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Swedish House Mafia Had Ultra Music Fest Climbing Porta-Pottys

Fans were dripping in each other's sweat to catch a glance of the threesome during the second weekend of Miami's EDM party.
By Sarah Harper

Swedish House Mafia perform at Ultra
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Gary Guseinov Envisions earlyNETWORK Technology will Protect ...

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 20, 2006 -

CyberDefender Corporations (http://www.cyberdefender.com) Chief Executive Officer Gary Guseinov envisions a vast seamless worldwide adaptive network that catches today?s online threats earlier, protecting users against Internet identity theft and more. The security developer with the Internet?s most advanced early detection technology and Internet security tools, CyberDefender? revolutionary earlyNETWORK protects uses from new virus attacks about an hour after discovery.

What does Internet security mean today? Fifty years ago families in neighborhoods rarely locked their doors. Today, that?s not the case, and in the last century, with expanded use of computers, the worldwide Web and a dramatic increase in credit card and ATM use, an individual?s security and personal identity is even more at risk because of the business of hacking.

In fact the number of adult victims in the US reported in a 2006 study was 8.9 million, with the mean fraud amount per fraud victim rising from $ 5,249 in 2003 and $ 5,885 in 2005 to $ 6,383 in 2006. These numbers are in part due to an increase in email supported Internet scams like US bank phishing, and worse. Source: January 2006, Javelin Strategy and Research 2006 Identity Fraud Survey Report.

?I envision a true solution for the future ? a vast worldwide network that catches today?s online threats earlier than yesterday?s software, said CyberDefender?s Chief Executive Officer Gary Guseinov. ?It?s obvious that anyone with a computer has probably already invested in antivirus, antispyware and firewall solutions, but in the meantime, the attacks are coming in faster every hour, and these products alone aren?t enough.?

Guseinov continues, ?What?s more, even though the Internet Service Providers (ISPS) like AOL have added adware blocker and virus protection, in most cases they have merely bundled the big guys? free anti virus technology into their online security solutions. The problem is that the updates are slower than the threats.?

CyberDefender?s broad spectrum threat management technology, developed by Chief Software Architect Bing Liu, uses a revolutionary patent-pending security monitoring system ? the earlyNETWORK ? a seamless, adaptive network that protects users from new attacks about an hour after discovery ? much faster than conventional static networks. It is the only security network today that distributes via secure client-to-client architecture, protecting users against new threats such as hijack spyware, viruses and phishing attempts, as they emerge, helping to prevent identity theft.

The automated detection is always on the lookout for suspicious behavior, and as new threats (spyware, viruses, phishing, spam, etc.) come in from users on the network, they are sent instantly to an Early Alert Center where a solution is assessed and then broadcast out to protect all users on the network. The more people who sign up and use this solution worldwide, the faster we?ll eradicate the threats, so everyone benefits. The best Internet security software, CyberDefenderFREE 2.0, can be downloaded here: http://www.cyberdefenderfree.com

About CyberDefender Corporation (http://www.cyberdefender.com)

CyberDefender Corporation is a privately-held company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. CyberDefender?s products using the early detection technology include the CyberDefender Security Toolbar (free anti phishing protection) and CyberDefender AntiSpyware 2006 (free spyware removal), with a new line of Early Detection Center (EDC) security products slated for release Q1, 2007.

The first company to provide early warning and defense against Internet attacks using a secure high-speed client-to-client relay network, CyberDefender?s technology and PC security applications provide an early line of defense against spyware, viruses, phishing and other Internet security threats. CyberDefender was co-founded by Gary Guseinov and Igor Barash in August 2003 and its earlier products have been downloaded by over 12 million consumers.

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Source: http://www.internetguardian.co.uk/gary-guseinov-envisions-earlynetwork-technology-will-protect-users-worldwide-against-internet-identity-theft/

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Mindfulness improves reading ability, working memory, and task-focus

Mar. 26, 2013 ? If you think your inability to concentrate is a hopeless condition, think again -- and breathe, and focus. According to a study by researchers at the UC Santa Barbara, as little as two weeks of mindfulness training can significantly improve one's reading comprehension, working memory capacity, and ability to focus.

