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Update: The Sony attack was denounced at the UN today, where U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power called the situation "absurd," while PEN urges Sony to release The Interview... Sony is threatening to sue Twitter unless it shuts down a user who's sharing leaked emails via his account... North Korea was hit by an Internet outage (going "suspiciously haywire") which the U.S. has denied while a South Korea nuclear plant operator has been hacked, according to the Wall Street Journal. Earlier:
As a Saturday Night Live skit that saw Mike Myers reprise Dr. Evil only rubs in, Sony had been feeling heat from cyberhackers claiming connections to North Korea over Seth Rogen's The Interview movie, wreaking havoc that even the hackers likely didn't see coming.
In the wake of the massive cyber hack, countless embarrassing details about Sony's businesses and employees are now open to the public. President Obama criticized the company for "setting a bad precedent" by deciding to not release the film in theaters on Christmas Day, while the White House weighs how to respond on a national level.
And in its latest blow, consumer perception of the brand has fallen to its lowest level in six years, according to a new report from YouGov BrandIndex.Continue reading...
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Posted by Mark J. Miller on December 17, 2014 11:47 AM
Sony has gotten itself into a bit of a fine mess by producing a film that was supposed to make people laugh while bringing in a few bucks.
The Interview, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, is a comedy about a TV crew sent to North Korea to assassinate the country's leader. North Korea, not known for its sense of humor, was not a fan of the film's concept and sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling the film an "undisguised sponsoring of terrorism, as well as an act of war."
While diplomacy with North Korea was not the goal of the film (otherwise Dennis Rodman would have been cast), its producers surely didn't predict that the film would end up causing the mighty Sony's knees to quake. Last month, a hacker group busted into Sony's global IT network and now the same crew is threatening violence against movie theaters that show the film.
Update: Sony isn't officially pulling has officially pulled the film, with no plans to release it in theaters, on DVD, on VOD or streaming, while U.S. intelligence officials now believe North Korea was behind the cyberattack.Continue reading...
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"They did it again," said Brian Strange, attorney with Strange & Carpenter, referring to the massive security breach Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony suffered on Nov. 24th—the second major security violation the company has faced in the past three years. Strange was one of the attorneys on the class action lawsuit that was filed against Sony in 2012 after 77 million members of its PlayStation Network had their personal information stolen by hackers.
Sony settled that suit in July, agreeing to give away $15 million of games and services to those affected. Now, less than six months later, a second class action suit is in the cards from employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment, with current and former employees seeing reams of personal information—including social security numbers, health insurance reimbursements and performance evaluations with salaries—exposed to the world. The data leak affected 47,000 people, including actors and contractors—not to mention Sony's reputation.Continue reading...
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Posted by Mark J. Miller on October 3, 2014 02:32 PM
Brit alternative rocker Thom Yorke has never been afraid to experiment when it comes to getting music into fans' hands. The lead singer of Radiohead pioneered a new distribution model with In Rainbows, the band's first album after its record contract with EMI ended, which was released online with a pay-what-you-wish model. It ended up being a huge critical and financial success.
Yorke took his chances again last week when he released his sophomore solo collection, the eight-song Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, via BitTorrent. Costing only $6 via PayPal or credit card, the album (or "Bundle," in BitTorrent-speak, including an extra track plus video) was downloaded more than a million times in the first six days, according to Consequence of Sound. After the digital release, Yorke also put the album out on vinyl as well.
Once again, Yorke has succeeded in his original goal to find "an effective way of handing some control of Internet commerce back to the people who are creating the work." As Mashable reports, BitTorrent is only taking 10% of the sales with Yorke getting the rest, which is a better deal than artists have when they sign on with a traditional music label.Continue reading...
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Posted by Sheila Shayon on February 20, 2013 05:53 PM
More than 40 companies including Apple, Facebook and Twitter have been targeted in malware attacks linked to an Eastern European gang of hackers using an iPhone-developer website, iPhoneDevSDK.
The hackers are mining for proprietary research and intellectual property they can re-sell underground, with their assault being called a "sophisticated attack" by Facebook and "extremely sophisticated" by Twitter.
RSA Security Inc. has called their tactics a "waterhole" attack, as victims are attracted to the source of the infection. This technique attacks a centralized website with many visitors and secretly infects vulnerable machines using an un-patched exploit. It differs from a targeted attack like emailing a malware-laden attachment to a specific user.
Apple said Tuesday in a statement, "We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network. There is no evidence that any data left Apple." Apple countered with release of a Java patch for OS X users and a tool that will sweep Mac computers for any Java malware and remove the offending software, which millions of Mac users must now install.Continue reading...
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"Buyer beware" applies now, more than ever, as holiday shoppers take to the web and mobile to snap up bargains. According to the latest MarkMonitor Shopping Report, one in five bargain hunters in the U.S. and Europe mistakenly shopped on e-commerce sites selling counterfeit goods while searching for deals online.
"Consumers are being waylaid by rogue e-commerce sites, causing brands to lose business. The findings from our Shopping Report underscore the importance of developing proactive brand protection strategies in the digital age," said Fredrick Felman, chief marketing officer of MarkMonitor, Thomson Reuters' enterprise brand protection business.
