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Visitors to the Table Rocks and other federal Bureau of Land Management recreation sites in Southern Oregon will have to pack their own trash out this summer as the federal sequester's budget cuts and hiring freezes have reduced recreation staff levels.
The BLM's popular Table Rocks interpretive hikes have been cut by 20 percent and two of the agency's four campgrounds will see delayed openings as the agency looks to address recreation needs with less than half the normal summer staff.
The Hyatt Lake Complex campground remains closed, but part of it is slated to open some time next week. The two ramps on the lake's south end remain open because they offer the only ramp access to the popular fishing lake off Highway 66 east of Ashland.
Garbage cans have been removed from the parking lots and trailheads at Upper and Lower Table Rocks because the thread-bare crews won't be able to keep up with emptying them, said Jim Whittington, spokesman for the BLM's Medford District.
Hikers and campers can expect to hear the pack-out-your-trash mantra all summer long.
"The more people pack out their trash, the less stress it puts on our small workforce and the easier it is to justify keeping these places open," Whittington said.
The BLM's Rand Visitor Center, where rafters get permits to float the Wild and Scenic Section of the Rogue River, is staffed largely with full-time employees who will keep the permits process afloat, Whittington said.
The federal sequester's across-the-board budget cuts and hiring freeze earlier this year came as the district had hired fewer than 20 of the more than 60 summer seasonal workers who help manage the district's recreation sites. The sites include more than a dozen trails, four campgrounds, seven waysides or overlooks, and other amenities in Jackson and Josephine counties.
The district recently sought and won waivers to hire nine additional summer employees, who will be added in the coming weeks, said Jeanne Klein, who heads the BLM's Medford District recreation program.
Whittington characterized the funding dilemma as "a chronic issue, not a major illness" that he hoped could be handled to the public's satisfaction.
"We're re-arranging some of the staff we have," Whittington said. "We're trying to mitigate this as much as possible."
The Hyatt Lake Complex has been a prime example of how the BLM is shifting plans to stretch the agency's recreation dollars.
The campground normally opens before late April's start of the spring fishing season at Hyatt Lake, but only the ramps and parking lot were open for anglers this year while the bathrooms remained shuttered.
Klein said she plans to open some sites next week and phase more in as new seasonal workers are hired.
"That's how we're going to try to deal with it and keep some service to the public this summer," Whittington said.
The 11-site Elderberry Flat Campground along the West Fork of Evans Creek has not opened this year and will remain closed for the immediate future, Klein said.
Most of the summer recreation seasonal workers make about $10 to $13 an hour, based on their pay grades, Whittington said.
Most of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest campgrounds are run primarily by independent concessionaires who contract with the forest.
The sequester does not affect state or Jackson County recreation programs.
Reach reporter Mark Freeman at 541-776-4470 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Visitors to the Table Rocks and other federal Bureau of Land Management recreation sites in Southern Oregon will have to pack their own trash out this summer as the federal sequester's budget cuts and hiring freezes have reduced recreation staff levels.


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TAUNTON — After several years of sidewalk and infrastructure projects to help revitalize downtown Taunton, several store owners, economic development experts and other residents say they are seeing signs of improvement for the business atmosphere in the central section of the city.
"I think there is a growing sense of optimism about downtown," said Elisa Scully, the interim executive director of the nonprofit Downtown Taunton Foundation. "A lot of that has to do with investment city has made in infrastructure. … It seems the downtown is improving. It's looking more attractive and more modern."
Since the inauguration of current Taunton Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. in January 2012, the city government has made the downtown a focal point for infrastructure projects and aesthetic improvements. At the same time, the Downtown Taunton Foundation and its partnership with the Business Improvement District, a group of about 60 businesses and property owners in the area that formed in 2010, have been working to promote the interests of Main Street and the Taunton Green area and to spur development.
Hoye has said that the infrastructure upgrades his administration has been involved with — including two phases of sidewalk improvement projects in 2012 and 2013 totaling $2.1 million, with a sewer and water main overhaul — are essential to providing a catalyst for downtown revitalization. The city projects came after vacancies and blighted buildings plagued the downtown during the nation's economic downturn.
While there are still some empty storefronts in the downtown area, according to several stakeholders, the pattern of vacancies and blighted buildings is beginning to reverse.
"There are a number of positive signs by virtue of people actually occupying and redeveloping some of the vacant and underutilized buildings," Scully said.
Jose Bejarano, who has been the face behind Tux Towne on Main Street for 20 years, has kept a close eye on vacancies and newcomers in downtown Taunton as an active member of the BID. In the last several years, Bejarano said that some of the notable additions and improvements in the area have included a new tobacco shop taking the place of a flower shop that closed after 95 years of business; a new coffee shop that opened in place of a shuttered bakery; and a new Asian restaurant that is under complete reconstruction in the place of the long broken down Chinese food joint once known as The Orient.
Bejarano also pointed to several housing construction efforts, including the Baron Lofts/Trescott Street Gallery project opened by the DTF in a former furniture store, and another that the DTF is starting at the former Steve's Backstage Pass on School Street. In addition to that, Bejarono said at least four business owners in the last few years have bought their buildings, additional space or adjacent buildings, with the belief that the value of property in downtown Taunton is on the rise.
"People are investing now," Bejarano said. "I think there is definitely a belief in the future of downtown."
Brian's Sporting Goods, owned by Taunton's Joe Rosa, is the newest addition to the downtown business landscape, filling a vacancy left by Tuxedos By Merian. After a year in the Weir neighborhood, Rosa said he made the move to downtown to attract more customers, and during his first month downtown, Rosa said business was good.
"The visibility I think is better," said Rosa, who sells mostly baseball equipment, along with soccer, basketball and floor hockey products. "There is more convenience and there is a lot more traffic coming by here on this street. … They fixed the sidewalks. I think that's really great for business down here. There is a bunch of organizations that are helping with signs and stuff."
Hoye said that he believes more businesses will be moving into the downtown this spring. "You're going to start to see some additional businesses once the weather changes and the weather gets warmer," he said.
Hoye said the city, the BID, and the Greater Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce are "always actively seeking new business" to make the downtown "a place where you can live, shop, work and eat." Hoye said while the economic downturn and other factors had a negative effect on downtown Taunton, the center of the city is taking incremental steps toward increased prosperity.
"The downturn of our downtown didn't happen overnight and it's not going to be rebuilt overnight," Hoye said. "I think you are seeing momentum and progress for the first time in a long time."
The first step to revitalization for downtown was the $2.1 million investment, but Hoye also pointed to other efforts, including a city-sponsored downtown storefront awning and sign program, "to give the buildings more curb appeal."
Kevin Shea, Hoye's director of economic and community development, said that last year the city gave out its first six grants to downtown businesses through the façade improvement program. Shea said that the program is being funded again for 2014 through a federal Community Development Block Grant, with grants of up to $1,900 for eligible storefront applicants.
"We are looking at the success of it to see if we can expand it," Shea said. "People are definitely taking advantage of that."
Shea said that in addition to city initiatives to improve the downtown as a commercial-friendly area, along with increased housing development, he believes that the area would become more successful with expanded nighttime hours by area businesses and additional nighttime entertainment activities being offered. That would help create more symbiosis between businesses and potentially increase foot traffic.
"More activity on an extended hour basis would be good for downtown," Shea said.
From his perspective, Shea said that downtown Taunton is doing relatively well compared to other downtown areas in the region, when it comes to vacant or blighted storefronts. Shea said he credits the Taunton City Solicitor Jason Buffington's office with taking legal action on several downtown eyesores, including the former Star Theatre building, adding that turning around the properties will have a "tremendous" impact.