Their findings were recently published online in the empirical psychology journal Psychological Science.

"What surprised me the most was actually the clarity of the results," said Michael Mrazek, graduate student researcher in psychology and the lead and corresponding author of the paper, "Mindfulness Training Improves Working Memory Capacity and GRE Performance While Reducing Mind Wandering." "Even with a rigorous design and effective training program, it wouldn't be unusual to find mixed results. But we found reduced mind-wandering in every way we measured it."

Many psychologists define mindfulness as a state of non-distraction characterized by full engagement with our current task or situation. For much of our waking hours, however, we are anything but mindful. We tend to replay past events -- like the fight we just had or the person who just cut us off on the freeway -- or we think ahead to future circumstances, such as our plans for the weekend.

Mind-wandering may not be a serious issue in many circumstances, but in tasks requiring attention, the ability to stay focused is crucial.

To investigate whether mindfulness training can reduce mind-wandering and thereby improve performance, the scientists randomly assigned 48 undergraduate students to either a class that taught the practice of mindfulness or a class that covered fundamental topics in nutrition. Both classes were taught by professionals with extensive teaching experience in their fields. Within a week before the classes, the students were given two tests: a modified verbal reasoning test from the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) and a working memory capacity (WMC) test. Mind-wandering during both tests was also measured.

The mindfulness classes provided a conceptual introduction along with practical instruction on how to practice mindfulness in both targeted exercises and daily life. Meanwhile, the nutrition class taught nutrition science and strategies for healthy eating, and required students to log their daily food intake.

Within a week after the classes ended, the students were tested again. Their scores indicated that the mindfulness group significantly improved on both the verbal GRE test and the working memory capacity test. They also mind-wandered less during testing. None of these changes were true of the nutrition group.

"This is the most complete and rigorous demonstration that mindfulness can reduce mind-wandering, one of the clearest demonstrations that mindfulness can improve working memory and reading, and the first study to tie all this together to show that mind-wandering mediates the improvements in performance," said Mrazek. He added that the research establishes with greater certainty that some cognitive abilities often seen as immutable, such as working memory capacity, can be improved through mindfulness training.

Mrazek and the rest of the research team -- which includes Michael S. Franklin, project scientist; mindfulness teacher and research specialist Dawa Tarchin Phillips; graduate student Benjamin Baird; and senior investigator Jonathan Schooler, professor of psychological and brain sciences -- are extending their work by investigating whether similar results can be achieved with younger populations, or with web-based mindfulness interventions. They are also examining whether or not the benefits of mindfulness can be compounded by a program of personal development that also targets nutrition, exercise, sleep, and personal relationships.

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Boomers Turn To Encore Careers After Retiring

USA Today:

Sitting at home through a 20-or 30-year retirement is no longer an option for an increasing number of Baby Boomers.

Some are looking to do something else because they have to for financial reasons. But, increasingly, Boomers are embarking on entirely different

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Clashes at French anti-gay marriage protest

PARIS (AP) ? Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.

Hundreds of thousands of people ? conservative activists, schoolchildren with their parents, retirees, priests ? converged on the capital Sunday in a last-ditch bid to stop the bill, many bused in from the French provinces.

The violence took protesters and police by surprise, and suggested that the anti-gay marriage protests have become outlets for anger and disappointment in the presidency of Francois Hollande's presidency.

The lower house of France's parliament approved the "marriage for everyone" bill last month with a large majority, and it's facing a vote in the Senate next month. Both houses are dominated by Hollande's Socialist Party and its allies.

Sustained protests led by opposition conservatives in this traditionally Catholic country have eroded support for the draft law in recent months, and organizers hope Sunday's march will swing the Senate debate against it.

The first few hours of the protest were peaceful. But as it was meant to be winding down, about 100 youths tried to push past police barricades onto the Champs-Elysees, a tree-lined avenue that cuts through central Paris and draws throngs of tourists daily. In an indication of the sensitivity of the issue, protesters had been barred from marching on the Champs.

