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This delightful youtube video was posted a year ago. One of our readers and occasional commenter, Dejan, (without a doubt my favorite Serb) provided the English translation. The words are from a poem by St. Nikolai Velimirovich who served for a time as the Rector of St. Tikhon's Seminary – truly one of the great Serbian saints of the modern era.
People rejoice, nations hear:
Christ is risen, and brings the joy!
Stars dance, mountains sing:
Christ is risen, and brings the joy!
Forests murmur, winds hum:
Christ is risen, and brings the joy!
Seas bow*, animals roar:
Christ is risen, and brings the joy!
Bees swarm, and the birds sing:
Christ is risen, and brings the joy!
Angels stand, triple the song:
Christ is risen, and brings the joy!
Sky humble yourself, and elevate the earth:
Christ is risen, and brings the joy!
Bells chime, and tell to all:
Christ is risen, and brings the joy!
Glory to You God, everything is possible to You,
Christ is risen, and brings the joy!
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Thank you for posting this, Father. I remember the Christmas one, and at that time I did a search for other songs from this producer/group and saw this then (since we weren't reading your blog a year ago, I didn't know it was already posted). Glad we got to hear it again this Pascha, it's very beautiful.
I recall at Christmas, when you posted that song (Andjeli Pevaju) some of us asked about a CD — I have a link where it looks like you can buy something produced by Stupovi and it says Hristos Voskrese is one of the songs on the CD. Shall I post the link? I don't want to do so without permission.
Beautiful…wish that western protestantism (as when I was before in it) could celebrate the Resurrection with the same love and enthusaism. Bright Week is wonderful and up-lifting.
Post away!
Hi Father Stephen,
Here's another translation from the comments at youtube, that seems to me to flow a little better:
People rejoice, all nations listen:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
Dance all ye stars and sing all ye mountains:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
Whisper ye woods and blow all ye winds:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
O seas proclaim and roar all ye beasts:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
Buzz all ye bees and sing all ye birds:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
O little lambs rejoice and be merry:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
Nightengales joyous, lending your song:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
Ring, O ye bells, let everyone hear:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
All angels join us, singing this song:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
Come down ye heavens, draw near the earth:
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
Glory to Thee, God Almighty!
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
Glory to Thee, God Almighty!
Christ is risen! Let us rejoice!
Although it's still Holy Saturday, and, yes, the anticipation is building – it's hard to wait to say, "Christ is Risen" in church tonight!
Though Christ is risen is not used in services until tonight, there's no reason not to use it ever. St. Seraphim did. The utter with-holding, etc., of liturgical expressions is a Western practice primarily. If it's true, we could say it anytime (and it's true).
I am excited about its proclamation tonight myself.
For an interesting Eastern "with-holding of liturgical expressions", take a look at the Coptic Book of Hours (Agpeye). It says that during certain liturgical seasons, they actually refrain from reciting certain parts of the Nicene Creed! E.g. for the period before Pascha, they don't say "Who rose on the third day according to the Scriptures" and before Ascension they don't say "and ascended into heaven" etc. At least that's what the rubric says; I don't know if they follow this in practice.
Dear Father,
Thank you for your kind words and for posting this beautiful video. I remember in primary school when we went on excursions first time to visit orthodox monasteries all across Serbia. Next thing I remember the moment I first heard reading texts from "Prayers by the Lake" on TV – and like the impression from monasteries, I couldn't believe that there exists something so unearthly beautiful. And then I remember when I first time discovered your blog – actually I was viewing the listing of 100 most popular blogs on wordpress, and so I was very pleasantly surprised to see that there is an orthodox blog listed there. So I clicked the link and while reading – to my wide surprise and joy – I felt the same peace that I find in reading the books about lives of orthodox saints.
The same deep peace your blog continues to offer during the years. I admire your determination and discipline to write blog regularly. I see it as your own way to offer gratitude to the Lord. And it reveals to me a sweet inspiration truth that in whichever daily aspiration activity we sincerely and regularly offer gratitude to the Lord, His immediate response is all nourishing peace – peace that is in this world but not of this world.
@Wonders of Oyarsa – I like very much that other translation – it was kindly offered by Katrina last year from a CD booklet, the English version of this song sung by the nuns of St. Paisius Monastery in Safford, AZ. It's on their CD "A Treasury of Spiritual Songs".
I shall take advantage of the time difference: It's 2:20 am, I just came from the Easter Vigil:
Χριστός ανέστη!
Christ is risen!
Христос Васкрсе!
Christ is Risen!
To all – Tha Criosd air éirigh!
(That's Gaelic)
Just got home from our Paschal Vigil and Liturgy and breakfast …
Love in the risen Lord
Christ is Risen!
A blessed Pascha to you, Fr. Stephen, and to all of your readers, and to the whole world, redeemed as it is by Christ.
Christ is risen indeed!
Thanks for sharing the video… Lovely.
Dear Fr. Stephen,
XRISTOS VOSKRESE! to all
Dear Father Stephen,
I just experienced my very first Paschal Divine Liturgy and even though the weather didn't permit the procession outside the church, it was wonderful and thrilling to be there.
Thank you for this blog, which has been such an encouragement to me, and thank you for posting this video once again.
Christ is risen!
Христос воскресе из мертвых,
смертию смерть поправ,
и сущим во гробех живот даровав
Χριστός ανέστη εκ νεκρών, θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, και τοις εν τοις μνήμασι ζωήν χαρισάμενος
Ваистину Васкрсе!
Truly, He is Risen!
Dear Father Stephen,
"The day of Resurrection, let us be radiant, O peoples! Pascha, the Lord's Pascha; for Christ God has brought us over from death to life, and from earth to heaven, as we sing the triumphal song!"
I found this one in the "related" videos list to the one Father posted.
"…Hell took a body, and discovered God.
It took earth, and encountered Heaven.
It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see.
O death, where is thy sting?
O Hades, where is thy victory?
Christ is Risen, and you, O death, are annihilated!
Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is Risen, and life is liberated!
Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead;
for Christ having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
To Him be Glory and Power forever and ever. Amen!"
The Easter Sermon
of Saint John Chrysostom
Everything else is like something else, except Pascha.
There is nothing like Pascha.
Fr. Stephen and to all:
Si Kristo ay nabuhay! Christ is risen!
Mule Chewing Briars,
Say rather Pascha is like nothing, but everything like Pascha.
Truly He Is Risen!
A blessed and joyous Pascha and Bright Week to you and your family.
Thank you, Father (way back to the first and third post). Sorry I didn't get back sooner — we just experienced our first Pascha at the church about 45 minutes from hear. All I can say is "WOW" …. oh, and also I know we are "home". Thank you, Lord.
The link I have is:
http://www.yu4you.com/items/en/cd/item_2999.html …. I have not ordered myself, and it doesn't look like Andjeli Pevaju is on this CD, but a review there says "Rodjenje Bogorodice is one of the most lively and spiritually uplifting collections of music that I have ever heard. It is a joy to listen to! This CD … includes the very popular Orthodox Easter song, 'Hristos Voskrese, Radost Donese'(Christ is Risen, Let us Rejoice) which is not mentioned in the song list …. All lyrics are provided in both Serbian and English, as well as descriptions of the Pillars of St. George project, musical instruments and several color photographs."
Would your friend also be able to give the English translation to this video?:
Easter orthodox song_Slava tebje Gospodi_Uskršnja pesma
Thanks so much,
In my mother tongue:
Christus het opgestaan!
And the reply:
Hy het waarlik opgestaan!
