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Download Free Warcraft 1.25b Patch | Official Warcraft 3 TFT Patch 1.25b

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:34 PM PST


Download Free Warcraft 1.25b Patch | Official Warcraft 3 TFT Patch 1.25bOcimnet.com - Warcraft 1.25b Patch now is available! The patch contains some adjustment, fix share hack and much more changes. Here is the full Warcraft Patch 1.25b changelogs:

Warcraft Patch 1.25b Changelogs
>> Warcraft 1.25b Changelogs <<

The new version number for Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne 1.25b Patch is 1.25.1.6397.

How to update into Patch 1.25b Warcraft
Choose one of the following method
1. Connect to the Battle.net and your patch will automatically upgraded. You must log off and login again to ensure the patch updated properly.
2. Download the Warcraft 1.25b standalone patch from Blizzard server and run the updater.
3. Use the Warcraft Version Switcher 1.25b.

I guess this is the first official Warcraft III patch on 2011. Enjoy the Warcraft Patch 1.25b!

Download Football Manager 2011 patch 11.3 Released Free

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:32 PM PST


Football Manager 2011 patch 11.3 ReleasedOcimnet.com - There is one particular patch that the entire Football Manager community is waiting to see released: the .3 patch and I have some great news for you now: the Football Manager 2011 patch 11.3 has just gone live and it turns a great game into a flawless one! It also comes with the January update to transfers, so everything is in shape for you to go out there and win.

You should first start the download of the FM 2011 patch 11.3 here and while you wait for it to complete, check out the most important changes below (if you are using Steam, then you will have the 11.3 patch applied automatically!):

Crash Fixes
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- Fixed a bug where the game would sometimes crash when coming out of a match screen if the user hadn't viewed the 3d pitch.
- Fixed a crash viewing player biography for some players on a client in a network game.

General
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- Fixed an issue where a player would not get home-grown 15-21 status correctly.
- Fixed issue with Dutch league being disabled when adding a new manager if an early game start date is used.
- Fixed an issue to do with a few club awards which caused savegames not to load properly.
- Stopped lots of players getting upset about lack of discipline because a player wasn't fined for being sent off for professional foul.
- Fixed days in nation counts for players transferring intra-countries with continuous living requirements.
- Fixed bug where players didn't go on holiday at the end of the season.
- Stopped players requesting transfers due to not playing enough games when they have played regularly.
- Fixed issue where foreign human manager doesn't get any English language skill when taking over an English team at the start of the game.
- Stopped confidence immediately dropping to zero for extremely low reputation leagues.

Finances
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- Adjusted filling of blank wages at the game start
- Fixed club finacial status bug.
- Adjusted Non-league finances.
- Fixed low sell on clause offer.

Backroom Advice
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- Improved the pre match tactical advice about the opposition.
- Individual training suggestions are now always set.
- Stopped player preferred moving advice been suggested when you can't talk to the player about this.
- Fixed some team instruction based backroom advice being Contradictory.
- Fixed full back being recommended to learn "places shots" ppm inappropriately.

Board Requests
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- Fixed being able to get multiple feeder and parent clubs by making the requests via the information screen.
- The board now give you money if they approve to increase the clubs transfer budget if the club started with a transfer budget of 0.
- Fixed issue where a team would find it hard to find a feeder club if they didn't already have any.
- Can no longer request a work permit feeder club if the club is not big enough to get a international feeder club.
- Board Requests no longer carry over when moving clubs.

Transfers/Contracts
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- Helped prevent younger members of rival team being interested in joining that team.
- Stopped really good free agent youth players from only requesting youth contracts, when they are good enough for a full-time deal.
- Ensured more teams now have to pay loans fees and wage contributions to loan better standard of players.
- Made it easier for highly successful lower league managers to be considered for higher division jobs.
- Prevented teams bidding slightly over asking price when they don't need to.
- Fixed being able to get away without having to pay compensation to players u24 who have turned down equivalent contract offers from their existing clubs.
- Lowered agent initial demands during contract negotiations.

International
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- Fixed occasionally being able to replace withdrawn international player with the same player.
- Improved ai decisions on requesting 45 min instructions for their players.
- Improved picking of players for Olympic squads.
- Improved choice of country to play for of dual nationality players.

Achievements
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- "Do The Double" failing to unlock if completed as a part of a treble
- "We Trust You" can no longer be rewarded if feeder club request is rejected

You can see the entire changelist of the Patch 11.3 on the official Football Manager 2011 forums

Louisiana Mesothelioma Lawyer

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:21 PM PST


Louisiana Mesothelioma LawyerOcimnet.com - Louisiana is still under cleanup and feeling the residual effects of Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in 2005, and it's possible that exposure to asbestos due to the widespread destruction of homes and buildings in Katrina could play a role in future asbestos-related illnesses and subsequent litigation.

