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New Scientist magazine - 19 March 2011
There's more to fear from nature than nuclear power
Destruction caused directly by last week's earthquake and tsunami will dwarf any harm from the damaged reactors at Fukushima
The megaquake connection: Are huge earthquakes linked?
News > Special Reportpp6-8
The recent cluster of huge quakes around the Pacific Ocean has fuelled speculation that they are seismically linked. New Scientist examines the evidence
Building shelters that can withstand a tsunami
News > Special Reportp7
Plans exist for shelters that could protect coastal residents from the full force of a tsunami
Fukushima throws spotlight on quake zone nuclear power
News > Special Reportpp8-9
The unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan should force a rethink on the building of nuclear power plants in seismically active areas
What if supersymmetry is wrong?
News > This Weekpp10-11
Supersymmetry would solve some of the biggest mysteries in physics, but if the Large Hadron Collider can't find it there are alternatives
How human eggs woo sperm
News > This Weekp12
When a human egg is ready to be fertilised, it releases a hormone that gives nearby sperm cells a go-faster boost
How not to change a climate sceptic's mind
News > This Weekp12
Even the soundest evidence is not enough if it comes from a source we suspect
Fire did not spark human colonisation of cold Europe
News > This Weekp16
A review of archaeological sites suggests that humans gained control of fire more recently than thought – and after the colonisation of Europe
Implantable sensor tracks cancer in the body
News > This Weekp16
Tiny device can monitor the growth or regression of a tumour without the need for repeated invasive biopsies
Botanic gardens blamed for spreading plant invaders
News > This Weekp18
More than half of the world's most invasive plant species take over native habitats after escaping from botanic gardens
Giant 'quasi-stars' spawned early black holes
News > This Weekp18
Black holes may have formed in the bellies of gaseous cocoons, which would explain why they grew so big so fast in the early universe
Black hole's burps may blow bubbles around Milky Way
News > In Briefp21
Stars plunging into the giant black hole at the centre of our galaxy may explain two huge bubbles of gamma rays seen by NASA's Fermi space telescope
First wearable brain scanner lets rats run free
News > In Briefp21
Brain activity and behaviour can be studied at the same time in rats wearing "ruff" scanner
Nematode study identifies a gene for staying or going
News > In Briefp21
Should I stay or should I go? The same kind of gene controls the decision, whether you are looking for food or fleeing a predator
Sticky cars could save lives
News > In Briefp21
Using glue to increase the friction on a surface could make it more resistant to impacts
Baboons fall prey to domestic violence
News > In Briefp22
Male hamadryas baboons treat females with such violence that the females appear to feel incapable of escape
Low testosterone linked with financial risk-taking
News > In Briefp22
People who have low levels of the male sex hormone are as prone to taking financial risks as those who fit the high-testosterone stereotype
Pre-emptive drug could prevent breast cancer
News > In Briefp22
For some women, the gamble of taking tamoxifen for the prevention of breast cancer is worth the risk of possible side effects
Sea level's rise and rise is down to melting ice sheets
News > In Briefp22
Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets could bump up sea levels by 56 centimetres this century
Surveillance robots know when to hide
Technology > Newsp25
The creation of robots that can hide from humans while spying on them brings autonomous spy machines one step closer
CT scans help recreate sniper attack
Technology > Newsp26
Knowing a bullet's path in the body could help doctors treat people with gunshot wounds in the field
Mosquito needle helps take sting out of injections
Technology > Newsp27
A harpoon-like hypodermic needle inspired by mosquitoes hurts far less than a regular injection
One Per Cent
Technology > Newsp27
In-flight Wi-Fi causes cockpit blackout, artificial tornadoes and tweeters of a feather flocking together
Fake tweets by 'socialbot' fool hundreds of followers
Technology > Newsp28
Close to 250 people were tricked into following three bots, replying to over 200 of their tweets
Banking cheats will always prosper
Comment and Analysispp30-31
Clever schemes to make bankers earn their bonuses look good on paper, but economics proves they won't work, says Mark Buchanan
Egyptologist: The west is driving looting
Opinion > Interviewp31
A thriving market for antiquities in the west is behind the looting of Egypt's heritage, says Barry Kemp, who describes the fraught situation on the ground
Food and forest
The point of the work of Norman Borlaug, the pioneer of the green revolution, was to feed hungry people. Fred Pearce misses points about this...
Golden oldies
You describe a smartphone application that could improve sound quality at music festivals (19 February, p 23...
Enigma Number 1638
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Pitching in
I am fascinated by the idea that perfect pitch could be an ability we are all born with, as described by Ed Douglas (26 February...
Best bee-haviour
Who on earth would want to incur the expense and effort of installing accelerometers in beehives to predict swarming (19 February, p 17...
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Lonely hearts
I was pondering why the Neanderthals might have died out. Close inspection of New Scientist's illustrations past and present suggests the cause was a...
National pi day?
Some people have just marked 14 March as "pi day", since the date is written 3. 14 in the US. British readers who missed it...
Noise abatement
As a scientist-turned-engineer, I was delighted by Jon Cartwright's "The great sound escape" (26 February, p 42) but found myself taking the...
Radio Ga Ga
Michael Forbes wonders whether the Queen song that his car's Sync software insists on calling Radio Gallium Gallium should be attributed to Freddie Hg...
Spot the psychos
Having read the recent article on how to tell when numbers lie (12 February, p 40), I was ready for the statistics in "Portrait of"...
The mathematics of being nice
Our ability to cooperate is the secret of humanity's success, says Martin Nowak, who tackles some of biology's biggest questions using mathematics
Modern bodies: Our 10,000-year makeover
Features > Cover Storypp36-39
Civilised living has transformed our bodies, from deep within our bones to the tips of our fingers
Move over, Einstein: Machines will take it from here
Features > Featurepp40-43
Evolutionary computing lets anyone discover new laws of nature – but does this mean the end of science as we know it?
Flood of floods: Here comes the rain
Features > Featurepp44-47
Deluges are on the increase, but is climate change to blame? Stephen Battersby and Michael Le Page report
Kindergarten co-op: How babysitting made us brainy
Features > Featurepp48-51
From altruism to culture, language to teaching, did shared childcare give rise to the things that make us human?
