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Give us the Windows 8 Start menu and no one will get hurt

'Not until Threshold! You have got to be kidding me!'

Oh, come on! Are you serious, Microsoft? As late as April 2014, you were promising us the return of the Start menu to Windows 8. But it's not included in Windows 8.1 Update 2, which we expect to show up in August. In fact, it now looks like you aren't going to give us a Start menu until Threshold, a.k.a. Windows 9 shows up. That will be sometime next year! And Windows 9 certainly is not Windows 8.

You have got to be kidding me!

Look, Microsoft, I'm willing to acknowledge when you do things right. You've finally made the desktop the default interface with Windows 8.1 Update 1 instead of the hot mess that's Metro/Modern. But come on! We want our freaking Start menu!

Have you looked at your operating system market share lately? I have, and I can't help but notice that as Windows XP slowly shuffled off into the sunset, it was Windows 7, and not Windows 8, that inherited its users.

Now, why would that be? After all, consumers really have no choice other than buying Windows 8 systems. Clearly, it's because businesses are willing to pay extra -- and expend extra effort -- to get Windows 7 on their systems.

Think about that for a second, Microsoft. Your enterprise customers are willing to pay more for an older version of your flagship desktop operating system. The reasons? They like the old Aero-style interface. They don't like Modern. They like having a desktop. Review after review says the same thing. Users like the windows, icons, menus and pointers (WIMP) interface. Maybe it's not cool, and it sure isn't tablet- or smartphone-friendly, but it's what desktop users want. Shocking, huh?

Do you really want to send your most important customers the message that you're going to continue to ignore their wishes? I don't think so! These are the customers that you want to buy into your server family and Azure cloud.

Stardock, the maker of Start8, perhaps the most popular third-party Start menu program, stated in January 2013 that it had already had 3 million downloads. That comes to about 300,000 downloads a month since the program had been introduced as a beta. There surely have been millions more in the year and a half since then, but let's go with a very conservative estimate of 2 million.

And, of course, besides Start8, there's also Start Menu 8, Start Menu Reviver, Classic Shell, Pokki, etc. There's an entire industry devoted to giving Windows 8 a Start menu. I did some research on download sites, and it appears that this quartet of alternative Start menu programs have been downloaded at least 10.6 million times.

Add that all up and you have 15.6 million users out there who are using third-party Start menu programs. Now, if you believe Microsoft, more than 200 million PCs with Windows 8 have been put into end users' hands. A closer look reveals that there were, in February, between 165 and 184 million Windows 8 users. So, let's see, if we use 184 million as our base, about 8.5% of users have taken the time and trouble to find, download and install a Start menu alternative.

That's a lot of motivated, unhappy users. Come on, Microsoft, would it really be that hard to give us the Start menu back again? Don't you want your customers to like your products? Or, at the least, don't you want them to believe that you'll listen to them?

I hope so, otherwise you may yet end up conceding the desktop to Chromebooks, Macs or, heck, even Android-based PCs. Just give us our Windows 8 Start menus and no one will get hurt, including you and your bottom line.

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Tablets, fitness bands to outshine smartwatches this holiday shopping season

Smartwatches have to slim down and get more apps, according to Gartner

Despite the hype surrounding smartwatches, they won't be featured on many holiday wish lists this year. They are still too expensive and not useful enough to compete with tablets and fitness bands, according to market research company Gartner.

This year has seen a breakthrough for the smartwatch sector as Samsung and other well-known vendors have entered the space. However, the products have so far been rather uninspiring in terms of design, available apps and features, according to Gartner.

Users expect more than  convenience from a new product category that claims to be innovative and is priced at $200 to $300, Annette Zimmermann, principal research analyst at Gartner, said in a statement. For the same amount of money, users can instead get a basic tablet with a good feature set. For the coming holiday season, users are more likely to pick that, because it presents better value, she said.

The majority of smartwatches have a design that many consumers will find unattractive due to their bulkiness. So the vendors have to go back to the drawing board, and try to find a better balance between a slim design and long battery life, as both aspects will play a significant role in consumers' purchasing decisions, Gartner said.

The vendors must also realize that the success of smartwatches will not be decided by hardware alone, but apps and interoperability across devices will be key reasons to open their wallets. Investing resources in fostering a developer community will be as important as on smartphones, it said.

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Microsoft, Getty copyright dispute heads for mediation

Getty asked the court for an injunction on a Bing widget

A judge in New York has postponed for mediation proceedings a decision on an injunction motion by Getty Images against a Microsoft Bing widget, which allowed publishers to embed image collages and slideshows from search results on their websites.

Getty had earlier this month filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Microsoft, in which it alleged that the image galleries and slideshows typically consist of copyrighted images, including those owned or controlled by Getty.

Microsoft said it had temporarily removed the Bing Image Widget, which was in beta testing, so it could talk with Getty and better understand its concerns.

In a court filing, the software company said a preliminary injunction wasn't required as it had voluntarily disabled the widget a day after learning of Getty's claims and subsequently agreed to change it to use only licensed images until a decision in the case. The company plans to relaunch the widget only in the modified form. Getty could hence not claim any irreparable harm without an injunction, Microsoft argued.

Getty has countered in a filing last week that the widget remains operational across websites worldwide, to which Microsoft continues to supply images, including Getty's copyrighted images, without a license to do so.

Microsoft has also held it cannot be liable because its widget never actually copies or displays any copyrighted works, but supplies to the third-party user's website an "HTML address pointing to where the images are located, not the images themselves." The image host site to which Microsoft's code points in the collage view is its own server containing images that it copied from the Internet at large, Getty countered.

