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|A Wikileaks logo. Just an example, choose your best!
- How to neutralize attack: easy, legal and free ways to help Wikileaks.
- Updates from the battlefield: only facts relevant to the infowar phenomena.
- Mapping the #infowar: stats and graphs from the battlefield
SECTION 1.- How to neutralize attack on Wikileaks
- MIRROR. Dou you have available space (~2 GB) on your website? Then you can help creating a mirror -ie a full copy of the Wikileaks website- and making it available under your own domain. That way Wikileaks will resist even the hardest attack because their data will be distributed across thousands of independent random sites all over the network. Here you have instructions to set up a mirror. After that, don't forget to register your mirror in order to make it reachable for anyone and: share it on your social networks.
- SUBDOMAIN. Are you the legal owner of a top level domain name? (like mydomain.org) Then go to your domain control panel and create a new subdomain "wikileaks" binded to the IP address 184.108.40.206. (new IP updated 2010.12.04 17:36) That way a new domain name will be created allowing global access to the censored Wikileaks server from your own domain. My own: wikileaks.susobaleato.eu. Again: don't forget to share your contribution in your social networks!
- GRAPHICS. Do you have a blog, personal webpage or the like? Then add in your frontpage or in a new post an image linking to the latter IP address. That way your page will show a Wikileaks logo allowing an easy access to the censored server by just clicking on it. This is an example HTML code you can copy&paste and adapt for your needings; the nice people of Devianart has proposed a set of really nice art and they let you use it for free (don't forget to say them thank you!):
- TEXT. Enacting the narrative is a very easy but very critical part: to keep your friends and family updated, letting them to know that all this is about censorship:
- Be updated!. Your information will be more valuable when it is accurate and updated. You can help others to solve any doubt and you will be able to refute any false or weak information. These are the main sources I was using to get up-to-the-minute updates:
- The Wikileaks twitter. They publish updates and the most important news.
- WLCentral a self-named unofficial WikiLeaks information resource. I was following them those days and they are very accurate and real-time.
- The journals which are publishing the details of the cablegate, specially The Guardian for english speakers and El Pais for spanish ones.
- I'll be adding updates with the more relevant information and proposals. Also take a look at the comments, as all they are beeing very valuable and constructive.
- Share the relevant information and initiatives in your social netwoks. Each time you publish something about this in your Facebook Wall or each time you share or "like" a posts from others; and each time you publish at Twitter with #imwikileaks hashtag or when you retweet updates, you will be strengthening the tights between all the concerned people and also engaging new more people to the cause.
- Write posts and comments. Can you publish news or comments? Some people, specially in northern countries, does still have the freedom to express themselves in public ;o). If you are one of those fortunate individuals, please think about what the censorship of wikileaks mean to your own freedom of speech. Yes, you are right: you are loosing your freedom of speech. Indeed, all we are loosing our freedom of speech. So please: spread the news. Tell your friends about the censorship event, notify them about your new wikileaks subdomain... sharing the Wikileaks mirror list could be a good idea.
|Foto: AFP, WILLIAM WEST. Found at Eskup (El Pais)
Is it needless to explain that those ciberactions are not intended to just "solve" any technical problem, because the problem is not a technical -but a political one. Don't forget the reason why Wikileaks is under attack: powerful governments and corporations are trying to hide their "movements in the dark" from the public scrutiny.
The first serious infowar is now engaged. The field of battle is WikiLeaks. You are the troops.
Latest updates about the most relevant events of the Wikileaks #infowar. Here you'll find also: a) maps and graphs of the #infowar; b) easy, legal and free ways to help Wikileaks.
- Let's enact the narrative of Victory!
- Remember, remember, the leaks of december... do you want to be @anonymous?
- Daddy, daddy: do you remember when Constitutions were changed by Terms of Service?
- A few minutes ago, Wikileaks editor-in-chief has been released, with conditions. Available it is an audio copy of the statement he made. Next hearing will be on January 11th 2011.
- I have the feeling that the time to end of this chronic has arrived. Along these two weeks I was reporting about a somewhat hiden problem -initially setted as a technical one- doing my best to spread the issue, framing it in terms of two foundations of the republican concept of democracy: freedom speech and right to information. Looking at the statistics, this post seems to have been somewhat influential, or at least coherent and usefull with the Wikileaks phenomena. Both in terms of visitors/ pageviews and referrals, the statistics are impressive. Now the phenomena is in the media, correctly under that democratic and human rights frame. I think time has arrived for collective action; the wikileaks issue might now be incardinated in the more comprehensive global justice movement, since the basic positions are esentially the same. The role for less-influential individuals like me, might only have a fit in the layer of anonymous. So: time to become anonymous -again.
- I would like to express my gratitude for two inputs who came from the academia -Professor Sebastian Haunss (Universität Konstanz) and Dr. Raimundo Viejo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra). Also, to my family, since I stealed them so much time to contribute with this effort. Hope and love.
- Tom Rayner de Sky News informa: Assange granted conditional bail (via twitter)
- Another technical trick: some journalists are tweeting the hearing... from outside Court :)
- More info from the Court. Assange is passing notes from dock to the defense, clarifying dates of arrival/departure from Sweeden and UK. Defense says Assange is accused only of the minor penalty of the Sweedish typology. Ten minutes to lunch, if judge does not decide now, then it will be after lunch break.
- Interesting. Judge has forbided tweeting from Court, but I'm able to still following the case. The British CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) said four reasons to appeal (Assange has no ties to UK, will flee if granted bail, nature and seriousness of alleged offences). Just while writing this update, Crown finished presenting case and Assange lawyers are going now about to speak How do I now this? Well, Judge has only forbiden tweeting but there still are other kind of telecommunication.
I'll provide the link to the place which is reporting live from the Court after hearing is finished: it was through Sky News live update service. Meanwhile I'll update here. The Guardian has also made available this Audioboo update on comments from the judge.
- No big news in last two days. Today the appeal is expected to be solved and bail finally granted. Meanwhile, The Guardian reports that it was the British authorities, and not the Swedes, who took the decision to appeal against bail. This could be a misuse of the European arrest warrant.
|Foto: GETTY. Assange through tinted windows. Photogenic, isn't it?
Updated 2010.12.14 17:29 GMT+1
- Assange has been granted bail, after a permanent address in the UK and £240,000 were granted as surety, among other polemic conditions.You'll find all details in the best world coverage of the Wikileaks attacks -The Guardian live updates. Perhaps Assange might not accept conditional freedom if a compulsory monitoring electronic remote device is included in the conditions.
- The Swedish Government can still appeal the British Court decission; anyway I hope they do not do that since there are no judiciary proof of the suposed charges. As it was stated by committed director Ken Loach "Clearly, if the Swedish government opposes bail it will show there is some vindictiveness beyond this case. It will show there is some political element that goes beyond the case. I don't believe that the Swedish citizens could be able agree that kind of corruption from their Government.
- I have the feeling that the time for finishing this chronic is arriving. Probably my rol as blogger has done yet. More about this comming soon.
- As it might be expected, Assange will be granted bail, reports The Guardian. A friend of Assange has signed a deposit of 150.000 pounds as surety.
- Assange 's statements to mother from prison: "My convictions are unfaltering" (Video)
- Press not allowed to enter the Court
Updated 2010.12.14 9:55 GMT+1
- Protests expected outside Court today
- Protests in Germany Hamburg 18-19 Dezember
- 'Prepare for all-out cyber war' (The Independent)
- WikiLeaks protesters stopped by riot police (The Sidney Morning Herald)
Updated 2010.12.13 23:13 GMT+1
- Julian Assange was choosed TIME's person of the Year 2010. He is expected to appear tomorrow 14th December at the British Court, hopefully to be released, since there are still no solid charges against him.
