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[–]SwampySoccerField 255 points256 points257 points 2 years ago* (11 children)
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Some of you will consider this next paragraph a bit harsh. Keep in mind that these companies aren't too interested in seriously speaking up because they actually stand to benefit from these bills. The companies listed had no problem aligning themselves and speaking out with us when it was explicitly for their own benefit but when it has come time to protect our interests they are essentially nowhere to be found. They don't consider our situation to be 'their fight' even when it really should be. They figure that we're their users regardless and don't care. If there is consequence for them then they will be more inclined to say something.
Facebook, reddit, Google, you need to get back in the ring. We stood with you and I don't mean to sound pushy but its your moral obligation to stand with us. If you are not willing to fight on our behalf then we will be left with only two options. We can either sit here and let you sell us out because its convenient or we can demonize you for the actions you choose to support and revile you until we are capable of creating something that will leave you obsolete. You may believe that you are too big and too influential for some random person talking on the internet to do much harm to your enterprises, but make no mistake that if you do not make it your imperative to fight for us in the open and behind the scenes then we will be left with the only option of creating, through necessity, something that takes you out of the equation.
Out of all of these bills I have yet to see the focus of attention be on the biggest problems we face. Those problems boil down to government employees, contractors, and users with access to sensitive networks misbehaving and not doing what they should. No government employee should be downloading torrents, watching porn, blogging, or any of the sort on government computers. This leaves them vulnerable. Outdated software, and insecure networks, when coupled with connecting infected cell phones or USB sticks to these systems compromises them to such a level that nearly every company or aspect of government has been compromised on some level. Here are just few articles out of hundreds that highlight the plague of incompetence that could so easily be stopped by proper training and setting essential standards within government agencies, private contractors, and the US military. Almost all of these things do not require new laws but instead require internal changes that effect management and policy within these entities.
Zero Day exploits
Forever Day vulnerabilities
General incompetence levels in government contractors.
DoD Networks Completely Compromised, Experts Say . CISPA / Cybersecurity Act 2012 / SECURE IT Act are not solutions to real cybersecurity problems. (March 22, 2012)
Security for the 99%? What are bugs, vulnerabilities, exploits and "zero-day" exploits?
Backdoor In Equipment Used For Traffic Control, Railways Called "Huge Risk"
Changes in Current Cybersecurity Law are Needed:
The fact of the matter is that current cybersecurity laws are lacking. While a vast majority of problems could be prevented by reasonable, common sense, approaches and policies within agencies, it still stands that the current law is lacking in certain regards. However, the blanket approaches that are used in all of these bills and that are all too common cannot be used as they are so far reaching and apply to nearly every aspect of the internet. SOPA & PIPA drew so much ire due to the easily broad interpretations that could be made under their legislation. Similarly, CISPA and the additional bills, follow this line of thinking. Rather than just throwing everything under the sun under a single umbrella Congress needs to be much more choosy about where they allow for broad interpretations within their legislation. Loopholes and blanket approaches cannot stand and we need to make it clear that such behavior will not be tolerated. Using "protecting children" as part of the actual language of the bill to include topics covered by CISPA is outrageous.
I hope many of you are asking how you can help:
If you want spend a few minutes you can retweet, discuss and link to articles on facebook, talk to your friends and family, upvote these kinds of topics on reddit. Subscribe to /r/evolutionreddit, /r/fia, or any of the various subreddits that these subreddits link to. If you want to be informed, then doing the little things will make all the difference. The little things add up and your effort could be the piece of straw that breaks the camel's back.
If you are a doodler you can create a work that symbolizes what is wrong with these bills and please release it under one of the appropriate licenses. If you are a video editor, or even have a webcam, you can make a work and upload it to youtube or any of the various other video websites so others can watch and become better informed. If you you are a writer or a journalist, and it doesn't matter what your level of expertise is, you can help explain to others why these bills are to atrocious. If you are on a school paper you can write an article and bring the fight to your campus.
If you have an email, if you have a phone, if you have five minutes to kill, you can call or write someone and give them a piece of your mind.
All that matters is that you try to do your part. Give up an afternoon and print out fliers to pass out around town, to stick under windshields, to staple to a local bulletin board. If we do not advocate for ourselves them nobody else will.
Contact your representatives in Congress directly. Please be respectful:
Call your congressional representatives with a single click and urge them to vote against CISPA.
How to contact your senatorial goat-people concerning CISPA
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Contact Directories for the House, Senate and US Embassies
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triangleman83: I collected all of the senators who have Twitter accounts and compiled a list sorted by state.
International Redditors: Contact your local US embassy or consulate
CISPA Congressional Money Trail
Contact those companies directly:
Here is a list of contact information for the companies who are publicly supporting CISPA
Spend your money elsewhere:
Here are companies that have sent in letters of support for CISPA. As you are probably aware, many companies that spoke up in support of SOPA & PIPA have likely learned their lesson and aren't going to be so public this time
reddit INC we need your help. During PIPA & SOPA you blacked out your website. I fully understand that it must have cost you quite a pretty penny and there is a chance that your corporate owners may not allow you to do the same again. However, sitting here and just speaking a blurb does not cut it. You have the resources to reach out to the community and explain to the uninformed just how sweeping and damaging CISPA will be on your users. You have the means at your disposal to dissect CISPA and make it accessible to every John, Mary, and Sue. You are capable of motivating hundreds of thousands of people to speak up and create a ripple so large that the rest of the internet will be forced to take notice. We are not asking you shut down every time some there is a jarring bill that wishes to take away what we hold dear, we are asking you to stand with us on the front lines and to keep standing there with us so we do not have to fight alone. Give us a blog post that rivals 'A Technicaly Examination of SOPA & PROTECT IP. Do what you can because we cannot do this alone.
I want to thank /u/EquanimousMind, moderator of /r/evolutionreddit for compiling a good portion of these links. He has been posting up a storm and doing his best to do his part.
[–][deleted] 6 points7 points8 points 2 years ago (0 children)
I wish to draft you for r/privacy
[–]vacantTide 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (1 child)
commenting just so I can find this again later
[–]b3anson 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Why didn't you just save it?