In an order made public Friday, District Judge Denise Cote ordered that the motion for preliminary injunction "is stayed until October 3, 2014 while the parties engage in mediation." Getty has to file any amended complaint by Friday.

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Major cybercrime network Avalanche dismantled in global takedown

The Avalanche network used 500,000 infected computers to launch phishing email attacks

Law enforcement agencies have arrested five suspects allegedly involved with the Avalanche network.
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Law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major cybercriminal network responsible for malware-based attacks that have been harassing victims across the globe for years.

The network, called Avalanche, operated as many as 500,000 infected computers on a daily basis and was responsible for delivering malware through phishing email attacks. Avalanche has been active since at least 2009, but on Thursday, authorities in the U.S. and Europe announced they had arrested five suspects allegedly involved with it.

Avalanche has been found distributing more 20 different malware families including GozNym, a banking Trojan designed to steal user credentials, and Teslacrypt, a notorious ransomware. Europol estimated the network has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages across the world.

To shut down Avalanche, law enforcement agencies embarked on an investigation that lasted longer than four years and involved agents and prosecutors in more than 40 countries, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Europol said 39 servers supporting Avalanche were seized, and another 221 were forced offline with notifications sent to their hosting providers. Investigators used a method known as sinkholing to infiltrate the cybercriminals' computer infrastructure and disrupt their activities. This involved redirecting the internet traffic from Avalanche's infected computers to servers controlled by law enforcement.

"The operation marks the largest-ever use of sinkholing to combat botnet infrastructures and is unprecedented in its scale," Europol said in a statement.

The U.K.'s National Crime Agency also said 830,000 malicious web domains connected to Avalanche’s activities had been taken down.

Avalanche was found sending more than 1 million emails with malicious attachments or links every week to unsuspecting victims. The malware managed to infect users in more than 180 countries.

To avoid being shut down, Avalanche resorted to a technique called double fast flux to automatically change the IP address records with the domain names it used.

Investigators also said Avalanche ran one of the largest known botnets in the world. By infecting thousands of computers, the network could easily control them to send out massive amounts of spam.

"Criminals paid for access to the Avalanche network and through it could select and manage criminal services, such as malware, ransomware, money mule, and phishing campaigns," the U.K.'s National Crime Agency said.

Law enforcement agencies are encouraging users to scan their computers with free tools to remove any infections that may have come from Avalanche. Security firm Bitdefender said that even though the criminal network has been dismantled, the leftover malware on infected computers can still hog system resources and disrupt a user's internet access.

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Adding Value to Trade: Moving Beyond Being Hewers of Wood

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Using value-added trade measures, this briefing sheds light on Canada’s trade strengths and explores ways to maintain those as trade patterns are being transformed by global value chains.

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This briefing is the third and last in a series exploring the concept of value-added trade and how it affects the understanding of Canada’s trade relationships with the rest of the world. Value-added data complement conventional trade measures and provide a more accurate picture of where the value is created in Canadian exports and where our strengths lie. Unsurprisingly, natural resources are at the root of Canada’s trade strength. However, in order for Canada to maintain its trade strength in natural resource related industries, industries supporting the primary sector also have to be competitive with world standards. Also, with global value chains reshaping entire industries, comparative advantage now changes more rapidly than ever. As a result, it is very difficult to use policy to provide particular industries with a sound and lasting comparative advantage.

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The Social Purpose of Business

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After investing in and measuring CSR strategies for a decade or more, many leading companies find that their impacts are only modest and they need an accelerated model to achieve social impact at a greater scale.

They rewire their business so that their growth is a positive force in society and realize a competitive advantage in doing so. Further, they adopt a compelling and aspirational core purpose or mission that goes beyond making money to create value for both business and society. This core purpose – their contribution to society and the greater good – shapes and informs the company’s essential reason for being. For some it transcends maximizing profits and shareholder value, and for others it is the means by which they create value and grow. Either way, it becomes a shared intent by everyone in the business, guiding the decisions of leaders and employees across the company.

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Join us in our upcoming webinar and learn more about this new approach to CSR in business. Three panelists will share their perspective on social purpose, what it is and why it is relevant to business. Coro Strandberg, advisor to the Conference Board of Canada and Canadian Business for Social Responsibility on the Social Purpose and Transformational Company, will describe this new business trend and how to pursue it in your company. Abby Brennan, Senior Manager of Purpose Strategy and Activation at PwC and Liz Arkinstall, Manager, Community Engagement at Libro Credit Union will share how their companies have embraced purpose as the core intent for their organizations. They will describe what they have learned on their journey to embed purpose into their organizational culture and take some of your questions about social purpose.

About Coro

Photo of Coro StrandbergCoro Strandberg, President of Strandberg Consulting, is a nationally recognized corporate social responsibility and sustainability thought leader and strategist. She advises corporations, governments and industry associations on the integration of sustainability into business purpose, governance, risk management, strategy, supply chains and operations in ways that create business and societal value. She was recognized as a top CSR consultant by Canada’s 2015 Clean50.

