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Bitcoin is coming into its own. After the dark side of abusive website unethical and scrupulous owners, bankruptcies due to mismanagement and cyber hacking, merchants around the world are welcoming Bitcoin.
Coin Desk reports that The Hague has set the date very precisely to be at 17:57 on March 20 the charming city centre along the two canal-side streets will have all of the business owners accepting Bitcoin in a very united effort of a new business enterprise.
Hague represents the seat of International Law where world renowned legal advocates and diplomats come to engage in the issues of the international community. How fitting is it that Bitcoin will become a part of this great international high profile community?
There are nine restaurants and one art gallery who will participate in this venture on what is known as Bierkade and Groenewegje strasse but will be renamed to Bitcoin Boulevard.
The 'Night Mayor' who oversees the evening activities of this highly tourist and business clientele will buy with Bitcoin the first purchase of the night. The idea for this Bitcoin marketing came from Hendrik Jan Hilbolling and his two business friends and fellow Bitcoin enthusiast, Peter Klasen and Henk van Tijen.
These three organizers are in the software sector by day job. They understood and explained to the business owners the low fee cost of Bitcoin which is far less than the 2-3% and sometimes higher for a credit card purchase. The function ease and money practicality of attracting international globe-trotting tourists and business people became apparent in value.
On March 20 at the end of the evening there will be a Bitcoin contest with a winner of who has spent the most in bitcoin crypto-coin and the restaurant who has accepted the most in bitcoin crypto-currency. There is a five-star Michelin restaurant, a vegan and a Happy Hour restaurants along with a Biergarten to provide an opportunity to spend bitcoin for food and fun. the winners will be on the advertising screen of the city.
Henk van Tijen explained, 'This event is not just for nerds like ourselves, but for the regular moms and pops, kids and students. The purpose is to make it for a more broad audience.'
Luxembourg is entering into Bitcoin as The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), the government body responsible for financial regulation in Luxembourg, has issued a statement that interested parties may submit to the CSSF a request to allow transactions in Bitcoin. Each case submitted will be reviewed individually.
Luxembourg is a financial center of Europe and home to several EU agencies. It is a very common place for European and international business. Since there are many Bitcoin business models of some performing merchant transactions and some in the business as an exchange, Luxembourg regulators have shown for the first time a statement of interest on how to proceed with these various business groups.
In New York City, New York's Superintendent of Financial Services, Benjamin M. Lawsky, has confirmed that the state is now accepting applications for the digital currency. He was a supporter back in January when he and his group reviewed Bitcoin and saw the merchant savings and ease of international transaction. Lawsky thought the benefits credible and deserved an opportunity for Bitcoin.
Regulations will be in effect at the end of the second quarter of 2014. Lawsky stated that interested firms may submit applications. He reminded all potential Bitcoin applicants that, turning a blind eye and failing to put in place guardrails for virtual currency firms while consumers use that product is simply not a tenable strategy for regulators.'
To view more on Bitcoin see the list below in the Author's suggestions and view the video atop this article with N.Y. State Superintendent of Financial Service, Benjamin Lawsky.
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Recession Dining
Restaurateurs respond to the economic downturn in different ways–and some even say there's a silver lining
By ADAM BOROWITZ
This is turning out to be a rather unappetizing recession.From the foothills to the southside, people are eating out less to save money, leaving restaurant owners scrambling for ways to adapt.
The fates of those unable to adapt are shown by shuttered windows and locked doors. Terra Cotta, 58 Degrees and Holding Co., Cuvée World Bistro, Old Pueblo Grille Foothills and the Casbah Teahouse have all closed in recent months, each taking with them a piece of Tucson's culinary culture.
It's a problem with appreciable reach. The Arizona restaurant industry employs about 250,000 people and brought in $8.4 billion last year, according to Steve Chucri, president and CEO of the Arizona Restaurant Association. And like many industries, restaurants link to a network of suppliers and distributors that employ countless more.
"Most restaurateurs are certainly having a difficult time and are struggling," says Chucri. "Any optimism we are seeing is cautious optimism."
One of those struggling restaurateurs is Bob McMahon, owner of Metro Restaurants, the parent company of Ristorante Italia, Grill on the Green, Old Pueblo Grille, Metropolitan Grill and McMahon's Prime Steakhouse.
"I don't know that I've ever seen anything like this, and I don't know if there's a magical bullet for any of it," McMahon says. "I would guess that 20 percent of the restaurants in Tucson need to go away for any of the restaurants to make it."
McMahon says most of his eateries have made adjustments to stay competitive. Prime rib that once sold for around $30 now goes for $21.95 at McMahon's Prime Steakhouse, says Dan Multhup, Metro Restaurants' director of operations. Extended happy hours, ladies' nights, more specials, redesigned menus and an added emphasis on service have also been put in place at most of McMahon's eateries.
"We can't discount our way out of this; we just need to be better than the next guy," says Multhup. "Our No. 1 focus is giving guests a reason to come dine with us. The poor service of yesteryear is no longer acceptable."
Award-winning chef and restaurateur Janos Wilder has noticed a similar slowdown in business.
"This is new. We never really had to worry about what the season was going to bring," says Wilder, who owns and operates Janos and J Bar at Westin La Paloma Resort. "We are seeing that volume clearly go down. In spite of that, we're really confident and optimistic."
Much of that confidence is due to a business model that caters to the high end at Janos, while the less-pricey J-Bar can serve as a growth vehicle when times get thin, says Wilder.
Wilder has still made changes, increasing advertising by about 40 percent and putting off upkeep projects, he says. He's also been "tightening the belt" by ordering smarter and creating menus that help him stay within budget without hedging on quality.
"We believe if we do all the right things, then we don't need to compromise the quality of the product," says Wilder. "We want Janos to be top of the line, the pinnacle of culinary perspectives, but we are tweaking our pricing strategies."
Janos now offers a $20 rib eye alongside French-inspired Southwestern entrées that fetch between $28 and $45. This approach is echoed at J Bar, with $12.95 entrées finding a home among selections in the $15 to $18 range.
"People want special things in their lives, and we want to be there to allow them to do that a little less expensively," says Wilder.
Officials at Westward Look took a vastly different approach, says general manager Alan Klein.
Instead of hunkering down and weathering the recession, officials decided to spend $10 million retooling the AAA Four-Diamond resort and their flagship eatery, now called Gold (formerly the Gold Room), as well as the Lookout Bar and Grille, in an effort to appeal to visitors and locals alike.
Westward Look has introduced specials in the form of dollar canned beer on Saturdays, family nights, fish frys and other homey-sounding offers that seem somewhat out of place at a resort known for $85-a-person wine dinners.
"We recognize that in a down economy, your locals are your bread and butter," says Klein. "There's a crowd out there who's forgotten about us."
Downtown at Hotel Congress, business has been steady, slipping just a bit in recent months, says general manager Todd Hanley, who is also the president of Tucson Originals, an alliance of about 40 locally owned and independently operated restaurants.
