Orkut Stops Migration To Facebook – Contradicts Google’s Policies
2009-10-27 09:13:00 The mission statement of the Google data liberation front reads as follows: “Users should be able to control the data they store in any of Google’s products. Our team’s goal is to make it easier to move data in and out.” However it seems that all this was nothing in the prospect of losing consumers. Sometime back ago face book launched their export tool, which enabled users of Orkut to export their contact information including their email ids to facebook, however as soon as this happened, the feature developed a bug, which according to Goggle happened as they were upgrading the feature to offer enhanced security . When the feature came back, users were in for a surprise, the feature had everything but the email ids, i.e. You could export a plethora of information but not the email ids, hence making the tool completely useless. The official stand of Google on this is - “Mass exportation of email is not standard on most social networks — when ...
By: WATblog
President cracks jokes, defends policies on Letterman
2009-09-22 05:13:00 President Obama took a seat on David Letterman's couch Monday. CBS photo President Obama doesn't think racism is the cause of all the criticism he's faced lately. "Well, first of all, I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election, so ... I ...," Obama told David Letterman Monday as the "Late Show" audience interrupted with applause. "This is true. This is true." Letterman replied, "How long have you been a black man?" Obama said that his election "tells you ... a lot about where the country's at." The show was taped earlier today in New York and will air at 10:35 p.m. on CBS. During his visit, the first time a sitting president...
Has Obama ever persuaded people to support his policies?
2009-09-09 22:15:00 As the President prepares to make another pitch for his health care overhaul as the American people turn against his statist approach, Jim Geraghty wonders if Obama has ever persuaded Americans to change their minds and support his liberal policies: There’s a rather glaring problem with public expressions that “this is the moment for Obama to ...
By: GayPatriot
Why Are Sensible Policies Often Politically Unthinkable?
2009-09-03 12:13:00 Often economic policies which make good sense and can leave everyone better off are dismissed as being politically unthinkable. How does this come about?Let us take an example of a Congestion Charge.Driving into city centres causes negative externalities such as pollution, congestion and higher fuel consumption. People can spend hours of their life stuck in traffic jams, but despite the wastage of congestion they do not want a tax neutral congestion charge which would reduce pollution, reduce the length of traffic jams.If a government raises revenue from a congestion charge, it can use this money to reduce other taxes. This is why we say this is 'tax neutral' - the overall tax burden hasn't changed. We are just paying different taxes. The only difference is that the taxes are now forcing people to make more efficient choices which lead to less pollution and congestion. (since the London Congestion charge was introduced traffic volumes fell, average traffic speeds increased and p...
Left-wing Pundits Continue to Slur Opposition to Obama?s Policies
2009-08-09 22:18:00 The prejudice that all too many on the left (including some of their most educated and supposedly most literate pundits) harbor towards conservatives, the condescension they express toward any who dare to express their opposition publicly to President Obama’s policies has become increasingly manifest in the past week. But, we were already seeing signs of such ...
By: GayPatriot
eBay Partner Network Changing the Rules
2009-07-20 17:48:00 The eBay Partner Network (EPN) is such a wonderful moneymaker, depending on how you play it...EPN allows us moneymakers to place affiliate links, banners and flash displays in places like Blogger, Squidoo and Hubpages. People head to the eBay site through our links and we score! Unfortunately, there's been a recent email bulletin sent out by the EPN people claiming that they are making a major set of policy changes which is going to reduce our abilities to profit:Important updates to the Network Code of Conduct include the following: * eBay Partner Network does not compensate for sales that come from invalid click activity, which includes, but is not limited to the following: o clicks generated by a publisher clicking on their own ads o automated clicking tools/traffic sources/robots o activity generated by other deceptive software * Publishers may only place links and/or promotional content on sites they own. Affiliate links on third party sites ...
