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The developer behind the creepy, stalker-like Girls Around Me app says it's not stalker-like at all; but with Foursquare having yanked access to the app in recent days -- essentially neutering it -- the developer has pulled the app from Apple's App Store.?

"It is?impossible to search for a particular person in this app, or track his/her location. The app just allows the user to browse the venues nearby, as if you passed by and looked in the window," said the app's developer, Russian-based i-Free Innovations, as part of a lengthy statement to The Wall Street Journal, defending Girls Around Me.

Such window shopping, without those being looked at knowing it, led to the app being?downloaded more than 70,000 times since debuting in the App Store last December, i-Free Innovations said.

"Since the app?s launch we?ve seen numerous positive comments from users who claimed that the app helped them to discover 'hot spots' ? venues that are popular among girls or boys."

Girls Around Us has relied on information that is made publicly available by users of both Foursquare -- the location-based check-in social network -- and Facebook to show women who are out and about. Friday, we asked Apple for comment on how it was that Girls Around Us was approved for admission into the App Store. We have not heard back yet.

Facebook told the Cult of Mac late Friday that it's investigating the app. We've asked Facebook for comment, and will update this post when we hear back.

In the meantime, i-Free Innovations says it resents being made a privacy "scapegoat," and that it understands "that privacy is a serious matter. We were planning to continue developing the app and limit it to showing only public places and venues."

The company said it's working "on providing all necessary comments and data to prove our good intentions. We were (and are) making our best efforts to develop an app that fits user expectations without going beyond the restrictions of social networks."

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Allot Communications Ltd. (ALLT)

When you think about the internet, networks, bandwidth and mobile, Allot is one of the companies that probably not what comes to mind first, but their products and services play an integral part in how we are using all of them.

You also may have a distain for companies like ALLT because they are the folks who have the technology track, meter and somewhat enforce bandwidth consumption.? As consumers are surfing the web on their mobile devices, Allots? solutions monitor, route and record details for providers like AT&T, Verizon and others to manage traffic per application, per subscriber, per cell, per service plan, and according to local network conditions.

As VOIP, streaming video and IM traffic grow, so does potential business for Allot.? ?Deep packet inspection technology? or Allots? ?Dynamic Actionable Recognition Technology? (DART) allows carriers to pinpoint what programs and services being used by consumers are sucking up bandwidth.? Carriers in turn, can optimize networks and charge you for what you use.? They say it?s better for all, but at the end of the day, consumers? usage is being capped and carriers are making more money, I wouldn?t say that?s balanced.

The days of wireless, unlimited bandwidth usage are going away (for the time being at least) and just about every American carrier has now moved to pay per usage platforms as opposed to flat fee for unlimited usage.?

Financials & Recent Developments
Allot is a small-cap (663 million mar-cap) based in Israel. Because the company is still small, its analyst coverage is limited to only 2.? In its most recent report, the company reported 12 cents per share in earnings compared to the Zacks Consensus estimate of 10 cents.?

The Israeli internet company saw year over year sales growth of almost 36% on $77.8 million in total 2011 sales and a Quarterly sales increase of roughly 10%.? They are currently trading at 45 times forward earnings.

Moving Forward
Earnings have finally moved into positive territory for ALLT. Expectations are for the company to earn 10 cents when they report quarterly earnings on May 8th (est). Analyst targets have been steady over the past month or so.? Zacks Analysts also rate the stock as a strong buy.?

For those who are open to more speculative investments, ALLT may be a company to watch.

Currently trading around $22.75 per share, ALLT has outpaced the S&P 500 by 37.5% over the past year and outperformed the broad market by over 20% in the past month alone.?

Volume is on the light side, but the stock remains firmly above its 50 and 200 day moving averages of $18.23 and $15.46 respectively.

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Harley created a lifestyle and in my mind, they were the original social network.? Harley owners and other bikers shared a common thread that transcended culture, social status, gender and ethnicity.?? Over the past two decades, Harley has expanded its appeal beyond the middle class biker circles that made it famous.? Yuppies and younger, hipper, trendier buyers have stepped up and put a Harley in their garage. ?If you look at the prices of their bikes and accessories, it?s a wonder that the middle class could ever afford one.? Many of their showrooms rival some of the most expensive automotive brands in the world in their layout, d?cor and technology.

