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Posts by Tsung
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Déjà vu: Virgin Media jacks up broadband prices
Junk Mail gets me everytime.
I've even requested they stop sending it. They claim to mark your account "no junk" and yet sure as mustard, I get the marketing crap from them at least twice a week.
As for putting prices up? they seem to do it whenever without reason. It does seem strange they are now trying to offer me their full tv services + phone line + highest speed broadband for less than what I pay for broadband (£35 a month is the offer, apparently*).
*I'm sure that excludes line rental at whatever they like to charge for that.
Termination charges drop smacks Vodafone and EE in the WALLET
EE Lost me as a customer
It was the amount of forced apps they insisted on putting on my phone (Galaxy S3 at the time) which finally did it for me. I didn't want Free Games, Lookout Basic and all the other tosh they forced onto my phone. OFC. there was no option to delete this shovelware and the phone ended up running like toffee.
Contact ended, I terminated it, and went else where.
BOOM BOOM: Dixons fires the human cannon
Re: Fewer staff
To hound customers don't you mean?
I play store pac-man; avoiding the "helpful" staff where-ever possible.
Hello Moto... It's the Nokia Lumia 630
Where is it sub £100?
The reviews suggest it's going to be released at £90 RRP, the website (Nokia & m$) have it priced at £129. So what has happened here? I have two cynical theories.
1. Nokia lied about the price to the reviewers; they review the phone based on the fact it is a £90 phone and it get's rave reviews. Nokia releases the phone at the true price of £130.
2. Nokia did intend to release at £90 RRP but when the phone got excellent reviews they decided to add another £40 to the price.
Before anyone says VAT to me, the RRP doesn't include VAT, thats rubbish. £90 + VAT (@20%) = £108. That's a long way from the £129 actual price.
Anyways, the review should be revisited based on the new RRP of £129. It might still be excellent value for money, or it might now not be so great against one of the competition.
Motorola Moto E: Brill budget blower with one bothersome blunder
No Front Camera, not a deal breaker!
Just buy a mirror!
Netflix FREEZES prices for existing UK users to stop them quitting vid-streaming service
What are you playing virgin for?
I'm the opposite, I don't buy any TV services from Virgin, only broadband. Netflix is amazing, for a measly £6 a month there is no end of content available, I haven't even bothered to use DNS / VPN hacks to access USA content. There is no need. The UK services is fine with plenty of content available to watch,.
I have used Amazon Instant but found the whole service terrible. The Amazon player is awful; sometimes it was hit or miss for content availability. Once it decided I wasn't a subscriber right in the middle of a show and just stopped playing.Oh and it wouldn't play on my PC becuase my monitor wasn't compatible!
Oh well, carry on Netflix, I've been a subscriber for over a year, and really happy with the service :)
Selfies are so 2013. Get ready for DRONIES – the next hipster-cam-gasm
Only thing I noticed about that video was the guy couldn't afford a matching pair of shoes.
Last call: Getting Started with Microsoft Azure – TODAY at 9.30am
Twitter rejigs layout, opens wide to swallow SLURRY OF ADS
If twitter wants to make money
Maybe they should charge the celebrities and companies that use twitter accounts a monthly fee to use them. Also anyone who has more than X (100?) friends on twitter who is using it a endorsement platform . If they are using and benefiting (financially or popularity) from the service, make them dam well pay for it.
Molyneux: Working at Microsoft is 'like taking antidepressants'
We're doomed!!
"Molyneux told GameSpot last week that he believes the fate of the God game genre itself depends on the success of Godus."
To be honest the first version was a terrble click fest designed for mobiles, the second attempt is not much better. I think Peter has forgotton that games are suppose to be fun; players don't really care about the "little" people in the game. But peter SO wants us to care!. As a "god", I expect them to worship me, and/or fear me.. In this game (at it's current stage) there is nothing.
He admits the industry runs in cycles, so whilst at Microsoft he clearly was protecting himself from the "non"-indy game cycle.
Every little helps: Dirty MOLE BANDITS clean out Tesco ATM from BELOW
Re: Ah for £86k I'd soil myself too....
And cost way more than £86k. The preps did Tescos a favour*
*assuming that Tescos wanted a hole new way into their shop.
Blighty goes retro with 12-sided pound coin
Re: I'm not happy unless I'm complaining.
Isn't there a going to be a competition? If so I'll submit a picture of the Queen, a sure winner :D
ISIS Security
Immediately made me think of Archer ( http://archer.wikia.com/wiki/ISIS )
As for fakes, the images must be fake, the coins are dated 2014, but won't be available until 2017.
Mastercard, Syniverse target holiday payment security with mobile verification system
I think the banks are totally over-engineering on this project. Simple changes could make a big difference to card abuse. Changes like.
Allow customers to have a pin that can be 4,5 or 6 digits long.
Allow customers to set daily/hourly withdrawal limits on the card. For instance, I never take out more than £20 from a cash machine, so why can't I set a limit of £20 a day or hour?. Attempts to withdraw more without speaking to the bank could result in the card being held.
In a similar vein have an upper spend limit on a credit card (set by the customer). Day to day, I doubt I have a single transaction ever exceed £50, so why can't I set this?. Then if my card is stolen, and the thief try to splurge out on a shiny new toy, they wont succeed.
Finally, if going abroad give the customers an easy way to inform the bank, we are going to be in country X between Y and Z.
Tbh. banks aren't interested in making it too difficult to splurge your money. When spending many months out of the UK, I received a bill for £1000 for a credit-card I had previous cancelled, in branch (and cut it up and handed it too them). Despite me cancelling the card, the bank decided not to.:/
Battling with Blizzard's new WoW expansion and Diablo revamp
Diablo 3 Expansion.
Diablo 3 was a total let down; being forced to play on super easy mode, then easy mode up to still insane mode killed any enjoyment to be had. I have friends who stopped playing it well before they even reached the higher levels, because the game was ultimately boring.
Why on earth would anyone buy the expansion is beyond me?. Better games have come along since, Path of Exile for instance is totally free to play and you can build any sort of toon you like. Even Van Helsing was a 1/2 tidy game with some tower defence elements thrown in.
My love affair with Blizzard is over; a few years ago I would defend them. Warcraft 3, is superb, with excellent mod support (bring us games like DOTA). Early WoW was great fun, thou' I'm not a great fan of the new talent tree. It's like they are dumbing their games down as much as possible to appeal to the widest audience.
I've hope for Heros of the Storm, it looks good and will be the next game I would consider getting.
NHS England tells MPs: 'The state isn't doing dastardly things with GP medical records'
Opt out, isn't really opt-out at all.
I thought when you opt out it doesn't actually remove your data in any way. Instead they "tag" it with a "code" that means "don't look at me". Anyone who wants to use the data for "other" purposes isn't going to give too hoots about the opt out code. If anything it will make your record more interesting as you clearly have something you want to hide!
Crafty French hackers tweak 'My Account' page, slurp 800,000 Orange users' details
Tweak page?
If all the "hacker" done was tweak a page to gain access to other users account details, I would say that Orange are just as guilty of leaking it's customer data. Don't worry, rather that take any responsibility for protecting customer data we will blame the "hacker".
It sounds like the Hacker done something "trivial" to gain access to other customers records, probably stumbled over it by accident.
