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A coin is the main currency of Club Penguin Island and it is used as a legal tender. They can be unlocked and obtained through mini games, competitions, or salaries. Coin codes are similar to coins, the difference being that coin codes are in real life (found on Club Penguin merchandise) and they allow you to redeem items online. Fluffy the Fish is engraved in all of the standard 1 coins.
Receiving/Earning Coins
You can get 500 coins when you create a penguin. You can earn more by these ways:
Varying amounts of coins ranging from 100 to 5,000 can be obtaining from entering codes or using real-word books.
Coins are earned by playing single or multiplayer Games. Almost every game (excluding Card-Jitsu games but including Snow, Fall Fair games and formerly newspaper games) provides you with coins after playing it. You can also receive coins by digging in the Gold Mine. The coins you earn in games is equal to 10% of your total score, and if you have all the stamps for that game then it is doubled. Arguably, the best two games to play to get quick coins are Cart Surfer and Puffle Roundup.
Being selected in a competition will award you with coins (usually 10,000 coins). Competitions include clothing, igloo designing and scripture competition.
Salary for Special Roles
- Main article: Salary
Being a tour guide (and formerly a Secret Agent will earn you 250 coins automatically for each "job" every month). The 'check' is sent to these penguins via postcard monthly starting from May 1, 2009. Now, you can gain 350 coins for being an EPF Agent each month.
Coins are earned by playing games and taking part in special activities, such as Igloo and competitions. Players can use coins to buy colors, Puffles, Puffle supplies, Clothing, Igloo Upgrades, furniture, and player card backgrounds. Coins can also be used to send post cards. However, non members are only allowed limited use of their coins:
- Buying Colors for their penguin.
- Buying Player Card Backgrounds.
- Buy a flag.
- Red, Blue Puffles.
- Post Cards.
- Food & Bathing supplies for Puffles.
- Donation for the certain events, such as Coins for Change or Lighthouse Donation.
- To buy Non-Member clothes only.
The maximum amount of coins is 1 million.
"Ten" coin
A "ten" coin is shaped like a normal Club Penguin coin but is worth 10 coins. It is also larger than a normal coin. It is found exclusively in the games Jet Pack Adventure and Jetpack Boost, and can also be found when digging for coins in the Cave Mine. It may be a feasible hypothesis to make judgement that "Ten" coins are merely an item which can be traded for ten coins rather than a currency in itself.
Prehistoric Coin
When penguins traveled back in time during the Prehistoric Party 2013 and the Prehistoric Party 2014, coins and dinosaur eggs can be seen in the game Dino Dig. The coin was dark blue with a touch of green and was shaped like a pentagon with a hole in the middle.
Transferring Coins
You were formerly able to transfer coins from three games and currently one app.
- Club Penguin Elite Penguin Force let you use DS Connection to transfer coins.
- Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge also let you use DS Connection to transfer coins.
- Club Penguin Game Day! let you use Nintendo Wii Connection to transfer coins.
- The Club Penguin (app) automatically transfers coins to your account when you finish playing games.
Coins for Change
Since the Christmas Party 2007, there has been a Coins for Change program during every Holiday Party. In the end, more than 2.5 million penguins donated in excess of 2 billion virtual coins they earned playing games on Club Penguin to support the environment, children's health or children in developing countries. Through their virtual donations, the kids directed how much of a $1 million cash donation went to three charitable organizations.
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- When starting an account on Club Penguin, players used to get 100 coins, but when the Major Interface & Communications update was released it was changed to 500 coins.
- In the Club Penguin Improvement Project, players would start out with 20,000 coins.
- In Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force, Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge and Club Penguin: Game Day!, before the internet service for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS games were shut down, you could use Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to upload your coins that you made playing one of the mini-games, clicking on an animated object or doing missions.
- When you joined an activity in 101 Days of Fun and any moderator sees you, you would get 1001 coins.
- If you comment in the "Reviewed By You!" section of the What's New Blog, you will receive 10,000 coins if your comment is chosen.
- Starting June 2013, during the activity Puffle Digging, Puffles could dig up coins while taking walks around the island. Members could find exclusive items.
- The maximum amount of coins you can have is 9,999,999 (nine million, nine hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine). However a penguin can normally only have 1,000,000 coins but the limit can be surpassed with Puffle Digging. When you have over a million coins you will no longer earn any coins from games and entering codes that give you coins will reset you back to one million.
- Gold Puffles can find Chocolate Coins in Puffle Digging.
- The cheapest item you can buy with coins is the Cheap Time Travel Hat, which costs a mere 10 coins. On the other hand, the most expensive item is the Doom Drone, which costs 3,000 coins. The Secret Deluxe Stone Igloo is the most expensive overall, costing 5,000 coins.
- The coins in Jet Pack Adventure float because of a painted alloy made by Gary.


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Food & Wine: France through Burgundy & Champagne11 days Food & Wine Tours
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Overnight Flight1 night
Day 1
Your trip begins with a regularly scheduled overnight flight to Paris aboard an internationally recognized airline
Paris2 nights Hotel info
Day 2
Included meals: Dinner
Welcome to Paris. After clearing customs and collecting your luggage, a shuttle service transfers you to your hotel (details will be sent to you prior to your departure). Spend your day relaxing and start to acquaint yourself with Paris. This evening, meet your fellow travelers during your welcome dinner.
Day 3
Included meals: Breakfast
Get introduced to the sights and tastes of Paris this morning. A local guide gives a panoramic tour, taking you by the Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde and Notre-Dame. Finish off your tour with a culinary walk through some of Paris' foodie-flavored neighborhoods, stopping at shops and patisseries to sample specialties like chocolates and cheeses. After a free afternoon, opt to join our excursion for dinner and a river cruise on the Seine.
Optional Excursion - Evening in Paris: Dinner & River Cruise $109*pp Details
Take in the nighttime allure of the City of Light on a special evening excursion. The event begins with dinner at a local restaurant. After you dine, board a boat cruise along the Seine. As you coast along the river and under Paris' bridges, you'll behold the gloriously illuminated monuments of the city glittering alongside the riverbanks. Please note: the dress code may vary depending your restaurant, and your Tour Director will advise you on what to wear, but shorts and sneakers are likely to be considered inappropriate attire.
