Thursday, May 31, 2012

Flame virus: a cyberweapon or gamers' prank?

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Flame virus: a cyberweapon or gamers' prank?
Why would super-secret spy software be written in a video game language?? As security researchers continue to unpack the digital mystery that is the Flame virus, that's just one question looming over perhaps the world's most intriguing digital whodunit.

Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 9:05am
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Website lets you say it with galaxies

The My Galaxies website can be used to render any message using actual pictures of galaxies.

By Alan Boyle

Want to see your name up in lights? How about harnessing galaxies to send a message? There's a website for that, thanks to University of Nottingham astronomer Steven Bamford and Galaxy Zoo's legions of virtual sky-searchers. "My Galaxies" lets you spell out anything you want, using real galaxies that are shaped like characters.

It's clear that Bamford's a character as well, judging by his blurb explaining what the project is all about. Galaxy Zoo participants have classified nearly a million galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, based on their shapes, and it turns out that some of those shapes happen to look like letters of the alphabet.


"Really?" Bamford asks rhetorically. "There are galaxies that look like letters? OK, S and Z I can believe, but M? H? R? Capitals or little letters? What about punctuation, or numbers? ... Well, there aren't many, but when you've got pictures of millions of galaxies and an energetic group of Zooites, there isn't much that can stay hidden!"

Zooites began using the odd-shaped galaxies for their own custom-made messages, and eventually Bamford and a colleague of his wrote a Web-based computer program to translate typed messages into Galaxese. T-R-Y ?I-T ?O-U-T!

By the way, if you want to say it with DNA molecules instead, Ed Yong can help you out at the "Not Exactly Rocket Science" blog.

More messages from outer space:


Tip o' the Log to Universe Today's Jason Major.

Alan Boyle is msnbc.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the?Cosmic Log page?to your Google+ presence. You can also check out?"The Case for Pluto,"?my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

2 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at Seattle cafe

A Seattle Police officer stands outside a cafe where a shooting took place, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. A gunman opened fire at the cafe in Seattle?s University district Wednesday, killing two people and critically wounding three others. Police are searching for the gunman, described as a man in his 30s wearing dark clothes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A Seattle Police officer stands outside a cafe where a shooting took place, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. A gunman opened fire at the cafe in Seattle?s University district Wednesday, killing two people and critically wounding three others. Police are searching for the gunman, described as a man in his 30s wearing dark clothes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A Seattle Police officer stands outside a cafe where a shooting took place, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. A gunman opened fire at the cafe in Seattle?s University district Wednesday, killing two people and critically wounding three others. Police are searching for the gunman, described as a man in his 30s wearing dark clothes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

(AP) ? A gunman opened fire at a Seattle cafe on Wednesday, killing two people, critically wounding three others and setting off a manhunt that forced officials to close nearby schools.

Police searching for the suspect also had to respond to another fatal shooting near the city's downtown. They say a man killed a woman in an apparent carjacking and fled in a black SUV.

Authorities didn't immediately know whether the shootings were related.

The latest spasm of deadly gun violence to hit the city in recent weeks has worried Seattle's leaders and prompted police to consider increasing patrols in high-crime areas.

Gunfire erupted late Wednesday morning at Cafe Racer, a restaurant and music venue north of the University of Washington. The gunman was described as a man in his 30s wearing dark clothes.

Evan Hill, who lives above the building where the cafe shooting happened, said the cafe was an artists' collective and performance space.

"It's the strangest place to think of a shooting," said Hill, who heard four to five shots. He said he ran to his balcony and called 911, but didn't see a suspect.

Nearby Roosevelt High School has been locked down during the manhunt. Seattle School District spokeswoman Teresa Wippel said students also are locked inside Eckstein Middle School and Greenlake Elementary.

Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg said all three wounded from the University District shooting are in critical condition.

In the second shooting, the SUV that the gunman fled in was later found, but the suspect remained at large, police said.

In the last month, there have been two random killings in the city.

Last week, a man died when a stray bullet struck him as he and his family drove down a Seattle street. In late April, a woman died of injuries suffered in an apparently random drive-by shooting near downtown.

No arrests have been made in either of those fatalities.

On Saturday, a bystander was wounded near the iconic Space Needle when he was struck by a bullet allegedly fired by a gang member involved in a dispute with another man, authorities said.

In addition to the plan to increase the number of officers on patrol in high-crime areas, police are also urging people with information about shootings to come forward.