Hanley says many diners are becoming disinterested in lavish, expensive meals and are seeking a more common-sense approach when spending their diminishing disposable income.
"Fine dining is fast becoming a dinosaur," Hanley says. "It's the casual fine dining people are looking for."
Hanley says the recession is an opportunity to identify weaknesses and plan for the future. He expects the rest of 2009 to be rough on local restaurants.
"We have to weather this storm for another year or 18 months," Hanley says. "If you're not concerned, you have your head in the sand."
While many restaurant managers are rethinking their customer base and the way they do business, others say the secret to success is making sure a bulletproof business plan is in place from the very beginning. That is exactly what Jay and Kim Thorpe aimed for when they opened Game on Sports Grill in December.
The couple considered 38 other locations before settling on the former Chuy's Baja Broiler spot at 6453 N. Oracle Road. They also agonized over food costs, the lease and other details that could have whittled away at their revenue.
"If you don't have a good business plan, those wounds are going to show through in an economy like this," says Thorpe, adding that he knows how much he pays for each item–down to the ounce. "I'm also a pilot, and if you go up in a plane, and you don't have a checklist, and you don't have a procedure, you are flying blind."
That's a philosophy shared by the Arizona Restaurant Association, which expects the industry to rebound sometime toward the end of the year.
"Arizona is still a hotbed of growth in the restaurant industry," Chucri says. "But current restaurants aren't expanding as fast, and new restaurateurs are doing their homework and doing their best to offset hardship down the road.
"The industry will remain strong, and will become more sustainable as a result of all this," Chucri says.
(Editor's Note: This was veteran newsman Steve Emerine's first column for Inside Tucson Business. It appeared in the June 20, 2005, issue and dealt with an idea at the time to build a 27-story high-raise in downtown Tucson called the Century Tower. Estimates were that it would cost $60 million to $70 million. That week, the Tucson City Council decided against giving Bob McMahon, owner of Metro Restaurants, and Don Martin, owner of Competitive Engineering, their requested exclusive negotiating rights to buy the city-owned property for the tower. As a result McMahon and Martin never pursued the idea.
We reprint the column in tribute to Steve Emerine and as an example of the knowledge and institutional memory he brought to local issues.)
So where in the world did restaurant owner Bob McMahon and manufacturer Don Martin get that idea of building a 27-story high-rise next to the Joel Valdez Library in the middle of downtown Tucson? Are they crazy? Well, it wasn't their idea. And no, they're not crazy.
For 40-plus years, experts have told officials in cities whose downtowns have crumbled because of outlying shopping centers with plenty of free parking to do exactly what McMahon and Martin are proposing.
They told Tucson to do it. I wrote stories mentioning buildings like the McMahon-Martin proposal when I covered City Hall in the 1960s for the Tucson Daily Citizen (the afternoon paper's official name when it was owned by the William A. Small family.)
In those days, urban experts were urging cities to let the private sector build tall structures with underground parking, retail stores at street level, several floors of office space, upscale residential units above the offices, and a restaurant or night-club on the top floor.
The last idea was the only one Tucson adopted then. We had the Skyroom, which later became the Tucson Press Club, at the top of the nine-story Arizona Land Title Building at the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Alameda Street, and the posh Old Pueblo Club later took over the top two floors of the Tucson Federal Savings Tower south of Pennington Street on the east side of Stone.
Buildings at those locations are now owned by Pima County. The title building was gutted and rebuilt to house development services. The former savings tower is mostly occupied by county lawyers. And the night-clubs and restaurants in both buildings are gone.
Tucson finally jumped on the national urban renewal bandwagon, but it followed advice from other urban planners to pursue the tourism and convention business. Once historial neighborhoods that had been taken over by sleazy bars, flop houses, prostitutes, drug dealers and other frowned-upon uses were condemned.
They were replaced by the Tucson Convention Center Arena, Music Hall and Leo Rich Theatre, the hotel currently known as the Radisson City Center (Editor's note: now the Hotel Arizona), and the rambling multi-colored La Placita complex. Recommendations to build a building like McMahon and Martin have suggested were put on hold.
City officials were told that the Diamonds department store chain would anchor La Placita. When Diamonds decided to go to shopping centers and not downtown, the promoters swore La Placita would thrive anyway with restaurants and lots of small shops and offices on all levels.
That didn't work. In hindsight, it might have if they had let people live on upper floors of La Placita so the ground-floor businesses could have some customers within walking distance. When that idea was proposed later, the cost of adding adequate plumbing for residential uses was too high.
So La Placita joined the title building and the savings tower building to house more offices for government workers to hang out in from 8 to 5, five days a week.
That brings us back to McMahon and Martin, who want a six-month option to buy land next to the library at its appraised market value so they can study the feasibility of their tower idea. If it will work, they would buy the land and go ahead. If not, the city would keep the land.
Some opponents decry the loss of a grassy patch next to the library and say the tower would block their views of the mountains and the old Pima County Courthouse.
But the grass is relatively new, replacing what was an old green-colored office building and a parking garage. And some of the views have already been blocked by other things.
At least the tower would help hide that ugly red cockroach statue at the library.
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The BBC reported today that two esteemed members of the pope's inner circle have been charged with taking part in male prostitution continually for a number of years. Police uncovered the scandal during a wire tap related to another matter.
Since the allegations of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic clergy became nearly ubiquitous almost a decade ago, rumors of sexual misconduct by Church higher-ups have seemingly exploded. And yet, the source of the problem seems to get off the hook. Surely, these are just bad eggs, somehow ordained under false pretenses, right?
Or, are they gay men who have tried deeply to suppress their natural desires in the name of God, even going so far as to take a futile vow of celibacy? Or is it the other way around -- does the absolute starvation of sexual expression bring out the very actions the Church seeks to quell?
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NEW ORLEANS - Sixteen Tulane volleyballers - as well as sand volleyball head coach Wayne Holly, assistant indoor volleyball coach Jaye Loyd and volleyball program coordinator Chelsey Richter - spent Sunday morning bettering the community in which they currently live by volunteering their time with the Youth Rebuilding New Orleans non-profit organization.
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"It was good for us to get out in the community and for our program," said Holly. "It brought attention to our volleyball programs and our university. Being involved in the community is consistent with what Tulane University wants from us. We had a good time, and we were able to turn a team-event into something that involved the community."
Tulane indoor volleyballers Amber Bennett, Miah Diirell, Lauren Etta, Ally Frank, Makenzie Frieden, Tea Juric, Amy Lanski, Cori Martone, Annie Shurtz, Sarah Strasner, Olivia Utt, Grace Weaver and Anna Wruck teamed up with the sand-only volleyball players in Hannah Holmes, Courtney Liddle and Jackie Wegner worked on a variety of tasks that had to do with the flooring of the home.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. - Five-hundred graduating seniors will have a chance to be a part of the Inaugural Senior Tunnel, which will be debuted this weekend at the East Carolina-UAB football game. Saturday's kickoff has been slated for 2 p.m. (EST).
