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The management console for Symantec Data Insight does not sufficiently validate/sanitize arbitrary input in two separate fields within the management GUI. This could potentially allow unauthorized command execution or potential malicious redirection.
Symantec Data Insight
Symantec Data Insight 4.5
All prior to 4.5
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Data Insight Management Console HTML Injection - High
Data Insight Management Console Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) - Medium
Data Insight Management Interface XSS
Data Insight Management Interface html script injection
Symantec Data Insight does not properly validate or sanitize external input to user accessible fields on some forms available for use on the management console.
Cross-site scripting and html injection vulnerabilities were reported in forms available through the Symantec Data Insight management console. Cross-site scripting and HTML injection are trust exploitations generally requiring a malicious non-authenticated attacker enticing an authenticated user to click on a malicious link or a malicious network user with authorized or unauthorized access to the vulnerable fields able to inject malicious arbitrary scripts. A successful exploitation, depending on the nature of the attack, could potentially result in arbitrary html scripts executed in the context of the targeted user or the application depending on the vulnerable field being targeted.
In a normal installation, the Symantec Data Insight management console should not be accessible external to the network. However, an authorized but unprivileged network user or an external attacker able to leverage network access could attempt to exploit these weaknesses.
Symantec Response
Symantec product engineers verified these issues and have released updates to resolve them. Customers should update to Symantec Data Insight 4.5.
Symantec is not aware of exploitation of or adverse customer impact from these issues.
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Symantec Data Insight 4.5 is available through Symantec File Connect.
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Fresh Color on Copper Curls
Rachael Urrico (Rachael_devacurl) of the Devachan Salon in NYC, specializes in curls, color and the DevaCurl Pintura Coloring technique. Here, she got to put all of her expertise to work on one head of hair.
"This client was looking for an even vibrant red," Rachael says. "She arrived with three different shades and a dark band directly around the mid shaft of her hair. The re-growth is a natural level 7, mids were darker red and the ends were an oxidized copper."
How-to: Fresh color on copper curls
Step 1: Begin with a base color at the root. Apply Aloxxi Color Chroma: 1 tube 7N, 1/2 tube 7RK, 1/4 6RK, 1/4 6RG, all blended with 20 volume developer.
Step 2: While processing, apply L'Oreal Majimeche with 40 volume developer to the darker mid shaft only. Color is applied section by section.
Step 3: Process for 25 minutes and then shampoo. Dry to 50 percent.
Step 4: Apply to her mid shaft Aloxxi Chroma 3/4 7RK, 1/2 7RG and a drop of K concentrate, all blended with 20 volume developer.
Step 5: On the ends, apply Aloxxi Chroma 1/2 7RK, 1/4 7RG, 1/4 8N with 15 volume developer.
Step 6: Process for 20 minutes. Shampoo and condition.
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Why Microsoft Dumped "Stack-Ranking"
Microsoft is killing "stack ranking."
The sometimes loathed employee-review system has been a fixture of Microsoft for years. Lately, critics said the system — under which managers were forced to rank employees along a "bell curve" — has made Microsoft a more cutthroat and political place to work. The critics said the biggest bonuses were doled out to workers who learned to game the system in their favor when employee review time rolled out.
As part of a major overhaul, Microsoft is announcing to employees Tuesday, the company is ditching the bell curve and numerical rankings. Instead, employees will get more frequent feedback on their performance, and managers will have more control over how bonuses are doled out.
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Like Me
Imagine that every time you went on social media, it was like being on stage in front of the world.
School is over for the day, and Sophia is straight online with her friends, sharing messages and photos, but then someone shares too much...
A film by Adam Tyler, starring Isobelle Molloy.
Winner of the Drama category at the BAFTA Children's Awards 2017.
Me, Myselfie and I
John is falling behind at school, ignoring his mates and neglecting his girlfriend - all because he's become obsessed with maintaining his online persona. He spends so much time on his phone, he eventually becomes trapped inside it. Literally.
A re-telling of the Greek myth of Narcissus for the social media age.
A film by Alastair Collinson.
Face to Face
Restorative Justice is a process in which someone who has committed a crime meets their victim to help both people come to terms with what has happened. So what would you say if you came face to face with the person who has been bullying you online?
Cyber Cowards
Harry was cyber bullied by someone who set up a fake profile in his name. An incredibly strong minded young man, Harry considered the act pathetic and pitiful, he told his parents and the issue was dealt with without any more harm being caused. He is in no doubt that cyber-bullying is a cowardly thing done by people who are bored and unfulfilled.
How's your "Netiquette"? This film looks at the do's and don'ts of internet etiquette.
Banter Or Bullying?
Interviews with members of the public reveal various attitudes to cyber-bullying, and differing opinions on whether or not it is worse than face-to-face bullying.
From Victim To Bully
Ann Luce is an expert on cyber-bullying. She explains what cyber-bullying is, why it occurs and the impact it has on victims.
Cyber Creatures
There are no legal requirements to give accurate personal details when setting up an account online. Here, an expert in cyber-identity, explains why we are so vulnerable to false identities when we socialise online.
Bullying: Stone Age To Cyber Stage
Gary talks about how bullying, which has been around since the dawn of time, has evolved with the technological takeover of social interaction.
New Age Bullying
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Internet Dangers
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Framing the subjects and objects of contemporary EU law: Final Conference
Admission Price: Closed workshop, by invitation only.
Institute for the Study of European Laws, The City Law School, City University London and Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law Workshop
The final workshop in the research project, The Subjects and Objects of EU law, purports to explore how we frame the subjects and objects of contemporary European Union (EU) law. The inquiry as to the subjects and objects of public international law is one long scorned upon as fruitless. Nevertheless it may be a particularly revealing inquiry in EU law which has explicitly sought to differentiate itself as a new legal order of public international law, expressly conceiving a new subjects and objects paradigm.
The workshop aims to foster a discussion that considers both the internal and external dimension of the subjects and objects issue, based on the premise that the ability to define the subjects and objects of EU is fundamental for legal certainty and the rule of law as well as the EU's legitimacy in the wider world.
Dr. Elaine Fahey, Senior Lecturer, City Law School, City University London & Dr. Samo Bardutzky, Senior Research Associate, University of Kent
Participants (alphabetical order):
Prof. Emilios Christodoulidis, University of Glasgow
Dr. Joseph Corkin, Middlesex University
Prof. Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Queen Mary University, London
Dr. Cristina Fasone, LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome
Dr. Damjan Kukovec, European Commission/Harvard Law School
Prof. Sara Poli, University of Pisa
Dr. Josephine van Zeben, University of Oxford
Dr. Samantha Velluti, University of Lincoln
Prof. Sinisa Rodin, Judge, Court of Justice of the European Union
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Five quick takes on the Cleveland Cavaliers' 114-109 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night at United Center…
1. All things considered, going 3-3 on the season's longest road trip, which spanned 12 days, should be considered a win. Playing shorthanded in all six games, including have only nine healthy bodies to take on the Bulls, the Cavaliers (40-29) managed to head home in the same playoff position they were when they departed — third place. behind Toronto and Boston.
2. As usual, LeBron James led the way for Cleveland, recording his 15th triple-double of the season, the 70th of his career, with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, adding a steal and two blocked shots in 40 minutes. James shot 15-of-26 from the field and scored or assisted on 11 of Cleveland's final 13 points when the game was on the line. His assist on a pass to Jordan Clarkson in the left corner for a 3-pointer, on which Clarkson was fouled and converted for a four-point play, with 1:27 to play put the Cavs up, 109-105. "For us to go 3-3 throughout everything as far as the injuries and available guys, I think it was a good trip for us," James said. Clarkson knew he had to step up. "Well I missed like three shots in a row before that," he said. "Didn't have no legs. I seen him (James) driving. It's a shot I've been shooting all season. Just a catch and shoot 3. Just had to make it."
A short-handed victory to cap the @cavs' longest road trip of the season, and a 15th triple-double to boot.@KingJames assesses it all with @FSOAllieOop. #AllForOne pic.twitter.com/GMDAa3HzHX
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3. James had plenty of help, though. Jeff Green played a game-high 43 minutes, a season-high for him, scoring 21 points, on 8-of-14 shooting, and added four rebounds, two assists, one steal and a blocked shot. Clarkson (19 points, 2 rebounds, 6-of-13 shooting, 4-of-9 from deep, 32 minutes off the bench), and rookie center Ante Zizic (14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 offensive, 7-of-9 shooting in 20 minutes) all reached double figures.
4. Still, the Cavaliers don't win this game without the contributions of Jose Calderon. Put back into the starting lineup by coach Tyronn Lue in place of Kyle Korver, who was excused to leave the team to tend to a family emergency, the veteran point guard had nine points, seven rebounds, six assists and a key blocked shot down the stretch in 36 minutes. It should be noted, when Calderon is part of the starting lineup, the Cavaliers are 18-8. When he does not start, Cleveland is 22-21. When Calderon plays 10 minutes or more, the Cavs are 21-10.
5. For the second time this season, Lue did not come out of the locker room because of an undisclosed illness, leaving associate head coach Larry Drew to lead the charges in the final 24 minutes. "I just know that before coming out in the second half, he wasn't feeling well," Drew said. "And I thought that there was a chance that he would (eventually) come out, but he just wasn't well enough to come out so we had to just go on."