Working with Nielsen "to analyze anonymized data from Nielsen's permissioned online panelists in six countries over a nine-month period, nearly five million shopping sessions were surveyed…focusing on the search terms the shoppers employed, such as 'fake,' 'replica,' 'cheap' or 'discount,' to determine their motivation."
The MarkMonitor Shopping Report examined multiple demographics including age, income, education levels, and household size, and found that there are only minimal differences between online consumers seeking counterfeit goods and bargain hunters looking for a good deal on legitimate goods.
"These findings really challenge the common assumption that consumers who purchase counterfeit goods are distinctly different than those consumers buying genuine goods," said Eric Solomon, SVP, global digital audience measurement, Nielsen.
"Deal seekers outnumbered consumers seeking fakes at the rate of 20 to 1," notes the release from MarkMonitor, but deceptive pricing on counterfeit goods, often priced comparably to legitimate goods on sale, discounted at 25–50% off list prices, suggest 'blowout' or year-ender sales and lure unsuspecting shoppers.Continue reading...
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celebrity brandmatch
Posted by Mark J. Miller on November 19, 2012 11:18 AM
A few years ago, UGG was stomping all over its competitors, but these days, the Australian company is just dancing as fast it can to keep consumers buying.
Yes, there are still queues at the UGG store in New York's Soho district, but that's mostly among tourists, which is why the brand is opening in the trendier Meatpacking district, joining Patagonia and Lululemon in cozying up to crowds at the Standard Hotel and upmarket retailers such as Jeffrey in a bid to woo higher-end shoppers.
The brand sparked a sheepskin boot craze more than a decade ago, and while it's trying to shore up its US business with a new commercial featuring brand ambassador Tom Brady ("Pink Slip," above) and a new store aimed at men, its popularity persists in markets such as the UK, where this month, the company is opening its seventh concept store and working hard to woo kids of all ages.Continue reading...
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Posted by Mark J. Miller on October 24, 2012 02:14 PM
Members of the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers are spending today readying themselves for the World Series that kicks off tomorrow in California. Players are studying their opponents' strengths and weaknesses. Coaches are figuring their strategies. Umpires are readying themselves for extra loads of bile and hatred to be thrown their way. Mayors of the two cities will surely make some kind of jovial bet.
But another team that is also prepping for the big event is Major League Baseball Properties' licensing group. Yep, the gang that sticks MLB team logos on everything from a "temperature gnome" for your garden and a steering wheel cover to carpet tiles and desk lamps is ready to take the streets and make sure their much-beloved brands aren't being misused.
Before the first pitch is thrown, the team will be in the streets of San Francisco trying to find counterfeit items on sale to the large number of brand new fans of the team who tend to snap up gear at World Series time in order to prove they've loved the team all along.Continue reading...
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The Red Sox have placed shortstop Stephen Drew on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to June 29) due a strained right hamstring. Relief pitcher Jose De La Torre has been activated. John Farrell announced the move to reporters prior to the Red Sox series-opening game against the Angels Friday night.
Drew told WEEI.com he was still unsure if he would be available upon leaving for the West Coast, having tested his injured hamstring with another series of running exercises Thursday. He has been able to take batting practice.
The shortstop injured the right hamstring — which is on the opposite leg from the muscle he tore in 2009 — while legging out a double during the fifth inning of the Red Sox' June 28 win over Toronto. He had been coming around at the plate, hitting .324 with a .954 OPS over his last 10 games. For the season, Drew is hitting .233 with a .722 OPS.
De La Torre was originally brought to Anaheim with the Red Sox as a precautionary measure, ready for activation if Drew wasn't able to play. There was also the possibility the pitcher would be activated regardless of Drew's situation, with Jonathan Diaz a candidate to be sent down in order to give the Sox' seven pitchers in their bullpen.
De La Torre hasn't surrendered a run over his last six outings, with hitters totaling a .148 batting average against the righty with Triple-A Pawtucket. He has struck out 45 and walked 19 over 38 1/3 innings. With the Red Sox, the 27-year-old pitched in three games, allowing three runs on four hits over 5 1/3 innings.
