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Product DescriptionWanna try something new? Trail SL 29'er makes an ideal first mountain bike. The big wheels roll over obstacles with ease, absorb bumps and maintain momentum better. Give yourself an edge.
- Frame: Trail SL 29'er, Optimized 6061 alloy, SAVE, 1.5" headtube
- Fork: Cannondale Fatty Rigid 29'er
- Crank: TruVatiV Isoflow 1.0g SS 33T
- Saddle: Cannondale Stage 2
- Bottom Bracket: Tange Seiki LN-3912
- Spokes: Stainless Black
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Date Reviewed: June 23, 2013
Strengths: High quality frame and fork
Great value
Clean lines
Light blue paint job with orange accent parts looks great
Weaknesses: Low rent parts
Bottom Line:
I listed low rent parts as the bike's weakness, but for me it is a good thing because I like to get my own up grade parts. I immediately replaced the cranks (square taper bb?) with XX1 along with carbon bar, vintage 90 gm Kooka brake levers, Thompson post, etc. Although, it seems silly to put wheels that are more expensive than the entire bike, I plan to put orange Industry Nine wheel in the near future to finish out the bike. At conclusion of all the fun upgrades, I have a perfect bike and it is still way less expensive than getting a stock alloy Niner single speed bike.
With that said, I wish Cannondale offered a higher spec model for serious single speeders.
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2013
Strengths: Looks nice
Weaknesses: EBB is rubbish
Exccessive flex , frame and fork
frame welding average
Full price is a joke
Bottom Line:
First ever Cannondale .... and definitely the last!
Eccentric BB is crap, wasn't even assembled correctly from the factory and forget tightening it to the recomended torque, the BB shell will distort at about 80% tight !! constantly creaks !!
Geometry is not right for a 29er at all, works way better as a 650B cause the BB is way too high.
Bought from Bicycle Express in Adelaide SA (and certainly would NOT recommend them either!!!),
fortunately i got it on clearance at around half price, if i'd paid full RRP i think i'd have asked for a refund!!!
So now i've machined a new BB sleeve and running 1x10 with 27.5 wheels and it's a way better bike
If you are considering one of these P.O.S. , be careful, take it for a thorough test ride and make sure you get a good one ... or just buy something else !!!
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Price Paid: $699.00
Similar Products Used: KHS, Diamondback, Norco, Giant, NS, Jamis
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2013
Strengths: great steering response, i could go on and on and! just buy one!
Weaknesses: mechanical disc brakes the only real down fall of this gem of a bike
Bottom Line:
it corners fast ,responds quickly and front fatty fork is set up just right.
my only gripes would be mechanical disc brakes and little tires, but have got some formula r1S on the go and swapped tires for maxxis ikons( personally i reckon best xc tire made)
this bike was intended just for a commuter to and from work, i put a 33x15 set up on it
but now would rather throw this around the sandy point track than my anthem.
i have used it at bluff hill and with the standard 33x 20 set up it climbs awsum!
33x18 set up is a great all round gear for this bike and i am looking forward to hitting the single speed champs down here in october
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2012
Strengths: Looks, components, price, and feel. Shifts and brakes like a dream. This bike makes me look good. I bet I could pick up a chick faster on this bike than in my car!! As a matter of fact, I've already proven that.
Weaknesses: Not many if any
Bottom Line:
My favorite aspect of this bike is the Hydraulic Shimano brakes....my first experience with Hydraulic. I can stop this bike quickly with just my pinky finger. I don't normally stop with my pinky of course, but hydraulic brakes make the experience that much better....I love them! They aren't necessary but are just nice if you know what I mean.
The second thing I like about this bike is the look. It looks expensive from the paint down to the smooth welds. The welds on other bikes look like unfinished products compared to Cannondales.
It's also my first 29er. I feel like I'm riding an elephant although I have not had any problems maneuvering this big rig.
I'm not here as a Cannondale fanatic but I'm very impressed with this bike and the quality period. I have nothing but good things to say. Everyone wants to ride the bike and when I let them they also have only good things to say.
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2012
Strengths: This bike has transformed my riding making me look for smoother lines carrying more corner speed
charging hills and just riding. No gears Just Ride
Weaknesses: Bars, Swapped out for
Crank Brothers Cobalt 3 dropped some weight and no upsweep
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $600.00
Purchased At: Australia
Similar Products Used: Redline Monocog Heavy.
Bike Setup: 120mm Stem and Crank Brother Cobalt 3 Flat bars 680mm
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2012
Strengths: Lightweight, climbs great, accelerates faster than all my friends' 26'ers, steers great in technical stuff
Weaknesses: Cheap brakes, 1.5" head tube (have to buy custom headset if you want to replace the fork), ebb only lasts a few adjustments before it needs an upgrade
Bottom Line:
There are definitely parts that need replacing soon after buying, but they'll work until you can afford better ones. The problem with the ebb is that after a few adjustments the wedge on the drive side got stuck. Now to get it loose I have to use a hammer and a thin punch to pop it out from the opposite side. This isn't a huge problem since I don't have to adjust the tension often, but it is a little annoying. Should easily be fixed by a Bushnell ebb tho. The brakes do have the ability to stop you on a hill if you give them a good squeeze, but they are nearly impossible to adjust. I stopped removing my front wheel because every time I put it back on it takes 20 minutes to keep the pad from rubbing.
The small block 8 tires roll very fast and work well at a low psi (22 front, 25 rear) and I've only had one flat. They do, however, slide on anything wet at all.
All in all this bike is a great buy on a budget. It will definitely fly on single track with any skill at all. I found that I could keep up with my friends who'd been riding years on HT geared bikes even though I was new to mountain biking. So I guess I'm trying to say if you have a high budget and know you want a SS get something higher end. If you don't want to break the bank on an experiment or you don't have the bank to begin with, this is a great choice.
4 chilis for value because you do need to replace parts.
4 chilis overall because the cheap parts don't affect the performance like they do my patience.
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Purchased At: Outdoors Inc.
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2012
Strengths: Light weight, Great handling, laterally stiff and responsive - SAVE technology does wonders for alloy frames.
