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It's amazing what you can do with Callebaut's ready-to-use dessert range
Imagine desserts that taste like home made while offering
maximum efficiency. Or think of a wide choice in desserts on the
menu without the burden of all the extra work…
That all becomes possible with Callebaut's new range of instant dessert products for hotels, restaurants and caterers!
Facing the new challenges: less staff – higher/better
As chocolate expert and partner of pastry chefs and confectioners for some 10 decades already, Callebaut has been constantly looking for better and more convenient products. However the catering business is different from pastry or confectionery business, they are all faced with the same challenges.
By force of circumstances, they have to work with smaller staff and need to develop bigger businesses!.
In short: lead times to get all the work done become shorter and shorter. And the quality of the work must surprise the audience that is more demanding than ever before.
All the taste – not all the work
Many chefs today require high quality products with which they can create guaranteed good results and that allow savings in preparation time. To respond to this need, Callebaut came up with a great solution after thorough testing, improving and finetuning. Today the brand proudly presents a new range of instant dessert products that makes no compromise in taste, yet makes life of chefs a lot easier.
Two delicious varieties to convince every gourmet
Callebaut's powder mix for Chocolate Mousses are ready for every chef's creativity. Discover the first chocolate mousses that really taste like home made! And what's more: they are ready in 1, 2, 3!
1. Mix with milk
2. Beat for 5 min.
3. Cool for 2 hours
Their taste and texture is incomparably rich thanks to their high content in Callebaut chocolate. And the best of all: they will be available in 2 delicious varieties:
Mix for White Chocolate Mousse
• Contains 58.5% Callebaut white chocolate
• Creamy white colour
• Full creamy white chocolate taste with sweet hints of caramel
Mix for Milk Chocolate Mousse
• Made with at least 70.0% Callebaut milk chocolate
• Lighter, warm brown colour
• Sweet, creamy milk chocolate taste
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|White Chocolate
|Powder mix for
instant preparation of
white chocolate mousse
|Bag 800 g
|Milk Chocolate
|Powder mix for
instant preparation of
milk chocolate mousse
|Bag 800 g
The indulgence of pure Callebaut chocolate, ready for your desserts!
Callebaut has put all the best of its chocolates in a delicious, dark chocolate sauce – made with 33.5% dark Callebaut chocolate!
It is the ideal luxury treat on ice cream desserts, cakes, crèmes.. And it is pure convenience for Chefs! It just needs heat au bain marie or in the microwave… and it's ready to serve.
Furthermore, this chocolate sauce has the ideal texture that allows great precision in serving.
Callebaut Chocolate Sauce comes in 2 convenient packagings:
Bottle 1 kg:
• Ideal for kitchens serving higher volumes of desserts!
• Top down bottle: always ready for direct use
• Handy until the last portion: it avoids waste residues!
• Heat the bottle directly in a bain-marie or in the microwave.
Sachets 50 g:
• Handy to manage requests for individual desserts.
• Always the perfect dose: 1 sachet = 1 portion = 50 g
• Quick and clean: ideal for heating in bain-marie or microwave, cut off a tip of the sachet and serve!
|Dark Chocolate Sauce
|Dessert sauce with min. 33.5%
dark Callebaut chocolate – for warm use
|Bottle 1 kg
|Dessert sauce with min. 33.5%
dark Callebaut chocolate – for warm use
|Box with
30 sachets x 50 g
The hot or cool finishing touch in three natural & delicious flavours!
With the three Callebaut Toppings you have a world of choice for the finishing of your desserts. With their natural tastes they are the perfect complement to your desserts. And with their unique composition and high content of noble ingredients like fruits, cocoa or pure caramel, they taste and feel like home made.
They offer a rich, homogenous and natural mouth feel – no "jelly"-like texture! It even allows you to measure them out with great precision – or even to decorate with graphics and structures.
Furthermore Callebaut Toppings are developed for great flexibility: served cool, they add a colourful and tasty finishing touch. And their texture remains runny enough to serve with precision.
Served warm, they add pure indulgence! Heating goes easy: in the bain-marie or in the microwave! Furthermore, the special packaging is hygienic and handy until the last portion. Kept top down, it's there – ready and within reach whenever Chefs need it.
With Callebaut Topping Chefs can now easily maintain the same high quality, every time again. Even when there's a rush, they offer maximum taste and convenience… and allow to respond to every customer's preferred flavour:
Dark Chocolate Flavour Topping
• Intense & bittersweet chocolate taste: high in cocoa
• Attractive deep and dark colour
• Very smooth, rich and creamy mouth feel
Red Fruit Topping
• Rich in fruit– and you taste it: contains 17% red currants and 10.5% raspberries! It has a very fruity, sweet and sour taste!
• Vivid, fresh red colour
• Juicy, thick and rich texture
Caramel Topping
• 100% true and pure caramel: overwhelming butter toffee flavour!
• Appealing warm golden brown colour
• Rich, fluid texture and mouth feel – runny enough for easy measuring out and processing
|Dark Chocolate
Flavour Topping
|Topping with distinct dark
chocolate flavour – for warm and
cold use
|Bottle 1 kg
|Caramel Topping
|Topping with true caramel – for warm
and cold use
|Bottle 1 kg
|Red Fruit Topping
|Topping with red currants and
raspberries – for warm and cold use
|Bottle 1 kg


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Dave started his interview with Bill O'Reilly by having Bill recite his resume that included Inside Edition, ABC News and CBS News. Dave then asked Bill about his holidays where Bill responded with, "I had a nice winter solstice". Bill then talks about how saying Merry Christmas is politically incorrect and list some examples including a school in Dodgeville, Wisconsin where the kids were made to sing a revised version of Silent Night (NOTE: Some Bloggers report this to be not true). Later in the interview Bill takes a swipe at Cindy Sheehan and the interview Dave's tone shifts.
O'REILLY: And when people call them that, like Cindy Sheehan called the insurgents 'freedom fighters,' we don't like that. It is a vitally important time in American history. And we should all take it very seriously. Be very careful with what we say.
O'REILLY: Give me an example.
LETTERMAN: How can you possibly take exception with the motivation and the position of someone like Cindy Sheehan?
O'REILLY: Because I think she's run by far-left elements in this country. I feel bad for the woman.
LETTERMAN: Have you lost family members in armed conflict?
O'REILLY: No, I have not.
LETTERMAN: Well, then you can hardly speak for her, can you?
You can read the whole transcript or watch the Video online. Please send me your thoughts. Since the broadcast I have seen Articles, Blogs and news shows covering the Letterman O'Reilly interview and it seems that those who are on the left are in Dave's camp and those who are on the right are in Bill's camp. Most people will judge the whole event on Dave's one line.
It is amazing that those that the public has a hard time taking seriously understands what it is to be fair and balanced better than those who consider themselves to be journalists are. Maybe that's why many Americans choose to get their news from late night comedians.
Stay Tuned
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Pancreatic cancer strikes BYU coach
Provo » Less than two weeks ago, BYU men's basketball coach Dave Rose was visiting with potential recruits, preparing to put on his annual summer basketball camps and generally feeling healthy, rested and energetic.
"He looked great, wasn't mentioning any health problems at all," said assistant coach John Wardenburg.
But while at a family reunion in Las Vegas on June 6, Rose began feeling severe pain in his abdomen and experienced internal bleeding. His spleen and a portion of his pancreas were removed during emergency surgery at a nearby hospital. Last week after tests at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, the Cougars' four-year coach learned that his condition was far more serious than originally believed.
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Some big names have had the same form of cancer and survived. Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple Inc., was diagnosed in 2004 with a neuroendocrine tumor similar to Rose's and underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy in July 2004 that successfully removed the tumor.
Rose met with his players at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the team room at the Marriott Center to deliver the news, although many were already aware that his condition had turned life-threatening.
"Guys have battled this and won," he reportedly said.
"It was just wonderful to see him and hear from him," Wardenburg said. "He's in great spirits. That's all I can tell you."
Rose told the players about Jobs, and gave no indication that he plans to step aside as the Cougars' coach. A BYU news release said that in the near future, "doctors and the Rose family will determine a course of action for treatment. He is now recuperating at home."
Contacted in Arizona, where he is working out and preparing for a career in professional basketball, former BYU player Lee Cummard said he began getting text messages and "hearing whispers" about Rose's cancer in the middle of last week.
"Initially, I was sick to my stomach, had that knot-in-my-stomach feeling," Cummard said. "From the updates I've gotten [Wednesday], though, I'm getting a little more optimistic."
Cummard added: "If anybody can overcome it, I put my money on coach Rose."
Coincidentally, Rose has been the honorary chairman of the Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation and works with his wife, Cheryl, to annually serve and comfort families who are raising a child who has cancer.
At the Marriott Center on Wednesday, "guys were just thrilled to see him," said Tim LaComb, director of basketball operations. "They were really taken back, obviously. A lot were very, very upset. Our guys would run through a wall for coach Rose."
Jim Boylen, coach of BYU's chief rival, the University of Utah, expressed sorrow, shock and disappointment upon hearing the news Wednesday afternoon.
"This goes way beyond basketball and the rivalry," Boylen said. "It's about a man who I respect and compete against at the highest level....It's tough."