[–]PaperStreetSoap 3 points4 points5 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Just posting here so I can read this all tomorrow, when I am done with work.
[–]me_jane_you_jane 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
if you do not make it your imperative to fight for us in the open and behind the scenes then we will be left with the only option of creating, through necessity, something that takes you out of the equation.
I'm a CREATIONIST when it comes to TECH POLITICS.
Stallman was right about corporate control over software, and it is becoming obvious the same goes for corporate control over the network.
[–]ZsNuts 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
upvote for research, sources, and for nice comparison pictures.
[–]SilentStream 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (1 child)
FYI, your 4th link for the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 is about CISPA, not the bill you're going for.
From the article itself: "The White House has endorsed a cybersecurity bill [S.2105] from Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) that would give the Homeland Security Department the power to enforce cybersecurity standards for critical systems."
Just letting you know.
[–]SwampySoccerField 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (0 children)
edited, thanks for pointing it out.
[+]ModernDemagogue comment score below threshold-11 points-10 points-9 points 2 years ago (2 children)
It's their moral obligation to fight with us? No it isn't.
Corporations follow corporate morality, in which they are beholden to corporate charter, institutional structure, and shareholders — not users, not external supporters, etc... those are all strategic decisions which may be revoked at any moment without any human moral qualm. There is no such thing as a corporation betraying a human being, it can't. You can feel betrayed, but that is your own fault.
The fact is you guys fell for it with SOPA/PIPA, which had little real consequence for the end user, and massive consequence for the corporation.
Now you get a bill which has no consequence for the corporation, and massive consequence for the end user, and act surprised.
That's absurd.
We get the laws we deserve. We deserve this one.
[–]thenextvh 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (1 child)
So, in essence, if we defended ourselves against a samurai dynasty with firearms, it would be okay (and we would deserve) for the dynasty (and maybe pirates) to attack us again but with weapons of mass destruction (of which there is no protection)?
That doesn't sound right.
[–]ModernDemagogue 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago* (0 children)
You're going to have to clarify your analogy and how you see it being relevant to my point, because I do not understand what you are saying.
The previous poster said:
Facebook, reddit, Google, you need to get back in the ring. We stood with you and I don't mean to sound pushy but its your moral obligation to stand with us.
My point was that corporations having no moral obligations in the traditional sense which we humans view a moral quid pro quo, and that it is our own fault for standing with them without extracting assurances.
I have no idea what your analogy means. Its more if, the US were attacked by the Samurai dynasty, and then Canada said okay, we'll help you stop the Samurai. Then two months later Canada starts getting attacked by the Samurai (not really accurate, because its more like the Samurai's Cousins) with nuclear weapons and it wonders why the US doesn't help it. Among nation-State's Canada has a claim because they are entities of similar structure and nature, etc... Canada would never help the US again if it were so betrayed, the same way if it were all individual people there would be a similar claim because of the shared morality, but a corporation does not have the same type of morality as a group of people, or as a state, etc... so it has no such obligation, and for a human to view it as having one is naive.
Does this help?
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In addition to the areas above, the market leaders interviewed all focused on using outsourcing to employ a skill that they did not have in house or to provide the organisation with capability for growth.
Outsourcing Strategic Service Management (SSM)
However, the area where outsourcing was the most contentious, and respondents offered the widest variety of opinion, was SSM.While 13 per cent simply said that they would not outsource this area of the business, a further 32 per cent said that they would be concerned about the customer interface if this went ahead. In contrast 30 per cent of respondents believed that this approach could provide a flexible response to changes in the market, and a further 25 per cent commented that they would be willing to have a look at the pros and cons of outsourcing SSM.
It is perhaps understandable that the Downton report found such a wide spectrum of responses in their approach to outsourcing SSM, with the perceived costs and risks associated with handing over management of a customer facing function. Reasons for their reluctance to consider outsourcing elements of the service business included concerns about the contractor representing a future competitor, a loss of direct contact with the customer and the possible leakage of leading-edge technology as new products are introduced.
Why it doesn't always work
For many businesses, outsourcing's reputation is tarnished because delivery typically fails to meet the high expectations set during the sales process. This is often caused by unaligned business goals between client and supplier: the way the former may hope to reduce costs may not be how the latter may hope to increase revenue. A relationship where the commitment level is promised by sales staff, finalised by lawyers and delivered by engineers is not likely to be a happy, long-term one. Whereas one where the parties share an open book, and the service is delivered by professionals without contractual fears would be far more likely to prosper to everybody's benefit. So why does this so rarely happen?
One of the key challenges for outsourcing is ensuring transparency. Breaking down the communication barriers requires give and take from both sides. The traditional
supplier/client relationship often means that both parties are reluctant to share their knowledge of their respective businesses, and are working to different agendas.
Once the business process leaves the organisation's walls, the customer loses visibility along with control over what gets done, how, by whom and by when. You run immediately into an 'execution gap' between what is needed and expected to be achieved and what is actually accomplished. Recommendations based on maximising
revenues from support services have a vested interest in things going wrong for the client. And no supplier wants that, do they?
A missed opportunity?
But what if the benefits associated with outsourcing - the reduced headcount, the improved efficiencies and financial savings - could be generated with reduced risk? In its traditional sense, considering outsourcing requires a choice between enjoying control and responsibility… or neither. Yet surely the point is to outsource the operational responsibility whilst retaining the influence?
Outsourcing the service element of the business doesn't have to mean losing control of your customer service - and of your reputation. Implemented as part of the right strategy it can deliver flexibility for manufacturers to react to changes in the marketplace, and to profit from the most lucrative areas of the business. What is ultimately critical is gaining visibility over the entire service chain - another key recommendation of the Downton report. And, with the tools available today, that can be achieved both through outsourcing and through in-house management. The real challenges lie elsewhere.
How to make it work
'Open for business' is what is needed to guide outsourcing relationships out of perilous waters and securely into profitable win-win relationships, irrespective of the business function involved. Used as a checklist of principles to adhere to the likelihood of the relationship being a success story, not a statistic, is improved.
