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"Pretty Little Liars" recap (4.19): Kiss Me Deadly
The phone rings in Spencer's bedroom where she's just trying to get some sleep (in her waking dream!) and it is of course Mona Vanderwaal. She's got Spencer's favorite blonde package in apartment 3B, and Spencer'd better scurry on downtown before she poisons her to death with Ezra's special juice blend. So Spencer does.
It's the middle of the night but Mona is wearing a sparkly, strapless evening gown, just wandering around Ezra's pad, 'cause that's how she motherfucking rolls so deal with it. Hanna isn't tied up or in danger or anything; she's just sitting on the couch looking pissed. Ezra only brought her there so he could bring Spencer there so he could menace her some more about how she's cracking up. He says she won't accuse him of being A because she doesn't know for sure that she's A because she's not as smart as she thinks she is. And also, "You can't kill true love, honey!" Mona snickers at that, not in a sycophantic way, but in like a, "Shit, I'm glad my adrenalized hyperreality wasn't confined to the '40s where women were nothing more than the basic bitches of clowns like these." Hanna takes the carrot from the cocktail Mona offers her as she and Spencer are scootin' on out the door and Mona flips around like, "Well, we're all out of chickpeas — again."
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With a stay at 1906 Lodge Coronado Beach in Coronado, you'll be minutes from Coronado Museum of History and Art and close to San Diego Convention Center.
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A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. 2 meeting rooms are available. This romantic bed & breakfast also offers tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and an elevator (lift).
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Back in 2005 when Land Rover let loose the most comprehensive upgrade to its long-running mid-level Discovery line since its introduction in 1989, one of the most intriguing new bits of technology was the company's highly lauded Terrain Response system. In fact, so revolutionary was the design of this new 'ute and the technology that made it work so well that Land Rover completely ditched the Discovery name in the United States, giving its pride and joy the LR3 moniker.
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Cyprus Airways
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|Nicosia, Cyprus
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Cyprus Airways Public Ltd, operating as Cyprus Airways (Greek: Κυπριακές Αερογραμμές Kypriakés Aerogrammés), is the national airline of Cyprus, a public limited company with its head offices located in the capital of the island, Nicosia.[3] It operates scheduled services to 14 destinations in Europe and the Middle East. In summer months the airline also operates charter flights mainly to the United Kingdom and Greece. It flies from its hub Larnaca.
- 1 History
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Early years[edit]
The airline was established on 24 September 1947 as a joint venture between the Colonial Government of Cyprus, BEA (British European Airways), and private interests. Operations commenced on 18 April 1948 with three Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The planes, which carried 21 passengers each, flew on a route network centered on Nicosia that included Rome, London (via Athens), Beirut, Athens, Cairo, Istanbul, and Haifa. During the next three years the airline purchased an additional three DC-3 aircraft and introduced services to Alexandria, Amman, Bahrain, Khartoum (via Haifa) and Lydda.
In 1952, BEA took over service to London with an Airspeed Ambassador, which featured Cabin pressurisation that allowed nonstop routing avoiding a stopover in Athens. On 18 April 1953, BEA began using its newly delivered Vickers Viscount 701 on their scheduled service from London to Rome and Athens. The continuing sector from Athens to Nicosia was operated by BEA under charter to Cyprus Airways. This route from London to Nicosia was the world's first regular turboprop service.[4]
In 1956, contemplating expansion of its routes, the company ordered two Vickers Viscount 756 aircraft that would be named St Hilarion (registration G-APCD) and Buffavento (G-APCE), but sold them before receiving them because of the political situation in Cyprus. It also decided to sell all the Douglas DC-3 and Auster aircraft in September 1957 and entered into a five-year agreement with BEA for the latter to operate services on behalf of Cyprus Airways.[5]
BEA took over the operation of all Cyprus Airways services from 26 January 1958.
Independence in 1960[edit]
The government of newly independent Cyprus became the majority shareholder in 1960 with a 53.2 percent holding, while BEA's stake was reduced to 22.7 percent and private individuals held the rest. Thereafter, Cypriot nationals began to be hired and trained for the flight crews, which had previously been made up of British expatriates from BEA.
Cyprus Airways still relied on the UK airline for aircraft. BEA began introducing Comet 4B jets on all routes in 1961 via a joint aircraft pool arrangement that included Greece's Olympic Airways.
On 5 April 1960, BEA introduced de Havilland Comet 4B aircraft on the Nicosia, Athens, Rome, and London routes. Cyprus Airways with the introduction of the Comets became the first airline in the middle east to have jet airplanes. The Comets flew in the BEA livery, but had the Cyprus Airways logo and title above their doors.
In 1965, Cyprus began leasing its own Viscounts from BEA for regional routes. Around this time, a winged mountain goat, the flying mouflon, was adopted for the airline's logo.
The Comet and Viscount aircraft were replaced with five Trident jets, three of them acquired from BEA. The first Hawker Siddeley Trident jet was introduced in September 1969. Cyprus also leased a BAC 1-11. The faster planes allowed more European trade centres (Frankfurt, Manchester, Brussels, and Paris) to be added to the timetable.