@Gail, here are the lyrics, as I heard it from video (don't know who wrote this poem). I would most kindly ask Fr. Milovan to translate this – I feel he will be able to do it much better than myself. I am not good with grammar and also song like this needs to be translated by someone who knows very well orthodox terminology in both languages. Of course every help with the translation from readers is welcome. Богатири, is a word that I heard first time here – it seems it has something to do with Russian language.
У таму се сунце завило
да не гледа муке Творца свога
Из гробова многи су устали
Место Творцу своме дали
Спустите се Ангели
Дигните се људи
Да би песму вознели
Нека свемир гуди
Тек Недеља забели
Христос се пробуди
Слава Тебје Господи
Што нас препороди
Спустите се кнезови
Дигните с' пастири
Све вас Христос обнови
И све нас измири
Нисте више робови
Сви сте богатири
Слава Тебје Господи
што нас препороди
Слава Христу који смрт победи
А част сваком који Христа следи
Који га љуби срцем и устима
љубав своју печити делима
Чудна повест како Господ уста
И гробница как' остаде пуста
Како Ангел женама објави
Христос Господ васкрсе у слави
Спустите се охоли
Дигните се смерни
Христос смрти одоли
Христос неизмерни
Попадаше идоли
И сви лицезверни
Слава Тебје Господи
што нас препороди
Радујте се Христос влада
Христос влада, живот влада
Слава Тебје Господи
што нас препороди
Све ће с нама добро бити
С Христом ћемо царевати
Слава Тебје Господи
што нас препороди
Христос воскресе, радост донесе
Thank you so much. I look forward to getting the translation. I can tell it's something beautiful.
Christ is Risen,
In our church we say it in 7 languages, here goes;
ENGLISH:Christ it risen! Truly he is risen!
GREEK; Christos Aneste! Alitos Aneste!
ARABIC; Al Maseeh Qam! Huqqun Qam!
SLAVONIC/ SERBIAN; Christos Voskresse! Voistinu Voskresse!
ETHIOPIAN; Christos Tenestwal! Bewenet Tenestwal!
ROMANIAN; Christos A Inveat! A Deverat A Inveat!
MALAYALAM; Christu Uyirthu! Sathiamayitum Avan Uyirthu!
Happy Holy Week!
Beautiful! Christ is risen! Indeed He has risen!
Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics to that video that Gail posted. That was a very powerful video. I just wish I knew what was being said. Is it Serbian, Russian, Romanian?. . .
The introduction part could probably speak to any former Communist/Islamic block country. . .
Anyways, thank you kindly ahead of time!
It's a Serbian production and very well done. No translation as of yet.
Спаси Христос, долго искал слова песни "Слава Тебе Господи", нашел только у Вас. Собираемся на Пасху разучить с нашими воскресничками. Христос Воскресе!
Нет ли у кого перевода на русский этого сербского песнопения, был бы очень признателен.
Have any body the russian translation this song (from serbian)?
Kristus telah Bangkit! Benar Ia telah Bangkit! ( my mother language Indonesian )
Pozdrav iz Indonezije
Dear Father Stephen,
I'm going to conduct an Orthodox youth choir in my Parish for the Easter feast this year and one of chant is " Hristos Vaskrse " in Serbian. [ Hristos Voskrese iz mertvih, smertiju smert po prav, i suščim vo grobjeh život darovav ]
I need help information how can I get the music score from the internet.
Perhaps you can help me.
u Hristu
I would check with the Serbian Diocese in America- they would surely know ~
This looks like an excellent resource, thank you very much for the link, handmaid leah.
Christ is risen!
Dear Handmaid Leah,
Hvala, Thank you sooooo much for your information.
I hope they would help .
Hristos Vaskrse !
Dear Handmaid Leah,
I've been waiting the response from the site. I hope they will response soon.
In this Easter feast before the liturgy, we are going to have Sunday School Easter feast and the Orthodox youth Easter Feast in my parish. We are going to chant Hristos Voskrese in several languages and also the beautiful Serbian Chant " the Most Holy Theotokos Save us/ Presveta Bogorodice Spasi Nas ' ( if only we can get the lyric ) .
We only have the mp.3 of this hymn chanted by Divna Ljubojevic. and it's our dream we can have a chance to chant this hymn on the easter feast this year.
I hope our brethren from Serbian Orthodox Church could help us to find the lyric of this beautiful hymn.
Dear Fr. Stephen,
thanks for posting such beautiful materials on your blog…
The Most Holy Theotokos be with you.
dear timotheos,
hope i can help you.
As a child we would visit my Gradma and Granpap on Easter morning and they always greated us with "Christos Voskrese!" I found your page here and have sent it to all my children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren sharing my childhood……….thank you so much for this walk down memory lane!


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In spring 2011, the college broke ground on the $20.9 million project which encompasses more than 85-thousand square-feet of new and renovated construction. The Farm Animal Hospital, which was recently completed, includes standing and recumbent surgery suites, species-specific stalls (bovine, small ruminant and swine, camelids) and treatment rooms, and new cattle working facilities, and a new facility dedicated to rehabilitation of injured livestock. The Equine Hospital and the 32-thousand square-foot Equine Performance and Rehabilitation Center (EPRC) were finished in February of this year. In addition to an isolation ward, intensive care unit including dedicated neonatal (or foal) ICU stalls, and four surgical theaters, the renovation also includes an advanced diagnostic imaging center offering spiral CT, Nuclear Medicine and MRI. The EPRC houses an arena, in-ground underwater treadmill, free walker, cold saltwater hydrotherapy unit, solarium and podiatry center.
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Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread Recipe
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons milk
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda and salt. Combine buttermilk, egg and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining sugar.
- Grease the bottom only of a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Pour half of the batter into pan; sprinkle with half the cinnamon-sugar. Carefully spread with remaining batter and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar; cut through batter with a knife to swirl.
- Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over loaf. Yield: 1 loaf.
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Enjoyed the swirled cinnamon but found the topping turned sticky and burned by the time the inside finished baking. Next time, I would try putting less of the cinnamon sugar on top.
So easy and delish Ya'LL! I added 1 1/2 vanilla to bring the cinnamon flavor out even more. One could easily double, triple or quadruple this recipe and have a crowd over for brunch. Can not go wrong with this one!
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Great with whole wheat flour. Make it now! Fine after 45 minutes.
I made this delicious quick bread recently and it was a huge hit with my husband. The recipe is easy to prepare and I followed the directions exactly. However, it baked in 40 minutes so I suggest checking it early so it does not overbake. I will be preparing this again. Definitely worth five stars.


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Lessons from Connecting Companies and Capital: Mentors and Advisors
While the IPO market seems to be showing some early signs of opening up, today's entrepreneurs still face a tighter capital market, tougher M&A and IPO valuations, and investors are looking for not only revenue but leading market key performance indicators. Launched in 2010, Accounting Management Solutions, in partnership with IBM's Waltham Innovation Center, hosted a series of events called "Connecting Companies with Capital." The goal of these events is to help entrepreneurs learn more about funding and successfully growing their companies. The most recent "Connecting Companies" event, held on May 11th, was the third in the series. This day-long event supported organizations in Healthcare/Life Sciences, Technology, and Energy, and attracted more than 200 attendees who were able to learn from the experts on various panels and participate in "Investor Speed Dating."
One of the day's most valuable panels was comprised of a handful of successful local entrepreneurs. The panel participants – each had raised funds, built a company and participated in a sale – talked about their own experiences. Moderator Susan Houston, Executive Director at MassEcon, asked what the most important qualities were for a mentor or advisor.