Many scientists have warned that the federal government has not been completely truthful about the dangers of toxic exposures, including exposure to asbestos, caused by the mass destruction of older buildings and homes. In addition, as homes and neighborhoods are rebuilt, residents are moving back into homes while demolition continues around them. Residents and volunteers who spent time working in Louisiana during the cleanup period following Katrina may be at risk for developing serious asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.

Louisiana courts follow a pure comparative negligence system for determining liability in personal injury and product liability cases. Under a pure comparative liability system, a plaintiff may still recover damages even if they are up to 99% at fault in their own injuries. If the plaintiff is judged to bear a portion of the fault for an injury, any damages determined will be reduced proportionate to the percentage of fault. In other words, if a plaintiff is determined to be 90% at fault for his or her own injuries in an asbestos lawsuit and the jury determines that damages in the case amount to $100,000, the plaintiff can still recover $10,000 in damages.

The Louisiana courts follow a modified joint and several liability approach in apportioning awards in cases that involve more than one defendant. In most cases, several liability applies. Under several liability, the jury or judge determines the percentage of fault carried by each defendant, and the defendant's responsibility for any damages is proportionate to their share of the fault. Under several liability, the defendants with the greatest responsibility for the damage pays the greatest share of the compensation. However, when two or more defendants are found to have conspired to commit an intentional act, joint liability applies. In that case, each of the defendants is jointly liable for the entire award.

2007 - Graves v. Riverwood Intern: The Louisiana Appellate Court upheld a jury verdict in favor of a West Monroe paper mill worker. In the same case, the court held referenced other Louisiana cases that give plaintiffs who were substantially exposed to asbestos before 1975 the right to sue the companies that employed them because asbestos-related diseases were not compensable under Louisiana workers compensation laws until 1975. Under that law, Olin Corp, a perennial defendant in asbestos related cases, was not allowed to escape liability for their negligence in exposing the plaintiff to asbestos.

2005 - Watts v. Hebert Brothers Engineers: A Louisiana jury awarded $3.625 million to the family of a man who worked for the engineering company from 1963 to 1994, and died of asbestos-related lung cancer in 2001.

2003 - Rando v. Jacob Constructors et al: A East Baton Rouge jury awarded as $3.2 million verdict to a 61 year old pipefitter who developed mesothelioma after years of working with materials containing asbestos. Among the other defendants of the suit were Shell Oil, Teneco and Murray Oil.

A mesothelioma lawyer can offer further information about verdicts, determination of liability and possible options to recover damages for those diagnosed with asbestos-related illness.

[via Asbestos]

Utah Mesothelioma Attorneys

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:19 PM PST


Utah Mesothelioma AttorneysOcimnet.com - History Asbestos is a substance that was used in numerous commercial and consumer applications. One of its major benefits was fire retardation. By the 1930s and '40s, medical evidence had clearly linked asbestos exposure to lung disease and deadly asbestos cancers. Although asbestos companies were warned of these dangers, many chose not to use alternative substances in order to keep their profits high. Mesothelioma litigation exists because of these unethical actions and asbestos manufacturers are held liable for the undue suffering of those coping with asbestos-related disease.

Injuries

Asbestos causes damage to the lungs. Years after exposure to asbestos, many people develope a form of cancer called mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is rarely seen in people who have not been exposed to asbestos. About 2,000 to 3,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Because asbestos has been pulled from the market, we expect the number of new cases to peak in 2010. There are several types of mesothelioma. The types and common symptoms of each type are:

Pleural Mesothelioma -- shortness of breath, chest pain, persisten cough, fatigue, lumps under the skin
Peritoneal Mesothelioma -- weight loss, abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, bowel obstruction, nausea
Pericardial Mesothelioma -- Heart palpitations, irregular heartbeat, chest pain, difficulty breathing, night sweats
Testicular Mesothelioma -- Painful or painless testicular lumps
Mesothelioma is usually fatal within one year of diagnosis.

Treatment

Some treatment options for mesothelioma are surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. While still considered experimental, some patients also receive immunotherapy and gene therapy treatments.

