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Joined: Jun 22, 2007
Posts: 3
Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:33 am
Post subject: Vonage is sending spam to your friends, using your name
is harvesting your friends' names from their refer-a-friend program to send spam promotions. Your name is being used too.
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I am a
customer. In December, 2004 I entered 18 friends' email addresses in their refer-a-friend program. This was clearly intended to be a one-time referral, on an opt-in basis, from me to my friends. 30 months later ....
crossed all lines of good taste, privacy, and ethics. They send a mass email to my friends -- USING MY NAME -- in a shameless promotion. In fact, my name was used in the email 3 times, as if I had endorsed the message and gave permission to use my friends' names.
is harvesting names from their refer-a-friend program to send spam promotions.
is violating their customers privacy by using data from customer accounts for a marketing campaign.
has used their customers names for testimonials without permission of the customers.
is so evil on so many levels. And stupid.
What they did ...
* creates massive, insane anger
* is illegal - violates both CAN-SPAM and privacy statutes
* perverts the trust of their best customers, those who were willing to recommend them to their friends
* turns influentials into enemies
Warning: If you use the
refer-a-friend program, they will harvest your friends' email address and spam them for years, using your name.
If this has happened to you:
1. Repost this message
2. Comment on this blog If the rest of their customers are as angry as I am, this won't be the end of it.
(The saddest thing is that
could have been a truly great company. Google great, Salesforce.com great. All they had to do was not be the phone company -- a very low bar. But they are so much more horrible that even the phone companies ever were. Worse service, worse support, and a crappy attitude. What a shame.)
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Joined: Dec 04, 2004
Posts: 448
Location: Tampa Bay
Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:38 am
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The reason I visited this forum right now was to write about exactly the same thing. In my case, 2 years ago I used my wife's email address to send a referral, just out of curiosity to see what
sends out when we use the refer-a-friend link.
This morning her address got spammed, and it had my name in it twice. (name changed for privacy)
John Smith
asked us to tell you about our great new Refer-A-Friend offer. From now through
July 15th
, sign up for
and you'll get
1 Month FREE^ PLUS a limited time American Express® branded prepaid card worth $50!*
... then further down the page...
Click here
to take advantage of this special limited time refer-a-friend offer and get
Unlimited Local and Long Distance Calling for only $24.99 a month
. We'll even say "thanks" back to
John Smith
with a special credit towards their own service.
Pardon my language, but I am ROYALLY PISSED about this. They hijacked MY name WITHOUT my permission, for the sole purpose of spamming.
I swear to God, I hope once this story gets around, the blowback against
is nasty and they take a real beating from it. At this point, if some lawyer took up a class action lawsuit for violation of CAN-SPAM (because the message purported to be at my request, which it was NOT) or some other statute, I'd be 100% behind them.
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Joined: Nov 20, 2003
Posts: 41
Location: Houston, TX
Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:03 am
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This happened to me as well! I too am pissed and am thinking about changing services. I have been a long time
customer and am now really ashamed that I ever let them have my friends and family's email address. If I wanted to resend the invitation to sign up for
, I could have sent another email. I never expected them to do this. The only reason I know about this is I used my personal email address as well to see what the referral letter looked like. I got their spam email this morning.
I will be sending
a nasty email as well.
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Joined: Dec 04, 2004
Posts: 448
Location: Tampa Bay
Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:09 am
Post subject:
I googled around for 'vonage spam' and found this interesting article about Jeffrey Citron:
(Disclaimer: I have not personally verified the accuracy of the claims made in this article.)
Citron earlier worked for Datek, a stock broker. In 2002 and 2003 he settled with the SEC, after he and several of his business associates were fined a record $70m for securities fraud and Citron ended up paying $22.5m. Citron as a result is banned from any involvement with stock brokers.
There is also a case where National Association of Securities Dealers fined Citron $20,000 and he received a 20 day suspension from Datek.
"There is a risk that some third parties will not do business with us, that some prospective investors will not purchase our securities or that some customers may be wary of signing up for service with us as a result of allegations against Mr. Citron and his past SEC and NASD settlements," the company notes.
So I guess we shouldn't be too surprised over the sleaze that seems to be oozing out of new orifices on a daily basis-- spamming in the name of their subscribers without permission, difficulty cancelling accounts, fat termination fees if you cancel during a whopping 2-year timeframe. I think this company's true colors are beginning to show through.
Whatever it takes to dominate the market-- ethics be damned.
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Joined: Dec 18, 2005
Posts: 83
Location: Tennessee
Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:48 pm
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Guess we need to stop referring our friends if this is going to be the case....I know I am not going to add anymore email invitations ...
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Joined: Feb 05, 2005
Posts: 1424
Location: Carlsbad, CA (finally)
Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:00 pm
Post subject:
I was formerly very active in this community, unfortunately work commitments reduced my participation. However, I had to come here to comment on this event. It was a complete breach of confidence for
to send out these emails. Furthermore they did not even update the "Refer a Friend Manager" to reflect that the emails had been sent.
should send apologies to the referers and referees for this action. I am personally sending messages to the persons that they emailed in my name specifically stating what happened so as to counter any positive effect that this stunt may have.
If you haven't done so yet I urge you to delete any referrals in your account and send a message to
requesting that they not send any emails out using your name.
I hope this message finds you well.
Recently you may have received a message about
that claimed to be from me. I would like to apologize for this message,
appropriated my identity to attempt to sell you their service.
Over a year ago I provided you with information on
as a follow up to personal discussion, I provided your email to
with the intent of a one time solicitation initiated by me.
, without notice or a chance for me to opt out, decided to send emails out to all previous referrals despite the time elapsed since the initial referral. This is just one more example of poor business decisions that
has made.
While I remain a
subscriber out of convenience, if you are interested in alternative phone service I would be happy to discuss other options with you and help you to find the best solutions for your needs.
I have attempted to remove your email address from Vonage's system, I hope this will prevent any recurrence.
"The Real" Steve Cerruti
I cc'd
because it is the email listed in the AUP. Is the two month credit worth allowing a corporation to assume your identity?
