| Fake News Scams Job Seekers
Courtni Klosloski thought she had found the perfect job.
After posting her resume to Monster.com she was directed to a website for WACT, Action 25 News, a cable news channel out of Macon, Georgia.
"I was thinking to myself, wow I'm going to be able to put a thousand dollars away for my daughters college, I'm going to be able to pay this, pay that, our lives are going to change," Klosloski recalled.
The website was complete with weather updates, an "award winning news team", and a consumer reporter claiming to know how you can make $84,000 a year by working at home.
Courtni used her credit card to purchase a set of job training DVDs for nearly $300.
After realizing she'd been scammed Courtni tried to reach WACT, but each try led to a dead end.
BBL introduces contactless credit cards
The card can be used at Burger King, McDonald's, Sizzler, The Pizza Company, 94 Coffee, Au Bon Pain, Starbucks and Umm! ... Milk. Customers can also use the card at supermarkets, including Gourmet Market in both The Emporium and Siam Paragon and Home Fresh Mart. Shoke na Ranong, manager of BBL's Credit Card Division, said for entertainment, the card could be used at EGV Cinemas, The Esplanade Cineplex, Major Bowl Hit, Major Complex, Paragon Cineplex and Nai In Bookshops. BBL is the first bank in Thailand to launch the contactless Blue Wave credit card. To make a purchase, the cardholder just waves the card over a reader and waits for acceptance. The card is bundled with the same features as normal credit cards that require a cardholder's signature when paying for goods and services.
Honey, you blocked my card
Dear Heloise: In reference to the hint about NOTIFYING YOUR CREDIT-CARD COMPANIES if you are going on a trip, especially out of the U.S., be sure to let them know if your spouse is not coming with you. As a corporate travel agent, I recently had a spouse whose husband was overseas call me because her purchase was declined. He had to contact the credit-card companies to let them know that his wife was still at home and had access to the cards. Kitty Hodges, Frisco, Texas Who would have thought? It could sure put a crimp in shopping. Heloise Dear Heloise: I think making a welcome basket for guests is a great hint, with one word of warning: When we had company visit last year, I prepared a lovely basket with essential items and left it in their bedroom. However, I used a very expensive basket.
Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (Feb 4 - 10 ...
In addition to Ben Bernanke's testimony on Thursday, the next week's economic highlights, courtesy of Northern Trust, include the following: 1. Retail Sales (Feb 13): Auto sales fell to 15.2 million units in January after a 16.3 million sales mark in December. Non-auto retail sales have been lackluster. Based on this information, retail sales should be posting a drop in January ( 0.3%). Also, lower prices for gasoline should add to the already expected weak headline. Consensus: -0.3% versus -0.4% in December; non-auto retail sales: 0.2% versus -0.4% in December. 2. International Trade (Feb 14): Based on the advance estimate of fourth-quarter GDP, a widening of the trade gap to $65 billion is expected for December versus $63.1 billion in November. Consensus: $61.6 billion.
Clemens hit hard on Capitol Hill
Rep. Dan Burton doesn't care for steroids snitch Brian McNamee, not one bit.
"This is disgusting," he barked at McNamee during today's congressional hearing on steroid and HGH abuse in baseball. "We have heard lie after lie after lie after tie.
"I know one thing I don't believe," he growled. "That is you."
It was pretty easy to pick out who sought Roger Clemens' autograph when he recently worked the halls of Congress, schmoozing lawmakers. Some of the representatives fawned over the living legend.
Others stalled the proceedings with clueless observations, idiotic questions and grandstand preaching.
Unfortunately for Clemens, though, much of Wednesday's hearing went against him. The House committee presented substantial evidence supporting McNamee's claims.
Other Voices: A roundup of views on Fidel Castro's resignation
This explains the subdued reaction of Cubans on the island and in Miami. As long as Castro is physically capable, he will use his considerable personal power to hold up the failed communist system. Even in his resignation notice, he promised to continue writing his "Reflections," a series of editorials that regularly skewer the proposals of his designated successor, brother Raúl. .
'Untraceable' is a tangled web
Such apparent hypocrisy wouldn't be so bad if the film worked as either a suspense thriller or an airtight whodunit. But Untraceable, about a killer who tortures his victims on the Internet while inviting the rest of the world to watch, abandons any pretense of mystery by revealing the degenerate's identity about a third of the way through.
Diane Lane, far-too-often better than the movies she's stuck in, plays Jennifer Marsh, an Internet specialist with the FBI. Her job is to track down the Web's bad guys, most of whom steal people's credit card numbers and go on big-time buying sprees. One thing the movie does do well is force us to ponder the wisdom of inviting computers into our homes so wholeheartedly, considering how much evil can be accomplished through them.
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Evolving Technology Targeting Drug Delivery At The Cellular Level
We expect clinical experience to enable optimized versions of several platforms that will reduce time-to-market going forward.
These and other conclusions are the subject of a comprehensive report. The report documents and analyzes the results of a recent assessment of the evolving targeted drug delivery sector conducted by Applied Data Research. More information is also available at http://www.applieddata.org.
About Applied Data
Applied Data Research is a healthcare therapeutics consulting firm focused on medical market strategies, product commercialization, venture development, and market research. We assist medical market participants in achieving their business objectives through the creation of detailed business development strategies, product commercialization programs, and comprehensive market and technology research and analysis.
NBA All-Star Game: Duncan is a fixture despite his style
His four championships in nine years make him the No. 1 NBA winner of the past 10 seasons. Though his scoring average for six seasons has been on a steady decline from his career-best 25.5 points per game in 2001-02 — it slipped all the way to 18.3 in '05-06 before a jump to 20.0 last season — his consistent excellence has remained. "The better the team, the less important statistics are," said Hall of Fame center and ABC/ESPN analyst Bill Walton. "My guess is, as the team has gotten better and better and better, Tim's stats have gotten worse." Of far greater importance, Walton said, is how Duncan has put his stamp on games. Few players in NBA history have had greater bearing on the outcome. "In terms of impact and control, he has everything," Walton said.
Enid’s Carver Educational Center is praised by state
Youth, the saying goes, is wasted on the young. The same can be true of education.Sometimes young people don't take advantage of their educational opportunities and it isn't until they reach adulthood they realize the error of their ways.For these people, and for any adults seeking academic improvement, the Carver Education Center is a valuable asset.Recently the Carver center received visits from four representatives of Oklahoma State Department of Education's Lifelong Learning Section. They conducted interviews, observed classes and reviewed materials.The panel's conclusion? Carver Educational Center is doing a good job.Thumbs up to Carver Education Center and its staff.THUMBS UPEnid Community Foundation recently hit a milestone, hitting $11.4 million in assets.This is quite a jump from the original $1.8 million challenge grant from Sisters of Mercy in July 2000.
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