Your Legal Rights

Financial compensation may be available for people who were exposed to asbestos. Some of the compensation you may be entitled to is:

Lost Wages
Medical Bills
Group Support for you and your loved ones
Funeral Expenses
Travel expenses related to medical treatment
Other expenses
Pain and suffering
Loss of enjoyment
Loss of companionship
Free Initial Consultation

Our experienced injury lawyers are currently reviewing cases for people located in Utah who were exposed to asbestos and developed mesothelioma. If we accept your case we will handle it on a contingency fee basis. In other words, no fee unless we collect. We also understand that you may be too tired or too ill to assist in your case. We will handle everything for you. If you, or a loved one, believe that you may have been injured by exposure to asbestos or you have developed mesothelioma, please call or click for a free initial consultation. Home and hospital appointments are available.

Mesothelioma Attorneys

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:14 PM PST


Mesothelioma AttorneysOcimnet.com - A mesothelioma attorney is one who practices in the field of personal injury law – otherwise known as torts. Mesothelioma attorneys specialize in understanding this devastating disease and the impact it has on families, as well as the laws dealing with asbestos exposure. Our attorneys have over three decades of experience representing victims of asbestos exposure.

Because mesothelioma can take years, or even decades to appear after initial asbestos exposure, mesothelioma cases pose unique challenges. Over such long periods of time, the companies who manufactured and sold asbestos may go out of business, change their names or go into the production of different products. They may move their headquarters to other states or even other countries. Often, they have been acquired by other corporations and are operated as subsidiaries.

This can make it difficult for the mesothelioma attorney to identify the party who bears ultimate responsibility for exposing a victim to asbestos in the first place. Typically, preparing for an asbestos case requires large amounts of detailed research such as the examination of old records, previous cases, legal documents and even photographs. Often, witnesses must be found and asked for testimony regarding events and issues dating back twenty to forty years or more.

In addition, because the potential onset of mesothelioma is often years after exposure to asbestos, establishing that the disease was caused by exposure in a specific location during a specific timeframe often requires the testimony of medical experts.

Because Sokolove Law's mesothelioma attorneys work on what is termed a 'contingency fee,' you will not be charged for any of the expenses incurred. If a judgment is awarded on your claim, the mesothelioma attorney's compensation will be based on a percentage of the award. Your mesothelioma lawyer will work very hard to achieve the best outcome and potential mesothelioma settlement for your case.

Direct Car Insurance Quotes

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:02 PM PST


Direct Car Insurance QuotesOcimnet.com - Everything about Direct Car Insurance Quotes

Looking for direct car insurance quotes for your new vehicle or for a vehicle you already own? Nowadays it is getting easier and easier to get car insurance that you can purchase right away. So what about the conventional car insurance brokers? Do they still have role in the society today when everything is provided 'live' and instantly on the internet? The answer is 'yes'.

Why is that? It is because it is very essential for you to get car insurance quotes from a conventional insurance broker as well as direct car insurance quotes that you can get online. Both of these methods offer you a totally different method and underwriters which you should consider carefully before you decide which one you will take. With this comparison, you should be able to decide which company gives you a better range of quotes.

In some states you can also find insurance companies which also offer direct car insurance quotes via the internet. So which one is the better one? It is almost impossible to decide which method offers you the better rate since in most cases, the conventional car insurance brokers still offer you lower insurance rate compared to direct car insurance quotes. However in other times, the comparison websites can also offer you the better deal. So the point here is that both of them offer products from different underwriters and therefore by comparing these both methods to get an auto insurance quote, you are ensuring you get a proper comparison.

How to Find Cheap Direct Car Insurance Quotes



In fact if you know where and how to find cheap direct car insurance quotes, it is very easy to get one. Read on, and we will tell you in great detail on how to find cheap direct car insurance quotes:

First of all, before finding which car insurance quotes or average car insurance costs that suit you best, you should know first how much your vehicle costs at the time you plan to purchase it. Over valuing your car will end up having to pay a much higher insurance premium rate while undervaluing your car will cost you too much too when anything 'bad' happens. So the key to find Direct Car Insurance Quotes is, you have to compare the value of your car with the insurance premium you have to pay. One tenth of the value of your car should be higher than your monthly premium. In this case, if your monthly insurance premium is lower than one tenth of the value of the car, so you might have found a suitable direct car insurance quote.

So what if you have an older vehicle? The same rule applies here. You have to find out the value of your car first, which can also be found online.

Secondly, you have to check your credit rating. This is because your credit rating affects your car insurance quotes. The higher your credit score is the better chance you have of getting lower rates.

