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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and OXFORD, England, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The ALS Therapy Development Institute and Oxford BioMedica (LSE: OXB) announced today the extension of their collaboration following successful completion of the first phase. The extended collaboration, which is funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, aims to advance the development of Oxford BioMedica's preclinical gene therapy candidate, MoNuDin®, and to evaluate other gene-based strategies for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease).
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MDA (www.mda.org) is the world's largest nonprofit provider of ALS services and funder of ALS research. Over the years, MDA has invested $250 million specifically fighting ALS. MDA operates more than 200 clinics at hospitals across the country, 36 of which are ALS-specific research and care centers. The Association's unparalleled health care services, research, advocacy and education programs provide help and hope to more than one million Americans affected by ALS and 42 other neuromuscular diseases.
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Wales, who thrashed England 30-3 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in last year's tournament on their way to being crowned champions, were unable to repeat the feat, with Danny Care and Luther Burrell both on the scoresheet for the home side.
Owen Farrell kicked five penalties and two conversions, with Leigh Halfpenny's six penalties the only scores for Wales.
Ireland only need to beat France to secure the Six Nations title next weekend due to their impressive points difference, but if they slip up and England beat Italy in Rome, then Lancaster's side would instead claim the title.
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INDIANAPOLIS - JANUARY 16: Ray Lewis #52 of the Baltimore Ravens spits in the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Lucas Oli Stadium on January 16, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Colts defeated the Ravens 20-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is ready for the final chapter of his career. Coach John Harbaugh confirmed Friday that the 17-year veteran linebacker will return from a torn triceps injury for Sunday's AFC wild-card game against the Indianapolis Colts in Baltimore. Lewis suffered the injury Oct. 14 and had missed 10 games in the regular season. He returned to practice on Dec. 5 in order to be eligible to be added to the roster for the postseason. "He's ready to go," Harbaugh said. "He's going to play in this game and he should be full speed." On Wednesday, Lewis, 37, announced that he will retire after the playoffs, meaning Sunday could be his final NFL game. It will be the 18th career postseason game for the two-time NFL defensive player of the year.
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Twenty of the studies her team reviewed focused solely on children. And kids seemed to fare as well as adults.
Current clinical trials in the United States are looking at under-the-tongue products for allergies to grass pollen, ragweed, cat dander and house dust mites. Lin suggested that for now, patients with allergies or allergy-induced asthma talk to their doctors about all their treatment options.
The study was funded by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Nelson has received research funds from Circassia, Ltd., which is developing so-called T-cell vaccines to treat allergies.
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SAN JOSE: John McEnroe completed his ATP Tour comeback in familiar winning form, teaming up with Jonas Bjorkman to beat a couple of former Stanford All-Americans 7-6(2), 4-6, 10-7 in the final of the SAP Open here on Sunday.
The match ended with a vintage McEnroe backhand volley up the middle piercing Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas. He was light on his feet all through the match, smashing overheads, slicing serves and poaching for volleys.
When his volley ended the encounter, the 47-year-old McEnroe's face lit up and he embraced Bjorkman.
A standing ovation from the crowd rained down on them and the crafty lefty, considered by many to be the finest doubles player in Tour history, basked in glory yet again.
``I'm surprised that it went to the final tiebreaker, but the right team won,'' McEnroe said.
``I felt like I had it in me, but I didn't know quite what was going to happen,'' said McEnroe, the oldest player to win an ATP title singles or doubles in the last 30 years.
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Richard Cobden
Richard Cobden (kŏb´dən), 1804–65, British politician, a leading spokesman for the Manchester school. He made a fortune as a calico printer in Manchester. A firm believer in free trade, after 1838 he devoted himself to the formation and work of the Anti-Corn-Law League. Campaigning both inside and outside Parliament (to which he was elected in 1841), he finally won over Sir Robert Peel, and the corn laws were repealed in 1846. After 1849, Cobden concerned himself chiefly with foreign policy, advocating nonintervention in Europe and an end to imperial expansion. He became unpopular for his opposition to the Crimean War (1854–56) and lost his parliamentary seat in 1857. Reelected in 1859, he negotiated (1859–60) the
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John McGilchrist.
Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1865
James E. Thorold Rogers.
MacMillan, 1873
Hugh Massingham.
I. Nicholson & Watson, Ltd., 1932
Asa Briggs.
Longmans, Green, 1959
Miles Taylor.
Clarendon Press, 1995
S. MacCoby.
Allen & Unwin, 1935
Martin Ceadel.
Oxford University, 1996
Anthony Howe.
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G. R. Searle.
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Alan Bullock; Maurice Shock.
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Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
117 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Located just a block from Rittenhouse Square in Center City, Kimpton's Hotel Palomar Philadelphia makes its home in the former headquarters of the American Institute of Architects. No surprise — the 1929 Art Deco building is a beauty, and the hotel does well to make art and architecture its theme. Period details and contemporary, eye-catching works by Philadelphia artists abound. Not that it feels like a museum; the place positively glows with warmth — in the lighting, in the soft carpets and neutral-toned furnishings, and neither last nor least in the gorgeous fireplace that forms the centerpiece of the lobby lounge.
The 230 guest rooms are just as inviting, with white and zebra-print Frette linens on the beds and L'Occitane amenities, marble vanities and recycled glass tiles in the lavish bathrooms. Leopard-print bathrobes are a playful touch, and they're all the better after a soak in one of the Spa Suites' Japanese-style tubs. Children get special gifts on arrival, and their parents can request child-size animal-print robes to match the grown-up versions. Register a pet (feline and canine friends of all sizes are welcome) and your room will be ready with a bowl and a doggie- or kitty-bed. Grooming, walking, pet-sitting, and even pet-massage services are all available as well.
For the rest of us, nightly wine tastings, Wednesday yoga classes, jogging maps and bike rentals are all free of charge. Business travelers are within easy range of Philadelphia's largest concentration of office buildings, in Center City. Alternatively, let associates come to you at the hotel's own 24th and 25th floor meeting rooms, its enormous penthouse ballroom with views of Philadelphia's skyline on three sides, or in the two-story bar and restaurant, Square 1682.
- 230 Rooms
- Style: Modern Design
- Atmosphere: Lively
- 11 Guest Reviews
- Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
- 117 South 17th Street
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
Hotel amenities and services
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 24 hour concierge
- 24 hour gym
- 24 hour room service
- ATM/bank office
- Babysitting (on request)
- Bar
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Free wi-fi
- Lounge
- Luggage storage
- Multi-lingual staff
- Pets allowed (charges apply)
- Restaurant
- Self service parking (charges apply)
- Valet parking (charges apply)
Other Philadelphia hotels
11 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
- John
- Stayed July 2013
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
nice vibe and a friendly staff , we appreciated the late check-out and the food and drink at the bar was excellent, the sauteed dates wrapped in bacon were fab!
What the hotel could do better:
The Palomar's car arrival area on 17th Street is very congested and awkward, additionally the valets put a chip in the paint on the passenger side door of my 760Li BMW, just under the door handle. They stuff the guests cars into the parking lot of the hotel down the street. BTW,this is the first damage on the car. Not happy about that.
- Dr. Franklin
- Stayed June 2013
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Friendly service and location
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
- Victoria
- Stayed February 2014
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
The staff were really helpful - moved us immediately from a room with 1 double to a room with 2 doubles. The wine hour was a great touch and as we were in a large group great for meeting up. When our flight was cancelled the reception staff were brilliant at booking us train tickets.
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!


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Valley City State swept the first North Star Athletic Association weekly football honors, the NSAA announced Monday. The Vikings, an NAIA Top 25 Preseason Coaches' Poll team, defeated Jamestown 31-14 in the annual Paint Bucket rivalry game.
