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A client got in touch recently with a maddening problem. When he received texts on his iPhone, Messages displayed notifications for messages from everyone…except his wife! Needless to say, this was a problem. Since notifications appeared correctly for other people, it wasn't related to overall settings. It turned out that he—or someone else, or iOS gremlins—had inadvertently enabled the Hide Alerts switch for the Messages conversation with his wife. To fix it, all he had to do was display the conversation in Messages, tap the i button at the upper right, and disable Hide Alerts. (In the Mac version of Messages, click the Details button and look for the Do Not Disturb checkbox.) It's a good feature designed to let you mute a chatty group conversation, but it can cause stress if applied to the wrong conversation accidentally.


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Mastercard and Visa online gambling crackdown
Credit cards Mastercard and Visa have recently imposed restrictions on online gambling transactions to US customers, in preparation for the implementation of the anti-gambling legislation in June this year.
The following was reported by eGaming Review:
Mastercard crackdown leaves US players unable to pay
US-facing operators have been hit by an overnight crackdown on online gambling payments by credit card giant Mastercard. The US company is believed to have toughened its stance on the widespread practice of operators coding egaming transaction as other kinds of online commerce, which will all (sic) its US customers from using their cards to gamble online.
Rival US card giant Visa is rumoured to have taken a similar measure, although this could not be confirmed at the time of writing.
The action is a sign that banks and payment companies are preparing for implementation of America'-s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which bans the facilitation of online gambling by payment companies. This was originally supposed to have been enforced from 1 December 2009, although the US treasury later approved a delay allowing companies until 1 June 2009 to comply…-(more)
In the followup article, it was established that Visa was also implementing the restriction on US customers:
Visa declining US egaming payments
The crackdown on US online gambling credit card payments that began on Wednesday is being operated by Visa as well as rival US credit card giant Mastercard, EGRmagazine has now confirmed, with tens of thousands of US online gamblers likely to have been affected.
As reported yesterday, US-facing operators were hit by an overnight tightening of restrictions on the use of credit cards for egaming transaction ahead of the implementation of America'-s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) law on 1 June, which bans the facilitation of online gambling by banks and other payment companies.
The action was at the time of writing confirmed as applying to US-registered cards issued by Mastercard, but rumours that a crackdown had also been launched by Visa had not been substantiated. However eGaming Review has now confirmed that these too are subject to the ban. Repeated attempts to use a US-registered Visa card by an eGaming Review reporter on PokerStars last night were declined, with the American poker giant sending an email in response that read:
"-Status: DECLINED.
Your credit card transaction has been declined. If your credit card information was entered correctly and you have sufficient funds, your transaction was probably declined due to Internet gaming restrictions set by your credit card issuer…-"- (more)
In order to better avoid of the USA anti-gambling radar, some gambling operators accepting US customers have been coding their Visa and Mastercard transactions in a manner as to not appear as gambling-related. The correct "-internet gambing"- merchant code is 7995- some operators have been putting their transactions through thus, and taking a chance as to whether or not the deposit goes through- others have not.
To put it another way: they'-ve been trying to cheat the system.
Since the February crackdown appears to have been applied retrospectively to January, players now face the prospect that their deposits –- with which they will have had plenty of time to play, and lose or win on accordingly –- will now almost certainly not be honoured by Mastercard and Visa, resulting in an effective chargeback. This may have a knock-on effect when it comes to winning players receiving their payments.
And while the general tone of the internet discussion on this matter has been one of condemnation of the US administration in the wielding of its prohibitionist axe, I would personally like to ask this question: why should we not lay the blame for this squarely at the door of the online gambling operators, still dealing to US customers, who tried to cheat the system in the first place?
Their motives were purely profit-driven in attempting to stay below the radar. But it is the players, who committed no wrongdoing, who may suffer as a consequence.
It is of course also the case that not all operators have been trying to cheat the system. Some, such as Pokerstars, have been coding their transactions upfront as "-internet gambling"– in fact, in another EGR article they made a point of distancing themselves from the practice:
PokerStars does not, nor ever has engaged in the practices of mis-coded credit card transactions. We have therefore been unaffected by any crackdown by Visa or MasterCard to close down such mis-coded processing accounts.
So, all well and good for the folks who'-ve behaved honestly.
But the casinos and sportsbooks that have been trying to put one over Mastercard and Visa, whatever the ultimate cost they pay as a result of this matter may be, do not deserve any sympathy.
They particularly do not deserve any sympathy from those players who may end up seriously inconvenienced, and possibly out of pocket, as a result of their duplicity.
There'-s been, predictably enough, quite a lot of discussion of this move that has such potential sweeping effects on the industry: see the No more Mastercard article at Bookmakers Review, and the Mastercard blocks US poker discussion at 2+2 Poker ("-Intentionally mis-coding a CC transaction is a crime in many places around the globe."- –- I quite agree)- also my own Mastercard and Visa online gambling crackdown article, and one tiny piece of mainstream media coverage, the Timesonline online gambling comment –- actually, quite funny, so I'-ll quote it:
Operators including PokerStars which continue to defy the US ban have been hit by a crackdown on internet gambling payments by Mastercard and Visa, the credit card companies.
Great. The one piece of mainstream media coverage gets it completely wrong.
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How Business Insider got it wrong with the Tiger Woods divorce cost odds
PaddyPower is a bookmaker, not a prediction exchange. Hence, the Tiger Woods divorce cost odds are computed by an analyst, not by the market.
1. It is not the "-punters"- who have fabricated the odds, but a PaddyPower employee.
2. It is not a set of "-market odds"-, but a set of bookmaker odds.
3. The bookmaker analyst does not have access to any confidential contract. So, the PaddyPower press release is aimed at suckers in the media.
Nobel Prize for Economics 2009 – Prediction Accuracy
Both the bookmakers and the prection markets are utterly useless in trying to divine who will get the Nobel prize of economics.
Below is the 2009 prediction post-mortem:
1. Bookmakers
Ladbrokes'-s probabilities (odds) for the 2009 Nobel prize in economics:
Eugene Fama 2/1
Paul Romer 4/1
Ernst Fehr 6/1
Kenneth R. French 6/1
William Nordhaus 6/1
Robert Barro 7/1
Matthew J Rabin 8/1
Jean Tirole 9/1
Martin Weitzman 9/1
Chris Pissarides 10/1
Dale T Mortensen 10/1
Xavier Sala-i-Martin 10/1
Avinash Dixit 14/1
Jagdish N. Bhagwati 14/1
Robert Schiller [sic] 14/1
William Baumol 16/1
Martin S. Feldstein 20/1
Christopher Sims 25/1
Lars P. Hansen 25/1
Nancy Stokey 25/1
Peter A Diamond 25/1
Thomas J. Sargent 25/1
Dale Jorgenson 33/1
Paul Milgrom 33/1
Oliver Hart 40/1
Bengt R Holmstrom 50/1
Elhanan Helpman 50/1
Ellinor Ostrom 50/1
Gene M Grossman 50/1
Karl-Goran Maler 50/1
Oliver Williamson 50/1
Robert B Wilson 50/1
2. Betting Pools
Here is the betting in the Nobel pool at Harvard:
Robert Barro -10%
John Taylor –- 8%
Paul Milgrom –- 8%
Jean Tirole –- 6%
Oliver Williamson –- 6%
Martin Weitzman –- 6%
Eugene Fama –- 5%
Richard Thaler –- 5%
Lars Hansen –- 4%
Paul Romer –- 4%
3. Prediction Markets
Previously: Nobel Prize for Economics 2009 Predictions
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BetFair – Live Chat Session – Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
BetFair –- Live Chat Session –- Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 –- [This link is only available to the BetFair registered users, alas. In the future, BetFair should make the transcripts of all chat sessions available to the public at large, in my view.]
