Nokia says shipping new Lumia smartphones this week

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The I-40 Kitchen: 50 States of MoFo: Tennessee Teacakes

With today, the 2012 Vegan Month of Food comes to a close.?? Before getting to today's recipe, let me reassure any concerned readers that posting here will continue until I have completed all 50 states (plus DC, for which I have a very good idea, if I say so myself).?? Daily posting has been kicking my behind, so the remaining 20 will follow slowly, perhaps one or two per week.? Anyone who knows me in real life knows I am stubborn and will most certainly finish.?

As I grew up in Tennessee and live in Nashville, there has been a lot of Tennessee food posted on this blog.?? So what should I make for this project?? Tennessee Teacakes (or T-cakes) came to mind.? This little confection is somewhere in the middle of the cupcake-to-brownie range. ?If a vanilla cupcake and a butterscotch blondie had a baby, this might be it. ?Teacakes became quite popular when a local woman started a business making them, with public praise from former Tennessee resident Oprah.? Unfortunately, this business owner died of cancer last year and her bakery closed.

There are a number of recipes online for Tennessee Teacakes.?? As this one is apparently quite close to the Oprah-endorsed variety, I took it as a starting point.? Here's the veganized version:

1 c. all purpose flour
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. baking powder
1 c. brown sugar (the vegan organic kind if possible)
1/2 c. vegan margarine (e.g., Earth Balance)
1 T. vanilla
1/4 t. apple cider vinegar
4 oz. vegan cream cheese (storebought or homemade)
3 T. nondairy milk whipped with 1 T. ground flax until gooey

Mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder.

Combine the margarine and brown sugar in a saucepan and cook until melted.? Whisk in the vanilla, vinegar, vegan cream cheese, and milk/flax.? (You could add some vegan butter flavoring if you want to get crazy.)? Gently stir in the dry ingredients, only until combined.

Pour into 12 lined muffin cups.? The cups should be about 1/2 full.? Bake at 350F for about 15-17 minutes.? If in doubt, a toothpick should test clean.? Dust with powdered sugar before serving. ? You might want to double the recipe. ?We ate half the batch almost immediately.

Back to the larger project...? The remaining states are:? Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming (with a bonus 51st post for the District of Columbia). ? If you have suggestions for any of these, please leave them in the comments!

Source: http://i-40kitchen.blogspot.com/2012/10/50-states-of-mofo-tennessee-teacakes.html

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MTB Trail network at Dewey grows (NY)

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Town of Harrietstown officials got an update Thursday on the ongoing construction of a network of mountain biking trails at the town-owned Dewey Mountain Recreation Area.

"The good news is we've built a lot of trail," Chris Gosling of the Barkeater Trails Alliance, or BETA, told the town board. "We've had a lot of great volunteer work days, and we've had a great season."

Gosling gave the board a color-coded map that showed the trails that have already been built, ones that are currently being developed and trails planned in the future. BETA member Leigh Walrath said there are now about 5 miles of mountain biking trails at Dewey, with plans to hopefully build another 2 to 3 miles.

Gosling said he's already seeing signs that Dewey is becoming a popular mountain biking spot.

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Trial opens for California boy who killed neo-Nazi father

RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - A boy accused of murdering his neo-Nazi father when he was 10 years old went on trial in California on Tuesday, with prosecutors portraying the child as violent and troubled and a defense lawyer saying he acted to protect his family.

Both sides agree that Joseph Hall, now 12, shot his father, Jeffrey Hall, at near point-blank range on May 1, 2011. He is being tried in juvenile court and could be sent to a juvenile facility until age 23.

The case in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, has drawn attention for Jeffrey Hall's neo-Nazi associations and for the rare circumstance of such a young child accused of murdering a parent.

Kathleen Heide, a criminology professor who has studied crimes by children, said that of 8,000 murders of parents by offspring over the last 32 years, only 16 were carried out by defendants age 10 or younger.

"It's very rare," said Heide of the University of South Florida. "If you talk about kids killing in general it's still very rare. What makes this even more unusual is that it's a 10-year-old first of all, then (it) becomes even more remote when the 10-year-old allegedly killed his father."

Because Joseph Hall is a juvenile, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jean Leonard, who is conducting the two-week trial, will not decide guilt or innocence, but make a finding of whether the allegations are true - a decision that hinges on the boy's understanding of right and wrong at the time.

"Joseph has had trouble all of his life. He's attacked teachers, tried to stab them and strangle them with cords. Every institution expelled him," Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Michael Soccio told the court in opening remarks.