At the start of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the attack on Nicosia airport caught all five of Cyprus Airways aircraft on the ground. Of the four Tridents stranded at Nicosia International Airport.,[6] one was destroyed by Turkish Air force rocket fire and wreckage of its tail still exists at that airport and one was damaged by small arms fire remaining in the same position today as it did in 1974. The two other Tridents were only lightly damaged by small arms fire and were flown out of Nicosia by British Airways engineers to the United Kingdom in 1977. (The team from BA was assisted by a British Army team from the UN Peace Keeping (UNFICYP) REME Workshop based in Nicosia. They used their 6x6 Leyland Recovery vehicle to remove the tail section of one of the destroyed planes and to lift the repaired engines into place. When the Tridents flew out (the Turks would not give permission for test flights, once they took off they were not allowed to return) they were the first planes to use the runway since U Thant flew in and out on a UN flight.) One of these is at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, England, although it has been returned to its original BEA livery.[7] Also flown out was the company's BAC1-11 which was claimed by the insurers of the lessor, Court-Line, which had gone bankrupt. That aircraft returned to Cyprus Airways in 1978 and served with the company until 1995.
All of the Cypriot airline's operations had to be suspended following the end of the hostilities in 1974 because the Nicosia International Airport, the only airport of the island, had to be closed. Although the Turkish troops did not capture it, they were close enough to it to demand that it not be reopened. The government of Cyprus then moved quickly to build a small terminal by a runway in Larnaca and Cyprus Airways restarted limited operations from there on 8 February 1975.The airline leased Viscount turboprops to fly a stripped down route network to a few key cities in the region: Beirut, Tel Aviv, and Athens via Heraklion, with connections to London on British Airways. Cyprus Airways leased a pair of DC-9 jets in August 1975 to resume its own flights to London (via Salonika).
The acquisition of a DC-8 several months later allowed for non-stop service. Cyprus also added flights to Saudi Arabia at this time. The company was soon able to order a pair of new BAC 1-11s, added to the sister aircraft already in the fleet. The economic loss of the Turkish invasion to the airline was estimated to be 1.6 million Cypriot pounds. To survive, the airline decided to reduce the salaries of all its employees to minimum, who accepted it.
The airline ordered still more different aircraft types in the late 1970s which replaced some earlier aircraft coming off lease.
Expansion in the 1980s[edit]
By 1981, Cyprus's fleet included four Boeing 707-123B (1979–1989) and three BAC One-Eleven 500. The route network again extended from Manchester, England, to Baghdad. A change in ownership structure had taken place, with British Airways selling all but 5 percent of the shares it had inherited from BEA to the Cypriot government. Private investors owned the remainder (24.14 percent).
Cyprus made a transition to Airbus aircraft over the course of the decade. Its first A310 widebodies arrived in 1984, followed by A320s in 1989. The order for the eight A320s was worth more than DEM 250 million.
Cyprus Airways was one of the first airlines to operate the Airbus A310, the eighth airline in the world to receive the Airbus A320, and the first airline that launched the IAE V2500 engine along with Adria Airways.
Profits reached record levels in the mid-1980s as the airline added service from new UK cities (Cardiff, Newcastle, and Glasgow). Income of CYP 4.8 million (DEM 8 million) in 1983, a record, would be tripled three years later. By this time, the airline was carrying 740,000 passengers a year.
British Airways divested the last of its shares in 1991, leaving the government with an 80.46 percent stake and private investors, the remainder. The airline was flying high, introducing a livery and uniforms as the Airbuses plied new routes to Berlin and Helsinki. Cyprus Airways had also joined the SABRE international computer reservations system and set up a tour operation in the United Kingdom.
In 1992 the group established Eurocypria Airlines Ltd. to fly European tourists to Cyprus on a charter basis. It was expanding into ancillary services as well, taking over duty-free operations at Larnaca and Pafos airports.
Cyprus added many new cooperation agreements with other airlines as it developed its international reach by linking Europe and the Middle East. Its partners included KLM and Saudia. By the mid-1990s, more than one million passengers were flying Cyprus Airways every year; another 4,000 chose the charter operation Eurocypria. The airline's market share approached 40 percent. After a rough couple of years, the company posted a CYP 13 million profit in 1994 thanks to cost-cutting and marketing efforts.
New Millennium[edit]
The airline introduced a restyled livery, as it embarked on an ambitious fleet renewal programme. Two new Airbus A319s, smaller than its other aircraft, were added in 2002. The next year, two new Airbus A330s replaced the older A310s on long-haul routes. A fleet of four Boeing 737s was chosen for the Eurocypria charter subsidiary, however, with two further similar aircraft added in 2004 and 2005. A feature of the new Eurocypria aircraft was that each had a different colour on its tail. In the meantime, the A320s owned by Cyprus Airways but leased to Eurocypria were returned to the parent company.
In 2002, the Cypriot government lowered its ownership stake to 69.62 percent.
Cyprus Airways founded Hellas Jet in Athens (Greece) in 2003, never making a profit. It held a 75% share of that carrier until all of the shares were sold to Air Miles (charter broker) Air Miles in 2005.
In 2006, the government of Cyprus bought Eurocypria because Cyprus Airways started facing severe financial problems.
According to the airline's 2010 financial results the operating loss for 2010 was €4,9 million in comparison to a loss of €5,4 million in 2009.[8] On 28 June 2011 Cyprus Airways issued a profits warning to the Cyprus Stock Exchange, attributing this to "the continuing financial crisis and to the further significant increase in fuel prices."[9] On 31 August 2011 Cyprus Airways issued its results for the first half of 2011 which showed a loss of €29,3 million in comparison to a loss of €25,5 million for the respective period of 2010, recording an increase of €3,8 million.[10]
As a result of a restructuring programme to curb the continued losses, most Middle East destinations were cut from the timetable in 2011/2012, including Bahrain, Cairo, Damascus, Dubai and Jeddah.
