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Q: VSTO: Install an add-in to Outlook Office 2003 I posted an article here (How do I set permissions on my VSTO outlook add-in?) and I was able to build my installer. I thought that once the installer built itself, everything would work fine.
I was wrong. It works on about half of the PC's I've run the installer on. My problem is that the other half doesn't work. I'm trying to install an add-in to Outlook Office 2003.
I've even gone so far as to create the steps manually by using a batch file. Nothing seems to work on these PCs and I can't find a common denominator that I can rule out or in that will make the VSTO Addin work.
Here is the batch file I am using. What am I doing/not-doing wrong with this?
I could really use a VSTO expert's help. Thanks!!!!
EDIT I've changed the batch file and registry settings to reflect recent updates to them. I've also attached the error text that comes from the PCs that don't work.
@echo off

echo Installing Visual Studio for Office Runtime (SE 2005)...
..\VSTO\vstor.exe

echo Creating Directories...
mkdir "c:\program files\Project Archiver"

echo Installying Add-In...
echo Copying files...
xcopy /Y *.dll "c:\program files\Project Archiver"
xcopy /Y *.manifest "c:\program files\Project Archiver"

echo Setting Security...
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\caspol.exe" -polchgprompt off
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\caspol.exe" -u -ag All_Code -url "c:\program files\Project Archiver\ProjectArchiver.dll" FullTrust -n "Project Archiver" -d "Outlook plugin for archiving"
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\caspol.exe" -u -ag All_Code -url "c:\program files\Project Archiver\Microsoft.Office.Interop.SmartTags.dll" FullTrust -n "Project Archiver" -d "Outlook plugin for archiving"
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\caspol.exe" -polchgprompt on

echo Loading Registry Values...
"c:\program files\Project Archiver\VSTO_settings.reg"

echo "That should do it."
pause

I took the Registry settings (mentioned in the batch file above) straight from a PC that this application worked on. The VSTO Registry settings I am using are :
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ProjectArchiver\CLSID]
@="{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}]
@="ProjectArchiver -- an addin created with VSTO technology"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}\InprocServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,43,00,6f,00,6d,00,6d,00,6f,00,6e,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,\
  00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,4d,00,69,00,63,00,\
  72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,00,74,00,20,00,53,00,68,00,61,00,72,00,65,00,64,\
  00,5c,00,56,00,53,00,54,00,4f,00,5c,00,38,00,2e,00,30,00,5c,00,41,00,64,00,\
  64,00,69,00,6e,00,4c,00,6f,00,61,00,64,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
  00,00,00
"ManifestName"="ProjectArchiver.dll.manifest"
"ThreadingModel"="Both"
"ManifestLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\Project Archiver\\"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}\ProgID]
@="ProjectArchiver"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}\Programmable]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}\VersionIndependentProgID]
@="ProjectArchiver"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ProjectArchiver]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}]
@="ProjectArchiver -- an addin created with VSTO technology"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}\InprocServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,43,00,6f,00,6d,00,6d,00,6f,00,6e,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,\
  00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,4d,00,69,00,63,00,\
  72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,00,74,00,20,00,53,00,68,00,61,00,72,00,65,00,64,\
  00,5c,00,56,00,53,00,54,00,4f,00,5c,00,38,00,2e,00,30,00,5c,00,41,00,64,00,\
  64,00,69,00,6e,00,4c,00,6f,00,61,00,64,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
  00,00,00
"ManifestName"="ProjectArchiver.dll.manifest"
"ThreadingModel"="Both"
"ManifestLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\Project Archiver\\"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}\ProgID]
@="ProjectArchiver"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}\Programmable]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}\VersionIndependentProgID]
@="ProjectArchiver"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\ProjectArchiver]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\ProjectArchiver\CLSID]
@="{27830B8D-F7A1-4945-AC4A-47661B9ED36D}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\ProjectArchiver]
"Manifest"="C:\\Program Files\\Project Archiver\\ProjectArchiver.dll.manifest"
"LoadBehavior"=dword:00000003
"FriendlyName"="ProjectArchiver"
"Description"="ProjectArchiver -- an addin created with VSTO technology"
"CommandLineSafe"=dword:00000001

The error I get is:

Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook, Version=11.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

************** Exception Text **************
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook, Version=11.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook, Version=11.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c'
   at ProjectArchiver.ThisAddIn.Initialize()
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime.AppDomainManagerInternal.CreateStartupObject(EntryPoint entryPoint, Dependency dependency, Assembly objectAssembly)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime.AppDomainManagerInternal.ConfigureAppDomain()
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime.AppDomainManagerInternal.LoadAssembliesAndConfigureAppDomain(IHostServiceProvider serviceProvider)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime.AppDomainManagerInternal.LoadEntryPointsHelper(IHostServiceProvider serviceProvider)

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3082 (QFE.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///c:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime
    Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.816
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime.dll
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common
    Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.816
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
ProjectArchiver
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Callidus/Project%20Archiver/ProjectArchiver.DLL
----------------------------------------

A: Ok, so apparently the AddIn gets automatically disabled by Outlook. Another answer with a slightly different take:
Go to Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment
Variables -> System Variables, and add VSTO_SUPPRESSDISPLAYALERTS with a value of 0. This will display error messages on screen, as opposed to silently disabling the VSTO. If you'd rather have a log to disk, add VSTO_LOGALERTS and set it to 1.
Hopefully this will provide you with some extra detail that might help us solve your issue!

