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Internet Security Basics 101 Part II - PopUp Blocker

By Niall Roche

Part I - AntiVirus Software

Firewall Software

The use of firewall software by home computer users is a relatively new occurence. All Internet connections are a two way process. Data must be sent and received by your computer. This data is sent through something called ports. These are not physical things rather aspects of the way your computer communicates online.

Firewall software watches these ports to make sure that only safe communication is happening between your computer and other computers online. If it sees something dangerous happening it blocks that port on your computer to make sure your computer stays safe from the person who is trying to hack into your system.

An easier way to understand a firewall would be to picture your computer as an apartment complex. At the front door of this complex there is a security guard. Every person who enters the complex must pass this security guard. If the security guard recognizes the person entering as a resident he allows them to pass without saying anything. If, however, the person entering the complex is unknown to him then he will stop that person and ask for identification. If they have no business being at the apartment complex he escorts them from the building.

If you are not currently using firewall software your computer will get hacked into - that's a guarantee.

PopUp Blocker

You can get a good popup blocker at no cost. An easy way to do this is to install either the Google or Yahoo toolbar. Both of these come with popup blockers built in. Popups are not necessarily dangerous but are a nuisance and using either of these toolbars will make your life that bit easier.

A simple rule for practicing online security is: "If in doubt then don't". If you don't recognize the file, the email address, the website or if your gut feeling says "no" then don't click that button.

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http://www.affiliate-advocate.com is run by Niall Roche. The site offers reviews of affiliate marketing ebooks and software as well as advice and tips for new and existing affiliate marketers.

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Teseda Corporation, a leading provider of comprehensive scan-based diagnostic and debug solutions for high yield silicon production, is now shipping the SecureXY product. SecureXY, a powerful yield-enhancement tool, enables the sharing and analysis of pertinent failure information in the physical domain without compromising the design IP.

SecureXY works in conjunction with ScanXY, the first tool in the Diagnostic Manager Suite. ScanXY takes scan failure information and design information and is able to present failure data in a Physical die view showing failing scan cells, failing scan chains, and XY location data. SecureXY is able to take the ScanXY data, and present it as an XY view while protecting sensitive design IP information.

SecureXY was developed so that companies can provide key failure analysis information to their device manufacturers without compromising the integrity of the IP of the design. The design IP is protected at varying levels that can be pre-selected by the design creators.

“Utilizing Teseda’s Diagnostic Manager Suite of products allows engineers to shave off time by identifying errors early on in the process,” said Armagan Akar, CEO of Teseda. “Early customers have already tried SecureXY and found it to be a unique differentiator that was not available anywhere else in the market. Teseda continues to innovate, providing for easier and more secure collaboration amongst teams, and at significantly reduced costs.”

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Bush said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that Iran, Iraq and North Korea were attempting to develop weapons of mass destruction.

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Bush had said the United States would not permit those countries in the "axis of evil" to threaten it with such weapons.

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"They could attack our allies or attempt to blackmail the United States. In any of these cases, the price of indifference would be catastrophic," he said.

"Time is not on our side. I will not wait on events, while dangers gather. I will not stand by, as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons."

Tehran and Washington severed diplomatic ties more than 20 years ago when Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy in 1979 and took 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.

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Egypt, plagued by tomb raiders and art dealers, has lost large portions of its pharaonic heritage to Europe and the United States. The head of the country's Supreme Council of Antiquities is waging a bitter moral campaign against the West, and he is now demanding the return of six of the most beautiful masterpieces.

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He has already had a heart attack, and since then he only smokes water pipes. Referring to his driver, he says: "If he slows down I'll fire him." He likes to call his opponents "assholes."

But no one here is troubled by his behavior. In fact, Hawass has a license to be loud and angry. He sets his own rules. As Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), he is the ultimate protector of all monuments in the country.

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Hawass "tracked down Ramses I in Atlanta".

The people of Atlanta bought the mummies from the Canadian museum with the express purpose of returning that mummy to Egypt should it prove to be Ramses I. The only thing Hawass did was go to Atlanta to pick up the mummy.

Now he's actually made me angry. I was born and raised in Atlanta and even though I don't live there now, I contributed to that project so the mummy could be returned to Egypt.

If he was a child he would have his mouth washed out with soap for not telling the truth.

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Why does customer service still suck?

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We can probably all agree that there are few things more frustrating than sitting on hold with customer service — except maybe navigating the customer service phone system in the first place. Between automated menus, voice-activated options that never work, and seemingly unnecessary transfers from agent to agent, I’m usually discouraged from even calling in the first place.

Technology and innovation have changed many aspects of our lives over the last few decades, and the pace is accelerating with each passing year. So why does customer service still — for lack of a better word — suck?

True, some companies are adding live-chat customer service features. I prefer live chat for several reasons, including but not limited to the fact that you can multitask better when you’re dealing with a small chat window as opposed to a live person on the phone, you receive an automatic written record of your conversation, and the “hold time” before you reach a representative is usually nonexistent.

That said, many of the same customer service pitfalls remain — scripted responses, transfers between agents, and a general lack of helpfulness.

I’ve found that banks are often the best and most efficient at customer service — be it traditional or via online chat — while retailers, travel vendors and cable companies are among the worst. While many companies offer online FAQs to address the most common problems, most of the time you just need to talk to a live person to explain your unique situation!

Is there any hope for technology to change that?

Related story:   Hate your cable company? Read this.

Imagine this: You come home from work to find that your cable isn’t working. You try all of the usual procedures to fix the problem, to no avail.

Instead of making the dreaded call to the cable company, you log on to its website and select from a list of keywords that relate to your problem. If you don’t see keywords that describe your problem, you can add your own. Once you’ve chosen the appropriate tags in the text field, you describe the specific problem and any steps you’ve taken. You hit “submit,” then relax with a book and a nice cup of tea.

While you’re relaxing, an algorithm, with the help of the tags you’ve assigned to your issue, sends your note to the appropriate customer service department. A live person reviews your issue and ensures that it gets in front of someone who can actually help. (You know, someone who specializes in cable rather than Internet, and is paid well enough by the company to care. Pipedream?)

Thirty minutes later, you receive a call from the cable company. You’re prepared to explain the problem again from the beginning, verify that, yes, you have tried to unplug and replug the cable box, wait on hold while you’re transferred to Tier 2 customer service where you’ll have to explain the problem again — and so on, and so on.

Instead, you’re quite refreshed to hear that the person on the other line is calling in regard to your specific problem and is ready to try alternate solutions while on the phone with you. Total time spent on the phone: 10 to 15 minutes. If it comes down to needing to send a technician, you’ll only have invested a few minutes, rather than hours. (Don’t tell me you haven’t spent upwards of 45 minutes on the line before getting to the “testing solutions” phase; we’ve all been there.)

Related story:   Help! I left something behind while traveling. What now?

Or, let’s say you need to rebook your flight. You sign on to the airline’s website and enter your flight confirmation number and other identifying information. If possible (and some airlines do this already), you can simply choose your new flight and rebook online. If it’s more complicated than that, a live chat window appears and a customer service representative provides you with all of the information you need in writing. If one of you needs to reference a specific policy, you can provide a link, rather than blindly take their word for it or struggle to remember what you read.