Coupon Policies at Local Discount Chains
2009-06-27 00:23:00 Recently a mom on the playground told me about a cool coupon quirk of Michael's craft stores; not only do they routinely put a coupon in the Sunday paper for 50% off one regular-priced item, but they also give you one of the same on your receipt for every single transaction. Even for a return. If you have a little extra time and need multiple items for a project, gift or whatnot, it's clear that the way to exploit this policy is to have your items rung up one at a time. That way, you'll always get a coupon to use on your next transaction. Of course, you have to use your own judgement on how many times you can...
Squidoo Policy Updates
2009-06-17 19:34:00 For those of you who are fans of the fun web property creation and self-promotion site, Squidoo, they just recently sent an email to all lensmasters announcing some bigtime policy changes. Previously Squidoo didn't care about "spammy" lenses too much, as compared to Hubpages (see make money with Hubpages). One of Squidoo's policy changes involve spammy lenses, and a new outbound link policy. In case you missed it, here's Squidoo's official email I received 6/17/09:1. No Spam. This one's not new, but it's worth saying again.It's simple: given our pedigree, our point of view and our dyed-in-the-wool, we-will-never-change-our-mind conviction on this issue, spam is not okay at Squidoo. For a few years now we have had a very strict and enforced stance against spam. That's staying the same, and if anything, getting even more rigorous. If you actively spam people with your Squidoo lenses (by email, in blog comments, by stalking and harassing people on Twitter, by tricking people...
Obama Blames Bush While Adopting his Policies
2009-05-23 01:44:00 Sometimes, when events of the day prevent me from blogging on something in a timely manner, by the time I sit down to write, I found that other bloggers (or pundits) have pretty much said what I have to say–and often better than I could say it. And in the case of the dueling speeches ...
By: GayPatriot
MVAS Players Define Code Of Conduct Policies
2009-05-15 06:31:00 IAMAI has issued a diktat for the orderly movement of Mobile VAS players.The code of conduct agreement issued by IAMAI will help in scrutinizing mobile VAS players in times of mishaps and would help in providing more qualitative services to Subscribers and Telcos. The code of conduct defines following regulations: All members to abide by TRAI regulations on DND and similar directives. All Push based promotional services to be strictly transmitted between 8 am and 9 pm only. Clear transperency in advising charges by intimating the user prior to billing. Formation of customer rederessal section in mobile VAS companies. Strict Adherence to Intellectual Property Rights as per current laws in India. Provide best services to telecom operators in terms of agreed quantity and quality. Although these guidelines are already prescribed by TRAI ,IAMAI being a association of mobile VAS operators would make it easy to hold accountable, the companies defying the guidelines. According to IAMAI co...
By: WATblog
Lies And Torture - When Policies And Words Diverge
2009-04-24 03:21:00 By Emily Spence4/22/09?The United States is committed to the worldwide elimination of torture and we are leading this fight by example.? -- President Bush in June 2003?I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved ... I told the country we did that. And I also told them it was legal. We had legal opinions that enabled us to do it.? -- President Bush in April 2008 about interrogation tactics used on detainees.?As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by the tradition of democratic law secured by our forefathers and enshrined in our Constitution. It is a tradition that says all men are created equal under the law and that no one is above it.? --President Obama in November 2008Based on legal precedence, there is plenty of evidence that interrogation techniques used in Guantanamo Bay and other US run facilities, such as Abu Ghraib, constituted torture in violation of US and internationa...
Diamond's new policies that could endanger smaller publishers
2009-01-21 09:49:00 Another sad sign of how comics are facing extinction if they don't adapt to better conditions, Diamond, which has been virtually the only distributor for comics for a decade and a half, has announced it'll be increasing its benchmark for what products it'll carry by a thousand dollars. This'll affect small independant publishers for starters, then major ones are likely to suffer next. What this
Your credit scores can affect the insurance quote and insurance policies
2008-12-29 18:45:00 Are you sure of paying all your previous bills in time? Most of the insurance companies will like to know such details before offering any quote. The insurance companies will use your three digit credit scores to determine the kind of insurance plan offered to you. The cost of the insurance policies will also be ...
