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Given the advent of the EOS 5D Mark III, it's hardly a surprise to see that the Mark II has been quietly moved to Canon's retired list. The full-frame DSLR was famous for its HD video prowess and was quickly adopted by Hollywood, where it was used to film an entire episode of House back in 2010. While the spirit of the 5D lives on in the latest revision, the old dog most definitely deserves a toast 'round the fire.

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Kacey Musgraves performs with Mike Eli and the Eli Young Band during the CMT Artists of the Year on Dec. 3, 2012, in Franklin, Tenn.

Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT.

Some scattershot final thoughts before I fold up the laptop for the year.

Thanks, Will, for helping me wrap my mind around The Mumford Perplex. Listening to the band?s bombastic skiffle hymns, I was struck again by how in this century, Brits, traditionally pop?s irony specialists, have become torchbearers for solemn anthemic rock. There?s Radiohead, Coldplay, Keane, Muse. And now, the Mumfords, who pin their quivering hearts to their capos like none since The Kingston Trio. My own taste in British folk revivalists runs more to Fairport Convention, so I want to mention that Richard Thompson, a man who has never released a bad record in a career than spans nearly 50 years, put out another fine one in 2012, the cast album for his ?folk oratorio? Cabaret of Souls. It?s worth tracking down.

Speaking of graybeards: The veteran who impressed me most in 2012 most was one I?d never heard before. I?m talking about the rapper Ka, age 40. (That?s 175 or so in hip-hop years, no matter what Jay-Z says.) Ka is a late bloomer. He began his career as a member of the ?90s rap crew Natural Elements but has admitted to interviewers that he wasn?t a very good MC. His second solo album, Grief Pedigree, is the fruit of patience, persistence, practice. It?s a complete auteurist feat; Ka produced every song and directed his own videos, some of the best I saw all year. The album is impressively of-a-piece, sustaining a mood as dank and ominous as the lamplit backstreets in the videos. The music is calm but menacing, and Ka?s flow is unhurried; he?s less a rapper than a hardboiled raconteur, a teller of tales that require no flashiness or ornamentation.

The result is a ?90s-style New York thug-rap album, totally deglamorized?an O.G. looking back at the hustle with a headshake, and without illusions. ?I admit, not from an environment that let a child flourish/ In the street, slim physique, wild courage/ Five deep, trying to eat, looking malnourished,? he raps in ?No Downtime.? ?Decisions? ponders the moral ambiguities of thugging, unfolding in a series of a) or b) questions. Occasionally, the rapper turns his attention to other matters, like sex. ?Nut?? he asks. ?Or reposition?? Ka?a man who likes to take his time?chooses b).

While I?m on the subject of old-timers: Have you guys heard the latest Prince songs? (Jason, if you?re looking for funky antidote to EDM, you could do worse than ?Extraloveable.?) There?s been much talk about Springsteen?s indefatigability, but let?s take a moment to marvel at the sylphine agelessness of the Purple One. In fact, I?ve been thinking about Prince a lot recently: For a forthcoming Slate piece, I?ve been listening (or trying to listen) to everything the guy has recorded. It?s been an astonishing experience?a reminder of Prince?s rampant genius, and of the wisdom of musical elders, generally. As critics, we spend so much time focused on the new, the now, the next. But pop has still not caught up with Prince. People are trying, though: cf. Miguel, Jai Paul, and Usher?s Looking 4 Myself bonus track ?Say the Words,? a For You-era Prince pastiche par excellence. Maybe these tyros will follow Prince back to the future, reviving the deep groove? Or will the catalyst be the resurgent D?Angelo, more of a Prince acolyte than ever with his newfound guitar chops?

Jason, I loved your tribute to Donna Summer and the scorn you heaped on ?bottle-serviced dance pop.? I have a question, though. Wasn?t glamour and aspirationalism a huge part of the disco story? And wasn?t Summer herself one of American pop?s great Europhiles, a woman who fled her pious Boston upbringing for Berlin?who came into her own musically when she went jet-set, teaming with a suave Italian record producer? (Seems to me ?Love To Love You Baby? and ?I Feel Love? gave soul and funk a kind of fizzy Eurotrash makeover.) I wonder, therefore, if EDM-propelled dance-pop isn?t actually a lot like disco: If the vogue for four-on-the-floor club beats is a kind of cyclical turning away from gutbucket African-American sound?in this case, what Sasha Frere-Jones called ?hip-hop?s blues-based swing??in favor of music that?s more upscale, with a fancy continental pedigree? Is Rihanna Donna?s daughter, after all?

I?m running out of time, so I?ll wind down with a few quick words about country.

Country is the most conservative and hidebound of all pop genres. It?s also the most challenging music I listen to: In a time of intense polarization, it pulls this blue-state-Brooklyn-secular-humanist-Jewish Obama voter into the lives of Americans who fit none of those categories. This can be painful. I love the heft and sweep of Trace Adkins? Great Recession anthem ?Tough People Do? and appreciate its large-hearted populism. But in this year of birtherism and the 47 percent, I couldn?t help but be wary hearing Adkins sing ?Tough people pull themselves up by the bootstraps.? And in the wake the Newtown tragedy, it?s even more difficult to stick with Adkins, a card-carrying member of country?s NRA brigade.

And yet: Conservatism, in the form of home-and-hearth subject matter, is one of country?s great attractions. To return to Lindsay?s first post: the flipside of #YOLO is #WADS, We?ll All Die Someday?a verity that hits you hard as you move into middle age, watch your love ones pass on, and have kids of your own. It's one of the reasons I love country so much: More than other music, it carries that #WADS realism, valorizing middle-class lives?marriages, kids, divorces, parents? deaths?by dramatizing them, in gory detail, and with wit. I vote differently than Trace Adkins; I like guns a lot less than Miranda Lambert and Justin Moore. But my day-to-day life is about loving and fretting over my kid; it?s about trying to throw some breakfast down his gullet and get him to school on time. Country records talk about that stuff. Other pop records just don?t.

Also, like Ann, I?m a song person, and if there?s one thing country musicians know how to do, it?s write them thangs. Enter Kacey Musgraves. I said my piece about Musgraves? amazing ?Merry Go Round? earlier this year. Since then I?ve heard a bunch more Musgraves music?some that?s out there on the Internet, some that I got after begging her record company. I can tell you this: She?s the real damn deal.

Musgraves can reel off witty genre numbers like an old Nashville hand. Her best songs, though, show mastery of Music Row form while giving a wide berth to its clich?s and pieties. Her music is pretty but tough; it has a leathery hide. She writes in a voice?young, female, white, Southern, working-class?you won?t hear elsewhere in pop: certainly not from country?s fairy princess, Taylor Swift, nor from Lindsay?s faves Katie Crutchfield or Grimes, nor from Fiona or Regina or any other (sorry, Ann) NPR-touted singer-songwriter. Musgraves is a millennial (she?s 24), but the young women in her songs face lives of sharply circumscribed possibilities?no #YOLO. They?re single, for the time being, but marriage (a bad one, almost certainly) is waiting around the corner, along with a few kids and a crappy wage-slave job. Listen to ?Blowin? Smoke,? a song about (among other things) waiting tables in Las Vegas and nicotine addiction. Here?s Musgraves? narrator, chatting and smoking with fellow waitresses after a shift:

Well, Janey got divorced again
Her ex-husband?s in the pen
For two to five or five to 10
Or longer
And Brenda?s trading smokes for cake
Still hasn?t lost that baby weight
And that?s baby?s ?bout to graduate
From college

I just flick an ash
Into the tray
And tell them both
It?ll be OK
But we?re just blowin? smoke

Songs like that make Mugraves my big One To Watch for 2013. So I?ll put a little bookmark here, in the hope that we?ll all meet again?same time, same corner banquette, next year. Bottle service optional.

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G Data AntiVirus 2013 is a streamlined and highly effective solution for everyday security provision.

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Not only does the motto ?Security Made in Germany? being currently used in G Data product marketing imply location aspect of the company profile, it also translates to undoubted reliability. G Data Software AG is a German (Bochum-based) security software vendor with over 25 years of background in the IT protection field, which makes it one of the industry pioneers both in Europe and worldwide. The areas covered include private user and enterprise security, with effective solutions delivering the defenses that have consistently won recognition by international evaluation institutions.

This review is intended to provide a thorough analysis of G Data AntiVirus 2013 product which was made to address private users? security challenges with smart protection instruments conforming to the present-day malware combating trends. Equipped with unique two-engine detection system, cloud technology and system monitoring tools, the software proved to do a great job spotting and safely eliminating viruses, Trojans, rootkits, and the not-yet catalogued threats. Exceeding the regular antivirus strategy, this solution also enhances a number of online security niches such as web surfing, email and e-banking protection. Furthermore, the G Data team by no means neglected the system performance impact nuance, adding custom security / performance balance opportunities and optimization tools including idle scan which gets triggered only when the system is not being used.

