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The proportion of Linux users is very less as compared to those who use either Mac OS X or Windows-based computers. But Chronic Dev Team didn’t ignore them. The new version 0.3 of Greenpois0n Absinthe now also supports Linux operating system. This new version of iOS 5 untethered jailbreak for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S [...]

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VIENNA, (MMD Newswire) January 24, 2012 -- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called for governments to reassess protection of intellectual property rights online, emphasizing the potential threat to individual freedoms posed by expanding legal rights and technological restrictions.

"Guaranteeing freedom of expression and intellectual property rights is important for a thriving creative industry in our information societies," Mijatović said. "At the same time, copyright laws should be limited in time and scope, encourage innovation and not hinder the free flow of information and freedom of speech, especially on the Internet and across borders."

"Mandatory monitoring of Internet content for copyright infringements could have a chilling effect on users engaging in political discourse."

She added that the recent debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) in the United States and the continuing discussion on the draft European Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) shows that there is an urgent need to reassess the design and scope of international intellectual property rights in the digital age.

"Under no circumstances should the interests of rights holders be placed above the fundamental right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy. We need a new balance between the legitimate rights of the copyright holders and the creative exercise of everyone's right to freedom of expression in the public domain."

"I call on all OSCE participating States to come up with new approaches to protect both fundamental freedoms and intellectual property rights. These should reflect the spirit and pace of the digital age we are living in," she said.

Mijatović urged governments to reconsider their Internet strategies, keeping in mind its borderless nature to ensure that the Internet remains an open and public forum for freedom of expression for their citizens, in line with OSCE commitments and international standards of media freedom.

"Governments must be aware that every attempt to regulate the Internet on the national level inevitably has global implications - because we still are fortunate to have only one Internet. Any online regulation should thus be considered carefully and debated openly, including with the industry, civil society, media and governments, in order to ensure that it does not lead to fragmentation or to cutting off users and interrupting the free flow of information," she said.

For information on the promotion of Internet freedom see: http://www.osce.org/home/80718 and http://www.osce.org/fom/78309.

Source: OSCE

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Vancouver (MMD Newswire) January 24, 2012 -- The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, today addressed the B.C. Chamber of Commerce and the Association for Mineral Exploration of B.C.'s Mineral Exploration RoundUp 2012. The Minister highlighted the importance of innovation in the exploration and mining sectors and the need to diversify our energy markets.Speaking to the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, Minister Oliver outlined the importance of opening Canada's natural resources sectors to new markets, such as the Asia-Pacific region.

"Vancouver is one of Canada's great economic engines and our biggest gateway to the huge economic opportunities of the growing Asia-Pacific market," Minister Oliver said. "Those opportunities represent the potential for hundreds of thousands of jobs in Canada and literally trillions of dollars in economic activity in Vancouver, in B.C. and right across the country."

In his address to the RoundUp participants, Minister Oliver detailed how NRCan's Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program is supporting private sector exploration investment in the North by generating modern reconnaissance-level geo-mapping data in areas with high mineral potential. He also noted that, in regions of Canada with proven mineral potential, the department's Targeted Geoscience Initiative is developing innovative mineral exploration techniques to help the industry discover new deeply buried mineral deposits in Canada.

Minister Oliver discussed NRCan's public geoscience programs while touring the RoundUp Trade Show floor, where he met with the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's 2011 Prospector of the Year, Shawn Ryan, whose use of NRCan's geoscientific data and knowledge products contributed to his White Gold discovery in the Yukon.

"Canada is one of the world's mining and energy giants, and we're set for continued growth," said Minister Oliver. "Our Government is committed to developing the policy initiatives and making the targeted investments that will help to ensure our exploration, mining and energy industries continue to grow and prosper long into the future."

While in Vancouver, the Minister also met with Western Canada-based mining industry CEOs as well as with B.C. Premier, Christy Clark; NWT Premier, Bob McLeod; and B.C. Minister of Energy and Mines, Rich Coleman. They discussed various opportunities to work together to harness science and technology expertise and to improve policy in support of ensuring economic stability and the responsible development of Canada's natural resources.