Here is a transcript, transmitted to me by Mike Robb of BetFair —-many thanks to him.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 10:30
We'-ll be hosting a Q&-A session on the forum this evening (27th Jan) between 6pm and 7pm (UK Time). We'-d welcome questions on any topic of interest to Betfair customers.
To help us get through as many questions as possible you can send them in advance to [email protected]. Unfortunately it is not possible for us to respond to each email individually but we will attempt to answer all questions raised via the live Q&-A session.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:00
Welcome to the Betfair Live Q&-A session.
We have received a number of questions in advance which we will start to answer now. If you have any questions which you have not already submitted, please email [email protected] or post a response to this thread and we will attempt to answer between now and 7pm (UK time), when the session ends.
We look forward to your emails and question in the coming hour and hope you again find this session helpful and informative.
27 Jan 18:00
Do you have any concerns about the upcoming GC report on In Running, or are you confident that the status quo will remain?
We don'-t believe there is any compelling reasons for the Gambling Commission to introduce changes following their in-running betting consultation exercise. Our betting data (for example, the percentage of people who are profitable pre-event v those profitable in-running), together with the results of a survey in relation to in-running betting we undertook among customers in early 2008, suggested that many of the claims of unfairness about in-running betting are not borne out by the evidence. We shared this evidence with the Commission as part of a submission we made to them last Summer.
For anyone who is interested, when the Commission has published its findings, we will make available (on the Betfair Developers Program site) our submission to the Commission as part of the in-running consultation exercise.
27 Jan 18:01
Who is representing Betfair on here today?
Mark Davies and Tony Clare will be answering your questions.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:02
The Magician (6)
Several questions regarding tipsters a) What would Betfair'-s response be if it was found out that a known tipster, was laying horser he tipped publically b) do Betfair monitor the accounts of know tipsters for this activity c) if not are you intending too in the future and are you likely to back check their tips against their lays.
Betfair has no involvement in the regulation of tipsters and it'-s not clear that this would be possible even if we wished to do so. If someone places bets that would be at odds with recommendations they publish, it'-s really not the betting that is the problem, but the fact that they are publishing recommendations they aren'-t following themselves.
While there'-s a case that someone publishing tips should take steps to ensure that the tipster'-s claims are honest and not misleading, it'-s hard to see on what basis Betfair could have any involvement in this process. Tipsters distribute their tips through all manner of media: in print, via telephone, text messages and via websites, and it would be impractical to even attempt to monitor, let alone then link that activity back to individual Betfair accounts.
Finally even if we were made aware of a specific instance of a tipster tipping a selection, then betting to profit from a conflicting outcome, it'-s not clear what you would expect Betfair to do. Customer confidentiality would prevent us from sharing any information about that customer'-s betting activity with anyone other than the relevant regulator, and there is no regulator of tipping services.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:05
The Magician (6)
Under the BHA rules of racing it is clearly a breach for an owner to lay his own horse and there has been at least one high profile case in the last couple of years. It is a breach of the rules even if the owner is a "-net"- backer and is laying the horse to try and inflate the price. However, the BHA'-s rules allow owners to back the entire field to beat their own runner or (more likely) back obvious dangers to their own horse. Despite suggestions that the BHA would look into this, nothing has been done. Given the BHA are unable or unwilling to change the rule and address this issue –- is it not time that Betfair made their own policy and stated categorically that an owner can only bet in a race where they has a runner if they are BACKING their own horse?"-
Betfair has always argued that backing and laying are two sides of the same coin. Backing a horse is no different to laying the field and likewise laying a horse is no different to backing the field.
Intellectually we don'-t see how this cannot be the case. We believe that if an owner was to back the field instead of laying his/her own horse, that the BHA would take the common sense view that this was "-laying"- by another means. Obviously if an owner of (say) a favourite, backed the second and third favourites, that might not be so straightforward.
The BHA does have more general rules dealing with the "-commitment of a corrupt practice"- etc, which could perhaps be invoked in such circumstances, but we agree that a more general rule encompassing something like "-betting against"- a horse by the owner might be more appropriate. It is something we are happy to discuss with the BHA.
Other customers have suggested we take unilateral action in other cases of suspected cheating –- for example removing a horse from the Betfair market (so effectively treating as a non-runner) a horse in relation to which there has been suspicious betting patterns –- but we have to remember that the BHA is the policeman of the sport. In this specific case we would rather take the matter up with the BHA before embarking on a course such as you suggest.
27 Jan 18:05
I am suprised at the lack of liquidity on the horses AvB markets. Do Betfair have any plans to promote awareness of these markets?
To be honest, so are we. We believe that these offer excellent betting opportunities, and we will be pushing them at the Cheltenham Festival once again.
Perhaps this will give them the showcase and sprinboard they warrant.
27 Jan 18:08
Are Betfair planning to stream any Greyhound racing on their website in the near future?
What are Betfairs plans with regard to Greyhound racing sponsorship this year?
We have no current plans to stream greyhound racing although would always consider doing so if the right opportunity arose.
On sponsorship, we are committed to repeating our sponsorship of the trainers championship and one or two other events. If new opportunitiers arise we will look at each on its merits.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:12
Forum name: Muqbil
I have some questions about Betfair'-s trading team in Malta:
How many are there?
It'-s a team of about 10.
What is their scope / remit?
They perform two distinct functions:
1. Hedge liabilities that arise as a result of customers placing multiples: the software continuously updates Betfair'-s position as customers place bets, and it shows what Betfair'-s exposure is and what single bets to place into the exchange to reduce that. The traders have no remit to take positions based on their own opinions, nor can they place transactions that would increase Betfair'-s exposure, even if they thought that doing so would be "-good value"-.
One fallacy we'-ve heard in this respect is that "-this description can'-t be true, because they place bets in-play"-. They do indeed hedge in-play, simply because anyone competent in betting maths would appreciate that their liability on each result changes continuously based on the likely outcomes of the other games. For instance if Chelsea play Liverpool, and at the same time Man Utd play Arsenal, and customers have placed doubles on Chelsea/Man Utd and Liverpool/Arsenal, then the correct hedge for the Man Utd vs. Arsenal game is entirely dependent on what'-s happening in the other game. If Chelsea are 3-0 up then to be hedged we need to be backers of Man Utd and layers of Arsenal. If Liverpool lead 3-0 it'-s the other way round: to be hedged we need to be backers of Arsenal and layers of Man Utd.
The traders in Malta have no access to data about customer activity on the exchange, and their bets are placed via a regular Betfair account, i.e. they'-re subject to the same in-play delays etc. as any other customer.
2. Price up the Italian sportsbook.
It'-s Betfair'-s long-standing policy not to accept bets from territories where it'-s prohibited (e.g. Japan), but to look to get licensed in any territory where betting licences are available. At the moment in Italy the only licence you can have as a betting operator is to run a sportsbook (i.e. be a regular bookie). They haven'-t defined a betting exchange licence yet, although we'-re hopeful that they'-ll complete the work soon so we can apply for one and then market the exchange in Italy, but in the meantime we either sit on the sidelines or we offer a sportsbook to build awareness of the Betfair brand and customer base there, so we'-ve got a better platform for the exchange if and when we obtain an exchange licence. We decided to launch a stand alone sportsbook which you can see at www.betfair.it. It'-s actually a licence condition that there is no connection to Betfair'-s betting exchange (otherwise it would be a bit pointless for the regulator to draft regulations for betting exchanges if we operated an exchange under the sportsbook licence). So the sportsbook is completely stand alone, the prices don'-t reference the exchange, nor can we hedge liabilities on the exchange. Because we stand all bets taken without being able to hedge we need a trading team to continually manage the prices that we offer.