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Fads come and go, but Harley remains tried and true to its roots in many ways.? You may have a chopper, bobber or custom bike, but for most of us who ride, especially long distances; there is nothing like a Harley. I believe their international story is one to watch as is the fact that the ?chopper? fads are fading, steering more customers to Harley?s new, aggressive designs.?

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Cost Plus (aka World Market) operates 258 stores nationwide that offer an eclectic mix of everything from exotic (but economical) furnishings to cookware and foods from around the world. ?

Last time CPWM hit the Zacks Rank #1 buy list on January 24, 2011 it was a $12 dollar stock; ?fast forward less than two months and the shares are up 50%, now trading close to $18 after hitting a 5 year high of $18.66.

In January my focus was on World Market?s unique positioning, growth prospects and expansion. I also saw analysts moving their estimates higher ahead of the earnings report which can be one of the best indicators if a stock is going to maintain momentum.

All of these factors combined made CPWM a solid Zacks Rank Buy candidate.? The retailer delivered those anticipated bullish results on March 22nd, beating Zacks Consensus Estimates and sending shares higher.? The question now is whether this momentum can continue?

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Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD)
After pounding a couple pints of your favorite beer, the stresses of modern day society may seem just a little bit less severe.? Based on Anheuser-Busch InBev?s most recent earnings report and outlook, it seems that the world might be doing just that. It?s also the choice of much of the middle class and beer is, after all, the original social network.? (That?s what Anheuser-Busch InBev claims anyway).

According to the Beer Institute, (yes there is such a thing) sales of the hoppy beverage rose more than 2% globally in 2011.? Total sales for the year came in at $98 billion here in the US.? ?Americans are the global kings of beer consumption compared to wine and hard liquor.?

Nielsen research noted that the rise in sales revenue is coming largely in part by the high-end beer business. The sale of imports, crafts and above-premium beers sold ?off-premises? was up nearly 3 percent.

It may be a good thing that ?The King of Beers? joined forces with Inbev in 2008 because much of the growth is coming from ?local? and ?craft? specialty beers.? Some of the major US brands (like Bud Light, Coors and Miller) are actually losing market share as consumers? tastes change.? Budweiser however has been gained some international love and so have shares of BUD.

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Cabela?s, Inc. (CAB)?
is on a roll. New store openings and a strong brand are pushing shares of this Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) into new territory.

Cabela?s is a specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and outdoor merchandise. You may know it from its big log cabin stores. It operates 33 stores in the United States and 2 in Canada. The company also has a large mail order and Internet business.

Cabela?s also issues Cabela?s CLUB Visa credit card, which is its primary customer loyalty program. It is operated through a wholly-owned subsidiary, World?s Foremost Bank.

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?Jared A Levy is the Momentum Stock Strategist for Zacks.com. He is also the Editor in charge of the market-beating Zacks Whisper Trader Service.

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Etch A Sketch launches ad campaign

This undated image provided by the Ohio Art Company, makers of Etch A Sketch, shows a detail of one of the ads for a new politics-themed ad campaign. The company is launching the campaign after making headlines nationwide when an aide for Mitt Romney compared his election campaign to the toy. Three ads in the campaign, tagged "Shake it Up, America," poke fun at politics in general and maintain that the toy, created in 1960, is politically neutral. (AP Photo/The Ohio Art Company)

This undated image provided by the Ohio Art Company, makers of Etch A Sketch, shows a detail of one of the ads for a new politics-themed ad campaign. The company is launching the campaign after making headlines nationwide when an aide for Mitt Romney compared his election campaign to the toy. Three ads in the campaign, tagged "Shake it Up, America," poke fun at politics in general and maintain that the toy, created in 1960, is politically neutral. (AP Photo/The Ohio Art Company)

This undated image provided by the Ohio Art Company, makers of Etch A Sketch, shows one of the ads for a new politics-themed ad campaign. The company is launching the campaign after making headlines nationwide when an aide for Mitt Romney compared his election campaign to the toy. Three ads in the campaign, tagged "Shake it Up, America," poke fun at politics in general and maintain that the toy, created in 1960, is politically neutral. (AP Photo/The Ohio Art Company)

NEW YORK (AP) ? The 104-year old company that makes Etch A Sketch is launching new political-themed ads, after the toy made headlines when an aide for presidential hopeful Mitt Romney compared it with Romney's fall election strategy.

