helps improve the education of underserved children in South Asia.
Microsoft Names Queue Associates to 2008 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club
Microsoft Honors Gold Certified Partner, Queue Associates for Outstanding Customer Commitment and Sales Achievement (PRWeb Jul 9, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1085864.htm
Various Species' Genes Evolve To Minimize Protein Production Errors
Genetic evolution is strongly shaped by genes' efforts to prevent or tolerate errors in protein production. Previously unexplained patterns of evolution may aim to prevent or tolerate mistranslation.
A Primer on Macau - The Orient's Las Vegas
The Macau Peninsula is the northernmost region connected to the Chinese mainland and attracts tourists from around the world. The Macau's International airport is in Taipa, an island to the south of t...
Cybercrime and Politics
Help Net Security: "...Internet-based risks are a serious concern as they can be used to disseminate misinformation, defraud candidates and the public and invade privacy."
Yahoo's Fire Eagle takes flight for location services (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Yahoo on Tuesday announced general availability of Fire Eagle, which enables users to their mark their location on the Web and is being leveraged in applications such as travel and messaging systems.
A Good Problem To Have?.Or Is It?
A lot of the talk lately has been about the playoff rotation and who will take the ball in game 1. I’m more worried about who is going to NOT take the ball in the series. I think it’s a given that guys like Sean Marshall and Jason Marquis are not being considered for the [...] To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www. ... (Read on Source)
Bailout Plan Wins Approval; Democrats Vow Tighter Rules
Even as President Bush signed the $700 billion economic bailout into law, lawmakers said it was only a first step and pledged to make a sweeping overhaul of financial regulation. (Read on Source)
Brocade Gets Loan to Fund Foundry Buyout
Brocade on Tuesday secured a US$1.1 billion loan to fund its acquisition of Foundry despite a tightening of credit markets...
TVs Meeting New Energy Star Standards Hitting Stores for Holidays
Photo via Elsie esq The EPA will be helping holiday shoppers out with new Energy Star labels on TVs. Earlier this month we talked about Energy Star requirements toughening up on TVs , and new requirements going in place by November 1. Well, also beginning November 1, TVs that meet EPA?s newer, more comprehensive specifications will be in ... (Read on Source)
Closing Windows
After 18 years of service Windows 3.x is retired
Get Ready For "Ghostbusters: The Video Game"
Cult classic Ghostbusters is finally coming to a console gaming system near you after 25 years since the movie was first released.
Thing To Avoid In Your Article Marketing For Best Result Posted By : Amit Chanana
Article marketing is one of the best strategies to make money online. In fact, you can make a lot of profit just concentrating your online marketing using this method. Just ask any top Internet Marketer, which is the best way to promote our business? They will surely answer “Article Marketing”. More: continued here
Amazon to Sell OLPC's XO Laptop Starting Nov. 17
Computerworld: "The XO laptop will be sold on Amazon through the same arrangement as the G1G1 program, in which a consumer donates $400 for two laptops, one of which is delivered to a child in a developing nation."
Metabolife Liquidation Plan Proponents Oppose Stay Pending Appeal
SAN DIEGO - MII Liquidation (formerly Metabolife International Inc.) and its creditors and indemnitees oppose a motion brought by the lead plaintiff of a denied settlement class to stay the implementation of a bankruptcy settlement plan pending appeal, stating that the motion was untimely and that a stay would lead to "turmoil" and might jeopardize the resolution of the Metabolife personal injury and wrongful death cases (In re: MII Liquidation, Inc., et al., No. 05-06040-H11, S.D. Calif., Bkcy.; See Nov. 2007, Page 5). Full story on lexis.com
TIGHTER STRINGS
EITHER the recession is hitting even the fanciest Upper East Side schools, or John McEnroe has lost his cachet with tennis fans. At the annual benefit auction for the Trevor Day School, where McEnroe's daughter is a student, a tennis lesson with...
Internet Watchdoggin' Ain't Easy
A controversy that developed over the weekend and the early part of this week did a lot to illustrate a few of the many difficulties wrapped up in the very difficult job of policing Internet content.
The story goes that last week, the Internet Watch Foundation, a UK agency that operates a blacklist of web content voluntarily used by ISPs - 95 percent of UK-based residential ISPs, according to a press release issued Sunday by the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia - blocked access to a Wikipedia article.
You've probably heard of Wikipedia - it's the fourth-most visited site on the Internet, also according to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement. Its user-edited format has led to its own share of debate regarding the potential for inaccuracies. But that debate is only half-relevant to the issue.