'We are not primarily rational creatures'
Opinion > CultureLabp52
Emotion, not rationality, rules our world – something policymakers should learn. So says David Brooks, who uses fiction to illustrate cognitive science
Murder, medicine and the first blood transfusions
Opinion > CultureLabp53
In Blood Work, Holly Tucker tells a tale of fierce rivalry, bizarre experimentation and an uneasy sense of transgression
Data of life's rhythms of life replayed in art
Opinion > CultureLabp54
Sleep Patterns, a Los Angeles exhibition by Laurie Frick, converts EEG traces, recorded from the artist as she slept, into wood and watercolour
How today's technologies will shape the world in 2100
Opinion > CultureLabp54
Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku is a whirlwind tour of exciting technological possibility and perhaps impossible dreams of the future
To be or not to be: the science of existence
Opinion > CultureLabp54
In On Being, Peter Atkins provides food for the atheist's soul with a rich collection of scientific insights
Taking drug trials to the limit
Careers > The Insiderpp56-59
Clinical trials are not just carried out in hospitals on white adult males. Shaoni Bhattacharya explores the more diverse side of clinical research
Feedback: Conversing with a robot
Robot customer service fail, deeply chilled music, 1-centimetre cars, and more
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In this course, you will learn about legal considerations in employment to keep your company safe. We will discuss the importance of company culture and ideas on how to create a talent acquisition strategy. You will learn how to develop a recruiting plan that quickly and efficiently attracts and retains the workforce talent that your organization needs to succeed in today's competitive workplace. In-class discussions and projects will incorporate your own work-related situations and highlight ways to simultaneously increase the candidate selection pool, heighten employee loyalty and improve retention rates.
Workplace Applications:
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- Incorporating various assessments to increase your selection success rate
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The two-level Farmhouse Deluxe Suite at our luxurious Lehigh Valley inn features a living room with a stereo, large whirlpool, and wood-burning fireplace with fireside couch. Adjoining the living room is a spacious, sunny sitting room with wet bar, flat screen TV/DVD, comfy couch and private outdoor patio. Upstairs in the master bedroom awaits a king size Sleep Number bed, full private bath with steam shower for two, and second flat screen TV/DVD. Escape to our romantic Pennsylvania inn!
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AboutScreening and Panel Discussion, London Festival of Architecture. Moored near Erno Goldfinger's iconic Balfron Tower, The Floating Cinema forms the location for a screening of international short films exploring the impact of urban renewal, followed by a panel discussion on vertical living. At a time when the Capital is experiencing vast regenerative changes, our panel will discuss international perspectives on regeneration, current changes evolving in East London and Balfron Tower itself. The panel will look at the role of the artist/architect in enabling social change and how communities develop in response. Embark: Cotall Street E14 6JX. Entrance to Limehouse Cut tow path by Upper North Street Bridge DLR: Langdon Park Free (booking essential) Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vertical-livingwith-london-festival-of-architecture-tickets-11542705543
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Super Rugby: Sharks take on the Bulls in Durban showdown
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Jake White: Will lead his Sharks side into battle against the Bulls
The Sharks entertain three-time champions the Bulls at Kings Park in Durban in a high-profile opener on Saturday.
Failure to make the play-offs last season led to on and off-field changes with 2007 South Africa World Cup-winning captain John Smit and coach Jake White taking charge of the Sharks.
Expectations are high, with the Springbok-saturated Sharks widely tipped to be the leading title-contenders from South Africa.
Meanwhile, a tough season awaits the Bulls after a mass exodus of stars to Europe and Japan, including perennial match-winner Morne Steyn but squad depth still allows them to call on 15 Springboks.
World Cup-winning coach Jake White is widely tipped to be the man to end the Durban-based Sharks' heartbreak after three final defeats.
He has been able to name 11 Springboks in his starting line-up with a further three on the bench as he has been able to name a full-strength side.
"It is crucial to start well and it is a home game as well," White told the Sharks' website. "People have always spoken about the fact that you have to win your home games to give yourself a chance."
Bulls debutants
Bulls head coach Frans Ludeke has named a number of debutants in a youthful side which will be captained by Pierre Spies; while veteran Victor Matfield, who has come out of retirement, features among the replacements.
The lock will join former Sharks AJ Venter and John Smit in becoming the most capped South African Super Rugby players should he feature in his 125th match.
Deon Stegmann failed a fitness test due to a groin injury on Wednesday and was not considered, which gives Jono Ross a starting opportunity in the back row.
"This is going to be a typical South African derby with a lot of focus on the breakdown and to dominate the advantage line," said Ludeke.
"We respect the Sharks, but if we are accurate and play our rugby in the right areas of the field, we should get some reward for that."
Bulls: 15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 J J Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Louis Fouche, 9 Francois Hougaard; 1 Dean Greyling, 2 Callie Visagie, 3 Werner Kruger, 4 Paul Willemse , 5 Flip van der Merwe, 6 Jono Ross, 7 Jacques du Plessis, 8 Pierre Spies (c).
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Victor Matfield, 19 Jacques Engelbrecht, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Handre Pollard, 22 Ulrich Beyers, 23 Marcel vd Merwe.
Sharks: 15 SP Marais, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Cobus Reinach; 1 Tendai Mtawarira, 2 Bismarck du Plessis (c), 3 Jannie du Plessis, 4 Anton Bresler, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 7 Willem Alberts, 8 Ryan Kankowski.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Dale Chadwick, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Stephan Lewies, 20 Jean Deysel, 21 Charl McLeod, 22 Heimar Williams, 23 S'bura Sithole.
Watch Sharks v Bulls live on Sky Sports 1 HD at 5.10pm on Saturday.
Super Rugby 2014 Round 1
ACT stung by late Reds try
Chris Feauai-Sautia scored a try three minutes from time to clinch the Queensland Reds' 27-17 win over the ACT Brumbies.
White's Sharks crush Bulls
Jake White's return to South Africa enjoyed a victorious start as the Sharks beat the Bulls 31-16 in Durban on Saturday.