We scrutinized G Data AntiVirus 2013 from several essential angles to get a complete product profile that should suffice for the average user to make up their mind.

System Requirements

Operating System:

Windows XP SP2 and above (32-bit) / Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) / Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) / Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Hardware:

1 GB RAM or higher for Windows Vista / Windows 7
512 MB RAM or higher for Windows XP

Other Requirements:

Internet connection for signature and product updates

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Usability

Product setup went generally smooth and fast. Instead of sticking to the stub installer algorithm which is prevalent across the board, the vendor chose to follow the bulk file download, so the longest part of the entire process is the time required for downloading about 350 MB of data. Installation proper is therefore not lengthy, requesting the user to select full or custom setup; pick the opt-in Malware-Feedback that implies agreeing to participate in the G Data Malware Information Initiative; and decide whether automatic signature updates are to be performed hourly. Everything else is pretty usual, including the choice between 30-day trial and commercial version, so no particular skills are required to complete the procedure.

The first impression from the user interface was kind of dubious. On the one hand, it looks a little over-simplistic and old-fashioned ? at least compared with some of the competitor products we tested recently. This might be explained by the fact the 2013 versions of the latter were made to fit into the Windows 8 style. Since G Data AntiVirus 2013 does not fully support all new features of this OS version for the time being (e.g. the new Windows 8 interface), that might be the thing affecting its external manifestation.

On the other hand, the interface is tailored to have everything it takes to manage the program?s functionality and be duly informed about protection status and security related events ? apparently, simplicity is not always a bad thing. The left-hand pane includes licensing information and one really helpful component called ?CPU load? which displays memory usage by G Data and System in separate icons. Security status displayed on the GUI?s home section is another useful feature; moreover, the related issues can be fixed in a single click ? that?s what the ?Correct? button is there for. Program settings and auxiliary options (accessing help, logs and product information, creating rescue CD) are the only two buttons on the top. The main features are concentrated below: those are virus protection, virus signatures, web protection and email check. Digging deeper into the settings didn?t turn out to be a more puzzling experience than exploring the main interface: you mostly get options to select or de-select ? as easy as that.

Now, let?s assign G Data AntiVirus 2013 some tasks and see what it?s like in action. First thing we did was trigger signature update. This process implies updating two engines (A and B), as well as the Whitelist. As long as the Internet connection is active, it goes okay, with no lags or other issues whatsoever.

Next, we ran system scan which sticks to the following sequence: system areas, memory and startup, rootkit check, and virus check proper. The process went generally fine until it reached the ?Virus check? part: it turned out way lengthier than we could have possibly anticipated, with only 30% progress reached in 45 minutes. At this point, it?s fair to remark that we kept the default performance parameters unaltered, while there is an option of customizing security / performance correlation ? in the latter case, if the optimal balance is configured the scan times get reasonable. And yet, it?s kind of frustrating to run into an issue like that with the recommended parameters selected.

Overall system productivity remained virtually unaffected throughout the test, except perhaps the average of 4 seconds added to the boot time. With all the unquestionable strong points, G Data AntiVirus 2013 might obviously do a better job in terms of the scan times. Furthermore, in our humble opinion, GUI upgrade for full Windows 8 compatibility would do the vendor a favor by attracting a broader user base.

Features

In addition to smart virus protection based on the use of two engines, G Data AntiVirus 2013 accommodates some Internet security features to keep you safe when visiting sites, exchanging emails, and banking online. This added value is flattering because it means you get more than just an antivirus. Now, some details.

AntiVirus Monitor is the core protection feature integrated in this product. Composed of two mutually-enhancing engines, this component serves as a powerful tool for filtering out viruses, rootkits, Trojans, adware, dialers, worms, and other types of malware. Owing to behavior monitoring capability, G Data is constantly on the lookout for suspicious applications running on your machine or attempting to access it. The innovative mix of signature detection and behavior watch makes this software highly sensitive to zero-days, i.e. new threats.
Security / Performance optimization is about the choices you are entitled to do in terms of tuning your preferred level of protection and system productivity. The default values give you maximum security and medium speed but, as the usability test above showed, that might be a burden for your machine and a test for your nerves, especially when you run full system scan. So the vendor kindly empowers the user to define this balance: for instance, you can manually deactivate one of the engines, or set a custom AntiVirus Monitor mode other than the default ?Check read & write access?.
Being equipped with the Web Cloud feature, G Data AntiVirus 2013 gets you closer to the safe side of the Internet by applying sophisticated whitelisting mechanism to block suspicious websites and the ones containing obviously malicious components such as corrupt payloads. Furthermore, the utility prevents phishing attacks and monitors instant messenger activity.
Employing cutting-edge Mail Cloud techniques, G Data virtually nullifies contamination probability via the email channel which is frequently used by scammers these days. The kernel component of this feature is called the OutbreakShield whose objective is to ensure instant protection against email malware outbreaks.
The main idea of BankGuard is to ensure adequate protection against Banking Trojans designed to steal sensitive financial details and transmit this data to their authors.
Idle Scan is intended to maintain normal system productivity when you are actively using your computer. In other words, this feature determines when the system is idle and runs automatic scans in these intervals. This functionality can be disabled at any time, just make sure you define regular scheduling in that case.
Fingerprinting is another remarkable feature aimed at optimizing performance during scans. This means G Data AntiVirus 2013 can memorize every little detail of the tasks it performed on your machine earlier, and intelligently single out some patterns in order to reduce its effort next time without sacrificing efficiency.
The product is configured by default to perform Hourly Updates of its virus signatures, so you get the privilege of enjoying minty-fresh protection from new malware that is added to the database.
By creating Boot CD you can clean a malware-infested system without the viruses preventing you. This method enables scanning the PC and eliminating infections prior to Windows launch, making the process smooth, unimpeded, and trouble-free.

Efficiency

Detecting the bad stuff and weeding it out for good are the things G Data is obviously proficient at. Protection thoroughness is reinforced by hourly signature updates, innovative antivirus approach, and a set of online security features comprising web surfing, email and online banking defense.

Looking at independent test results, it?s clear that this software?s main virtue is exceptionally reliable virus detection ? we believe this is largely due to the vendor?s tactic of combining two third-party engines: from Avast! and Bitdefender.

G Data AntiVirus 2013 is on Virus Bulletin?s VB100 list. Furthermore, according to a number of recent tests conducted by the worldwide-known AV-Comparatives, G Data showed 99.9% detection rate, which is the best result out of the set of 15 evaluated products, and hence got Advanced award ? could have been Advanced+ if it weren?t for false alarms that were spotted. In AV-Comparatives? latest Real World Protection Test, the software being reviewed turns out to be one of the 3 best products out of the 21 utilities tested.

The above facts leave no room for doubt with regard to detection accuracy and cleaning capability hard-coded into G Data AntiVirus 2013. In terms of efficiency, it is one of the industry leaders, delivering truly premium protection to private users. The only thing to keep in mind here is the possible nuisance of receiving false positives on normal applications ? well, we guess that?s the flip side of the nearly perfect detection.

Help & Support

This product provides built-in support options accessible through the ?More? drop-down menu in the top right-hand part of its GUI. Additionally, users can fill out G Data service form or browse the top FAQs on their website. For urgent help, G Data EmergencyLine is available ? that?s the vendor?s phone support. We didn?t find online chat with Support representative, which is not critical considering high responsiveness of their help team, yet might be a good idea to implement.

+/- (Pros/Cons)

Easy to install and use
High protection scores
Intelligent performance optimization
Online security features (web surfing, email, e-banking protection)
Trial version available
Reasonable cost

Somewhat old-fashioned interface
False positives
Lengthy full scan with default settings unaltered

Bottom line

G Data AntiVirus 2013 is a great example of how two different detection engines can successfully coexist within one solution and complement each other. Nearly immaculate protection is hence the business card of this software. Moreover, the extent of online security supplied by G Data definitely surpasses the Internet protection scope competing antivirus products offer. When it comes to usability, things aren?t as serene though because you may run into long scan times, and it might take some configuring to adjust the optimal performance mode. This particular issue set aside, G Data AntiVirus 2013 is a streamlined and highly effective solution for everyday security provision.

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SEATTLE (AP) ? U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reached its highest number yet of companies audited for illegal immigrants on their payrolls this past fiscal year.

