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Part one, "Linux Security Basics", covers some introductory material, physical security, Linux installation, and basic Linux system administration. Part two, "Linux User Security", covers password security and cryptography. Part three, "Linux Network Security", covers trojans and viruses, sniffers, scanners, and spoofing. Part four, "Linux Internet Security", covers various servers that can run on Linux boxes, including FTP, mail, Web, and firewalls, along with logging and disaster recovery. Part five, the appendices, are little more than shovelware listings of programs and vulnerabilities.
The book's intended audience is unclear. Too much basic system administration is covered to make the book palatable to all but the rawest novice administrators, but without detailed discussions of system architecture or security issues, it cannot catapult these readers into the realm of security-aware readers. Much of the book reads like a laundry list of past exploits; as these have all by definition been discovered and repaired, they are of limited utility. Had these exploits been used to illustrate security concepts or modes of attack, they might have proved useful.
Though the anonymous author is billed as an experienced hacker, methodology of attacks is rarely discussed. The exception is the coverage of password attacks which, while still important, are less important than they used to be. When biometrics are discussed, weaknesses of these systems are not mentioned, nor are possible attacks against them. Given the success of simple techniques in thwarting these systems, some consideration of them would have been apropos. Similarly, social engineering, one of the most fruitful of hacking techniques, does not even appear in the index.
One can certainly believe that the author has broken into a number of systems; this would explain the morbid focus on exploitable packages and the scattershot nature of his understanding. (Though the author's name is not given, his biographic blurb definitely indicates that he is male.) Cryptographic applications such as Gnu Privacy Guard are covered, but the essentials of public-key cryptography are ignored, as are issues of key distribution and certificate hierarchies.
Even his hacking knowledge, however, is out-of-date at best. For example, ethernet switches are recommended as a security measure to prevent sniffing traffic. In fact, for quite a number of years, software has been available that tricks switches into becoming hubs. The existence of these MAC flooders is not acknowledged, nor are even theoretical weaknesses suggested.
The chapter on network scanners assumes reader knowledge of the TCP protocol, including the three-way handshake and the various flags. It is not clear, however, from the laundry list of scanning tools, that the author understands the underlying mechanisms by which any of these tools operate. The information in this list is sadly out-of-date. It seems to indicate that the Jakal scanner's stealth techniques will prevent discovery of such scans. In fact, on most modern networks (and even with many tools that predate Jakal), the illegal flag combinations set on these packets are much more obvious than non-stealth scanning techniques.
Other information is equally out-of-date. The section on basic system administration relies on Linuxconf. Linuxconf has had quite a long security history and is no longer included in most Linux distributions. Even Red Hat, long one of Linuxconf's proponents, no longer ships Linuxconf. Should a user be able to download and install Linuxconf from scratch, the user will find the system administration tutorial to be an insult to his or her intelligence. The official Red Hat documentation does a much better job in any case.
Appendix A, the "Linux Security Command Reference", appears to be useful at first. It lists many security applications and provides descriptions. However, some items (such as "exports") are files, not commands, and for commands that are noted as "add-on" applications, no source is provided. The failure to list any means of acquiring these packages is unfortunate, and negates most of the usefulness of this appendix.
There is information in the book that would help a system administrator secure his or her system. However, that information is not consolidated, and is never expressed as a principle. Had the book discussed the principle of least privilege, the principle of minimalism, or the importance of promptly installing security updates, it might have proven useful. Instead, this information is scattered over more than eight hundred pages.
Had the book served to describe the methodologies of system intrusion or defense, advanced system administrators might have gleaned some useful information from the text. Instead, however, concentrating on outdated exploits and half-understood hacking tools, the book accomplishes nothing of note. It is not recommended, except as a curiosity for the library of a completist.
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I consider myself one of those people who was happy with Windows... but then found Linux. I recently migrated to Linux and have never looked back. A friend of mine, a guru as far as I'm concerned, gave me the book and said "this will get you started". True the book does not mention a lot of basic things new users should know... of course, who wants to read through a couple of chapters about 'this is the mouse and this is how you use the mouse'. Samething goes for a lot of the stuff that 'Should probably have been ATLEAST mentioned' but it was clear to me why it wasn't. The book was much like a laundry list, I admit, however! ..I did not finish the book and say to myself 'Ok, I really don't want to read anything else on Linux'. Quite the contrary, I wanted to read more on the areas, that where left out. Maybe the name of the book is the problem and not the content inside. Maybe it should have been titled: 'Beginners Guide to Maximum Linux Security' or 'The Road to Maximum Linux Security'. It's obviouse that there is a namming scheme, his other books, and the author may have been misleading the reader. In conclution though, I think the book is more usefull then not if you are beginner or an Intermediate to Linux, and will push you in the right direction, give you the questions to research. Yeah! What about backing up data? Hmmm Seems, like you should think.. MAXIMUM SECURITY before you go try to implement it....
Re: Would you take advice from a moron?
Maximum Linux security I think is geard toward youngsters interested in becoming a uber linux hax0r, who just recently switched from Windows to gnu/linux. I come to this point of view because many Linux security administrators due to the needed technical understanding of running a gnu/linux server are already familiar with, or should be with the tools and concepts stated in the Linux Security Maximum book. The people interested in this book are usually not interested in how or why the utilites work the way they do rather they are interested in hacking/defacing websites easily. For these users this book delivers.
I have absolutly no credentials.
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> His home page states:
> I've lost my old pgp keys
> (2047/0xDED5B791 and 1024/0xEC001E4D)
> due to a hard drive crash and a lack of
> backups -- new keys (...
> This guy is a system administrator?!?
> Trainer?!? Consultant?!?
Please note that the replacement keys are dated from 1998. ;-)
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> No offense, but you are quite the
> dumbshit today. Since you seem to think
> your are a security god, tell me that
> you know what the Bastille project is.
> If not, why don't you look it up. Then
> look to see who the project co-ordinator
> is.
I have to agree with you, the reviewer is more then qualified to write what he did. Also if the starter of this thread had taken the time to read the reviewers resume, they would never have opened their mouth. Though I am some what curious as to why he decided to review a book thats 2 yrs old.
This 2nd edition as they call it was published in June of 2001, meaning it was submitted most likely in Dec of 2000/Jan 2001. I have the original book from about 3 yrs ago, and all this 2nd edition appears to be is a reprint of the original with a few added pages. So I have to agree with the reviewer, the book is lacking in many areas. Probably explains why LinuxConf is still covered in the book as when it was written redhat and others did include it.
Re: Would you take advice from a moron?
No offense, but you are quite the dumbshit today. Since you seem to think your are a security god, tell me that you know what the Bastille project is. If not, why don't you look it up. Then look to see who the project co-ordinator is.
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Victims of this year's flooding can continue to apply for funds from Elmbridge Council to help with damage caused by the bad weather.
The hardship fund, set up by the council earlier this year, is available to businesses, community organisations and residents across the borough and compensates for uninsured loss as well as covering other costs caused by the severe weather.
Many people and organisations were hit by severe flooding, including Weybridge Vandals, which suffered extreme damage to their grounds at Desborough Island near Walton Bridge.
The amateur sports club's rugby and cricket pitches were submerged for much of January and February and, as the water receded, the ground was left with debris and much of the grass died off.
The damage meant to pitches had to be treated for contamination, vertically drained and reseeded to improve to condition so they could be played on once again.
John Sillwood, secretary of Weybridge Vandals, said: "The storms and floods this winter were the worst in living memory. While we had insurance cover for the clubhouse, the grounds are not easy to insure.
"We were very grateful for the timely help from the council's hardship fund which gave us some cash to start the ball rolling."
The club also received emergency funding from Sport England and the English Cricket Board.
Councillor John O'Reilly, leader of the council, said: "We have money given to us by Government and have set aside our own money to help residents and businesses deal with uninsured losses from the floods in this difficult time.
"We would encourage anyone that has suffered a loss like this to apply to the hardship fund."
To apply for the fund, visit elmbridge.gov.uk/environment/flooding.

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The 'Red' singer opens up about her friendship with the 'Come and Get It' singer in a new interview, saying, 'It's been the longest one I think either of us had really.'
Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez's friendship is going strong despite rumors telling otherwise. The "Red" singer talked about her close friend in a new interview with E! News when she was at an event on Friday, May 9.