Police officers wrangled with the youths, some with shaven heads and others wearing hoods or masks, and fired tear gas to force them back. Gaining momentum, more and more protesters took side streets to reach the avenue, blocking a key intersection ? and some made it within 100 meters (yards) from the grounds of the president's Elysee Palace.

Police fired more tear gas, primarily at aggressive youths at the front of the crowd. Protesters of all ages were among those coughing and clutching their stinging eyes.

"Hollande, Resignation!" they chanted, before breaking into the French anthem, "La Marseillaise."

When Hollande took office in May, most voters supported the idea of gay marriage and few expected it to face much of a challenge. But disillusionment with the president's failure to stem rising unemployment or revive the economy ? a much bigger concern for the French ? have fueled resentment at the "marriage for everyone" bill.

An official with the Paris police headquarters said two people were arrested and no injuries were reported in Sunday's clashes. The police official was not authorized to be publicly named in accordance with police policy.

The official estimated that 300,000 people took part in Sunday's march, slightly less than a similar march in January. Organizers estimated some 1.4 million people took part in Sunday's march, more than in the January protest.

Polls indicate a shrinking majority of French voters back gay marriage, which is legal in about a dozen mostly European nations and some U.S. states. But polls show French voters are less enthusiastic about adoption by same-sex couples.

Frigide Barjot, the stage name of an activist who has led protests against the bill, insisted the anti-gay marriage movement wasn't a lost cause, declaring: "It's the second round, sir. It's not the last battle."

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Associated Press writer Angela Charlton and videojournalist Bastien Inzarrualde in Paris contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/clashes-french-anti-gay-marriage-protest-174503206.html

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Global companies beware: Rude customer treatment depends on culture

Mar. 25, 2013 ? A new UBC study reveals that North American service workers are more likely to sabotage rude customers, while Chinese react by disengaging from customer service altogether.

"Our research shows that culture plays a significant role in how frontline workers deal with customer abuse," says UBC Sauder School of Business Professor Daniel Skarlicki, a co-author of the study.

"In North America, employees tend to retaliate against offensive customers -- doing things like giving bad directions or serving cold food. In China, workers are more likely to reduce the general quality of service they provide to all customers -- nasty or nice."

In a paper to be published in the journal Personnel Psychology, Skarlicki and former Sauder PhD student Ruodan Shao studied how frontline employees at a luxury hotel with locations in Vancouver and Beijing reacted to customer mistreatment.

Although the level of abuse was consistent in both locations, North Americans resorted 20 per cent more often to sabotage to get revenge. Abused Chinese workers were 19 per cent more likely to feel a lack of enthusiasm in their jobs, responding negatively to statements like, "I voluntarily assist guests even if it means going beyond job requirements."

"North Americans take a surgical approach to abuse, zeroing in on individuals who mistreated them," says Skarlicki, noting that managers must be mindful of these cultural differences when expanding operations across the Pacific. "Chinese don't blame the transgressor. They blame the system -- the company or customers they serve."

Skarlicki says the implications are clear: "When service-oriented companies go global, they need to heighten their sensitivity to how culture in a new market can influence the performance of frontline staff and tailor their customer service operations accordingly."

Backgrounder:

For the study, the researchers held focus groups with small groups of hotel employees in Beijing and Vancouver to identify a set of common abusive situations and methods workers used to sabotage ill-mannered guests.

Using this information, they conducted a series of surveys with more than 200 employees -- 132 in Beijing and 82 in Vancouver. Participants reported the frequency they experienced abuse, the frequency of customer-directed sabotage as a result of customer abuse, and the level to which people felt an affinity toward their jobs.

Skarlicki notes that the study is responding to the ongoing trend of North American service industries expanding operations to China and increasingly Chinese companies doing likewise in North America.

He says the differing cultural responses observed in the study are in line with established traits of the two cultures, with North Americans tending to be more individualistic and Chinese more collectivistic.