- To analize the impact of the protest and demonstrations, I have updated the stats and graphics. In brief: more than 35.000 pageviews, Spain has turned the most active country with the USA and Germany. The main reference is Eskup, the social network of El Pais, while The Guardian and Time still continue to be main referrers. While Twitter still is the preferred generic social network, a new player has entered the game: StumbleUpon, which has just overpassed Facebook.
- A gathering is organized to think and talk about Wikileaks and Journalism, organized by El Pais.
- WikiLeaks's Assange gains influential defenders (The Washington Post)
Updated 2010.12.13 17:05 GMT+1
- Freedom of Expression is one of our Human Rights. And Human Rights can not be subject to "Admission right" or "Terms of Service".
- This is not just a computer game, a crappy sexual scandal or a spionage history. This is a critical matter about Freedom of Speech. That's the reason why the editorial and free press world understood this, thus they are beginning to deliver public statements against the attack on Wikileaks. Here are a bunch of significative examples:
- From the international front: PEN International statement on WikiLeaks
- to the local one: Wikileaks and the public transparency (article from the President of the AGE, Galician Editors Association and Editor in Chief of Xerais, Galician editorial)
- and examples of statal-wide statements: statement from Australian Editors (radio, TV, online and press).
- From the journalist proffesion: journalists in defence of WikiLeaks
- to the highest representatives: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has expressed its concerns.
- Several journals are joining the Wikileaks mirror network
- Liberation (France)
- Owni (France)
- Politiken.dk (Denmark)
- Interesting articles covering the #infowar:
- Wikileaks: L'Etat, le résau et le territore (FR, Owni)
- Why WikiLeaks Is Winning Its Info War (EN, Time)
- WikiLeaks may make the powerful howl, but we are learning the truth (EN, The Guardian)
- Don't charge Wikileaks (The Washington Post)
- Wikileaks: Ocho lecciones y una pregunta (ES, Público)
- Relevant intelectuals express statements supporting Wikileaks:
- Umberto Eco (Hackers vengeurs et espions en diligence, ES)
- Noam Chomsky (Profound Hatred for Democracy on the Part of Our Political Leadership)
- Manuel Castells (La ciberguerra de Wikileaks)
- Manuel Vicent (Prometeo)
- The best specials:
- EL País/ ESKUP: Los papeles del Departamento de Estado
- Liberation: WikiLeaks, révélations en série
- The Guardian: The US Embasy Cables
- Le Monde: Les Documents Wikileaks
- Please consider to join the @Anonymous Internet Gathering and engaging Operation LeakSpin.
- Next action is beeing cooked right now, and this time Facebook will be the meeting point: Operation BlackFace. Yes that works! A similar action helped us to defeat the software patents directive in the past. Join the Facebook Event now and be updated about this! (or read about it in their website).
- More:
- DE: Der Spiegel, FAZ.
- EN: The Washington Post [Editorial | hacktivism], The Guardian [Cyberwar | Truth],
- ES: El País [Prometeo | Eskup], Público.
- ES speakers: check Apoyando a Wikileaks.
- www.wikileaks.org is back! Remember: around 04:00 GMT, Friday 3th December, DNS lookups on wikileaks.org began to fail, stopping to provide the server's IP address as an answer. As Wikileaks tweeted later, this failure was caused by the DNS company who "killed" the domain name: that was the attack which mades me opening this post. So: right now, just a few minutes ago, DNS lookups has started to work again and now the TLD is properly working. Clearly Wikileaks took back control of their main domain name, and they have redirected it to mirrors.wikileaks.info were all leaks can be viewed and dowloaded! This can be summarized in just one word: VICTORIA!
- Und last but not least... 1687 sites in the mirror network... and growing! :o)
WikiLeaks is Back! VICTORIA! :D
- From a comentar: "keep on using new twitter hashtag #WLrally for all info on wikileaks rallies worldwide, thx."
- Also, I might insist you to watch WikiRebels, a high-quality documentary about Wikileaks, which shows the real impact and depth of the leaks, which clarifies the figure of Julian Assange, which explains how the sexual "scandal" was produced, which talks about the reasons why OpenLeaks has born... and other interesting very aspects about this phenomena. Only available online until 13th Dezember!.
- Julian Assange's mother deffends her son (video)
- Why Assange and Wikileaks have won this round
- Launched Operation Backface, an event scheduled on 18th December 2010, showing a black profile picture on our social network profiles. Let's join this Black Saturday initiative!
- Second teenager arrested in relation to the Payback Operation...
- Wikileaks wordl trendmap: Europe, USA...
- Assange is in the same cell as Oscar Wild
- Big success of the demonstrations. Images and reports are beginning to be published; for Spain there is a common reference at freewikileaks.eu; and very good tracking at eskup.elpais.es.
- A Coruña: near 100, no police, presence of press! Reading of manifesto and common point: "Freedom of Speech". Good report from La Voz de Galicia.(via filipediez@twitter) Fotos from Obelisco (@mondoxibaro) Full report from the street (@filipediez) The Spanish government hat the demonstration verbotened ! That Galician people in the photo are *really* brave and corageous!! Since the "demonstration" was forbided, they turned it in a "concentration" ;-) Viva A Coruña!! Viva Galicia! Find more information on Xornal.com.
- Zaragoza: +200. The police was asking for identification!! (vía javivazquez@fb)
- Barcelona: +150
- Madrid: more than 100. Report from CBS; video reports: justicia para Couso, free assange (vía elcomercio.pe) Hundreds asks for freedom for Assange (Público.es)
- Valencia: +250
- Sevilla: Photos of banner in the Universidad de Sevilla (@threkk)
- Málaga: Photos: V de vendetta. (@josecosin)
- Amsterdam: +75 report from parool.nl "Yes, we leak" (organised by Piraten Partei), also photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (guido van nispen)
- London: +50. Coverage (Video)
- Perú: manifest, freedom of speech (via lamula.pe) report (video)
- São Paulo (Brasil): +40 ask for freedom for Assange
Updated 2010.12.11 13:14 GMT+1
- I'm very proud of my nation, Galicia, and specially the atlantic city of A Coruña, because of their very active involvement in this struggle -along with a lot of other fellow cities from Spain!. I would ask all Galicians to use our fancy new trains to arrive today at 18:00 at the Obelisco (just 20 minutes from Santiago de Compostela or Vigo!), were the most concerned people will show their support to Wikileaks at the consulate of Sweeden.
- Article from Manuel Castells (Princeton University): The Cyberwar of Wikileaks. "The ciberwar has begun. It is not a cyberwar between states, as expected, but between states and the civil society itself. Never again will the governments be sure to keep their citizens in the ignorance of their manouvres. Because while there exists people able to do leaks and an internet with wikis, there will arouse new generations of Wikileaks"
- Nice graphic art on free speech and censorship, compiled by Cyberyan (I love those tweets!).
- Confirmed. The Anonymous Internet gathering has officially and effectively changed the strategy. Instead of DoSing servers, it was launched the Operation Leakspin, opened an specific site (see update below) and now the new message is massively retweeted: "REPEAT WITH ME >> FILL THE WEB WITH LEAKS! FILL THE WEB WITH LEAKS! http://goo.gl/cyUMH // #anonops #payback #Wikileaks #cablegate #leakspin" Good! Let's enact the narrative of victory!