Weaknesses: brakes are junk and EBB is cheap, but its what you'd expect for a bike in that price range. Kenda SB8's. Wheels are heavy. Tires come with Schrader valves.
Bottom Line:
The EBB is "ok" but will need to be replaced. The brakes work ok too but are hard to keep them from rubbing the rotor for no apparent reason. Have to adjust them a lot. I plan to swap them out for BB7's asap.
The SAVE tubing makes this ride responsive! CDale got it right with that. The geometry of this bike helps it climb very well with the short chainstays and handles twisty trails extremely well and also very stable on downhills. Swap out a few of the components as mentioned and this ride will compete with any high end bike out there for not a lot of coin. I added some ergon grips with bar ends and it climbs like Godzilla! The 33x20 gearing is perfect although I do swap out the 20T for an 18T depending on where I'm riding, which is an easy change out.
Unless you're riding rail trails those Kenda SB8's are a waste! Get something with some grip that are fast rolling and it will corner like its on rails.
Bottom line, this bike is well worth the money and the few extra bucks for some upgrades!
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: JB Mountain Bikes
Similar Products Used: GF Rig
Bike Setup: Stock, except tires. Maxxis Crossmarks
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2011
Strengths: Climbs well: stiff frame, fairly low weight & extra-wide bars give lots of leverage. Low gearing (33 x 20) makes a good entry point into singlespeeding.
Clean lines: EBB means no cling-on chain tensioners are required.
Smooth: Being a fully rigid frame, I was expecting to litter the trail with dislodged teeth. I was pleasantly surprised at how smooth the ride is. The SB8's (2.1) are a surprisingly high-volume tire & absorb a lot of the high-frequency chatter.
Bike handles well in tight & twisty single-track - it's easy to carry momentum through corners before attacking any steep sections.
Weaknesses: Funky fit: fairly high standover for a medium frame, coupled with a short-ish top tube means that a stem swap is likely required to make the cockpit fit long-armed riders.
Weight: Wheels & tires are heavier than they could be and are supplied with Schrader valves. Lots of unnecessary bits & bobs to remove (dork disk, chainstay protector, etc) before you can get to riding.
Bottom Line:
You truly get what you pay for & for what it is, this bike is a great value.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $750.00
Purchased At: Northwest Cyclery
Similar Products Used: Gary Fisher X-Cal.
Bike Setup: Brooks Team Professional saddle, Ergon GC-2 grips, Deore XT pedals.
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After touting the benefit of coaching staff continuity his first two seasons, Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian managed practices with five new assistants this April: offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau, defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, defensive backs coach Keith Heyward, defensive line coach and recruiting guru Tosh Lupoi and linebackers coach Peter Sirmon.
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As far as other research is concerned, there is a systematic review
which summarises the results from all studies in this area, and seems to show a number of potential positive outcomes. These reviews will always conclude, however, that 'more work needs to be done' because the sample sizes are usually too small to generalise from - acupuncture research is not high on the agenda of mainstream medicine. There are a number of encouraging studies for the treatment of xerostomoa (dry mouth) resulting from radiotherapy in throat cancer, and insofar as these point to a return to normal function, there may be some hope that acupuncture might work with servere pain in the same area.
Each case is individual, however, and we would recommend that your husband would be best advised to visit a BAcC member local to you (you can find one by using the search function on our home page) and see if they will offer a face to face assessment of what may be possible. Most practitioners, if they took on a patient with a problem such as yours, would set some fairly tight review periods to make sure that treatment did not continue if there were no tangible benefit; it is very easy for the patient to want to keep going when there has been no discernible improvement.
We hope that your husband does find a way to reduce the pain. We know from our own experience of treating similar cases just how debilitating it can be.
Q: Can acupuncture help pain caused by scar adhesions resulting from raditation treatment for cancer? Is there any suggestion that after the lymp nodes have been removed that acupuncture treatment should not be done?
A: Acupuncture has a considerable history of use for pain relief, as our factsheet shows
The treatment of pain, and trying to understand the relationship between eastern treatment and western recognised effects in terms of endorphins and enkephalins, was one of the most commonly researched areas of acupuncture treatment, especially because the measurement of chemicals gives nice crisp data.
However, as with any pain relief, the question is never as simple as 'does it work?' but is usually 'how much does it work and for how long?' In the case of scarring and adhesions inside the body we have no evidence to which we can point. Scarring on the surface of the body can occasionally block or prevent the free flow of energy in the channels, and there is some anecdotal evidence that treating local blockages caused by scarring can have considerable impact. However, although the same must apply to a degree internally, we have no anecdotal accounts to draw on. Indeed, it is fair to say that physical damage and irreversible change are just as much an impediment to health in eastern as in western medicine.
One could argue that the essential premise of Chinese medicine, that in restoring the balance of the whole system recovery of all kinds becomes improved, may have some impact, and there are certaonly styles of acupuncture premised entirely on restoring balance, treating the patient and not the condition, which can have profound results. We think that in this case this would be a very long shot. Most of the best results we have heard of involve a variety of physical therapies aimed at stretching out or releasing the adhesions and freeing up the internal tissues the movement of which they restrict.
The treatment of someone whose lymph nodes have been removed has been the subject of great discussion in the profession for years. Although acupuncture is routinely used in China for the accumulation of fluids, called lymphoedema, which can happen after lymph nodes have been removed, in this country the position is that people are told not to have acupuncture treatment in the affected limb because of the increased risk of infection, especially cellulitis. The advice we give to members is to take care not to needle the affected area, and to use alternative point combinations to achieve the desired aims. However, if treatment of the affected limb is avoided, acupuncture treatment performed according to the proper guidelines is perfectly safe.
Q: I completed a course of daily radiology on April 5th 2013 this was successful as on 17th May my PSA was down to 0.38. I have three monthly hormone injections which keep the prostate cancer under control, the side effects of these is of course hot flushes, my oncologist and the senior oncology nurse feel that acupuncture would help with this problem, please advise.
A: From an evidence based perspective this is a difficult question to answer. There are very few studies to look at the incidence of hot flushes in post-radiotherapy men, although a considerable number looking at hot flushes in the menopausal woman. There are a number of systematic reviews of acupuncture used post-radiotherapy over a wider range of conditions, such as
but the results tend to be assessed as inconclusive, mainly because the trial designs are regarded as inadequate rather than there being no changes.