The IWF blocked access, in the UK, to the article concerning the German rock band Scorpions' 1976 album Virgin Killer. The page includes an image of the album's controversial original album cover, which depicts a naked prepubescent girl (the picture seems to be there as a reference for the discussion, included in the article, of the controversy surrounding the album's original release).
As an unintended consequence of the block, UK Internet users also found they were unable to edit any page on Wikipedia. The inability to edit seemed to be the bigger concern, though the Wikimedia Foundation also opposed the site being censored at all.
There's a fairly lengthy page of information on the issue here.
In its Monday statement, the Wikimedia Foundation said it intended to work with the IWF to reach a solution to the situation.
On Tuesday, the foundation issued a statement saying it "applauds" the decision of the IWF to remove the Wikipedia page from its blacklist, earlier in the day. The removal of the block means UK users can resume editing Wikipedia entries.
An article on the UK site TGdaily describes the traffic routing and proxy issue that produced the editing problem. And in this case, it seems easier to link it than repeat it.
Interestingly, and kind of amusingly, the IWF ban is now part of the Wikipedia story, and by extension part of the album's story, a situation that is now reflected in the album's entry on Wikipedia.
I found this story interesting for a few reasons, probably the least important of which was that I was surprised to discover that the Scorpions were once this controversial. I guess when I think "Scorpions" I think "Rock You Like a Hurricane," not "offensive album art."
Anyhow, the predictable result of something like UK users being blocked from editing Wikipedia is outcry, and the liberal use of words like "censorship" and "disenfranchisement."
It must have been strange for the folks at the IWF to wake up Monday and discover that, according to the angry Wikipedia-editing Britions, they were the bad guys. This is an organization that exists entirely to fight against child pornography, criminally obscene material and incitements to racial hatred. Those are the bad guys. The fine folks at the IWF, I'm sure, were quite confidently operating under the assumption they were the good guys.
This is the difficulty involved in policing Internet content, of course. You're asking for somebody to get upset every time you add something to the list. And assuming the authority to decide what's not okay has to be one of the fastest ways to upset just about everyone.
In this case, there was a pretty solid common-sense argument for dropping the ban. It's probably safe to assume there were no harmful intentions among the people who posted the image of the 32-year-old album cover to the Wikipedia page (though I will absolutely acknowledge that there is a solid argument for "well, technically that album cover does seem to be child pornography").
This is one case that seemed to work itself out quickly and relatively painlessly. But there have been many other cases of content filtering or blocking in which the party doing the censoring is painted as much more sinister in its intent. The Chinese government's draconian filtering of Internet content is a good example.
I think we can probably all imagine that there are things on the Internet we don't want to see. And I certainly believe there are things on the Internet that nobody should be able to see. The IWF's system of blocking child pornography is a great example of a possibly imperfect solution to that.
Hopefully one result of this particular incident will be a further refining of the system. In the second of its press releases on the subject, the Wikimedia Foundation included a comment from general counsel Mike Godwin, who said:
"We recognize the good intentions of Internet watch groups, including their focus on blocking and discouraging illegal content. Nevertheless, this incident underscores the need for transparency and accountability in the processes of the Internet Watch Foundation and similar bodies around the world.
"In the long run, monitoring groups need to develop a public set of 'best practices.' These best practices should, at a minimum, decrease the impact on content found to be lawful, acknowledge the context in which the content at issue occurs, and be maximally transparent both to service providers and to individual users. There should be no false or misleading error messages when online censorship does occur."
Very well put, I think.
One result of the incident of which I am absolutely certain is that I, at long last, have a very legitimate excuse to post the video for "Winds of Change" in my blog.
(I realize this is mislabeled "Wind of Change" and is edited to include recent footage from Iraq and stock footage of planes blowing stuff up, which is completely contrary to the point of the song, but it was the only one I could embed. Please bear with me.)
SLIDE SHOW: Images in the News
Discovery Channel / TLC / Animal Planet / Discovery Health / Science Channel / Planet Green / Discovery Kids / Military Channel / Investigation Discovery / HD Theater / Turbo / FitTV / HowStuffWorks / TreeHugger / Petfinder / PetVideo / Discovery Education (Read on Source)
Intelliscanner mini cubed launched
IntelliScanner (Booth No. 537S) has announced its IntelliScanner mini cubed. The scanner uses barcode technology to automatically organize household items like movies, books and wine. The mini offers personalized asset tags and new software features for managing home assets, managing items for insurance records and sharing items with friends. The scanner is portable, with a rechargeable battery an...
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