VCSU junior linebacker Austin Flores is the Defensive Player of the Week, having recorded four solo tackles and assisted eight tackles, and had an interception and two forced fumbles in the game.
Rain clouds loomed over Jamestown's Taylor Stadium as Valley City State came to reclaim the Paint Bucket trophy in the 52nd installment of the rivalry with the Jimmies.
The eager Vikings forced three fumbles and an interception to bring the trophy back to Valley City with a 31-14 win.
Read the full article in Tuesday's Times-Record.
Ryan Metcalf, Valley City, saw his fully-restored car for the first time Thursday evening, after local car club Bridge City Cruisers spent more than a year restoring it as a gift to him.
The project came about in 2011 after Ryan's wife Erin asked the club to restore his 1966 Chevy Impala, which he bought from his grandfather three years ago, while he was deployed in Afghanistan with the North Dakota National Guard.
The Valley City Police Department warns residents of a reported scam.
A Valley City resident reported on Wednesday he received a call from a caller who advised him of an IRS settlement. Later he received a call from the Department of Motor Vehicles in Valley City telling him that his driver's license was revoked because of a letter from an attorney.
The first calls came from (530) 567-2511 and (530) 235-6505. The last call came from 845-3812 which is the DMV's phone number but police confirmed the DMV did not place the call and that the man's license was current.
New signs, purchased with a Safe Routes to School grant, let drivers passing Washington Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School know just how fast they are going in the 20 miles-per-hour zone. The new signs are meant to help remind motorists to slow down.
A 1913 Gaar Scott steam traction engine restored by the Jury family of Barnes County traveled to Rollag, Minn., early this week to be part of the 60th anniversary Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion Friday through Monday, Sept. 2, said Lori Jury.
Dan Voegele of Bismarck along with Neil Pederson of Valley City helped load the engine owned by Jon and Lori Jury of rural Valley City early Monday morning.
Perennial tennis championship contender Grand Forks Red River visited Valley City for an Eastern Dakota Conference match on Thursday amid a week of heat-induced schedule changes.
Red River took the match, 9-0, though Hi-Liner head coach Matt Nielson was impressed with his team's efforts.
"Red River is Red River," Nielson said. "They haven't won the state championship 14 consecutive time because they are lucky — they are the best in the state. Their No. 1's to No. 4's all have the talent to win the state championship. Their No. 5, (Andrew) Godon, took 5th in the state last year."
The Valley City State football team has announced its team captains for the 2013 season.
The Vikings named Matt Craft and Jake Miller as new team captains to join Jake Thurston and George Trujillo, who were named team captains following spring practice.
Craft is a senior defensive lineman from Fairbanks, Alaska, who recorded 49 tackles and 3.5 sacks last season. Miller, a junior tight end from Rolla, N.D., had eight catches for 75 yards last season and is expected to play a much bigger role in 2013.
Viking golf opened the season Wednesday with a solid showing at the University of Jamestown Open on the 6,637-yard, Par-72 Hillcrest Golf Course.
Four Vikings placed in the Top 10, led by Haley Christofferson, who shot a 90 for sixth place in the women's division. Alyssa Tait carded a 101 to finish 11th.
In spite of resistance from some Valley City residents, the city utilities has begun installing an automated metering system which will eventually replace resident's old utility meters.
According to Valley City Electric Supervisor Stan Hansen, four gateways or receivers have been installed in various locations throughout the city with two more still on the way.
Read more in Friday's Times-Record.


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As the majority of mixed martial arts fans will know Lyoto Machida is the new UFC Light-heavyweight Champion, a statement that is becoming annoyingly regular.
Before the fighters entered the cage I was of the opinion that Rashad Evans explosive hand-speed and solid wrestling skills would at least give Machida his own problems to solve. But after hearing Rashad's striking coach say that if the crowd is "booing" then Rashad was doing well, my heart sank.