Direct Car Insurance Quotes' Key Points:

So the key point here that you should pay attention to when finding direct car insurance quotes are:

• Keep the credit balances as low as possible

• Never miss any bill payment

• Never make late payment

• Do not open any credit lines that you don't need

• Always check your credit rating periodically

Other useful guides you might be interested in:

- Average Car Insurance Costs

- Low Cost Auto Insurance California

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USA Shuttle Discovery heads for landing on last flight

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:45 PM PST


USA Shuttle Discovery heads for landing on last flightOcimnet.com - It roared into space like a lion, and landed like a lamb for the 39th time. The space shuttle Discovery has touched down to Earth for the final time in its 24-year career.

The shuttle landed at 225 mph at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:57 this morning, capping off 5,830 spins around the planet and spending a total of exactly a year in outer space, which will go into the books as a record.

Discovery is the oldest of NASA's space shuttles and has flown a record 148 million miles to complete research and International Space Station missions.


The final mission began on Feb. 24, although it had originally been scheduled for Nov. 1. Due to poor weather and mechanical problems, it was delayed. The purpose of this mission was to supply the International Space Station with food and various other supplies and equipment.

Now that it's entered the sunset of it's life, Discovery will most likely end up on display at the Smithsonian, but first it will undergo several months of post-flight maintenance at NASA. A team will pull out anything that could pose a health hazard, like fuel tanks, plumbing and thermal blankets that have absorbed toxic fumes over the years. Engines will be replaced with replicas and spare parts. The announcement about its destiny will be made on April 12, which is the 30th anniversary of the shuttle fleet's first spaceflight. The open secret is that it will wind up at Udvar-Hazy Center, an annex of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Virginia.

The Shuttle Endeavor is scheduled to blastoff on April 19th (with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly on board). The Shuttle Atlantis is then supposed to take off on June 28th, which will mark the final journey for the shuttle program.

Source: The Huffington Post

Aspen Institute announces that ex-NPR executive Ron Schiller won’t join organization

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:43 PM PST


Aspen Institute announces that ex-NPR executive Ron Schiller won't join organizationOcimnet.com - The Aspen Institute announced that soon-to-be-former National Public Radio's Foundation nonprofit President Ron Schiller will not be joining their ranks.

"Ron Schiller has informed us that, in light of the controversy surrounding his recent statements, he does not feel that it's in the best interests of the Aspen Institute for him to come work here," Aspen Institute spokesman Jim Spiegelman said in an email to TheDC.

The Aspen Institute has also removed from its website a press release from March 3 announcing Schiller's hiring. The press release quoted Aspen Institute President and Chief Executive Walter Isaacson as having the same views as Schiller.

"Ron Schiller embraces and lives the values that we share as a community," said Isaacson in that release, which can still be seen at Yahoo! News. "I am very pleased that he has agreed to join us to help us build a strong and vibrant arts program, the kind of program that we believe is central to the institute's origins and to its mission."

NPR dismissed Schiller and his boss, NPR Chief Executive Vivian Schiller (no relation), over the past two days in light of a sting video conservative James O'Keefe released Tuesday showing Schiller and another NPR executive, Betsy Liley, making disparaging remarks about the Tea Party movement, saying Jewish people "obviously" control America's newspapers and for saying NPR would survive and be "better off" in the long run without federal funding.


[Via Dailycaller]

Ash Wednesday Begins Fasting Rules for Lent

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:41 PM PST


Ash Wednesday Begins Fasting Rules for LentOcimnet.com - Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. This important period is observed by millions of Catholics around the world. Every year, it helps to fresh the memory about what the rules of Lent actually entail.

There are many misconceptions about what fasting and abstinence are about; by reviewing the rules, as mandated by the Catholic Church, Catholics can observe this important period that leads to Easter. Important changes to these rules were initialized by Pope Paul VI in 1966; in 1983, they were officially adopted into the Code of Canon Law.

Since then, however, the rules have remained static. It is important to note, too, that they are not considered to be extremely serious rules; for example, people can be excused from following them due to illnesses or other conditions.

Children are not required to observe the rules of Lent since they only apply to people ages 18 to 59. People who fall within that age group are expected to fast on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday -- but that doesn't mean they must go without food altogether on those days. Instead, it means they can only eat one full meal. They are also allowed to take two small snacks, as long as the two snacks do not add up to equal another full meal. The idea that fasting for Lent means completely depriving oneself of food is totally incorrect.

There is a lot of confusion out there about abstinence during Lent, too. People ages 14 and older are expected to engage in the abstinence of meat on all Lenten Fridays, as well as on Good Friday and Ash Wednesday. There are exceptions regarding what falls into the meat category, though. Dairy products, eggs and various forms of animal fat are OK. Therefore, it is OK to eat margarine, broth and gravy on days of abstinence; it is simply necessary to avoid meat. Today, Catholics around the world are engaging in abstinence and fasting in order to meet the obligation of penance that is required by their church.