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People living in poverty are ounce again left out by this Liberal government
March 18, 2009
"People living in poverty are ounce again left out by this Liberal government," stated Linda McCausltin, co-chair of the Common Front for Social Justice
`We had asked for $29 to $30 millions dollars in this budget in order to just bring people living on welfare to average of the three other Atlantic provinces. What we received was only a meager $2.8 million. This corresponds to approximately $5.83 per month for the 40,000 New Brunswick citizens who depend on social assistance just to survive. This is far from covering the recent increases in the price of basic necessities such as milk, bread, vegetables, etc."
In this budget , the government announced that it will freeze public employees salaries for two year and also, that 700 government jobs would be lost. The Minister also announced a series of cuts to programs and some reduction of others.
"On one hand, the wage freeze will mean that workers will have less money to spend, thus slowing the economic recovery and, on the other hand, given the current work overload handled by present public employees, the 700 public job cuts will inevitably bring about a significant drop in services to citizens, but even more so to people living in poverty." says Ms McCausltin.
The 700 workers out of a job have families. They will be forced to live with 55% of their revenue from Employment Insurance. This will certainly have a negative impact on businesses and communities.
The announced cuts and reduction of a series of public services, such as student employment and development program, student laptop program, support to school libraries and school intervention services, all these are contrary to the improvement of literacy skills so needed in this province, where the level of illiteracy is over 50%..
This year alone, this budget is dishing out $150 million dollars in tax reductions to individuals and corporations. At the end of 2013, this will represent an accumulated $380 million dollar loss in government revenue. The major beneficiaries of the announced tax reductions will be people earning $150,000 per year and more. This group represents, at the most, 10% of the population. The other 90% of New Brunswickers will bear the brunt of the tax cuts.
The announced tax reduction proposal unravels the economic basis of "Equal Opportunities for all"implemented by Premier Louis Robichaud. This progressive approach to taxation was the guiding principle of the Liberal Party for years. Unfortunately, Premier Graham is destroying this socio-economic legacy
``In the Charter for Change, the Liberals had promised to increase the social assistance rates to the Atlantic average. They have certainly not done so up to now. With the present economic crisis, we can't rely on them to do so before the end of their mandate. They have made a political choice which is taking care of the rich instead of helping workers, citizens on fixed income, women and people living in poverty. `` concludes Ms. McCausltin.
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Ever since we heard rumblings about these guys this summer, we here at Bluestate have been majorly into The Futureheads. They've been called the second coming of The Jam, compared to Franz Ferdinand and otherwise complimented in various and sundry ways by golden-tongued music critics.
Thanks to our friends at Filter Magazine, we will be giving away some preemo Futureheads swag - an autographed CD - to a lucky guest on Jan. 8. Here's an MP3 to whet your appetite:
The Futureheads - Decent Days and Nights
Sure, a party with great music and fun people is cool. But a party with those elements AND free stuff is supercool! The bluestate crew is working hard to get lots of swag for the folks dancing (or at least drinking) at Black Cat backstage on January 8. We have a pile of CDs, vinyl, stickers and other surprises from TVT, Kranky, Kill Rock Stars and more to distribute at the inaugural bluestate party.
Keep checking the site to learn the latest about the music we'll play and the giveaways you can snag just by showing up and having fun.
What are the bluestate kids mulling over as they plan their set lists? You can be sure that these artists are top contenders: Fiery Furnaces, !!!, Buzzcocks, Q and Not U, Hard Tomorrows, Futureheads, Le Tigre, Raveonettes, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Von Iva, Manda and the Marbles, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Sea Ray, Gorillaz, Charlatans, Morrissey, Elkland, The Cloud Room, The Faint, Belle & Sebastian, Ramones, and Metric.
Seventy-five percent of the Bluestate coalition showed up at Saint-Ex, digital gadgets in hand, for Cricklewood Massive's iPod Jukebox. We tested out some new tracks, drank some strange seasonal beers and otherwise flyered the place to death.
Less than a month until the big show!
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Why think of something to write when we can quote the mighty DCeiver:
"Four of DC's finest bloggers-- DCSOB, [information leafblower], Seeking Irony, and WeirdCurves --are uniting to challenge all comers for dance party supremacy. Their hootenanny, Bluestate, is coming to the Black Cat on January 8. This is only the beginning of these bloggers' plans to basically kick everyone's ass at everything ever."
Add the fact that there's no cover and you have bluestate in a nutshell. We'll spin something old (New wave, punk), something new (indie dancey), something borrowed (the space, for one) and something blue (Monday, perhaps?). Other similarities to a wedding:
So check this space regularly for more information, future dates (January 8! January 8!) and some other special features, like MP3s and photos. So sit tight and think BLUE!


