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Computers and the Internet
News about Computers and the Internet, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Sep. 30, 2014
The Upshot; Microsoft, having done polls through video games in 2012, plans to have its Cortana automated digital assistant survey people through their mobile phones; polling analysts will watch Cortana not just because of its novelty but also because of its potential to provide human-sounding voice at little cost. MORE
Sep. 28, 2014
Wonder Workshop, founded by Saurabh Gupta, Vikas Gupta and Mikal Greaves, is among a new crop of companies seeking to teach computer programming to children through play and robotics; crowd-sourced company sprang out of frustration with the dearth of programming education opportunities for young children. MORE
Sep. 26, 2014
Jim Dwyer About New York column notes that until Oct 7, people and businesses in New York City can pay a premium price to sign up ahead of the general public to claim web address that ends in .nyc; holds good news is that city will have its own digital scaffold but warns that price-gouging by cybersquatters, who practice a form of virtual real estate speculation, is a real possibility. MORE
Sep. 26, 2014
Security experts warn that Bash, free software used in more than 70 percent of computers that connect to the Internet, contains an alarming bug; say that flaw, known as 'Shellshock,' could potentially allow hackers to take control of hundreds of millions of machines worldwide, including Macintosh computers and smartphones. MORE
Sep. 25, 2014
The Upshot; technology industry has spent $71 million so far in 2014 on lobbying, and spent $141 million in 2013; industry ranks near bottom of annual list that attempts to grade large corporations on how well they voluntarily and publicly disclose political activities; lack of transparency serves to obscure fact that Silicon Valley's relationship with Washington has become much cozier. MORE
Sep. 24, 2014
Findings appearing in Reading Research Quarterly shows that, with Internet having become an indispensable part of daily life, lower-income students are lagging more affluent students in their ability to find, evaluate, integrate and communicate information they find online; it also demonstrates general lack of online literacy among all students. MORE
Sep. 22, 2014
Chinese government, as part of broad campaign to tighten internal security, is clamping down on web traffic, making it more difficult for Google and its customers to do business; even as Google and other big tech firms have lobbied heavily for easing of restrictions, China's broader scrutiny of multinationals has intensified. MORE
Sep. 21, 2014
Teddy Wayne Future Tense column on young children and their irresistible attraction to technology. MORE
Sep. 18, 2014
Alibaba has generously handed out stock to all levels of workers, creating a wealth diaspora rarely seen in China. MORE
Sep. 18, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A on defragmenting hard drives on Windows 8.1 computer; backing up iPhone photos on a computer; Tip of the Week on restricting type of content that can be downloaded from Google Play store. MORE
Sep. 11, 2014
New York City lawmakers are considering local model of White House petition site that promises to respond to any request that receives enough signatures; online petition system would allow residents to directly ask anything they want of public officials and, with enough support, receive feedback; bill's sponsor, Councilman James Vacca, says it is 'way for people to register their views collectively.' MORE
Sep. 11, 2014
Nick Bilton Disruptions column relates surprising fact that number of technology chief executives and venture capitalists strictly limit their children's screen time at home; suggests that executives and moguls may know dangers posed by technology more intimately than others. MORE
Sep. 7, 2014
Stephanie Rosenbloom The Getaway column offers pros and cons on having travel photos processed by companies and sites on the Internet. MORE
Sep. 5, 2014
Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler says agency will work to promote greater competition among providers of high-speed Internet service, but that it will stop short of seeking greater regulation; notes that overwhelming majority of Americans lack real choice in providers. MORE
Sep. 4, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A on accessing special characters in Mac OS X and how to copy files from an Android tablet; Tip of the Week on how to see either traditional desktop mode or Apps view when booting up Windows 8.1. MORE
Sep. 3, 2014
Iranians are now permitted to send and receive photos and videos on their cellphones, marking victory for Pres Hassan Rouhani, who has long called for relaxing Iran's tight grip on the Internet but has had only limited success in the face of stern opposition from hard-liners. MORE
Aug. 31, 2014
Op-Ed article by author Delia Ephron describes using Uber car service, only to find out that drivers rate passengers; humorously observes that she will be getting report cards for the rest of her life due to the Internet. MORE
Aug. 30, 2014
The Upshot; web start-ups that either rent items themselves or serve as middlemen are creating new way of consuming, growing a corner of broader sharing economy; tech entrepreneurs and investors say consumers will soon be able to rent much of what they always thought they must own. MORE
Aug. 28, 2014
College students across the country are building faster, more informative and overall better versions of universities' information systems managing course selection and scheduling; this culture of innovation has accelerated debates about the flow of information on campus, and forced colleges to reckon with some unexpected results of the programming skills they are imparting. MORE
Aug. 28, 2014
Gadgetwise column offers guide to noteworthy back-to-school tech that goes beyond laptops and smartphones. MORE
Aug. 28, 2014
Molly Wood Machine Learning column highlights examples of companies and websites that aim to save college students money, like websites that offer price comparisons for textbooks. MORE
Aug. 24, 2014
Technology is making it easier to enjoy music performances in comfort of home, but can be challenge for those who prefer to listen and watch operas and symphonies on larger scale than computers and mobile devices allow. MORE
Aug. 12, 2014
Mikey Dickerson, Google engineer who helped repair HealthCare.gov in 2013, is leaving Google permanently to become Obama administration's deputy chief information officer for federal government and administrator of new United States Digital Services Team; initial goal of team is to make government's websites more consumer friendly. MORE
Aug. 11, 2014
Harper's Magazine publisher John R MacArthur is part of a small group of publishers who say they believe that the Internet is bad for writers and readers; magazine is online, but only subscribers to print version have access; it remains to be seen whether history will judge him as resolute visionary or stubborn martyr. MORE
Aug. 11, 2014
Apple's highly secretive internal training program, Steven P Jobs' so-called Apple University, is like its products: meticulously planned, with polished presentations and a gleaming veneer that masks a great deal of effort; one course in program used works by Picasso to show employees the company's approach to simplicity in design. MORE
Aug. 10, 2014
No matter how cutting-edge it may seem, almost every new product you see is part of a greater whole. At its heart is the cheap collection, shipment and computation of data. MORE
Aug. 9, 2014
Judge Lucy H Koh of United States District Court in San Jose rejects as insufficient a proposed $324 million settlement in class-action antitrust case accusing leading technology companies of agreeing not to poach one another's engineers; ruling immediately resuscitates public relations nightmare for Google, Apple and other tech companies while vindicating range of observers who had said Silicon Valley was escaping justice. MORE
Aug. 8, 2014
Anand Giridharadas Admit One column describes dream shared by Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum of putting their collections online to be enjoyed by anyone, anywhere in world, and their attempts to carry plan out; notes while effort has led Brooklyn Museum to cultivate online presence closer to home, Met is reaching far afield. MORE
Aug. 7, 2014
Project called 89plus, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Simon Castets and partly funded by Google, aims to foster and bring together work of artists born around year 1989, using technology to examine online media's impact on people's lives and art. MORE
Aug. 5, 2014
A buying spree among technology companies has revolutionized the venture capital business model. MORE
Aug. 3, 2014
Op-Ed article by author Evgeny Morozov raises concerns about Internet.org, coalition of Facebook, Samsung and other tech companies that is trying to bring access to Internet to people in underserviced parts of the world; warns that beneath its nonprofit-tinged agenda is belief that the tech industry can and should solve all of life's problems. MORE
Aug. 2, 2014