That’s the dream.

If companies can implement advertising that follows you around the Internet based on one search, if they can spend money on celebrities in their marketing campaigns, and if they can remotely log in to computers from the other side of the country — even the world — there has to be a better way. There just has to.

What’s been your worst customer service experience? The best? Has technology improved or hindered your experiences? What changes do you think we’ll see in the future? Is there any hope for the customer service process?

I’ll just be over here avoiding making a customer service phone call, angrily tweeting @TSA.

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  • Chris_In_NC

    Customer service “sucks” because….
    CSRs are being farmed out to the lowest bidder, and have been trained to specifically follow scripts and “canned” answers. They do not have the ability to perform meaningful “service.”
    CSRs are promoted and paid based on “metrics” which have no correlation to how helpful or useful they perform. A CSR who actually takes the time to listen and understand a consumer issue can be penalized because their metrics will “suck” as they can’t process as many calls.
    CSRs do not have the power to do anything except apologize.
    The whole notion of CSR now is to “apologize” and encourage customers to “rate” the call as “excellent” whether or not anything positive was done. Heck, its a “feel good” society. Its OK, as long as everyone says we’re excellent

    … but customers are not without blame either
    Customers are quick to go to the court of social media, and we as customers often take these stories hook, line and sinker. Customers fail to try and work things out, and want immediate and instant results. Customers also seem to have increasingly unrealistic demands.

  • Chris_In_NC

    BTW Heather, glad to see your article this week. Was slightly worried when you didn’t post last week. I’m sure you need time off, but this is meant as a complement to how much I look forward to your articles!

  • Heather Lori Dratler

    Thank you! That makes my morning. Not to worry — I’m not going anywhere.

  • Rebecca

    This morning I went to Kroger. I bought 2 boxes of granola bars over the weekend and discovered they had expired in October after I got home. The idiot at the “customer service” desk refused to return them, because “we don’t accept expired food for returns”. Never mind they expired 3 months before I bought them.

    I literally had to argue with her for almost 5 minutes to make her get a manager. Who, to his credit, apologised profusely, explained the actual policy right in front of me, and at least tries to fix it. But people getting so stuck in policies that they can’t even stop to think for 2 seconds sure is frustrating!

  • Rebecca

    You are so correct. My favorite script: “Have I provided you with excellent service today?” I know they have to say it or they literally get in trouble, so I never take it out in them, but that one makes me crazy!

  • taxed2themax

    In some cases I think there is a time and place for scripted dialogue.. in that I think in some cases details matter and I think on the whole it is better for there to be one uniform script read so that everyone who calls about X is given the same information. Now, I don’t think that all cases fit this, but I do think that at times a script can be useful and serve a valuable purpose.

  • How timely! Last night LAN Airlines canceled my flight from Medellin, Colombia to Bogota, which created chaos with the continuation flights to Cuenca, Ecuador. I called LAN in Colombia as told to do in the cancellation email only to get a recording the office was closed. I called the US number via Skype and had a new itinerary in an hour.

    BUT, I had to have my travel agent reassign the ticket as well. I started calling CheapOair at 8:30 pm last night and gave up at 2:00 am this morning. Between disconnects and agents who did not know their head from a hole in the ground, it was a waste of time.

    I am on hold again. So far, it has been 55 minutes for this to be resolved. My flight is tomorrow. I hope I am off the phone by then.

  • JenniferFinger

    Part of the problem is that customer service is outsourced to people who don’t know how to do it or don’t have the authority to take meaningful action to help customers. And that’s because of cost-cutting. Unfortunately, the labor market makes it cheaper to hire outsiders to do it rather than people who really have the knowledge and ability to help customers.

  • Barthel

    Customer service people are afraid to or unable to “think outside the box”. If your situation doesn’t conveniently fit in the proper slot, they don’t know what to do and just say they can’t do anything. That’s when you need to get a supervisor involved. It’s also very frustrating when dealing on the phone with someone who really does not speak English.

  • Tom McShane

    Good article, but neglected the burning question of whether their menu options have REALLY changed. Because I memorize the menu options of all the companies I call, so in my view they ought to be truthful on this issue or else all that memorizing effort is for nought.

  • Alan Gore

    Customer service always sucks the most in lines of business where is the least competition. Your bank treats you well because there are so many alternatives, wherever you happen to live. If your cable company is the only one serving the area, it doesn’t care.

    But yes, always use the online chat option if available.

  • Alan Gore

    The old Catch-22 problem! I ran into this just last week with Centurylink, the phone company that serves my 94-year-old mother’s retirement home. After having been a long-term subscriber to landline and Internet, she called them last fall to cancel the Internet, because she now gets WiFi as a perk from the home. Several weeks went by, and she was still getting bills for Internet service, so she had me call to cancel again.

    My call elicited action: two days later, her entire phone service was disconnected. So she had me call again (their chat option is only for Internet technical problems, not provisioning and billing). I got a person who seemed to be taking care of the problem, and then put me on hold “while I update your account”. After quite a long hold, I found myself newly connected to someone who had never heard of Mother’s problem, and I had to start my saga from the beginning. Then I get, “Sorry, but your mother has to talk to me personally about handling this!” This was not possible because (a) she was at her home, not mine, and (b) she can’t talk over any other phone but her special amplified handset, now dead, which is why she couldn’t just go to the front office and call Centurylink from there in the first place.

    Fortunately I was able to break out of the Catch-22 by creative truth management. I reported her problem as an “outage” to the repair number, and got a Repair person out in less than a week. They have many customers at the retirement complex, and the Repair staff knows that their lifeline can be critical.

  • John Baker

    Customer Service continues to suck because, in general, consumers are looking for the cheapest price and ignore the things wrapped up in the price

  • Rebecca

    I think, or at least hope, that people are waking up to this problem. There are certain things I don’t ever buy based on price. Strangely, the first 2 examples I thought of were diapers and toilet paper. And I’ll always pay a bit more to not buy something at Wal-Mart, although here in Atlanta they aren’t usually the cheapest anyways. I worked there briefly in college and it’s the only job I ever walked out of. Those stories you hear about people not getting breaks and working overtime without being paid were completely true 15 years ago. I don’t know if it’s improved, but I still won’t go there. I used to go once in a while to buy my husband’s cereal, since they were the only store that carried it; I’d buy 10 boxes or so and be out the door. Then Kelloggs discontinued S’Mores, and I haven’t been back since.

  • Rebecca

    I agree there are very limited circumstances. For example, when setting up a future payment. When I worked in a call center and there were scripts like these, I always trained the reps to TELL the customer they had to read a script, and joke about it. This worked wonders in terms of people getting frustrated. If you tell a customer that you have to read a script, for some legal reason, before you read it, it’s much less likely to annoy them.

  • When my husband was out of town (he is our computer expert) he gave me a number to call if I needed help. I told the man my computer was not working. He said “Go to the modem.” I said “What is a modem.” HE HUNG UP ON ME. So muich for service.

  • AJPeabody

    But telling them it is a script is not in the script.