"Jeffrey Hall was given full custody of Joseph and his sister. He tried to help him. His son had these issues long before he was a Nazi and (was) just a plumber," Soccio said, citing the boy's attention deficit disorder and impulsivity, and noting he had "a violent streak."

'CONDITIONED' TO RACISM AND VIOLENCE

The prosecutor, who displayed grisly photographs of the slain man showing a bullet wound above his left ear, said Joseph Hall knew that the gun was dangerous and had planned the crime, telling his sister about his intentions the day before.

"He understood that if he shot someone in the head, they'd be gone," Soccio said. "He knew what he did was wrong. He knew full well what that meant."

Riverside police officer Michael Foster, who was first on the scene that day, testified that Joseph Hall confessed to shooting his father and said he felt bad about it, worrying out loud that his sisters would be angry with him.

The boy, dressed in a purple knit shirt and wearing glasses, showed little reaction in court to the proceedings or the photographs of his dead father.

Riverside County Deputy Public Defender Matt Hardy, in his opening statement, focused on the boy's upbringing by a father with ties to the National Socialist Movement that had "conditioned him with racism and violence."

The defense attorney said Jeffrey Hall, 32, took his son to neo-Nazi rallies, and that child protective services had been called to the home 20 times.

"Joseph, for his own reasons, decided to kill his father, to protect himself and his family, to stop the violence and be a hero," he said.

Hardy said that on the night before the shooting, Jeffrey Hall had gone to a National Socialist Movement party and left the gathering with a woman, returning home at 3:30 a.m.

On the night before the killing, Hardy said, Jeffrey Hall sent a text message to his wife, Joseph Hall's stepmother, reading: "Bitch, get out of the house, I'm divorcing you."

The stepmother, 27-year-old Krista McCary, later testified that the boy was a difficult child who had issues in school, was sometimes violent and was known to lie a lot.

McCary said that when she visited Joseph in a juvenile detention facility following his arrest, he told her he had a "hate list" of people he wanted to kill when he was released.

(Writing and additional reporting by Dan Whitcomb in Los Angeles; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Stacey Joyce)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/trial-opens-california-boy-killed-neo-nazi-father-004345132.html

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Aon Benfield launches flood cat model for Thailand : Insurance Daily

Aon Benfield has launched a flood model for Thailand following the country?s unprecedented flood insurance losses of 2011.

According to the reinsurance intermediary, last year?s losses, which are thought to be in excess of $15 billion, were due to a rapidly changing land-use pattern, record rainfall in the northern region and seasonal high tides in the Gulf of Thailand, in addition to man-made factors in managing the floods.

In response, the firm has produced a fully probabilistic Thailand flood catastrophe model with key features including:

Improved understanding of the key drivers of flood risk in Thailand.

Ability to make more informed decisions on reinsurance purchase and pricing.

Identification of the amount of capital needed to satisfy regulatory and rating agency requirements.

Modelling for residential, commercial and industrial lines of business.

Damage functions based on 2011 claims data and international experience.

Aon Benfield?s head of impact forecasting, Asia Pacific, Adityam Krovvidi, comments: ?The record flood insurance loss in Thailand provides a learning opportunity to further investigate the potential impact of this hazard.

?This in turn has enabled us to create a solution that lies in a rigorous analytical and scientific approach, while taking into account the location of exposures and flood defences.?

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Source: http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2012/10/29/aon-benfield-launches-flood-cat-model-for-thailand/

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Asian shares edge higher after U.S. growth

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares edged higher on Monday after global equities ended last week on a subdued note, with investors torn between signs of stable growth in the United States and caution over the global corporate earnings outlook.

The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> added 0.2 percent after shedding 1 percent on Friday and posting its biggest weekly drop in two months.

Australian shares <.AXJO> rose 0.4 percent, buoyed by solid U.S. economic growth in the third quarter, while South Korean shares <.KS11> opened 0.6 percent higher.

Japan's Nikkei average <.N225> was up 0.3 percent after tumbling 1.3 percent on Friday. <.T>

The dollar steadied at 79.63 yen, off a four-month high of 80.38 yen touched on Friday, but supported by expectations the Bank of Japan will take further easing measures at its policy meeting on Tuesday.

U.S. GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the third quarter, slightly above a 1.9 percent forecast, and picking up from the second quarter's 1.3 percent rise. But the stronger pace of expansion fell short of what is needed for a substantial rise in employment.

European shares eked out gains on Friday after the U.S. data but U.S. equities ended largely flat, weighed down by poor earnings outlooks from major companies such as Apple , Amazon and South Korea's Samsung.