"It's been the longest one I think either of us had really," she said. "When your life changes and you become thrust into this really strange whirlwind where what your life is is different from what other people think your life is. And your life is commented on and your life is written about and fictionalized and all that. Both of us have kind of stuck it out and hung in there through all the different changes we've gone through."
Swift looked pretty in a black-and-white printed dress during interview. She added, "Longevity is something you really can find very precious and rare in friendships."
Earlier this year, the friends were reported having strained friendship. Earlier this week, the "Spring Breakers" star shot down the rumors by posting a short video of her and Swift dancing together at the 2014 Met Ball. "And during.. Sometimes you wanna just be you with someone who knows all your secrets," she captioned the Instagram video.


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The Australian sharemarket ended a seven-day winning run, after earlier in the session rising to its highest since June 2008, in a mixed reaction to US stocks scaling record highs, some strong earnings reports and a fall in iron ore prices.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ended trade 0.1 per cent, or 6.4 points lower, at 5433.8, weighed down by the miners. The broader All Ordinaries index closed down 0.1 per cent, or 6.1 points, to 5444.
"I think we are well and truly due for a pull-back," Morgans' director of equities Tony Dennis said.
"It looks to me like this rally is over-extended. As we see more of the big stocks go ex-dividend, I think there's a chance of a couple of hundred points pull-back come in the not too distant future."
The local market posted a strong start to the day, after the bull run on the US stock market continued. The S&P 500 hit an intra-day high, closing just under its record close of 1848.38, as insurance stocks jumped and amid merger interest. The Nasdaq also performed well, reaching a 14-year high.
A three-year parlour game on Wall Street to identify the Goldman Sachs employee behind a Twitter account that purports to reveal the uncensored comments overheard in the firm's elevators has ended, the New York Times reports:
The Twitter account, which has an audience of more than 600,000 followers, has been the subject of an internal inquiry at Goldman to find the rogue employee. The tweets, often laced with insider references to deals in the news, appeal to both Wall Street bankers and outsiders who mock the industry. Late last month, the writer sold a book about Wall Street culture based on the tweets for a six-figure sum.
There is a good reason Goldman Sachs has been unable to uncover its Twitter-happy employee: He doesn't work at the firm. And he never did.
The author is a 34-year-old former bond executive who lives in Texas. His name is John Lefevre.
Upon being contacted late last week after several weeks of reporting uncovered his identity, he confirmed his alter ego . "Frankly, I'm surprised it has taken this long," he said by phone. "I knew this day would come."
Mr Lefevre, who worked for Citigroup for seven years, said the Twitter account started as "a joke to entertain myself."
#1: The new standard of cool is hanging out with friends and not ever looking at a phone. — GS Elevator Gossip (@GSElevator) February 16, 2014
#1: I always make sure I live in a neighborhood with the champagne socialists. No one is better at keeping the riffraff out. — GS Elevator Gossip (@GSElevator) February 10, 2014
#1: I spent $2,000 on a suit I don't need, just to impress a sales chick I don't find attractive. — GS Elevator Gossip (@GSElevator) August 7, 2013
On a bit of a down day, here's some upbeat analysis from AMP Capital's Shane Oliver on why US shares could be entering into a new long-term bull market:
- The US economy is yet again reinventing itself. This has been helped along by a determination to get the US economy moving again after the global financial crisis but the real drivers are an energy boom, a manufacturing renaissance and American innovation.
- Together these drivers could add as much as 0.5% to annual US economic growth in the decade ahead.
- For investors, while a return to the sustained double-digit share market returns seen through the 1980s and 1990s is unlikely, the turn for the better in the US is likely driving a new secular bull market in traditional global shares (see chart).
Atlas Iron will grow its iron ore production by close to 30 per cent over the next two years, but is fast running out of low-cost expansion options.
Confirmation that Atlas will double production at its Mt Webber mine came as the company reported an underlying profit of $61.1 million for the first half.
That result was dramatically better than the $10.3 million underlying loss posted in the first half of fiscal 2013, and it rose to a $73.6 million statutory profit after a refund from the tax office.
While the result was helped by higher iron ore prices, the lower Australian dollar and a lower cost base on production, administration and exploration, the biggest factor in Atlas' improved result was the 50 per cent rise in production volumes compared to the first half in fiscal 2013.
Atlas boss Ken Brinsden described the profit as an "absolutely cracking result" for the miner, which has endured a lean couple of years.
There was no interim dividend, but Mr Brinsden said a dividend would be considered at the full year results in August.
Expansion of the Mt Webber mine from 3 million tonnes to 6 million tonnes will continue the growth, and the new production should be available by December.
The stock closed 2.3 per cent down to $1.06.Back to top
Here are the best and worst stocks for the day.
Earnings reports were the driving force behind strong gains in Ramsay, Cabcharge, and QBE.
There was some profit taking in Transfield Services after the stock popped 25 per cent yesterday.
IOOF fell heavily on their earnings update, while Myer shareholders had a day to forget.
Well, after seven straight days of gains, share couldn't manage an eighth, after a solid start was wiped out by a steady decline from late morning.
The ASX 200 dropped 6 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5433.8, with the All Ords easing by a similar amount to 5444.
Gains in the healthcare sector (up 0.9 per cent) and listed property (0.7 per cent higher), wasn't enough to offset some steep falls in the mining and energy sectors, which were down 0.7 per cent and 0.8 per cent, respectively, and in IT, which fell 0.7 per cent.
BHP fell 0.7 per cent, Rio dropped 1.3 per cent, and Fortescue finished 2.5 per cent down after iron ore prices fell, in what is starting to look like a trend for the bulk commodity.
The market's fall would have been worse but for some strong price performance from QBE, Ramsay Health Care, Westfield and Seek.
Fortescue is not alarmed by rising iron ore port stocks in its top customer China, a senior executive says, adding that the rush to restock has come after months of low port inventories last year.
"Port stocks were aggressively driven down to a low level in mid-2013 and this was not sustainable," Antony Priddy, senior manager of sales and marketing, said at an industry conference in Beijing.
Stocks of imported iron ore piled across China's major ports reached an all-time high of 100.9 million tonnes as of Friday, industry data showed, trumping a previous record set a week ago.
Stock levels of between 70-80 million tonnes are now considered normal given increased demand from mills, an official at the China Iron and Steel Association said at the conference.
Overnight, iron ore sagged to its lowest level since July, hammered by sliding steel prices in China where mills are either seeking deeper discounts on spot cargoes or staying away from the market in anticipation of further price declines.
Weaker steel prices, lending curbs, plentiful supply of iron ore in the spot market and huge stockpiles at home have combined to drag down prices, said an iron ore trader in China's eastern Shandong province who sees the price falling further to either $US115 or $US110.
It would be remiss for us not to follow up on Deutsche Bank's chief economist for Australia Adam Boyton's modelling of the outlook for the Australian dollar over the next two years - which suggested that the currency could plunge to the mid-US60¢.
Deutsche Bank's Australian head of strategy, Tim Baker, says that if the Australian dollar does fall to such a level, it would be "fantastic for the equity market", although it would be less beneficial for the wider economy, as importers would be hurt by the weaker exchange rate.
"It's a meaningful EPS (earnings per share) uplift for the equity market," Baker adds, noting that the resources companies would be one of the major beneficiaries.
Here's some quick takeaways from Deutsche Bank's analysts on the reporting season so far.
The analysts, who are bullish on the outlook for earnings growth in calendar year 2014, saying with the companies that have reported so far, that this has been the "best reporting season in years".
Deutsche Bank's Australian head of strategy, Tim Baker, notes that EBIT margins "have been impressive''.
He adds that payout ratios are no longer rising - a sign that companies are saying the growth environment isn't that bad and that firms could look to organic or M&A growth rather than return cash to investors.
Baker adds that he expects the sharemarket to rise to 6000 by the end of the year, and expects a 10 per cent return after 15 per cent last year.
Glenn Morgan, Deutsche Bank's head of research sales, said today that this reporting season has been a "really good one".
"Our clients have stopped asking us where is the risk and they've started asking where is the opportunity," Morgan says, adding that cyclical industrials are showing the "first early signs that things are getting better".
