Sunday 24 February 2013

Banksy mural fiasco

Made in london // Sold in US


A Banksy mural painted just before the Diamond Jubilee last year has vanished from a London street and been listed for sale at a US auction site. The image, which shows a young boy hunched over a sewing machine making Union Jack bunting, disappeared from the side of a Poundland shop last week.
It is known now ,  that it is now for sale in Miami, with an estimate of £320,000 - £452,000.
"Residents have been really shocked and really astonished," .
Residents say "Banksy gave that piece of art to our community, and people came from all over London to see it.
Residents are angry  that a "piece of art that was given freely has been taken away from them and sold for an enormous profit".

Saturday 23 February 2013

388 suburbs in Australia are now cheaper to buy than rent. Find out where for free!

 

The cost “difference between buying and renting in Australia” has fallen significantly:

    •    Discounted variable mortgage rates are now 1.25% lower than their 2011 peak and fixed mortgage rates are more than 2.10% lower
    •    Capital city property prices are almost 6% lower than when they peaked back in October 2010
    •    Rental rates are rising, up 4.2% over the past year for houses and 2.9% higher for units across the capital cities

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Get a free listing on Australian property directory over here

 

Data from 2012 to help you make the invest or buy decision

Range of suburbs where it is currently cheaper to buy
than rent:


1. Servicing a principal and interest loan on a variable mortgage rate: 388 suburbs
2. Servicing an interest only loan on a variable mortgage rate: 1,975 suburbs
3. Servicing a principal and interest loan on a three year fixed mortgage rate: 674 suburbs
4. Servicing an interest only loan on a three year fixed mortgage rate: 2,991 suburbs

Full report available here , here and also here

Saturday 2 February 2013

String of US websites hacked leading to china

Twitter has fallen victim to a latest hacking  breach after some of Americas biggest hacking breaches in recent times it does look like there is already a  ongoing cyber war being played out

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Img: http://mashable.com/2013/01/26/anonymous-hack-government-website-declares-war/

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Some of the recent website hacks  reported below

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Chinese hackers create havoc at New York Times
website  with breaches Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/chinese-hackers-create-havoc-at-new-york-times-20130131-2dmq8.html#ixzz2JnfB3YN3

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Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Media site Wall street journal

Chinese hackers believed to have government links have been conducting wide-ranging electronic surveillance of media companies including The Wall Street Journal, apparently to spy on reporters covering China and other issues, people familiar with the incidents said… http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323926104578276202952260718.html

 

The hacktivist group Anonymous hacked the U.S. federal sentencing website early Saturday, using the page to make a brazen and boisterous declaration of "war" on the U.S. government.The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist who committed suicide.

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Unidentified cybercriminals have hacked the official website of Emerald City Comicon (ECCC) – one of the biggest comic book conventions in the US – and deleted all the backup files.

Currently, www.emeraldcitycomicon.com redirects visitors to the officialECCC Facebook page.

 

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Twitter Hack Hits 250,000 Users