Media companies have introduced technology that allows users to upload digital content like links, text, video and other media, with little to no oversight; many publishers see trend as a way to enhance reader relationships while filling space with content at minimal cost. MORE
Jul. 31, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A on precautions in using free public Wi-Fi network and how to see the date and time stamps of iPhone photos; Tip of the Week on keyboard shortcuts for watching YouTube videos. MORE
Jul. 28, 2014
Editorial notes federal court will consider whether American companies can be ordered to turn over information stored on computer servers abroad; contends case, in which federal prosecutors want access to Microsoft email account in Ireland, raises difficult questions about reach of domestic law and the Internet's global nature; calls on Congress to clarify how and when government can obtain data stored abroad. MORE
Jul. 26, 2014
Director of National Intelligence James R Clapper Jr assures Congress that its members and legislative staff leaders with security clearances will not have their computer use monitored as part of agency's stepped-up efforts to prevent unauthorized disclosures of classified information. MORE
Jul. 24, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A on saving data from laptop that will not boot up properly following a spill; starting a blog; Tip of the Week on seeing time stamps of individual messages in the iOS Messages app. MORE
Jul. 24, 2014
Nick Bilton Disruptions column describes how the pen has ultimately been replaced in his life by finger and touch screen. MORE
Jul. 20, 2014
Real Estate brokers' websites are supplying home buyers with more information than ever before, providing granular community data, including racial makeup and education levels, to help them find the right neighborhood fit. MORE
Jul. 17, 2014
Inventor David Rose imagines a future where homeowners will live with 'enchanted objects,' ordinary items that do extraordinary things, like cutlery that monitors eating habits, umbrella that says when it will rain and talking pill bottle. MORE
Jul. 17, 2014
Websites like Thought Catalog, Upworthy and ViralNova are pioneering 'nice' Internet, which aims to uplift and inspire readers with positive stories, while also making a profit for those behind them. MORE
Jul. 14, 2014
Myanmar's technology sector, long held back by limited telephone and Internet infrastructure, could experience surge amid rapidly developing cellphone network and decreasing smartphone costs; shift could mean that many of country's 60 million people will experience Internet for the first time through cellphones. MORE
Jul. 14, 2014
Some airline passengers are using websites to post and read comments on airlines, airports and even individual seats on particular planes; analysts say use of sites is expanding beyond flight buffs and frequent business travelers and is likely to grow steadily more mainstream. MORE
Jul. 13, 2014
Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column submits absence of Cold War alliance system has left some weak states crumbling under economic, societal and environmental pressures; holds combined pressures of weak global market, extreme weather patterns and exploding use of Internet empowering small ideologically-driven groups, like Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, are all combining to create geopolitical equivalent of climate change. MORE
Jul. 10, 2014
Machine Learning column offers tips for conducting digital audit of one's television and Internet subscriptions. MORE
Jul. 10, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A column on turning off DSL modem during thunderstorms, and merging PDF files; Tip of the Week on using Internet Explorer 11 app's Reading view. MORE
Jul. 10, 2014
Ryder Ripps, 27-year-old artist, programmer and creative director of digital agency OKFocus, is making name for himself as someone equally fluent in languages of HTML and JavaScript and conceptual art. MORE
Jul. 10, 2014
Farhad Manjoo State of the Art column probes urban legends like the Slender Man that have spread through the Internet, in light of attempted murder by two 12-year-old girls in Waukesha, Wis; notes that websites where crowdsourced fiction thrive are the subject of increasing study in literature and mass media academic circles. MORE
Jul. 9, 2014
Jim Dwyer About New York column; broadband access has an annual cost of close to $1,000 per home in New York City, leaving about 2.9 million people in digital dark; city's libraries provide free access within their facilities, but will now try lending people a small box that provides free wireless Internet service for up to five users at a time. MORE
Jul. 9, 2014
Growing number of European companies like Hit Search, which allows companies and individuals to monitor how and where they are mentioned across the Internet, see potential to profit from European Court of Justice's 'right to be forgotten' ruling; already, more than 70,000 removal requests have been made through an online form created by Google, which runs the dominant search engine in Europe. MORE
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Finding Your Travel Tribe
Which review site speaks to who you are as a traveler?
October 5, 2014, Sunday
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Copying PC Photos to an iPhone
Plus, what you can back up on a Nexus tablet.
October 3, 2014, Friday
MORE ON COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET AND: Windows (Operating System) , iPhone , Mobile Applications , Android (Operating System) , Tablet Computers , Google Inc
Mobile Malware: Small Numbers, but Growing
A soaring percentage increase in phone infections is tempered by the fact that some basic tech hygiene will usually protect you.
October 2, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET AND: Mobile Applications , Computer Malware , Smartphones , Computer Security
Putin Backs Plan to Isolate Russian Internet as Security Measure
Mr. Putin said a plan to isolate the Russian Internet was only intended as a backup security system to keep Russian domains online in a national emergency.
October 2, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET AND: Computers and the Internet , Putin, Vladimir V , Freedom of the Press , Wired , Russia
Swedish-Owned Firm Defends Bid for Sensitive U.S. Phone Contract
Telcordia, owned by the telecom giant Ericsson, accused its rival, Neustar, of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation by raising national security concerns about the deal.
October 1, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET AND: Computer Security , Espionage and Intelligence Services , Telephones and Telecommunications , Telcordia Technologies Inc
As PayPal Spins Off, Apple Pay Signals New Era at Cash Register
The swift reaction by companies in the weeks since Apple Pay was unveiled makes clear that how we normally pay for goods and services is ripe for transformation.
October 1, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET AND: E-Commerce , Apple Inc , PayPal , eBay Inc , Mobile Commerce , Computers and the Internet
Chinese Web Censors Struggle With Hong Kong Protest
Beijing's effort to limit information on the Hong Kong protests has been met by clever ways of expressing dissent.
October 1, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET AND: Hong Kong , China , Demonstrations, Protests and Riots , Censorship , Social Media , Computers and the Internet , Freedom of the Press , Communist Party of China , Xi Jinping
F.A.A. Tells Airlines to Replace Some Boeing Cockpit Displays
The agency is requiring the replacement of cockpit displays on 737 and 777 jets within the next five years to avoid interference from Wi-Fi and cellular devices.
October 1, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET AND: Wireless Communications , Airlines and Airplanes , Federal Aviation Administration , Boeing Company
Microsoft Begins a Push Into the Polling World
The company, having done polls through video games in 2012, plans to have its automated digital assistant survey people through their mobile phones.
September 30, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET AND: Polls and Public Opinion , Microsoft Corporation , Smartphones , Computers and the Internet , Computer and Video Games , Research , Statistics
Why Rumors Outrace the Truth Online
A new website measures how untrue stories can spread around the Internet more quickly than the facts.
September 30, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET AND: Computers and the Internet , Social Media
The Deposed Queen of NinjaVideo
Hana Beshara, a founder of NinjaVideo, once a popular illegal video downloading site, was known as Queen Phara to its users. Now she's putting her life back together after 16 months in prison.
App Smart | Learn to Code
Kit Eaton reviews three apps that will help you learn the basics of computer programming from your mobile device.
The Internet of Things
David Rose, the author of 'Enchanted Objects,' sees a future where we can all live like wizards.
A Virtual Elephant
Magic Leap's "Little Elephant" animation illustrates one type of experience that the company's human computing platform will be able to deliver.
Reduce Your Monthly Digital Bills
Molly Wood audits her digital expenses, from cloud storage to streaming movies, and finds ways to trim her monthly bills.