As of 25 July 2011, Cyprus Airways has signed a code-share agreement with Virgin Atlantic Airways. The Cypriot market will be able to travel to Boston, New York, Newark, Los Angeles, Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen on flights operated by Virgin using both Virgin and Cyprus Airways flight numbers, with connecting flights at London Heathrow Airport. Services from London Heathrow to Larnaca are operated by Cyprus Airways aircraft with flight numbers both of Cyprus Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
Cyprus Airways codeshare agreements allowed it to fly to destinations in Italy and Spain with Alitalia, French destinations on Air France connections via Paris, and to four destinations in the USA, New York, Newark, Boston and Los Angeles. The American routes are operated by (Virgin Atlantic) only. Cyprus Airways also acquired CY flight numbers on the three internal UK destinations that Virgin Atlantic fly to from London Heathrow as a result of the forced abandonment of slots by British Airways as a result of the latter's takeover of BMI. These are Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Manchester.
Recent developments[edit]
In February 2012, due to the poor financial results of the airline, the Cypriot government announced it would increase the airline's capital and authorized negotiations for the sale of an unspecified stake of the carrier.[11] As of September 2014[update], Cyprus government owns 93.67% of the airline.[12] raised the share capital of the company and sold the state-owned majority of shares. Negotiations were developing with Aeroflot, which was expected to buy the company if an agreement is reached with the Cypriot government.[13] In May 2012, Cyprus Airways announced that interest was expressed by Triple Five Group, the first official announcement concerning a bidder for the sale of the company.[14] On 23 July 2012, the Cyprus Stock Exchange suspended dealing in Cyprus Airways shares, due to the delay by Cyprus Airways in submitting and publishing its annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011.[15] A statement to the Cyprus Stock Exchange on 4 March 2013 gave the results for Cyprus Airways Group for the year ended 31 December 2012 as a loss after tax of €55,8 million in comparison to a loss of €23,9 million in 2011.[16] The European Commission announced on 6 March 2013 that it has opened an investigation into whether the Cypriot government's €73 million rescue loan in December 2012 and €31.3 million contribution to a capital increase in January 2013 are in breach of EU rules on state aid.[17]
On 13 March 2014 Cyprus Airways confirmed the sale of its second slot at London Heathrow Airport to the Lebanese company Middle East Airlines for €6.3 million.[18] [19]
Corporate affairs[edit]
Cyprus Airways Public Ltd is predominantly owned by the government of Cyprus, with 391,155,177 shares issued and fully paid:[20]
|Government of the Republic of Cyprus
|Private investors
Business trends[edit]
The key trends for Cyprus Airways are shown below (as at years ending 31 December). Full annual reports and accounts were issued up until 2007, but as the airline's financial position has deteriorated, so the annual accounts have become briefer. The 2012 figures are only from press reports, and are unaudited.:[21]
|Turnover (€m)
|Profits (EBT) (€m)
|Number of employees (at year end)
|Number of passengers (m)
|Passenger load factor (%)
|Number of aircraft (at year end/*average)
*Unaudited figures; loss shown is after tax.
As of April 2014[update] Cyprus Airways serves 12 year-round destinations in 10 countries, all in Europe and the Middle East.
As of February 2014[update], Cyprus Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[30]
As of 31 October 2013, the Cyprus Airways fleet consists of 6 aircraft with an average age of 11.3 years:[31][32]
|In service
|Airbus A320-200
All Cyprus Airways aircraft bear names of Cypriot landmarks and cities.[31]
Past fleet[edit]
Cyprus Airways has operated the following aircraft types:
|Airbus A310-200
|Airbus A319-100
|Airbus A320-200
|Used today
|Airbus A321-200
|Airbus A330-200
|Airspeed Oxford[5]
|Airspeed Ambassador
|Auster Alpine[33]
|BAC One-Eleven 500
|Boeing 707-123B
|Boeing 720
|Bristol Britannia
|Canadair CL44 D4-1 Freighter
|De Havilland Comet
|Douglas DC-3 Dakota
|Douglas DC-6B Freighter
|Douglas DC-8-51
|Douglas DC-8-52
|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
|Hawker Siddeley Trident 1E
|Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E
|Vickers Viscount 806
The airline's livery is an all white fuselage with the words 'CYPRUS AIRWAYS' in blue over the front passenger windows. The vertical stabilizer is blue, with yellow lines depicting a galloping Cypriot mouflon, a type of wild sheep only found in Cyprus. This logo is also painted on the engines of the aircraft. The galloping mouflon logo was introduced with the introduction of the Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E aircraft in 1969.
Food and beverages served on flights from Cyprus are provided by Cyprus Airways Catering facilities in Larnaca. Meals are selected of an array of international and Cypriot foods.
In-flight entertainment[edit]
There are screens placed along the aircraft. Sound is provided through headsets given by the cabin crew. Screens have a moving-map system which provides real-time flight information such position and direction of the plane, altitude, airspeed, distance to destination, distance from origination and local time.
Business class[edit]
Business class is named after the ancient Greek god Apollo, who was a symbol of harmony, order, and reason. Apollo class has wide leather seats that recline by up to 45 inches (110 cm) of pitch and feature electrical recline and leg rest. Apollo-class passengers also have access to the Sunjet executive lounges at both Larnaca and Paphos airports.
Apollo class includes a personal entertainment system, built into the armrest of the high standard seats. Additionally, meals are served to business class passengers, with a selection of international and Cypriot cuisine on offer. Drinks and wine are offered on all flights.