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source ELPUB2007. Openness in Digital Publishing: Awareness, Discovery and Access - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electronic Publishing held in Vienna, Austria 13-15 June 2007 / Edited by: Leslie Chan and Bob Martens. ISBN 978-3-85437-292-9, 2007, pp. 349-360
summary The growing stream of content placed on the Web provides a huge collection of textual resources. People share their experiences on-line, ventilate their opinions (and frustrations), or simply talk just about anything. The large amount of available data creates opportunities for automatic mining and analysis. The information we are interested in this paper, is how people feel about certain topics. We consider it as a classification task: their feelings can be positive, negative or neutral. A sentiment isn't always stated in a clear way in the text; it is often represented in subtle, complex ways. Besides direct expression of the user's feelings towards a certain topic, he or she can use a diverse range of other techniques to express his or her emotions. On top of that, authors may mix objective and subjective information about a topic, or write down thoughts about other topics than the one we are investigating. Lastly, the data gathered from the World Wide Web often contains a lot of noise. All of this makes the task of automatic recognition of the sentiment in on-line text more difficult. We will give an overview of various techniques used to tackle the problems in the domain of sentiment analysis, and add some of our own results.
keywords sentiment analysis; document classification; artificial intelligence
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Mint And Ouzo Flavored Meatballs

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: About 3 dozen

  • 2 slices home-style bread, crusts removed and torn into small pieces
  • 1/4 cup ouzo or other anise-flavored liqueur, such as Pernod
  • 6 tablespoons Greek olive oil, or more as needed
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped white onions
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh mint leaves
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh oregano leaves
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons Essence
  • SAUCE:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 1/2 cup ouzo
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped oregano leaves
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • Chopped fresh mint and parsley leaves, garnish
  • Kefalotyri, grated, garnish
  • Ouzo, accompaniment

  • In a bowl, soak the bread pieces in the ouzo until the ouzo is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

  • In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and let cool.

  • In a large bowl, combine the meat and onions. Squeeze the bread dry and add to the mixture. Add the remaining ingredients except the flour and Essence, and mix well with your hands. With wet hands, shape the mixture into small balls about the size of a walnut.

  • In a shallow dish, combine the flour and Essence. Roll the meatballs in the flour to lightly coat on all sides. Place on a baking sheet and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.

  • In a large skillet, heat the remaining 1/4 cup of oil over high heat. Add the meatballs in batches, being careful not to overcrowd and cook until evenly browned and cooked through, shaking the pan from time to time, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels, and place in a baking dish in the oven to keep warm. Cook the remaining meatballs, adding more oil as needed to the pan.

  • Make the sauce in a separate pan. In a separate pan, add the olive oil and heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion and saute for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and carefully add the ouzo. Return the mixture to the heat and flambe. Cook until the flames die down. When the flames go out, add the herbs and cook for 1 minute. Add the lemon juice and pour over the meatballs.

  • Arrange on a platter, sprinkle with the chopped herbs and grated Kefalotyri, and serve hot with glasses of ouzo.


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Peaky \Peak"y\, a. 1. Having a peak or peaks. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

2. Sickly; peaked. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

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  • peaky — ► ADJECTIVE (peakier, peakiest) ▪ pale from illness or fatigue …   English terms dictionary

  • peaky — [pē′kē] adj. having a wan or sickly appearance …   English World dictionary

  • peaky — UK [ˈpiːkɪ] / US [ˈpɪkɪ] adjective Word forms peaky : adjective peaky comparative peakier superlative peakiest British informal pale and not healthy in appearance You re looking a bit peaky today …   English dictionary

  • peaky — pea|ky [ˈpi:ki] adj informal BrE looking pale and ill American Equivalent: peaked ▪ He s looking a bit peaky today …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • peaky — adj American producing euphoria. This appreciative term formed from peaking (i.e. achiev ing a maximum high) refers to the enjoy able effects of drugs. ► We managed to get hold of some peaky shit …   Contemporary slang

  • peaky — adjective informal especially BrE pale or ill: Jane s feeling a bit peaky today …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • peaky — adjective Date: 1821 peaked II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • peaky — peakily, adv. peakiness, n. /pee kee/, adj., peakier, peakiest. peaked2. [1870 75; PEAK(ED)2 + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • peaky — adjective a) Sickly; peaked. b) Characterised by peaks …   Wiktionary

  • peaky — Synonyms and related words: acicular, acuminate, acute, ailing, ashen, cuspidate, drained, drawn, emaciated, feeble, gaunt, haggard, hollow eyed, ill, infirm, pale, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaking, pinched, sallow, sharp, sick, sickly, unhealthy,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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QUESTION: On a desktop PC (windows XP) one can browse to a web page that has
e.g. links (hot spots) to other web pages.  If you "hover the mouse pointer"
over this link, without actually "going" there, you can see the web page(URL)
that you would be going to.  Is this same thing available/possible on a
hand-held device(s), such as iPods, iPads, Androids, iPhones, Androids,
etc and etc and etc!??  If so, how does a hand-help device user choose
between "just hovering" and actually "going" to this page?  Obviously, I am
a desktopper only guy,,,,I know little about these hand-held devices!! thanx!

Unless the device has a mouse cursor feature (like a Blackberry) you won't be able to hover over the link. You will need to click on it to open up to see the actual link/URL.

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QUESTION: How do you "click" on such a device!!? with what?! when my friends use their
hand-helds,  one hand holds the device the other hands' fingers "touch" its screen!

I thought I read somewhere that one can "finger tap" on the link,,,,one tap
"opens" (i.e., displays the URL but doesnt "go there")  two taps (ie a "double
tap") actually goes to the URL and now you are on/at this URL link.
Would THIS be the equivalent of what you would do with a "mouse pointer" on
a PC!?   I see my friends "tapping" on their hand-held devices a lot,,,,but with a screen
so small, how in the world can you/they be sure they have "one tapped" or
"two tapped"!??  I cant use these small screens as my fingers are TOO BIG AND FAT!
The danger I see is: if one wants to "just see the URL" (web page) and not actually go
there,  and "in error" does a double tap,,,he/she could GO TO a page that "is not
healthy" to/for the user!!  AND: the font size on the screen of this "link" is so  small
how can one be sure he is even "tapping" on it at all!!??
Do I make sense on this!?

ANSWER: Yes, when I say click, I meant they tap it with their finger.

Different devices will vary in how you open up the link. Since you mentioned Android phones and iPhones which are the more popular ones, it's a single tap.

You can zoom in on the screen by using two fingers and expand the window to increase size. So basically there is a "zoom" feature so they can see the text. If they want to see the actual link, I would suggest that you create a link that shows the entire link itself instead of a keyword description for the link.

Are you developing a webpage for this? Just curious what lead you to ask this question so I might be able to provide a more concrete reply.