About Abby

Photo of Abby BrennanAbby is the Senior Manager of Purpose Strategy and Activation at PwC. Together with PwC’s Chief Purpose Officer, she leads efforts to embed purpose into PwC’s core business strategy and engage PwC staff in their critical role in fulfilling the firm’s purpose: to build trust in society and solve important problems. Over the last three years, she has worked with the US Corporate Responsibility team on stakeholder engagement, creative communications, and, most recently, the firm’s purpose strategy. Bringing together a passion for purpose-driven impact and a deep understanding of the culture of PwC, she is working to methodically integrate purpose into talent management, communication strategies, client service offerings, and business decision making architecture. Abby’s current responsibilities span translating purpose into roles and responsibilities, facilitating the development of brand-defining internal and external programming, and collaborating with key functional stakeholders throughout the organization.

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Photo of Liz ArkinstallWorking with Libro Credit Union for over 16 years, Liz Arkinstall holds the position of Manager, Community Engagement. With her team, Liz leads the strategy, goal development and implementation plans to fully integrate corporate social responsibility (Prosperity Purpose) across the organization. With a passion for sustainability Liz is helping Libro Credit Union transition from a traditional philanthropy and good corporate citizenship model to a leading engine of social change and prosperity in the southwest Ontario. Liz Arkinstall Manager Community Engagement Libro Credit Union Liz holds certificates in Community Involvement Management and Corporate Citizenship Practice from Boston College and is a previous Leadership Windsor-Essex graduate and WYCUP scholarship recipient. She is an advocate for the cooperative system and sits on the CCUA CSR Committee and is an active volunteer in her community.

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PlayStation Makes Virtual Reality Mainstream With Launch Of PlayStation VR Across The U.S. And Canada

Available at USD $399 and CAD $549 (Suggested Retail Price)Along with a Large and Diverse Lineup of Games and VR Experiences

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SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Interactive Entertainment America (SIEA) today launched PlayStation VR (PS VR), a virtual reality system for the PlayStation 4 (PS4?) system that takes gaming to the next level of immersion and transports players into the virtual worlds of their games. Concurrent with the global launch, PS VR is now available in the United States and Canada at a suggested retail price of USD $399 and CAD $549 respectively. PS VR, which is compatible with the more than 40 million PS4 systems already inside consumers' homes, arrives with a lineup of 30 games, including exclusive titles such as Rez Infinite (Monstars & Enhance Games), Batman?: Arkham VR (RockSteady and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment), DRIVECLUB VR and RIGS Mechanized Combat League (SIE Worldwide Studios). In total, PS VR will have a library of approximately 50 games by the end of the year.*1

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"I am beyond excited that today we are finally able to bring PlayStation VR and the brand new gaming experiences enabled by this new medium into the homes of PS4 fans," said Shawn Layden, President of SIEA and Chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios. "We believe PS VR has the power to make VR gaming a reality for the mainstream, and the impact that PS VR will have on the future of both games and entertainment will be transformative. I cannot wait for gamers to experience it for themselves."

PS VR delivers a sense of presence, where players feel as though they are physically inside the virtual world of a game. PS VR leverages state-of-the-art technologies, such as 360 degree head tracking, wide field of view, high refresh rates, and SIE's own binaural 3D audio technology, to heighten the emotions gamers experience as they play and make them believe they've been transported to another world. By using peripherals such as PlayStationMove Motion Controller, DUALSHOCK4 Wireless Controller and the upcoming PS VR Aim Controller, players can explore virtual environments and intuitively interact with characters as if they are actually present in the world of a game.

PS VR integrates a "Social Screen" feature that allows users who are not wearing the VR headset to see on the TV what the PS VR player is seeing in the headset, or to play alongside the VR player in supporting games. Games such as THE PLAYROOM VR (SIE WWS), which will be available as a free download to all PS VR owners, take advantage of this feature and demonstrate how PS VR can create unique multiplayer experiences when shared with friends and family.

PS VR will launch with a large and diverse lineup of first- and third-party games includingEVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games), Thumper (Drool), 100ft Robot Golf (No Goblin), Job Simulator (Owlchemy Games), Superhypercube (Polytron), Battlezone (Rebellion), Eagle Flight (Ubisoft), Here They Lie?, PlayStation VR WORLDS and Until Dawn?: Rush of Blood (SIE WWS).

With more than 230 developers and publishers*2 working on PS VR titles, the system's games portfolio will continue to expand after launch with highly anticipated games including RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard (Capcom Co., Ltd), ROBINSON: THE JOURNEY? (Crytek), Star Wars? Battlefront? Rogue One: X-wing VR Mission (Electronic Arts Inc.)*3, Star Trek: Bridge Crew (Ubisoft)and Farpoint (SIE WWS).

In addition to a best-in-class gaming lineup, there will be a variety of VR experiences and media applications coming to PS VR, including Hulu, Allumette (Penrose), Invasion! (Baobab), Kismet (PsyOp), Within, LittlStar, and Vrideo.*4

For a comprehensive look at the hardware specifications of the PS VR system, visit https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/playstation-vr/tech-specs/

Note to editors: PS VR press materials are available at http://presscenter.playstation.com/.

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Lincoln MKT Prices & Deals - Washington

2017 Lincoln MKT Pricing

Lincoln MKT Model Summary

This three-row SUV is based on the Ford Flex, with a similarly roomy interior and a more stylized shape. Base models are equipped with a lackluster 3.7-liter V6. We tested the uplevel 3.5-liter turbo V6 version, which was quick and returned 18 mpg overall. The ride is comfortable but stiffer than that of the Flex, and the MKT is cumbersome at its cornering limits. The interior is very roomy, plush, and quiet. But visibility and the driving position are compromised, and the third-row seats are best suited for kids. A wide turning circle and overall length hamper maneuverability. Sync 3 replaces the much-maligned MyLincoln Touch infotainment system.

