if you want to block/edit how facebook is viewed on your end check out fb purity. It is available as an extension for several browsers as well as a greasemonkey script. Works wonders on cleaning up FB for me and I am amazed at how clean it appears once you get rid of the cruft (compared to a browser that doesn't use it). It doesn't help in privacy settings but it is a nifty tool to have.
I've tried FF4 twice, both times letting it go in less than a week. It has been faster than 3.6.x but it has this horrible tendency to cause my plugins to stop working. I had a scenario in which I couldn't use Google Chat (in Gmail) to make calls out. It worked under Safari and FF3.6 but it kept telling me to download the plugins. Flash also stopped working and sites like YouTube wouldn't load. When I looked the plugins up via about:plugins nearly all my plugins had failed to be recognized by FF4, where all them were recognized by FF3 and Safari. When 4.0b12 was released I was excited as it seemed to solve the plugin issue, but after a couple of days use it too started to fail at recognizing the plugins. Nothing I could do would get them to work. Until this issue is resolved I can't use FF4, which is a shame as it is a general improvement over FF3.
the thing is, why didn't you read the review before posting? I did and the review was a fair OPINION, not no libelous in any form or fashion. With a few exceptions those that are really active in the Middle East blogging scene are genuinely nice people and value the power of words, this guy is one of the best ones out there.
yet they still get compensated quite nicely with those extra benefits and options. When they refuse the bonuses of being the figurehead I'll accept it as greater morale and leadership example, until then one of the "benefits" is a decreased tax burden.
and managing a multi-billion tech company is only worth being paid $1? While the salaries of your examples may be set by a board their official pay is not accurately describing the value of what they bring to the company. Sorry, can't agree w you there.
The Senate was supposed to be a voice for the State in Washington, not a voice for the people. The House represents the common folk like you and me while the Senate, if it worked as it was planned, gives representation to the State itself. How can Mexico, Russia, and France have a direct line to the Federal government but Virginia, New Mexico, and Wyoming don't? The system is broken for many reasons, one of which is direct election of the Senate.
I live and volunteer overseas (Middle East) with an American missionary program. My bank, a CU, has denied me access to my own money because I live in a country that has connections to terrorism. When pushed about it they first replied that it was due to the US laws making it illegal to do business there...yet larger banks and financial companies (Visa, HSBC, AmEx, Wachovia/Suntrust, Bank of America, etc) were not being blocked, I know this because I know other Americans that hold accounts with those companies. So I pushed this and they said it was illegal and they were prohibited and couldn't speak for larger banks. I researched the "law" they claimed and it did mention something about financial transactions in said country, but it didn't block it. There was a specific watch list of people and organizations that were blocked but the entire country wasn't. My host country also has a reputation as a hotbed for fraud so that was also mentioned.
In the long run I figured out that the CU just didn't want to take the risk and used some law related to terrorism to block all transactions (legal and legit) to, from, and within this country. I moved all but the min. money from my accounts and opened a new account at an American Mega Bank that does allow business here. If the CU is going to prevent me from having access to my money AND LIE about the reasons they deserve to not have my business. I'd close the account down completely but I've had it for too long.
The financial institution in the story here likely wants to get rid of as much risk as it can and distance itself from companies or individuals the US and other places are upset with.
i agree, it seems that if you look at the beginning and end of the string the numbers are mirrored. could be something fun, could be something meaningful, or could just be that way 'cos he likes it that way.
two of the cafes I frequent in Beirut do this, when you purchase something from the counter you can ask for an internet receipt which allows you to use the internet for either 30 minutes or 2 hours, depending on the cafe. Of course people just go to the counter and ask for an internet receipt, which is usually freely given...but the system is in place for when they decide to enforce it.
I agree with you completely. Seems that this enterprising man discovered that if you can claim your country has connections to terrorism, Iran, being roguish, and is otherwise a junior member of the Axis of Evil then you can get the US ad Britain to help you overthrow the government. As you said, playing off the fears of the US. We have no business being involved with a spoiled baby who is mad because the family cut off his 'trust fund'.
Yet in the process of "revering" prophets they have done just what they wanted to avoid, creating an idol. If a prophet is just a man should it matter if people draw or satirize him? By acting so roguish in regards to Muhammad they have in fact idolized him and seem to be placing him almost on parity with God.