So if you'-ve heard that Betfair'-s hired people in Malta to price up sporting events that'-s completely true. If you'-ve heard Betfair'-s hired people in Malta to put prices up on the exchange or engage in proprietary trading activities on the exchange then that'-s not true.
What markets do they operate in?
WRT to multiples, the markets that we offer multiples in. They can'-t hedge a position in a market we haven'-t laid a multiple bet in, and they'-re not allowed to place a bet that would increase Betfair'-s exposure, even if they think that bet is "-good value"-. WRT Italian Sportsbook they operate in no exchange markets, as explained in answer to the previous question.
Presumably they trade commission &- premium charge free?
No that would be incorrect. Betfair'-s Malta entity pays commission to Betfair in the UK at the same rate as any customer, and if it met the premium charge criteria it would pay that too, although obviously hedging multiples is never going to be systematically profitable enough to meet the premium charge criteria (when hedging is profitable it will still be at nothing like the kind of strike rate required to pay the charge, so like 98% of the winning accounts on Betfair they'-re unlikely ever to pay it). A number of taxation, transfer pricing and competition laws prohibit the exchange in the UK from dealing with Betfair Malta on any terms other than those available to all customers.
Is there any audit trail of the betting activities of the trading team made available to the gambling commission, or indeed any requirement to have such information available to the GC?
Every operator licensed by the GC is required under the Gambling Act to provide details of betting transactions if so requested by the GC. The GC can request access to every single transaction involving Betfair entities which are regulated by it, should it have a regulatory concern, although it'-s not clear what sort of concern you think they should have.
For instance, although Betfair doesn'-t, there is no aspect of the Gambling Act that prohibits an operator from taking a position for its own account based on knowledge of customer activity. To the best of my knowledge Betfair is the only major betting operator that doesn'-t engage in proprietary activity (taking positions for its own account that it believes to be profitable, rather than simply hedging exposure resulting from accepting customer bets). In addition Betfair employees are strictly prohibited from accessing customer records unless required to do so in the normal course of their duties (for example answering a customer query about their account). This is monitored and employees are informed when they first join Betfair that any such activity would be considered gross misconduct and would result in instant dismissal.
In addition the regulator in Malta, the LGA, regulates our Maltese entity and it too has access to each and every bet entered into by Betfair Malta. The details of each and every single bet laid by the Italian Sportsbook is relayed in real time to the Italian regulator.
That'-s a licence condition for any sportsbook operator in Italy.
Now that Betfair have offered some guaranteed starting prices (as per recent promotional email), would this make the horse racing markets fair game for the trading team to prevent notable Betfair liabilities?
(This presumes they don'-t already operate in the horse racing markets.)
As mentioned above there is no Betfair activity in any horse racing markets simply because we have not as yet offered multiples on horse racing. We'-ve offered guaranteed starting prices simply because the reality is that our SPs, even after 5% commission, are usually bigger prices than the "-official"- SP, and when they'-re not it'-s usually so close that the difference is negligible. It simply removes a potential worry for a customer who is concerned that they may be on that one horse that returns a "-poor"- price. As we know how rare that is we think it'-s a good way for us to put a potential SP customer'-s mind at rest.
27 Jan 18:14
After the demise of channel 425/854, the Greyhound racing digital tv channel, Greyhound racing fans are left with racing on Sky ca 2-4 times per month.
The liquidity on the live televised Greyhound product is very good. Would Betfair consider sharing sponsorship of a Greyhound racing digital tv channel that was part subscription based and part funded by multiple bookmaker contributions and advertising? Do Betfair have any plans in this area?
We would welcome any industry-wide initiative in this area, and it is clearly beneficial for all bookmakers to get daily greyhound racing back on our screens.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:16
Anon via Email –
On betting exchanges, owners are not allowed to lay their own horses.
Victor Chandler owns the 4-1 favourite for the Triumph Hurdle Zaynar, so wouldn'-t a natural extension of the above would mean that he should not be offering prices on the Triumph Hurdle.
Or if so, only betting without the favourite on the race?
I think it'-s a very interesting point but it'-s a question for the BHA really, rather than for us.
The rule in question is Rule 247, and it does actually have a specific carve-out for this. It states that it is valid, "-provided that this Rule shall not apply to the laying of any horse owned by a Betting Organisation in the ordinary course of business of that Betting Organisation"-. Whether that is right or wrong could doubtless be a matter of debate –- but that is what the rule states.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:17
The Magician (6)
Following the recent case of Dean McKeown and his co-corrupt '-winning'- at least 61,909 pounds from legitimate Betfair punters, Disappointingly Betfair made no effort to recover that money on behalf of its customers and claimed they had no real means to do so. Does Betfair feel the BHA'-s approach of letting the corrupt keep the money , when the BHA have the power to fine them the comparative amount, Morally or ethically correct. I know you will say legislation has changed since then –- but will Betfair (under the new legislation) categorically state that you will help rather than hinder customers attempts to recover defrauded money –- and will you do everything reasonable to recover it on our behalves.
We would have no issue with the BHA imposing fines to match the amounts won by corrupt gamblers and we can see the moral arguments supporting this. However, enforcing any such fines might not always be straightforward and the BHA has limited powers in this regard. Would the stigma of owing an unpaid fine to the BHA be an embarrassment to a person already carrying the stigma of a "-warning off"-?
Separately, (though we are not sure you are implying this) we don'-t agree that Betfair has ever hindered any attempt for aggrieved customers to pursue corrupt gamblers against whom they may have matched bets. Logically, why would we want to prevent a genuine customer pursuing a cheat? There would be clear upside for Betfair (the deterrent effect) but no downside that we can see.
It is in Betfair'-s interests that betting on the platform is fair, cheats are deterred and customers can bet with confidence. If pursuing those who had won money unfairly were straightforward, it would therefore stand to reason that it is something we would be keen to achieve. It is far from straightforward, but it doesn'-t mean it is something we have filed in the "-too difficult"- category. We are actively considering our options and responsibilities in this respect. As a related point it would be wrong to assume that Betfair simply allows suspected corruptors or suspected cheats to withdraw what may be ill-gotten gains without any questions asked. Our policy is to suspend accounts and freeze the funds within those accounts, pending investigation by the relevant regulator and/or the Gambling Commission. Should the consequence of any such investigation be a decision to void bets (whether of our own volition or by order of the Gambling Commission), such a course of action is clearly appropriate.
The Magician (6)
27 Jan 18:20
Follow-up to my question on tippers potentially laying or betting against their public tips.
You attempt to avoid the question nicely but let me pin you down on a few issues. Perhaps it is not your job BUT…- monitoring of '-advertising tipsters'- would be simple as their tips need to be proof by a legitimate body under ASA rules. If there was skulduggery these proofed tips could probably be obtained.
Ignoring finding the incidents for the moment –- If you where made aware of such activity surely 1) it is BLATANTLY against clause 9 of section 2 "-YOUR REPRESENTATIONS"- of your own T&-Cs and 2) Probably in breach of numerous wider reaching regulatory rules about disrepute etc
So more specifically 1) what action would you take under clause 9) 2) would you inform the authorities?
I assume you are referring to the section of our terms regarding "-betting in bad faith"-. We'-re not trying to avoid the question at all: quite simply in the kind of example you cite, the act of bad faith is not the placement of the bet, it would be the provision of misinformation to the tipsters customers. We don'-t proof tips, and if tips are being given to customers in bad faith we have no visibility of that, nor means to take any action, and as you rightly say the validity of tipsters'- adverts is something regulated by the ASA.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:23
The Magician (6)
Do you feel IR delays shorter than the delay of the pictures used by the majority of users is fair on those users? I don'-t mean legally I mean morally?