'Maybe we haven't been clear enough about med records opt-out', admits NHS data boss
Re: Radio 4 this morning
I agree I heard that very same interview, in the same sentences she was saying the data was anonymous and yet has a unique ID (NHS ID) that links back to you. But it's OK they have no plans to sell it to private companies. The explanation was as clear as mud, she had no idea what she was talking about. As for the coded bit, I guess she means something similar to hash tags on twitter.
Another question I have to ask listening to this interview, she said they have been doing this for the past 25 years. So I'm not sure why they needed a new system now? sounds to me like opting out is a wise choice.
A BBC-by-subscription 'would be richer', MPs told
Here comes the TV & Internet Licence fee..
I don't pay for a TV licence, my TV isn't tuned for any channel, I watch Film & TV Series from Netflix.
However, one of my biggest annoyances with the BBC is the technology exists to encrypt the channel and deliver it to just those who pay for it. The big digital switch over was the perfect time to incorporate this technology. Instead they would rather make out people who choose not to watch broadcast TV are criminals. I'm certain the "long term" goal for the BBC is this..
"We cannot possibly monitor everybody who uses I-Player and we cannot issue usernames / passwords for those who pay the TV licence so our only option is an TV & Internet Licence fee."
Lets see if it happens...
Ho, ho, HOLY CR*P, ebuyer! Etailer rates staff on returns REJECTED
Not suprised.
Bought a laptop from them, it was faulty, they wouldn't even entertain a return until I had phoned up and spoken to Lenovo technical support. Spoke to Lenovo tech support they agreed the laptop was faulty, and then ebuyer finally agreed to accept it back for refund.
Makes me very wary of using them again especially for expensive items.
Gift-giving gotchas: How to avoid Xmas morning EMBARRASSMENT
Good Advice
Setting up accounts is great advice, also if the product contains a downloadable code it's well worth downloading in advanced.
Last year my nephew got a VITA with FIFA13. The game was just a download code and about 2.8gb in size. Luckily his parents gave me the console first, so I was able to set up his account, charge the console and pre-download the game. This allowed him to play the game on xmas day rather than sitting there looking at a "downloading" bar.
This year it's BF4 on the Xbox, again they don't have the quickest internet so I've stole his Xbox, installed BF4 + downloaded all the patches and returned it. Come Xmas day, he will be able to open the present, pop the disc into his console and play (the way games use to be). Rather than waiting for all the patches to download.
UK payday loaners cop MEGA £175K fine for 'misleading' SMS spam
Re: wait
Yes it will make a difference; it will inform them that you saw their message and reacted. This will lead to more messages being sent to you because you bother to read them :)
Report offending spam texts to your network operator by sending them to 7726.
I find the worse offender is my network operator, does this still work for them?
(Actually it doesn't matter as on my phone there is an option to mark the number as spam and I never see a text from it again. Brilliant).
Virgin Media to hike broadband prices by nearly 7 per cent
Not sure how this is news?
I've been with VM for 1 year (just for Broadband) , in that time they increased my bill by just over 12% whilst still offering the service to new customers for the same price (per month) I paid a year ago. Luckly I have choice, so I can always switch to BT.
TalkTalk to block nuisance calls with no help AT ALL from Huawei
When I read the headline I thought Talk-Talk was going to close it's own (cold) call center so I wouldn't get any nuisance calls from them.
Unsupervised Brit kids are meeting STRANGERS from the INTERNET
Re: Maybe
Well of course not, the kids who met with the boogeyman weren't there to ask.
Data appears to be mixed up.
Why don't they separate truly risky behavior from virtual risky behavior?. Kids playing games rated 18+ sounds risky, but in reality isn't. There are a few 18+ games with material that is totally unsuitable for children. I wonder if the developers just aim for an 18+ rating (lots of swearing, some virtual blood) to make the game more desirable to children. Plus if asked most kids will say they have played it; even if they haven't.
Out of the 20% of kids who arranged to meet friends they made online, how many of these friends ended up being "unsuitable". Like "I ain't Spartacus" said, how many are friends of friends?. From the sound of the research the kids are at least learning not to go alone.
Out of those kids who spent 2hrs or more a night on the internet how many were doing their homework which seems like a requirement nowadays.
Still education parents is a good thing, and needs to be done. It seems that they are too busy to keep an eye on what their children are up to. Move that computer into the living room and in the evening take the mobile devices too. :/
Official crackdown on Apple fanboi 'shanty town' ahead of London iPhone launch
Re: How sad
Going to Game and not queuing? In which mythical world do you live?. I don't think I've ever been to a Game shop and not seen a queue for the checkout. It's like they want their customers to get peeved off and go order online.
Microsoft: That $900m Surface write-down is smarting
Maybe when Pro 2 is available..
I wish Microsoft would do two things..
1. Stop selling Windows 8 RT tablets; the reason they didn't sell well was they were no good. It also adds a layer of confusion when purchasing. Drop them, they didn't work, it just confuses the market.
2. Redesign/Update the Pro with the new Intel Haswell chipset which I believe draws less power and runs cooler than Ivy Bridge.
I know people who like the ideal of the surface pro but are put off by the fact this newer & better chip set is out there (or will be soon) . They would rather wait for that than buy early and end up with an out of date piece of kit. Who can blame them when the tablet is more expensive than the most expensive I-Pad?
CONFIRMED: Driverless cars to hit actual British roads by end of year
Don't Worry
Anyone concerned about driver less cars shouldn't be. By the time they will be introduced we won't have any roads left to drive them on.
Premier League boots footie-streaming site off Blighty's interwebs
Own Goal?
Never heard of firstrow1.eu until this court case / news article. So now I feel compelled to go check it out. I wonder how many other people will start using the site who have never heard of it before?
Internet blocks don't work, but lets not tell the courts that...
Unreal: Epic's would-be Doom... er... Quake killer
One thing I do remember from Unreal..
That corridor, where you go down a lit corridor and there is a switch at the end. You hit it, and you can hear a noise getting closer slowly every second or so. You turn around and notice the lights are turning off one at a time, getting close leaving the player in total darkness.
Great game.
Ubisoft admits major hacking breach, advises password change
Ubisoft... Grrr.
Ubisoft needs to sort out their UPlay platform. I have several accounts, not by choice but simply because it's been running for 13+ years and my email addresses change (and it isn't obvious the game bought back in 1999 uses the same uplay system as a game bought this year). Still attempting to merge all these accounts is impossible as it's 1 email address per account. Contact their support and they say they cannot do it..
So great, they now lost data for several accounts some of which I no longer have access to the associated email address. But nevermind, because I never given them my credit card details either. I do wonder if the passwords were stored in a plain text format, I've only got their word for that (and taken they cant merge accounts I cannot trust that).
I feel it's about time Amex, Mastercard & Visa got together and banned the storing of all credit card details on all system. If you want to make a purchase you have to enter your card details everytime. This would reduce the risk of mass credit card data loss from careless companies and prevent children from clocking up huge bills buying coconuts for their I-game.
'The Apprentice' is a load of old codswallop, says biz prof
Mitchell and Webb had it perfectly summed up.
Hope You tube links work.
US Ambassador plays Game of Thrones with pirates
One word.. Spoilers.