- The USA government is banning the federal staff to read Wikileaks information.
- The Operation Leakspin site is in the air.
- French Diary Liberation to open a mirro in solidarity with Wikileaks. «C'est un problème de liberté d'expression», a déclaré à l'AFP Laurent Joffrin, vice-président de Libération, regrettant que Wikileaks soit «l'objet d'une vindicte générale totalement injuste».
- Multimedia material: Wiki Rebels (documentary, without Flash), UN concerned about censorship (TV report), Australian demonstration + Wikileaks bunker (TV report), Save Julian Assange (Pod Cast by The Rude Guy), NMA Julian Assange (Funny Video Cartoon), Lying is not patriotic (Congresman Ron Paul at US House); About Wikileaks Cable with Humour (BoingBoing video funny); I support Wikileaks (support video from a volunteer).
Updated 2010.12.10 21:51 GMT+1
- It seems that the teenager arrested is Jeroenz0r, IRC operator of thefailship.net, one of the former IRC channels of Operation Payback
- Avaaz is reporting, by mail, that they have collected near 400.000 signatures in just one day for their petition to stop Wikileaks crackdown. They want to reach 1.000.000 signatures so... go on and sign that!
- The Internet Society (ISOC) has release a statement on the Wikileaks issue: "Free expression should not be restricted by governmental or private controls over computer hardware or software, telecommunications infrastructure, or other essential components of the Internet".
- The Wikileaks mirror network has expanded to 1559 sites.
- It has been found aWikileaks mirror inside the CIA netblock pool. The only clear fact about that finding is: CIA has appeared as one of the combatants in this #infowar. (via comments, grazas polo aviso!)
- Wikileaks editor-in-chief, Julian Assange, 'to be charged with spying by the US'. This is not good news. This means that the US Department of State is gonna try to apply their extradition agreement with UK, where he is currently remanded in custody. Doubts could be arousing over respected UK judiciary system if that possibility finally materializes. At WLCentral you can find more information on the relationship between Wikileaks and Spionage, but there are is a serious concern here: the laws of democracy protect Freedom of Speech, so publishing the cables is legal. Since Mr. Assange is only responsable for publishing those documents, making charges against him is the same thing than making charges against the editors-in-chief of El Pais, Der Spiegel, The Guardian. It does not seems to be a threat that could be seriously taken.
- More than 1 million people shows their support in the Wikileaks Facebook page.
- Wikileaks releases an Statement on DDOS attacks: Anonymous is not not affiliated with them. Wikileaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson said: "We neither condemn nor applaud these attacks. We believe they are a reflection of public opinion on the actions of the targets."
- Amazon is selling a ebook about Wikileaks cables. There is some controversy about that company selling such a book after having closed the Wikileaks account.
- A fork of the Wikileaks project had been annouced: OpenLeaks. Forbes guys explain why.
- Alt2600 condemns DoS attacks against Wikileaks censors
- In a document presented as a press release of ANON OPS it is stated that "Anonymous is not a group, but rather an Internet gathering". Very interesting to analyze the phenomena.
- Another calling for action shows a change of strategy: Operation Leakspin, which intends to spread cablegate contents everywhere. Good done! But sametime a new DoS target was setted up. So: unclear position. Let's monitor Operation Payback to obtain an answer.
- EFF doesn't condone cyber-vigilantism, be it against Mastercard or #WikiLeaks. The answer to bad speech is more speech. #netfreedom
- ALT2600 asks to stop using the word hackers for DoSers.It takes no hacker skill at all.
- Wikipedia deleted an article listing Wikileaks mirror sites.(via demialvarez)
- Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil:"Instead of blaming who leaked, blame those who wrote (the cables)"
- Mirror network reached 1386 server and growing up!
- First arrest for the DoS, a 16 year-old teenager in Amsterdam. Read again please: first arrest for the DoS attack. We are loosing the word hacker for our narrative, that is terrible for the future. Fellow Wikileaks supporters: DoS attacks are gonna be counterproductive, they are like australian boomerangs. I would like to ask you to think about that.
- Physicall demonstrations are beeing called in Spain. (vía xmpereiro)
- President of Rusia, Dmitry Medvedev has proposed Mr. Assange to nobel prize, at a Russia-EU summit yesterday.
Updated 2010.12.09 17:23 GMT+1
- The struggle goes to the street. Here you'll find images from the rally at Brisbane (Australia) with hundreds supportting Wikileaks and protesting against censorship. (vía WMCentral)
- UN rapporteur says Assange shouldn't be prosecuted.
- An interesting contribution for thinking about the #infowar nature (in french): La guerre de l'informationn'est pas la cyberguerre.
- Another interesting contribution: from Indymedia to Wikileaks (vía Twitter)
- It seems like Paypal is under DoS attack. Amazon is beeing targeted as the next objective.
- Finally the expected massive DoS attack were limited to only two electronic transactions companies who has denied their services to Wikileaks. It seems that their transactionary systems were temporaly down. I'm happy that finally you fellow warriors have re-considered your initial targets. I hope my words have helped you to modulate those initial intentions. It is still necessary to have some thinking about answering violence with violence. I'll try to write something about that in the next days, hoping it can be helpful.
- I would like to express my gratitude for Silvi Semloh, a cognitive hacker who has helped me yesterday to counterfight the violence tsunami, achieving to turn it in a constructive and positive behaviour (war is over/ if you want it/ war is over/ now).
- It was published a letter to the media, and all citizens of the free world signed by a group called Anonymous. This is the name which was associated to those DoS attacks I referred before. I would recommend to read that text because it is very illustrative both about the good will of that people gleichzeit their strong lack of understanding of concepts like representation or legitimacy. Meaningful is the absence of the term "democracy". Please, think about that.
Updated 2010.12.09 3:52 GMT+1
- Paypal will release all remaining funds to Wikileaks. They recognize to have been influenced by a statement of the US Department of State.
- The mirror networks go up to 1334 sites
- This smells like VICTORY! :)
- I added my findings on the #infowar mapping.
- A massive DoS counter-attack is beeing planned in this moments against major blue-chip companies and governments. I'm very concerned about this initiative. In Galician language we say: "estamos en guerra pero hai que reflexionar" (we are in war but we must think). I'm afraid that those DoS attack are going to be counter-productive. Please, think about that.
- The Brazilian network is joining now this post. Bemvida seja a irmandade galego-brasileira!
- A very promissing initiative of the Spanish social movements. Spain: that could be a proper headquarter. Also don't forget to visit the very active meneame.net and the classics: ciberderechos.arrapunto.com as well as kriptopolis.net!
- The Government of Bolivia is hosting a backup copy of the wikileaks site.
- EFF has made a call for action to stand up against censorship: engage that!
- Demonstrations are beeing organized all over the world.
Updated 2010.12.08 15:22 GMT+1
- Demonstrations are beeing organized all over the world right now. The most updated schedule is at WLCentral.Think about organizing yours!
- Some governments and companies sites are going down under DoS ciberactions... I'm sure your intentions are clean and honest, but please read my message about correctly targeting the battlefield. Please.
- Excellent Time Magazine report: Why WikiLeaks Is Winning Its Info War (via El Pais)
- VISA and MasterCard suspend their services for Wikileaks. Wikileaks will sue VISA and Mastercard. (BBC)
- A creative way to neutralize enemy's narrative Assange did not (via axiomtoday in the comments).