Open for business: the four cornerstones
Objectives and goals,mutually agreed
Profitability for both parties (win-win)
Effective communication, knowledgesharing and collaboration
No surprises - clear processes and procedures
Effective communication is essential from the outset to enable transparency and to understand the implications of changing objectives.With the tools available to accurately measure results and swiftly share them, expectations are managed, fulfilled and often exceeded.
Furthermore, the decision must make financial sense.Massive financial investment isn't required; indeed, the savings realised can make this exercise self-funding. Another clear-cut indicator of a win-win partnership is when both companies are realising a positive ROI. And when a supplier has the resources and the expertise that sets the leaders apart, they have the capability to deliver results to their clients that exceed their investment. Such a compelling financial argument, coupled with increased levels of specialised knowledge, makes it easier to understand how outsourcing's true potential can be unlocked.
Outsourcing provides the tools to make businesses agile and dynamic, allowing them to focus on core competences. By working with thought-leaders, companies can evolve from reactive to proactive and ultimately, pre-emptive. Suppliers can address their customers' needs before customers even realise they have them; expectations will never be the same again.
Such benefits make the case for reversing the current trend of uncertainty more compelling than ever. Attitudes to outsourcing must change on both sides of the supplier/customer relationship: and now is the time to do it.What is required is for
both sides to set common goals at the outset, and to establish communication channels to facilitate regular reviews leveraging available technology. These goals must be flexible enough to be adjusted as changes in circumstances dictate. Only then can both parties reap the maximum benefits of a successful outsourcing deal, and both parties concentrate on what they do best - running their business.
The Downton report concluded that successful outsourcing deals are those which are part of a seamless strategy focused on delivering improved performance, growth
and profitability throughout the service operation - those where the business operates tight controls over the process. While the outsourced service approach will continue to sit uneasy with some manufacturers, industry leaders are showing how, implemented with the right strategy and for the right reasons, outsourcing the service business can work. In terms of increasing margins and differentiating their offering into the future, leading companies will see this as not merely a quick hit, but as a long term profit generator


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GreenLoop, the website for your green apparel, accessory and footwear needs. It is a portal to eco-friendly poducts for head to toe. An interesting company that provides a wholesale service to consumers for a wide variety of green wearable products.
The business is a no-nonsense green provider, it provides a portion of all sales to green causes and is far cry from green-washing compared to the standard business industry. All in all, I have been pleased with the customer service and the direction this relatively new green company is taking.
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VIVAVI: Eco-friendly furnishings, design, build, connections
Those of you with big wqallets and a strong desire to go green with furnishings in your home or office should not overlook Vivavi.com. It is a site that offers a large variety of modern green furnishings from some of the industry's top designers and manufacturers. I myself simply had a great time shopping through the site and viewing the unique and inspiring green pieces they offer. From vine-wrapped lounge chairs to bamboo dining sets and LED lighting, Vivavi offers it all in a convienent and user friendly online hub.
The site is very simple and yet sophisticated. The founder, Josh Dorfman, created a user firendly and versatile site that offers more than meets the eye. Not only is it a portal for green funishings but it also offers access to home design, architects, green builders, realtors and remodelers. Secondly, it even connects users to geen apartments, condos and residential communities. This site is worth checking out for the green enthusiast.
America's Toxic 10 Corporate Polluters – A Story of Contradictions
America's "Toxic 10," a special report put out by Conde Nast portfolio.com, demonstrates that we have entered a new realm of corporate environmental governance. We frequently read headlines that highlight corporate sustainability initiatives, like "Ford's New Green Roof Initiative" or "Boeing's New Fuel-Efficient Airplanes." But the sad reality is that corporate giants, by and large, continue to commit egregious crimes against human health and nature. Almost every company listed in the "Toxic 10″ has promoted some form of corporate greening, but this article shows that these may be attempts to legitimate and continue their polluting practices more than anything else.
Click to continue reading »Public & Private Sector Renewable Energy Leaders to Gather in D.C.
With energy costs, efficiency, security and climate change looking like they will be on corporate and political agendas for quite some time to come, government officials and executives from industry and commerce are increasingly networking to find ways of reducing energy intensity and greenhouse gas emissions – both operationally and by implementing organizational polices and best practices.
Cabinet level officials from more than 70 countries will be gathering alongside representatives from private sector, non-governmental organizations, the media and the public in the nation's capital March 4-6 for WIREC 2008, the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference.
Conference focal points are organized around four themes: Market Adoption and Finance; Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development; Technology, Research and Development; and State and Local Government Initiatives, each intended to provide a forum for examining policy initiatives that can facilitate a rapid ramping up renewable energy sources.
"This agenda has both the breadth and depth necessary for international leaders to address energy security, environmental quality, and wealth creation in rural areas." said Thomas C. Dorr, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, in a media release.
FuelMeister II: Personal Biodiesel Processor
One problem consumer's face when wanting to use biofuels is building an in-house processor for creating biodiesel to further shave costs. This is no small feat so Renewal Biodiesel has created a second generation do-it-yourself system that makes it a snap. The system is aptly coined the FuelMeister II. The biggest benefit to this system is cost savings, producing your own biodiesel fuel can bank you as little as .70 cents a gallon!!
The FuelMeister II is faster, safer, and easier to operate than its older sibling. The FuelMeister creates biodiesel out of used cooking oil, methanol, lye, electricity and tap water. With these ingredients properly blended the FuelMeister can kick out 80 gallons of clean-burning fuel every day. This fuel can be used to power your vehicle or even your home or both.
How to get clean water: Play on a merry-go-round!
We in the West take it for granted that you turn on the faucet, and water comes out. But for many people, it's not a given. In fact, in many places, you have to walk for miles, scooping it into a large jar, then carry it back. And there's no guarantee of it's cleanliness. This results in a large number of deaths each year. But it simply doesn't have to be that way. The irony is, for many, water can be found, right where they are, albeit deep in the ground. How? Not via an electricity or generator powered water pump. Too expensive, and generally there's a lack of infrastructure in many places to support such a thing. What then?