Along the lines of nighttime entertainment, DTF interim director Scully said downtown Taunton needs an "anchor business" with a large attraction.
Scully said her organization is working on a project to revitalize the old district courthouse on Court Street, to turn it into a civic center for performances. Scully said in addition to a need for a nighttime entertainment venue that draws a crowd, her organization is working with a local community college on a potential workforce training center in the downtown.
"We need a catalyst for new business," Scully said. "Another long-term goal is to have more housing development downtown that's quality housing. It's key. We have pretty low rent too. I think it's an affordable place to start your business. We need people who are within walking distance of the downtown to really make this a vibrant place."
Scully also said that if City Hall was fixed and put back into use, after a fire damaged the building in 2010, it would be "huge" for the vitality of the downtown.
Scully said that small improvements have been adding up to make downtown Taunton a much more inviting place. Another initiative by her organization is to provide $500 grants for downtown businesses that purchase surveillance cameras, which in turn improves the overall security of the downtown area. So far, just one business has taken advantage of the camera program.
In addition to that, the BID has made efforts to beautify the area, including hiring a maintenance man who cleans sidewalks and removes snow from them, in addition to work to put potted flowers on lampposts through the downtown.
Scully's organization holds its own events to draw more people to downtown, including a "paint and sip night," in which guests come to the Trescott Street Gallery, drink wine and learn to paint, before going out to eat at partnering restaurants that put on special deals for the night.
"The goal is getting people downtown in the evening, enjoying themselves and art," she said. "We hope it encourages them to do more shopping and dining downtown while they are here."


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For the few in the know, Ulpotha is the ultimate yoga holiday -but there are insects and snakes in this Sri Lankan paradise.
It takes an age to struggle free of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Eventually the traffic thins and the dusty screen of urban sprawl falls away to reveal undulating countryside sculpted by rice terracing and patched with pineapple fields.
Inside the world's most brutal jungle retreat
DEEP in the jungle lies a remote retreat that's almost totally off the grid. Here, there's a curfew of 5pm and it's for your own good - it's every man for himself.
OVER the past few years, yoga holidays have become synonymous with luxury. Fluffy throne-like beds, temperature-controlled rooms and infinity pools are part and parcel.
But Ulpotha, an eco-retreat in the heart of Sri Lanka, is not for the faint-hearted nor the perpetually pampered.
This Back-To-Basics Yoga Retreat In Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle Is A Secret Worth Knowing
The phrase 'back-to-basics' gets banded around a lot these days, and can mean anything from 'minimalist modern design' to 'we don't have wifi'. However, Ulpotha's rural yoga retreat truly embodies the phrase. Stripping back living to its bare essentials, Ulpotha lets the beauty of the natural landscape do the talking at their all-inclusive yoga and Ayurvedic retreat. So if you fancy getting away from it all - and by all, we mean the clutter of modern living - this might be the hideaway for you.
Yoga in Sri Lanka: from here to serenity
The forests of central Sri Lanka are home to one of the world's best yoga retreats, where the scenery and ancient sites on the doorstep are as blissful as the classes... Isabel Choat - The Guardian
One of Asia's most extraordinary ecotourism projects came into being at the place where elephant paths crossed, Shiva's son had a shrine built and a prince fled with his legendarily beautiful but poor lover. Rebuilt as a traditional farming village, Ulpotha lies in the middle of former Ceylon's deepest jungle next to a small lake, surrounded by seven hills in which ascetics and shamans still meditate in their caves.
Disconnect From the Internet in the Sri Lankan Jungle
"They come from all over to disconnect. Bankers, CEOs, marketing managers, dancers," enthused my lively masseuse Marion, as she pulled my naked thigh to a new angle and pressed down. "I think there is a need for a place like this. For people to reconnect to themselves."
Le yoga, ce n'est pas seulement pratiquer des séries de postures une ou deux fois par semaine dans une salle peu aérée… Pour en faire vraiment l'expérience, il peut être bon de quitter son quotidien. Et, au moins une fois dans sa vie, s'o rir une retraite loin de tout. Prof de yoga en région parisienne, Valérie Vasquez l'a fait. Bienvenue à Ulpotha...
Is this the purest form of eco-tourism in the world?
Designed around the layout of a deserted traditional village, Ulpotha covers a twelve acre site next to a large tank situated at the base of the Galgiriwiya Mountains in the jungle heartland of Old Ceylon. Ulpotha literally translates as water source, referring to the spring which feeds a system of five tanks which irrigate the surrounding watershed. According to legend, pilgrims travelling from south India in search of Lord Kataragama, an incarnation of the god-child Murugan (the son of Shiva revered in the temples of Tamil Nadu), believed that Ulpotha was the sacred site associated with the god due to the seven hills in the surrounding jungle which corresponded to the description they had been given.
In a vision the head priest was shown how to perform a special puja and they built a temple to Kataragama at the entrance to the village. The area was also known as the playground of Prince Salya and the beautiful Asokamala, who escaped the ancient city of Anuradhapura through a secret tunnel hidden in a local cave. The surrounding hills are still home to cave dwelling ascetics and practising shamans.
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Submerged in the jungle heartland of Sri Lanka, Ulpotha is so remote that, by the time you bump your way down the dirt drive (three long hours from the airport), you could be forgiven for doubting its existence. You soon discover it is most definitely mud-between-the toes real. Living with nature is what the brochure said it was all about, and in Ulpotha they take that literally. It takes a while to get used to the lack of electricity and hot water, not to mention the absence of solid doors to lock out the inevitable bugs and jungle sounds. But by the end of the first day, this rusticity seems like paradise. Perhaps this is due to the allure of diving through lotus leaves into Ulpotha's glorious mountain lake, or showering in waterfalls, or making your barefoot way back to your mud hut in the sultry night, along a trail through paddy-fields that is illuminated by a multitude of glow-worms and oil lamps.
Ulpotha offers perhaps the ultimate blend of relaxation and ecological commitment. This hidden haven is not designed to appeal to everyone, but those seeking tranquility tend to get hooked when I was there one guest was on her third visit from Britain in less than a year. It is a working village rather than hotel, whose community was founded on an abandoned coconut plantation in the mid-1990s. Its mission was to develop the surrounding farmland so as to revive traditional agricultural practices for the benefit of both the land and the people.
In hearing Perera talk about how Ulpotha evolved, I come to understand that it's the product of an unusual recipe of serendipity, synchronicity, trust and fun. "Ulpotha came about playfully," Perera tells me. "It was never meant to be anything in particular but it seems just about perfect for whatever anyone might take it to be."
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Many details have been almost accidental in their inception. Viren smiles at one of his stories of design by default. 'I noticed that one of the flat stones in the guest bathroom had cracked. It began to nag at me whenever I saw it until I just propped it against the wall. Someone put the soap on it. Then the stonemason carved a place for the soap. A design consultant was staying in the hut and waxed lyrical about the pure design of the soap stand, where a shaft of sunlight hit the stone and lit up the soap. Nothing planned. I love that.' In my own wanderings around the vegetable and flower gardens, the water meadows and jungle of Ulpotha, butterflies pulsed from trees and bushes in small, brilliant clouds almost as if by design. Nothing planned. I love that.
Ulpotha - Sanctuary in a Jungle Paradise
Ulpotha is so much more than a retreat it's a lifestyle choice run by the local villagers as a non-profit organisation with all the money being generated going towards these goals and that reflected in the atmosphere. At first it seemed a little overwhelming arriving straight from London but within a few days there was nowhere in the world I would rather be.