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QUESTION: No webpage for me,,,,when I am on my PC, I sometimes get junk/spam/hacker
etc email, that usually has a "click on this link" to eg "go to my bank account!" or similar dribble/crap.  If I hover the mouse on it, I can see
immediately Id be going to a webpage that has nothing to do with eg
"Union Bank", but one the bad guy wants me to open and type stuff in.
So, I NEVER click to "go there", just "hover" to see the URL he/she WANTS me to go to.  Thats usually proof, it is a fraud (I reported one just recently to my bank).   I just was curious if hand-held device users run into this same thing,,,and are wise enough to "maybe peek" but never actually "go"
to that link.  Til a few years ago, I would sometimes "go to these link places" and all hell could/would break loose! So,now, without hurting oneself, one can still be curious, to see whats going on. Thank you. I will rate your replies after I get your next one!  bob

If it's for an Android phone, you should be able to tap on the link and hold it down for like 2-3 seconds. It will display a list of actions you can take. But right above that it should show the link also.

I want to say something similar should be for the iPhone but I don't have an Apple device to test this with and confirm.

But if it's a device that uses a mouse cursor like the Blackberry, it will show the link when you hover over it so it's similar to a desktop PC.

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Joint Pain Relief/hip joint pain

Hello,I am Sonia from India and I am 36 years old.Three months back,I developed severe pain on my right thigh near pelvis.After meeting the orthopaedics,I have been told that I am suffering from osteomalacia and I have been told to take calcium and Vitamin d3 supplements.I got my X ray done and it showed that I have stress fracture on my hip joint.But I still have pain in both my thighs now and have problem in folding them.I am so confused>Please help.

Hi Sonia,

Sorry to hear about your hip pain.  I'm not sure how a stress fracture in one hip makes both of your hips hurt, so I suspect perhaps something else is going on.  I would keeip taking your supplements, but I'd like to recommend something else that may help as well.

My website Do-It-Yourself-Joint-Pain-Relief,
has follow-along videos for every joint in the body.

I'm going to recommend you go to the Hip Pain Relief page,
and go through the videos and see if the techniques can give you some relief.

I do think there is a good chance this could provide the hip pain relief you have been seeking.

All the best,

Gary Crowley

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I can show 95 percent people how to relieve or eliminate their own joint pain for basically every joint in their body. 95 percent of joint pain, even chronic joint pain, is due to the shortening and tightening of tissue around joints. I show people how to release that tight tissue that is causing their pain. Every joint and every person is unique, but the principles to free yourself from pain are the same in 95 percent of cases.

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hi eric, i have a problem with abilify. it's a good drug when it comes to schizophrenia but it cause an increase in appetite. also, i know it affects the 5ht2c receptor which affects neuropeptide y. npy is also involved with an increase in appetite. what can i take that will reverse this problem and what sort of weight loss method can i do. is there a good drug substitute that doesn't increase my appetite. any information is well appreciated. thanks.

abilify dosage is 30mg a day.

Hi Christopher,
All drugs used to  treat schizophrenia have the potential to cause weight gain. I do not have a magic substitute. I recommend you see a dietitian who may be able to help.
Thank you for using Allexperts.
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I have experience in retail as well as hospital pharmacy pracice. Currently working in a hospital pharmacy. I am experienced in drug information. Over the last 6 years I have developed a successful web site for drug information.

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when I try to start the car,it's hard to start.when it finally starts,it idles very low.when I try to accelerate,the engine dies.whats going on? have any ideas? Thanks.

sounds like fuel delivery ,you need to measure fuel pressure at rails.
The rate of fuel flow is governed by the fuel distributor which is attached to the air flow sensor.
A sticking air flow sensor or malfunctioning fuel distributor could be the cause, but these asre symptoms of countles issues with the KJet system that is found in the car.

Do you know much about the Kjet ignition system, it is a bit complicated , but is well documented on the web.  A step by step analysis is needed to figure most issues out

is this a new problem?  how many miles. any service history

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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the second Friday practice for the British Grand Prix, despite experiencing a technical issue towards the end of the session.

Hamilton clocked a time 0.228s faster than team-mate Nico Rosberg as both bolted on the softer medium tyres and completed a quick lap. Hamilton then returned to the track for some longer race simulation runs when his car lost drive coming out of The Loop, just four corners into the lap. Rosberg managed to complete a full programme of 35 laps to Hamilton's 14, which could provide an advantage in understanding the car in race conditions.

Fernando Alonso was third fastest for the second session in a row and 0.736s off Hamilton as Ferrari again showed good Friday pace. Daniel Ricciardo was fourth fastest but only managed 11 laps after failing to return to the track following his hot lap, 1.003s off Hamilton. Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel was another tenth off the Mercedes' pace but managed to complete a healthy total of 27 laps.

Valtteri Bottas was sixth fastest as Williams looks set for more of a struggle than in Austria, but suffered a bizarre incident at the end of the session when part of his Williams' engine cover came off. The incident happened on the Hanger Straight in the final ten minutes of the session and he immediately dived into the pits to return the car to the garage. A similar issue appeared to cause damage to the engine cover on Marcus Ericsson's Caterham earlier in the session, forcing him to pull into the old pit lane. Jean-Eric Vergne also suffered an odd incident when his left-front wheel came loose and he had to park the car shortly after Copse.

The McLarens of Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen were seventh and eighth fastest ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, whose woes appear to be continuing this weekend in ninth place, with the Finn complaining about his Ferrari not driving straight at certain points during the session.

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Hotel M.A. Sevilla Congresos

Calle Alcalde Luis Uruñuela 2, 41020 Seville - Sevilla
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Hotel information

Service & facilities

Hotel facilities

  • Number of rooms with air conditioning 200
  • Reception (lobby)
  • Elevator
  • Public Internet terminal Hourly rate 0 EUR
  • Hotel-owned car park Fee per 24 hours 12 EUR

Room facilities

  • quiet rooms
  • Cable TV
  • TV remote control
  • Radio
  • Desk

In-house services

  • Multilingual staff on hand 24 hours a day
  • Car rental
  • Laundry service
  • Pets not allowed
  • Vegetarian food available

Style of hotel and ambience

First-class service and a maximum of comfort are characteristics of the Hotel Sevilla Congresos in Seville. It provides numerous comfortably furnished rooms in different categories. Moreover, the Hotel Sevilla Congresos offers various facilities for events and meetings, a swimming pool as well as a child care centre.

Hotel data

Hotel built in 1991, Last complete renovation 2014, Number of floors 6, Total number of rooms 200, Number of single rooms 0, Number of double rooms 196, of which have 2 separate beds 156, of which have a double bed 40, of which are suitable as three-bed rooms 40, Rooms with connecting door 25, Number of junior suites 4, Hotel, City hotel, Business hotel, Trade fair/conference hotel, Airport hotel

Service times

Reception open:

12:00 AM to 12:00 AM

Reception manned at weekends:

12:00 AM to 12:00 AM

Earliest check-in:

2:00 PM

Latest check-out:

12:00 PM

Accepted payment methods

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  • Visa
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  • American Express
Location and distance

Calle Alcalde Luis Uruñuela 2, 41020 Seville - Sevilla

Location of the hotel

The Hotel Sevilla Congresos is located in the east of the city, opposite the museum Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones, in the heart of the congress, business and financial district of the city. The centre of the Andalusian capital is situated at a distance of ca. 5 kilometres.