Over the weekend, China said industrial profits rose 7.8 percent in September from a year earlier to 464.3 billion yuan ($74 billion), up from a 6.2 percent drop in August, signaling some stability in the world's second-largest economy.

"Overall it suggests a continued period of subdued risk reduction bidding the U.S. dollar higher," said Societe Generale analyst Sebastien Galy.

Data showed that U.S. bond speculators scaled back their bullish bets on U.S. Treasuries futures early last week, even as worries about Spain and disappointing company earnings supported the bond market. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday also showed currency speculators cut their bets against the U.S. dollar in the same week to the lowest since early September.

The dollar index <.DXY> measured against a basket of six major currencies hit a near seven-week high of 80.270 on Friday and was hovering near that level at 80.125 early on Monday.

Data from EPFR Global showed that investors pulled the most money out of U.S. stock funds in the past week than at any point in more than a year, an indication that many still harbor deep concerns about the global economy.

"Investors are taking on more risk," EPFR Global Research Director Cameron Brandt said in a note. "But they are doing so largely within the fixed income universe and, when it comes to equities, bypassing the U.S. in favor of emerging markets."

Bullish bets on U.S. commodities by hedge funds and other big speculators have fallen to a near 2-1/2-month low, trade data showed on Friday, as oil and gold saw heavy selling for a second straight week.

U.S. crude futures fell 0.4 percent to $85.95 a barrel and Brent eased 0.3 percent to $109.18.

The euro eased 0.1 percent to $1.2922, recovering from a two-week low of $1.28825 hit on Friday. The single currency has been trading in a broad range between $1.28 and $1.31, waiting for bailout prospects for struggling Spain and Greece to become clear.

Some traders said concerns about potential disruptions from Hurricane Sandy approaching the East Coast could keep trading somewhat subdued in Asia.

(Additional reporting by Umesh Desai in Hong Kong)

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Even though it's burdened by an unnecessarily silly name, the HTC Windows Phone 8X makes Microsoft's brand new operating system look spectacular.

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Fuel Fix ? Hot growth likely to cool in 2013

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High oil prices, robust exploration and production activity, and strong international demand for Houston-made equipment for the oil and gas fields have kept the energy sector humming and attracted job-seeking newcomers.

While Houston?s red-hot growth will likely cool somewhat next year with a dip in worldwide energy demand, such key sectors as construction are expected to flourish.

We asked four economic observers ? an economist, a recruiter, a banker and an economic developer ? for their thoughts on where Houston is headed. Here is what they said:

Q: What words would you use to describe the Houston economy at the moment?

A: ?Scalding hot,? said Craig Richard, chief economic development officer for the Greater Houston Partnership. He pointed to the most recent 3.7 percent year-over-year job-creation rate and noted how Houston is outpacing all the other major metro areas.

?We knew health care was picking up, we knew energy was picking up, and now we?re seeing construction taking off,? he said. ?It has had a ripple effect throughout the economy. New homes and new commercial construction mean lots of new jobs in a lot of different areas.?

To an oil and gas recruiter, three words ? robust, buoyant and consistent ? come to mind.

Houston is more robust than the rest of the country, said Jamie Ferguson, vice president of U.S. operations for the recruiting firm Maxwell Drummond. The buoyancy comes from confidence in the energy industry, and growth has been consistent.

But the party can?t last forever.

?I would say the air is coming out of the balloon a little bit,? said Bill Gilmer, director of the University of Houston?s Institute for Regional Forecasting at the Bauer College of Business. ?It hasn?t burst, it hasn?t deflated, but it?s a little softer.?

Until now, Houston has outperformed the rest of the United States with gains in energy, manufacturing and other key industries that stem in part from strong worldwide growth that has driven demand for exports.

But some key trading partners ? namely China, India and Brazil ? have slowed, and Houston is feeling the effect, Gilmer said. The rig count is down, and business for the service providers isn?t as robust as it was.

?All the big positives that were working for Houston are not working quite so well now,? Gilmer said.

Q: Which sectors seem to be doing the best?

A: Real estate is very encouraging, and it?s broad-based, said Gina Luna, chairman of Chase in Houston. That includes office towers, industrial sites, apartments and single-family homes.

Sales of single-family homes are rising, and the supply of available homes continues to fall, she said. Some sellers get multiple offers in one day.

That doesn?t happen in every neighborhood, but people are moving here and buying houses.

?It?s a seller?s market,? Luna said.

Richard points to the improvement of the warehousing, transportation and utilities sector. The industry often lags, but it added jobs at a 4.1 percent rate over the past year.