Whether you're frolicking on the freshwater lake, or climbing the hills and finding caves, Ulpotha encourages that joyful sense of wonder so frequently denied by modern lifestyles. It's bare and innocent, exotic and playful. Few places can boast of such a subtle fusion of sybaritic indulgence and raw, ascetic comfort...
Escaping the City on a Remote Jungle Yoga Holiday at Ulpotha in Sri Lanka
It was breakfast time when I arrived at Ulpotha, sleep deprived after an overnight flight and a four-hour car journey. Fifteen minutes later, after gulping down a fresh coconut water, I was doing sun salutations in the open-sided shala, a monkey watching me from the trees. Those first few hours were disorientating, tiredness compounded by tropical heat and my brain scrabbling to adjust from city-mode to remote jungle.
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The fact that your ayurvedic cure and your dinner probably grew alongside each other in the garden indicates a simpler approach to looking after the body – a traditional way we have long forgotten in the West. Nature is the cure, and Ulpotha reminds us of a more holistic approach to life and health. Here, you are living according to the natural rhythms and ancient rituals of the land. There is not a fluffy towel in sight, but you leave this hedonist's Shangri-la feeling as pampered and relaxed as if you had spent a month in a five-star deluxe hotel.
It is the creation of a trinity of idealists: the late Sri Lankan visionary Tennekoon; a Sri Lankan-born investment banker, Viren Perera, who decided to get closer to his roots; and Giles Scott, a British former property developer, who "came to Sri Lanka to rediscover my soul". The original vision didn't include paying guests. The idea was to create an organic community where Tennekoon could experiment with traditional agriculture and Perera and Scott could go for a weekend retreat. It wasn't long before news of this Arcadia leaked out, and friends of friends wangled invitations to come and stay.
Nature, traditions, a prophet,and a village in the jungle
What strikes you when you first arrive in Ulpotha is the physical beauty of the place as well as its extraordinary tranquillity. Located at the foot of the Galgiriyawa mountains, a forested range that captures precipitation from both the south-west and north-east monsoons, Ulpotha enjoys a temperate climate unusual for the dry zone.
Ulpotha Yoga Retreat, Sri Lanka
As soon as I arrive at Ulpotha, a yoga retreat nestled in the middle of a jungle in the heart of Sri Lanka, life feels different. Slower. Calmer. Spacious.
I am welcomed into the 'kade hut' - a small stone hut where we are to congregate at various times throughout the day over the next week, mainly for the assorted culinary goodies that hide inside it - and already it is easier to breathe.
During June and July and from mid-November to the end of March, Ulpotha welcomes guests to become part of the village. Visitors may join in yoga or t'ai chi classes in a specially built outdoor studio. They may try herbal steam baths and other traditional Sri Lankan ayurvedic treatments, swim in the lake next to the rebuilt manor house or explore the surrounding hills and slowly relax to the rhythm of village life. Although there are glorious Buddhist temples and ancient ruined cities to be visited in other parts of Sri Lanka, it is Ulpotha itself that I will remember and the feeling that, for a while, I was part of a small world so distant in every way from my own.
Interview with Tennekoon, one of the founders of Ulpotha by Teddy Goldsmith
Goldsmith : How many varieties of rice did you use to grow here?
Senanayake : At one time 280 varieties were cultivated in Sri Lanka. Only 15-20 are left. As a result of government policies the others have become extinct.*According to D. Dreberg, (superintendent of school gardens quoted in C. Wright, Glimpses of Ceylon) 1974 three to four hundred varieties of rice were once cultivated.
Tennekoon : I can remember 123 varieties of red rice, now only three or four remain.
Ulpotha: Finding purity in a jungle utopia
When looking for unique places to stay in Sri Lanka, Ulpotha was one of the names that kept popping up. After tons of research and questioning, I reached out to Suzi, sister of co-founder Giles Scott, who ended up going above and beyond in helping me understand more about this property and about Sri Lanka in general.
Luxury Without Electricity At A Yoga Retreat In The Sri Lankan Jungle
New Year's Eve began on Monkey Rock, the mountain slab overlooking the northern Sri Lankan countryside, with lush jungle trees, lakes and rice paddies as far as the eye can see. Nigel, our British yoga teacher, led us through his beautifully crafted eclectic combo of tai chi and Hatha yoga, having us swing our arms to the left, towards the drifting clouds over the lake, and then to the right, towards the mountain tops. "Feel the breeze on your arms," he instructed in his low melodic voice. "Put your hands on your chest, lift your eyes, and connect with the vast blue above."
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Invited to Ulpotha, a yoga retreat in the Sri Lankan jungle, Drusilla Beyfus at first balked, believing her age ruled her out. In fact, it made her hungry to see more of the island.
Ulpotha - Saying Hello to Mellow
Ulpotha's organic beginning still permeate its spirit. The atmosphere is one of an extended and extremely mellow house party. If you are looking for a five-star resort where you luxuriate in deferential service and cocktails by the pool, this place is not for you. Ulpotha is wholeheartedly a down-to-earth affair where your shower is bracing water from an ingeniously funneled tree trunk and where, by design, there is no electricity. The villagers who light your lamps at night and cook your food return to the fields when you are gone. Every care has been taken not to impose western lifestyle upon the village. Accommodation follows these lines in traditional mud and wattle huts, some beautifully fashioned, with low hanging roofs that are open to the elements.
In the jungle heartland of old Ceylon, a traditional Sri Lankan working village offers a rare yoga retreat experience.
It's 8am and guest yoga teacher, Mithila Ubayasekara, is encouraging me to "drop into feminine and come into masculine, drop down to reach up and do a dog split. Wag your tail, waddle, downward duck, be in alien abduction, slosh," are some of the other more bizarre instructions I'll be given over the coming week. Its all part of the Yogamonks approach to aligning the spine and bringing balance into the body.
I'm at Ulpotha - a traditional working village in the jungle heartland of Sri Lanka that, for six months of the year, welcomes guests to experience a rare kind of yoga retreat.
Ulpotha is a place to heal if you are hurting, but also if you simply want to be alone in good company. A place of odd privations and unexpected luxuries, completely different from anywhere else I had been, it was beautiful and intensely memorable.
When looking for unique places to stay in Sri Lanka, Ulpotha was one of the names that kept popping up. After tons of research and questioning, I reached out to Suzi, sister of co-founder Giles Scott, who ended up going above and beyond in helping me understand more about this property and about Sri Lanka in general.
At the heart of Ulpotha is the main house, an apricot-coloured delight of a building encompassing cool courtyards, Buddha shrines and a library. There is also a pavilion where food is served. Guests (a maximum of 24 at any given time) lounge emperor-like on splendid cushions, and sarong-clad villagers lay twice-daily feasts out on the banana-leaf floor. The food is glorious. Poppadoms and rice are heaped with exquisite curries. There are tomato salads, fried banana, lentil daal; all organic, all vegetarian, all filled with vitality and goodness. And nobody flinches when you top up your plate for the umpteenth time.
Well-known masseurs and yogis visit from all corners of the globe to run workshops here in the lush and spiritual countryside, but there is no pressure to join classes. Some guests prefer to swim, walk, read or simply "be". Vegetarian food is served and the occasional party is the chance to enjoy a few drinks as alcohol is not otherwise available (unless you bring your own). "Luxurious without the normal trappings of luxury" is how one returning English guest defined her stay. Ten years since it was started, Perera continues to be amazed at Ulpotha's success: "The place has a life of its own and we are as much passengers as anyone else."
I went home eased, soothed and inspired by the beautiful setting, the ethos of the place, the people I met and the yoga I practised there. I still practise that form to this day. Ulpotha changed my life.