CEO and President Diane Hessan's company Communispace was bought by Omnicom earlier this year. Hessan says she, "doesn't believe in having one mentor who you talk to every single day and who just embraces you." She said, "that there are at least 40 people in the city of Boston who think they are singularly responsible for my personal success." While Hessan finds it appealing to have people who are willing to help a little, she found it much harder, and actually much less helpful, to have one person helping a lot. Hessan feels entrepreneurs need different kinds of help at different stages.
Hessan also cautioned the audience not to "aim too high" for their board. She'd had "famous people" on her board and thought that while it was great to have them on the website, if she had to do it again she might choose people who were just a little more experienced than she was. "If you're a couple of years out of college or graduate school, pick someone who is two years ahead of you. And get people who have the bandwidth to do it. If you reach too high, you're going to be asking the people who get a hundred calls a day from people asking 'will you be my mentor?' You want people who are willing to really help you in a substantive way."
Patrick Scannell, Jr., CFO and Treasurer for Netezza, which was purchased by IBM last year, agreed and said, "it's important that you know you have a real person who is at the end of that lifeline and who has five minutes to talk to you." Scannell pointed out that while it's not often you're going to share "deep dark problems" with your board members; you might want to have casual conversations with them outside the boardroom, "where you can say 'I've just never done this before. Have you seen this issue before?'"
Jack Danahy is the original founder and CEO of two successful security software companies: Ounce Labs, sold to IBM in July of 2009, and Qiave Technologies, sold to Watchguard Technologies in 2000. He currently works for IBM. Danahy encourages entrepreneurs to "find people who aren't much like you, if you can. If you're a technologist, find someone who really understands marketing. I gravitate toward people who are focused in sales and marketing because that's still an area where I have a lot to learn. The people I found to be great were people who were already successful. They were people I knew, who were in businesses like mine. They were able to foresee some of the problems that were going to happen."
Danahy also advised the audience to look for people who had had some trouble. He felt that knowing how to get through the hard times was invaluable. "The bad times are where you learn to make those quick decisions that determine whether you're successful or a failure."
Thinking about seeking funding? Talk to your AMS consultant about proper preparation. Also, check out AMS President and Founder Jim Bourdon's thoughts on advisory boards.


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Sep 13, 2012 1:49 PM
The point that's lost on many is that it's NOT just the democrats but BOTH parties that have brought down this country. It sickens me when reading comments justifying their side. WAKE UP! The democrats want our money to spend on their special interests THE SAME WAY the republicans want to do. The only difference is the groups that benefit! Common citizens suffer either way.


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Are your test runs dull and listless? Do you miss the red/green bar of JUnit? Well, now you don't have to! Between Pat Eyler's RedGreen and Chris Wanstrath's modifications you can have red, green and yellow tests. That doesn't sound nearly as cool written, but take a look:
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The author believes students and administrators must work together to change campus culture around mental health.
Last month, USA TODAY reported that Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, adopted a new mobile app that connects emergency responders with potentially suicidal students.
Although new initiatives to improve mental health services on college campuses for students like this are important, they are unfortunately not enough.
I hope that students do take advantage of this new technology, but I worry the positive press universities receive for throwing money at mental health issues make people think the problems have disappeared. Until students are ready to step up and make a conscious effort to change the campus cultures surrounding mental health, initiatives like these will have little impact.
My mother — and many others — often refer to my school, Northwestern University, as a "pressure-cooker." It is a challenging work environment, where students even have to remind each other not to compete over whom is the busiest.
Last academic year, my school saw a rise in the number of students accessing mental health services.
The Daily Northwestern, where I work, repeatedly received letters to the editor and guest columns from students complaining about their experiences at counseling and psychological services (CAPS), particularly about long wait lists.
Last spring, on the very day that The Daily ran an editorial calling the school to increase mental health services, an engineering sophomore committed suicide. His death came only months after a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences took her own life while studying abroad.
The two student suicides at my school forced leaders to talk about mental health and make changes.
The school increased its budget for CAPS, approving the hire of three more full-time staffers. Orientation programming for freshmen highlighting the school's mental health resources was implemented. But it should not have taken two deaths for students for action to be taken.
From what I see in the media and what administrators at my school tell me, Northwestern's adaptations to meet a rising demand for mental health services mirror national trends and steps our peer institutions are taking.
But now that the administration is taking seriously mental health needs, I think the onus has now shifted to the students to change campus culture surrounding mental health.
I do not at all discount the need for professional mental health services, but I think students and student leaders need to be stronger in their calls for action. We need a peer listening service on campus.
Although the feature is commonplace at many top schools, Northwestern is dragging its feet on hiring a full-time staff member that could moderate such a program. I think if students knew they had peers they could turn to for assistance with some mental health issues, more students in need would reach out for help in a way that wouldn't overwhelm the resources the CAPS office has.
As universities like mine struggle with the issue of mental health on campus, I call students to be more conscious of being available to listen to their peers and help friends in need.
In the days following the deaths of the Northwestern students mentioned above, students very vocally called for these services. But as time has passed and a new school year has began, those calls have died down.
Nationally, 44% of American college students report symptoms of depression, while 75% said they do not seek help for mental health issues, according to Healthline.com.
These staggering numbers need to change, and they won't until campus stigmas surrounding mental health do. Although University presidents can budget millions to fix these problems, only we as students can change those stigmas.
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Madison (WQOW) - Plans for a wind farm in western Wisconsin could be left blowing in the wind.
On Thursday, the Public Service Commission voted to deny an application for a wind farm in St. Croix County. In December of 2011, Highland Wind Farm applied for a permit to build 44 wind turbines in the towns of Forest and Cylon. The turbines would help generate more than 100 megawatts of power. The commission was concerned about noise and wasn't sure if the proposal met standards. Highland Wind Farm will be able to reapply if additional information is included on the application.
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding this project. After the project was approved by the Forest Town Board, several members were recalled. The new board then rejected the proposal. Following that, the developer increased the scope of the project, pushing it over 100 megawatts. That change required project approval from the PSC and not the town board.


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In Monday's The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: iPhone 6 sales top record; a poll shows attitudes towards corporations; and a German firm shops in U.S.» Read More
Stocks fall across the globe amid growth fears. Commodities and emerging markets are among the biggest losers.
A new wave of IPOs is building, and will answer the market's question of whether there's life after Alibaba's massive offering.
CNBC's Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on tax inversion.
CNBC's Jon Fortt and Gene Munster, Piper Jaffray senior analyst, share their take on Apple's future.
CNBC's Josh Lipton reports Apple's first weekend iPhone sales were one for the record books.
Former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum president, discuss the challenges facing corporate America.
Louis Navellier, Navellier & Associates, shares his top stock picks.
CNBC's Phil LeBeau; Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder, and Mike Roeth, Carbon War Room, discuss reducing carbon output.
Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder, and Mike Roeth, Carbon War Room, discuss how trucking companies will likely benefit by reducing fuel usage.
CNBC's Phil LeBeau; Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder, and Mark Roeth, Carbon War Room, discuss a new initiative to make the trucking industry far more efficient.
CNBC's Dominic Chu breaks down Alibaba's rank versus some of America's biggest companies.
Peter Diamandis, X PRIZE Foundation CEO, discusses his group's efforts to spread literacy to 250 million children worldwide.
A wide-ranging survey released Monday shows most German executives and citizens view American companies less favorably. Geoff Cutmore, CNBC's Squawk Box Europe anchor, discusses the findings.
