In poorly regulated Lahore, Pakistan, Ayesha Mumtaz is a relentless enforcer of food-safety rules and strikes fear in local eatery owners. Some restaurants resist, saying she just goes too far.
Reported by NPR 8 hours ago.
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To Some, Lahore's Food Safety Director Is A Queen. For Others, A Tyrant
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Time Square chain restaurants charging up to $1,700 for New Years dinner
TIMES SQUARE, N.Y.— If you’re worried about getting hungry in Times Square while waiting for the ball to drop on New Years— you might want to pack some snacks. Restaurants in the area are charging a fortune for dinner to ring in the New Year. If you want those famous warm bread sticks from Olive Garden, be prepared to pay big. Dinner at the Olive Garden in Times Square will cost $400 a person— that includes a DJ, open bar, […]
Reported by PIX 11 8 hours ago.
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Best Mexican Restaurants in Canton: What's Your Pick?
Patch Canton-Sixes, GA -- Check out these top 10 rated restaurants in and near Canton, based on Yelp reviews. Did your neighbors get it right?
Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.
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Best Mexican Restaurants in Woodstock: What's Your Pick?
Patch Woodstock-Towne Lake, GA -- Check out these top 10 rated restaurants in and near Woodstock, based on Yelp reviews. Did your neighbors get it right?
Reported by Patch 8 hours ago.
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Someone Let Your Voting Data Leak Online. Here's What That Means
There's a database of 191 million voter records online, and no one knows where it came from or who owns it.
That revelation comes from security researcher Chris Vickery, who found the data on Dec. 20 and shared his discovery with an anonymous privacy advocate at DataBreaches.net and CSO Online's Steve Ragan, who confirmed that the records of American voters -- including himself -- are indeed available for free online.
The data in question includes the full of name of a given voter, his or her home address, phone number, gender, date of birth, state voter ID, unique voter ID, date of voter registration, phone number, political affiliation and whether or not he or she voted in primary elections, beginning in 2000.
Stewart Brand, the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, famously said that "information wants to be free." But when it comes to the sacred act of voting in a democracy, should that information be freely and easily accessible online?
"Our society has never had to confront the idea of all these records, all in one place, being available to anyone in the entire world for any purpose instantly," wrote Vickery on Reddit on Monday. "That's a hard pill to swallow."
While state voter registration records are public records, it isn't always easy -- or cheap -- to access them across the United States.
Using voter data is also tricky. Depending on the state, the data may not be used for commercial or charitable purposes, or it may only be used for political or electoral purposes, or it may have no restrictions at all.
Both Ragan and DataBreaches.net suggested that the data originated with campaign software vendor NationBuilder, which provides its users with access to a national voter file.
NationBuilder founder and CEO Jim Gilliam, however, told The Huffington Post that while some of the data probably came through his firm, the schema -- or how it's structured -- is not theirs.
In a post published to the NationBuilder blog, Gilliam indicated that, from what his team has seen, there is no new or private information released in this database beyond what is already available from each state government.
In the meantime, this episode can tell us three things.
First, *data is a strategic asset in 21st century campaigns. *When the Democratic National Committee cut off the Bernie Sanders campaign's access to a national voter file after a staffer looked at confidential information, the move posed a huge risk to the campaign's ability to do voter identification and fundraising. While the DNC ultimately restored the Sanders campaign's access, the episode showed how much that data matters. In addition, the way the Obama campaign used data to rally voters is of great interest to every presidential candidate this election season.* *
Second, *this episode will call attention to the ethics of public data access*, from inequities of access between campaigns to whether this category of public records should be available online at all.
“We strongly believe in making voter information more accessible to political campaigns and advocacy groups, so we provide cleaned versions of that publicly accessible information to them for free," said Gilliam.
Generally speaking, Americans are comfortable with open data about safety and restaurants, but not their mortgages. It may come as a surprise to many citizens to know that state governments are publishing their voting history.
Finally, *consumer data privacy deserves more scrutiny*. While some states do regulate use, there are limited formal protections for voting data as a category of personal information or statutory consequences for campaigns or organizations that inadvertently expose it.
In theory, the Federal Elections Commission might weigh in, but despite having figured out how to disclose data online, the dysfunctional regulator remains at war with itself, unlikely to curb abuse of election laws in 2016.
In practice, it's up to Congress and the courts to decide if threats to voter privacy merit national limits on data use.
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. Reported by Huffington Post 7 hours ago.
That revelation comes from security researcher Chris Vickery, who found the data on Dec. 20 and shared his discovery with an anonymous privacy advocate at DataBreaches.net and CSO Online's Steve Ragan, who confirmed that the records of American voters -- including himself -- are indeed available for free online.