Wiring the Amazon
This short documentary chronicles a remote Peruvian village's four-year struggle to get Internet access.
Googling While Expecting
Web queries indicate that pregnant women around the world tend to crave many of the same things: ice, salt, sweets, spicy foods. But searches (by anyone, men or women) also find differences among countries about pregnancy-related concerns.
How Net Neutrality Works
The future of protecting an open Internet has been the subject of fierce debate, and potential changes to the rules by the Federal Communications Commission could impact your online experience.
Times Minute | Newark's Next Mayor
Also on the Minute, new privacy protections in Europe and developing bird-safe glass.
Times Minute | Obama's California Trip
Expect questions Obama the N.S.A. when he stops in Silicon valley. Also on the Minute, new media censorship from Vladimi Putin and a singing nun in Italy become a viral sensation.
From Netscape to Alibaba
A look back at the Internet revolution's notable I.P.O.s, and how valuations have fared over the years.
Popular Demand
Popular celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, who was featured on the March 3 cover of People, special issues like Forbes's Billionaire's list, and coverage of major events like the Oscars on March 2, are part of what bring visitors to magazine websites.
Live, and Online: Poison
Millions of Chinese are watching live interactive web entertainment, like the popular karaoke performer seen in this clip, who goes by the stage name Poison.
Barton on 'Power to the People'
Richard Barton describes the philosophy behind many of his businesses, which are meant to empower people in new ways.
Popular Demand
The largest social sites garner the most visits from mobile devices and from laptop computers and desktop PC's. Facebook, with a 59.65 percent share in March, dominated traffic from computer users, followed by You Tube (23.02 percent), Twitter (2.29), Google Plus (1.71) and Yahoo Answers (1.07).
Microsoft Unveils Office App for iPad
Microsoft's chief executive, Satya Nadella, and the general manager of Microsoft Office, Julia White, announced the new Office app for iPad, part of an effort to expand to other devices.
Pricing Tencent's WeChat
China Internet giant Tencent says its popular WeChat app is raking in the cash - but by giving few other details, has made gauging its profitability a struggle, says Breakingviews' Peter Thal Larsen.
China tech titans take battle to U.S.
The war among China's Internet giants is heating up, with some heading to the U.S. to drum up cash for more land grabs back home. But which should investors be betting on? Jane Lanhee Lee reports.
Oracle misses
Summary: Stocks rally as Russia's Vladimir Putin says he won't go beyond Crimea; Oracle struggles to catch up to the cloud; Microsoft hits July 2000 high on speculation Office is headed to the iPad.
Microsoft may unveil Office for iPad
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella may bring new change to Microsoft by offering a version of Office for the iPad.
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The best combo tour available! On this amazing day tour you will be guided through the labyrinth of a glacier tongue, visit the Eyjafjallajökull Eruption Centre, and have a delicious lamb soup dinner at a farm before a Northern Lights hunt - all in the same day. This tour combines two amazing winter highlights in Iceland: a Glacier Walk and a search for the amazing Aurora Borealis. On the drive towards Mýrdalsjökull, Iceland's fourth largest glacier, we pass two impressive waterfalls, Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss and of course the world famous volcano, Eyjafjallajökull. On Sólheimajökull, a safe and easy Glacier Walk on crampons will take you up on to the ice field where you will discover the different ice features, water cauldrons, crevasses and waterways. After the glacier we stop at the Þorvaldseyri Eruption Centre run by the local family. It tells the story of the 2010 eruption from their point of view and its effect on the region. We then head to a local farm for a delicious traditional Icelandic Meat dinner. As we head back to Reykjavík, we will drive into the night looking out for those magical Northern Lights. Note: Boots can be rented, lunch can be bought on the way, and we lend rain coats to those who need (upon request).
*Please note that the Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon and sightings cannot be guaranteed.
September 15th - April 15th with pick up at accommodation in Reykjavík at 11:30.
(Not available December 24th, 25th and January 1st).
Duration: 11-12 hours
Difficulty level: Easy.
Minimum age: 8 years
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Included: Transport, guiding service, glacier gear, safety equipment, entrance at Þorvaldseyri Eruption Centre and traditional dinner (drinks and dessert not included).
What to bring: Warm clothing, rain gear, hiking boots and lunch.
This tour is bookable upon arrival in our Reykjavík hostels or by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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White House: We totally have a budget, too! Except not here.
Today, Paul Ryan presented the White House with his 2014 budget proposal, which means that someone in Congress has managed to produce something of moderate value fairly recently, though whether the official document contains value is, of course, up to the subjective impression of the reader. While claiming to reduce spending, the budget seems to do little more than slightly curb spending growth, and relies on a repeal of Obamacare and specific Medicare spending cuts in order to achieve a balanced budget, as well as a suggestion that Congress completely overhaul of the tax code beginning in 2014.
It's pretty good. Not great. But pretty good. And it's nowhere near being subject to the hyperbolic claims of austerity measures that are being leveled against it. Probably because austerity involves an entirely different tax schematic that significantly raises taxes, even for a short period of time. But whatever. Facts. And smarter people than I handle the big economic stuff. I went to law school so I wouldn't have to do math.
At any rate, the White House has obviously responded, first by characterizing Paul Ryan as a mean old meanie who wants poor people to starve and die in the streets so that he can stack them and use them as his own personal sidewalk, and then by trumpeting their own 2014 budget, which was authored by the very breath of the savior of mankind and his cadre of economic geniuses carefully selected from throughout history.
While the House Republican budget aims to reduce the deficit, the math just doesn't add up. Deficit reduction that asks nothing from the wealthiest Americans has serious consequences for the middle class…
That's why the President has put forward a balanced approach to deficit reduction with no sacred cows. It includes more Medicare savings over the next decade than the House Republican budget, but it does so by cracking down on waste and fraud, not by asking middle class seniors to bear the burden. It closes tax loopholes for the wealthiest and biggest corporations so we can still afford to create jobs by investing in education, manufacturing, infrastructure, and small businesses. The President's plan puts our nation on a fiscally sustainable path and grows our economy from the middle class out.
It is also invisible.
Because, as it turns out, the White House has not released a 2014 budget (note the use of the words "plan" and "approach"). The last budget it released was for 2013, and that was kind of a stinker in the sense that no one actually voted for it – not even Democrats. Probably because it also happened to be a carbon copy of previous budgets that were released and that no one voted for. Because – and this is key – despite what the White House think is in there, it's pretty much just a mess.
The White House's 2014 budget, which was due to Congress weeks ago, will be characteristically late (though "characteristic" only for this Presidential administration), because of the budget deals and the sequester and the fiscal cliff and the fact that Barack Obama cannot author this budget plan in his own blood and tears all at once and the unwillingness of the White House unicorn to fart it out before St. Patrick's day. Or something. By the time the President actually sends Congress his ideas for the country's financial management, if at all, both the House and Senate will have acted on their own budget proposals – primarily because the recent "No Budget, No Pay Act" makes it impossible for Congress to cut themselves a paycheck before agreeing on how to spend your money – making the President's ideas almost completely irrelevant to the discourse.
Not that there's anything new about this, but you can jot down at least one notable incident in your diary: Congress is springing into action, despite the President's assumption that they would not be motivated to do any real work until they'd fully recovered from not working for the first two months of the year. Turns out, when you tell Congress they won't get paid, they listen. We should try this more often. Not least because it seems to mess with the President's typically stellar PR constructions.