Source: Natural Resources Canada

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New York, New York (MMD Newswire) January 24, 2012 -- New Jersey Best Phone Cards Corp. (NJB), a leading telecommunications product company based out of New Jersey continues to purse organic growth as well as M&A opportunities, now most recently with the asset acquisition of Power Telecom Team (PTT).

Raaid Thabata, CEO of NJB views the purchase of PTT's assets, including intellectual property rights, as part of a strategic move to strengthen NJB's presence in the prepaid telecommunications industry in the US. Change Group Americas (CGA), a Corporate Finance firm in New York City that had a key role in the previous acquisition of NJB by Mox Telecom, stewarded the purchase of PTT. Thabata commented on his resolve to acquire PTT as the "formalization of a relationship that will only help us gain significant momentum in the industry". Zeynep Ivet Bandirma, a member of CGA's Corporate Finance Team who worked alongside her colleagues in the Legal Team and Financial Accounting Team at CGA, suggests that this move "has strengthened NJB's position as a 'key player' in the pre-paid phone card industry, especially in the State of New Jersey". The acquisition process was planned and executed based on CGA's rigorous, in-house domain expertise and unique organization model. Ms. Bandirma further states that the "phone card industry is a unique breed, so it was of vital importance to our success to ensure that we knew as much about their business as they did".

NJB is the leader in New Jersey but stands to competitively move up the ranks in other states, as well.

For media inquiries please contact Change Group Americas at 1-(212)-962-4487.

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FXPRIMUS Becomes the First International Foreign Exchange Brokerage Firm in Peru, Allowing Trading of Foreign Currencies, Gold, Silver, Oil, Commodities CFDs and Major Indexes

Ébene, Mauritius (MMD Newswire) January 24, 2012 -- FXPRIMUS has opened their new South American offices in Lima, Peru as part of their ongoing expansion in the South American markets. FXPRIMUS currently serves clients from 155 countries across 6 continents. This investment in South America in the next five years will expand to USD6 million.

FXPRIMUS will promote, educate, provide support 24/5 and offer various Forex and Commodities services throughout Peru and other South American markets. The brokerage will also have a dedicated SMS trade alert/signal service, the first in Peru which will be managed by CNBC Market Analyst Mario Sant Singh, also the FXPRIMUS Director of Training & Education, who will be appearing in Lima to run various seminars in the near future.

Terry Thompson, President of FXPRIMUS said, "We view our expansion into South America and particularly Peru, as a big step for our company in terms of reaching out to a key emerging market." "Peru is an untapped market, full of knowledgeable, savvy investors who have a demand for an alternative asset class such as Foreign Exchange, and we are pleased to be the first to provide this to them."

Mario Singh said, "While Foreign Exchange trading may be a newer asset class in Peru, I feel that their experience in other financial markets, will assist them in greatly in understanding the nuances of the 'Forex' market. I welcome the opportunity to educate and to demonstrate to people in Peru about how to trade Forex profitably and responsibly."

To launch FXPRIMUS Peru, FXPRIMUS is now running a contest where anyone who opens a live trading account between now and 30 June 2012 earns chances to win USD25,000 or a brand new Kia Sportage or one of six iPad monthly prizes. Traders can start earning chances to win a prize by funding their live account with as little USD100. Visit www.FXPRIMUS.pe for more details.

The new FXPRIMUS Peru offices will open in mid-February/March at Manuel Olgiun 215-217 (Omega Building) Office 704.

However, you can contact them NOW via www.FXPRIMUS.pe / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it / Tel: 511 700-7995.

About FXPRIMUS

FXPRIMUS, serving traders in 155 countries across 6 continents, is a retail Forex brokerage that offers a level of fund safety, liquidity, trade execution and service quality normally reserved only for institutional clients. FXPRIMUS offers trading on 45 financial instruments including Forex plus metals such as gold and silver, oils (gasoline, oil, heating oil, natural gas), commodities CFDs and major indexes.