Susan Li, "Squawk Box Asia," and Geoff Cutmore, "Squawk Box Europe," highlight the geographic differences on how people view corporations across the globe.
Gil Luria, Wedbush Securities, provides his take on Alibaba's public debut and where he sees the stock going from here.
Don Baer, Burson-Marsteller Worldwide CEO, shares the results of a recent study that shows how Americans feel about the role of business and government, taxes, and the importance of job creation.
"Squawk Box's" Becky Quick takes a look at the latest results from a massive new survey that shows how people feel about business.
Karl Ludwig-Kley Merck KGAA, and Rakesh Sachdev, Sigma-Aldrich president & CEO, discuss Merck's acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich and the future of life sciences and technology.
Alex Young, OppenheimerFunds, and Jeremy Hill, Old Blackheath Companies, weigh in on what's likely to drive the markets and the outlook on the U.S. economy.
Long lines continued over the weekend for Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone scalpers were out in force in New York City, reports CNBC's Jon Fortt.
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hey crispin :)
Vin-nii here. just wondering if you would like to help us translate manga (Chinese->English).
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That's o.k. thanks for telling me. Man I have to say it must be awesome living in Hong Kong, you guys seam to get everything.
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4,8 en septiembre 07, 2013
My husband and I stayed for our tenth anniversary. Very clean and comfortable room. We enjoyed the tub in the Victoria room. Breakfast was fabulous! Our inn keepers were very kind and we enjoyed their home information over breakfast.
5 en agosto 27, 2013
After being gone for years and a needed trip to see family for fun and relaxing get togethers this summer - there is nothing like home to bring these moments to life. However, life changes things and the home you grew up in doesn't exist. Its a blessing to have Arbor Lights Inn to bring back that feeling of home.
4,0 en agosto 26, 2013
Overall, very good service and warm welcome. Good breakfast, beautiful home and rooms. Excellent location.
5 en julio 11, 2013
Always a wonderful visit, relaxing, beautiful decor and breakfast smells crawling up the stairs are heavenly.
5 en mayo 19, 2013
The whole experience was perfect! Gerri & all were very helpful & friendly. The food was outstanding! The house was clean, quiet, & safe. We will definitely stay there again & highly recommend it.
5 en marzo 15, 2013
My husband and I were looking for a quick weekend away not far from Pittsburgh. We stumbled upon Arbor Lights and couldn't have been more happy with the decision. The home is beautiful. We stayed in the Victoria's Secret Suite. The place like a better version of home and the bathroom with jet tube was incredible. The biggest compliment of the place though has to be breakfast. Breakfast both mornings was beyond our imaginations. The banana waffles with warm syrup were delicious. We have already been recommending the place to friends for a quick get-away.
5 en febrero 04, 2013
Fantastic, made reservations for us, told us where to go , had entire home to ourselves. Breakfast was so good! They truly make you feel welcome. would most certainly stay again. Sarah Wood
5 en enero 20, 2013
The B&B was just wonderful, comfortable, friendly, and breakfast was great.
5 en octubre 22, 2012
My sister and I stayed at this beautiful B&B and we loved it. The breakfast was amazing and Gerri could not do enough for us. I loved our shared breakfast time and learning the history of Arbor Lights. Our room was very comfortable with lovely accessories, but lacking a bureau or dresser which would have allowed us to empty suitcases abd enjoy a more home like setting. Maddy was a true joy and obviously likes her role of making people feel welcome. We would certainly stay there again. Having grown up in Sheffield Lake and visiting for the first time in over fifty years, Arbor Lights was truly a woderful experience.
5 en octubre 16, 2012
I spent 4 nights here while visiting with family. It was beautifully decorated and exceptionally clean. It really did feel like my home away from home. I looked forward to breakfast every morning where I was treated to a very special and tasty meal. A comfortable bed and fluffy towels added to the experience. Gerry was very friendly and helpful. I will definitely stay here again. I should add that their little dog, Maddy, was very friendly and cute and well behaved.
5 en octubre 05, 2012
Gerry Timko is the best innkeeper. Breakfast was the best ever. I would always stay here when in Lorain. Thank you.
5 en septiembre 24, 2012
Beautiful home, gracious hosts, and fantastic food. We had a wonderful time!
5 en septiembre 23, 2012
We found this lovely B&B on the shores of Lake Erie and truly enjoyed our stay. We'll come again.
5 en septiembre 03, 2012
Innkeeper fabulous & friendly, very clean & like home. Food was great, my first time, I loved it.
5 en agosto 26, 2012
Wonderful facility, great and accommodating service, great innkeepers! Had a relaxing fun time here.
5 en agosto 26, 2012
We found Arbor Lights B&B very comfortable and with very friendly hosts. Breakfast was superb.
5 en agosto 04, 2012
Needed lodging while visiting family in Vermilion, OH over 4th of July referred to this B&B -- it was one of the nicest B&B we have stayed -- small, quaint, well-taken-care-of. Gerry, our innkeeper, was delightful along with her sidekick, Maddy -- great breakfast (needed her recipes).
5 en mayo 06, 2012
Gerry was the best, and this house is so comfortable! My wife has a intolerance to gluten and dairy and Gerry went out of the way to provide options for her during breakfast and for local dinner possibilities as well. We would love to stay here again! Thanks so much!
5 en abril 29, 2012
Lovely stay, very romantic, private, delightful, and we woke to a crisp sunny morning after sleeping soundly--this inn was perfect for our date night. The breakfast was fabulous. The jacuzzi was very relaxing, and the bed comfortable. This is the best B&B I had ever stayed in for sure. The value, wow, I cannot imagine a better value, and the graciousness of the host in the morning remarkable.
5 en noviembre 07, 2011
We were surprised at how wonderful our room was. It was gorgeous. Gerry was the perfect hostess & made my husband, my grandson & myself feel so welcome. The stuffed French toast was so yummy. We will be back.
5 en agosto 18, 2011
My husband and I had a fabulous 2-day getaway at this little bed-and-breakfast. Right across the street from lake erie and about 40 mins. from Cedar Point. Breakfast was AMAZING! Much better than anything you'd get at a restaurant. I would highly recommend Arbor Lights B&B. We had no problems, and everything was very clean and neat!
5 en agosto 08, 2011
Comfortable bed; clean, convenient, roomy and luxurious bathroom; plenty of clear surface space to put our things; excellent breakfast; beautiful grounds; quiet location; flexible and friendly hostess and host; congenial group of guests; cute dog. What more could anyone want?
5 en agosto 05, 2011
Gerry is a gracious host and made delicious breakfasts. House is a real home, very comfortable and welcoming, an 1879 farmhouse in excellent condition. We hope to visit again. Only 25 minutes from oberun College
4,8 en noviembre 28, 2010
I travel a good amount for work; this trip I decided to stay at Arbor Lights for a refreshing change of pace. The innkeeper was incredibly helpful and accommodating. I had a wonderful and relaxing stay!
5 en septiembre 19, 2010
Arbor Lights is a romantic B&B. We stayed in Jordan's Garden, a beautiful room which was warm and romantically decorated. Gerry served a delicious breakfast which we enjoyed enjoyed with fellow travelers. The directions on the website are easy to follow and Gerry goes out of her way to may you feel welcome. We will definitely stay here again should we pass through Ohio.