Boshoff inspires Lions upset
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Patrick J. Brugh earned his doctorate in Germanic Languages and Literatures with a certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He taught in both German and Women's Studies while at WashU. His research looks at the connections between gender, technology, and warfare in the early modern period, especially in Germany and Central Europe. He has published articles on war, gender, and culture in Clio: A Journal of Literature, History, and the Philosophy of History, the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit, The Figure in the Carpet, and The Pennsylvania Gazette.
Steven Burr has developed and taught courses in the theology department at Georgetown University and the graduate liberal studies program at Loyola University Maryland. His recent book, Finite Transcendence: Existential Exile and the Myth of Home (Lexington Books, 2014), examines the human engagement, aesthetically and existentially, with the finitude and limits that define human existence. Dr. Burr completed his doctoral work at Georgetown University.
Randall Donaldson is an Associate Professor of German in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Director of the Liberal Studies Program. He has taught in the Liberal Studies program since the mid-eighties. Dr. Donaldson did his doctoral work at Johns Hopkins, where he developed a special interest in German-American literary relations. He has made numerous presentations on German-American culture and published a number of articles on the topic as well. He currently edits the Report, the journal of the Society for the History of the Germans in Maryland, and is working on a book on the history of the German element in Maryland.
Graham McAleer was born and raised in England, and attended universities in England, Canada, Belgium and the USA. He is especially interested in moral theory, phenomenology, medieval philosophy, and social and political theory. His most recent book is To Kill Another: Homicide and Natural Law (Transaction, 2010).
Jim Quirk Jim Quirk, a Loyola alumnus, teaches at American University and The Catholic University of America. His work has taken him to Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and he took Loyola undergrads on a service-immersion mission to Tijuana, Mexico. He has done policy and technology work for a defense firm, contributed to numerous conferences and scholarly journals on global affairs, and blogs for the Foreign Policy Association. He is also actively engaged in the emerging scholarship about online education.
Jim has an M.A. in international political economy and a Ph.D. in world politics. He has taught at the University of Economics in Varna, Bulgaria, in Loyola's political science department, and in the Liberal Studies program since 2003.


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The PlayStation 4, Sony new console to enter the 8th generation of console gaming was announced at the PlayStation Meeting on Feb 20th, 2013. They showed off the console with new specifications in hardware and different aspects of the console it could be used in. One of the news aspects are Gaikai integrated with the PlayStation Store. As well, Gaikai will offer much more aspects to the console in better ways you can focus on "Play". Surely more great stuff is still to be announced regarding more features to console in the coming months if not, E3. And surely more features will be added later on the console even after launch.
PlayStation 4 shows great power. (Being nine times more powerful than its predecessor) But this power does not blow high- end PC gamers out of the water with the specs of the PS4. Though still a big leap from now. With all this new more powerful hardware, developers can use to further there games capabilities. And as well learn new ways to push the hardware in different ways in the future. With x86 based CPU with eight cores, 8GB of GDDR5 RAM, and highly enhanced GPU. Developers can develop for the console at ease, unlike with the PS3s Cell processor. Developers call the PS4 the dream platform to develop for. Sony is making sure to pack the console with lots of power to make sure everyone stays connected with the social and integrated features in the console. The system will finally have a complete remote play feature as well.
Games on the PS4 look amazing. But not graphically amazed, because we've all seen that already. But that's different based on opinion. Games like, Killzone: Shadow Fall, inFAMOUS: Second Son and Knack looks awesome. Evolution showed off their new game called Driveclub, which looks awesome. Capcom and Square-Enix were there as well to show off their new tech on the PlayStation 4 which looks really amazing! There are so many great things coming to this console! And new partnerships were made as well. Blizzard Entertainment was there to announce that Diablo 3 will be coming to both PS3 and PS4, and a new partnership with Activision and Bungie on their new game Destiny!
Again, there is still way more in formation to come regarding the console over the next few months. And especially at E3!
- Luke
Sources: IGN, PlayStation
PlayStation Meeting 2013 conference: PlayStation Youtube Channel
*This my news, speculation and/or opinion. Please do not take anything I say the wrong way if possible. If something offends you, please, please let me know. As well I am always entitled to think whatever I want and it does not mean I am right. If you spot an error in my grammar or I may be wrong with my facts. Please let me know. That way I can improve and please give me tips. (If you feel required) I am also happy to listen to your opinion on whatever topic the article/blog is based on. Thank you! *
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press release
The intervention by the North West Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs to offer support and oversight functions to Municipalities and Traditional Institutions has begun to yield positive results.
This became evident recently when the department hosted its three day strategic retreat in an endeavour to enhance, revamp and synergise the acceleration of service delivery and also commit itself to put in place collective efforts to see to it that good governance and administration is instilled in the overall management of the two institutions.
Emanating from this gathering was a fully-fledged intensive program which will soon be rolled out in a form of a 100 days campaign to Municipalities and Traditional Councils.
MEC, China Dodovu introduced the Destination 2016 campaign under the theme "We can deliver with dignity and integrity" which intends to robustly focus on issues of Leadership alignment, 2014 Clean audit, Capacity building, financial viability and management including, stability and governance in both spheres.
MEC Dodovu, said expectations are that the programme should bring about visible and tangible changes in the history of local government and traditional affairs. "It is time that we turn around local government and traditional affairs in the North West Province for the sake of our communities.
"Our commitment as public servants begins today, we cannot continue to have unflinching commitments and subject ourselves to failure, It is high time that we remove all flawed practices and begin to shape to a better direction and I implore upon each and every one of us here to build and ensure good partnership, collectivity, leadership and authority so that this program becomes a success towards the achievement of our vision.
We must be able to look back during our monitoring and evaluation exercise, to appreciate and keep track of the impact that we would have made", "We have a team that has been revived from the retreat and it is determined to ensure change in the department. I have no doubt in my mind that my department will be able to discharge this enormous exercise to the best of its ability to achieve its objectives and deliver beyond expectation" he concluded.
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Okay this wednesday i started to work at a new restaurant (one of my schools training things) and will do that for 5 weeks :/ every wednesday to friday.