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Lincoln MKT Specs

Body styles 4-door SUV
Seating 2 front, 3 rear, 2 third
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Advantech Modbus Gateways EKI-1221D and EKI-1222D With Built-In Ethernet Switches

Advantech Modbus Gateways with built-in Ethernet switches, the EKI-1221D and EKI-1222D provide transparent connectivity between Modbus (ASCII, RTU) serial devices and Ethernet based Modbus/TCP equipment. They are able to fulfill flexible installation and web browser configuration requirements for remote monitoring applications.

They have built-in Ethernet switches for cascading/daisy-chain connectivity that offers flexible cabling. The gateways also come with Windows utilities and web-based configuration, providing easier ways to set up. One port can be used to connect to the network, while the other can be used to connect to an Ethernet device or another EKI-1221D/1222D. This provides a simple and cost-effective way to add remote management and data accessibility to thousand of devices that can’t connect to a network.

They have built-in dual power inputs (12~48 Vdc) with one power fail relay output to detect power operation status and ensure reliable operation. They are built with thin DIN-rail mount form factors, IP30 metal housings, and Class I Division 2 certification for hazardous environment requirement.
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NACD Directorship 100 Released

NACD-DirectorshipThe National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) announced the 2014 NACD Directorship 100, the annual list that recognizes leading corporate directors, corporate governance experts, policymakers, and influencers who significantly impact boardroom practices and performance. NACD has recognized individual directors who serve as role models in promoting exemplary board leadership, oversight, and courage in the boardroom for more than 37 years. Continue Reading →

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The Coca-Cola Company (KO): How I Voted – Proxy Score 63 – Things Go Better With a Split CEO/Chair

CokeThe Coca-Cola Company $KO, is one of the stocks in my portfolio. Their annual meeting is coming up on 4/23/2014. ProxyDemocracy.org had collected the votes of four funds when I checked and voted on 4/15/2014.  I voted with management 63% of the time.  View Proxy Statement, which by the way is very nice and user friendly. See 18 Cool Things about the proxy.

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A Big Reason Small-Caps Undertake Bad Financings: Board Composition

Adam Epstein - Web - CroppedGuest Post: Adam J. Epstein is a NACD Board Leadership Fellow, the small-cap contributing editor to Directorship magazine, and advises small-cap boards through his firm, Third Creek Advisors. He is the author of The Perfect Corporate Board: A Handbook for Mastering the Unique Challenges of Small-Cap Companies (McGraw-Hill, 2012). A version of this article first appeared in the Jan/Feb ’14 issue of Directorship magazine. Mr. Epstein can be reached at [email protected]. More from Epstein on CorpGov.net.

Much is said and written about initial public offerings in this country from seemingly every possible angle. Interestingly, though, there is an equally important financing ecosystem in the U.S. capital markets that is similar in size to and sometimes even larger than the IPO market, about which comparatively little is said or written. Continue Reading →

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Deadline for NACD Directorship 100 Extended

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2013 NACD Directorship 100 has been extended. Take a moment to nominate the most influential individuals in and around the boardroom for 2013 NACD Directorship 100, Director of the Year, and B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement honors before nominations close May 10. Submit Nomination.

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NACD Focuses on Ombuds Programs

Last year I attended the NACD Directorship 100, proud to be listed again a worthy of being watched. This year, even though so honored, I won’t be able to make this important learning event. Learning event? Aren’t these functions mostly just networking opportunities? They are both. No one should question the value of such functions as networking opportunities. Who better to meet than the Directorship 100 (and even the ones to watch)? But I just noticed the October edition of NACD Directorship provides evidence of learning beyond even what those putting on the event might have expected. Amazingly I may have played a small part in it.   Continue Reading →

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SVNACD Event: M&A Pitfalls for Directors

M&A activity is on the rise, and recent decisions by the Delaware Chancery Court make the stakes for directors higher than ever. The businesspersons and lawyers on this panel offered plenty of insights about the life-cycle of a current M&A transaction from initial market check to consummation and then follow-up litigation, pointing out the all-too-frequent pitfalls for directors. Continue Reading →

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James McRitchie Honored by NACD

Sacramento, CA (Oct. 8, 2012) — James McRitchie download <http://corpgov.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/resume2012.pdf>, Publisher of Corporate Governance (aka, CorpGov.net) <http://corpgov.net>, has been named to the 2012 National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship 100’s “People to Watch” in recognition of his exemplary leadership in influencing corporate boards and for promoting the highest standards of corporate governance.  Selected by the NACD Directorship Editorial Advisory Committee and the NACD Board of Directors, the
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"Fue -follicular unit extraction is a most demanding technique of hair transplant in Pakistan like abroad due to non linear scar in the donor area and stitches free procedure. There is a less discomfort and pain after follicular unit extraction procedure. Male and female pattern baldness is commonly treated by this technique."Follicular Unit Extraction or Fue is a preferred procedure over strip surgery . It is a major reason mostly athletes, Diabetic patients and other people who want to keep their hair short, choose Fue technique. we can also extract hair from body and transplant to scalp through this technique called Body hair transplant. These can be from chest, beard, abdomen, back and legs. F.U.E. and F.U.T. are surgical procedures , major difference is use of scalpel or incision in FUT method while no cut or incision in FUE procedure. FUT or strip surgery consists of incision and long linear scar formation in the donor area. While Fue is free from such kind of scars. Those who want to get fue hair transplant in Pakistan and want to know number of grafts or follicles requirements may consult our Graft Calculator.