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Welcome to Selly Oak Ward
Selly Oak Ward
If you live in the Selly Oak Ward, you relate either to the Bristol Road or the Pershore Road
On the Bristol Road the Ward starts close to the main gates of Birmingham University the shopping and eating centre of Bournbrook, past the Battery Retail Park, the Sainsbury's store and a small retail centre near the junction of Oak Tree Lane.
On the Pershore Road, the Ward boundary starts from the joining of the River Rea along the back of the Birmingham Nature Centre and encompasses the Selly Park Tavern, Pebble Mill Playing Fields and part of the Ten Acres Estate.The Boundary ends at Fitness First formally the Stirchley Bowl and includes only a small number of shops that are part of the Stirchley community.
The Ward boundary ends at Weoley Park Road and Weoley Avenue and continues to run along the Bourn Brook until the Birmingham Nature Centre where it adjoins the River Rea.
Please find below useful links to services and centres within the Selly Oak Ward, as well as census information.
Related Links
Bournbrook Neighbourhood Action Plan - Condensed October 07.Pdf
Selly Oak Ward Census.Pdf
Welcome to Selly Oak Ward
St Mary's Church Selly Oak
Christian Life Centre, Selly Oak
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Hi Austen! My name is Claire and I am the Co-Organizer for Tech in Motion. I noticed you are involved in the NY tech community and I wanted to share a great event with you: Tech in Motion's Tech Media Panel Series. We have technical and non-technical panelists from Business Insider, Huffington Post, Mashable, and WSJ.{August 22nd @ Alley NYC} The event is FREE and we'll be serving beer & light appetizers. Hope to see you there! http://www.meetup.com/techinmotionnyc
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Home Repair Fraud Crew Takes $91,000 From Cary Man
******Alert #234 ******
According to news reports, an older Cary, NC home owner recently was scammed out of $91,000 by a fraudulent home renovation crew that approached and told him his home was in serious need of repairs. His money was lost through a series of transactions with the crew over a period of only two months. The repairs the victim paid for were described as unnecessary, poorly performed or never performed at all. The following is a link to a television news report concerning the incident: http://www.wral.com/5onyourside/story/6591631/
The described techniques of the scammers resemble those of a statewide home repair fraud ring that was based in the Nash County/Edgecombe County area and taken down by a network of prosecutors and law enforcement agents during the late 1990s and the early part of this decade. Many techniques of that fraud ring are listed on pages 10-12 in the Attorney Generals list entitled, Scams & Frauds. Protect Yourself. Dont be a Target, found on the internet at http://www.ncdoj.gov/getdoc/4cda2d64-e8f8-48f3-8cdc-b46263aa652f/Scams-and-Frauds-List-4-09.aspx. Although several members of that fraud ring were sent to prison, their techniques for scamming older home owners survived. Most of the convicted scammers are now out of jail.
Telltale signs that an older home owner has been targeted by such an operation include the following: 1) Crew members use vehicles that are not marked with company names or have magnetic signs on the sides that can be easily removed or changed; 2) crews employ generic contracts or invoices that do not bear the name of their supposed company and do not provide the home owner with three days in which to cancel the transaction, which is required by law; 3) crew members will leave the scene quietly yet quickly if the home is approached by younger family members, local government code officials or law enforcement; 4) checks are made out to individuals rather than to a company; 5) multiple checks totaling more than $10,000 are written on the same day or on consecutive days (structuring, in the parlance of the IRS); 5) large numbers of wooden or metal braces and jacks are installed in the attic, basement or crawl space; 6) crew members and their supposed companies do not have local addresses; 7) crew members vehicles seem to be at the home constantly over a period of days or weeks; and 8) the crews work product appears shoddy even to the untrained eye.
Date: December 21, 2009
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NC Senior Consumer
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Officials at Six Flags New England announced that they will build the world's tallest swing ride at the Agawam theme park during a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday afternoon.
The new ride will be called the New England SkyScreamer and it will tower over 400 feet in the air.
"This is a world record breaker and we're so proud to have it right here in Agawam, Massachusetts creating this new landmark for New England," said Jennifer McGrath, communications manager at Six Flags New England."It's a swing ride concept so guests will fly up this attraction and spin round and round reaching speeds of 35 mph."
The ride has been two years in the making.
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Even though I had known this was coming, that in no way made it better.
They say that it isn't about the destination; it is about the journey, I think that now I know the true meaning of that phrase. You know that the inevitable is coming for you, the journey merely postpones that. But when the destination of your journey is so terrible, sometimes the journey - as horrible as it is - can prepare you in some ways. Sometimes.
However, nothing could have ever have prepared me for this. When the inevitable is coming for you, there is no one that you can trust. I have learnt this, and so many over things from this journey. I have found strength, life, and the true meaning of the word 'love'. Maybe there was some force that made sure not everything was agony, that made sure that you had some happiness. This final destination was horrible, but I wouldn't trade what I have found and disscovered from it for anything.
They had come for us. They had come for me.
As if our thoughts were shared - which they practically were, we both shrank into each other, not only for warmth, but for comfort, just curled up against each other, listening to each others breathing and watching our own breaths make beautiful swirling clouds in the freezing morning air.
We were waiting.
No matter what the outcome of this would be, my whole life would change.
If we had the advantage, we would have a great duty, a duty that we could not shake off. We would be murderers.
If we lost, I would die. We would all die. The world would revolve around as if we were never here, but my world would stop, along with at the worlds of twenty-two people, at the minimum.
After many, many minutes of silence, we heard the sound we had known was coming.
The gentle breeze, that we knew could only mean one thing.
To someone else, someone who had a normal life, this might have meant a gust of wind, but to me it meant so much more. It meant that the danger was here, it meant that screams would soon pierce the morning, it meant that everyone I cared about was about to put their lives on the line. It meant this could be my final breath, it meant that my entire world could crumble down around me completely. It would crumble down.
But above all it meant one thing.
They were here.
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I really look forward to these days, the days when I get to see Grandpa but even after three years Dad still feels the need to give me a pep talk.
"Now what do you do if you get thirsty?" He said for about the millionth time.
"Excuse myself and go outside to cool down." I said with a sigh, wouldn't it just be peachy if he could trust me? I mean, for once?
"Exactly," He said proudly. I sighed heavily, Mum smiled, she loves the way I look like Dad when I do that.
"And what do you never do while he is here?" chimed in Alice.
"Show him something by touching him," gosh, I mean if I haven't tried to drink his blood by now why should I?
"Ok," said Dad scrutinizing me, "I think you're ready"
It's not like I'm getting ready for I fight to the death,I thought sarcastically.
He frowned.
Ok, Ok, bad joke.
He rolled his eyes.
Emmett growled quietly and Mum chuckled, he absolutely hated it when he didn't know what was going on.
Dad shot me a look that clearly said He's not that bad.This caused Emmett to scowl so hard that the phrase 'If looks could kill' popped into my head.
"Believe me if they could I know he would have found some way to use it for our anoyment."
Emmett looked like he was about to burst a blood vessel.
I wondered if that was even possible for vampires, maybe…
I jumped the sound of gravel crunching under the wheels of Charlie's car snapped me out of my reverie.
After a few seconds the door opened revealing Charlie, followed by Jacob shaking his head like a wet dog, which, admittedly, he had probably just been.
"Hey Nessie!" said Charlie as he came through the door and embraced me in a tight hug.
"Grandpa!" I squealed
"Oh, you're getting so big!" He was right. I had matured from a tiny baby to about the size of a ten year old in almost four years!