Economy class[edit]
Economy class is named after the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite, who, according to Greek mythology, was born of the shores of paphos on the island of Cyprus and was a symbol of beauty, elegance, sex and love. Cyprus Airways' Aphrodite (economy) Class offers a seat pitch of 30-31 inches.
Depending on the destination and time of the flight, a hot breakfast, lunch or cold snack is served. The tray includes a seasonal salad and dessert, as well as crackers and halloumi cheese. Drinks, including coffee or tea and soft drinks, are offered.
SunMiles is the frequent flyer programme of Cyprus Airways. There are four tiers of membership: Student, Regular, Premier, and Elite. Points are credited per each one-way flight on Cyprus airways. Economy class passengers gain 1 point per kilometre, and Business class passengers gain 1,5 points per kiliometre.
Cyprus Airways has been awarded the 'Commitment to Excellence in Europe' award by the European Foundation of Quality Management (EFQM) in 2007.
Cyprus Airways was also awarded the 'IATA Best In-flight Programming for a European airline' award.
In 1961 21 December De Havilland Comet 4 jointly operated by BEA and Cyprus Airways crashed in Ankara at take off following instrument failure. The aircraft was owned and operated by British European Airways (BEA) although cabin staff were Cyprus Airways employees.
In 1967, Cyprus Airways Flight 284 broke up in midair on a flight between Athens and Nicosia most likely as a result of the detonation of an explosive device, with the loss of 66 lives. Similarly to the 1961 accident, the De Havilland Comet 4B aircraft was owned and operated by British European Airways (BEA) although cabin staff were Cyprus Airways employees.
- ^ "Cyprus Airways Public Ltd Board of Directors". Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "14 Μαρτίου 2014 - ΔΙΟΡΙΣΜΟΣ κ.ΑΑΡΟΝ ΚΑΡΑΟΓΛΑΝΙΑΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΘΕΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΩΤΟΥ ΕΚΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΟΥ ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑΣ". 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Addresses." Cyprus Airways. Retrieved on 6 November 2009. "Addresses Cyprus Airways Public Limited 21 Alkeou street, P.O. Box 21903 CY - 1513 Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus"
- ^ Stroud, John, Annals of British and Commonwealth Air Transport, 1962, Putnam, page 452
- ^ a b Air Pictorial June 1970
- ^ Air Pictorial July 1977
- ^ Duxford Aviation Society website: http://www.das.org.uk/trident.htm
- ^ http://cyprusair.com/data/files/financial_information/CYfinfeb11en.doc
- ^ http://cyprusair.com/893,1,0,4445,1437,2-default.aspx
- ^ http://cyprusair.com/data/files/Interim2011En-results.doc
- ^ "Cabinet Authorizes Sale of Cyprus Airways, Capital Boost". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Cyprus Airways Goes on Sale | Greek Reporter". 9 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Triple Five | Sigma Live". 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "CSE: Suspension of trading of CAIR | Cyprus Stock Exchange". 23 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ http://cyprusair.com/data/Announcements/Indication%20of%20Results%20for%20the%20year%20ended%2031%2012%2012%20Eng%20-%204%203%2013.doc Indication of results Cyprus Airways Public Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2012
- ^ http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-190_en.htm Commission opens in-depth inquiry into a €31.3 million capital increase and a rescue aid package for Cyprus Airways
- ^ http://cyprusair.com/872,1,0,6733,1838,2-default.aspx Sale of Heathrow Airport evening time slot
- ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/cyprus-airways-sells-heathrow-slot-to-mea-397031/ Cyprus Airways sells Heathrow slot to MEA
- ^ "Shareholder Capital Structure". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Cyprus Airways: an airline in need of the turnaround of all turnarounds". CAPA. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Annual Report 2005". Cyprus Airways. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Annual Report 2006". Cyprus Airways. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Consolidated Financial Statements 2006". Cyprus Airways. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Annual Report 2007". Cyprus Airways. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Annual Report 2008". Cyprus Airways. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Annual Report 2009". Cyprus Airways. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Annual Report 2010". Cyprus Airways. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Annual Report 2011". Cyprus Airways. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Our Partners". Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Cyprus Airways Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ Cyprus Airways Fleet (Official)
- ^ http://www.flightglobal.com
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Felix Sparks comes across as an amazing but perfectly believe-able person caught up in WW2.
It also tells the story of a different front for the US Army in Western Europe in WWII.
From Sicily to Italy to Southern France, then across the Siegfried line into southern Germany.
As one of the GIs said when asked "Which beach did you land on" - implying Normandy, he said "We landed on so many beaches we lost count".
Also keep listening to the end, the story doesn't end in 1945.
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Thoughts on the Apple #WWDC14 announcements, media crib sheet
I was asked last week by BBC Good Morning Ulster to come in to the show and talk about the announcements made at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference 2014. You can listen to it again here. Go to 55:50.
As with every media engagement I do I had done my homework the night before and prepared a crib sheet covering all potential areas for discussion which is shared with the show producer in advance so they can brief the presenter and prepare questions for them.
Having done a few of these now the key, in my opinion, is to get to the heart of the "so what" question. What does this mean to the person sitting in their car on their way to work or doing the school run? The trick is to avoid being over technical and to retain a level of company independence or favouritism – especially when contributing to the BBC.
I'm neither pro or anti Apple. While I use an MacBook for personal computing and an Apple iPad for work I also use a Google Nexus 5 phone and a Microsoft Window's laptop for work purposes. It's nice to have this broad level of experience when talking about new product announcements in this space.
The whole experience is definitely a positive one. If you are approached to contribute to programmes such as this I would highly recommend it as it allows you to hone writing and speaking skills for the day job.