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Both supermarket retailers have defended their petrol discount bundling offers this afternoon, with a spokesman for Coles saying it would argue for the legality of its offer in court, after the ACCC said it has taken action against the supermarket giants for allegedly breaking promises to cap fuel discounts.
"Coles vigorously defends our ability to offer our customer great value on both groceries and fuel. We welcome the opportunity to clarify conflicting interpretations of the voluntary undertaking on fuel discount dockets in court."
A spokeswoman for Woolworths said it was disappointed it has been curtailed from offering greater petrol discounts to its customers and is discussing with the ACCC ways of making its discounts independent of each other with these talks continuing.
''We believe our undertaking with the ACCC allows customers to combine offers of 4 cents from the supermarket and 4 cents from the petrol store to receive 8 cents a litre off their fuel.''
Latest industry data shows Woolworths and Coles-branded petrol stations control 25 per cent of all sites in Australia and account for 50 per cent of retail petrol volumes. The duo rake in around $13 billion a year in fuel sales from their 1300 branded service stations and convenience stores.
JPMorgan Chase is planning more job cuts in its mortgage business on top of the 13,000-15,000 positions already due to be slashed because of plunging demand for home loans, the FT is reporting:
Several thousand more cuts are planned, the FT quotes "people familiar with the matter", and could be announced at JPMorgan's annual investor day later today. They are part of a new efficiency drive at the largest US bank by assets that also encompasses staffing branches with fewer employees.
Chief executive Jamie Dimon and his management team are due to address shareholders for the first time since the bank agreed to a record $US13 billion settlement with the Department of Justice and regulators to resolve allegations of mortgage mis-selling.
Profitability at JPMorgan remains stronger than at competitors such as Bank of America and Citigroup but the bank is looking to find new savings, partly because of technology that allows greater automation of clerical functions in branches and partly because of a plunge in demand for mortgage refinancings, the FT writes.
The additional cuts at JPMorgan are expected to number more than 2000, evidence of the steep decline in demand even in the past 12 months. The bank, which employs more than 250,000 people, is also looking to cut thousands of jobs in branches over time, though it expects to do so by attrition.
Gold is holding near its strongest level in four months, underpinned by concerns about economic growth in China and nervousness over Ukraine after acting President Oleksander Turchinov warned that his country was close to default.
An increase in holdings on bullion-backed exchange-traded funds also could also reflect renewed interest from investors, although bullion will have to crack key technical resistance levels before it can move higher.
Gold has eased 0.3 per cent to $US1332.80 an ounce after rising as high as $US1338.60 on Monday, its strongest since late October. Gold has risen more than 10 per cent this year.
"I think we are now pushing up against some pretty key technical barriers around $US1340 and up then around $US1350 as well. I think it's going to be hard to break given Chinese exchange premiums are very low now," said Victor Thianpiriya, an analyst with ANZ in Singapore. "Having said that, if we get continued ructions out of Ukraine, I think that's one of the key things that can support gold and the market may continue to rally on safe-haven demand."
The trend for mining companies to manage their own mines instead of hiring external contractors has continued, with BHP Billiton today announcing that the last contractor working on its Pilbara iron ore mines will be relieved of its duties.
BHP said it would takeover control of an iron ore mine called "Orebody 18" by June, ending nearly seven years of work on the site by mining services company Macmahon.
BHP iron ore president Jimmy Wilson said it was the final step in making the mine 100 per cent owner-operated.
The past couple of years have seen many mining companies opt to take back control of their own mines rather than use contractors. Part of the incentive is to lower costs by removing the profit margin that contractors charge, but many miners also believe they are more in control of their safety reputations when they manage their own mines.
Why buy the Italian sharemarket? Nobel-prize winning economist and creator of the cyclically adjusted p/e ratio (CAPE) Robert Shiller tells us:
"Because their market is priced so low. Their CAPE as we calculate is among the lowest in Europe. Now, it's come up a little bit since I bought, but I think it has a ways to go…. They're going through a hard time right now, a definitely hard time. I just think they'll be back, and that's value investing, just looking at all the great things that have come from Italy, and here's a chance."Back to top
China's yuan has tumbled to its lowest since August on speculation the central bank wants an end to the currency's steady appreciation to ward off speculators before a possible widening of the trading band.
The yuan has fallen 0.24 per cent to 6.1131 per US dollar, sliding for a sixth day, according to China Foreign Exchange Trade System prices. The spot rate was 0.09 per cent stronger than the central bank's reference rate, which was raised 0.01 per cent to 6.1184 today. The onshore spot rate is allowed to diverge a maximum 1 per cent from the daily fixing.
We can't be sure that the weakness in the currency is the result of policy intervention, but we can be fairly sure, Capital Economics says in a note:
- The recent abrupt fall ... is best seen as a salvo in a battle between policymakers who believe that China's currency is close to its fair value and market participants who don't.
- Fundamentals support those who expect further appreciation over the medium term. But given the People's Bank's stance, there will be volatility along the way.
''The persistent slide in the CNY and CNH has so far been shrugged off by other EM currencies, even those in Asia,'' Barclays said in a note. ''However, we are a little more uneasy about the move, as it could signal a shift in official stance rather than just a technical/or stop loss-driven move.''
UBS said yesterday recent depreciation may suggest the PBOC is shifting away from allowing a steady pace of gains and this may lead to a reversal of "hot money" inflows.
China may double the yuan's trading band to 2 per cent in two to three months, JPMorgan Chase & Co. economist Zhu Haibin said in a note yesterday, adding that yuan declines will likely be moderate and temporary.
Sharp fall in yuan - combination of central bank guidance and weak market sentiment. Opens path to band widening. pic.twitter.com/sRg1ns7nnm — Tom Orlik (@TomOrlik) February 25, 2014
The country's largest radiology provider I-MED Network has been sold by its hedge fund owners to Swedish private equity firm EQT Mid Market, in a deal believed to be worth more than $400 million.
I-MED runs 200 clinics across Australia and provides medical imaging services such as x-ray and ultrasound. It accounts for just under 25 per cent of the $3 billion diagnostic imaging market.
The company was bought by hedge funds including Anchorage Capital and Fortress in December 2011, following a disastrous period under the ownership of private equity company CVC Asia Pacific in which debt ballooned out to $900 million.
EQT has invested more than €12 billion in 110 companies. Its healthcare investments include Southeast Asian aged care provider Econ Healthcare, Finnish private hospital operator Terveystalo and dental chain Swiss Smile.
The private equity fund was founded by Sweden's Wallenberg family, who are behind multinational industrial brands such as Ericsson, Electrolux and AstraZeneca.
Time for a quick spin around the region's sharemarkets...
- Japan's Nikkei is up 1.2 per cent
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng is 0.2 per cent higher
- China's Shanghai Composite index is up 0.3 per cent
- Taiwan's TAIEX is 0.1 per cent up
- Singapore's Straits Times index has added 0.3 per cent
- The Jakarta Composite is up 0.1 per cent
- The Kiwi NZX 50 is flat
Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh has indicated he would be happy to serve beyond his three-year term at the company.
Walsh has just completed his first of three years in the job, but told the Wall Street Journal in London that he would be happy to serve longer.
"I would be very happy to go on, extend my term," he said.
Such an outcome would be a significant surprise, given Walsh was 63 when he assumed the job 13 months ago, and was widely seen at the time as a stop-gap chief executive who would ''right the ship'' then hand over to one of Rio's younger talents.
Walsh also said he would be happy to hand over to a better candidate after three years if that was the board's preferred outcome.
Iron ore boss Andrew Harding, energy boss Harry Kenyon-Slaney and copper boss Jean Sebastien Jacques loom as some of the brightest future leadership prospects within Rio's global empire.
Only three months after a truce was called by supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles with the competition regulator over their aggressive fuel shopper docket schemes, the ACCC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against the supermarket duo for allegedly breaching their promises over future fuel shopper dockets schemes.
The ACCC has alleged that Woolworths' current offer of a bundled discount of 8 cents per litre (4 + 4 cents) is a breach of its undertaking because the discount is only available to a customer who has made a qualifying supermarket purchase.
The ACCC alleges that Coles is offering and allowing a bundled discount of 14 cents per litre (10 + 4 cents). As the discount of 14 cents per litre is only available to a customer who has made a qualifying supermarket purchase and because it exceeds 4 cents per litre, the ACCC alleges that it is a breach of Coles' undertaking.