A: To start with something trivial: on the PC's where things didn't work, did you check the registry to see if all the entries were properly added? For instance, did the .bat file get run under an account that is actually allowed writing to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT?
Are any of those PC's running Vista? Could it be they are running the Office suite without UAC, or with a full administrator account? In that case, the entries should be added to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Edit
Ok, if you are sure things are added to the registry properly, next up is RegMon (or procmon if you so prefer). Fire up regmon, start the office host application, and see where it is and isn't looking for the VSTO add-in. Start off with a filter based on your add-in name, then widen up or narrow down depending on the amount of data.


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Q: Storing JSON object in cookies (Using JQuery) and reading and deserialize the same in ASP.NET Im trying to store JSON object in cookies and for that Im using JQUERY Cookies library. So here is my code for setting up the cookies.
var batchParam={userid:10,username:"alex",batchid:20};
//So what I did is stringified the object and write it into cookies
Cookies.set("batchparam",JSON.stringify(batchParam);

In server side I created the class for deserialize the above structure
Public Class batchParam
    Public userid, batchid As Integer
    Public  username As String
End Class

In page load I was trying to deserialize using the following code.
Dim bpCookie As HttpCookie
Dim bp As New batchParam
bpCookie = Request.Cookies("batchParam")
Dim js As New JavaScriptSerializer
bp = js.Deserialize(Of batchParam)(bpCookie.Value.ToString)

But its not showing as a proper string or JSON string so I cant deserialize.
Here is the error message
So how can I deserialize the cookie string properly. It looks like string got encoded when storing into cookie.

A: Sorry I got the solution. Sharing with those having the same trouble
first I removed the stringify when setting cookie. So it doesnt need to stringify and its writing JSON object directly.

Cookies.set("batchparam",batchParam);

Then url decode in server side

js.Deserialize(Of batchParam)(server.urldecode(bpCookie.Value))

It solved the problem and it perfectly deserialized the JSON from cookie

A: You need to URL decode your cookie value:
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It did. He got up. Unplugged it. Laid down. The light came on. Went off. He jumped off the bed and moved. Grandma was right after him.
I never did ask what happened to the lamp.
But if you're looking for some spooky thrills, what about the Seelbach? While you're probably not going to find much about it at the hotel's official website, the hotel has had more than just presidents and famous writers within its walls. Back in the thirties, a woman was found dead in the elevator shaft and ever since, people report seeing a woman in a long blue gown walking toward the elevators on the eighth floor. She's called, of course, The Lady in Blue. Guests have complaints of freezing rooms. There have been reports of seeing people in reflections…then you turn and nobody is there.
Another famously haunted hotel would be the Brown. The original owner, James Graham Brown, is said to have really loved life. He loved his life and he loved his hotel. According to Halloween Louisville, he loved these things so much, he just never left. People complain all the time about the footsteps up on the 15th floor. But the only thing on the 15th floor is storage. Weird, yeah?
But the real jewel of the Louisville haunts has got to be Waverly. This place is amazing and I can tell you this from experience—I've been there. From the towering, crumbling façade to the eerie, echoing silence of the body chute, there is no other place on earth like Waverly Hills Sanatorium. Thousands of people died here of TB. There were suicides as well—I believe one of the ghosts supposedly haunting the place is a nurse who killed herself.
Because they didn't want moral to suffer from the high death rate, a tunnel was built to take bodies away from the hospital. It's been called the death tunnel, the body chute, etc. The tunnel was used to transfer bodies from the hospital down the hill—no, people were just sent rolling down the chute.
So, who is up for a road trip?
Thank you Shiloh for giving us such a haunting tour of Louisville!
To learn more about Shiloh Walker and her books, please visit her website, and don't miss our Q+A with Shiloh Walker here at From the Shadows. You can add her books here on Goodreads.
Have you visited Louisville, Kentucky? Ever experience anything of the supernatural kind in and around Louisville?
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What a great story. I love Shiloh Walker's work as both Walker and Daniels. I've read the Ash Trilogy, Rafferty Brothers, FBI Psychics, The Colbana Files, and some of the Hunters books. I have yet to start the Grimm books, though I own a few of them. I need to get on them soon.
I've read some of your reviews of Shiloh's books, and recall you really enjoyed them. I can't wait to get caught up on these series.