Some city leaders were skeptical those approaches would work.

"We have seen many community vigils, community mobilizations. We've heard about these strategies before," said Councilman Tom Rasmussen. "What's going to change?"

Associated Press

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Pakistan court shuts plants, angers US investor

(AP) ? David Walters saw a business opportunity where few other foreign investors would dare to tread: Pakistan's power sector. He forecast profit by importing power stations, linking them to the national grid and selling the electricity to the energy-starved country.

But the former governor of Oklahoma didn't reckon on three things that would sour his multimillion dollar investments: the inability of the government to provide the fuel, a chronically unstable grid and, in the end, the country's activist Supreme Court.

Acting on a petition by lawmakers who alleged the businesses were little more than a scam, the court declared his company's plants and all other similar projects established in the country since 2006 illegal. Judges ordered criminal investigations into those involved, saying corruption marred the bidding process and the country didn't need any more power plants ? just better management of existing ones.

Supporters say the decision was a much needed move by the only institution in Pakistan willing or able to strike a blow against rampant government graft and incompetence. Others called it a political decision by an overreaching court that has killed off any hope of foreign investment.

"Every company that will consider making an investment in Pakistan will now have a lump in their throat," said Walters, who counts his own losses in the millions and is vowing to seek international arbitration.

The chaos has highlighted the chronic mismanagement of Pakistan's power sector, which is unable to produce enough electricity to meet demand. The country suffers rolling power cuts for up to 18 hours a day. The government charges consumers less for the power than it costs to produce, but it doesn't have enough money to subsidize the producers, trapping the sector in a debt cycle.

The outages have crippled the country's industrial base, particularly textile factories, and serve as a daily reminder of the state's inability to take care of its citizens. As air conditioners are switched on this summer, record power cuts are being forecast ? along with added social unrest in a country already creaking under assault from Islamist militants.

The government, which devotes most of its attention to political survival, has done nothing to address the causes of the energy crisis since it took power four years ago.

Back in 2006, the government of Pervez Musharraf pitched what it thought was a short-term solution to the problem ? granting small power plants contracts of between three and five years, while it worked on longer-term projects like hydroelectric power.

Walters saw an opportunity and teamed up with one of the country's wealthiest businessman, Iqbal Ahmed, to exploit the demand for power. Ahmed's family company is Pakistan's biggest producer of natural gas and was close to Musharraf.

President Asif Ali Zardari continued with the so called "rental power projects" when he took office. By April, Walters Power International or its local partner had contracts to run three stations and was aiming to build one of Pakistan's largest power generation portfolios.

Under the deals, the companies received multimillion dollar payments in advance. But in many cases the government failed to provide gas to run them. With the plants not producing and the frequency of power outages increasing nationwide, the deals that led to them came under scrutiny from the media, the opposition and anti-corruption agencies.

"The government knew there was no gas. Walters knew there was no gas," said Khwaja Mohammad Asif, one of two lawmakers who petitioned the Supreme Court asking it to investigate the projects. "There is overwhelming evidence that these were scams from the word go."

Walters denied any wrongdoing and said the contracts were vetted by seven government agencies before it was signed. He said he never had any reason to doubt the government would provide gas, and said the advance and guaranteed payments were standard in such power arrangements around the world.

One of his prize plants was in Naudero in Sindh province. The $70 million plant was inaugurated by Zardari, who touted it as part of the solution to the energy crisis. It was supposed to provide power to local towns and villages and for wells vital to agriculture in the area, but it ran only to a fraction of its capacity. Hours after the Supreme Court ruling, it was shut down. Walters now says he can't get permission to recover the machinery from the site.

He said the opposition and the court were trying to score political points.

"Calling it a scam is nothing but an effort to embarrass the government by two members of parliament who managed to get the Supreme Court on their side," said Walters.

It's a similar story with the other foreign investor to take up the offer. Turkish company Karkey Karadeniz Elektrik Uretim invested $350 million in hulking floating power barges that were moored off the port city of Karachi. They started operations in April last year, but they were supplied little or no gas. The Supreme Court ruling ordered the company to repay a $180 million advance it was paid by the government. In a statement, Karky said it had started arbitration proceedings against the government and that the court ruling contained several material and factual errors.

The Supreme Court investigated the projects under so-called "suo moto" provisions, which allows it to initiate cases based on the "public interest," instead of waiting for cases appealed from lower courts to land in its docket.

