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But before you stash your iPhone in a drawer, realize there isn’t much value in attacking smartphones a la carte. “Taking over a PC allows you to install spam distribution servers that shoot out ads,” says Daniel Eran Dilger, a San Francisco-based technical consultant and contributing editor to AppleInsider. “There’s n...
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Regional fire centre at Blackbrook.
A REAL estate company will make millions charging the taxpayer rent for a building that has never been used.
The privately-owned ''white elephant'' at Blackbrook Park Avenue, originally intended as a regional fire control centre, will cost the Government around £2 million a year until August 2027.
It has already haemorrhaged around £20 million of public money, with the final bill potentially double that.
The facility, built in 2006 for £8.9 million, was one of nine Labour-inspired regional 999 call centres nationwide scrapped as unworkable by the Coalition in 2010.
It was recently bought for £14 million by Aprirose, which can expect a lucrative guaranteed income, with the Government contracted to pay £137,000 monthly in rent and costs for security and equipment maintenance until 2027.
Chief executive Manish Gudka said: "The long-income Government let office building represents a fantastic and highly secure investment."
But not everyone welcomes the waste of public funds.
Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow has received "limited briefing" about the "commercially sensitive" scheme from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
She said: "I'm disappointed that practically this means little has changed, other than the rent will be paid to a different landlord.
"Ministers in the department are well aware of my discontent with the current situation and having learned of this news I'll again approach Ministers to see if any progress can be made.
"Much of the problem lies in the fact that we entered into these complex arrangements under the last Labour Government and they tied us in with contracts and agreements that are extremely difficult to get out of.
"I know from my many meetings with officials and Ministers in MHCLG that they're doing everything they can to try and get tenants into the building, or even part of the building, to help alleviate the burden on the taxpayer.
"Like myself, the residents of Taunton Deane want to see this situation resolved as quickly as possible, and, as I've always done, I'll continue to make this clear to the Government."
TaxPayers' Alliance chief executive John O'Connell said: "A bungled contract and half-baked government scheme have left taxpayers on the hook for millions of pounds.
"It's completely unacceptable that so much cash is being wasted because the public sector is so bad at making deals while also being obsessed with commissioning 'ribbon-cutting' projects.
"These white elephant projects, whether regional fire centres, HS2 or Hinkley Point C, should receive much more scrutiny and even scepticism because the state has such a poor track record of delivering for the taxpayers who have to fund them."
The Government could offer a sweetener, rent-free period and rent subsidy to any company moving in.
A MHCLG spokesman said: "Taunton regional fire control centre is currently vacant and is being actively marketed to identify and secure a new tenant."
One year ago, Paul Walker's career was on a huge upswing. He was part of the extremely lucrative "Fast and Furious" franchise, was set to play the lead in the "Hitman" reboot and signed on to star in "Brick Mansions," an American remake of "District B13."
But in November, Walker passed away, leaving many film projects behind, including "Brick Mansions." Relativity Media now revealed that the film was completed and is set to hit theaters on April 25th. Check out two photos from the movie below.
hmm...B13 Would've sucked without its action. I wonder if this is an improvement in anyway.
Mink's gonne be thrilled about this.
It's a low-budget remake of a sh*tty French action film, starring Crispy Fritter and Burnt Toast.
FAYETTE, Iowa — For a second day in a row, the Minot State men’s basketball team put up 87 points and came away with a road NSIC victory.
The Beavers (12-15, 7-11 NSIC) topped Upper Iowa (6-18, 3-15 NSIC) Saturday evening, 87-84. MSU has now won five out of its last seven games.
Kyle Beisch went 7-for-10 behind the three-point line for a team-high 25 points. The Beavers made 14 3-pointers as a team and shot a deadly 63 percent from the floor.
Alongside Beisch, Max Cody (13 points and eight assists), David Akibo (13 points), Kody Dwyer (13 points) and Dorian Aluyi (11 points) reached double figures in scoring.
MSU lead for a majority of the game with its biggest lead being 14 points in the middle of the second half.
Upper Iowa was led by Joe Smoldt with 27 points.
The Beavers are back on the road for the final time this regular season next weekend against Minnesota Crookston (Feb. 15) and Bemidji State (Feb. 16).
FAYETTE, Iowa — The Minot State women’s basketball team were given all they could handle on the road Saturday at Upper Iowa.
The Beavers (11-13, 6-12 NSIC) narrowly escaped with a 72-69 victory over the NSIC winless Peacocks (3-23, 0-18 NSIC).
MSU went to halftime down four points, but outscored Upper Iowa 26-8 in the third quarter and it looked like the Beavers had things back under control.
The Peacocks still had more in the tank and got within a point in the final seconds. MSU guard Mariah Payne, who finished with a game-high 23 points, made two free throws at the end to extend the final score out to three points, 72-69.
