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A new study aimed at determining the most vulnerable smartphones shows that, unfortunately for Google, its Android army has the malware market cornered.
"I don't think people realize how chaotic the Android ecosystem is," Harry Sverdlove, chief technology officer for the Massachusetts-based security firm Bit9, told SecurityNewsDaily.
Sverdlove cited Google's convoluted chain of command, which requires cellphone carriers — as opposed to Google or phone manufacturers — to push out critical software updates for Android customers.
Bit9's study, "The Most Vulnerable Smartphones of 2011," released today (Nov. 21), puts statistics to the chaos and names the top 12 phones most vulnerable to mobile malware. All of them run on the Android operating system.
Dirty Dozen smartphones
From 1-12, Bit9's "Dirty Dozen" most vulnerable phones are the Samsung Galaxy Mini, the HTC Desire, Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1, the Sanyo Zio, the HTC Wildfire, the Samsung Epic 4G, LG's Optimus S, the Samsung Galaxy S, the Motorola Droid X, LG's Optimus One, the Motorola Droid 2 and the HTC Evo 4G.
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The criteria for the list included each smartphone's market share, how up-to-date and secure its software is and the frequency of the update cycles pushed out by the carriers.
In some cases, as with the Samsung Galaxy Mini and the Sanyo Zio, the average time period between when an Android upgrade was announced by Google and when it was finally stabilized and made available by the carrier for that particular model exceeded 300 days.
"Fifty-six percent of Android phones in the marketplace today are running out-of-date and insecure versions of the Android operating system software," Bit9 said in the report.
Couple that with a tendency by carriers to focus all their attention on new or upcoming phones, and not on security for older models, and again the Android ecosystem reveals its flaws.
Bit9's report came the same day as the security firm McAfee's report on the third quarter of 2011, which said malware targeting Android devices has jumped 37 percent since Q2.
Focus is on future phones, not present problems
"Manufacturers release [Android] phones on 12-18 month cycles. They're always focused on the next model, not focused at all on fixing security for existing users," Sverdlove told SecurityNewsDaily. "Something has to change in the ecosystem, not the operating system. Google needs to take control of the operating system."
Sverdlove said he believes consumers have become more security-conscious about their home computers, but they don't necessarily adopt that same attitude toward their smartphones.
"Even in non-tech circles, we've started to learn safety when we use personal computers," he said. "Most people know to be wary of strange emails, not to click on strange links, not to download anything in the world just because it has a picture of a cute kitten. I don't think people realize that an Android [phone] is just another computer, and just as vulnerable."
Open source has upsides and flaws
Many of the flaws Bit9 identified in Android stem from the fact that Android is an open-source platform, meaning that developers have access to the source code. This can promote innovation and creativity, but, according to Neohapsis security researcher Georgia Weidman, there's a serious downside.
"Google prides itself on having a more open platform," Weidman told SecurityNewsDaily. "Many developers, myself included, prefer it for this reason. That said, the open platform, where any app can do anything it wants, opens a lot of doors for malware developers."
"The openness of the system comes with a price," Ondrej Krehel, information security officer with Identity Theft 911, told SecurityNewsDaily.
Echoing Weidman, Krehel said open-source projects give developers the chance to collaborate and actually make platforms and applications more secure. But things can get out of hand if there isn't somebody in place — Google, in this case — to oversee which applications get released and which don't.
"There still has to be a guardian for the distribution of Android applications," Krehel said. "The maintainer of the platform has to contribute to its security, because the end users will not be aware."
Krehel said he believes Google is still learning how to maintain a balance of keeping Android open source and being a "good guardian."
Revamping Android
Although overhauling Android is something Weidman doesn't anticipate Google doing in the near future, she said Google could start to increase Android security by changing the permissions that applications request upon installation on customers' phones.
Weidman said she recently built a simple Android app that requested some common permissions — "the sort of permissions that popular apps such as Facebook and Twitter clients ask for."
Her proof-of-concept rogue app, called "Evil App," then "used those permissions to steal personal data from the phone's user and send it offsite to an attacker," she said. "If you look at the permissions of the applications on your phone, chances are most of them could be silently spying on you, giving you no indication that anything is wrong. Why not let users pick and choose the permissions they want to allow?"
Weidman holds out hope for Android, and says that with "proper user awareness and more oversight when it comes to apps, I think it could mature into a stronger security model than Apple's closed-source alternative."
Krehel suggested Google could start to secure the Android system by increasing customers' awareness of security threats and instructing them, in "human readable" manuals, on how to institute some simple security configurations on their phones.
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As it turns out in the face of reality, action really does speak louder than words. I read several of the Blog sites posted on prepping, survival issues, arming for Armageddon and much of the impractical advice that is dished out as though hordes of experts have contributed their wisdom.
By Dr. John J. Woods, a contributing author to SurvivalCache.com
Personally or professionally I am nowhere near any kind of a prepper expert, but I know horse hockey when I smell it. Ironically you never read any of that overly inflated junk here on this website. There are other reliable prepping websites that I read as well, but this home place is the most well-rounded.