Surroundings of the hotel
  • 3.55 km
  • 6.36 km
Sport / leisure
  • Stadium/sports hall: 4.0 km
  • 18-hole golf course: 10.0 km

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4219 EAST WATERLOO ROAD, 95215 Stockton
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  • Pets permitted
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The message of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly,
the disclosure of which will be
December 1, will be different from previous, but will keep the focus on
social obligations of the state. This “social” component
Putin’s message in the Kremlin called “Putin’s pivot”.

“Every message is different, but they share Putin’s
the web, with an emphasis on social sphere, on social obligations
state”, – quotes the President’s press Secretary, Dmitry
Peskov TASS.

The nuances, particularly the foreign part of the message, not Sand
revealed and suggested to wait for the show.

As transfers RIA “news”,
Peskov said that his previous comment about “special” message
Putin, the TASS on the eve, “is incorrect and taken out of context”. In
his press Secretary said that every new President’s message
the Parliament special.

“Presidential address to the Federal Assembly is the conventional
format, but no message like the other, so of course
this year it will be different in content, maintaining
this Putin’s main terminal,” – said Peskov.

A Kremlin spokesman also said that Vladimir Putin on Tuesday
continue the preparation of his message to the Federal Assembly, although
it will be a couple of meetings and meetings, “including around
message”. Putin will communicate with the Chairman of the Board of Directors
The Magnitogorsk metallurgical combine Victor by Rashnikovym.

Recall that it was preparing for the message in the Kremlin explained
the fact that Putin did not go to Cuba for the funeral of Fidel Castro.
Instead, Tuesday night on liberty Island off the speaker
Vyacheslav Volodin. The delegation also includes Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov and the deputies of the state Duma Ivan Melnikov, Leonid Slutsky, Sergei Zheleznyak, and Dmitriy Novikov.

The future the message will be the 23rd in the modern history of Russia and the 13th for
Putin. By tradition, the event starts at noon, Moscow
time in the St. George hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Duty
the President read out the message which assesses the situation in
the country and main directions of internal and external
policy defined by the Constitution.

The Kremlin has talked about “Putin’s pivot”, unifying address to the Federal Assembly 29.11.2016

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The Best Places to Visit in Le Marche

Le Marche, Italy in one Region
“If one had to decide which Italian landscape was the most typical,you’d have to choose the Marche …with its range of landscapes, it is a distillation of Italy.”
Guido Piovene, Viaggio in Italia, 1957
The central region of Marche is a well guarded secret, but once you discover it you are completely captivated and mesmerized by its beauty, just as I am.

The region is bordered in the west by the Apennine mountain range with ski resorts and hiking trails. Between the Apennines and the Adriatic coast is a glorious hilly landscape with traditional farming of cereals, vineyards, olive groves and sunflowers. Every few kilometres you come across pretty hilltop villages, fields of gold, sparkling rivers and lakes, castles, fortresses and medieval walled towns. The 180km of Adriatic coastline is lined with a stretch of spectacular blue flag beaches. The region is full of history, art and culture with Romanesque and Renaissance churches, abbeys, monasteries and sanctuaries surrounded by sweet, gentle hills. Many of the greatest architects, artists and writers of the Renaissance period were from Le Marche - Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael), Donato Bramante, Rossini, Giacomo Leopardi and Gentile da Fabriano.
Le Marche has many restaurants with excellent quality and value and boasts an exquisite wine collection including Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi and Rosso Conero.

My favourite food of Le Marche is Vincisgrassi (a type of lasagne made from veal, lamb and porcini mushrooms) and John's is Brodetto Marchigiano (a stew with up to 13 different types of seafood).

Brodetto Marchigiano
For more about the cuisine of Le Marche see this web site:

My Top 5 Places in Each Region of Le Marche
Le Marche is divided into five provinces. Here is a list of my favourite attractions in each province (of the ones I’ve seen to date, since first visiting in 1995) and there are so many more places that I haven't seen yet! Of course this list is highly subjective – so please let me know which attractions I have left out and the ones that you would recommend...

Urbino - Palazzo Ducale
Photo credit: Dean Ayres
Province of Pesaro & Urbino -
1. Gradara: A medieval fortress, which was the setting for Dante’s Inferno.
2. Urbino & nearby Urbania: A Renaissance jewel, the birthplace of Raphael.
3. Pesaro: The birthplace of Rossini, which hosts an Annual Opera Festival.
4. San Leo: This spectacular ancient town on a rocky outcrop is a landmark for miles around.
5. Fano: City of Art, beautiful piazza, modern chic shops, and a huge marina.
Monte Conero Coast - Ancona Province
(Le Due Sorelle - Sirolo)
photo credit: Marck Wells
Province of Ancona –
1. Genga: The Frassasi Caves
2. Loreto (and nearby Porto Recanati): Important place of pilgrimage for the Virgin Mary.
3. Jesi: The hills surrounding Jesi produce the well known Verdicchio and some excellent red wines such as Rosso Conero and Lacrima di Morro d’Alba are also produced in the area. Jesi is the birthplace of Federico II and has four palaces.
4. Monte Conero Coast & National Park and nearby Sirolo: magnificent coastline and splendid bays.
5. Fabriano: Famous the world over for its production of the finest art and writing papers.

Sferisterio di Macerata
Province of Macerata –
1. Macerata: It is a truly magical experience to attend the opera on a warm summer's night  in the 4,500 seat Sferisterio arena with candles flickering in the darkness and stars twinkling overhead.
2. Treia: Known for hosting an unusual Renaissance ball game and a fantastic cooking festival in mid-May.
3. Recanati: Birthplace of Giacomo Leopardi.
4. Cingoli: Hill-town surrounded by forests, with a sweeping panorama to the Adriatic.
5. Appignano di Macerata: Surrounded by amazing scenery and known for its furniture and pottery.
Torre di Palme - Fermo
Photo credit: Giuseppe Desideri
Province of Fermo – (new province since 2009)
1. Moresco: You can find many castles and churches with frescoes here.
2. Fermo: Town with many historic attractions including the memorable Palazzo Romani Adami.
3. Torre di Palme: A visit to the romantic Il Galeone Osteria is a must.
4. Porto San Giorgio: An ancient fishing port.
5. Porto Sant’Elpidio: Beautiful coastal town.
Grottamare - Ascoli province
Province of Ascoli –
1. Ascoli Piceno: Perhaps the most elegant town in Le Marche. Interesting food and architectural gems can be found in this relatively undiscovered medieval town.
2. Grottamare: Exotic beach with golden sands and pine trees.
3. Cupra Marittima: Picturesque seaside resort with a unique shell museum.
4. Sibillini National Park: Winter sports and ancient mountain passes.
5. San Benedetto del Tronto: The second most important fishing port in Italy. It is one of the main seaside resorts 'Riviera della Pale' on the central Adriatic coast and has a long beach of fine white sand and shallow water.

Map of Le Marche with clickable places to visit courtesy of the Le Marche Tourist Dept can be seen here:

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Moreno Moretti organizes exciting activity holidays in Le Marche: truffle hunting, vespa and classic car tours, hiking in the Sibillini Mountains, visiting wine cellars, taking cooking classes, quad biking etc. For more details have a look at his great website:

  1. Fabulous post with great info! We only spent 5 days in Le Marche, but we love it-so unspoiled and untouristy. When we do return we definitely use your suggestions. Thanks!