Calli Delsman (17), Madison Wald (13) and Kari Clements (10) also finished in double figures for the Beavers.
MSU has its final two road games of the regular season next weekend against Minnesota Crookston (Feb. 15) and Bemidji State (Feb. 16).
BROOKINGS, S.D. — For the third week in a row, the Minot State indoor track and field team scattered multiple Division II era school records. This past weekend the Beavers did so at the South Dakota State University Indoor Classic.
On Saturday, the relay team of Colin Olson, Chiti Nkhuwa, Dante Gadbois and Leo Skellenger combined to place fifth and set a new school record in the DII era in the men’s distance medley relay (DMR) with a time of 10:35.87.
Gadbois circled the track in 1:25.39 in the 600 meter to set a new DII era record.
Following his record performance last weekend, Logan Krueger improved his school-best mark in the shot put with a toss of 13.31 meters to place first.
The Beavers are off next weekend and will return to competition at the NSIC Indoor Championships on Feb. 22-23 in Mankato, Minn.
The trial of Owen Maseko, a Bulawayo-based artist, failed to take off Sunday at Bulawayo’s Tredgold Building courts after the state brought fresh charges against him.
The artist was initially charged for undermining the authority of the President and for causing discomfort to people of a particular race, tribe, ethnicity and religion.
The charges arose after Maseko exhibited paintings depicting the Gukurahundi atrocities at the Bulawayo Art Gallery.
The state, represented by Tawanda Zvekare said Maseko was now being charged for publishing or communicating false statements with the intention of inciting hatred or violence and an alternative charge of undermining the authority of the President.
Maseko appeared before Magistrate Ntombizodwa Mazhandu.
However, Maseko’s defence lawyer, Lizwe Jamela from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (Zlhr) objected to the trial taking off arguing the accused was not aware of the new charges brought against him.
“The State is now presenting a new set of charges altogether from the initial ones which the accused was initially arrested for and has been coming to court for,” Jamela said.
Jamela said the State had not given any justification or procedure for laying new charges against Maseko.
The Kindle Touch was originally scheduled to ship next week, but yesterday Amazon started telling buyers that their orders would be shipping ahead of schedule.
Amazon sent out an email announcing the good news. The Kindle Touch is now scheduled to ship tomorrow alongside the Kindle Fire.
There’s no word yet on how many pre-orders Amazon got the for the Kindle Touch; Amazon hasn’t leaked any info, unfortunately. This is a marked difference from the Kindle Fire, which is rumored to sell 5 million units this year.
The 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which will be held in Baku from June 30 to July 10, will be attended by over 3,000 representatives of various countries, Azerbaijani Culture Minister Abulfaz Garayev said during a mass rally on tree planting held by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources i...
The minister underlined that Azerbaijan will chair the session.
He added that there are plans to organize visits of the delegations, participating in the session, to the Gobustan Reserve.
The 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will be held in Baku from June 30 to July 10.
In less than three months, personal income-tax returns or 2017 will be due for most U.S. adults.
Some of those taxpayers will have bought a plug-in electric car last year, knowing that the Federal government offers an income-tax credit to help reduce the effective cost.
But as more and more electric cars hit the roads, will electric-car shoppers during 2018 run the risk of losing out on these credits if they wait too long?
The short answer is not within the next few months—but they should pay much closer attention to the numbers than they had to in previous years.
UPDATE: We first published this article in July 2013. After five years of electric-car sales, we updated it first in early 2016, and again in February 2018. It now reflects aggregate plug-in electric car sales data through December 2017 for the highest-volume carmakers.
Unlike a purchase rebate, which is basically a check in the mail, an income-tax credit is taken when the buyer files his or her U.S. income tax return for the year in which the electric car was purchased.
Credits range from $2,500 to $7,500 for battery-electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars, based on the size of the battery pack.
Like the prior program of income-tax credits for purchase of a hybrid-electric car, which ended several years ago, there's a cap on how many cars from each maker qualify for the credits.
Whereas a previous credit for purchase of a hybrid was capped at 60,000 vehicles per carmaker, plug-in vehicles have a higher cap: 200,000 cars. That applies to U.S. sales only.
Once that number is achieved, the credits start to phase out, over a one-year period, in the second quarter. For two quarters, the credit is halved; in the third quarter, it is 25 percent of the original amount. Then, it ends.
The qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit phases out for a manufacturer’s vehicles over the one-year period beginning with the second calendar quarter after the calendar quarter in which at least 200,000 qualifying vehicles manufactured by that manufacturer have been sold for use in the United States (d...
Qualifying vehicles manufactured by that manufacturer are eligible for 50 percent of the credit if acquired in the first two quarters of the phase-out period and25 percent of the credit if acquired in the third or fourth quarter of the phase-out period. Vehicles manufactured by that manufacturer are not eligible for a ...