How about a merry-go-round and a prefab water tower. Come again? Yes, it's called the Play Pump. What is it? Basically, it's a water pump, that utilizes the energy of children (and anybody else who cares to play on it) spinning around on a playground style merry-go-round, that serves as the motor behind the pump. Rather then give them away, these reasonably priced devices whose water tower has nice large flat surfaces could double as a billboard, providing income to cover the maintenance of them, and publicity for local businesses.
What happens as a result of these?
Coming Soon to Your Home: Wireless Sensors
There will be some 14 million U.S. households equipped with wireless sensor networks come 2012. With the cumulative total worldwide WSN node market estimated to number 6 billion, the residential sector is an essential target for industry participants, according to recently released ON World research.
Energy management, along with lighting, security, entertainment control and home health are among the largest and fastest growing segments of the wireless sensor, "smart home" market, which ON World expects to expand nearly six-fold worldwide, from $470 million in 2007 to $2.8 billion in 2012.
Increasing energy costs, emerging standards and technological innovations are driving development, according to ON World researchers, who looked into more than 100 home installers, vendors and suppliers in conducting their research, published in the "WSN for Smart Homes" report.
"While proprietary WSN systems have been used by professional installers in luxury homes for over a decade, wireless protocols such as Z-Wave and ZigBee will make smart home solutions affordable for the average household," Darryl Gurganious, senior research analyst for ON World, stated in a media release.
Ongoing development and success of wireless mesh networking protocols, such as the competing ZigBee and Z-Wave protocols, and the respective industry alliances promoting them, are credited for accelerating growth. OnWorld's report provides in-depth chip level evaluations of the two competing standards, global market forecasts, primary research of installers and competitive analysis of 70 companies in the WSN smart home value chain.
AskPablo: Should I get rid of my standard light bulbs for those curlicue fluorescent ones?
Should I discard my still-working standard incandescent bulbs and replace them with compact fluorescents, or wait until they die a natural death and then replace them?
There are several reasons to get rid of those incandescent bulbs and replace them with compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). Incandescent bulbs turn less than 5 percent of the electricity they use into light; the rest is wasted heat. Besides being annoyingly inefficient, this can increase summertime air-conditioning costs and present a higher risk of fire. CFLs, on the other hand, are over three times more efficient, meaning they put out the same amount of light but use one-third as much electricity; they also put out much less heat.
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Hycrete Admixture: concrete waterproofing solution
Michael Rhodes was one of the masterminds behind solid rocket fuel over 40 years ago. Today he is throwing his chemical genius into the concrete arena. Welcome Hycrete Admixture, a blend of metallic ions and calcium moleculesthat react to seal the capillaries in concrete.
The result is a waterproof concrete through and through. Hycrete eliminates the need for external membranes, coatings, and sheeting treatments, which means that old concrete does not need to lay to rest in a landfill, it can be crushed and recycled. Hycrete concrete provides a valuable and sustainable approach to corrosion protection and waterproofing through a advanced yet simple evolution in performance concrete construction.
Communicating Sustainability Effectively Within the Workplace
As leaders in the corporate sustainability movement, it is important to be able to share our ideas with others who may not exactly "get it" yet. Anna Clark, president of EarthPeople (a sustainability consulting firm in Dallas, TX), shared her strategies for getting others in your workplace on board on ClimateBiz.com. Implementing these suggestions the next time you discuss why eco-efficient lighting works best at your next board meeting can help guide your company further along on the sustainability path.
Click to continue reading »Fiber Nanogenerators Put the Power in Power Walking
Truly amazing advances are being made in nanotechnology and electrical energy generation, one of which is highlighted in a
Renewable Energy World article by John Toon.
Researchers led by Zhong Lin Wang at the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Materials Science and Technology, are developing power fibers that can be used to manufacture shirts and other clothing that can convert energy released during physical motion into electrical energy capable of powering small electronic devices in the field. Applications are widespread and extend beyond soldiers and other military personnel using such power generating clothing to scientists, engineers and other researchers, as well as everyday people eventually wearing them to sustain our ever expanding reliance and fascination with portable electronic devices.
Moreover, the concept applies to all types of physical motion, not just human movement. Fiber-based nanogenerators – made of fibers coated with cultured zinc oxide nanowires – may be used to generate low voltage electric current from wind, sound or other forms of mechanical energy.
Greening Your Small Business Can Have a Big Impact
The greening of small businesses across the country is a movement all its own. While it may be easy to dismiss the impact of small companies when compared to the big guys, consider the following stats from a GreenBiz.com article published today: "Small Businesses (defined as firms with less than 500 employees) employ half of the private sector workforce and use half of the electricity and natural gas consumed by the commercial and industrial sectors. In 2006, small businesses accounted for 99.9 percent of the 26.8 million businesses in the country." Imagine the impact small businesses can have by collectively adopting eco-efficient technology and sustainable business practices. But how does a company start on this track, considering that most small business owners can't afford to hire a "Green CEO" or "Director of Sustainability Initiatives"?
Click to continue reading »More Coal in Kansas?
Who has the final say in whether a new coal plant gets built? In Kansas, a serious debate is brewing over this very topic. Sunflower Electric Power Corp wants to build two 700-megawatt coal plants. Last year, the Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment, Rod Bremby, rejected the proposal because of "health risks associated with carbon dioxide emissions and global warming concerns." But lawmakers in the Kansas house are trying to push the proposal through anyway. They voted 77-45 in a vote that took place yesterday, just shy of the two-thirds majority vote needed. Who is driving this push for coal? ENN reported that business groups and a Republican-led contingent of state legislators believe "the project would create jobs, provide badly needed energy for the area, and would keep electricity rates in check." Is that so?
Click to continue reading »Practicing Green: Uncovering and Countering Greenwash
Difficult to uncover, lacking adequate disclosure, regulation and enforcement mechanisms and offering high rates of return now that climate change and environmental degradation are high up on the political agenda, corporate "greenwash" threatens the real and honest efforts of all those taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate climate change and minimize environmental destruction.
Discouraging greenwash and rejecting a "perception is reality" mentality is vital if industry and commerce are to avoid provoking general public cynicism and backlash, note industry executives and academic researchers such as IBM's Maureen J. Baird and United Nations University's Ruediger Kuehr. The challenges are especially great, and pressing, in an age of instantaneous digital media communications and a growing, globally interconnected economic system of increasing technological and organizational complexity.