It reflects the growth of other industries that have to store and ship their products, he said. It?s a sector that measures the health of the local economy.

Q: Which sectors are struggling?

A: Venture-backed technology companies are struggling a bit, Ferguson said. There is an appetite to run more efficient operations, but there is a reluctance, a ?general stall,? to adopt new technologies, especially when companies are doing the best they can to meet demand.

Companies are biding their time, he said. If something is working for them now, there is a tendency not to take on additional risk. New technology can be risky; while it might create efficiency, it can be more expensive at the beginning.

The financial sector is also having a tough time, Gilmer said.

Bankers are getting squeezed by increased costs of regulation at the same time they?re getting squeezed by low interest rates when they?re making loans or trying to invest, he said.

Even though Houston has gained thousands of jobs and family incomes are rising, there is still a reluctance to spend, Gilmer said.

Retailers have had a difficult time because consumers are focused on saving for the future and many are still gun-shy about making big expenditures.

Q: Gasoline prices have been hovering between $3.50 and $4 a gallon. At what point will high gas prices affect the behavior of Houstonians by driving less, buying more fuel-efficient vehicles or taking mass transit? Or are we so focused on our cars that higher gas prices won?t play much of a role?

A: When Gilmer?s former job at the Federal Reserve made it easier to take the bus, he could always tell when gasoline prices were surging because the commuter buses would fill up.

So he was surprised this summer when gasoline prices reached nearly $4 a gallon and Houstonians seemed to stay in their cars. Drivers aren?t comfortable with $3.50 to $4 a gallon gas, he said, but they?ve learned to live with it to some extent.

?People have adopted a new normal,? Luna said.

While she believes fuel prices are abnormally high for this time of year because of refinery disruptions on the West Coast, prices should eventually settle between $3.25 and $3.50 a gallon.

Drivers are adapting, Luna said. When Houston gets more rail lines, some commuters will likely rely more on public transportation.

Q: How do you foresee hiring in Houston during the next six months? Will it be stronger or not as strong as it has been?

A: ?I think there will be a plateau,? said Ferguson, who believes uncertainty over the presidential election and low natural gas prices will help keep the economy on its current path.

Some organizations are struggling with their strategy going forward, he said. There is a bit of a ?wait and see? going on right now.

?It?s hard to imagine it being any stronger than it is now,? said Richard, who calls the current pace of job growth ? 96,600 new jobs during the past 12 months ? torrid.

?I don?t think it?s sustainable,? he said. ?Not at that pace.?

Even if Houston comes off its 3.7 percent year-over-year growth rate, he said, growth is likely to remain strong.

Houston would still be the envy of other cities even if its year-over-year growth rate dipped to 2.5 percent to 3 percent, Richard said.

Q: Do you think Houstonians are confident enough to support the various bond proposals in the upcoming election to pay for improvements in libraries, fire stations, parks, new schools and new roads? Or will they hold back in their public spending?

A: Houstonians probably have enough confidence in the economy to make the investments, Gilmer said, but he?s not sure they trust the political system to spend their money wisely.

?I hope they recognize the need,? Gilmer said. ?We?re a growing city, and infrastructure is an important investment. Houston is pro-growth city.?

Many residents recognize that to be a truly great city, Houston has to invest in its infrastructure, Luna said. It?s also an important factor in attracting newcomers.

People and companies are moving to Houston, she said. And infrastructure is an important factor in how the city competes.

Q: Are you planning to spend more or less on your holiday shopping this year? What about other Houstonians? Do they feel flush or strapped?

A: Houstonians have jobs and they feel in control of their finances, Luna said, referring to recent research by Chase on local consumers. They?re not worried that they owe more on their houses than their houses are actually worth.

Houstonians are also more optimistic than consumers in other parts of the country, Luna said. Those signs taken together point to good holiday sales, she added.

Spending is up, Richard said, pointing to recent sales tax receipts. The recent surge in home sales will spur other home-related purchases such as furniture and home-improvement projects.

?I think we?ll have a good Christmas,? he said.

Q: Are construction and real estate on their way back? And are they here to stay?

A: The real estate market is on the way up, and construction is unlike any other in the country, Ferguson said.

Houston has become a bit of a mecca during the last few years, he said. People are coming for energy jobs, which ensures the real estate market will be fairly robust in coming years.

Richard doesn?t have to look far for signs of progress.

About five years ago, he bought a house in a new neighborhood near Ellington Airport. Construction came to a halt two or three years ago, but Richard began to notice the bulldozers again this spring. Now it seems every available lot is under construction.