There are also a number of small studies into the effects of the use of acupuncture to reduce the side-effects of hormone therapy, and the one reported here
can be found at:
There are a number of encouraging trial results for using acupuncture for xerostomia, a dry mouth brought on by the treatment, and this is interesting because it is a manifestation in Chinese medicine terms of excess heat in the system causing the loss of body fluids. From this perspective radiotherapy generates a great deal of heat within the body. Stephen Gascoigne, a medical doctor and acupuncturist whose textbooks are used in training institutions, has just written an article for our Newsletter which describes the effects of of cancer treatments in Chinese terms, and talks about the use of radiotherapy as something which 'burns and dries yin and blood'. This would create in the patient the sort of energetic balance which is naturally experienced by a woman entering the menopause, where the yin and blood are beginning to diminish with exactly the same sort of consequence of hot flushes as you are experiencing. When followed up with a course of three monthly hormone treatments, the problem is further compounded. The medications are likely to add to the underlying problem caused by the radiotherapy as understood from a Chinese medicine perspective.
From this perspective, therefore, it should be possible to do something which helps to address the problem you have. The practitioner will, of course, not simply be looking at this symptom but at the whole way in which your system functions. Clearly, however, the oncologist has had good reports and feedback about acupuncture treatment for alleviating the side effects of the hormone treatment, and we are very encouraged by their recommendation.
The advice, as always, is to contact a BAcC member local to you and ask for a face to face assessment. Someone who can actually see what is happening in your system will be able to give you a far better idea of what can be done than we can at a distance.
Q: My Dad suffers from severe dry mouth after mouth cancer operations and radiation. Is there an acupuncturist who specialises in this?
A: As this extract from our factsheet on palliative care shows
Dry mouth (xerostomia)
A systematic review found possible benefits with acupuncture for radiotherapy-induced xerostomia (O'Sullivan 2010). Not all the inter-group differences were significant but this is typical in trials comparing acupuncture with sham acupuncture, for the latter is commonly viewed as being an active treatment itself, not a placebo, and hence may underestimate the effects of the therapy (Lundeberg 2011; Sherman 2009; Paterson 2005).The RCTs to date are few in number and small in size. Although they have produced encouraging results, and are supported by observational studies (for example, Meidell 2009), larger trials are required to achieve more robust evidence. Acupuncture may also help with xerostomia dysphagia (swallowing difficulty) in late-stage palliative care (Filshie 2003).
there is some evidence for the value of acupuncture treatment for dry mouth after radiotherapy, and the two studies below certainly seem very positive.
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Clearly there is a considerable difference between the kinds of functional disturbances caused by disruption of the balance of the body's energies through normal wear and tear and the kinds of damaged brought on by injury or accident. This does mean that it is more difficult to predict whether acupuncture treatment might be of benefit. Treatment of the kind used in the studies tends to be localised or precisely targeted, and this can mean that it does not really conform to the patterns of treatment which a Chinese medicine practitioner would employ. In broad terms, however, acupuncture treatment is aimed at putting the whole system back in balance with the underlying belief that a body in balance tends to deal with symptoms itsef, and on this basis it may well be worth talking to a BAcC member local to your father to see if a combination of systemic and local treatment may, in their view, be of benefit. Most BAcC members are more than happy to give up a little time without charge to give a face to face assessment of whether treatment would help.
We do not have any members of whom we are aware who specialise in this field of treatment. From our perspective all of our members are sufficiently skilled to be able to handle the vasy majority of conditions with which they are confronted, and know when to refer on if they feel it is beyond their limits of competence. In cases such as your father's, which are relativey infrequent in day to day practice, most members would as a matter of course undertake their own research to be au fait with the most recent research findings if presented with an unusual condition.
Q: My husband has been diagnosed with primary liver cancer & it is at an advanced stage. We have both had acupuncture in the past & find it very effective. Could you advise me in what ways acupuncture may be useful with his type of cancer? Would we need to choose an acupuncturist who specifically haD experience of cancer patients, or is cancer treatment within the expertise of most acupuncturists? thanks in advance for your help.
A: We are always very cautious in responding to questions about cancer. Not only is it illegal to claim to be able to cure cancer, or even imply that a cancer is treatable. The best one can say of the use of acupuncture in the treatment of any terminal condition is that there is some possibility that it might be able to provide a modicum of pain relief and reduction in the severity of the symptoms which the person is experiencing. The theory of Chinese medicine, based as it is on theories of balance and harmony in the flow of energy and on the inseparable nature of body, mind and spirit, would also make the case that someone's inner state might be helped by a reduction in the anxieties and fears that people experience. Each person reacts differently, however, and some not at all.
There are a very small number of members who work in palliative care facilities, and if you are local to one of these (sadly we don't record this information) you might find that their experience is invaluable. many hospices have a range of complementary therapists on whom they occasionally call, and it might well be worthwhile calling ones local to you for a recommendation. Our experience of hospice staff has been very positive, and we are sure that they would guide you.
While the scope of practice of acupuncturists extends to nearly any condition, i.e. there are very few where treatment is not permitted, dealing with terminal illness is something many training institutions recommend that their new graduates stay away from until they have greater clinical experience or unless they have training in terminal care already. The majority of our members, however, would be more than happy to provide what help they can.


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By Tim Graham
Jairus Byrd does not feel compelled to play at anything less than 100 percent.
Not even with the Buffalo Bills' secondary ransacked by injuries.
"No," Byrd said this afternoon at his locker. "I mean, I don't want to see them do bad. I've said that since Day One. But me going out there at less than 100 percent isn't going to help the case either.
"I can't do anything about it. That's the tough part."
Byrd, the two-time Pro Bowl safety, missed the Bills' first three games with plantar fasciitis in both feet.
Fans have been frustrated by Byrd's absence on the heels of a lengthy contract dispute. The Bills placed the franchise tag on him, but he refused to sign it until training camp was over. Byrd didn't play in any of the Bills' preseason games either.
"He's working extremely hard to get back," Bills coach Doug Marrone said. "Again, I keep going back to that same statement I've said, and this is the truth: It's a condition that we haven't been able to get over this one last hurdle, and I think when we get over the one last hurdle he'll be ready to go."