Progress on this front is being made, however. The initiative of growing numbers of top industry executives to address energy and environmental issues both inside their organizations and through international and intra-industry agencies, including participating in public and private carbon and greenhouse gas reporting and disclosure initiatives such as the United Nations' StEP (Solving the E-Waste Problem) program and the Carbon Disclosure Project, are concrete steps that move us toward a global emissions regulatory system that includes adequate checks and balances.
LED Bulbs: Efficient lighting is here to stay…..
The introduction of LED light bulbs into the market has been hindered due to several factors. Namely: lumens (brightness) color (led produce blue radiance vs. white) market promotion and affordability. Although LED bulbs for residential and commercial applications are not quite where they need to be, they are starting to scratch their way into the market this year with more force than ever before.
Technology has brought the bulbs to a point where they are bright enough to compete with standard bulbs if not better. Also, the color that has plagued the bulbs for some time, being the hazy soft blue tones that are common has been dealt with as well, be it by a diffuser or through bulb technology itself.


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A fine article. I am curious about the identity of the author. I suspect we'll be seeing a lot more from him (her?)
Being a Bostonian, or thereabouts, I'm not too surprised to find out about Pittsfield, but was at unawares. Either way, solid article. Go Colby!
Many thanks for a vivid piece of description. The author paints the scenery quite well.It would be even more edifying, however, to know more about the social fabric of the Berkshire towns than to be informed just about the teenage pregnancies and physicians' flight. The latter is not particularly endemic to western Massachusetts though, but to virtually all rural parts of the US and of many other nations, too.The word "arts" in the title is exceptionally misleading. Save for the fine arts and architecture, hardly any other branch of artistic endeavor is even mentioned, although many kinds do thrive in the Berkshires and local college campuses, attracting their share of visitors.Since the Tanglewood Festival put the Berkshires on the domestic and international culture map - and helps keep it there - it seems downright perverse of the author not to have explored any of the performing arts. Well, what do I know? I'm merely a musician.Whichever author or editor came up with the title, confusing "arts" with "fine arts," ought to wear a Hawthornesque scarlet letter "A" upon the forehead - standing perhaps for "Arts ignoramus" - until such time as an apology or a clarification is issued: in print!
I didn't grow up there but having spent a great part of my youth living in Massachusetts I can't help but admit that whenever the subject is The Commonwealth of Massachusetts I always get teary eyed! It's been a while and we've since moved twice within the US but we still miss Mass., to me there's something like a good karma hanging over that state... I will always have a soft spot in my heart for that place... I remember how arts, education and the like were very much part of life there too, just right!
Thurdsay's update does help to balance and fine-tune the article somewhat. I, too, can't help but wax nostalgic at the evocation of a place inspired by the spirits of such as Thoreau, where Nature fuels creative energies and profound contemplative sensibilities.
Is it just me, or is this the most boring Correspondent's Diary to date?
I grew up in one of those picturesque dying mill towns. In order to do something besides charm rich tourists, I had to leave. I would have expected The Economist, of all publications, to address the issue that the majority of the jobs that an arts and tourism based economy provides can not pay anywhere near the wages that the skilled trades and engineers who worked for the paper mills, GE, and Sprauge earned. I've lived in areas that are further down the path western Massachusetts is treading, and it isn't pretty.
What about Bennington college which used to be a vital center of creating visual art not just studying art history as they do at the correspondent's revered Williams? Perhaps it is the boring and dusty quality of the art served up that makes it less than thrilling although academically correct.
I read with interest this commentary. I am also a former Bay Stater having grown up in New Bedford. My home city is sad to say in far worse shape than any of these mentioned. I too have a strong affinity for the Commonwealth and visit every time I have the chance. I currently live in Western Kentucky in a community of less than 30,000. The community has embarked on an artist relocation program that brought it at first success and a degree of acclaim. It does appear though that artists may be leaving at the same or greater rate as they are arriving. The area does not have the compelling presence of established artistic institutions. There is a regional university and small community colleges, but not much else as an artistic "seed". I am particularly struck by the author's comment that the re-vitalization through art appears to be in the context of a community-wide re-vitalization plan. I wish our city commission would read this article.
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday outlined a politically fraught plan for allowing oil and gas drilling offshore along parts of the Atlantic coast while imposing new restrictions on environmentally fragile waters off northern Alaska.
A large title insurance, property valuation and settlement services company is the first tenant at Hillwood Commons I, an office complex at Alliance Town Center.
Fifteen years ago if someone had shot a cannon from Fort Worth's world-renowned museum district, nobody would have noticed, joked Lori Eklund, senior deputy director of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. But that has changed.
Energy Transfer Partners LP of Dallas and Regency Energy Partners LP have entered into a definitive merger agreement.
Jason Lamers is leaving the city after 14 years to join Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
FORNEY, Texas (AP) — Police in a Dallas suburb say they stopped George Zimmerman for speeding.
Forney police say Zimmerman was stopped Sunday while driving west on U.S. 80, about 20 miles east of Dallas. A Florida jury recently acquitted Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.
A police dashcam video released Wednesday shows an officer speaking to Zimmerman and recognizing him.
The video shows the officer returning to his patrol car with Zimmerman's driver's license to check for outstanding warrants. The officer returned the license, instructed Zimmerman to slow down and released him with a warning.
City Manager Brian Brooks says police records don't show how fast Zimmerman was driving.
A spokesman for Zimmerman's legal team says he's baffled that a traffic stop would become national news.
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Books as a stepping stone
The knowledge is gained by reading books. From childhood we read books to gain knowledge in various fields. There are various factors which influences reading books. It's not only getting knowledge we make it as a hobby too. It all depends on how you habitat your mind. Now there is a new form of book called the E-Book. There are many forms of books available nowadays. But still people prefer books to e-books. There are various categories of books available. Often we come across story books which are very popular among children's. The Executive books are becoming popular these days. The executive books deals with the history, success stories and interviews of top business giants. Now we get executive book summaries which comprises of video, audio interviews of the top business people. There are many categories in executive books like management, sales, etc. The book summaries help us to get the information's of great people and it is easy to gain knowledge. In management we usually find that people should have leadership qualities which will help development of the company. Such qualities are highlighted in the book summaries, which will help us to become great individuals one day. The executive books act as a stepping stone towards success for youngsters.