[Via news.yahoo.com]

The Overblown Square Credit Card Reader Security Disaster

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:39 PM PST


The Overblown Square Credit Card Reader Security DisasterOcimnet.com - Square's credit card reader for iOS/Android devices is pretty awesome—it lets anybody quickly and easily start taking credit payments. But according to Douglass Bergeron, the CEO of competing company Verifone, the device itself isn't hardware-encrypted, meaning anyone could write an app that strips unprotected info from your card.

Verifone's smear campaign is impressive, to say the least. They've launched a site dedicated to attacking Square and released, for anyone to download, a demo version of a Square skimming app their own engineers developed. (Without the skimming abilities actually built in.) They're also sending everything to all of the major credit companies, like Visa, Mastercard and others. Somehow Verifone fails to mention though they've got their own competing product in the mobile payments space.

Here's the reality: In order for your card to get "skimmed" by a fake Square reader, you'd have to hand over your card to the fraudster in the first place to allow it to be scanned. Would you really hand over your credit card to somebody you didn't trust (at least enough to pay them for goods or services) in the first place? And if that vendor is scamming you, how is it so different from a situation where, you hand a credit card over to a waiter in a restaurant and they secretly skim it in the back? As to making potential skimming devices widely available, there's this other thing that does that called the internet.

Bergeron thinks Square should recall all their readers until they find a way to secure the device. Square should definitely do everything it can to make the devices as secure as possible (encryption is never a bad thing), but you can probably keep swiping at places you trust without freaking out for now, despite Verifone's best efforts to make that happen. [Verifone via GigaOM]

Happy 1st birthday to the Google Apps Marketplace

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:34 PM PST


Happy 1st birthday to the Google Apps MarketplaceOcimnet.com - A year ago today, the Google Apps Marketplace launched with 50 web apps integrated into Google Apps, making it easier for organizations to customize web-based solutions for their specific needs.

We've come a long way since then, and now offer 300 apps across 11 categories, including a new set of education apps. Each web app in the Marketplace provides meaningful integrations that range from single sign-on convenience to contextual gadgets inside of a user's Gmail inbox.

Read our post on the Enterprise blog or visit the Apps Marketplace to learn more—and join us in celebrating a year of expanded Apps functionality.



Posted by Harrison Shih, Product Marketing, Google Enterprise

Official Google Blog: Happy 1st birthday to the Google Apps Marketplace

Vivian Schiller bows out at NPR after rightwing sting brings embarrassment

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:07 PM PST


Vivian Schiller bows out at NPR after rightwing sting brings embarrassmentOcimnet.com - The chief executive of America's National Public Radio (NPR) network has quit her post after a video sting by rightwing activists posing as campaigners for a fictitious Muslim group.

Vivian Schiller resigned as NPR chief executive a day after the release of a video of a lunch at a fashionable Georgetown restaurant in which fundraisers for the network and the imposters discussed racist tendencies in the Tea Party, as well as the anti-intellectual streak in Republicans, Jewish media "conspiracy", and a potential $5m donation to public broadcasting.

The undercover operation was engineered by the conservative activist James O'Keefe, who made his name with a previous undercover sting against Acorn, a community organisation much reviled by the right in the US.

The senior NPR fundraiser in the video, Ron Schiller, who is no relation to the former chief executive, had been due to leave the radio network for the Aspen Institute.

But Schiller told reporters on Wednesday he would not be taking that job.

In the 11-minute, heavily edited video, he denounces the Tea Party as scary, seriously racist, and weirdly evangelical. "I mean basically they are, they believe in sort of white, middle-America, gun-toting. I mean, it's scary. They're seriously racist, racist people."

In the video Schiller offers no reaction to the impostors' claims to be a front group for the Muslim Brotherhood and laughs when one of the men jokes that NPR should be known as National Palestinian Radio.

Vivian Schiller immediately condemned his "appalling" comments, and the network made clear that it had never intended to accept the proffered $5m.

But in a conference call with reporters, Dave Edwards, the chairman of the NPR board, said that Schiller had to go. "The CEO of any organisation is accountable for all of the operations of that organisation," he said.

Vivian Schiller's exit is the latest in a string of high-profile and speedy departures from NPR since last autumn.

The episode led to immediate calls from Republicans to cut off funds to public broadcasting, and columnists predicted further turmoil for NPR.

The media commentator Jeff Jarvis said on his blog that Schiller's departure suggested NPR's board was too weak in the face of political pressure. Others suggested that NPR had been too quick to "sack" its chief executive.