Boylen said Utah "wishes him the best. We will be praying for him down here, my family. And we're expecting him to recover. I know he's a fighter, he's a tough guy, and I'm expecting him to be coaching his team in the fall."
Rose played at Houston from 1980-83 and was head coach at Dixie State College in St. George from 1990-97 before joining Steve Cleveland's staff in 1997 as an assistant. He replaced Cleveland as head coach in 2005 when Cleveland took the Fresno State job.
Rose and his wife have three children and two grandchildren.
"Coach Rose is a beloved member of our campus community. We ask all members of the BYU family, as well as coach Rose's many friends and colleagues, to keep him in their thoughts and prayers at this time," said BYU President Cecil O. Samuelson in the school news release. "We are grateful for the care he has received and is now receiving."
While Rose undergoes medical treatment, the BYU coaching staff comprising Wardenburg, Dave Rice, Terry Nashif and LaComb will run the day-to-day basketball operations, including the summer basketball camps that resume next week.
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As of now, this site has a search, a new important feature of blog.s3maphor3.
Functionally, the search is as simple as can be. It returns a list of links, with a maximum of a 100, of the most relevant matches. You can also see whether the search result is a blog, article, page or comment. Simple, but it works.
Technically, it's quite a challenge to implement a XHTML-compliant search. You cannot use searchtemplates in HTML mode, Domino does not allow it, end of discussion. I was afraid to have to use an agent that would spit out the full XHTML markup. That would suck, since it would mean I would have to repeat my carefully crafted layout structure in more than one place. That would be against the DRY principle (Don't Repeat Yourself), and I wouldn't wanna piss of the Pragmatic Programmers would I?
In a nutshell, here's the solution:
- Every page has a search subform embedded. The search subform is a small block of HTML that defines the in-line search form. This custom form has its action attribute pointed to the creation URL of a special form.
- The special form has SaveOptions set to 0 to block saves. The $$Return field simply redirects the entered search query to the search result form, passing the query along with the URL.
- The search result form receives the search query and uses it to call a Java agent. The Java agent does the actual searching and prints out a javascript array of return values.
- The returned javascript array is used in a javascript function that loops through it and prints them out. Et voila!
Existing s3 bloggers: The search is implemented as an optional navigation block, you can choose to enable or disable it in the setup screen.
We're close to 1.00....stay tuned. Oh, and do stress-test my search, I'm curious if you can break it. Happy weekend!
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» Hi Ferdy,
Never challenge a critical public!
I prefer Google style search. If I type two search terms, I try to search for x AND y. Could that be added to your agent? Now it searches for "x y".
Also, it would be nice to display the search terms in the search bar of the search results page. Thus you recieve feedback on your search terms (why did I get zero hits? oh, I mistyped my search term) and you can easily adapt your search query.
Check http://www.ivetesangalo.com, it should be possible in xhtml also. «
» I like it that it searches through the comments as well. And that is opens the comment on the page it comments to. The list of search results can grow fast as this blog grows. Therefore it would be handy to make the search results sortable. You already made use of sortable views in the template. It would be nice to be able to sort the search results on title, author, date and document type. «
» Laurens,
I prefer an internal database search for two reasons:
1) I'm not dependant on yet another vendor (Google)
2) I'm not dependant on an internet connection, thus this blog can be used on intranets as well.
The search should already display your search term in the results, perhaps you missed it?
The search results could indeed be richer. in markup. I'll see if I can fit in that change before version 1.
Thanks for your feedback! «
» Dear Ferdy,
Thank you for your prompt feedback as always. Great you will be trying to enrich the search result page.
I was unclear about the other two points, my apologies. The search results already displays the search terms, but NOT in the search bar. It displays it as straight text above the search results. You have to re-enter the search terms in the search box to modify / refine your search. What you could do is add to the search field is VALUE="" where computed value are the search terms.
The second unclear point is about the Google style search. I didn't mean to use Google, but just their syntax. The Google syntax means it searches for all searchterms you enter with an AND operator in between them. Please read http://www.notestips.com/80256B3A007F2692/1/NAMO-5PWJ7H on this. Most users, not aware of the Notes syntax, will not realize they have to enter AND between two or more search terms to get the search they intend! «
» Laurens,
A valid point about the AND, I'll look into this. Ty «


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Gifts for techies are all about cool gadgets!
A Techie's life revolves around her/his PC, laptop, cell phone and any other hand held, clever looking, multi-functional electronic devices. Any gadget to enhance them will make a techie's day, guaranteed!
Sounds expensive? Not necessarily. That's where this page comes in.
Being a bit of a techie myself, I use many cool inexpensive gadgets to improve my (virtual) life and I am about to share them with you (along with links to my favorite online gadget shop).
You can customize these ideas to meet your gift budget by choosing one, some or even all of the below items as a gift for your techie recipient.
|Container - basket, laptop tray (see below).
|Memory Stick - techies are preoccupied by 2 existential problems: running out of memory and running out of battery. Therefore a memory stick (aka USB flash drive or disk-on-key) is one of the best gifts for techies, solving their first problem. See this 8 GB credit card shape one for example, it will fit perfectly in your techie's wallet.
|USB power car adapter - this one answers the second problem above. It will charge any device with USB cable while in the car. I like to use this model because it has 2 USB ports plus a cigarette power socket outlet.
|10 in 1 USB charging cable - together with the USB adapter above it's the perfect solution for charging on the go. This cable has 10 different adapters to charge almost any device using the USB power car adapter - an extremely useful gift for techies (I use mine almost every day).
|USB port hub - splits any USB port into 3-4 ports. This means more available ports for plugging in more USB gadgets (this cool one is shaped as a mini doll).
|Cord organizers - a practical gift for techies, sorting out the tangle made by these hubs and wires.
|Operator style mono headset with microphone - great for Skype users or anyone using their computer for VOIP (calls over the internet). This headset enables the user to hear the other party clearly without the rest of the household listening in on the conversation...
|USB bluetooth dongle - a totally cool and very cheap widget. Turns any PC/laptop that doesn't have bluetooth capability into a bluetooth device, allowing it to "communicate" and sync with other Bluetooth devices wirelessly.
Especially for laptop users
|Laptop tray - Keeps laptop users' lap from heating and allows their laptop to "breath" while working in bed, on a sofa etc.
|Mini laptop mouse with retractable cable - a great alternative to the ever so uncomfortable laptop pointing devices.
|USB Silicone number keypad - a life savior for number-crunching people. Many laptops don't have a separate number keypad and it is very much needed if you have a lot of number typing to do.
|USB gamepad controller for PC games - will give gamers a game console feel when playing on their computers.
|Color sticker for laptop cover - a cool way to personalize one's laptop. Just make sure you order the right size for your recipient's laptop screen.
|USB fan - for when work gets intense and things get hot... (this one comes with LED lights for a psychedelic affect).
|USB keyboard light - for night workers/surfers. Get ones with LED bulbs which keep cool while in use and conserve energy.
Especially for cell phone addicts
|Cell phone car holder - for cell phone heavy duty users to use in the car. They can adjust the grasp size, place their phone in it and have clear visibility of their beloved device at all times.
|Table stand for Cell Phone - for the same phone addicts to have a better view of their cell phone at their desk. This cute one is shaped like a plunger.
|Wall charging stand for cell phone - you know how you can never find a place to put your cell phone while it's charging? Here's the solution to this problem. This clever portable folding shelf hangs around cellphone's charger. A great gift for techies or for anyone with small chargeable devices.
|8x F1.1 Zoom universal mobile phone telescope - with today's phones who needs a camera? for close-up pictures just attach one of these zoom lenses and you are all set to go!
|Universal cell phone battery charger - after a while, the charging sockets of some cell phones no longer work properly and it gets very difficult to charge them. This charger can charge any cell phone's battery externally, except Apple devices of course (as their batteries are built into their devices). Note that this charger has a US plug. There are more available plug types at this store.
Dynamo hand-crank USB cell phone emergency charger- if you want to be extra unique give your cell phone addict this emergency dynamo charger so that he/she will never worry about a flat battery again.