It has passed similar orders on the price of sugar and established commissions to recover written-off loans, areas of economics and policy that some say should rarely be its business.

Saleem Mandviwalla, the head of Pakistan's Investment Board, said he was bewildered by the latest court order.

"This will not only effect the power business, but every business," he said. "All it has done has created more problems for Pakistan."

A recent report by the International Commission of Jurists said that the court was using "suo moto" investigations excessively, and that "when they are inappropriately applied, they may upset the balance of power and interfere with the ordinary course of justice."

But in a country where even government supporters admit that it has done nothing to curb corruption or make policy, some say that the Supreme Court is their only hope.

"All in all, they shouldn't be looking at this stuff, but if you were going to kill any policy, this would probably be it," said Feisal Naqvi, a lawyer and blogger. "The rental power policy was asinine."

Associated Press

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Google+ for Android catches up with iPhone

Well, perhaps I should qualify that with "almost", depending on what matters more to you as a user. On Thursday, 15 days after releasing a major Google+ update for iPhone, the Android version arrived. Timing is interesting. According to NPD, considerably more Android users access Google+ from the browser than the app -- 16 percent to 10 percent overall reach, in March, respectively. My question for you quick downloaders, will that be true for you, or is the app now preferred? It's no idle question, because the web experience is now so vastly different from the app.

Like its counterpart, Google+ for Android offers bleeding-edge photos. Pretty much everything about Google+ bleeds the edge of the screen. The effect is immersive. You just want to scroll and scroll -- and you will since so much less content fills the screen now. But the Android version has better visual flow than its iOS counterpart. Stated differently: It's snappier, more alive. "We're building for a mobile future", Google senior veep Vic Gundotra says. That's apparent from just how different the app is from the web experience -- and how immersive.

Immersion is Everything

Immersion is critical in an app of this kind:

1. Engagement. Social networking is all about relationships, meaningfully making connections with others. Google+ distinguishes from Facebook in several key areas, with common interest being one of the most important. The Circle concept allows people to engage with others they might not know based on something important they share, while Facebook is more about extending relationships with people whom they know -- even if just casually. The app's immersive quality pulls you into Google+ and there engaging others. New capabilities, such as inline editing and integrated Hangouts, improve and extend engagement.

2. Discovery. Because Google+ is so much about interests shared in common, discovering them is crucial. Also, there's a Twitter-like quality to the Google+ newsfeed that makes finding things all the more important, and difficult. The immersive, bleed-to-edge UI and tabs like "What's Hot" improve discovery of people, interests, happenings and news -- as well as the "Nearby" tab and easy "check-in" option.

3. Time spent online. Immersive web services/apps hold peoples' attention. This time is crucial for a cloud provider like Google that deals with lots of transitory traffic, mainly from search. Catching and keeping people is:

  • Good for the brand
  • Connecting users to ancillary products or services
  • Providing the eyeballs for selling and capitalizing ads or other promotional gimmicks

For time spent on mobile, there is dramatic change underway. In March, according to comScore, the average American Facebook user spent more time on the site from smartphone than personal computer -- 441.3 minutes to 339 minutes, respectively. What neither Facebook or Google has done well: Wrap meaningful ads around the content, and that's an area the search giant has much to prove because 1) It's core to revenue; and 2) The bleed-to-edge design doesn't make room for ads the way one with lots more white space would.

What's Google+ 2.6 Like?

I downloaded Google+ for Android v2.6 late morning EDT on Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ and Asus Transformer Pad 300, running Android 4.04 and 4.03, respectively. I can't attest for how the user experience might differ on devices running older operating systems.

My reaction is mixed compared to the iOS version, which in some ways I find superior. Responding to Gundotra, Eric Leslie writes: "I was excited when I saw the iPhone version, but this looks like a rough port. There isn't much polish. If you're looking at a post and start scrolling down, there is a weird gradient that moves over the top that looks odd until you reach the white where the comments are. I don't see any sexy animations like the iPhone has. Come on guys!?"

Beyond the visuals and improved discovery, two features stand out: Inline editing and integrated Hangouts. The latter, for video chatting, was one of Ice Cream Sandwich's stand-out features when launched last year. But as the cloud computing giant improved the feature as part of Google+, Hangouts grew clumsy, since users had to initiate them outside the social network. No longer.