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USPBeat VOLUME 8 | ISSUE 8 | NOVEMBER 2009 C onsidering the high dependence of Pacific Island countries on imported fossil fuels for their electricity generation and the impacts of such fuels on the environment, it is imperative to develop 'Renewable Energy- Based Electricity Generation Systems.' These systems may be solar, wind, mini hydro or biomass and may help combat the impacts of global warming and climate change. The University of the South Pacific (USP), as a regional education provider, is at the forefront of research, teaching and capacity-building in renewable energy, which is also a part of the The Vice-Chancellor of the University of the university's strategic plan. South Pacific, Professor Rajesh Chandra and the The commissioning of a new Solar-Wind Hybrid Cooperation and Cultural Action Counsellor of System at USP's Laucala Campus represents the French Embassy Mr Bernard Maizeret. a small step in the right direction. This small 1.02 kilowatt system, while providing lighting to parking areas on-campus, will serve as CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 V isiting Senior Lecturer, Mr John Green, from the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, recently delivered a series of presentations on several aspects of online learning and teaching to the Centre for Flexible and Distance Learning (CFDL) staff from 8–22 October 2009. Of particular interest was the presentation on 'Second Life' (SL), a first for USP which was attended by the Course Design and Development team and the Student Learning Services team leader. During the presentation, the CFDL staff members observed with spell-bound interest as the avatars of Mr Green and Mr Dhiraj Bhartu (staff member) met and talked to avatars from Texas and Saudi Arabia synchronously. Mr Green explained the 'avatar concept' as a 3D persona (similar to an alter-ego of the person who creates the avatar) and gave 'real-time' demonstrations of how other avatars manoeuvre and interact in SL. In New Zealand, the government has funded the Second Life Education New Zealand (SLENZ) project which commenced in August 2008. Specific examples of how SL supports education were illustrated by midwifery and foundation courses at the Open Polytechnic. At USP, special permission was obtained from the Information Technology Services (ITS), to allow the accommodation of the Second Life Multiuser Virtual Environment Visiting (SLMVE) in which Second Life avatars live and interact. Other particularly relevant areas to USP's learning and teaching community include Mr Green's presentations on: Avatar • time released announcements; and • automated marking and return of marked assessments. Mr Green also stated that these online learning enhancements drastically improved his student retention rates, and his teaching workload has been reduced significantly over the years that he has been engaged in eLearning. Mr Green has over 10 years of experience in online distance learning, in particular, using technology-based learning management systems including Blackboard and Moodle. His presentations are based on his research interests that include student retention, social presence and student interaction, Mr John Green the visiting Senior Lecturer from online pedagogy, clanning, second life, and mobile learning via Moodle. the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. in this issue: Professor Babulak joins USP 2 JICA & USP launch ICT project 3 Form 7 maths guide book launched 6 REGIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF Pacific Nations Plead for Professor Eduard Climate Change Agreement Babulak USP's new Professor of Computing A group of 11 Pacific Island countries has issued a joint Science and Information call to the United Nations General Assembly to adopt a legally-binding treaty to tackle climate change. Systems at the Faculty of Science, Technology Speaking on behalf of the group, Palau's ambassador to the UN, Stuart Beck, warned that failure to take action and Environment (FSTE), immediately will result in the loss of entire nations. He at Laucala Campus. has told the 192-member body that only the agreement on a treaty at next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen can save low-lying Pacific nations like Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands. Mr Beck's plea comes amid concerns that a proposed treaty will not be ready in time for the December meeting in Denmark. In recent weeks both the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have failed to come to any agreement on how to cut harmful carbon emissions. The president of Kiribati, Anote Tong, has told Radio Australia's 'Pacific Beat' programme he's concerned by USP has a new Professor of Computing the negative outlook for the Copenhagen talks. Kiribati is among the world's most climate-vulnerable nations, and Science and Information Systems Mr Tong said his country desperately needs the world's P major polluters to commit to an immediate reduction in emissions. rofessor Eduard Babulak has just joined the University of the South USP Beat | Volume 8 | Issue 8 | November 2009 He said the world can't afford to be pessimistic, "there Pacific (USP) as the new Professor of Computing Science and must be agreement and we must convince everybody Information Systems at the Faculty of Science, Technology and to come away with an agreement, not on everything, Environment (FSTE) at Laucala Campus. because I know we cannot agree on everything, but let's not waste our time. I think there's too much at stake." Professor Babulak is an international scholar, researcher, consultant, educator, Australia to Join Coral Triangle professional engineer and polyglot with more than twenty-five years of teaching experience and industrial experience as a professional engineer and Australia's Environment Minister Peter Garrett is travelling to the Solomon Islands for talks on protecting consultant. the marine environment known as the Coral Triangle. He was an 'Invited Speaker' at the University of Cambridge in the United The triangle – which is the world's richest marine area Kingdom in March 2009, as well as at MIT in the United States in September and provides food and a livelihood to 240 million people – has been threatened by a population increase and 2005. He was also an Expert-Evaluator for the European Commission in unsustainable fishing practices. Mr Garrett will take Brussels in June 2007. part in talks with ministers from Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Dr Babulak is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Solomon Islands, and they are expected to discuss ways Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), Fellow of British Computer Society to protect the area from the impacts of climate change. (BCS), Nominated Fellow of the IET, Nominated Distinguished Member & Earlier, the Coral Triangle meeting said it would consider Senior Member of ACM, Mentor and Senior Member of IEEE, and served as a revising fishing quotas. The Solomon Islands Minister for Chair of the IEEE Vancouver Ethics, Professional and Conference Committee. 