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Huddle House: An Arm-Chair Nutritionist Chimes In
Commenter BridgetAs you can see, most people that object to my amateur reviews—and I'm not ashamed to say that—don't know the slightest thing about truly healthy eating. Take this for example. Recently someone named Mike emailed me to share his "great deal of knowledge" on the human body and nutrition, and, to let me know he disapproved of my recent review of Huddle House. Here it is:
Have you ever been in a Fazoli's. I have worked at the Fazolis for 7 1/2 years and i can tell you that most of what you said just isnt accurate. It is very easy to eat healthy at Fazolis. There are many meals that are advertised as under 5 grams of fat. We don't use Olive oil on anything, not even the Grilled Chicken salad. Also, we are always willing to special order anything you want. If you want no dressing or mayo on your sandwich we can do that or if you want extra sauce or a different kind of sauce...we can do that too. The lite Italian dress is lite compared to our regular Italian dressing. If you ask you can get a nutrition guide.
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Fazoli's doesnt even use "olive oil". The comment that you made about the chicken panani, and the whole wheat penne isnt accurate... no such thing. There is NO OLIVE OIL in a Fazoli's restaraunt..thats like looking for A1 sauce @ a Steak n Shake. I think their catchy little commercial says it all, "fresh, fast, italian" Fresh it is. They prep their menu items daily. Salads are made to order. The cooking process for the pasta, is just perhaps as if you made it @ home. Cooked in boiling water, with some salt for 8-12 minutes. Then covered w/ some vegetable oil, *not olive oil* the vegetable oil is actually cooked off, because they submerge the pasta in boiling water to heat it, when you order. all orders are made to order.Comment about the minestrone soup, all soups are loaded w/ sodium, read the back of the soup cans. Now, your comment about your meat allotment for the week, the chicken panani only has 2 1/2 oz of chicken on it, so if thats your meat allotment for the week... *shruggs* There are plenty of "meatless" menu items. They do serve Alf Sauce and a Marinara Sauce. Perhaps next week we'll read about how you have compared a McDonalds burger to that of a Ruby Tuesday's burger. Good Day.
I read your "informative" comments about Huddle House on your website and felt compelled to send you an email. Obviously, grease is not the way to healthy nutrition...that much we agree upon. However, when you stated that you do not even eat eggs at all, you demonstrated to me your lack of education regarding healthy foods. To put it simple...eggs are some of the most nutrition rich food a person can eat...provided of course they are not cooked in grease. I am an extremely healthy person, a gym rat for 20+years, with around 10% bodyfat year round. I have competed in many bodybuilding contests in my life and have acquired what I consider a great deal of knowledge concerning the human body and what works and what doesn't work. Red Meat is not bad for you...as long as it is lean red meat. Eggs are an excellent source of nutrition. Vegetables are also very nutritious...much more so than fruits and dairy products...which raise the blood sugar level too high.Wow! Mike has some serious emotional attachments to food, but, he's entitled to his opinion and I'm happy to hear him out. Now, since I'm not the expert here, I'll refrain from nitpicking his remarks, but, Dr. Fuhrman was more than happy to impart a little knowledge. If you're reading Mike, hopefully this broadens your horizons a little. Have a look:
I won't carry on. It's just when I read where someone is writing about nutrition and foods as an "advisor" so to speak...and they talk like a typical vegetarian (foolish people that don't understand the body), I have to comment.
Have a good day. Go enjoy some eggs and steak.
By the way, I have eaten at Huddle House...and they will cook your meals like you want if you will only tell them how.
Sorry for the straight talk Mike, but just because you consider yourself knowledgeable about nutrition doesn't mean you have a broad and insightful knowledge. Most misinformed individuals consider themselves knowledgeable about nutrition and as a result we have over 80 percent of our country dieing of heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Lots of self-proclaimed knowledgeable nutrition "experts" die prematurely of heart disease.Now, as for me and Eating to Live on the Outside, keep looking for my "foolishness" every Friday. Oh, and here's a few posts on meat consumption and disease:
If you want to disagree with the information here, it might be a good idea if you read my books or even some of the prior blog posts that discuss meat eating. My work is supported with extensive research from scientific sources and an understanding of the broad overview of relevant scientific studies, not just a few selected citations. This helps a person understand the issues with clarity.
I do considers eggs a relatively cleaner and safer animal product compared to cheese and red meat, however I'm still careful to advise limits on animal product intake because animal products at the level of consumption eaten in America is clearly disease-promoting and lifespan shortening. Lastly, Americans only consume four percent of calories from fresh fruits, vegetables beans, nuts and seeds, and yes fruit is essential for protection against certain cancers. I hope you decide to hang around and read more of my blog. Then if you disagree, at least you will know what you are disagreeing with and you will learn about the science that supports such viewpoints.
Fazoli's is icky. And personally, I'd rather have the olive oil (in moderation of course) than vegetable oil. I just couldn't eat there. Nuh uh.
I don't agree with everything here--but no flames from me ;) My lone opinion may not be worth .02, but what often rubs me the wrong way is how things are phrased in a review.
My family is far "crunchier" than most people we know. But when I'm trying to convey something we've learned if I come off as "my choice is superior and yours is inferior" I know they will tune me out.
Certainly, stick to your values--that is admirable (I went lacto-ovo-vegetarian for 9 days and it was HARD). And I know it's hard to "hear" a person's voice over the internet so maybe I don't always read things the way you intend. But maybe there's a way to stay true to yourself and your review, but win over some of those who aren't as convicted as you.
Thanks for letting me share my opinion.
I find your Eating to Live on the Outside reviews very helpful. I have been following Dr Fuhrmans dietary suggestions for a year or so. I am pretty much a 99% hard core eat to live type, with the exception of having to eat out or at friends houses. Which is where your reviews are so helpful.
There is so much misinformation with regards to food that it is hard to see the forest for the trees sometime.
For example, I like to get the vegetarian sandwich from Jimmy Johns, however when I ask them to not add mayo or cheese, I get stunned looks from the employees. Amusing, as then I get to explain to them why I choose to eat my sandwich that way :-)
Keep up the good work, er...reviews, we look forward to them each week.
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga) endorsed his House colleague U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga) on Thursday in a competitive Republican runoff race for U.S. Senate. Westmoreland is the first congressman from Georgia to announce his support for one of the Republican Senate candidates.
"Jack Kingston and I have been friends for 20 years, during which I've had the pleasure of getting to know him and his wonderful family," Westmoreland said according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "For the last ten of those years, we've been colleagues and I have seen firsthand how Jack commits whole-heartedly to his work. Jack is one of the most gracious, humble, and hard-working men I know. His honesty and dedication to serving Georgians can¹t be matched."
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Kingston is facing Georgia businessman David Perdue in the runoff. The two candidates made it to the final stage of the Republican primary when they received the most votes in the election last Tuesday, May 20, but neither one got 50 percent or more needed to win the GOP nomination. Perdue received 30.6 percent of the vote to Kingston's 25.8 percent.