Stephen P. Cerruti (ISP: TWC)
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Joined: Feb 05, 2005
Posts: 1424
Location: Carlsbad, CA (finally)
Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:05 pm
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As far as I am concerned this constituted a form of identity theft. I am hoping that
comes out with a release saying it was accidental or at least not thought out.
Penalties for trafficking in personal information
Every person who, with the intent to defraud, acquires, transfers, or retains possession of personal identifying information of another person, is guilty of a crime punishable by up to $1,000 and one year in county jail. California Penal Code § 530.5
Stephen P. Cerruti (ISP: TWC)
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Joined: Aug 30, 2005
Posts: 4777
Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:15 pm
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I'll buy "not thought out". If they say that it was accidental, that would be an insult to our intelligence.
Steve Gray
Orlando, FL
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Joined: Dec 04, 2004
Posts: 448
Location: Tampa Bay
Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:25 am
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I'm willing to bet
doesn't care
. Why? Because people scream that
sûcks and threaten to cancel their accounts, but in reality they do nothing and remain subscribers. So in the end the negative sentiment will not matter to
, since they will probably end up with a Net Gain in subscriber base after this little stunt. A $50 gift card is enticing and people
be bought. As far as
is concerned..... Mission Accomplished.
I've said repeatedly in this forum,
was once a cool upstart with a great product for the masses, but has now become "too corporate for our own good." The only things that differentiate
from the big telcos today are (1) the telcos are larger and still have more money and network assets, and (2) CEOs of the telcos aren't in trouble with the SEC and NASD over securities fraud, and barred from involvement with stock brokers, like Vonage's CEO.
The sleaze in this company starts at the top and has trickled down.
I am going to remain a
customer out of convenience, but
only temporarily
. I am going to order a second
line from another carrier and evaluate its quality and reliability for a while. (2007 has been a bad year so far for
outages, so it's not like this will be a hard service to beat.) If everything looks good, I'm going to tell
to kiss my butt. They're going to lose a loyal, long-term (approaching 3 years) customer over this stunt, which I agree constitutes identity theft.
Vonage Forum Evangelist
Joined: Dec 22, 2005
Posts: 409
Location: Michigan
Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:39 am
Post subject:
Interesting tidbit:
Important Notes
Refer-A-Friend offer is valid only for new activation and equipment purchase at the
website. Purchases of
equipment and/or service at retail locations or through partner websites are excluded from eligibility for the special Refer-A-Friend offer. Offer valid in US only and cannot be combined with any other offer.
The Refer-A-Friend program is intended for use by
customers to refer family and friends.
does not support spamming.
Misuse of this program may result in the forfeit of credits accrued by the
customer and referee(s) as well as disconnection of
By referring individuals you agree to the following conditions: To qualify, both referrer and referee must be customers in good standing for 90 days. If either cancels before 90 days, this will result in the loss of and /or chargeback of associated credits. The Refer-A-Friend program is subject to the
Terms of Service and the
Privacy Policy.
*The Referrer will receive a credit for 2 FREE months based on the plan the referral chooses (up to $50). Credit(s) have no cash value, are non-refundable and non-transferable. The New customer (the referee) will not be charged for the basic service fee of the plan they choose in the first month, but other charges will apply. See plan for details. Free month offer is available only to select new
customers. Prices and charges are subject to change without notice. Other terms and conditions may apply. Void where prohibited.
purchases made at retail are not eligible for the Refer-A-Friend offer. Offers cannot be combined and are subject to restrictions and limitations.
Info. can be found here
I will still remain a
Customer, I would rather put up with a little spam problem than pay all the extra's (taxes and surcharges and fees) via a non
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Communication access real-time translation (CART), also called open captioning or real-time stenography, or simply real-time captioning, is the general name of the system that court reporters, closed captioners and voice writers, and others use to convert speech to text. A trained operator uses keyboard or stenography methods to transcribe spoken speech into written text. Speech to text software is used when voice writers provide CART.
While real-time speech-to-text serves many with hearing loss and deafness, it is also useful for people whose first language is different from the language being used, to understand speakers with different voices and accents in many group situations (at work, in education, community events), to have a "transcript', and for learning languages. CART professionals have qualifications for added expertise (speed and accuracy) as compared to court reporters and other stenographers.
Remote CART is done with the trained operator at a remote location. A voice connection such as a telephone, cellphone, or computer microphone is used to send the voice to the operator, and the real-time text is transmitted back over a modem, Internet, or other data connection.
Some people use CART as the short form of computer assisted realtime transcription. The service is identical.
In some countries, CART may be referred to as Palantype, Velotype, STTR (speech to text reporting).
External links[edit]
- National Association of the Deaf: Communication Access Realtime Translation
- Alternative Communication Services
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M3 ROCK FESTIVAL – It All Happens On April 25th And 26th, 2014! Lineup Of Bands Announced!
The M3 Rock Festival Returns!
When: April 25th & 26th
Where: Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, Maryland
2 Day Tickets Go On Sale: Friday, January 17th, 2014
Single Day Tickets (If Available) On Sale: Mid February, 2014
Take A Look At The Festival Flyer Above For The Lineup Of Bands!
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Wow- that's a really strong line-up Stone! I'd love to see most of those bands! \m/\m/
I'm with you, Kev! It's been (gulp) decades since I've seen Winger, Slaughter and TESLA… OMG and LOL!!! Yet it goes to show us the longevity of these bands is due to their world-class talent. 🙂
I did see Mark Slaughter play guitar for Nelson though, at the 2010 M3 Rock Festival. KIX is a mainstay at this festival, their the "hometown favorites" and do put on a blast of a show. I saw Autograph open for the legendary Heart… back in the late 80's. I'm happy to see Autograph back in the saddle again!
I would LOVE to see Extreme, KEEL and Night Ranger!! Never saw these three bands live before. 😦 I'd LOVE to see Lita Ford too 🙂
You 100% ROCK, Kev! \m/\m/
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|La strada was a break-out international hit for Fellini's wife, Giuletta Masina, who plays Gelsomina Di Constanzo.