The problem with delays in releasing it is spoilers; people talk about the shows after they are released. A lot of the time you cannot even visit news sites without them trying their best to give the game away. The only way to avoid these spoilers is either a. disconnect from society or b. Watch the show as soon as possible after release. It's the same with films when they are released months in advance in America it's hard to go watch a movie at the cinema without having a good idea of what happens.
For some people they seem to like spoilers; they like reading/discovering about something then watching it happen. Other people like to watch and then advertise it to the world regardless. Personally I'd rather discover the film / tv program for myself without knowing the future; it makes it more enjoyable.
Can't find your motor? Apple patents solve car park conundrums
Already exists!
I already have a device that can remotely locate my car in a busy car park. It's called a key fob, I push the button and if my car is near the car lights flash and the doors unlock. I'm not entirely sure what is original or new about this patent?
Again; we should be questioning the ability of someone's driving if they cannot remember where they parked their car.
Twenty classic arcade games
Ahh memories..
Paperboy was an arcade game you could crash by holding full right (or it might of been left) at the end of the level. This would cause you to miss the end of the level and carry on into the abyss. :) Space Harrier missing? makes me sad. That must of been one of the first full motion sit in arcade cabinet games. There are so many other iconic games missing, Golden Axe, Pole Position, Outrun, Mr Do, Bagman.. Maybe a top 100 list next time?
Bioshock Infinite, Devil May Cry, SimCity
Saints Row 3 is much better than GTA 4
I dunno I think some people have rose tinted glasses on when the play GTA 4. The mission (especially early game) were boring to the point of depression. Pick up a girl and take her home, then go pick her up and take her bowling. All stuff you could be doing in real life faithfully recreated in a game. Saints row 3 might of been outrageous and silly but it was a LOT of fun to play. It had a much better story line than GTA4 with ability to do crazy side missions. There is no contest, SR3 = Full, GTA 4 = Mundane.
Bored with people complaining about the always online bit about Sim City, if it bothers you that much don't buy it. If it bothered enough people that it affects sales then I'm sure EA would do something. However we all know these people will buy the game so EA don't care. My only fear for Sim City is will it be a nickle and dime game like Sims 3?. When you buy Sims 3 (for those who haven't played it) you buy some of the game, with lots of extra content for sim points. Ofc. sim points cost real money. You get 1 map to play on for free, the other 5 or 6 cost money.. It's all designed to get you hooked and then empty your wallet. :/
Slideshow: A History of Horror in 20 Scary Games
How can you miss Ammensia? http://www.amnesiagame.com
There is truly a scary game.
Norwich City FC Web CMS exposes privates. Club respond by calling police.
The local rag (EDP) covered this story on their website with the option for people to comment . In the morning there were many comments criticising the football clubs over-reaction to what was clearly a mistake by their IT Team. No worries, by the afternoon they were all deleted and only the very moderate comments and ones criticising the boy were left. The story has been totally rewritten now.
Sony to strike gold with PS Vita - if it cuts the price
It's not just the price of the console.
You have to look at the price of the games and memory cards (some crazy sony format). This is going to kill the product quickly; memory cards are WAY over priced and the games? £30 a pop ?
So after the initial fanboys, who else is going to buy a vita?. Parents with children? the DS seems a cheaper and more sensible option with plenty of cheaper back catalogue games. I suspect most other regular adults are happy buying games on their mobile / tablet at a few quid a pop (max).
I cannot see a Market for the VITA there especially at current pricing..
Netflix vs Lovefilm
Currently using Netfilx but there are issues.. My biggest one being the recommended for me category, if it picks someone I do not like there appears to be no way to remove it. Currently it's recommending shameless (c4) which I'm sure is good but isn't my cuppa tea. I tried rating it 1 star (Hate It), I've tried to find a "don't recommend this title" but it shows up every time in my recommended for me selection. This alone will make me cancel my Sub.
Other issues I've noticed since using it.. I enjoy watching Anime, I swear the number of titles in that Category have been reduced since I started watching it. There is no search by category (Anime / Comedy Films). Publish to Facebook is annoying glad I didn't sign up using Facebook login but my friends have so now I have to endure their Netflix Spam.
I've mainly been watching titles on my Xbox & Android Tablet. So maybe there are options on the PC version to fix these issues.. I dunno..
Tried it...And cancelled, my issue with the service is they insist on storing my Credit Card details. Make 1 purchase, they keep your CC on file forever, when I emailed them to ask them to remove it they told me they couldn't. I closed the account... It was OK when I tried it but had Q's to get in (I guess they have now gone) and on my internet connection it was a little ropey.
Study finds piracy withering against legal alternatives
Regarding PC games..
I do not see any reason for anyone to be pirating PC games any more other than the I WANT IT NOW, I AM ENTITLED to it mentality people seem to have. Games released on Steam (and in shops) generally drop in price drastically after only a few months. Even AAA titles drop in price, Skyrim, on launch, was £35 (early November) I got my physical copy before Christmas for £20. It was available on steam for £23 during their sales. (and I've seen it for £23 for consoles before xmas as well)
Steam sales drop prices to silly levels eventually £10 games that are a few month old for £2 or £3 (dungeon defenders), some more expensive ones dropped to this level after a year.
DRM is a weak argument for pirating, thou' I refuse to buy any Ubisoft game as their always online DRM is too much of an inconvenience. Ahh well I miss out on a few games I would of liked to play, never mind there are plenty of decent ones out there still to play.
Sadly there are plenty of spongers out there who MUST have the latest game and be the first to play it, whatever the cost.. Generally that cost to them is nothing, the cost to the games industry is huge. They argue they cannot afford it is unacceptable, we need to educate people that not being able to afford something does not automatically give them a right to steal it.
As for music, never been a big follower, so don't have any albums (bar a few) and I don't download them to listen to either. Dvd's and Blu-rays are dying, if I want to watch a film I can rent it for a few quid (less than a cinema ticket) so no point downloading them either.
Yep the industries (Music / Film / Game / Books / Cinema) need to understand, people who paid don't want to be told not to copy/pirate the material by making them sit thro' the stupid adverts or forced DRM checks.We've paid already treat us with respect; nothing more annoying than sitting down in the cinema and being told you are a pirate by the very industry you are supporting. You're advertising the wrong message to the wrong people, in a way you are saying "You're all mugs, whilst you have paid to see this, there are ways & means to get it for free".
2011's Best... Games
For me..
The best game of the year has to be Dungeon Defenders, £9.99 on Steam, 4 player tower defence. Already clocked up 70hrs + on the game, with 3 friends, slowly unlocking more to complete the game. Orcs Must Die also sould be mentioned for a good single player experience let down by the lack of multiplayer.
It's a shame that smaller games don't get a review or a look in.
Rainbow Islands
Full of hidden secrets
Rainbow Island, the game FULL of hidden secrets. Like to get to the hidden rooms at the end of the level, you had to collect the 7 coloured Gems in Rainbow order (Red,Orange,Yellow,Green,Blue,Indigo,Violet). Collect them in any other order = only 1 extra life.
Might of been tricky, if you didn't realise that a gem would always drop if you break a rainbow over a creeps head and the colour of the gem was determined by the position on the screen (Red far left, Violet far right). Then once in the secret room, there was a code at the top of the screen which was another secret you could enter in the title screen (using joystick/fire button) to unlock bonuses like starting with double rainbows. Finally the number of items you could pick up, including a lot of rare items made each game unique / special.