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Nell Scovell: Funny Parts and Hard TruthsGore MutualApril 4, 2018 May 31, 2019
To watch television is to unconsciously consume the life's work of people like Nell Scovell.
Onscreen, it's Homer Simpson, Murphy Brown or Sabrina the Teenage Witch who deliver a line, get a laugh or otherwise move the plot along. Offscreen, writers like Scovell mine their talent and life experiences to put the right words in the right mouths to bring us joy. To entertain us is their high calling.
Part memoir, part how-to and part something else entirely, Scovell's new book, Just the Funny Parts, explores that calling and Scovell's preeminent body of work as a TV writer for shows including: The Simpsons, NCIS, Murphy Brown, Newhart, Coach, The Critic, Monk, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return, Sabrina the Teenage Witch (which she also created), Late Night with David Letterman and The Muppets.
The book also examines the caveats and downsides of being a woman in Hollywood. However, Scovell didn't write Just the Funny Parts because of the #metoo and #timesup movements currently decrying sexual harassment, abuse and assault in the workplace. Though she's an advocate for accountability, inclusivity, reform and relates her own personal #metoo story within its pages, the fact that the book was released amidst this particular cultural discussion is more of an accident than anything else.
"I've been making pop culture for 30 years," she says. "I got Homer Simpson to eat fugu; I showed Ms. Piggy on the red carpet having a wardrobe malfunction; I made Sabrina the Teenage Witch turn a cheerleader into a pineapple. I thought it would be fun to pull back the curtain and show how the sausage is made."
She pauses, then adds: "By the way, Ms. Piggy hates when I use that expression. It gets her where she lives."
Befitting its title, Just the Funny Parts is an exceedingly funny book. At its outset, we're introduced to a young Scovell and pass through the narrative as if we're palling around with her the whole while. We're in the room during her early career moments as a writer for Vanity Fair, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and something called The Wilton North Report with a young Conan O'Brien. We're by her side, nodding, when she comes to this realization: "Writing for TV made way more sense than writing for magazines. And by sense, I mean money."
We're also behind her, gripping her shoulder and feeling her frustration when, time and time again, she is treated unfairly by an industry and culture that limits opportunities for women and minority voices, telling them, straight up, they're not funny.
"I grew up with these two hilarious aunts and watched Joan Rivers on The Tonight Show and thought she was much funnier than Johnny Carson," she says. "So I don't know why [people think that]. It makes no sense.
"Kurt Vonnegut boiled it down to seven words: 'some people are funny, some are not.'"
In this vein, Scovell astutely reminds us that while Bob Newhart was the star of his eponymous show, "Suzanne Pleshette and Marcia Wallace topped him all the time," and that one only need watch Jean Hagan's performance in Singin' in the Rain and Myrna Loy's in The Thin Man to know that Hollywood has always known that women are funny, witty, droll and whatever else.
To Scovell, the whole conversation about who's funny and who's not is really just a conversation about power.
"I get very frustrated when the emphasis is put on training programs, especially for women, because I think our culture loves the potential of young women more than they like the experience of middle-aged women," she says. "There's nothing threatening about a young woman with potential, but an older woman with expertise is very frightening."
In Scovell's view, the reckoning that Hollywood is currently experiencing vis-à-vis its abuse of women is the natural product of an industry that purposely limits the opportunities provided to women and minorities, which in turn limits who can achieve any sort of power and influence.
"There's this deep cultural bias that we're all soaking in, and that's men and women, and we're just waking up to this awareness of that bias. I don't see it as a pipeline problem. I think we have a broken doorbell problem, where there's so many people of colour and women who are capable of doing jobs and we're standing on the doorstep ringing the doorbell and that door isn't opening.
"It isn't just about Hollywood," she continues. "This is about where all of us work."
Nell Scovell's Just the Funny Parts book came out in March. Find out more info about it here and follow her on Twitter here.
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Most homes in Queen Anne County, Maryland, feature ductwork as part of their HVAC systems. Ducts carry heated or cooled air to the rooms in your home when you run your air conditioner, furnace or heat pump. However, they can also prove inconvenient, especially for add-ons. If you're looking for an alternative to ducts, consider switching to a ductless HVAC system for these six reasons.
Ductless HVAC systems take up far less space than their counterparts. They allow for zoning to make sure the entire house gets cooled and heated evenly. The units themselves are small and unobtrusive. They're usually installed high up on a wall, almost to the ceiling.
If you live in a smaller house or if you have serious storage needs, every square inch becomes valuable. You don't want to devote that space to bulky ductwork. Instead, use a ductless mini-split system that frees up space in your home. You'll thank yourself when you need more room for your Christmas decorations or your globe collection.
Traditional HVAC systems can make a lot of noise. You might hear the air as it whistles through the ductwork, for instance, or wake up each time the furnace cuts on or off during the night. Those annoyances are minimized with a ductless HVAC system.
They're so quiet that you'll probably never even remember they are there. This proves particularly beneficial for light sleepers, families that love to entertain, and new parents with infant children. You won't have to worry about nighttime disturbances or interruptions during your conversations or when watching TV.
We can install ductless HVAC systems in customized configurations that meet your specific needs. With traditional systems, you're limited to a single cabinet for your furnace and air conditioner, and the ductwork determines where the vents release heated or conditioned air. Unfortunately, those limitations can restrict heating and cooling efficiency. A ductless system will help you to target heating and cooling based on your needs.
Indoor air quality or IAQ, refers to the condition of the air inside your home. Poor IAQ generally results from dust, dirt, pet dander, allergen, and pathogen accumulation. These and other irritants sometimes reside in your ductwork. Each time your HVAC system cycles on, contaminants get pulled through the ductwork. Your air filter will stop some of them, but smaller particles find their way into the rooms via the vents.
Opting for a ductless system will improve IAQ significantly. When you clean your home, you don't have to worry about the dust and microbes that reside where you can't reach. Plus, you won't have to worry about paying extra for duct cleaning every few years in order to keep your home safe and healthy.
You can lower energy bills by making the switch to a ductless HVAC system. Each unit works to heat or cool a specific space, which makes heating and cooling more efficient. When the system turns on, the air warms or cools those spaces directly, so you conserve energy.
Some homeowners avoid the switch because of the initial installation cost. However, if you save money on energy every month, that initial cost is worth it. Over time, your ductless system begins to pay for itself as long as you keep it maintained.
Zoned HVAC systems offer many advantages. For instance, they allow you to control different rooms or sections of your home independently. If you tend to get hot at night while others are cold, separate ductless units allow you to set temperatures as needed.
Ductless technology can make a big difference in comfort and savings. To make the switch to a ductless system, call Coastal Heating & Air today at 410-919-0110.