  2. Thanks Janie! Nice to know that you are also a fan of Le Marche and that these suggestions will be useful to you when you return!

  3. Well done, Nora! It's a real encyclopedia of Le Marche. You are an expert number one for Le Marche. I'd love to visit it in summer.

  4. Grazie Tatiana! We will be visiting Le Marche again this summer. Maybe you would like to join us this time?

  5. Great list of places to see in Le Marche - a rather unknown, but beautiful, area of Italy.

  6. Thanks Alex! I'll be writing more about these places in the future and hopefully visiting again this summer. There is so much to see there!

  7. Love your tips, totally pinning and sharing now because I think they're great. When I was in Marche I got so lost but it was wonderful. I loved wandering around aimlessly, it was luxuriously relaxing.
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Who is Peter Hans Kolvenbach?

Peter Hans Kolvenbach

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Very Rev. Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J.(born November 30, 1928), was the 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, the largest male Catholic religious order.[1]

Kolvenbach in Goa, India, in 2006

Kolvenbach's childhood was spent in Druten, near Nijmegen in the Netherlands. There, he attended Canisius College for his secondary studies. At Canisius, he concentrated on modern languages. He entered the novitiate at Mariendaal on 7 September 1948. After completing philosophy studies at Berchmans Institute in Nijmegen, he was assigned to Lebanon, where he completed his doctorate in Sacred Theology at Université de Saint-Joseph in Beirut. In 1961, he was ordained a priest in the Armenian Catholic Church, an Eastern-rite church in communion with Rome.[citation needed]

The next years of his life were spent in academia, specifically in linguistics. From 1964 to 1976, he taught general and Oriental linguistics in The Hague,Paris, and Beirut. Eventually, he was appointed Professor of General Linguistics and Armenian at Université de Saint-Joseph. He served in that capacity until 1981, when he became rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute.[citation needed]

During his time on the Faculty of Saint-Joseph, he also served as provincial superior of the Jesuit vice-province of the Middle East.[citation needed]
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On 7 August 1981, Father General Pedro Arrupe suffered a severe stroke in the plane on his way back to Rome. Although he survived for another ten years, he wanted to step down as Superior General. Due to the personal intervention of Pope John Paul II, two Jesuits were appointed to lead the order: Paolo Dezza and Giuseppe Pittau, contrary to the provisions of the order itself.

During the 33rd General Congregation of the Society of Jesus, which was summoned to receive the formal resignation of Father Pedro Arrupe, Father Kolvenbach was elected as the order's 29th Superior General on 13 September 1983.[citation needed]

On 2 February 2006, Fr. Kolvenbach informed the members of the Society of Jesus that, with the consent of Pope Benedict XVI, he intended to step down in 2008, the year he would turn 80. As the Superior General is elected for life, Kolvenbach was only the second to resign the office.

The 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus convened on 5 January 2008 in Rome. On 14 January it accepted Kolvenbach's resignation and elected Adolfo Nicolás as his successor.[citation needed]

His Biography on from Oct 2004 at the Wayback Machine(archived September 29, 2007)

^ Thomas E. Zeyen, S.J. Jesuit Generals: A Glance into a Forgotten Corner. University of Scranton Press, 2004
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Andy Nealen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He co-directs the NYU Tandon Game Innovation Lab, is affiliated with the NYU Game Center, and teaches and researches in Game Design, Computer Graphics, and Game Engineering.

Andy's work seeks to increase the accessibility of computer-based tools across a variety of application environments, drawing upon minimalist principles he first encountered while obtaining his Dipl.-Ing. in Architecture and Structural Engineering from TU Darmstadt. In particular, his research leverages and extends our understanding of how humans perceive shape, motion, and color. This focus on minimal  and accessible designs for complex systems is evidenced everything from the Apple-Design-Award-winning game Osmos, his work at The Game Innovation Lab, and his Sketch-Based Modeling research. Andy received his PhD in Computer Science from TU Berlin, is a regular speaker at international game and computer graphics conferences, and is a regular contributor to ACM SIGGRAPH.

TU Berlin, Germany, 2007

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TU Darmstadt, Germany, 2003

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TU Darmstadt, Germany, 1996

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  • Apple Design Award 2011
  • Apple iPad Game of the Year 2010
  • Independent Games Festival Winner 2009
  • IndieCade 2009 Winner

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Your card can be hacked in 6 sec
Hackers Need Just First 6 Numbers For `Frighteningly Easy' Swindle
It may take as little as six seconds for hackers to guess your credit or debit card number, expiry date and security code, say scientists who were able to circumvent the security features meant to protect online payments from fraud.

Exposing the flaws in the VISA payment system, researchers from Newcastle University in the UK found that neither the network nor the banks were able to detect attackers making multiple invalid attempts to get card data.

By automatically and systematically generating different variations of the cards' security data and firing it on multiple websites, hackers are, within seconds, able to get a `hit' and verify all the necessary security data.

Investigators believe this guessing attack method is likely to have been used in the recent Tesco cyberattack, which the Newcastle team describes as “frighteningly easy if you have a laptop and an internet connection“.

“This sort of attack exploits two weaknesses that on their own are not too severe but when used together, present a serious risk to the whole payment system,“ said Mohammed Ali, a PhD student at Newcastle University .

“Firstly, the current online payment system does not detect multiple invalid payment requests from different websites,“ said Ali.

“This allows unlimited guesses on each card data field, using up to the allowed number of attempts -typically 10 or 20 guesses -on each website,“ he said.

“Secondly , different websites ask for different variations in the card data fields to validate an online purchase. This means it's quite easy to build up the information and piece it together like a jigsaw,“ Ali said.

“The unlimited guesses, when combined with the variations in the payment data fields, make it frighteningly easy for attackers to generate all the card details, one fi eld at a time,“ he said.

“Each generated card field can be used in succession to generate the next field and so on,“ Ali said.

“If the hits are spread across enough websites, then a positive response to each question can be received within two seconds -just like any online payment,“ he said.

“So even starting with no deta ils at all other than the first six digits -which tell you the bank and card type and so are the same for every card from a single provider -a hacker can obtain the three essential pieces of information to make an online purchase within as little as six seconds,“ he said.

To obtain card details, the attack uses online payment websites to guess the data and the reply to the transaction will confirm whether or not the guess was right.

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Epocrates is Top Smartphone and Tablet App in New Manhattan Research Study

Watertown, MA, May 1, 2013

WATERTOWN, MA – May 1, 2013 – Epocrates remains the dominant medical application on physicians' mobile devices in 2013. Epocrates, Inc., an athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) company, reigns as the digital health care leader in terms of app reach, according to the recently released Manhattan Research Taking the Pulse® U.S. 2013 annual study of physicians' technology adoption and behavior.