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Broomfield residents are submitting input on the new civic center development, and at a recent open house, came armed with questions about traffic, cost and environment.
Some also came to question if the project, which features enlarging Community Park Pond into a 5-acre lake, truly reflects Broomfield's character and whether a lake can be considered open space.
Questions and feedback came after a presentation Monday evening at the Broomfield Auditorium about the civic center, which has been dubbed "Broomfield Town Square."
Speakers included Dana Crawford with Urban Neighborhoods, Inc., Joe Vostrejs, with City Street Investors, and Chris Parezo, Soon Choi, and Craig Vickers with Civitas — all from the design and development team hired by the city to execute the project.
More community meetings are expected to be held, but so far dates have not been set. Citizens also can submit comments at broomfieldvoice.com.
One woman said a lake was not originally part of Broomfield, and believes it conflicts with the city's open space priority, as well as the community's ecological conservation mindset. She said it would take space away from people who could be doing more family activities.
She quoted Vostrejs at earlier meeting as talking about "singles and beer gardens," but that Broomfield is a community that is centered around children and family.
Vostrejs politely disagreed with the characterization.
He views water features as open space with "tremendous" recreational opportunities from paddle and row boats to fishing and flying kites.
"The water itself is a fabulous open space amenity," he said. "It offers a lot of opportunities you might not be able to enjoy right now. I think we need to have flexibility in terms of how we think about that feature."
Other residents agreed — at least one noting that there currently is space near the existing pond that doesn't seem to be utilized.
Earlier in the presentation, Crawford talked about Broomfield's history of farms and ponds. The proposed lake is expected to be five to six feet deep and be home to fish and other wildlife.
One woman pointed to the more than 90 percent of voters who approved Broomfield's tax to extend open space. In any survey since, there hasbeen an interest in open space, she said.
No cost estimate was available Monday evening, but Vostrejs said he and Crawford currently are working with a couple of construction companies and hope to have cost estimates in about six months.
"It's a very ambitious project," he said. "We're trying to break it into pieces."
Questions also touched on ADA compliance, parking spaces, and pleas to keep public art and the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library in mind.
People also pushed heavily for affordable housing options in the center. Initial plans outline a 100-room inn, 22 row-houses and about 365 housing units, including opportunities for affordable housing.
Vostrejs said no one will be able to tell which is affordable and which is not.
The lake is expected to wrap around the library and Broomfield Auditorium towards First Avenue. Plans also include an extensive plaza and pedestrian areas, including outdoor dining, entertainment and public art venues, and approximately 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
The project is intended to be inclusive to all people — from children who bike on the trail system to couples going on a date night.
Developers and designers want to engage the water as a nod to the farmer's ponds that acted as gathering places 100 years ago as places to fish, boat and cool off.
The presenters talked about local, unique shops and restaurants — a theme that was important during last year's focus sessions on the civic center project.
Deputy City and County Manager Kevin Standbridge said the parties involved will convene after the public meetings and — based on public comments from the evening and one submitted online — look at how the conversation will continue.
He said an agreement that outlines what the city does, what the developer does, "and everything else in between," could go before Broomfield City Council by the end of the year.
"Everything I'm seeing here is stuff we all talked about in the focus groups to make it a Broomfield-centric community center for everybody," resident Joe Ziegler said. "Thank you so much. It looks beautiful."
As an artist, he asked about space for art and an estimate on prices to lease venues. Pricing still is coming in, Crawford said, and in terms of working with artists "we also have to be very imaginative."
Vostrejs also brought up the old Safeway building as space that could be used for community events.
After listening to dozens of people, Crawford said the opportunity and talent in Broomfield are enormous.
"One thing, that will hopefully go home with you tonight, is this project is all about what we want. That's what placemaking is really about," she said. "The people are the experts, and ultimately the design professionals and people like Joe and me — who have big ears and listen a lot and try to find solutions to problems — we're all going to be working together for quite a long time."
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Oh my this blog is sooo neglected! Its been pretty hard to get the time to write anything at the moment. I have started my own business!!! Yes, you heard me right. It took a lot of courage and work and its all set but it takes most of the little free time I have so hence the neglect of my personal blog! I have opened an online shop for handmade toys and gifts for children. The shop and blog are called Little Wooden Shoe. You can check the blog here. You can check the shop here. I hope you pass by and check it for yourself.
Very cute film!!! So bellow are some cool pictures of the party I hope you all enjoy and I am sooo sorry for the long silence.


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Newcastle United are yet to bid for Northampton Town striker Ivan Toney – but the striker looks destined for St James's Park.
The two clubs have been involved in talks over a deal worth £300,000 plus add-ons.
It's every footballer's dream to play for a club like that, and I hope it happens for Ivan.David Cardoza
And Northampton chairman David Cardoza says the club won't stand in the gifted 19-year-old's way if he wants to join Newcastle. Cardoza said: "What can we do? It is a massive Premier League club.
"It is every footballer's dream to play for a club like that, and I hope it happens for Ivan.
"It would be good for the club, but it would be fantastic for him."
Toney has been watched regularly by United chief scout Graham Carr, who has played for and managed Northampton and lives nearby.
Cardoza has been involved in discussions with Carr and Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley, who is also pursuing a number of higher-profile targets.
As such, Toney might not be the first player through the door this summer.
"I can't say any more at the moment other than there has been discussions with Newcastle," Cardoza told the Northampton Chronicle and Echo. "I'm expecting to hear something from them, but nothing yet.
"There have been a number of conversations, but we are still waiting to hear something definite."
If the proposed deal goes through, Northampton would stand to profit even more should Tony prove a success at Newcastle. Cardoza said: "We have to get the best deal.
"And if there are add-ons and all the other extras, then it means that as Ivan improves over the years, the club will continue to get some income from it. That is the way it should be."
Toney – who is the youngest player ever to appear for Northampton – has scored 13 goals from 29 starts and 31 substitute appearances.