Especially for iPhone/iPad addicts
|Charging Cable - Apple products come with a single cable for charging and transferring data . This means that you can never have too many of it. Since the Apple charging cables are so expensive, I found this cable that does the job well for a fraction of the price.
|FM transmitter for iPhone/iPod - this cool little gadget is a great gift for techies who also love music. I use it to listen to my iPhone music by transmitting it to a radio frequency of my choice. This way I can hear the music through my car stereo. It's also supposed to charge the phone, but this feature does not always work.
|Screen protectors - touch screens are very sensitive and pretty expensive to replace, so it's best to protect them whenever possible, especially when it's so cheap to do so. There are screen protectors for all types of touch screens. Check for your recipient's device model in order to get the right one for him (the one here is for iPhone 4S).
|Touch pens - a gift for techies who prefer natural hand grip when using drawing / sketching applications on their device. This one is good for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
|Anti-Dust cap for earphone plug - if your techie is also an obsessive cleaner, he/she will appreciate this small cap that prevents dust from entering the earphone socket (there are many more cool shapes to choose from).
|iPhone style mouse pad - Apple addicts usually like to see their beloved devices design wherever possible, for example on mouse pads such as this one...
|iPhone magnets - ... or (continuing the above idea) on their fridge door using these cute little magnets.
iPhone Specific
|iPhone Cases - I don't need to tell you how expensive iPhones are. I guess that's why there's a whole industry around their cases and carrying pouches. If your techie is a fashionable one (I am sure there is one out there), you can get him/her real cool cheap cases in all kinds of textures and colors. The link here is to my current iPhone case. It's pretty stylish, and even has a place to secure a neck strap. Note: you'll need to know your recipient iPhone model because cases are designed a bit differently for each model.
|Silicon speaker - this silicon trumpet shaped item amplifies iPhone's volume when iPhone is placed in its pocket. It is a cool way to hear music, but does not replace real loudspeakers. It's fun to have though!
iPad Specific
|iPad case - since iPads are used not only as a computer but also as portable TV screens, you can find some iPad cases with a cool built-in stand function like this one. Pretty useful when watching a movie.
|iPad Keyboard - useful for those who type a lot on their iPads. Much more convenient than touch screen (I did not attach a link because did not get the chance to test one yet).
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Hello! My name is Andy and I have been an amateur radio operator since 1996, when I passed the Technician test with the Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club in Mount Vernon, VA. My callsign was KF4KHC, which I held until I moved to New Jersey in 2001. In July 2012, I upgraded to the General class license.
I also held the callsign HL9HCT from August 1997 to August 1998 while I was stationed in Seoul, South Korea. While there, I operated 2m FM from my barracks room using a J-Pole at the end of a PVC pipe stuck out of my window. I managed roughly 300 QSO's while I was there. During that time, there were no repeaters in Seoul, so everything was 2m FM simplex. I also collected around 30 QSL cards while there.
When I moved back to New Jersey, I wanted a new callsign since I was in the "2" area. I enjoyed SSB, so I became KC2SSB. I kept that callsign until October 2012, when I obtained the new vanity callsign of W2PSK, due to my enjoyment of PSK.
I now rarely work any modes other than PSK or JT65. Occasionally I will venture into the SSB portion of the bands, but not very often.
ARRL Awards: DXCC, Worked All States (Basic), Worked All States (Digital)
Red = Need paper QSL | Blue = Need eQSL
International Space Station QSO
On 23 June 2002, shortly after Field Day ended, I managed a contact with RS0ISS on 2m FM simplex, using a double zep vertical antenna 10 feet off of the ground and 50 watts.
My Equipment
I use the following equipment at my home QTH: Yaesu FT-857D multimode HF/VHF/UHF transceiver, LDG Meter, SignaLink USB, MFJ-297 Desk Microphone, LDG AT-100 Pro Autotuner. I have two antennas. One is a Maldol HVU-8 vertical. I use it on 20m to 80m and also on 6m. My other antenna is an IMax 2000 vertical, which is used 10m to 17m. I also have two slopers for 160m and 80m that I have to put on the roof when the weather is better. In my garage I have a Comet GP-15 that I used to have on the roof. I plan on putting that back up so I can have a good antenna for 6m/2m/70cm. I may also put my 6m loop antenna back on the roof again some day.
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Gogol Bordello, The Hives and more for EXIT
Serbia's award winning festival takes shape
Photographer: Shirlaine Forrest10 March 2008
Gogol Bordello, Ministry and The Hives have been added to the main stage bill, joining the likes of the Sex Pistols and Paul Weller.
While the 20,000-capacity dance arena will include sets from Sven Vath, Francois K, Ben Watt and Claude Von Stroke.
EXIT Festival was voted Best European Festival in last year's UK Festival Awards and is one of the most popular destinations for UK festival fans seeking pastures new.
Held in a huge fortress, all nine stages are open air with the castle walls providing natural sound barriers. Look out for our interview with EXIT's chief organiser later this week.
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Port Stephens, NSW: Three-Night Stay for Two People ($267) or a Family of Four ($439) with Dolphin Cruise or 4WD Sandboarding Adventure at Oaks Lure (Up to $920 Value)
- Escape to the sun this winter
- Modern 4-star accommodation
- Perfect time for whale watching
- Walk to beaches, marina, shops and dining
- 2.5-hour drive from Sydney
The Deal
- $267 for a three-night stay for two people in a hotel room ($534 value)
- $439 for a three-night stay for two adults and two children in a two-bedroom apartment ($920 value)
- Choice of 90-minute dolphin cruise
- OR Port Stephens 4WD sandboarding adventure
- Early 1pm check-in
- Late 12pm checkout
- Purchase unlimited vouchers
- Subject to availability
- Not valid over public holidays; limited availability during weekends and school holidays
- No cancellations allowed, amendments possible but may incur a fee payable direct to the property
- Flights/transport not included
- Extra nights/guests possible, payable direct to hotel
- See the rules that apply to all deals
How to Redeem
- Valid from: 3 Jul 2012
- Valid to: 22 Dec 2012
- Must book by 3 Aug 2012
- Phone to book: 1300 669 480
- Or email: email@example.com
- State voucher codes
- Present printed voucher on arrival
With wide, sandy beaches and an abundance of marine life, Port Stephens is the ultimate weekend escape destination from Sydney or Newcastle. The area is renowned as the dolphin capital of Australia, with over 70 friendly bottlenose dolphins living nearby; from May to November, humpback whales can also be seen offshore. Those who prefer to stay onshore relish beautiful bushwalks, great fishing, boutique shops and a relaxed seaside atmosphere.
Escape the winter blues with today's Groupon for Oaks Lure:
• $267 for a three-night stay for two people ($534 value)
In a hotel room with early 1pm check-in, late 12pm checkout, and choice of a 90-minute dolphin cruise or Port Stephens 4WD sandboarding adventure
• $439 for a three-night stay for two adults and two children ($920 value)
In a two-bedroom apartment with early 1pm check-in, late 12pm checkout, and choice of a 90-minute dolphin cruise or Port Stephens 4WD sandboarding adventure
The Hotel
With a combination of spacious hotel rooms and architect-designed apartments, Oaks Lure is a relaxing base to explore the natural wonderland of the Port Stephens area. The resort is stylishly appointed with an outdoor lap pool, children's wading pool, BBQ facilities and guest laundry to keep clothes spick and span. Groupeeps make the most of their stay with an early 1pm check-in, and late 12pm checkout to enable maximum sleep-ins on the last day.
Groupon Recommends
Port Stephens is one of New South Wales' favourite coastal playgrounds with plenty to see and do. Try surfing at One Mile Beach, snorkel the underwater caves and shipwrecks of Fly Point Park, or take a romantic stroll along the 'Bridle Walk' which runs from Nelson Bay to Corlette Point. On one day of the stay, Groupies choose a fun activity for up to four people: a 90-minute dolphin watching cruise into the wide blue yonder to meet some playful new friends; or a 4WD sandboarding adventure at the famous Stockton sand dunes, sure to get the adrenalin pumping for young and old.
Local Amenities
Oaks Lure is centrally located in Nelson Bay, just a short walk to the marina, restaurants and boutiques, golf courses and sporting clubs. Nelson Bay is an easy 2.5-hour drive north of Sydney or 40 minutes from Newcastle Airport.
We stayed at Oaks Lure at Port Stephens twice. Awesome value for money and fantastic spacious rooms for the family. A great weekend getaway for us
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A nice apartment-style hotel located within walking distance to Nelson Bay shops and harbour.
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The Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Keen Company's revival of Middle Of The Night by Academy Award winner Paddy Chayefsky, starring Tony and Drama Desk Nominee Jonathan Hadary (Gypsy, Awake & Sing, Gemini, As Is) along with Todd Bartels (Bingo With the Indians, Church), Amelia Campbell (Our Country's Good [Tony nomination], A Streetcar Named Desire, Waiting in the Wings, The Herbal Bed), Alyssa May Gold (Arcadia, Keen's Lemon Sky), Nicole Lowrance (Peter and the Starcatchers, Dividing the Estate), Denise Lute (Harry Outside, Bug), and Melissa Miller (Merchant Of Venice with F. Murray Abraham, Keen's I Never Sang for My Father), directed by Keen Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein, opening February 27th. This limited engagement runs through March 29th. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
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Theatrical legend Alan Jay Lerner was commemorated today, Wednesday 14 June, 25 years after his death, with a plaque in St Paul's Church Covent Garden. The plaque was unveiled by his wife, actress Liz Robertson, during a service in celebration of his life and work, attended by friends, family and other theatrical greats including Don Black, Anthony Andrews, Tim Rice, Russ Abbott and Tony Britton. (more...)
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Meet the 'broads' of Millennium Manor. Broadway veterans Ivonne Coll (Tony-nominated Chronicle of Death Foretold), June Gable (Tony nominee for Candide), Leslie Easterbrook (original Broadway production of California Suite), and Barbara Niles (Jesus Christ Superstar) are four ladies of 'a certain age' in a sparkling new musical with book by Jennie Fahn and toe-tapping music and lyrics by Joe Symon. (more...)
