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SX: Villopoto Clinches '12 Supercross Crown
Taskmaster 2.3.1 - Task timer aimed at Leapforce Search Engine Evaluators.. (Shareware)
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US government orders UK carriers to extend no-fly list Brits travelling to non-US destinations, even on flights that don't pass through US airspace
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SX: Villopoto Clinches '12 Supercross Crown

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Ryan Villopoto has successfully defended his Monster Energy Supercross title, locking up his second straight championship with another win tonight in Houston.

Taskmaster 2.3.1 - Task timer aimed at Leapforce Search Engine Evaluators.. (Shareware)

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 02:42 AM PDT

Taskmaster is a full-featured task timer specifically for Leapforce Search Engine Evaluators. It features a fully-configurable countdown timer that automatically calculates your allowed time. You can easily track how long you've worked, what tasks you've done and how much you've made. Start and stop times are recorded automatically, making invoicing a breeze. Now you can even upload your session times to Toggl for backup and to use their extensive reporting tools.

Version 2.3.1:

Drops TPH in favor of an "excess time" metric.
Allows you to configure which hour the day starts.
Allows you to change a submitted task's type.
Copies the contents of the comments window to the clipboard automatically.
Fixes transparency in the text colorizer.

Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later.

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Reel Reviews: Feast your eyes on upcoming films

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 01:30 AM PDT

That is bound to happen every once in a while. So we thought we'd take a look at what's coming out soon and tell you what we're excited about, what we're not so chuffed about, and why.

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US government orders UK carriers to extend no-fly list Brits travelling to non-US destinations, even on flights that don't pass through US airspace

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 11:10 PM PDT

The Independent's Simon Calder reports that the US Department of Homeland Security has ordered air carriers to hand over the personal information of British people travelling to the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada, even for flights that don't fly over US airspace. What's more, they demand the right to order passengers to be yanked from flights right up to boarding time, without explanation. Essentially, they're extraterritorializing the No-Fly list, a list of thousands and thousands of people who are deemed -- for secret reasons -- to be so dangerous that they're not allowed to fly, but not so dangerous that they can be arrested.

Given that this is April 1, I'm slightly suspicious, as this is so blatantly evil that it's hard to believe that UK carriers would capitulate to it. On the other hand, everyone capitulates to the undemocratic absurdities of the American security-industrial apparatus.

Simon Hughes, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, told The Independent: "The concern by the US for its own security is entirely understandable, but it seems to me it's a whole different issue that American wishes should determine the rights and choices of people travelling between two countries neither of which is the US."
...Any passenger who refuses to comply will be denied boarding. Those who do supply details may find their trip could be abruptly cancelled by the Department of Homeland Security, which says it will "take boarding pass determinations up until the time a flight leaves the gate ... If a passenger successfully obtains a boarding pass, his/her name is not on the No Fly list." In other words, travellers cannot find out whether they will be accepted on board until they reach the airport...
The US will have full details of all British visitors to Cuba, including business travellers, which could potentially be used to identify people suspected of breaking America's draconian sanctions against the Castro regime.
Neil Taylor, a tour operator who pioneered tourism to Cuba, said: "Imagine if the Chinese were to ask for such data on all passengers to Taiwan, and similarly if the Saudis were to ask about flights to Israel – would the US government understand?
"One also has to wonder how an American traveller in Europe would react if he were denied boarding on a flight from London to Rome because the German government had not received sufficient data from him."