Byrd was listed as doubtful on the final injury reports before the Bills played the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers. For Sunday's game against the New York Jets he was listed as questionable, an improvement. But he was scratched from the lineup again.
Byrd explained he alone decides whether he's ready to play.
"Coach is telling the truth," Byrd said. "It's just really a matter of me. I'll go to him and be, like, 'Hey, let's roll. Let's roll.' It's really like that."
Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens would be a great time for Byrd to return.
"Yeah, hopefully," Byrd said. "I've been saying since Day One I'm going out there, getting treatment and seeing where I'm at each day."
While Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is a dangerous passer, the Bills' defensive backfield has been hurting and could be thinner Sunday. Already down top cornerback Stephon Gilmore, the Bills might be without Leodis McKelvin. Safety Aaron Williams will work out at cornerback this week.
"It's been tough," Byrd said. "The secondary is all about communication and continuity. So when you have moving parts, it's hard to get that rhythm in there and know where each person's going to be, their strengths and weaknesses and things like that. It's hard."
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Bank of America's decision to charge $5 monthly fees for debit card users has been met with consumer backlash, calls for boycotts, and the start of a migration away from the big bank to smaller banks and credit unions. The purported reason for the new fees traces back is the so-called 'Durbin amendment' – a provision in the recent financial reform bill that caps the interchange fees banks can charge at 24 cents instead of 44 cents, leading some banks to seek new forms of revenue.
Largely hidden from sight, many consumers never realized they were shouldering the cost of these fees in the first place. The move to monthly fees represents a step forward in financial transparency even if it justifiably angers many Bank of America customers.
The architect of this new shift in policy, Senator Dick Durbin, has come out against the new fees stating on the Senate floor that Bank of America customers should, "vote with your feet, get the heck out of that bank. Find yourself a bank or credit union that won't gouge you for $5 a month and still will give you a debit card that you can use every single day. What Bank of America has done is an outrage."
"It is hard to believe that a bank would impose such a fee on loyal customers who simply are trying to access their own money on deposit at Bank of America," he continued. "Especially when Bank of America for years has been encouraging their customers to use debit cards as much as possible."
But the migration to smaller institutions may be exactly the point. Many banks such as Bank of America have been classified as 'too big to fail' placing them within the protective cocoon of a future government bailout. Driving consumers into the arms of smaller banks and credit unions may be one way to shrink these massive financial institutions without having to resort to directly breaking them up. It may be good for consumers as well.
"It shouldn't be a surprise if the bank's announcement drives lots of its customers away, to credit unions and regional banks poised to welcome them with low-cost or no-cost debit card services," writes Michael Hiltzik of the LA Times. "That's the virtue of price transparency in our system of free enterprise." Or, as Mike Konczal has written in the past, such regulations solve "a market problem by creating a market."
Voting with our feet is an important part of any market economy. The current Occupy Wall Street protests mirror the outrage at Bank of America's debit fees in many ways. I support political protests and the disruptive nature of subversive movements, but I also support the subversive nature of markets. The ability of consumers to dictate their own future is still potent. As Adam Ozimek wrote recently:
Due to it's decentralized nature, it's hard to get a grasp on what the specific goals and complaints of Occupy Wall Street are. But it seems pretty clear at least one complaint of theirs is that "big banks are too big". But if you think this is true, and you wanted to end it, then why would you occupy Wall Street of all places? What do they expect Wall Street to do about this? Voluntarily shrink? Even if they managed to convince current bank management to do this because… um… the drum circle had a persuasive beat, those managers would be kicked out by shareholders, and rightfully so. And what do they expect Washington to do about this? Break up the big banks? This is probably what they have in mind, but it's a pipe dream.
Not that there's anything wrong in protesting in favor of pipe dreams, but if occupying Wall Street and occupying Washington won't actually help shrink big banks, then what will? Occupy your neighbors, friends, families, and anyone you know who uses the big banks. Tell them to take their deposits out and put them in a local credit union or small bank. Tell them to take loans from these places. Big banks are big for a reason: they have a lot of assets and make a lot of money. They need your deposits, they need to charge you fees. If Americans don't want Big Banks to be big, then stop using them. There is a very simple way for everyone to vote with their pocketbooks and put their money where their mouths are. So instead of yelling at banks to stop taking deposits and fees, yell at the people around you to stop giving them.
I'm not sure the protesters want Wall Street to voluntarily shrink or think that's likely the government will break up the big banks. I suppose they want more policies to ensure that banks don't put the economy at risk of collapse, and a better mechanism by which to redistribute wealth and create a more stable economy and a more vibrant middle class.
I've mentioned previously that I don't think Occupy Wall Street is about overthrowing capitalism – though certainly that element exists within the movement – but rather about making capitalism work better for workers and ordinary people and businesses outside of the FIRE economy (Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate.) "The problem with capitalism," G.K. Chesterton once wrote, "is there are too few capitalists." This is the sentiment driving Occupy Wall Street – at least for the most part.
Still, Adam's larger point stands: if you don't like the big banks, the best thing you can do as an individual is to stop giving them your money whenever possible. Bank with local banks and credit unions. You don't need to boycott, just take your business elsewhere. The real benefit of transparent upfront fees such as Bank of America's much-loathed debit fees is that they are visible to consumers. Hidden fees may not anger us as much, but that's part of the problem. When we can see the problem we can fix it, or we can take our money somewhere else.
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You are also insane.
Am I, insane …. then why are my overseas investments doing so well?
It is obvious that the writer of the Ariticle " New Bank of America Fees Good for Consumers and Small Banks" is employed by BOA.
Twenty years ago, Forbes, said doing business in China was good for the American Worker.
Now you are producing more and more BS. That is why I have divested and many more of us are divesting our assets out of the USA…
The sooner the USA experiences complete financial collapse, the better it will be for the rest of the free world of which the USA from is in fact a police state. The average American is has a ball and chain wrapped around his neck…
Did you read the article? The answer is no. How can everyone know that you did not read the article?
Because you are stating opinions based solely upon your interpretation of the headline. Reading a headline does not warrant you stating an opinion about it.