Saturday, December 3 was beautiful morning to garden at the Liberty Triangle, Liberty & Sanchez Streets.
We pruned, weeded, and planted dozen of drought-tolerant succulents and filled 26 compost bags for DPW pickup.
Ten volunteers donated a total of 24 hours work to make our neighborhood shine!
Wishing all Happy Holidays! We'll see you in 2017 for our next Green Garden Day on Saturday, January 7 from 9-11 am at Cumberland and Noe Streets.


Have You or a Loved One Suffered a Fractured Femur (Thigh) After Taking Fosamax?
Roughly one out of five American woman over the age of fifty suffer from what is the most common type of bone disease: osteoporosis. It is characterized by thinning bone tissue and loss of bone density over time. As bones weaken, the possibility of fractures of the bone increases. To combat the increased risk of fractures in those suffering from osteoporosis, many physicians prescribe a group of drugs known as "bisphosphonates." Among this group are Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Atelvia, and Reclastl. Unfortunately, osteoporosis is not limited to women alone.
Fosamax is the most popular drug prescribed by physicians to treat osteoporosis. However, the drug has also been prescribed to those who do not suffer from osteoporosis, but who are at risk of developing the disease. In 2008, more than 37 million prescriptions were written for Fosamax alone, and sales of all bisphosphonates exceeded $3.5 billion.
Recent studies have linked Fosamax and other bisphosphonates to atypical femur (thigh bone) fractures. The femur is typically one of the strongest bones of the body. In recent years, women have reported femoral fractures that occurred as they performed what seemed to be perfectly safe activities, like walking down stairs, jumping rope, and exercising. One woman had suffered two broken femurs.
The increased number of such fractures has prompted the United States Food and Drug Administration to issue a warning about Fosamax and the increased risk of subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femur fractures in October 2010. Atypical subtrochanteric femur fractures are located just below the hip joint, while diaphyseal femur fractures occur in the long part of the thigh bone.
At The Brad Hendricks Law Firm, we believe those who have suffered painful femur fractures by Fosamax should be compensated, particularly where there is evidence that the drug actually causes the injury it is prescribed to prevent. If you or a loved one have been prescribed Fosamax and suffered a fracture of the femur while taking Fosamax, you may be entitled to compensation from the manufacturer for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages. For a free legal consultation, please call The Brad Hendricks Law Firm today at (501) 221-0444 or (800) 603-5100.