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They come in droves, returning again and again, enchanted by the gentle pace, the exquisitely simple life of swimming and lounging, sun salutations and no communication - there is no signal, no phone and no electricity. It's a place that is making its own legend, reviving almost lost traditions of farming for the villagers and introducing harassed urbanites to another, more beautiful way of life.
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Ulpotha, located in the dry zone of central Sri Lanka, is the site of an holistic environmental and cultural undertaking by a non-profit organization, The East Pole Foundation. It has at its heart an exciting project, aiming to help a small village to transform itself from an abandoned coconut plantation into a vital bio-diverse organic agricultural village. Their approach has been to draw significantly from tradition, while not abandoning the modern, to recreate an environment where nature and man live in productive harmony. It is also a unique Sanctuary, which is open to visitors. Guests can enjoy a relaxing holiday or retreat. They can be part of village life and learn about the traditional practices, or can take part in a workshop such as Yoga or Tai Ji. The revenue from visitors is crucial to the project. It will enable the environmental work to continue and for Ulpotha's future to be safeguarded
For two blissful weeks, I found a serenity and relaxation that I've never known before. Thousands of miles and several shifts of the known universe away from everyday life, and without email, phones or even text messages, visitors to Ulpotha have no option but to calm down and take things gently.
The place has a soothing appeal with no uncomfortable guest-servant relationships. In fact, its genuine residents move through the communal areas, going about their business, as freely as the visitors. In other establishments that sense of harmony is usually replaced by luxury and staff who have learnt how to smile. But Ulpotha demonstrates that, for the right sort of personality, pampering doesn't require a manicure and extra-fluffy towels..
Relax your body, give your senses some peace and quite, and recharge yourself with spiritual energy. Ulpotha, 'the water spring', promises a mystical experience in the lush island of Sri Lanka. Here it's all about the beauty of simplicity.
Brigid Delaney stops for yoga, fresh food and shared dining at a retreat that sustains the local community. Ulpotha, a village in central Sri Lanka, could have been dreamt up by Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, whose writing combines magic and reality.
Not for the faint-hearted but definitely for the super-stressed, Ulpotha is for those looking to tune out from the modern world.
Does my bum look good in this?
Ulpotha isn't about fluffy bathrobes and fawning service, but somewhere our Western preoccupation with past and future quickly dissipates. I returned relaxed as never before with some new friends and a flat stomach.
Brigid Delaney stops for yoga, fresh food and shared dining at a retreat that sustains the local community.
Ulpotha, a village in central Sri Lanka, could have been dreamt up by Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, whose writing combines magic and reality.
Ulpotha is not your average retreat. Hiding at the foothills of the Galgiriyawa Mountains deep in Sri Lanka's rural hinterland with a sacred history that dates back thousands of years, this ancient pilgrimage site sprawls across 20 lush acres of tangled jungle and organic rice paddy fields...
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On the surface, Ulpotha appears to be nothing more than a simple yoga retreat, the type of destination where style matters more than substance and stressed middle class professionals and privileged youth come to assuage their soul with whatever alternative or Eastern therapy happens to be in vogue, but in reality this community was far, far more than that.
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Hidden in the mountains and wildlife of Sri Lanka, hides one of the most magical places I have ever visited, that place is called Ulpotha, the best yoga and Ayurveda retreat in Sri Lanka and maybe in the world…
Ulpotha Yoga Retreat in Sri Lanka
I had never been to a yoga retreat before, let alone a yoga holiday. But arriving at Ulpotha yoga retreat in Sri Lanka, already I could see why these would be popular. Just pulling up, a sense of time slowing down descended.
Where? In an ancient Sri Lankan village, three hours' bump and grind from the airport in Colombo. It's colourful, then? Unlike hotels that try to recreate a village feel, this self-sustaining community offers visitors a genuine opportunity to experience the Sri Lankan way of life.
Au cœur de l'île, les citadins fuyant le stress peuvent se ressourcer dans un village traditionnel. Au programme : huttes en boue séchée grand luxe, bien que sans eau ni électricité, douches en plein air, cuisine végétarienne et cours de yoga.
Les visiteurs sont enthousiastes, et cela fait maintenant dix ans que des citadins amateurs de yoga viennent se ressourcer dans ce petit paradis. Depuis, Ulpotha s'est un peu développé, et le village est aujourd'hui presque autosuffisant, grâce notamment à l'extraordinaire diversité des f ruits et légumes qui y poussent, mais aussi aux différentes variétés de riz, dont le très savoureux riz rouge, particulièrement riche e n protéines. Ulpotha ouvre désormais ses portes du 20 novembre au 2 avril et du 28 mai au 9 juillet. Tous les 15 jours, un nouveau professeur de yoga commence un stage pour un groupe d'une quinzaine de personnes en moyenne. Le forfait à la semaine que propose Ulpotha comprend l'hébergement, les repas, les cours de yoga ainsi que des massages. Un bain de vapeur naturel est aussi accessible à tous moments ainsi que d'autres soins traditionnels.
À quoi tient la magie d'Ulpotha ? Au site, bien sur, d'une beauté spectaculaire. Situé au pied de la chaîne de montagnes Galgiriwiya, niché dans les collines verdoyantes et surplombant un splendide lac d'eau pure où flottent des feuilles de lotus, il était considéré comme sacré par les moines bouddhistes qui s'y rendaient en pèlerinage depuis les contreforts de l'Himalaya il y a déjà deux mille cinq cents ans.
Son villas, islas y centros de retiro en los que descansar es la unica actividad obligatoria...
Le pied est comme une éponge, doux et mou, absorbant, alors que la main est osseuse. Et le mouvement de la jambe est plus fluide que celui du bras, comme un balancier qui fait circuler l'énergie. " Udall enseigne le yoga et pratique une forme de massage très rare avec les pieds, le Chavutti Thirumal. Installé à Londres, il séjourne chaque année quelques mois dans un resort hors du commun, Ulpotha...
Strøm finnes ikke, telefonen virker knapt, og internett kan du bare glemme. I yogalandsbyen Ulpotha, midt i Sri Lankas grønne hjerte, følger alt naturens langsomme rytme.
Litt lei stressende storbyferier? Eller bare behov for fullkommen avkopling med yoga, massasje og vegetarmat i vakre og eksotiske omgivelser? Skuespiller Petronella Barker tok med seg datteren Billie (6) og dro inn i jungelen på Sri Lanka. Her er hennes reisedagbok.
Voyager ne suffit plus. Le bien tre fait dsormais partie du programme. La philosophie des lieux ? Empreinte minimum. Le nombre de visiteurs et les dures de sjour sont limits. Yoga, tai-chi, ayurveda base de plantes mdicinales, baignades dans le lac, massages. Farniente autoris. La cuisine est prpar base de produits bio : aubergines, salades, galettes de nouilles vapeur, miel de palme.
Les sages? Des professeurs renomms viennent du monde entier enseigner tous les styles de yoga : hatha, iyengar, ashtanga.
Tsuyoshi Takashiro's Blog - Japanese
Japanese guidebook on Ayurveda in Sri Lanka
Ulpotha ist ein traditionelles, ökologisches Dorf, das von Mitte Juni bis Ende August und von November bis Ende März für maximal 23 Besucher gleichzeitig geöffnet ist, um die natürlichen Ressourcen nicht zu belasten. Hier wirkt der Geist des einfachen Lebens. Das Miteinander der Kulturen wird in Harmonie mit der Natur zelebriert. Die Menschen, die hier arbeiten, kommen aus den Dörfern in der Umgebung. Die Einnahmen von Ulpotha werden zur Unterstützung der Einheimischen eingesetzt. Zwölf Lehmhütten mit Strohdach ohne Türen und Wände bieten Schlafplätze mit Gemeinschaftsbädern, in farbenfrohem Design und Dekor. Für Blickschutz sorgen lediglich schlichte Vorhänge. Einfachheit und Natur pur sind hier der Luxus. Kein Handynetz, kein Warmwasser, dafür Stille, Frieden und ein sensationelles vegetarisches, aus eigenem Anbau zubereites Essen.