In December 2013, the ACCC accepted court enforceable undertakings from Coles and Woolworths to voluntarily limit fuel discounts that are linked to supermarket purchases to a maximum of 4 cents per litre. The undertakings took full effect on January 1, 2014.Back to top
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Charter operator JetFlite International has found that growing competition has made doing business in traditional strongholds in the U.S. much more difficult, and thus the company has expanded its services to tap new sources of revenue. This includes serving new markets in Russia and other countries and the October 2011 opening of JetFlite's FAA-approved Part 145 repair station at the company's Long Beach, Calif. headquarters.
One of the greatest challenges JetFlite faces, said CEO Bill Cripe, "is that more and more [competitors] are giving more and more stuff away." Aircraft owners want guarantees that their costs will be covered, he said, "and for us it doesn't make a lot of sense." JetFlite is competing against companies that, for example, lease a Gulfstream IV from an owner and cover crew and insurance and a portion of maintenance costs then turn around and try to generate as much revenue as possible, in many cases going after market share rather than profits. "A lot of these trips are being sold for below cost because [the company is] just trying to recoup as much as possible," he explained. "Having the airplane sit and losing $50,000 is a lot worse than flying the heck out of it and losing $20,000. So for the traditional charter companies like us, it's a struggle. What we're trying to do is expand our services so we have more to offer for the customers who want all these services."
The move to Russia, where JetFlite opened a new JFI Russia office last October in partnership with Moscow-based Best-Jets, is an effort to capture business that isn't available to the low-cost competitors. Having infrastructure in Moscow gives JetFlite a key advantage, Cripe said, not just for the Russian market but many other countries as well. JetFlite also opened an office in Farmingdale, N.Y., in 2010 and a sales and business development office in New York City last year.
Through last October, JetFlite's charter business grew 10 percent, but then it dropped markedly during the last quarter of last year. The January numbers jumped, and that month was JetFlite's best in several years and included a combination of U.S. and international flights. Last year JetFlite provided trips to more than 35 countries.
Expanding to Russia has not been without challenges, according to Cripe, including illegal charter providers that compete with legitimate charter companies. Customers are becoming more knowledgeable, he added, and JetFlite markets its long history and FAA certification to explain the benefits of doing business with the company. "We're trying to help educate them," he said. "It's not as bad as it was a couple of years ago; the customers are starting to avoid brokers and go directly to the operators and request operators that are certified. Hopefully that will continue, and we'll be one of the first [operators] that has a solid hold in Russia."
There are also growing opportunities to manage aircraft for Russia-based customers, Cripe said. One customer owns a Gulfstream G200 based in Moscow, and another has a G650 on order that JetFlite will manage.
JetFlite's repair station in Long Beach is an advantage because that kind of maintenance is not readily available in Russia, he said. JetFlite's location near Gulfstream's Long Beach facility is also helpful because the factory service center is available to help fix major problems that require engineering assistance. "If we find something significant on [a customer's Gulfstream]," he said, "we have engineering and all of the parts next door." o


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Could this Rocket steam train be the greatest invention ever? That's the question the Science Museum is asking people to answer this summer.
Models of what's thought to be the top 10 greatest scientific inventions, like this Apollo 10 space module, are going on display at the museum so visitors can pick out their favourite.
Chief curator Tim Boon said: "We have selected these 10 objects because they are hugely significant in world history and the impact they had on how we live our lives today."
So what would you pick? Lots of people think the invention of the X-ray machine is a winner as it was the first thing that let doctors look inside someone's body without operating.
But that's not the only medical creation on the shortlist - Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin as an antibiotic led to it becoming one of the world's most widely used medicines.
Mr Boon says they want the things they've chosen to get everyone talking about the importance of different inventions and discoveries over the years.
Some of the inventions are old, like this Model T Ford motor car...
Others are more modern, like this model showing the structure of DNA, which are tiny cells in the human body that link together and decide how people's bodies develop.
Trevor Bayliss, who invented the clockwork radio, said he'd vote for the V2 rocket engine as it led to space exploration and satellite development, when then led to mobile phones.
The electric telegraph, which was a very early form of communication, also made it into the top 10 as part of the museum's celebrations for its centenary on 22 June.
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Lawrence Hill's best-selling 2007 novel is getting the longform TV treatment, with Conquering Lion Pictures, Out Of Africa Entertainment and Entertainment One prepping the story as a miniseries. Production on The Book Of Negroes — which was published in some territories including the U.S. as Someone Knows My Name — will begin in the fall on the project written Clement Virgo and Hill. It will air stateside on BET and on CBC in Canada. The story centers on Aminata Diallo, who is taken by slave traders from West Africa to South Carolina. It follows her through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia and the jungles of Sierra Leone, before she ultimately secures her freedom in England in the early 1800s. Produced in association with Canadian Broadcasting Company and Black Entertainment Television, the Canada-South Africa co-production is executive produced by Damon D'Oliveira, Virgo, Lance Samuels, Daniel Iron, Michael Levine and Carrie Stein. eOne is handling the worldwide rights.
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Would liberals please stop reminding us that slavery happened already? It's over, who still needs to know about it? Same with the atomic bombs and Trail of Tears and anything else that doesn't make America look good. To think about each event and assess it objectively is just unpatriotic.
Clearly a "conversation starter" post, Eric. But who are you? A conservative troll or liberal mole trying to get people fired up? I'd say well played, but it's a bit too spot on. Anyway, the project itself looks fascinating. I'd watch based on the catchy title, and to see a woman's perspective on this historical event since usually it's the men who are the center of attention.
Racist much? Tons apparently. This is a historical drama. What's the difference between this and any other historical drama?
Somehow, I doubt that you would complain about a historical drama set in 15th Century France or 19th Century Victorian England amongst the monarchy.
Yes, we should do away with all historical dramas in order to avoid occurences in the past: thte Bible series, another biopic on Queen Elizabeth I, Marie Antoinette, the Holocaust, potato famine in Ireland, Vikings, etc. Yes, let's ONLY make films about the present.
Will the series conveniently leave out the portion where the captives were sold by black people into slavery to the whites? Wait, its a BET presentation –of course they will.
Yes, I wonder if they will also include those blacks keeping the slaves in slavery for 400 years throughout Brazil, the Caribbean and the US, subjecting them to unpaid labor, harsh conditions, rape, separation of families, making billions off the cotton, cacao, sugar they grew, then later lynchings, Jim Crow and segregation. Those black Africans, they are responsible for everything!
So in your view the peoples who collaborated with slavers initially, out of self-preservation or otherwise, certainly weren't themselves betrayed by their "partners" and subsequently themselves sold when the demand of free labor mysteriously failed to subside? Please don't substitute anecdotal examples of blacks owning slaves with the institutional nature of the European dominated Atlantic slave trade and don't change the subject. This story is about a fictional character who was, like my and countless other's real life ancestors, abducted from West Africa and sold into slavery in South Carolina. Slavery in Brazil, wherein the Portugese favored and employed as overseers the lighter skinned mixed race Brazilians pitting them against the darker skinned imported slaves does not make American slavery any less abhorrent. Your precious white feelings are irrelevant.
Eric I will agree with you — when Hollywood and the media stop reminding us that the Holocaust happened. Every year or two you can count on a Holocaust-themed drama popping up somewhere. And I applaud that. you know why? Because the Holocaust was tragic and terrible. And we need to keep in mind the horrors that humans can do — along with the power of people to overcome such evil — to alternately caution future generations, as well as inspire us about how to prevail over such pernciousness. Same logic applies to slavery or the plight of Native Americans — stories that have gotten but a fraction of the focus as the Holocaust. Yet all of these true-life stories, sobering though they may be, deserve space on the movie shelf, along with the Transformers and Avengers and Hangovers.
which is why Canadians are doing this, Eric!
Clement will do a brilliant job directing. I'm sure this will be a wonderful adaptation of an amazing book with Clement and Damien attached.
So – let's not teach history, Eric? What a dumb comment.