Rainbow island, what an awesome platform game. :)
No Xbox Live hack say insiders
Single Sign In.
For me this is the problem, Microsoft wants me to use the same login for Xbox live, Messenger, Microsoft sites and PC Games (GFLW). I'm sure I've seen sites that are not microsoft which ask for your xbox logins (eg. 360voice.com).
With so many different sites all asking for the same login information which has to be the same across the board, I'm not surprised if one service gets comprised. Log into messenger on your mobile phone using a 3rd party app and you have no idea if the developers have stolen your details "for sale" later on?
I generally have several Microsoft accounts and keep my xbox login separate from my PC one. Microsoft might not like it, but tough, give me better account controls / security and then I might only use one sign in.
Report: Popular CAPTCHAs easily defeated
Where do I get this software?
Some CAPTCHA's are so blurred I have difficulty reading them, when they provide the audio version I have difficulty hearing the numbers/letters against the noise. I'd hate to think how anyone with serious hearing / sight issues get on.
Two iPads put a hole through man's
wallet stomach
I think...
It would look much better if he stood in front of something that is not the same colour as the tee-shirt. . White shirt, with white background = no hole effect.
Apple pulls app after dev publishes users' PINs
Same Pin?
We are assuming that users are using the same pin for the app that they use to unlock the phone. If I was installing a 3rd party app and it wanted a PIN I would NOT use my phone pin number (or bank pin number) but would make another one up. There is a good chance the I'd use 1234, if I was just trying the app out, or didn't consider the security that important.
I feel the logic in this article is flawed.
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i-D Fashion Features Editor James Anderson unveils a list of rezzies to make life more fashionably wonderful during the next twelve months. Ta-ra 2013! Hello NOW.
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STOP endlessly debating that yawny old print-versus-digital theme. It is perfectly possible to extract fashion-related information from a variety of two- and three-dimensional publications.
START your own print or digital (or both) magazine, but preferably one that doesn't adhere to a now-clichéd fusion of fashion-art-music-film-and-blah-blah. Go niche. Go purist. Go singular vision. Go it-doesn't-matter-if-only-five-people-read-it-at-first-because-if-it's-good-before-too-long-many-more-people-will-read-it-and-will-love-it.
STOP banging on about airbrushing/photoshopping in fashion editorial and advertising: models generally don't look like everyday people, anyway, with or without a dash of digital enhancement.
START pondering why some huffy fashion commentators are so obsessed with reality and normality, when fashion clearly deals in fantasy and illusion and sex and desire and delightful-impracticalities.
STOP giving the oxygen of publicity to those most unfashionably gasping for it. For example, the next time Kanye West is reported to have stated his cultural significance as being on a par with Warhol, don't even bother posting it on Facebook.
START homing-in on amazingly talented and genius people who don't loudly blow their own fashion trumpets 24/7. Talking of which, Martin Margiela - where are you now? Come back! i-D misses your modesty...
STOP paying hot young designers a pittance to collaborate with your high street store, rag-trade bigwigs. You gain shitloads of publicity through your associations with them, so cough up the cash accordingly.
START buying clothes direct from young designers if you can afford to do so. Or, commission stuff to be tailor-made especially for you by fashion design students, who generally need the cash and appreciate the exposure.
STOP being a sweaty cocaine bore at fashion parties: this particular drug makes you (temporarily) love yourself far more than anyone else ever will.
START considering taking acid instead? It makes fashion parties (and indeed most situations) infinitely more giddy...
STOP photo-fishing for compliments on the 'net: selfies are okay, in moderation, but a constant supply suggests, 'Does my bum look big in this? Does it? And do you love me?' on a non-stop needy loop.
START being unSelfie-ish by mirror-fasting in earnest and focusing on taking photographs of other people, instead, you vain bugger.
STOP aspiring to own one of those fashionable 'toy' dogs that look like the type of pooch poking out of Paris Hilton's handbag.
START slagging off designers who still use real fur within their collections. Yuk.
STOP sending out press releases, PR professionals, which describe anything woollen as 'Knit Wit!'; anything print-based as 'Prints Charming!'; anything leopard or tiger-ish or zebra-striped as 'A Walk on the Wild Side!'.
START inventing and wearing style-combinations that defy easy categorisation, which is admittedly much easier said than done.
STOP inviting tenuous celebrities to men's fashion shows in London, who subsequently go on prime-time TV and mock the designers' work. Hello, dandy David Gandy!
START not giving a shit if someone high-profile publicly slags off your work, fashion designers. You can make clothes, after all, whereas they can merely make comments.
STOP wearing stuff that proclaims banality: Ugg boots, espadrilles and those sad men's trousers with elasticated ankle cuffs all look better when nestled in the bottom of a dustbin.
START to avoid anyone who announces they have a 'passion for fashion!' or, even worse, writes this particularly catchy expression on their CV (and then goes on to describe themselves as a 'brand').
STOP toiling for no money: the UK fashion industry generates £21 billion a year. The talent of young designers, stylists, photographers and writers is therefore worth forking out for, tightwad employers.
START holding tawdry fashion photographers to account for their mistreatment of young models, no matter how famous they might be.
STOP trying to make 'colour of the year' Radiant Orchid happen. A shade that resembles the Warehouse sale rail circa 1994, or an old man's scrotum, for that matter, is more chronic than ironic.
START being radiant.


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A signing that is potentially more important that the signing of a centre forward this year is a midfielder to play in the double pivot alongside Matic. We need a player in the mould of Modric to play alongside Matic. The player will need to be able to drop a soldier and beat a man, similar to the capabilities of Matic. He is not the best dribbler but he can pick off a player when he is dribbling with the ball. He will also need to be able to pick a pass. This is probably the most important factor. Who ever we sign will have to be able to support our attacking midfielders in the attack and breaking down teams. Part of the problem this year was that we lacked quality in this position. Ramires had a terrible season, Lampard is too old and slow, Mikel is too defensive and doesnt use the ball well and Van Ginkel got injured before we could really see what he could do. Part of the reason we struggled to break down teams that parked the bus was because it we only had 3 creative players in the line up. The main problem being that Hazard, Willian and to a lesser extent Oscar all makes runs to support the ball carrier, so that they are avaible for a pass. They do not actually make runs to score goals. This is while i feel Schurrle must play in those games. The pressure on those 3 players to create something was too much. It was too easy for teams to defend against. With no creativity in the centre of the park, everything was forced wide and we could be shut down to easily. if we had a player that was similar to Modric in the pivot role he would be able to show for the ball and add another creative spark that the team badly needs.
If we had a better player in the pivot alongside Matic i think it would result in the centre forward scoring more goals. Having more creative outlets means defenses would be stretched more and would have to come out more to press the ball which would leave more space for the attacking midfielders to work their magic between the lines. It would also mean that we would be able to role the ball into the centre forwards feet and play off him alot more which we hardly did this year.