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Amanda | Senior Session
This girl is simply amazing.
She's a modern renaissance woman.
She's a hard worker, an incredible writer (you can check out her work here)
and loves to laugh.
And I know most parents wish their children were as well-rounded as her.
I know she's gonna do amazing things with her life and cannot wait to see how God uses this amazing young woman.
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the at&t/t-mobile deal
Okay so I don't jump into issues that much, but this whole at&t & t-mobile deal, is getting me riled up. Looks like freepress is starting a website to say why this merger is a bad thing for the american people. They list 5 reasons why the deal will be bad for Americans and go on to spout information about how it will "hurt" the consumer. I will attempt to rebuttal and say why I feel this deal is not only good, but necessary for telecommunications to grow and foster in our country.
Here are the 5 points they argue
1. The merger would further erode what little competition exists in the wireless market.
The merger hands two companies, AT&T and Verizon, control over nearly 80 percent of the wireless market. That translates to widespread abuses of market power, something AT&T is already known for.
While this is true, this is not a bad thing. Lets take a look at my good friend the airline industry.
Airline deregulation has provided and continues to provide enormous benefits to the average traveler. Economists from the Brookings Institution [3] and George Mason University [4] have estimated that consumers save thanks to the lower fares resulting from a competitive airline marketplace. Specifically:[5]
|In the decade after this partial decontrol, employment in the industry grew by 32 percent and passenger travel increased by 55 percent. Along with these increases, the real cost of travel dropped by about 17 percent on the major routes and by somewhat less in smaller markets. The second decade after this deregulation brought even more benefits, with ticket prices more than 20 percent lower in real terms and total passengers served up from 275 million to 600 million since 1978. Consumers saved some $19.4 billion per year thanks to the lower fares brought about by a more competitive marketplace.
Airline services were historically heavily regulated, in part because of concerns about monopoly and oligopoly arising from the fact that in most cases, only a small number of airlines provided direct flights between a given "city pair".
In US the airline deregulation began in 1978. It was a part of a sweeping reduction in price and entry controls in United States transportation begun with initiatives in the Nixon Administration, carried out through the Ford and Carter Administrations, and followed up on in the Reagan Administration. Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_deregulation)
The Airline industry was among the first to feel this as the airlines used to be very regulated by the government. This was a process by which if a new airline wanted to enter, it had to get government approval for the route, times and what types of equipment were being used. This caused many carriers to not even try to enter certain markets because of "flagship" presence. The flagship carriers would protest the new entrants and delay the competition from coming on the market. Prices were driven by the government to say, If you want to fly from X to Z you will charge this much. What deregulation did was allow the government to step back and allow new carriers entrance into markets that were not served or possibly underserved.
What begins to evolve out of this is free market competition as I call it. The airlines began to flourish and competition bounded. There were new carriers starting up every week. The same thing will happen with the merger. It is simple business economics and it makes sense.
Another argument from their side: Imagine if ExxonMobil were to merge with BP, Shell, Chevron-Texaco, and Citgo. That would net ExxonMobil the same level of market control as AT&T will have with this deal. And unlike the gasoline market, where consumers can just drive another block to choose another station, wireless users are locked into long-term contracts.--Simply put, they cant. We have OPEC for this reason and it is to keep prices on our end in check
2. The merger would result in higher prices and fewer choices for wireless consumers.
AT&T and Verizon currently control nearly two-thirds of the market and have a long history of raising prices in concert, as they both did early last year by requiring all customers on feature phones to add data plans. If your not raising your prices, you are not following the economy. You have to raise prices in order to be able to build better service.
Sprint and T-Mobile (the third and fourth largest of the four national carriers) were meant to exert some competitive discipline on the big two. The average fee for AT&T users ($63 per post-paid subscriber) is some 20 percent more than the amount T-Mobile users pay ($52 per T-Mobile &T subscriber).
You take T-Mobile's lower cost structure out of our wireless equation and the remaining providers have even fewer checks against raising prices on every user. And prices have risen steadily, according to J.D. Power and Associates. In December 1998, the monthly Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for wireless companies was $39.43. By the end of 2010, this has risen to more than $49. This steady price increase comes despite the fact that carriers' own operating costs have declined substantially, as their profits have risen. Operating costs never "decline substantially" It is the one thing you can count on to remain consistent and increasing over the life of any business.
This change will be particularly acute for the 34 million people who now subscribe to T-Mobile. Even if AT&T agrees to honor their existing contracts for their remaining length, they will surely see higher prices when those contracts expire or when they need to buy a new handset or make changes to their contracts.
t mobile clients will have to option to opt out and go with another carrier like verizon or even cricket, wal mart prepaid after their contract expires or they decide not to continue service with at&t
3. This merger will kill tens of thousands of U.S. jobs.
When was the last time a merger actually created jobs for Americans and not more pink slips? This merger is no different. And yet that hasn't stopped AT&T from wrapping itself in the flag by noting that T-Mobile is a subsidiary of a German company.
But T-Mobile USA is based in Bellevue, Washington and employs nearly 40,000 U.S. citizens. The plain fact is that AT&T plans to put these American jobs at risk. Their executives say the plan to save $40 billion through merger "synergies." This means that many of the T-Mobile jobs at retail stores and call centers will be eliminated. The planned shuttering of thousands of wireless towers will result in the firing of an untold number of technicians. And there will be more jobs lost as the cost-cutting effects of this merger ripple through the broader economy.
There is no such thing as a guaranteed job. If you think there is, You may want to revisit videos of the what has happened the last three years globally. If you haven't noticed we are in a recession. The one thing you can bet your ass on is change. As far as 10's of thousands...maybe 5,000 is a more accurate number. Remember: you will still need to service the combined mega companies clients. Companies will grow and downsize, grow and downsize. It is part of the economic model. The shuttering of thousands of wireless towers...did anyone not read the memo that at&t is buyting t mobile for spectrum and towers???? Apparently these guys didn't get that memo. Stop using it as propoganda to scare the american people into thinking that this is a doom and gloom situtation. T mobile cannot compete effectively in this market...if it won't be at&t, it will be someone else? My theory is why not at&t.
4. This merger is a raw deal for American innovation.
AT&T has a history of making handset manufactures cripple features like WiFi on devices, and of blocking the use of certain applications like Google Voice and Slingbox.
The merger would stifle innovation both in devices and on the network. The combined carriers would be able to leverage an unfair amount of market power to prioritize which handsets get used, what technologies work on those handsets and which Apps you'll be able to upload from the network (Imagine AT&T prioritizing it's own inferior voice recognition and navigation applications over those offered by Google or a innovating startup).
According to the Wall Street Journal, handset manufacturers are remaining mum on the deal, possibly out of a "fear of angering a powerful customer" in AT&T, which can make or break a device by simply deciding to allow it on its network.
Would a merged AT&T permit any device innovation that challenges its bottom line? Using history as a guide, the likely answer would be, "no."
Using history as a guide makes for poor business decisions. If that were the case, why in the hell did we spend BILLIONS of dollars to bail out all the major banks and automotive companies.? At&T and verizon alike crippled features like that because it is going against their basic business model...make money to appease the shareholders. If a company isn't minimally profitable, why would I allow it. If I was mcdonalds, why would I let Burger king sell burgers in my location. At&t sells services that compete with google voice and slingbox, as I am sure that verizon and t mobile and sprint does as well. Don't pigeon hole at&t by saying they are the only ones that do it because they are not. Leveraging will be determined by what handsets sell...I can totally see at&t getting rid of HTC or samsung as a vendor because they don't bring value to the table----NOT. Not everyone wants to be on an iphone. Its called a free market...get over it :-) Android, Apple and Blackberry are the leaders and consumers are driving that demand. Stop looking at historical negatives to sway people.
5. The merger is a threat to free speech and openness on the wireless web.
AT&T along with Verizon has fiercely opposed any wireless Net Neutrality requirements, with AT&T brokering a deal with the FCC to ensure they have the legal right to block online content and charge application developers additional tolls just to reach AT&T customers.
The FCC's weak Net Neutrality decision was the result -- exempting mobile services from openness protections based on Chairman Julius Genachowski's assumptions that competition existed in wireless.
With further consolidation AT&T and Verizon will be in an even stronger position to play gatekeeper on the wireless web, picking winners and losers, limiting our ability to connect and share information and ultimately slowing the pace of mobile Internet innovation.
The fact of this merger shows how the U.S. must have strong Net Neutrality rules, according to Sen. Dick Blumenthal of Connecticut: "Regulatory approval should contain strict conditions to ensure that consumer concerns about cost, access, choice, and competition are adequately addressed. Moreover, such high wireless market concentration raises serious potential net-neutrality concerns that should be addressed. The largest mobile network in the nation must not be allowed to limit access to content in a discriminatory manne
Again this is sheer fear. Take a look at what happened in Egypt. Sorry but that won't be happening by at&t, Verizon or any other carrier out there. If that is the case, we can always upload our videos to our laptops and broadcast them on vimeo, youtube, or a number of other companies out there hungry for competition.
Bottom line: This is good vs bad, right vs wrong and righteous vs. unjust. FreePress.org is trying to scare people into believing that this is a bad deal. In the long run everyone will benefit from it and competition will begin to thrive again. It will take time and won't happen for a few years but it is not a bad thing. DO YOUR HOMEWORK PEOPLE. Read non partisan articles on the merger and find the plus' and minus' yourself. Organizations that bias people freak me out. Don't take my word for it, research.


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Thought I would post some attachments of a Mutant Deer Dang ran into yesterday. We went out to help him take this beast down and I got a couple screenies. I didn't get any action shots as this thing hit like a mack truck and I was running for my life alot


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Discussion in 'Buying Tips and Advice' started by msharpmu, Aug 2, 2007.
Does anyone know if or when there may be an update to this stuff? When did it originally come out?
About two years ago as far as I can remember.
There's been talk about a new wired keyboard, and I'd assume that a wireless version wouldn't be too long after that, but there hasn't been too much noise (barring a few patent applications) about a new mouse. As it is, the BT keyboard is great- I have two of them. I have a BT mouse (one button), too, but I don't use it that often, as it's just for on the road.
Wait for Tuesday. The design might change but the technology won't.


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If the xbox 360 power supply light is red, then there is something wrong with the power supply connection. If this is the case, try the same solution as listed above of unplugging the power supply from the console, unplugging the power cord from the wall outlet and unplugging the power supply from the power cord. Wait for about five minutes and then reconnect everything. You might also want to try plugging it into another wall outlet without an extension cord.
If the indicator lights are still red, then there is a fault with the power supply. If this is the case, contact customer support about getting a new one.