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Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Judith Ivey portrays that great woman of American letters -- letters from readers seeking advice, that is -- when she plays the legendary, trailblazing columnist Ann Landers in David Rambo's play THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS Off-Broadway this fall, which started performances October 7, 2009 at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St.) in New York City. B.J. Jones directs. The production will run through November 29. Opening night is scheduled for October 14. (more...)
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The critically acclaimed 4th Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival is taking place this weekend October 17th, 18th and 19th when The Town Hall (123 West 43 Street) presents a three-day festival of Broadway stars and song. The festival is created, hosted and written by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. (more...)
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IntroductionPa Harakeke offers visitors to the Pureora region inspiring and culturally enriched experiences that will linger long in the memory of the intrepid traveler. An idyllic location beneath Pureora Mountain and adjacent to pristine native bush, Pa Harakeke offers a range of adventure activities to suit all ages and various levels of fitness. The options include; Cycle Trails, Mountain Treks and Native Bush Walks which are available as self tours or personalized guided experiences.
.GUIDED TOURS Timber Trail - Mountain Bike Experiences – Self Guided The Timber Trail is now officially open to mountain bikers of all levels of fitness and experience. The 85km Timber Trail features magnificent native bush, swing bridges, fantastic bird life and wonderful mountain views across the central plateau. Pa Harakeke is the gateway to the Timber Trail and offers the following self guided Timber Trail experiences. Pure-ora Descent (14kms) Take our shuttle to the top of Mount Pure-ora and experience the thrill of biking 14kms down to the Pureora Village and back to Pa Harakeke. We will supply you with a Mountain Bike, Pump Water and Snack Pack and Shuttle you to the top of Mount Pureora. Allow 2-3 hours. Cost is $49 per person Piropiro Crossing (26kms) Take our shuttle to the top of Mountain Pureora and ride 26kms to Piripiro Flats which is the half way point along the trail. The shuttle also collects you at Piropiro and brings you back to Pa Harakeke. We will supply you with a Mountain Bike, Pump water and a Lunch Pack and provide the shuttle rides. Allow 3-4 hours. Cost is $79 per person Ongarue Spiral (45kms) Take our shuttle to Piropiro Flats and bike 45kms to Ongarue Village. The shuttle also collects you at Ongarue and transports you back to Pa Harakeke. We will supply you with a Mountain Bike, Pump Water and a lunch pack and provide the shuttle rides. Allow 4-5 Hours. Cost is $109 per person Exclusive 2 Day Timber Trail Package Experience Pa Harakeke offers an exclusive 2 day biking package including, fully serviced quality chalet accommodation, mountain bike hire and shuttle pick up and drop offs along the trail. Plus continental breakfast(s) and 2 packed lunches. Day 1. Arrive in the morning. Settle in to your accommodation, get kitted up with your bike, maps and lunch then set out on the first section of the Timber Trail ride which commences at Pa Harakeke. 40kms later you are met at the Piropiro Flats parking area and brought back to your accommodation via our forest roads. Have a pleasant evening at your chalet accommodation. Day 2. Next morning after breakfast we shuttle you back to Piropiro Flats and you complete the second section of 45kms through to the small settlement of Ongarue. Our shuttle meets you there and brings you back to Pa Harakeke where you depart for your next destination or enjoy another evening in your chalet accommodation. 2 Day Timber Trail Experience – Stay 1 Night $297 for 1 person or $459 for 2 people Twin Share 2 Day Timber Trail Experience – Stay 2 Nights$441 for 1 person of $612 for 2 people share twin Group discounts available for 4 or more people All New & Exclusive Ginseng Tour Pa Harakeke now offers fully guided Ginseng Tours during the summer period. Both Asian and American Ginseng are grown under forest canopy producing high grade ginseng which is wild in look, taste and smell. The tour includes a visit to our Ginseng Plantation located in our nearby forest, a traditional welcome to our Pa Harakeke facility and a sampling of our ginseng tea made from our dried ginseng root, plus morning or afternoon tea. Bookings are essential Allow 2 hours for the tour – Cost is $75 per person Pa Harakeke Eco-Cultural Tour (Daily) – Cost NZ$32 per person The Eco-Cultural Tour is a blend of nature and Maori culture which provides visitors with an opportunity to learn about the natural environment of the distinctive Pureora region, plant a native tree selected from the nursery and engage in interactive sessions involving the ancient art of Harakeke weaving. The tour includes a visit to the Maori Pa overlooking Pa Harakeke and to learn about the life of the Maori in ancient times. Sampling Maori food is a rare treat and as too hearing the chants and stories of yesteryear. This personalized guided walking tour is available twice daily at Pa Harakeke and takes approximately 2 hours. The cost is $75 per person. Included in the cost is the native tree, food tastings and weaving material. Visitors receive a tree planting certificate and a harakeke momento of their visit. Visitors are welcome to visit Pa Harakeke, wander the paths around the complex including the cultural walkway and also visit the Maori Villag Eco-Planting Tour – Carbon Offset Program (Daily) – Cost NZ$ 32 per person This tour is available daily and provides an opportunity for visitors to offset their carbon foot print created when traveling to and around New Zealand, by planting their own tree at Pa Harakeke as per local Maori custom. The Eco-Planting Tour commences at Tarapikau (The Guardian), introductions follow and then on to the Native Plant Nursery where visitors are introduced to a range of native plants and trees. Visitors select their own native tree and then it's off to find a suitable site to plant the tree. When a spot is found visitors get to prepare the ground for their tree and whilst planting it a karakia (prayer) is said by the guide in keeping with Maori tradition. A photo is taken of the visitor with their tree and a GPS plotting point recorded. On return to the Pa Harakeke Centre a Certificate is completed, the photo appended to it and the GPS Point recorded on it. Visitors will be able to call back to see their tree at any time, whilst also being able to observe it on Google Earth each time the NZ maps are updated. Allow 30 minutes for this tour. The tree is included in the cost and all equipment is supplied. Combo Tour – Pa Harakeke and Eco-Planting Tour – Cost NZ$ 58 per person This tour combines all of the features of both Tours and takes up to one and a half hours to complete. "Tinihanga Trail" Tour – (By arrangement) – Cost NZ$ 95 per person The Tinihanga Tour takes visitors deep into the Maraeroa Forest to visit a special place known as "Tinihanga" (the Deception) which is home to the largest stand of Tanekaha bush in the North Island. Some 50 years ago stood the majestic, Totara, Rimu, Kahikatea and others, now mostly Tanekaha have survived the fellers axe and are the guardians here. Tinihanga was where the great Rereahu Chief "Te Peehi" came to grief at the hands of a neighboring tribe. Stories abound about the mysterious happenings after his death. These will be told by the guide as you make your way through the virgin bush which only the local hunters ever get to see. Bird life and rare plants aplenty provide the avid nature lover with a special treat to be remembered for a lifetime. These Tours are by arrangement only and take up to 4 hours. The tour package includes morning or afternoon tea. Pureora Mountain Trek Pureora Mountain is an imposing figure on the Pureora skyline and although only 1200 meters to the summit the views over Lake Taupo and across to the sacred mountains of Ruapehu and Tongariro are quite stunning. The Trek is therefore a must do for those who seek the challenge of completing a summit climb but also to capture the sights that only the most intrepid of trampers ever get to see. The ascent and descent are punctuated with stories told by the guide about the native vegetation, the history of the land and also about the Rereahu people. A scheduled stop at the Totara Track on the return trip to Pa Harakeke to hear the magical tunes of the abundant native bird life will simply amaze you. The mountain trek is an alpine walk and although not difficult it is 2 hours to the summit and 1 hour back down to the car park. The tour takes approximately 4 hours and is accessible by most people who are used to walking. The tour costs $95.00 per person and includes refreshments and shuttle transport. The shorter Totara Walk is a gentle graded track. The tour is by arrangement only and bookings can be made through our website or by email or phone. Experienced trampers and trekkers are able to complete the walk via the DoC Roads and Tracks. Maps are available for those happy to complete the Mountain Trek at their leisure. Pureora Native Bush Walks This walk through pristine native bush and amidst the beautiful chorus of the native birds will really stir the senses. The sense of tranquility will captivate and invigorate you and transport you to another time when man first came to Aotearoa. Also take the opportunity to taste the edible bush plants offered by your guide and learn about the Maori medicine plants that are still in use today. The Bird Tower is in close proximity and allows a close up encounter with the birds amongst the tree tops. It is also the site where logging of the last remnants of native bush was halted by environmentalists and which has seen the Pureora Forest Park preserved for future generations. The nearby Buried Forest is a reminder of the Taupo eruption and how whole forests were buried under meters of ash. The tour is by arrangement and takes approximately 3 hours and includes refreshments and transport around the Native bush sites. The cost is $85.00 per person. Nature lovers and experienced trampers are able to complete the walks via the DoC roads and tracks and which are adequately signposted. Maps are also available for those happy to complete the walks in their own time. Sacred Marae Experience – (By arrangement) - Cost NZ$ 95 per person Miringa Te Kakara is an ancient place of higher learning which was established in pre-European times and ensured the ancient Maori traditions were retained and passed on to the next generation. The Situated only 15 minutes from Pa Harakeke the opportunity to visit this ancient whare wananga (house of learning) is a not to be missed. The Tour starts at Tarapikau (The Guardian) at Pa Harakeke then a short journey by road to the ancient wahi tapu (sacred place). The guide will talk about this special place and show you why it is so revered by Maori around the country as the place to learn the ancient traditions. Although many of the