Audits of employer I-9 forms increased from 250 in fiscal year 2007 to more than 3,000 in 2012. From fiscal years 2009 to 2012, the total amount of fines grew to nearly $13 million from $1 million. The number of company managers arrested has increased to 238, according to data provided by ICE.

The investigations of companies have been one of the pillars of President Barack Obama's immigration policy.

When Obama recently spoke about addressing immigration reform in his second term, he said any measure should contain penalties for companies that purposely hire illegal immigrants. It's not a new stand, but one he will likely highlight as his administration launches efforts to revamp the nation's immigration system.

"Our goal is compliance and deterrence," said Brad Bench, special agent in charge at ICE's Seattle office. "The majority of the companies we do audits on end up with no fines at all, but again it's part of the deterrence method. If companies know we're out there, looking across the board, they're more likely to bring themselves into compliance."

While the administration has used those numbers to bolster their record on immigration enforcement, advocates say the audits have pushed workers further underground by causing mass layoffs and disrupted business practices.

When the ICE audit letter arrived at Belco Forest Products, management wasn't entirely surprised. Two nearby businesses in Shelton, a small timber town on a bay off Washington state's Puget Sound, had already been investigated.

But the 2010 inquiry became a months-long process that cost the timber company experienced workers and money. It was fined $17,700 for technicalities on their record keeping.

"What I don't like is the roll of the dice," said Belco's chief financial officer Tom Behrens. "Why do some companies get audited and some don't? Either everyone gets audited or nobody does. Level the playing field."

Belco was one of 339 companies fined in fiscal year 2011 and one of thousands audited that year.

Employers are required to have their workers fill out an I-9 form that declares them authorized to work in the country. Currently, an employer needs only to verify that identifying documents look real.

The audits, part of a $138 million worksite enforcement effort, rely on ICE officers scouring over payroll records to find names that don't match Social Security numbers and other identification databases.

The audits "don't make any sense before a legalization program," said Daniel Costa, an immigration policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C., think tank. "You're leaving the whole thing up to an employer's eyesight and subjective judgment, that's the failure of the law. There's no verification at all. Then you have is the government making a subjective judgment about subjective judgment."

An AP review of audits that resulted in fines in fiscal year 2011 shows that the federal government is fining industries across the country reliant on manual labor and that historically have hired immigrants. The data provides a glimpse into the results of a process affecting thousands of companies and thousands of workers nationwide.

Over the years, ICE has switched back-and-forth between making names of the companies fined public or not. Lately, ICE has emphasized its criminal investigations of managers, such as a Dunkin' Donuts manager in Maine sentenced to home arrest for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants or a manager of an Illinois hiring firm who got 18 months in prison.

Many employers also wonder how ICE picks the companies it probes.

"Geography is not a factor. The size of the company is not a factor. And the industry it's in is not a factor. We can audit any company anywhere of any size," Bench said. He added ICE auditors follow leads from the public, other employers, employees and do perform some random audits.

But ICE auditors hit ethnic stores, restaurants, bakeries, manufacturing companies, construction, food packaging, janitorial services, catering, dairies and farms. The aviation branch of corporate giant GE, franchises of sandwich shop Subway and a subsidiary of food product company Heinz were among some of the companies with national name recognition. GE was fined $2,000.

In fiscal year 2011, the most recent year reviewed by AP, the median fine was $11,000. The state with the most workplaces fined was Texas with 63, followed by New Jersey with 37.

The lowest fine was $90 to a Massachusetts fishing company. The highest fine was $394,944 to an employment agency in Minneapolis, according to the data released to AP through a public records request.

A Subway spokesman said the company advises franchise owners to follow the law. A Heinz spokesman declined comment.

Bench didn't have specifics on what percentage of fines come from companies having illegal immigrants on their payroll, as opposed to technical paperwork fines in recent years.

Julie Wood, a former deputy director at ICE who now runs a consulting firm, said she'd like to see the burden of proving the legality of a company's workforce go from the employer to the government. She'd like to see a type of program, such as E-Verify, be implemented with the I-9 employment form. E-Verify is a voluntary and free program for private employers that checks a workers eligibility.

"At the end of the day, the fine is the least of it," she said. "Usually the company will spend more on legal fees. But it is a huge headache for the company to lose workers."

Wood said she'd like to see the agency go after more criminal charges and focus on companies that treat worker inhumanely.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/audits-businesses-illegal-immigrants-rising-145151455--finance.html

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We've seen Christmas trees built out of spare car parts, discarded SCSI drives, OLED panels, and quadrocopter stacked boxes, but Germany? Their taking the old tannenbaum back to its roots -- and tweaking its genetic code. With the aide of a government grant, scientists in Germany are trying to develop a method of tree cloning suited to Nordmann Fir. The native pine is popular for yuletide trimmings, but can be difficult to grow -- as much as 40 percent of trees grown for the season wind up the wrong shade of green or have their growth stunted by frost. Plant biologists hope to have a healthy stock of cloned trees ready by 2016, assuming nothing goes terribly wrong. Perfectly cultivated clones or not, we still prefer 'ol Chuck Brown's charming twig.

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The <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/homemade-gift-ideas-washi-tape-journal_n_2193118.html?utm_hp_ref=huffpost-home&ir=HuffPost%20Home">perfect gift for the writer</a> on your list.

Monogrammed Soaps

This <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/21/homemade-gift-ideas-mongrammed-soap_n_2173140.html?utm_hp_ref=huffpost-home&ir=HuffPost%20Home">gift is really easy</a> to personalize.

Paper Doll Kit

Give a gift that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/20/homemade-gift-paper-doll-kit_n_2165238.html?utm_hp_ref=huffpost-home&ir=HuffPost%20Home">any creative and crafty kid</a> would adore!

His And Hers Pillowcases

These <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/20/homemade-gift-his-and-hers-pillowcases_n_2166747.html?utm_hp_ref=huffpost-home&ir=HuffPost%20Home">his and hers pillowcases</a> are perfect for any couple sharing an apartment or moving into their first home together!

Kindle Case

Any e-reader owner will love this <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/homemade-gift-kindle-case_n_2160348.html?utm_hp_ref=huffpost-home&ir=HuffPost%20Home">one-of-a-kind case</a>.

Neon Coiled Bowls

Fill <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/homemade-gift-idea-neon-coiled-bowls_n_2158007.html">these bowls</a> with something they love to make this the ultimate gift.

Chic Luggage Tag

This <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/05/craft-of-the-day-luggage-tag_n_1943372.html">personalized fabric tag</a> is perfect for the jet-setter on your list.

Placemat Clutch

Turn a funky-patterned placemat into a one-of-a-kind <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/craft-of-the-day-turn-a-p_n_1450510.html?1350328069">fashion accessory</a> for the fashionista on your list.

Wristlet Key Fobs

A cute and customized <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/craft-of-the-day-wristlet-key-fob_n_1865445.html" target="_hplink">ribbon key fob</a> to carry their keys.

Make Embellished Dishtowels

Their kitchen will look brighter with these pretty, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/craft-of-the-day-embellished-dishtowels_n_1415075.html?1350329605">embellished dish towels</a>.

Photo Collage Star

Make a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/craft-of-the-day-collage_n_1229244.html?1350335749">decorative photo collage</a> with meaningful photos for the recipient.

DIY Cocktail Ring

Use an <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/13/craft-of-the-day-cocktail-ring_n_1339492.html?1350332112">old costume earring or button</a> to create a fancy (and inexpensive!) ring. Perfect for someone who loves fun and unique jewelry.

Paint Swirl Vases

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Keyboard Message

Use old keys from a keyboard to create <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/craft-of-the-day-gift-made-keyboard_n_1472208.html?1350327028">a personalized gift</a> with a meaningful message.

Marbled Drinking Glasses

Use nail polish to give plain <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/craft-of-the-day-marbled-glasses_n_1472457.html?1350326605">glassware</a> a pop of color. Perfect for a friend with a new home or apartment.

Reversible Apron

Give your favorite hostess a new kitchen accessory: this <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/craft-of-the-day-apron_n_1525622.html?1350325991">cute reversible apron</a>.

Coffee Cozy

Help the coffee fiend on your list go green with a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/14/craft-of-the-day-coffee-cozy_n_1593468.html?1350324272">reusable coffee sleeve</a>.

Felt Phone Case

This <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/18/craft-of-the-day-cell-phone-case-_n_1601559.html">pretty felt case</a> is a personalized way to keep their phone safe.

Pet Dishes

Know someone with a new pet? Create these <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/25/craft-of-the-day-pet-dishes_n_1698022.html">personalized pet dishes</a> by using a simple wood burning tool.