4,8 en agosto 19, 2010
We were looking for a place to get away at the last minute and read about Arbor Lights on this site. We arrived on Friday and Gerry greeted us and was very pleasent. After a nice discussion and a tour of the inn we left for dinner. Gerry had suggested and made reservations for dinner at Jackalopes on the Lake. The dinner was great! We enjoyed the Walleye and the Salmon. And I took some great photos of the sunset behind the Lorain lighthouse as we walked along the marina. Our room, the jacuzzi room, was spacious and exactly what we needed. Our breakfast on Saturday was delicious and the time with the other guests was a nice start to our day. Arbor Lights and innkeeper Gerry are a perfect match and we left there relaxed and headed for a drive along the Lake Erie ending up with a trip to Put-in-Bay. Thanks Gerry, Bill & Theresa
5 en agosto 16, 2010
I would do it over and over. Very, very clean. Much better than a motel.
5 en agosto 03, 2010
I love the owners! We have stayed here many times, as our family lives nearby. Breakfast is always delicious!
5 en julio 27, 2010
Very clean rooms - comfortable and great getaway - delicious breakfast! Highly recommend.
5 en julio 26, 2010
Everything was fantastic from beginning to end! The location is perfect. You could see the lake while sitting in the living room, and it is also a very sort walk to the lake where you could experience a sun set that is second to none. There is a nice grassy area to do this at. On the weekend there is wine and cheese provided from 7:30pm to 8:30pm, and wonderful conversation among the guest and inkeeper, Gerry! I cannot say enough wonderful things about the inkeepers who go out of their way to make sure you are comfortable and will also answer any questions that you may have about the area. There are many parks and a really nice beach not far, and a marina with a really nice restaurant (The Jackalobe) which overlooks the lake. It is really nice to take a walk after dinner and look at the lake and light house. My wife really enjoyed the large bathroom and jacuzzi! The three course breakfast was to die for! It was so good and filling. There is much for everyone even if you are a diabetic like me. You will not be sorry if you stay at this B & B!
4,6 en julio 16, 2010
I went to surprise me husband for his birthday.It was a really nice place very relaxing. When u walk in it's like a peace u feel just like home.Sometimes life is so busy. You have to find time for each other.So I recommend this place.The owns of the place will do what ever you ask to make sure you are comfortable.I intend to go back and make sure we do this at lease once a year. Thanks guys Your truly, Grimm's
4,8 en julio 01, 2010
We just got back from our trip to my hometown of Lorain, OH and stayed at the Timkos' Arbor Lights B&B. My family has grown quite a bit and there really isn't enough room for us to stay with them anymore, but going home shouldn't mean a cold hotel room. Arbor Lights was the perfect compromise! In fact, it was even better! We had the most comfortable room, cozy bed, scrumptious breakfasts, and met some of the most amazing people who were also staying at the inn (including people from Germany, France, and Chicago). Quiet, quaint, comfortable, warm, and relaxing, I will stay here from now on when I come to Lorain. It's my Thank you so much for being such wonderful hosts!
4,2 en junio 14, 2010
We stayed 1 night on our way to Cleveland. The inn was very charming and comfortable. The whirlpool tub was a plus after a long day and the breakfast in the morning amazing.
5 en abril 30, 2010
We stayed here for our anniversary and it was wonderful. The room was very nice and the whirlpool tub was great. The owners are sooo sweet and make your stay very comfortable. Highly recommended.
5 en abril 18, 2009
We came to Lorain for a wedding with not many options close by for staying over night. We had never stayed at a bed & breakfast before. What a nice suprise. Arbor Lights was wonderful. The rooms & beds were very comfortable and clean. Breakfast was great. We don't have a bad thing to say about our stay. YOu can't go wrong staying at Arbor Lights.
4,8 en septiembre 05, 2008
My husband I took our first get a way in four years without our children and we couldn't have picked a better place to go. Gerry is a WONDERFUL cook and she made us feel so at home and comfortable. We will definitely be taking another trip next year.
4,4 en julio 24, 2008
We arranged for a last minute stay at the Arbor Lights B&B and we were so glad we did. We needed a break from overstimulation earlier in the week at amusement parks and a family wedding. We were able to relax and enjoy our time together in a very comfortable setting. The girls really enjoyed the large tub in the Augusta room and Grandma really liked the coziness of her room. Thanks for the wonderful breakfasts.
5 en mayo 28, 2008
Gerry and Reed are wonderful hosts. Our room and bed were very clean and comfortable. The breakfasts as always were exquesite. Truly wonderful three days.
3,4 en marzo 31, 2008
Gerry gave us a warm and inviting welcome and our entire stay was very relaxing - Just what we needed. We would definitely recommend her gracious hospitality to others.
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I love interaction and scientific dicussion. Never be afraid to ask me questions. I may not have the answer, but I'll be damned if I haven't learned how to do a good, quick Google Scholar search to find out.
In addition I like to look at non-science related cute animal pictures, art and funny comics too :)
Hope you enjoy my blog but please, feel free to leave suggestions for improvement!
Absolutely fantastic. I love when nature inspires science, especially in younger minds. In physiological plant ecology, the arrangement of branches in a spiral pattern allows for the determination of which branches share the same vascular bundles (and in turn, the same products of photosynthesis).
Just as important is that this arrangement maximizes sunlight capture by leaves, preventing them from shading each other.
13 year old copies Nature to Improve Solar Performance:
"Thirteen year old Aidan Dwyer was walking in the woods in Upstate New York in the winter and noticed a spiral pattern to tree branches. He wondered why nature used such a pattern? He concluded trees do so to collect maximum sunlight. So, he constructed two side by side solar arrays - one a typical flat-panel array that was mounted at 45 degrees, and the second, a solar array based on the Fibonacci pattern of an oak tree. He put both outside facing south. To his amazement, during the month of December, the tree design made 50% more electricity, and the collection time of sunlight was up to 50% longer than the flat panel array! "
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The Miracle Mile with Leslie Sansone targets those looking for a basic low-impact fitness plan. This 20-minute program incorporates 15 minutes of walking and five minutes of toning exercises that will help any beginner get started on the right track. Instructor Leslie Sansone is well informed and encouraging as the fundamentals of this in-home walking program are explained. Sansone jazzes up standard walking by incorporating wide strides, front kicks, and side steps. The choreography is simple and repeats enough times that even the most rhythmically challenged participant will catch on after a few tries. The inner and outer thighs get some work here with adduction and abduction exercises, while the upper body becomes central to attaining a full range of motion. Periodically throughout the session the Fit O' Meter (a bar at the bottom of the screen that keeps track of the time, distance, and pace of your walk) reminds participants how far they have come. Sansone closes the Miracle Mile with lunges, pushups, and sit-ups and offers great cuing on alignment and muscle control. This program is safe, approachable, and just what you are looking for if you just can't seem to get started. --Olivia Voigts
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Network Cooperation and incentives within online communities
AbstractThe aim of this paper is to understand the rationale of cooperation within online sharing communities. How can we explain the extent of cooperative interactions between anonymous distant Internet users ? We build a game theoretic framework to study the exchange of services within virtual community like in a peer-to-peer network. We show that the coexistence of contributors and free-riders is often a stable situation. We also examine the optimal incentive mechanisms to stimulate contributions by community members.
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College students jump at the offers because the salary is attractive
Ramzan, the month of fasting, also offers seasonal employment opportunities to a few thousand people every year.
Irrespective of their scale of business, a majority of the commercial establishments around the city need extra hands to attend to the rush of customers during the Ramzan season. Hence, they employ people on various positions such as salesmen, helpers, accountants, billing executives etc.
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In addition to the big commercial establishments, even the smaller ones accommodate job-seekers temporarily. "There is always a demand for a few thousand salesmen in the market but this year most of the shops have not got enough workers yet," says Abid Mohiuddin, General Secretary, Old City Traders Association. It is said around 4,000 people find temporary employment in big shops and roadside kiosks during the holy month on the Shah Ali Banda and Madina building road stretch alone.