Rashad employed the tactic of trying to entice Lyoto in and that was all Lyoto needed. Machida proved to quick and elusive for Evans and one has to wonder if Evans gameplan was simply over complicating an already complicated enigma.
Evans landed his two strikes when he threw back at Machida. So perhaps if Evans had fought the way he did against Forrest Griffin, he may still be champion. Or if the wrestler in Evans had made an appearance, would he still be champion?
That is the million dollar question, but Rashad's sacrifice paves the way for future challengers. Now all of enter the cage with the Dragon know they must not stand back and counter punch to such an extent.
All you have to do is go back to Machida's fight against Bj Penn. Bj came out aggressive and mixed standup with grappling and fared a lot better than Evans did, hell he even landed a power-punch that delivered from a genuine Light-heavyweight fighter could of shut Machida off, could being the main word here.
So if I were in the corner of Machida's next opponent, which it appears will be Shogun Rua, I would simply tell him to fight the way he did against Liddell and simply go with the flow. After all, why change your style if it has gotten you so far?


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MANILA, Philippines—A look, by the numbers, at President Barack Obama's weeklong trip across Asia. Obama closed the trip Tuesday in the Philippines and headed back to Washington.
— 4: Countries visited: Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines.
— 21,000: Miles Obama will have traveled by the time of his scheduled return to Washington on Tuesday night.
— 0: Major speeches delivered.
— 4: News conferences held.
— 3: State dinners attended: Japan, Malaysia, Philippines.
— 1: Military pact signed: A 10-year agreement to increase the U.S. military presence on Philippine bases.
— 0: Free-trade agreements signed: Negotiations continue over a 12-nation trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
— 4: Palaces visited: Imperial Palace in Japan, Gyeongbokgung Palace in South Korea, National Palace in Malaysia and Malacanang Palace in the Philippines.
— 600: Number of guests at state dinner in Malaysia.
— 1: American flag Obama gave away, to South Korean President Park Geun-hye. It flew above the White House on April 16, the first day of the Sewol ferry tragedy.
— 1: White House magnolia tree given away, to President Park, in memory of the students and teachers who died on the Sewol.
'Nonoy', 'Niño': Ano ba talaga, Obama?
Obama: Allies never stand alone
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PUNXSUTAWNEY — As has been the case for the last several years, Music in the Park again resumes on the heels of the Groundhog Festival, starting Thursday in Barclay Square and running through Thursday, Aug. 23.
Kicking off the free series for 2012 is the band that kicked off the 2011 series, Midlife Crisis. For the rest of the schedule, see the accompanying box.
Music in the Park was first established a number of years ago by John Serian, who always believed that as long as Punxsy had its own natural setting in which to enjoy music, it would be a shame not to use it.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Monday, Punxsutawney Borough Council President Larry Chenoga said he has been working on a plan on how to better enforce borough codes that have to do with property maintenance.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Contract negotiations between groups representing the Punxsutawney Area School District and the Punxsutawney Area Education Association (PAEA) continue, although the two committees will not meet again with a state mediator until Tuesday, Aug. 7.
That's simply because that date was the one that best suited representatives for both groups and the mediator, according to Gary Conrad, president of the Punxsutawney Area School Board.
"We're back on track," he said after Monday's voting meeting.


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- AES 2014 Election Results
- The results are in!
- Time to Vote: 2014 AES Elections
- Deadline was Friday, July 11th
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In 2001, Josef Merhaut was presented with the AES Fellowship Award in recognition of outstanding contributions in the fields of acoustics and electroacoustics.


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Stick to basics: the stakes are high for banks to retool their Web sites so that they are easier to find and simpler to use. The winning solution: focus on the design fundamentals.
Did you know that more than half of all customer interactions with banks are now done remotely? Or that online customers are 22 percent more profitable than branch-only customers? Or that attrition rates for online customers are 83 percent lower than for off-line customers? This is why Web sites matter now more than ever.