The network acknowledged some of the turmoil hitting the organisation. "I recognise the magnitude of this news – and that it comes on top of what has been a traumatic period for NPR and the larger public radio community," Edwards said in a statement.

NPR had yet to fully recover from its clumsy sacking of Juan Williams, a political analyst who did double duty on the rightwing TV network Fox News. Williams, who had been at NPR for 10 years, was sacked for comments made on Fox last October when he said that he felt nervous getting on a plane with people dressed in "Muslim garb".

The sacking, and a network official's snide comments about Williams's mental state, made the commentator a hero to conservatives, who embraced him as a victim of political correctness.

Williams also got a full-time job with Fox. Three months later NPR forced out the news executive who had sacked Williams.

But Williams's dismissal had already inspired O'Keefe, who arranged for two colleagues to pose as activists for a Muslim Brotherhood front group which was offering NPR $5m with no strings attached.

Potential damage to NPR was compounded by the fundraiser's assertions that the network would be better off without federal funds.

In public, however, NPR executives have been fighting hard to stop Republican cuts to public broadcasting.

The exposé of NPR is the second big coup for O'Keefe, although he also has credibility problems. He came to fame in 2009 with a takedown of Acorn, an organisation that had worked for 40 years with poor communities. In 2009, he and a female accomplice visited Acorn offices posing as a pimp and prostitute seeking advice on evading taxes. Acorn disbanded late last year.

But O'Keefe pleaded guilty last year to bugging the telephones of the Louisiana Democratic senator Mary Landrieu, and was sentenced to three years' probation. He was also caught conspiring to lure a CNN reporter to a houseboat for a sex tryst, which he planned to film with hidden cameras.

Jeremy Davidson Soon To Be Unemployed AND Dad to Twins?

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:06 PM PST


Jeremy Davidson Soon To Be Unemployed AND Dad to Twins?Ocimnet.com - Jeremy Davidson, the real guy behind Army Wives' hunk Chase Morgan, let it slip that his character might not be around all season. He also told E! Online that his wife Mary Stuart Masterson, is four months along with twins. They already have a son (age 17 months according to People), so it seems to me to be a really rotten time for Davidson to be out of a steady job! He's about to have his family nearly double in size…so a regular paycheck would be helpful.

Davidson told E! that "balancing career and family is becoming increasingly challenging" for him. His wife and son are in Brooklyn, so he is definitely going to want to be home a lot more in about another..oh..say four or five months.

It has not been confirmed yet that Davidson's character is leaving the show, but in his interview with E! Davidson kept talking about the character in past tense, and he said specifically "there is something very significant that happens with Chase in the course of the season." When pressed for details, he would only say "I guess…how long Chase is around. That's probably all I can really say."

His character has already had marriage problems, so maybe there's a divorce in Chase's future. Or maybe he gets killed. Either way, Davidson doesn't seem too concerned about his paycheck. Must be nice!

David Broder as Washington Post Legend Has Died

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:52 PM PST


David Broder as Washington Post Legend Has DiedOcimnet.com - David S. Broder, the Washington Post political writer who covered presidents, Congress and elections for decades, died Wednesday at 81, the Post reported on its Web site.

For years, Mr. Broder was often thought of as the dean of the Washington press corps. Polite and friendly, he was nonetheless a dogged political reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of Watergate.

Later in his career, he became a columnist for the Post, using his column to skewer politicians he saw as straying from the truth-telling that he valued.

Mr. Broder had suffered from the effects of diabetes for years and had slowed down from his legendary energetic output.

But that change in pace came only recently. Mr. Broder covered the 2008 presidential campaign the way he had covered campaigns decades earlier: on the ground, in New Hampshire, Iowa and around the country.

Mr. Broder especially liked the interaction with voters, and spent much time over the years convening focus groups in early primary states and knocking on doors to gauge the political sentiment of the electorate.

The Post's publisher, Katharine Weymouth, and its editors put out a statement shortly after his death:

"His arrival in 1966, engineered by Ben Bradlee early in Ben's tenure as executive editor, in many ways marked the beginning of the Post's evolution into a great newspaper," the statement said. "In the decades since, David's integrity, fairness, wisdom and curiosity served as a model for us all. But in the newsroom, just as on his dogged reporting trips around the country, David always behaved as though he had more to learn than to teach."

Political reporting in Washington has changed over the years with the advent of the 24-hour cable news channels and, later, the Internet. But Mr. Broder hardly altered his style, making few appearances among the angry talking heads or embracing the Web.