This week it was pretty cool exept that i kinda broke my arms by cutting steak for 2.5 hours straight xD it would have taken just 15 minutes if i've been allowed to use the cutting machine but as i'm not 18 yet and the resturant will get into trouble if something happens so i was pretty tired that day but i got pea soup and pancakes
So i kinda forgot to write anything about it so here it goes.
Well exactly 1 month ago i went to england.
i went to the major tourist attractions well mainly because i am a tourist there...
The london eye was pretty cool where you could see all of londons cool buildings then i went to an arcade just down the corner from the eye which was pretty neat as almost every arcade hall in sweden is on the way to extinction (around where i live).
So yeah i suck at writing and stuff like that so i'll just train on it here by writing some things about my week...
This monday i had food teaching lessons and did not learn anything about meat (which was the assignment)
on tuesday i came late to my bakery lesson by 3 or 4 hours :I so that kinda sucked but i managed to finish a load of brownies anyway i didnt get to taste them though :C.
On the wednesday my bakery teacher went to stockholm for
So this sunday was the last day of GameX 2012 (Game convention) and i got some nice stuff and all that so expect a raffle coming up soon. this will be Company of heroes 2
(early beta) and Europa Universalis III (steam Game)
so uhm yeah.... idk what more to say because i don't do this blogging things alot
oh and 1 more thing Zombie U is awesome!


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Cue the "Jaws" music.
(Or don't, considering thousands of tourists have descended on our beaches.)
Katharine the great white shark is hanging out in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
All 14.2 feet and 2,300 pounds of her.
In fact, according to OCEARCH – the nonprofit that tagged her in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Aug. 19, 2013 – she's been there for a few weeks.
"My guess, and it's just a guess, is that this particular white shark and probably some of its friends are in the Gulf of Mexico looking for tuna fishes," said George Burgess, director of shark research at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
"We know that the off-shore area of the Gulf of Mexico is the most important spawning site for blue fin tuna."
Katharine and pals are also probably snacking on porpoise, small whales and sea turtles, he added.
"The chances of it coming into the Panhandle are pretty low," Burgess told the Daily News. "If we had seal colonies ... they'd be here all the time."
The public's fascination with Katharine and where she's going – and where she's been – makes sense to Burgess.
"We like sharks," he said. "We, as humans, are in awe of a phenomenon we cannot control."
And Katharine, even as an immature white shark, fits that bill.
"The most voracious lions and tigers ... we can shoot with a high-powered rifle," Burgess said. "In the sea, one on one, nothing beats the shark."
We recently asked on readers if watching Katharine the great white shark track through the Gulf of Mexico caused them to have second thoughts about getting into the water?
Sarah Ann Kucharski: "No, you're more likely to be trampled by a hippo than eaten by a shark! Calm down people."
Holly McPherson Ruiz: "Do we honestly believe that because we have tracking proof that this is the first or only great white shark in our area!? Please ... this knowledge won't stop me from getting in the water, but that June grass attaching to unmentionable areas is a deterrent!"
Sean P. Brown: "Fish are our friends, not food (or enemies)."
Chris Rubino: "No. Not even a little. Every time I go in the Gulf I see sharks, some little, some big. They're out there. Just be aware and respectful."
Kathleen Reed: "I'm more concerned about people using the Gulf as a toilet than I am about the fish. The ocean is not our toilet."
Tanya Amaranto: "Nope. Because she'll never come as close as I go out – knee deep!"
Dahlia Diselrod: "Yes! I know they're always around but this one's a guarantee and man-eater sized."
Britany Anne Marie King: "It has made me want to stay closer to shore. And make my son play in the surf only."
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Kari C. Barlow at 850-315-4438 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @KariBnwfdn.


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OGC Op. No. 08-10-07
The Office of General Counsel issued the following opinion on October 16, 2008, representing the position of the New York State Insurance Department.
RE: Duty to Defend – Directors' and Officers' Policies
Question Presented:
May a D&O liability policy include a provision that places the duty to defend upon the insured rather than the insurer?
No, a D&O liability policy may not include a provision that places the duty to defend upon the insured, rather than the insurer.
The inquirer reports that she represents ABC Insurance Company (ABC). The inquiry arises from the Department's denial of ABC's "Directors, Officers and Company Liability Insurance Program" filing on the ground that the policy filing specifically places the duty to defend upon the insured rather than the insurer. The relevant language of the policy filing is as follows:
Settlement and Defense
A. It shall be the duty of the Insureds and not the duty of the Insurer to defend Claims . . . . The insurer shall have the right and shall be given the opportunity to effectively associate with the Insureds in the investigation, defense and settlement of any Claim that appears reasonably likely to be covered in whole or in part hereunder.
B. The Insureds shall not settle any Claim, select any defense counsel, incur any Costs, Charges and Expenses, admit or assume any liability, stipulate to any judgment or otherwise assume any contractual obligation without the Insurer's prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Insurer shall not be liable for any settlement, Costs, Charges and Expenses, assumed obligation, admission or stipulated judgment to which it has not consented or for which the Insureds are not legally obligated. The Insureds shall not knowingly take any action which increases the Insurer's exposure for Loss under this Policy. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if all Insureds are able to fully and finally dispose of, with prejudice, all Claims that are subject to one Retention for an amount not exceeding any applicable Retention, including Costs, Charges and Expenses, then the Insurer's consent shall not be required for such disposition.
C. Subject to Clauses IV.C. and VII.C., the Insurer may pay on behalf of the Insureds, Costs, Charges and Expenses which the Insureds have incurred in connection with a Claim made against them, prior to the final disposition of such Claim. The Insurer shall pay Costs, Charges and Expenses no more than once every 90 days.
The policy filing defines "Costs, Charges and Expenses" as
"reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses to which the Insurer consents and which are incurred by or on behalf of the Insureds in defending, settling, appealing or investigating any Claim and the cost of appeal, attachment or similar bonds, but shall not include :
1. salaries, regular or overtime wages, fees or benefit expenses associated with directors, officers or employees of the Company or the Company's overhead expenses; or . . . .
The policy also includes a provision that provides for allocation of defense costs between covered and uncovered loss. That provision reads as follows:
If both Loss covered by this Policy and loss uncovered by this Policy are incurred, either because the Claim includes both covered and uncovered claims or because it includes both insured and uninsured parties, then the Insureds and the Insurer agree to fairly and reasonably allocate such amount between covered Loss and uncovered loss.