Champagne2 nights Hotel info
Day 4
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included entrances: Château de Chantilly
Visit the town of Chantilly, a historic retreat on the outskirts of Paris. Take a guided tour of the magnificent Château de Chantilly and its sprawling castle grounds. Enjoy an included lunch and a tasting of the town's famous vanilla whipped cream. Afterward, get settled in Reims, part of the famous Champagne region. This town is home to the world's most renowned Champagne estates, including Taittinger, Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin and Ruinart. Enjoy an authentic dinner with your group tonight.
Day 5
Included meals: Breakfast
Included entrances: Notre-Dame de Reims, Basilica of St. Remi, Wine tasting
This morning a local guide introduces you to the charming city of Reims and Notre-Dame de Reims, the city's Gothic cathedral. You'll also visit the Gothic Basilica of St. Remi and pass by the Palace of Tau, a palatial 13th-century Gothic chapel and hall. This afternoon, you'll tour one of the most reputed wine cellars in Champagne, whereyou'll enjoy an included tasting of the famous bubbly.
Burgundy2 nights Hotel info
Day 6
Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Included entrances: Wine tasting
Transfer to the world-famous Burgundy region today. Your first stop is the medieval town of Auxerre to see the town's diverse architecture. Make your way to Chablis, the center of Burgundy's winemaking heritage. This quaint town produces some of France's finest white wines. Your visit includes a wine tasting of a variety of chardonnays, paired with a charcuterie of meats and cheeses. Then continue on to Dijon, home of the famed mustard. Gather with your group tonight for an included dinner.
Day 7
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch
On today's tour of the beautiful city of Dijon, stop at the Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy, the original ducalresidence. Next, you'll take in the Church of Notre-Dame de Dijon and Dijon's medieval streets. At an included lunch, feast on boeuf bourguignon, a dish that was perfected by peasants but is now served all over France. This afternoon, opt to visit the historic Hospices de Beaune, a charitable hospital founded after the Hundred Years War. The excursion includes a stop along the Routes des Grands Crus to sample some Burgundy wines.
Optional Excursion - Historic Beaune & Burgundy Cellars $75*pp Details
Nicolas Rolin, the Duke of Burgundy's chancellor, built the Hospices de Beaune in the hope that his good works would earn him a place in heaven. With his wife, Guigone de Salins, Rolin devoted much of his fortune to caring for the thousands who were left poor and starving after the Hundred Years' War. Nearly 600 years later, income from the town's vineyards along with profits from annual wine auctions continue to fund the organization. You'll tour the Hospices before enjoying a wine tasting in Beaune's Patriarche wine cellars.
Lyon3 nights Hotel info
Day 8
Included meals: Breakfast
Included entrances: Château de Cormatin, Wine tasting
This morning, take a tour of the Château de Cormatin, an elegant private castle surrounded by a moat and formal gardens in the heart of the Burgundy region. Visit nearby Tournus, where you'll have free time to see the town's church and Benedictine abbey and grab lunch. On your way to Lyon, the gourmet capital of France, stop in the Beaujolais region to taste some of the area's rustic red wines. Arrive in Lyon tonight.
Day 9
Included meals: Breakfast
Included entrances: Cooking lesson
A local guide introduces you to the historical and cultural landmarks of Lyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with both Roman and Renaissance significance. Begin with an exploration of the city's ancient quarter. Visit the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Vieux Lyon and the city's traboules, a series of ancient passageways. End your tour in the city's famous indoor market, Halles de Lyon, and enjoy free time to seek out your perfect lunch. This afternoon is all about the French art of pastrymaking. During a cooking lesson at a local school, a chef teaches you how to whip up French pastries and confections, such as macarons and éclairs.
Day 10
Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy a free day in Lyon or join our optional excursion to the medieval village of Pérouges. Tonight, gather with your group for your farewell dinner at a traditional bouchon restaurant.
Optional Excursion - Medieval Village of Pérouges $59*pp Details
Make your way to the charming village of Pérouges, a favorite among the French for its winding cobblestone streets and medieval architecture. Visit the central Tilleul Square for a panoramic view of the area and explore the Fortress Church of Sainte-Marie Madeleine. After taking in the scenery, stop at a local bakery to sample some of the region's sweetest specialties, including galette (a round, flat tart filled with berries) and hypocras, a spiced wine flavored with honey, ginger and cinnamon.
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Day 11
Included meals: Breakfast (excluding early morning departures)
If you're not staying for the tour extension, a Go Ahead representative accompanies you to the Lyon airport for your return flight home.
Add Aix-En-Provence $859 pp
Aix-en-Provence offers travelers the quintessential charms of Southern France. An ideal city to sit back and enjoy your surroundings in, this extension gives you the chance to savor France's exceptional scenery and cuisine for three more days.
Aix-en-Provence3 nights
Day 11
Included meals: Breakfast
Take a high-speed train down to the south of France and get settled into your hotel in Aix-en-Provence. The rest of the day is yours to begin exploring this cultural city. Tonight, consider joining our optional excursion for a Provençal dinner and wine tasting in a nearby village.
Optional Excursion - Provençal Dinner & Wine Tasting $99*pp Details
Travel to a rustic Provençal village outside of Aix-en-Provence. Start your evening with a wine tasting at a vineyard followed by dinner at a local restaurant, featuring the traditional herb-accented Provençal dishes for which the region is known.
Day 12
Included meals: Breakfast
Included entrances: Cezanne's studio
This morning, a local guide gives you the lay of the land with a walking tour of this Roman influenced city. Highlights include Aix's beautiful boulevards, the intricate medieval cathedral and the former studio of Cézanne, a hometown hero whose Post-Impressionist masterpieces show the beauty of the city. Depending on the season, your tour may end with a stroll through the city's vibrant markets to admire fresh flowers, sample the region's famous herbs and seek out calisson, a traditional Provençal candy.