The answer to your question will depend on the makeup of the customers betting on that market. Obviously the choice of delay on newly placed in-play bets can'-t affect which people are actually watching live at the event, nor the transmission delay on coverage for those watching on television.
If a single customer (or a very small number of customers) are able to see events unfold at a significant advantage to others then it'-s necessary to put in a significant delay on new bets, otherwise those customers would be able to exploit that advantage unfairly.
If, on the other hand, there are a large number of customers participating in a market with a shorter delay than the majority of customers then typically that doesn'-t result in unfairness, simply because of competition. Offer an "-unfair"- price and, as long as there is plenty of competition, you'-ll find it difficult to match anyone because others will be prepared to offer a better price. You can be watching the action in an event half an hour behind live, and as long as there are enough customers competing to offer prices you will get matched at a price that'-s fair.
That'-s borne out by the data: tens of thousands of customers win, before commission, on in-play horseracing markets on Betfair- far, far more than could possibly be watching "-fast pictures"-.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:29
Innocent Bystander
On behalf of the cricket community may I thank you for adding the Australian Big Bash 2020 Cricket tournament to your betfair live video service. I hope the increase in liquidity in these markets (over half a million being traded per game) has made the decision worthwhile
Is there any opportunity to add further tournaments / series to this offering? For example, the Standard Bank Pro 20 series from South Africa, or maybe one day series between lesser nations –- in the last week there has been one day series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, plus Sri Lanka and Pakistan that were not being shown on any channel in the UK. Also the Womens World Cup is being played in Australia in March, is there an opportunity for Betfair video to show these games?
Many thanks
Innocent Bystander
Thanks for your comments –- we'-re glad you'-ve enjoyed the Big Bash Twenty20 tournament. Although we don'-t currently have any additional Cricket events scheduled we are working closely with our providers to look for opportunities to increase the volume of content we stream, from a number of various sports, to improve our offering.
We now stream over 3000 events per year including leading international football (inc. Serie A, Internationals and UEFA Cup), top class tennis including the Australian Open, ATP Masters Series and 50 other tournaments, the best European Basketball, International Volleyball, Championship League Snooker, Darts and now Cricket. In addition to this, we also now stream all UK and Irish horseracing, and we are looking to expand our horseracing offering further in the not too distant future.
Thanks again for the feedback and keep checking the live video service, we'-re confident there will be more live cricket soon.
The Magician (6)
27 Jan 18:31
Follow-up to the 18:17 post
Regarding Betfair'-s help or hindrance of legitimate customer trying to recover ill gotten gains from corrupt layers. In the case where a Mr Nicholls laid 37 horses, 5 of which were found to be non-triers that he laid on behalf of the jockeys. I ask Betfair to confirm or deny if my back bets on those 5 and 37 horses where indeed matched by Mr Nicholls –- as I already had anecdotal evidence they where. Betfairs official response was to say they would not tell me due to Mr Nicholls customer confidentiality (which I don'-t see he deserves) –- but if I got a court request/order Betfair would comply
I would class that as hindering rather than helping? Would you agree?
Ultimately your queston makes a moral judgment when we are by necessity making a legal judgment. Data Protection laws prevent us from giving up that sort of information in that type of circumstance. So to answer your question directly –- does it help or does it hinder –- it does neither: it clearly doesn'-t help because we were in no position to help- but it is certainly not our intention to hinder either. We therefore advised you how you could access that information in line with the law of the land.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:34
The Magician (6)
Regarding the ongoing GC Issues Paper into the fairness of IR betting. The GC very briefly discuss and draw conclusions (in paragraph 3.8 ) from data provided by someone presumable an exchange. I have asked the GC commission to publish this data so we can all see if the conclusions they were probably directed to and then agreed to are indeed the correct interpretation given the data. I have asked the commission to publish this data (in August 2008) but to date they have not agreed to my request. Assuming it is Betfair data can you please publish it, or agree that they do.
Betfair made a submission to the Gambling Commission last Summer as part of the Commission'-s in-running betting consultation exercise. If this submission is not published by the Commission when they announce their findings (we understand that they will be publishing their findings imminently), then we will post it on the Betfair Developers Program site (http://bdp.betfair.com/).
There is certain data (including the results of a customer survey which we undertook in early 2008) that we used as part of our submission (and provided to the Commission) which is clearly commercially sensitive, so we cannot make that publicly available. However, our submission does provide details of some headline figures which we believe justifies the conclusions we reached in the submission.
27 Jan 18:35
Are there any plans to improve your Soccer inplay markets and the data published?
For instance adding score and minutes played into the main market display (and API). One of my major gripes is not being able to tell from betfair alone when the second half has kicked off , The second half kickoff is just as important as the match kickoff which in contrast is highlighted by suspension of all markets and the inplay markets being flagged as inplay. An inplay first half result and second half result would be good (where the second half result doesnt go inplay until the second half kicks off).
On a general point we are happy with the way we manage our soccer markets, but you raise an excellent point about the second-half kick off.
We will raise this with the soccer team.
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27 Jan 18:38
Is there any chance that trap numbers could be used instead of names in greyhound markets? This would prevent unnecessary voiding of markets when a reserve comes in. (obviously all bets prior to the reserve coming in would be void)
No. When our customers place a greyhound bet, they are backing a specific greyhound, not a trap number.
Innocent Bystander
27 Jan 18:43
In a previous session I asked whether it would be possible to split the Football section of the forum into '-Football Banter'- and '-Football Betting'-. Seeing as there are 5 Horse Racing sections and even 2 Greyhound sections, is there any chance of providing another Football section so that those who wish to discuss betting (rather than whose fans are the most rancid / which footballer will be burgled tonight) can do so?
It is a possibility and we will consider it, but it is highly doubtful whether the division will be respected. After all, how many times have you seen soccer updates in the horseracing forum?
Innocent Bystander
27 Jan 18:45
How close are you to providing a facility to check whether accounts will be liable for the Premium Charge in real time BEFORE we are charged ?
We expect to have further information for those customers who might incur the Premium Charge in the near future, within the My Account section of the site.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:48
Durham Edition
Are betfair staff allowed to bet at work? If so, what measures are in place to ensure that staff do not abuse their access to customer data?
Betfair'-s general philosophy on this issue is that:
– we want our employees to understand how the product works- and
– we do not want to drive betting at work underground.
With that in mind, we allow employees to bet at work, subject to various conditions. Those conditions include that:
– all Betfair betting is undertaken through a single declared Betfair account-
– betting must never interfere with an employee'-s duties at work- and
– employees can never misuse customer data, in relation to their own betting.
Separate teams within Betfair have further restrictions in place to ensure that they are able to do their jobs without the distraction of betting –- for example our telephone betting operators cannot bet on horse or greyhound racing, after midday, when they are likely to be most busy.
In relation to any misuse of customer data, it is worth pointing out that only a limited number of employees have access to such data. All betting undertaken through a customer'-s Betfair account is auditable and any abuse here would be viewed as an extremely serious disciplinary matter.
There was a period several years ago when for regulatory reasons betting at work was completely prohibited at Betfair. This was a period during which our ability to recruit staff with knowledge/interest in our product was almost non-existent. In short, we do not have an issue with staff betting at work, providing it is done in a sensible, controlled and responsible manner.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 18:54
Forum name: One Giant Leap
When you announced the premium charge you said it would affect less than 1% of your customers. How can that be true when so many people on the forum have said they'-ve been charged? What'-s the real figure?