Canvas Portrait

Turn a photo into beautiful <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/craft-of-the-day-canvas-portrait_n_1764100.html?1350316023">canvas wall art</a> that doubles as a very meaningful gift.

Tablet Case

Create <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/10/craft-of-the-day-ipad-tablet-case_n_1764794.html" target="_hplink">this case</a> for any of your techie friends.

Instagram Calendar

This <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/craft-of-the-day-instagram-calendar_n_1773778.html" target="_hplink">personalized calendar</a> is an awesome way to display some of the recipient's most memorable moments.

Emergency Zippered Pouch

This <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/craft-of-the-day-emergency-pouch_n_1910203.html"> zippered pouch</a> is both cute and useful. The perfect stocking stuffer!

Geode Bottle Stoppers

These <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/craft-of-the-day-geode-bottle-stoppers_n_1898401.html">pretty bottle stoppers</a> are a great gift for anyone on your list who loves to entertain.

Floppy Disk Planters

Repurpose old floppy disks into a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/craft-of-the-day-floppy-disk-planters_n_1951187.html">fun planter </a> to make an awesome green gift.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/23/homemade-gift-idea-pocket-warmer_n_2346749.html

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It takes a lot of hard work to be successful in an E-commerce business, you need a strategy a creative team and a lot of innovative ideas to overcome any potential obstacles and outfox your competitors.

A quick search for internet providers in my area on this site will show you what is available where you live.?Furthermore, listed below are the top 10 obstacles you will face in an E-commerce business.

1-Security
The Internet is not a secure environment and the whole idea of e-commerce is to provide a huge data bank that everyone around the world can access, but due to breach of security, hackers can fiddle with important data. Any website that seems insecure will automatically put off visitors who may turn to alternates.

Every E-commerce business should select a hosting service very carefully, the platform must be encrypted and password protected or else someone could just hack into the database and steal vital information.

The server must also have backup so that all the data you store online is not lost in case the system crashes.

2-Dynamic Environment
The internet is a very dynamic environment that is constantly changing at a rapid pace. If you are unable to cope with the latest trends and technologies then your business will be left behind, so a wise idea is to implement a strategy that guides your business step by step.

3-SEO
In the highly competitive online industry, a business just can?t survive if customers do not know about its existence. Online search engines are unlikely to place a new business? website at the top of the search results, so what you need to do is create awareness through search engine optimization techniques.

SEO consultants can help drive business growth and increase sales.

4-User Interface
Any successful online business has a good user interface; the design should be user friendly and divided into categories. If customers can?t find what they are looking for, they will be frustrated and will move on elsewhere.

So make sure that your website is simple to operate with a search option as well. Category-wise, you could divide your products by price, gender, and so on.

5-Logistics
Small businesses can?t keep every single item in their catalog; instead, they only have the best selling items. However, when an order for a product that is unavailable comes up, you are left in disarray and will possibly lose the sale if you don?t act fast.

Modern E-commerce businesses have a system through which they can automate the process of order fulfillment. If the product is unavailable then the order is directly sent to the wholesaler who then delivers the product immediately.

6-Bringing the Product Closer to the Consumer
One major disadvantage of E-commerce is that a customer can?t touch or feel the product, so it is a lot more difficult to sell anything as compared to personal selling.

However, you can overcome this problem by bringing the customer as close to the product as possible by using images and video on your website to show consumers what they will be buying. Take pictures from multiple angles and provide as much detail as possible.

7-Lack of Information
Since there is no sales staff in an E-commerce business, you are unable to provide full detailed information to customers. For example: A consumer might not specifically know what type of memory card he should use in the camera he just bought, however there is a solution to this problem.

Your E-commerce platform should have further categories that show consumers add-ons or any other related product categories so that your customers are well informed.

8-Language Barrier
A lot of E-commerce businesses operate on a large scale, but are unable to generate high sales despite their high market reach; this is mainly because of the language barrier.

English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, but in order to expand your business across the globe you must offer more than one language on your website or else you could miss out on some fantastic business opportunities.

9-Geographical Barrier
If you?re operating from a small city, you might never be able to fulfill large orders from across the globe because there are differences in time zones.

Currency is probably the biggest geographical barrier. A customer in Brazil will want to know the value of the product in terms of ?reais?, if he faces any difficulty then he might not buy the product.

Your E-commerce website should have currency converter option, along with metric or imperial size measurements depending on the requirements.

10- Checkout Process
A lot of customers abandon their purchase after reaching the checkout phase. People feel that this stage is too complex and misleading for them to continue.

Companies often do not offer complete details of the purchase or even a summary to help consumers. A solution to this problem is to have an expert design your website and make sure that you cover these minute details as they can hurt your chances of making a sale.

Conclusion

You can achieve success in your E-commerce business if you follow these simple guidelines and avoid mistakes.?A quick search for internet providers in my area on this site will show you what is available where you live.

Source: http://www.softize.net/top-10-internet-obstacles-you-must-overcome-for-a-successful-e-commerce-business/

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In the "sure wish we had a video" category, aptly-monikered defense contractor Rheinmetall has run a highly successful test of its 50kW high-energy laser weapon. It works by hunting down incoming targets using a so-called Skyguard radar system, then locking in with an optical scanner before firing multiple, superimposed beams for extra energy. During the Swiss trials, the German-made HEL cannon managed to cut through a 15mm steel girder from over 3,200 feet away and knock down several drones diving at over 110 mph. Most impressively, the laser succeeded in dipatching an 82mm steel projectile in flight, showing the viability of beam-based weapons against potential mortar attacks. Rheinmetall has quintupled the power in just the last year, and plans to ramp up the juice to 60kW in 2013 trials, saying "nothing stands in the way" of a future 100kW system. Of course if that doesn't work out, it could always start up a death metal band.

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Astronomers say they used a new statistical technique to find four possible super-Earths orbiting in the habitable zone of two stars within 22 light-years of Earth, Gliese 667C and tau Ceti.

By Pete Spotts,?Staff writer / December 19, 2012

This diagram shows an artist's rendering comparing our own solar system to Kepler-22, a star system containing the first 'habitable zone' planet discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. The 'habitable zone' is a region where under the right conditions, liquid water can form stable pools on the surface.

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Astronomers say they have uncovered evidence for what could be four super-Earth planets orbiting within the habitable zones of two stars within 22 light-years of Earth.

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Three of those candidate planets are among a tightly packed clutch of five that orbit Gliese 667C, part of a triple-star system 22 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. The other possible planet is one of five orbiting tau Ceti, a sun-like star 12 light-years away in the constellation Cetus.

Taken together, the detections not only add to accumulating evidence that planets look to be more common than stars ? and that planets in habitable zones could be more common than previously thought, some of researchers reporting the finds say.

The finds also illustrate the power of improved statistical tools to boldly uncover candidate planets where no planet had been found before.

The evidence for these candidate planets requires independent confirmation, the researchers caution.?Still, the tools represent "a real breakthrough," says Steven Vogt, an astronomer at the University of California at Santa Cruz and a member of the team reporting the results for tau Ceti. The approach the team took leaves only about one chance in 3 million that the detections could herald something other than a planet.

Since the mid-1990s, astronomers have bagged more than 850 extra-solar planets. The ultimate goal is to find rocky planets with Earth-like masses orbiting within their stars' habitable zones ? a region where under the right conditions, liquid water can form stable pools on the surface. Liquid water is considered an essential ingredient for organic life.

Different groups of astronomers had aimed three telescopes for various lengths of time at tau Ceti and found nothing. Led by Mikko Tuomi at the University of Hertfordshire in Britain, the team reporting this latest analysis applied relatively new statistical tools to the combined data from these telescopes.

The result: "Five planets came out: boom, boom, boom, boom, boom ... as clear as a bell," Dr. Vogt says.

Tau Ceti has about 78 percent of our own sun's mass, but its composition is quite similar, Dr. Tuomi's team reports. Its candidate planets range from 2 to 6.6 times Earth's mass.

The innermost object orbits the star once every 14 days, while the outermost takes 642 days to make its circuit. The fourth planet from the star, with a 168-day orbit, travels well within a zone where liquid water could remain stable on the planet's surface, the team estimates. However, the results don't speak directly to what the planets are made of.?

A similar story has played out for Philip Gregory, an astronomer at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Previous researchers had found two planets orbiting Gliese 667C, a red dwarf with 31 percent of the sun's mass. Using a broadly similar statistical approach, he reports detecting the initial two, plus three more planets. Three of the five fall within the star's habitable zone, he estimates.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/science/~3/bMFbBrXA1o4/Four-planets-in-habitable-zones-spotted-within-spitting-distance-of-Earth

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How many tech bloggers does it take to change an eco-system? Well, if this week's mobile podcast is anything to go by, the answer might be three. There's a definite whiff of revolution in the air, and no corner of the mobiverse is safe. Raise the flag, adorn your colors, strap up them boots, hit play and take cover. You have been warned.

Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen

Guest: Ashley Esqueda (Techfoolery)

Producer: James Trew
Music: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)

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By Andrew Hood
Published Dec. 20, 2012
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LEON, Spain (VN) ? Nissan is pulling the plug on its high-profile sponsorship effective immediately and its name will not appear on RadioShack jerseys next season.

Officials from the North American division of the carmaker confirmed the news to VeloNews on Thursday. The news first broke earlier today in a report in the Luxembourg newspaper Le Quotidien.

Nissan officials would not elaborate on why it decided to abruptly end its deal with the Luxembourg-registered team owned by construction tycoon Flavio Becca, but confirmed to VeloNews it would no longer be associated with the team.

?Nissan and the management team of RadioShack-Nissan-Trek cycling have reached an agreement that provides for Nissan?s immediate withdrawal as a sponsor of the team, while enabling the team to continue competing in the upcoming 2013 season,? said David P. Reuter, vice president of corporate communications. ?Nissan wishes the riders, team management, and professional cycling well in future endeavors.?

It is believed the car manufacturer will honor its financial agreement through the term of its contract, set to conclude at the end of 2013.

That means that the squad that is home to Andy Schleck, Chris Horner and Fabian Cancellara will still have the money to pay salaries going into next season.

Nissan?s name, however, will not appear on jerseys or bikes and the cars will not be used as official vehicles for the team.

The news is a blow for the team and comes on the heels of troublesome year for the squad after the merger of RadioShack and Leopard-Trek that former team rider Jakob Fulgsang called ?a disaster.?

Former team manager Johan Bruyneel left the team in October under growing pressure for his involvement in the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency investigation into doping practices on teams he managed from the late 1990s to 2010.

Bruyneel is challenging a lifetime ban, all but assuring a string of negative headlines if the case hits arbitration next year.

Star rider Fr?nk Schleck is also facing a possible racing ban after testing positive for a banned diuretic at this year?s Tour de France. Luxembourg officials heard more evidence in the case yesterday and sources say a decision could come in January.

Whether those issues helped nudge Nissan out of the sport remains unknown. Company officials refused to expand on reasons behind its hasty exit.

Nissan?s arrival as a full co-sponsor in 2012 was seen as a boon not only for the team, but a larger confirmation for cycling. The team gradually increased its involvement in cycling over the last handful of years, also backing the Amgen Tour of California and USA Pro Challenge.

As one of the world?s largest car manufacturers, Nissan brought high-profile exposure and corporate credibility to the table.

In a press release on Nissan?s website dated February 2012, company officials were enthusiastic about growing the brand?s presence in cycling.

The company cited the two million fans watching the Tour of California and stated that cycling is a ?good fit for a corporation that has consistently demonstrated its interest in environmental issues, along with health and fitness.?

That enthusiasm quickly soured and Nissan is second major sponsor to leave the sport in the past few months.

Rabobank also walked away from its long-running sponsorship of its namesake Dutch team in the wake of the USADA case against former seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

Like Nissan, it agreed to pay its financial commitments and the team will ride as ?Blanco? next season while management searches out new backers.

FILED UNDER: News / Road TAGS: doping / Lance Armstrong doping / Nissan / RadioShack-Nissan-Trek

Source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/12/news/nissan-pulls-plug-on-cycling-sponsorship_269563

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Apple May Already Be ?Pulling In? Suppliers For Retina iPad Mini [Rumor] | Cult of Mac

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Are you one of the many people unhappy with your new iPad mini?s low-res screen? Good morning! Here?s a handful of salt in your wound. Apple may already be revving up retina iPad mini production, according to a tenuous new analyst report.

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BRUSSELS/GENEVA (Reuters) - Fighters from around the world have filtered into Syria to join a civil war that has split along sectarian lines, increasingly pitting the ruling Alawite community against the majority Sunni Muslims, U.N. human rights investigators said on Thursday.

The deepened sectarian divisions in Syria may diminish prospects for any post-conflict reconciliation even if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled. And the influx of foreign fighters raises the risk of the war spilling into neighboring countries, riven by the same sectarian fault lines that cut through Syria.

"As battles between government forces and anti-government armed groups approach the end of their second year, the conflict has become overtly sectarian in nature," the investigators led by Brazilian expert Paulo Pinheiro said in an updated report.

As a result, they said, more civilians were seeking to arm themselves in the conflict, which began 21 months ago with street demonstrations demanding democratic reform and evolved into an armed insurgency bent on toppling Assad.

"What we found in the last few months is that the minorities that tried to stay away from the conflict have begun arming themselves to protect themselves," Karen Abuzayd, a member of the group, told a news conference in Brussels.

Syrian government forces had increasingly resorted to aerial bombardments, including shelling of hospitals, and evidence suggests that such attacks are "disproportionate", the report said. The conduct of hostilities by both sides is "increasingly in breach of international law", it added.

"Feeling threatened and under attack, ethnic and religious minority groups have increasingly aligned themselves with parties to the conflict, deepening sectarian divides."

FIGHTERS FROM 29 COUNTRIES

Most of the "foreign fighters" slipping into Syria to join rebel groups, or fight independently alongside them, are Sunnis from other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, the U.N. investigators found, reporting on their findings after their latest interviews conducted in the region.

"They come from all over, Europe and America, and especially the neighbouring countries," said Abuzayd, adding that names from 29 states had been recorded so far.

The report covers the period between September 28 and December 16, and will be part of a final document to be prepared in March.

It said the Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah had confirmed that group members were in Syria fighting on behalf of Assad.

Hezbollah has previously denied sending members to fight alongside Syrian government forces.

But Hezbollah held a series of funerals two months ago for Fighters killed "performing their jihadist duties" and leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah suggested they had been fighting in areas along the poorly defined Lebanon-Syria border.

The U.N. report also cited reports of Iraqi Shi'ites coming to fight and said Iran, a close ally of Assad, confirmed in September that its Revolutionary Guards were in Syria providing assistance. Tehran has denied military involvement in Syria.

Investigators also said human rights violations were being committed on all sides of the conflict and members of government and anti-government groups alike would be listed for possible referral to the International Criminal Court.

"As the conflict drags on, the parties have become ever more violent and unpredictable, which has led to their conduct increasingly being in breach of international law," the report said.

All sides, investigators added, were failing to "distinguish targets" and using civilian property for military purposes.

(Additional reporting by Dominic Evans in Beirut; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-warns-foreign-influx-sectarian-syria-war-124458021.html

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A casket carrying the body of shooting victim Jessica Rekos, 6, is brought out after her funeral. (Photo by John??

NEWTOWN, Conn. - Small talk with new acquaintances inevitably evolves to, "what's the worst story you ever covered?"

The question makes me cringe. I enjoy what I do, but 20 years of reporting on crime and national news has put me face-to-face with unforgettable tragedies.

Being on the scene at Hurricane Katrina, Columbine, Virginia Tech and the Aurora, Colorado movie massacre undoubtedly made me pause and seek perspective in life.

But what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary has been different. Not to take away anything from those other horrors, but first-graders slaughtered by some sicko is a gut-wrenching story even for the most jaded journalist.

My ?worst? stories have always been and will always be tragedies involving kids.

Kids like 11-year-old Jason Boner, who I witnessed get sucked down a storm drain during a 1994 Dallas rainstorm. I can still hear his mother crying his name as she ran to the scene.

Or 9-year old Amber Hagerman, whose kidnapping and murder inspired the Amber Alert system.

A surprise snow was falling the night coroners carried Amber's body from a cold Texas creek in 1996. She looked peaceful in her blue casket days later, but her neck, slashed and scarred, served as an evil reminder of why she was being laid to rest.

[RELATED: How to help the families]

Now it?s the scenes from Newtown that will forever nag me.

Front-door funeral wreaths signifying a death in the family may be a thing of the past, but in Newtown silver state patrol cars served the same purpose this weekend. An officer was parked in the driveways of every child gunned down by Adam Lanza.

?There?re 20 of us,? a trooper told me with tears in his eyes.

Then on Monday, I watched as a grief-stricken woman dropped off a little red and black dress with morticians at Honan Funeral Home in Newtown.

?That should have been her Christmas dress,? my own mother said when she called to check on me.