The article actually says that was is going on with BOA is good because it will result in consumers (hopefully) moving their money elsewhere and making these big corporate machines less powerful.
How do i know this? I read the article.
Hey Kain, don't you have a mark on your forehead? I seem to remember Someone put it there because you were a particularly naughty boy. Something about not being your brother's keeper?
Kinda figures you'd find a way to make your thirty pieces of silver, eh?
Bravo Mr. Kain, you are absolutely correct. BofA is way too big and greedy. Everyone should realize that when corporations get too big, their focus shifts from the customer to pleasing the shareholders (making large profits). We all know that BofA doesn't care about their customers anymore; if they did, they would put more effort into helping them save their homes.
I will never bank with BofA. Credit Union here I come.
I have come to realize that 'Keeping Shareholders Happy' is a farce. The executives at many large corporations maintain a significant number of shares or options in the companies. They are really looking out for themselves, not for other shareholders. BAC CEO is shoveling manure when he says that he is trying to balance pleasing share holders with pleasing customers. He is doing what is best for his own pocket, and those of other executives and the board, in the short term. They could learn from Steve Jobs. Focus on making a better product/service – and long term, the shareholders will come. Look where AAPL is now. Look where BAC is now.
These fees are bad. If people do not put an end to this now they will become just like the airlines. Nickel and diming you to death. The article mentions the protesters but fails to understand the cause. These banks fees are waived for the upper class while forcing the lower class to pay. Another example of inequity in the way the two classes' are treated. I hope customers walk away from these banks.
Idiot, there have always been charges of a few percent associated with a card transaction; this is clearly transparent to the business owners that pay the charge. And there's nothing wrong with the charge, because the bank is doing a valuable service for the business by handling the payment details for them. Customers do not pay this charge (well, now they will in cases like BofA's $5 charge). Customers pay all sorts of "hidden" charges when they buy merchandise or services. If you want true transparency, then require businesses to state all of their costs and their profit margin.
BofA mirrors the problems of the US government; they don't have a revenue problem, they have a spending problem. Until they can control their spending, they will have to continue to "gouge" customers to pay for it.
did you know that credit card companies, banks, paypal, and other financial institutions make millions of dollars every day from the "interest" earned on the money they are "holding" for you?
Why do they need more fees upon fees? I am a small business owner and I already pay between 2% and 4% per credit card transaction.
Why do they need the revenue from this, AND the revenue from the interest on my money that they hold for 1-4 business days? if they hold 200,000,000 USD nationwide for 3 business days and earn interest on it, that is enough in my opinion.(simplistic example)
The valuable service being done is for the consumer. Businesses would much rather have cash, i assure you. however, out of convenience, MOST choose to have a merchant account of some sort that accepts cards. This is so the consumer can carry around a little plastic thingy that is 85.60 × 53.98 mm in size. They can then use this plastic thingy to remove goods from stores.
For all of the billions in annual revenue that BOA takes in, a fraction of the net profit is actually put back into the economy, I assure you.
You guys just don't get it. There is nothing for free anymore, anywhere.
The $5 fee is a good value for all, and a better value for many. ALl debit transactions and B of A teller machine transactions are covered under the fee. That is alot of transacting, yes they are all electronic, but there are protections for the consumer covered too. When there is fraud and you act within the timelines outlined you are covered. The bank sends fraud alert messages for further protection.
I challenge any and all to find a $5 monthly value that touches you EVERYDAY like your bank fee. You will not find it anywhere. Get real people and find something else to complain about.
Go and complain about the massive reip off of college tuition in the U.S. or the rip off of cell phone charges and fees, there are clearly many other areas one could demonstrate against. Move on!
bank of america is a soiled company. they have committed so many ill deeds and continue to try every trick in the book to grab money.
bank of america should be forced to either liquidate or be broken up to separate their banking business from their trading business, ala glass steagall.
nothing else will suffice!!
"New Bank of America Fees Good for Consumers and Small Banks"?? Then why not quadruple them?
Debit cards are a cash equivalent, meaning that there's less risk of loss than with a credit card or check. And the transaction costs are more than covered by the reduced charge. The fee is insupportable on a cost basis. I suspect it's more of a message to the Doddering Frankensteins in DC.
I have three takes on this…
1.The author is a paid employee/shill for BoA.
2.The author is a brainwashed idiot who spends a lot of time playing golf, cribbage and Bridge (or something like them) with wealthy bankers, and thinks he is, or is, one of them.
3.The author is like an old, thieving housemate of mine, who, upon legal eviction, explained to the new housemate that participated in his eviction, that he "wanted that to happen, this is exactly what I was hoping for." Right, my loser housemate that had stolen from me and was now getting evicted because he was a crooked a-hole, was pleased as punch he'd been evicted, he "wanted that to happen." Sure dude.
I should add that this "dodd-frank" bill w/e was actually a CAVE IN by Democrats to a Republican financial agenda. The Republicans wanted MORE fees than this bill produced.
You are describing a situation using typical brain-controlled patterns of "news promotion" to confuse, and you don't even know it. Classic. Let me explain it to you.
Let's start with your headline. It is designed, in your mind, as a "joke," in which you are drawing folks into your article by posting something that seems hard to believe. What you don't get is that many do not, as you say, read articles. So, to begin with, your attempt at sarcasm, witty hook actually reinforces the ideas of folks that do not read articles, and they might even mention they saw something about how these fees benefit the consumer.
Next, you describe the situation: our stable institutions are so corrupt, they have hidden fees, and these fees are being "revealed" by the new law. OK, fine. However, you then follow up with "maybe's and buts." "Maybe this is good for the consumer," Right; having to move your finances, and possibly house loans etc. from one institution to another (which is a royal pain the but) is somehow a 'positive event,' as opposed to what it is, a REAL headache, and slightly dangerous. Instead of actually reforming the already stable institutions we had already created through the 3-6-3 banking and the S&L system, you are now telling us the economy is best served by CONSTANT FLUX and dangerous movements of wealth? YOU SOUND LIKE A BANKING AGENT/SALESMAN WHO WORKS FOR ALL THE BANKS.
Here's what would be "good" for the consumer:
1.rules that made it illegal to lend to people outside 125 miles from a home loan office.