2 Environment, Conservation and Meteorology, Gordon Darcy Lilo, who is chairing the meeting, said they He worked as a Full Professor and Head of the MIS Department in Cyprus, were confident of agreeing on new fishing quotas and practices that would help protect the area. held five 'Visiting Professorships' in Canada (B.C. and Quebec), Spain and in the Czech Republic (Prague and Pardubice). He also worked as an Associate "I believe that the co-operation we have established so far has worked out very well", he said. "With the kind Professor in California, Senior Lecturer in the UK, Lecturer in Pennsylvania, of support from donors that has been indicated and Germany and Austria, Lecturer and Teaching Assistant in Canada and College confirmed, I do believe we will be able to have a good Instructor in Czechoslovakia. programme to go ahead in preserving this particular triangle, the Coral Triangle." Professor Babulak's academic and engineering work was recognised (SOURCE : PACNEWS) internationally by the Engineering Council in the UK, European Federation of Engineers and credited by the British Columbia and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers in Canada. He was the Editor-in-Chief, Honorary Editor, USPBeat Magazine Co-Editor and Guest Editor. The professor's research interests are in Future USPBeat is published by the Marketing, Development and Communications Office, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. Networks and Ubiquitous Computing and QoS, E-Commerce, E-Health, IT, Managing Editor Circulation MIS, Applied Informatics in Transportation, E-Manufacturing, Human Centric Kaliova Kadonavatu 3000 copies are distributed Computing, E-Learning, Automation and Applied Mathematics. tel: (679) 323 2707; throughout the University's member countries and internationally. The Professor Babulak speaks 14 languages, and is a member of the Institution of email: email@example.com views expressed in USP Beat are Engineering Technology (MIET), American Society for Engineering Education Contributing Writers not necessarily the views of the (MASEE), American Mathematical Association (MAMA) and Mathematical University or the Managing Editor Kaliova Kadonavatu, Society of America (MMSA). Next issue - January 2009 Jiutiti Baleilomaloma Pre-press and Printing Professor Babulak is a family man, enjoys bird watching, the countryside, Photographers likes to walk, and plays the guitar and organ. His biography was cited in the Kaliova Kadonavatu, Cambridge Blue Book, Cambridge Index of Biographies and a number of Jiutiti Baleilomaloma, 60 Carpenter Street, Raiwai, Suva; P O Box 3974, Samabula, Fiji. issues of Who's Who. Desktop Publisher tel: (679) 338 6148; fax: 338 6122; Jo Uluinaceva email: firstname.lastname@example.com JICA and USP officially launch ICT project T he Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the University of the South Pacific (USP) officially held a Signing Ceremony to launch the 'ICT for Human Development and Human Security Project' on Friday 30 October 2009. The project aims to strengthen USP's ability to produce cutting-edge Information Centre for Technology (ICT) resources for the Pacific region through the introduction of new Computer and Information Science degree programs, enhancing the utilisation of USPNet for the delivery of distance learning, and supporting maximum utilisation of the new Japan-Pacific ICT Centre as a regional centre of excellence. Construction of the new Japan-Pacific ICT Centre, a US$21.5 million (FJD$43 million) Japanese Grant Aid Project, will be completed in March 2010. Over the course of the three-year project period, several ICT-related experts from JICA will be dispatched to support USP faculty and staff in the project implementation. Short-term and long-term training opportunities Mr Tomoyuki Naito will also be offered, and the necessary equipment provided for the project operation, at a cost of around US$2.8 (JICA), the Acting Vice- million (FJD$5.6 million). Chancellor of USP, Dr Esther Williams, and Mr Josefa Through the 'ICT for Human Development and Human Security Project', JICA is supporting the Strategic Plan to Natau, the Acting Deputy use ICT in strengthening the delivery of learning and teaching across the university, and developing ICT courses Secretary of the Education to meet the priorities of the region. Ministry representing All 12 USP member countries are expected to benefit from the project, which is being implemented under the Fiji government. JICA's Pacific Regional Programme to utilise ICT for advancing human development and ensuring human security in the Pacific region. The Record of Discussion for the project was signed between Mr Tomoyuki Naito, Director of the Transportation and ICT Division at JICA Tokyo Headquarters, Dr Esther Williams, the Acting Vice- Chancellor of USP, and Mr Josefa Natau, the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Education, who represented USP Beat | Volume 8 | Issue 8 | November 2009 the government of Fiji. Commissioning of a New Solar-Wind Hybrid System to forge stronger ties with USP. The Dean of the Faculty of Science, FROM PAGE 1 Technology and Environment (FSTE), Dr Anjeela Jokhan, welcomed the guests while Dr Atul Raturi, Co-Principal Investigator, presented a a demonstration and training unit. This is the first in a series of several short background of the project. He said the project was essentially a systems planned. About 60-70 students from all over the Pacific take statement that: the University's courses on renewable energy every year and it is hoped that they will carry the knowledge and message to their home countries • Talks about the Pacific Island countries' need to move away and communities on their return. The project will also help create from imported fossil fuel-based electricity generation; renewable energy awareness among campus residents and visitors. The • Stresses the urgency to develop indigenous French Embassy in Suva provided the initial funding for this project with renewable energy resources; and additional support from the USP Administration. • Reinforces USP's commitment to help develop manpower A small ceremony was organised on Friday 23 October 2009, to officially for sustainable development in the region. commission the project. The commissioning was jointly officiated by the Dr Raturi said he hoped this small