buildings are in a ruinous state and some long gone, the atmosphere remains. Today in fact Miringa te Kakara is a place of pilgrimage as the original cross house at Miringa Te Kakara built in the 1600's was found to have been built to the same triangular patterns and forms that were used in the building of the Pyramids of Egypt and the Stonehenge of England. Hundreds of overseas visitors take the opportunity to visit Miringa te Kakara each year and this opportunity is now available by way of a Guided Tour. This tour is also by arrangement and can take up to 4 hours. The tour package includes morning or afternoon tea. Ginseng Plantation & Pa Harakeke Tour – By arrangement – Cost NZ$ 65 per person Ginseng, a traditional and ancient food and medicinal plant used extensively across Asia and North America due to its curative powers and life enhancing capabilities can now be found growing at Pureora amongst our pine trees. Quite remarkably the word Pureora means "Wellness". Pa Harakeke staff have been involved in growing wild simulated Ginseng for several years now and have found this medicinal herbal plant grows successfully under pine tree canopy in the nearby Forest. A tour of the Ginseng Plantation is incorporated with a brief Tour of Pa Harakeke to provide a unique blend of cultural activities. Harakeke has its own medicinal qualities the properties of which are known by and used by the Maori people whilst Ginseng is widely used by Asian peoples. A blend of Pia (harakeke gel) and Ginseng makes a unique lotion with health properties for the skin and the body. The Tour starts at Tarapikau (the guardian) with a Karakia (prayer) to give thanks and to seek a safe and happy journey. The tour then takes in the Harakeke plantation, the native nursery, the whare parua (earth floor house) before departing for the Ginseng Plantation. On reaching the plantation a walk through the plantation with the Tour Guide giving a talk on how the Plantation came about and what stage the plants are at. The chance to see a ginseng root being harvested and prepared adds another dimension to the Tour. The Tour party returns to Pa Harakeke to see the Ginseng products and Harakeke products on show. These tours are by arrangement only and take up to 2 hours. The package includes morning or afternoon tea Pureora Forest Park Tour – (By arrangement) – Cost NZ$ 75 per person The nearby Pureora Forest Park is another fine example of New Zealand native forests with an abundance of mature native trees such as the Totara and Rimu and amazing birdlife. The dawn chorus is particularly spectacular and a must for the bird enthusiast. The tour starts at Tarapikau (the guardian) and after a Karakia and welcome the tour departs for Pureora Forest Par which is only 10 minutes from Pa Harakeke. The guided tour then takes you to the Totara Walk, the Bird Tower, the Buried Forest, the Old Hauler Engine site, the old Ngati Rereahu Pa site and the current village of Pureora. It is the stories told by the Guide about the area, the trees and plants and the birdlife and the history that makes the experience an enjoyable and memorable one. Returning to Pa Harakeke a brief tour is given of the Pa Harakeke complex before enjoying either morning of afternoon tea. These tours are by arrangement only and take up to 3 hours. The package includes morning or afternoon tea. FUTURE TOURS Walking or Cycling Tours - (By arrangement) – Cost (To be confirmed) The Pureora Cycle Trail is currently being developed by the Department of Conservation in conjunction with local land owners and will comprise a two day cycle ride or three day walk through some beautiful native bush and scenic views along the way. Use of the Pureora Cycle Trail will be free to visitors however guided walking and cycle tours can be arranged with Pa Harakeke staff as another option. The Pureora Cycle way is planned for completion towards the end of 2011. These tours will be by arrangement only and will commence when the Pureora Cycle Trail is completed Customized Tours We are keen to meet the needs of travelers and are able to customize tours to match those needs. Please contact us to discuss your particular needs and we will arrange a package to suit your requirements. Other Tour options include a Tour of our Ginseng Plantation and a Sacred Marae Tour of Miringa Te Kakara one of the ancient places of learning known as Whare Wananga (House of Learning). Also ask about our Carbon Offset program which enables travelers to offset their carbon emissions created when traveling.


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Tasty deal: Farmworkers get raise, agreement with tomato growers
2001: The Coalition of Immokalee Workers launches its Campaign for Fair Food.
March 2005: After a four-year campaign, Taco Bell agrees to meet all of the coalition's demands, including paying a penny more per pound for tomatoes to boost farmworker wages.
April 2007: The coalition reaches a landmark accord with McDonald's that exceeded the accomplishments in the agreement with Taco Bell.
Late 2007: Two Florida growers that were passing a penny-per-pound increase on to farmworkers as a result the coalition's agreement with Taco Bell ceased doing so after the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, a grower cooperative, threatened to fine them and any other members that sold tomatoes under the terms of the coalition's agreements with restaurants.
May 2008: The coalition announces a hard-fought agreement with Burger King.
September 2008: The campaign broke new ground with its first agreement in the supermarket industry. Whole Foods agreed to work with the coalition.
December 2008: An agreement with Subway was struck.
April 2009: Bon Appetit Management Co. became the first food service company to step up to the plate.
June 2009: Whole Foods announced it had secured the cooperation of two of Florida's largest organic growers – Alderman Farms and Lady Moon Farms – to implement its agreement with the coalition, effectively breaking the stalemate caused by the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange.
Early 2009: Agreement is announced with food service giant Compass Group.
August 2010: Food service companies Aramark and Sodexo come to the table.
October 2010: The coalition announces separate agreements with Pacific Tomato Growers and Six Ls. They agree to pass along the penny-per-pound increase to their workers.
November 2010: Coalition announces historic agreement with the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange that will increase farmworker pay and curb abuses in the field. Thirteen growers agree to pass on the penny-per-pound increase from participating companies in the campaign.
Source: Coalition of Immokalee Workers website.
Florida farmworkers will get a long-awaited raise.
On Tuesday, the leaders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange shook hands and signed an agreement they described as nothing short of historic. Thirteen growers – representing about 90 percent of Florida's tomato industry – are participating in the agreement. They will pass along an extra penny-per-pound paid by participating restaurants and retailers to farmworkers to boost their wages.
As part of the agreement, the coalition will work with the growers to improve working conditions for farmworkers and end such abuses as sexual harassment, child labor and slavery in the fields. The two groups have battled for years to reach neutral ground. At one time, the exchange prohibited its members from passing along the extra penny per pound collected from participating companies, saying it was illegal to do so because of anti-trust laws.
"This is a watershed moment in the history of Florida agriculture," said Lucas Benitez, with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a farmworker advocacy group with more than 4,000 members. "With this agreement, the Florida tomato industry -- workers and growers alike –- is coming together in partnership to turn the page on the conflict and stagnation of the past and instead forge a new and stronger industry."
After years of campaigning for "fair food," the coalition has struck agreements with nine companies to pay the additional penny to help provide a more "fair," or living, wage. Four of the participants are fast food companies: McDonald's, Burger King, Yum Brands (Taco Bell) and Subway. Another four are service providers: Compass, Bon Appetite, Sedexo and Aramark. One supermarket chain has also signed on: Whole Foods.
Reggie Brown, executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, an agricultural cooperative, said the two sides weren't as far apart in their thinking as it might have appeared as they struggled to reach a compromise for years. Real progress was made over the past few months as the two sides found a way to address their concerns and come up with "a viable business solution," he said.
He said growers have always been committed to finding long-term solutions to improve the lives of farmworkers and their families. Many of the details of the agreement with the coalition must still be worked out, Brown said.
"It's like any journey," he said. "It always starts with the first step and today is the first step."
The new partnership builds on fair food agreements the coalition signed with two of the state's largest tomato growers last month, Pacific Tomato Growers and Six Ls. Under those two agreements, 1,000 workers have already received training from the coalition's staff to better understand their rights to be protected and to have their voices heard on the job.
Through the new partnership, farmworkers will have new protections in the field, including new health and safety programs. The latest agreement is designed to bring an end to the practice of requiring workers to overfill buckets so that they have to pick about 35 pounds of tomatoes to get paid for 32 pounds.
The growers have agreed to follow a code of conduct in support of fair food. The code is still evolving and will only be enforced this season on Pacific Tomato and Six Ls farms. Representatives for the two farms are part of a working group involved in the development of the systems needed to implement the code. After those systems are developed this season, they will be shared with other farms, and the code of conduct will become mandatory for other participating growers next season.
"With this agreement, we will be working with growers to identify and eliminate abuses through a cooperative complaint investigation and resolution system, with real consequences for violations, including zero tolerance for forced labor," Benitez said.
"The timing of today's announcement couldn't be more appropriate," he said. "Not only is Thanksgiving, our annual celebration of the harvest, just around the corner, but so is the 50th anniversary of the 'Harvest of Shame,' the landmark expose of 20th century poverty and degradation in Florida's fields. Today, 50 years later, hope, not shame, is on the horizon."
Verité Services, a nonprofit group based in Massachusetts that monitors labor rights and other abuses for large corporations, will investigate reports of violating the new code of conduct. If abuses are found, such as slavery, then the growers will not be able to sell their tomatoes to restaurants and retailers participating in the fair food program.