Day 13
Included meals: Breakfast
Explore the charming downtown area of Aix on your own today, or join our optional excursion to the nearby coastal cities of Marseille and Cassis to see the dramatic coastline of the French Riviera.
Optional Excursion - Marseille & Cassis: Coastal Cuisine & Cruise $129*pp Details
Spend a day on France's stunning Mediterranean coast. Your excursion starts in bustling Marseille, where a local guide shows the diverse character of the city. Notre-Dame de la Garde, the artsy quarter of Le Panier and the Old Port highlight Marseille's rich heritage, while visits to the Euroméditerranée district and the Palais Omnisports show its more modern appeal. After your tour, sit down for an included lunch and get a taste for Marseille's fresh, flavorful cuisine. In the afternoon, head to nearby Cassis for a scenic boat ride around the dramatic cliffs and calanques that have made this French Riviera city famous.
Day 14
Included meals: Breakfast (excluding early morning departures)
A Go Ahead representative escorts you to the airport in Marseille for your return flight home.
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Passport & Visa Requirements
In order to enter France, U.S. and Canadian citizens need a valid passport. The expiration date must extend at least six months beyond the date of your return home. No visa is required for U.S. or Canadian citizens. If you're not a U.S. or Canadian citizen, you must contact the French consulate for your specific entry requirements.
Baggage Allowance
Airlines have varying weight restrictions on luggage. Some airlines may impose additional charges if you choose to check any baggage; be advised that you are responsible for any such costs. Contact your airline for detailed information regarding luggage size and weight restrictions for your flight, but please note that Go Ahead travelers are restricted to one checked bag per person due to storage limitations on motor coaches and other internal transfers, which may include train connections or flights. One carry-on bag is also permitted, provided that it does not exceed 45 total inches (length + width + height). Make sure you label your baggage and carry valuables, medication and documents in your carryon bag.
Clothing & Packing Tips
We recommend packing lightweight, loose-fitting clothing that can be easily layered. For sightseeing, we suggest bringing a sturdy pair of walking shoes or sneakers, as well as a lightweight jacket or rainwear. If you're planning a visit to a high-end restaurant or performance, you may also want to bring dressier attire. Also, please be respectful and refrain from baring shoulders or legs when visiting churches or other religious sites (entrance may be denied on this basis).
There are no major health risks associated with traveling to France. However, be sure to check with your doctor or healthcare provider for the latest updates.
In Lyon, try the poularde demi-deuil (pullet hen with black truffles), cardoons with bone marrow and chicken liver soufflé, washed down with a bottle of Beaujolais or Côtes du Rhône wine. Burgundy produces some of the best French cheeses. Chaource, a white and creamy cheese, and Époisses, which is made by monks and was a favorite of Napoleon, are only two of the dozens that are specific to the region. They're best enjoyed with a chilled glass of Chablis. And don't forget to sample the many varieties of truffles and mushrooms Burgundy is known for. In Champagne, the region's favorite drink is used to flavor everything from its sauces to its sorbets. The cuisine is rustic—pâtés, black pudding and quenelles, game and rabbit—but in no way does that mean it lacks in flavor or complexity. Also worth trying is andouillette, a chitterling sausage. In restaurants, the prix fixe option is popular, offering a three- or fourcourse menu for a good price.
Transportation (for 2014 tour)
Round-trip flights arrive in Lyon and depart from Paris. Included transportation is by private motor coach. Most of the destinations on tour are best explored on foot, but in Paris you may want to take advantage of the excellent transportation system. Paris' massive Métro is world-class, easy to navigate and efficient. Make sure to take time and look for the best deal on travel passes. Ask your Tour Director which one might work best. Often the daily passes are not actually the best deal.
Transportation (for 2015 tour)
Round-trip flights arrive in Paris and depart from Lyon (Marseille on the post-tour extension). After clearing customs and collecting your luggage upon arrival in Paris, a shuttle service will provide your transfer to your hotel (details will be sent to you prior to your departure). Included transportation is by private motor coach, as well as a high-speed train on the extension. Most of the destinations on tour are best explored on foot, but in Paris you may want to take advantage of the excellent transportation system. Paris' massive Métro is world-class, easy to navigate and efficient. Make sure to take time and look for the best deal on travel passes. Ask your Tour Director which one might work best. Often the daily passes are not actually the best deal.
France operates on the European standard 220 volts.
Time Zones
France is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). When it's noon in New York, it's 6pm in Paris.
The euro is the currency you'll be using on your tour. Better rates of exchange are usually available overseas, although it's worth ordering some currency from your local bank to use when you first arrive. We strongly advise that you take debit/bank cards and credit cards, which can be used to withdraw cash at local banks, as needed. You can use most debit/credit cards at ATMs on the international networks Cirrus and Plus, but make sure to check with your home bank about withdrawal fees. We suggest that you inform your bank and credit card company of your travel plans, so that they won't confuse your international purchases for fraudulent charges.
At the conclusion of your tour, it's customary to offer your Tour Director and driver a gratuity. We recommend tipping in your tour country's currency, the equivalent of $3USD/CAD per person per day for your driver and $6USD/CAD to $9USD/CAD per person per day for your Tour Director. If applicable, we also recommend the equivalent of $2USD/CAD per local guide. Tips can only be paid in cash. Please keep current local currency exchange rates in mind when tipping.
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Wonderful trip!
It was a really good trip because we saw and did so much. All very worth while, and very good value for money. Brenda and Walton Rawls
Best Tour Director`
Our tour director was great. He was always there to help us and answer questions. When we went out on our won, he made sure we didn't get lost.
Trip of a Lifetime!
We just returned from the Taste of Burgundy tour, and we had an amazing time. Our tour director Jean Jacques was outstanding. We were a little apprehensive about booking this as we are in our early 30's and on our honeymoon, but it turned out we had a great group and were not even the youngest travelers. The way the tour was set up gave us the perfect amount of free time, but JJ often offered to take the group on excursions during the free time, which was a great option, and perfect for the single travelers. We had the time of our life, and we look forward to booking with Go Ahead again soon!