Considering that we sold mata and replaced him with Salah, I know that the signing of Modric is unrealistic. We would have to sign one of the following, Rakitic, Koke (who i think would be great in the role) or Gundogan. I would prefer Rakitic or Koke as they would also be able to take set pieces and the quality of our set piece deliveries is something that we really need to work on. Liverpool showed everyone just how many goals you can get from a quality set piece delivery. Toni Kross is another player that could be considered but i do not think he is mobile enough to play for Chelsea in Mourinho's game plan.
Obviously we need a new centre forward but unless we get someone to play alongside Matic, i fear that next season will be very similar to this season.


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-- Adtran is introducing a stand-alone IP PBX with more features and IP phones at the show. NetVanta 7060 is an IP PBX that supports digital and analog trunks, a SIP-aware firewall as well as power-over-Ethernet ports to directly power IP phones. NetVanta 7060 will ship in June and cost $9,800 for a unit with 24 phones. Two new phones, IP 706 and IP 712, have six and 12 program keys and cost $249 and $299 respectively.
-- Array Networks will announce that it has expanded its SSL VPN protection from just remote access users to also include those coming in over Wi-Fi connections, and basing authentication on users' identities. WiFiProtect is new software that runs on the company's SPX Universal Access Controller hardware and incorporates three new technologies uniquely supporting Wi-Fi, the company says. Wireless users are directed to a portal where they log on, then are diverted to the appropriate VLAN.
-- E-mail and Internet content security vendor Marshal Software will debut its Marshal Security Appliance MailMarshal e10000 e-mail security product. The vendor has packaged the software as a virtual appliance that can be installed on a VMware ESX server within the corporate DMZ. Marshal Software representatives say the virtual appliance will protect against security threats, including network identification, spam, fraud, viruses, regulatory noncompliance and intellectual property theft. MailMarshal e10000 is expected to be available within 30 days, priced at around $1,000.
-- Blue Lane Technologies will showcase the latest version of its virtual appliance for securing virtual servers. VirtualShield 4.2 now includes an application-aware firewall, which enables the software to enforce application, protocol and vulnerability security policy controls. The software also can protect virtual machines against attacks such as SQL injections, cross-site scripting and HTTP smuggling. Scheduled to be available May 15, VirtualShield 4.2 costs about $500 per VMware server.
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Actress Juhi Chawla plays a negative character in Anubhav Sinha's production venture "Gulaab Gang" and says she was surprised by the makers' confidence in her to pull it off.
Based on a woman's grit and determination, the film sees Madhuri Dixit in the lead while Juhi will be seen as an antagonist. Directed by Soumik Sen, it also features Mahie Gill and Tannishtha Chatterjee.
"'Gulaab Gang' is a very interesting film. I was startled when I heard the script because first of all it was a very strong film and the second thing was my negative role in it. I was like, 'What has happened to the director and producer that they want me for the role? How did they think that I can do the role?" Juhi said in an interview.
"But when I gave it a thought and talked to them, I liked it and thought it would be a different experience for me if I will do it," added the star of films like "Darr" and "Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke".
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It won't take him long to get tested at his new home. The fearsome slugger will step right into the upper echelon of the division when he takes on Vitor Belfort at UFC 142.
The promotion confirmed the matchup on Tuesday.
Johnson has spent his entire UFC career at 170 pounds, though he's struggled to make weight on more than one occasion. The timing of the move comes as a bit of a surprise though, as Johnson returned from a 16-month absence earlier this year and got off to a 2-0 start with wins over Dan Hardy and Charlie Brenneman.
Belfort would represent his highest-ranked opponent since losing to Josh Koscheck in November 2009.
Johnson is 10-3 overall with seven knockouts, and has won five of his last six.
Belfort recently rebounded from a UFC 126 title fight loss to Anderson Silva by knocking out Yoshihiro Akiyama in August. That upped his record to 20-9.
UFC 142 will take place on January 14 from a yet-to-be determined location in Brazil. The only other officially announced bout is a featherweight title bout with champion Jose Aldo attempting to defend his belt against Chad Mendes.


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Duet with Grant, thanks so much for the open duet, Hope it sounds ok for you!
Comment by GrantMGOLD
Just like to sing....Wished I knew how!!.....lol....
Hi Linda!...I so pleased that you sang with me...You have a pretty voice!..You did a very nice job with it...Thank you very much!...However I think you should soften my voice a little more on the mix...Because your voice is very soft...But I think you did great!**********
Comment by AmandaRaeOPATRON
Awesome duet...Linda you have a very pretty voice...I loved it
Comment by Alady4U
Thanks Grant, with a voice change it is much better, Thanks again for the help.
Comment by CajunQueenBeePATRON +15 +1
Walk in my shoes, if only for a moment, do and endure all I do...then, and only then, judge me.....
Comment by tinytears1953GOLD
good morning my friend awesome sing here loved my listen hugs *******************
Comment by tinytears1953GOLD
great duet by both xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Comment by Roses_GOLD +7
A really nice song....and enjoyed listening to your tender performance.
Comment by Roses_GOLD +7
It sounds very,very great!!! I love your voices and talent!! You do great my friends..!!!
Comment by Roses_GOLD +7
So lovely and so romantic..!! Enjoying to listen you..!!
Comment by Roses_GOLD +7
Fantstic..i express me in my picture to you..you sound lovely and maik nice ambience here..!!
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Comment by Roses_GOLD +7
A peace of cake for my ears..!! Beatiful my friends!!!
Comment by Roses_GOLD +7
Klapping loudly!!! Delight listen!!
Your friend Roses
Comment by sguygreenGOLD
Hi Linda! Very pretty song here! You both sound marvelous! Wonderful duet!
Comment by LittleGMaGOLD
Ahhhhh Loveing this .......This is Beautiful duet:) Sounds fantastic to me:)
Comment by KinkadeGOLD
..pretty song...fabulous singing! great duet my friends!
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Come join!!!! forum/topic/ac10b380
Thanks for your listen last night..Listening... Love this duet
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Beautiful duet but I agree with Grant you should add more of your voice in the mix.... So you and him blend better other than that ,this is fabulous.... *******'s
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Come join!!!! forum/topic/ac10b380
Much better hon.... Beautifully done as I said before.....
Comment by clayaGOLD
Hello Linda.....I loved this song..my regards to you and Grant for such a lovely duet....flowers and many hugs, Claire
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An artist who stops making art is committing emotional suicide. Get off the couch and start painting again.
What if I want to paint while sitting on my couch YOU DON'T KNOW ME
So what happens if two people who have promised their firstborn to separate witches have a child together? Do they both just pop up in the nursery and have a custody battle?
I need a book about a little girl whose parents had promised their firstborn to different witches and the only way that both ends of the deal were fulfilled was for them to have joint custody of the child.
I love it!
And then the witches, forced to share a cottage while raising their joint stolen child, fall in love…
#more witch-centric lesbian fairytale rom-coms#….a sentence I never thought I'd type
From today on Twitter: I often see "I wish [bestselling writer] would include POC/LGBT characters!" But There are other writers who do this. Support them.
I just wanted you all to know that you can totally finish that piece that you're working on, because you are super talented and wonderful and there are people that love you that would love to read your story, and you should totally do it.
Did you long to hear a muffled baritone ukulele rendition of "Share the Moon" with thunder softly sounding in the distance? Well now you can!
So I just got this message in my inbox:
Hey, I just published a book about a bisexual witch and a lesbian woman king. Basically it's like Game of Thrones, except everyone is a queer person of color and your faves don't die. Would you possibly be interested in reblogging a post about it?