Those employed are well paid as they work for extended working hours during this month when markets are open till early morning hours. An average pay for a salesman is around Rs.7,000 for the month.
The haleem joints around the city are one of the major employers. In fact, a few eateries employ more than a hundred people to attend to the flow of customers.
The workers are paid anywhere between Rs.200 and Rs.300 for a six-hour shift. It is mostly the youngsters who take up the seasonal job as it fetches them some money during the month.
"We get many students who work only during this month for pocket money," says Mohammed Irfan of Shah Ghouse Hotel.
The Pista House is another big employer. "The boys earn about Rs.10,000 to Rs.15,000," says M.A. Majeed, proprietor, Pista House.
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The numerous readymade shops and cloth stores around the city also go in for seasonal recruitment. "There is a good flow of customers at the shops and we ought to have enough hands to attend to them," says a trader.
"It is a good opportunity to earn some pocket money," feels Syed Shoeib, an Intermediate student from Dabeerpura area of old city.
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Mom and I go here once or twice a month for the past 4 years or so. Always wonderful, cheap, and a great experience. Everything from the sushi to lunch specials are great! Best place in Titusville by far.
A friend and I went to the Asian House in Titusville because we were both wanting hot soup to warm us up on a very chilly Florida day. We arrived and were seated and waited on promptly. I ordered the Shrimp with Lobster Sauce Lunch, which came with soup - I had the Wonton soup. The soup and dry noodles...
This food was in my opinion some of the better quality/taste/and amount, at any price. if you do not like it you must be used to MSG in your food. Lunch and Dinners were great.
A lot of good review, but food doesn't taste like review. this is low quality food. I love asian food, but this restaurant is below average.
We discovered this place while riding the SCAT bus and car shopping. Their luncheon special price of 5.75 included an entree, with Egg Roll and Fried Rice and Choice of Egg Drop, Wonton, or Hot and Sour Soup. I had the spicy Szechan Chicken with Egg Drop Soup and my wife had the Bourbon Chicken with Wonton soup. The ice...
I read good reviews and went there. The food was fair... Definitely not good. I figured it was a fluke and went back a month later. The food was WORSE. No flavor, overcooked. Very bland. Won't go there again.
Good prices.. ok food.. but nothing to write home about.. friendly staff, ok location in titusville.
First of all, I love the hot and sour soup that the Asian House serves and the sesame seed chicken is my favorite thing on the menu. For me there is no better place to get some Asian food in Titusville that here. They also serve sushi but I haven't had that.
It's hard for to write a bad review cuz I know these people work hard, but their food is mediocre as best. First, the inside of this place is dingy and just gives you a gross feeling. The sushi was kind of lukewarm which is not ideal for sushi. The food is extremely over priced and tasteless. The spring rolls...
We were looking for a "non buffet" asian place and found this one by accident. The place was busy, so that is a good sign. The waitress was very professional, and made some good reccomendations. I had the shrimp, my partner had some fish. Good food, good portions, and served hot and fresh. Cold beer for a reasonable price. All...
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My goal was to stay some place scenic for a getaway from Atlanta. When first looking at the Lake Allatoona Inn website, I was sold by the Victorian house and the fact that Lake Allatoona is just across the road. Wide wrapping Victorian porches to sit, rock and read on are so inviting but bring bug spray if mosquitoes find... More
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A Morning Show Exclusive! We debuted Pitbull's new Spanish track "La Noche No Termina" on the Morning Show a few minutes ago, and here it is for your listening indulgence. Expect it at your next Zumba class soon. Mr. 305 doesn't deviate far from his party anthem formula ("ay que rica nota" means "what a great buzz I have going on") name-drops Obama, Sofia Vergara and booze.
This track will be part of Pit's second Spanish language album, which will be out at some point next year.


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Although there is an increasing trend for attacks against popular Web browsers, only little is known about the actual patch level of daily used Web browsers on a global scale.
We conjecture that users in large part do not actually patch their Web browsers based on recommendations, perceived threats, or any security warnings.
Based on HTTP useragent header information stored in anonymized logs from Google's web servers, we measured the patch dynamics of about 75% of the world's Internet users for over a year.
Our focus was on the Web browsers Firefox and Opera.
We found that the patch level achieved is mainly determined by the ergonomics and default settings of built-in auto-update mechanisms.
Firefox' auto-update is very effective: most users installed a new version within three days.
However, the maximum share of the latest, most secure version never exceeded 80% for Firefox users and 46% for Opera users at any day in 2007. This makes about 50 million Firefox users with outdated browsers an easy target for attacks.
Our study is the result of the first global scale measurement of the patch dynamics of a popular browser.
Web browsers are the most frequently used client application in the Internet. There is an increasing threat from attacks that take advantage of vulnerabilities in popular browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox.
A visit to a single malicious Web site with an unpatched browser is enough to get compromised. Such drive-by download attacks potentially result in millions of infected computers.
In 2007, Google has found more than three million malicious Web sites that initiate drive-by downloads [14].
How can we measure the patch level of a large population of Internet browsers without access to millions of end-user computers? In this paper we present a new methodology to measure the patch level of Firefox without the need to access the computer of the end-user or to install any kind of monitoring software on it.
Our key idea is to exploit the information in the HTTP user-agent string in order to measure the distribution and evolution of the patch level of the Firefox population.
This information is readily available in the log files of most Web servers. For this research we analyzed anonymized log files of Google's search and application servers, covering 75% [10] of the world's Internet users for more than a year.
We measured the distribution and dynamics of major and minor version updates in the Firefox population.
We focused on Firefox as this is the most popular browser with detailed version information available in the HTTP user-agent string. Internet Explorer only reveals the major version of the browser, which does not reflect the patch level.
The main contributions of this paper are the presentation of a new measurement methodology and an analysis of the update process of a large population of Firefox users.
Firefox' auto-update mechanism is found to be very effective when enabled: most users update to a new version within three days.
However, the maximum share of the latest most secure version of Firefox never exceeded 80% at any day throughout 2007. The maximum share of the latest minor versions is limited by the much slower migration speed between major versions of the same Web browser.
Compared with Opera, another free browser with a different update strategy, we found that the design and ergonomics of the update mechanism plays a key role for good patch performance.
We found that the severity of a vulnerability has no measurable influence on the patch adoption speed.
Further more, the end-of-life (EOL) of a Web browser version has a much smaller effect on the migration to the next version than bundling the software with a new operating system version.
In large part users are not immediately reacting if new security vulnerabilities are disclosed.
To measure patch adoption rates, Qualys analyzed the results from over 30 million scans of their vulnerability scanning service.
Qualys distinguished between external (Internet facing) and internal machines and calculated how long it takes on average to patch against a known vulnerability.
In their paper "Law of vulnerabilities" [16] they find the halflife of vulnerabilities to be 19 days on external and 62 days on internal systems. Secunia reports patch level statistics of Web browsers as a by-product of their Personal Software Inspector (PSI) [17], a vulnerability scanning tool.
Based on the analysis of 200,000+ installations of PSI, Secunia found that 5.19% of Firefox, 11.96% of Opera, 9.61% of Internet Explorer (IE) 6, and 5.4% of IE7 installations miss recent security updates.
However, this data reflects the state of users that deliberately installed a security tool, a minor and biased part of the global population of browser users.
In our approach we exploit the information a browser transmits in the HTTP user-agent [2, 4] string with every page request.