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Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which a person's immune system attacks the body's own cells, causing tissue destruction. Description Autoimmunity is accepted as the cause of a wide range of disorders, and it is suspected to be responsible for many more. Autoimmune diseases are classified as either general, in which the autoimmune reaction takes place simultaneously in a number of tissues, or organ specific, in which the autoimmune reaction targets a single organ. Autoimmune disorders include the following:
The following symptoms are common in many, if not all, autoimmune diseases. Fatigue: It's not a good fatigue, from working hard, but an anxious, uncomfortable fatigue related to lack of sleep. Or a disruption of the energy production mechanism in cells, either from lack of oxygen, increased toxicity, infections or a malfunction of the mitochondria. Sleep Disturbance: About 80% may wake up three or four times a night, or in some cases you don't wake up, but in the morning you still feel like a truck ran over you. The reason for this is that subliminal seizures kick you out of stage 4, Delta sleep, to stage 1 sleep so you can't sleep deeply and wake up not rested. Short Term Memory Loss: Because of the low thyroid and heart complications typical in autoimmune diseases, there is a decrease in blood flow to the left lobe of the brain causing an oxygen deficiency in the brain. This can lead to the memory loss and forgetfulness that is common in autoimmune diseases. Emotional Liability: Someone may cry more easily, be more anxious and fearful. This is caused by the illness, and is not a psychological reaction! Depression: As with the emotional symptoms, the hypothalamus is involved. This is not clinical depression, but literally has a physical cause that is sometimes experienced as a deep depression right in the heart. Low Thyroid Function. About 85% have this symptom, but only about 10% of the time does it show up on a typical thyroid test. If you get tested, have both a T3 and T4 done. About 10% have excessive hair loss. For most everyone, a poorly performing thyroid will show up as subnormal temperatures. Gastrointestinal Problems: About 75% have this symptom. Can be anything from gas, bloating, cramps, diarrhea or constipation to hiatal hernia, irritable bowel syndrome or Crohn's Disease. Sometimes taking a simple homeopathic remedy like arsenicum album, 6x or 6c and make a difference with this. Swollen Glands, Chemical Sensitivity, Headaches: Allergies often develop, usually after 3 to 5 years. Eyes can be light sensitive for 6 months or longer. Dry eyes can develop. About 20% experience a very uncomfortable disequilibrium of vertigo, almost an out of body feeling that can be most disconcerting. Pain and Fibromyalgia: Often diagnosed as a separate illness, fibromyalgia is basically a symptom that can occur with any autoimmune disease. If you have it, you've got pain. Often in the neck and in shoulder muscles extending down the back. Can be in the joints and muscles also. Low Blood Sugar. Candida Yeast Infections: These are very common. Check your tongue. If it has a white coating, you have it. Or take the spit test you will read about later. Women may get vaginal yeast infections caused by candida overgrowth. A candida infection on its own can cause a number of autoimmune type symptoms. Sinus infections often are caused by candida. Tingling hands. Ringing ears. Cold toes. Cold fingers. Metallic taste in mouth. Caused by poor circulation and who knows what. Overdoing: You overexercise or overwork when your are feeling good, and then feel worse for days afterward. This can cause serious problems. In healthy people the body shuts down when the anaerobic threshold is reached as a lot of pain is experienced. This warning does not occur if you have an autoimmune disease. Instead, the body continues to exercise and experiences no pain as the lactic acid builds up, and the body ends up recirculating carbon dioxide. This is not a healthy thing to have happen to you. It is important not to push too hard when you start recovering, or this will set you back and wipe you out. Fluttering Heart. Panic Attacks. Rapid Heartbeat. Mitral Valve Prolapse. Usually blood pressure is low, though it can get high later on. The heart underpumps blood because it is getting incorrect messages from the autonomous nervous system. The body's feedback loop picks this up and over-reacts. And you get these symptoms. If you have autoimmune illness, it is not likely you have all these symptoms. However, you will have many of them to one degree or another. A person may have more than one autoimmune disorder at the same time. Examples of autoimmune (or autoimmune-related) disorders include: The health care provider will perform a physical exam. Specific signs vary widely and depend on the specific disease. Tests that may be done to diagnose an autoimmune disorder may include:
The goals of treatment are to reduce symptoms and control the autoimmune process while maintaining the body's ability to fight disease. Treatments vary widely and depend on the specific disease and your symptoms. Some patients may need supplements to replenish a hormone or vitamin that the body is lacking. Examples include thyroid supplements, vitamins, or insulin injections. If the autoimmune disorder affects the blood, the person may need blood transfusions . Measures to help with movement or other functions may be needed for autoimmune disorders that affect the bones, joints, or muscles. Medicines are often prescribed to control or reduce the immune system's response. Such medicines may include corticosteroids and immunosuppressant drugs such as cyclophosphamide or azathioprine . The outcome depends on the specific disease. Most are chronic , but many can be controlled with treatment. Symptoms of autoimmune disorders can come and go. The sudden, severe development of symptoms is called a flare up. Complications depend on the specific disease. Side effects of medications used to suppress the immune system can be severe. Call your health care provider if symptoms of an autoimmune disorder develop. There is no known prevention for most autoimmune disorders. |
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He's got a magnetic attraction on women from all over the world
"His chick is his chick, but your chick is also, his chick"
He's 11. Barely double digits. He's got flowing blond locks and a grill to match.
Obviously taken a page from John John's playbook
Billy who? Kid's got pop.
Or hops? Massive air reverse at 1:07.
The man behind Dooma's Rumors seeks out the rights on the East side of Bali
Charles Manson willingly agreed to do the voice-over
Exploring the connection between man and sea through a visual feast of poetic motion
How's that for a movie description? Sign me up.