Eric, No one wants to be reminded that slavery did in fact happen…the question you should be asking yourself is why did it ever happen. Obliviously you have not acknowledge the pain and suffering these slaves had to endure here in America by white slave owners and that pain still lives in the hearts of many black Americans. Yes, I want to know more about slavery because like anything else you need to know about, you find won't find much information about slavery in any books. I think it was a shame it ever happened, and to this day,no one has ever paid for the horrific treatments those people had to endure. Have a heart Eric or try growing one. This part of history cannot, and will not be swept under the rug nor will we ever pretend that it never happened … because it did.
Awesome. I'm looking forward to it. These stories are part of the fabric of who we are. Nothing wrong with learning history. Stories are for everyone.
"The Book of Negroes" is not a very good book (there was an earlier book on much the same subject, "Rush Home Road", that was much better). This project has typical, bureaucrat-driven Canadian political correctness written all over it…


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One person was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash in Indiana County, police said.
The side-impact crash occurred near the intersection of Route 22 and Snyder Lane in Burrell Township around 7:30 p.m, police said.
The Indiana County Coroner was called to the scene. Officials have not released the name of the deceased driver.
Neither driver had passengers. The condition of the other driver involved in the crash was not known Thursday night, state police Trooper Brennan Herr said.
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It is two and out for CBS' new reality series The Job, which is being pulled from the schedule effective immediately. The show The Job replaced in the Friday 8 PM slot, Undercover Boss, will resume its run in the hour next Friday. The Job, executive produced by Mark Burnett and Michael Davies, offered contestants a chance to get a job. It debuted with an underwhelming 0.9 rating in adults 18-49, 53% below the November season premiere of Undercover Boss. The Job dropped even further to a 0.7 rating last Friday before being yanked.
CBS Pulls 'The Job' After Two Airings, Brings Back 'Undercover Boss'
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So sad to hear Mark Burnett and Michael Davies lost their job. :)
I will miss this show so much – said no one ever
Clearly, the reality of competing to be a hotel front desk agent at The Four Seasons, personal assistant for some muckety-muck NYC magazine executive or Manager at Applebee's was a little TOO much reality, and not enough escapism, for viewers.
Are you kidding me?????
This is a great show. It needs to have a separate channel. People actually getting jobs.
I'm so disappointed that this show is being cancelled. As a teacher, I found it useful in the classroom with vocational students. I only wish I had access to all the other unaired episodes. I would even buy on DVD if possible.
There were only 4 episodes, so have fun with that!
I'm with Ar and Fred, "The Job" was a great show and it only reflects what a retarded society we live in that would keep the idiotic reality show Survivor going for 26 seasons and not support a good show about the real world like "The Job", and we wonder why there are 12 million Americans unemployed??? Duh???? CBS has got it all wrong, but I guess if it doesn't sell all those wonderful
commercials that we are subjected too hour after hour every night if we chose to watch network television, then off it goes???????? Bring back "The Job" you network morons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree that I used this with vocational students to help them learn what to do and not do when seeking employment. I am sad it was pulled
A game show where the winner gets a job…welcome to Obama's America :(
No, welcome to the America of the Perpetually Whining Conservative who could politicize a children's birthday party. Really, dude, it's BORING.
Thank the TV Gods…the show was awful! Just goes to show Burnett and Davies aren't worth the huge salaries they demand. Networks are always talking about spending less money, but continue to spend for big names that don't deliver.
I knew this was going to get canceled as the show's concept was just plain stupid all along and embarrassing to a fault. The people spoke and told CBS to get this trash off the air and they did just that after two episodes. To "The Job"…you're fired!
It was Lisa Ling…bad casting with Ty Pennington that show becomes a hit…silly as she resonate with no one. Can't understand Burnett or CBS not going after the king of making dreams happen……weird
weird that you think ty could have saved this show. even weirder that you think ty could save any show.
Sorry but Alex is right. Programming for Obama's Great Recession. (He thinks he's F.D.R. so much it's like he's contrived for himself similar circumstances through neglect…except he's just a cheap imitation of these heroes of his that he emulates. The mind boggles at the number of African American and Hispanic families that are going to be negatively impacted by the U.S.P.S. ceasing Saturday delivery.) Audiences reject this stuff because the truth is just too depressing to confront.
And the Clinton/Obama politburo rolls on Diddy-style like there's nothing wrong and it's everybody else's fault.
I see nothing wrong with raising minimum wage…but you don't think that the subject hasn't turned up to cushion the blow of the mandatory fee of Obamacare, do you? Maybe the post office blows as well…So that check you might hope to get in the mail on Saturday because it didn't show on Friday won't turn up until Monday, Tuesday over a holiday weekend, something for show business/media free-lancers to bear in mind not just post office families.
FYI the post office hasn't been green for years. The gov. has been keeping it alive.
No sat. delivery?? That's one f n bad joke. They need to cancel the entire operation to email. Ever hear of 'paper'.?????????
Last Man Standing sends another loser to the locker room.
Is there anything worse than going on a job interview? And these numbskulls tried to make a TV show about it? What they should do now is make a documentary of the people who were working on the show now looking for a job.
WHO on earth thought this would be a fun NETWORK-SIZED show??? You don't have to buy everything that Burnett brings you.
I really liked Undercover Boss. Glad they are bringing it back!
too bad it is all set up – everyone knows the show is there as they shoot
the first year worked but then they had to set up the storylines
A hundred terrific producers and ideas floating around out there and they produce another
Mark Burnett disaster. I have nothing against him doing what he does – but the network execs
are terrible these days – all just trying to keep there jobs as opposed to doing them.
I saw a promo for a show where a noted dog trainer has two or three families competing to be the one to adopt a rescue dog, and envisioned these desperate families, kids and all, being set up for disappointment. No singing, no talent, just watching some hopeful people most of who will be set up for a fall. And I didnt think anything could be more cringe inducing until I heard about this show.
The show was the wet dream of wealthy privileged out-of-touch execs. In the real world, it was offensive and exploitative and the public rightly rejected it.
…yet it's still better than King of the Nerds, Bet On Your Baby and whatever other crap Ben Silverman is putting out this week.
So pull a show after a showing during a Blizzard and the second week on a Holiday weekend. Granted it was probably bad but the numbers could be slightly skewed.
another friday night dead-show…what a surprise…to no one. friday nights have always been the sinkhole of tv programing, since i can remember. no part in thanks to the lovely state of affairs in this country, as of late. ALL of us are out busting our humps to keep our families above water, pay the bills, then, look forward to the uber-expensive dinner out, or is it a trip to a fast food outlet to take our minds off of all the stress, of all of the previously aforementioned idiocy…only to have to go back to work all too soon, at one our two or three part time jobs. when you have too much on your plate, a reality based show may be too much to care about, in the end. saddest state of affairs in "this economy", is all of what i just said, and more, not a tv show.
Guess youre under 30. The Friday night lineup used to be solid, especially on ABC back in the 80s. A string of family friendly comedies. But agree w/ the rest – people who are getting a peek at what a hit theyll be taking w/Obamacare, getting the pink slip, watching gas go back above 4 bucks and thinking the next paychecks gonna have a pink slip dont want to sit down at the end of the week and watch their worst nightmare , someone telling a guy or gal like you that you won't be getting the job.
Friday the show to beat is turning into Shark Tank that has people aiming for an investor but it leans on the crreativeness of the pitch, the success and even recaps some of the contestants who didnt get a deal but went on to make a go of it.
This show has been pitched by everyone and their uncle for the past ten years, even before the downturn. It was passed on for a very good reason – while plenty of people dream of being Top Chef or even (God help them) Donald Trump's apprentice, it's not aspirational enough for viewers to just get a job, any ol' job. Yeah, everyone needs one but it's not a TV fantasy. But Davies and Burnett managed to sell it. Will the networks wise up and buy shows from people who actually participate in the process of developing and making these shows instead of the guys who are relaxing at their beach houses?
Who at CBS would ever think that this mess could get ratings? People out of work aren't going to watch because they're basically looking at their own life. People with jobs, at least the decent people out there, wouldn't watch it because of guilt over the voyeurism into someone else's misery.
What an abysmal premise for a show. I have Burnett's next show: "Five families had their houses foreclosed, but one family has the chance of a lifetime to own their dream house worth $1m." The other four families will obviously go homeless but what the hell, maybe a housing lender will sponsor them. You start putting people's necessities out of a gameshow environment (survival, basically) and put them up on a big screen for everyone to watch and you get a soft approach to a film like the Hunger Games. Shows that humiliate people like this should be shot down at the development stage.