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Dearest Readers, I have been agonizing about Halloween for weeks. WEEKS, I tell you!
You see, Boyfriend and I wanted to dress up together. All couple-like. But so many couple's costumes are lame. Overdone. Expensive. Unfunny.
You get the picture.
Anyway, a friend suggested Paulie Bleeker and Juno. And as I was looking for the T-shirts they wear most in the movie ... I saw our true Halloween calling.
It was a Captain Hammer T-shirt.
But, lest you think I am going as Penny, Dear Readers, think again! Because Boyfriend and I like to buck tradition! Instead, I will be going as Dr. Horrible to Boyfriend's Captain Hammer.
Our things are ordered. All should get here before Halloween. It will be awesome-sauce. Boyfriend has already said he is never taking his hammer T off once it comes because, "It may be the most awesome thing I own."
We are nerds. But we have Halloween costumes.
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Robert O'Leary, BA (UMASS@Amherst-Class of '89), JD (WNEC School of Law-Class of '92), BioAcoustic Research Associate & Soundhealth Practitioner (BARA – Institute of BioAcoustic Biology – July, 2011), has had an abiding interest in alternative health since the early 1970's when he was inspired, by an American Lung Association commercial at school, to go home & convince his parents to quit 15 years of smoking. They did, & then the family adopted more holistic & healthy life-style choices which benefitted their lives. Thereafter, Robert became an attorney in solo practice of law for nearly 20 years; earned advanced martial arts belt levels [in Kajukenbo (the Emperado Method) & American Kempo under Grandmaster Kalaii Kano Griffin & some of his Instructors]; became a singer/songwriter performer [releasing 3 regional CD's with his brothers, Paul & Sean-under the group name, Future Now]; the president of the board of directors of the non-profit group, La Esperanza – Hope of the Pioneer Valley, a group which provides a drop-in center and otherwise support for Hispanic victims and families stricken by breast cancer and which provides testing and valuable information to everyone in the hope that there is early detection of this type of cancer; & his greatest & proudest achievement -becoming a Father to a beautiful baby boy, now 10 years old.
Robert brought this background to a field, nearly unknown in New England, but founded by an award-winning woman named Sharry Edwards 30 years ago who is sought after by clients and doctors, alike, for her expertise and has appeared in more than 30 books or periodicals, most recently having been featured in the movie, The Business of Disease. The name of this field is BioAcoustic Soundhealth [a/k/a "Vocal Profiling" & "BioAcoustic Biology"]. Robert became a practitioner in July, 2011, through Sharry Edwards' Institute of BioAcoustic Biology in Albany, OH. This alternative modality, called an "Integrative Medicine " by the NIH, works by analyzing voice recordings in order to get information, about a client's state of health, to provide them with information & tones which will support their body's ability to self-heal & beautify. Robert is proud to have the opportunity to bring the knowledge & benefits of this modality to individuals & businesses in the New England States; through the opening of his office, RoMaYa Sound Health & Beauty, in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Robert O'Leary & his family wish you nothing but the best in health & beauty.


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Motorola Inc.'s Mobility unit filed a patent-infringement complaint against Microsoft Corp. with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, expanding a licensing feud between the two companies. Motorola Mobility, which makes handsets for mobile telephones, said Microsoft's Xbox gaming system is infringing its patents and is seeking an order to block imports of the products.
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Managed service IT is here in a big way. Some even say the market is already saturated.
The managed service provider community is incestuous as it is. As July gets underway, the MSPAlliance is competing with a growing relationship between MSP University and CompTIA. This is combining many MSPs, VARs and potential clients into one big pot. As the MSPAlliance's MSPWorld Conference and Expo in L.A. in October looms, it will be interesting to see what trends develop.
"I think managed services in general is a growing trend and will be profitable as it evolves and gets more competitive," said Mike Ritsema, president and proprietor of i3 Business Solutions. "Certainly competitors are cropping up everywhere because the opportunities are so vast."
Under the Umbrella
The high growth and potential saturation leads to one understanding what one needs to get out of a managed services opportunity. Managed services encompass a lot of things. In fact you could say the term itself is both vague and transcendental in the world of technology, as it encompasses everything from hosted applications, to network administration and support, to virtual helpdesks and back-up and disaster recovery services.
Indeed that's a lot of IT ground to cover. It's actually too much to cover if you're a small- or medium-sized business looking to grow through technology expansion, or a tech service provider looking to broaden your portfolio of products.
Here is list of questions to ask yourself when considering a managed services platform:
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The whole mass flared up at once. From the midst of a dense smoke, the roaring flames rose to a height which towered above the walls of the Great Eyrie. Once more the good folk of Morganton and Pleasant Garden would believe that the crater had reopened. These flames would announce to them another volcanic upheaval.
I watched the conflagration. I heard the roarings and cracklings which filled the air. From the deck of the "Terror," Robur watched it also.
Turner and his companion pushed back into the fire the fragments which the violence of the flames cast forth. Little by little the huge bonfire grew less. The flames sank down into a mere mass of burnt-out ashes; and once more all was silence and blackest night.
Suddenly I felt myself seized by the arm. Turner drew me toward the "Terror." Resistance would have been useless. And moreover what could be worse than to be abandoned without resources in this prison whose walls I could not climb!
As soon as I set foot on the deck, Turner also embarked. His companion went forward to the look-out; Turner climbed down into the engine-room, lighted by electric bulbs, from which not a gleam escaped outside.
Robur himself was at the helm, the regulator within reach of his hand, so that he could control both our speed and our direction. As to me, I was forced to descend into my cabin, and the hatchway was fastened above me. During that night, as on that of our departure from Niagara, I was not allowed to watch the movements of the "Terror."
Nevertheless, if I could see nothing of what was passing on board, I could hear the noises of the machinery. I had first the feeling that our craft, its bow slightly raised, lost contact with the earth. Some swerves and balancings in the air followed. Then the turbines underneath spun with prodigious rapidity, while the great wings beat with steady regularity.
Thus the "Terror," probably forever, had left the Great Eyrie, and launched into the air as a ship launches into the waters. Our captain soared above the double chain of the Alleghanies, and without doubt he would remain in the upper zones of the air until he had left all the mountain region behind.
But in what direction would he turn? Would he pass in flight across the plains of North Carolina, seeking the Atlantic Ocean? Or would he head to the west to reach the Pacific? Perhaps he would seek, to the south, the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. When day came how should I recognize which sea we were upon, if the horizon of water and sky encircled us on every side?
Several hours passed; and how long they seemed to me! I made no effort to find forgetfulness in sleep. Wild and incoherent thoughts assailed me. I felt myself swept over worlds of imagination, as I was swept through space, by an aerial monster. At the speed which the "Terror" possessed, whither might I not be carried during this interminable night? I recalled the unbelievable voyage of the "Albatross," of which the Weldon Institute had published an account, as described by Mr. Prudent and Mr. Evans. What Robur, the Conqueror, had done with his first airship, he could do even more readily with this quadruple machine.
At length the first rays of daylight brightened my cabin. Would I be permitted to go out now, to take my place upon the deck, as I had done upon Lake Erie?
I pushed upon the hatchway: it opened. I came half way out upon the deck.
All about was sky and sea. We floated in the air above an ocean, at a height which I judged to be about a thousand or twelve hundred feet. I could not see Robur, so he was probably in the engine room. Turner was at the helm, his companion on the look-out.
Now that I was upon the deck, I saw what I had not been able to see during our former nocturnal voyage, the action of those powerful wings which beat upon either side at the same time that the screws spun beneath the flanks of the machine.
By the position of the sun, as it slowly mounted from the horizon, I realized that we were advancing toward the south.