In practice, General Motors and Nissan are closest to that limit. Through December 2017, GM had sold 168,183 plug-in cars—Chevy Volts, Spark EVs, and Bolt EVs, plus Cadillac ELRs and CT6 PHEVs—and Nissan had sold 114,825 Leafs.
Tesla doesn't break out its sales by market, but its U.S. sales are likely about 170,000 electric cars.
Ford, Toyota, BMW, and others remain under 100,000 total plug-in sales.
Importantly, not every U.S. sale results in a credit, either--although, between sales to eligible individuals and credits that go to lease financing companies, most of them will.
But you still have at least a few months before General Motors and Tesla near that 200,000 total—so you can safely keep shopping.
Plug-in sales rose for four years, plateaued in 2015, and then resumed rising, hitting a new high last year. While 17,500 were sold in 2011, and 118,500 in 2014, the total reached just under 200,000 last year.
Sales are anticipated to rise considerably in 2018, with the Chevy Bolt EV available in all 50 states, the new, higher-range 2018 Nissan Leaf now on sale, and of course deliveries of the Tesla Model 3 expected to ramp up considerably sometime this year.
Kilmarnock must do "everything they can" to retain manager Steve Clarke amid interest from England, says defender Stephen O'Donnell.
Clarke, 55, said earlier this week he will decide on his future in the summer, having turned down three approaches to leave Rugby Park.
Kilmarnock are third in the Scottish Premiership, level with Aberdeen, and in contention for the Europa League.
"Getting into Europe would be a great achievement," said O'Donnell, 26.
"Hopefully it would play a part in his thoughts. A lot of his decisions, I think, are family-based, so I don't think it will have a massive bearing on his decision.
"We will see how we have done at the end of the season and hopefully it will be enough to encourage the manager to stay."
Clarke, who agreed a three-year contract in 2017, previously managed West Bromwich Albion and Reading before taking over at Kilmarnock last season.
He guided them from the bottom of the table to a top-five finish, with no other Premiership side winning more points in 2018.
"If he wants to walk away he will walk away with his head held high," added O'Donnell before Saturday's visit of St Johnstone. "If he stays, brilliant, and it will hopefully be another good season for Kilmarnock.
"We were struggling at the bottom of the league and two seasons in a row he has got us in the top six. It is enough of a legacy."
USDA’s “Beagle Brigade” Helping to Prevent African Swine Fever from Entering U.S.
Atlanta, Georgia - When Hardy, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trained detector dog, sniffed out a roasted pig head in traveler baggage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport early this month, it underscored the efforts USDA and its partners are undertaking to keep African Swine Fever (ASF), a sw...
USDA continues to train dogs at its National Detector Dog Training Center in Newnan, Georgia. The center is designed and equipped to train detector dog teams (canines and handlers), like Hardy’s, to safeguard American agriculture. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine program...
Concern over ASF is not new. It is a long-standing disease found in countries around the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. However, confirmation of cases in China and the European Union over the past several months prompted USDA to review and strengthen its protections. This involves partnering with the swine ...
Working with CBP staff at ports of entry to train their inspection dogs, as well as to increasing screening vigilance to pay particular attention to passengers and products arriving from affected countries.
USDA is committed to working closely with the swine industry and producers to ensure strict biosecurity procedures are in place and being followed on all swine farms.
USDA is actively readying and planning its response, should the disease ever be found in the U.S. by working with states and industry to test response mechanisms on a regular basis and planning to increase the testing capacity of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network labs for ASF.
USDA is also asking all veterinarians and producers to be aware of the signs of illness: high fever; decreased appetite; weakness; red, blotchy or lesions on the skin; diarrhea, vomiting, coughing and difficulty breathing. Quick detection is key to preventing disease spread, so USDA is stressing the importance of repor...
International travelers also need to be aware of this disease, as they could unknowingly carry the virus into the U.S. Anyone who has contact with pigs or swine farms on travel must ensure they carefully clean and disinfect their shoes, wash their clothes and shower prior to having contact with pigs here in the U.S. Re...
There are still 2.828 million people receiving Netflix's signature red mailers. They matter, even if it's not on the top or bottom line.
The third quarter's earnings season for tech stocks is kicking off with a bang, thanks to Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) coming through with better-than-expected financial results after Tuesday's market close. Revenue, earnings, and subscriber counts landed well ahead of Wall Street's and Netflix's own public projections, sendi...
Netflix is now the undisputed champ when it comes to premium streaming video, but it wasn't always that way. A decade ago, this was still a company relying on the physical rental of DVDs by mail. This throwback business is still alive and kicking at Netflix, and while the number of accounts continues to contract -- we'...