FXPRIMUS is the first retail Forex brokerage to offer a Trust account option to all clients regardless of account size, and the first to contract an independent third party fund administrator to monitor the flow of client funds. Combining this unmatched level of fund safety with Straight Through Processing, prompt and responsive customer support and the industry-leading trader toolset that includes FXPRIMUS Coach and Autochartist truly makes FXPRIMUS The Safest Place To Trade.

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Billy Wilkerson
3213 Old Auburn Road
Dacula, Ga, 30019
678-779-6448

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Buford, Ga (MMD Newswire) January 24, 2012 -- Whitestone Motion Pictures, a boutique film company, released its latest short film, "Jack and the Dustbowl", online today. The film tells the story of a family overcoming extraordinary obstacles during incredibly tough times. The Whitestone family had their own extraordinary obstacles to overcome. The Brothers Bright is the writing duo responsible for every song in every Whitestone film produced.

Composer/Songwriter Nick Kirk and Singer/Songwriter Billy Wilkerson have written together for 15 years and 8 years for Whitestone Motion Pictures. On July 31, 2011, Billy Wilkerson along with best friend Ron Bailey, Jr. were struck by a drunk driver in Decatur, GA. Both were hospitalized with Severe Traumatic Brain damage. Billy was in a coma for over a week. Ron remains in a coma to this day. Billy has undergone over nine surgeries, ranging from facial reconstruction to tracheostomy.

After 16 days in the ICU at Grady Memorial Hospital, Billy was transferred to the Shepherd Center for rehabilitation where he remained for four weeks. After an miraculous recovery, Billy was able to go home. Family and friends feared Billy may have lost his ability to write and sing due to the traumatic brain injury and tracheostomy, but with the encouragement of his wife, Jill Wilkerson, Billy called Nick Kirk to try. In December 2011, just months after his nearly life-ending accident, Billy and Nick wrote the song Around The Bend. Billy recorded all the vocals with his tracheostomy tube still installed. The song is featured on Jack and The Dustbowl and is on sale on iTunes.

Billy had his last surgery on January 19th, 2012 and will soon have his tracheostomy tube removed. Currently, the Wilkerson family is nearly a million dollars in medical debt. Billy hopes that his story can encourage 1 million people to buy "Around the Bend" by the Brothers Bright on iTunes.

For further information, contact Billy Wilkerson at 678-779-6448.

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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Liberty Mutual Insurance's Service Call Centers Recognized for Providing an Outstanding Customer Service Experience

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (MMD Newswire) January 24, 2012 -- Liberty Mutual Insurance's service call centers have been recognized for call center customer satisfaction excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Call Center Certification Program.SM The Call Center Certification Program distinction acknowledges a strong commitment by Liberty Mutual's service call center operations to provide "An Outstanding Customer Service Experience."

Liberty Mutual Insurance's service call centers, located in Mishawaka, Ind., New Castle, Pa., Phoenix, Ariz., Springfield, Mass., and Tampa, Fla., handle approximately 6.5 million telephone calls from auto and home insurance customers annually. To become certified, the call centers successfully passed a detailed audit of more than 100 practices that encompass their recruiting, training, employee incentives, management roles and responsibilities, and quality assurance capabilities. As part of its evaluation, J.D. Power and Associates conducted a random survey of Liberty Mutual customers who recently contacted its call centers.

"With excellent performance across the board for all aspects of the interactive voice response (IVR) and the customer service agent, Liberty Mutual Insurance's service call centers are to be congratulated for earning certification," said Mark Miller, senior director of the global contact center practice at J.D. Power and Associates. "Liberty Mutual's service call centers performed particularly well in getting callers to the customer service representatives quickly and then solving the issue quickly. In this time-starved world we live in, Liberty Mutual's service call center strategy is to be highly responsive to customer needs when utilizing the phone channel has definitely resonated with its customers."