In the end time only permitted us to discuss the Family Sharing feature. The full crib sheet is replicated below for those who haven't OD'ed on WWDC commentary yet.
Apple announces new features that enable family sharing, home automation and our vital signs to be monitored all from our mobile phones.
Family sharing
Apple have announced a new family sharing feature in iOS version 8 for iPhones and iPads. This will allow whole families share and synchronise their photos, calendars and locations with each other.
- Great for the busy family to keep track of each other and give parents piece of mind that their kids are where they say they are
- Not so great for parents whose phones will be filled to the brim with selfies of their kids
- Even worse for kids whose phones will be full of their parents selfies – take note Máirtín Ó Muilleoir's kids
- Definitely not good for kids bunking off school
There have been numerous examples of children running up hundreds, if not thousands of pounds of credit card bills due to innocently buying costly add-ons for games through the Apple App Store.
- Last year a five year old ran up a bill of £1700 buying costly add-ons for a game called Zombie v Ninja in one ten minute period
- Earlier this year Apple was forced to refund at least £20 million to disgruntled parents over in-app purchases made by their kids
- Family sharing allows parents to implement tighter controls on App Store spending.
- Kids can send App purchase requests to their parents phones when they wish to buy new games or make in app purchases.
- Great for parents looking to reign in their kids spending on the Apple App Store
- Not so great for some app developers who were making stacks of money from unsuspecting kids
Home automation
The smart home is now a key battle ground for companies like Apple and Google. Google recently bought Nest, a company that makes smart devices such as learning thermostats and intelligent smoke and carbon dioxide detectors for the home which can be controlled from mobile devices for a cool $3.2 billion.
Apples new Home app (HomeKit) allows an iPhone or iPad to control smart appliances, lights and locks around the home.
- Partners include Philips, Honeywell and Osram that make a variety of smart widgets and lights
- Great if you want to live in the home of the future and command all your home appliances by voice
- Not so great when the power goes out.
Health app
HealthKit is a feature and package of tools that will allow developers to build bespoke apps around health and well being, from sleep monitoring and stress reduction to exercise and blood testing.
- Great for helping to take pressure off a stretched NHS
- Great for early alerting of serious health problems
- Great for changing behaviour in unhealthy people
- Not so great for couch potatoes
- Question marks over patient privacy
Queen's researchers on the front line against cyber crime
On 2nd June 2014 numerous news outlets globally ran a story about a Russian man being charged with being behind a major cybercrime operation that affected individuals and businesses worldwide and added to the FBI's most wanted list. Evgeniy Bogachev, also known as "lucky12345″ and "slavik", is wanted for his alleged involvement in a wide-ranging racketeering enterprise and scheme that installed, without authorization, malicious software known as "Zeus" and a variant called "GameOver Zeus" on victims' computers.
Zeus is a type of malware known as a bot which makes up part a network of hijacked home computers, typically controlled by a criminal gang called a botnet. The software was used to capture bank account numbers, passwords, personal identification numbers, and other information necessary to log into online banking accounts.
In a non-descript glass fronted building in the heart of the Northern Ireland Science Park the news came as no surprise to a crack team of cyber security researchers who barely raised an eyebrow. The team, based in Queen's University Belfast's (QUB) Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), is at the forefront of researching and developing new technologies to detect bots, botnets, malware and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) since it was established as the UK's Information and Knowledge Centre (IKC) in 2009. The Zeus botnet, and the plethora of variants it has spawned, has been of particular interest to the team who work as part of the Secure Digital Systems research cluster headed by Professor Sakir Sezer.
Professor Sezer says: "As the internet has evolved into a multi-trillion pound business, the threats have evolved as well. To date members of the gang who operate the Zeus botnet have stolen an estimated $500 million. This represents a huge loss to citizens and businesses alike. Our research is helping minimise the fraud and theft enabled by this pernicious software through the development of hardware and software tools and technologies which have been proven to detect and prevent this type of malicious activity."
In a secure laboratory within the facility Professor Sezer's team of researchers and engineers have installed a complete botnet for the purposes of determining how it replicates, evolves over time and communicates with command and control systems. The team are reluctant to say too much about their findings in an effort to stay one step ahead of the criminals in this cat and mouse game. What they will say, however, is that the solution they have developed has the ability to analyse gigabytes of network traffic, in real-time, pinpointing botnet activity on corporate, mobile operator or Internet Service Provider (ISP) networks. This malicious activity can be traced to a specific machine, laptop or mobile device which has been infected with the malware.
Notwithstanding, the research isn't a purely academic endeavour. Through its unique 'Open Innovation' model CSIT works to exploit and transfer knowledge to industry through member companies such as global giants McAfee and IBM, as well as via commercial R&D and consultancy engagements with local SME's such as RepKnight and AirPOS. This ensures the research is both industrially relevant and that findings can be put to work as quickly as possible to limit the impact of malware and botnets on society as well as bringing new cyber security technologies to market.
Highlighting ISP and mobile network operator's failure to adopt technology to limit the damage wreaked by malware and botnets Professor Sezer says: "We have the proven technology to detect and stop these malicious applications at the ISP and operator level but many are reluctant to take on responsibility for providing this service to their customers. Common Carrier status means the ISP is not responsible for anything illegal taking place over the network. For example, Warner Brothers can't sue BT because their digital content (films) are being illegally streamed to BT broadband subscribers. The ISPs use this legal provision to see no evil. Hence they make no attempt to protect subscribers from malware. However, they are quite happy to detect and block Skype traffic when it effect's their bottom line. The legislative framework needs to change to enable broader use of this technology to protect internet consumers."