This show has many great tips. I love the competitive aspect of it and well, what you should do and not do for certain jobs. In my opinion I think it's a great show for today's economic job status.
Wow, I understand why our society is so messed up. This show actually made sense to me as it offers great tips and and practical advice that is applicable to any person who is willing to think for a change.
Absolutely agree, here's a great opportunity for someone to land a great job with an establish and stable organization in the best city in the world. Most people would give up everything to just get a start in the big apple, and landing a JOB before packing up and leaving your home would be just the ticket. Sorry, I never got to see the entire season.
Just wanted to add, that not being able to find it on the Friday night line up brought to http://www.cbs.com to find out WHY.
Sorry, but "Yawn" was dead on. Would you neo-"cons" like a little cheese with your whine?


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Media General's WJAR-TV in Providence Wins National Murrow Award
RICHMOND, VA. – Media General, Inc. (NYSE: MEG), a multimedia provider of broadcast television, digital media and print products, announced today that its Providence, R.I., NBC affiliate WJAR-TV has won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding achievement in electronic journalism. The annual awards of the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) are among the nation's most prestigious broadcast journalism awards.
The station was among three Media General television stations that won 10 regional Murrow awards in April. It is WJAR's third National Murrow Award since 2008. In addition to WJAR gaining two regional awards, Media General's station WSAV, Savannah, Ga., won 7 regional awards and WSPA, Spartanburg, S.C., won 1 regional award.
"WJAR is the long-standing number one broadcast television station in all of Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts," said Marshall N. Morton, president and chief executive officer of Media General. "Winning a National Murrow award for the third time in three years is a testament to the outstanding job WJAR does in serving the news and information needs of its local community," Mr. Morton said.
WJAR received the Murrow honor in the category of Video Breaking News Coverage for its reporting on the local area's historic flooding in 2010. In March 2010, extensive rains forced many area rivers to overflow their banks. Countless homes and businesses were destroyed. Roads were impassable for days. Bridges were washed out. WJAR's commitment to coverage of the unprecedented weather event began with precise Storm Team 10 forecasts leading up to the flooding, escalated to live wall-to-wall reports at the height of the disaster and continued for months as the clean-up and rebuilding began.
WJAR solidified its position as the dominant news source in southern New England during the recently-completed May sweeps period based on preliminary data from Nielsen. WJAR had the most watched newscasts at 5 a.m., 5:30 a.m., 6 a.m., noon, 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.
The RTNDA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that pioneer reporter Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.
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Whether in concert, on stage, or in film and television,Cheyenne Jackson continues to have one of the most diverse careers in entertainment. He has been featured on 12 different albums and with his staggering 4 ½ octave range has been become known for his vocal sensitivity and versatility. Appearing in mega-hits such as GLEE, 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Law and Order, his biggest passion is music. He is also a singer/songwriter whose first self-penned album I'm Blue, Skies, was released in July, 2013 and included the Top 40 hit "Before You."
In concert, he has sold out The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall twice with his shows The Power of Two with Michael Feinstein and his solo show Music of the Mad Men Era with the New York Pops. He has performed throughout the country with symphonies as varied as the NY Pops, LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, and the San Francisco Symphony, where this past June he sang the role of Tony in West Side Story under the direction of esteemed conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, and is proud to have performed for both President Clinton and President Obama.
In his 12-year professional career, he has amassed 18 films, including 4 films coming out in 2014, 16 TV shows, 8 Broadway shows (receiving 2 Drama Desk Nominations, 2 Outer Critic Circle Nominations, Theatre World Award), and 3 Off-Broadway shows including Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black's 8. His Broadway credits include The Performers (2012), Xanadu (2007), On The Twentieth Century (2005), All Shook Up (2005), and more.
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Berry Pineapple Parfaits Recipe
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- 3 cups whole fresh strawberries
- 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar
- 12 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
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- 1. Set aside six strawberries for garnish. Slice the remaining strawberries and toss with sugar; let stand for 10 minutes.
- 2. Spoon half of the sliced berries into six parfait glasses. Top with half of the ice cream and half of the pineapple. Repeat layers. Top with whipped topping and reserved strawberries. Yield: 6 servings.
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Santa very kindly gave me Reader 650 for Christmas and have been thoroughly enjoying it. I am not the types to download few hundred books at one go, so I have been downloading 4 -5 authors at a time ( am a Thriller and classic freak).
After about 20 books, the memory status showed full capacity, so I went ahead and bought 7 GB SD card..........and guess what after downloading around 10 more books.....I am again having trouble. The status show, processing, waiting etc etc.....I have been synchronising....should I stop that and just copy.
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Adriafil Dakota: 2 - 50g balls
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|From: Horace Dynamite (horace.dynamite at gmail.com)
Date: Mon Aug 2 10:30:36 EDT 2010
> That said, if you hit return after each 'cond' (instead of keeping the > first clause on the same line), you're down to 82 chars. If you break > define definitions in the innermost local, you're below the limit. I > personally would probably also put a return after the call to > make-state, getting me to this, at 74 cols in the widest line. Okay, you win! Having analyzed over 40 sections of code from HtDP using the find command, I only found 6 instances where I'd gone over the 80 character limit (comments and #reader(lib ...) stuff greped out). So I suppose I was being a little too aggressive at the suggestion. I do wonder how tricky it will be do have a line-breaking routine that can take as input the program I posted, and produce as output the program you returned. Thanks for your time. Horace.
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Philanthropic students lead the way
Philanthropic students lead the way
Posted: Dec 20, 2012
The Student Philanthropy Council had students sign this giant "thank you" card for friends of the University who help fund their education.
Olivet Nazarene University is leading the way in student philanthropy. Starting this fall semester, the school saw a new addition to their student organizations, in the form of the Student Philanthropy Council (SPC).
While the council is still being finalized, their impact is already being seen and felt around campus. Earlier this semester, the council hosted a banner signing that allowed students to thank donors for their generous support. This banner has since been displayed at Homecoming and at many of the faculty and staff receptions held around campus.
Once the full council has been established, there will be five committees that will focus on: Student for Student scholarships, endowments, grants, recognition and outreach. The purpose of these committees? "To promote awareness and education about giving," explains senior Jenny Schoenwetter.
ONU introduced the SPC due to a dream of Dr. Houston Thompson, chair of the
Department of Social Work and Criminal Justice
. He envisioned an opportunity for students to develop and teach their passion through philanthropy here on campus. His dream has been developing over several years, but is now becoming reality with support from Schoenwetter and Jean Martin '72, director of annual giving, including
Student 4 Student
(S4S). Working together, Dr. Thompson and Martin are giving direction to the SPC, which now includes an endowment, grant process and more.
Student philanthropy is a new concept for higher education institutions, and ONU is leading the way.
"This is a great opportunity to grow leadership in philanthropy, while learning from the vast knowledge of Dr. Thompson and Jean Martin," Schoenwetter explains. "It is very exciting that Olivet is getting in on the ground floor of this."
Much is anticipated from the newly form Student Philanthropy Council, and it will be exciting to watch as they grow the awareness and knowledge of philanthropy on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University.
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The market's reaction to the Fed's Jackson Hole meeting last week reminded me of my recent experience buying a car.
Armed with a rough idea of the size I needed and the price I was willing to pay, I test-drove several vehicles that were all pretty much the same. I found myself staring at them with glazed eyes while the salespeople make their pitches. After a few days of this indecision, one guy simply cut a bunch of money off the sticker price and I gave in.
The point is that I bought the car because I needed it. It was simply a question of what catalyst would get me to sign on the dotted line.
That's the case with Ben Bernanke's statement on so-called stimulus: "The Federal Reserve will provide additional policy accommodation as needed to promote a stronger economic recovery and sustained improvement in labor market conditions in a context of price stability."
Is this any surprise? Does anyone doubt that if the economy suddenly nosedived off the cliff tomorrow the Fed would take action? Is the sky blue?
Yet that is exactly what caused the market, and precious metals in particular, to rally. Given that there was nothing new in the statement, we must conclude that it wasn't the reason for the gains. The reason, in fact, was the same as why I bought the car: I needed one.