The data in question includes the full of name of a given voter, his or her home address, phone number, gender, date of birth, state voter ID, unique voter ID, date of voter registration, phone number, political affiliation and whether or not he or she voted in primary elections, beginning in 2000.
Stewart Brand, the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, famously said that "information wants to be free." But when it comes to the sacred act of voting in a democracy, should that information be freely and easily accessible online?
"Our society has never had to confront the idea of all these records, all in one place, being available to anyone in the entire world for any purpose instantly," wrote Vickery on Reddit on Monday. "That's a hard pill to swallow."
While state voter registration records are public records, it isn't always easy -- or cheap -- to access them across the United States.
Using voter data is also tricky. Depending on the state, the data may not be used for commercial or charitable purposes, or it may only be used for political or electoral purposes, or it may have no restrictions at all.
Both Ragan and DataBreaches.net suggested that the data originated with campaign software vendor NationBuilder, which provides its users with access to a national voter file.
NationBuilder founder and CEO Jim Gilliam, however, told The Huffington Post that while some of the data probably came through his firm, the schema -- or how it's structured -- is not theirs.
In a post published to the NationBuilder blog, Gilliam indicated that, from what his team has seen, there is no new or private information released in this database beyond what is already available from each state government.
In the meantime, this episode can tell us three things.
First, *data is a strategic asset in 21st century campaigns. *When the Democratic National Committee cut off the Bernie Sanders campaign's access to a national voter file after a staffer looked at confidential information, the move posed a huge risk to the campaign's ability to do voter identification and fundraising. While the DNC ultimately restored the Sanders campaign's access, the episode showed how much that data matters. In addition, the way the Obama campaign used data to rally voters is of great interest to every presidential candidate this election season.* *
Second, *this episode will call attention to the ethics of public data access*, from inequities of access between campaigns to whether this category of public records should be available online at all.
“We strongly believe in making voter information more accessible to political campaigns and advocacy groups, so we provide cleaned versions of that publicly accessible information to them for free," said Gilliam.
Generally speaking, Americans are comfortable with open data about safety and restaurants, but not their mortgages. It may come as a surprise to many citizens to know that state governments are publishing their voting history.
Finally, *consumer data privacy deserves more scrutiny*. While some states do regulate use, there are limited formal protections for voting data as a category of personal information or statutory consequences for campaigns or organizations that inadvertently expose it.
In theory, the Federal Elections Commission might weigh in, but despite having figured out how to disclose data online, the dysfunctional regulator remains at war with itself, unlikely to curb abuse of election laws in 2016.
In practice, it's up to Congress and the courts to decide if threats to voter privacy merit national limits on data use.
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. Reported by Huffington Post 7 hours ago.
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Best Mexican Restaurants in Cartersville: What's Your Pick?
Patch Cartersville, GA -- Check out these top rated restaurants in and near Cartersville, based on Yelp reviews. Did your neighbors get it right?
Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.
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Best Mexican Restaurants in Johns Creek: What's Your Pick?
Patch Johns Creek, GA -- Check out these top 10 rated restaurants in and near Johns Creek, based on Yelp reviews. Did your neighbors get it right?
Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.
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Best Mexican Restaurants in Alpharetta-Milton: What's Your Pick?
Patch Alpharetta-Milton, GA -- Check out these top 10 rated restaurants in and near Alpharetta and Milton, based on Yelp reviews. Did your neighbors get it right?
Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.
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Best Mexican Restaurants in Roswell: What's Your Pick?
Patch Roswell, GA -- Check out these top 10 rated restaurants in and near Roswell, based on Yelp reviews. Did your neighbors get it right?
Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.
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Best Mexican Restaurants in Sandy Springs: What's Your Pick?
Patch Sandy Springs, GA -- Check out these top 10 rated restaurants in and near Sandy Springs, based on Yelp reviews. Did your neighbors get it right?
Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.
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New laws kick in for Bay Area retailers and restaurants in 2016
Retailers and restaurants in the Bay Area face a constantly changing set of laws to comply with each year, and 2016 will be no exception. Updates from minimum wage increases to health care changes will take effect this year, and Bay Area restaurants and retailers should do their homework in order to maintain compliance with the changing legislation. Here are some of the major changes that will happen this year: Minimum wage increases The minimum wage for the state of California will increase…
Reported by bizjournals 6 hours ago.
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Here are Columbus' most-booked restaurants in 2015
A local dining institution is Columbus’ most-booked restaurant of 2015, while the top 10 is dominated by a familiar operator. The list comes via online reservation service OpenTable Inc., which said the champion for the year is the German Village staple Lindey’s at 169 E. Beck St., which is entering its 35th year of business. Cameron Mitchell Restaurants LLC also can pat itself on the back for popularity. The Columbus-based restaurant company can boast of holding six of the spots in the top…
Reported by bizjournals 6 hours ago.