beginning will lead to larger projects Vice-Chancellor of USP, Professor Rajesh Chandra, and the Cooperation all across the Pacific, with the French Embassy joining hands with USP to and Cultural Action Counsellor of the French Embassy, Mr Bernard promote sustainable energy. Maizeret. In his speech, the Vice-Chancellor reiterated USP's resolve 3 to promote sustainable development in the USP member countries, and Dr Anirudh Singh, the Head of the School of Engineering and Physics, conveyed his support for renewable energy education and training at the gave the vote of thanks. The project team consisted of Dr Ajal Kumar University. He applauded the strong ties between USP and the French (Co-Principal Investigator), Mr Shivneel Prasad (Post Graduate student), institutes in the Pacific region, and mentioned that there is almost half and Mr Radesh Lal and Mr Viti Buadromo. The support extended by Mr a million dollars worth of operational French-funded projects within the Jeremy Henderson, Projects Manager USP, and the University were also University. In his short address, Mr Maizeret expressed his commitment acknowledged. STAFF PROFILE | RONILESH PRASAD | Customs / Procurement Officer Length of time employed at USP: 1 June 2009 Best advice you've ever been given, or have to date; given to students at USP? Home Country: Fiji Don't work hard but work smart. Campus: Laucala Who inspires you and why? How do you usually begin your working day? Our Procurement Manager. She is very hard-working I check my e-mail and attend to queries, before I and inspires us as well. start with purchase orders and customs clearances. What have been your main career highlights? What is the best part of your current work? Being employed by USP. It's always busy and I have very friendly What book are you reading at the moment, and hard-working colleagues. and why? What is your best practical remedy for work I hardly read books. and life stress? What are some challenges faced by young Listening to soft music or playing soccer. people in the Pacific? What is the most unusual/unexpected event A lack of recognition for their talent. that has ever happened to you? What are your hopes for the Pacific region in That is still to come or yet to happen. 2009 and beyond? Better education, more job opportunities and better living standards. Oceania Centre Feather Appeal raises over $20,000 for Tsunami Appeal As part of the University of the South Pacific's response to the tragic tsunami in Samoa and Tonga, the Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies (OC AC-PS) organised a community fundraiser, called the 'Samoa Feather Appeal' T he Feather Appeal activities raised a total of $21,752, and organisers of the event The Vice-Chancellor Professor Rajesh Chandra receives a cheque said they were overwhelmed by the generosity of the art community, business houses of $16,412 from the Acting Director of the Oceania Centre for Arts, and the general public. USP student and staff responses were also very positive. Culture and Pacific Studies (OCAC-PS), Ms Frances Cresantia Koya. In an intimate handover, Acting-Director OCAC-PS, Frances Cresantia Koya, presented house band, Laisa Vulakoro, Pacifika Voices, Kaila Star winner 2009 – Ana Silivale, a cheque of $16,412 to Vice-Chancellor Professor Rajesh Chandra. She explained that Adrian 'Magic Fingers' Narayan & Francesca Horoi, 4 bois, Niu Sounds, Asesela Ravuvu some funds had already been deposited into the USP Tsunami account in the amount of and Sofaia Sereicocoko. Dance performances featured the Oceania Dance Theatre, Katya, $1,040, bringing the contribution to the USP Tsunami appeal to $17, 452. In addition to this Rako Dance group, the Terana Dance group, Shobna Chanel, and a fashion segment by amount, $4,300 raised in a raffle has been earmarked for direct contribution to the Samoa emerging local designers Aggie Tokotaha, Michael Mausio and Stephanie Semisi. The 'MCs' Red Cross as per the raffle permit issued. The donation from USP to the Samoa Red Cross of the event were former radio personalities Lenora Qereqeretabua and Aquila Qumi. The is expected to take place later. 'Samoa Feather Appeal' was the result of a week of hard work by the core team comprising Ann Tarte, Kylie Jayne Anderson, Allan Alo and Frances Koya. Ms Koya acknowledged the The Samoa Feather Appeal Music and Dance Extravaganza brought together a multitude of support of friends, artists, USP staff and students, and friends of the centre who came USP Beat | Volume 8 | Issue 8 | November 2009 locally based Pacific artists, in an event unlike anything Suva has ever witnessed. Held at together in such a short time to contribute to the activities. She thanked all the sponsors, Suva's Holiday Inn, the concert included music performances by Tom Mawi and the in particular the Holiday Inn and the Fiji Times, all supportive business houses including ticket outlets and sponsored prizes, Kahawa, Esquires, the USP Book Centre, Shoreline Boutique, Guava Restaraunt, Mango Café, Bligh Water Shipping, Uprising Beach Resort, and Fiji Fashion Week. Special acknowledgement was also made to the artists who contributed works towards the raffle and art auction which included: Marita Brodie, Lingikoni Vaka'uta, Craig Marlow, Peter Sipeli, Ledua Peni, Pita Waqanui, Paula Liga, Adi Nacola, Marie B. Koya, Lambert Ho, Anare Somumu, Maria Rova, Dominique, and Teweiariki Teaero. Kylie Anderson, Ann Tarte and Frances Koya also donated art works towards the raffle. At the official handover, the Vice-Chancellor of USP, Professor Rajesh Chandra, thanked the organising committee for their efforts and commended the Acting-Director for her leadership in taking the initiative to organise the event. He said that it was heartening to see the way the wider community responded to this Pacific tragedy. The Oceania Centre hosted a BBQ lunch on Saturday 31 October to thank the art community and volunteers for their support towards the tsunami appeal. The Feather Appeal Raffle was also drawn at this final event. 