Investors need stocks and precious metals now. They're fully loaded on Treasuries and underexposed to equities. It's that simple.
Forget about the Fed and Europe. The simple fact is that stocks are underowned, and we're not going into recession. Period.
Then we have emerging strength in the small-cap Russell 2000 index, which has started outperforming the broader market in the last month. One final ingredient is that companies are now better managed and stronger financially than at any other moment in history.
Put all those pieces together, and here's what you have: The U.S. economy is not in recession, and stocks are underowned.
To that end, I'd like to close with some final trading ideas from researchLAB . As usual, these are starting points to give you ideas rather than recommendations.
Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) : This small-cap chip maker has been beating estimates and growing at a double-digit pace. Piper Jaffray cut their rating yesterday, citing valuation, but those kind of downgrades often provide good buying opportunities. After all, it was rallying for a reason!
Rental companies : These stocks have been in a secular uptrend because banks have been slow to lend. In some respects, they devoted so much of their attention to mortgages in the last decade that they've forgotten how to do other kinds of business. These companies have been leasing items that were previously owned and financed--from machinery to furniture. Aaron's Rentals (AAN) looks especially interesting.
Deathcare : The ultimate secular pick. It's not hard to predict the wave of funerals that will occur in the next 20-30 years as the Baby Boomers age. Many of them will buy their graves and services years before under so-called preneed contracts. Now's the time for this trend to really get going with the oldest Boomers over 65. Service Corp. (SCI) has just broken out and looks pretty interesting.
Firearms : The improving jobs picture increases the chance of Obama getting reelected, and that will rekindle fears of gun owners who've been stockpiling weapons ahead of potential bans down the road. The charts on both of these companies, Smith & Wesson (SWHC) and Ruger (RGR), are amazing and appear to have more upside in the works.
(A version of this article appeared in optionMONSTER's What's the Trade? newsletter of Sept. 5.)
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Symptoms for endometriosis may occur at any time during the menstrual cycle. Some women experience mild endometriosis with little or no pain. Pelvic pain that extends down to the legs during the menstrual cycle is common but some women experience a throbbing, gnawing and dragging pain and describe a feeling that their "insides" are being pulled down. This pain can range from mild to severe, sometimes so severe it can be disabling.
Other symptoms include:
- Pain during sexual intercourse.
- Urinary urgency and pain while voiding.
- Lower back or abdominal pain.
- Chronic tiredness.
- Constipation.
- Shooting rectal pain and pain during a bowel movement, usually due to bowel endometriosis.
- Pain during ovulation.
- Inflammation of the pelvic cavity.
- Pain while standing or walking.
- Pain from adhesions (scar tissue) that bind the fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, bowels and bladder in ways that are painful to women all the time.
Causes and Risk Factors
When a woman goes through her menstrual cycle, shedding the endometrial tissue due to hormonal changes in her body, the endometrial tissue found outside the uterus is also responding to the hormones. Since this tissue cannot be expelled through the vagina, it remains inside the body and may stay there, unnoticed, for many years.
Although the exact reason endometrial tissue is able to grow outside of the womb is unknown, there are theories:
- Retrograde menstruation, when menstrual debris goes backwards out of the fallopian tubes during a period.
- Most women have some degree of retrograde menstruation though their immune system is able to clear the debris and prevent the development of endometriosis. The immune system typically prevents tissue from growing where it doesn't belong.
- Hormonal changes during ovulation and menstruation.
- In severe cases, masses, lesions and scar tissue may form in the endometrium.
Women with severe endometriosis may have problems with fertility due in part to anatomical distortions and adhesions, similar to what a person would have following an injury.
Having a first-degree relative with endometriosis may increase a woman's chance of developing the condition.


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Golden girl Ramya, who was spotted with Kannada actor Dhryaan during the rehearsals for the Amrutha Mahotsava, is reportedly set to tie the knot with him and settle down in Mumbai with him for ever. Dhyaan's real name is Sammir Dattani. According to the reports, she was secretly romancing the actor since September last year.
It is said that Ramya met Dhyaan on the sets of the movie Amrutha Dhaare. Their onscreen love turned to reality when the actor popped the question at the actress. The Golden girl, who was confused at the moment, smiled and agreed for the commitment.
Sources claim that recently the duo had hosted a get-together party for their families and close friends at the Taj West End, Bangalore. But her family wants to make it a low profile party, because a formal engagement will be held shortly.
Presently, Ramya, who has decided to give up acting to begin a new life in Mumbai, is busy with the shooting of Tamil film Kadhal 2 Kalyanam. When asked about the party, she said, "Dhyaan is a very Special person. But since no dates have been finalised, I do not want to talk about it yet."
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A baby pink owl perches on this owl love baby shower invitation, asking your guests to guess whoo is coming soon! Pastel hearts, songbirds, butterflies, polka dots, and more celebrate the baby girl, although we can change any of the graphics to match your party theme. When this card is printed on flat cardstock, we can custom-design the back with matching graphics and additional shower wording. See more ideas & personalize this design at: Spring Owl Baby Shower Invitation.
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Brentwood readies for home opener vs. Monessen
MONESSEN at BRENTWOOD
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
This is Brentwood's home opener, and it may be the Spartans' most scrutinized contest at Brentwood Stadium all year.
Monessen is led by a talented senior quarterback in Chavas Rawlins, one of the top athletes in the WPIAL who is a West Virginia recruit.
Rawlins accounted for 286 offensive yards and five touchdowns in Monessen's 41-13 rout of California last week.
The 6-3, 188-pound Rawlins ran for 144 yards and three touchdowns on just 10 carries, and completed nine of 16 passes for 142 yard and five touchdowns.
Brentwood warmed up to this week's daunting task with a 48-0 victory against an undermanned Serra Catholic squad.
The Spartans led at halftime, 42-0, behind the one-two punch of Justin Vickless (four touchdowns) and Zach Sniadach.
Vickless, a 5-10, 162-pound junior who rushed for 140 yards on 11 carries in the game, scored three times on the ground and once on a 20-yard interception return.
Sniadach, a 6-1, 185-pound senior, reached the end zone on a 31-yard pass from senior quarterback Chris Shortley, and also on a 45-yard interception return.
Other players to watch at Monessen include four talented juniors in middle linebacker and H-back Justice Heath, wide receiver/linebacker Clintell Gillespie, two-way tackle Justice Tartt, and wide receiver/running back/cornerback Javon Brown.
"We have a handful of other guys who can play Division I or I-AA," Andy Pack, Monessen's head coach, said. "Some of the guys got time last year as younger players and now they know what to expect."
Heath, who missed last year with a knee injury, was an all-state selection as a freshman.
A young team in 2011, the Greyhounds didn't have the season they have come to expect last year, finishing with a 6-3 overall record.
The Greyhounds moved into the challenging Black Hills Conference — which includes four-time WPIAL Class A champion Clairton — this season.
"There are no two ways about it," Pacak said, "it's going to be like a playoff game each week."
And in particular, this week.
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A couple removed £100 from an elderly man's wallet after following him out of a supermarket.
Police are appealing for help identifying the man and woman in connection with the distraction theft, which took place at Sainsbury's in Braintree.
The incident took place on November 25, but CCTV showing the suspects has only recently become available.
The victim was followed out of the supermarket, in Tofts Walk, at about 10am, before being distracted by the couple, who are believed to have driven away in a white Vauxhall Astra.
The man is described as wearing a light-coloured flat cap and was about 30-years-old.
The woman wore a woolly hat and multi-coloured leggings.
Anyone with information is asked to call Dc Kayli Iron at Braintree CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously 0800 555 111.


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She is such a sweetheart!
One-year-old Billie Beatrice spent some quality time with her doting daddy Eric Dane yesterday (May 11). The cute pair were spotted having some fun together at Beverly Hills family favorite Coldwater Park.