?That?s happening in pockets all across the city,? he said.

And many of those houses are getting sold to people who drive cars with out-of-state license plates.

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Successful Tips for Mature Baby Boomer Dating for 2011 ? hot news

A safe baby boomer dating experience can be very challenging, even online! For many mature people who have experienced a significant life event or found themselves in the dating pool when they least expected it. Dating for older people is not the same as for younger people and entering the dating scene requires the person to have a clear idea of what they expect from their dating experience for it to be fun and life fulfilling.Some people begin dating after they have experienced a loss because there is a void in their lives that they would like to fill. Others are used to having someone go with them to events or activities and want to find a companion that can be their activity partner. Deciding on the type of relationship you want will help in your online dating experience.For an older person, dating is not so much about getting to the ?next base? as it is finding the level you are comfortable with and enjoying it. For most of us that means spending time with someone with whom you share interests and enjoying companionship for activities.When people get older a long term relationship becomes less the focus than for the younger generation. Many baby boomers have spent their lives caring for others and when they enter the dating scene, they are not looking for a long term relationship. Many baby boomers are comfortable with the habits they have formed and a really good date ends with a bowl of ice cream and our favorite book with a cat in their laps. Staying ?up? are not on the list of priorities for them.Thinking that a person you are going to meet on a safe baby boomer dating website is going to be perfect and have no baggage is not realistic. Some people start collecting emotional baggage from the time they are very young. By the time they reach senior dating, they have enough baggage to fill a warehouse. Finding the right person for you does not mean that they will not have baggage or issues that they are working through. If you do meet a mature person without baggage, this maybe a warning!Meeting potential dates on online is a lot more fun and less traumatic when we are enjoying activities with a group. Getting involved with groups that enjoy the same interests and activities is a great way to make friends and meet dates. Many people find that they are able to establish some solid dating relationships when they meet people in this way because there is less pretension and everyone is in the area because they genuinely enjoy the activity.There are several websites that offer services for online dating. When choosing an online dating site it is important that you follow the same rules that you tell your friends and children to follow. Check the site out thoroughly to make sure it is reputable; never give personal information to strangers. Someone you chat with online is a stranger; do not give personal information to them. Maybe use an anonymous phone service to chat via your mobile. When you decide to meet someone from the service, plan a neutral location for coffee. This will give you the opportunity to get to know them and see if you want to meet at a restaurant for a second date at a later time. Most importantly watch for red flags. If a person is supposed to be wealthy, smart, and fantastic looking, they should be able to pay for their own coffee!To get yourself register for a senior dating service, search for a safe baby boomer dating site on the internet. There is joy for all people meeting new friends and starting new relationships, so what are you waiting for?

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Microsoft unveils Data Sense for Windows Phone 8, to debut on Verizon devices

Microsoft has just outed Data Sense, a new app for Windows Phone 8 that helps ensure you don't burn through your data plan. On top of tracking your usage app-by-app, it compresses every single web page you browse to keep data consumed to a minimum, and also sniffs out WiFi hotspots when they become available. The app features a Live Tile to give an ongoing saga of the megabytes you've consumed and will warn you near a preset limit. Redmond claims the hotspot sniffing and compression will let you consume 45 percent less data "when compared to the competition" -- likely a reference to iOS and Android, which already have a similar feature. Data Sense will arrive first on Verizon this fall, but there's no word yet on when other carriers will have it. To check the PR, go past the fold.

For more, check out our Windows Phone 8 event liveblog!

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Ways To Improve Online Networking Skills - Business Insider

Many job seekers are overlooking the importance of online networking skills during their job search. Networking isn?t just about clicking the ?follow? or ?connect? button. A beneficial networking relationship is born out of a strong interest in gaining valuable information and feedback from someone you consider to be important in your industry.

It is important to look at online networking as a special tool to engage with individuals that you might not have been able to be in contact with at one point. Here are five ways to improve your online networking capabilities:

1. Be Confident

While this sounds like a no-brainer, there are many individuals who lack the necessary level of confidence that generates a clear connection during online networking. Many individuals subconsciously overlook the importance of a positive confident attitude when it comes to networking. Confidence isn?t just necessary for the face-to-face networking that takes place at conferences and seminars, it?s also imperative for successful online marketing.?

To put it plainly, your online brand depends on your confidence. Knowing who you are and what you want professionally will allow both clarity and confidence in the way you interact with others. Building your knowledge and passion for your field is one simple step to gain more self-confidence. This will express to others that you?re invested and articulate.