Video: Mike Pagan Not exactly the most sought after beach break on the California coast — yet, not the worst […]
Timmy Missions returns with their second episode
Mexico is his first love. Clearly evident in every wave
Benny's hard drive is overflowing and these clips needed to see the light of day
Like a good pair of sunnies — a gift for your eyes
See through the lens of Steve Sherman as he goes on tour and plays with Donavon Frankenreiter
It's life on tour but in a completely different world.
Coming Fall 2012 featuring the Vans team
Chronicling their travels as they criss cross the globe
Power surfing will never die. Mr. Mendia shows us why
Anyone second a power hack contest?
Ice Cube drops the bass line and Wilko takes the lead
Check, check. One two, one two.
Oakley Dispatch lands in Durban, South Africa for episode six
No token wild animal shots in this edit — just salt and chlorine surfing
When you call San Clemente home, Lowers is your backyard
Jonah weaves his way through the crown like a skilled artisan
HB to Lowers and everywhere in between
Has anyone told him he's got Damien Hobgood's airbrush?
If Wardo is the most "interesting man in surfing", then Mason is definitely the most entertaining
Is there anything he can't do on this board?
After shattering his ankle in Costa Rica, Evan was sidelined to the couch and physical therapy for two months
Sure enough, he's got a new outlook on his future. Where will he go from here?
Apparently, World Tour competitor Gabirel Medina, surfed before the US Open everyday for two hours according to filmer David Lee Scales
But would a grom's life be any different?
This is classic surfing at its finest — long drawn-out lines packed with power
Clearly a page out of Occy's playbook


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It's that time of year again when you go through all your old kit, deciding what to keep, what to repair and what to bin. Before torturing yourself by looking at all of this year's new stash. Whether you need some new skis, a new jacket or some new boots, you won't be able to keep your eyes away from the rest of the kit on offer.
With so much kit being launched at the moment, from HD helmet cameras to iPhone friendly ski gloves, I thought I'd start us off with what new kit is around this year that will make a family ski holiday a little bit easier, without being too hard on your wallet. Firstly, because anything that makes skiing with 2.4 children easier is a winner, and secondly, we don't all have £300 to spend on a GoPro camera.
The NipperGrip
The NipperGrip, does exactly as it sounds, it grips your nipper. The child ski-harness is a fantastic idea as it means you can let your little 'un loose on the slopes, while making sure they don't fall over, or ski off!
The NipperGrip was designed by parents, therefore they seem to have everything covered. The simple harness means you can pick up our children, should they fall, with ease and it also makes getting off chairlifts a much easier experience.
There are also detachable reins, which turn the NipperGrip into a kind of kids skiing-lead, meaning you can ensure they are skiing within a close distance and not racing off down the mountain out of control — or wandering off in busy resorts chasing after some random French dog.
All-in-all, this is a really simple idea, that's well executed and I won't be surprised if resorts are full of kids wearing them this winter.
The Ski-Walker
The Ski-Walker is another great and simple idea, which makes carrying skis much easier. It is basically a handle that loops around your skis making them easy to carry. Now, this might seem like an obvious, yet somehow inconvenient idea. Well, it really isn't. The Ski-Walker is about the size of a Mars Bar — meaning you can stick it in those random pockets, half way down your salopettes, that you never use and are seemingly there for looks over function.
There really isn't anything to explain about how it works, but there is to why it's a great idea. First of all, carrying skis is a pain in the backside and this makes it much, much easier, second of all it gives you a lower centre of gravity, meaning walking around in treacherous ski boots will be much easier.
There is also the advantage for when you are skiing as a family, as you often have to carry more than one pair of skis. This makes it much more simple, as all you need to do is hold onto the handle, as opposed to balancing them over your shoulders in one hand, while keeping hold of your children in the other. Also, once the little mites are strong enough to hold onto their own skis, with their limited, child orientated common sense, they will find them much easier to carry the usual tangle of crossed skis, poles, hats, and goggles that you would usually encounter.
Now these two products may seem incredibly simple, but that's because they are. It's the simplicity that makes them such good ideas. Just think, the next time you are skiing with your three year old, you can walk to the slopes, carrying two sets of skis in one hand, a bit like carrying your shopping, with your little 'un essentially on a lead in the other hand. You get to the slopes, pocket the Ski-Walker, put your skis on, grab the reins and off you go again. As the old phrase goes, Keep It Simple Stupid, and a kiss is better than a smack in the mouth from a flailing ski!
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This weekend saw Britain's largest UK snowsports event and the first FIS Big Air competition of the season, with the Freeze Festival at Battersea power station, London. Not only did the weekend showcase some of Britain's best skiers and snowboarders in Friday's Battle of Britain competitions, but two of our 2014 Winter Olympic medal hopes made it into the final, narrowly missing out on the podium.
Battle of Britain
The weekend got underway with the Battle of Britain ski competition, followed shortly by the snowboard competition. This is the largest event in the UK and gives us a sneak peak of who to watch out for at the Brits, in Flims Laax, come March.
In the skiing competition James Woods proved to be a class above everyone, just check out the clip below, and it was a real shame that he didn't make it into the afternoon's International Freestyle Ski Big Air, as I'm sure he would have turned a few heads.
James Woods showing how far British freestyle skiing has come in recent years.
The snowboarding competition looked to be a closer contest, even if Jamie Nicholls' sponsor(s) had asked him to sit it out. Last year's winner, Billy Morgan, was up against experienced pro, Dom Harrington, and Brit regulars, Mike Austin, Ian Ashmore and Andy Nudds. Dom Harrington laid down a respectful run to gain second place and youngster, Lewis Courtier Jones, showed himself to be another one-to-watch, but the plaudits were out for last year's winner once again. Billy Morgan's fearless style and huge corked 1080 bought him a second BoB title in two years, and he is fast becoming a Brit favourite.
Billy Morgan again proving that he prefers to be inverted in mid-air, as opposed to on snow, while snowboarding!
International Freestyle Ski Big Air
Though the likes of James Woods and James Machon wouldn't have looked out of place in the International Freestyle Ski Big Air, the overall standards of the day rose pretty quickly once the competition got under way. With the line-up including Kiwi skier Jossi Wells, the eventual winner, and Swedish skiing sensation Jon Olsson, the skiing was incredible to watch, and that's coming from a snowboarder.