Best Tour & Bus Directors
Excellent tour director! Thierry went out of his was to be sure the group and each individual were comfortable & having a great time. Informatively he was the best source and really made us appreciate the tour. Hotels were satisfactory, but the Nortel in Paris was the not the best to get around from & breakfasts were generally cold. However, the staff were very helpful. Our tour bus driver, Emanuel, was exceptional as well, and his info of the regions were welcome. His bus tour through Paris was far better than the one provided with the Paris guide. Overall, restaurants were excellent with the exception of 2. Tours of Lyon, Dijon, Chablis, Reims, Chantilly were fantastic! Thanks to Thierry & Emanuel!!!
Tour director and guides can't be topped
This tour was an opportunity to visit an area of France which I will probably never experience again, so I wanted/hoped it would give me enough information and scenery to last a LONG time. Not only was this tour extensive with the usual known tourist spots, but it added Perouge, Chablis and Chantilly..... those little villages you'll never forget. Thierry, our director, was so knowledgeable and interesting and he even extended himself to our free time, if we needed him. The other guides that were selected by Go Ahead were exceptional and knew their subjects to the letter. The venues were also perfect.......old charm to modern Paris. I never dreamed I would know France so well in just 11 days. I highly recommend the wine tasting......all done in the most charming and professional settings. I came away with favorites and a better understanding of wine-making. The bistros and brasseries we tested ranged from elegant to eclectic! My thanks to everyone at Go Ahead!!!!!!
Buyer be Aware
Before booking ANY Go Ahead tour I'd recommend asking the question, what percentage of the group with be composed of a single group under one group coordinator? The concept of group coordinators is a GoAhead business plan that is clearly articulated in their promotional material. Good for Go Ahead not necessary for outsiders to the majority group. Go Ahead's business strategy inherently potentially minimizes the overall tour experience for the minority participants who are not be part of the larger "group coordinator" group. This was my GoAhead tour experience on my recent tour. I was part of a group where the vast majority where part of a "group coordinator" group who had a common base of prior relationships and had previously traveled as a group. I must in fairness state I had not encountered being thrown in with a large "group coordinator" group during my previous 2 Go Ahead tours. In essence I as well as a few others simply fill ins for the maximum tour load. While I will not suggest any individual was not friendly or sociable the reality is there is a certain cohesiveness and clique to a group of common bond travelers. The impact is a a very different tour experience relative to human interactions and socialization due to a lack of participant diversity--diversity in the broadest to definitions. In addition a large tour "block" does influence certain aspects of the the tour itinerary. Bottom line, buyer beware of signing up for a Go Ahead tour dominated a a single majority group. The GO Ahead customer incentives are heavy geared and targeted to the group coordinator business model versus the individual purchaser.
excellent tour director and bus driver
The tour was excellent and JJ was the same. He went above and beyond the call to make certain everyone was a part of the group, when there was a question or someone wished to go somewhere different from the group, he assisted with a smile on his face and few additional items of interest for the area. The bus driver was an excellent addition to the tour as he spoke English and assisted JJ many times with places to go and help for the persons in the group. Both did so with smiles on their faces and a desire to share France with us.
Perfect Trip
We just returned and were totally pleased by all the aspects of the Taste of France: Burgundy and Champagne Tour. The sights, the vineyards and tasting, and the restaurants exceeded our expectations. And most importantly, Jean-Jacques, our tour director, was superb, both professionally knowledgeable and extraordinarily thoughtful and caring of all in the group. Emmanuel, our driver, was excellent as well. We enjoyed the many interactions we had with so many of the people traveling with the group. Thanks, JJ and GoAhead ... we had a wonderful vacation!!
Not a foodie or a wine lover
While I am not a foodie or a wine lover, I decided to take the Burgundy and Champagne tour, because I love France and this was an area that I had not been to before. My main focus was the history of the area, the architecture, and the culture of Burgundy. Our tour guide, JJ (Jean-Jacques), the Tour Guide of tour guides, and our chauffeur de bus, Emanuel, were excellent and worked tirelessy to assist each traveler. We laughed so much! The local guides for Lyon, Dijon, Reims, the Chateau de Cormatin, etc. were also wonderful, especially in Dijon. In fact, when we finished our tour in Dijon, the whole group was thunderstruck by what a wonderful tour and guide we had there, I am sure the group understood why I came! As for the food and wine. This, I am certain, did not disappoint! Each meal included in the tour was incredible, even the lunches. The wine tastings were fun and the visit to Moet et Chandon was so interesting. I am happy to say that I learned much about wine/champaigne, including that is a grape with my last name that is used in making Moet et Chandon!
Delicious and Memorable Tour
What better way to spend ten days in mid-May than eating and drinking your way through France?! This tour is very well planned. There was not a bad restaurant on the itinerary. The wine tastings were all enjoyable and enlightening. The local guides were excellent. The hotels were convenient, clean, and the rooms spacious (for European hotels). The hotel breakfasts offered lots of options. The staff who served us–waiters, guides, housekeepers–were all kind and dedicated to our having an enjoyable vacation. My only complaints, which I expressed to GoAhead in my evaluation, were the farewell dinner menu and the guided tour of Paris. The dinner menu was set - no choice for the diner - and didn't make allowances for personal preferences or food allergies/sensitivities. The small bus for the guided tour offered limited sightlines and the guide was very difficult to understand. That was two hours of my life I'll never get back (in Paris, of all places!). The only reason I didn't give this tour five stars is it was–if you can imagine–too busy. We were go-go-go from 8:30/9:00 to 10:00/11:00 every day. No surprise many of us fell asleep every time we were on the bus. But, as I reviewed the itinerary at the close of the trip, I can't imagine what event I'd want to remove. The tour has a lot of walking. If you have knee or foot issues, this may not be the tour for you. I loved the tour and will carry the memories with me for years to come. I have blogged about the trip here: http://jancrews.com/travel/a-taste-of-france-2013/


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User convenience versus system security
A few months ago, a Reg Reader study told us that sorting out the user authentication and identity management challenge was pretty high on the list of IT priorities, especially for larger organisations. From this study, we learned that two thirds of enterprises were suffering from a proliferation of sign-on mechanisms, with …
Biometrics my ****
I think we all know the stunning fallability of biomteric technologies and their witless merchants - all now over funded to aid the war on terror, and all achieving fairly similar results.