Several of the state's smaller tomato growers have not yet signed on to the agreement between the exchange and the coalition, but talks are ongoing to encourage them to do so, Brown said. Besides Pacific Tomato and Six Ls, the other participating growers are Ag-Mart Produce Inc., Big Red Tomato Packers LLC, Classie Growers LLC, DiMare Homestead Inc., DiMare Ruskin Inc., Gargiulo Inc., Harllee Packing Inc., Nobles-Collier Inc., Taylor & Fulton Packing LLC, Tomatoes of Ruskin Inc. and West Coast Tomato LLC.
The raise for farmworkers won't make a big difference overnight, Benitez said. Now, it's small, but if more restaurants and retailers agreed to join the penny-per-pound program it could grow exponentially. The coalition is now targeting big grocers, such as Publix and Kroger, to come to the table and get on board.
The money generated by the penny-per-pound program will be audited by an outside company to make sure it reaches workers. It is being treated as a bonus in their paycheck. It has already begun to appear in paychecks from Six Ls and Pacific Tomato this season.
On average, farmworkers make $10,000 to $12,000 a year, said Julia Perkins, with the coalition. If other large buyers, such as Walmart and Publix, agreed to pay a penny-a-pound more for Florida tomatoes, it has the potential to double their pay, she said.
Noelle Damico, the national coordinator for the PC(USA)'s campaign for fair food, attended a press conference Tuesday, where the agreement was officially signed between the exchange and the coalition. She was in town from New York, for a series of fair food events hosted at a Presbyterian church in the Naples area.
"The changes that have been agreed to today are real significant and under way now," she said. "There is a profound sense of urgency for change, which is apparent and necessary."
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Vatican Museums discovery: 1st European representation of Native Americans?
Catholic World News - April 29, 2013
Experts at the Vatican Museums believe that they have discovered the earliest representation of Native Americans by a European artist.
During restoration work in the Borgia apartments, experts noticed that a detail in a fresco by the Italian artist Pinturicchio (1454- 1513) showed several naked men, with feathers in their hair, dancing. The image may have been based on descriptions provided by Christopher Columbus after his trip to the New World. If so, remarked Antonio Paolucci, the director of the Vatican Museums, "this would be the first representation of Native Americans" in European art.
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Are you ready to earn the mask? Infinity Ward's "Call of Duty: Ghosts" hits store shelves
New feature: Customizable male, female characters
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Gamers, get your sofa's ready -- Call of Duty: Ghosts has hit the market.
In the latest first-person shooter installment from Activision Publishing and Infinity Ward, the developer that brought players the original Call of Duty and the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, Call of Duty: Ghosts features a new, intense story, and new innovations in multiplayer, all brought to life by a next generation engine.
"The launch of Call of Duty has become a pop-cultural event shared by millions around the globe. We consider this a huge honor and it drives us to exceed our fans' expectations each and every time," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing Inc. "Call of Duty: Ghosts delivers on this promise with an epic thrill ride which takes the franchise to new heights on both current and next gen consoles. The teams at Infinity Ward, Raven and Neversoft have poured their hearts and souls into making this the must have gaming experience of the next generation. And of course, none of this would be possible without the most passionate fans in the world. Today is for them."
These fans earned the mask. Have you? RT @kirklandscle: @CallofDuty @InfinityWard #Ghostsarereal #ghostslaunch pic.twitter.com/S03xS3ZHs7— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) November 5, 2013
For the first time ever in the series, gamers in Call of Duty: Ghosts play as the underdog against an enemy that has superior numbers and firepower.
The story opens with a strike from the ODIN (Orbital Defense Initiative) space station, a weapons platform which was designed to protect us.
An intense firefight in space turns the most powerful weapon ever devised against us, and the attack reshapes the world as we know it.
As your home lies in ruins and everything around you is destroyed, you and your brother come across the remnants of a group of elite soldiers, shrouded in mystery, known only as the Ghosts.
Together you must not only defend what's left, but also take the fight to the enemy before they complete the destruction and end our way of life.
According to the company, the story was co-written by Stephen Gaghan, the Academy Award winning screenwriter of the Steven Soderbergh film "Traffic."
"From Day One, we've set out to create the next generation of Call of Duty with Ghosts," said Infinity Ward Executive Producer Mark Rubin. "With an all-new single player story, our best multiplayer game yet, character customization, squads mode and an all-new Extinction mode that lets you battle it out against aliens, this game is the complete entertainment package. We're excited today is finally here and can't wait for our fans all over the world to start playing."
Relationships are going to end, grades are going to fall & men are going to start to disappear. Happy #CallOfDutyGhosts Day!— As Seen At IUP (@AsSeenAtIUP) November 5, 2013
As for the online multiplayer experience, the company said Call of Duty: Ghosts empowers fans to customize their soldiers and squads as male or female characters for the first time, bringing over 20,000 possible character combinations.
In addition, there are seven new multiplayer modes, 14 maps out of the box, a new Squads mode for up to six-player cooperative play, over 30 new weapons, including a new Marksman Rifle weapon class, and over 20 new Killstreaks.
Call of Duty: Ghosts also introduces Extinction, a completely new co-op game mode featuring a unique blend of fast-paced survival gameplay, base defense, player customization and class leveling.
Infinity Ward said teamwork and communication are essential when playing Extinction, as your team faces an alien menace that has overrun an isolated Colorado town and the team must eliminate the threat via any means necessary.
Call of Duty: Ghosts players on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 who plan on picking up the Xbox One or PlayStation4, the company said you can buy the game today for $59.99, and upgrade seamlessly to the next generation when they are ready for as little as $9.99, via a variety of global retailers, as well as Microsoft and Sony.
When you upgrade, your current gen Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer stats, in-game achievements, progression, and Season Pass, all go with you to Call of Duty: Ghosts on the next generation machines.
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Also released Tuesday is the Call of Duty: Ghosts Season Pass. The Season Pass lets gamers access all four Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Map Packs to be released in 2014 at a bundled discount (discount based on a suggested retail price of $49.99 and four DLC Map Packs at a suggested retail price of $15 each).
The company said the DLC Map Packs will be available on the Xbox Live online entertainment network from Microsoft first, and pricing and release dates may vary by platform.
Watch the official live-action game trailer "Epic Night Out" starring Megan Fox below (mobile users: http://bit.ly/1b1JDZA):
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Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Blue lights and sirens are universal signals for you to slow down and pull over.
"Sometimes it can be very sketchy, very scary," said Senior Deputy Jamie Owens with the Richland County Sheriff's Department, "Sometimes we see them not even get out the way."
Owens has seen drivers panic and fail to stop and allow an emergency vehicle to pass by. Another mistake is drivers coming to a stop in the middle of the road.
"If you stop in the roadway you can be endangering other motorists, you can endanger the emergency vehicle coming by," said Owens.
That is why the Richland County Sheriff's Department and the South Carolina Highway Patrol have teamed up to let drivers know how to handle the situation.
First they say you should stay calm and slow down. Take a few moments to figure out your best option, and move over to the right when possible. Deputies say a turn lane will do as well.
Lance Corporal David Jones says it is important to be aware of what is going on around you.
"People won't even know we're behind them or they'll wait till the last second to get over and that last second could mean the difference between running into the back of a police car, striking a police officer or striking a firefighter trying to clean up an emergency scene," said Jones. He says failing to move over could lead to $230 tickets and points on your licence.
They also remind you to stop when possible and check before you continue on your way.
"If you see an emergency vehicle, one there's probably gonna be a second one so just keep that in mind before you reenter the lane of traffic. Look for the second one because sometimes there's gonna be a second one following very close," said Owens.
Officers say drivers should not try to rush and beat emergency vehicles to avoid having to follow the slow down and move over law
"If we're not able to get to the destination we're traveling to what benefit are we to the public," said Jones.
Because every second counts when they are working to ensure safety and save lives.
"We want to make sure at the end of the day no one is injured and everybody makes it home," said Owens.


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Mark Zuckerberg has never thought of his company as a mere social network. He and his team are in the middle of a multiyear campaign to change how the Web is organized—with Facebook at the center. Here's how they hope to pull it off.
1. Build critical mass.
In the eight months ending in April, Facebook has doubled in size to 200 million members, who contribute 4 billion pieces of info, 850 million photos, and 8 million videos every month. The result: a second Internet, one that includes users' most personal data and resides entirely on Facebook's servers.
2. Redefine search.
Facebook thinks its members will turn to their friends—rather than Google's algorithms—to navigate the Web. It already drives an eyebrow-raising amount of traffic to outside sites, and that will only increase once Facebook Search allows users to easily explore one another's feeds.
3. Colonize the Web.
Thanks to a pair of new initiatives—dubbed Facebook Connect and Open Stream—users don't have to log in to Facebook to communicate with their friends. Now they can access their network from any of 10,000 partner sites or apps, contributing even more valuable data to Facebook's servers every time they do it.
4. Sell targeted ads, everywhere.
Facebook hopes to one day sell advertising across all of its partner sites and apps, not just on its own site. The company will be able to draw on the immense volume of personal data it owns to create extremely targeted messages. The challenge: not freaking out its users in the process.