Perdue is running for his first political office and he's branded himself as an outsider looking to get through the political gridlock in Washington and support business-friendly policies. Kingston, who's entered politics in 1982, first in state government and later in the U.S. House of Representatives, is running as a solid conservative with proven record of support for fiscal accountability and reductions in government spending and taxes.
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Nunn, who similarly to Perdue is running for her first political office, didn't face any serious challenge in the primary, so she's been able to save money for the general election. Since Nunn has repeatedly criticized long-term Washington politicians, one might imagine she'd be much happier with Kingston as her challenger than Perdue.
"Who can beat Michelle Nunn? She's an outsider, she polls very well against these career politicians," Perdue said as was reported by the Daily Beast. "I'm an outsider, too. We think it's because I'm an outsider, that trumps her outsider. Plus I've got a business background and can relate to and add value, too."
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Active Defense Controls Spring Game -- But With Caveat
Sarkisian holds back Price and the quarterbacks so as to not reveal much of UW's new, no-huddle offense during the nationally televised scrimmage. Yet Price says
105th UW-WSU Game On Tap Friday In Pullman
Huskies and Cougars will square off on the day after Thanksgiving at 12:30 p.m.
Huskies Head To Boulder To Face Buffaloes
Dawgs take on Colorado Saturday morning on FX television.
Dawgs Bid Seniors & CenturyLink Farewell Vs. Utes
Huskies play host to Utah Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Networks).
Super Sophs! UW's ASJ, Sankey Bull Thru Cal
Seferian-Jenkins has 154 yards receiving to set the UW career record for a tight end. Sankey goes for a career-best 189 yards rushing. And UW rallies with 2 TDs in the final 16 minutes to end 7-game road skid.
Washington vs. Washington St.
Washington vs. Washington St.
2012: Saw plenty of game action in first college game vs. San Diego State ... caught one pass for six yards vs. SDSU ... started game at No. 3 LSU, when he also saw action as a kick returner ... saw action at tailback in the win over Stanford, carrying the ball four times for nine yards ... also had a catch for 11 yards vs. the Cardinal ... five carries for 29 yards at Oregon as the Huskies' No. 2 tailback ... three carries for 11 yards vs. USC ... rushed for 47 yards on just three carries, and also caught three passes for 13 yards, at Arizona ... three carries for 11 yards and two catches for 12 in victory over Oregon State ... four carries for 15 yards and one catch for 10 in the win at Cal ... two carries for six yards and one catch for seven in the win over Utah ... had a great day at Colorado, carrying the ball nine times for 78 yards ... also scored on a 23-yard screen pass vs. the Buffaloes ... had one carry and an 11-yard reception in the WSU game ... one carry in the MAACO Bowl vs. Boise State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named Arizona's Division I Player of the Year by Arizona Varsity (Rivals) and also earned first-team All-Arizona at wide receiver by the Arizona Republic as a senior ... named the state's fourth-best player by the Republic heading into senior season ... also first-team All-Tribune, from the East Valley Tribune ... caught 87 passes for 1,132 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior in 2011 ... also rushed for 558 yards on only 68 carries ... also handled the punting and returns ... as a senior, helped lead the Huskies to a 13-1 overall record, the lone loss coming in the Division I state championship game, breaking a nation-leading 53-game winning streak ... caught 11 passes for 123 yards and two TDs in the championship game ... rushed for 138 yards on 16 carries and also caught 10 passes for 101 yards in a win over Basha, making him the first player in school history to reach 100 yards in each category in the same game ... caught 13 passes for 140 yards, both season highs, in the season opener vs. Mountain Pointe ... scored in 13 of the Huskies' 14 games ... as a junior, led Hamilton to a 15-0 record and the state championship, capped with a 21-13 victory over Desert Ridge in the title game ... named first-team all-region and honorable mention all-state in 2010 ... as a junior, rushed for 784 yards on 73 carries with nine touchdowns and caught 48 passes for 713 yards and five scores ... ran for 103 yards and a score and also caught four passes for 34 yards in the state championship game ... had season-high 138 yards receiving in back-to-back games in 2010 ... as a sophomore in 2009, helped Huskies to a 14-0 record and a state championship as Hamilton blanked Mesa, 35-0 in the title game ... listed on the Tacoma News-Tribune's "Western 100" ... listed as the No. 25 "athlete" in the nation by Tom Lemming ... rated the No. 24 "athlete" in the nation and the No. 7 recruit in Arizona by rivals.com ... scout.com's No. 72 wide receiver recruit in Arizona and the No. 7 prospect in Arizona ... comes from a football family, as father, Keith, played at Illinois before a nine-year NFL career ... brother, Kerry, played at Arizona State and is now on the Vikings' practice squad ... uncle, John Taylor, was a two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers ... also a sprinter on the Hamilton track team ... played football for coach Steve Belles.
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Tonight is the second part of the "Vanderpump Rules" reunion show. On Feb. 17, Wet Paint was able to get some great details on Jax Taylor's new girlfriend. He is now dating Carmen Dickman and has moved on past his ex Stassi Schroeder. OK Here is the Situation also had great info on her.
This is the first time that Jax has really admitted someone was his girlfriend since Stassi. Everyone was used to him trying to do everything that he could to get her to take him back including a tattoo on his arm. Jax is now admitting that he has a new girlfriend and even called himself a lucky guy. It looks like he is pretty happy with her too.
So who is Carmen? She is a law student from Saskatchewan, Canada. She is just 23-years-old and it sounds like she doesn't work at SUR, but that doesn't mean she won't show up on "Vanderpump Rules" if the show is renewed.
Don't miss the last episode of season two of "Vanderpump Rules" next Monday night on Bravo.
Please like Fans of Real Housewives on Facebook for the latest news on this show and more.
Suggested Links
- Jax Taylor's new girlfriend: Carmen Dickman admits they are dating
- Jax Taylor's real name and Miami past revealed
- Stassi Schroeder's reality TV clip from before 'Vanderpump Rules' revealed
- 'Vanderpump Rules' spoilers: Stassi reveals Jax and Kristen updates and more
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All Purchase College students, faculty, staff and administrators are provided with a College e-mail account.
Communications methods: The College's E-mail System (Outlook/Exchange) and our Web site provide four distinct electronic communications channels, each of which is suited for different purposes. You may want your audience to contribute as well, but you may not want them to be able to 'quit' the list, nor others to join it. There is no single 'best' method - you must consider the purpose and your audience and choose the proper method, or methods. Some are public, some conversational, some passive and some active.
Exchange Distribution Lists (DL): for secure and required top-down communication
• Uses exchange addresses only
• Every class has an email DL automatically created for it with the faculty member as the list manager. Instructors and authorized senders associated with a section's division are allowed to email the lists.
• The new Banner system introduces changes in the term format, the course numbering format, and eliminates section numbers. The format for summer 2014 classes and beyond is email@example.com or for example email@example.com. Faculty do not have to create their own lists. Three semesters worth of lists are available, past, present, and future.