Sometimes the best gifts fit into the smallest of boxes, and that's exactly what this one little hole-in-the-wall restaurant is. Readers of Only In New York already know that we love discovering themed restaurants, but there's one, in particular, that will have your stomach rumbling over its cheesy goodness. See for yourself!
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Age equivalent estimates are based on Consumer Reports' auto reliability tables; the mileage equivalent estimates are based on data gathered from an Auto on Info survey.
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AutoOnInfo.net's Car Quality Series, Volume 3: Car Guide and Shopping Companion: The 2012 Reliability GPAs and Grades of the 6-to-10-Year-Old Cars and Trucks from Model Years 2002 to 2005
Volume 3 of AutoOnInfo.net's Car Quality Series offers quality ratings on car and truck models, brands, and manufacturers using Auto Reliability Grade Point Averages (GPAs) and Grades. With these measures of performance, this e-guide brings to the aid of auto consumers a convenient, anywhere, anytime source of automobile information on enduring reliability. As a further aid, this book provides graphs depicting both automobile brand and manufacturer spectral signatures and density functions.
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Ukraine urges solidarity as Western leaders gather
Olivia Berntsson
On March 23rd, U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Brussels for meetings of the G7 and EU over the conflict in Ukraine. Russia's invasion began on Feb. 24 and has escalated into Europe's fastest-moving refugee crisis since the end of World War Two. The conflict has driven a quarter of Ukraine's population from their homes and caused more than 3.6 million refugees to flee the country. President Volodymyr Zelensky urged for solidarity on Thursday, warning he would see who sells out at summits in Europe where bolstering sanctions are planned. However, restrictions on energy could prove divisive. Biden's visit to Europe highlights a discussion with some European allies who are heavily reliant on Russian oil and gas, over whether to impose further energy sanctions.
As the humanitarian toll from the conflict continues to rise, President Zelenskiy called on people around the world to use demonstrations and demand the war ended. According to Reuters, he also declared his expectations from his Western allies, repeating his call for a no-fly zone and criticizing the West for not providing Ukraine with planes, tanks, modern anti-missile systems, or anti-ship weapons. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stated the alliance would boost its forces in Eastern Europe by deploying four new battle groups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia. As Western leaders prepared to meet, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged for an increase in defensive lethal aid to Ukraine. In addition, a senior defense official claimed that the first U.S. shipment of an $800 million arms package for Ukraine has been authorized and will start flying out this week. All countries have also agreed that sanctions must be put on Russia, however, Russian gas accounts for some 40% of Europe's total gas consumption, and Putin's threat to switch certain gas sales to rubles is causing European leaders more concern. The move could provoke an energy crunch and constrain deals up to hundreds of millions of dollars every day.
On Thursday, after U.S. President Joe Biden's meeting with European leaders in Brussels, he announced the United States plans to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and is pledging $1 billion in new humanitarian aid. He is also launching a new human right and democracy program aimed to provide at least $320 million in new funding to defend human rights in Ukraine and its neighbors. The administration further stated that in order to attempt to hold Russia accountable for its actions, the program will document and preserve evidence of potential war crimes being committed in Ukraine. According to Reuters, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated there had been multiple credible reports of indiscriminate attacks and attacks deliberately targeting civilians. Reuters reports the Biden administration said in a statement it would use "the full range of legal pathways" to bring Ukrainians to the United States, including the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
According to Reuters, Moscow calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation", claiming the operation is not designed to occupy territory but to destroy its southern neighbor's military capabilities and capture what it regards as "dangerous nationalists". The country has caused huge destruction and multiple civilian deaths, but the Kremlin still states its operation is going according to plan. BBC reports that economic measures to cut Russia off from the world's financial arteries are the sanctions the West has implemented so far. Western countries have frozen the assets of Russia's central bank to prohibit it from using its $630bn of foreign currency reserves. They have also removed some Russian bands from Swift, an international financial messaging system used to transfer money across borders. This has caused a delay in payments to Russia for energy exports. In terms of Russian oil and gas exports, the US is banning all, and the UK will phase out Russian oil imports by the end of 2022. The EU gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia but is still determined to make Europe independent from Russian energy before 2030.
Ultimately, President Volodymyr Zelensky urges Western countries to support Ukrainians to achieve peace and put an end to the Russian bombardment that has forced millions to flee their homes. Data from The Internal U.S. State Department illustrates that only a handful of Ukrainian refugees resettled in the United States, and as the war intensified the number escalated quickly. It is the responsibility of all nations to ensure security and safety for all people fleeing from the conflict in Ukraine. As of March 27th, Ukraine is calling for more arms to prevent Russia from splitting the nation into two. The Biden Administration along with Western leaders plan to admit more refugees as the conflict intensifies, and to stand united in sanctions put on Russia.
Olivia has been involved with the OWP as a correspondent since December 2020. Olivia is a senior at California State University San Marcos, working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Global Studies with an emphasis in Sub-Saharan Africa and gender in the global perspective. She is a strong advocate for creating peaceful relations, emphasizing the importance of equality and human rights. Olivia joined the organization since she was inspired by the ambition to highlight current conflicts and to find peaceful solutions.
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'Tis the Season for Online Counterfeits
It should be prime time for shopping, but the pandemic has forced many consumers to tighten their purse strings. To help consumers -- and give e-tailers a heads up about better security -- the E-Commerce Times discussed holiday shopping issues with a panel of cybersecurity experts. They offered advice on how consumers can avoid buying counterfeit products; and analyses of how fake goods affect the broader retail market.