Since we announced the charge just over 1,000 customers have incurred it. That'-s about 0.3% of customers who'-ve been active on the exchange in the same period, which is almost exactly what we envisaged beforehand.
Mr Magoo
27 Jan 18:57
Why does Betfair not do more to protect users from making simple betting errors, like typing in the wrong odds or mistyping a bet? Every day there are clearly bets going through that no-one would have deliberately chosen to do (e.g. someone backing a non-favourite horse pre-race at odds down to 1.03 today!)
Would it be sensible to add in (optional?) checks like:
1) Warn or refuse a bet if the liability (just for that one bet) is above a fixed size. This would save people who have accidentally put an extra 0 into the stake
2) Warn if the odds you are asking for are far away from the currently traded price.
It'-s very difficult to put in place foolproof "-protection"- to prevent customers from placing bets with stakes or at prices in error, simply because there'-s no foolproof way of determining a customer'-s intentions when placing bets. We'-ll consider both your suggestions, although I'-d say that I prefer the first one to the second, just because the markets where you'-re most likely to want to place a bet away from the last traded price are the fastest moving and where you'-d least want us slowing down your bet placement with warnings. Thank you for the suggestions.
27 Jan 19:03
with the credit crunch are our funds safe in a betfair account
Yes –- arguably more so than if you just have them in your bank, for the simple reason that by having them with us you immediately split them between a large number of banks. We also have our own company funds similarly dispersed across banks, so there is added protection in that regard as well.
27 Jan 19:08
with a number of firms betting to 6 places, would it not be common sense to make the place part first 6 instead of 5
We offer place terms that we feel attract the optimum trade from both our backers and layers, and in the case of weekly tournaments this is the first 5.
However, when high profile events such as Majors come around, we do offer Top 5, 6 and 10 markets too, as liquidity is not an issue here.
27 Jan 19:11
Are you aware that the current Premium Charge implementation puts Betfair International Customers at a huge disadvantage if the currency of their account is different from GBP?
Could you elaborate on the specific technological reason for having to calculate Premium Charges only in GBP?
We have to have a "-base"- currency on Betfair in which all transactions are revalued. Because we net activity across all accounts for the benefit of those customers who have accounts in more than one currency, we need to bring all those transactions into one base currency. There'-s no reason why this would disadvantage any non-GBP customer, as any variation will be small in magnitude and as likely to be in the customer'-s favour as against them.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 19:17
The forum Q&-A is now closed to further questions but we are in the process of answering questions in the queue
Thanks for your participation.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 19:19
My question is:
Do bookmakers with accounts with Betfair keep early morning prices artificially low to attract customers to their own sites?
We think you might be suggesting that bookmakers are backing horses on Betfair to artificially low prices, so that they can then offer marginally better prices to their own customers separately. We don'-t have any evidence suggesting this to be the case, but in any event, if horses (or any other outcomes) are trading at artificially short prices on Betfair, it is likely that the market would react to what would be an obvious opportunity for Betfair layers. In other words, pretty quickly layers would push the price of the selection back out to a more realistic price.
Betfair Customer Services
27 Jan 19:21
Magician (6)
On many occasions (perhaps not in the last 3-4 months, but prior) back bets on slow starters have been '-hovered'- by fast picture or on course layers after the start of the race –- as Betfair was suspending the race to put it in play 1-2-3-4 seconds after the real off. Despite several requests to have these bets cancelled Betfair declined (which I do not agree would stand up if challenged via the GC). Anyway It now seems that Betfair suspend the races at the real time off and as such cut the '-dubious people'- out of this lucrative trade. Given as a user I now have confidence ( through your implied protection) to leave bigger bets in the market approaching the off, will you categorically state that if you miss the start of a race, and I (or others) get hovered that you will facility the repatriations of money –- rather than declining and blocking my requests to get the bet cancelled.
We'-re are continually looking to improve the management of our markets, and we'-re pleased if you believe you'-ve noticed an improvement. However we wouldn'-t agree with your opening assertion. In the vast majority of races nothing will have occurred in the first second of a race that would result in a bet matched at the prevailing market price being unfair, and were we to systematically void any such bets the medicine would be worse than the illness it'-s supposed to cure. A customer who leaves a back bet request up, which is then matched half a second after the off at a fair price will see that he or she is on. It would hard to argue that subsequently voiding that bet is fair.
Equally there are instances where price-changing events happen close to, but before the off, for example a NH race starting with one runner facing the wrong way, or a horse "-playing up"- in the stalls in a flat race. Such instances are cited from time-to-time as examples of Betfair "-missing the off"- when the race has actually been suspended on time. Details of how we deal with those very rare occurrences where we are unable to suspend a market on time can be found in our Rules and Regs.
The New York Times on InTrades US political election prediction markets
The NYT writers discusses 2 (different?) issues.
#1. There was market arbitrage opportunies in the recent past between InTrade and BetFair —-unlike 4 years ago, and contrary to the laws of economics.
– The price of the Barack Obama event derivative was cheaper on InTrade than on BetFair and the Iowa Electronic Markets. Conversely, the price of the John McCain event derivative was more expensive on InTrade than on BetFair and the Iowa Electronic Markets.
#2. The NYT writer reports (without linking to it) the findings of the InTrade investigation about the behavior of their unnamed "-institutional investor"-.
– InTrade CEO John Delaney suggests that that institutional investor:
- might operate on InTrade at specific times where it might not be able to find liquidity on BetFair and/or IEM-
- might be a bookmaker willing to hedge its risks on a prediction exchange (a.k.a. betting exchange).
– Justin Wolfers'- PHD student remarks that that institutional investor is not making an effort to shop around for the best prices, within each InTrade political prediction market.
RELATED: See the comments on Midas Oracle here, here, here, and here.
Reverse engineering of a nasty BetFair rumor that made rounds on Midas Oracle and elsewhere
- The Sporting Exchange (BetFair-TradeFair) is a gaming company that operates on many countries.
- It would happen, occasionally, that one country'-s laws would allow fixed-odds bookmakers —-but not betting exchanges.
- BetFair would still want to operate in that country –-as a bookmaker, not as a prediction exchange–- to have its name out there —-with the long-term goal of reverting it to a full exchange, once the laws will have been modified, later on, in the future.
- To do so, in the summer of 2007, BetFair began to hire people to provide prices and manage risk for that Internet sportsbook. That sportsbook has no connection whatsoever with the UK betting exchange.
- One un-hired job candidate told everyone who would listen that BetFair was preparing to do some hidden market-making on their betting exchange —-hiring a "-team of traders"-.
- BetFair wouldn'-t deny those allegations, out of fear of hinting its competitors.
- The sportbook, which was at the origin of that market-making rumor, is BetFair Italy —-which has opened shop recently.
Prediction Markets vs. Bookmakers – The Ultimate Argument
Las Vegas Sun:
"The bookie's odds will be influenced by his appetite for risk, the action he's got on his side and his own bias," said John Delaney, chief executive officer of Dublin-based Intrade.com, the world's largest prediction market. "If I were to ask you where you would find the expected value of IBM, would you ask a broker or go to the stock exchange? The aggregation of information that happens on an exchange typically provides better information than if you had several buyers and just one seller."
Read the previous blog posts by Chris F. Masse:
- BetFair-TradeFair (slightly) improve their blog, finally (it was about time) —and open 2 new sections: "prediction markets" and "financials".
- Control in Distributed Networks (Decisions 2.0: Distributed Decision-making)
- What are enterprise prediction markets for?
- BetFair sponsor medical doctor for jockeys.
- Freakonomics @ Predictify
- MyPronostic
- Can you correctly forecast sales of music CDs?