Rivals said the comparison with a toy that's fun because of the way it erases implied that Romney would do the same ? and flip-flop on issues once the general election campaign starts. The toy instantly became a buzzword.

"I have not written my public policy pronouncements on an Etch A Sketch," GOP rival Rick Santorum said while campaigning in Wisconsin, for example. "They are written on my heart."

The Ohio Art Co. said the "Shake it Up, America" ads will appear on social media including Facebook and Twitter. They poke fun at politics in general, while maintaining that the drawing toy, first marketed in 1960, is politically neutral.

"Etch A Sketch is a lot like politics, there's a lot of gray area," reads one ad.

"We have a left knob and a right knob for each political party," reads another. "(But remember, when both work together, we can do loop de loops.)"

Still other ads encourage viewers to register to vote. The campaign was created by the ad agency Team Detroit.

"We're just having a ball with it," said Ohio Art President Larry Killgallon. "I thought a week ago it would have died down by now."

The company came up with the idea last weekend and plans to add yard signs and bumper stickers soon.

"We tried to look at what's our appropriate place," Killgallon said.

Toys R Us asked Ohio Art to make blue versions of the toy to go along with the traditional bright-red model ? a move that might keep both political parties happy. The blue versions are due out by mid-June, along with a red-and-blue collector's edition with etchings of an elephant and a donkey, Killgallon said.

He hopes they're popular at this summer's Republican and Democratic national conventions.

"We're kind of the fun part of the campaign," Killgallon said.

The Ohio Art Co., based in Bryan, Ohio, also makes K's Kids toys for babies and toddlers and nanoblock, a building toy. Through Apple Inc.'s iTunes website, it also markets an Etch A Sketch app for the iPhone and iPod.

Ohio Art's shares, which had a wild ride after Etch A Sketch became a metaphor, spiked on Thursday to $9.65, after trading between $2 and $4 since late 2008. They closed Friday at $5.95.

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On the Web: www.etch-a-sketch.com

Associated Press writer Seewer contributed to this report from Toledo, Ohio.

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Critics say FTC, Obama privacy plans would lead to major regulation ...

Recent online privacy proposals by the U.S. White House and Federal Trade Commission could lead to new regulations that stifle innovation on the Internet, some lawmakers and other critics said Thursday.

The proposals "would encompass a massive expansion of the government," Representative Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, said during a hearing.

Both proposals are largely focused on voluntary steps Web companies can take to protect customers' privacy. But the White House proposal, released last month, also calls on Congress to pass a privacy "bill of rights" and give the FTC new privacy enforcement authority, potentially including new powers to fine violators.

Several Republican lawmakers questioned the need for new online privacy laws during a hearing in the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee's trade subcommittee. "I am highly skeptical of Congress' or government's ability to keep up with the innovative and vibrant pace of the Internet without breaking it," said Representative Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican. "Consumers and the economy as a whole will not be well served by government attempts to wrap the Web in red tape."

But representatives of the FTC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said their proposals would not create major new regulations. The White House proposal seeks a 10- to 15-page bill that would put general privacy principles, including individual control of personal data and data collection transparency, into law, said Lawrence Strickling, the NTIA's administrator.

The FTC's privacy report, released this week, focuses partly on steps businesses can take on their own to better protect Web users' privacy, added Jon Leibowitz, the agency's chairman.

The FTC report calls on websites and online advertising networks to support an online do-not-track system in which customers could tell those businesses to stop tracking them across the Web.

"Our report is just best practices for companies," Leibowitz said. "It doesn't impose any obligations upon companies. [It contains] no rules, no force of law."