Whom Can We Trust to Safeguard Healthcare Data?
Healthcare records were digitized to help prevent medical errors such as misdiagnoses and mistakes with medication, but electronic health records have made it easier for bad actors to steal patients' highly personal information. Cybercriminals are further motivated by the fact that patient medical records are worth up to 10 times more than credit card numbers on the Dark Web.
Best Practices to Improve the E-Commerce Checkout Process
To deliver exceptional customer experiences at-scale, retailers need to have their finger on the pulse of changing consumer expectations. Modern consumers expect checkout to be seamless and safe, no matter the digital channel or their geographic location. Let's look at best practices that retailers are using to revamp their checkout experience.
Credential Harvesting Attacks Take Aim at Video Meeting Apps
Users of video conference tools should be aware of the growing risk of impersonation attacks. Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the exponential increase of users turning to Zoom and other platforms to collaborate across work and friend networks. Researchers have identified attacks stemming from Australia, Germany, the U.S. and elsewhere.
Online Business Scams Decline as Consumer COVID Fraud Rises
Online bandits are decreasing their schemes against businesses but increasing COVID-19 scams aimed at consumers, according to a report released Tuesday by TransUnion. Suspected fraudulent digital transactions against businesses worldwide dropped nine percent from the lockdown phase of the pandemic to the reopening phase.
Pandemic Gooses Stolen Credentials Prices on Dark Web
After crashing in 2019, Dark Web markets for stolen credentials rebounded during the first half of 2020, largely due to major shifts in consumer behavior caused by the global pandemic. Hacked accounts for delivery services and physical fitness brands are some of the highest priced items on the market, according to a recent report.
More Consumers Buying Into Digital Payments
As consumers get more acquainted with shopping and banking digitally, it seems logical that more people would be inclined to pay their bills online. A recent survey of more than 3,000 adult consumers shows that nearly 70 percent prefer digital payment options, such as website and mobile app channels, to pay their one-time bills.
Google Bringing Cash, Nest to ADT
Google's Nest line of smart home products will be combined with ADT's security services in a partnership announced Monday by the two companies. As part of the agreement, Google will invest US$450 million into ADT to acquire a 6.6 percent interest in the security and smart home solutions provider. The deal gives Google access to an important channel for its smart home products.
Digital Sales Boom Puts Spotlight on Fraud Control Systems
The move by retailers to online and mobile selling to survive the pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in digital fraud activity. The "2020 True Cost of Fraud Study: E-commerce/Retail Edition" by LexisNexis Risk Solutions found this to be partly because some fraud control systems are outdated, and partly because of increased transaction volume.
Digital Fraud Flourishing During Pandemic: Report
If you conducted e-commerce transactions since the pandemic struck, you have probably been the target, or even a victim, of online fraud. A report from Sift titled "Q2 2020 Digital Trust & Safety Index" details a 109 percent increase in content abuse and growth of the fraud economy from January through May 2020.
Twitter Apologies for Data Security Incident
Twitter on Tuesday notified business clients that their personal information, including email addresses, phone numbers, and the last four digits of their credit card numbers may have been compromised. Self-serve advertisers that viewed billing information on ads.twitter.com or analytics.twitter.com were affected. The issue occurred prior to May 20, 2020. However, Twitter only notified customers about it on June 23.
How to Stay Safe on the Internet, Part 4: Fighting the Power
Category 2 adversaries are nothing to sneeze at, but their resources are finite. If you armor up enough, they will give up, and move onto an easier comparable target. In confronting the threat of category 3, everything you have learned ratchets up to a whole new level of paranoia. Category 3 adversaries have functionally unlimited resources for pursuing top targets.
Abandoned Open Source Code Heightens Commercial Software Security Risks
Outdated or abandoned open source components are persistent in practically all commercial software, putting enterprise and consumer applications at risk from security issues, license compliance violations, and operational threats, concludes the Synopsys 2020 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis Report. The report highlights trends and patterns in open source usage within commercial applications.
Thunderbolt Flaw Opens Door for 'Evil Maid' Attack
A Dutch researcher has revealed a novel way to crack into a PC through a Thunderbolt port. The method, dubbed "Thunderspy" by researcher Bj�rn Ruytenberg, sidesteps the login screen of a sleeping computer, as well as its hard disk encryption, to access all its data. "Thunderspy is stealth, meaning that you cannot find any traces of the attack. It does not require your involvement," he explained.
How to Stay Safe on the Internet, Part 3: Drive the Black Hatters Mad
Like conventional criminals, criminal hackers choose easy, lucrative targets. One group in the crosshairs is made up of companies that have data on millions of users, such as private sector entities with a Web presence. Why go after one user at a time when data is collected in one place? Criminal hackers also like to hunt small organizations that have modest capital but weak information security.
How to Stay Safe on the Internet, Part 2: Take Canaries Into the Data Mine
More than any other factor, it is our asset that determines our adversary. For most of us, our asset is the corpus of sensitive personal details used for online transactions. This all comes down to how much data an adversary can glean from you, and how thoroughly it can analyze it. If your data passes through some software or hardware, its developer or maintainer enjoys some measure of control.
How to Stay Safe on the Internet, Part 1
At this point, remarking that people now are more concerned about online privacy than ever before is not a novel observation. What's fascinating, though, is that interest in personal digital security has remained high since the issue exploded about seven years ago. In other words, instead of experiencing a short-lived spike, digital privacy awareness has been sustained. This is encouraging.
Zoom Boosts Security With Pick-Your-Route Feature
Zoom's paying customers will be able to choose the region they want to use for their virtual meetings. Paying customers will be able to opt in or out of a specific data center region, although they won't be able to change their default, which for most customers is the United States. Zoom has data centers in the U.S., Canada, Europe, India, Australia, China, Latin America, and Japan/Hong Kong.
How BlackBerry Could Make Voting From Smartphones Secure
Some states defaulted to mail-in ballots some time ago, and their elections are unconstrained by the pandemic. However, in many parts of the U.S. the prevailing attitude is that the Web lacks enough security for elections. That seems odd, given that we now use the Internet to manage our finances, our healthcare, our businesses, our travel -- and now our shopping, including for food.