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La strada (1954)
d. Federico Fellini
Criterion Collection #219
Federico Fellini is a core member of the Criterion Collection. In the United States, his name is/was typically invoked in the same way that people call something "Lynchian"(David Lynch) today: Having a surreal and/or grotesque visual quality. Criterion Collection is more concerned with showing the whole film maker than dwelling on Fellini's more extreme films. Satyricon, the most "Fellini-esque" of his films, does not even have a Criterion Collection release, and his early films which show is development as a neo-realist are heavily featured.
La strada is notable simply because it was Fellini's first international hit, and secured him an Audience (and funding) for his films for several decades. It also made a star of his wife, Giulietta Masina, who plays the mildly retarded Gelsomina Di Constanzo. At the start of the picture, Giuletta is essentially sold to Zampano (Anthony Quinn), a travelling strong man who was previously "married" to Giuletta's older sister. Anthony Quinn, an American actor, is a brutal, terrifying thug and we watch the situation go from bad to worse between the two of them, with Zampano unable to do anything save bully and cajole, and Gelsomina foregoing several opportunities to ditch Zampano in favor of making pathetic ( and failed) attempts to "win him over."
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Lacedaemon and Laconia were the ancient names for a city state centred on Sparta, whose name eventually superseded theirs. Lacedaemon is the preferred location of Atlantis of Dr Theodore Spyropoulos (1938- ), a Greek archaeologist, who is author of a three-volume work entitled Lacedaemon. He was one of the archaeologists who discovered the ruins of Akrotiri on Santorini in 1967.
In 2007 he was took part in the excavations at Pellana(c), now a village 27km north of Sparta. Spyropoulos believes that Pellana was the Mycenaean capital of Lyconia mentioned by Homer. In June 2014 he published two short papers(a)(b) on the Ancient Origins website arguing for Lacedaemon as the location of Plato's Atlantis. In his own words
"There is a vast bibliography about Atlantis, but the modern scholarship concluded that to locate Atlantis and to prove the validity of its identification, four points of agreement must be met and generally accepted. (See E.Bloedow. 'Fire and Flood from Heaven: Was Atlantis at Troy?' La Parola del Passato 48, 1993, pp.109-160
- Atlantis was an island.
- It lay beyond the "Pillars of Hercules".
- It was larger than Asia and Libya together.
- Its destruction (sinking) produced a barrier of impassable mud.
These four prerequisites are completely fulfilled in the case of Lacedaemon."
I would have expected something more convincing from an academic, considering the range of other details on offer in Plato's narrative. For example Atlantis attacked from their base in the west (Tim.25b & Crit.114c), not something that could be attributed to Lacedaemon or that Egypt was attacked by Lacedaemon.
(b) http://www.ancient-origins.net/opinion-guest-authors/ancient-city-lacedaemon-it-legendary-atlantis-part-two-001725
(c) http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/greek-government-blocks-discovery-mythical-city-lacedaemon-00848
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Dementia patients across the county are being supported to get involved in research into the condition, thanks to Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's new status as a 'Join Dementia Research Champion'.
Join Dementia Research is a nationwide online and telephone service that makes it easier for people to register their interest in volunteering for vital dementia research studies.
The service's designers, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), hope it will boost research participation by connecting patients to suitable dementia studies across the East Midlands.
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) was the first NHS trust in England to sign up the organisation as a whole as a 'champion', and staff across its services are now actively promoting the programme to patients, their families and friends.
Steve Roberts, Divisional Manager for Older Adult Mental Health Services at the Trust, said: "As a trust delivering a number of services to older adults including specialised dementia care, we are acutely aware of the part that research plays in developing new treatments and ensuring we offer the best care and support possible both now and into the future.
"As champions of Join Dementia Research, our staff will promote the campaign to patients across both our inpatient and community services and help them to take part if they wish."
Research Coordinator at LPFT, Tracy McCranor added: "Materials about the scheme are available to all our staff and all new starters are given information as part of their induction training. We're also displaying posters, leaflets and videos in reception areas around the Trust and including a leaflet in all post-diagnosis packs for new dementia patients.
"We're helping to promote Join Dementia Research to other health and care providers across the county too, as working together across different organisations can really make a difference."
While there are a small number of treatments available that reduce the symptoms of dementia, there are currently none that slow the underlying disease progression.
Goizeder Aspe Juaristi, Project Lead at the NIHR Clinical Research Network East Midlands, said: "We know that only around five per cent of people with dementia take part in research at the moment and we need to boost that figure if we're really going to make a difference.
"The collective support of teams from across the Trust is a great way of promoting the opportunity to take part in research to patients in the local area who have dementia, and to help us link dementia care with dementia research."
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"The exploitation of sex is a crime and those responsible for it must be punished," Tourism Minister Gastao Vieira said in the Tuesday statement.
He said the ministry's campaign that focused on Brazil's "natural beauties, cultural diversity and friendly people" helped attract more than 5 million foreign tourists in 2011.
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I know I didn't finish the recap but I did finish the series. This is series got hella strange near the half way point. I also don't agree with Na Ri's (Kong Hyo Jin) decision in the end. But, I need to be honest, we knew who the male lead was from the first episode.
We follow Pyo Na Ri, a weather girl, whose dream is to become a news anchor. For the better part of 3 years, she's had Lee Hwa Shin (Cho Jung Seok). However, after a particularly sensitive news story, he goes to Bangkok. When she gets sent to Bangkok to shoot something with him, she meets Ko Jung Won (Ko Gyung Pyo) and gets interested in him and he in her. When Hwa Shin returns and Na Ri discovers a lump in his chest, He gets diagnosed with breast cancer. Na Ri helps him through the surgery and radiation, while she starts a relationship with Jung Won.
The chemistry between all the actors was fantastic, but I have some issues with the story. I know that Na Ri was going to be with Hwa Shin in the end of the story, however, he was just a negative person that I couldn't see her getting with him. Jung Won was considerate and her rock but she ends up leaving him for Hwa Shin. Also about 3/4 of the way through both of the men suggest her dating both of them and they end up living together. I don't see that every working. Natalia, @Soju_Nights on twitter, agree that this would have been perfect if it ended with a polyamorous relationship since for most of the show the 2 men are very compassionate towards each other. It's an ok show, however, it is far from my favourite.