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Any negotiated, arbitrated or judicially determined allocation of Costs, Charges and Expenses on account of a Claim shall be applied retroactively to all Costs, Charges and Expenses on account of such Claim, notwithstanding any prior advancement to the contrary. Any allocation or advancement of Costs, Charges and Expenses on account of a Claim shall not apply to or create any presumption with respect to the allocation of other Loss on account of such Claim.
The term "duty to defend" is not defined in the New York Insurance Law. Rather, the term was coined by the courts to refer to an insurer's promise, as specified in the policy terms, to defend its insured against claims. See Mayor, Lane & Company v. Commercial Casualty Insurance Company, 169 A.D. 772 at 778 (1st Dep't 1915) (holding that the insurer had the duty to defend where the policy provided that "the Company will, at its own cost, defend such suit in the name and on behalf of the Assured."). See also James M. Fischer, Broadening the Insurer's Duty to Defend: How Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co. Transformed Liability Insurance into Litigation Insurance, 25 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 141, 146-7. Courts have construed policies that provide that the insurer will defend its insured as constituting litigation insurance for the defense of claims that are potentially within the policy's coverage. See, e.g., International Paper Co. v. Continental Casualty Co., 35 N.Y.2d 322, 326 (1974).
"The duty to defend arises whenever the allegations in a complaint against the insured fall within the scope of the risks undertaken by the insurer, regardless of how false or groundless those allegations might be." Seaboard Surety Co. v. Gillette Co., 64 N.Y.2d 304, 310 (1984). And, "[i]f any of the claims against the insured arguably arise from covered events, the insurer is required to defend the entire action." Frontier Insulation Contrs. v. Merchants Mut. Ins. Co., 91 N.Y.2d 169, 175 (1997).
The duty to defend is broader than just an insurer's obligation to pay defense costs. In In re WorldCom, Inc. Sec. Litig., 354 F. Supp. 2d 455 (S.D.N.Y 2005), the court noted that, "the duty to defend customarily includes an insurer's right to choose the attorney and to control the litigation strategy." See also Feliberty v. Damon, 72 N.Y.2d 112, 117 (1988) (noting that the duty to defend includes more than merely designating independent counsel to defend the insured). Indeed, the duty to defend typically includes the duty to investigate a claim and negotiate pretrial settlements. 22-136 Appleman on Insurance
No New York case has addressed the Superintendent's authority under the Insurance Law to require a D&O policy to place the duty to defend upon the insurer. Rather, the courts have simply interpreted particular policies to determine whether the policy states that an insurer has the duty to defend and whether a particular claim falls within that duty. See, e.g., Seaboard Surety Co. v. Gillette Co., 64 N.Y.2d 304 at 310.
The Superintendent's authority to approve policies, such as the ABC policy, derives from Insurance Law
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, no policy form shall be delivered or issued for delivery unless it has been filed with the superintendent and either he has approved it, or thirty days have elapsed and he has not disapproved it as misleading or violative of public policy. After notice and hearing to the insurer or rate service organization which submitted a policy form for approval, the superintendent may withdraw approval of such form on finding that the use of such form is contrary to the legal requirements applicable at the time of withdrawal. The effective date of the withdrawal of approval shall be prescribed by the superintendent but shall be not less than ninety days after notice of withdrawal. (Emphasis added.)
A D&O policy is a form of personal injury liability insurance that is authorized by Insurance Law
It has long been the Department's view that the phrase "loss, damage or expense incident to a claim of such liability" in Insurance Law
Insurance Law
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 11, Part 71 (Regulation 107) also is relevant to the inquiry. That regulation demonstrates, with respect to personal injury liability insurance coverage, that the insurer bears the duty to defend and that the duty to defend entails more than simply paying defense costs. Specifically the regulation contemplates that the insurer "provide a proper defense." 11 NYCRR
[T]he insurer generally has a duty to defend any liability suit coverage under the policy in which damages are sought. This duty to defend typically has been separate and apart from the obligation to pay damages under the policy and, accordingly, the insurer must provide a proper defense regardless of cost . . . .
Pursuant to 11 NYCRR § 71.2(a), a liability policy may not contain any provision that limits the availability of legal defense costs (except as otherwise provided for elsewhere in Part 71). That regulatory provision reads as follows:
(a) No liability insurance policy, except as specified in this Part, shall be issued or renewed in this State containing a provision that:
(1) reduces the limits of liability stated in the policy by legal defense costs;
(2) permits legal defense costs to be applied against the deductible, if any; or
(3)otherwise limits the availability of coverage for legal defense costs.
A policy that places the duty to defend upon an insured would run afoul of Regulation 107 because it would limit the availability of coverage for legal defense costs. By placing the duty upon the insured, the policy would condition defense cost coverage upon the insured taking charge of the defense. And, even where, as is the case with the proposed ABC policy, the policy provides coverage for attorneys' fees and other direct costs of litigation, the insurer transfers to the insured the insurer's duty to absorb the administrative costs of litigation, such as the cost of managing, controlling and otherwise overseeing the litigation. The ABC filing, in particular, excludes any coverage for compensation to directors, officers or employees of the insured, thereby negating any defense cost coverage for representation by the insured's in-house counsel.
Although the inquiry concerns the duty to defend, the Department notes that the ABC policy also limits the availability of coverage for legal defense costs by providing allocation of defense costs between covered and noncovered matters. As noted above, where the insurer has the duty to defend, in an action in which at least one claim may possibly fall within the coverage, the insurer has the duty to defend all claims in the action. Clearly, the cost allocation provision of the ABC policy affords less defense costs coverage to the insured than a policy under which the insurer bears the duty to defend. Moreover, Regulation 107 does not authorize any allocation of defense costs. Given these circumstances, the Department will not approve such a provision.