For certification status, a call center must also perform within the top 20 percent of customer service scores, which are based on benchmarks established in J.D. Power and Associates' cross-industry customer satisfaction research. The evaluation criteria include the customer service representative's courtesy, knowledge and concern for the customer; promptness in speaking to a person; and timely resolution of the problem or request. Additionally, the experience with the automated phone system is evaluated based on the clarity of the information provided, the ease of navigating the phone menu prompts and the ease of understanding the phone menu instructions.

"This prestigious honor demonstrates that 'customer service excellence' is more than a Liberty Mutual business goal, it's a daily operational reality," said Tim Sweeney, Liberty Mutual Insurance president, Personal Markets. "In an intensely competitive industry, our success largely depends on delighting our customers, and each day our call center professionals live up to that responsibility."

The Call Center Certification Program was launched by J.D. Power and Associates in 2004 to evaluate overall customer satisfaction with call centers and to help call centers in various industries increase their efficiency and effectiveness by establishing and continually updating leading practices for handling service calls.

For more information on the Call Center Certification Program, please visit JDPower.com.

About J.D. Power and Associates

Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services company providing performance improvement, social media and customer satisfaction insights and solutions. The company's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. For more information on car reviews and ratings, car insurance, health insurance, cell phone ratings, and more, please visit JDPower.com. J.D. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies

McGraw-Hill announced on September 12, 2011, its intention to separate into two public companies: McGraw-Hill Financial, a leading provider of content and analytics to global financial markets, and McGraw-Hill Education, a leading education company focused on digital learning and education services worldwide. McGraw-Hill Financial's leading brands include Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Indices, Platts energy information services and J.D. Power and Associates. With sales of $6.2 billion in 2010, the Corporation has approximately 21,000 employees across more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

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Chicago, IL / PRBuzz.com / January 24, 2012 -- Back In the summer of 2003 a local teacher from Chicago was picked out of many professional hitting coaches to be Ted Williams sons' personal hitting coach.

At the time, John Henry Williams was 35 years old and wanted to to give professional baseball a try. He believed if he found someone who knew his fathers' swing as well as his late father did, then he had a chance to do well.

Ted Williams Hitting Specialist Mike "Hubie Magic" Huber was the coach that was eventually hired for the job. Huber who has worked with over 70 different travel, high school, and college teams as a team hitting specialist, recalls the intensity of the interview process and how he eventually was selected. Huber said, "I was asked over 100 questions about the swing."

After answering all of the questions, Huber was then put under a physical test and was asked to hit batting practice off of 90 MPH pitching. "I had to hit off some machine that was worth over $100,000 and threw nasty curves, sliders, change-ups, and fork balls." Huber explained.

After passing these tests, Huber thought for sure that he would get the job but he was then psycholigically evaluated by a psychologist to see if if the candidate was of sound mind.

Huber ended up getting the job even though he wasn't a recognized pro name."I certainly did not expect that I would have to go through something like this with a job interview, but I went with the flow because I did think there was a strong possibility that I could get him to hit. I knew he was 35 years old, played no college ball. He certainly did not have a great high school career either. There was something that I liked about the challenge of getting him to hit at the pro level though."

The story of how this relationship between Huber and John Henry is written in Huber's book, Tapping into the Spirit of Ted Williams. Huber says people will be surprised of how the story ends as it never made any public news. So far, most people that read the book comment on how it unravels like a Hollywood movie."

About Mike Huber: Team Hitting Specialist and Confidence Trainer, Mike Huber, has traveled the country to help baseball teams improve their hitting skills at a record breaking pace with the Hubie Magic Training System. This training system has helped teams set over 60 state, national, and/or team hitting records while training over 70 different teams since the late 1990s.  He is the author of the book, Tapping Into the Spirit of Ted Williams.  Mr. Huber, a Chicagonative, has been a radio show analyst of ESPN radio, is a public speaker, holds his masters at Chicago State University in Physical Wellness and Kinetics, and has written many articles on the subject of hitting.

Press Inquiries: Mike Huber is available for television, radio, newspaper, magazine and on-line interviews, articles and speaking engagements.
Contact: Mike Huber
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Phone: (847) 312-1061
Website: www.hubiemagic.com
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