By: Finance News Pro
Holiday News You Can Use: Be Aware of Return Policies..
2008-12-22 00:00:00 Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
By: Hip Candy
Flawed Fishing Policies Result in Fewer Fish
2008-12-01 21:06:00 In an effort to maintain a steady population of fish, many fisheries have rules for minimum fish sizes or weights. If the fish is too small, it must be thrown back to give it more time to grow and reproduce. Now researchers have found that this policy is flawed.
Banks Lending Policies made Easier by RBI
2008-11-25 10:48:00 Over the past few years, banks went all out to expand their home loan portfolios. In the present scenario of increasing interest rates and squeezing liquidity, the default rates are expected to increase. Bankers feel that home loan defaults could rise in the light of the economic slowdown. The delay in receipt of EMIs impacts ...
Palin blames Bush policies for GOP defeat
2008-11-11 03:59:00 Palin blames Bush policies for GOP defeat WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, amid speculation she’ll run for president in four years, blamed Bush administration policies for the defeat last week of the GOP ticket and prayed she wouldn’t miss “an open door” for her next political opportunity. “I’m like, OK, God, if there is ...
By: TexasFred's
Tax Exempt Vs Non Exempt Universal Life Insurance Policies
2008-11-10 20:29:00 As we mentioned in previous articles, UL plans are unbundled, the various components of the plan such as insurance charges and earned interest can each be isolated and quantified. Consequently, they are much easier to understand and explain than traditional bundle permanent life insurance products. In this article, we will discuss tax exempt vs non exempt universal life policies.In order for the Universal life policy to be taxed exempt, it must pass the following tests1. The exempt testThe Exempt Test is used to determine whether or not a policy is exempt. An exempt policy is one that regards as providing primary insurance protection.The test is a comparison of the accumulating fund values or cash values of the actual policy to the fund or cash values of a standard test policy at each policy anniversary. This Exemption test policy is a hypothetical 20-pay policy with endowment at age 85. On each policy anniversary, the cash value of the actual policy is less than, or equal to, the c...
Generous Welfare State Policies Improve Public Health?
2008-11-08 11:20:00 An international study (summary below) reported in Lancet links such policies with lower infant mortality and old-age excess mortality. Public health statistics are not my forte but the infant mortality claim is an old chestnut. The rate depends on what you count. The USA counts very premature births. Other countries ...
French President Wary of Obama?s Content-Free Policies
2008-10-29 00:40:00 One of the things Obama supporters repeat ad nauseum about their candidate is that his election would restore our image abroad. Today, ABC News reporter raises that very question, “Could an Obama Win Restore America’s Global Image?“ Her subhead answers the question in the affirmative. But, over at the Atlantic, a sensible blogger wonders if European ...
By: GayPatriot
So Now It?s Racist to Call Obama Policies ?Socialist??
2008-10-22 00:51:00 How low will Obama-supporters and their allies in the MSM go to charge John McCain and Sarah Palin with racism? It seems now that any criticism Republicans level against Obama is racist. I guess if you look for something hard enough, you’ll find it anywhere. Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist, contends that in ...
By: GayPatriot
Response to Comment on My 9/2008 Interview & Quotes in Law360.com Article
2008-09-21 17:38:00 Reader Benjamin Wright commented on my 9/14 post concerning workplace emails and other electronic communications at work: Chuck: Knowing these kinds of smoking-gun records are inevitable, I argue an employer can use technology proactively to make its e-records more benign. It can broadcast intent to be lawful and a request that adversaries come forward as early ...
McCain - a cynical opportunist with unpleasant views and dangerous policies
2008-08-30 13:20:00 I am not sure if I was the only commentator, of a liberal bent, who welcomed John McCain?s securing of the Republican Party?s nomination for President. I guess that I was so relieved that it seemed that whatever the election outcome a line could be drawn beneath the repulsive Bush/Cheney years ? and the NeoCons ...