So we're back to Single-sign-on. A nice idea, fundamentally flawed without tiered access and multi factor authentication. Agreed, multi-factor authentication is a pain and does somewhat fly in the face of conveniance, but that's life.
This is not a question of whether users can put up with multi-anything. It's whether the company requires this to be the case. I don't know about you but our company is not run as a social or charitable exercise. We hire people, we pay them and they do as they're told. Sure, we may all dress it up into nice touchy-feely work-balance discussions and give them free vending machines and stock options. But the hard and fast is - employess do what they're told, if they don't like it they don't work here.
I strongly believe this is the major problem with security of anything electronic. Organisatons work on the basis that the user is king, that productivity and conveniance must not suffer. It's crap - a painful hang-over from Project Management gurus (charlatans) making far too much money by Keynoting about user-centric projects and how they deliver the value. Rubbish. The user does as they're damned well told, they are a cog, nothing more and nothing less.
If you want to deliver a good secure environment - and run a project that delivers value - you start with what you want to achieve and work back. The user can be squeezed into any box you require, and the systems will run accordingly.
User convenience versus system security
One key issue that most systems ignore is that the real and living user is to be voluntarily identified, not his/her knowledge (i.e. password, etc) or belongings (i.e. card, etc).
Thus, a true authendication must include some sort of biometrics (e.g. reliable fingerprint, eye-scanning, etc.) AND some health proof (e.g. ECG) at the same time and during the whole session.
Neither of these shouldn't be obtrusive or inconvenient. Come on, inventors!
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Top poster has my vote. The article was written as if so many companies have to provide easy access almost like a social feelgood buzz is needed for people to keep interested in their workplace, make it too complex, and it's a turnoff. What about just putting up with a little bit of exertion ?
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Re: WWE trying to block possible TNA taping venues
The buildings war between WWF and WCW in the early 90's was mentioned beforehand. And judging by this thread this new TNA/WWE "battle" gathered quite some interest on here so here is a part of the May '91 Observer about the buildings war back then. Obviously that's quite some time ago, but you still can see the resemblance between both situations.
Either way, interesting read imo so there you go.
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May 6, 1991
What could wind up being one of the biggest stories of the year, or wind up being a non-story, is the end result of the current "poker game" of sorts going on between World Championship Wrestling, Titan Sports and, several municipally-owned buildings and the nation's largest building management company.
This story could end in any one of a number of ways, but ultimately it's final result will either solidify WCW as a minor league promotion with no hopes of being competition to the WWF, or a loss to the WWF in that its attempts at keeping WCW out of buildings will be ultimately broken.
When WCW was purchased by Turner Broadcasting two-and-a-half years ago, it was seemingly inevitable that this battle was in the cards. But this battle can only be fought once. The timing is all-important, and while it is a battle that WCW needed to eventually fight, one questions if this is the opportune time to start.
This is both a market-by-market battle, but also in many ways a national battle because the management of the various arenas will be looking at the initial results and the initial results will probably cause the "herd (no relation to Jim) mentality" prevalent in that industry to bend to whichever side successfully exerted the most pressure in the previous battles.
Exclusive access to buildings has been a part of pro wrestling since long before this current promotional war. Dating back to the early 1960s, rivals of Vince McMahon Sr. had unsuccessfully attempted to book shows in Madison Square Garden. In the mid-1970s, when Eddie Einhorn formed the outlaw IWA as competition to the NWA (which at the time had a working affiliation with both the WWF and AWA) using Mil Mascaras as his top drawing card, he found himself unable to book shows in the traditional wrestling buildings, and ended up running in secondary arenas and eventually the group went out of business.
In the early part of this wrestling war which began in 1984 with many different promotions involved and has now wound down to two big offices, one of which is a lot bigger than the other, the WWF had a hard time initially booking key arenas because the successful regional promotion (and despite how some have tried to rewrite wrestling history years later, back in 1983-84, most of the regional groups were extremely successful) had longstanding success and relations with the management of the buildings in their region. Initially in cities that had strong regional offices, the WWF was forced into the secondary buildings or even had trouble getting into markets. As the WWF achieved more prominence and gained a track record as being able to draw, those barriers one-by-one fell down like dominos and in many cases, it was the formerly successful regional promotion that was even kicked out of buildings. At the same time, in various attempts by the NWA and later Pro Wrestling USA (initially a consortium of the different major promotions remaining and later Jim Crockett and Verne Gagne) to book Madison Square Garden in New York and other key Northeastern buildings like the Spectrum, Capital Centre and Boston Garden were always rebuffed.
There is some question whether exclusivity of this nature is actually legal, but nobody has gone to court to test it. Eventually WCW was either going to have to test the legality of these exclusives, or be doomed to forever holding shows in secondary buildings in the major markets.
According to several different lawyers, the most likely result if these cases went to court is that in a privately-owned building, particularly in a market that has a secondary facility, there is a good chance that exclusivity wouldn't be construed as restraint of trade. There are cases, although none having to do with wrestling, that are similar and if the promoter have a facility in the market adequate for the event, the locking out of the specific facility, being that it is a private facility and has the right to make its own decisions, doesn't constitute a restraint of trade. In a publicly-owned building, particularly one that has open dates, the question is more debateable and certainly if the complaining by the party left out in the cold is loud enough, the municipality will have a hard time defending its position in that a building technically supported by taxpayers has open dates and a prospective client with a track record of paying its bills is interested in that open date, but isn't allowed in because of an ultimatum from another client booking the same basic entertainment form (remember, there are plenty of buildings around the country that have no interest in booking pro wrestling).