"To get started, tap 'Hangout' in the (new) navigation ribbon, add some friends and tap 'Start'", Gundotra explains. "We'll ring their phones (if you want), and if someone misses the hangout, they can ring you back with a single tap".

Inline editing is a "Doh?" feature that Google should have included from day one. Who wants to post while mobile if making a typing mistake he or she can't fix later on?

Search is improved, and I find it to be better than in the browser. Google+ for Android presents options for "Posts" and "People". However, my initial reaction, which might change with further use, is that Google+ for iPhone discovery is better.

In the bullet points in the section above, I noted the value of connecting additional services. Some Google+ users aren't satisfied with how far the service has come. In response to Gundotra, Phil Lott calls the new app a "huge improvement", but then requests: "Please unify Google Talk, Google+ Hangouts and Google Messenger. These services don't interoperate the way the should, although they have very much in common. I' don't understand why I can't text someone on Google Talk via Google+ Messenger etc."

The tablet experience is superior in some ways, lacking in others compared to new iPad. Clearly neither Google+ app is optimized for tablets. On new iPad, the user taps 2X, which expands the size to fill the screen with iPhone border around the app. On the Android tablet, Google+ fills the screen, offering the more visually-appealing edge-to-edge experience. However, text and photos are much sharper on new iPad, which is in part because of the higher resolution display.

Have you used either or both apps? I'm particularly interested in how you think they compare. Important: Please state what device and OS version you use.

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Monday, May 28, 2012

iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak ?Absinthe 2.0?: How to Unlock iPhone 4S, iPad 3, iPod Touch and More [VIDEO]

The eagerly anticipated untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 - Absinthe 2.0 - was released on Friday at the high-profile Hack In The Box (HITB) security conference in Amsterdam. The latest untethered jailbreak supports the whole range of iOS devices, except for the third generation Apple TV.

The complete list of compatible devices for Absinthe 2.0 includes the following: iPhone?3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4 CDMA, iPhone 4S, iPad?1, iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 GSM, iPad 2 CDMA, iPad 3 Wi-Fi, iPad 3 CDMA, iPad 3 Global, iPod?3G, iPod 4G and Apple TV 2.

We should recall GreenPois0n introduced the first installment of Absinthe - an untethered jailbreak tool for iOS 5.0.1 - earlier this year. Similar to its previous edition, the new Absinthe tool has been described as a very simple GUI tool with necessary user guidance throughout the jailbreak process.

After the release of Absinthe 2.0 on Friday, the Chronic Dev Team also pushed out an updated version of the tool - Absinthe 2.0.1 - to fix "a couple of little bugs." According to @pimskeks, Absinthe 2.0.1 is for "fixing a hang that could occur in certain situations". Users are advised to download the latest version of Absinthe - v2.0.1 - to fix the bugs before jailbreaking devices running iOS 5.1.1. Despite the new update and the Absinthe tool being a very simple and stable jailbreak, people have been reporting some errors with system hangs and lockdowns.

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The main errors affecting users seem to be: "Error detecting device (lockdown error -5)" and "Could not connect to lockdown".

As iDownloadblog notes, @pod2g and @pimskeks later confirmed the problem was a random coincidence that created a timeout. Nevertheless, the fix seems fairly easy. All you have to do is go to "Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Content and Settings" and then make sure you download Absinthe 2.0.1 and run it again.

Before going ahead with the jailbreak, users must take note of the following key points:

  • ?Make sure you have a complete backup of your device using iTunesor iCloud
  • ?If you are using an unlocked iPhone, you are recommended not to update to stock iOS 5.1.1 firmware and avoid using Absinthe for the moment
  • ?If a passcode is set on your device, you must disable it before starting the jailbreak process

How To Use Absinthe 2.0 On iPhone 4S, iPad 3, iPod Touch and More

Step 1:?Download Absinthe 2.0.1

Absinthe v2.0.1 MacOSX (10.5, 10.6, 10.7)

Absinthe v2.0.1 Windows (XP/Vista/Win7)

Absinthe v2.0.1 Linux (x86/x86_64)

Step 2:?After the download is complete, locate the compressed file, extract all of the contents and place them on your desktop for easy and quick access

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Jumpgate Live Wallpaper [Live Wallpaper Review]

Jumpgate Live Wallpaper

I sure love me some quality live wallpapers. I know, I know, they can sometimes slow down sliding between screens and if they're poorly done, they're a huge drain on the battery. That's why I'm keen to use wallpapers by Kittehface Software. They've brought us great wallpapers like the Thunderstorm Live Wallpaper, Galactic Core Live Wallpaper, and even an excellent Canabalt HD port.