- Sign the Petition Wikileaks: Stop the crackdown (vía WLCentral)
Updated 2010.12.08 02:58 GMT+1
- STATEMENT: "We will not be gagged" #cablegate #censorship
- Reached more than 1000 mirrored servers!
- More useful tags: #freeassange #avengeassange
Updated 2010.12.07 20:47 GMT+1 To follow the situation I want to recommend two serious and reliable informations sources: the british The Guardian for english speakers, and El Pais for spanish ones. They both are linking this post as well.
- The editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, Mr. Julian Assange, has been remanded in custody (ES: prisión preventiva) until 14 Dezember. Don´t get alarmed: this are strange, although good news. I know this can sound crazy but please remember: a) there are people promoting damage -even assasination- against Mr. Assange, and b) there are governments trying to apply extradition agreements in order to capture him. Thanks to this decission of the British Court, he will be protected against any physicall injury, and he will be under a very flexible regime which allows him to receive visits and to maintain communication with outside. As a proof for the status of normality of this situation, I would like to forward you to the official anounce of the Wikileaks project after, stating that "tonight we will release more cables as normal".
- Message #1 for the troops. Subject: Targeting the battlefield of the infowar. The battlefield is not the servers of those companies who are suspending their cloud services. The battlefield is not the websites of those governments who are legitimating the censorship of the Wikileaks. Those companies and governments are just puppets doing exactly what the joint transnational corporations interest want them to do in order to keep their hegemonic position on this new global order. If we want to win the Wikileaks infowar we need to focus on the causes, not only the effects. The enemy to fight is not hidden in those servers; the enemy to fight is hidden in the wordsand images which are beeing massively inoculated in the minds of our family, our friends and the rest of our societies to make them to believe that any resistance is futile against their regime of secrecy and violence, using the very visible example of Julian Assange. The winner of this infowar will be the combatant who can make their narrative prevail: our narrative of democracy, transparency and welfare might be able to defeat their narrative of violence, secrecy and global fear. They are using the mass-media as a weapon to inoculate lies, sexual scandals and hate. We might use our own resources over the Internet to act as global whole demanding free speech and right to information. Thus, the battlefield is not the communication network; the network is the nervous system of the human progress: the real battlefield of this infowar is the nonspace of our globally connected minds. Wanna fight for global freedom? Then go back to the top of this post, and be sure to understand and put in practice all of the proposed actions. Let's spread our narrative engaging more and more people to the resistance!
- The mirror network has reached 748 alternative servers today!. In a few hours it will be reached 1.000.000 supporters at the Facebook page of Wikileaks!. Those are great numbers: those are numbers of victory! Don't forget to let the people now about that!
Updated 2010.12.06 20:40 GMT+1
- Last 24h people was reporting problems with Twitter, since the tag #Wikileaks is not the most important one reported by their statistical system. Some people has even proposed an argument about censorship (@bubbloy thanks for that hard work!). Human beeings always tend to think that their our own issue is the most important one. Yes, this wikileaks thing is *really* important, but please: we will not be able to know whether Twitter is manipulating those statistics or not because we don't know the algorithm they use. That's a good example of why we must choose open source when we can. Thus, probably the most effective action concerning that issue could be to ask Twitter fellows to liberate the code of the algorithm. After doing that, please focus on a more effective action; as an example: the next one ;).
- An official press release states that Wikileaks' Defence Fund (the donations to support costs of lawyers, papers, legal taxes and the like) was frozen by the Swiss bank SBPF. You can directly express your complains to that bank (please, be polite: it will be more effective) electronically using this formular (DE, EN, FR, IT) and also you can call them directly by phone at 0848 888 710. I must insist: please be polite because on the other side there are humans like you an me, so please: don't spread violence. We simply don't need it to solve this.
- Meanwhile, Wikileaks is currently mirrored on 507 sites (source: official Wikileaks site) This is a *great* success! We are in the right way! Let's continue sharing and spreading the news!
|Dezember's cover of the prestigious magazine Time.
Updated 2010.12.03 21:36 GMT+1 Of course there is the possibility that you don't fit in any of those cathegories. But you want to help anyway. So what to do then? Don't get frustrated! Remember that you have the most powerful tool to contribute to social changing: creativity. And also remember that you don't need to rely on the cyberspace: you can make use of the phone, you can send a letter to paper journals, you can write an article for your preferred magazine, you can hang a banner on your window... What about phone-calling your friends and family? Talk about the case, ask yourselves how you can make a contribution and organize some action -the most funny, the most effective- together. Also: what about showing your support to Wikileaks on the street?.
Also there is a very effective alternative if you don't are afraid from participating in governments: find your regional chapter an join the Pirate Party! Specially for those Europeans Wikileaks supporters: think global, act local!
Update 20101213: To analize the impact of the protest and demonstrations, I have updated the stats and grepahics. In brief: more than 35.000 pageviews, Spain has turned the most active country with the USA and Germany. The main reference is Eskup, the social network of El Pais, while The Guardian and Time still continue to be main referrers. While Twitter still is the preferred generic social network, a new player has entered the game: StumbleUpon, which has just overpassed Facebook.
Update 20101209 00:49: today this post has duplicated!!! its maximal daily number of aggregated pageviews. There was a peak at 19:00 with more than 1500 pageviews, when DoS attacked were announced. I'm finding those "peaks" every time a major event is published (releasing of cables, court appearances, service cancelations, and the like.
Daily pageview numbers were constantly growing after the first boost. This post reached in 20.000 pageviews, and stats are reporting more than 3000 daily pageviews.
I'm not sure about the reason of this suddenly massive audience; why you are reading this and not just any other post. A possible approach could be usefulnes and coherence: the information was useful to understand what's happening and it proposed actions which were coherent with the global Wikileaks phenomena. Following that approach, I thought that it could be useful and coherent also to share statistical and graphical data about the audience who is reaching this post. Perhaps that information can help us to achieve a general view on who we are and how we do.
I can't spend too many time processing data, so I simply screenshoted the most meaningful stats provided by Google, who kindly host this blog -thanks for that Google people!. Having those images together, here they are my provisional findings:
- This is a global phenomena, specially from the Northern American and European (West and South) countries plus Australia. A great potential could be seen at South America, specially Brazil and Argentina. Also I found South Korea showing a very interesting protagonism; I need to ask about this to my South Korean friends.
- We are normal people who integrate their advocacy for freedom of speech and right to information in our work and home activities, using our Android and IPhone smart phones as well as our Windows and Linux/ Mac machines.
- We are informed people, who read serious and trusted papers and who are socially well connected with our own cyberhoods.
- We prefer to act in response to specific events that catch our attention (probably with a lot of influence from mass-media) establishing links of solidarity expressed by engaging in espontaneously proposed and diffused actions.
|Firefox is the preferred browser. It is very interesting to see how the very recent Google Chrome browser has overpased the Microsoft Internet Explorer. More than 70% of the browsers are Open Source.
|The United States of America is the main active battlefront, following: Europe
(Spain, Germany and UK in that order) and Australia.
|After the week of protest and demonstrations, Spain has overpassed the United States as the most active country reaching this post to deffend Wikileaks. I'm really proud of my spanish fellows there! :)
Sources: trusted journals and social networks
|In this partial segment is it possible to view another interesting thing: adhering to the troops is not from search engines: you came mainly from referring sites and also from direct traffic. This probably has to do with the "real-time" fighting.
|Very few warriors engage from search engines, but the way the enter the troops is verys significative. They are interested in Wikileaks; the personality side of the phenoma (i.e. "assange" related keywords) does not appear at all.