• Provides receipt/read tracking
• Users cannot opt out of list
• Individuals can create their own DLs with fewer than 30 recipients; larger DLs must be created by CTS and populated by the list manager
• Can limit to certain users or moderate contents
• Official business should be limited to DLs so that sensitive data and communications are secure from viruses and do not get sent outside of the campus to a commercial providers with spotty security. DO NOT E-MAIL SSNs OR OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION - it could easily fall into the wrong hands.
• DLs are an 'active' method of communication since materials are received via e-mail.
Portal: my.purchase.edu: for optional communication.
• Messages/banners/pictures can be posted. Please contact CTS at 914-251-6465 or through the CTS Work Order System for more information.
• The CTS Knowledge Base Wiki. This includes helpful documentation on things like how to apply for Home Directory/Web Space and how to setup a mobile device to receive Purchase email.
DLs are automatically set up for:
All students in each class
All students in a major
All students in each academic division
All faculty in a Board of Study
To set up a DL:
• Call the Helpdesk x6465 or log into the CTS Work Order System to request a DL.
• Please see the Information Required for Creating an Email Distribution List document in the Knowledge Base so you know what information to include in the request.
To use a DL from off campus or via OWA:
Send to email@example.com - no special characters
To use Real Outlook at Home:
• Microsoft Campus License provides work at home rights - See the CTS Downloads page for instructions on getting your copy for your home computer.
• Choose "Exchange Server Support" when Installing Office
• If you have Office 2007/2010 at home, you can use full Outlook via RPC over HTTP (see CTS Knowledge Base)
OWA Issues:
Outlook Web Access (OWA) provides full access to your e-mail, calendar, and public folders from any computer with an Internet connection anywhere in the world. Just go to https://mail.purchase.edu
AOL Issues:
• OWA is just a Web site, AOL's browser has problems rendering it. Try Firefox or Internet Explorer
• If you must, connect to AOL, then minimize their browser window and start up Internet Explorer and go to https://mail.purchase.edu
Moodle Course Management System is available for your use:
• Post Syllabus, assignments, readings, links, quizzes, bulletin board discussion group, etc
• Students access Moodle as a website using their browser
• Moodle uses the same UserID-password as your campus account
• Post required readings, links, quizzes, etc
• Moodle uses the same UserID-password as your campus account
• Contact TLTC at x6440 for more information or to set up a Moodle site for your course.
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Rapper and "Fast & Furious" star Ludacris has been ordered to pay $35,000 to the mother of his second child. According to a report by BET.com on April 11, a judge sided with Tamika Fuller, who Ludacris fathered a child with last year.
The only innocent party in this case is the four-month-old child, named Cai Bella Bridges, who Ludacris admitted he was the father as a result of an affair he had with Fuller while he was still in a relationship with model Eudoxie. The "What's Your Fantasy" rapper, whose real name is Christopher Brian Bridges, also had his attempt to have Fuller held in contempt of court shot down by the Georgia judge.
The nasty custody battle has not been kind to Ludacris so far, especially on Thursday when he was ordered to pay Fuller's legal bill. In the exclusive report by Radar Online, court documents ordered Ludacris to pay the guardian, Fuller, who was granted guardianship of their daughter "for the purpose of representing the best interest of the child." The total, estimated at $35,000.00 were calculated in the court documents.
"The Petitioner shall pay the Guardian ad Litem's initial retainer of $7,500.00, to be replenished to the full amount when depleted to $1,500.00. The Guardian ad Litem shall be billed at a rate of $325.00 per hour. The retainer shall be paid directly to the Guardian ad Litem within 14 days of the entry of this order."
On top of the $35,000, Ludacris had to pay an additional $2,000 in fees because his motion to have Fuller found in contempt was denied. The judgment and reward was granted to Fuller after pled with the Superior Court of Fulton County for her fees to be paid by Ludacris. Both parties testified in front of the Georgia judge on March 18.
It should be noted that after Ludacris admitted to paternity of the baby girl back in January, he accused Fuller of plotting to extort money from him after he claims she demanded he buy her a $7,500 car as well as cover her lawyer fees. He also ordered a gag order on Fuller because of his celebrity status. Needless to say, he has been unsuccessful on the later two.


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Degrees & Programs
Secondary Education
Help students get on track for academic and professional success. Students enter middle school with the foundations in place to take on more intensive studies in math, science, social sciences, writing, languages, and the arts. At the same time, their minds and bodies are changing rapidly, affecting the ways they absorb, process, and retain information.
We can prepare you for a position as a professional classroom teacher, supervising teacher, or department chairperson in middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools.
We can help you develop the knowledge and skills to effectively teach adolescents and early adolescents during this critical period in their emotional, intellectual, and biological development. The IU School of Education is ranked #12 in Secondary Teacher Education by U.S. News & World Report.
Our faculty are leading researchers in issues related to secondary education, including adolescent psychology and human development. We also place a strong emphasis on developing expert subject level knowledge and practical classroom experience.
We encourage all secondary education students to consider joining our Community of Teachers seminar. This community of undergraduate and graduate education students explores common issues in a seminar setting. As a participant, you'll also work with an experienced mentor teacher for additional field experiences.
The School of Education offers the following degrees in secondary education:
M.S.Ed. in Secondary Education (General Track)
Practicing middle school and high school teachers can build their skills and knowledge to take on supervisory and leadership roles. If you are transitioning to teaching from another field, you can earn certification through the General Education track of the M.S. in Secondary Education. You may also pursue this degree if you have recently completed your bachelor's degree.
This 36-credit hour program focuses on curriculum studies, adolescent development and psychology, and the theoretical foundations of education practice. It includes a practicum option depending on your future education and career focus. You may pursue the master's degree after completing the graduate certification requirements and apply those graduate course credits to the master's program. The program is offered on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses.
Degree Requirements
Course descriptions and complete degree requirements can be found in the IU School of Education Graduate Bulletin.
General Curriculum (3 cr.)
- J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum
Specialized Studies (15 cr.)
Select course from inside or outside of the School of Education. Courses should have a unified focus and the approval of your advisor.
Foundational Areas & Inquiry Skills (3 cr. minimum)
Select at least one of the following courses:
- P510 Psychology in Teaching
- P516 Adolescent Development
- P540 Learning and Cognition in Education
- H504 History of American Education
- H510 Foundations of Educational Inquiry
- H520 Education and Social Issues
- H525 Anthropology of Education
- H530 Philosophy of Education
- H538 Critical Thinking and Education
- H540 Sociology of Education
Electives (9 cr.)
Select courses that complement your program from inside or outside the School of Education with the approval of your advisor.
Thesis or Practicum Option (6 cr.)
Practicum proposals and thesis topics must be selected with the approval of your advisor. Practica must extend over at least two semesters or one semester and a regular summer session. Six hours of course work may be taken instead of the practicum option with the approval of your advisor.
Ed.S. in Secondary Education
The Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) is an advanced graduate program that enables students to develop an educational specialization with emphasis on practice. If you've earned a master's degree and want to continue your studies, the 65-credit hour Specialist in Secondary Education prepares you for roles as a supervisory instructor, departmental chairperson, or administrator.