4 STUDENT PROFILE | ANITA NANDANI | BSc Gced Biology & Chemistry Year of Study: 2nd year student What is your best survival study tip? What makes a good lecturer? Home Country: Fiji To revise every day A lecturer who constantly communicates with his students Campus: Laucala What do you do to relax when you're not studying? Who is your role model or mentor, and why? Why did you choose to study at USP? I surf the net and mingle with friends A lady by the name of Mrs Nileshni Prasad. She was my Because I wanted to study at a well recognised institution secondary school teacher and encouraged me to study at USP What do you enjoy most about uni life? What career(s) will your course prepare you for? Interacting with different cultures Teaching in Secondary Schools What do you find most difficult or challenging? What are some challenges facing (young) people in Coping with the University's academic life the Pacific? What do you like best about your programme of Innovation and technology will leave young people with study? fewer job opportunities since little expertise will be It gives me a better understanding about my environment required in a particular field and people around me What are some challenges facing women in the Pacific? What can't you live without on campus? Sexual abuse and domestic violence Communicating with friends, and the University facilities What are your hopes for the Pacific in 2009 and like the pool and internet beyond? What could improve your studying experience at USP? To have a better Pacific with stable governments, and Seeking the services of a mentor island states that are crime free and peaceful. Making the Transition: From Student to Librarian T o succeed in their study, a successful student will have So if you think library work could be a good career for you, developed good research skills. Graduating students where do you start? must be familiar with the library catalogue and books Here, at the University of the South Pacific. The Diploma in o n their subject area, online databases and internet Library/Information Studies is a degree level program with ten search techniques. 100 and 200 level courses. The program includes six L/IS courses, To use these resources you will have to have a range of effective three electives and the compulsory core course UU114: English strategies to locate the information you need, and you will for Academic Purposes. As a graduate, courses you have already know that doesn't just mean computer searches. It also means studied may qualify as electives within the L/IS Diploma. The scanning contents pages and searching the indexes of those minimum requirement for Diploma entry is Form 7. old-fashioned things you see on library shelves – books. As this is a distance and flexible learning programme, we After your degree, you can continue using those research skills have students all over the Pacific. Many students work full- during your working life. However, some people enjoy the time or part-time while they study, but it is also possible to research side so much that they take a step sideways – to a study the complete programme full-time. The more library career in searching, as a librarian. work experience you have, the better. Paid employment is obviously best, but some libraries offer opportunities for The library profession and library employers welcome subject voluntary work. Albert Miller a USP Library staff, shows experts and there are good career prospects, as being qualified a student what libraries can do for him. Diploma graduates start in library assistant positions in a subject field as well as librarianship brings a double benefit throughout the Pacific. To enhance local career prospects, to your employer. A library career means you will be part of the Pacific's we are also developing a proposal for a full degree in library USP Beat | Volume 8 | Issue 8 | November 2009 In the Pacific, there are libraries covering marine science, studies. For senior and management positions, a post- knowledge base, and it is a challenging career with plenty of agriculture, medicine, museums, training, law, journalism graduate qualification is often necessary. Currently there variety. There are good opportunities to work with computer and many more. In government, academic and NGO libraries, are no post-graduate library qualifications in the Pacific systems, in management positions, or promoting information knowledge of economics, statistics, politics, geography or law Islands, but senior librarians have studied in countries such as literacy to the future generations. The USP website has more is a real benefit. Australia, New Zealand and Britain. information: usp.ac.fj/library studies 5 USPs Women and Men's volleyball teams. USP INTER-TERTIARY CHAMPS FIVE IN A ROW T he University of the South Pacific (USP) has done it again! They have successfully He said, "Our aim is to get all USP sports teams to participate in competitions outside of the defended their title as Champions of the Inter-Tertiary Games for five consecutive university, so that they can get exposure and experience, preparing them for next year's years. Inter-Tertiary Games where we hope to win all twenty-four categories." According to the USP Team Sports Coordinator, Mr Abdul Mannan, the USP senior He added, "As the years progress, the competition gets tougher, and with the available rugby team retained the trophy for this year. He said the men's and women's soccer teams facilities, supportive coaches and many interested students who have the potential, USP took out top honours in their competition, and so did the mixed netball team, the men's Sports is eager and ready to take sports to another level, to produce talented, skilled and and women's basketball teams, the women's hockey team, the mixed touched rugby team, disciplined sporting individuals and teams, to compete in the ever-so-competitive sporting the tennis team and the athletics team. arena." Mr Mannan said, "We lost in nine categories out of twenty-four, but that did not dampen The USP Sports Team comprises individuals from different ethnic backgrounds and the spirits of the students, as they performed outstandingly and displayed talent and skills, provides the unique milieu of a 'melting pot' that upholds the tradition of unity on the with an excellent display of professional sportsmanship throughout the four-day event." playing field.
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Christian Bale and the rest of the cast behind "The Dark Knight Rises" extended their sympathies towards families grieving because of the horrific shooting incident in Aurora, Colorado.
Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Joseph Gordon-Levitt boarded a private plane yesterday on the wake of the Colorado shooting incident. The cast were en route to Los Angeles after "The Dark Knight Rises" premier in Paris was cancelled.
Speaking for the first time, Christian Bale released a statement regarding the Aurora cinema massacre which killed 12 people and injured 58 others at the midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" last Thursday.
"Words cannot express the horror that I feel. I cannot begin to truly understand the pain and grief of the victims and their loved ones, but my heart goes out to them," Bale said on the statement.
Aside from the Paris premier, Warner Bros. also cancelled premier in Mexico and Japan. The director of the movie, Christopher Nolan, also broke his silence about the tragic incident.