The inquirer cites 11 NYCRR
The inquirer also asserts that sophisticated insureds prefer to bear the duty to defend as a means to control the litigation. However, Regulation 107 does not limit the extent to which a liability policy may afford participation rights to an insured, provided that the insurer retains the duty to defend. Thus, subject to the minimum requirements of Regulation 107, the Department conceivably would approve a policy filing under which the insured has an option to exercise some degree of control over or significant participation in the defense of a claim, provided that the insurer maintains the ultimate duty to defend. In any event, that the insured would have control over the litigation simply by virtue of having the duty to defend is negated by the terms of the ABC filing, which significantly limits an insured's actual control of the litigation by requiring that the insured obtain prior written permission from the insurer prior to taking such actions as settling a claim, selecting defense counsel, incurring any costs, charges and expenses, or admitting or assuming any liability.
Finally, contrary to the inquirer's assertion, the Department's view that a D&O insurer must bear the duty to defend is not "primarily based upon the [L]egislature's failure to pass legislation that would have addressed the defense obligation under directors' and officers' liability policies by exempting them from the requirement that the insurer have the duty to defend the insureds."1 Rather, the Department's position springs from the reasons set forth above. Further, although the Department supported passage of such an amendment, the Department may not now enforce the Insurance Law as if the Legislature had passed it.
Nor, as the inquirer claims, has the Department had a longstanding position that an insurer may place the duty to defend upon the insured. Except for a short period of time many years ago during which the Department approved some policies that placed the duty to defend upon the insured pursuant to a draft regulation attached to Circular Letter No. 8 (1997), the Department maintained that liability insurers bear the duty to defend. Moreover, the Department withdrew that circular letter, effective October 11, 2002, after a full scale review of all of the Department's circular letters to identify any circular letters that were not consistent with Department policy and practice. See Department Circular Letter No. 1 (2001). And, the Department never promulgated the draft regulation attached to Circular Letter No 8 (1997). Indeed, the provision in the draft regulation that contemplated allowing an insurer to place the duty to defend upon its insured is, upon close inspection, inconsistent with the Insurance Law.
For further information you may contact Senior Attorney Brenda M. Gibbs at the Albany Office.
1The Department presumes that the inquirer refers to several bills that were introduced for the Department between 1995 and 1999 that would have exempted D&O policies from the duty to defend requirement. See, e.g., S. 5431, 218th Sess. (N.Y. 1995).


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Vodafone Pocket-lint Awards nominations deadline closes this week
There isn't much time left before the nominations for the longest running, most independent, gadget awards in the UK are announced.
On Monday 13 October, we will be announcing the nominations for the Vodafone Pocket-lint awards letting you know the best gadgets available this year in our 11 award categories.
However your nominations have to be in by Friday 10 October to be considered.
The nominations will then be put in front of a panel of independent judges from national newspapers like The Times, The Sun, The Mirror, The Independent, as well as Pocket-lint's own competitors such as ShinyShiny and ElectricPig.
Rather than just let our team decide, this year, just like every year, we get the industry to help us decide so you know that what we say is the best gadget, really is.
Better still, the best thing about the Vodafone Pocket-lint awards is that the latest products being announced still have a chance to be included. The products must have been announced between December 2007 and December 2008 meaning you won't find any old gadgets in our nominations.
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Read more: "10 biggest puzzles of human evolution"
MAMMALS expend huge amounts of energy just keeping warm. A pelt is nature's insulation. Why would we forgo that benefit? The most imaginative explanation is that our ancestors went through an aquatic phase millions of years ago and jettisoned their fur, which is a poor insulator in water, just as cetaceans have done. Critics say that if you want to keep warm in water you need to be round and lardy, not long and limby. Worse, the "aquatic ape" theory lacks fossil evidence to back it up.
More popular is the idea that we lost our fur when overheating, not cooling, became the biggest risk. "We don't pant or have large ears like elephants," says Chris Stringer of London's Natural History Museum. "Our only way to cool down is to sweat, and with thick fur that's inefficient." This wouldn't have ...
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Technical assistance for operating all computer equipment will be provided by the College and included in any rental rates. If additional software must be installed to satisfy the needs of your group, an hourly rate of $25.00/hour will be charged.


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and I really can't comment not having used either. But it will give you a bump if nothing else.
I've been finding both good and bad reviews, most of it 6 months or more old. Hadn't got to those yet.
the pros and the cons. Good luck.
from folks I 'know'. :)
I know some folks around here who use it. Are you going to use it for TV or just internet access?
As far as internet and AT&T, I use their DSL, and Linux/BSD of various flavors have presented no issues. Heck, I even got connectivity with Haiku (BeOS) in a VM.
AT&T will add another box to the side of your house, and give you some type of gateway/modem/router/cable box thingumie as well.
edit: I should point out that speeds offered by Uverse are higher that the normal DSL speeds, (VDSL) as it runs over fiber to a neighborhood node (big ugly green box*), or possibly right to your door.
The video to your TV is MPEG 4 encoded.
* Been known to explode, but that's been fixed.
TV and Internet. I can - supposedly - get comparable Internet speed as well as drastically up our channel load for significantly less than what Charter is screwing me for.
Fiber to the node, copper to the house.
*As long as we're not here when it explodes, and the whole house burns down, and we can sue the sh*t out of ATT after, that's cool with me.
not the house. Due to poorly designed or manufactured batteries (sound familiar?). That company is out of business.
So, explosions in the street. Some may applaud the demise of such an ugly green box, providing shrapnel does not break their windows or persons.
The box on your house is just a junction box, like the one for phone service.
The internet speed should be good, it needs to be good for the broadcast video over IP.
The only problem I encountered in my limited exposure (I was tiling a shower nearby) was that sound was lost on one of two televisions. A quick call resulting in instructions to cycle power on the router-thingumie had it sorted straight away.
If you have very old copper in the house, rewiring your internal phone lines should ensure a quality signal. I actually did this when I got DSL, but the speed stayed about the same. If the old lines aren't bad, they may be better than new, so YMMV. Make sure any perceived speed or signal quality issues are not the result of other factors first, as rewiring can be a PITA depending on the house.
Anyway, I'll ask these not-very-technically-inclined folks for their opinions, and I'll try to do a speed test if allowed. One test does not make a good sample size, but it may be worth something.
we do have fairly old copper in the house. Hmmm... looks like a no-fun job. Thanks for something to think about in the event we have problems.
...to be available in my sub-division, so I can dump Comcast.