The user-agent string usually identifies the type of browser, the operating system used and the patch-level.
Using our methodology and Secunia PSI data we analyzed the global vulnerable Web browser problem in [5] and found the share of insecure Web browsers used to daily surf the Internet to be 45%.
To date the user-agent information is mainly used to determine market shares of different browsers or operating systems.
The sample size of these measurements and the numbers published vary considerably between the sources [7,9,13,18].
Meanwhile attackers are known to use the useragent string not for measurement but for precise exploit targeting [1,12] and code injection [11].
Our method allows us to measure the patch adoption rate of Firefox users on a global scale, based entirely on Web server log files.
Further, our measurement is not biased as no specific user interaction is needed.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper to exploit the information of the user-agent string to measure the Web browser patch adoption rate of end-users on a truly global scale.
A Web browser sends the user-agent string in the HTTP protocol header with every request for a Web page.
This string contains the type and version of the browser and the type of operating system the browser runs on [2,4,8].
To measure the number of unique browser installations active on a given day we needed a way to reliably remove duplicates resulting from multiple visits to aWeb site.
Relying on the client's IP address is not sufficient as a large user base surfing behind proxies is seen through a single IP address only.
For our study we relied on Google's PREF cookie to eliminate duplicate visits by the same browser.
We ignored the small fraction of browsers that disabled cookies due to restrictive user settings.
We also ignored the small possibility of cookie id collisions and the effect of users deleting cookies manually.
While Google offers its Web search also anonymously without requiring cookies, by default users allow cookies to remember their preferences.
To protect user's privacy, Google was the first search engine to publicly commit back in 2007 to anonymize cookies and IP addresses in logs after 18 months and to shorten the cookie expiration time to two years. In September 2008, Google announced to anonymize logs already after 9 months.
Some browsers and browser extensions allow the user to modify the information in the user-agent string and there are Web spider tools that impersonate a widespread browser for compatibility.
There are also some proxies that change the user-agent string.
Based on the observed dynamics of this research we expect this effect to be small.
We continuously analyzed Google's Web server log data from January 2007 to April 2008 with typically three samples per week, namely Monday, Wednesday and Saturday (Pacific time zone GMT-8).
Starting Oct 10th, 2007 we used daily statistics.
The parser was implemented as a MapReduce [3] that ran on hundreds of machines and processed more than a year of anonymized Google Web server logs.
It identified and counted known user-agent strings for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera.
In sum, all other user-agent strings accounted for less than 1% of the share and were mostly attributed to non mainstream browsers, mobile devices, automated tools, and proxies.
To assess the dynamics of Firefox (FF) major and minor updates we first measure the transition between the most recent major versions within our observation period.
The migration to the next major version of a browser usually requires a manual installation. Minor version updates are highly automated, depending on the type of browser.
For comparison, we also measure major version migrations of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE), Apple's Safari (SF), and Opera (OP). Mozilla released FF2 in October 2006.
There were 13 updates of minor versions for FF2 and three updates for FF1.5 released in our observation period from January 2007 to April 2008. In the same period, Apple released the new major version 3.x of its Safari browser.
However, Microsoft (IE7) and Opera (OP9) released their most recent major versions before our observation started and Google's Chrome browser and Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 were released thereafter.
In Figure 1 we plot the evolution of the shares of the major versions of these browsers relative to the total share of a given type of browser (all versions).
Table 1 lists the release dates of major versions of these browsers.
For all browsers we observe a high frequency component on top of the much slower migration rate between major versions.
This component is most pronounced in IE. We call this high frequency component the weekend-effect, as its periodicity follows exactly the weekly workday/weekend pattern throughout the year.
It can be explained by different preferences of endusers for major browser versions at work during the week and at home on the weekend. For example, IE7 consistently has a higher share at the weekends than during working days while the opposite is true for IE6.
This relation is distorted over Christmas at the end of the year, supporting our interpretation. Since the end of December 2007 we observe a greater amplitude in the weekly pattern of IE6 and IE7.
This could be explained with a sizable part of the IE population migrating over Christmas to new computers having Windows Vista and IE7 pre-installed. We find the weekend-effect for all major versions within the Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera population.
Interestingly, we also found a cross vendor weekend-effect between Firefox and Internet Explorer, with Firefox being preferred over the weekend at the cost of Internet Explorer share [6].
On May 30th, 2007, FF1.5 reached the end-of-life (EOL) and Mozilla delivered the last security patch for FF1.5.
Support should have ended in April but Mozilla extended the lifetime of FF1.5 in order to put in place a mechanism to allow FF1.5 users to upgrade to the latest FF2 release as soon as the upgrade package is available.
This delivery mechanism was included in version 184.108.40.206, the last update for FF15 on May 30th.
Alternatively, users could manually upgrade to FF2 any time using Mozilla's download Web site.
The impact of the EOL on the shares of FF2 and FF1.5 on May 30th is visible but smallish. Relatively few users chose to manually upgrade to FF2 as a result of the EOL of FF1.5.
The release of the package to automatically upgrade FF1.5 to FF2 on June 29th, 2007, has a much bigger impact as seen in Figure 1. FF2 surpassed the combined share of FF1 and FF1.5 at the end of January 2007, about 15 month after its initial release (FF1.5 is considered as a major release).
Figure 1: Percentage of major versions of the Firefox (FF), Internet Explorer (IE), Apples Safari (SF), and Opera (OP) browser over one year. 100% is the total of all versions of the respective browser. Major versions below 1% are omitted for clarity.
Throughout our observation period, Microsoft supported both IE6 and IE7. We found no major discontinuities in their adoption rate. In March 2007 IE7 surpassed the share of IE6, 18 month after its initial release.
Apple released the first public beta of their Safari browser SF3 for Mac and Windows users on June 11th, 2007, which correlates with the first large increase in the SF3 share at the cost of SF2.
Apple seems to have an enthusiastic beta tester community that readily adopted SF3 beta (gaining almost 10% in 3 days). Bundled together with Apple's new operating system Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), SF3 increases its market share on October 26th, 2007.
However, the fastest rise in SF3 market share starts on November 16th, 2007, when SF3 is bundled with an update of the then prevalent Mac OS X Tiger (10.4).
SF3 surpassed the share of SF2 in the last days of November 2007, which is very fast compared with 18 and 15 months for IE and FF respectively. However, in contrast to IE and FF, the share of SF1 was still above 10% at that time.
The Opera community is only slowly migrating to the next major version.
More than 18 months after the release of OP9 we still found more than 10% share of OP8, which is no longer supported.
Table 1: Release of major browser versions.
We find that bundling browser updates with existing automated update mechanisms has a major impact on migration speed.
Upgrading to the next major version of a browser software is often intentionally delayed due to compatibility issues with critical e.g. intranet applications.
In Figure 2 we plot the detailed update dynamics of minor versions of the free browsers Firefox and Opera released in 2007.
We compare Firefox and Opera because both browsers are available for free, both are capable to run on multiple operating systems, and both are independent of any operating system vendor.
Figure 2: Left: Percentage of minor version updates for Firefox and Opera in 2007, vertical lines depict the release of new minor versions. Right: Percentage of the share normalized to the release date t = 0 of the new version for the first 30 days (right). 100% is the total of all versions of the respective browser. Some versions got replaced before 30 days.
Both browsers provide minor version information in the user-agent string, unlike Internet Explorer.
Essentially, we measure the delay between the availability of a new update and the time it is installed by users.