Today I bring you another in a line of great live wallpapers, the Jumpgate Live Wallpaper. What could be better than watching our favorite android, Andy Bugdroid, careen through space with a jetpack strapped to his back? It's hilarious!

Still, as hilarious as it might be, it's also really well done. There's nary a screen stutter when I swipe from left to right, and if you purchase the full version of the wallpaper, you unlock the full settings menu, which really lets you customize your experience.

From the settings menu, you can mess around with everything from the camera speed to the flight speed, to even the amount of asteroids barreling down on our fair, green friend. You can also customize the "energy style" (which is the swirly lane of color Bugdroid is flying through) between three choices: monochrome, Google colors, and pixilated. Monochrome and pixilated are dangerously close to being similar, but if you check them back-to-back, you'll quickly notice how much smoother the non-pixilated option is.

If you eschew the Google colors option, you can also change the color of the energy lane using the energy color? option. (Go figure!) It uses three sliders, which is certainly appreciated (and a welcome improvement over that circular color picker Android had going on for a while).

Rounding out the settings menu are options for star brightness and turning the helix on and off. Other than that, you're done. Well, except for the character option. Did I mention you can get rid of Bugdroid and have a spaceship flying on screen instead? Cause you totally can.

Honestly, Jumpgate Live Wallpaper is probably one of the coolest live wallpapers I've seen in a while. Obviously you've got to be an Android diehard to even consider using it, but if you're reading this article, you probably are.

Jumpgate Live Wallpaper can be had for a cool 99 cents. We've got video and a boatload of screenshots after the break.

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Treasure Coast Real Estate | Jupiter Acres Homes For Sale May, 2012

by starfish on May 26, 2012

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Brittle Diabetes | health article

It is very complicated for a doctor to treat, and most people that have brittle diabetes see an endocrinologist. This is a doctor who specializes in the treatment of complex diabetes problems along with other endocrine disorders.

Brittle diabetes, as we now know it, can be difficult not only for the patients but to the family and health care team. While this condition most frequently occurs in the age group of 15-30 years old, there have been reports of this condition afflicting the elderly.

Before proceeding to the brittle diabetes update, let us remind ourselves of what this term means. It is a term used when the blood glucose level swings from low to high and vice versa. It is also called unstable or labile diabetes. Although some have to accept a life with this roller coaster ride, there is good news.

That said, it is not the end of the world; it is just a challenge one has to meet. The key to achieving a blood glucose level to as normal target as possible without severe hypoglycemia is lifestyle. It is all about consistency in lifestyle, in carbohydrate intake, and insulin injections and exercise. If all the aforementioned are constant, chances are the blood sugar level will be stable.

This method is supposed to keep blood sugars within the target range. A majority of participants of this study were able to attain A1c reading of less than 7.5% by using insulin therapy for the brittle type 1 diabetes. Study participants with this result were able to prevent the life-threatening complications without increasing the chances of hypoglycemic events.

Recognized onset between 25 and 64 years (Adult Diabetics). Growth onset, insulin-dependent diabetes may occur up to the age 22 or 23 years, but between 20 and 35 years, such cases merge into the adult-onset cases that are much less insulin-dependent. These patients begin with variable symptoms of diabetes and may or may not need insulin.

Don?t forget you?re working with a food, not a medicine. If they?re going to have a treat, they can drink an extra dose of Original Limu to help balance it. They need to keep track of their Blood Sugar levels anyway so increasing the Limu until it works for them is not a big deal. Original Limu can be very flexible!

It is a life-long disorder that can happen in children or adults. It is a totally different disease than Type 2. Type 1 diabetes occurs normally in children, adolescents or young adults, and most often at puberty. This type of diabetes is also called insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes.

Glucose from digested food circulates in the blood throughout the body as a ready source of energy for cells. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin effectively allows glucose the enter into cells. Some of the glucose in the body is stored as a source of energy in the form of glycogen. With insulin resistance, the glucose remains in the blood and does not enter cells.
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Renee's Genealogy Blog: The Latest Consultant News From ...