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Heavy storms can cause power outages no matter the season. When summer heat is in full force, torrential rainstorms can knock out power lines like they were nothing, just as rapidly accumulating snow and ice can do the same in winter.
Winter power outages come with their own unique challenges, however. When heavy snow and ice take down a city's power grid, it can be nearly a day or many days before the problem is solved. Ideally, being without power in winter, you can still keep your home warm. Somehow you've got to make sure your refrigerator, however, remains the opposite.
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- Only open the refrigerator door to remove food for eating, and don't keep it open any longer than necessary.
- Throw out perishable food that's been above 40°F for two hours or longer. Keep thermometers in your freezer and fridge to keep track of which items may have crossed that line.
- Frozen food that thaws during the outage can be re-frozen as long as they never reached above 40°F.
- You can also put the items you normally refrigerate into the freezer to help them keep cool longer.
- Put dry ice or block ice in your fridge if power is out for more than a few hours, if you can get ahold of it at a local store. It will help maintain cooler temperatures.
- Pack items tightly to help them conserve coldness. Ice cubes and frozen gel packs can help with this too.
- Make sure you have plenty of shelf-stable food on hand that doesn't need refrigeration, in case all else fails.
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- It may seem wise to store food out in the snow, but animals might tamper with it, and the outdoor temperature can fluctuate.


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This site was established by Wal Pilz (1927-2016) to share historical information depicted in photos and images of old scenes of the Rylstone District. Wal's belief was that sharing history was the best way to create a living history for Rylstone and the surrounding district. In Wal's memory, the site will continue to operate as an online database and you are invited to contribute images and information. Please comment or email Dan Hatton at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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John Robert Fletcher, jointly with his wife (née HEWITT), in 1900 jointly bought the Globe Hotel.
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For a Mozambique holiday with a difference, head out into the Indian Ocean to Ilha de Mozambique where history and culture overflow to provide you with a holiday oozing with things to do and see. Situated on the edge of the Quirimbas Archipelago, this island was once the capital of Mozambique under Portuguese rule. It was a major trading base under the Arabs and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site for all of these reasons.
Exploring the island is easy – it is only three kilometres long and very narrow and connected by a concrete bridge with the mainland. The two towns, Stone Town in the north and the smaller Macuti town in the south – both have significant architecture and cultural traditions.
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text: SEBASTOPOL, Calif. -- Good things are happening for digital photographers. The new and improved iPhoto '08 makes it easier than ever to transfer photos from a digital camera organize them and publish, print or share them. The new version boasts of dozens of new features -- including self-grouping Events, Web galleries and a print-layout mode -- but there's still no printed manual.Fortunately, David Pogue and Derrick Story are back to bring you the funny, authoritative book that should have been in the box. Inside iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly, $34.99), you'll find everything you need to know to start using this popular digital photography software."To be sure, iPhoto isn't the most powerful image management software in the world," writes David, New York Times tech columnist and creator of the Missing Manual series. "Like Apple's other iProducts, (iMovie, iTunes, iDVD and so on), its design subscribes to its own little 80/20 rule: 80 percent of us really don't need more than about 20 percent of the features you'd find in a full-blown, $300 digital-asset management program like, say, Apple's own Aperture."And, adds David: "iPhoto '08 doesn't represent a big overhaul; Apple gave it more nips and tucks than massive surgery. Still, there's quite a bit of juicy stuff in the new version."This timely new book covers:• Essentials of photography. This book's opening chapters offer a crash course in using your digital camera and the secrets of professional photography.• Editing basics. Even the greatest photos sometimes need a little touching up. This book covers iPhoto's beefed-up editing suite, including its increasingly Photoshop-like adjustments palette. • Finding an audience. iPhoto excels at getting your photos out to the people who really want to see them. Your choices include screen savers, desktop backgrounds, Kodak prints, self-playing DVD slide shows (with music), gift books, calendars, cards and spectacular Web galleries."iPhoto 08 is the best release of Apple's consumer picture management application to date," says co-author Derrick Story. "I enjoyed learning about the new features and writing them up for the Missing Manual. I'm particularly excited about the improved Adjust palette with better controls to fine-tune our images."With better editing tools, books and calendars and a new way to organize photos around events, there's something for every digital shooter to love. Whether you're a dedicated photographer or just getting started, iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual lets you marry the stunning quality of digital photography with the power of your imagination.David Pogue is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. With three million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. In 1999, he launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes more than 30 titles.Derrick Story is the digital media evangelist for O'Reilly. His experience includes more than 20 years as a photojournalist, managing editor for O'Reilly Network and a speaker for IDG, PMA and Santa Fe Workshops. He is the author of Digital Photography Hacks, Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Ed. and his latest, The Digital Photography Companion.iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual is available via the Imaging Resource Amazon affiliate program at a 34 percent discount.


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Palmer (right) finished first in the A division at the Captain Hurst Bowl, sailing with Bock (right) and Byrne (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After a week in which he was recognized by US Sailing as the Sailor of the Week, Alan Palmer helped the Crimson capture the Captain Hurst Bowl, earning him COOP Athlete of the Week honors.
Skippering all 14 races in the A division, Palmer's led the Crimson to seven top-three finishes, totaling 80 points, tops in the division. Harvard won the 20-team intersectional regatta thanks to the consistent sailing and low scoring registered by Palmer and his boat mates, Ryan Byrne and Quincy Bock.
The victory at the Captain Hurst Bowl is the third this fall in which Palmer has been sailing for Harvard.


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Duo forges new creed for mobile data backup
Brief: Credant Technologies and Sprite Software have teamed up to help businesses securely back up data on handheld devices.
Credant Technologies Inc. has announced an alliance with Sprite Software Ltd. that will help businesses securely back up data on wireless devices.
Credant, a Dallas-based company, specializes in security and encryption for wireless devices. Sprite, based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in data backup services.
Sprite's products -- Backup, Backup Premium Edition and Sprite Clone -- periodically back up data and applications from handheld devices onto separate memory cards. Such a form of data replication can be particularly useful for handheld devices that are wiped clean when they run out of battery power, said Bob Heard, CEO of Credant.