The Pandemic's Toll on Privacy Laws
Life as we knew it before the coronavirus is gone forever, and many changes will manifest in the pandemic's aftermath. How will it impact privacy laws around the globe? No one knows for sure, and we will not know until after the coronavirus is behind us. Cybercriminals long have been taking advantage of the Internet, and now the spread of COVID-19 has sped up their evil work.
Risk Assessment: Buttress Account Security and Foil Fraudsters
Under ordinary circumstances, the average consumer can order a latte on the way to the coffee shop, book a last-minute trip to the coast, and come home to find groceries delivered -- all with the click of a button. What makes these transactions so smooth and effortless? It starts with account creation. Consumers increasingly are willing to create accounts with sites they interact with regularly.
Microsoft Leaves Necurs Botnet in Shambles
Microsoft and partners have disrupted the Necurs botnet group blamed for infecting more than 9 million computers globally. There are 11 botnets under the Necurs umbrella, all apparently controlled by a single group, according to Valter Santos, security researcher at Bitsight, which worked with Microsoft on the takedown. Four of those botnets account for about 95 percent of all infections.
E-Commerce Deliveries: How to Master the Last Mile
If you're an online retailer, congratulations are in order. Online holiday sales grew 18.8 percent in 2019 compared with 2018, according to Mastercard. Armed with new systems and processes -- as well as lessons from the past -- etailers were able to fulfill more orders than in previous years. E-commerce business leaders are already thinking ahead to the 2020 holiday season.
E-Commerce Payments Industry Trends to Watch in 2020
2019 was a milestone year for many in the payments industry, with contactless payments making up more than 50 percent of debit card transactions, and the good news doesn't end there. The consumer drive for seamless experiences is continuing to push the industry toward new innovations that will change the face of payments. So, what will 2020 hold for e-commerce and m-commerce?
The Dark Art of Turning Mountains of Stolen Data Into Cash
We're only two months into a new year and already hundreds of millions of personal records have been compromised, including 123 million records from sporting retailer Decathlon and another 10.6 million records from MGM Resorts hotels. These announcements followed fuel and convenience chain Wawa's revelation that it was the victim of a nine-month-long breach of its payment card systems.
Firefox Scrambles DNS to Boost Consumer Privacy
Firefox users in the United States are getting an extra measure of privacy protection starting this week, the Mozilla Foundation announced. Firefox Desktop Product Development Vice President Selena Deckelmann heralded the rollout of encrypted DNS over HTTPS, or DoH, by default in Mozilla's browser. The DNS, or Domain Name System, is one of the oldest parts of the Internet.
Unsigned Firmware Puts Windows, Linux Peripherals at Risk
Eclypsium has released research that identifies and confirms unsigned firmware in WiFi adapters, USB hubs, trackpads and cameras used in Windows and Linux computer and server products from Lenovo, Dell, HP and other major manufacturers. Eclypsium also demonstrated a successful attack on a server via a network interface card with unsigned firmware used by each of the big three server manufacturers.
The Clear and Present Ransomware Danger
Ransomware hit at least 966 U.S. government agencies, educational establishments and healthcare providers in 2019, at a cost possibly exceeding $7.5 billion. The victims included 113 state and municipal governments and agencies; 764 healthcare providers; and 89 universities, colleges and school districts. Operations at up to 1,233 individual schools potentially were affected.
New Windows 7 Bug a Real Turnoff
For the second time since Windows 7 reached the end of support on Jan. 14, a bug is causing trouble for users still clinging to the operating system. The first bug, related to setting a wallpaper image, turned desktops black. This new bug prevents Windows 7 users from shutting down or rebooting their computers. Microsoft's Windows 7 support now is limited to eligible paid plans.
Philips Hue Vulnerability Shines Light on Possible IoT Security Nightmare
A vulnerability in Philips Hue smart lightbulbs and their controller bridges could allow intruders to infiltrate networks with a remote exploit, Check Point Software Technologies has disclosed. The researchers notified the owner of the Philips Hue brand about the vulnerability in November, and it issued a patched firmware version through an automatic update.
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced bipartisan legislation Oct. 3 that seeks to streamline the employer reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), to make it more flexible and less burdensome for employers.
The Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 would ensure that the Treasury Department has the necessary data to determine availability of affordable coverage while cutting down on unnecessary paperwork and administrative costs for businesses.
NATSO endorsed the measure along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Retail Industry Leaders Association, American Hotel and Lodging Association, National Association of Convenience Stores, National Association of Health Underwriters, National Association of Home Builders, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, National Business Group on Health, National Federation of Independent Business, National Grocers Association, National Restaurant Association, and the National Retail Federation, among others.
Businesses with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees ("large employers") must offer "affordable" health plans that provide "minimum value" coverage to all of their "full-time employees," otherwise known as the "employer mandate." Employers that are subject to the employer mandate must annually report various data points to both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and their own employees. These requirements can be excessively complicated and burdensome.
The Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 directs the Treasury Department to implement an alternative, prospective reporting system that is more workable and less burdensome for employers than current regulations.
The Commonsense Reporting Act establishes a voluntarily system that would allow employers to report pertinent information before open enrollment begins, to minimize the administrative burden at the back-end, and limit the collection of unneeded information.
It further streamlines the reporting process and provides clarification that the IRS can accept full names and dates of birth in lieu of dependents' and spouses' Social Security numbers; requires the Social Security Administration to assist in the data matching process; and allows for the electronic transmission of employee and enrollee statements.
In introducing the measure, Sen. Warner said this legislation couples important data collection with the flexibility and efficiency employers need to continue implementing the law.