2. Utilize Social Networking Sites Properly

Just because you have a LinkedIn or Twitter account doesn?t necessarily mean you?re utilizing it to effectively build a professional social network worth bragging about. While 61 percent of individuals use LinkedIn as their primary professional networking site, only 42 percent of users update their profile information regularly. How are you supposed to communicate your experiences and skills to those you?re looking to connect with if your profile isn?t updated? Fluidity can be generated by aligning your personal brand both on and offline.

As for getting the most out of the social networking sites of your choosing, when was the last time you used any of their features to actually connect with someone new or reconnect with a long lost contact? If you can?t answer this question, it might be time to update yourself on the latest features offered on the platform. Staying up-to-date on the latest features will allow you to interact properly while building online relationships.?

3. Learn How To Stalk Professionally

While this does sound a little creepy, one of the most beneficial parts of networking online is the ability to learn more about the people you are interested in connecting with. Some call this stalking, others call it researching. Get to know the people you?re connecting with online, and use the information you gain to fuel the building blocks of the professional relationship you?re attempting to create. You might find out that a person you?re connecting with has previously worked with one of your close contacts?create a warm-up conversation based on this knowledge! The ability to research online connections will also benefit you in face-to-face networking situations where you will be prepared to communicate knowledge based on the intersection of your interests.

4. Increase Online Interactions

Don?t just be a profile picture. If you?re less than satisfied with the success of your online networking, it might be helpful to look for new ways to interact with others while attempting to build networking connections.?

Try setting new personal goals for the amount of people you attempt to make connections within a period of time. If your interaction strategy of comments, retweets, and/or replies isn?t driving the level of feedback you were hoping for, mix it up. Trying something new, like commenting on industry-specific blogs, might gain a level of interaction that drives networking connections. Also, don?t forget to give props to others?this is a sure-fire way to gain the appropriate attention of others.

5. Transfer Online Connections To Offline Connections

While it might not be physically possible to take all of your online networking connections out for coffee, it certainly is possible to attempt to meet the majority of them in-person. The power of face-to-face networking is unmatched and something that will hopefully never go out of style.

Reach out to your online networking connections when you know that either of you will be in the same area for any kind of reason. This could mean meeting up at conference, seminars, or even while on a work-related trip. A face-to-face connection will take a networking relationship to the next level.?

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European Entrepreneurship Foundation ? ? David Szabo ...

Seedcamp was camping in Budapest this week. If you?re a number person, you?ll love their number pitch: 200 applications, 20 selected teams and 2 investments. I had the pleasure to mentor 4 of the 20 startups. These teams came from Budapest, Bucharest, Brescia and Nis. It was a diverse event, carefully selected, quality fruit, strong mentors and a number of very serious investors from Central and Western Europe. The event was hosted in the Corvinus University, a prestigious location, and Peter Zaboji, the organiser amazed us again.

?European entrepreneurial investor of the year?? Klaus Hommels (early investor in Skype, Facebook, Xing and Spotify) has been on stage as key note speaker, mentored teams and was available for chit-chat ? wow ? I say wow because he wasn?t just wondering around in Budapest as a tourist, but he flew here as a friend of Peter (sits on EEF?s Advisory Board) and shared what was in his mind with the Seedcamp guys ? us. I still remember the shock in the room when he has spoken to one of the teams on stage and (I try to quote him) kindly said:

?Your target market is about 10,000 enterprises,

So, if you work super-hard and do your best ever job in the next 4 years,

You?ll hit $ 6 m in revenue, ?Jesus!

If you don?t think big, you?ll never get big?.

Surely shocking and so far away from the Central European reality; I was so glad to see this happening with my own eyes.

Taking it all to the next level, Peter invited us all to his E Liquidity event, sponsored by KoWerk. Here, about 150 people met and mixed, exchanged ideas and business cards or just simply had fun. In case you haven?t been to Peter?s events, he?s doing a great job of filling his friends? calendars with quality events like this, slowly but steadily building a hub or better ? a family ? of entrepreneurs, wannabees and enthusiasts in the region. There are people who drive for hours from Cluj, Ljubjana, Prague or Bratislava to drop by for a few hours, and then drive back home. I look around at these events and can?t believe that this is happening in Budapest. Or in other words, I can?t believe that I?m in Budapest. Something great has started, quality stuff and it?s growing in impact. Once in a fortnight, there?s announcement of $1 m investment into a startup (graduated at EEF?s accelerator course) who has been around, just drinking ros? and chatting on one of these events last week. It?s a true elite club, always quality, always productive and always fun.