The problem with Sprite's system, however, is security, said Ian Gordon, vice president of marketing for Credant. If someone were to get a hold of the memory stick, he could access all of the data that had been copied from the device, he said.
To address that concern, Credant is offering Sprite's products along with its Mobile Guardian security product. Credant Mobile Guardian requires a user to enter a username and password both to activate a handheld device and to access a memory card. The program also encrypts data on the memory card.
The product can be used with any device, as long as the user has the capability to log on with a username and password. However, the password is not linked to the corporate authentication system.
Such a system is important, Gordon said, because many mobile users do not connect to the corporate network regularly, often using a device a for days or weeks before business systems are updated.
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We are delighted that you will be joining us for the 2016 Governor's School program. We congratulate each of you and your family for receiving this honor. Many plans are underway for you this summer. You will have the chance to work with some of the best faculty and professionals from around the world. There will be incredible artists in each discipline that will open new doors and new ways of thinking about your art and collaborations. Many faculty and professionals will become mentors throughout your lives. As we continue to plan on making this the best experience for each of you; also you will have plans to make. You will be receiving information between now and the beginning of the school that will explain what is expected from you. Again, congratulations! Check the website, your email, and regular mail for communications and numbers where you may reach the chairs and production coordinators in your area if you need additional information. We look forward to seeing you soon.
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If you are trying to find out how to get an investment banking job, your best bet is to first understand the basics.
What is investment banking? What do Ibankers do? Why is Ibanking such a hot post-MBA destination? Which fairness cream do investment bankers use?
Our resident MCB Investment Banker or MIB as we call him started a series to explain just that. His first post ('What is Ibanking') set the ball rolling. If you missed it, read that first before you continue with this next article in our Investment Banking 101 Series.
In this article, I shall explore the offerings of a developed investment bank and then draw parallels with Indian investment banks. This should help you understand what bankers do and how to position yourself better for recruiting at an investment bank.
As a recap: Investment Banks work to allow firms access to the capital markets. They do this by helping firms raise equity or debt (or variants of equity or debt) or by advising them on strategic financial decisions (such as mergers, acquisitions, et al).
Investment banks aim to provide the best possible advice to their clientele. This ensures that the client is able to gain maximum value from the transaction as well as turn into a recurring business relationship for the bank. Since clients stem from a vast variety of industries, it is practically impossible to be an expert in each and every one of these industries. Being the 'jack-of-all-trades' will do a bank no good because they deal with very savvy C-suite executives who will not tolerate the banker running a 'trial & error' operation at the client's expense. Therefore, banks have developed 'Coverage' groups. The coverage group focuses on a sector or a group of allied sectors and develops and expertise in them. It is the coverage group's responsibility to know, understand and be the authority on that sector in a bank. Typical coverage groups are:
Industrials: Cover manufacturing, may also cover aeronauticals, chemicals, etc
Power / Energy / Utilities / Natural Resources: Called different names, these groups typically look at power generation, distribution and energy sources (may include renewables also)
Real Estate: Cover broad real estate trends and events
Tech, Media & Telecom (TMT): May operate as one group (in the case of Goldman Sachs), or several; TMT covers, well, Tech, Media & Telecom
… And a whole lot of other groups, depending on the bank.
Coverage bankers, therefore, can be looked at as sectoral experts. They bring their sector-specific expertise to the bank and its clients in various transactions.
Apart from this coverage bankers are also involved in 'pitching'. Pitching is the process of carefully analyzing a firm and understanding how an investment banking transaction could bring value to the firm's activities. A typical example of such an investment banking process would be an M&A process, where clients may not be sophisticated enough to be able to calculate the financial impact of a prospective acquisition. Another investment banking transaction that bankers may pitch is an IPO to a firm that seems like it would be able to access good value given the condition of the capital markets.
Apart from being sectoral experts, bankers in the coverage section of the investment bank typically are one of the most qualified people to build financial models for firms in the industry due to their deep understanding of industry benchmarks, production ratios as well as growth cycles and expectations. All of this knowledge translates to a better understanding of their client – which in turn helps them pitch a better transaction (product) to the client and therefore better help the client.
Of course, the investment banker is not doing this for free (or because they enjoy pitching!). Successful pitches turn into business in terms of an investment banking transaction, which generate substantial fees. Typical fees on an IPO, for example, could range from 3% – 7% of the amount raised.
Amongst coverage groups there is a pecking order. The smartest and most talented Analysts and Associates tend to gravitate toward whichever coverage group is the 'hottest' at that bank. The degree of 'hotness' stems from various sources, such as how much business the MD brings in, how big the mandates are as well as how often deals get done in that industry.
Read the other articles in the series: Introduction to Investment Banking
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How to Make the Most Out of Small Spaces
The tiny house craze is alive and well, and while you may not be looking for a Tiny Home you might be looking to downsize and simplify. There are Big Benefits of Living in a Small House. First, it costs less money…which frees up funds for other things you enjoy like travel and hobbies. And the peace of mind that comes with living within your means is priceless. Also, with less space, there is less to clean. And less cleaning means more time for fun and relaxation. But sometimes it can be challenging to fit everything you need (and want) into a home with limited square footage. Don't despair! Not only can you make it all fit, you can do it with style and create a comfortable, cozy home that suits all your needs. Here are some clever ideas for making the most of small spaces:
- Make everything seem bigger by painting walls in light colors.
- Use small scale furniture rather than large, overstuffed pieces that will overwhelm the room.
- Use mirrors to create the illusion of more space. One mirror will make an impression, but two facing each other will make a bigger impact by amplifying the semblance of added area and light.
- If you're thinking of doing any renovations, consider adding a bay window. Not only will it maximize square footage, but it will provide the added bonus of flooding the house with natural light.
- Keep things simple. Clean lines make things feel streamlined and give the impression of openness.
- Take advantage of high ceilings by going vertical with cabinetry. Not only will it draw the eyes up and away from the limited counter space, but it will also provide maximum storage.
- Continue thinking up and not out by utilizing tall bookshelves.
- Use furniture pieces that serve more than one purpose.
- Got stairs? Don't let the area underneath them go to waste. There are great options for creating extra storage that will be functional and look great too.