Mobile access: Android is fastly approaching Iphone
|There are a lot of warriors fighting with Apple gadgets!! Android troops are providing their unvaluable as well.
- Stats and graphs about downloads of LOIC software (The Guardian). The US leads the pack with more than 9,000 downloads, though the UK comes second with more than 3,000. Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, France, Spain, Poland, Russia and Australia follow with more than 1,000
- 3D Map of global mirror network.
- Graphs and analysis of DDoS counter-attacks (Panda Labs)
- Wikileaks wordl trendmap (how #wikileaks hashtag is distributed)
- WikiLeaks: two challenges for journalism (conceptual map)
- An interactive map of mirrors (liberation)


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Nov. 22, 2014
Ford announces Environmental Protection Agency fuel-economy estimates for its new F-150 pickup, claiming better numbers than other full-size gasoline-power pickups on the United States market. MORE
Nov. 12, 2014
Ford Motor introduces its new aluminum F-150 pickup truck; automaker hopes that the truck will be a hit with consumers and be a step toward reaching new government fuel standards. MORE
Nov. 4, 2014
Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency say Hyundai and Kia, owned by the Hyundai Motor Group, will pay a combined $300 million for overstating their fuel-economy standards on 1.2 million cars; action is part of broader, more aggressive enforcement by federal regulators on auto industry and is largest-ever penalty for violation of Clean Air Act. MORE
Sep. 14, 2014
Fewer new cars are incurring gas-guzzler penalties from Environmental Protection Agency, despite increasingly challenging revisions to fuel-economy standards; trend is largely the result of technology developments by automakers, including hybrid powertrains, smaller turbocharged engines, advanced transmissions and lightweight structures. MORE
Aug. 3, 2014
Automakers, including BMW, are aggressively pursuing ways to improve mileage and fuel efficiency by harnessing engine heat; many companies, mindful of fierce competition, will not publicly discuss their research. MORE
Jun. 13, 2014
Ford Motor Company lowers fuel-economy ratings for some of its vehicles for second time in less than a year; will reduce mileage rating on six new models, most of them hybrids, and pay $125 to $1,050 to customers who own or lease about 200,000 of the cars in the United States. MORE
Feb. 19, 2014
Pres Obama orders development of tough new fuel efficiency standards for nation's fleet of heavy-duty trucks; aides say new regulations are part of what will be an increasingly muscular and unilateral campaign to tackle climate change through use of president's executive power. MORE
Oct. 24, 2013
United Airlines is testing latest innovation in airplane design, variation of its winglet design called a split scimitar, which attaches to tip of airplane wings and aims to improve aerodynamics and fuel efficiency; United estimates it will help save $200 million annually. MORE
Sep. 19, 2013
Federal appeals court upholds California's transportation fuel standards, which are designed to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuel to 1990 levels by 2020. MORE
Sep. 11, 2013
Average mileage of new vehicles sold in United States reached high of 30.1 miles per gallon in August, as calculated for federal corporate average fuel economy standard; automakers are under pressure to reach government targets for fuel economy of 35.5 mpg for 2016 and 54.5 mpg by 2025. MORE
Aug. 17, 2013
Chevrolet's inexpensive mini Spark car is unlikely hit as many American buyers warm to car, even though automaker that has traditionally struggled to sell small vehicles; four-door Spark, made in South Korea, starts at $12,170 and get about 35 miles per gallon. MORE
Aug. 16, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency says it will update its labeling rules to resolve disparities among growing number of hybrid and electric vehicles on the market; announces plans for changes after Ford Motor Company reports it is cutting miles-per-gallon rating on its C-Max hybrid, one of its popular hybrid models, to 43 miles per gallon. MORE
May. 5, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency has tucked proposal for fuel that is 30 percent ethanol, rather than standard 10 percent, inside plan to reduce sulfur in gasoline; hope is that 30 percent ethanol fuel could reduce emissions and lead to development of engines built to run efficiently on it. MORE
Apr. 3, 2013
News analysis notes that Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new regulations that could prolong use of gasoline-powered internal combustion engines in cars, delaying acceptance of alternative-fuel vehicles. MORE
Mar. 20, 2013
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column holds that energy costs and market-driven technological advances have led to large-scale reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the United States over last five years, making it surprising model for other countries; cites higher oil prices, better fuel efficiency and proliferation of natural gas as major causes. MORE
Feb. 17, 2013
Equipping automobiles with low-rolling-resistance tires can improve fuel efficiency as much as a mile or two per gallon over conventional all-season designs. MORE
Dec. 30, 2012
TrailerTail developed by ATDynamics is designed to reduce aerodynamic drag generated at rear of trailers and improve fuel economy of long-haul trucks. MORE
Nov. 3, 2012
Hyundai and Kia, both owned by Hyundai Motor Group, admit they overstated fuel economy of 900,000 vehicles sold in the United States over the last two years, roughly one-third of the vehicles sold during period; automakers say they will begin broad effort to reimburse consumers and restate mileage estimates for affected models, admission that follows investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency into consumer complaints of underperformance. MORE
Oct. 21, 2012
Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column underlines importance of Obama administration's Race to the Top program and its raising of mileage standards for American-made car and truck fleets between now and 2025; questions why Pres Obama has neglected to tout the benefits of these two major accomplishments. MORE
Oct. 12, 2012
Automakers are developing high-strength lightweight steel, aluminum and carbon fiber to make cars lighter and meet federally mandated fleet average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. MORE
Sep. 30, 2012
General Motors and Ford are expected to cooperate on developing new automatic transmissions, possibly with 10 speeds, designed for improved fuel economy MORE
Sep. 19, 2012
BMW, one of the most visible champions of battery power, has been hedging its bets and trying new ways to get more out of conventional gasoline and diesel motors. MORE
Sep. 12, 2012
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column on the new fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks announced by the Obama administration, which economists say will do less good for the environment than a straight tax on gasoline; insists fuel-efficient standards, while significant, come at a high cost and do not really change drivers' behavior in a helpful way. MORE
Sep. 5, 2012
Analysts say a wide range of fuel-efficient vehicles, particularly from Detroit automakers, are spurring demand and accelerating the industry's recovery, even in the face of higher gas prices at the pump; with more options for consumers, and rising gas prices being less of a factor, major automakers report that sales grew 19.9 percent in August; the industry sold 1.28 million vehicles in August, bringing the yearly total to 9.71 million. MORE
Sep. 1, 2012
Editorial welcomes new federal automobile efficiency standards as an important step on America's path to a lower-carbon and more-secure energy future; contends that the standards exemplify the fruits of successful public-private cooperation. MORE
Aug. 29, 2012
Obama administration issues new rules that require automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks by 2025, with an average of 54.5 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving; new standards increase the pressure on auto manufacturers to step up development of electrified vehicles as well improve the efficiency of current models; new rules are praised by environmentalists, but attacked by critics as too costly for consumers. MORE
Jul. 15, 2012
Lawsuit filed in California against Hyundai claims that advertising for the 2011-2012 Elantra boasts a 40 miles-per-gallon rating without sufficiently disclosing that this is just one of the car's economy ratings. MORE
May. 20, 2012