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So, if the Java Community Process is now a zombie Java Corporate Partnership, what should I do with JSR-310?
I've been highly critical of Oracle's stewardship of Java, particularly on the topic of the JCP. Choosing to U-turn on their previous public statements and force through the Java SE 7 and 8 JSRs was bad for Java and bad for Oracle. By accepting Oracle's actions, the remaining JCP executive committee members ended the notion of the JCP as an open standards body.
So, the question arises as to whether I should cut my ties with the JCP and terminate JSR-310.
The reasons to abandon the JSR are quite compelling:
- The JCP is no longer an open standards body.
- JSRs now exist that are in incompatible with the JSPA legal agreement.
- The Executive Committee has shown itself to be more willing to do Oracle's bidding than to hold them to account.
However, I must also ask what the result would be if I stopped the JSR:
- I would break a commitment I made to the community to improve dates and times in Jave SE.
- Someone else might take over the project, perhaps causing another poor Java SE date and time library.
- The majority of developers, those that don't read blogs and news sites, don't care about the corporate politics and would suffer without ever knowing why.
Ever been between a rock and a hard place?
The upside is that the process of the JCP provides all the power to the specification lead. So, since I, and Michael Nascimento, are the specification leads for JSR-310, we have all the power :-) Consider what I said when the JCP asked me about transparency:
Anyone can access these javadoc files by just clicking a link on the JSR 310 website at java.net. Stephen says, "We always intended to run the JSR as an open source project. That naturally means public code, and feedback. Collecting the feedback is easier if people can access it by the method they are most familiar with -- javadoc." Some Spec Leads may be reluctant to run their projects as openly as this, but Stephen has no qualms at all. He says, "It's often thought that being open will increase the mails and issues you have to deal with. The reality is that you tend to have to address the real issues earlier than you might otherwise have to, and that is a very good thing."
The key phrase is "run the JSR as an open source project". Because if the JSR is an open source project then the status of the JCP is more of a detail, an annoyance.
So, while my heart might tell me to walk away from the zombie JCP, my head tells me that I really don't need to. This is just an open source project which the community badly needs. And the JCP is just a tool I can use to access Java SE 8. I dislike maven as a tool, yet I still use it - I can dislike the JCP and still use it in exactly the same way.
Therefore, I've decided to continue work on JSR-310, targetting Java SE 8.
I've also taken advantage of the impending destruction of the original java.net website to move the code and discussion to sourceforge, where I hold most of my other projects.
I've also chosen to give the reference implementation a real name - ThreeTen. So, the ThreeTen project is the reference implementation of JSR-310. Development of both the reference implementation and the JSR will occur at the ThreeTen project.
As part of this process I've attempted to clarify the legal position of contributions to the project, including discussion, without getting too legal. The concept is that the overriding principle is that the project works on trust and respect for the public good. Beyond that, version controlled contributions continue to use the BSD 3-clause license, and version controlled contributions destined for JSR-310 continue to require a contributor agreement. As such, existing mailing list subscribers need to resubscribe to the new mailing list.
I also leave open the option of writing a ThreeTen specification separate to the JSR-310 specification.
The aim of a ThreeTen specification would be to provide common terminology and behaviour at a higher level with the intention of sharing the knowledge gained to other areas of computing. This might be another language, library or specification, such as SQL or XML.
Finally, I'm pleased to confirm that I will continue to spend 20% of my work hours on ThreeTen/JSR-310 thanks to my employer OpenGamma where the project is a core part of their platform for financial analytics and risk management.
Stephen Colebourne
Project lead, ThreeTen
Co-spec lead, JSR-310


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A plea for you to vote "No" on CA Proposition 8, and maintain the rights of same-sex couples in California.
I really hate using this blog as a political forum. I have a personal blog I use for that, read only by people who know me. This blog should be expressly for computer-related topics. I apologize to readers expecting me to talk about concurrency or APIs or anything else. I apologize to readers who don't like to see discussion of this issue, or to those who have a problem with the way I handle it.
Today's post is just for the California voters. On November 4th, we are going to be asked to vote on Proposition 8, which is only 14 words long: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Please vote no on this proposition, and keep California safe for families of all kinds.
A lot of you might wonder why a heterosexual who only blogs about software engineering and computer science might feel compelled to write about this topic. The answer is simple: I see it as one of the most important American civil rights issues of the early part of the 21st century (there are obviously much more serious issues in other countries).
I know lesbians and gays with children. Why should they have to explain to their children that their friends' mommies and daddies can be married, but that their mommies and daddies can't?
I know lesbians and gays who have been together for decades: through pain, and joy, and hardship, and victory. I've seen the love in their eyes when they were finally able to say those vows to each other and have it mean something in the eyes of society. They have just as much right to that as I do. Don't take that away from them.
I wonder what will happen when my friends in same-sex couples get sick when they are in a state with the wrong kind of law, and their partners can't visit them, or make life-or-death decisions for them. I wonder what happens when two people work all of their lives to build something together, and, when one of them dies, the state comes and takes half of it away because they didn't happen to be in a relationship that fits everyone's idea of what a relationship should be.
A lot of people say that civil unions provide the same thing without calling it marriage. This is simply not true. The issue is that civil unions will be treated differently by other states and by the Federal government, many of which don't recognize civil unions.
A lot of people are worried that churches will be forced to perform these ceremonies. This just clouds the issue. If you are worried that churches might be forced to perform weddings against their will, then lobby for a change to the constitution that says that churches can't be forced to perform marriages against their will. Don't side with the people — and we all know that they are out there, and how they will vote — who hate without reason, and take the right to be married away.
A lot of people are worried that their children will be exposed to homosexuality in the classroom. There is a law in our state that says that you can't teach children about those issues without their parents' consent. It's that simple.
A lot of people talk about how marriage is just for people who want to raise children. This is a smokescreen. Lots of same-sex couples raise children. Lots of heterosexual couples don't.
Don't destroy peoples' lives and families by trying to ban their marriages. Everyone is entitled to be treated equally under the law.
One last note: I know some people who feel that the government shouldn't be in the business of marriages at all. That's a completely separate issue, Libertarians.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled Java.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
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I love the way Coffee Cup has done it's business up to now, built on the integrity of great support and solid products.
There are probably better ways to achieve good initial sales levels and not pi** off users who have waited patiently.
IMHO, if the products are ready for release, just do it. Don't play games.


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Burned out Noma LED Christmas lights are something I read a lot about. On almost all of my Noma posts, I have at least one person talking about how they have a set of LED lights with burned out bulbs.
So, what do you do with a set LED Christmas lights that have burned out lights?
Well, I hope you kept your receipts because Canadian Tire (who sells the Noma brand) will replace your burned out Noma LED Christmas lights lights with a new set. This is because the Noma LED Christmas lights carry a 5 year warranty that covers burned out LED light sets. You must have your receipt though.
If you didn't keep your receipt then you may need to get creative with your LED Christmas lights. Well, assuming that the entire set isn't burned out that is. Depending on how you use your lights, you may not even have to do anything to mask your burned out lights.
If you put the lights on a tree or bush, you will hardly notice a few burned out lights. Remember that at night and from a distance, the whole tree or bush will just be a mass of lights. Take a look at my example of Noma LED Christmas lights outside from last year. The picture is very zoomed but you can still get the idea of how difficult it would be to find a few burned out LED lights.
If you put the lights along your gutter or around windows then it gets a little more tricky. If you really want to have evenly spaced out lights then one option is to double up a good light with a burned out light. Assuming of course that you only have a few lights per string that aren't burned out. Yes, this will shorten the distance you can cover with the set of lights but it will provide the even spacing desired.