- If you're going to hang curtains, hand them as high as you can to make the ceilings seem higher and extend the rods about 4 inches on either side to make windows seem wider and to allow more light in when they are open.
Downsizing and simplifying will make you realize that less really is more, but it doesn't mean you must sacrifice style and comfort!
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With the trailer opening with some of the greatest title fights in the history in metallic titles including Ali vs. Frazier, 2 PAC vs. Biggie and Batman vs. Superman, you expect something really big. Instead you get a really mean looking Ice Cube threatening Charlie Day and challenging him to an after school fist fight.
Charlie protests that teacher don't fight and Ice says that he wants everybody to see this. We see a mob gathering in the parking lot. We see banners flying, outright bullying and even a hashtag circulating in the student body which everyone knows about of course.
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In-Stat: Bluetooth about to turn red-hot
Despite the security issues that have plagued Bluetooth this year, In-Stat/MDR predicts that Bluetooth device shipments will grow over the next several years.
They may not be as pervasive as 802.11-based wireless gear, but according to new research, Bluetooth-enabled devices are about to dive into the mainstream.
In a report released this week, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based research firm In-Stat/MDR projects that Bluetooth device shipments will experience a compound annual growth rate of 60% during the five-year period between last year and 2008.
In-Stat/MDR said the growth would be partially due to Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, PDAs and headsets making significant strides over the last year, the increased interest shown by the automotive market and the emergence of personal mobile gateway products.
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless standard implemented by the telecommunications industry that enables mobile phones, computers and PDAs to easily interconnect utilizing the 2.45 GHz frequency band. Connections can be point-to-point or multipoint, but the maximum range is 10 meters.
Joyce Putscher, director of In-Stat/MDR's converging markets and technologies group, said Bluetooth is making significant headway in the majority of the markets using the technology. Most notably, Bluetooth-enabled Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) phones are now emerging in the U.S.
Despite In-Stat/MDR's optimism, reports surfaced earlier this year suggesting that Bluetooth devices could be vulnerable to hackers. Those reports were confirmed when handset makers Nokia and Sony Ericsson both disclosed that data could be stolen from several of their Bluetooth devices without the owner's knowledge. Soon after, analysis firm Gartner advised enterprise users to disable the Bluetooth functionality in their devices.
The In-Stat/MDR report, Bluetooth 2004: Poised for the Mainstream, is available for $3,495.


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Talk about a campaign going horribly wrong. On the day when Sony teased its PlayStation 4 pre-orders going live in India soon, Microsoft had its foot stuck in its mouth. In a campaign to highlight zero percent EMI scheme for the Xbox 360, Microsoft's "Xbox 360 India" Facebook page has this ad up that reads, "After this your interest in an Xbox could be zero!" Of course, the copywriter meant the zero interest when someone buys it on the EMI but was probably having a bad day at work. The timing couldn't have been worse considering the announcement of PlayStation 4 pre-orders would go live soon in India while Microsoft's Xbox One is unlikely to be launched here anytime soon.
UPDATE: Microsoft has taken down the post.
@rajatagr @slackerninja Thank you for pointing out that the message on one of our creative didn't land well. We have taken it off.
— Xbox 360 India (@Xbox360India) September 29, 2013
Hat tip to @slackerninja!


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In collaboration with SunRice.
You know how there is that one thing you just fail at in the kitchen? Like poaching an egg is harder to master than peace in the Middle East, and the thought of creating a croissant makes you break out in a cold sweat?
For years I was thwarted by rice. One of the cheapest, most versatile basics you could ever have in your repertoire and I avoided it like a toddler avoiding bedtime because I just could.not.get.it.right. It either sat in a huddled gluggy mass in my saucepan like even it was disappointed in me, or I burned every last grain at the bottom while unhelpfully leaving the top layer uncooked.
Every time I tried, I failed.
I do remember putting it in the microwave once when I was about 20 and sick of scrubbing blackened pots, and it worked so well I made rice that way faithfully for years. One cup of rice, two cups of water, 10 minutes on high, NOTHING TO BURN! I was the smuggest rice cooker in Australia.
And then… one day I didn't have a microwave. It was time for my nemesis and I to go head to head in a battle royale – and I was determined to come out on top.
Nervously, I put a cup of rice and two cups of water in a pot and set it on the stove. Once it began boiling, I put the lid on, turned the heat down to the lowest setting, and prayed for my soul.
Exactly 10 minutes later I turned the heat off and left the lid on a bit longer for the rice to do its thing (the boil-and-drain method sounded like entirely too much faffing for me), lifting the lid a few minutes later to find:
Every grain soft! Easily separated! No glug, no disappointment – I had nailed cooking rice by absorption on the stovetop first go after all that time!
I've made it that way ever since, and I've never had an issue. I don't know why I failed so hard at it for all those years, but it is now the easiest thing. These days I do a cup of rice to a cup and a half of liquid, just to be on the safe side, but it still works every time.
Apparently "how to cook rice" is the second most popular "how to cook" search on Google, and I feel for you, rice newbies. I really do. And if it helps, I used to scrape as much of the rice out of the blackened pan as I could and half fill it with boiling water and a squirt of dishwashing liquid to soak. The next morning I would tip it all out and give it a decent scrub and the pot was good as new 😉
Once you get the hang of it, it really is one of the simplest things in the world to cook, requiring hardly any time and even less skill. Once you nail white rice, you can conquer wild rice, brown rice – just about anything at all! A cheap and abundant source of nutrients is just a few minutes away.
Poh Ling Yeow (Masterchef nerds, unite) has teamed up with SunRice to help those of you who feel like you always seem to ruin rice with cooking tips and simple recipes on the SunRice to the Rescue site. Poh has videos of each cooking method for cooking-from-scratch enthusiasts to get up to speed on what works best for them, and her recipes are only five ingredients and take max 20 minutes.
With that in mind, I thought about what I could do with rice in 20 minutes with minimal ingredients, and I decided to tackle the issue everyone has when they don't know how much rice to cook per person (Poh will help you with that too!): leftover rice.
Each recipe uses two cups of leftover rice, and feeds four.
Stuffed Peppers with Feta and Lemon
Excellent for when you've got less time or are feeling lazy, this risotto-style one-pot dish is super good with a side salad and a loaf of crusty bread.