New technology is only one part of the CSIT story. Currently, the demand for cyber security experts is growing at twelve times the rate of the overall job market. The Centre has listened to the needs of industry and is complementing its technology research by developing a new Master's degree in Cyber Security to skill up the next generation of cyber security professionals. The course is open for application now and will begin in September 2014.
Professor Maire O'Neill, Co-Ordinator of the new MSc in Cyber Security, says: "The emphasis of the MSc is to provide graduates with a comprehensive understanding of the cyber security challenges facing industry and society, today and in the future, and equipping them with the skills necessary to address those challenges."
Finally, the Centre recognises its wider responsibilities to society in terms of supporting citizens, industry and government to tackle the scourge of cyber-crime as well as capitalising on the huge global demand for technologies in this area. CSIT staff are involved in a variety of prominent advisory bodies such as the Organised Crime Task Force's Cyber Crime Sub Group, the UK Cyber Growth Partnership and chairing the Royal Society's Cyber Security Research policy committee.
You can find out more about CSIT and the MSc in Cyber Security on its website here: http://www.csit.qub.ac.uk/
Hi-tech crime terms
- Bot – one of the individual computers in a botnet; bots are also called drones or zombies
- Botnet – a network of hijacked home computers, typically controlled by a criminal gang
- Malware – an abbreviation for malicious software i.e. a virus, Trojan or worm that infects a PC
- APT – Advanced Persistent Threats are a set of stealthy and continuous computer hacking processes, often orchestrated by human targeting a specific entity.
Advice from Get Safe Online
- Install internet security software from companies listed on Get Safe Online's website to download a free tool to scan for Gameover Zeus and remove it from your computer
- Do not open attachments in emails unless you are 100% certain that they are authentic
- Make sure your internet security software is up-to-date and switched on at all times
- Make sure your Windows operating system has the latest Microsoft updates applied
- Make sure your software programs have the latest manufacturers' updates applied
- Make sure all of your files including documents, photos, music and bookmarks are backed up and readily available in case you are no longer able to access them on your computer
- Never store passwords on your computer in case they are accessed by Gameover Zeus or another aggressive malware program
Is this the end of usernames and passwords? #csitsummit
Updated 3rd June 2013.
This post was previously published by me over at The Centre for Secure Information Technologies blog.
At the recent World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit hosted by CSIT I had the pleasure of scribing one of the breakout sessions titled "Is it the end of the road for username and password? If so what are the alternatives?".
The answer, given recent high profile breaches, might surprise. It's not as clear cut as you might think. One thing is for sure however. There is a huge amount of opportunity in this area.
New role at CSIT: The second 30 days in the 30-60-90 plan
Last month I blogged about the 30/60/90 plan covering the first 30 days of the initial three months in my new Technical Marketing Manager role at The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT). This was based on some interesting guidance posted by Ninon LaForce on the On Product Management blog.
In this post I shall look back at the second 30 days. Personally speaking its useful for me as I slot into the organisations appraisal system to reflect on what I have achieved thus far in the role.
Day 31-60: Take ownership
According the Ninon, days 31-60 in a new PM role is all about taking ownership. As with my previous post, before getting into the points specified in the original post, here are a few thoughts on this period.
This period began with exhibiting at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. I blogged my thoughts on the Congress here. While this took me out of the office for a whole week it was a useful learning exercise personally and an opportunity to test what we as an organisation are doing in the marketplace. It certainly helped me achieve some of the points outlined below including networking and building relationships with existing and potential partners and customers.
Uncovering new opportunities for the application of our research as well as helping me get up to speed pretty quickly on the commercial environment in the mobile space was invaluable not to mention the process of developing our messaging around this massive market pretty early into my tenure.
Two weeks after returning from Barcelona we hosted Belfast 2012: The 2nd World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit at CSIT. Preparations for this were pretty consuming. Again the process of prepping for and hosting this event were priceless in terms of building relationships, setting our commercial and research roadmap as well as firming up my thoughts around strategic direction.
Now lets look at how I think I performed against the list:
Meet with my manager for a first 30-day review. Ensure I am focusing on the right activities and adjust as necessary.
Partially done. We meet weekly and continue to chat most days regarding ongoing activities. We plan to sit down to formally appraise my performance over the first 2 months next week. It should have happened last week but more important priorities meant this had to be pushed out.
Take ownership of some projects.
Done. I am currently working on a number of projects which have short and medium term delivery dates. There are no shortage of projects.
Contribute my thoughts/ideas on how to streamline industry partners and programs.
Done; ongoing. These get discussed each week as part of our commercial team meeting.
Make a list of activities/project that will contribute to meeting the department objectives and set up a plan to reach the goals.
Partially done. See earlier comments.
Go to lots of meetings and begin to run some of them.
Done. I already chair a monthly marketing meeting with marketing representatives from the various research clusters feeding into that. I also attend several organisational weekly meetings.
Continue to build relationships.
Done. Mobile World Congress and The Cyber Summit were excellent for doing this. I also continue to meet with colleagues from across CSIT as often as I can to build up a funnel of content for our websites and for raising our profile globally.
Begin to write materials (drafts)
Done. I am in the process of refreshing our web estate which necessitates writing new and rewriting old contents. I have also been updating marketing collateral, drafting funding proposals and producing press releases.
Continue to learn and read as much as possible.
Done. The role is such that I will never stop learning and reading. It's par for the course.
By this time I hope to have uncovered some promising unexploited opportunities for growth and have begun to figure out how to exploit them.