种奢侈。文/李楠夫、图/Finger L.
伦敦的客座瑜伽老师Sam Cunningham依
Am�lie O. op zoek naar herbronning in Sri Lanka.
Am�lie O. (voluit Am�lie O. de la Tourette) is de nom de plume van journaliste/copywriter Els De Pauw (50). Ze werd bekend met haar sekscolumns die ze bundelde in Zaad op mijn huid (2004). In haar nieuwe boek De Vermaledijde Mode gooit ze een aanzienlijke hoeveelheid knuppels in het Grote Hoenderhok van de Luxe-kledingbranche, de Mode. Ondertussen houdt ze ons op de hoogte over belangrijke faits divers.
Sri Lanka is een eiland dat jaren door toeristen werd gemeden omwille van een burgeroorlog, en daarna de tsunami. Die miserie is nu gelukkig al een poos achter de rug. Steeds meer mensen vinden de weg naar dit paradijs. Am�lie O. ging er in Ulpotha op zoek naar geestelijke rust!
Ulpotha - Το μέρος όπου η Γιόγκα γίνεται για καλό σκοπό
To Ulpotha είναι ένα χωριό που βρίσκεται στην Σρι Λάνκα και εδώ και χιλιάδες χρόνια αποτελεί προσκύνημα για πολλούς. Σήμερα είναι ένα από τα πιο σημαντικά κέντρα γιόγκα της χώρας αλλά και του κόσμου. Τα εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα περιλαμβάνουν γιόγκα με τους πιο διάσημους γιόγκι παγκοσμίως και εισαγωγή στην ινδική ιατρική αγιουρ- βέδα. Την ίδια στιγμή, οι επισκέπτες μαθαίνουν τον αγρο- τουρισμό, φροντίζοντας τις οργανικές καλλιέργειες και συμ- μετέχοντας σε προσπάθειες αναδάσωσης.


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Virginia Culver: A legend leaves the Post
On Virginia Culver's first day as a journalist, the nation buried John F. Kennedy. Her last day in the business turned out to be the 48th anniversary of the president's funeral.
Culver didn't choose Friday as her departure date for sentimental reasons. She was scheduled to leave the Denver Post on Tuesday, the same day as others who took the newspaper's buyout.
But months ago, Culver was assigned to work the night shift on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. She recently realized that tonight's reporter probably would be assigned to cover Occupy Denver. Standing around a cold and dark park with police and unhappy campers didn't appeal to her so she took opted for an early deadline.
Culver covered religion for the bulk of her career, a beat that often intersected with her passion for politics. She interviewed anti-abortionists and pro-choice Catholics, evangelicals and atheists. She rode on the pope's plane, Shepherd One.
"One of my favorite interviews was Billy Graham," she said. "He was so gracious when he answered my questions and he didn't try to save me."
Culver loved newsroom gossip as much as she loved a good lede. Her final note to the staff on Friday was to provide her personal e-mail address. "I want dirt," she said.


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Morning, Exilers! The last day of the road trip here, so I hope.
Have fun, Nav!
I remember a time when half of Exile was going to Michigan. What happened?
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Hi all,
maybe this question is very stupid but...
I'm trying to learn OpenBSD and I can't understand snapshot.
Yesterday I've installed the snapshot for my architecture without problem but I've failed to install some package (vim, mutt…) because library not found, bad major.
I read the openbsd.org/faq/faq15 and according I make my system in sync.
So I've installed the OpenBSD snapshot from the 14-Nov-2013 12:24 bsd.rd, from the 18-Nov-2013 10:01 loongson directory, then I tried to install packages from 18-Nov-2013 10:01 packages directory. Result: I can't install packages because bad major.
Where is my mistake?
Many thank's
Hi fstef, and welcome.
You should first edit your dmesg here, and tell us your architecure (i386 or amd64, I guess, but...).
The current release (snapshot) is much more complicated to use, and is recommended only for well-prepared OpenBSD user only.
Did you performed a cdrom install, USB install, or something else ?
Did you strictly followed the OpenBSD install process/recommendations ?
The secret of wisdom is not wisdom itself, it's the road that leads us there.
There have been changes made to core libraries in the last few days which means that the libraries' versions have been incremented (bumped) to formally indicate their changed behaviour.
The packages made available to snapshots will usually lag behind the base system because it can take days to build (even when only a subset are built...) packages as opposed to hours for the base system. The problem you have experienced is that the core libraries expected by the packages you attempted to install required a different version than what was actually found.
Snapshots users are expected to understand that this situation requires either:
Last edited by ocicat; 20th November 2013 at 12:15 AM. Reason: add reference to -stable. oops.
[*] using a less recent (older) snapshot
(Or, alternatively, waiting for the packages to update to the new libraries, or building ones own packages as you mentioned).
Thanks for the question.
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Mimicking their intended target is a much safer bet.
>Hi fstef, and welcome.
Thank you…
>You should first edit your dmesg here, and tell us your architecure (i386 or amd64, I >guess, but...).
Right now I've installed 5.4-release again so I don't have the output of the snapshot dmesg.
I run OpenBSD on a Yeeloong machine.
>Well, since you're a beginner with OpenBSD, I should highly recommend you to learn >from a stable release.
At the first time I've installed a stable release, but I need to input chinese characters and the scim package in the mips64el release repository won't work. A member from a chinese OpenBSD forum suggest me to install snapshot.
>It is imperative that the installed system & the ports tree be synchronized, however, >snapshots are created from the head of CVS which is where development takes place. >You may want to review Section 5.1 of the FAQ to understand the difference between >OpenBSD's flavors.
What I understood about snapshot is: "Every few days, the OpenBSD team upload a release from the latest -current code to the mirror server. This an interim release called snapshot, which is identified only by the date of its release. A snapshot is simply the state of -current at a particular time."《Michael W. Lucas》
>The packages made available to snapshots will usually lag behind the base system >because it can take days to build (even when only a subset are built...) packages as >opposed to hours for the base system. The problem you have experienced is that the >core libraries expected by the packages you attempted to install required a different >version than what was actually found.
So, if I install the 2013/11/18 snapshot from a mirror and at the same time I need to install a package from the same snapshot repository I have high probability I can't due the bad major… It's correct?
>Since you are new to OpenBSD, my question to you is:
>Is there a specific reason why you are using snapshots?
>Will using -release or -stable fulfill your needs? Using snapshots (-current) means that >there will be occasional mismatches that users will have to deal with on their own.
As I wrote above, the mips64el scim package from the 5.4.-release doesn't work, at last in my yeeloong, so I tried to install snapshot.
In another laptop, in a virtual box I've installed amd64 5.4-release (virtual box don't support mipsel) to try to reproduce the problem but the scim input method work like a charm. BTW: the .xinitrc is the same.
I have posted this problem in the forum and following the jggimi suggestion I have reported the problem to the port maintainer. I are waiting to be answered.
For my need, follow the release, add the patch is enough, for now. I like OpenBSD OS, the project and the philosophy, I try to only use OpneBSD, do my "homework" but I absolutely need to input chinese characters and I need to find a solution.