In a publicly-owned building that is the only building in the market, trying to lock a competitor out of the building, thus out of the market, seemingly is cut-and-dried restraint of trade. The only defense buildings would have is if they were booked so solid there was simply no room on their schedule (a rarity today as most buildings are empty more often than they were designed to be) or if the promoter has a track record of not paying its bills. WCW doesn't have a great track record in drawing fans, but it has a great track record when it comes to paying bills.
There are several examples, a few in the past and a few that are current, that apply to this situation. Several years back, when Jim Crockett Promotions began expanding into new markets at the same time Titan was running booming house show business, Titan established a policy that was not a secret and written about in various journals of pulling out of facilities that opened themselves up to competing wrestling promotions. While this locked Crockett out of many buildings, it also caused Titan to run a limited amount of dates and even pull out of a few arenas (The Baltimore Arena comes to mind) that booked Crockett shows. In January, Titan threatened to pull out of the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J. if it continued to give WCW future dates, which in effect, would basically lock WCW out of the biggest market in the country because WWF had an exclusive at Madison Square Garden and the Nassau Coliseum had no interest in WCW as a client after its 1988 run in the facility. The building called Titan's bluff and in this case, Titan pulled out of the building and WCW was given eight dates in 1991 in the building. Some see this as a strategic withdrawal, because the WCW events are averaging about 5,400 paid attendance thus far on this run and each show has drawn less money than the previous one. The WWF had averaged nearly 9,000 the previous year in the same building. In some buildings (Pittsburgh Civic Arena and Capital Centre), while the circumstances leading up to Titan's leaving the building and WCW getting dates weren't the same, the end result was that the buildings were unhappy with WCW's performance, eventually went back to Titan, and WCW was back in its original position. In addition, there was already concern within the Titan offices that trying to run three facilities on a regular basis in the New York market was too many to begin with.
As has been rumored for some time, the big test market here is St. Louis, which in wrestling in many ways has a lot more significance than just being the No. 18 market in the country. Old-style wrestling, particularly '70s style, had a rich heritage and within the profession, St. Louis was at one point considered the wrestling capital of the United States. This past Saturday night was the final wrestling card at Kiel Auditorium (in fact, the final event of any kind) which is scheduled to be taken down in May. A new Kiel Center is set for construction, but won't be ready until 1994 at the earliest. This leaves the St. Louis market with one building, the Arena, municipally owned, and operated by Spectacor Management out of Philadelphia. The Arena has an exclusive with the WWF. Spectacor, which originally began as the building management company of the Spectrum and grew to being the largest building management company in the country has a long-standing relationship with the WWF. Several years ago, when Crockett was doing big business in Richmond, Va., when Spectacor got the management contract, they attempted to kick Crockett out of the building (Crockett threatened a lawsuit and the building backed down at the time). Eventually WWF pulled out of the Richmond Coliseum if it would allow WCW in. When WCW crowds diminished, the Coliseum asked WWF to return. While I don't believe WCW is technically locked out of the building, the company has found it very difficult to get dates. St. Louis is also Jim Herd's home city, which adds the "personal ego" on both sides of the fence to this battle. Don't think for a second the idea that Titan can lock Jim Herd's company out of Jim Herd's home city isn't a factor, because it is. And don't think St. Louis being Jim Herd's home city is a factor in it becoming the first test case.
What happened is James Oshust, who handles scheduling and booking buildings for WCW, wrote letters threatening legal action against the Arena and Spectacor if WCW wasn't allowed in the building. The Arena wasn't the only building Oshust apparently wrote to. Jim Herd said that WCW has targeted 25 municipally-owned buildings that the company has threatened legal action against should they be blocked from appearing. The Arena relented, gave WCW a June 14 date, but refused to give them a second Great American Bash date citing it was giving the WWF four weeks both before and after its events grace period. In other words, WWF, has the primary tenant, could basically lock up the building with six strategically booked dates per year, at least in theory, although in fact the Arena might still give WCW two or three dates per year (less than WCW would want) strictly to avoid legal headaches. Sources inside wrestling and also in St. Louis indicate that the WWF has threatened to pull out of the Arena is they rent to WCW. The threat has even included pulling out of other Spectacor buildings if WCW is allowed in the Arena. Herd, on his part, has said that if WCW is locked out of the arena, aside from the possibility of legal action, that he'd consider pulling out of Spectacor buildings as well. One has to realize that when it comes to major arenas, pro wrestling is not exactly the world's highest priority. WCW is not exactly doing booming business, and while WWF can do business in arenas, in major markets it has nowhere near the arena drawing power of legitimate sports or mainline music and entertainment acts. To Spectacor and some of these arenas, it probably wouldn't be a bad analogy to describe this mess as a high school basketball coach having a fight between a sixth man, who gets some playing time but isn't really a big factor overall in the team, and a bench warmer who almost never plays, and both threatening to quit if the other isn't kicked off the team. In sports, the coach would probably just cut both of them to rid himself of the headache, but in arena business, and in the business-world, decisions have to be made more politically.
One of the buildings in the Oakland Coliseum Arena, a 15,500-seat county-owned facility in the Bay Area. The Bay Area is different from St. Louis in that there are many adequate facilities, including the Cow Palace (14,700 seats for wrestling) in San Francisco, two 6,000 seat buildings (Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland and San Francisco Civic) a 4,500 seat building (SUREC Arena in San Jose) and a 2,700 seat arena (San Jose Civic), all of which will book pro wrestling. Titan runs ten shows a year in the market, alternating between the Coliseum and the Cow Palace. WCW's rare appearances have been in either the Kaiser Center or Civic, both considered minor league buildings and less familiarity as far as directions and the like to out-of-towners. However, WCW managed to book the Oakland Coliseum Arena on July 27 for a Great American Bash date. While Titan has yet to officially cancel any Oakland Coliseum Arena dates, those close to this situation here admit the idea of pulling out of Oakland has been talked about and privately hope it's only a bluff. Although the size of the crowds in this market are more dependent upon whether Hulk Hogan is on the card or not, rather than which building, the Coliseum is the most desirable building.