May 2012

Welcome to the family history consultant newsletter. We?re excited to now be hosting this publication online, so you can easily access articles, see past issues, share your comments, see what others have written, and help grow the community of family history consultants and priesthood leaders. In this issue:



1940 Census Update

On April 2 of this year, FamilySearch, its partners, and an army of volunteers embarked on a truly remarkable effort to index the 1940 U.S. Federal Census so that the public could easily and quickly find their ancestors in this valuable census collection. Many people living today are listed in this census. For others, their parents, aunts, uncles, friends, and neighbors can be found. This census collection has long been anticipated by genealogists and the general public with great excitement.?Read all about the progress of this great cause.
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Consultant Monthly Survey

Starting with this issue, each of the family history consultant and leader monthly newsletters will include a link to a consultant survey. We want your feedback! This month we want to know about you and your calling.?Click here to take the survey.?Be sure to check back next issue to see this month?s results.

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Family Tree Update

The Family Tree team has been really busy fixing defects and preparing for the release of several new features to help you better manage the relationships between individuals. Before we can turn those features on, we?ve got to finish the non-trivial task of moving all 1.25 billion relationships into the Family Tree. Yes, that?s over a?billion! We have about 130 million left.?Read more.
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BillionGraves Memorial Day Opportunity

This is the time of year when people around the world are focusing their attention toward remembering and honoring their loved ones who have died. As you visit the gravesites of your ancestors, why not bring your smartphone along and capture images of your loved one?s tombstones??Learn how.


Call for Research Help

You may not know this, but FamilySearch volunteers facilitate free research help in more than 100 online communities. These genealogy research communities have been created to help you and others researching in the same area to ask questions and receive answers, collaborate on your research, and share knowledge you have gained as you?ve done your own research in a specific area.One such example is the Ohio research page.?To see all available research help projects, visit?https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Join_a_Facebook_Research_Community. Join a Facebook research community today, and share your knowledge with the world!
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Story Chain

Our mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and neighbors found in the 1940 census are known as "the greatest generation." We all have special memories of those found in this important historical collection?now it?s time to record and archive those stories. FamilySearch is providing everyone the unique opportunity to remember and share with the world just what they feel made these people great. On this new FamilySearch site you can submit photos, scrapbook pages, stories, or links to videos and Facebook pages in their honor under the?Who?s In It?tab. You can also post information about?How It Was?living where they lived, as well as stories telling?Where They Were?during major events in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The power of this online experience is that you can start a family and friend ?Story Chain? and invite others to join in the conversation!?Read what others have written and share your stories here.

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New Blog Format

You may have noticed something different about the family history consultant and leader monthly newsletter?we?re now delivering it via a blog. That means we?ve created an online community where you can get ideas, share successes, and engage with others from around the world who share your same calling.??Read more here.
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Success Stories

Ward Family History Activity:?I would like to share some insights from a family history activity that was put on by a ward. The details of this activity were shared with us by Sue Maxwell, who also posts to her own?family history blog.Read the post and share your success story, too!

Brazilian Youth Connect Family History, Temple Work:??The director of the family history center adjacent to the Campinas Brazil Temple started inviting visiting youth to participate in indexing when not in the temple. As a result, young people index thousands of names at the center and even more once they return home.?Click here to read more.

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26 May 2012

Posted by Dennis under: Key West Commercial Real Estate .

Take some digital photos of your property. Each photograph should clearly depict the point of contention, whether that happens to be a stain, hole or other problem.

During the commercial loan process, the person who is the borrower will need to order the appraisal. You?re not going to be allowed to use this later by the bank. Cover yourself and your interests by ordering it yourself.

Remember that size is everything when you are shopping for a permanent space for a growing business. Unless you plan to move a few years later, look for a property that is large enough for your business to grow.

Create or purchase an inspection checklist before starting to evaluate properties. Tour each potential property, and check how well it meets the requirements on the list. Whilst you can take the first proposal responses, make sure that you don?t go any further without first informing the property owners of your plans. Make sure that the owners are aware that you have other options available. It may help get you a better deal.

Pay attention to the environment your property is in. Should a problem with environmental waste ever occur, it is your obligation to properly clean your building and property. Are you considering buying a property within a flood zone, which can effect your insurance, storm water drainage and possibly impede future growth potential? Be sure to consider this issue very carefully. If you are thinking about purchasing a property, be sure to contact an environmental assessment agency to get important information.

As you have seen, commercial real estate can be a very lucrative investment. You will be able to avoid common mistakes and make good decisions if you apply these tips.