"Hi Char- I mean dad." said Mum.
"Hey Bells!" said Charlie enthusiastically, "You really should put her in school, she's going to get behind."
Me and her exchanged a quick glance, we both knew there was no way that I could get behind in work, that was one thing we were all certain of.
A few seconds later Jacob charged in, sprinting at full speed into the living room. I didn't think our tiny cottage could stand another person, there would be hardly any room to move around, as it was some of my family had to stand with their backs against the wall-
The look on his face cut off my musing, his face had agony and horror spread across it.
There was a long pause as everyone else took in his expression, they didn't seem to feel too good about it either, I thought absently. It was absent because the other part of my brain was trying to figure out where I had seen that look before, I was sure it had been quite a while ago, and it was a little bit fuzzy, but, who knows? I may have just been having an incredibly strong case of déjà vu.
"Jacob?" It was mum's frantic voice that broke the silence that seemed to have lasted years, though it was probably only a few seconds.
Suddenly I realized when I had seen that look before as the horror crossed dad's face too.
And I realized it could only mean one thing.
They were coming back.
umm you posted chapter 1
Yeah, I put the prologue at the top so i posted this so that i can link this to chapter 1. IF that makes sense :)
Omg you are good as a writer!
I thought this was supposed to be a happy chapter :( boo. Lol. I hope the girl does not kill them, she does not seem to be part of Volturi or bad
I know. I really wanted a happy chapter, but this chapter will seem much more happy in the end :)
This is so exciting.
Now Christine is in such internal conflict - will she go all the way back or not?
Will she realise that she doesn't have to kill the Cullens. What if anything could she do to Aro?
Looking forward to the next chapter
Best wishes
Thanks for the comment! I a so sorry this took so long. I was on holiday an for two days we stayed at a hotel but we were out all day, then we traveled back the next day, so i haven't really had any opportunity to write. I am working on chapter 22 now though!
Don't worry about your timescales. This is supposed to be fun not homework. It has to fit around your real life not the other way round.
I hope that you enjoyed your holiday.
Best wishes
I am so, so sorry about the long wait. I had about a week of traveling and then I did this music course... so today is the first chance I have had to write.
This chapter is a bit of a filler, but I am making setting things up for later, so this is a bit of a build-up chapter.
I hope you like it,
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I watched her seemingly blank face.
Whenever she went into deep thought, her eyes went glassy, and she acted as if she was somewhere else.
I assumed it was something to do with what happened on the hunt, whatever that was. None of them would tell me what had happened, but they seemed to be pretty interested in it. I would sometimes find Mum in a deep discussion with Carlisle, but whenever I tried to hear what they were saying, they stopped immediately and began talking about something else.
The one time I had asked her what it was about, she said simply that I didn't need to worry about it.
After all, she was probably right.
I had quite enough to worry about, without a mystery something – or someone – who was apparently so dangerous that I had to run away. I had to worry about what was going to happen at the fight, where I was going to be, and Jacob. That was quite enough.
It had been a day since the hunting trip.
When mum had come back, I was immediately scared. Her expression was probably similar to someone who had just woken up to a loud alarm clock. Her eyes were wide, and her mouth was parted in a small 'o'.
For a while she hadn't been able to speak. After a while, a very painful expression came on her face. Her eyes scrunched up slightly, and she clenched her teeth. Dad gasped, as if he had just remembered something.
None of it made sense.
Over the last few days, she was still worrying about whatever had happened. Most of the time, she was standing around in deep thought, and whenever someone talked to her she jumped as if she'd just been tazered.
Now they were practicing fighting techniques.
I didn't like to watch. Whenever it was Jacob's turn and he was out-minded – or out-strengthed in Emmett's case – I felt so worried for him that a pain grew in the bottom of my chest. Of course, I felt worried for most people, though I knew that no harm would come to them, but with Jacob I simply couldn't bare it.
I suddenly realized something.
In the real fight, nobody would be trying to be gentle, actually the opposite was true. They would be using as much force as possible. Aiming for the kill.
I don't know why this was a surprise to me; I had always known what the fight would be like. But maybe I had thought that Jacob wasn't going to join in.
That was of course, very stupid of me.
I don't think that there is a werewolf alive who would ever resist the chance to kill a vampire, and especially not a big, furry, russet were-wolf. Apart from the fact that he would hugely enjoy the opportunity, I was his duty as the Alpha of the pack to give orders and lead the way into the battlefield. I knew that he would have to take charge of all ten wolves, and that was not an easy job.
While most of them would simply be powered by their instinct, others would be fighting to protect the ones they loved, and that meant that they would make things much, much more violent than the others. They would have to have someone to make sure they didn't go mad and completely uncoordinated. Jacob would have the responsibility of the pack on his shoulders, and that was enough to make you collapse. The last thing that he would think about was me, and that shouldn't make me feel upset.
I don't know why it did. I suppose part of me hoped he might stay with me, and not fight. Then he would be safe, and we would be together.
"Aoourgh!" A familiar howl broke out.
I immediately felt full of panic. Thoughts of newborns, fights, screaming and Jacob dying filled me head suddenly like wildfire engulfing an ancient forest. My head snapped up and I saw Jacob on the floor, tears running down his cheeks.
"Jake?!" I yelled. Then Emmett echoed the sound, and I suddenly understood.
It was his barky impersonation of a laugh. Both him and Emmett were laughing so hard they were crying because of some insignificant joke. He was safe.
Why was I so protective of him? I said somehow made him simply sharing a small joke and laughing with Emmett into a situation where I was so wrought with fear for his safety that I felt like I wanted to scream. Pathetic. There was no reason for me to feel so worried for him; he could take care of himself.
Maybe the imprint worked more on both sides than I thought. Was Jacob this protective of me?
No, he was much more defensive. I remember the time on my second birthday when I had got a small paper cut and he went absolutely berserk. Come to think of it, everyone went a bit over-protective that day…
No. I wasn't as worried as Jacob. Definitely not.
"Maybe we could send her and Charlie to Renée?" said Mum, sounding worried.
They were discussing where I would go during the fight, and kept on coming up blank.
"No, replied Dad, "They would think that we were avoiding him being there. Plus, do you really think that your mother would like to see her former husband with bright red eyes and pale skin? And would you trust him with our daughter?"
Mum flinched at his suggestion.
"What about sending her to England with someone?" She asked, sounding slightly desperate.
"Who though?"
A burning desire charged through me and before I could stop myself I blurted out, "I want to stay with Jacob." Dad's eyes widened.
Surprisingly, Mum was the only one who stayed calm.
"Ok," she said, "Maybe you and him could camp in the mountains. You'd be safe there, and-"
"No," said Dad, and his cold face matched his tone. Mum looked shocked.
"But it's her choi-"
"No," he exploded, suddenly raging with some deep buried anger, "No it's not. I will not allow our daughter to go up a mountain with some dog. Do you remember what happened the last time he was there-"
"Enough." Said Mum firmly, "I trust Jacob to look after our daughter. And I trust Nessie to know what is best for her."
I was shocked at this sudden outburst from both of them. The only other time I had seen them fight was in a distant memory before the Volturi had come for us for the first time, and even then it wasn't really and argument. I remember overhearing them.
"I've got to go alone," said Mum. Her voice was firm, but like she was trying to sound gentle.
"I don't want you to go to them alone. Can't you imagine? If they find out about Nessie or your talent, they'll try and make you join them." He paused, and seeing that she wasn't budging he continued, "They might take Nessie."