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Poetic forms
"A poem is a small (or large) machine made of words." — William Carlos Williams
A poetic form is halfway between a set of constraints and a set of instructions. Some of these constraints/instructions are formal (e.g., rhymes, number of syllables) and some are semantic (e.g., what the poem has to be "about").
Some examples:
- Sonnet (abab cdcd efef gg rhyme pattern; each line in iambic pentameter) Examples
- Haiku (in the common English adaptation of the Japanese tradition: poems of three lines, 5-7-5 syllables; semantically constrained) Examples
- Sestina (sets of six-line stanzas with interweaving rhyme patterns) Examples, Ashbery, Pound
- Limerick (Five line poem with aabba rhyme structure, strict metrical constraints) Baffling profusion of examples
- Lipogram (writing without one letter, or a set of letters) Example
- Pangram (piece of writing containing every letter) Wikipedia thoroughly catalogs the possibilities
- Acrostic (first letter of each line spells out a word)
- Mesostic (any letter in each line spells out a word) Mesostomatic
- Calligram
… and so forth.
Compare and contrast form with techniques such as N+7, cut-ups.
Our question: Which of these forms could be composed by a computer? Which would be impossible to compose with a computer?
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An Auckland woman has been identified as the person who was killed in a crash near Rotorua.
Lynda Anne Bailey died on State Highway 5, near Tapapa, after a car and cattle truck collided at 4.45pm.
"Police offer their sympathies to the 56-year-old's family at this difficult time," says police.
"The Serious Crash Unit are investigating the cause of the crash."
It was the second fatal crash along that stretch of road yesterday - a man died in the morning in a crash involving a car and campervan.


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These gorgeous little cakes take a bit of effort to make, but they're well worth it – light and lovely, and perfect with an afternoon cuppa
Makes: 8
Prep time: 50 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Total time: 1 hr
Skill level: Bit of effort
Costs:Cheap as chips
For the Swiss roll:
- 90g (3oz) plain flour
- 15g (½oz) cocoa powder
- ½ level teaspoon baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- 90g (3oz) caster sugar
For the filling and icing:
- 90g (3oz) butter
- 375g (13oz) icing sugar
- 45g (1½oz) ground almonds
- Few drops of vanilla extract
- 60g (2oz) plain chocolate
- 33 x 23cm (13 x 9in)
- Swiss roll tin, lined with Bakewell paper
- Paper piping bag
- Set the oven to Gas Mark 6 or 200°C. Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder on to a piece of paper.
- Put the eggs and sugar in a large bowl placed over a pan of steaming water, making sure that the base of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Whisk until the mixture thickens and the whisk leaves a good trail when lifted out. Tip in the flour mixture and fold in.
- Pour the mixture into the tin and smooth it into the corners. Bake for 10 mins until firm to the touch.
- Turn the cake out quickly on to a sheet of Bakewell paper dusted with caster sugar. Take the lining paper off, trim the cake edges, make a slit 1cm (½in) in from a short edge, then immediately roll the cake up very firmly with the paper inside. Leave, join down, to cool.
- To make the filling: Cream the butter; add 125g (4oz) sifted icing sugar, almonds and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
- Unroll the cake carefully, just enough to spread the filling over, leaving a narrow border. Roll the cake up again. Cut into 8 even slices and put these on a wire rack, over paper.
- To make the icing: From the icing sugar left, measure out 3tbsp and mix with 1tsp water in a small bowl. Spoon this into a paper piping bag.
- Melt the chocolate in a large bowl in the microwave. Beat in the rest of the icing sugar with about 4tbsp warm water to make a pouring icing.
- To decorate: Spoon about 1tbsp chocolate icing on to a cake, work it over the top with a spoon and let it run down the sides a little. Smooth over with a palette knife dipped in hot water. Pipe a swirl of white icing over the top and drag a skewer through the icing outwards in 4 opposite directions and then inwards in between, wiping the skewer on kitchen paper after each "drag". Decorate 1 cake at a time. Leave to set before serving.
Nutritional information per portion
Fat 17.0g
Saturates 8.0g
Calories 462(kcal)
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Ohel Children's Home & Family Services via Crowdrise
November 09, 2011
BENEFITING: OHEL Children's Home & Family Services
EVENT: 2011 ING New York City Marathon - $1 Mil a Mile
EVENT DATE: Nov 06, 2011
ON YOUR MARK! GET SET! LETS GO! Everyone can support TEAM OHEL. Raise as much as you can, and help send kids with disabilities to OHEL BAIS Ezra year-round camps and CAMP KAYLIE. Kids with disabilities need to have fun and relax just as much as kids without disabilities. Their parents and siblings need a break too! Supporters of Team OHEL know that camp is not only an important part of the healing process, but an experience that breaks down barriers and enables an OHEL child to be like any other. Please help support Team OHEL's fabulous runners by clicking the DONATE button above. Or go even one step further and join our team by clicking the HELP US FUNDRAISE button. You'll have your own fundraising page for OHEL that you can share with your friends and family, so that you can help spread the word. PS - If you have already secured your own spot in the NYC Marathon, you can also run with Team OHEL. Email email@example.com for more information.
The Team: $25,417 TOTAL RAISED SO FAR
Donor Comments
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Mazal Tov Bruce on finishing the marathon and for raising funds for a great cause! 7 years ago