College engineering programs and students are shifting their focus to designing vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, including hybrid and electric vehicles, in response to similar changes within the auto industry. MORE
Apr. 7, 2012
Joe Nocera Op-Ed column observes that the Chevy Volt has become the focus of conservative and Republican attacks against Pres Obama, despite the fact that there is no connection between the two; laments that such an ingenious design is being used as a political punching bag. MORE
Apr. 5, 2012
Automotive data suggests that, at current or foreseeable gas prices, it would take many years, in some cases more than a decade, for the fuel savings from hybrid and plug-in cars to make up for the cars' high initial cost; gas would have to approach $8 a gallon before many of the cars could be expected to pay off in the six years an average person owns a car; added cost is limiting the ability of the vehicles to gain broader appeal. MORE
Feb. 17, 2012
Chrysler, in the midst of a financial turnaround, drops its request for $3.5 billion in federal loans intended to help develop more fuel-efficient vehicles. MORE
Feb. 12, 2012
Performance trumps fuel economy at Chrysler Group's SRT, or Street Racing and Technology, operation. MORE
Jan. 18, 2012
Newly-proposed standards that will require cars and trucks to have significantly higher fuel economy by 2025 are met with approval by nearly everyone involved in what has been a years-long process; National Automobile Dealers Association, however, expresses concern about rising consumer costs of fuel efficient automobiles. MORE
Dec. 4, 2011
Volkswagen says its Passat turbodiesel can cover 795 highway miles on a single tank, based on its 31 mpg city, 43 highway rating, but it has been observed to achieve as much as 50 mpg. MORE
Dec. 4, 2011
Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column applauds Pres Obama for backing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation for producing a deal with all the top United States-based automakers that will require annual mileage improvements starting in 2017; asserts that the deal will make a significant, long-term contribution to America's energy, environmental, health and national security agendas. MORE
Nov. 13, 2011
Two-liter engine available in the Mazda 3 is the center of the Skyactiv fuel efficiency system, but the company has also tweaked other components, like the transmission, to achieve better fuel economy. MORE
Oct. 16, 2011
Automakers, who are anticipating rising mileage standards in coming years, are working to reduce friction inside engines to improve fuel economy. MORE
Oct. 14, 2011
Improvements in engine technology are allowing drivers to select vehicles in virtually every market segment without compromising on fuel technology; automakers are implementing changes to meet stiff future mileage standards. MORE
Oct. 14, 2011
Federal target of 54.5 mpg by 2025, along with anticipated carbon dioxide emissions rules in Europe, has deluxe brands scrambling to increase fuel efficiency and design smaller vehicles. MORE
Sep. 13, 2011
Nascar, sport of gas-guzzling race cars, launches ambitious set of green initiatives to save money and attract green sponsors; efforts range from using new ethanol-based fuel to planting trees to offset carbon emissions. MORE
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Move Over Land Yachts, Compact S.U.V.s Are in Demand
Consumers are flocking to smaller S.U.V.s, fueling a boom in vehicles that handle like a car, get the mileage of a midsize sedan, and yet offer features many drivers want.
December 26, 2014, Friday
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At Climate Talks in Lima, Not 'Same as it Ever Was'?
An environmental journalist says the Lima summit mainly shows how climate diplomacy is racing to catch up with energy progress on the ground.
December 14, 2014, Sunday
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Wheelies: The Plug-in Diesel Audi Edition
The Volkswagen Group to unveil its first diesel plug-in hybrid; Aston Martin announces DB10 for new James Bond film.
December 6, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON FUEL EFFICIENCY AND: Automobiles , Audi Division of Volkswagen AG , Publicis Groupe , General Motors , United States , Europe , Electric and Hybrid Vehicles , Diesel Power , North American International Auto Show , Automobile Safety Features and Defects , Bond, James (Fictional Character) , Fuel Efficiency , Bayerische Motorenwerke AG , Volkswagen AG , National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Ford Announces Fuel Economy Numbers for the 2015 F-150
The 2.7-liter EcoBoost model is tops among gas-powered full-size pickups, but Ram's 1500 EcoDiesel leads the segment's overall fuel economy ratings.
November 22, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON FUEL EFFICIENCY AND: Ford Motor Co , Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks , Fuel Efficiency , Automobiles , Trucks and Trucking , United States
First Aluminum-Body Ford F-Series Pickup Trucks Come Off Assembly Line
The automaker hopes that the truck will be a hit with consumers and be a step toward reaching new government fuel standards.
November 12, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON FUEL EFFICIENCY AND: Ford Motor Co , Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks , Fuel Efficiency
In Joint Steps on Emissions, China and U.S. Set Aside 'You First' Approach on Global Warming
China and the United States pledge simultaneous steps to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.
November 11, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON FUEL EFFICIENCY AND: Moniz, Ernest J , Obama, Barack , Xi Jinping , Beijing (China) , China , Europe , Lima (Peru) , Paris (France) , United States , Commerce Department , Energy Department , Environmental Protection Agency , Alternative and Renewable Energy , Solar Energy , United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , United States Economy , Wind Power , Carbon Capture and Sequestration , Carbon Dioxide , Chinese-Americans , Coal , Electric Light and Power , Energy Efficiency , Fuel Efficiency , Global Warming , Greenhouse Gas Emissions
U.S. Fines Automakers Hyundai and Kia for Misstating Mileage
Hyundai and Kia, owned by the Hyundai Motor Group, will pay a combined $300 million for overstating their fuel-economy standards.
November 4, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON FUEL EFFICIENCY AND: Fuel Efficiency , Environmental Protection Agency , Hyundai Motor Co , Kia Motors Corp , Greenhouse Gas Emissions , Justice Department , Clean Air Act , Fines (Penalties) , Holder, Eric H Jr , United States , South Korea
Steering the Climate Change Coverage
Adam Bryant recently became editor of The Times's expanded team covering the environment. We asked him how he is approaching the position.
October 27, 2014, Monday
MORE ON FUEL EFFICIENCY AND: Baquet, Dean , Bryant, Adam , Gillis, Justin , Australia , Germany , New York Times , Air Pollution , Alternative and Renewable Energy , Fuel Efficiency , Global Warming , Greenhouse Gas Emissions , Solar Energy , Wind Power
Wheelies: The G.M. Green Edition
General Motors says it will add an electric car to its lineup; BMW hires Ferrari's chief engineer.
October 10, 2014, Friday
MORE ON FUEL EFFICIENCY AND: Automobiles , United States , Antique and Classic Cars , Electric and Hybrid Vehicles , Fuel Efficiency , General Motors , Mercedes-Benz , Chrysler Group LLC , Bayerische Motorenwerke AG , Environmental Protection Agency , Marchionne, Sergio
E.P.A. Says Gas Mileage for New Vehicles Hits 24.1 Miles Per Gallon
The agency said the expected increase in fuel economy would slow this year, but that it expected carmakers to meet federal standards of 54.5 m.p.g. by 2025.
October 9, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON FUEL EFFICIENCY AND: Automobiles , Fuel Efficiency , Environmental Protection Agency , Mazda Motor Corp
Obama on Climate Change
The president spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Summit on Tuesday.
The 2015 Honda Fit: More Than Skin Deep
Honda's well-mannered hatchback gets an update, proving that beauty is as beauty does.
Review: 2014 Chevy Cruze Turbo Diesel
Europeans choose diesel engines for their fuel efficiency. Will Americans ever embrace them? Tom Voelk checks out the Chevy Cruze Turbo Diesel to see if G.M. has cleaned up its diesel act.
Making Progress
The average mileage of new vehicles sold in the United States reached 30.1 miles per gallon in August, as calculated for the federal corporate average fuel economy standard, or CAFE. Automakers are under pressure to reach government targets for fuel economy for 2016 and 2025.