Her eyes widened. But then she shook her head.
"No, that's the reason. If you come Aro will be able to simply touch you and know about her. If I go on my own he won't be able to tell. All they will care about is that I'm a vampire."
"You're not going alone," Dad insisted, speaking through his teeth, his hands clenched into fists.
"They won't hurt me," She said, going back to being as gentle as possible. She sounded sure to me, even if she was just trying to be as convincing as possible, "They have no reason to. I'm a vampire. Case closed." Her jaw set.
"No. Absolutely no." His eyes narrowed.
"It's the only way to protect her." A panicky note took over her voice, and if her logic hadn't been practically watertight I would have said that she was just making it up as she went along.
Sensing that the discussion was over, Dad gave up with a sigh.
"Okay," he said, "But I want Alice to make absolutely sure that it will be safe first."
"A compromise." She said, and a hint of a smile played around the corners of her mouth.
"A compromise." He agreed, grinning.
But this time it might not end so peacefully.
"So you really would trust a mutt who has taken advantage of you so many times I can't-"
"Yes." She said, "I trust him."
"Fine," He sighed, "But he might not comply. You know that he will want to fight."
"He could be phased while he's with her, then he will be connected to the pack, and he will be able to protect her best." Again, her logic was completely foolproof.
So in three days I would be on top of a mountain with a huge, friendly, russet, furry werewolf.
That made me almost look forward to the fateful date.
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Court records show that contractors have filed liens for more than $1.3 million against Northern Beef Packers since Jan. 1. About $1.2 million of that has not been paid.
Documents show the plant owes more than $10 million from previous years.
David Palmer, company CEO and president, says the plant does not have enough money to pay its bills because it has not sold all of its bonds and hasn't secured financing from other sources.
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She says all three men received precautionary medical evaluations at a nearby medical facility.
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06 August 2013
TransACT, part of the iiNet Group, has made a $1.7 million agreement with Austrade for the provision of data centre services.
General Manager of Government, David Parkes, welcomed the five year deal to secure data services in Canberra.
"We're excited to provide a data solution for Austrade right here in Canberra, where we can provide Austrade with the outstanding customer service the iiNet Group of companies is known for," he said.
Austrade's Global Manager ICT Service Delivery, Nick Woodruff, said the agreement will support their ongoing data centre and infrastructure initiatives and lay the architectural foundations to seriously consider cloud as it matures.
"Co-locating our centres in Canberra secures our data centre future for the medium term, and lets us take advantage of near proximity, fibre connected centres. This gives us architectural options not possible with our current model given our disaster recovery facility is in Sydney."
"We consider the arrangement we have struck with TransACT satisfies our need for possible future growth, with an expectation their facilities will offer us the reliability and cost-effectiveness we need for the solution we have in mind. We're very pleased to partner with TransACT and look forward to a mutually-beneficial relationship," he said.
Mr Parkes said the new agreement followed two large deals with Crimtrac and the Department of Finance, which brought the number of Australian Government clients in the Canberra data centre to 12, with further expansion well underway.
"Although our facilities are among the best in Australia, the iiNet Group has committed to upgrading the size and capacity of our Canberra data centre even further," he said.
TransACT is a carrier hub with most major telcos co-located at the Canberra site, providing data centre customers with a wide range of interconnect partners.
"With the backing and scale of iiNet behind us, we've been able to offer more options for our customers, like Business Cloud and national WAN products."
The agreement was reached through the Australian Government's Ready Now Panel for Data Centre Facilities, managed by the Department of Finance and Deregulation.
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As Canberra's very own telecommunications company, TransACT is proud to employ local people to deliver tailored communications solutions to the Canberra community.
In 2011 Transact was acquired by iiNet, Australia's second largest DSL Internet Service Provider (ISP). The iiNet group is committed to providing their business customers with reliable, cost effective products and services along with round the clock, plain speaking customer service.
iiNet is Australia's second largest DSL Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the leading challenger in the telecommunications market. We're a publicly listed, ASX 200 company and employ more than 2,000 inquisitive staff across three countries. We maintain our own super-fast broadband network and support over 1.7 million broadband, telephony and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) services nationwide.
We're committed to making it simple for all Australians to connect across both our own network and on the NBN. Our vision is to lead the market with products that harness the potential of the Internet and then differentiate with award-winning customer service.
A lot has changed since our CEO founded iiNet in a suburban garage back in 1993 and the broadband landscape continues to evolve. What hasn't changed is our passion for the transformative benefits of the Internet and our commitment to helping Australians connect better.
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TransACT, part of the iiNet Group, has entered into an $8.6 million agreement with the Department of Finance and Deregulation for the provision of data centre services.
The deal is part of a ten year multi-agency interim consortium agreement through the Australian Government's "Ready Now" Panel for Data Centre Facilities, managed by the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO).
The consortium agreement provides greater flexibility than previously available for government agencies entering into contracts for data centre services.
TransACT Chief of Federal Government and ACT, Ivan Slavich, said agencies are now able to purchase tailored amounts of data centre space through simplified procurement procedures.
"Ten year agreements allow organisations to invest with confidence and this lengthy agreement is proof of the quality of TransACT's locally-based infrastructure. We're glad to provide services to yet another large government agency", Ivan said.
"We're committed to meeting the Department's stringent requirements and providing the outstanding customer service that the iiNet Group is known for," he said.
iiNet has invested in a 4.5 MVA power and support infrastructure upgrade increasing the capacity and resilience of its advanced data centre facilities.
"ActewAGL our energy partner have assisted us by working to deliver power from two independent zone substations as part of the power upgrades, further enhancing the Data Centre's mains redundancy." Ivan said.
TransACT was appointed to the AGIMO Panel in March 2011 and supplies data centre services suitable for the protection of information systems classified up to Highly Protected.
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TransACT has partnered with FetchTV to offer premium television services in Ballarat, Geelong and Mildura, ushering in a new era in entertainment services on its market-leading DOCSIS 3 network.
Launching today, the fetchtv service offered by TransACT will deliver the very best of digital free-to-air TV, subscription TV, internet entertainment, and the video store.
"We're proud to supply our Victorian customers with the latest, feature-packed broadband delivered TV service," David Parkes, TransACT General Manager Sales and Marketing said.
"Fetchtv represents the future of entertainment in Australia and we'll be offering the service from as little as $20 per month over 24 months when bundled with a 10GB broadband connection," David said.
For $20 per month, TransACT broadband customers in Victoria will have access to:
· three digital tuners to receive all available free-to-air digital TV channels
· the ability to record two channels while watching a third
· a 1 terabyte personal video recorder that can record up to 650 hours of live TV
· the ability to pause and rewind live TV
· access to rent over 1000 movies on-demand including all the latest new releases from major Hollywood studios
· thirty pre-selected movies included every month at no extra charge
· a range of 25 premium subscription channels
· TV on-demand channels including leading kids and documentary content, plus popular TV series
· applications including YouTube on TV, Facebook, Twitter, Wiki, Weather and Mathletics.
"Now the latest movies are just a click away, and customers can choose from the best in entertainment from the comfort of their own home," David said.
A free mobile application for the iPhone and iPad is available from the App Store. The app turns a smart device into a fully interactive remote control with rich content browsing capability, giving people the freedom to control and interact with their fetchtv service wherever they are.
"In partnership with TransACT, we are now able to offer a compelling entertainment service at an accessible price to the residents of Ballarat, Geelong and Mildura," FetchTV CEO Scott Lorson said.