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In the ever-competitive tech landscape, a tricked-out office can be key for attracting talent.
LinkedIn has it covered. The professional social network, which Microsoft snapped up for a whopping $26.2 billion in 2016, leases a new 26-story skyscraper in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. It has art installations on every floor, a massage room, a band room, a rooftop patio, and sweeping city views.
Business Insider got the chance to tour the offices at 222 Second Street. Take a look.
The new office brings together employees who might otherwise never meet — if only for an elevator ride. LinkedIn leases all 26 floors, but only occupies 18 of them.
In April, the company released plans to develop a new headquarters in Mountain View, California. LinkedIn bought the large swath of land from Google in 2015.
It's unknown how much LinkedIn shells out for all 450,000 square feet of office space in the building. Salesforce will pay $560 million to lease 30 floors in a skyscraper down the street.
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Historic Andalucia - Guided Cycling Tour
This guided cycling tour combines the incredible history and the beautiful scenery of the Andalucia region in the south of Spain
- Half board hotel
- Andalucia —Sevilla > Granada
- Activity Type
- With guide
- Point to point
- Groups up to 20
For a history enthusiast, this tour provides a fantastic picture of the rival influences in Andalucia over the past two thousand years. You stay in the finest hotels, all housed in impressive historical monuments, and visit many of the castles, cathedrals and universities which made the region the cultural and academic center of the world from Roman times into the Early Modern period.
There are two different cycling options each day and the routes are largely flat or gently rolling, making the tour accessible and enjoyable for cyclists of all levels. The tour is fully guided, led by a qualified historian who can provide real insight into the complex make-up of the region and really bring the magnificent buildings to life.
The following is included in the tour:
- 8 nights accommodation in double, twin or single room with en-suite.
- Transfer to and from the arrival/departure point
- Continental breakfast every day
- 7 x Lunches (Three Courses) and refreshments every day
- 8 x Evening Meals
- Bicycle Hire (Hybrid or Road Bikes)
- Luggage transferred between hotels
- Experienced guide and qualified historian cycling the route with the group (fluent English)
- Support vehicle along the route
- Cycle Fiesta water bottle
- Detailed maps and route information for each day, with clearly marked points of interest.
- Route extensions every day for those of you who wish to cycle further
- Entry to the following attractions: Italica Roman City and Medina Azahara, Cordoba
The following are optional extras available for an additional charge:
- Single Supplement €380
- Tour Extensions (popular destinations include spending more time in Granada and Seville)
The following are not included in the tour
- Any transfers not stated above
- Travel Insurance
- Entry to any attractions (e.g. museums, churches) except were explicitly stated
- Flights
Day 1 - Seville
The cycling tour begins when we collect you from Seville airport or train station. Seville is a vibrant and lively city with thousands of years of history within the city walls.
After checking into the hotel, you can take advantage of our tour of the city; taking in the three UNESCO world heritage sights that lie in Seville, including the largest gothic Cathedral in the world.
In the evening we will introduce you to Andalucia's favourite past-time: tapas dining.
Day 2 - Italica & Carmona
From our hotel in the centre of Seville we will take cycle paths out of the city and head towards the ancient Roman city of Italica.
Along with a brilliantly preserved Roman amphitheatre, Italica also contains the remains of impressive mosaics, baths and Roman houses.
After lunch we continue to the town of Carmona; a beautiful fortified Roman town in the heart of the plains of Andalucia.
This compact town has several structures of Roman, Carthaginian and Moorish construction which we will visit both on the way to and in the town itself.
Distance: 25-78km (16-48 miles)
Day 3 - Guadalquivir River & Palma del Río
We leave Carmona on a pleasant trail passing orange fields, cactus and dry river beds.
After heading north, we loosely follow the course of the Guadalquivir river, the most important natural feature of the Roman and Moorish periods of Andalucian history.
The hotel is housed in a 15th century monastery in Palma del Rio; a one-time lodging place of Christopher Columbus. Palma del Rio is a picturesque town which, more recently, was central to the resistance movement in Andalucia during the Spanish Civil War.
Distance: 32-68km (20-42 miles)
Day 4 - Medina Azahara & Córdoba
From Palma del Rio we take a cross country trail on the edge of the Sierra Morena natural park, reaching the beautiful hilltop castle in Almodovar del Rio, which dates from the 8th century.
The cycling continues from Almodovar on a flat route to Medina Azahara - a vast palace city dating from AD 936, which is described by the New York Times as "The Versailles of the Middle Ages".
After lunch we finish with a short route into Cordoba - the largest city in the world in the 12th century, when it was the capital of Muslim Spain. Cordoba contains many fantastic historic monuments, and is truly one of the great European cities.
Distance: 25-75km (16-47 miles)
Day 5 - Subbetica Natural Park
After the delights of Cordoba, the holiday continues into the tranquil Subbetica Natural park, home to millions of olive trees and excellent rolling cycling terrain.
We stay the night in a beautiful cortijo inside the Natural Park, and just a short distance from Zuheros - a typical Andalucian white village.
The picturesque town of Zuheros is home to a 12th century castle and also prehistoric caves containing neolithic paintings.
Distance: 40-66km (25-41 miles)
Day 6 - Priego de Córdoba
Continuing through the beautiful Subbetica national park, with fantastic natural features this is one of the most enjoyable days cycling.
We pass by several castles rising up above the olive trees and white villages; you can also spot some of the birds that reside in this area at times, including many peregrine falcons and a few golden eagles.
Our destination is Priego de Córdoba: a town of Baroque style with some Moorish influences. The highlight here is the amazing view from above the town on the Adarve cliff.
Distance: 30-52km (19-32 miles)
Day 7 - Montefrío
From Priego de Cordoba we stop at Almedinilla: a Roman village with an excellent archaelogical museum including the remains of a Roman settlement.
The route then continues to the white village of Montefrio where you will stay in a converted 19th century olive mill. The scenery is very tranquil and picturesque, as you ride along a scenic valley route, with rolling hills all around.
Montefrio is home to a 14th century Alcazaba which was constructed by the Muslim Caliphate of Granada to defend against a potential Christian invasion.
Distance: 36-69km (22-43 miles)
Day 8 - Granada
The final day in the saddle leaves Montefrio and crosses the quiet Vega Natural Park, finishing in Granada - the jewel in the crown of Spanish history.
In addition to the world famous Alhambra Palace, Granada is also home to the magnificent Albayzin district and an impressive cathedral.
Although it is most famous for its Moorish heritage, Granada has been populated for nearly 6,000 years, and it was heavily shaped by the Roman Empire and the Visigoths before rising to global prominence under the Moors.
Distance: 35-72km (22-45 miles)
Day 9 - Possible Extensions
Our cycling tour comes to an end after breakfast. For flexibility reasons not everyone is able to spend more time in Granada.
However, we recommend you stay for at least one or two more nights in this historic city and can happily arrange accommodation for you.
Other extension options include visiting Madrid, Malaga or one of the coastal villages on the Costa del Sol.
We believe that the hotels that you stay in are just as important as the towns that you visit and the scenery that you ride through.
On this tour we have chosen accommodation that really reflects the historic character of the region, and you will stay in some of the finest and most interesting hotels in Spain.
In Seville we stay in a **** hotel, housed in a restored 19th century mansion. It is set in the historic center, just a five minute walk from the cathedral, royal palace and giralda.
In Carmona we stay in a beautiful * hotel which is a 16th century Renaissance palace. It is set in the old town and the individual rooms are beautifully styled with original works of art and antiques.
Palma del Rio
In Palma we stay in a small hotel which is set in a 15th century monastery. It is in the town center, but also has extensive gardens which are perfect for relaxing and soaking up the charming atmosphere. Christopher Columbus stayed in this very building more than 500 years ago, while trying to his get funding for his voyage plans from Queen Isabella.
In Cordoba we stay in a luxurious **** hotel in the heart of the Jewish Quarter, less than a 500m walk from the Mezquita. The hotel has five traditional patios which contain architectural remains which document the varied history of the city. On one of the patios there are the remains of a 4th century Roman maudoleum, while another includes the original 12th century Moorish wall.
This 'Hacienda' is a reformed 19th century farmhouse set on the edge of the village of Zuheros. It is beautifully surrounded by olive groves and includes an extensive spa, with Arab style thermal baths. Nearby Zuheros is home to neolithic caves, with original paintings, and also a hilltop castle dating from the 9th century.
Priego de Cordoba
Here we stay in a **** cortijo on the edge of the town. It is in tranquil natural surroundings, with pleasant gardens and an indoor pool and jacuzzi. The hotel also has a fantastic restaurant, where we will take dinner.
This pleasant hotel is housed in a 19th century olive mill. It is set just 200m from the historic town center and offers fantastic views across the Priego and Parapanda mountain ranges.
In the evening at this hotel we will sample the local olive oil before taking dinner.
In Granada we stay in a fantastic **** hotel situated in between the Alhambra Palace and the Historic Center. It is a comfortable walking distance from all the major sights, inclduing the magnificent Albayzin district. The hotel itself is set around a traditional Andalucian courtyard.
You will stay in the three great cities of the region - Seville, Cordoba and Granada - as well as several other beautiful historic villages, while passing through diverse scenery, including the Subbetica Natural Park and the gently rolling Sierra de Hornachuelos Park.
Andalucia is the warmest region in Spain with very mild winters and hot summers. We avoid the hottest time of the year and run the tours when it is most pleasant for cycling. When we run the guided tours, daytime temperatures are normally 20-25°C (68-77°F) - although some warmer or cooler days are possible.
Rain is not common at any time of the year.


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Decorate your room with an original hand painted oil masterpiece. Ideal as a gift for a friend. Available from as little as £50.00, custom commissions are available on request.
Recent art works include reproductions of Degas, Turner, Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh and Kandinski, a full list of artists we have reproduced is available in the art gallery.