Done. I'll keep them under my hat for now.
So I make that seven out of nine achieved and a further two partially achieved. Not a bad result given the events that took place this month.
Update: I almost forgot to mention that during all this I took time out to guest on The Tech Show, a podcast in eamonmallie.com's Tech section focused on the technology scene in Northern Ireland presented by Chris Taylor and Matt Johnston. On the show I talk about cyber-security and an exhibitors perspective of Mobile World Congress.


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"If I do great and they draft me early, then hey, I'm making positive steps. If I do bad and don't get drafted, then I wasn't predicted to anyway," Moats explained. "So either way, it's no pressure on me, I feel. I feel like all I can do is get better."
According to the official combine Website, participants are chosen by a selection committee comprised of scouts and NFL team executives, with a goal "to invite every player that will be drafted in the ensuing NFL Draft."
Moats and offensive lineman Dorian Brooks will both participate in this year's combine in Indianapolis. They're the first JMU players invited since running back Curtis Keaton in 2000.
Keaton was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of that year's NFL Draft. No player from JMU has been drafted since.
"This is a blessing, man," Brooks said Tuesday. "It's a great opportunity. I'm just ready to go, ready to get started."
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Combine participants are broken into groups based on position. They go through three days of measurements, medical and psychological tests, and interviews. The fourth and final day is for workouts in front of scouts, coaches, and other executives from all 32 NFL teams.
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Is It Rude To Ask The Chef To Visit The Table?
I am dining at a restaurant this weekend because I saw the chef do a wonderful/kind act to someone in need on a television show. I wanted to dine at his restaurant to let him know that I thought what he did was outstanding. Is it rude to ask the chef to visit the table to let him know how I feel about what he did?
How would one go about doing this?
I think the chef would be very pleased. This isn't a situation you'll find in an etiquette book but my guess would be you should tell either the maitre d' or your waiter how wonderful it was what the chef did, that learning about his act of kindness was what inspired you to dine there, and that you would be honored if the chef would, if he found the time, stop by your table so you can tell him in person what a kind thing he had done.
It depends on what the chef does when he's back in the kitchen. In some places, the chef does both the expediting and the final plate check. Pulling the chef out of the kitchen during a busy service will really mess up the work flow in the kitchen. If it's really late in the evening, it might be okay, but during prime hours, I'd just write a nice note and have it sent back to the kitchen on my way out. The best way to recognize a chef is to come back and bring your friends.
I only ask to see a chef if the meal is so outstanding that I would feel remiss to leave without telling him. In that case I usually ask if the chef has a moment I'd love to compliment him on his cuisine.
chefs are always gratified to be asked to meet a guest, but they may or may not be able to leave the kitchen when it's a good time for you. ( i have worked for some arrogant s.o.b.'s who just couldn't be bothered too.) you could call ahead and explain yourself to the maitre d' also.
if the dinner is very good, even if you don't get to meet the chef, definitely send a note.
Probably the nicest thing you can do for a chef is to send him back a glass of some of the excellent wine you had with your meal and your compliments. Then it's up to her to decide if she wants to come out and thank you. Imagine if every customer who thought they had superior taste in food expected the chef to come out and personally acknowledge them. They'd never get anything done!
I've always been delighted when a guest wants to compliment me in person... and I think most other chefs agree.
But some judgement needs to be used as chefs (at least the good ones) are usually very busy. Make your request at a time when the restaurant isn't packed. Don't be offended if the chef simply is too busy- if they say they're too busy they really are looking out for the other guests' best interest.
If the chef can't come out to greet you a glass of wine sent back with your compliments is always deeply appreciated. Sometimes a chef will say they can't come out but then make the effort to run out if there's a moment to breathe.
And good on you for being so thoughtful. A thoughtful guest really does make our nights.
As cheesy as it may be, our supper club has requested pictures with the chef at our monthly picks (so far: Table 8, Simon LA, Mozza, Providence, Hatfield's). Surprisingly, all the chefs have granted us our request. They've always been more than gracious, and a couple of times, have even invited us back into the kitchen. It's usually on the later side, though, near closing time. And we do heap plenty of compliments on the food (which has been excellent at all the places) and tip well.


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Theres a line in the chorus of the Cribs song Cheat on Me that really says a lot about the band: Cause things go together, better than others, like manic depression and hyper sexuality. These guys definitely know how to put together a destructive combination. Formed by brothers Gary, Ryan and Ross Jarman in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in 2001, the Cribs built a tremendous UK following that now spills across the US thanks to their mix of relentless touring, punchy post punk and astounding live shows. And with Johnny Marr, former guitarist of the Smiths on their roster since 2008, theyve mixed a potent cocktail for success. Still soaring from the momentum of their latest album Ignore the Ignorant (Wichita Recordings), they head into the Glass House to deliver a devastating one-two punch that few fans in the audience will be ready for.
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To get him started, Anatoly Kucherena said he gave Snowden a copy of "Crime and Punishment," Dostoyevsky's lengthy novel about the torment and redemption of a man who thought himself outside the law.
"I am not talking about the similarity of inner contradictions," Kucherena said after meeting Snowden in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo international airport, where Snowden has apparently been marooned since arriving from Hong Kong on June 23.
The day's developments left the White House - and nearly everyone else - "seeking clarity" about the status of the man who revealed details of an NSA program to monitor Internet and telephone communications.
When Snowden first arrived at Sheremetyevo, he was believed to be planning just to transfer to a flight to Cuba and then to Venezuela to seek asylum. But the United States, which wants him returned for prosecution, canceled his passport, stranding him. He hasn't been seen in public since, although he met with human rights activists and lawyers July 12.