He described the incident as "senseless tragedy" and the gunman as "unbearably savage." Referring to movie theaters as his "home," the 41-year-old director said he was devastated that someone would "violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way."
24-year-old James Holmes, opened fire at the Aurora cinema in Colorado during the midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" and killed 12 people. He reportedly referred to himself as "The Joker" when questioned by the police.
James was a student at the University of Colorado before he dropped out in June. A law enforcement officer also said that Holmes' apartment was decorated with "Batman" paraphernalia.
Christopher Nolan released a statement in behalf of the cast and crew of "The Dark Knight Rises." He said:
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If millions of people would rather not have "obamacare", it seems like a pretty easy thing to trick people into buying aca compliant policies and pass it off as somehow beating the system.
Oh, and yessiree it's a Koch thing for sure.
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At least I sort of know the source. LOL. IMO everything we are "allowed" to view is bought and paid for by someone... with an agenda.
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My jade plant is completely limp- got frozen
This jade plant has been in several generations of my boyfriends family and I think I could have killed in in 3 days. It looked great on Wednesday, but it got really cold for a few nights and on Saturday it was completly limp and now hangs over the 4 gallon pot. Can I save it? I watered it (looks like I shouldn't have) and brought it inside.... what else? My boyfriend is traumatized... he's been growing it for 10 years!
Please and Thank you!
That's terrible...!
Watering is just about the worst thing for it. Cold is okay, but cold and wet spells rot.
Remove it from the pot and leave the root-ball wrapped in newspaper to dry out some.
Hopefully it'll just shrivel back to healthy tissue, and then resprout.
Two of my Jades were frozen December 5th, and both are slowly recovering....
Good luck!
I certainly hope you can save it. I left mine outside as well after the rain, but the temps, have not dipped that low all winter, so I hope they make it through March, then I'm pretty sure they will be okay.
I would also remove all soil from the root ball, replant if not rotted in dry soil, and let sit until you see new growth. Remove all rotted stems and roots. Wrap in news paper, or put in a dark place no newspaper, you need air to get to it. Norma
THANK YOU!!! I have been canvasing the internet for 2 hrs trying to figure out why my young jade plant was going limp outside in the low temps (30s) and immediately began to weep fluid and turn even limper after moving indoors. Finally I found this thread with great help from Josh and Norma. I will do my best to dry out the roots and move to a pot with better drainage. My plant has LOTS of leaves and I'm guessing I should also brave pruning it... Should I wait until it dries out a bit and returns to a pot and new soil? It was so healthy and gorgeous until this past week. Having such bad luck in the past with houseplants, I was so proud! Hope my little guy will recover!
Hey, Steph!
Jades are remarkably tough...they'll often pull through.
Check the Thread I linked below to see the saga of my frozen Jade. She's still alive.
Here is a link that might be useful: Frozen Jade - back from the dead....
If you're already digging it up, you might even let it sit bare root for a while if you think there is rot/squishiness underground. It won't be trying to grow this time of year anyways. On the optimistic side, my sister in law had a nice jade which was frozen in the fall a few years ago and completely died back to the ground, but eventually recovered.
Steph nothing is dead until it is really dead. Cut off the rot and do what was suggested. I'm so sorry about the plant. It just may fool you can come back. Malcolm Hollaway England, that that happen to him one year, and in the Spring it came back from the roots, so don't give up on it. Put it in a warm room in the house and just wait and sees what happens. Do what was suggested above, that is a great suggestion. Norma
'It's not dead until we say it's dead.'
Lots of luck on your plant.
Actually, given heat and light, as well as some water, they are in growth here, and I'm guessing it's not an isolated incident. See my thread about what's in growth. But your suggestion is a good one about digging it up and letting it sit.
Stephanie do you have a picture of it when it was healthy. I may be able to ID it and replace the plant. My guess that it would be a obliqua that was the first species to come into this country at least 30 years ago. We have them planted all over this valley of mine my neighbors will give me a piece. Big teaspoon shaped leaves? Norma
I can imagine that if you are in the far south your outdoor jades might be growing. If you are in the north, they must be indoors now. Mine are dormant, but I keep my house cool (daily range 60-68F) and the bigger ones just get window light. Do you keep your house warmer and/or use supplimentary lights?
I'm north of the 49th parallel and my Crassula are in growth and inside - they'd have to be or they'd be mush. We maintain the rooms they're in at at least 60F. I don't have super-large Crassula but even if I did, they'd be in growth too. It's in their genes. Water yours a little and sit them near windows - as long as the temps are as you mentioned yours will be growing, too. No supplemental lights - just limited sunshine in the lee of a hill.


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freestanding dishwasher?
A friend of mine wants to do an unfitted kitchen, but she would kind of like a dishwasher, if possible. It doesn't need to be portable, but it would need to be able to be installed without cabinets around it. I think this is going to limit her to something like the Maytag MDC4809PAW or the whirlpool equivalent, but is there any other option we're overlooking? (Thanks to whoever bumped the countertop DW thread. That answered that question.)
Used may be the way to go, given that these were once much more common than they are now; the remaining available full-size portables are all very low-end units that don't work very well and are noisy. I still see alot of Hobart-era Kitchenaid portables in houses being offered for sale like the one in the picture below; these seem to be indestructible. Quite a few old GEs and Maytags too, some that are top-loading. They're usually dirt cheap when they show up on CL.