Snowboard FIS World Cup Big Air
Saturday was the day everyone was waiting for and the big event of the weekend, the Snowboard FIS World Cup Big Air. This event has brought big names to London over the past few seasons with the likes of Danny Kass, Stefan Gimpl, Seb Toots and Torstein Horgmo in attendance. And this year's riders didn't disappoint, with last year's top three of Marko Grilc, Seppe Smitts and Staale Sandbech joined by Janne Korpi, Jamie Nicholls and Petja Piiroinen — the younger brother of TTR world champion Peetu.
This year's qualifying offered runs that would have made it into last year's final, with many riders having to pull out their big tricks just to make the top 12. Having seen a few big names looking nervous, it was both exciting and a relief to see Brits Jamie Nicholls and Ben Kilner make it into the final. With a fast run-in and what looked like an even faster landing, the final made for some entertaining riding, though Janne Korpi and Seppe Smits were a class above the rest. It soon turned into the battle of the double cork vs the 1260 and with at least half the riders not landing one of their first two tricks the final round of jumps was tense. By this point Ben Kilner was already out of the running and it was looking tight for Nicholls, who'd dropped one of his landings.
With Korpi and Smits both posted scores of 90+ in one of their two first runs (the score is made up of the best of the first two runs and the score of the final run), the race for third place was between Holland's Joris Ouwerkerk, Nicholls, last year's runner up Staale Sandbech and Torgeir Bergrem, who had also posted a score of over 90. With the final round of jumps Bergrem mistimed his landing, dropping him down to 6th, with Sandbech throwing a disappointing, by his standards, score of 70. Jamie Nicholls had looked good to podium with his first score of 80.8, but the judges didn't like his final 1080 and he finished in fourth place, though still his highest finish at the competition.
Janne Korpi's styled out 1260.
With the final run approaching Korpi held a slim lead over Smits, 93 to 92, so it was down to the last trick. The rules stipulate that the two tricks must differ, so it was the battle of the 1260 and 1080 cork combos. Seppe Smits stepped up with a huge 90.2 score, but soon after Janne Korpi landed his 1260 and Christian Stevenson, the competition's MC, declared it as the winning trick, before the judges even finished the scoring. Stevenson was right that his 91.0 score meant he'd picked up the win by 1.8 points!
The Best Of The Rest
The Big Air events may have offered the crowd pleasers, but in between their show stopping antics and once the slopes were closed for the day, there was plenty more entertainment on offer. Friday night's headline act on the main stage was Groove Armada, presenting their latest album, with Saturday night being the other end of the spectrum, with The Streets playing their last ever live show.
For me the highlight was the après ski tent, complete with filled ski racks and live DJs. There seemed to be a serious lack of Jägermeister on offer, so it was down to the French resort favourite, Desperados tequila beer, to lubricate the crowds. As you would expect there was dancing, drinking and silly hats galore and the post Big Air final set from A. Skillz kept the crowds entertained until the evening came to a close.
The shopping village offered people the chance to check out new kit, get a massage and to visit the Big Snow Festival bar, with live DJs, more Despies and a very friendly Yeti. There was also some great food on offer, including the Jumping Bean burrito stand, where the staff danced away to Drum & Bass and Hip Hop day and night, while fuelling the masses with their Mexican fare.
As always the Freeze Festival was a great weekend to get into the winter mood and has me counting down the days until my first trip to the snow, though I'll be sticking to the après ski as opposed to the 60 foot jumps!
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The Metro Ski & Snowboard Show is finally here and marks the beginning of the winter season. It's the first major event of the winter, with the Freeze Festival taking place next week and usually coincides with the Iglu team getting up to full strength for the season, with the last of our new starters arriving this week.
This year the ski show has moved location from the Kensington Olympia to Earls Court. Now, though the venues are not dissimilar in size, the purists out there may be a little disappointed to hear it has moved, especially the usual crowd from Meribel, La Tania and Val d'Isere who will usually decamp in the Hand & Flower pub on ski show Saturday. But it's not all bad news, for starters Earls Court in approximately a million times easier to get to from anywhere in London.
On arrival, the ski show is set out in its usual way, with the resort village greeting you at the entrance and the vast choice of shopping set toward the back. I have to point out that the shopping area this year is the largest I've seen, with Snow + Rock and Ellis Brigham taking centre stage as usual — it took me a lot longer to find Profeet than expected, if you are looking for them, they are hidden next to an escalator.
The ski village is filled with the usual suspects, with the Three Valleys taking over the France section and the Three Valley bar as vibrant as always (see above), even for mid-afternoon on a Wednesday. The evening also finished back at the bar, as the team from Val Thorens' Folie Deuce provided the afternoon's après party.
The Canadian village area was also busy — though that was probably down to the huskies on show and last year's record snowfall!
As mentioned the shopping area is vast, if you are looking for a bargain there is some of last season's kit on offer at discounted rates and also plenty of smaller, less known brands showing off their kit, who are well worth a visit — I especially liked the White Dot Freeride skis.
The entertainment on offer, as with previous years, is quite varied. There is a fantastic ski fashion show, put on by Land Rover, which goes on throughout the day and is definitely worth a look if you are after this year's must have kit. The freestyle exhibition was pretty good, with teenage skiers and snowboarders doing tricks that I'm now to old to remember the names of and the K2 Ollie Pop is bound to build up over the week.
The only disappointment was the Petanque piste, the actual layout was great, as was the game. The only problem was Pascal, the ESF instructor. Now, I was expecting an arrogant, but charming Frenchman, who would be a little too competitive. Though Pascal looked the part, he was a lot more Surrey than Savoie, which left me with an air of disappointment — sorry Pascal.
Overall the ski show is just the same old ski show, but, in a new location, with better bars and easier access. I'm sure it will be as busy as ever and if you are hoping to check out this season's kit, meet a few of the brands and want to check out some new resorts before booking your holiday, it is worth a visit — especially the Tartiflette stand.
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