Sizing Up Small Cars
With fuel prices high, many Americans are turning to smaller cars that are cheap to buy and operate.
Beyond the Four-Stroke
A conventional piston-driven internal-combustion engine functions by performing a cycle with four main steps: Air intake, air compression, combustion and exhaust. An engine is referred to as a "four-" or "two-stroke" model according to the number of movements the piston makes to perform one cycle. The Scuderi split-cycle engine and EcoMotor OPOC engine are both departures from the four-stroke engine most commonly found in automobiles. By revisiting and perfecting existing technologies, the companies say their motors provide more power, lower emissions and significantly better fuel efficiency.
Beyond the Four-Stroke
A conventional piston-driven internal-combustion engine functions by performing a cycle with four main steps: Air intake, air compression, combustion and exhaust. An engine is referred to as a "four-" or "two-stroke" model according to the number of movements the piston makes to perform one cycle. The Scuderi split-cycle engine and EcoMotor OPOC engine are both departures from the four-stroke engine most commonly found in automobiles. By revisiting and perfecting existing technologies, the companies say their motors provide more power, lower emissions and significantly better fuel efficiency.
2012 Mazda 3
With the new Skyactiv engine, the Mazda 3 is now the best performer in its class and has the best mileage, a pretty unbeatable combination.
2012 Mazda 3
With the new Skyactiv engine, the Mazda 3 is now the best performer in its class and has the best mileage, a pretty unbeatable combination.
Pinnacle's Opposed Piston Engine
In this design, two pistons face each other, the space between them forming a combustion chamber. Eliminating the traditional cylinder head results in a lighter, cheaper and more efficient engine.
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Veterans Day is a celebration to honor the country's veterans for their service and sacrifice. A special ceremony this morning is honoring those who have served in war, and those who are still fighting. Megan Cruz reports from the Brown School in Schenectady where the ceremony is taking place.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- A Schenectady school held a ceremony to honor our Veterans, ahead of the holiday weekend. The Brown School hosted the ceremony on Friday morning.
An English teacher's son will be deployed to Afghanistan early next year. John and Karen McKenna were also in attendance. Their son was killed during his third tour of duty in Iraq in 2006. McKenna's father and educators both agree this was an important lesson for students.
"I think it's important for us to not only teach our children about their academic needs, but also about their civic needs, and service, and what better example than the service that our military do, and the families," said Patti Vitale, Head of School. John McKenna added, "The whole idea of what we do, as people have asked me, is it to remember my son? No. What it is to do is to teach these young people about self-sacrifice, love of community, love of their fellow man, to be able to get out there and do something positive for their community."
The school also presented a $200 check to Blue Star Mothers, an group that has children serving our country.
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OXBORO — WEEI.com's Mike Petraglia and Chris Price preview the Week 16 battle between the 11-3 Patriots and 3-11 New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.
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Pierre joins the show to talk about the Bruins-Wild game, Bruins trade rumors, and the rest of the NHL.
Dale and Michael are live on the air as the Rondo deal goes down.
Dale, Michael and Jerry Thornton talk Rex, the Jets, a tough divisional match-up, and what, if any scenario we could see the Patriots losing this one.
We tackle four athletes who left Boston and went on to bigger and better things.
Kay comes into the show to try out for the textress role on the program. We learn about her favorite sports and fondness for Rajon Rondo.
Mikey, Mut, Lenny and Kerry Byrne are taling Patriots-Jets and the potential end of Rex Ryan's coaching career with the team.
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Ryan Lambert of Puck Daddy joins DJ to discuss the "uncoachable(?)" Taylor Hall and revisit the Tyler Seguin trade. Ryan also shares his issues with how the Bruins are run.
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More than two-dozen members of Wilmington College's faculty gained insight into Ronald Reagan famous quotation, "There's nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse."
Smiles, laughter and high spirits were in ample supply Tuesday evening (Oct. 22) when a group most comfortable in the front of a classroom found themselves on the top of a horse.
WC's Equestrian Team and Club held it second annual Faculty Horse Show at the Equine Center, featuring a host of activities geared toward those whose experience with horses range from novice horsemen to, "I rode a pony when I was seven" or "I remember seeing some horses in a Clint Eastwood Western."
The egg and spoon competition was a hit as WC's equestrian students led horses around the arena as faculty members balanced an egg on a spoon while the horse walked and trotted, and the faculty received instruction regarding the direction in which they were to extend their arms with the spoon.
Winners of those flights included Becky Haines of the Theatre Department and Randy Gerber from the Agriculture Department.
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Situated in the far north of the idyllic island of St Lucia, the Smugglers Cove Resort & Spa is a stylish and modern all-inclusive hotel offering guests a fantastic wealth of activities, facilities and spacious accommodations making it the ideal place for couples and families alike. It even makes the perfect backdrop to your wedding in paradise.
Excellent dining options are available to delight everyone's taste buds, and during the day the drinks flow freely at the many bars, allowing you to sample the best of what the Caribbean has to offer. If you are after a bit of pampering and relaxation then the Namaste Spa has you covered – or for the active amongst you, why not burn off a few extra calories at the well-equipped fitness centre.
Kids will have their hands full too with a great on-site kids club with friendly and dedicated staff to make sure they stay out of trouble and have plenty of fun while the parents get a bit of much-needed time to themselves. Don't forget St Lucia is an island worth exploring, so take advantage of all it has to offer while staying at the Smugglers Cove Resort & Spa.
The resort caters for every taste and budget when it comes to accommodation, with the rooms all situated in attractive low-rise buildings with views out over the secluded bay and beach or the landscaped gardens. There is a casual and calming atmosphere and you can enjoy it all from your own private terrace. As standard the rooms come with air-conditioning, a private bath and shower in the en-suite, safe, satellite TV, hairdryers, tea/coffee making facilities and an iron/ironing board.
Standard Room – Overlooking the resort gardens, these rooms feature a king size or two queen size beds. They sleep up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children (up to 16 years old).
Deluxe Garden View Room – Scattered throughout the resort, these spacious and stylish rooms feature vaulted ceilings and have either a king size or two queen size beds. They sleep up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children (up to 16 years old).
Superior Deluxe Garden View Room – Elevated on the hillside, these offer a bit of a retreat away from the main activities of the resort with lovely views out across the gardens. They have one king size or two queen size beds and sleep up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children (up to 16 years old).
Superior Deluxe Beach Front Room – Perfect for couples, these rooms are close to the beach with great access out onto the soft sands and boast a king size bed and a luxurious Japanese soaking tub. They sleep up to 2 adults.
One-Bedroom Garden View Suite – Offering a spacious retreat with a large bedroom and dedicated sitting area, they are perfect for families or those wanting a little something special on their holiday. The bedroom leads into a dressing room and en-suites (some with large walk-in showers). There is one king size bed as well as a double pull-out sofa bed. They sleep up to 4 adults or 2 adults and 3 children (up to 16 years old with additional rollaway bed).
The great all-inclusive package at Smugglers Cove means you can truly indulge yourself to a huge range of delicious food and refreshing drinks. From classic dishes with modern twists to traditional island recipes and Caribbean fare, you will not be short of exciting food here!
Restaurants range from casual affairs to more intimate and romantic settings, and if you get hungry during the day you can just grab something light to snack on whenever you wish. There is also afternoon tea for those missing home a little bit.