TransACT's partnership with FetchTV follows the successful trial of the fetchtv service over the past six months.
On 31 May 2012 TransACT's analogue TV service in regional Victoria will be retired. Existing residential customers have been contacted to upgrade to fetchtv. TransACT TV services in the ACT will continue to be provided over TransACT's VDSL, ADSL and FTTP networks.
For more information on TransACT's FetchTV visit http://www.transact.com.au/en-vic/tv
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Wednesday 30 November 2011
iiNet today completed the acquisition of TransACT for the cash consideration of $60 million.
Michael Malone, iiNet Chief Executive Officer thanked the staff of TransACT for making the acquisition such a seamless process.
"Thanks to the support of TransACT's management and directors, the transaction has been well received by TransACT staff and customers," he said.
"iiNet's acquisition of TransACT represents an attractive strategic opportunity to build scale in the ACT market quickly and efficiently.
"In particular, TransACT's experienced and passionate management team will allow iiNet to grow its presence in the SME, corporate and government market segments, a key growth area for the Company," Mr Malone said.
Ivan Slavich, TransACT Chief Executive Officer said he was looking forward to working with iiNet as TransACT's new owner.
"This change marks a new era for TransACT as we work to deliver even better products and services for our customers."
The acquisition has been 100% funded through existing cash and debt facilities.
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iiNet is Australia's second largest DSL Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the leading challenger in the telecommunications market. We employ more than 2000 inquisitive staff across four countries and support over 1.3 million broadband, telephony and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) services nationwide.
We're a publicly listed company and we maintain our own super-fast broadband network. Our vision is to lead the market with products that harness the potential of the Internet and then differentiate with award-winning customer service.
To achieve this, we employ creative thinkers and true advocates of technology. Our people are a huge part of the iiNet success story, so we've developed a unique and stimulating work culture to ensure they remain engaged and inspired.
A lot has changed since our CEO founded iiNet in a suburban garage back in 1993 and the broadband landscape continues to evolve. What hasn't changed is our passion for the transformative benefits of the Internet and our commitment to helping Australians connect better.
Monday 21 November 2011
Today iiNet entered into a binding agreement to acquire Canberra's leading telecommunications provider, TransACT.
Under the purchase agreement, iiNet will pay $60 million for TransACT. It is expected that the sale will be completed, subject to a number of procedural conditions, by 30 November 2011.
"We're delighted to join iiNet, an experienced and successful player in the telecommunications industry. We see this as very positive news for our customers and we are looking forward to exploring the benefits that will most certainly flow as our two businesses join together," Ivan Slavich, TransACT Chief Executive Officer said.
Michael Malone, iiNet's Chief Executive Officer said the acquisition of TransACT represented an opportunity to quickly build presence in key growth markets.
"This acquisition will deliver significant network assets, while increasing iiNet's presence in the ACT and regional Victoria. This move will also accelerate our penetration into the small business, corporate and government sectors, a key strategic focus for us," Mr Malone said.
Mr Slavich went on to say that the agreement was a good fit for both companies.
"We have much in common with iiNet. We both started small, challenged the bigger guys and built quality networks to even out the playing field. Our mutual success is built on the back of quality products and services and a commitment to customer service excellence, which is the envy of our competitors," Mr Slavich said.
"TransACT began as an off-shoot business of Actew more than ten years ago and has made its mark as an innovative and visionary business. TransACT led the industry, rolling out Fibre-To-The-Premise broadband and we've continued to grow in the residential, business and corporate, and government markets.
"Our unique services set us apart from competitors, from our utility Bundle offering to our Pay TV service, data centres and managed services," Mr Slavich concluded.
The ownership of the business has changed, but the services TransACT provides to customers, their current agreements, and the quality of customer care from TransACT's experienced staff will continue.
TransACT was advised by Deloitte Corporate Finance and Clayton Utz.
iiNet is Australia's second largest DSL Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the leading challenger in the telecommunications market. iiNet employs approximately 2000 staff across four countries and supports over 1.3 million broadband, telephony and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) services nationwide.
TransACT currently supplies telecommunication services to more than 50 federal and state government agencies, 140,000 product customers and 5,000 small to medium enterprises. Services provided include state-of-the-art broadband, fixed line telephony services, mobile phone solutions, Subscription TV, Video on Demand, ISP services, data centre services and managed services. Find out more about TransACT.
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Monday 25 July 2011
TransACT has secured its third appointment to a whole-of-government procurement panel in less than six months, again confirming its role as a leader
in the delivery of telecommunications services.
Wednesday 29 June 2011
TransACT has signed a First Release Sites (Trial) Agreement with NBN Co to become a Retail Service Provider (RSP) on the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Thursday 9 June 2011
TransACT struck a chord today, announcing it will continue as Principal Sponsor of the Mildura Country Music Festival until 2013.
Read more...
TransACT is a permanent resident in regional Victoria, officially rebranding its subsidiary company, Neighbourhood Cable to TransACT today.
Friday 1 April 2011
TransACT wins appointment to the Australian Government's "Ready Now" Panel for Data Centre Facilities, managed by the Australian
Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), supporting its position as a national leader in data centre services.
Monday 28 March 2011
TransACT reaffirms its standing as a provider of leading-edge mobile products and services by securing the right to provide mobile solutions to
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In 2010, Joico created the groundbreaking Beauty for a Cure program, designed to help spread awareness about breast cancer and engage salon professionals in activities to raise money for breast cancer-related organizations. On July 1, fueled by the success of the launch, Joico unveils the "next generation" Beauty for a Cure website, featuring an expanded roster of downloadable fund-raising programs and celebrating the salons and stylists who have participated in Beauty for a Cure events.
"Joico is not only a hair care, color and styling company," says Sara Jones, senior vice president of Joico/ISO and the 2011 City of Hope Spirit of Life Award Recipient. "We're also a company that cares, in an industry that cares, and the proof is the rapid growth of Joico's Beauty for a Cure initiative."
The new website features turnkey, downloadable breast cancer programs—including cut-a-thons, silent auctions, "Touch of Pink" ribbon events and service and product promotional programs—that salons can customize to their individual businesses and communities. Each program features posters, planners, letters, press alerts and other printables that make it easy for salons to get involved. There will also be complete information on all of the 2011 Joico/ISO Breast Cancer Awareness promotions, including a first-ever Joico/Shiseido "Glimmer of Hope" BCA gift set. And this year, Joico introduces pink, stretch BCA wristbands, available in packs of 25, imprinted with the Beauty for a Cure logo. These wristbands are ideal accessories for any and every breast cancer program, and can also be offered for sale for separate breast cancer fundraising efforts.
Joico's special edition pink "Beauty for A Cure" 2011 promotions are:
NEW K-PAK Quadraion PRO-Dryer BCA edition, $149.95 retail ($159.95 value)
"2 for $22" JoiMist Firm / JoiWhip BCA Duos, $22.00 retail ($31.90 / $33.90 value)
K-PAK Reconstruct In Style BCA boxed set, $19.95 retail ($35.90 value)
There will also be a number of other Joico "2 for $22" Styler Duo-promotions, available wrapped in Beauty for a Cure pink bands, all to help promote Breast Cancer Awareness.
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Serving as inspiration for a new year of fundraising, the new Beauty for a Cure website will also offer recaps and photos of some of the previously-held successful Joico events. Among them:
· Top Cuts Salon of Bethpage, NY--led by survivor and Joico Beauty for a Cure role model Christina Amato-Smith—raised $15,000 for Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition, a local breast cancer care organization.