To understand Facebook's challenge to Google, consider my friend and neighbor Wayne, a PhD in computer science from UC Berkeley and a veteran of many big-time programming jobs. I know a lot about him because we are friends. I know even more because we are Facebook friends. On his online profile, I not only find the standard personal-blog-type information—his birthday, address, résumé, and pictures of his wife, son, and step-kids. I also discover that he likes to make beer, that he had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants last week, and that he likes to watch cartoons. Indeed, he has posted something about his life almost every day for the past two months—wondering whether his son's Little League game will get rained out, asking his friends what the impeller in his central heating unit does.
But if I type Wayne's name into Google, I learn very little. I am directed to an old personal Web site, with links that have almost all expired, and a collection of computer-science papers he has written over the years. That's about it.
Hardly any of Wayne's Facebook information turns up on a Google search, because all of it, along with similar details about the other 200 million Facebook users, exists on the social network's roughly 40,000 servers. Together, this data comprises a mammoth amount of activity, almost a second Internet. By Facebook's estimates, every month users share 4 billion pieces of information—news stories, status updates, birthday wishes, and so on. They also upload 850 million photos and 8 million videos. But anyone wanting to access that stuff must go through Facebook; the social network treats it all as proprietary data, largely shielding it from Google's crawlers. Except for the mostly cursory information that users choose to make public, what happens on Facebook's servers stays on Facebook's servers. That represents a massive and fast-growing blind spot for Google, whose long-stated goal is to "organize the world's information."
Facebook isn't just kneecapping Google's search engine; it is also competing with it. Facebook encourages its 200 million members to use Microsoft's search engine, which it installed on its homepage late last year as part of the deal struck between the two companies. At press time, it was also planning to launch Facebook Search, allowing users to scour one another's feeds. Want to see what some anonymous schmuck thought about the Battlestar Galactica finale? Check out Google. Want to see what your friends had to say? Try Facebook Search. And it will not only be for searching within Facebook. Because Facebook friends post links to outside sites, you will be able to use it as a gateway to the Web—making it a direct threat to Google. Why settle for articles about the Chrysler bankruptcy that the Google News algorithm recommends when you can read what your friends suggest? Already, Facebook is starting to horn in on Google's role as the predominant driver of Web traffic. According to Hitwise, Facebook in recent months has sent more traffic than Google to Evite, video site Tagged.com, and gossip mills Perez Hilton.com and Dlisted. That trend should only grow with the advent of Facebook Search.
These are just the latest moves in an ambitious campaign to make the social graph an integral, ubiquitous element of life online. In December, Facebook launched Connect, a network of more than 10,000 independent sites that lets users access their Facebook relationships without logging in to Facebook .com. Go to Digg, for instance, and see which stories friends recommended. Head to Citysearch and see which restaurants they have reviewed. Visit TechCrunch, Gawker, or the Huffington Post and read comments they have left. On Inauguration Day, millions of users logged in to CNN.com with their Facebook ID and discussed the proceedings with their friends in real time.
In April, Facebook announced its Open Stream API, allowing developers to create mashups using Facebook's constantly updated stream of user activity. Previously, users who wanted to read their friends' News Feeds had to go to the Facebook site. Now developers can export that information to any site—or to freestanding applications, much as Twitter desktop clients do for Tweets.
Connect and Open Stream don't just allow users to access their Facebook networks from anywhere online. They also help realize Facebook's longtime vision of giving users a unique, Web-wide online profile. By linking Web activity to Facebook accounts, they begin to replace the largely anonymous "no one knows you're a dog" version of online identity with one in which every action is tied to who users really are.
To hear Facebook executives tell it, this will make online interactions more meaningful and more personal. Imagine, for example, if online comments were written by people using their real names rather than by anonymous trolls. "Up until now all the advancements in technology have said information and data are the most important thing," says Dave Morin, Facebook's senior platform manager. "The most important thing to us is that there is a person sitting behind that keyboard. We think the Internet is about people."
But you don't build a competitor to Google with people alone. You need data. And Connect and Open Stream are intended to make Facebook a much more powerful force for collecting user information. Any time someone logs in to a site that uses Connect or Open Stream, they give Facebook the right to keep track of any activity that happens there—potentially contributing tons more personal data to Facebook's servers. Facebook Connect and Open Stream are also designed to make each user's friend network, which belongs to Facebook, even more valuable and crucial to the Web experience. Together, they aim to put Facebook users' social networks at the center of all they do online.
Mark Zuckerberg is notoriously cocky, even by the standards of Silicon Valley. Two years ago, he walked away from a reported nearly $1 billion offer from Yahoo for his company. He could have sold to Google or Microsoft for a lot more. His business cards once famously read: i'm ceo ... bitch . And he has described Facebook as a once-in-a-century communications revolution, implying that he is right up there with Gutenberg and Marconi.
Still, you'd think he might play it a little cool when discussing Google, not wanting to antagonize the most powerful company on the Internet. But Zuckerberg doesn't pull any punches, describing Google as "a top-down way" of organizing the Web that results in an impersonal experience that stifles online activity. "You have a bunch of machines and algorithms going out and crawling the Web and bringing information back," he says. "That only gets stuff that is publicly available to everyone. And it doesn't give people the control that they need to be really comfortable." Instead, he says, Internet users will share more data when they are allowed to decide which information they make public and which they keep private. "No one wants to live in a surveillance society," Zuckerberg adds, "which, if you take that to its extreme, could be where Google is going."
It's ironic to hear Zuckerberg paint Google as Big Brother. After all, many observers worry that Facebook itself has grown too controlling. Unlike Google, Facebook makes it difficult for users to export their contacts, mail, photos, and videos—a practice Web 2.0 evangelists say is a sign that the company values its proprietary data more than its users' experience. In November 2007, Facebook launched Beacon, a ham-fisted attempt to inject advertising into News Feeds. Users felt violated; after a month of protest, Zuckerberg publicly apologized and effectively shut Beacon down. Then, in February 2009, Facebook quietly changed its terms of service, appearing to give itself perpetual ownership of anything posted on the site, even after members closed their accounts. Users complained so vociferously—millions joined Facebook groups and signed online petitions protesting the change—that the company was forced to backtrack. The event left many people fearful of the amount of personal information they were ceding to a private, profit-hungry enterprise. "Do You Own Facebook?" a New York magazine cover story asked warily in April. "Or Does Facebook Own You?" (Facebook executives say that the company was merely updating the terms of service to match those of other sites and that there was no nefarious intent. They reinstated a version of the amendment after subjecting it to a vote of Facebook members.)


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An ancient log-boat -- which could be thousands of years old -- has been discovered in the banks of the river Boyne.
An initial examination by underwater archaeologist Karl Brady suggests it could be very rare because, unlike other log-boats found here, it has oval shapes on the upper edge which could have held oars.
The boat was found by Christy Finglas, a member of the Boyne Fishermen's Rescue and Recovery Service (BFRRS), near Drogheda, Co Louth, as they were doing one of their regular operations to remove shopping trolleys from the Boyne.
There have been major finds all over the UK that pretty much put the mainstream text-book history/science that we are taught in school into the hoax category
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There have been major finds all over the UK that pretty much put the mainstream text-book history/science that we are taught in school into the hoax category
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History Of Ancient Ireland
There is no evidence to show that people lived in Ireland during the Old Stone Age, the Palaeolithic period. Although Palaeolithic settlers lived in main land Europe and Britain its thought they did arrive in Ireland until the middle of the Stone Age, Mesolithic period.
Ireland is an overflowing treasure trove of archaeological discovery and we have some of the finest ancient artifacts to be found in the World.
Mesolithic Period 8000 – 4500 BC
Believed to have come from Scotland the first settlers arrived in Ireland at around 7500BC. As Mesolithic people they were primitive hunters and fishermen settling in and around the Irish coast. They would have hunted bore, fished for salmon, trout and eel in the rivers and loughs. Fruits, nuts and berries would have also been collected.
Evidence of Mesolithic settlements can be found in places like Mount Sandel in County Derry, one of earliest human settlements in Ireland.
Neolithic Ireland 4500 – 2500 BC
At around 3500 BC the Neolithic people arrived in Ireland bring with them the skills needed for agriculture. With Ireland being a perfect location for agriculture it's an industry that has lasted right to the current day. Today there is still evidence of Neolithic people in Ireland with sites such as the one in Belderg, County Mayo.
One of the most unique things about the history of Ireland is the amount of Neolithic burial sites located all over the country. These sites vary from standing stones to the more complex burial chamber such as the passage tomb at Newgrange.
The Neolithic people were highly skilled builders as evidence shows in many different sites in Ireland. The ancient passage tomb of Newgrange is one of the finest examples of how skilled the Neolithic people must have been.
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What is it that they teach then in the schools that belong to hoax spins? Aren't the text books updated when new information becomes available?
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Can you sample some of these? Sounds fishy.


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Cisco to acquire cyber security consultancy firm
Cisco has announced its plans to acquire Portcullis, a privately held cybersecurity consultancy based in the United Kingdom.