I have a friend in the Bolingbrook, IL area that has the service. The picture quality is as close to real-life as you can get. When it is storming, he often calls to see whether or not my Comcraptic picture is pixelating (of course it is....and a slight digression, I had Dish Network prior to moving, and it was much more reliable in bad weather than Comcast).
The price package in my area is also fantastic: $129 gets you full boat everything (from what the rep at the AT&T store said a couple months back when I inquired). I pay $50 more than that now, and don't get premium channels.
Looking forward to the call to Comcast to cancel service!!
Does your friend get TV and Internet?
Thanks if you can offer any second hand details.
...and is extremely pleased with it. I know, because when he comes over, he constantly gloats over how long things take to download on my cable modem ("oh, guess the neighbor kids are downloading illegal music again...haha"). Additionally, things do seem to pull up quicker on his system as opposed to mine (and my PC is actually much better, plus I use Firefox with no add-ins...he uses IE with various toolbars and add-ins).
I'm not sure how his broadband would be impacted by scaled usage (relatively few people have it in his area...despite it being a pilot test zone). Though, I will say, with Comcast giving away a Wii with every 2 year subscription, I am fairly certain my connection speeds will be taking severe hits shortly!
The only service that is comparable is the phone. I haven't had a single complaint about the phone (the screening of anonymous #'s is a nice feature...so I do have one nice thing to say about Comcast)...and so far, neither has he (I can't say we've compared features between the services, though).
For me, when it is available, even if the service wasn't appreciably better, it would be worthwhile to move. A). Comcast has had a local monopoly for far too long, and as a result B). Comcast's customer service absolutely stinks...whereas, I can honestly say I've had good experience with AT&T (cell phone account as well as business class use), and my friend has yet to encounter any problems with them (he said the installation went well...which means a lot if you ever deal with a firm like Comcast).
Hope this helps!
same with Charter here. It's been them or DSL here, too. Friends who use DSL tell me my cable is faster, so I'm not inclined to go to DSL. Seems to me speed should be comparable with UVerse, so...
Hopefully, a year or so from now, we're not back posting to a thread "who feels duped by Uverse"!!
Cable internet is faster than dsl, I have 19Mb/s download speed on cox, dsl doesn't even come close to that. And this seems to be the case for tv over dls too. Also you need a home phone with them, we din't have a home phone in years, we have a tone of minutes on cells, besides, we're hardly at home where you can call me on my cell anyway! I have Cox digital with HD channels and never had the problems you are talking about here, signal never dropped or anyhing, never calld for assistance and the HD DVR/receiver works like a charm, I'm surprized to hear all this. I wouldn't go back to dsl, let alone tv over dsl, but again I see others had problems with cable and satellite too, hope it helps.
U-verse is VDSL (FTTN or FTTP), faster than "conventional" DSL.
Glad to hear you have good service with Cox. They sucked rocks around here since the '80s, although I'm given to understand they are much improved the last few years. It could be the result of losing their monopoly, I suppose.
Right, but you can't get lightning speed through old phone wires (CAT3 I belive), and you have to share tv and internet most of the time.
There is a lot of competition from sattelite around here, I guess that's why Cox stepped up the services. I only have 45 HD channels vs. some 100 on sattelite, but it's cheaper and more convenient. I have tv and internet with them it would be a pain to change everything, I'm sure they'll get more channels soon.
It looks like all the services differ a lot, so boxfidller it might be more helpful to ask people in your area and see the specifics. I'm surprised to see how different services are all over the place from the same company.
is neither DSL or Cable.
It is fiber to a neighborhood node. It is then dedicated copper to the end user, ethernet, and TV over IP.
This is why I suggest finding out the offered speeds for the available options, then get an idea as to what actual performance is like. Relate that to price, and what speed actually makes sense for the particular customer.
Cable can be quite fast, but it can also be awful, depending on whether the customer's loop is overloaded or heavily used. I doubt it can beat FTTP, but that wouldn't apply in Boxfiddler's case, in my understanding.
Just go with what works for you.
Since it isn't set up like a co-ax cable network, this should not pose a problem, AFAIK.
that's my understanding, also. Anything resembling 'shared access' runs through the fiber from the node to central office. From the node to demarc is dedicated to the user.
This strikes me as a good idea.
in hopes of catching more eyes.
So, I make talky-talky with these peoples. All say they are very happy with Uverse, it was much better than cable for broadband, as the high price paid for cable broadband, through Cox, never ran anywhere near the quoted speed. (They did speed tests, probably through BroadbandReports or similar.)
They say the TV is quite good, they feel the picture quality is better, the selection of programming and whatnot are good as well. No complaints about the VOIP either.
Aside: Thanks Boxfiddler, I find it entertaining to have reached 42 thumbs. :)

I'll give it a few days before 'thumbing you' again.
Thanks for the chatup. I appreciate it very much.
'knight in shining armor' thumb.
And have you seen these:
Whatever his problem is/was, he's getting better!
that thumb was the last thing I did on TR yesterday! lol Now I don't remember what I was going to post.
At any rate, hopefully this will bump it back onto the board.
Short stories:
I shut down my old computer and hooked up the HP. Unfortunately, I couldn't get online! I installed the Juno software and could get and send email, but couldn't connect to Juno central computers. The modem would dial and get to the internet, but couldn't get into where the browser is. My old computer refused to boot up. I was, once again, broken down on the shoulder of the information superhighway.
on both counts.
Thanks for the giggly bumps.
Or is the bumpy giggles?
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at this rate.
Surely someone else out here is using UVerse or has friends/family that are???
bumping, bumping. Looking for more thoughts and opinions. Opinions are like that other thing everybody has.
Where UVerse is available? No? Nobody?
I don't believe it.
San Antonio
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(or religion, aka: brand loyalty) than honey.
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just about the time I clicked this one to see what you had to say!
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nope. Never even occurred to me. <slaps self upside forehead>
a lot from visiting Forums.
I have one favourite that I visit everyday when it is working.
I'll keep my lids peeled for anything else out there as well.
I think maybe I shouldn't think so much about what other people think in future. :0
And think I might think of something that someone may have not thought of.* Without worrying about stating what may already be obvious.