If so, here's the link:
Thank you so much! Love your blog, by the way!
Ok just look at the cover art for this book:
ANOTHER ANATOMY POST! Only three vertebrate groups have successfully evolved flight: Birds, Bats, and Pterosaurs, which are NOT dinosaurs, and are an extremely diverse group of reptiles! Pterodactyl is not the only one. However, birds ARE dinosaurs. Avian dinosaurs!
Wings are not some extra structure you tack on to a creature and somehow the arms go away— they ARE arms. Think about that when you are designing creatures with wings and also giving them arms. That means your creature has six limbs.
Next anatomy post: The anatomy and evolution of DRAGONS. If you guys have any requests, feel free to send them in!
Yes! Remember this little cheeky post I made about this the other day? http://rene-art.tumblr.com/post/94985239906/
Well it's quite important! In order to understand creature design, you must understand anatomy! Now if I receive one more comment about how I made Charizard's wings 'look like arms,' I will link them to both my post and this one (which explains it much better)!
I put this up when I started this tumblr, but that video was taken down. Peter Watkins' 1964 documentary Culloden is fantastic, with the "on site" interviews/quotes, explanations of who people were, why they were there, and what the battle meant to them. It was a groundbreaking production, read more about it here.
During the middle ages, there weren't particular BREEDS of horses like there are today, but instead -types-.
Horses were seperated by their jobs, be it for war, every day riding, agricultural usage, or pack animals.
The Destrier type, or "great horse" as it was known was built tall, sturdy, fast, and specifically raised from foals for the purpose of war or jousting. They were famed and prized horses. These horses were typically stallions, and so very costly they were typically used in the military [or by people who could afford its hefty price tag].
The Courser type was FAR more common a warhorse than the destrier, they were built and bred to be very fast and strong. They were as valued a warhorse but not so much as the destrier type. Coursers were also used for hunting.
The Rouncey as they were known, was an ordinary all purpose horse that came in varied sizes and shapes. They were used by poorer military members and every day people for transportation. A poor knight might own a rouncey, while a wealthier warlord might be able to supply his company with these types of horses. It wasn't uncommon for these horses to become pack horses either.
Palfreys were arguably just as loved as destriers, and commonly used for long distance trips and favored by couriers. They were expensive, however, not everyone could afford to buy one. What made these horses special was their gait, called the amble. The amble is much smoother to try and ride out than a typical jostling gait, so these horses were much smoother.
Also, if anyone ever tries to tell you destriers (or any other horses) had "hooves the size of manhole covers", don't believe them. For one thing, no horse has ever had hooves that were eighteen inches in diameter. For another, medieval horses in Europe were generally smaller on average than the ones we have today, usually only about 12 to 14 hands high, so a "great horse" could potentially only be one that was, say, 16 hands high. In fact, field armor used on destriers generally fits horses about 15 to 16 hands high. And while they may have been some of the ancestors of modern large draft horses, armor sizing suggests a lighter animal, maybe a cross with a contemporary draft horse and a riding horse.
For a while, I've been wanting to compile a list of bi, lesbian and queer women poets and fiction writers because I sometimes find that, when we talk about queer aesthetics, the same old (mostly white) dudes come up again and again.
NOTES: Some of these writers' works might be out of print or…
Authors to add that I know of among our stable (and I suspect there are more I'm simply not aware of):
Heidi Belleau
Sarah Brooks
Rhi Etzweiler
LA Witt/Lauren Gallagher/Lori A Witt
Alex Whitehall
Sarah Frantz


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Alice's Adventures at the Capital Pride Parade
August 24, 2014
To help celebrate the Magic of Alice that will take place at the National Arts Centre this season, Dance and English Theatre sent a marching float of Alices to join the Capital Pride Parade festivities. They…Continue Reading
Storytelling Through Music with Composer Abigail Richardson
August 21, 2014
Kids are a big part of every NAC Orchestra tour. In preparation for its October 2014 tour to the United Kingdom commemorating the outbreak of the First World War, the Orchestra asked Canadian composer Abigail…Continue Reading
NAC Dance Masterclasses open new horizons for students
August 15, 2014
It's only 10:30 on a Saturday morning but a group of eager dance students have already worked up a sweat. The students are in the middle of a masterclass at the NAC with Pierre Lapointe, principal ballet master…Continue Reading
Down the rabbit hole and through the looking-glass
August 7, 2014
"No, no! The adventures first… explanations take such a dreadful time." – The Gryphon in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
There's something about young Alice that has been inspiring artists and…Continue Reading
Farewell to Julia Foster: NAC Board Chair wraps up successful term
August 6, 2014
For eight years, Julia Foster brought her intellect, her business skills, and her love of the arts to the National Arts Centre as the Chair of Board of Trustees. Julia's second term recently ended in July, after…Continue Reading


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I just found an article about Josh Shipp, a former foster youth and an entrepreneur who has started his own TV show. It is called Jump Shipp and it focuses on the career choices that young people make. It aims to try and help people follow their career dream instead of staying in a unfulfilling job. In the article he talks about his experience in foster care and how it helped him desire to help others. From the article:
"I lived in twelve different foster homes before I was 14 years old. And growing up in the foster care system, I was bullied, suicidal, rebellious, and although I didn't realize it at the time, I was completely lost. Until I met the Weidenmaier's. And things started to change, because they saw something good in me I couldn't see in myself. They not only said they said they wouldn't give up on me; they backed it up with their actions – every time. The difference was amazing.
Consequently, I really believe EVERY kid is just one caring adult away from being a success story. So growing up with this background led me into exploring the field of behavioral change. And one thing that led me too, I believe, is that the things that hurt you the most are the same things that can help you the most, and that you can eventually use to help others. So after I worked through my issues, I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to helping others work through their mental barriers and live the lives they want. I'm fascinated by the psychological barriers that explain the difference between what we SAY ("Of course I want to pursue my dream job!") and what we DO ("I'll do it later…I'm not qualified…etc…")"
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By STEPHANIE BEECKEN6 News Reporter
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - The Knox County Sheriff's Office says two juveniles are in custody in connection with threats made at Gibbs High School. They were taken to the Richard Bean Juvenile Detention Center.
This week there's been an increased presence of law enforcement at Gibbs High School after threats involving the school were spread through social media.
Principal Pat Mashburn sent a message to Gibbs parents Friday saying:
"We have received several phone calls from parents concerned for safety at our school. I'm calling to share with you that we are aware of some threats made involving the school. Alongside the Knox County Sheriff's Office and the Knox County Schools security department, we are taking additional and appropriate security measures to address these concerns out of an abundance of caution. Knox County Schools Security and the Knox County Sheriff's Office continue to investigate and this matter. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at the school."
Schools spokesperson Melissa Ogden was not able to elaborate on the nature of the threats.
Several parents contacted 6 News saying they kept their children home out of fear for their safety.
"It's a panic. You don't want to send them back to school anymore. It's very scary, very scary," said Mary Bowlin who has a son attending Gibbs High School.
Kimberly Dennison also learned of a threat Friday and picked up her daughter to make sure she was safe.
"She's concerned. She called me crying. She didn't feel safe. She wanted me to pick her up," said Dennison.