If Herd and WCW have their way, there are approximately two-dozen other markets where this same game is about to be played in. The end result of these battles will no doubt determine the fate in privately owned buildings as well due to the so-called "herd mentality" in the building industry.
"If Vince (McMahon) can't live with the free enterprise system, that's tough," said Herd. "His mistake is that he might have been able to break all the regional promotions, but there is no way he can break Turner Broadcasting. It's inconceivable for him to even think he can. But apparently he doesn't understand that."
While nobody from Titan can talk on the record to the Observer for obvious reasons, one source said, "This is a war and they'd better realize that when it's over, we're going to win."
Words notwithstanding, this is certainly a major battle and it's even more a poker game. Everyone is talking big, but here are the real key factors.
*Will WCW sue. It's very easy to write a threatening letter. It's altogether different to file a lawsuit. A lawsuit is a headache, costs lots of money, and if it actually goes to trial rather than being settled out of court, will take forever since the result can be appealed. However, the first building that doesn't back down to WCW's threat, and if WCW doesn't sue, everyone will know the threat is empty and the situation will quickly return to the status quo
*Will Titan Sports really pull out of buildings. Since right now, the building game is limited to the Meadowlands, St. Louis and Oakland, it's easy for Titan to pull out and present an image to the buildings as not backing down on its position. St. Louis is the only market where they'd have a tough time running shows, since the other two have other buildings they can go to. However if this situation plays out in another two-dozen cities, pulling out of that many buildings becomes a very serious concern. If they don't back up the threat to pull out, then the rest of the building industry will see it as an empty threat. At that point even the privately owned buildings may start renting to WCW even if they had previous exclusives with Titan, because they'll see threatened pull-outs in response as an empty threat.
*How will WCW perform once it gets into these new buildings. This may be the most important factor of all. WCW is getting into buildings by threatening legal action. That isn't the way to bring about initially pleasant building relations. If WCW can make money for the facilities with its shows, the initial problems will quickly disappear because the name of the game is money. But WCW's timing in its moves has to be impeccable. This game can only be played once and if WCW is in the wrestling business for the long haul, the game does have to be played. If WCW can get into these buildings, and screws up in some ways (and if it doesn't draw and the arenas see Titan on the outside with the power to draw, they will be looking for mistakes) such as no-shows (a constant WCW problem) or what they determine to be bad promoting, they'll lose the building and the building will have a past history as a defense in case this game is played in the future. WCW literally has to be able to draw at least adequate crowds in buildings like the Meadowlands, St. Louis and Oakland or whatever gains they've made of late will be quickly lost. That means they have to be able to get their shows in those buildings over to the fans as being something special, something WCW hasn't been nearly as good as Titan Sports at being able to do. I do know that the advertising budget for the first St. Louis show has been heavily increased, but the reality of wrestling is that advertising on television and radio is basically wasting money unless the angles, personalities and matches being presented interest the viewer of the syndicated television show. The market can be bombarded with ads, but if it isn't backed up by a strong card, it's a waste of money. I'm certain Titan considers pulling out of any of these buildings as nothing more than strategic and temporary retreats, with the idea that over the long haul, WCW won't draw (and recent history indicates that doesn't seem to be incorrect analysis) and they'll be asked back on their terms. But there is the small risk. What if WCW draws? It seems unlikely, but if WCW makes a big move right now in terms of a talent raid (which Herd insists isn't going to happen) and gets the ball rolling, Titan's strategy may backfire, although that is a longshot. Indeed, within Titan there are those who believe pulling out is the wrong strategy if only because Titan's presence in those buildings head-to-head will theoretically hurt WCW's live crowds in comparison to WCW having the building all to itself. If WCW's crowds dwindle to where the building can economically justify not renting to them, and the faster they do, the better off Titan is, and Titan's presence in the building will speed that up, then Titan wins. And when they win, they also maintain good relations with the buildings. If Titan pulls out on the buildings that rent to WCW (and aside from ethical considerations, no building wants to get sued in the first place when it can avoid it, let alone get sued with the strong possibility of losing that suit), there relationship with the buildings will never be the same even if they win. Also, by not pulling out, there is virtually no possibility of Titan really "losing" (as in losing the major buildings over the long haul) because even if WCW can outdraw Titan, which really isn't going to happen but let's just say things change and it does, it's doubtful any of these buildings will lock Titan out because Titan can just as easily play the threatening game. The only way Titan can "lose," is if pulls out of these buildings as it threatens. Ironically, the decision seems to be leaning in that direction.
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But think about this, do TNA and WWE use the same type of arenas? they dont, TNA uses way smallar onces cause WWE can easily get 20,00 or so while TNA only gets 1,000
A. it would be a waste as TNA dont go to the venues that WWE would try to sign
B. even if they did, TNA would not be able to fill these venues and doubt they turn a proift seeing how much those cost
C. even if this is true, usa is a HUGE place, you cant block all the places, its pointless to attempted as long as you dont operrate on the same level or close to
I would not be aginst the idea of them doing it, but my guess would be its to "set up shop"
and nothing to do with TNA, like how things set up "home arenas" so these would be open for them any time they wish and any other big event wont be there, nothing to do with TNA if so.
Just to clarify something. The venue cost is not relative to the arena size. Dixe once said that in a interview and since Lockdown will be in a 70 000 seats stadium that proves it.
And i also think you see WWE way too big for raw (they don't fill that easily the 20 000 arenas) and TNA way too small for Impact.
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Just to clarify something. The venue cost is not relative to the arena size. Dixe once said that in a interview and since Lockdown will be in a 70 000 seats stadium that proves it.