Relevant findings from the Taking the Pulse U.S. study include:

  • Epocrates is the most popular medical application on both smartphone (70 percent) and tablet (50 percent) devices among U.S. physician app users
  • Thirty-four percent of physicians using Epocrates on a smartphone launch the app three or more times a day – a 20 percent growth rate since 2012
  • Drug references remain a primary digital resource accessed by physicians during and between patient consultations

"Epocrates is extraordinarily helpful for learning about new medications, potential adverse reactions, and checking for drug interactions on the spot," said Dr. Daniel Clearfield of Fort Worth, Texas. "I count on Epocrates for all of this critical content, as well to keep me abreast of new updates and guidelines with DocAlert messages."

"I haven't met a health care professional who doesn't know and love Epocrates," said Jonathan Bush, CEO and chairman, athenahealth. "We're ecstatic that Epocrates is part of the athenahealth family, and we are actively exploring ways to build on its incredibly powerful position in the hands of physicians on a daily basis. Epocrates is a constant in health care — repeatedly the top app on physicians' devices — that cannot be underrated when we look at the future of mHealth and the quantum leaps that will be made in connectivity and care coordination over the next few years."

About Epocrates, Inc.
Epocrates, Inc., an athenahealth company, is recognized for developing the #1 medical application among U.S. physicians for clinical content, practice tools, and health industry engagement at the point of care. Epocrates has established a loyal network of more than one million health care professionals, including 50 percent of U.S. physicians, who routinely use its intuitive solutions to help streamline workflow and improve patient care. For more information, please visit www.epocrates.com/company. Epocrates is a trademark of Epocrates, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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Incremental Information Gain Analysis of Input Attribute Impact on RBF-Kernel SVM Spam Detection.

He, H., Tiwari, A., Mehnen, J., Watson, T., Maple, C., Jin, Y. and Gabrys, B., 2016. Incremental Information Gain Analysis of Input Attribute Impact on RBF-Kernel SVM Spam Detection. In: 2016 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (IEEE CEC), 24-29 July 2016, Vancouver, Canada.

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The massive increase of spam is posing a very serious threat to email and SMS, which have become an important means of communication. Not only do spams annoy users, but they also become a security threat. Machine learning techniques have been widely used for spam detection. Email spams can be detected through detecting senders’ behaviour, the contents of an email, subject and source address, etc, while SMS spam detection usually is based on the tokens or features of messages due to short content. However, a comprehensive analysis of email/SMS content may provide cures for users to aware of email/SMS spams. We cannot completely depend on automatic tools to identify all spams. In this paper, we propose an analysis approach based on information entropy and incremental learning to see how various features affect the performance of an RBF-based SVM spam detector, so that to increase our awareness of a spam by sensing the features of a spam. The experiments were carried out on the spambase and SMSSpemCollection databases in UCI machine learning repository. The results show that some features have significant impacts on spam detection, of which users should be aware, and there exists a feature space that achieves Pareto efficiency in True Positive Rate and True Negative Rate.

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An atomistic investigation on the mechanism of machining nanostructures when using single tip and multi-tip diamond tools

Tong, Zhen, Liang, Yingchun, Jiang, Xiang and Luo, Xichun (2014) An atomistic investigation on the mechanism of machining nanostructures when using single tip and multi-tip diamond tools. Applied Surface Science, 290. pp. 458-465. ISSN 0169-4332

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In our previous work, a scale-up fabrication approach to cost effectively manufacturing nano-gratings over large area has been developed through diamond turning by using a multi-tip diamond tool fabricated by Focus Ion Beam. The objective of this study is to gain an in-depth understanding of the mechanism of machining nanostructures on single crystal copper through diamond turning when using a single tip and a multi-tip nanoscale diamond tool. For this purpose atomistic models of a single tip tool for multi-pass cutting and a multi-tip tool for single-pass cutting were built, respectively. The nature of the cutting chip formation, dislocation nucleation and propagation, cutting forces, and temperature distribution during nanometric cutting processes were studied through MD simulations. Results show that nanostructure generation process at steady cutting stage was governed by a strong localization of the dislocation movement and the dynamic equilibrium of chip-tool contact area. Except the apparent improvement of machining efficiency that proportional to the tool tip numbers, the nano-grooves generated by multi-tip tool also have higher centre symmetry than those machined by single tip tool. While the average tangential cutting force per tip were calculated all around 33.3 nN, a larger normal cutting force per tip being 54.1nN was observed when using a multi-tip tool. A concept of atomistic equivalent temperature was proposed and used to analysis the important features of temperature distribution during the machining process. The advantage, disadvantage and applicability of diamond turning using multi-tip tool were discussed in comparison with those of using single-tip tool. The findings suggest that diamond turning using multi-tip tool might be more applicable than using single tip tool when apply to scale-up fabrication of periodic nanostructures.

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Bolton, Matthew (2008) Goldmine? A critical look at the commercialization of Afghan demining. Working paper series, WP 01/2008. Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Afghanistan is considered the birthplace of humanitarian mine action -- the clearance of landmines and unexploded munitions from land intended for civilian use. The demining methods and protocols developed there in the early 1990s were exported to mine-affected countries all over the globe. However, Afghan demining is in a period of momentous change. After 16 years of UN-led and NGO-implemented mine action, the last few years have seen the influx of commercial demining companies. This has the potential to enhance the capacity of Afghan demining, through greater profit-driven efficiency, innovation and specialization. Moreover, it is unlikely that many NGOs would be able, or willing, to do mine and UXO clearance tasks for the Coalition and Afghan militaries. Thus some involvement of commercial companies in Afghan demining should be welcomed. However, there are also several possible disadvantages to commercialization. Firstly, without tight controls and a clear regulatory framework, using commercial companies risks lowering the quality and safety of the demining process. Secondly, turning demining into a purchasable commodity risks drawing demining resources away from those who need mine clearance the most, as those who can pay get demining first. Finally, commercialization, which has seen the growing role of private security contractors in demining, has occurred in tandem with the merging of US aid and security policy in Afghanistan. As a result, there is a danger that neutral ‘humanitarian space’ for demining may be reduced.

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Hale, P., Scanlan, J., Hill, T., Nour, M. ed, Bru, C., Jocelyn, A., Round, M. and Dunkley, M. (2001) Provision of a web based decision support system for wing box tooling. In: ICE 2001 (International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising), Bremen, Germany, 23rd - 25th June, 2001. Available from:

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The ACES (Aerospace Cost Engineering Systems) team at UWE has been engaged in developing cost models to the aerospace industry for a number of years. These models range from large spreadsheet based tools to knowledge based systems. The work described in this paper attempts to address some of the issues that have emerged in creating costing tools in the past, namely: - 1) Limited reusability of code/data 2) Lack of sophisticated data structures in spreadsheets 3) Provision of wide access to cost data/knowledge 4) Integration of a wide variety of code/data sources. The new system is intended for network use. The project uses the open architecture of the Internet to create a system of interacting objects. These objects communicate with systems such as CAD and Databases. This openness ensures that the software can be improved in an evolutionary way. This paper describes the status of the project.