Clearly head-over-heels with his beautiful baby girl, the Grey's Anatomy star says he and his wife Rebecca Gayheart are ready for another little one, revealing, "Well, we're going to have another one hopefully. We're working on it."View Slideshow »»


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SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- With the help of its 10 member institutions, the West Coast Conference (WCC) will be hosting WCC "Kids Day" at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. on Friday, March 7th from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
The event will benefit the After-School All-Stars program in Las Vegas and will focus on staying active and eating healthy. This year, 750 youth from the Clark County School District will participate in a basketball clinic hosted by WCC men's and women's basketball players, coaches and cheer squads and with the help of Whole Foods and Gameday Souvenirs, will receive a nutritional meal and event T-shirt before attending the women's quarterfinal game of the 2014 WCC Basketball Championship.
"WCC Kids Day is one of our best opportunities to engage with the community of Las Vegas as part of the WCC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships," said WCC Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich. "We hope this event inspires the Las Vegas youth to stay active, whether through basketball or not, as they spend time with and learn hands-on from our very own student-athletes, coaches and administrators."
The 2014 WCC Kids Day event is the sixth consecutive community service project that the Conference has put together as part of its Men's and Women's Basketball Championships and the conference-wide celebration of the WCC in Las Vegas. Each year, members from all WCC athletic department staffs team up to give back to the community in an impactful way, and due to the new tournament format this year, basketball teams will now be available to volunteer their time as well, making it the first time that WCC basketball players and coaches can actively engage in Kids Day.
"We are so grateful to have a membership and partners that are committed to giving back their time and energy to the community," said Assistant Commissioner and Event Coordinator Stefanie Ordoveza. "To have our basketball teams in attendance this year is not only a testament to our schools' core values but also brings the message of staying active and eating healthy to life in a fun and interactive way."
This year, the West Coast Conference has partnered with Whole Foods and Gameday Souvenirs to assist with providing the hundreds of meals and T-shirts for Kids Day. Whole Foods has supported a large number of events around the nation, in hopes of educating families and kids about healthy eating. This is the first year that they will be involved with WCC Kids Day. Gameday Souvenirs, the official supplier of WCC championship merchandise, has outfitted the kids every year since its inception.
Since 2009, WCC Kids Day has served over 4,500 students from the After-School All-Stars program. This event is part of a larger conference-wide commitment to hosting an engaging community service event in connection with its six WCC Championships --- baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, rowing and tennis.
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference was formed in 1952 and has evolved and grown to become a nationally recognized and competitive force in Division I intercollegiate athletics, with 13 conference-sponsored sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, women's rowing, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis and women's volleyball. The WCC is characterized by the stability of its membership and its unique emphasis on combining excellence in athletics with excellence in academics.
After-School All-Stars Las Vegas
After-School All-Stars Las Vegas provides opportunities for underprivileged youth to participate in free after-school and summer programs that focus on academics, athletics and cultural enrichment. Local programs include tutoring, homework help, language and literacy skills, arts and crafts, dance, music, computers, chess, creative writing, soccer, swimming, cooking and media - just to name a few. Since its inception, After-School All-Stars has positively affected the lives of more than 100,000 Southern Nevada youth. Today, there are more than 6,000 youth from 14 different schools participating in the program. For more information, visit www.asaslv.org or call 702-770-7601.
Whole Foods
Since opening our first store in Austin, Texas in 1980, our whole business has been about making a difference – in the lives of our Team Members and the customers we serve, and in the communities and environments in which we operate. Our motto—Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet — emphasizes that our vision reaches beyond food retailing. In fact, our deepest purpose as an organization is helping support the health, well-being, and healing of both people — customers, Team Members, and business organizations in general — and the planet. And our Core Values are not just words on a wall somewhere: they're guiding principles that inform every decision we make—from the daily, face-to-face interactions with our customers to larger decisions that impact the way Whole Foods Market evolves and grows.
Gameday Souvenirs
Gameday Souvenirs is a branded, custom sportswear business focused on event merchandise sales. Based in Lafayette, California, they have been the exclusive championship merchandise supplier to the West Coast Conference since 1994. For more information, visit www.MakeItGameday.com or call 925-284-1863. At Gameday Souvenirs, Every Day Is Gameday!


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Crude oil prices on both sides of the Atlantic ended with moderate gains on Tuesday, supported by a stock market advance and worries over Egypt, but were limited by a strong U.S. dollar and as supplies were brought back online.
Spread trading trumped trading in the straight oil contracts, which were lackluster in thin volume, one analyst said.
The spread between the U.S. August and September oil contracts <CLQ3-U3> widened by some 30 cents to a high of 57 cents after Tuesday's settlement. This helped further backwardation on the oil price futures curve, seen when prompt-month prices are higher than those further along the curve.
Traders guessed that a fund or another entity was betting on a large draw in crude supplies when inventory data is reported later this afternoon, making oil for the closer delivery months more valuable.
Traders awaited data expected to show a decline in crude oil stocks on Tuesday from the American Petroleum Institute and on Wednesday from the U.S. government.
Brent crude oil futures ended the day 38 cents higher at $107.81 per barrel. U.S. crude oil futures settled 39 cents higher at $103.53, after trading as low as $102.31.
Fears that violence in Egypt could ignite conflict in the broader Middle East, which pumps a third of the world's oil, continued to lend support to oil prices.
While oil prices had shaved some gains, Brent was still hovering at a three-month high and U.S. crude at a 14-month high.
"The majority of last week's near $5 gain is on the back of geopolitical risk premium," said Gene McGillian, analyst with Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut.
The U.S. dollar index hit a fresh three-year high against a basket of currencies, creating headwinds for oil prices. A good start to the U.S. earnings season underpinned equities, which supported crude oil prices.
Commodities priced in dollars become more expensive for holders of other currencies as the dollar strengthens, weakening demand.
The spread between U.S. gasoline futures and heating oil <1RB-HOQ3> had narrowed to its smallest point in one month, reflecting the need for traders to square positions after the previous session, Walter Zimmermann, chief technical analyst for United-ICAP, said.
On Monday, gasoline futures rallied to seven-week high while heating oil hit a more than three-month high at $3.00 a gallon.
"RBOB really got hit hard relative to distillate yesterday but has gained all of it back," Zimmermann said.
Gasoline futures settled 4 cents higher at $2.92 a gallon, and heating oil ended virtually flat at $2.98.
The spread between global benchmark Brent crude oil and U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate <CL-LCO1=R> had levelled out to around $4.15 to $4.30 per barrel after narrowing to $3.09 last Wednesday. The spread settled at $4.28.
Improved supply from elsewhere in the Middle East helped push Brent oil prices lower for now. Libya's major Sharara oilfield will resume operations, and the flow of crude from Kirkuk in Iraq to the port of Ceyhan in Turkey will resume in two to three days after being interrupted for weeks due to a pipeline leak.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration slightly tightened its 2014 oil demand outlook but left the balance of the year unchanged.


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Vladivostock Stole by Courtney Kelley
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"This is a simple and delicate stole inspired by the more complex Russian Orenberg lace shawls. The city of Vladivostock is located in the far east of Russia, north of the Sea of Japan. It is an interesting crossroads of culture, very cold and with negative population growth. I thought it deserved a little attention."


text: Good Times Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIM), a regional restaurant company focused on operating and developing Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard and Bad Daddy's Burger Bar restaurants, today announced its same store sales for its Good Times restaurants increased 26% for the month of October, its seventh consecutive month of double-digit increases. The Company reiterated that while it does not normally release all monthly sales results, it plans to continue to release monthly same store sales results because the trend is so significant. Commenting on the sales results, Boyd Hoback, President & CEO said, "Our breakfast sales increased to almost 9.5% of total sales for the month, supported by our television campaign on Hatch Valley New Mexico Green Chile that featured our breakfast burritos. December of 2013 was the first full month we had breakfast implemented, so we are thrilled to be pushing 10% sales mix in only nine months and we estimate our flow through to restaurant level profit to be approximately 25% from the new daypart sales. The remaining 16.5% sales increase was almost entirely due to growth in transactions with a very minor 3.9% increase in average check per person." The Company also said that it plans to begin a new television ad on November 4 featuring its hand-breaded, all-natural Boneless Buffalo Wings for a limited time. Hoback added, "Our `illustrated brand' television campaign that features an animated illustrated brand story about our all-natural and local ingredient product platform has been a part of our tremendous sales gains over the last nine months and we plan to continue it in the coming months, talking about products and product attributes that are unique to Good Times. It is clearly resonating with our customers along with all of the product improvements we've implemented over the last two years."