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Learn to love the new 'you'
For better or worse, there's no denying that pregnancy and birth changes your body. Some women are lucky enough to snap straight back into shape; but for the rest of us, getting fit and toned after pregnancy can be a little more challenging. Pilates uses gentle but effective movements to strengthen your body and combat post-pregnancy aches and pains. It's a great way to start your journey back to fitness.
Ready to reclaim your waist?
With 12-years' experience as an NHS physiotherapist and professional Pilates training with the APPI behind me, I've developed a Pilates class specifically for new mummies that are at least six weeks post-natal. We'll be focusing on your back and tummy muscles, using gentle exercises to tone up your natural corset muscles. We'll also will work together to engage and strengthen your pelvic floor muscles, so you feel calm and in control.
Babies are welcome here
Each new mum attending the class is welcome to bring her baby along. Your baby can rest in their car seat or on a mat whilst you exercise. Most of the class is not interactive with baby, but there are opportunities to interact with your baby (e.g. during 4-point kneeling positions) if you'd like too.
Meet other local mums
Each Mummy Pilates class is held for a maximum of six people. You will have to opportunity to meet other new mummies and their babies and create an invaluable support network of women who also know what a struggle it can be get up every night at 11pm… and 1am… and 3am…


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Fortymile Caribou, all 43,000, Enter Chena River Valley
RUT SEASON: High numbers mean herd is growing, looking
for range.
FAIRBANKS -- The Fortymile caribou herd has moved into the Chena River Valley
and taken up residence in the hills behind Chena Hot Springs in far larger numbers
for that area than old-timers can recall.
Wolf Song of Alaska, P.O. Box 671670, Chugiak, Alaska 99567-1670


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RADIO CHONGQING Special Edition LP I 180-gram vinyl
The legendary looprovising trio's lost classic beautifully reissued on 180-gram vinyl, remastered at Abbey Road Studios and featuring exclusive cover art by world-renowned painter Zhang Xiaogang -- all presented in a stunning old-school tip-on gatefold package. Includes download of complete LP and gorgeous full-color liner notes and art booklet. One of the smartest acquisitions in vinyl at an exclusive price.


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I recently started playing Xsyon, and I'm thinking about subscribing if my interest in the game holds up. I originally had wanted to do my own thing and create a solo tribe area, but I've been quickly finding out that it is extremely difficult to do so. I only have a few tools, and I am missing the necessary skills and tools in order to even start the construction process (if I were to start my own tribe). The normal guild that I game with did at one time have an active presence in Xsyon, and I did find their tribal lands. Unfortunately the area there is overrun with revenants that kill me in only a couple of hits.
Thus I've decided to try and find an active tribe in Xsyon that would be willing to help out a new player. I'm hoping to find a group that plays during the evening (US Times), preferably in the ballpark of 10pm - 1am CST. I occasionally play during the day when I get a break from work, but I usually only get a few minutes here and there to do that. The bulk of my playing time is usually at night after my family goes to sleep.
Being a family man in my late 20's, I'd also prefer a more mature tribe if possible.


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My name is Andreas and I am a Doctor from Liverpool. I am taking a year out of my training to take part in a 6 month cycle across the length of South America. I am doing this to raise money for Ataxia UK as one of my close friends Dr Phil Mchale has Friedreich's ataxia and has had to leave clinical medicine. His worsening co-ordination has made it impossible to continue working as a medical Doctor. I am fundraising for Ataxia UK as I would like to contribute to research which may in future yield some treatments. I just wanted to share my plans with you all. Any suggestions on how to promote my challange would be much appreciated. Below are a few links with the layout of the challenge:
Video outlining my plan
justgiving.com/Andreas-Trid... My just giving page
cycling-doctors.com/ The team website for our challenge.


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Why You Need an Investment System
Different people attend investment conferences for different reasons.
Some want a read on what lies ahead for the economy. Others want insights on the future direction of the market. Still others want, as one gentleman suggested at a recent seminar, "just one great stock."
But no one, not even professional economists, knows what the economy will do. Market timers might as well be hawking opinions on The Psychic Network. And while we all appreciate a superb stock recommendation, chances are slim that one stock will dramatically affect the timing or quality of your retirement.
So at The Oxford Club's Private Wealth Seminar at The Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac in Quebec this week, I suggested that what every investor should really seek first and foremost is an all-encompassing investment system, one that will generate above-average returns in the good times and protect their hard-earned capital when things go off the rails, as they inevitably do from time to time.
(Never forget that every bull market is followed by a ferocious bear market, just as every bear market is followed by a rip-roaring bull market.)
Why is this so important? Let me go back to the beginning...
During 16 years in the investment management business, I would often have a prospective client ask if I could help him or her.
"I don't know," I'd say. "Let me take a look at what you're doing now."
When they showed me their portfolio, I generally saw a list of securities - bought at various times and prices - that didn't seem to have much in common.
In fact, they didn't. Folks would often tell me they read about this stock in Businessweek and learned about that fund from their golf partner or heard Jim Cramer talking about this promising IPO. Often times they didn't know whether the company was profitable or even what it did.
I called it investment by agglomeration. Because that's what it really was, just a jumbled cluster of investments put together with no real forethought, no particular asset allocation and no battle-tested buy and sell discipline.
Make Your Own Luck
Yet they were disappointed to find that they were having "no luck." And, indeed, luck is exactly what you'd need to succeed on such a path.
It still surprises me that some folks spend more time deciding which flat-screen TV to buy than how they're going to reach their most important investment goals. This presumes, of course, that they've even made investment goals.
To say "I want to be rich" or "I want to retire early" is just wishful thinking. "I want to have a $2 million net worth on my 65th birthday," now that's a goal. Whether it's realistic and achievable or not depends on how old you are now, how much you've accumulated so far and what investment system you're following, if any.
Let's say you do have a specific goal and it is reasonable. Then what? The next step is knowing The Only Six Factors That Will Determine Your Future Net Worth:
- The amount of money you save.
- The length of time you let it compound.
- Your asset allocation. (How you divide your investments up among stocks, bonds, real estate investment trusts, metals, etc.)
- Your security selection.
- Your investment costs.
- The tax liabilities on your interest, dividends, and capital gains.
Notice there is nothing here on forecasting annual GDP growth, outguessing the stock market or determining when the world's various geopolitical problems will be resolved.
Those things aren't important to you as an investor. What is important is saving as much as you can, letting it compound as long as you can, asset allocating properly, choosing your investment selections wisely, and minimizing your investment costs and taxes.
I'll be talking more about these - as well as The Oxford Club Investment System that prioritizes them - tomorrow.
Good investing,


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For some reason, I have always loved New York City. I loved it before I had even been there. I remember I used to tell my mom that it was a dream of mine to go to New York at Christmas time, sit on a bench, and drink hot cocoa as I watched people walk by with all of their shopping bags. In 2004, that dream came true when My mom, dad, Hannah and I went there for a quick trip before Christmas. And guess what?? I didn't love it like I thought I would...I loved it even more! I don't know why but I just do. I have been back since and it is just as magical to me as it was the first time. So, the time came last semester when people in the Communications Department at BYU started talking about the NY Internship Program. I have been waiting YEARS to be able to apply and had big plans about creating the perfect portfolio. Of course, I procrastinated but with the help of my mom and dad and their creative eyes, I finished it just in time (literally, within like a minute of the due date). I did not like the two months I had to wait to find out about it, but all that waiting finally paid off because I just found out about two weeks ago that I was.....
I don't know all of the details about where I'll be working yet but I do know that I will be living here. (Isn't it beautiful)
And for some related music....this song gets me excited for NY every time I hear it (Don't make fun of me-you know who you are!).