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Secondary action with Habit Restaurants
Reported by SeekingAlpha 7 hours ago.
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Dunkin' Donuts planning third location in Sacramento region
Two new drive-through restaurants, Dunkin’ Donuts and Taco Bell, are proposed for south Sacramento. According to the application filed with the city, each restaurant would be about 2,300 to 2,500 square feet, on what is now empty land at 7310 W. Stockton Blvd. Though the project narrative in the application does not name specific tenants, renderings and elevations in the application identify them as Dunkin’ Donuts and Taco Bell. Of the two, the Dunkin’ Donuts (Nasdaq: DNKN) store is larger,…
Reported by bizjournals 6 hours ago.
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No New Year's Eve Plans Yet? Why Not Dine At Ruby Tuesday For A Measly $1700?!
Start the new year in style! Fresh off the news that Taylor Swift would be ushering in 2016 as part of New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest this Friday, it really seems like New York City is going all out for the festivities. And that includes the culinary community! The prices for restaurants around Times Square went [...]
Reported by Perez Hilton 6 hours ago.
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New Year's Resolution Apps: CARROT Fit, Lifesum, Mint and More
January 1 is a popular day to begin New Year's resolutions, but many people fall back to bad habits by February because the goals they set are not realistic. If you are one of those people, consider focusing on making small improvements to your lifestyle this year by taking advantage of iOS apps that can help you succeed.
*Drink more water* with *Lifesum*, a free healthy living app for easily tracking each glass or bottle of water you drink. The daily goal is set to 8 glasses, or 68 fl. oz, by default, but can be adjusted based on your personal needs. Water intake data can be exported to Apple's official Health app.
Drinking water can contribute to better alertness and productivity, weight loss, improved digestion and many other benefits. Lifesum can also help you track your breakfast, lunch, dinner and exercise. Some features require upgrading to a Lifesum Gold subscription. [Direct Link]*Save more money* with *Mint*, a free app that links to your U.S. or Canadian bank account and provides an overview of your cash flow, recent transactions, upcoming bills and spending habits based on categories such as restaurants, groceries, fast food, alcohol and bars, clothing and more.
Mint enables you to create budgets to help you save money. Aim to reduce your spending by a realistic amount relative to your net income. If you spend $83.33 less per month on non-essential purchases, for example, the savings quickly add up to $1,000 in one year. [Direct Link]
*BUDGT* [Direct Link] is a simplistic budget and expense tracking alternative that does not link with your bank account. The app costs $1.99.*Get in shape* with *CARROT Fit*, a top-rated fitness app that delivers an exhaustive 7-minute interval workout based on 12 high intensity 30-second exercises with 10 seconds of rest in between each set. The app also features a step counter, weight tracker, workout calendar and more.
CARROT Fit is $2.99, so it is worth a try before signing up for an annual gym membership or personal training, which can easily cost upwards of $300 or $50 per hour respectively. The app's 7 Minutes in Hell workout can be completed anywhere, and the only equipment needed is a chair. [Direct Link]*Quit smoking* with *Smoke Free*, which tracks how much money you have saved since quitting, how many cigarettes you've avoided smoking, how long you've been smoke free, how many hours of life you've theoretically regained, overall health improvements and more.
Smoke Free provides you with daily missions and tips to help you stop smoking, and rewards you with badges for not smoking or avoiding cravings for various lengths of time. These features can be unlocked via in-app purchase, while most of the app's other features are free to use. [Direct Link]*Wake up rested* with *Sleep Cycle*, a free intelligent alarm clock app that analyzes your sleep and wakes you in the lightest sleep phase, allowing you to feel rested and relaxed. The app has patented technology that monitors your sleep movements using sound or vibration analysis.
Simply open Sleep Cycle and place your iPhone on a nightside table or floor near your bed, and the app will find the optimal time to wake you up during a 30 minute window that ends at your set alarm time. Make sure that your iPhone is connected to a power source to ensure it does not die overnight. [Direct Link]
Sleep Cycle offers an optional annual Premium subscription for $1.99 per year featuring online backup, long term sleeping trends, sleep notes, a heart rate monitor, Philips HUE lightbulb support and more. Sleep Cycle's developer Northcube AB says the app was developed using proven sleep science and years of research and development. The app is also fully integrated with Apple's stock Health app.*Organize your life* with *Wunderlist*, a popular task management and to-do list app acquired by Microsoft in June 2015. The app allows you to create to-do lists with optional subtasks, notes, files and comments, and set due dates and reminders for important deadlines.