Our Policies, Biases, And Conflicts
2008-08-17 22:58:00 I am a huge fan of Seth Godin's books and of his blog. His piece, "Small is the new big," is a classic. Godin is a marketing genius. On Godin's blog yestertoday, he had the following post, entitled, "Policies, biases and conflicts": I don't take advertising on this site. I never have, I don't intend to. If there's a link on this site, it's because I thought it was a good idea. I don't get paid to include links. I write about stuff I like, stuff you might like and people that I like. The only affiliate program I belong to is Amazon. All my proceeds go to charity. I don't take PR pitches. If you send me a press release, I will go out of my way not to mention you here. I'm a principal shareholder in Squidoo.com, a company I founded. I don't get paid a salary by Squidoo and all my Squidoo royalties go to charity. I get paid to write books and give speeches. I don't mention them on this blog because I want you to buy them, though, I mention them because I figure people...
By: China Law Blog
WHO Says US/NZ Drug Policies "a failure' ?
2008-07-15 22:17:00 The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug PoliciesTuesday, July 8th, 2008 / By Bruce Mirken The United States has some of the world's most punitive drug policies and has led the cheering section for tough "war on drugs" policies worldwide, but a new international study suggests that those policies have been a crashing failure. A World Health Organization survey of 17 countries, conducted by some of the world's leading substance abuse researchers, found that we have the highest rates of marijuana and cocaine use. The numbers are startling. In the United States, 42.4 percent admitted having used marijuana. The only other nation that came close was New Zealand, another bastion of get-tough policies, at 41.9 percent. No one else was even close. (more)So? Whats new about this unremarkable fact? Could it be that the "MethCon's" and "Kiwi Party" think we can incarcerate our way to a drug free society. Perhaps the media might have liked to print the following attribut...
Timor opposition leader targets policies in Lisbon address
2008-06-06 13:35:00 7/6/2008 The Portugal Painting a cautiously upbeat scene of East Timor, opposition leader Mari Alkatiri has criticized the policies of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's government in several areas during an address in the Portuguese capital.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Revise Policies
2008-05-31 01:37:00 This just in from Darin Marquardt of Chase Home Loans:Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have recently announced that they are eliminating their declining market policies beginning June 1st. Additional details will be provided when they are received from the Agencies. It is important to note that the mortgage insurance companies still continue to underwrite loans to their declining market polices, so MI restrictions will still apply for now. In light of the Agency announcement, Chase plans to eliminate the Agency declining market policy in an upcoming release. Until further notice, loans should continue to be decisioned per posted policies and product guides.To get prequalified, click here.
Three-quarters of FTSE companies move towards ?green? travel policies
2008-05-21 00:44:00 A leading environmental charity has welcomed moves by many of the UK's biggest companies to reduce business flights. Backed by the WWF-UK, the Travelling Lig
IPO policies should be reconsidered: expert
2008-05-17 02:29:00 Cao Sy Kiem, former Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, now a member of the National Advisory Council for Financial and Monetary Policies, said that in the context of the market?s falls, it is necessary to reconsider IPO policies, weighing the possible success, IPO techniques, stake sale prices and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Kaiser, Health Net to reinstate some policies
2008-05-17 00:17:00 Victoria Colliver, Chronicle Staff Writer Two health insurers - Kaiser Permanente and Health Net - agreed Thursday to reinstate policies for members who were stripped of their coverage after they incurred medical expenses. Thursday’s actions were part of an investigation by state regulators into the controversial insurance practice of retroactively canceling, or rescinding, health coverage.
By: I Call BS!
CFP:?Governing the Sea? Political Policies and Local Dynamics in the Manage
2008-05-14 11:42:00 x-posted from H-West-Africa list Special issue of Politique Africaine “Governing the Sea” Political Policies and Local Dynamics In the Management of Ocean as well as Coastal Resources and Spaces in Africa Both the ability to govern and political realms more broadly are typically considered in terms of how territories are organized. In this setting, and in particular where different ...