Well...can't she have a freesstanding cabinet made for the dishwasher, and get any kind she likes? It could have a butcher block top and do double duty. :) Or it could have some drawers next to the machine for the detergent, spare baskets, tea towels, etc. Using a standard cabinet probably wouldn't work since it wouldn't be strong enough, but a half decent cabinet maker or carpenter could make something chunky with braces and all that should hold a dishwasher fine and look like a piece of furniture.
Yes, that's a possibility, plllog, but she's going for a look something like this (without the random barrister bookcase), so it would be the only cabinet per se in the kitchen. (Just a hoosier-type cabinet and two tall sides, otherwise) If she did that, she'd probably go for an integrated model that could masquerade as an oddly lonely cabinet.
Thanks for the suggestions, lee676. One thing about unfitted; even though every item is relatively costly it's amazing how much less the whole works out to be.
Well, yeah, but that one with the coffee maker on it could have a dishwasher in it... I mean we're talking custom with a custom panel. People do faux drawers and whatnot all the time...
I get the retro look, but if one goes too retro for a dishwasher one gets dishpan hands. :)


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What happened to my Bluebirds?
i had a family of Bluebirds here and now they have disappeared. There were four babies and when i looked in the nest they were gone and so are the adults. We have Bluebirds year round here and I didn't see any sign of a predator. The birds a few days prior didn't look big enough to leave the nest yet. I'm just wondering what could have happened?
How old were the babies? They usually fledge around day 19, but can fledge as early as day 16. Do you have a predator guard on your pole? If a snake got in there, they can clear out a nest without leaving a mess, and the parent birds would leave. Hopefully that's not the case. I've seen baby birds in open nests (not Blues) jump the nest when a snake gets near. They just dive out even if they're not yet able to fly. But if you know how old they were, they may have been ready to leave? That's my hope anyway.
My female has abandoned the nest. The male keeps coming back, going in and out of the nest. The female returns rarely, mostly watching, very few times going in the box. They set up their nest approx. 2 weeks ago. It is a nesting box and I can't see down in it. This is my second year to feed birds, first year to put up birdhouses. I had a successful crop of Chickadees in this same box earlier this season. What should I do?
Yes, you will be able to get the bb's back - provided you get tough with the sparrows*. You can invest in a VanErt sparrow trap or an elevator cage trap & dispose of them when caught. Go online under Bluebird enemies and VanErt traps for more information.
*English(house)sparrows are not protected by law.
I have just found this forum, but wanted to respond to your post. Please get bluebird boxes that you can open and monitor. The blues are people friendly and will not abandon the nest even if you check it daily. That way you can head off some problems like wasps and ants in the box. Last summer I found a dead baby bird in one of my boxes and was able to remove it so the parents could continue to raise the others to fledge. In addition, the blues will nest up to 3 times per season, so you need to clean the old nests out of the boxes as soon as the babies fledge. Snakes are one of the worst predators so you need a snake baffle or do as I do. I twist deer netting around the base of the pole up about 2'. The snakes get caught and I cut them out and release them miles away in the woods.
You will put yourself and birds in a world of hurt if you don't put up stovepipe baffles on your boxes to protect them against raccoons and snakes. If you do not trap and eliminate sparrows in your neighborhood, you are giving a death sentence to your blues too. Always buy or make your own boxes that open. This is not a hobby where you can just put up a box and leave it. There is a lot of work involved and if you put in the effort, you will be rewarded in the end.
I would like to invite you to join the bluebird nut cafe forum. It is much more active than this site and we have many veteran bluebirders that can give quick answers. Check us out!


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Alcohol Consumption May Fuel Many Crimes
Lakeland, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 11, 2014 - If a person has consumed enough alcohol to alter their mental state and/or affect their physical ability, and they drive, they run the risk of breaking the law.
"Many alcohol related crimes are considered to be misdemeanors, but with the presence of alcohol at higher blood concentrations, a lesser crime has the ability to turn into a serious offense," states Lakeland criminal defense attorney, Thomas C. Grajek.
The most serious crime committed while under the influence of alcohol is driving while impaired, driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence. Even though various states refer to this offense by different acronyms, such as DUI, DWI, OVI or OWI, it is still illegal and still poses a danger to the drunk driver and others. No matter what the offense is referred to as, it is serious and may well be a felony charge if there is an accident and someone is injured, or if an individual has been stopped and charged several times before for the same offense.
"It is illegal for someone under the age of 21-years-old to buy alcohol," says Grajek, "or to drink in a public place. However, there are some states that offer more leniencies to minors under the influence if they are in their own home or the home of a friend. It helps if there is a parent present, but this also varies by jurisdiction as well. It also depends on the circumstances of the case."
Adults that permit children to drink are liable for their actions and in some areas of the U.S. adults are criminally liable if they let a minor drink and drive. Selling alcohol to a minor is illegal no matter what state a person lives in.
A lesser-known alcohol offense is that of public intoxication, also referred to as a PI offense. It is a crime if an individual has been drinking in a public place and a police officer feels that person is a danger to others or themselves. This is usually charged as a misdemeanor, depending on how the intoxicated individual acts. The offender does get a criminal record.
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