2.separation of commercial banking from individual savings banking.
3.NOT creating headaches for everyone!
Finally, have you considered that the fees for SWITCHING banks, especially if you have any property, can easily eat up a lot more in the short run than any five dollar fees??? The solution is in a reordering of the system, not in a mass exodus to tiny little banks, also free of oversight!
We the people ran up DEBT to bail out our nation's banks & they run away with a pocket of cash after they crash the system.
The captains of high finance are demanding that we reduce public debt, which we ran up to bail them out and have to deal with the mass unemployment they caused.
Since the early 1980s, the opposition to entitlements have been warning that future entitlement deficits would crash the economy. Yet when the crash came, the cause was not deficits but wild speculation on Wall Street.
The thing you're overlooking is that banking with smaller banks won't stop the larger problem of banks getting into trouble by lending depositor money. A lot more smaller banks than larger banks got in trouble in 2008, and contrary to media reports those problems are far from over.


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By Justin Juozapavicius
The Associated Press
TULSA — Health officials said Thursday that thousands of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon should undergo testing for HIV and hepatitis after officials looking into the source of a patient's viruses discovered the dentist's instruments weren't being cleaned properly.
The Oklahoma Board of Dentistry said Thursday that state and county health inspectors went to Dr. W. Scott Harrington's practice after a patient with no other known risk factors tested positive for both hepatitis C and the virus that causes AIDS.
Inspectors found multiple sterilization issues at Harrington's offices, including cross-contamination of instruments and the use of a separate, rusty, set of instruments for patients who were known to carry infectious diseases, according to a complaint.
Harrington voluntarily closed his practices in Tulsa and suburban Owasso and is cooperating with investigators, said Kaitlin Snider, a spokeswoman for the Tulsa Health Department. He faces a hearing April 19 and could lose his license.
Officials are sending letters to 7,000 people who are known to have been patients of Harrington but noted that they do not have information for patients before 2007.
"It's uncertain how long those practices have been in place," Snider said. "He's been practicing for 36 years."
Phone numbers for Harrington at his home and offices were disconnected Thursday. A message left with Harrington's malpractice attorney in Tulsa, Jim Secrest II, was not immediately returned.
Snider said letters would be sent Friday to the 7,000 patients who went to Harrington's clinics in Tulsa and Owasso since 2007. The letters recommend testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. The agencies say it is rare for infections to spread in occupational settings but that tests are important.
The Dentistry Board complaint says Harrington and his staff told investigators that a "high population of known infectious disease carrier patients" received dental care from him.
A device used to sterilize all instruments wasn't working properly, the complaint said.
The doctor also apparently used outdated drugs, as one vial found this year had an expiration date of 1993, the complaint said.
Susan Rogers, executive director of the state Board of Dentistry, said that as an oral surgeon, Harrington routinely does invasive procedures that involve "pulling teeth, open wounds, open blood vessels."
Testing will be offered for free at the Tulsa Health Department's North Regional Health and Wellness Center.
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Come enjoy a series of three Israeli Films & a light dinner .
Uri, a yound officer, together with two soldiers under his command, are manning a checkpoint in the territories. Two women from the "Watch" organization try to interfere with their work. Uri is confused as he receives an order to close the checkpoint because of a bomb threat amidst the women's screaming. An unpredictable outcome ensues...
"Stand Up"
Dudi, is learning in a yeshiva to become a school teacher. His wife doesn't know that he really spends most of his time trying to be a stand-up comic. He goes to a comedy club when he should be at the yeshiva. His friends from the yeshiva find out, and Dudi lose his best friend. He is now afraid that his wife will also find out. Dudi needs to decide whather to tell his wife or to keep his dream.
"Chefzi on Air"
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The NFL and NFLPA will negotiate for seven consecutive days to try to work out their differences in negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, according to the Web site ProFootballTalk.com.
Talks have stalled for the past week since the owners walked out of a Feb. 9 meeting after the players had proposed sharing all of the league's revenue, with each side getting 50 percent. Earlier today, the owners and players agreed to meet on Friday in a session overseen by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and that is expected to be the first of the seven meetings.
The way we see it
This is obviously great progress for the two sides, who have not only agreed when to meet, but to meet for such an extended period of time. While it is still unlikely a deal will be met before the March 3 deadline, the owners and players should be able to make clear progress during weeklong meetings.


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Atalanta have signed Bologna defender Nicolo Cherubin on a two-year loan, the club have announced.
Serie A champions Juventus ended the season with a record 102 points after a comfortable 3-0 win over Cagliari.
Catania left Serie A with some pride after clinching a 2-1 win over Atalanta on the final day of the season.
Juventus take aim at a historic 100-point mark while Torino look to clinch the last European place this weekend.
European football chief Michel Platini has repeated calls for countries to clamp down heavily on racist behaviour.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for action following racism and hooliganism during matches at the weekend.


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BELLAIRE — Republican Greg MacMaster handily defeated Democratic opponent William Wieske in the race for state representative in Michigan's 105th District.
MacMaster was first elected to the post in 2010. Unofficial results showed 8,728 votes for MacMaster to Wieske's 4,034.
"My conservative voting record carried me well," MacMaster said.
MacMaster credited his opponent with helping to make it a positive race.
"I was humbled with the effort of us being able to run a positive campaign," MacMaster said. "There were no negative attacks."
MacMaster is returning to office in a realigned district. After redistricting, Cheboygan County is no longer part of the 105th District. Montmorency and Oscoda counties have been added, joining Otsego, Charlevoix and Antrim counties.


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The pyramids - made possible by beer. Photo: iStock
We rarely mention alcoholic beverages and achievement in the same breath. The picture of a rosy-cheeked old soul propping up the bar with beer in hand speaks more to being idle than to being industrious. But the truth is that the birth of civilisation itself needs to give potable liquor a wee tip o' the hat.
So to give credit where credit is due, I'm going to attempt to outline some of alcohol's more notable achievements. Maybe after a read you can raise a glass to, well, raising the glass.
Beer built the Great Pyramid of Giza
Experts of ancient history will tell you that beer was an incredibly valuable commodity in Ancient Egypt. It is believed that beer predates bread by as much as 3000 years and that it was the desire to harvest barley for beer-making that compelled our ancestors to cultivate crops and settle in one place.