Clarifying my Views on Nondiscrimination policies
2008-05-13 18:31:00 In his comment to my post on the University of Toledo’s decision to suspend an employee for expressing her un-PC views on gay rights, John (AverageGayJoe) asked me to square my opposition to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) which would prevent private employers from firing an employee because of his sexual orientation and my criticism ...
By: GayPatriot
Endowment Policies For Those Starting Out Posted By : Derek Both
2008-05-08 08:10:00 Endowment policies can seem like a daunting prospect to those who have no idea what they are, what they do and how they work. As a result of this many people choose to live in ignorance about them and never enquire about them or find out what they really are. Are you looking for some inside information on income tax refund? Heres up-to-date information on Taxes and personal finance and also on Taxes.
Endowment Policies For Those Starting Out
2008-05-07 07:00:00 Endowment policies can seem like a daunting prospect to those who have no idea what they are, what they do and how they work. As a result of this many people choose to live in ignorance about them and never enquire about them or find out what they really are. Whilst this might not bother ...
By: Resources zone
Your Options When It Comes To Endowment Policies
2008-05-06 07:00:00 Endowment policies are an important topic that involves a lot of money and therefore if they are something that you are considering or something that you already have, it is vital to know the ins and out of them. As well as this, it is equally important to know what your options are when it ...
By: Resources zone
Why Do People Sell Endowment Policies?
2008-05-06 07:00:00 People buy and sell endowment policies for various different reasons but it normally comes down to their financial circumstances at the time. For example, if someone has suddenly come into some money it may seem like a good idea to put it into a policy rather than risk blowing it on something silly. This can ...
By: Resources zone
Information About Auctioning Endowment Policies
2008-05-06 07:00:00 Auctioning endowment policies is actually quite a common thing to do and those who do it have various reasons for doing so. The most common reason however is that someone may need money as quickly as possible. This may be due to a divorce, re - mortgaging or they may be moving abroad and need ...
By: Resources zone
Progressive Discipline & Termination Training Handout
2008-05-01 16:38:00 Earlier this year, I gave a 2 hour training session for a Chicago-based nonprofit. The training concerned progressive discipline and discharge. As typical with most of my training sessions, Q & A and role playing were emphasized. The session was conducted for middle and senior managers with supervisory responsibilities. The training ...
Razzi Vid: Mayor Villaraigosa Chats Up LA?s Animal Policies
2008-04-30 21:59:00 The 2008 Humane Society Genesis Awards took place earlier this month, and Ecorazzi field reporter Anna Griffin was on the scene to chat up various attendees and get their impressions of the event. We’ll be posting various vids over the next couple days from the gala — as well as some earlier great interviews coming ...
By: Ecorazzi
Insurers More Open to Life Policies for Seniors
2008-04-29 14:58:00 Source: InvestmentNews Here's an interesting article that explains the increased availability of life insurance for seniors. A confluence of developments an increase in the number of blended families, more small-business ownership, and uncertainty over the future of estate taxes is driving the sale of life insurance to a group rarely considered potential buyers: people in their 60s and 70s. Despite the higher premiums older buyers must pay, many of these people, as well as their advisers, believe that the estate-planning benefits of life insurance outweigh the costs. To read entire article click here Or, you can learn more about Senior life Insurance online now, and request your free life insurance quote. var addthis_pub = 'hadley';
How different will the Pakatan?s economic policies be?
2008-04-28 18:18:00 Everyone knows that the Pakatan is trying to promote greater accountability and transparency. In terms of its Malaysian Economic Agenda, it wants to help those in need. But beyond that, we know little about its economic orientation. How much will it rely on the open market and how much on state intervention. What kind of mix? ...