Wow. Just wow. Saturday morning marks the achievement of a lifelong dream, one I first conceived when I was six years old. That was the first time I realized I wanted to tell stories for a living.
I gave that dream up twice. First when I turned eighteen and realized I wasn't some perfect snowflake destined to write the next great American novel. Then again in 2004 when I published my first short story and realized that while writing was fun there just wasn't enough money in it to make a living.
Friends and family had long told me that exact fact. The starving artist was a real thing, and if I didn't want to be that guy I needed a real job. That made me inordinately sad, and I made two choices as a result.
The first was going into technology. Instead of teaching myself to be a novelist I taught myself to write mobile apps for the iPhone. The second was pouring my creative energy into running D&D games for my friends.
This worked for a while. I started making great money as an engineer, but doing so required me to move away from my friends. Suddenly that creative outlet was cut off, and the relentless energy began to build. I needed a way to express it.
So I started writing No Such Thing As Werewolves. I decided that it didn't matter that no one would ever read it. I'd know that I finished a book, and that would be enough. I didn't really need the money, since my day job was paying more than I'd ever thought I could make.
It took two years to finish it, and once I had I started wondering what to do with it. I'd read articles about Hugh Howey, John Locke, and many other indie authors making a great living. So I had a cover made, and threw the book up on Amazon.
I started hanging out on Kboards where I met a ton of other authors, and I started learning more about this whole author gig. Fast forward fourteen months.
I published seven books and sold a staggering 35,000 copies. I appeared on some of the top writing podcasts in the world, and was invited to the Apple campus to meet the iBooks team. People all over the world read my books, and I receive fan mail every day.
I finally looked up and realized that I was making enough money from this author thing to survive. But I was also working a more than full time job at a San Francisco startup. I was tired, and burning out.
So I faced a difficult choice. I could dial back the writing and focus on my 'career', or I could give up my enormous salary and take a chance on this whole writing thing.
It was an easier decision than I'd thought. I love writing. I love telling stories that entertain people, and I love writing books that help authors build their business. Software? That was just a job.
I went with my passion. Friday was my last day at CellScope. Now, I am a full time author.
Congrats Chris! Way to prove the self publishing naysayers wrong. Since I found your first book, I have bramched out to other self published authors. To be honest my reading life has become much more fulfilled. Its nice to find an author with something new out every few months than wait for the publishing house darlings 4, or even five years.
Just picked up Hero Born on Audible. If anyone has any free credits I suggest them to get the Deathless bundle. 40 hours for 1 credit is a great deal.
Wow is right! Congrats Chris. It's inspiring to see and look forward to hearing more about your journey as a FTA. We still need to meet in-person one of these days. Now that you have a little more flexibility, lets get something on the calendar soon.
Congratulations and I wish more and more success with your writing.
Yes, now rock it, Chris!
Congratulations! Enjoy being able to focus on your dream career!
Congratulations, Chris! I just finished "No Such Thing As Werewolves" this afternoon and had a blast the whole way through, you've definitely got a new fan. So few get to do what they love for a living, I'm excited to see you have accomplished that goal!
Thanks, Kevin! I'm pretty lucky to be doing what I love. It's only been a few weeks, but it's been great!