6 News was first made aware of an increased law enforcement presence at Gibbs High on Monday.
The Knox County Sheriff's Office says it takes all threats seriously. They say they have taken extra precautions by having extra officers and K9 weapon searches at Gibbs.
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Glastonbury braced for Stones debut
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The Arctic Monkeys thrilled Glastonbury festival-goers when they took to the Pyramid Stage as the Friday headliners.
The Sheffield rockers delighted the crowds with songs including Crying Lightning, as well as tracks from their new album, like She's Thunderstorms.
There was no surprise that I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor proved the biggest hit of the night, with dancing duly carried out by the tens of thousands who crammed into the field to see the set.
Kathleen Pavey, 17, from Bristol, said: "They've been really good at getting the crowd going - but we would have preferred to hear more of the older songs."
Rapper Dizzee Rascal had preceded the band, performing such crowd pleasers as Bonkers.
On the Other Stage, trip hop act Portishead headlined, the voice of Beth Orton providing a more relaxed and refined atmosphere than that at the frenetic Pyramid Stage.
Revellers staying up until the early hours were also being given the chance to see Radiohead singer Thom Yorke's Atoms For Peace performing a secret set that did not appear on the official line up.
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2.) Which do you guys prefer, barbed shanks or the type that needs tail pieces?
1) when I bought mine, it was the overall length of the shank that was specified.
2) didn't know they had barbed ones, but I'll look for that style next time - sounds like a winner. fewer parts, fewer places for gunkum to hide. as long as you're set with your line diameter, I can't see what'd be bad about a barbed shank.
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Seeking information on serial bank robber "The Ray-Bandit"
MECHANICSVILLE - The FBI and our law enforcement partners are seeking information leading to the identification of a serial bank robbery suspect believed to be connected to at least 14 robberies in seven states.
On Dec. 5, the SunTrust Bank located in the Kroger Store at 6335 Mechanicsville Turnpike and the BB&T located at 9186 Chamberlayne Road, both in Mechanicsville were robbed. It is believed that in addition to these Virginia robberies, this subject may be responsible for the following robberies as well:
- July 30, Community State Bank in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
- Aug. 8, TCF in Munster, Indiana
- Aug. 8, Fifth Third Bank in Hammond, Indiana
- Aug. 20, Wells Fargo Bank in Moline, Illinois
- Aug. 23, First National Bank and Trust in Janesville, Wisconsin
- Aug. 30, US Bank in Edwardsville, Illinois
- Aug. 30, US Bank in Collinsville, Illinois
- Sept. 14, Valley Bank in Bettendorf, Iowa
- Sept. 26, American Bank and Trust in Milan, Illinois
- Oct. 10, Bank of the West in Omaha, Nebraska
- Nov. 1, US Bank in Upland, California
- Nov. 26, Chase Bank in Glendora, California
Photos from the Virginia robberies are at the conclusion of this release, along with a link to a wanted poster.
Investigators are asking for anyone with information regarding the identification and/or location of the subject to call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324)
The "Ray-Bandit" is described as a white male, approximately 5'8" to 6'0" tall, 200-215 pounds, 20-30 years of age with red/strawberry blond hair. This individual has been known to change his hair color and wear disguises such as "Ray-Ban" style sunglasses, fake beards and false teeth. He usually wears some type of hat and layers of clothing with longer sleeves. The subject has been observed wearing something on his fingertips, described as either band-aids or rubber thimbles.
The wanted poster is linked to https://bankrobbers.fbi.gov/robbers-container/2012-12-19.1659171700.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for these robberies.
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WAUKESHA, WIS. — Angelic Bakehouse, a producer of fresh sprouted grain bread, will introduce a new pizza crust later this month at the Natural Products East trade show scheduled for Sept. 26-28 in Baltimore.
"The new pizza crust was developed for somewhat selfish reasons," said Jenny Marino, president of Angelic Bakehouse. "We truly believe in eating natural whole grain products, and we wanted a new and interesting way to dish it up to our friends and family. What's better than pizza?"
All of Angelic's products are made with non-bioengineered whole-sprouted grains, natural sunflower oil and locally sourced domestic honey, and the pizza crust will be no different, the company said.
"We understand how hard it is to get children to enjoy whole-grain alternatives. It's a struggle we face daily," Ms. Marino said. "We are producing specialized products such as pizza crusts, dough, french baguettes, bread and rolls that enhance not only the nutrition of meals, but also the quality."
In addition to providing consumers with alternative whole-sprouted grain options, the pizza crust is expected to allow Angelic to enter a new market space and expand outside of the bread aisle.
"Our goal is to introduce consumers to a variety of specialty whole-sprouted grain breads," said James Marino, executive vice-president of Angelic Bakehouse. "The upcoming trade show gives us the opportunity to launch not only the new crust, but all of our products at a national level."
Angelic Bakehouse currently sells products at Whole Foods Market in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States, but hopes to use contacts made at the upcoming trade show to expand nationally. To accommodate increased production, Angelic Bakehouse said it will be expanding into a 22,000-square-foot facility in Cudahy, Wis., later this year.
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Alaska Parks Seek Input on 2013 Compendiums
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iControl Networks Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Alarm.com for its Interactive Home Security System
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iControl Networks, a leader in connected home technology and innovation, announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Alarm.com and FrontPoint Security, an Alarm.com customer, in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia. The complaint seeks damages and an injunction to stop the further sale of the infringing Alarm.com and FrontPoint Security products.
"Intellectual property is crucial to the type of technology innovation that defines our company, and so we will do all we can to protect our most valuable assets," said Bob Hagerty, CEO of iControl Networks. "As a pioneer in interactive home security, iControl has invested millions of dollars in research and development to bring to market the iControl OpenHome™ Software Platform."
The complaint asserts that the technology in Alarm.com's interactive home security system infringes one or more claims of iControl Networks patents: United States Patent Nos. 7,911,341, 7,262,690, 8,073,931, 8,335,842, 8,473,619 and 8,478,844.
"The six patents asserted against Alarm.com are only part of the breakthrough technologies being designed and developed at iControl Networks," Hagerty said. "We have filed this lawsuit to stop Alarm.com and FrontPoint Security from incorporating our patented technology in their products. We will protect our innovation, investment and future by defending our broad patent portfolio."
About iControl Networks
iControl Networks is a venture-backed software and services company providing interactive solutions defining the broadband home management market. The iControl OpenHome™ Software Platform, an award-winning software solution that has made the Connected Home a reality, enables home security companies, broadband service providers and utilities to offer the next generation of home management, security and connectivity to their customers. Venture investors in iControl include Charles River Ventures, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers iFund, and Intel Capital, with strategic investments from a variety of service providers including ADT, Comcast Interactive Capital, Comporium and Rogers Communications. For more information, please visit www.icontrol.com.
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EarthLink launches on TWC systems in N.C. and Fla.October 3, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
EarthLink Inc. and Time Warner Cable continued their joint trek into the multiple-ISP terrain, with the launch of EarthLink's Internet over TWC's Tampa Bay and Raleigh, N.C., service areas. Under the deal, TWC's 1.4 million-home service area in seven counties in the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area get the option of a second ISP over TWC's cable system, and EarthLink says the system is available t...