We found two distinct regimes of the adoption rate for both browsers: a very fast initial rise followed by a much slower continuing adoption thereafter. Firefox users adopt fast, the majority of users installed a new patch within 3 days after its release while the last minor version loses share equally fast.
Thereafter the adoption rate is limited by the much slower migration of users between major versions of Firefox from FF 1.x to FF 2.x, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.
Minor versions (N) and (N - 1) (with (N) being the most recent version at any time) clearly dominate the dynamics of Firefox updates.
The weekend is also visible as a high frequency oscillation in the update dynamics of minor versions.
There is a striking difference to the update dynamics within the Opera population.
As with Firefox, we observe two distinct phases in the adoption rate.
However, the initial adoption is much slower for Opera compared to Firefox.
On average the first fast initial rise phase is about 11 days for Opera users and the share of the most recent version saturates at about 40%; well below the level achieved by the Firefox population.
Further, older versions (N - 1,N - 2, ..) persist remarkably long after the release of version (N).
After an initial fast decay, further loss of share of these older versions is very slow within the Opera population.
This means that a considerable part of the Opera users stick to older, insecure versions of their browser.
In 2007, the Mozilla Foundation published 39 security advisories for Firefox and released ten new minor versions 22.214.171.124 to 184.108.40.206 of the browser FF2.
Eight of these ten new versions address security vulnerabilities.
Opera released six new versions in 2007, 9.20 to 9.25, all of which fix security issues.
Our measurement revealed that the adoption rate of minor versions is independent of the security risk being fixed, both for Firefox and Opera.
E.g. there is no difference in the patch adoption rate between high and low risk security updates.
We conclude that the initial adoption rate is governed by the design and ergonomics of the auto-update functionality of the browser. Firefox can be updated with a single click if run with administrative rights.
An update of Opera is essentially the same procedure as a complete manual download and install of the browser, typically requiring many user decisions and more than ten clicks.
Figure 3: Evolution of the share of the most recent versions (N) of Firefox and Opera. The dotted line depicts the previous version (N - 1) of the browser. 100% is the total of all versions of the respective browser share.
End users are exposed to security risks when surfing with an outdated version of their browser.
To assess the extent and evolution of this risk exposure we measured the daily share of the most secure (= most recent) browser version (N) for Firefox and Opera throughout the year 2007.
For Firefox we plot the whole year and for Opera a close-up of the second half of 2007 in Figure 3.
These plots show the periods of increased risk of either browser in relation with the update cycle.
We found that the maximum share of the most secure web browser version in active use never exceeded 80% for Firefox and 46% for Opera on any day in 2007.
Even worse, after the release of Opera 9.20 on April 11th 2007, the most secure browser share for Opera remained below 35%.
These numbers indicate an about four times larger vulnerable populatition than what Secunia found with their Personal Software Inspector (PSI) [17] as mentioned in Section 2.
This difference can be attributed to the fact that our measurement does not need any cooperation of the user.
Secunia's measurement relies on a software agent that needs to be installed first, which introduces a bias in the population measured.
Our analysis reveals the significant risk that end users are exposed to while surfing.
Given the number and popularity of attacks against web browsers [14, 15] this is a considerable security threat.
Without further layers of protection (security proxies, intrusion prevention systems, anti virus) these users are an easy target for any attacker.
Suppressing or obfuscating the browsers version information in the useragent header does not mitigate the threat: attackers are known to try exploiting vulnerabilities blindly, regardless of reported software version.
Not included in our analysis are vulnerabilities due to insecure browser plug-ins which must be patched separately.
Thus, the latest version of a web browser can still be vulnerable through insecure plug-ins.
As a side note, we noticed a drop of the FF secure version share from mid to end of December 2007, where Firefox 126.96.36.199 significantly eats into the share of the latest version 18.104.22.168.
A possible reason might be the bundling of the old Firefox version with a popular software package.
We presented an method to measure the patch level of a large browser population based on Web server logs only.
No cooperation of the user or any installation of monitoring software is needed for our measurements.
Using anonymized logs from Google's worldwide search and application Web sites, our presented analysis is of truly global scale covering approximately 75% of the Internet users for more than a year.
When observing Firefox update dynamics, we could differentiate two phases: a fast initial adoption of a new version, and then a slower continuing adoption limited by the major browser version migration.
The Firefox update dynamics measurements revealed that despite the single click integrated auto-update functionality, rather surprisingly, one out of five Firefox users surfs the Web with an outdated browser version.
This results in millions of vulnerable Web surfers that can easily be attacked by drive-by downloads.
For Opera, more than half of all users stay with an outdated version.
This is likely due to the higher complexity of the update mechanism of Opera, requiring extensive interaction and many decisions from the user.
Firefox' auto-update mechanism is far superior in terms of speed and maximum new version adoption with 80% for Firefox compared to 46% for Opera.
We highly recommend that software security updates for end-users are deployed in an automatic fashion with minimal user involvement in order to minimize the vulnerable software population.
Given that browser plug-ins can also be vulnerable, our measurement provides a lower bound for the actual vulnerable population.
Finally, we observed that up to 5% of theWeb surfers tend to use newer browser versions (e.g. IE7 vs. IE6) at home on the week-end compared to at work during the week.
We call this the week-end effect.
Our measurement ofWeb browsers' migration dynamics shows that automatic mechanisms to deliver upgrades (e.g. bundling a new major version with an operating system upgrade) outperform mechanisms requiring user interaction.
We found that the severity of a vulnerability has no influence on the patch adoption speed and the end-of-life (EOL) of a Web browser version only has a small effect.
In large part users are not immediately reacting to recommendations of Web browser producers or when new security vulnerabilities are disclosed. A more user friendly update process and a reduced frequency of needed software updates has the potential to dramatically reduce the number of poorly patched systems worldwide.
We would like to thank Tom Dillon, Niels Provos (both from Google), Gunter Ollmann (IBM Internet Security Systems), Martin May, and Daniela Brauckhoff (both ETH Zurich), and the anonymous reviewers for their valuable feedback for this paper.
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Americans came from near and far — California, Georgia, Mississippi, Maryland — to the Jon Steward/Stephen Colbert rally to Restore Sanity And/or Fear. There were no political speeches but lots of political signs; no sermonizing, just lots of wicked satire. It was a diverse crowd of young, middle-aged and old, black, white and brown.
There will be plenty of time to fight over crowd size later. Suffice it say, for now, that a whole lot of people came out to express their disgust with fear-mongering, hate speech and incivility.
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But knowing Griffin's athletic ability, Obama was smarter than to accept his invite.
"He said he wouldn't play me but I could play on his team," explains Griffin.
And the gridiron star says he doesn't think Obama will change his mind about a hoops showdown.
"I don't think he'll ever play against me. We'll have it me and him versus [former All-American Baylor women's basketball star] Brittney Griner and Mrs. Obama."
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(SOLD OUT) In-stock alert: Fuji X100 for $1200
As of a May-3-2011 3:36am EST check, the Fuji X100 sold out real fast! For future updates, check the X100 stock status page.
The Fuji X100 is now shown as in-stock at Amazon by Amazon itself for its opening price of $1200. For more, check the X100 stock status page.
Meanwhile, the other hard to find camera, the Panasonic GH2 (stock status page) remains hard to find...
As of a May-3-2011 3:51pm EST check, the D700 has also sold out. For future updates, check the D700 stock status page.
Once easy to find, the Nikon D700 has become hard to find and increased in price, but Amazon itself has a few in-stock for the increased price of $2700 - pre-Quake/Tsumani it was available for as low as $2350 at authorized Nikon sellers.<