F.U.E.procedure is performed under local anesthesia to make it pain free or without discomfort. Follicles or grafts are removed from donor area. This donor area can be back and sides of scalp, beard, chest, abdomen or legs. However it is a priority of our surgeon to extract from scalp due to permanent zone, texture, growth pattern and abundance of follicular units. It is important to shave or trim donor area approximately 1 mm so that follicles extraction will be easier and this step would decrease transection or wastage rate of follicular units. Dr.Ahmad Chaudhry performed Motorized fue hair transplant in Pakistan for quick extraction, large number of grafts and more recipient area coverage with dense packing frontal hairline. This machine is fixed with 1.00 mm or 0.9 mm punches so that donor area scar would be less visible. The hole or gap is healed within twenty four to forty eight hours. Dr.Ahmad Chaudhry is performing hair restoration in Pakistan and abroad for the last sixteen years. As a skilled surgeon he could extract 2000 to 3500 grafts in two to three hours. However those patients who have advance baldness pattern and may need more than 3500 grafts, second or third day procedure could also be performed. There is no more waiting time or interval between sessions. One may get maximum coverage in one or two days follicular unit extraction procedure. Donor area is covered with antibiotic ointment and dressing. This bandage is removed first post op day.

A fine needle-point instrument is then used in the balding area of the scalp to make the "recipient site". The instrument size is 21 and 19 gauge hypodermic needles. The "hair restoration surgeon needs considerable surgical skill as well as a keen aesthetic sense to create the "recipient site".The creation of recipient sites will determine the density, natural orientation or pattern, shaft angle as well as natural look. Three to four well trained and experienced team members will place harvested grafts into recipient area without damaging these tiny follicular units. Then these grafts grow into healthy hair. Graft placement is a time-consuming procedure in the surgery. The patient is told to keep their head relatively still. The surgical team will place the follicular unit grafts into the "recipient sites". One follicular units are used in the front hair line and the 2- and 3- grafts are used in central forelock area to attain maximum fullness. The position of all grafts will be rechecked. The donor area will be bandaged and the patient can go home. All dressings will be removed the following morning.

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Advantatages of FUE hair transplant Procedure and Cost

Mega session of 2000-4500 fue grafts transplantation is possible in single session (consists of two days) and Dr.Ahmad Chaudhry is performing such kind of hair restoration in Pakistan Lahore for the last 16 years.

The treatment cost in Pakistan is according to number of follicles and we charge 125 Pak rupee (1.00 euro)/graft.However FUT"hair transplant cost in Pakistan is 50% lower than fue procedure.

Fue hair transplant results after one year

Advantages of Fue in Pakistan

No incision and stitches and quick recovery
The procedure is minimally invasive in nature.
Follicles can be extracted from body as well
Follicle unit extraction is useful for 4000-5000 number of grafts
FUE is good for tight scalp or previous surgery scar on donor area

Disadvantages of Follicle unit extraction.

Procedure takes 2 days for 4000-5000 grafts
This procedure is more costly
Surgeon has to spend more time
It takes longer duration for completion.
Follicle transaction rate is little higher as compared to strip surgery.

Fue hair transplant results in Pakistan

Fue hair transplant results after 1 year- 2546 grafts by Dr. Ahmad Chaudhry ( below)

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How to choose FUT or FUE hair transplant method?

Fue hair restoration technique is considered the best and most recent method.  However FUT or strip method is still used by many doctors and surgeons.  Some surgeons are good with old FUT method and they prefer this method while many surgeons prefer latest FUE due to mild discomfort and no more linear scar and numbness. However FUE procedure needs skill and experience and mostly surgeon will convince you for old strip method to hide their inability to perform Fue technique; they increase cost of FUE so that patients may choose old method.

How to get appointment is a simple procedure. You may fill our appointment form or write us by email and our appointment specialist will coordinate with you by email or phone. Cosmoderma clinic opens from 9.00AM to 5.00 PM. Popular treatments:-Fue hair transplant in Pakistan hair loss treatment , PRP hair treatment beard, face, moustche,body hair transplant, hair regrowth injections, eyebrow and eyelashes transplant.


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This scarily-accurate Gigi Hadid makeup transformation may blow your mind

Insane skills and A LOT of contouring Art

YouTube is the gift that just keeps on giving. Today we stumbled across this crazy video by beauty vlogger Aly Art, who has transformed herself into mega-babe Gigi Hadid using the help of makeup. Yep, that's Aly in both pictures above. We know, mind blown.

In the 5 minute video, she cleverly demonstrates how to manipulate your facial features with makeup, to look like the supermodel. Which we know just a few people out there would be happy to do, too. Gigi's totally gorgeous AND she's dating Zayn Malik (*sobs*).

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Anyway, how does Aly do it? Well, firstly, using a shade that is a few shades lighter than her skin, she applies a thick layer of concealer to her face, focusing on her eye area and chin. She also uses the concealer to conceal her eyebrows. Then, she begins extensively contouring her face (and we mean extensively), to achieve Gigi's super sculpted look.

Next, she draws on some Gigi-inspired brows, and creates a sultry, smokey winged eye look. Finally, she takes a leaf out of Kylie Jenner's book and lines her lips to make them double in size. Wowza.

The final result? It's almost scary, but Aly totes looks like Gigi. And although you and I probably couldn't wear this dramatic makeup out in public, it's still nice to know that it's relatively simple to look like a supermodel for a day.