In humankind's efforts to produce beer we discovered the plough, irrigation, the wheel, pottery and breadmaking. By the time that the Egyptians started constructing pyramids, beer was used as a currency to pay, feed and placate the workforce. In this time beer was very thick and nutritious, and much safer to drink than the contaminated water of the Nile. Many wonders of the ancient world would never have been constructed without beer as a means to sustain the workforce.
Alcohol gave birth to modern medicine
Whilst alcohol is used in antiseptic wipes and hand sanitisers in medical practice today (pure ethanol is very effective at killing bacteria, viruses and fungi) papyri from Ancient Egypt dating to 2200 BC include recipes for medicine based on wine.
This oldest documented man-made medicine set a precedent for the use of alcohol in medicine for the next 4000 years, to this day. Hippocrates, the father of medicine and from where we get the Hippocratic Oath, included wine in every one of his recorded remedies.
The Schola Medica Salernitana, founded in the 9th century in the southern Italian town of Salerno, used the new-fangled technique of distillation to concentrate wine into a spirit which was used for creating infusions of herbs and spices believed to have health-giving properties. These types of medicines would eventually be used to combat (unsuccessfully) the bubonic plague that decimated Europe's population.
The classic G&T also started its life as a medicine. Troops of the British East India Company were plagued by malaria but by taking a good dose of quinine dissolved in water they could be cured. For many of the troops, however, the bitter-tasting cure seemed worse than the disease. It wasn't until the quinine tonic water was mixed with a little sugar and a good slug of gin that the cure really caught on.
Before proper anaesthesia, a stiff drink was the best you could expect to be offered before surgery. These days alcohol has been largely relegated to coldsore and toothache gels and cough syrups.
Alcohol helped us discover the New World
Long sea voyages pose the problems of stagnant drinking water and boredom. These were two problems that alcohol was immediately employed to solve. Stores of sherry and wine helped Christopher Columbus make it to the Bahamas.
In 1519, as Magellan prepared to circumnavigate the globe, he spent more on sherry than he did on weapons. Later seafarers favoured brandy, rum and gin as it took up less space on-board than beer or wine.
With the sugar plantations of the Caribbean selling cheap molasses to the colonies in New England, rum very quickly became an important part of the economy. As Britain saw that they might profit from the tax on rum, and that they might use the American colonies as a solution to their growing convict issues, they consequently ignited the independence movement and the Revolutionary War.
With the uppity Americans not wanting convicts as neighbours, Australia was next on the cards. The First Fleet consisting of 11 vessels was not only laden with troops, convicts and the tools for starting a new colony, but also five puncheons of rum (1600 litres) and 300 gallons of brandy (1350 litres).
After crossing the Atlantic the fleet also stopped to top up on provisions at Rio De Janeiro where they would have taken on the local sugarcane spirit cachaça. It's likely that the fleet's arrival in Botany Bay would have been toasted not with English gin, brandy or sherry, but with Brazilian spirit.
What's your favourite tipple to toast an achievement?


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Listed house in Hampstead where Sigmund Freud and his family lived after fleeing the Nazis in 1938. The Museum was founded in 1986. It has featured in numerous films and TV broadcasts and hosts regular exhibitions and events. It is available for hire for filming and evening functions.
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Sigmund Freud's large collection of Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Oriental antiquities and his library. His study with the psychoanalytic couch preserve his working environment. A reference library, archive and picture library document the history of psychoanalysis.
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Terrell Lipkins scored 25 points and the Golden Eagles defeated Concord 71-66 in WVIAC men's basketball on Thursday night.
Concord (11-9, 7-9), which held its opponent to 71 or fewer points for a fourth time in six games, was led by Damien Tunstalle with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Mike Boyd added 13 points and Jordan Davis contributed 13 points and five rebounds. Nick Shannon tossed in nine points and dished out four assists.
Charleston (15-5, 11-5) shot 51 percent (25-49) from the field compared to 36. 1 (22-61) for Concord. Concord was 15-19 at the free throw line, while Charleston was 14-22. Both teams made seven 3s.
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Charleston 92, Concord 72
The Lady Lions couldn't overcome 14 3s by the Golden Eagles in a WVIAC loss in Charleston.
Princeton's Amanda Smith led Concord with 18 points.
She was 6 for 6 from the free throw line and has now made 12 straight foul shots and is 27 for her last 29 attempts.
Rachel Artrip of Honaker added 16 points and five rebounds for the Mountain Lions (6-16, 5-11).
Katy Somerville added 11 points and Stephanie Wagner added 10 points, seven assists and five boards. Wagner is currently seventh in the nation in assist-turnover ratio (2.37) and 12th in assists, averaging 5.3 per game.
Chrissy Keir led Charleston with 19 points and six assists.
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Rory has been a RIBA Awards judge, has served on the jury of the British Construction Industry Awards since 2009, ran a first-year design studio for two years and is a guest critic at a number of UK and Irish universities.
Rory was shortlisted for IBP Architecture writer of the year three years in a row, winning in 2011 and 2013. In 2010, he also won IBP's Feature writer of the year and in 2013 was shortlisted for PPA Writer of the year.
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The Urban Studies and Planning Program currently has two, 6-credit summer studio course overseas. One, in St. Petersburg Russia, occurs once every three years. The studio topic is selected by our partnering institution, St. Petersburg State University's Architecture Program. Students in the studio spend the first four weeks in St.


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Upgrading from Previous Versions
This article written by Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso, author of the book System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Cookbook, provides recipes that allow you to smooth the migration process from the previous versions of System Center to the new System Center 2012 R2 with tips and tricks.
In this article, we will cover the following:
Reviewing the upgrade options
Checking the VMM system requirements and preparing for the upgrade
Upgrading to VMM 2012 R2
Reassociating hosts after upgrading
Updating the VMM agents
Performing other post-upgrade tasks
Using the Playlist
In this article by Shaun Freidman, author of the book FL Studio Cookbook, you can learn to arrange the many pieces and parts of your production by pasting patterns in FL Studio. You may also paint automation curves and record external audio in the playlist. The playlist is where you can specify which patterns are played (or not played) at which point in time. You can actually make a full-length song with one pattern by using the Piano roll and by continually adding more beats and bars with data. Thus, beats per bars is the area where you can distinguish between an intro, verse, chorus, bridge, outro, or any type of section of your song. It is all up to the individual artist using FL Studio to decide their particular musical arrangement. This is shown in the first recipe Using patterns to build a song.