Cisco restructures IoE and cloud operations
Cisco has recently announced another organisational restructuring to streamline its Internet of Everything and cloud operations, expanding the roles of two executives in the process.
Bahri & Mazroei Trading Company deploys Cisco security solutions
Cisco has recently announced that Bahri & Mazroei Trading Company (BMTC) has successfully deployed a suite of Cisco security solutions for its 'Smart' initiatives focus.
Cisco to demonstrate IoE digital business transformation at GITEX
Cisco has recently announced its participation at the 35th edition of GITEX Technology Week, with an expanded and focused presence this year.
Apple and Cisco partner to optimise collaboration tools
Apple and Cisco announced a partnership to create a fast lane for iOS business users by optimising Cisco networks for iOS devices and apps, integrating iPhone with Cisco enterprise environments, and providing unique collaboration on iPhone and iPad.
Cisco releases cybersecurity report
Cisco has released its 2015 Midyear Security Report, which analyses threat intelligence and cybersecurity trends.
Cisco names two members of the new CEO's team
Zorawar Biri Singh, Senior Vice President and CTO, Platforms and Solutions, and Kevin Bandy, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, will both report to Robbins.
Cisco to sell Connected Devices unit to Technicolor
Cisco Systems recently announced plans of selling its Connected Devices division to French firm Technicolor.
Cisco closes Invicta storage business
Cisco has announced that it will be pulling the plug on its Invicta flash storage product line. Invicta was developed after Cisco acquired the flash storage vendor WHIPTAIL for $415 million in 2013. […]
Cisco launches IoE Innovation Centre in Western Australia
Cisco's Internet of Everything (IoE) Centre officially opens in Western Australia, and is ready for research and development.
Cisco to embed 'Security Everywhere' across the extended network
Cisco has announced new offerings to embed security throughout the extended network – from the data centre out to endpoints, branch offices, and the cloud – for pervasive threat visibility and control.
Cisco calls on ME organisations to embrace the IoE era
Ahead of the inaugural Internet of Things Expo (IoTX) 2015, taking place in Dubai on the 8th and 9th June 2015, Cisco executives called for Middle East organisations to embrace the Internet of Everything (IoE) Era by adopting strategies to become fully digitised.
Cisco to introduce new Catalyst Ethernet switch
Cisco will next month unveil an Ethernet switch designed for campus aggregation but in a space saving form factor that's smaller than previous models.
Cisco launches AMP Threat Grid at GISEC 2015
Cisco today unveiled a host of new capabilities and services that give security professionals extensive intelligence and analysis on potential compromises and solutions to protect against, respond to and recover from attacks.
Cisco collaboration app joins enterprise mobile space
Cisco will package and deliver enterprise collaboration capabilities via a mobile and Web app built to replicate the ease of use of consumer software but designed for ad hoc, workplace team interaction.
Cisco, Acer join Intel-backed IoT standards group
Internet of Things standards groups are rallying the troops for efforts to make thermostats, door locks, sensors and other connected devices find each other and share information.
Cisco unveils threat-focused Next-Generation Firewall in ME
Cisco has launched Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) with FirePower Services in the Middle East today. Cisco ASA 5500 Series firewall integrates application control, Next-Generation IPS (NGIPS) with Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) to assess threats, […]
Cisco to show 'Smart and Connected City' at GITEX
Cisco has announced that it will showcase its Smart and Connected Communities (S+CC) technology solutions, aligning with the Dubai Smart City goals, at GITEX Technology Week 2014.
Cisco Q4 revenue, profit flat in 'tough environment'
Cisco Systems posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue and earnings that were roughly flat from a year earlier as the company works through what Chairman and CEO John Chambers called "a tough environment." The dominant […]
China accuses Cisco of supporting US cyberwar efforts
China's state-controlled press is accusing Cisco of helping the U.S. government in cyberespionage, following its governments claims that it would create a "vetting system" for major IT products.
Cisco welcomes Dimension Data to global cloud initiative
Cisco will sell cloud services using Dimension Data's Managed Cloud Platform, including IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) and SaaS (software-as-a-service) offerings of Microsoft SQL Server and SharePoint.
Cisco's Chambers requests Obama intervention
Cisco Systems' CEO John Chambers has written to U.S. President Barack Obama, asking for his intervention so that U.S. technology sales are not affected by a loss in trust as a result of reports of surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency.
Cisco's gloomy financials brighten in Q3
Cisco posted lower sales and profit in the third quarter but beat its own forecast, signalling that the company is continuing to work against economic and industry challenges following two earlier weak performances.
Cisco's IoT chief resigns
Cisco Systems' point man on the Internet of Things (IoT) has resigned just as industries start to explore how millions of sensors and devices can be connected over networks.
Cisco announces security service, operations centres venture
Cisco has announced Managed Threat Defense, a set of security services for the enterprise that it is providing through two new operations centres to remotely support intrusion-detection, incident response and forensics, among other services.
Cisco reveals OpenFlow SDN killer
Cisco is this week unveiling an alternative to OpenFlow for software-defined networking and proposing it as a standard, while adding it as a vital component of the company's new programmable architecture.
Dimension Data adds Cisco's HCS to UC services
Dimension Data has announced that it is extending its portfolio of cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) services to include Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS).
Google and Cisco partner to bring WebEx to Chromebooks
Google and Cisco are teaming up in the enterprise collaboration market, bundling WebEx with Chromebooks and integrating the Cisco Web conferencing and online meeting product with Google Apps.
Cisco Security introduces open source application detection and control
Cisco has announced that it is delivering the ability to create and integrate new open source application identification capabilities into its Snort engine through the release of OpenAppID.
Cisco profit halved as revenue falls
Cisco Systems reported another tough quarter on Wednesday, saying profits fell by more than half and revenue declined by nearly 8 percent.
Cisco reaches agreement with Innovatio over Wi-Fi patents
Cisco Systems has come to an agreement with patent firm Innovatio IP Ventures in a dispute over Wi-Fi standards-essential patents that targeted its customers.
Cisco: Mobile data traffic to explode 11-fold by 2018
Networking experts are running out of superlatives to describe the coming tidal wave/explosion/cataclysm of mobile data traffic.
Google and Cisco strike patent deal
Google has added Cisco to the list of tech companies with which it has struck a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement.
Cisco unveils 'fog computing' to bridge clouds and the Internet of Things
If the hardest part of the "Internet of Things" is getting to the Things, Cisco Systems claims to be offering a lifeline.
Cisco & Intel: IT departments losing control through cloud services
The cloud offers senior executives the business control they demand, according to international research from Cisco and Intel, meaning IT departments need to "become more collaborative and innovative".
Cisco expands Videoscape TV platform into the cloud
Cisco has expanded its Videoscape TV services delivery platform to include a host of new cloud video capabilities, including a Videoscape 'as-a-service' offering and open cloud software technologies based on OpenStack.
Cisco: Malicious traffic present on 100 percent of sampled networks
Every large multinational firm investigated by Cisco for its latest Security Report showed signs of malicious traffic on their networks, the networking company has revealed.
Dell, Cisco, others hit back after being named in NSA spying toolkit
The world's largest networking vendors have hit back at claims their products have been compromised by the National Security Agency after being named in an NSA spying toolkit.
Cisco: Dubai can be Smart City leader
Cisco used its roundtable event to explore the potential for its Smart+Connected City Wi-Fi and sensor technology, saying Dubai has the power to be a world leader in the technology.
EU court rejects Cisco's challenge to Microsoft-Skype merger
Microsoft's acquisition of Skype is compatible with European Union competition law, the General Court of the E.U. ruled Wednesday.
Cisco: SDN, internet of things main 2014 concerns
Next year will see demonstrable evidence of the Internet of Things, real-time communications on the Web, and SDN-enabled platforms with killer applications for them, says Cisco.
Experts debate Cisco's 2017 cloud computing forecast
Cisco Systems's third annual Global Cloud Index forecasts that global cloud traffic will more than quadruple, from 1.2 zettabytes in 2012 to 5.3 ZB in 2017. That works out to about 443 exabytes a month, or about 476 billion GB.
Cisco issues grim forecast after falling short in emerging markets
Cisco Systems stunned Wall Street on Wednesday with a gloomy financial forecast it blamed on falling demand in developing countries and transitions in some of its product lines.
GITEX PREVIEW: Cisco
This year, Cisco has adopted the principal theme of 'Where Technology Means Business', where we will discuss current ICT trends such as the Internet of Everything (IoE), cloud and virtualisation, collaboration, bring your […]
Cisco, Ubiquiti access points top out at nearly 400Mbps
Earlier this year we tested several consumer-level 802.11ac routers. Here, we take a look at two enterprise-level access points. They're a part of the so-called "Wave 1" phase of the 802.11ac standard: both access […]
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Razor's latest Blade 3T is exceptionally designed for hard-core gamers with almost nothing to dislike, says Annie Bricker.
Review: Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
James Dartnell takes Sony's latest mid-range smartphone for a spin, and decides if the waterproof product sinks or swims.
Review: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
Microsoft has a lot of ground to cover in the competitive handheld segment, before it catches up with the likes of Apple, Google, and BlackBerry. With the Lumia 640 XL, Microsoft is targeting consumers in need of a capable, mid-range phablet.