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After reading “Paradise and Death”, I’ve realized a lot of details that are linked to death and paradise. For example, the Phaikians just seemed like amiable people who welcomed Odysseus and sent him back to Ithaka. However, I’ve learnt that the Phaikia might be an example of Paradise which tempts Odysseus. Alkinoos suggests Odysseus to marry his daughter, and even himself admits that “there is no boon in life more sweet (p. 145)”. However, the Phaikians are not conscious of ‘pain’: they have no internal conflicts and thinks that war is caused in order for an interesting story to be made. This in fact suggests that the reason why Odysseus is willing to give up all pleasure of immortality, deities and heavenly life is to bring back his fame and to be eternally remembered by others. Odysseus also cherishes Penelope and his hometown Ithaka more than any other places he went since he realized that everything mortal would eventually disappear and die.
It was also new to me that there were ironic qualities within this poem. Odysseus chooses Penelope over Kirke and Kalypso, the immortals, because Penelope will eventually die. Also, he is offered immortality by Kalypso. This actually means death since living a god’s life with limitless time and without pain is equal to death as a mortal.

However I’ve felt that the Odyssey is overcomplicated by various analysis of the poem. However, it might be because the culture and inner thoughts of the poet is already reflected within the poem. Since comtemporary readers are not aware of the past Greek culture and thoughts completely, we need analysis in order to appreciate and sympathise with the events and characters within the poem.

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Tittu and Annie are two girls who just happened to go on a holiday at the exactly same time and meet on this island. You could say it was their destiny to become friends. They first met on the beach when a strong wind took off Annie’s hat and Tittu was the one who caught it and gave it back. Annie politely thanked it and that was it. They just continued what they were doing before. However, when the night came, both of them decided to check out the bar near to the hotel. It was a pretty good party. The music was good, the people were having fun dancing and the prices were okay. Tittu took a sudden turn when she was heading to the toilet and bumped into someone. It was Annie. They recognised each other from before. Since they didn’t have any company, they sticked together. It was two days ago, now, but ever since then, they’re spending the holiday tohether. However, Annie’s late today. It’s out of her character, though. Where is she?

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Last summer, my family and I spent a week vacationing in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado. After a long day's journey, my children, then six and two years of age, were exhausted. They woke early, tolerated two planes that carried them half way across the United States, and then finally endured a ninety minute car ride before we reached our destination. We quickly dropped off our luggage and immediately left in search of somewhere to eat. We needed something simple and quick. The kids were fading fast.

Witness to an Operations Miracle

We found a local restaurant on main street called Rasta Pasta. They had a variety of pasta dishes. The restaurant is small, about 60 seats, but the menu seemed to offer a few dishes that were kid friendly and we were not in the mood for a restaurant scavenger hunt. Just as we had finished reviewing the menu posted outside, it started to rain. We headed inside and were seated in the restaurant which was a little less than one-third full at the time. But with the rain came an onslaught of patrons. By my estimation, there were about thirty people who were seated at the same time. I began to cringe.

There I was with a tired family in a small restaurant. Thirty patrons seated simultaneously. A very small kitchen. Only two servers were on the floor. For those of you with hospitality experience, you can appreciate the mental math that was going through my head. I could not figure out how they were going to pull this off, and to be honest I did not give them very good odds of doing so. I braced for the worst, keeping the kids entertained to the best of my ability, and then hoped for the best as I watched the two servers go to work.

Our salads and garlic bread arrived quickly, as they were prepared in advance. That helped to keep the grumbling tummies in order for a few minutes. With the kids content, my attention began to shift more towards the actions of the two servers and two cooks. The servers moved through the restaurant with incredible precision, while the cooks were busy but not out of control. My attention bounced from family to restaurant staff, back and forth. Within just ten minutes, our food had arrived. I thought we were fortunate to get our meals first, but when I scanned the restaurant, nearly every patron already had their entrée. It truly was an operational miracle, or was it?

Dissecting a Miracle

When our server had delivered food to all of her tables, she checked back to ask us "so, how is everything. Is there anything I can get you?" My response caught her off guard. "That was a thing of beauty," I told her. I then had to explain my hospitality background and congratulate her and the rest of the restaurant's staff on their recently completed performance. And a fine performance it was. Thirty people fed in just over ten minutes in an a la carte, full service restaurant.

Before leaving, I took a closer look at the "kitchen." This was the piece of the puzzle that pushed my astonishment over the top. The entire equipment package consisted of two countertop six burner ranges, a single six-foot refrigerated preparation table, and a conveyor toaster. That was it. End of story. Being the sick, hospitality geek that I am, I arranged a time to return the following day to the restaurant, during off-peak hours, and interview the manager to find out just how they did it. I wanted to know how they made it work.

The interview was great and incredibly enlightening, because the system was so simple. They had implemented terrific menu planning and cross utilization of product. They had developed a menu of hot entrées that could all be prepared in a similar manner - by sauté on the range. They prepared cold entrée salads from the same refrigerated preparation table used to support the hot a la carte station. The salads were pre-made and the garlic bread was run constantly. With just three pieces of cooking equipment and a refrigerator on the line, they were able to offer incredible service.

And not to be overlooked, I believed that the attitude of the staff played an essential role in the restaurant's ability to perform. Let me give you one quick example. During my interview with the restaurant manager, I asked what they did when the single conveyor toaster went down. How would they produce their garlic bread? He said that they were pretty fortunate. The toaster was extremely reliable and did not go down much - maybe once or twice in a season. Usually, he shared, damage to the toaster was a result of an impatient server poking the conveyor to try and get their bread out quickly and, in the process, destroying one of the heating elements. "What would you do then?" I asked as a follow up question. I was then informed by the manager that there were three simple steps to remedy the situation. First, he would berate the server (half jokingly, half seriously) for being so impatient. Second, he would take an unused sheet pan and throw it on top of the back burners, which were raised, on one of the countertop ranges. Finally, when the shift was over, he would spend thirty minutes unsuccessfully trying to find the element he ordered before season for an event such as this before giving up and calling a service technician to repair the unit. I think you see what I mean by attitude playing an important role. The staff all took their jobs seriously enough, but not too seriously.

Lessons from the Miracle

So what can we learn from this dining experience? Plenty. But there are two primary lessons that I derived. Let's start with the menu planning. The restaurant featured a menu and an equipment mix, despite being limited, that worked well together in total harmony. Both cooks could work on hot or cold entrées at the same time. The method of production was similar for most dishes. The cross utilization of food ingredients had been well conceived. When the menu and the equipment mix are not in harmony, seamless production is a near impossibility. The next lesson has to do with the planning process as well - planning and design of the restaurant. What helped their success was thinking through the operation during the initial restaurant planning process, but not over-thinking. Some of the clients I have worked with in the past insist that the kitchen will "never work" unless they have every single piece of equipment they can conceive in exactly the right place. I am not sure I agree with this, as kitchens always evolve, and often do so between the time the design is completed and the time the restaurant opens. Then, I have had other clients that have not thought through their operation enough before engaging in the planning and design of their facilities. This is not good either. I do not mean to sound like Goldie Locks, but the level of planning needs to be just right. Think through the operation, but don't over-think. Keep things simple and logical. Whether in a quick service environment or a five star luxury resort, just the right amount of planning will increase the likelihood for success exponentially.

Lee Simon is an award winning foodservice designer with The General Group. Lee also is an adjunct lecturer, teaching Hospitality Facilities Planning and Design at the University of Central Florida's Rosen School of Hospitality Management.
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