[RELATED: Photos of the Newtown shooting victims]

While my colleagues have concentrated on covering the victims of this tragedy, I?ve spent most of my time here reporting on the shooter, Adam Lanza. The who, what, where and how. Sadly, we still don't know the most important ... why.

(Jason Sickles/Yahoo News)

My stories prompted a few angry emails from readers.

?You get off on violence so much, come on over - I'll kick your ass for ya!,? one fella wrote me.

How absurd. I do what I do to inform, not glamorize a gunman. It?s something I discussed with a former FBI profiler this week.

?If this case doesn?t turn us around and make us think about what makes us tick and how these things happen nothing will,? said Mary Ellen O?Toole, an expert on psychopathic criminals. ?We have to understand so we can take strides forward.?

The kind of strides that will keep me from worrying about Jasper, Oliver, Patrick, Peyton and Trinity, my nieces and nephews who are the same ages of the Sandy Hook victims.

Eight-year-old Peyton recently discovered how to text from her iTouch and is keeping my wife?s phone buzzing. The evening before the Newtown nightmare, I sent her a playful message:

?It?s Uncle Jason. Why don?t you text me?!?! ??

Her innocent reply: ?But I love you.?

I love you too, kiddo, and I?m coming home to give you a big hug.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/first-person-harsh-reality-reporting-young-lives-lost-161206457.html

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Here is the 2012 list for restaurants with New Year?s Eve events in Portland Oregon. It?s not too late to plan, as the most popular venues fill quickly! Check out the list, and make your reservations now.?Restaurants marked with a red asterisk* are open New Year?s Day (as well as a few others for which I don?t have much information, at the bottom of this list). For those of you who are neighborhood challenged, you?ll find a map showing all the locations at the bottom of this page. If you have changes or additions, drop me a note!

23 Hoyt

Details: Ring in 2013 at 23! Enjoy a stunning 3-course New Year?s Eve dinner for $50 per person. You can see the menu here.
Address: 23 Hoyt St., Portland 97209 Map
Reservations: (503) 445-7400

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3 Doors Down Cafe

Open: 5pm ? 10pm
Details: Featuring an a la carte menu from Chef Dave Marth, libations by Matt Stiles & music by jazz pianist Vince Frates. Late night menu after 11 pm. Cheers!
Address:?1429 SE 37th at Hawthorne,?Portland?Oregon?97214?Map
Reservations: (503) 236-6886, or go to?3doorsdowncafe.com

Acadia

Details: Acadia Bistro invites you to join us for our annual New Year?s Eve Dinner. ?Chef Adam Higgs is preparing a wonderful 5-course spread to welcome the New Year. ?Stick around until midnight for a complimentary champagne toast, complete with balloons, confetti and noise makers!?Dinner service commences at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 31st.? The cost is $65 per guest. You can see the complete menu here.
Address:?1303 NE Fremont St.,?Portland, Or 97212 Map
Reservations:?Call (503) 249-5001 to reserve seats.

Ambonnay

Open:New Year?s Eve from 5pm to close
Details: What better place to pop the celebratory bottle of bubbly and Portland?s first dedicated sparkling wine and champagne bar.
Address:?107 SE Washington, Portland 97214?Map
Reservations: (503) 575-4861

Andina

Open: New Year?s Eve (Seatings 5:30pm-9:30pm)
Details: Ring in 2013 in Peruvian style with a selection of prix fixe menus with house specialties and wine pairings ranging from $75-$155 per person. The festivities will be accompanied by live entertainment by the Nat Hulskamp Trio, JB Butler, The Toshi Onizuka Trio, and Danny Romero from 6pm-1am.
Address:?1314 NW Glisan, Portland 97209?Map
Reservations: (503) 228-9535

Aviary

Open: New Year?s Eve (5pm-Close)
Details: Aviary will serve a special4-course dinner for $65 plus $30 wine pairings for New Year?s Eve. It?s sure to be a memorable last meal of the year!
Address: 1733 Northeast Alberta st., Portland 97211 Map
Reservations: (503) 287-2400

Bar Avignon

Open: New Year?s Eve 5pm-12am
Details: Bar Avignon has several delicious new winter menu items to help celebrate the holidays this season. Call to reserve the semi-private dining room for groups of up to 12 people.
Address: 2138 SE Division, Portland 97202 Map
Reservations: (503) 517-0808

Besaw?s*

Open: New Year?s Day 8am-3pm, 5pm-10pm, Brunch New Year?s Day
Details: Besaw?s will be open for breakfast and lunch on New Year?s Eve, with a special first-of-the-year Besaw?s Brunch on New Year?s Day.
Address: 2301 NW Savier, Portland 97210 Map
Reservations: (503) 228-2619?

Biwa

Details:?In celebration of what we hope will be a fine and excellent New Year for all of us here and for all of you, we have put together a very special meal to help mark the transition into 2013. We really like cooking for you all on New Year?s and hope very much that you will join us for this special evening for a?nine course dinner to celebrate the New Year!
Address: 215 SE 9th Ave., Portland 97214 Map
Reservations: (503) 239-8830

Clarke?s Restaurant & Bar

Open: Early seating 5:15-6:00, late seating 7:45-9.
Details: Celebrate the end of 2012 with an elegant dinner surrounded by a sea of black and white balloons and great friends! 3-course prix fixe with some of Chef Jonathan Clarke?s greatest dishes ? Sea Bass, Maine Scallops, Beef Tenderloin, and Oregon Lamb on the menu, followed by a trio of mini desserts. $49-$60 pp for food. ?Full menu at clarkesrestaurant.net
Address:?455 2nd St.,?Lake Oswego?Oregon?97034?Map
Reservations:?(503) 636-2667

Coppia Restaurant & Wine Bar

Open: New Year?s Eve
Details: please join us for a fantastic dinner, prepared by?Chef Aren Steinbrecher. Optional wine pairings will be created by our Sommeliers?Wil Stasney and Timothy Nishimoto. View the?4-Course Menu here.
Address:?417 NW 10th Ave.,?Portland?Oregon?97209?Map
Reservations and information call (503) 295-9536, or go to?CoppiaPortland.com

The Country Cat*

Open: New Year?s Eve, New Year?s Day, (9am-2pm and 5pm-close)
Details: The Country Cat will serve their regular menu with holiday specials for New Year?s Eve Dinner. They are currently taking reservations for all sized parties up to 12 people for dinner.
Address: 7937 Southeast Stark Portland OR. 97215?Map
Reservations: (503) 408-1414

Departure

Open:?4pm until 2am
Details:??This New Year?s Eve we are going ?Gangnam Style? with a Korean Inspired 4 course family style menu for $50 per person.? The menu features Chef Gregory Gourdet?s unique takes on traditional New Year?s dishes from Korea in addition to Departure menu favorites. As always, vegan and gluten free options will be available to accommodate dietary preferences. And, no New Year?s Eve would be complete without some amazing cocktails from our bartenders infused with the spices and flavors found throughout Southeast Asia yet made with spirits and ingredients found in the Northwest, global wine offerings, and the city?s largest sake list. Our K-POP Party kicks into high gear from 11pm to 2am, DJ Sasha Couture spinning Korean Pop as well as the most popular party songs of 2012! Visit http://departureportland.com/category/blog/ to view the menu.
Address:?525 SW Morrison St, 15th Floor, Portland OR 97205
Reservations: (503) 802-5370

DOC

Open:?Seatings at 5:30 and 9
Details: 7 course dinner.?We invite you literally to step into our kitchen so that you can see your meal crafted from beginning to end by our passionate chefs.
Address:?5519 ne 30th ave., Portland 97211 Map
Reservations: (503) 946-8592

Genoa

Open: New Year?s Eve 5:30-10pm
Details: Genoa will serve their new December menu on New Year?s Eve and will begin their new January menu on January 4^th.
Address: 2832 SE Belmont St, Portland 97214?Map
Reservations: (503) 238-1464

The Gilt Club -?