You'll study theory, curriculum development, and work to apply research findings to real-world classroom practices. This flexible program enables you to focus on a specific content area, such as mathematics, science, art, social studies, special education or curriculum development, instruction, or other topics in secondary education.
Degree Requirements
Course descriptions and complete degree requirements can be found in the IU School of Education Graduate Bulletin.
Major (24 cr.)
This is the area of specialization. Eighteen of these credit hours must be taken at the Bloomington or Indianapolis campus. Each program area office has a document that specifies courses to be taken in this category.
Minor (9 cr.)
The minor area should complement the major, and should consist of courses that in combination form a cohesive entity. The minor courses must be outside of the major area of study and may be from inside or outside the School of Education. The minor committee member must approve the selection of courses in this category.
Research/Inquiry (3 cr.)
See a list of approved inquiry courses »
Substantive Core Perspective (9 cr.)
The substantive core perspective is intended to add breadth to programs and to insure exposure to educational foundations. The following are examples of appropriate areas of study within the substantive core perspective: history, philosophy, and sociology of education; anthropological, economic, and political perspectives of education; curriculum theory.
A list of approved courses is available in the Education Graduate Studies Office in Bloomington. Six credit hours of the substantive core perspective must be in areas outside the major.
Electives (20 cr.)
Elective courses must be approved by the advisory committee. They must be relevant to the program. A total of 21 credit hours in each Ed.S. program must be taken outside the major area.
Capstone Project or Comprehensive Examination
A substantial project or a comprehensive examination constitutes the culmination of the Ed.S. program. A project normally requires a written manuscript describing the project. Projects vary from program to program.
Practical Experience
Ed.S. students must have demonstrated successful practical experience in order to be eligible for graduation. This experience may be in the form of work experience prior to or during the program of studies, or it may be accomplished through practicum and internship courses taken during the program.
Final Meeting
A final meeting of the advisory committee is required, wherein the student's entire program, including the project manuscript or comprehensive examination results, are reviewed. If the committee is satisfied that all program requirements have been successfully completed, the student is recommended for graduation.
Ed.D. in Curriculum Studies (Secondary Education Track)
If you're an educator who has already completed your master's degree, the 60-credit hour Ed.D. in Curriculum Studies prepares you to move into leadership roles in K-12 schools. You'll participate in independent research under the mentorship of a faculty advisor to develop new approaches to classroom management, curriculum development, and other issues. You'll also explore cultural studies, issues in school reform, and evaluation of educational programs. This program is available on the Bloomington campus only.
Degree Requirements
Course descriptions and complete degree requirements can be found in the IU School of Education Graduate Bulletin.
At the completion of your course work and before you begin your dissertation, you will need to pass a qualifying exam, in the form of portfolio of work and an oral examination.
Inquiry Core (9 cr.)
The inquiry core includes a survey course in research methodologies and beginning courses in statistics, measurement, program evaluation, or in ethnographic, qualitative, quantitative, and historical research methods. See a complete list of approved inquiry core courses from the Office of Graduate Studies.
Major (27 cr.)
At least three (3) credit hours must be in an inquiry linkage course. (No early inquiry experience course is required.)
Minor (9 cr.)
- At least nine (9) credit hours of course work will be taken in an area of study outside of science and science education. The minor must complement the major. The committee member representing the minor field must approve the selection of courses in the minor area.
- An interdepartmental/interdisciplinary minor is also possible. In this case, the student must submit a written description of the theme of the minor, an explanation of the contribution of each course to that theme, and a rationale for the selection of the minor representative.
Dissertation (9 cr.)
The focus of the dissertation is on data collection and analysis for the purpose of answering practical questions in the field. Course work will include:
- At least three (3) credit hours of J795 Dissertation Proposal Preparation
- At least six (6) credit hours of J799 Doctoral Thesis in Curriculum and Instruction
Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies (Secondary Education Track)
This 90-credit hour degree prepares you for a career as a university educator and researcher. You'll develop a deep understanding of how to construct both quantitative and qualitative research studies, with a focus on statistical techniques, field research, and cultural anthropology. You'll also study the history and philosophy of education theory and explore teacher effectiveness. This program is available on the Bloomington campus only.
Download the Curriculum Studies doctoral handbook »
Degree Requirements
Course descriptions and complete degree requirements can be found in the IU School of Education Graduate Bulletin.
Inquiry Core (9-15 cr.)
See a list of approved inquiry courses.
The inquiry core includes a survey course in research methodologies (e.g., Y520) and beginning courses in statistics, measurement, program evaluation, or in ethnographic, qualitative, quantitative, and historical research methods. Inquiry core courses are to lay a rudimentary methodological foundation for applied inquiry courses in the major, and for dissertation research.Major (36 cr. minimum)
There is substantial flexibility in the major. Courses from related areas of study may be included in the major component if their relevance to the major can be demonstrated and if committee approval can be secured.
In addition to the inquiry core course work, six (6) credit hours of inquiry course work are required in the major. One of these inquiry courses must be an early inquiry experience, during which a student carries out an actual research project, including the collection and analysis of data to answer a research question, and the writing of a research manuscript. This research is to be prior to the dissertation and not a direct part of the dissertation research. The early inquiry experience may be implemented through an independent study course (e.g., a 590 course), through a master's thesis (a 599 course), or through a departmental research seminar. Each student must carry out an independent research project. The research manuscript that results from this study must be read and approved by the student's advisory committee.
The second of the two major area inquiry courses is an inquiry linkage course. This is a course in which research relevant to the major field of specialization is studied. Such study, however, focuses more on the research design and methodology of research in the major area than on the findings of the research. Analyzing and critiquing the research methodology are of primary importance in this experience. Each department has a research seminar or a specialized research methodology course for this purpose. The inquiry core courses normally should be completed prior to taking inquiry courses in the major.
Minor (12 cr. minimum)
The minor must complement the major. The committee member representing the minor field must approve the selection of courses in the minor area. An interdepartmental (interdisciplinary) minor is also possible. In this case the student must submit a written description of the theme of the minor, an explanation of the contribution of each course to that theme, and a rationale for the selection of the minor representative.
Electives or Second Minor (6–18 cr)
The electives category is designated to allow students freedom in course selection. This is also the place to put foundations courses. Each program area has specified courses in foundations, substantive core perspective, or other areas outside the major and minor, which are required for breadth. Courses that may fall into this category are those needed to meet the doctoral program requirement for 27 credit hours outside of the major program area. (This ordinarily includes the 12 credit hours of minor course work, and the 9 or more credit hours of inquiry core courses.)
Dissertation (15 cr. minimum)
- C795 Dissertation Proposal Preparation* (3 cr.)
- C799 Doctoral Thesis (12 cr. minimum)
Our faculty includes leading authors and researchers in the field of secondary education. Their research interests include curriculum theory and practice, teacher-student relations, ethics and religion, how secondary students understand history, and how that understanding affects their ability to become active participants in a democratic society.