* There is no way that I'll try to fix that. Ugh.
edit: There's this one also, with fora and a wiki, and garshk, a map. Technician's forum as well. http://www.uverseusers.com/
edit: Forum broken down by state as well.
up a few leads that may help you out of your predicament. It is only early days and hopefully some more members may be able to contribute.
Just think, if you hadn't posted this question where would you have been. seanferd has just posted a good link.
Older information is not so great, newer information is quite enticing. Charter, while speedy enough to keep me happy in spite of their non-existent customer service, is cr@p value for the TV channel money.
Will let you folks know how it goes. I'll drag up seanferd's 'totally bites' thread to defend it, or accuse it.
Thanks to all of you for your pointing in appropriate directions!
I don't watch much TV as most of the shows that I would watch are on after my bedtime. I am thinking of getting a recorder so that I can watch them at my leisure. The operative word here being "thinking".
but the other person that lives here lives for it.
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this afternoon on whether to bump it, or leave it die.
It looks like that is settled.
I keep a link on my desktop, and check when I'm in. I'll let it die on the vine at your say-so.
Anyway, have you read up on any of the negative reviews out there? I sort of have my doubts about the IPTV, but many of the negative comments are in older articles I've read.
The real question is: Does UVerse offer a listed speed that is suitable for you? If so, I suppose we can check on whether the reported speeds for a given bandwidth fall within an acceptable range, and adjust for probability that negative perceptions are likely reported more often than satisfaction. Unless, of course, folks are afraid of that clause in the AT&T customer contracts that frowns upon negative comments on services rendered. :0

You and Jacky should collect some thumbs while you can, to make up for all the ones you should have gotten from people you helped.
Most of my thumbs are 'BS' thumbs, but I've collected a bazillion thank you's.
Ok, hyperbole, but I know how it feels to not the thumb you earn.
I'll keep you guys posted once service is in place.
I've known what it is like to have little choice among crappy ISPs. I was glad to be able to finally get DSL. Maybe some day I'll try UVerse as well.
Charter is paid until the 9th of September. Will not cancel cable until then, jic. No refund, but I prefer to be able to swap back easily if I need to.
Here goes nuthin'.
Well, good luck with all that. I hear the installation takes a while, but perhaps they've gotten faster with that.
One caveat on the Charter/UVerse combo: There have been complaints, in fact, lawsuits, because UVerse supposedly interferes somehow with with cable when in the same house. I'll see if I can find one of the articles I've read on that. I don't even know if it is an issue any longer (or if it ever really was). I think Comcast was one company bringing suit against AT&T for this, in Chicago, I believe.
I hope it all goes smoothly for you, and that the service is impeccable.
edit: Links.
I don't think? All UVerse. Just ain't returning equipment to Charter til my billing period is up, just in case. But I will look into that. Like tonight sometime. Thanks.
Install went on all around me while I was still surfing. Cable is still on, but installer disconnected to use the coax already in place. Been surfing all night, and OH has been tubing (!) all night. No probs.
This may not be quite exactly what you meant by coexistence, but it's as close as it gets around here.
Interference supposedly occurs for customers using both UVerse and some other cable option at the same time. Since you aren't doing that, I suspect this would be a non-issue.
Happy surfing!
We had a horror story with them that would take longer to explain than I have time for right now.
They are basically three companies.
In that order, and the three do NOT work well together.
We bought a service that we never got, and because we didn't PAY for that service we never got, they one day cut ALL services, without so much as a phone call or letter in the mail. Yes, it WAS a surprise to our sales rep. We found out they had turned the lines off when we called service to let them know our lines had gone down. They WERE getting a few 100k from us a year for long distance and were trying to give them more. We got nailed instead.
We never got the service, and were completely moved off of AT&T by the next week and will NEVER go back.
I had to cancel my home phone when SBC was bought out by AT&T because I will NOT do business with them again.
that have been available to me. AT&T is a good example of the big, dumb corps that try so hard to make me hate them, but my personal experience with several companies made me positively dive for AT&T DSL when offered at a very reasonable price. The only trouble I've actually had with them has been weird outages over the past week. Cable companies, on the other hand, liked to shut off service for me two weeks after I'd paid the bill, for some reason. Had that experience with three of them, along with lots of outages. I went with satellite and never looked back until a new cable & internet company started up. They seem to be very good, but I can't buy bandwidth any cheaper than what I get now.
To me, it's kind of a "pick your poison" decision. I hope you have much better service from your providers.
Aside: AT&T is still really SBC (who sucked anyway). They bought AT&T and took the name. Then again, I don't suppose it matters which way that went, does it?
Charter - sucks. Internet speed and connection ok, TV channel lineup way too minimal for $50/month, service non-existent.
ATT DSL/Charter TV - Cable internet faster, still stuck with over-priced Charter TV. Sucky to non-existent service with both.
ATT UVerse - cable comparable Internet speed, serious channel lineup, less expensive, sucky to non-existent service.
Rock and a hard place game. Juggle it for all its worth, I figure.
Thanks for the opinion, though.
And I still don't rate a thumb.... :_|
poohead. X-(
But because it's you...
get a thumb in that discussion....
And your post above was just a rant. X-(
It was giving an example of the way AT&T DOESN'T support their customers.
A very helpful bit of information when looking to deal with a company. B-)
There, THAT was a rant.....
Will be offline in a bit, probably for most of the afternoon.
Better be able to get back to this and play! B-)
AT&T can be downright awful for service, but I personally haven't had any better luck with anyone else, and I don't feel like dropping the cash for service from WOW, when I get what I need dirt cheap.
Unless a good contender is available, it's just a choice of the lesser of multiple evils.
My only recent problems with AT&T were internet outages, which actually didn't last very long, but there must have been more to it as it was reported at SANS internet storm center, with no additional info.
The only other problem I had was when the tranny for my router died. The phone call was interminable, with multiple escalations, (can you try this?) when I knew darn well what the issue was. When I finally got transferred to the manufacturer, the guy knew that I knew what I was talking about, and sent me a whole new router for free. Sure enough, when it came, I just took the transformer and used it to power the router: Voila, Internet. Now I have a backup router, but no supply.


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