Where is all this going? I haven?t a clue. Klaus Hommels said in his pitch something that I see as a steering factor in the European entrepreneur ecosystem though. He compared Europe, China and the USA in terms of startup revenue and average investment size in the light of GDP per capita. His tarot showed Europe and China somewhat in the same range, while they stood by the US column chart like a parking mall by a skyscraper. It?s obvious that startups make their big money in the US and Europe is purely the talent sourcing department ? and you know what? I?m very proud of this. The world has changed and I?m glad to see this rather special part of Europe to open and offer these amazing opportunities to the best talent ? to let them shine where there?s need for sunshine.

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The Recognition Of Mobile Casinos - Arts and Entertainment News

With the launch of several brand new smartphone platforms in the last few decades, casinos mobile programs are definitely the newest fad in an ever-growing market. Several of these casinos are free of charge to experience; nevertheless others are linked straight to internet paid accounts.

Mobile Casinos are generally changing from Flash to Html5 as new technology gives you more secure casino games and also simpler to play mobile casino games. Many casino games developers are now using Html5 for mobile casinos though there?s backend support still on offer to the soon to be outdated Flash casino video games.

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About a decade ago, a cell phone company called Research in Motion introduced gambling games to its line of BlackBerry devices. This small collection of games including blackjack, roulette as well as poker were such a hit that some other producers scrambled to get on board. With the introduction of Apple?s iPhone, bettors found a whole new way to experience internet gaming. Free game applications provided by iTunes included slots, poker and blackjack. A couple of years after, Apple found the magic behind downloadable gaming apps that linked to users? existing accounts. Google?s Android line of gadgets was soon to follow; nearly every smart phone in the world can access online mobile betting.

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Five Best Drive Enclosures

If you have a spare hard drive lying around, a great way to get some extra life out of it is to drop it into an external drive enclosure and connect it to your computer for some fast, portable storage. However, drive enclosures vary widely based on price, size, available connections, and features. This week, we're going to take a look at five of the best external drive enclosures, based on your nominations.

We asked you which single hard drive enclosures you thought were the best earlier in the week. You responded with some great suggestions, but we only have room for the five most popular out of your nominees, and here they are.

Zalman ZM-VE200/ZM-VE300

Zalman's VE series drive enclosures are small, portable sleds for 2.5" hard drives that support any SATA drive you toss into them and connect to your PC via USB or eSATA (in the case of the VE200) or USB 3.0 (in the VE300). You may have to do a little hunting to find them though?technically they've been discontinued, but they're still so popular that you can find them?especially the VE300?in black and silver on Amazon (linked above) or your favorite online PC parts retailer, mostly hovering around the $50 USD mark. What makes the Zalman really special is the digital display on the drive case that provides useful information, and its one-touch backup and locking features. The VE300 model even works as a virtual optical disk drive, allowing you to mount it as a virtual DVD, CD, or Blu-ray drive, and files on the drive as virtual disks, perfect for installing a new OS, for example. Bonus: The enclosure powers itself via USB, so no hefty brick required!

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Patriot Memory Gauntlet/Gauntlet Node

The Patriot Gauntlet series of drive enclosures has been around for a while, and are well known for their rugged, simple design. The Gauntlet 2 (~$20) supports both 2.5" SATA drives and SSDs up to 9.5mm in height, and is completely powered by its USB 3.0 connection. The enclosure is also backwards compatible, so if you don't have USB 3.0 on your system just yet, it's still a good buy. The Gauntlet Node ($~90) on the other hand is a Wi-Fi-enabled drive, meaning you can stream files and media from it to your iOS or Android device (using Patriot's apps) or to any computer in your house without connecting it directly. It even has an on-board rechargeable battery so you don't have to connect a brick to keep the data flowing.

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Rosewill RX-358

If you have a larger drive you want to put to good use, the Rosewill RX-358 is a great option. It supports 3.5" SATA drives, and connects to your PC via USB 3.0 or eSATA. Slap the drive in, turn it on, and leave the drive enclosure on your desk. You can turn the blue LEDs on the front on or off depending on what you prefer, and the enclosure boasts a shiny 80mm top-mounted fan to keep your drive cool. This model is also remarkably affordable, coming in around $40 at Amazon, both for the traditional black model shown here, and the silver special edition that's also available.