- Keith Barton, Professor, Curriculum Studies and Social Studies Education
- David Flinders, Professor of Curriculum Studies
- Robert Kunzman, Professor of Curriculum Studies and Philosophy of Education, and Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Chair for Teacher Education
- Adam Maltese, Associate Professor of Science Education / Adjunct Faculty in Geological Sciences
Career options for secondary education students run the gamut from teaching in middle and high schools to teaching education at the university level. If you're new to teaching, our education careers advisors can help you with your job search. If you're looking for a higher education position, the sites below offer a good idea of the opportunities available to you:
For further information about the M.S.Ed. in Secondary Education (General Track), please contact:
Dr. David J. Flinders, Coordinator
W.W. Wright Education Building, Rm. 3131
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1006
Phone: (812) 856-8189
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Table of Contents
A.Distinguishing Data Privacy
B.Data Privacy is a Widespread & Tangible Issue
i.Consumers are Looking for Options
ii.Attitudes of Canadian and Australian Consumers
iii.Businesses are Seeking Consumer Trust
iv.The Technology Infrastructure is Evolving with Privacy in Mind
v.Governments are Engaged
vi.International Community Standards Have Emerged
C. Implementing P3P Makes Sense from Many Perspectives
This is the first question for anyone thinking of implementing P3P. Upon examining the specification and their organization´s privacy needs, each person may come up with a different reason, ranging from the desire to make their privacy policies easier to use to promoting privacy-enhancing technologies to the more pragmatic concern of maintaining Web site functionality. Any organization operating on the Internet wishing to increase user trust and confidence in the Web should consider implementing P3P.
As you consider whether to implement P3P, it may be helpful to understand the broader context of the privacy issue on the Internet. This section discusses the benefits of implementing P3P and gives readers an overview of how various constituents recognize the privacy problem and their role in addressing the issue. A broader discussion of the privacy debate, its history and details about policy initiatives, laws and technologies is outside the scope of this Guide. If you want to learn more about data privacy concerns and efforts to address those concerns, there are many excellent books and Web sites to read. The P3PToolbox offers a list of suggested resources at http://www.p3ptoolbox.org.
Before discussing how P3P impacts the privacy debate, it is important to clarify the definition of privacy for the purposes of this Guide. There are various types of privacy concerns reflected in laws and customs around the world. P3P has been developed to address a branch of privacy sometimes called data privacy or information privacy - the concern about an individual´s control over personal information about him or her1. Data privacy has imprinted itself globally as a major subject of concern for people.
data privacy
information privacy
The information age has seen companies take advantage in the dramatic increase in data on individuals to provide them with more information on products, new services, and customized assistance or products. In recent years, however, media coverage of marketing companies amassing huge amounts of personal information about individuals and potentially creating detailed profiles about them have resulted in significant public concern. This has given rise to the need for companies to balance new services based on data collection with consumers concerns about personal information.
As the information revolution began at the end of the 20th century, it gave companies the power to inexpensively collect and process large databases of personal information. Information is powerful and its collection and use is fundamental to our way of life. But the misuse of personal information can cause a range of problems from the nuisance of junk mail, to the stress of recovering from identity theft, to potentially devastating forms of discrimination. The Internet, with its exchange of information between computers, companies, schools, individuals and countries, has drawn Web users´ attention to information privacy.
Each of the forces that shape our options and attitudes about privacy, whether they be governments, corporations, friends and family, or the technology infrastructure, are in their own way recognizing the importance of the privacy issue and are now involved in addressing concerns about data privacy. Governments are passing laws; companies are posting privacy policies and giving consumers more options; many individuals are questioning requests for personal information; and technology is being designed to not only process information more efficiently but to also store it securely and track its access and use.
How P3P Can Help? P3P can help balance the information economy´s need for information to provide consumers with desired services with each individual´s desire for control over information about them by empowering people with tools for notice and control to make decisions based on their own preferences.
Consumer polls have consistently demonstrated that privacy protection is a significant concern and are expressing concern about what data is collected from them, how it is protected, what it is used for, and how it is shared with others. A Business Week survey, released in March 2000 found that 82% of those polled were not at comfortable with online activities being merged with personally identifiable information, such as your income, driver´s license, credit data, and medical status. 2 In another recent survey, conducted by Harris Interactive in December 2001, 86% of respondents felt it was somewhat or very important that the Web sites they visited posted a privacy policy on their Web site.3
your income, driver´s license, credit data, and medical status.
As a result of such concerns about privacy, some consumers in Canada and Australia appear to be staying away from online shopping. Rather than becoming more comfortable with e-commerce as it becomes a more ubiquitous marketplace, some Canadian consumers are growing more concerned about the security and privacy of their personal and credit card information that is transferred online. A Canadian Ipsos-Reid survey found that: 83% of consumers who have not shopped online cited that their reluctance is due to not knowing what was being done with their information and who was watching their surfing habits and 69% of frequent Internet purchasers say they have concerns about handing out personal information like credit card numbers online.4
83% of consumers who have not shopped online cited that their reluctance is due to not knowing what was being done with their information and who was watching their surfing habits
69% of frequent Internet purchasers say they have concerns about handing out personal information like credit card numbers online.4
Similar concerns were voiced by Australian consumers in a recent survey conducted by the Australian Privacy Commissioner´s office. This survey found:
57% of Australians were more concerned about their privacy on the Internet than any other form of media.
90% of Australians considered practices, including the monitoring of Internet usage without consent and seeking personal details irrelevant to a transaction, to be an invasion of their privacy.
According to the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, Companies often fail to grasp the importance their customers place on privacy. Nearly half of Australians say they have already stopped - not thought about stopping, but actually stopped - transacting with organizations they feel they can't trust with their personal information.5
Companies often fail to grasp the importance their customers place on privacy. Nearly half of Australians say they have already stopped - not thought about stopping, but actually stopped - transacting with organizations they feel they can't trust with their personal information.
How P3P Can Help? P3P enables businesses to build trust with their customers and potential customers by making the privacy/data-gathering process more transparent. This allows consumers to better understand why and how companies collect information.
This concern about privacy is starting to affect business practices. Companies are increasingly recognizing that providing clear information to their customers and allowing their customers a greater degree of control over the collection and use of their personal information makes good business sense.
Beyond overcoming consumer confidence concerns, we are beginning to see an environment develop where privacy will be viewed as a general enabler in a wide range of commercial and non-commercial transactions. Respect for individual privacy is beginning to be used to differentiate one company from another in the marketplace and to build a closer, more focused bond between the company and the customer.
Across the globe, many corporations are hiring executive level managers, often on the Chief Privacy Officer level, to create and implementing corporate-wide data management programs. There are Privacy Officer Associations and international training programs. Companies are recognizing the highly-valuable yet volatile nature of customer information and are beginning to take steps to manage it with the care such a valuable asset deserves.
How P3P Can Help? Although the initial user agents will be focused on traditional Internet browsing, P3P lays the groundwork for standardizing the way in which an organization´s privacy practices are communicated via other communications devices such as wireless, PDAs, and voice-based devices. P3P is therefore just as relevant to emerging as it is to existing technologies.