So watch out Zayn, because there's more than just one Gigi in town!

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This one was made mostly from scratch. I did use an existing blouse for the white part on the bodice to save time, and because my button hole maker isn't working correctly on my sewing machine, and I didn't want to flub it up.
I used kona cotton for the white and blue trim, and black wendover cotton for the bulk of the dress. I used several different patterns, which had to be modified quite a lot, for the bodice, sleeves, and skirt.

Part of the Panty, Stocking, and Chuck group that won the "Judge's Choice" award from the workmanship judge at Naka-Kon 2011.

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Silverpetal 10-08 15:11
Hello, I am simply wondering if it is possible to get pieces of the costume, of if you have to buy all of it? Because I only need the vest and the cloak =)

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i was just wondering if it can also be done in male size?

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Will this also include the vest and shirt? I noticed it had the jumpsuit but wanted to make sure.

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This homemade costume for women entered our 2012 Halloween Costume Contest.

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I decided to be a jelly fish because I love the sea and jelly fish are so mysterious. I made my costume from fabric and card board and i put lights in the inside so it would glow at night. I love this costume!

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#1 comment by Andrew November 4, 2012

thats one sexy jelly fish!;)

#2 comment by Ana January 24, 2013

Loved it! Here in Brazil we have Carnival this time of the year. I was wondering...how did you do the hat?

#3 comment by Madeline Karle October 8, 2013

So i was thinking of making this for my Halloween costume! i was wondering if you used a hat as the base for the hat part or you just started with cardboard?? and did you paint the fabric?

#4 comment by Nikki October 9, 2013

I just started with cardboard, I cut a hole in the card board that was a little bit bigger than my head. I put bubble wrap inside to form the shape and then fabric over the bubble wrap. and I painted the fabric to look like a jelly fish!

#5 comment by Madeline K October 9, 2013

thanks so much ill let you know how it goes ;)

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Great costume. I love how it looks in the dark. What kind of lights did you use and how did you get the tentacles to glow?

#7 comment by Nikki October 17, 2013

I made slots to put glow sticks in! I took see through ribbon hot glue gunned one side and stuck glow sticks in them :)

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Nice! Where did you get the tentacle material that looks like clear bubbles?

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What If Michael Brown Had Been Armed?

It was simple arithmetic, I thought.  In 2012, police, security guards and vigilantes killed a total of 313 Black people. Divide the number of hours in a year by 313 and you get one every 28 hours. If federal law required all law enforcement agencies to report all their killings; if most reporters didn’t depend exclusively on police department press releases; and if I had had more time to investigate, I have no doubt that the number would have been 24 hours or even more often. Yet, after spending more than 18 months in dogged research and data analysis, I am sure that at least one Black person is extrajudicially killed every 28 hours by police, security guards and vigilantes.

Still, I wish I had never decided to use, the hashtag “#every28hours”.  I was seduced by the promise of social media that with a dramatic slogan, the Report “would go viral.”  The hashtag encouraged people to reduce 171 pages of radical analysis and data to 13 clock-related characters.  It can’t be done.

Operation Ghetto Storm

“#OperationGhettoStorm” might have carried more meaning. It is an adaption of the code name of the first U.S. invasion of Iraq. It encapsulates the conclusion drawn from studying the deaths of 313 Black people–the purpose, policies, high tech military hardware and mind-set that were mobilized to invade Iraq also sustain the occupation and war on Black and Brown communities inside the U.S.  To prevent future extrajudicial killings of Black people by those paid or sanctioned (security guards and vigilantes) by the national security state, it is important to know that these killings are a result of the perpetual war on Black people.  But, even with renewed interest in the Report, with images of police is full battle gear maintaining a military occupation of the community of Ferguson, the national conversation has focused more narrowly on abusive police and taking them to court. Operation Ghetto Storm urges that we widen our lens to expose that Ferguson, like most low-income Black and Brown communities, is a colonized community under siege.

Here’s an example of the pitfalls of communication by hashtag. On August 20, in one of those debates that corporate media set up more for entertainment than for enlightenment, CNN pitted right-wing Black pundit, Larry Elder against liberal Black commentator Marc Lamont Hill.  Lamont attempted explain that the killing of “unarmed Black youth Michael Brown” was part of a pattern. Elder interrupted and demanded to change the subject to “Black-on-Black” violence. In an exchange, now partially deleted from CNN’s website, Elder accused Hill, “You don’t even know how many Black people are killed by police.”

“Yes we do know,” Hill proclaimed, “Every 28 hours an unarmed Black person is killed,” and he cited the Report. Unfortunately for Hill, neither the hashtag, nor the Report, distinguished between “armed” or “unarmed”. It counted the total.

Politifact.com gleefully pointed out Hill’s error based on their review of the Report and then flipped to their own racist misreading of the Report.[1]

If perhaps, Hill had thought about Operation Ghetto Storm rather than “Every 28 hours”, he might have countered, with a quote from the Report. “We certainly do not intend to minimize the horror and importance of thousands of Black people who tragically die at the hands of other Black people each year. However, in general, those killings are not directly sponsored or sanctioned by federal, state and local governments. On the other hand, police, sheriffs, security guards and to a certain extent self-appointed enforcers of the law (vigilantes) ARE authorized by governments and paid for by taxes.”begging slogans2

They killed 313 in 2012, and 288 of these killings involved unnecessary excessive force. Only 10 police officers and 16 security guards/vigilantes were ever charged with a crime. In contrast, both the victims who survive and the perpetrators of intracommunal violence (“Black-on-Black crime”) end up in the rosters of the more than million Black people incarcerated in the U.S. The Report also details the ways that the state even promotes intra-communal violence through its involvement in drug trafficking from the federal to local levels.