Wunderlist is free to use, while upgrading to Wunderlist Pro is optional and provides unlimited access to Files, Assigning and Subtasks for $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year through an auto-renewing subscription. [Direct Link]
Lifesum, Mint, CARROT Fit and Wunderlist have companion Apple Watch apps available.Tag: App Store
Discuss this article in our forums Reported by MacRumours.com 3 hours ago.
*Drink more water* with *Lifesum*, a free healthy living app for easily tracking each glass or bottle of water you drink. The daily goal is set to 8 glasses, or 68 fl. oz, by default, but can be adjusted based on your personal needs. Water intake data can be exported to Apple's official Health app.
Drinking water can contribute to better alertness and productivity, weight loss, improved digestion and many other benefits. Lifesum can also help you track your breakfast, lunch, dinner and exercise. Some features require upgrading to a Lifesum Gold subscription. [Direct Link]*Save more money* with *Mint*, a free app that links to your U.S. or Canadian bank account and provides an overview of your cash flow, recent transactions, upcoming bills and spending habits based on categories such as restaurants, groceries, fast food, alcohol and bars, clothing and more.
Mint enables you to create budgets to help you save money. Aim to reduce your spending by a realistic amount relative to your net income. If you spend $83.33 less per month on non-essential purchases, for example, the savings quickly add up to $1,000 in one year. [Direct Link]
*BUDGT* [Direct Link] is a simplistic budget and expense tracking alternative that does not link with your bank account. The app costs $1.99.*Get in shape* with *CARROT Fit*, a top-rated fitness app that delivers an exhaustive 7-minute interval workout based on 12 high intensity 30-second exercises with 10 seconds of rest in between each set. The app also features a step counter, weight tracker, workout calendar and more.
CARROT Fit is $2.99, so it is worth a try before signing up for an annual gym membership or personal training, which can easily cost upwards of $300 or $50 per hour respectively. The app's 7 Minutes in Hell workout can be completed anywhere, and the only equipment needed is a chair. [Direct Link]*Quit smoking* with *Smoke Free*, which tracks how much money you have saved since quitting, how many cigarettes you've avoided smoking, how long you've been smoke free, how many hours of life you've theoretically regained, overall health improvements and more.
Smoke Free provides you with daily missions and tips to help you stop smoking, and rewards you with badges for not smoking or avoiding cravings for various lengths of time. These features can be unlocked via in-app purchase, while most of the app's other features are free to use. [Direct Link]*Wake up rested* with *Sleep Cycle*, a free intelligent alarm clock app that analyzes your sleep and wakes you in the lightest sleep phase, allowing you to feel rested and relaxed. The app has patented technology that monitors your sleep movements using sound or vibration analysis.
Simply open Sleep Cycle and place your iPhone on a nightside table or floor near your bed, and the app will find the optimal time to wake you up during a 30 minute window that ends at your set alarm time. Make sure that your iPhone is connected to a power source to ensure it does not die overnight. [Direct Link]
Sleep Cycle offers an optional annual Premium subscription for $1.99 per year featuring online backup, long term sleeping trends, sleep notes, a heart rate monitor, Philips HUE lightbulb support and more. Sleep Cycle's developer Northcube AB says the app was developed using proven sleep science and years of research and development. The app is also fully integrated with Apple's stock Health app.*Organize your life* with *Wunderlist*, a popular task management and to-do list app acquired by Microsoft in June 2015. The app allows you to create to-do lists with optional subtasks, notes, files and comments, and set due dates and reminders for important deadlines.
Wunderlist is free to use, while upgrading to Wunderlist Pro is optional and provides unlimited access to Files, Assigning and Subtasks for $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year through an auto-renewing subscription. [Direct Link]
Lifesum, Mint, CARROT Fit and Wunderlist have companion Apple Watch apps available.Tag: App Store
Discuss this article in our forums Reported by MacRumours.com 3 hours ago.
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Flanigan's Reports Earnings
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FLANIGAN'S ENTERPRISES, INC., (NYSE Alternext US: BDL) owners and operators of the "Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill" restaurants and "Big Daddy's" retail liquor stores, announced results for the 14 weeks and the 53 weeks...
Reported by PR Newswire 38 minutes ago.
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What Are The 10 Best Restaurants in Hillsborough?
Patch Hillsborough, NJ -- Do you agree with this list?
Reported by Patch 12 hours ago.
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What Are The 10 Best Restaurants in Westfield?
Patch Westfield, NJ -- Do you agree with the list?
Reported by Patch 12 hours ago.
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Owner of iconic Jersey Shore hot dog stand will rebuild destroyed blades
LONG BRANCH -- The owner of a chain of iconic hot dog restaurants along the Jersey Shore pledged on Tuesday to rebuild a replica windmill destroyed Monday evening. The blades perched atop Windmill restaurant on Ocean Boulevard were just replaced in...
Reported by NJ.com 12 hours ago.
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