But privacy legislation is needed to protect online companies trying to do the right thing from an "uneven playing field" where competitors take advantage of a lack of rules, Leibowitz said. He also told lawmakers he would support efforts to give the FTC fining authority for online privacy violations as a way to provide a more "effective deterrence."

The hearing came on the same day that Yahoo announced that it will comply with visitor do-not-track requests later this year.

Other witnesses questioned the need for new regulations. While both proposals contain several good ideas, they could give the FTC too much power over online commerce, said Berin Szoka, president of TechFreedom, a free market think tank.

Congress should look for balance between privacy rights and the benefits of commerce, with an emphasis on letting consumers make choices for themselves. Szoka added. "Privacy advocates and policy makers alike all too often overstate the value of privacy and understate its costs," he said.

The White House proposal recognizes that government regulations can't keep up with the changing Internet market, but some of its specific proposals seem to run counter to that philosophy, Szoka said. "Government lacks the flexibility, speed and decentralization necessary to address Internet policy challenges," he said.

While some Republicans questioned the proposals, other Republicans and most Democrats on the subcommittee praised the proposals. Lawmakers need to protect privacy, but also stay away from broad regulations, said Representative Mary Bono Mack, the subcommittee chairwoman and a California Republican.

"Despite the recent, highly publicized privacy initiatives taken by several companies, I don't believe industry is doing enough on its own to protect American consumers, while the government, as we all know, has this really bad habit of overreaching whenever it comes to new regulations.," she said.

Grant Gross covers technology and telecom policy in the U.S. government for The IDG News Service. Follow Grant on Twitter at GrantGross. Grant's e-mail address is grant_gross@idg.com.

Source: http://www.cio.com.au/article/420109/critics_say_ftc_obama_privacy_plans_would_lead_major_regulation/

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How to Rebuild Trust

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This material is coming from my upcoming book (which should be available as a download from YourMarriageCounselor.com in April 2012.)

Helping Relationships and Marriage Heal From the Trauma ofInfidelity (for the faithful Partner).

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Rebuilding Trust

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When a partner has been unfaithful, the biggest issue that exists for the person who has been cheated on is the issue of the is trust.? A parent says to their 8 year old child, ?trust me, just fall back and ill catch you.? and then the parent moves a way, and the youngster falls on the ground.? That child has learned a difficult lesson; the youngster will have a hard time ever again letting their parent catch them again.

?The really difficult work ahead is to begin to rebuild the trust that has been lost. The first thing to realize is that trust is not given it is? earned.? In order for trust to be rebuilt five things have to occur:

1. The couple must learn to communicate with each other more effectively with each other. Whenever I have counseled the couple who are dealing with Infidelity even before the discovery of the unfaithfulness partners tell me how they are not able to talk to each other.? They spend little time taking with each other.? Sharing concerns both about the relationship and about their lives in general.

?2. The person who has strayed must be consistent?. They must do what they say their going to do?and be where they say they?re going to be.

?3. The unfaithful partner has to show a regular effort? to be open to their partner.? The unfaithful partner has to let the partner know where they are, to give them access to passwords to phone, computers etc?? This may be difficult for many people, but the other person.? Even the act of giving this level of accountability is reassuring.? Whenever I ask the partner who has been cheated on what is important to them they say; How can I forgive if I can?t know what the other person is doing?. The core issue for the faithful partner is will my partner do this again?

Though being open doesn?t mean the situation can?t be repeated the attitude of openness shows the partner that they have nothing to hide and that is really important.

4.The person who has strayed must be patient and consistent. The person who has cheated must realize that it will take months maybe even a year for thre to be a comfortable level of trust.

?5. Spend time together.? Building trust in a relationship requires time and contact with someone; you can?t trust someone you don?t know.? When you and your partner first met you probably spent a great deal of time together and frequently thought about each other when you were apart.? Eventually though, everyday life takes over and time is spent focusing on jobs, careers, children and hobbies.? Since there was some personal connection that initially drew you together, it is important to rekindle your relationship.?

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Trust is earned a little bit at a time

Warm regards,

Dr. Marty

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