Does it matter: hoodie or suit, aged 9 or 29, gun or no gun?

Accounts of his fatal encounter with Officer Darren Wilson, April 9, invariably add the adjective “unarmed” to Michael Brown’s name.  Community outrage flared when news spread that Brown was unarmed. Demands for justice hinged on Brown’s innocence, proven by the fact that he had no gun. Protest marchers demonstrated his unarmed status and made it iconic with the chant “Hands up, don’t shoot.” Brown was not the first or the last unarmed Black person to be killed by police, security guards and vigilantes. Operation Ghetto Storm reported that 136 or 44% of the 313 killed had no weapon at all at the time they were executed.  Another 83 or 27% allegedly possessed a gun, but police reports of gun possession frequently turn out to be false. [2] Police are infamous for planting weapons or declaring that a cell phone, wallet or other harmless object is a gun. While, reporters rarely question police reports, Operation Ghetto Storm required corroboration before accepting allegations as fact.

Still, 62 or 20% of those 313 killed in 2012 were armed—including three who carried toy or replica guns. Please keep in mind that in 41 states, including Missouri, it is legal to carry a pistol openly, in public.[3] Some states require permits, most do not. Carrying a gun is not a crime, let alone a capital offense.

However, Black people have been so demonized that the public, including some Black people, typically sees an armed Black man as a menace at best, and, at worst, as a terrorist to be shot on sight as efficiently as possible with militarized overkill.

Study of the 313 deaths profiled in Operation Ghetto Storm leads to the conclusion that whether a Black mother’s child is young or old, wearing a hoodie or a suit, carries a gun or not, makes little difference. That child will still be subject to omnipresent surveillance, racial profiling, mass incarceration, trial without due process and execution without trial.  For example, conservative white pundit Ben Stein insisted, “He (Michael Brown) wasn’t unarmed. He was armed with his incredibly strong, scary self.” [4]  Before you dismiss this remark as the hate speech of a right-wing fanatic, consider that 47% of killer cops are routinely justified and returned to duty when they claim, without a scintilla of evidence, that they felt threatened by an unarmed “suspect” and another 36% kill with impunity based on their unsubstantiated allegations like “suspect lunged”.[5]

Regardless of how fatal encounters with police begin, whether they involve activity that violates the laws of the state or the laws of basic human decency, no one should be sentenced to death without trial. In most countries, even with a trial, capital punishment is considered barbaric.  The use of deadly force—regardless of how police paperwork, investigators and juries try to rationalize it—is almost always excessive and “extrajudicial” by international human rights standards. The Report pointed out one exception. In 2012, twenty-five cases or 8% involved situations where the “suspect” shot at, wounded and/or killed police officers and/or others while the police were on the scene. Although it may have been preferable to stop them with non-lethal force, the use of lethal force in these circumstances can be justified.

No comprehensive study for 2013 or the first half of 2014 has been published, but it is safe to assume the numbers have not improved since last year’s update of Operation Ghetto Storm.  Given the escalating militarization of local police and intensified demonization of Black people, there is reason to believe that the numbers have deteriorated.  The painful truth is that these state-sponsored and sanctioned killings are part of a comprehensive system of containment that ranges from surveillance, profiling, mass incarceration to military occupation and death. Until Black and Brown communities organize for a long haul struggle against this system, the killings will continue.

Police Impunity Exposes National Security State

The legal system almost always police to commit homicide with impunity. The names of only a few of the 313 people on the 2012 death roll have become nationally- known rallying cries for justice: like Trayvon Martin, Remarley Graham and now Michael Brown. Their murders have sparked massive mobilizations, media commentary, calls for government intervention, lawsuits and endless legal wrangling. However, after the initial announcements in local news media, the lives of most of those who were executed are forgotten. In some cases, scanty police reports and press coverage barely note their deaths.  The failure of the federal government to require police to fully report all killings, including race-based data, is deliberate and helps perpetuate police impunity.[6]

The standard procedure in most jurisdictions is for police involved in fatal shootings to be given paid time off or “desk-duty” while the department investigates itself. The press applauds their fine records, while headlines scream about the “criminal past” of the deceased. Almost all killer cops are routinely exonerated and quickly return to duty. Grieving families who typically ask, “Why did he have to die?” are ignored. If there is some demonstrated, concerted community outrage, the case may be investigated further.  The legal system rarely charges the executioners. In 2012, of the 313 extrajudicial killings only ten officers were ever charged: three for vehicular crimes stemming from reckless driving and seven for manslaughter.

To date, of those ten charged officers, four were acquitted or had their charges dropped. Two pleaded guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, two of the have not yet been litigated, and two faced “unimpeachable” evidence.[7] New Orleans plainclothes officer Joshua Colclough shot Wendell Allen, who was wearing only his pajama bottoms.  Confronted with videotaped evidence and community outrage at the killing of a star athlete, Coclough pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to four years. Randy Trent Harrison of Del City Arkansas was convicted of first degree manslaughter for shooting Dane Garrett Scott in the back. Scott was unarmed with his hands in the air. In a nearly unique act, another police officer who witnessed the shooting refuted Harrison’s version of events. Harrison was also found to have drugs in his system. He received a four-year sentence.