If you can read Arabic, the Quran's language is much harsher and reflects certain ideas and concepts as less "enlightened" or tolerant. Yusuf Ali's translation may be one of the most common English versions but it doesn't accurately translate all the concepts and words of faith from the Arabic. I see Ali's version more as an apologists take on the Quran and Islam...besides, aren't the only proper readings of the Quran done in Arabic?
Using 47:4 as an example, it *does* seem to be talking about the general idea of war (in Arabic and English). The problem you get into here is how to interpret the concept of war. Is the US at war with Islam? If so then any act of retaliation (terrorism, kidnappings, etc) done by fringe/extremist groups could be done in the name of that verse.
I have a late 2008 aluminum MacBook, 2Ghz w/ 4GB of RAM. Flash runs and I've never had it stutter. What it does do though is make the processor extremely hot. Even the new beta, which can use the GPU instead of the main CPU, still runs quite warm. The fact it takes up so much processor time and energy is the main reason I dislike it.
I live internationally and I can walk to the local DVD shop and get a copy of almost any recent, as well as a diverse selection of older releases and TV shows, for.66 cents US. Occasionally you'll see people set up a tripod and camera in a theater and record a movie, but there isn't much of a crackdown on movie copying as it does add to the local economy and there are tons of expats...while they can afford a legit copy of a film they want to be able to play their discs on a dvd player, regardless of region coding. All of the bootlegged discs I've encountered are region free, though they are PAL formatted. I've never once had to change the region code on my laptop.
Another thought to consider it to figure out who is responsible for importing Apple products into that country...
Shimon Peres - Israeli President, Chemi Peres - son of Israeli President who happens to run iDigital, iDigital - Apple's Israeli distributor
If you're prone to think such thoughts it appears that there would an ulterior motive ($$) for the ban on the iPad. I live in Beirut and the iPad has been here for a couple of weeks now, but the prices are astronomical, they're basically double of what the US retail price is. Best as I can figure is that people are purchasing them from the US and shipping them over to Lebanon. Add on VAT and import fees and double the price so a profit is made and you get as 16GB model for just over $1,000 USD. I almost gagged when I heard the cost for the 64GB model. I am not sure when the iPad will officially make it to Lebanon through the handful of shops that retail Apple products but I sincerely hope the prices go down when it does.
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if you want to block/edit how facebook is viewed on your end check out fb purity. It is available as an extension for several browsers as well as a greasemonkey script. Works wonders on cleaning up FB for me and I am amazed at how clean it appears once you get rid of the cruft (compared to a browser that doesn't use it). It doesn't help in privacy settings but it is a nifty tool to have.
I've tried FF4 twice, both times letting it go in less than a week. It has been faster than 3.6.x but it has this horrible tendency to cause my plugins to stop working. I had a scenario in which I couldn't use Google Chat (in Gmail) to make calls out. It worked under Safari and FF3.6 but it kept telling me to download the plugins. Flash also stopped working and sites like YouTube wouldn't load. When I looked the plugins up via about:plugins nearly all my plugins had failed to be recognized by FF4, where all them were recognized by FF3 and Safari. When 4.0b12 was released I was excited as it seemed to solve the plugin issue, but after a couple of days use it too started to fail at recognizing the plugins. Nothing I could do would get them to work. Until this issue is resolved I can't use FF4, which is a shame as it is a general improvement over FF3.
friend the office for free wifi but limit what that friend account can see and do :)
win/win I think
the thing is, why didn't you read the review before posting? I did and the review was a fair OPINION, not no libelous in any form or fashion. With a few exceptions those that are really active in the Middle East blogging scene are genuinely nice people and value the power of words, this guy is one of the best ones out there.
yet they still get compensated quite nicely with those extra benefits and options. When they refuse the bonuses of being the figurehead I'll accept it as greater morale and leadership example, until then one of the "benefits" is a decreased tax burden.
and managing a multi-billion tech company is only worth being paid $1? While the salaries of your examples may be set by a board their official pay is not accurately describing the value of what they bring to the company. Sorry, can't agree w you there.
The Senate was supposed to be a voice for the State in Washington, not a voice for the people. The House represents the common folk like you and me while the Senate, if it worked as it was planned, gives representation to the State itself. How can Mexico, Russia, and France have a direct line to the Federal government but Virginia, New Mexico, and Wyoming don't? The system is broken for many reasons, one of which is direct election of the Senate.