Another option for gutters or around windows is to simply add more LED Christmas lights! One of my favorite displays of LED Christmas lights was the Physicians house at the Upper Canada Village – Alight at Night display last year.
This is a very good example of how adding more LED Christmas lights can hide the fact that some of your LED lights may be burned out.
Finally, if you're really ambitious (and know what you're doing) you could cut the dead LED Christmas lights out of the string of lights. This would require knowledge of electrical stuff so you can reconnect everything correctly. I can't really recommend anyone do this though as if you don't know what you're doing you could create a very dangerous fire hazard.


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I want free bonus space! How do I refer friends?
There are several easy ways to refer friends. On the referral program invitation page, you can email your contacts. Either input your friends' email addresses manually, or reference your address books from Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, or SugarSync.
If you don't feel like sending via email, you can also share your referral URL directly. Your unique referral URL should look something like this: https://www.sugarsync.com/referral?rc=secure_code
You can paste that URL anywhere – in a personal email message, through IM, your personal blog site, etc. You can also share your URL on Twitter and Facebook – visit the referral program invitation page and click on the icons to get started.
When your friends opens a: | You and your friends will earn: | Maximum bonus space you can earn: |
60 GB or larger account | 10 GB | 40 GB |
Note: Your friends must use your unique URL when they sign up for you to get credit. It's the only way we can track your referrals and give you the free space you've earned! Referral bonuses are only available to subscribers on Individual Plans. Business Plan users are not eligible.
How do I know how many friends have signed up, and how much bonus space I've earned?
Log on to My SugarSync and click on "Account" in the upper right hand corner of the page. There you'll find a section called "Bonus Storage" – click on "details". You can see how many email invitations you've sent, who has signed up, which invites are still pending and which are ineligible (see below for more information on referral status designations).
If my friends sign up through a shared folder will I earn a referral bonus?
Absolutely! If you share a folder with a friend or colleague who then signs up for SugarSync, you'll earn an additional 500 MB of bonus space for that referral.
On my referral status page I see several status designations such as Pending, In Trial, Completed and Ineligible. What do these terms mean?
- Pending registration: Your invitation has been successfully sent, but your friend has not yet completed the sign up and installation process.
- Pending installation: To get your referral bonus, your friend must register and install the SugarSync Manager application (this is necessary for them to use the service).
- In Trial: Your friend has signed up for a 60 GB or larger subscription plan, but has not yet completed their 30-day free trial and paid for a subscription.
- Completed: You have successfully earned the bonus for this referral.
- Ineligible: We're sure your friend is a lovely person, but unfortunately they are not eligible to sign up and earn a bonus. This might be because they are already a SugarSync customer, another friend has already initiated the referral process with them, or their account falls short of meeting our abuse guidelines. This will also show if you have maxed out the number of referral bonus space you can earn.
My friend received their bonus — where's mine?
Bonuses are credited in the referrer's account on a nightly basis after we've verified the activity in your friend's new account. If your friend is eligible to participate in the program, you will see the bonus in your status page within 24 hours.
Note: In order for you to receive your bonus, your friend must register for SugarSync and install the SugarSync client. If your friend has not completed all steps of the installation, you will not receive the referral bonus.
If my friend signs up with a different email address than the one I used for the referral, will I still get credit for the bonus space?
Sure thing! As long as your friend clicks on your unique referral link when signing up for SugarSync, they can use any email address to register for their new account.
Note: Your friend's initial email address will remain marked as "pending" on your referral status page because they used a different address to sign up. But rest assured, you'll get your bonus space, and so will your friend!
What happens if my friend cancels their trial within the 30-day period?
If your friend decides to cancel their trial before their 30 days is up, you will keep the initial 500 MB bonus you earned for sending us a new registered user, but you will no longer be eligible to earn the full 10 GB. In order to earn the full 10 GB, your friend must complete the trial and pay for a 60 GB or larger plan (either monthly or annual).
If I decide to upgrade from a 5 GB free account to a paid plan, do I still keep my bonus space?
Of course! Your bonus space will transfer over and combine with your paid plan amount. For example, if you earned 20 GB through referrals and you purchased a 60 GB plan, the total storage available in your account will be 80 GB.
Will my bonus space expire?
No! Your referral bonus will last as long as you have your SugarSync account. For more information, please see the referral program terms and conditions.
The complete terms and conditions of this program can be found here.


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I was helping my friend fix his computer when I found he had several virii on his system.
I found them using command on demand.
He has norton on his computer and it was set to update and scan daily, but norton never picked up any of the virii.
My question: Is there an easy way to tell if your AV software is comprmised other than scaning a known infected file.


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Nadex has taken disciplinary action and issued its final decision against one of its Members. Details regarding this action are available for a period of one week. For details on this action, view the Notice of Disciplinary Action.
Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Compliance Department.


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text: This is the third article in a series on common usability and graphical user interface related terms [part I | part II]. On the internet, and especially in forum discussions like we all have here on OSNews, it is almost certain that in any given discussion, someone will most likely bring up usability and GUI related terms – things like spatial memory, widgets, consistency, Fitts' Law, and more. The aim of this series is to explain these terms, learn something about their origins, and finally rate their importance in the field of usability and (graphical) user interface design. In part III today, we focus on the desk accessory, popularly known as the widget, applet, mini-app, gadget, or whatever the fashionable term is these days.


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"Experts say in order to lose weight you must reduce your calorie intake by consuming a healthy diet and increase your energy expenditure by doing more physical activity. As part of a weight loss or weight management plan, artificial sweeteners can provide low-calorie options for desserts and other treats instead of cutting them out completely. By replacing sugar-sweetened drinks and sweet foods in your diet with versions that have been artificially sweetened, you can significantly reduce your calorie intake."
"Try non-nutritive sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose or saccharin in moderation. Non-nutritive sweeteners may be a way to satisfy your sweet tooth without adding more calories to your diet. The FDA has determined that non-nutritive sweeteners are safe."
"Artificial sweeteners are attractive alternatives to sugar because they add virtually no calories to your diet. In addition, you need only a fraction compared with the amount of regular sugar you would normally use for sweetness."
"It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that consumers can safely enjoy a range of nutritive sweeteners and nonnutritive sweeteners when consumed within an eating plan that is guided by current federal nutrition recommendations, such as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Dietary Reference Intakes, as well as individual health goals and personal preference."
"It is okay to use artificial sweeteners such as aspartame (brand name: Equal) and sucralose (brand name: Splenda) while you are pregnant."
"Consumers can be assured that the use of these intense sweeteners poses no health risk. Probably the most widespread nutrition problem facing Americans today is the overconsumption of calories, leading to overweight and obesity. These substitute sweeteners, when used appropriately, can help reduce calorie intake."