- 2 cups leftover SunRice (white or brown is fine)
- ¾ cup veggie stock
- 100g feta, crumbled
- 200g sliced roasted red peppers,
- 2 tablespoons pinenuts, toasted in a medium-hot dry frying pan
Pantry staples: 1 tablespoon lemon zest, juice of half a lemon, salt, pepper, olive oil, chopped fresh parsley
- in a medium frying pan, heat the stock and rice gently until rice is warm. You may need to add more stock as you go.
- Add the roasted peppers, zest and juice of lemon, salt and pepper to taste.
- When the rice is hot, gently add in the feta and the pine nuts, and serve drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with the fresh parsley. (If you're anything like me, you can cheat further and add 1 cup of your favourite cheese over the top and whack it in the oven for a bit to melt)
Chocolate Rice Pudding
Easiest thing EVER, and a nice change from the regular vanilla flavor
- 2 cups leftover white SunRice
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup cream
- ½ cup cocoa
- ½ vanilla bean, scraped, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pantry staples: ½ cup sugar, pinch of salt
- In a small pot, heat the rice with the milk, cream and sugar for 20 minutes until thickened.
- Add the ½ cup cocoa and stir to combine. Serve warm (whipped cream is good too!)
Cacao-Maple Rice Pudding (gluten free, vegan, and refined-sugar free)
One for the health-conscious (sort of!)
- 2 cups leftover SunRice
- 2 cups almond milk
- ½ cup organic raw cacao
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Pantry staples: pinch of salt, pinch of cinnamon
- In a small pot, heat the rice and almond milk gently for 20 minutes until thickened. Add a pinch of salt, the raw cacao, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Serve.
And if you feel so inspired to rice up your life, SunRice are giving away 10 rice cookers every week (now that's an easy way to make perfect rice every time!) to lucky winners who share their ricey creations on Instagram with the hashtag #sunricetotherescue. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
What do you with leftover rice? I usually make this or this, but it was good to get out of my comfort zone!


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Facebook is increasingly being used for business promotions across the globe. Creating and customising your Facebook Business page is the first step for promoting your business online. Once that is done, here are some tips that will get your business great visibility and high customer engagement!
Facebook for Business
Boost important posts
The best way to reach the audiences that matter to you with posts promoting your products or services is by boosting them.
Once you've planned your content calendar around key holiday dates, simply click Boost at the bottom of an existing or new post. This helps you:
- Increase purchases by taking people to your site on link posts
- Reach more people through important posts like new product or service announcements
- Grow your customers by targeting new audiences
Connect with words and pictures
The right combination of holiday-themed images and alluring copy that reflect your business objectives can really get your audience interested. Keep these tips in mind:
- Use high-quality photos that showcase your business or products, or lifestyle images of people interacting with them
- Keep your sentences short and instructive. Add a call to action on your Boosted Posts like "shop now" or "buy today" to tell people what you'd like them to do.
- Test different photos and messages to see which ones your audience responds to most
Keep your creative refreshed
The more recent your posts are, the more interesting people will find them. To keep your Boosted Posts from going stale:
- Post relevant content. For example, if an important holiday has just passed, it's time to post about the next holiday or event.
- Test which posts work best and review their performance. Boost different posts with the same objective, but switch the photos and copy.
- Don't leave customers hanging. Respond quickly to comments on your posts to let fans know you're listening to feedback.
Post consistently
In addition to boosting posts, being consistent in the quality and types of ongoing posts you create can help your audience know what kinds of messages to expect from you.
The holidays are a busy time for your business, and a content calendar can help you plan ahead and make sure posts use a similar message each time. You can:
- Schedule posts for when most of your audience is online
- Highlight days to create boosted posts for major business events or product news
Target your posts
Depending on your goals, you may want to post something that will interest people in specific ages, genders or more.
Here's the easiest way to control who sees a particular post:
- At the top of your page, click Settings, then click Post Targeting and Privacy and check the box
- Then, begin writing a new post on your Page
- When you're done, select the target icon in the bottom left corner and click Add Targeting
- Target your post based on gender, interests, age, location and more. As you refine your targeting, you'll be able to see how many people your post could potentially reach.
- Click Post
Review post performance
You can get a better understanding of who your most engaged audience is by regularly checking your Page Insights. It shows you:
- Post engagement, such as the number of people your posts were shown to, likes, comments, shares and more
- People who like your Page and other demographic information, including their genders, ages and locations
Once you know who your most engaged audience is, you can refine your Boosted Posts to appeal to them and adjust your targeting accordingly. Hope these tips help you manage your facebook page better in order to increase leads for your business.


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There are three types of people, those who can count and those who can't
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The third, a quarter of a beer. The bartender says "You're all idiots", and pours two beers.
Remember the answer for last week's Sudoku Puzzle is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Not necessarily in that order though.


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A first response to the Movement Lab
I asked a friend of mine to listen to the first sample of the Movement Lab and write about her experience. Here it is:
I just experienced the Gentle Movement sample and already, I can feel the subtle shift in my nervous system and muscular/skeletal systems. Nicky's peaceful and reverant voice lingers in my mind as I write this. Her words are soothing and warm, and gently guide us through easy and stimulating movements and breath awareness.
When engaging in the movement, inhaling and exhaling as my body eases into expansion and contraction, I felt an immediate effect. I loved the subtlety of the actions coupled with the sweetness of the sounds that allow the listener to access whatever level of depth they choose to put their energy towards. At one point in the sample, there is movement that relates to expanding and contracting- opening the body and closing the body- I found that very useful and accesible. These are actions one could take into their every day experience and apply them as neccessary; in line at the grocery store, while sitting at an office desk, in the car stuck in traffic, or in quiet solitude with full awareness and intention.
The sample closes with Nicky referring to the three dantien. In Chinese medicine these are the three centers for physical, emotional and mental energies. As I followed her guidance and held my hands over each of the three centers, my eyes teared up. The sweetness in tuning into the inate wisdom of my body, the awareness of my being inside this body, filled me with gratitude. It is so easy in these modern times, to lose sight of the more subtle aspects of our nature, our being. In such a short and simple way, this was a loving reminder to tune in, hold space and give thanks for the spirit housed in this shell, the spirit that truly makes living this life a joy.
