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Wednesday November 12, 2014

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Microsoft fixes 19-year-old Windows bug

Microsoft issued patches on Tuesday to fix a bug in its Windows operating system that remained undiscovered for 19 years.
The bug, which is present in every version of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 onward, allows an attacker to remotely take over and control a computer.
IBM’s cybersecurity research team discovered the bug in May, describing it as a “significant vulnerability” in the operating system.
“The buggy code is at least 19 years old and has been remotely exploitable for the past 18 years,” IBM X-Force research team said in its blog on Tuesday.

Today’s Inspiration

Prevent Disappointment

by Joyce Meyer – posted November 12, 2014

They trusted in, leaned on, and confidently relied on You, and were not ashamed or confounded or disappointed.
—Psalm 22:5

There is nothing unusual or wrong about initial feelings of disappointment, but it is what we do from that point forward that makes all the difference in the world. Absolutely nobody gets everything they want all the time, so we need to learn how to deal properly with disappointment.

Trusting God completely and believing that His plan is infinitely better for you than your own will prevent you from being disappointed with God. You might feel anger toward your situation, but don’t ever be angry with God. When you get angry, you naturally want to lash out at someone, but it is unwise to make God your target. He is the only One Who can help you and truly comfort you; therefore, it is much better to run to Him in your time of pain than away from Him.

Power Thought: I trust God completely and am never disappointed with Him.

Wednesday November 5, 2014

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GOP could find some common ground with President Obama

A Republican-controlled Congress may find common ground with President Obama on a new Asian Pacific trade pact and could bring a more energy friendly environment to Washington.
There may also be plenty of talk about sweeping changes to tax law or fiscal reform, but analysts don’t see much in the way of change on those fronts, nor do they expect progress on immigration.
“Grid lock or unlocked? I think grid lock,” said Jack Ablin, CIO at BMO Capital Markets. “It’s going to be a little more confrontational. Bills are going to end up on the president’s desk, and he’s going to have to decide whether to sign them or veto them. It’s not quite as obfuscated as it once was. It’s going to be a little more transparent.”
Stocks were subdued Tuesday, but the market could get a lift Wednesday after Republicans wrested control of the Senate from Democrats with at least 52 seats.
The post mid-term election period is historically positive for stocks, and a Republican victory would be positive for the overall market.
“I wish the market wasn’t as expensive is as it is. To me, that’s the only headwind the market faces,” said Ablin.
Dan Clifton, head of policy research at Strategas, expects some sectors to clearly benefit from the election, and the market as a whole to rise if history is a guide. He notes the S&P 500 has not declined in the 12 months following a midterm election since 1946.
One of the biggest undertakings of the new Congress could be to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which was opposed by many Democrats but favored by the White House. The pact would include Japan and other Asian countries as well as Pacific Rim partners, like Chile.
It would give the United States more free trade markets and the beneficiaries could be liquefied natural gas companies because more gas hungry Asian markets would be open for U.S. exports. Clifton said chemical companies are also big supporters of the trade legislation, but it’s opposed by the auto industry.

Today’s Inspiration

Talk to God Anywhere

by Joyce Meyer – posted November 05, 2014

Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, Whom you have received [as a Gift] from God?
—1 Corinthians 6:19

The angel of the Lord said to Moses, “Take the shoes off your feet, for the ground on which you stand is holy ground” (see Exodus 3:5). The ground was holy because the Holy One was there. Now through faith in Jesus, you are the tem¬ple of the Holy Ghost. Everywhere you go becomes a holy place because the Holy One dwells in you.

God is not in a building, where you can only visit Him on Sunday morning. He is with you every¬where you go. You can talk to Him while you vac¬uum, or while you change the oil in your car. When you let God become involved in every aspect of your life, every day becomes exciting.