· Anthony Morrison and the team at Londoner Salon in Manhattan Beach, CA staged a cut-a-thon that raised $5,713.00 for the City of Hope.
· Distributor Sales Consultant Jaki Berry led a multi-salon effort in Northern California that raised $5,000 for the City of Hope.
· After a "Pink Night Out" event, Julie Wegleitner and Salon Renew sent $1,600 to Susan G. Komen for a Cure.
· The team at Sir Gauuan's Salon in Stockton, CA raised $750 for the American Cancer Society.
"We look forward to celebrating many more of these types of events on the new Beauty for a Cure website," comments Jones. "Each of these salons and individuals serves as an example of what can be accomplished when we all come together for the love of beauty."
Please visit www.joico.com/awareness for more information.


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My default position is not to vote. As other, more illustrious people than myself have repeatedly argued, not voting is itself a political statement. Voting, on the other hand, is the act that every supporter of intrusive government points to to prove that you aren't really oppressed–after all, you have the opportunity to change your rulers every four years! The more people who refuse to buy into this charade, and who refuse to believe that choosing who will be the one to tax, wiretap, and body-scan you actually makes you free, the better off we will be.
That said, I did vote this year, as I have most years, mainly on the belief that when you have a good-hearted person running for president, and when that person's policies, though imperfect, would radically improve the country, then it is the neighborly thing to do to support him. In 2008, that meant that I voted for Chuck Baldwin (of the Constitution Party). This year, I voted (early) for Gary Johnson.
When it comes to his philosophical understanding of libertarianism, Johnson is certainly no Ron Paul. As the linked interview shows, he opposes the gold standard and is generally unfamiliar with some of the the twentieth century's greatest libertarian thinkers. He also indicates support for the kind of "humanitarian" wars popular among Democrats of the Clinton-Obama stripe. Moreover, because I am someone who came to his current positions largely through reading Hans-Hermann Hoppe, I am skeptical of Johnson's support for open immigration.
Still, on serious issues like ending the war on drugs, the TSA, and the drone wars, as well as on his general stand against taxes and regulation, a President Gary Johnson would be a great improvement for this country and for all the overseas victims of the Bush-Obama foreign policy of perpetual war. Of course, I wish there were a more consistent libertarian running for president. But I think that the genial Johnson's positives clearly outweigh his negatives.
Indeed, I had the relatively easy decision of only having to decide between voting for Johnson or not voting at all. Every other option is totally unpalatable.
Though Chuck O'Shea makes a reasonable lesser-of-two-evils argument in favor of Mitt Romney, his argument rests on the false premise that his vote actually makes a difference–that is, that voting for Mitt Romney is a strategic means of advancing conservative ends.
In fact, the only way that Chuck's vote will actually make a difference is if the election in his state hinges on a single vote, which itself will only matter if his state has enough electoral votes to affect the electoral-college outcome. I don't know of any election where this has actually happened. Even in the infamous Florida recount of 2000, George Bush still won by 537 votes, which means that no single voter switching from Bush to, say, Pat Buchanan would have changed the election in any way. And even if the upcoming election were decided by Chuck's one vote, however unlikely that may be, then surely there would be a recount–which never leads to the same tally as the original count. The same argument applies to the so-called "Obama cons:" voting "strategically" for the lesser of two evils is a pointless exercise based on the false notion that your own vote matters. When you realize that it doesn't, then it makes no sense to vote for someone unless you can give your positive support to their policies. "Strategic" voting is no strategy at all.
At the same time, I believe that we should hold the minor parties to the same "don't vote for evil" standard as the major parties. We should not get caught up in thinking that they are somehow noble just because, unlike Romney or Obama, they actually live according to principle. Thus, Ron Paul's position in 2008 that his supporters should "pick any" of the third-party candidates makes very little sense. Sure, I am willing to accept that Jill Stein is more consistent than Barack Obama and would be a great improvement over him in terms of civil liberties and foreign policy. But her economic policies would be much, much worse. Sticking to your principles is only admirable if your underlying principles are themselves admirable.
(As an aside, I also don't buy "The Lancastrian's" position that, because Stein wants to run a federal regulatory state with local implementation, that somehow makes her a Jeffersonian localist. Rarely does the federal government act by a classic command-and-control economy, at least in this country. Very often its policies are carried out with a great deal of state help, as is the case with Medicaid, or through subsidies or tax incentives to favored industries. Does the Lancastrian believe that Medicaid also represents "the definition of subsidiarity?" If so, then conservatism has fallen pretty far since the 1960s.)
On the same note, Virgil Goode supports protectionism and wants to continue the drug war (just at the state level, where most drug-related prisoners are incarcerated anyway). And despite his non-interventionist turn in recent years, when Goode was a congressman and his positions actually mattered, he voted as a lockstep Republican for war in Iraq, the PATRIOT Act, and the Military Commissions Act. I'm skeptical of a 66-year-old man who just so happens to suddenly see the light once his political career is over. If anything, Goode is eerily similar to the 2008 "Libertarian" presidential candidate Bob Barr, who then went on and endorsed Newt Gingrich for president in 2012.
Therefore, given the failings of all the other candidates, I see no choice for those of us who support peace and freedom. If we decide to vote at all, it can only be for Gary Johnson, who, though imperfect, has certainly done enough to earn our votes. Intelligent people can come up with all kinds of clever arguments to show why conservatives should really vote for any given candidate. But at the most practical level, Gary Johnson is the only candidate whose policies would do more good than harm.


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GeoResources surges on buyout news
The deal allows Halcón Resources to expand its business to other parts of the US.
By Brandon Pilzner, Benzinga Staff Writer
Shares of GeoResources (GEOI) closed up nearly 19% to $36.52 Wednesday on news it was being acquired by Halcón Resources (HK) in a $1 billion deal.
Under the terms of the agreement, Halcón Resources will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock from GeoResources. The deal allows Halcón to expand its oil and gas footprint to a larger swath of the U.S.
GeoResources shareholders will get $20 in cash and 1.932 shares of Halcón common stock for each share, representing consideration to GeoResources stockholders of $39.63 per share based on Halcón's closing price on April 25.
GeoResources is an independent company that buys and develops oil and gas reserves primarily in the southwest United States. Halcón is in a similar business, but is focused in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
The transaction will increase Halcón's estimated reserves by more than 150% to approximately 52.8 million barrels of oil equivalent, 69% of which are liquids. Halcón will also boost average net daily production by more than 170% to approximately 11,070 barrels of oil equivalent, based on fourth quarter 2011 production rates.
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Shares of GeoResources are up about 24% this year. Halcón Resources also traded higher on the session, closing at $10.20, up 9.68% for the day.
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Events at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Downtown Santa Monica Farmers' Market
Enjoy one of Santa Monica's farmers markets, widely considered to be among the best on the west coast and featuring field-fresh produce, hundreds of kinds of vegetables, brilliant cut flowers, breads, cheeses, delicious foods, live music and more. 8:30
Sister Act at the Pantages Theater
SISTER ACT is Broadway's feel-amazing musical comedy smash! The New York Post calls it "RIDICULOUSLY FUN," and audiences are jumping to their feet in total agreement!
SIX at the BEACH HAPPY HOUR
SIX at the BEACH HAPPY HOUR : Visit Papillon, Fireside Lounge, or our lower pool deck from 5 to 7 pm, Monday - Friday, to enjoy happy hour prices on select Chef's appetizer plates while watching the sun set over the Pacific.