Instead, Mr. Broder stuck to what he knew: writing news stories for the newspaper and his column. In the process, he was sought out by politicians at the highest level who sought favorable mentions by him, and feared those that were not.

At The Washington Post, Mr. Broder approached the status of legend, but he was also a friendly presence. In a statement on Wednesday, his family said that "his reporting colleagues and friends were a deep source of enjoyment for him."

"His greatest admiration and respect were always for the voters themselves, who would answer a knock on their door, let him into their homes, and share their observations on the issues of the day," the family said. "Their passion for this country and its possibilities mirrored his own. To the countless thousands who, since 1953, inspired his curiosity and informed his reporting, we offer our thanks."

Read the full Times obituary.

This post has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction: March 9, 2011

An earlier version of this post misspelled the first name of Katharine Weymouth.

ios 4.3 Untethered Jailbreak Coming soon

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:48 PM PST


Ocimnet.com - iOS 4.3 released have start a new cold war between iOS hackers, since one of the hacker from the Dev Team Musclenerd have pointed some hackers who had already started working on untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3 and can actually released the untethered jailbreak. 3 of the hackers name have disclosed by musclenerd.

ios 4.3 Untethered Jailbreak on Its Way
The game has begun with the release and now wait and watch who will be the first to released the iOS 4.3 untethered Jailbreak , few min ago a tweet from poisixninja to comex says that this time its his turn to untethered this iOS

ios 4.3 Untethered Jailbreak on Its Way

Till now there's still no ETA about dev-team untethered jailbreak, and also you have to know that chronic dev-team is working now on upgrading Greenpois0n to jailbreak iOS 4.3, stay tuned.

For more news coverage, you can follow us on Twitter or become a fan on our Facebook page, we will keep you updated with posts over the web.

Landslide Lyrics: What Does Glee Landslide Mean? (Video)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:32 AM PST


Landslide Lyrics: What Does Glee Landslide Mean? (Video)
Ocimnet.com - Glee's "Landslide" lyrics have people wondering what exactly does the song "Landslide" mean in the Glee storyline of Brittany and Santana?

Watch the Glee video of Landslide, sung by guest star Gwyneth Paltrow, with Brittany and Santana.

Santana, it seems, wants to sing "Landslide," by Fleetwood Mac, to express her feels toward Brit. Later, Santana exposes her love for Brittany, but alas no lesbian relationship is in the cards because Brittany is with Artie.

MTV News has the scoop on what Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks shared about the meaning of Landslide in 1998′s VH1′s "Storytellers:"

Nicks explained, "Everybody, everybody seems to think that I wrote this song about them — everybody in my family, all my friends, everybody. And my Dad, my Dad did have something to do with it, but he absolutely thinks that he was the whole, complete reason that it was ever written."

Nicks also explained how she wrote the song: "[Bandmate] Lindsey [Buckingham] and I went up to Aspen and we went to somebody's incredible house and they had a piano and I had my guitar with me and I went in their living room, looking out over the incredible Aspen sky and I wrote "Landslide."



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Free Download Google Chrome 10.0 Final for Mac OS X

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 01:16 AM PST


Free Download Google Chrome 10.0 Final for Mac OS XOcimnet.com - Chrome 10 has reached Stable status for all supported platforms, including Mac OS X, Google has announced in a blog post.

"The Google Chrome team is excited to announce the arrival of Chrome 10.0.648.127 to the Stable Channel for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame," reads the announcement.

Jason Kersey, of the Google Chrome team, is proud to make the official introductions, by noting that "Chrome 10 contains some really great improvements including:
  • New version of V8 - Crankshaft - which greatly improves javascript performance
  • New settings pages that open in a tab, rather than a dialog box
  • Improved security with malware reporting and disabling outdated plugins by default
  • Sandboxed Adobe Flash on Windows
  • Password sync as part of Chrome Sync now enabled by default
  • GPU Accelerated Video
  • Background WebApps
  • webNavigation extension API"

Google elaborates on these enhancements in a separate post, where the search giant reveals that this stable release will enable users to rely on even the most complex web apps, as they will run without a hiccup.

"For the curious, this boost corresponds to a 66% improvement in JavaScript performance on the V8 benchmark suite," Google outlines.

A major new addition is Chrome's new settings interface, which helps users get to the right settings quickly by offering suggestions as they type, as well as by providing a link (path) to that exact setting menu.

"No more long, frustrating phone conversations with your dad on where to find that specific setting in the browser," Google's Tim Steele, software engineer, writes.