The Cove – A buffet-style restaurant serving international cuisine as well as a selection of made to order dishes. At dinner there is a theme every night enabling you to enjoy cuisine from around the world. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily with an afternoon tea served 3pm – 4:30pm.
Waterside Creole Grill – Perfect for some freshly caught grilled fish or authentic island Creole cuisine. You have the beautiful Caribbean Sea as a backdrop as you sit down and enjoy. Open for breakfast and dinner.
La Trattoria – A great place to enjoy specialist Italian cuisine, oven-baked pizza and freshly made pastas and salads. Open for lunch and dinner.
Cafe Asia – A culinary journey through Asia awaits you and you can sample dishes from Thailand, China and Japan. Open for dinner and exclusively for adults (over 16).
The dress code for dinner is smart casual at all restaurants ie no sleeveless shirts, tank tops, flip flops or shorts (shorts are only allowed in the Cove Restaurant). There is also a weekly traditional Creole buffet and barbeque set down on the beach where you can feast on delicious island food and dance the night away.
The Piton lounge provides a great evening entertainment program with local acts and dancers while you enjoy a refreshing cocktail or two. Down on the beach the Waves Bar is the place to be, or you can boogie into the night at the Smugglers Pub from 11pm – 2am.
Note that some of the restaurants may be closed on a rotation basis depending on demand and business needs.
Smugglers Cove Resort & Spa is a great place for all the family, with plenty for everyone to do day and night. No matter your age, you can be sure of a great time here. There are 7 swimming pools and a glorious stretch of beach where you can enjoy snorkelling, windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, pedalos, banana boating and waterskiing as part of the all inclusive package. There's also volleyball in the pool and on the beach. You can also embark on some great excursions sailing and dolphin/whale watching or you can even try some scuba dining. These longer excursions and diving attract a local fee. There is even the 'Oasis Water Park' complete with a 100ft waterslide for the kids (or even the adults) to enjoy!
Back on land you have plenty of choices if you want a more active holiday. You can choose from ping pong, tennis, billiards, archery, squash, guided walks, aerobics, dance lessons and use of the fully-equipped fitness centre with personal training available (as well as select classes in yoga, pilates and tai chi). For the golfers amongst you the nearby championship course at the St Lucia Golf & Country Club is the perfect place for a few rounds, with green fees payable locally.
You can organise other adventures at the resort too enabling you to explore the island in style – with ziplining in the rainforest, drive-through volcanos and plantation tours to really enable you to get a feel for your surroundings.
After a long day's sunbathing or exploring you can always book yourself a proper pampering session at the Namaste Spa & Salon. The chance to be properly indulged and spoilt, with luxurious treatments for men and women with highly-trained staff on hand to deliver a top-class service. The spa provides a full range of facials, massages, wraps and rubs while the salon can provide anything from quick trims for the gents to evening make up, cuts, colours and tints.
The little ones have it all going for them here at Smugglers Cove Resort & spa, with 5 of the 7 swimming pools open for their use as well as several kids clubs tailored to their age. Family-orientated activities are also available and are great fun for the parents to get involved with too.
There is a fully supervised nursery open daily which is great for toddlers up to 2 years old running from morning into the late afternoon. For children aged 2-4 years old the Mini Club is the place to be, with crafts and art activities, fun in the pool and movies. For those aged 5-12 years old the Kids' Club brings in some sports and cookery classes as well as games on the Xbox and movies after 6pm. For the teens aged 13 and over the Teen Centre brings it all together with sports and games in the pool, archery for those over 16, movies and dances.
Your big day should be celebrated in style, and St Lucia is the perfect place to do this. The wedding team at Smugglers Cove are on hand to help guide you every step of the way while remaining a source of welcome advice and inspiration. They will happily cater for every request you may have and there is a choice of gorgeous venues both on and off resort. Simply stay in a Deluxe Garden View Room (or higher category) for 7 nights to receive US$500 to pay for the free wedding package, or use towards a more bespoke 'a la carte' service.
Smugglers Wedding Package – Free under above conditions (plus local payment of US$270 to cover minister/celebrant and government document fees)
The standard wedding package allows you to indulge yourself and your guests on your special day in paradise, and includes the following as standard
· Wedding location – the oceanfront gazebo
· Services of wedding coordinator
· Single tier wedding cake
· Groom's boutonniere
· Preparation of marriage documents
· Pre-recorded musical accompaniments
· White linen and centrepiece
· Witnesses (if required)
· Private honeymoon dinner for the wedding couples at the Beach Gazebo
· Gift Registry
· Decorated honeymoon room
· Flower arrangements
· Table arrangements at signing table
· Turndown service with cake and sparkling wine
Additional services to add to your bespoke wedding include but are not limited to group dinners in one of the a la carte restaurants, enhanced wedding cakes, spa treatments for the bride and groom, live music and photography/videography services.
Renewal of Vows – Free for those staying for 7 nights or more in a Deluxe Room (or higher category)
The renewal of vows package is a great way of renewing your love for each other and includes the following
· Services of clergy or magistrate
· Decorated location
· Bottle of sparkling wine
· Single tier celebration cake
· Boutonniere
A variety of wedding discounts are available to groups who wish to book a number of rooms at the resort, these apply to 5 rooms or more and range from upgrades for the wedding couple to completely free stays.
For those who have just tied the knot and want a magical and tropical start to married life, then Smugglers Cove is the perfect place to start that magical journey. The Superior Deluxe Beachfront rooms make the ideal rooms to stay in as they are designed with couples in mind.
Smugglers Honeymoon Celebration – Free for those staying 7 nights or more in a Deluxe Room (or higher category)
To qualify for a free honeymoon package you need to have wed in the last 6 months and have your marriage certificate to show on arrival. It includes
· Bottle of sparkling wine
· Complimentary room upgrade (subject to availability)
· 10% discount on spa and photography
· Certificate of togetherness
Enhanced Honeymoon Package
Alternatively you can upgrade your special stay for an added fee. This extra special celebration of married life includes
· Bottle of Sparkling Wine
· Welcome fruit basket and flowers on arrival
· 50 minute couples massage
· Celebration dinner for two
· Complementary room upgrade (subject to availability)
Eternal Romance Package
A great way of celebrating your love for each other, this can be added on to any duration of stay in any room type. It includes
· 45 minute couples massage
· Decorated bed on arrival
· St Lucia spice basket gift
· Special turndown service on the 2nd night with flowers and sparkling wine
· Decorated table for a romantic dinner at one of the 3 a la carte restaurants one evening
· 20% off photography packages


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Kimi Raikkonen is hopeful that Lotus will be able to step it up in Korea on Saturday after struggling during practice on Friday.
The Enstone squad have followed in the footsteps of McLaren and Mercedes by introducing a new exhaust system, which harnesses the Coanda aerodynamic effect in an effort to boost rear grip.
The new package was given its debut at Yeongam during the first two practice sessions, but Raikkonen admits it was a bit of a struggle.
"I think it's too early still. We'll look at all the data and see how it is," the Finn said.
"We probably expect a bit more than what we've seen so far, but it's too early to say."
He added: "It's not very easy to get the car right. Hopefully tomorrow will be better."
After posting the 11th best time in the first session, the Finn managed to move up one place in the afternoon but Lotus were still well off the pace of the front-runners.
Raikkonen, however, feels there is plenty of room for improvement before race day.
"I think we are more or less where we usually are on Fridays. Hopefully we can improve the car and be faster tomorrow," he said.
"The car didn't feel good today and we were one second off the pace, so if we can it right we can get higher, but other people might improve."