Thank you all for everything
The -current branch is where development occurs, & there are times when changes need to take place in core libraries which will require changes be made to the packages also found at the mirror sites. There will be times when a snapshot of the base system will not be synchronized with the available packages found at the mirrors.
If one encounters this problem, there are two ways to solve it:
I also have empathy for your needs of specific packages for Chinese character input. We have few on this site who have had the same requirements, so few here will be able to help with the specifics of these particular packages. What I have outlined is the reality of living at the head of CVS. These realities will not likely change, but as stated before, if the source to both the base system & available packages are in synchronization, then one should be able, in most situations, to install a snapshot of the base system followed by installing synchronized packages with minimal pain.
You may find that living in the world of -current snapshots to be overly complicated. Library mismatch problems should be temporary -- being solved in the next mass build of snapshot packages, but users of -current snapshots should be able to deal with these problems if they arise again. If you do not find this an acceptable reality, there are other members of the *BSD family which can equally serve your needs.
@ocicat Thank you (and thank to everyone try to help me) for your explanation, now is clear.
I've a lot to learn about OpenBSD, so for now I follow the -release and try to find a solution for my problem… maybe is time to change my hardware.
Using -release has the advantage of being in sync with the release packages, and using the pkg_* utilities is one of the fantastic aspects of OpenBSD in my experience. They just work. That said, building utilities manually from ports is not a brutal experience for the most part; FAQ 15.3.1-11 clearly lays out the basic set up. It's handy if you want a specific flavor or if you do choose to use snapshots.
>Uhm, fstef, why change your loongson hardware if 5.4 -release works on it? I think I am >missing the point of doing this.
>Using -release has the advantage of being in sync with the release packages, and using >the pkg_* utilities is one of the fantastic aspects of OpenBSD in my experience. They just >work.
Well, the problem is: the scim package from the loongson repository packages doesn't work, at lest in my machine. I know work in other machine, in virtual box, but not in mine.
I wrote an email to the package maintainer about this problem, but I think he can't reply to my, because you know : "what's wrong whit you? the code is fine"(M.W. Lucas).
The funny thing is I can read the scim message tell me it is running but I the ps(1)
command can't find the scim daemon run.
But I can't do nothing, and if I can't to write chinese characters the machine is useless.
Posting to the ports@ mailing list may permit others to assist you. See http://www.openbsd.org/mail.html
>The other machine was what architecture, & why was Virtual Box being used?
The other machine is a MacBook Pro of a friend, so x86 architecture, and I can't install OpenBSD (my friend is not happy…)
>What version & flavor of OpenBSD was used?
I've installed OpenBSD 5.4-release amd64.
>Can you explain this further?
>x11/inputmethods/scim is a daemon that is not starting?
Yes and now. This is the first thread I opened in the forum, I think is well explained:
>How is it to start? Does this require the pkg_scripts variable be set in rc.conf.local(8)?
Yes, it require the dubs_daemon and the avahi_daemon, and I have in my rc.conf.local(8).
>Did this daemon start under Virtual Box?
The scim daemon in Virtual Box start and work like a charm.
The configuration and setting in the yeeloong and in the Virtual Box is the same, but wen X start in an xterm I can see the scim daemon process, in the yeeloong I don't have this process.
scim comments should return to the original thread.
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McHENRY – With decades of business and political experience under his belt, Bill Daley spoke to area business owners about the difficult financial issues facing Illinois.
Daley was the keynote speaker at a business luncheon Wednesday in McHenry, and the former chief of staff to President Obama and chairman of JP Morgan Chase Midwest did not mince words in describing Illinois' fiscal state.
"There's no denying that Illinois is in a fiscal mess," Daley said. "We can, and we must, attempt to do better."
Daley highlighted the state's $97 billion in unfunded pension obligations, $9 billion in unpaid bills, and a collapsing credit rating for the current economic woes.
He also noted that Illinois has the ninth highest income gap in the nation between the rich and the poor.
"These aren't ranking to be proud of. They are shameful," he said.
Daley pointed to the working and middle class families as the ones most hurt by Illinois' poor finances, and he said successful leadership is key to turning things around.
"With forceful, effective leadership, people in our state can enjoy the benefits of better education, a stronger infrastructure, a better economy, and more jobs," he said. "Without it, we will run into a fiscal wall, which we may not be able to come back from."
Business owners in McHenry County brought up many concerns from their own businesses, including other states poaching businesses away from Illinois. To that, Daley said government officials need to stress business as a top priority.
"There has to be an attitude from leadership that business matters," he said. "That sounds trite … but we need to first be talking to our own business on how we can keep them here."
Daley added that, in order to lessen the state's financial burden, middle class families should have a tax credit and government should eliminate tax breaks for billion dollar companies.
"The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is an integral part of this community, state, and the country. But come on. To give them a tax break? When they made $2 billion last year? I'm a business person, but there's a point where it ticks people off," Daley said.
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$10! Yes! More money in the pot=more players, in my opinion. Down under gets crazy numbers all winter on $10. And with it being dubs, any player that shows up(no matter what rating they have) and pays $10, has a chance to win $30-$80. Dick, just bring some lights out to sell, and you will have your entry fee.


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Basic security procedures
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1. Install the Debian security packages. Use the command:
apt-get install logcheck syslog-summary harden harden-clients harden-environment harden-servers checksecurity libsafe harden-tools
2. This will automatically configure some basic security settings, remove any unsafe packages, and prohibit any unsafe packages from being installed. This is not by any means comprehensive and you should not consider your system unbreakable. However, it is a good starting point and automatically deals with some of the more obvious security holes.
3. Check for basic system vulnerabilities. Use the command:
4. Turn shadow passwords on. Shadowing your passwd file causes the password encryption strings to be stored in a special, separate password file which has limited read access.
shadowconfig on
5. If you wish to use Snort IDS (highly recommended), use the command:
apt-get install harden-nids snort snort-rules-default
6. If are running MySQL you should install the distribution of Snort with MySQL support instead of the vanilla package:
apt-get install snort-mysql
7. You will be prompted to configure a user account and database for Snort-MySQL to use. The user account and database can be created through the Webmin MySQL interface (see Articles/DebianWebmin). Once you have created the appropriate user account and database, run the following command to enter Snort's table data:
cd /usr/share/doc/snort-mysql; zcat create_mysql.gz | mysql -u username -h hostname -p databasename
8. Snort is also easily configured through the Webmin interface (see Articles/DebianWebmin). Another recommendation is to install the chkrootkit package. This package will check for most known "root kits" that may have been surreptitiously installed. Once again, this is not a definitive test but only part of a well-secured system. Use the command:
apt-get install chkrootkit
9. You will be presented with some basic configuration options. I recommend running a daily cron job in quiet mode (-q). This will run chkrootkit in the background and email the system administrator if any potential problems are found.
10. Another good security tool is the Nessus security auditor. It consists of a daemon and client which interact to scan your system for known vulnerabilities. Nessus is great for alerting you to potential security holes which may otherwise have slipped by undetected. Use the command:
apt-get install nessusd nessus nessus-plugins
11. Follow the installation prompts for creating a server certificate. Once you have done this and are back at the prompt go ahead and add a nessus user with the command:
12. Enter a username, select PASS, and enter a password. Then start the nessus daemon by using the command:
nessusd -D
13. Now make sure you aren't logged in as the root user. This is critical! Start a remote desktop for whatever user you are logged in with (not root).
14. Log into the remote desktop. Click the start menu, programs, apps, system, then select Nessus. You may have to run update-menus from the command prompt first if Nessus doesn't appear on the start menu.
15. Enter the Nessus username and password you created and click log in. Accept the security certificate.
16. You may wish to modify some settings or scans, such as entering your SMB information. Click start scan and wait for the results.