According to a recent CheckFree study, 75 percent of U.S. households are connected to the Internet, and 80 percent of these connections are broadband. The ubiquity of fast Internet access has made banking and bill payment the fastest-growing activities online. In fact, for the very first time, Internet-connected households are paying more bills electronically than with paper checks.
Online bill-pay customers carry balances 50 percent higher than customers who pay bills via traditional means. Higher balances mean more core deposits, and in banking today, the competition for core deposits decides winners and losers.
The stakes are high. Timely deployment of new payments services like remote deposit and expedited bill payment are strategically crucial. Protecting core deposits, capturing Generation Y and acquiring new accounts all require getting it right when it comes to your Web site. But in 2007, what does "getting it right" mean?
It's a simple matter of focusing on the basics. The bottom line is that your Web site must be easy to find and effortless to use. Making this happen is the trick. In the spirit of getting it right, here are some timely tips.
Is the bank easy to find online? For the answer, search variations of the bank's name online. How high is the bank on the results list? Is it on the list at all? You can have the best Web site on the planet, but if customers and prospects can't find the bank online with a quick word search, it's all for naught.
Before you improve "findability," first ask yourself this simple question: Does the bank want to be found? And, if so, by whom? Identify the market, age, demographic, geography, and social/ civic habits of the consumers and businesses the bank wants to attract. And be sure to consider hacker radar, i.e., how conspicuous the bank wants to be among hackers generally. The more targeted the tactics for being found, the less likely the bank will be on the radar of those from whom the bank wants to remain invisible.
How to be found
All major search engines are constantly searching and indexing the contents of the Internet. These indexes are then prioritized according to a site's key words, popularity and ad sponsorship. Instead of waiting to be found and indexed, the bank should register its site proactively with the major search engines. Selective use of HTML meta-tags (Web page text that is invisible to site visitors but detectible by search engines) is key. Whether you pay a third-party service to maintain the bank's search engine registrations or do it on your own using free services like www.dmoz.com, just ensure it gets done regularly.
Top five website 'findability' tips
1. Register the bank's Web site with the top 20 search engines on a monthly basis.
2. Use choicest meta-tag values to ensure that target market/prospects easily find the bank. For example, if you want to be found primarily by clientele in a particular region, use the name of the town, city and/or county as a meta-tag value. If the bank is a niche service provider, make the specific names of your specialty products and services (both in professional terms and layman's language) a part of your meta-tag family.
3. Monitor the Web sites most visitors come from or go to; adjust meta-tag values accordingly and consider placing ads with these Web sites. If the bank does not have a Web site traffic reporting tool or service, make this a top priority. It is impossible to know how the Web site is doing or whether it's improving without basic site traffic metrics at your disposal.
4. Own/register alternative iterations of the bank Web site's name and redirect these alternative sites to the bank's true Web site. If, for example, the bank owns www. xyzbank.com, the bank should also acquire the ".net," ".org" and ".tv" addresses too. This is also added protection against phishing and pharming schemes.
5. Place ads/links where prospects are, e.g., Google, local chamber of commerce and so forth.
Once the site is easily found, its usability becomes the priority, and usability is all about speed, relevance and reliability. In other words: Is the Web site quick and easy to navigate, does it host current and accurate information, and can a customer transact with the site in a commercially reasonable amount of time?
On the bank's Web site, online customers should be able to find what they're looking for intuitively--and within four clicks. Three dicks is even better, but five or more clicks and their patience wears thin. According to Keynote Systems Inc., in San Mateo, Calif., the time it takes a customer to log in and check an account balance at 10 top e-banking websites averages 7.84 seconds--almost 45 percent faster than three years ago. As for reliability, the mine top 10 sites boast an average login success rate of 99.04 percent. These are the benchmarks against which the bank's Web site must compete.