By: anilnetto.com
SBV implementing too rigid monetary policies: expert
2008-04-28 12:44:00 Prof Dr Tran Ngoc Tho of the HCM City Economics University, said that the uncertain monetary market in recent days has been putting big difficulties on businesses. He has called for suitable policies in order to ease difficulties for businesses. He said: In the last several months, people have been suffering a lot... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
British General Defends Basra Military Policies
2008-04-27 14:49:00 British General Sir Richard Dannatt sent an open letter to his troops in which he defended the miltary strategy employed in handling the Basra area. There is considerable unrest among British soldiers who now are confined to the Basra airport even as fighting rages inside Basra. “I can not deny that there are ...
Extra Money in Life Insurance Policies?
2008-04-26 03:24:00 I sometimes hear about people cashing in their life insurance policies and getting extra money they need for something. I’m not really sure how that works and I figured the only time you could cash it in, is when your no longer here to receive it. I’m not real up-to-date on all the ways to ...
Changes on Exabytes? Policies
2008-04-24 04:50:00 I just receive an email from Exabytes regarding their some changes to their policies. Now we are not able to do email forwarding to those popular free email provider any more such Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail and others. The thing is, they consider tm.net.my and streamyx.com email accounts as a free email service provider. This really ...
By: MyAnimes MySpace
Important Notice to All AdSense Publishers: Must Read AdSense Policies Agai
2008-04-21 15:18:00 Few days ago, all the AdSense Ads on my blog is disabled by Google AdSense due to my mistakes to write posts about paid to click programs. I have accidentally break the rules of Google AdSense. However, Google AdSense only disables the AdSense Ads on Earn Money From Blog and they do not ban my AdSense Account and I'm very thankful about that. A million thanks to Google AdSense. Today, I'm going
Singapore PAP Forum to delve into issues surrounding national policies
2008-04-20 05:16:00 Singapore PAP Forum to delve into issues surrounding national policies By Dominque Loh, SINGAPORE: The third People’s Action Party Policy Forum council wants to dig deeper into issues surrounding national policies. That’s according to the council’s new chairman, Satwant Singh, who was elected on Saturday. Mr Singh added that while the 12-member PPF team will retain some of the council’s previous successes, it’ll chart new territories as well. The council acts as the bridge between PAP party members and the government leaders when it comes to discussing national policies. It’s their job to raise issues faced at the ground level and help people understand how policies are shaped. Mr Singh said: “What we want to improve is focus groups. Bringing them together and then ask those who are passionate about certain things like transport, healthcare, education. (And then) bring all these people together (and) ask them (to) do their homework, get research d...
The Predictable Outcome of Liberalized Social Engineering Policies
2008-04-19 22:35:00 Sin taxes: the unusually high taxes we impose against disfavored activities in the hope that, if the activity becomes way too expensive, people will think twice about engaging in that particular sin. Cigarettes and alcohol are the two major targets of sin taxes. In California, in 1998, California voters passed Prop. 10, a sin ...
By: Webloggin
Banks see strong results despite tough policies, interest rate wars
2008-04-16 07:09:00 Leading commercial banks have posted good business results in the first quarter despite tightened Government monetary policies and costly deposit interest wars. Asia Commercial Bank, the shares, of which are traded at the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre under the code ACB, saw profits rise to 501 billion VND (31.31... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Canadian Jewish dissenters criticize Israeli policies
2008-04-13 00:58:00 Under Stephen Harper, the Canadian government has shown a more pronounced pro-Israel position, or perhaps "bias" might be the better term.In response to the recent Israeli incursions in Gaza, thirty three member countries in the 47-seat UN Human Rights Council endorsed a resolution that accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza. Nations that favored censuring Israel included China, India and Russia. Thirteen nations abstained.Despite the overwhelming military force used in Gaza that resulted in 120 deaths, including children and non-combatants, one nation stood out against condemnation of Israel - and that nation was Canada.In the recent past the Canadian position has at times been even more unabashedly pro-Israel than the United States itself. Condoleezza Rice condemned continued housing construction in East Jerusalem on land annexed in 1967. By contrast, Canadian Foreign Affairs minister, Maxime Bernier, refused to condemn Israeli settlement activity in East Jerusalem.The pro-Israel ...
By: Aidan Maconachy
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