No it dont, they are cutting to only four ppvs, meaning less $$$ spent while more gained.
plus I go to the alamo dome, it can hold 70,000 most dont go for that package and do close to 20,000
The facility is a rectilinear 5-level stadium which can seat up to 65,000 spectators for a typical football game and is expandable to hold 72,000 spectators, allowing the possibility of hosting a Super Bowl. Configuring the arena for basketball or hockey takes 1218 hours to set up retractable seating and installing the playing surface. In this configuration, typically only the two lower levels at one or both ends are used. The arena configuration seats 20,662 spectators, but is expandable to 39,500 when the upper level is opened.
so it could hold up to 70,000 but odds are they will go with the 39 if not the 20.
The Alamo dome holds "small" shows, that they rent out for a lot cheaper, in fact, all graduations in the area are done there for WAY less then if the NBA goes there, but this is due to how its set up and just not the 70,000 its capable of and just a smaller venue in that case
the 20,000 for raw was an example showing that WWE is "above" TNA by light years, the numbers where just showing that WWE can "fill" a 20,00 while tna will only have what... 3000?
Even then, we are talking about normal shows, I.E Raw and impact, not PPV's
that chnages things big time, as its a ppv
TNA will due well due to them being in S.A for the first time, and due to the fact that Shawn Hernandez is part of an indy promotion here called RCW, and just tna is going to make S.A wrestling the plave to be that weekend but on nomral occasions? its not even close
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Or maybe TNA shouldn't have wasted time with this stupid lawsuit. Now they got WWE's attention, who are always known for vindictive behavior.
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It's called business .. Big company's do it all the time . . In the up tesco buy land just so no other supermarket can build on it . .
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No it dont, they are cutting to only four ppvs, meaning less $$$ spent while more gained.
plus I go to the alamo dome, it can hold 70,000 most dont go for that package and do close to 20,000
so it could hold up to 70,000 but odds are they will go with the 39 if not the 20.
The Alamo dome holds "small" shows, that they rent out for a lot cheaper, in fact, all graduations in the area are done there for WAY less then if the NBA goes there, but this is due to how its set up and just not the 70,000 its capable of and just a smaller venue in that case
the 20,000 for raw was an example showing that WWE is "above" TNA by light years, the numbers where just showing that WWE can "fill" a 20,00 while tna will only have what... 3000?
Even then, we are talking about normal shows, I.E Raw and impact, not PPV's
that chnages things big time, as its a ppv
TNA will due well due to them being in S.A for the first time, and due to the fact that Shawn Hernandez is part of an indy promotion here called RCW, and just tna is going to make S.A wrestling the plave to be that weekend but on nomral occasions? its not even close
In Dixies own words 'TNA are losing millions' by cutting the PPV's, so I dont know where you get this insane idea that they are saving money by doing less of them.
Costs were very low to do them in the IZ, they were always profitable.
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This is just business. Dont know why anyone is surprised or cares. ECW stopped indy grounds running Viking Hall and the Hammerstein, WWF stopped WCW running MSG, ROH stopped XPW running the ECW Arena. Every promotion does it.
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In Dixies own words 'TNA are losing millions' by cutting the PPV's, so I dont know where you get this insane idea that they are saving money by doing less of them.
Costs were very low to do them in the IZ, they were always profitable.
You cant really believe any of that. Its common sense that when you figure in paying the talent and paying the PPV company (who takes a large percentage) that averaging 6000-10000 buys a month isn't bringing in anything. TNA are not losing millions a year by cutting PPVs. That just doesn't make any sense.
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I'll believe it when I see it.
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Standard procedure if you knew anything about the live event business. Nothing new at all. WWF and WCW used to do it on each other. One of the reasons why WCW could never run MSG.
They have greatly improved their product over the last six-twelve months.
That's actually scary to think that what they are doing now is an improvement.
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WWE treats TNA's threat like a treat.
In other words, no, I don't think WWE sees TNA as a threa
. I honestly think they fuck with them around just to show them who's the boss. I am not saying it is the right thing to do, but TNA is as much a thread to WWE as Bellator is to UFC. It's not even the same league.
Yes, TNA's product got better, but as a business they are not even playing the same game.
You WWE marks can try to spin it anyway you want. You don't spend this kind of money on something like this if you don't see something as a threat. And yeah, it's going to be a lot of money if they plan on going through with this.
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I don't think its anyone buisness on how old or how you should mother its her life and its called mind your own buisness.only person to judge is god. Everyone has there own time and if now she wants kids her life. Happy peaple to busy living there life not worrying boot others. Patti let it ride storm will come then you'll think back when you find someone real good them you'll say what the hell were you this other person a man will move mountains if its right man. He don't deserve you why be limited on is he worth it? I'd be real hurt if a man I love didn't want kids I'd say full him
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Peaple so quick to judge. I totally agree with her I feel her. I am in deed an aries and I hear her talk and its like I'm listening to myself lol she is so right on the money with everything. I wish her the best and more power to you. Either you got it or you don't. A real man can only handle a real confident honest woman admirable. Its your life live it. Anyway u want. Forget the negative peaple. That's why god blessed your success. That's what matters. Love her
I must admit..I like the show & Patti holds nothin back but that lame excuse about the man not wanting children.I don't believe that..Patti's azz was 2 busy trying 2 put together relationships while her's was falling apart.. what match maker would want u 2 know that she can't hold down a relationship when she suppose 2 have all the answers...him not wanting babies is the perfect excuse.
She is like the chef who never cooks at home.
She needs to start following her own advice. Stop wasting the pretty Patti.
To all of you that have commented on why they didn't discuss the topic of children, I think by the wording of the article, Patti didn't think she wanted children but recently she has discovered that she does indeed want children in her life. The Patti that we have all been introduced to, would probably adopt. Perhaps she will do just that on her own. To all the people hurling insults in Patti's direction ... I have one question for you. How jealous are you of her success? It certainly shows! Keep up the good work, Patti! I love your show!
Whatever, Patti, I am very sorry for the breakup. I do agree with how you handle the dating/marriage search. It's dead on. Most people want this but do not have the guts to admit it or the strength to stick with it-----and then wonder why. It's plain and doesn't fudge the straight line. You don't waver.
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