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|LeBoo: Cleveland fans upset with James' support of dreaded Yankees
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A day after the Indians routed the Yankees 12-3 in their AL playoff opener Thursday night, the buzz around town wasn't about Cleveland's offensive power surge or pitcher C.C. Sabathia's gutty performance.
Instead, fans jammed sports talk radio lines and Internet message boards, crying foul over their frustration with the NBA superstar's traitorous appearance in the stands wearing a Yankees cap.
``The guy is the face of Cleveland sports and he's not even rooting for a team that's 100 feet from the building he plays in,'' said Adam Burke, who was waiting outside the left-field gate for Game 2 Friday.
James' office, Quicken Loans Arena, sits just across a plaza from Jacobs Field. The Eastern Conference champions are displaying a large banner on the building wishing the Indians good luck in the postseason.
But their All-Star forward, who grew up in nearby Akron, isn't backing one of his hometown clubs. The 22-year-old, who also roots for the Dallas Cowboys, has worn his Yankees cap around town for years, and last week while in New York rehearsing for ``Saturday Night Live'' predicted the Yankees would beat the Indians.
Fans have mostly tolerated James' decision to back the hated Yankees, who have been the Indians' foil since the 1950s.
But last night's appearance behind home plate wearing the dreaded interlocking ``NY'' insignia, may have been too much to bear. James not only wore the cap, but he flaunted it, at one point holding it high over his head.
Later, though, as the Indians began to pull away, he put it on backward and left the ballpark holding it in his hands. One fan even offered his Indians cap to James, who slapped hands with others as he exited.
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``LeBron James. King of Nothing. Fan of Yankees. Get Out of Town,'' read a sign Friday at a Marathon gas station in suburban North Ridgeville.
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Sabathia, who is friends with James, has backed his buddy's right to show Yankee pride.
``I don't think it's that big a deal,'' Sabathia said again Friday. ``I knew he was coming, but I didn't know he had a Yankees hat on and stuff. My family told me people were all over him.''
James has been in the spotlight since his sophomore year in high school. His immense talent has been matched by a maturity beyond his years. He has always spoken with diplomacy and grace in the media spotlight.
This was a rare misstep for James, whose every move on and off the floor has been scrutinized.
Sabathia, who grew up in Vallejao, Calif., and is an Oakland Raiders fan, said he wouldn't hesitate to show up at a Browns game in a silver and black jersey.
``If they played the Raiders in a championship game, definitely I would,'' said the Game 1 starter, one of several Indians players who attends Cavaliers games to cheer on James.
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A Glendale man facing felony charges of running an illegal poker room claims he "never made a penny" off the operation. Mike Talerico, 42, is one of several local men facing serious charges in separate cases since the state began a fresh crackdown on poker rooms in December. The legal action began ... More >>
Galaxy Gaming, a Nevada-based table-game company, has been approved to do business in Arizona casinos -- despite being banned in California. Dishonesty by Robert Saucier, the CEO of Galaxy Gaming, was cited in a ruling by a California judge last year as the main reason for a gaming-license denial. ... More >>
Five storefront poker operations in the west Valley were raided on Thursday evening as part of a months-long investigation into suspected illegal gaming. As New Times reported last December in our cover story, "Off the Reservation," numerous poker operations around the Valley -- almost all on the w ... More >>
A Maricopa County jury convicted Harold "Bud" Lee Jr. of three felony counts related to gambling on Friday, including conspiracy and illegal control of an enterprise. The 68-year-old Lee, who once served as a Phoenix Justice of the Peace, was allowed to remain free fro ... More >>
Can it still be called a recession if Arizonans are dropping wads of cash into tribal casinos? The state's still chock-full of empty storefronts and foreclosed homes, but state officials report the first increase in tribal gaming revenue since 2007. After 10 consecutive quarters of negativ ... More >>
We wrote a cover story back in April 2009 about the crusade of one Harold "Bud" Lee, a onetime Phoenix-area Justice of the Peace and an outspoken advocate of off-Indian reservation poker rooms. "The foggy idea that adults playing poker for money in a card room is so d ... More >>
Arizona's U.S. Attorney, Diane Humetewa, the nation's first-ever Native American woman to become a U.S. Attorney in any state, will resign on August 2. Sandy Raynor, spokeswoman for the office, says Humetewa plans on spending some time with her family before figuring out her next career mo ... More >>
A Nevada company that provides cash and credit advances to casinos has been barred from doing business in Arizona because it "defrauded banks" and misleads regulators. Global Cash Access has about 20 Arizona Indian casinos as clients, providing 5 percent of its total revenues. But, says the Las V ... More >>
Image: www.myspace.com/dealmeinaz A card dealer at an "illegal poker room" in Scottsdale was found guilty last week of gambling-related charges, one of five people in legal trouble over the business. Dealer Brian Sitko, who was also employed at Casino Arizona when he was arrested earlier this year, ... More >>
Legal scholar, activist, prosecutor and private prison official Mark Brnovich has been appointed director of the Arizona Department of Gaming. Scammers pay heed: This over-achieving barrister is just coming off a stint in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona as a specialist in prosecuting ga ... More >>
Firefighters union boss Billy Shields screwed up. Now, he's ticked off Phoenix's most powerful law firm
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Gamblers and staffers at the Ak-Chin casino all celebrated when Herminia Rodriguez hit a $330,000 slot-machine jackpot. Then the tribe decided the machine had malfunctioned.