Computer programmers, the millions of individuals responsible for creating the computer revolution, the Internet, and the myriad of applications that we take for granted each day are taking informational privacy much more seriously. Technology ethics courses that include security and privacy issues are now part of curriculum at colleges and universities. Organizations such as the European Data Commissioners, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility and the Association for Computing Machinery are helping developers recognize the power they wield when architecting new information systems and user applications.
The emergence of P3P is evidence of this shift within the technology community. P3P has been developed to help steer the force of technology a step further toward automatic communication of data management practices and individual privacy preferences.
How P3P Can Help? Governments around the world are closely watching how companies and organizations communicate their data management practices, handle consumer complaints, and transfer personal data. P3P facilitates the process of providing notice of data gathering and can therefore be a useful tool for compliance.
In some jurisdictions, adherence to a set of privacy principles is not just good business; it´s also the law. It is an increasingly popular opinion that individuals, have an important stake in the proper management of their identity and that information6. Many policy leaders support, and some jurisdictions enforce, an individual´s right to determine who has access to personal information about them, to authorize what it is used for, and to be provided with a mechanism to review and correct that data.
Europe. As the global community has faced the issues created by mass collection and exchange of personal data, some have taken the lead to promote strict standards for responsible information management. The European Union has taken the strongest steps to deploy information privacy regulation (called data protection legislation) including the creation of country-level data protection agencies7. Other non-EU countries such as Canada and Australia have passed comprehensive data protection legislation as well. The European data protection legislation includes strict provisions regarding when and how a European data controller may transfer data to other countries8.
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United States. In general, the United States has focused its data privacy laws on specific misuses of information, such as regulations prohibiting disclosure of video rental records, or on specific industries that deal with the most sensitive kinds of personal data, such as the credit, banking, and healthcare industries and information about children. Using existing trade and advertising laws and recognizing the importance of this issue to consumers, individual states attorneys general and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission have taken action against companies that mislead the public with regard to their privacy practices.
How P3P Can Help? By implementing P3P, a Web site does not automatically comply with the OECD guidelines or the FTC recommendations, however when combined with other procedures and technical tools, P3P can help an organization address some of the Fair Information Practices.
In 1980, recognizing the importance of the data privacy issue in international commerce, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued privacy guidelines that have become an important foundation for the privacy debates since that time9. The guidelines were proposed to harmonize national privacy legislation and, while upholding human rights, prevent interruptions in international flows of data. They represent a consensus on basic principles which can be built into existing national legislation, or serve as a basis for legislation in those countries which do not yet have it.
The guidelines formulate a set of eight principles, often referred to as Fair Information Practices. The principles are10:
Fair Information Practices.
Purpose Specification Principle: The purposes for which personal data are collected should be specified not later than at the time of data collection and the subsequent use limited to the fulfillment of those purposes or such others as are not incompatible with those purposes and as are specified on each occasion of change of purpose.
Openness Principle: There should be a general policy of openness about developments, practices and policies with respect to personal data. Means should be readily available of establishing the existence and nature of personal data, and the main purposes of their use, as well as the identity and usual residence of the Data Controller.
Collection Limitation Principle: There should be limits to the collection of personal data and any such data should be obtained by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the data subject.
Data Quality Principle: Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which they are to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete and kept up-to-date.
Accountability Principle: A Data Controller should be accountable for complying with measures which give effect to the principles stated above.
Use Limitation Principle: Personal data should not be disclosed, made available or otherwise used for purposes other than those specified in accordance with the Purpose Specification Principle of the OECD Privacy Guidelines except:
Individual Participation Principle: An individual should have the right:
Security Safeguards Principle: Personal data should be protected by reasonable security safeguards against such risks as loss or unauthorised access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure of data.
Other Variations of the Data Protection Guidelines
The Fair Information Principles represent an international consensus on how best to balance effective privacy protection with the free flow of personal data. These principles have been re-cast by some with variations. For example, organizations in the United States should note the formulation by the Federal Trade Commission of five elements that should be addressed in any data privacy standard:
P3P Facilitates Fair Information Practices
The adoption of P3P into Web sites and communication technologies, promotes a technology environment that supports the Fair Information Practices.
How P3P Can Help? Each of the players in the information society is concerned about privacy and is struggling to develop and apply codes of conduct with regard to the use of personal data. P3P is an important step in that process - a step toward simplifying the communication about privacy practices and the choices individuals may have with regard to such practices. The P3P framework can facilitate our move toward a privacy sensitive information society.
As you speak with others about implementing P3P within your organization, you´ll soon notice that different reasons for implementing will resonate with different people. Here are just a few of the various perspectives that you may encounter.
A marketing perspective: P3P strengthens our users´s privacy, building goodwill between our customers and our brand.
A policy perspective: Wide spread implementation of P3P will help empower consumers to choose their own level of privacy. I´sd prefer to have consumers make choices rather than have the government dictate one choice for everyone.
A technical perspective: With P3P user agent tools already available and in the marketplace, most Web users are now or soon will be using P3P when they visit our Web site, so we better implement P3P to make sure the Web site functions correctly.
A legal perspective: Going though the Web site audit necessary to implement P3P will help our organization get a handle on our true data practices and will help us confirm the accuracy of our human privacy policy or identify areas that need to be updated.
An individual perspective: Individuals want more control over how their personal information is gathered and used. By implementing P3P, companies recognize the importance of providing individuals with the tools to control their own information..
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Budget in the West Country
Chancellor George Osborne will be setting out his budget for the next financial year today. We will be examining its impact on people in the West Country, and feeding live updates once the announcement begins at 12:15pm today (Wednesday 20 March).
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Reaction from Axminster on today's budget
One of the measures the Chancellor announced today was a cut in national insurance for employers to help boost jobs. But one part of Devon is still reeling from the loss of 300 jobs at Axminster Carpets last month.
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St Austell Brewery gives reaction to today's budget
One industry set to benefit from the Chancellor's announcements is the brewing trade. Plans to add another 3 pence tax to beer have now been scrapped. Instead the cost of a pint will be cut by a penny. The change will come into force from Sunday night.
Bristol MP wins beer duty fight to protect pubs
Beer duty is to be cut by 1p per pint from Sunday night, and increases are to be stopped altogether. It is the only alcohol to be exempted from duty increases, and the Chancellor says the exemption will help protect pubs.
He acknowledges it is partly in response to pressure from the Conservative Bristol North West MP Charlotte Leslie.
Osborne: Hinkley is a 'major step forward'
Addressing the Commons, Chancellor George Osborne says granting planning permission for the Hinkley C nuclear power station in Somerset yesterday was a 'major step forward' towards a low carbon economy.
George Osborne begins budget speech
The Chancellor is now laying out his 2013 budget in the House of Commons. We will publish live updates, focussing on measures affecting the West Country specifically.
George Osborne to announce budget at 12:15pm
Chancellor George Osborne will set out his budget for the next financial year today. His speech begins at 12:15pm in the House of Commons.
We will be feeding live updates on this page, which will focus on how the budget affects the West Country specifically.
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