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Presented by The Office for the Arts at Harvard
Book by Kythe Farley & Brian Flemming
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe
Directed by Ally Kiley
Music directed by Cynthia Meng
Nov. 14-22, 2014
The Farkatorium
10 Holyoke St
Cambridge, MA
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Review by Kitty Drexel
(Cambridge, MA) The Office for the Arts at Harvard has had the rare privilege to host the creators of Bat Boy for a workshop on their monster musical. They have made some significant edits: shortening the run time from 3 hours to 2, cutting of songs, cutting of incidental plot lines and some script editing. The current production presented in the Farkatorium Center for the Arts is still the same Pygmalion meets Edward Scissorhands meets Christ child storyline as the original except a lot simpler. The edits have smoothed over the wrinkles of the original show and kept the endearingly off-putting essence of the off-Broadway science fiction jewel. Continue reading


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text: "Engage the culture, change the world is the Seattle Pacific University motto, and students say their school "does a very good job supporting it." Undergrads speak highly of SPU's "great academic programs," of which Business, Theology, Science, and Engineering are most often mentioned. SPU offers a "strong Business program with special focus on ethics and integrity in business," and also has "a great Pre-Med program, with an impressive percentage of students who get into med school." Additionally, SPU's Education program has a "reputation in the community for producing high-quality teachers" and is "the only local school with a bachelor's degree in Special Education." Students report that there are "lots of opportunities to get involved in on-campus or off-campus volunteer work or ministry/leadership. Plus, there are several opportunities each year to study abroad and/or be a part of a cross-cultural, even international, mission trip." SPU students "love the smaller class sizes and individual attention" they receive from their instructors. Professors "are engaging and intelligent and truly strive for each student's success. Finding help when you have a question is easy with both professors and administration, and everyone is always polite and knowledgeable." One student adds, "Although this is a Christian university, it is broad-minded in a good sense. Professors teach their subject, not their faith. Their faith comes through the material just like their personality does."


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Friday night after work brought dinner and drinks with a friend at Latitude 41, today I am shopping and lunching with a friend and then meeting a third friend for dinner (and lots of wine) at Tartine, and lastly Sunday will end with a delicious brunch (and mimosas) at Flying Fig with some of my favorite Cleveland bloggers and fellow Chevy Girls.
Speaking of girlfriend getaways, Chevy is giving away a trip for two to Boca Raton! Want to win? Simply head over to their website and register for a chance daily. If Cleveland winters are getting you down, you and a friend could soon be dipping your toes in the sand. Good luck!
Do you have any fun plans with your friends this weekend?
Disclaimer: The Girls On The Go campaign is being sponsored by Northeastern Ohio Area Chevy Dealers, who gave me a Chevy Cruze to test drive for one month and blog about my experience using the vehicle. The program has given us some fun "missions" to do and will be providing me with gift certificates to allow me to do this. Follow Gotta Love Chevy NEO on Facebook or on Twitter (#chevygirls).


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Tyler Hubbard + Wife Hayley Are 'Adjusting Well' to Life With Two Babies
Going from one kid to two isn't exactly easy, but Florida Georgia Line member Tyler Hubbard says he and wife Hayley are doing pretty well six weeks into their life as a family of four.
"It's definitely an adjustment, but we're rocking and rolling," Hubbard tells People. "Hayley's a good teammate, and I do what I can. I'm...not helpless, but I'm not the one making the milk, so I'll change a diaper here and there."
The Hubbards welcomed their second child, a son named Luca, in mid-August. His arrival means they've got two children under the age of 2, as daughter Olivia was born in December of 2017.
"It goes from zone defense to man-to-man really quickly," Hubbard says, comparing parenting two kids instead of one to sports, "and I take more responsibility for Liv at some points now. It's kinda busier for both of us at this point, but it's fun."
Hubbard and his duo partner Brian Kelley have had to contend with a busy work schedule during this time, too, and Hayley has been vocal in the past about the great support system of family, friends and a nanny who step up when her husband is on the road. Hubbard adds that he's "super grateful and thankful" for the road family he's built as well.
"It's been probably the most inspiring year on tour thus far," he shares. "I think it's given our whole crew and everybody a whole new life out here."
Previously, the Hubbards have said that they're open to the possibility of continuing to expand their family: They're "open [to]" the idea, they say, adding that they haven't completely decided one way or the other, but have talked about adopting, too.
"We think that'd be really neat," says Hubbard. "But we're also wanting to do that in God's timing, and we don't really feel like that's now. We don't really know what that looks like, but that's definitely been something that we've talked about in the past."
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Photo Album - Guest Book - Forest
Nothing holds your memories better than a lovely custom printed wedding guest book or wedding photo album. Available in your favorite colors, with shimmery gold foil, silver foil, rose gold foil or no foil. Add a polaroid camera to your table and let your guests customize on-the-spot memories for you! I can design a custom guest book based on any of the invitations in my shop.
Books are hardcover and feature a velvety soft feel. All 100 interior pages are 70lb acid-free to keep your photos safe for your lifetime. A white ribbon marker comes with each book. Perfect for weddings, birthday parties, anniversary parties or just a gift for yourself or loved ones.
International Buyers: Packages can be held in customs for weeks. Order early to avoid delays. Extra tariffs imposed by your country are your responsibility. Please scroll to read through my shop policies.
My guest books are made by hand and the binding may have a slight crease on the ends. Moreover, many of my images are 100 years old and have a lovely vintage weathered appeal to them. If you are looking for perfection, I might not be your gal. I love vintage and all that comes with it!


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You Are My Precious Blessing - Sunflower Fleece Blanket From Aunt For Niece HIA21
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Suitable for use on the couch or bed, a chair, in the car, or can be used on a picnic or camping as it is lightweight and packs very small.A thoughtful gift for your loved onesor simply to treat yourself on special occasions such as Christmas, Weddings, Anniversaries, Valentine's, or Birthdays.Product Details
- Lightweight, breathable and soft blanket.
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We take pride in creating items that are made to order. When you place an order with us, we ensure that your item is printed or made specifically for you. We believe in delivering the best quality, and by crafting each item one at a time, we can maintain a high level of attention to detail and ensure that it meets our stringent standards.
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The blanket was given as a birthday present. My friend, Cherrie loved it. It couldn't have come at a better time, though she opened it way before the actual date. She's been going through some severe health challenges, surgery, but thank God, she is on the road to recovery. Thank you for your great gift.
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Article 6 of the GDPR is titled "Lawfulness of processing." It reads as follows:
1. Processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:
(a) the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes;
(b) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
(c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
(d) processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
(f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
Point (f) of the first subparagraph shall not apply to processing carried out by public authorities in the performance of their tasks.
2. Member States may maintain or introduce more specific provisions to adapt the application of the rules of this Regulation with regard to processing for compliance with points (c) and (e) of paragraph 1 by determining more precisely specific requirements for the processing and other measures to ensure lawful and fair processing including for other specific processing situations as provided for in Chapter IX.
3. The basis for the processing referred to in point (c) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be laid down by:
(a) Union law; or
(b) Member State law to which the controller is subject.
The purpose of the processing shall be determined in that legal basis or, as regards the processing referred to in point (e) of paragraph 1, shall be necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. That legal basis may contain specific provisions to adapt the application of rules of this Regulation, inter alia: the general conditions governing the lawfulness of processing by the controller; the types of data which are subject to the processing; the data subjects concerned; the entities to, and the purposes for which, the personal data may be disclosed; the purpose limitation; storage periods; and processing operations and processing procedures, including measures to ensure lawful and fair processing such as those for other specific processing situations as provided for in Chapter IX. The Union or the Member State law shall meet an objective of public interest and be proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued.
4. Where the processing for a purpose other than that for which the personal data have been collected is not based on the data subject's consent or on a Union or Member State law which constitutes a necessary and proportionate measure in a democratic society to safeguard the objectives referred to in Article 23(1), the controller shall, in order to ascertain whether processing for another purpose is compatible with the purpose for which the personal data are initially collected, take into account, inter alia:
(a) any link between the purposes for which the personal data have been collected and the purposes of the intended further processing;
(b) the context in which the personal data have been collected, in particular regarding the relationship between data subjects and the controller;
(c) the nature of the personal data, in particular whether special categories of personal data are processed, pursuant to Article 9, or whether personal data related to criminal convictions and offences are processed, pursuant to Article 10;
(d) the possible consequences of the intended further processing for data subjects;
(e) the existence of appropriate safeguards, which may include encryption or pseudonymisation.