I live and volunteer overseas (Middle East) with an American missionary program. My bank, a CU, has denied me access to my own money because I live in a country that has connections to terrorism. When pushed about it they first replied that it was due to the US laws making it illegal to do business there...yet larger banks and financial companies (Visa, HSBC, AmEx, Wachovia/Suntrust, Bank of America, etc) were not being blocked, I know this because I know other Americans that hold accounts with those companies. So I pushed this and they said it was illegal and they were prohibited and couldn't speak for larger banks. I researched the "law" they claimed and it did mention something about financial transactions in said country, but it didn't block it. There was a specific watch list of people and organizations that were blocked but the entire country wasn't. My host country also has a reputation as a hotbed for fraud so that was also mentioned.
In the long run I figured out that the CU just didn't want to take the risk and used some law related to terrorism to block all transactions (legal and legit) to, from, and within this country. I moved all but the min. money from my accounts and opened a new account at an American Mega Bank that does allow business here. If the CU is going to prevent me from having access to my money AND LIE about the reasons they deserve to not have my business. I'd close the account down completely but I've had it for too long.
The financial institution in the story here likely wants to get rid of as much risk as it can and distance itself from companies or individuals the US and other places are upset with.
i agree, it seems that if you look at the beginning and end of the string the numbers are mirrored. could be something fun, could be something meaningful, or could just be that way 'cos he likes it that way.
two of the cafes I frequent in Beirut do this, when you purchase something from the counter you can ask for an internet receipt which allows you to use the internet for either 30 minutes or 2 hours, depending on the cafe. Of course people just go to the counter and ask for an internet receipt, which is usually freely given...but the system is in place for when they decide to enforce it.
and I predict Argentina will go far :)
I agree with you completely. Seems that this enterprising man discovered that if you can claim your country has connections to terrorism, Iran, being roguish, and is otherwise a junior member of the Axis of Evil then you can get the US ad Britain to help you overthrow the government. As you said, playing off the fears of the US. We have no business being involved with a spoiled baby who is mad because the family cut off his 'trust fund'.
mod +2 insightful up!
Yet in the process of "revering" prophets they have done just what they wanted to avoid, creating an idol. If a prophet is just a man should it matter if people draw or satirize him? By acting so roguish in regards to Muhammad they have in fact idolized him and seem to be placing him almost on parity with God.
If you can read Arabic, the Quran's language is much harsher and reflects certain ideas and concepts as less "enlightened" or tolerant. Yusuf Ali's translation may be one of the most common English versions but it doesn't accurately translate all the concepts and words of faith from the Arabic. I see Ali's version more as an apologists take on the Quran and Islam...besides, aren't the only proper readings of the Quran done in Arabic?
Using 47:4 as an example, it *does* seem to be talking about the general idea of war (in Arabic and English). The problem you get into here is how to interpret the concept of war. Is the US at war with Islam? If so then any act of retaliation (terrorism, kidnappings, etc) done by fringe/extremist groups could be done in the name of that verse.
I have a late 2008 aluminum MacBook, 2Ghz w/ 4GB of RAM. Flash runs and I've never had it stutter. What it does do though is make the processor extremely hot. Even the new beta, which can use the GPU instead of the main CPU, still runs quite warm. The fact it takes up so much processor time and energy is the main reason I dislike it.
that, I can agree with :) Though I prefer an auto-locking one when I have a choice
I live internationally and I can walk to the local DVD shop and get a copy of almost any recent, as well as a diverse selection of older releases and TV shows, for .66 cents US. Occasionally you'll see people set up a tripod and camera in a theater and record a movie, but there isn't much of a crackdown on movie copying as it does add to the local economy and there are tons of expats...while they can afford a legit copy of a film they want to be able to play their discs on a dvd player, regardless of region coding. All of the bootlegged discs I've encountered are region free, though they are PAL formatted. I've never once had to change the region code on my laptop.
Shimon Peres - Israeli President, Chemi Peres - son of Israeli President who happens to run iDigital, iDigital - Apple's Israeli distributor
If you're prone to think such thoughts it appears that there would an ulterior motive ($$) for the ban on the iPad. I live in Beirut and the iPad has been here for a couple of weeks now, but the prices are astronomical, they're basically double of what the US retail price is. Best as I can figure is that people are purchasing them from the US and shipping them over to Lebanon. Add on VAT and import fees and double the price so a profit is made and you get as 16GB model for just over $1,000 USD. I almost gagged when I heard the cost for the 64GB model. I am not sure when the iPad will officially make it to Lebanon through the handful of shops that retail Apple products but I sincerely hope the prices go down when it does.