17. Read through the report very carefully. Nessus will probably find many things, some minor and some severe. Correct the security vulnerabilites and scan your system again. Repeat this procedure until you are happy with the level of security (hopefully no vulernabilites).
18. I also recommend using the Bastille security auditor. It will check for potential security vulnerabilities and offer to correct them. Use the command:
apt-get install bastille InteractiveBastille
19. Follow through the prompts to audit your system's security. However, read each suggestion very carefully. Bastille may offer changes which prevent some software from operating correctly. For example, Bastille offered to limit Apache access to localhost on my system. Obviously if you wanted to run a public web server you would not want to enable this suggestion.
20. Finally I recommend installing a file integrity program. Use integrit for this:
apt-get install integrit
21. Preferably this should be done with a fresh install so you can be assured all critical files haven't been tampered with. Check /etc/integrit/integrit.debian.conf to verify the configuration options.
22. Then open /etc/integrit/integrit.conf and change the following:
uncommment: root=/ uncommment: known=/var/lib/integrit/known.cdb uncommment: current=/var/lib/integrit/current.cdb
23. Also uncomment the appropriate lines to prevent checking commonly changed, unmounted, etc files/directores. Usually this includes /cdrom, /proc, /var, and so on.
24. Lastly set the appropriate checks. I recommend:
checksum: s permissions: p number of links: l uid: u gid: g access tim: a modification time: m
25. Now create the initial databases:
integrit -u -C /etc/integrit/integrit.conf; cp /var/lib/integrit/current.cdb /var/lib/integrit/known.cdb
26. I recommend setting a crontab job which will automatically verify the integrity of critical files and mail root upon any failure:
crontab -e * 1 * * * integrit -C /etc/integrit/integrit.conf -c | mail root
27. This runs integrit every Sunday at 1 AM; adjust it according to your needs.
28. You may check file integrity at anytime using the command:
integrit -C /etc/integrit/integrit.conf -c > /somedirectory/changes.txt
29. This performs an immediate check and outputs the results to a file.


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Any idea who's in your system? I'm not sure how many people really think about this and if so, usually not until it's too late.
The reason I ask this is one of the hot topics floating around in our industry these days is outsourcing.
And by this I don't mean outsourcing your IT services. I mean IT service providers who outsource some of the services they're selling to their clients to 3rd parties.
There's a whole growing industry of companies providing white-labeled services to IT service providers who then resell them to their clients.
One of our strengths historically has been our size. Because we're bigger than many of our competitors, there are a lot of pluses that come from this - redundancy of staff, knowledge sharing, wider swath of capabilities and experience, etc.
One of the things that I didn't really consider till late was that in addition to all of these things, one plus that's actually a pretty big one is that we DON'T outsource anything we do when it comes to managing our clients' networks. Everything we do from end-user helpdesk support to the NOC services we provide is performed by our very own talented staff.
This is a key factor for our clients in the financial services industry. We're the only ones logging in to their systems and accessing their information. As it turns out, this is a HUGE differentiator for us. I don't know how many competitors I've spoken with recently who outsource monitoring, alert response, patching, troubleshooting, or helpdesk support services.
I've met some who even outsource ALL of these services. Some of these companies are here in the US while a majority are offshore. This certainly makes sense from a cost basis (of the service provider), but how does this really help the client? The savings really isn't passed on to the client. It's about operational efficiencies of the service provider. And what about security and compliance issues? I'm not sure any of these are really being considered.
One of our strengths too has always been assuming responsibility for our client's networks. And there's no way you can reasonably ensure that you can be responsible for something if someone else is touching it (regardless of the security concerns).
Now don't get me wrong - I'm sure there's a place for these sorts of setups out there in the world (although from a client perspective, I'm still having a hard time really seeing it). That said, I'm hard pressed to see a majority of our clients being ok with this.
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School children are touring the throne room of Buckingham Palace when a taxi enters its enclosure. The youngsters watch as a tuxedoed James Bond (Daniel Craig) steps from the cab. He confidently passes through palace corridors until an attendant, in medals and tails, ushers him into the queen's chambers. Her Majesty continues to work for a moment.
"Good evening, Mr. Bond."
"Good evening, Ma'am."
Moments later, the Queen and Mr. Bond board a sleek helicopter, much more worthy of 007 than a London taxi, and after flying through—not above—Tower Bridge, the aircraft hovers over Olympic Stadium. As the familiar guitar chords of the Bond theme ring out, James and his royal companion (or, at the very least, their stunt doubles) parachute into the crowd, and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland takes her place in the long, long line of Bond girls.
This scene is not one from an official Bond film, but from the opening ceremony of this year's Olympic Games in London. Danny Boyle, the film director who masterminded the opening ceremony, wanted to celebrate all that the world considers quintessentially British. Like Bond aiming his Beretta from some incredibly difficult posture or position, Boyle couldn't have been more on target.
This year marks 60 "happy and glorious" years upon the throne for the queen and 50 years of service by Bond "for queen and country." And while it is impossible to imagine anyone else playing the queen's role, five actors have preceded Craig in the role of Bond: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.
Preceding all of them, of course, was Ian Fleming, creator of the world's greatest spy, and, like his creation, a most established Brit. Fleming's father was a member of Parliament and a close associate of Winston Churchill. Fleming attended Eton, where he excelled athletically. Next came Sandhurst, Britain's Royal Military Academy. During the Second World War, Lt. Cmdr. Fleming served as personal assistant to the director of Naval Intelligence, Admiral John Godfrey. He accompanied commandoes who pricked Hitler's Fortress Europa, raiding the port of Dieppe. As a novelist, Fleming hosted the likes of Noël Coward and Prime Minister Anthony Eden at his Jamaican winter home, Golden Eye. And it was he who invented the now classic Bond martini—shaken, not stirred.
Unfortunately, Bond has also inherited his creator's misogyny. In a conversation with a friend, Fleming once compared women to pets or dogs, and Bond does not hold back either. In Casino Royale, the first of the Fleming novels, when Bond is told that he will be assisted by a woman, he sighs and thinks to himself, "Women are for recreation. On a job, they get in the way and fog things up with sex and hurt feelings and all the emotional baggage they carry around. One has to look out for them and take care of them."
Fortunately, the distance between the 1953 novel and its 2006 movie adaptation left room for women to progress in Bond's world. In the movie, Judi Dench plays the head spy-master, M. In both the novel and the movie, Bond falls hard for Vesper Lynd, his female partner. In both she is still attached to a previous lover and her involvement with nefarious powers leads to her death. In the film world, James is still mourning Lynd when "Quantum of Solace," the sequel to "Casino Royale," opens. But in the novel her death elicits from Bond only the chilling line,"The bitch is dead now."
Although the movies of the Bond franchise improve on Fleming's view of women, they never fully expunge the misogyny. In "Dr. No," a waitress is caught eavesdropping, and a goon asks James, "Shall I break her arm?" Sean Connery's Bond laconically responds, "Maybe later." The violence toward women in the Bond storylines perhaps reflects Fleming's own interest in sadism. It is difficult to find a Bond film in which a woman is not physically assaulted. In "From Russia With Love" (1963), Bond slaps his lover on the hand and asks if she finds his technique too violent. The movie includes two wrestling gypsy girls, intent on fighting to the death over a man.
Fleming once summed up his Bond novels as "straight pillow fantasies of the bang-bang, kiss-kiss variety"— male adolescent fiction. Neither the end of the cold war nor the rapid pace of globalization has frayed demand for such fare. Cars and high speed chases still stand in for male potency, and British scientists continue to equip Bond with exotic gadgets, though, in a few of the most recent movies, James seems to rely on nothing so much as a cell phone with extraordinarily fine apps.