Open: New Year?s Eve
Details: The end of the year is just around the corner, and Gilt Club is yet again preparing for the party. Following tradition, we have invited a DJ to spin us up a mellow atmosphere through dinner and amping up the mood as the clock ticks closer to 2013.?Executive Chef, Chris Carriker, has yet again concocted a special prix fixe menu in honor of the passing of 2012. At $70 a head, each person in your party can choose from several options for each of the 4 courses.
Address:?306 NW Broadway,?Portland OR 97209?Map
Reservations:?For reservations and information call?(503) 222-4458, or go to OpenTable

The Heathman Restaurant & Bar

Details:?Executive Chef Michael Stanton of The Heathman Restaurant and Bar will host New Year?s Eve in Paris, a French-themed celebration complete with a five-course tasting menu and music by Michalangela and her ensemble. Doors for the celebration will open at 6:30 p.m., followed at 7:00 p.m. by a five-course meal. You can see the menu here.
Address:?1001 SW Broadway, Portland OR 97205 Map
Reservations:

Imperial

Open: New Year?s Eve 5pm-11pm (Bar closes after just 12am)
Details: Imperial?s regular dinner menu will be served with additional holiday specials New Year?s Eve.
Address: 410 SW Broadway, Portland OR 97205?Map
Reservations: (503) 228-7222

Jo Bar & Rotisserie

Details: Celebrate the start of 2013 at Jo Bar & Rotisserie. We will feature a special menu with some of your favorite Jo Bar menu items, as well as delectable specials created just for the night. Featured items include beef tenderloin with chevre potato cakes and sea scallops over crab risotto. New?Year?s Eve is also the perfect time to explore our select wine list,?including our top-notch Oregon Pinot Noirs. The bar will be mixing?sparkling wine cocktails crafted to lift you into 2013. ?See our?Facebook page for menu details, and call us at?503-222-0048?to make a?reservation.
Address:?701 NW 23rd Avenue,?Portland OR 97210?Map
Reservations:?For reservations and information call?(503)222-0048, or go to?facebook.com/jobarpdx

Liberty Theater

Details: Astoria, Oregon is hosting a New Year?s Even Blowout. The night begins at the historic Liberty Theater where Chef Eric Jenkins of Wicked Good Catering will host a gourmet dinner buffet, followed by a silent auction with one-of-a-kind experiences.?One block away at the Banker?s Suite will be the NYE celebration, including a DJ spinning vinyl, casino den, drinks, ice cream buffet, heated outdoor cigar bar and photo booth. Chef Christopher Holen from Baked Alaska (recent chef at the James Beard House in NYC) will supply the food.?Cost is $100/person or $650 for a table of 8.
Address:?1203 Commercial Street,?Astoria?Oregon?97103?Map
Reservations: call (503)325-2203

Lincoln

Details: Please join us in celebrating New Years Eve at Lincoln Restaurant. We are featuring a three-course menu for $65 per person, exclusive of beverages and gratuity. As always, the theme is choice! In that you have lots of choices in each category. You can view the menu here.
Address: 3808 N Williams Ave., Portland OR 97227 Map
Reservations: please call (503) 288-6200

Metrovino

Details:?We are offering a 4 course menu $75 with a supplemental Seared Foie Gras course. There will be one Vegetarian menu and one Omnivore menu. Wine pairings are TBD.
Address:?1139 Northwest 11th Avenue??Portland, OR 97209 Map
Reservations: (503) 517-7778

Mucca Osteria

Details:?Buon anno a tutti! Ring in the New Year while enjoying authentic Italian cuisine at Mucca Osteria! Start off this special evening with an amuse bouche and complimentary Prosecco. We will be offering our full menu along with some holiday specials as well as a special 5 course holiday tasting menu for $60.
Address:?1022 SW Morrison St., Portland OR 97205 Map
Reservations:?please call (503) 227-5521 or email us at?inquiries@muccaosteria.com

Nel Centro*

Details: New Year?s Eve specials ? Oyster Bisque with Spinach and Pernod $10, Steak Tartar with Truffle Cream, Celery Hearts, Caper & Onion $14, Fresh Duck Egg Pasta with Dungeness Crabe, Toasted Garlic, Scallions, Lemon and bread crumbs $24, Grilled Ahi Tuna with Truffled Celery Root Puree, Apple, Horseradish and Arugula Salad $28, Rotisserie Beef Rib Roast with Caramelized Brussels Sprouts, Baby Turnips, Oyster Mushrooms and Parmesan Jus ($32), Chocolate Hazelnut Torta with Prosecco Sabayon ($10).?New Years Eve Jazz Lineup: The Mike Pardew Trio from 9:30 ? 12:30. Guitarist Mike Pardew, Patrick Harry ? Bass, Randy Rollofson ? Drums. Nel Centro will also be open New Year?s Day for Brunch from 8am ? 2pm, Happy Hour 4-6pm, dinner 5-9pm
Address:?1408 Southwest 6th Avenue Portland, OR 97201
Reservations:?(503) 484-1099

Olympic Provisions

Open: New Year?s Eve (Both SE & NW Until 12am)
Details: Both OP locations will have special prix fixe menus in addition to their dinner menu for a special New Year?s Eve celebration meal ? 5 courses and a glass of champagne for $65 per person with wine pairings available.
Address: NW: 1632 NW Thurman St, Portland 97209 Map, SE: 107 SE Washington St, Portland 97214 Map
Reservations: NW: (503) 894-8136, SE: (503) 954-3663

Ox Restaurant

Details: To help you plan your celebrations, Ox will be accepting reservations for parties of all sizes on New Year?s Eve.?In addition to their regular menu, Chefs Greg and Gabrielle Denton will be featuring decadent holiday favorites like caviar, truffles, and foie gras. Bubbles will be flowing and there will be a few special wintery cocktails on the menu as well.
Address:?2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.,?Portland?Oregon?97212?Map
Reservations: call (503)284-3366, or go to?oxpdx.com

Paley?s Place

Open: New Year?s Eve 5pm-close
Details: Portland?s renowned Paley?s Place will serve dinner on New Year?s Eve with specials like Spit-Roasted Bacon, Chanterelle & Prune-Stuffed Pork Loin, Bacon & Shell Bean Piperade, Whole Grain Mustard Pork Jus and Veal Osso Buco, Red Wine-Braised Emmer Farro, Chanterelles and Shaved Foie Gras Torchon. Make your reservations soon.
Address: 1204 NW 21st Ave, Portland OR 97209 Map
Reservations: (503) 243-2403

Paul?e

Open: New Year?s Eve 5pm-close
Details: On New Year?s Eve, Paul?e will have a four-course tasting menu with two separate?pre fixe menus to choose from with seatings at 5pm and 6pm for a price of $55 and wine pairings for $35. They will also offer a twelve-course seafood tasting dinner for $155 and wine pairings for $85.?Seatings for this menu will take place?between 7:15pm and 8:15pm and conclude at midnight with a champagne toast. This menu will consist of: oyster martini, hamachi slivers, sea urchin, prawns and court bouillon, braised cuttlefish, tasting of caviars and eggs, dungeness crab, squid ink risotto, poached lobster, scallops and foie gras, followed by two dessert courses.
Address: 1410 N. Highway 99W, Dundee, OR 97115 Map
Reservations: (503) 538-7970

Papa Haydn ? Eastside

Details: Come celebrate the start of the new year with Papa Haydn. Our chef has?created a celebratory menu that will be sure to delight. Get ready for?a scrumptious duck confit salad, clams and linguine with fresh geoduck, rotisserie leg of lamb and a special New York steak, among many other delicious choices. We will have a selection of sparkling wines and champagne both by the glass and by the bottle, as well as our extensive wine list. And in addition to our award-winning dessert menu, a featured dessert will be offered to ring in the new year.
Address:?5829 SE Milwaukie Avenue,?Portland?Oregon?97202?Map
Reservations: See our Facebook page for menu details, and call us at?503-232-9440

Papa Haydn ? Westside

Details: Bring your family and friends to Papa Haydn for a delicious entry into 2013. We will be offering a special menu created just for the celebration, including fresh Dungeness crab, sea scallops and a dry-aged ribeye?steak. Our classic Croque Monsieur will also celebrate in high style?with roasted duck and a fried duck egg. We have a beautiful wine list, with an?extensive selection of Oregon Pinot Noirs, designed to pair perfectly?with your meal. In addition to our exquisite dessert menu, our pastry?chef has created a decadent small bite dessert special bringing five?scrumptious dessert specials onto one plate.
Address: Westside -?701 NW 23rd Avenue,?Portland?Oregon?97210?Map
See our Facebook page for?menu details, and call us at?503-228-7317?to make a reservation

Ping

Details: New Year?s Eve @ PING! Join us starting at 6pm for a very special evening. 5- Course Menu @ $75.00 includes Bubbly and Som Vinegar
Address:?102 Northwest 4th Ave. ,?Portland?OR 97209?Map
Reservations:?See Website for Details. For reservations call (503)229-7464, or go to?pingpdx.com

Pix Bar Vivant

Details:?We are ringing in the New Year in our new space with beaucoup bubbly beverages (300+ options, in house or take away), beaucoup chocolate (another FREE Chocolate Buffet) and shenanigans like Champagne sabering, chestnut roasting, a somewhat classy flowing tower of Cava and lots of confetti. No cover.
Address: 2225 E. Burnside St., Portland OR 97214 Map
Reservations: (971) 272-7166