The convictions of these two officers are the exceptions that prove the rule. In 2012, district attorneys, grand juries and other state agents refused to charge nearly 300 police officers responsible for the extrajudicial killing of Black people. Several recent Supreme Court decisions have reinforced this impunity.[8]

Nor have the Executive or Legislative branches of government done anything to limit the impunity police enjoy. On the contrary, they have supplied police with enough military hardware to wage several wars at a time, passed legislation that strips citizens of the basic rights that protect against all forms of police tyranny, given various agencies carte blanche to monitor citizens’ every move and utterance, justified racist profiling and provided infinite funds to maintain a system of mass incarceration. If you think the label of “national security state” for our government and its armed agencies is hyperbole, think again.

Operation Ghetto Storm reported on more than the extrajudicial killing of one Black person every 28 hours. The study of the outcomes of the killing of 313 human beings documented that federal investigations, lawsuits, trials and tweaking laws won’t protect our children or prevent the next Michael Brown. Operation Ghetto Storm sounded an alarm that the national security state threatens the survival of Black and Brown people and ultimately negates everyone’s rights. The horror of police troopers firing on protesters in Ferguson, hurling curses along with teargas, calling them animals and threatening them with death—all on camera—turned that alarm into a deafening siren.

The actual eardrum piercing military equipment used against the people of Ferguson spurred their resistance. Their example of massive community participation gives new energy to a national comprehensive campaign to challenge surveillance, racist profiling, mass incarceration, police impunity—-to organize block by block a movement capable of ending military occupation of all oppressed communities so they become self determining with full human rights to life, housing, health, education and dignified employment.

Arlene Eisen is the author of the report called Operation Ghetto Storm: 2012 Annual Report on the Extrajudicial Killings of 313 Black People by Police, Security Guards and Vigilantes, published by Malcolm X Grassroots Movement with preface by Kali Akuno, revised edition posted October 2013 at www.operationghettostorm.org

[2] .A classic study documented that 76% of officers admitted that they frequently bent the facts to establish “probable cause” and 48% said that judges were correct in tossing out police testimony as untrustworthy. http://www.vice.com/read/testilying‐cops‐are‐liars‐who‐get‐away‐with‐perjury

[3] . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_the_United_States_by_state

[4] . http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-stein-michael-brown-unarmed

[5]  See Operation Ghetto Storm” at www.operationghettostorm.org p. 25-26.

[7] http://www.operationghettostorm.org/uploads/1/9/1/1/19110795/14_09_02_impunity_table.pdf

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Have your napkins and a big glass of milk at the ready. Three types of chocolate go into this cookie dough, which is baked just long enough for each cookie to set up on the outside while remaining gooey inside. Messy? Yes, but oh so good!

Ooey-gooey double-chocolate cookies

Total time: 40 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling time for the batter
Servings: 1 1/2 dozen

Note: Adapted from Bret Thompson of Milk in Los Angeles.

1/4 pound (4 ounces) unsweetened chocolate
4 tablespoons ( 1/2 stick) butter
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound bittersweet chocolate (chunks or chips)

1. In a bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt the unsweetened chocolate and butter. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.

2. In the bowl of a mixer with a paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a fork, combine the eggs, vanilla and sugar. Mix just until incorporated and set aside.

3. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.

4. Add the melted chocolate to the egg mixture and mix just until combined. Stir in the sifted dry ingredients and mix just until combined, then stir in the bittersweet chocolate.

5. Cover the batter with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to chill thoroughly. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

6. Divide the dough into 18 portions. Grease your hands (to prevent the dough from sticking) and shape the portions into balls. Place the balls on a greased, parchment-lined sheet pan, leaving 2 to 3 inches between each.

7. Bake until the edges of the cookies are just set and the center is still soft, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Place the cookies, still on the parchment, on a rack and cool completely before serving. They will be very soft.

Nutrition information:
Each cookie: 251 calories; 4 grams protein; 29 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams fiber; 18 grams fat; 9 grams saturated fat; 42 mg. cholesterol; 92 mg. sodium.

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Two men were killed and a third remains in critical condition following a single car accident Saturday evening on Almon Road.

According to Newton Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer, Corporal Anthony Washington, 19-year-old Demario Horton was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Impala when he lost control of the vehicle, striking several trees before coming to a stop.

The back seat passenger, 19-year-old Montavious Sorrells was killed when he was ejected from the vehicle. The front passenger, 18-year-old Tony Lamar Horton, Jr., also died on the scene. Horton was transported to Grady Hospital where he remains as of press time.

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13:30 3rd September 2013

Crystal Palace have today finalised the signing of Adlene Guedioura from Nottingham Forest on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The 27-year-old midfielder has joined Ian Holloway’s side despite the closing of the transfer window at 11pm last night as part of the deal was agreed before the deadline, allowing the club to continue with proceedings to get the deal done.

Having started his career in the French lower leagues, he moved onto Belgium where starred for Kortrijk and Charleroi before he was spotted by Wolverhampton Wanderers. After an impressive loan spell, Guedioura was brought to Molineux on a permanent deal.

His career received a setback when he suffered a fractured tibia against Fulham in September 2010 but he battled back and put in some impressive displays despite six months on the sidelines.

The French-born Algerian then moved to Forest on loan in January 2012, only to become a permanent Forest player later that summer.  He went on to become an integral part of the team, making 35 appearances for the Reds, scoring three goals along the way.

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