In this article, we will cover the following topics:
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- Comparing patterns and audio
- Using markers and snap
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Working with Pentaho Mobile BI
In this article by Sergio Ramazzina, the author of Pentaho Business Analytics Cookbook, we will learn about accessing BA server from a mobile device, accessing files and folders, adding files to favorites, and changing the default startup screen.Read Working with Pentaho Mobile BI in full
Kendo UI DataViz – Advance Charting
In this article by Sagar Ganatra, author of Kendo UI Cookbook, we will learn about different charting widgets provided by the Kendo UI that can be used to visualize data. These include the Stock Chart widget that shows you the stock price history of a particular stock, the Gauge widget that creates a dashboard that contains gauge charts, and Barcode and QRCode widgets that allow you to create codes that can be used to identify products.Read Kendo UI DataViz – Advance Charting in full
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In this article by Alonso Peña, Ph.D., author of Advanced Quantitative Finance with C++, we will give a brief introduction to Quantitative Finance, delimit the subject to option pricing with C++, and describe the structure of the article.
Quantitative Finance studies the application of quantitative techniques to the solution of problems in finance. It spans diverse areas such as the management of investment funds and insurance companies, the control of financial risks for manufacturing companies and banking industry, and the behavior of the financial markets. Quantitative Finance is eminently interdisciplinary building upon key expertise from the disciplines of finance, mathematics, and informatics.
In this article, we will focus on one aspect of Quantitative Finance—the pricing of financial derivatives using the programming language C++. In the following sections, we will describe the main features of the three key disciplines that constitute Quantitative Finance:
Discovering Python's parallel programming tools
In this article by Jan Palach, author of Parallel Programming with Python, we will expose some Python libraries to implement parallel solutions.
The Python language, created by Guido Van Rossum, is a multi-paradigm, multi-purpose language. It has been widely accepted worldwide due to its powerful simplicity and easy maintenance. It is also known as the language that has batteries included. There is a wide range of modules to make its use smoother. Within parallel programming, Python has built-in and external modules that simplify implementation. This work is based on Python 3.x.Read Discovering Python's parallel programming tools in full
Shaping a model with Meshmixer and printing it
In this article by Richard Salinas, author of the book 3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook, has discussed about shaping a model and then printing it. We're going to take the models that are scanned with 123D Catch and make them better. We'll do this by using Meshmixer, the free program offered by Autodesk. Meshmixer is a 3D modeling program that offers a variety of sculpting tools that manipulate the surface mesh of a 3D model. It also offers a series of tools that are geared to optimize a model for 3D printing. We'll improve the surface of a model by working with its mesh. Later on, in the printing section, we're going to learn how to optimize what we can't see of the model.Read Shaping a model with Meshmixer and printing it in full
Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
In this article by Paurush Praveen Sinha, the author of Bioinformatics with R Cookbook, discusses how to deal with machine learning methods in bioinformatics using R.Read Machine Learning in Bioinformatics in full
Common performance issues
In this article by Osama Oransa, author of Java EE 7 Performance Tuning and Optimization, we will discuss the most common performance issues, classify them, describe the symptoms, and analyze the possible root causes.
Let's now go through the most common performance issues in enterprise applications that we could face during performance troubleshooting. For each issue, we will define the issue, describe it and its symptoms, and give examples. Let's begin with classifying the most common issues and organizing them into different categories.Read Common performance issues in full
Getting Started with Mockito
In this article by Marcin Grzejszczak, author of Mockito Cookbook, for those who don't know Mockito at all, he has written a really short introduction about it.
In this article, we will cover the following recipes:
- Adding Mockito to a project's classpath
- Getting started with Mockito for JUnit
- Getting started with Mockito for TestNG
- Mockito best practices - test behavior, not implementation
- Adding Mockito hints to exception messages in JUnit (Experimental)
- Adding additional Mockito warnings to your tests in JUnit (Experimental)
Adding a developer with Django forms
This article has been created by Samuel Dauzon, the author of Getting Started with Django. Django forms work with an object that inherits from the Form class. This object will handle much of the work we have done manually in the previous example.Read Adding a developer with Django forms in full
Designing Puppet Architectures
This article by Alessandro Franceschi, the author of the book Extending Puppet, outlines the components to manage when defining a Puppet architecture: the available tools, how to integrate them, how to cope with data and code, and organize resources to be applied to nodes.Read Designing Puppet Architectures in full
This article is written by Robert W. Beggs, the author of Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing. This article focuses on how Veil-Evasion enhances the ability to bypass antivirus detection.Read Veil-Evasion in full
Using the client as a pivot point
This article is written by Kevin Cardwell, the author of the Building Virtual Pentesting Labs for Advanced Penetration Testing book. This article is about using the client as a pivot point.
When we compromise a machine, the next thing we want to do is use the client source to our advantage. This is because we know most networks are configured with the locations that are inside the network architecture being considered at a higher level of trust and not with a location that is outside the network. We refer to this as pivoting.
(For more resources related to this topic, see here.)Read Using the client as a pivot point in full
Writing Tag Content
The article by Vitor Subtil, the author of Near Field Communication with Android Cookbook, explains that the NFC Forum is responsible for developing standards-based NFC specifications to allow interoperability between different devices and tags. One of the specifications created by the NFC Forum is NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF). The NDEF specification defines the message encapsulation format to exchange information between two NFC-enabled devices or devices with the NFC tag. NDEF is a lightweight, binary message format that can be used to encapsulate several custom payloads. Using this abstraction layer allows us to create the standard tag content compatible with all the NFC Forum tag types, ignoring the fact that each tag type has different hardware setups and memory layouts.
In this article, we will cover the following topics:
- Working with the NDEF record
- Writing a URI-formatted record
- Writing a text-formatted record
- Using Android Application Record
- Working with external types