Achieving speed, reliability and consistency of experience is no small feat. Customers access the bank's Web site with variable Internet data speeds, computer speeds, screen resolutions and browser window sizes. All of these variables and their ongoing evolution across the online masses must factor into every Web site design decision. Otherwise, the bank's Web site may unwittingly alienate a significant segment of its online clientele.
Top 10 website usability tips
1. Place login on home page, and provide demos/tours for first-timers.
2. Ensure entire home page is completely visible without scrolling.
3. Ensure online visitors can get from point A to point B in four clicks or less.
4. Ensure nonsecure page refresh rates are less than 2 seconds.
5. Standardize navigation scheme throughout the Web site.
6. With online applications/forms, limit choices: Specify missing Information upon submission and use drop-down menus for all fields that solicit standard responses.
7. Use layman's language; avoid acronyms.
8. Use consistent language (e.g. "submit" vs. "send") and standard denotation.
9. Provide specific feedback, such as confirmations and task progress indicators. If an error occurs, message should specify what happened and how to fix it!
10. Be concise everywhere and always! We don't like to read online!
When writing for a Web site, many make the mistake of writing for readers of hard copy, rather than readers of online copy. There's a big difference between the two. Online reading is 25 percent slower than paper, and readers in general don't like reading online. Specifically, online readers don't like to scroll, so keep page content within the initial browser frame and be as concise and succinct as possible. Summarize and use bullets to convey major points.
Getting it wrong: common mistakes
Getting it right is just as much about what you don't do as what you do. Most important, don't flood online customers with cross-sell ads while they're trying to complete a task. An ill-timed, intrusive pitch for an additional product or service can be annoying. Never forget: It only takes one bad experience to drive an online customer away, especially when the competition can be reached within a few clicks.
On the other hand. giving the customer the right message about the right product or service at the right time will be welcomed and rewarded. Rotating unobtrusive yet relevant dynamic banner ads based on customer conditionals at login improves the user experience and increases bank sales. Customer conditionals are standard queries against the specific customer's data. e.g., does the customer carry excessive checking account balances, carry loans that are about to mature, or have an upcoming birthday? If so. rotate the banner ads that best meet the customer's current profile. Your click-through rates will improve dramatically.
Security, security, security
While the ubiquity of broadband access has made online banking one of the fastest growing activities online, it has also made our country the biggest phishing and pharming target in the world. In the United States. there is simply more to steal faster online. Preserving trust in this often precarious space is no small thing. Striking the right balance of security and usability just might be the biggest challenge of all.
Many banks make the mistake of thinking that usability and security are always mutually exclusive, 1.e., the more usable a Web site is, the less secure it must be, and, conversely, the more secure a Web site, the less usable it must be. Wrong. Today's authentication and transaction analysis technologies provide for the best of both worlds: first-class security that doesn't degrade the user experience. Why is this important?
According to Javelin research, people who monitor their accounts online are far less likely to be victims of fraud and suffer much less loss on average when they are victimized. The average loss for off-line victims is $4,500 but only $551 for those who regularly monitor accounts online. In other words, when banks make security decisions that unnecessarily complicate, frustrate or make less convenient a customer's regular access to his/her accounts online, the bank has effectively increased that customer's risk for ID theft, and, by association, the bank's risk too.
Today's behavioral analysis and online session/device profiling can, to a reasonable degree of certainty and in conjunction with a standard password challenge, authenticate a customer's identity. If the customer's behavior or device profile is unusual in any way, then and only then, the customer is challenged for an additional factor of authentication.
Those banks that universally force all customers at all times to satisfy multiple challenges will realize the ultimate bank Web site irony: Too much security can make the customer less secure. And this is why, when it comes to the bank's Web site, getting it right has never been more crucial.
Lee Wetherington is senior vice president, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, a provider of a suite of technology-based products and service to community financial institutions, including website design and hosting services. The company is Located in Brentwood, Tenn. Website: www.goldleaf.com
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