Portland Penny Diner

New Year?s Eve 7am-7pm
Details: At Portland Penny Diner, come in from the rain while you finish your last minute holiday shopping or enjoy a bite and warm drink before heading to your New Year?s Eve party.
Address: 410 SW Broadway Portland OR 97205 Map
Phone: (503) 228-7222

Red Star Tavern*

Open: New Year?s Eve Menu 5pm-11pm, bar until 1am. New Year?s Day 8am-2pm
Details: Our New Year?s Eve menu will be served 5pm-11pm featuring theme cocktails and delicious dishes such as Balsamic Marinated Quail with winter chicories, celery root and honeycrisp apples, Pork Osso Bucco with black lentils, mole and citrus gremolata and Seared Big Eye Tuna with sunchokes, oil cured olives, salsify, caperberries, tomato conserva and miners lettuce. We?ll continue the party in the bar until 1am and all guests will receive complimentary champagne upon seating in the dining room with additional champagne toast at midnight for everyone in attendance! We?ll be open New Year?s Day with our brunch menu as well.
Address: 503 SW Alder Street,?Portland?Oregon?97204?Map
Reservations: call (503) 222-0005, or go to?redstartavern.com

Riverview

Details: Celebrate the New Year at The Riverview!
Start your evening off right with a magnificent 5 course dinner at the scenic Riverview Restaurant. Only $50, including a glass of sparkling wine or cider. All night Happy Hour in the Lounge!!
Address: 29311 SE Stark St,?Troutdale?Oregon?97060?Map
Reservations: until 9:00 pm. Call (503) 661-3663, or go to?yoshidariverview.com

Salty?s*

Open: New Year?s Eve day from 11:15am to 2:00pm. Dinner:?5pm, last seating 10pm. New Year?s Day brunch buffet 10am-3pm
Details:?Enjoy a celebration of sparkling wines and champagne along with a select menu created with the New Year in mind by our Executive Chef. We?ll have surf and turf, hoppin? John for good luck in the new year and other memorable dishes that toast the arrival of 2013! To see the menu Items for the feast, please visit:?saltys.com.?Enjoy our Brunch Buffet on Wednesday New Year?s Day! We will feature an all you care to enjoy spread of seafood and brunch favorites to include champagne, juice, coffee, and tea.?39.99 adult brunch (includes coffee, juice, soda, tea).?44.99 adult champagne brunch (includes champagne, coffee, juice, soda, tea).?1.50 per year of age for children 12 and under.
Address:?3839 NE Marine Drive,? Portland?Oregon?97211?Map
Reservations: go to Saltys.com, or call (503) 288-4444

Serratto

Details: Serratto will be honoring 2012 and bringing in 2013 the same way we make every night a celebration: with great food and libations, and warm, family-like service. In addition to the dinner menu, executive chef Tony Meyers has created a few dishes to make the night special, including: American Sturgeon Caviar (appetizer) ? potato cakes, cr?me fra?che, red onion, and capers $15, Roasted Muscovy Duck Breast ? celery root pur?e, roasted Brussels sprouts, foie gras demi-glace $30, Surf and Turf ? Maine lobster, Painted Hills petite beef tenderloin, pommes duchesse, green beans, and sauce b?arnaise $40. We?ll complete the evening with a bubbly toast at midnight.
Address:
Reservations:?? (503) 221-1195

Smallwares & Barwares

Details:?The duo of Smallwares and Barwares have a unique evening planned, where Chef-Owner Johanna Ware?s take on inauthentic Asian will spill playfully into a 1920s style ?some like it hot? party at Barwares as the clock strikes midnight.Smallwares will be open for normal hours during lunch and will be open for dinner from 5-9pm using a slightly abbreviated regular menu is just $45 for three courses plus a dessert. For those of you with a larger party, Barwares will be taking reservations for 8 or more with seatings at 5, 5:15 and 5:30.
Address: 4605 NE Fremont St., Portland 97213 Map
Reservations: (971) 229-0995

Steamboat Inn

Details:?The staff at the Inn dedicates itself to a single purpose ? the dining pleasure of the Inn?s guests.Enjoy a seasonal dinner with dessert served in the Guest Library. After dinner it is a short walk to the Streamside Cabins where the river will sing you to sleep!
Address:?42705 N Umpqua Hwy,?Idleyld Park?Oregon?97447?Map
Reservations:?call (800)840-8825, or go to TheSteamBoatInn.com

Sunshine Tavern

Details:?If you are looking for something a bit more casual for New Years, Sunshine will be open normal business hours that evening. Ring in the New Year with our regular dinner menu, shuffleboard and Donkey Kong. Large groups are more than welcome
Address: 3111 SE Division St., Portland 97202 Map
Reservations:?feel free to give us a call if you are a group larger than six, 503-688-1750

Suzette*

Details: Who Dat??New Year?s in New Orleans! Toast the new year with the Bourbon St. classics: ?Sazeracs, Hurricanes, and Ramos Gin Fizzes, ?all to the tunes of Crash Parlor, slinging their live jazz ? l?am?ricaine. Prix fixe menu $32 per person:?Fresh oysters with mignonette,?Good-luck black-eyed pea fritters with?r?moulade,?A pair of cornmeal cr?pes with:?shrimp ?touf?e &?corn, tomato, and collards maque choux,?Mixed greens salad,?Bananas Foster ice cream cr?pes flamb?.?$32 per person. We will also be open on New Year?s day from 11:30am-4pm.
Address:?3342 SE Belmont St.,?Portland?Oregon?97214?Map
Reservations: starting at 6:30. Call (503)546-0892, or go to?https://www.facebook.com

Tabla Mediterranean Bistro

?Open: 5pm-close
Details: New Year?s Eve is always a big neighborhood party at Tabla, serving food and drinks late into the night!
Address: 200 NE 28th Ave, Portland OR 97232?Map
Reservations: (503) 238-3777

Tapalaya

Details: Open for dinner from 4:30-9:30pm. Happy hour 4:30 ? 6pm. Regular dinner menu = no holiday price hikes. Festive dinner/drink specials. Have a safe and happy holiday y?all!
Address: 28 NE 28th Avenue,?Portland ?Oregon?97232?Map
Reservations: call (503)232-6652, or go to Opentable.com/tapalaya-reservations

Urban Farmer*

Details: In addition to their normal dinner menu, Urban Farmer will have a changing 3-4 course prix fixe dinner menu on New Year?s Eve. They will also be open on New Year?s Day.
Address: 525 SW Morrison St, 8^th Floor, Portland OR 97205 Map
Reservations: (503) 222-4900

Wildwood

Open: New Year?s Eve
Details: Wildwood will serve their ever-changing Pacific Northwest menu with some festive additions. Check out last year?s menu for an idea of what to expect this year: WildwoodRestaurant.com
Address: 1221 NW 21st Avenue, Portland OR 97209 Map
Reservations: (503) 248-9663

Wet Dog Cafe/Astoria Brewing Company

Details: The Oregon Coast staple will be hosting a five-course brewer?s dinner, where Astoria Brewing Company will be featuring a new seasonal beer. You can check out the menu here.
Address:?144 11th Street, Astoria Oregon 97103 Map
Reservations: (503) 325-6975 or go to Facebook.com/WetDogCafe

Yakuza

Details:?NYE at Yakuza: Omakase chefs choice menu. Two seatings, one at 6:30 and one at 9.
Address:?5411 NE 30th Avenue, Portland OR 97211 Map
Reservations: (503) 450-0893

*Other restaurants I?ve been told are open New Year?s Day but I don?t have more information about are:?Broder, Wong?s King, Interurban, Doug Fir Lounge, Peoples? Sandwich of Portland (11-4), Laurelhurst Market (regular hours) and Milo?s City Cafe (regular hours)

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"I have a wide-range of food experience - working in the restaurant industry on both sides of the house, later in the wine industry, and finally traveling/tasting my way around the world. Whether you agree or disagree, you can always count on my unbiased opinion. I don't take free meals, and the restaurants don't know when, or if, I am coming."

Source: http://portlandfoodanddrink.com/new-years-eve-2012-where-to-party/

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Fabric Scrap Keychains

Animal Bookends

Wool Throw Blankets

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Altoid Tin Toolbox

Heart-Shaped Potholders

iPhone Book Dock

Neckties For Men

Monogrammed Mugs

Icy Treat Cell Phone Holders

Pantone Chip Magnets

Confetti-Sprinkled Napkins

Paint-Splattered Umbrella

Knitted Coasters

Washi Tape Journals

Monogrammed Soaps

Paper Doll Kit

His And Hers Pillowcases

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