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Thermaltake BlacX Docking Station

Perhaps you're no fan of keeping a bunch of enclosures on your desk, or you need to swap drives frequently. Maybe you have a mix of 2.5" and 3.5" drives to use. If this sounds familiar, the Thermaltake BlacX might be for you. It's affordable, coming in at $35 at Amazon. Just pop a SATA drive into the top, make sure it's firmly docked, and connect the dock to your computer via eSATA or USB 2.0. If you want USB 3.0 in your dock, there's a model for $50 that supports it. The best part about the BlacX series is that the drives are hot-swappable, so pop one out and put in another just like you're swapping USB keys. Have more than one drive you want to connect? Try the $41 BlacX Duet, which supports two drives. Have a bit more to spend? Grab the USB 3.0-equipped version for just over $60.

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Vantec NexStar TX

If you need the ultimate in portability, the Vantec NexStar TX offers a rugged aluminum case in an incredibly slim and trim sled that's easy to work with for?seriously?less than $10. One of you mentioned that Vantec is almost a standard in a lot of IT shops, and I can concur?the TX is a popular choice for technicians and minimalists a like looking to make the most of their drives without giving up too much space. The TX supports SATA drives and connects to your PC via USB 2.0. If you need a little more speed or have larger drives, consider the Vantec NexStar 3 NST series, which offer eSATA and USB 3.0 connectivity for your 3.5" drives. It'll set you back around $25.

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Now that you've seen the top five, it's time to vote for the all-out best.

Have something to say about one of the contenders? Want to make the case for your personal favorite, even if it wasn't included in the list? Remember, the top five are based on your most popular nominations from the call for contenders thread from earlier in the week. Make your case for your favorite?or alternative?in the discussions below. Even better, show us your enclosure! Drop a picture of the one you use in the discussions so we can see it!

The Hive Five is based on reader nominations. As with most Hive Five posts, if your favorite was left out, it's not because we hate it?it's because it didn't get the nominations required in the call for contenders post to make the top five. We understand it's a bit of a popularity contest, but if you have a favorite, we want to hear about it. Have a suggestion for the Hive Five? Send us an email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com!

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MMA Gloves And Mixed Martial Arts - How One Can&#39;t Exist Without ...

Mixed martial arts are purely contact sports that will at times exude aggressive moves in a person. Practitioners of mixed martial arts should therefore make it a point to have all the proper gear for their own protection.

What the intensity that engulfs participants as they face off on the floor in a mixed martial arts bout is enough to understand the role played by the MMA gloves. Ever since this sport first broke ground and slowly worked its way up to be one of the most popular contact sports, you will notice how the use of gloves has always been an integral part of it. A player will never be complete without it, such is its importance in the practice of the sport. Every time they practice, they would have to perform moves such as grappling, kicking and punching. All the more reason for the players to have MMA gloves while doing these moves.

The sport may seem like a ruthless game, with all its body contacts and moves that can knock a standard person down. Safety comes first; that is the common thread that can be found in the set of rules that governs this sport. These rules are all-encompassing, meaning, even if you are a teacher of the sport, you would have to follow the rules just as the fighters are also obeying them. The dress code of the practitioners of the martial art is outlined clearly and succinctly in the rules. This is in addition to a whole set of rules concentrating on the allowed mixed martial arts moves as well as proper conduct and behavior in and out of the fighting arena. The dress code in mixed martial arts always include gloves. Everytime you are practicing the art, whether in a match or just in a rehearsal, a glove should always be worn. This isn't a strict rule, however. Still, even advanced players heed it.

Bearing in mind that this is a contact sport, most of the moves entail the use of hands hence the use of gloves is necessary. This protects the hands while executing the moves such as punches and grappling. There are a lot of MMA gloves that practitioners can choose from, depending on the moves they often make. These include the fighting gloves used for the actual bout, the sparring gloves that are common during practice sessions, and the bag gloves used when practicing with the MMA bags. You will notice that the glove's types will depend on what area of the sport will be tackled.

It is easy to spot the difference between sparring gloves and the fight gloves worn during an actual match. Unlike sparring gloves, fighting gloves are more absorbent, probably due to the added layers and thickness. The fabrics used ought to be comfortable when worn, and being absorbent is also a must. During a match, the practitioners tend to perspire a lot. As a result, their hands may have a difficult time executing grappling moves if they don't have gloves that can absorb the sweat. You may have noticed how many glove's fingers are short and open. That is because the focus is the palm. Since most gloves nowadays are made from leather, the grip will be more firm.

The martial artist's personal tastes and preferences would also have a lot to do with the final choice of gloves that they will use. While the gloves will meet the acceptable standards, issues of design, color, and fit leans more towards personal tastes. If you love the sport or intend to start, you definitely need to invest in good MMA gloves.

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