FCC alerts viewers to blocking tools; decides on franchise feesOctober 3, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
The Federal Communications Commission released a fact sheet outlining three tools consumers can use to control their cable TV content. Using one or more of the tools will filter programming, FCC says. FCC refers to the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which targets signal bleed, or viewers' ability to receive pieces of programs they aren't signed up to get.
Edward Breen promoted to Motorola Inc. president/COOOctober 2, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
Motorola Networks Sector's Executive VP and President Edward D. Breen will succeed Robert L. Growney as president and COO of Motorola Inc. Growney will retire next year. Breen has a long history in the cable industry, primarily with Motorola and General Instrument, where he started in 1978 and advanced until its January 2000 merger with Motorola, when he was chair, president and CEO of GI.
Nortel cuts jobs, updates outlook, shuffles execsOctober 2, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
Nortel Networks Corp. will cut about 20,000 more jobs through layoffs and divestitures, and show a $3.6 billion net loss in the third quarter. It also announced new key management. The Brampton, Ontario, company started the year with 94,500 employees, and was down by 30,000 by the end of September, spokesman David Chamberlin says.
Trio to tackle PBS ITV trialsOctober 1, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
A trio of companies will team on trials for Public Broadcasting Service's interactive Life 360 launch, starting Friday. Under the deal, Zenith Electronics Corp. will supply set-top boxes to about 100 homes for the trials. Triveni Digital will supply the SkyScraper DataFab data broadcasting system to insert data into the DTV transmission.
MFN lands $611 M, moves execs, lowers guidanceOctober 1, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. completed the $611 million financing package it's been working on for months. The deal includes a $150 million note purchase led by Citicorp and $230 million in convertible debt financing, of which $180 million is purchased by affiliates and $50 million by an unnamed Verizon Communications subsidiary.
Two takers tap Concurrent's MediaHawkOctober 1, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
Concurrent Computer Corp. crafted two new deals for its MediaHawk Broadband VOD System, it reports. Blue Ridge Communications will use the system on the Scientific-Atlanta digital cable platform and Mediacom Communications Corp. will use it on Motorola's DCT-2000. Blue Ridge plans plans its first deployment early next year, with VOD services rolled out during through 2002 to customers in Stroud...
Editor's Note: The DEADLINE APPROACHESSeptember 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Anne Kerven | Comments
Know anyone doing anything innovative with fiber optics? How about high-speed data? Now you can recognize that someone — but only through today. Log on to the SCTE's Web site to nominate a colleague, mentor or other. Through Monday, SCTE will accept nominations for the prestigious Polaris Award and Star of Integrity award, which will be presented during the upcoming annual Conference on E...
Changes for CEDSeptember 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Magazine masthead watchers will notice that CED magazine has reorganized its editorial staff. Under the restructuring, Jeff Baumgartner returns to CED from Multichannel News, where he was broadband editor. As CED's new assistant editor, Baumgartner will assist Editorial Director Roger Brown with issue planning and story assignments, in addition to his writing duties.
Metabyte Cashes in on Canal+, S-ASeptember 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Metabyte Networks Inc. said it raised $10 million in series B financing led by Canal+ Technologies and Scientific-Atlanta Inc. In turn, Canal+ said it would marry Metabyte's "MbTV" personalization technology with its MediaHighway middleware and personal video recording platform. With most of its deployment success coming outside U.
CacheVision Emerges, ReplayTV ResetSeptember 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
CacheVision Inc. finally opened its kimono this summer to reveal a three-pronged personal video recording strategy with components ranging from software, storage modules and stand-alone and sidecar boxes. CacheVision, the product of a 50-50 joint venture between hard drive maker Seagate Technology and consumer electronics giant Thomson Multimedia, won't solely set its sites on the PVR.
A Novo Gears for Set-Top RepairsSeptember 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
A Novo Broadband Inc. forked over about $8 million plus assumed debt to acquire Broadband Services Inc.'s equipment repair division, giving A Novo repair access to analog and digital set-tops built by Motorola Broadband Communications Sector and Scientific-Atlanta Inc. A Novo quickly followed the BSI purchase with a deal to acquire Pace Micro Technology plc's UK-based service and repair busines...
Intel Gets to the AnyPointSeptember 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Intel Corp. has unveiled a line of "AnyPoint Wireless II" home networking products, opting as expected to use the 802.11b protocol. Intel's first version of the product used the slower HomeRF 1.0 platform. 802.11b transfers data at speeds as high as 11 megabits per second, enough to transport some forms of streaming video and audio.
Studios Loosen Grip on VOD TitlesSeptember 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Showing signs that Hollywood is becoming a bit more comfortable with the digital domain, five major studios have teamed on a new on-demand movie distribution service that relies heavily on broadband connections. Those studios–Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros.
Consumers Warm to Bundled ServicesSeptember 30, 2001 8:00 pm | by Staff | Comments
Consumers spend an average of $127 each month on their cable and telecommunications services, up about four percent from the $122 reported last year, reported a new Horowitz Associates Inc. study, "Bundled Services 4." North of half (52 percent) of the study's 800 respondents said they would buy all of their existing services if they were bundled, even without any change in price.


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Study: Southwest may face 'megadrought' within century (news.cornell.edu)
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U.N. Draft Report Lists Unchecked Emissions' Risks: The world may already be nearing a temperature at which the loss of the vast ice sheet covering Greenland would become inevitable, the report said. The actual melting would then take centuries, but it would be unstoppable. (nytimes.com)
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Global warming is already here and could be irreversible, UN panel says (theguardian.com)
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A climate for change: The EPA's limits on emissions are important but not enough - The EPA is starting the country down a carbon-reduction path, an important signal to Americans and foreigners seeking confidence that the United States will cut its carbon use. (washingtonpost.com)
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Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change (youtube.com)
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500 Methane vents in Atlantic Ocean Floor (wallstreetotc.com)
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Varying planetary heat sink led to global-warming slowdown and acceleration (sciencemag.org)
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Visualize It: Old Weather Data Feeds New Climate Models (climatecentral.org)
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'Warm blob' keeps possible record sockeye run away from U.S. waters (theolympian.com)
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Austin Society Cordially Invites All Moms To The Mothers' Social on Tuesday, September 9th at 6:30 p.m. Consalo Dining Hall,... View Article
The Austin Society is in the process of creating a cookbook. It is a great way to allow the families... View Article
Dan Hilferty, (Class of 1974), recently returned to St. Augustine for a campus tour with Executive Director of Institutional Advancement... View Article
The 2014/2015 Student and Parent Handbook is available online for your convenience. Please review the entire publication carefully, and note... View Article
On Friday August 21st, a committee representing many of the Prep's constituencies, visited Malvern Prep and Germantown Friends to tour... View Article
Student Drop-Off/Pick-Up Location: The area designated for student drop-off and pick-up is on the side of Spina Gym. No student may... View Article
Embarking on a new academic year is an exciting time for all; students, faculty and administration. Over the summer months... View Article
The sophomore class is planning to donate 2 baskets for The Mothers Social on September 9. We'll be donating a... View Article
Did You Know: 1) You should NOT share your school password. Even your best bud might do something in your... View Article
Auditions will be held on Sept. 9th and 10th for this year's Prep production of Little Shop of Horrors. All... View Article