For more information about Key West Commercial Real Estate contact Gary Smith at http://www.keywestlifestyle.com

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Strategic Account Manager
Assurant Employee Benefits specializes in quality employee benefits and services, including
long-term and short-term disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits such as cancer, critical
illness and accident, dental coverage, and disability reinsurance management services. Assurant
Employee Benefits is the brand name for insurance products underwritten by Union Security
Insurance Company and for prepaid dental products provided by an affiliated prepaid dental
company. In New York, insurance products are underwritten and prepaid products are provided
by Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York, which is licensed in New York and
has its principal place of business in Syracuse, New York. Plans contain limitations, exclusions
and restrictions. www.assurantemployeebenefits.com
Assurant Employee Benefits is part of Assurant, a premier provider of specialized insurance
products and related services in North America and select worldwide markets. The four key
businesses ? Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assurant Health, and Assurant
Employee Benefits ? partner with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built
leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments in the U.S. and select
worldwide markets.
Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has approximately $27 billion in assets and $8
billion in annual revenue. Assurant has approximately 14,000 employees worldwide and is
headquartered in New York?s financial district. www.assurant.com.
Strategic Account Manager ? Are you an ?Innovative Thinker? with a passion for growing a
business?
THE REASON
At the heart of our commitment to our field sales agents and brokers lies a promise to deliver a
comprehensive marketing an sales solution. At Assurant, we understand that in order to deliver
on this promise, we must engage a commitment to improving the way we manage our
relationships with our brokers.
This position works collaboratively with the field sales team to develop broker relationships by
participation in the MVP program. Strategic Account Managers (SAMs) are active participants
in the recruitment, screening, and implementation of new brokers. The SAMs then deliver
marketing programs and consulting to brokers through a customized approach with the objective
of:
? Growing AEB sales
? Supporting AEB consultative sales approach
? Strengthening rep and broker relationships
? Growing the brokers business
MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Marketing Support
? Work with the MVP broker and other AEB participants, such as the Sales Rep, EBA,
Sales Manger and home office staff to develop annual action plans for MVP brokers that
address specific business needs/opportunities. Example programs include co-branded or
private label direct marketing pieces, new business strategy development, and
benchmarking data for cross selling, lead lists for targeted prospecting efforts, seminar
development/marketing assistance, referral programs, product training, marketing plans
and ?tailored? sales tools (market specific requests).
? Work with marketing MVP program strategic partners, services vendors, agencies,
freelancers, and internal resources to deliver marketing recommendations.
? Market and promote the MVP program to sales offices and sales reps. Assist reps with
initial broker presentations as needed.
Project Management
Oversee the relationships and related projects for 40 or more MVP brokers. Associated tasks
include:
Monitor and assist in reporting MVP broker new business (quotes, sales, and case performance).
? Train and follow up on programs with sales reps, sales managers, and internal
departments to facilitate the execution of marketing and sales programs.
? Track various marketing programs from conception through completion.
? Track and maintain spending and project budgets.
Manage MVP Program enhancements or maintain program functions. Each SAM has at least one
area of MVP that they own (manage, develop, and execute while being accountable for its
results. Examples include Roundtable & Forum, MVP Communications, Strategic partners,
Training plans, Email discussion group tool)
? Develop new enhancements or implement new approaches to improve our results or
increase efficiencies
? Maintain those areas of responsibilities to hit anticipated results, including budgets
? Communicate and promote any program changes.
Analysis
? Provide assistance with all report tracking required by the Marketing Analytics team in
order to issue accurate reports.
? Using MVP performance metrics and relationship assessment to be able to recommend
MVP program termination/probation status.
? Assist in the interpretation of a broker?s business performance and build marketing and
business recommendations.
? Build project plans that incorporate investment and spending analysis for marketing
programs
? Assist in the team?s annual planning exercises to improve MVP program results.
? Track sales offices? overall MVP performance and build recruitment and sales plans,
accordingly.
Selling and Promoting MVP
? Participate in broker presentations. This may include one on one meetings as well as
training sessions and seminars for MVP Academy, groups of brokers or large multiple
producer firms.
? Assist & participate in the brokers? introduction to MVP and in the selection process,
working with managers and reps to canvass their territory for potential MVPs, and
screening nominated brokers.
? Hold annual planning meetings (or call) and at least one mid-year update meeting (or
call) with all non-probation MVP.
? Provide MVP related marketing support to his or her respective sales offices.
? Negotiate sales goals and address performance results.
? Bachelor?s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent
work experience.
? 3 years of marketing experience or related business experience such as business
consulting to small businesses.
? Requires thorough knowledge of marketing concepts and business to business marketing
methods.
? Requires specific experience in development and implementation of marketing programs,
including direct marketing, branding, lead generation, web site design, sales literature,
and PR
? Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills to effectively communicate marketing
ideas, plans and results to all levels within the company and to MVPs and their
employees.
? Strong project management skills to accomplish strategic goals and related tasks.
? Good organizational skills and the ability to complete multiple complex tasks in a timely
fashion.
? Incumbent to be self-motivated to work independently or as part of a team to complete
multiple projects/tasks in a timely and accurate fashion.
? Ability in building relationships and establishing credibility for the MVP programs.
? Proficiency with Microsoft Office software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
? Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, often requires overnight visits
Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All aspects of consideration for
employment and employment with the Company are governed on the basis of merit, competence
and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability,
veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
To learn more about our current opportunities and apply online, please visit:

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Please contact Marketing Communications Alumni, Jill Emig, for any questions regarding the position at? jillemig@gmail.com.

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ISS Captures SpaceX Dragon Capsule

Today at 9:56AM EDT (13:56 GMT) the robotic arm on the International Space Station successfully captured SpaceX's Dragon capsule. It's the first time a commercial craft has connected with the ISS, and the first time a spacecraft made in the U.S. has gone to the station since the retirement of the shuttle. The approach was delayed temporarily as engineers worked out bad sensor readings due to light reflected off the ISS's Kibo laboratory. "To work around the problem, SpaceX narrowed the field of view for the laser sensor so that it wouldn't pick up light from the offending reflector. Dragon then returned to the 30-meter checkpoint and moved in for the final approach." If all goes well today, the capsule will most likely be opened tomorrow. Video of the operation is being broadcast live on NASA TV.

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Friday, May 25, 2012

Tech Has Transformed How We Find Missing Children

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

4 Steps in Meditation for Health and Healing

Learning meditation for health and healing is fairly popular nowadays. With more and more people not only coping with physical stress but also emotional and spiritual ones; it isn?t surprising that individuals are looking for inner peace amidst the chaos. This is exactly what meditation does, giving individuals the opportunity to reorder their minds and come back with a fresher view of their surroundings.

For those who want to try out meditation for health and healing, following are some of the steps for this process.

Meditation for Health and Healing Step 1 - Find A Quiet Place

The first thing to do is find a quiet place. This can be anywhere from the person?s room or perhaps beside a river or the sea. The point is that the location should be free from any distractions ? not even the radio.

Meditation is best done in the presence of silence or perhaps when listening to soothing sounds.

Meditation for Health and Healing Step 2 - Get into Position
Now this is something that a lot of people argue about when it comes to meditation. Most believe that the process requires that a person to be sitting cross legged on the floor with their hands clasped together. This isn?t always the case. The whole point of meditation is so that the body could relax and the mind could drift off. Hence, whatever position a person feels comfortable in is fine. The most basic sitting position is usually recommended for beginners however because it is easier to relax with this.

Meditation for Health and Healing Step 3 - Focus on your Breathing
Now this is the hardest part of meditation for health and healing. At this point, a person would need to focus on just one thing only ? the sound of their breath. They need to concentrate mainly on the inhalation and exhalation of oxygen as they allow their mind to blank. The main goal here is to just stop the mind from ?drifting? and find just one thing to settle in. A good technique beginners can use is to focus on counting from 1 to 10 and repeating it over and over again. This might take some time to master so be patient.

Meditation for health and healing Step 4 ? How Does it Help?
With meditation health and healing, a person is able to clear his or her mind and concentrate on something else. During this process, the mind is blanked, leaving behind all the stress and worries of the individual. This discipline allows a person to transcend from relaxing to a deeper level of peace. When a person has gotten used to meditation, they usually find themselves approaching life at a different level and are becoming more aware of their surroundings and their personality.

Note that meditation for health and healing is not something that can be mastered overnight. This is why individuals should set aside specific times in a day to devote through the practice. This way, they will find themselves slowly getting into the spirit of meditation. Ordinarily, individuals can maintain meditation for several minutes to one hour. However, note that this is not a contest and meditation for health and healing does not require long hours of the discipline each day.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Castro's daughter scorned by lawmakers, praised by gay rights groups

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