Chrome now allows users to quickly log on to the websites they use most, even when they switch computers, by synchronizing their passwords.

A safer browsing experience is also advertised by Google in Chrome 10, "as we've extended Chrome's sandboxing technology to the integrated Flash Player in Chrome," says the Mountain View, California search giant.

In a separate announcement, Google unveiled Chrome 11.0.696.0 Dev for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

It brings with it an updated V8 engine (version 3.2.0.1), new "cookies and other data" page in tabbed settings, and a few Mac-specific tweaks, like: turned confirm to quit on by default; tweak the Tab Overview UI; and Cloud Print connector UI enabled.

For Mac OS X, the requirements for using Google Chrome are Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later and an Intel-based Mac.

All versions of Chrome for Mac (Stable, Beta, Dev) are immediately available for download via the link below.

Download Google Chrome for Mac OS X (Free)

Millions of dead fish blanket Redondo King Harbor Marina

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 01:13 AM PST


Millions of dead fish blanket Redondo's King Harbor MarinaOcimnet.com - Millions of sardines created a massive stink and an even bigger cleanup effort in Redondo Beach's King Harbor Marina on Tuesday after they swam inside overnight, became trapped and died.

Twelve to 18 inches of dead sardines blanketed the water's bottom in Basin 1 off Marina Way. Another thick layer of dead fish coated the surface from the breakwall to the inner docks, surrounding boats and walkways.

Authorities with the California Department of Fish and Game, along with other ocean biologists at the scene, declared the mass death a natural event. The fish, they said, sucked every drop of oxygen from the water and couldn't breathe.

Millions of dead fish blanket Redondo King Harbor Marina"They are in every slip and every dock," said Fish and Game spokesman Andrew Hughan. "It's a whole lot of fish."

Hughan said authorities believe the huge school of sardines, perhaps blown in by the night's 40-mph winds and crashing waves, swam into King Harbor and became disoriented.

Those who chose other basins were fine, but the schools that headed into Basin 1 "backed themselves into a corner" and were unable to find their way out, he said.
They quickly depleted the oxygen in the water and died.

"If they turned right instead of left, they'd be fine," Hughan said. "It's just bad luck."

Brent Scheiwe, director of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps' SEA Lab on Harbor Drive, said tests revealed the water contained virtually no oxygen.

"Someone reported it this morning at 7:30. We were astounded when we went down there," he said.

The aquarium received reports that there was a large number of fish in the harbor Monday night, "numbers we had not seen before," Scheiwe said.

He said the spike could have occurred for several reasons - one being rough ocean currents that could have driven the fish to one place.

King Harbor residents said they noticed the increase in fish the night before, swimming among their boats and bouncing off their hulls.

Millions of dead fish blanket Redondo King Harbor MarinaDayn Schultz, who lives in a houseboat on the marina, said it is typical for fish to spawn in the evening, the action roiling the surface in small patches and giving the water the appearance of boiling.

At about 9:30 Monday night, Schultz jumped on deck after hearing a noisy racket. He discovered the entire marina "boiling" around him.

"It was the most I have ever seen," Schultz said.

When the sun came up, residents found the marina's ocean surface coated with dead fish.

via mercurynews

Japan Earthquake Today is 7.2 Magnitude

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 01:10 AM PST


Japan Earthquake Today is 7.2 MagnitudeOcimnet.com - An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude has struck off the coast of Japan, shaking buildings in the capital, Tokyo, and triggering a small tsunami.

The tremor was centred 168km (104 miles) from the east coast, north-east of Tokyo.

A 60cm (24in) tsunami reached the coastal town of Ofunato, with other towns reporting smaller waves shortly after the quake hit at 1145 (0245 GMT).

There are so far no reports of damage or injuries.

Japan is well-prepared for quakes which often hit the seismically active area.

An aftershock measuring 6.3 magnitude struck after the main quake, Japan's meteorological agency said, followed by a series of smaller aftershocks.

Some train services in the area were temporarily halted after the quake, but they were restarted shortly after noon.

Tohoku Electric Power said its Onagawa nuclear plant was operating normally after the quake and Tokyo Electric Power also said its power supplies were unaffected.

A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Japan today. A tsunami warning has been issued. See earthquake details below provided by USGS.

Magnitude: 7.2
Date-Time:
* Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 02:45:18 UTC
* Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 11:45:18 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Japan Earthquake Today is 7.2 Magnitude

Location: 38.510°N, 142.792°E
Depth: 14.1 km (8.8 miles)
Region: NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances:
168 km (104 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
193 km (119 miles) SE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
216 km (134 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
413 km (256 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

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