Bond is presented as the epitome of masculinity, an aspiration apparent in the opening sequence of the first movie, "Dr. No." A camera lens focuses upon a man, strolling in a fedora. The figure suddenly pivots to fire a pistol. The message, still repeated in the newest iterations, is clear: this seeming everyman—suave and debonair, intensely athletic, irresistible to women and morally muted—could be you.
Born in and of the cold war, the Bond character continues to protect the world from those who have no moral scruples, even as he himself is never weighed down by them. What Bond admires about the Russians is that they "have no stupid prejudices about murder." In his current incarnation, Daniel Craig, who is "licensed to kill," has never been more blue-eyed or cold-blooded. Judi Dench's M truculently tells Bond in "Quantum of Silence," "If you could avoid killing every possible lead, it would be deeply appreciated."
He answers, "I'll do my best."
She retorts, "I've heard that before."
Of course, as champion of the West, Bond kills with reason. He neither enjoys nor deplores the violence. He is a flesh-and-blood version of the drones still flying over Pakistan, an impassive predator, appointed to do what we would rather not admit is done in our name.
Over the past 50 years, Bond's struggles and enemies have echoed the concerns of the times. In 1962 the eponymous Dr. No tried to divert American satellites launched from Cape Canaveral. In 1979 Hugo Drax stole the American space shuttle, "Moonraker." In 2002 the villain of "Die Another Day" was a North Korean terrorist. Behind the evil masterminds are secretive cabals, armed with seemingly endless resources—a model of attack all too real to us today. In "Skyfall," the most recent film (see pg. 29), Bond's opponent takes technology to another level, employing a cyber attack on an unsuspecting MI6.
At his core, Bond is—must be—British. Fleming's Casino Royale was first filmed as an American-made TV special in the 1950s. In it, Bond was an American spy. It didn't take. American action heroes are not known for being suave and sophisticated. Our on-screen espionage is either handled by gamins like Tom Cruise and Matt Damon, or we turn to the testosterone-pumped: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis or Chuck Norris. None of them know their way around martinis or mating. But somehow, as a Brit, Bond convinces us of his cool. As long as the world is a dangerous place, he can be counted on to remain in service. And with any luck, given the caliber of the women with whom he now consorts—Her Majesty the Queen and Dame Judi Dench among them—unlike Peter Pan, that other British export, he may yet grow up.
I hope Bond never grows up. He is only an entertainment, and a durable one due to the clever replacement of each of the actors who brought him so vividly to life. We shouldn't look too deeply into a theology of 007-no more than seeking science in Star Trek. Just enjoy the ride in the Aston Martin.


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Halloween isn't just a North American holiday — it's celebrated all around the world. It's a fact that people just love getting scared. This is why we find long lines at haunted houses and movie theaters, and a few more late-night visitors to cemeteries around this time of year.
How else do we celebrate? We dress up, of course! We put the kids into costumes, the dog wears a hotdog suit, and the house gets a Halloween extreme makeover. Well, what about your BlackBerry ® smartphone? I've got you covered. I've put together a list of some great themes for your BlackBerry devices that are sure to keep you in the Halloween spirit all month:
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A few weeks ago we wrote about a contest that NBC Universal was putting on, officially through New York City, asking students to make propaganda films, repeating NBC Universal/MPAA talking points about how copyright infringement was damaging NBC Universal. In going through the fine print on the contest, we noted a few oddities. First, you were not supposed to actually use facts or data and make a case. Instead, the rules flat out told you what your position was. You had to support the claim that "piracy costs jobs." Think the data shows that the real problem is legacy companies like NBC Universal not adapting to embrace new opportunities? Too bad.
Even worse, the detailed fine print in the contest (which is pretty difficult to dig out), shows that if you win, you lose the copyright on your video. Seriously. It's pretty amazing that a video contest promoting the supposed importance of copyright to creators involves requiring creators to give up their copyrights. The prize? A measly $500.
So we're offering a competing contest, here via our Insight Community platform. We're asking people to create PSA videos showing the impact of technology on creativity today. We're not asking you to advocate any specific position at all, because unlike that other contest, we're pretty secure in our beliefs and won't melt like the wicked witch of the west should someone submit a PSA that challenges some of them. We believe that the best videos will be both creative and have a factual basis.
Also, as per our standard Insight Community terms and conditions (and again unlike that other contest), you retain the copyright to whatever you do. We would recommend a permissive license -- with our favorite being something like the CC0 Public Domain license or the WTFPL license, but it's entirely up to you. The only condition -- as per our Ts & Cs, is that we're granted a license to make use of the work as well, for the sake of showing it on our sites (Insight Community and Techdirt).
Oh, and while that other contest is offering $500 to the winner, we're offering $1,000. As a result of our original post, a bunch of you stepped up and offered up about $500 in donations for this contest, and we're matching that with another $500 ourselves.
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Riva Del Garda, Italy - At the top, in stunning Riva Del Garda is provisional 2014 Melges 20 Audi-Tron Sailing Series leader Dario Levi aboard Fremito D'Arja. Levi won two of the three races held today, resulting in a substantial eleven point overall lead ahead of second place Guido Miani on Out of Reach. Miani is chased by Achille Onorato's Mascalzone Latino Jr. in third.
American Russ Lucas on Shimmer is currently seated fourth, followed by Francesco Farnetti's ITA-157 in fifth.
With a 12 o'clock start and an incredible 13-15 knots, the first bullet of the day went to Miani with Onorato in second, then Levi.
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Talking about divorce is one of the toughest topics you may have to address with your child. Preparation can help ease the stress of the discussion.
We spoke with Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Director of Social Work Toya Pride about how to respond to your child's questions and where to turn to for help.
Separation and divorce impact the dynamics of a family. The best way to help a child cope with divorce is to be open and honest and allow the child to ask questions and express their feelings. Often, parents believe it is better to hide reality from children and adolescents, but more often than not, children can already sense when something is wrong at home. Children sometimes feel guilt or blame themselves during divorce, so be sure to provide reassurance and make it clear that your child is loved.
No one enters into a marriage expecting it to end, but divorce is a common experience. About 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the Unites States divorce, according to the American Psychological Association. Separation and divorce are emotionally difficult events, but it is possible to address them in healthy ways.
Children are wonderful observers. They are also very resilient. Help your child put his or her feelings into words. Then, meet your child wherever he or she is in the understanding process.
How do I tell my child my spouse and I are divorcing?
- A great approach is to reach out to a Marriage and Family Therapist for support and guidance about ways to inform your child in an age appropriate way. Learn more about the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and find a therapist at http://www.aamft.org/imis15/AAMFT/Content/Directories/Find_a_Therapist.aspx.
- You can also purchase children's books with photos to help explain the situation. Sharing examples of other children whose parents have divorced can be helpful. Be sure to discuss each step with your spouse. If possible, talk to your child together to not only make sure your child feels love and support, but that he or she understands this is a decision between you and your spouse and has nothing to do with the child.
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- Reassure your child that it isn't his fault. Explain that sometimes it's not in the family's best interest for parents to stay together. No matter how things may change going forward, you still love and will be there for your child.
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But what about the third question? "What is your attitude towards the institution of marriage?" Given his own domestic situation and his attitude about being non-judgmental and not interfering in the personal decisions of others, it seems likely Buddha would choose: "If two people love one another they should be allowed to marry, regardless of sexual orientation." However, we really can't find anywhere that he spoke to the issue. So, we will answer that he would give it a low priority.