I ended the sample wanting more. I came out of only ten minutes with a greater awareness of my breath, a sense of calm and tranquility, an appreciation for my body and it's ability to hold and carry me about this earthly plane, and a desire for more. I look forward to participating in a new practice each week and revisiting the current practices as often as I choose. I find this practice to be a wonderful way to wake up in the morning and to go to sleep each night, as well as on lunch breaks and pretty much anytime I need to tune in and center. Find a comfortable place where you can give just ten minutes of your time, and try out this gentle movement sample. I can assure you, in whatever capacity it suits you, in whatever way you are seeking clarity, quietude, movement or awareness, Nicky will offer it to you with grace and love.
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A.I.G. can hardly claim that its generous bonuses attract the best and the brightest. So instead, it defends the payments by arguing they're needed to retain employees who are crucial for winding down transactions that are "difficult to understand and manage." In other words, only the people who stuck the knife into the American International Group can neatly extract it for a decent burial.
There is no reason to believe this.
Similar arguments made during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, when currencies and stock markets collapsed in much of Southeast Asia, turned out to be a smokescreen to protect the executives who were partly responsible for the mess. Recovery from that crisis required Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand to close or consolidate banks. In all three countries, bankers protested, claiming that their connections with borrowers were critical to recovery.
In South Korea, cozy relationships between banks and the large conglomerates called chaebols were a major reason for the crisis. But after the crisis hit, Korean bankers and companies insisted that the complexity of chaebols like Samsung and LG — with their many separate but interwoven businesses — meant that outsiders would not be able to distinguish good loans from bad.
In Thailand, some argued that the preponderance of family-owned businesses — and the lack of clarity about precisely which family members were really in charge — meant that only bankers already working in big institutions like Bangkok Bank and Siam Commercial Bank could determine which borrowers were creditworthy.
The leaders of Thailand and South Korea did not listen to such arguments, and thank goodness. Some of the leading Thai banks were taken over by the government. After the crisis, a civil servant in charge of one such bank noted that its bad loans were much bigger than had been indicated before the takeover, largely because of an internal coverup. Only when outsiders took over did the public discover the full scope of the losses.Continue reading the main story
The South Korean government also demanded that the banks and the chaebols make a clean break. This generated a great deal of political noise — particularly when foreign managers were brought in, as when the Carlyle Group bought a stake in KorAm Bank in 2000 and Lone Star Funds purchased the Korea Exchange Bank in 2003.
But these reforms made all the difference. Banks became healthy and resumed lending within a few years after the crisis broke. The chaebols that survived are stronger than they were before the crisis. They are now withstanding the severe pressure of the global recession because they were forced to become better regulated, and more separate from banks.
Indonesia did not respond to the crisis so wisely, and the costs were severe. In 1997, Bambang Trihatmodjo, a son of President Suharto, had to close his troubled bank, Bank Andromeda, but proceeded to continue essentially the same operation under a different bank's name. The new bank was only a small player in the overall economy, and the ruling elite seemed to think that no one would care. But Indonesia lost the support of the United States when it reneged on promises to replace failed bankers with more competent and honest ones.
The lesson of all this is that when insiders have broken a financial institution, the most direct remedy is to kick them out. Traders are hardly in short supply, and you don't need to rely on the ones who made the toxic trades in the first place. Companies must always plan around the potential departure of even their star traders, or they are certain to fail. A.I.G. does not need to keep all of its traders, especially since it takes far fewer people to unwind a portfolio than to build it up.
If A.I.G. wants to argue that complex transactions, hedging positions and counterparty relationships require employees who are intimately familiar with those trades, it should at least provide evidence that the arguments for doing so are sounder than the ones made in Indonesia in 1997, when leading bank-owning conglomerates claimed that only they understood their financing arrangements, which certainly were complex. Or the Russian bankers in 1998 who were convinced that only they and their friends could possibly close the deals that they had taken on. We heard variants of the same idea in Poland in 1990, Ukraine in 1994 (and in the Ukrainian crises subsequently), and Argentina in 2002.
Any grain of truth in these arguments must be weighed against the costs of allowing discredited insiders to manage institutions after they have blown them up. Even if the conclusion is that a few experts need to be retained, offering guaranteed bonuses to virtually the entire operation is hardly the way to achieve the desired results. We should not let people think that the best way to guarantee job security is to lose lots of money in a really complicated way.
The argument that A.I.G.'s traders are the people that we must depend on to save the United States economy is as weak and self-serving as it was in Thailand, Korea or Indonesia. A.I.G. is essentially advocating survival of the weakest. Thankfully, the American people are not buying it.Continue reading the main story


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Who is this course for?
This C programming course is for beginners who are not familiar with the C syntax. It takes you step by step with easy and simple to understand lectures from not having a clue about programming to creating your first command line application within minutes.
What's different about this course?
It doesn't contain complex code that is difficult to understand by the average Joe, unlike other courses that do that. All of the lectures in this course are based on C principles simplified enough to understand them. Plus, this course provides extra 31 exercises with solutions for further practice. To take this course you don't need to be a genius or a computer expert. You only need to know how to use a computer and have passion about learning.
Can I try this course risk free?
Yes, this course comes with a 30-Day Money Back Guarantee from Udemy. If you decide that this course is not the right for you, you can get your money back within 30 days. No questions asked.
About the course.
- This course explains how to create a basic C program.
- Explains almost every aspect of the C programming language.
- You will be able to create your first command line application within minutes.
- C is the first programming language to learn and the mother of all programming languages.
- You will only need to set up an IDE, which we explain how in the first section of this course.
- The source code of all C programs used in this course are included in a downloadable .pdf form.
- This course provides complementary exercises to practice on the material of each section.
- There is a total of 31 exercises with solutions for extra practice.
#Warning! If you search for a course with a lot of unnecessary details that doesn't help you to learn then, this is not the right for you. This course doesn't contain fancy code that is difficult to understand and write. It is an easy course for those who want to see immediate results without wasting their time and money.#
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