Mark Q
So, it is quite refreshing to find someone locally who albeit slowly but surely is getting his act together toward prepping for a Bug-In scenario. For the sake of privacy, I am going to call my prepping friend, Mark Q. He is very private to his fault (OpSec), but as with all of us I suspect it is aided by a good honest dose of paranoia. These days that is not considered abnormal behavior.
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Around the fire ring at my own remote potential Bug-Out hunting camp, Mark Q discusses the reasons he wants to be a measure ahead of most should something catastrophic happen in this country. His reasons for prepping go even beyond the virtual everyday bad news we get about the poor economy, short gun supplies, ammo stocks diverted by government agencies purchasing and hording, rapidly inflating food prices, shortages of goods, and the scare over banking stability (see Cyprus) not to mention the fear of an over all government collapse. "Geez that ought to be enough to make anyone put back a case or two of beans and rice….."
"I recently retired from my full time job as an instructor at a local school teaching metal trades, machine shop, and computerized machine operation. That was after a stint in the Navy as a readiness and supply seaman for Naval Special Warfare Unit," profiles Mark Q. "I wanted to get settled in back at my home place, do some machine work on the side, put away some cash and really complete my prepping work just in case."
Mark Q is not a conspiracy theorist, but a realist. "Where I worked I saw my student population ever more dependent on grants and loans to live on with no intention of ever repaying them. They would cover their required tuition, but then receive the balance of the funds to spend as they wished. It went for everything from rent, food, clothes, spinner wheels, pit bull pups, or whatever. I viewed this whole system as another form of welfare and I wonder just how long it can be sustained," noted Mark Q. This is not unique to where Mark worked but is happening at every school in the country.
"I don't wake up every morning to go out to collect my chicken's eggs for the day glancing up in the sky looking for black helicopters or drones. But one day they might well be there or someone in a uniform at my front door with a federal list of my 4473s to pick up my legally purchased and owned firearms."
"More importantly I am concerned about walking into the local grocery store and finding little or nothing to buy. I want to raise as much of my own food on site as I can. We cook a lot of Korean dishes, so we can grow our own vegetables and other products we like to eat," says Mark Q.
So, Mark Q is practical in his discussions of prepping. There is no panic in his deliberations, but there are no hesitations either, like most of us, me included. If something bad happens here then he is way ahead of the prep curve, but if nothing happens, then he can still enjoy the fruits of his labors and planning.
Food Reliance
"First and foremost I plant a huge garden every spring and repeat with some additional plantings into the warm summer months. We grow a host of fresh vegetables including peas, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, okra, squash, corn, watermelons and cantaloupe and a number of specialty plantings we include in our Korean dishes," says Q. "As different vegetables mature, we pick them and do our own canning. We maintain a good stock of canned food supplies that can last several months."
Mark owns and maintains a medium sized utility tractor and the appropriate implements to disk and plant a large garden. It's more like a mini-farm on open property right next to his house. His only problem is keeping the wild deer that come out of the adjoining woods from eating up everything. Of course, he has a strategy for that as well.
"I generate my own garden fertilizer from the droppings underneath my rabbit hutches. I raise domestic rabbits for food, not pets. At any given time I will have one or two buck rabbits and 2-3 female breeders. At the proper maturity, weight and size I process the rabbit meat, bag and freeze it or we are likely to eat some fresh."
Mark Q also raises chickens in a coop built behind his work shop. During my last visit he had two roosters and several hens. He let my special needs 14 year old daughter gather the eggs, a first for her. We found a dozen or more brown eggs in the nest stalls. For the time being Mark does purchase commercial bagged chicken and rabbit feed from the local farm Co-Op store. He has alternative plans for food stuffs to feed his "livestock" from garden plants and residuals.
Mark Q is also an accomplished hunter. At any given time he will have 2-3 processed deer in the freezer. They mostly do venison burger and smoked sausage from a local meat processor. He also hunts and consumes wild rabbits and squirrels.
Additionally, Mark is heavy into local freshwater fishing and also coastal saltwater fishing. In fair weather months he will hit the local lakes and ponds for catfish, bass, crappie, and bream. On the coast he fishes for redfish, speckled trout, flounder, and other saltwater species. When I was at his prep site recently we had a lunch of fried cobia in the work shop.
He also keeps stocks of regular food stuffs as well like flour, cornmeal, lots of big sacks of rice and some freeze dried food and canned goods. They use a lot of Korean sauces, spices, and condiments. He maintains a supply of 50 cases of bottled water at all times. If you nose around enough, one might also notice several cases of 12-gallon bottles of table wine. I can only guess that is for the cooking or the cook.
Utility Prep Work
Mark maintains enough gas generators on site to supply essential electrical power in the event of an outage. He started this during Hurricane Katrina which knocked out rural power for several days. Occasional ice storms can also be counted on to disrupt local utility power supplies. There is sufficient fuel kept on hand to power these units for many days if used wisely and sparingly.
A recent project that Mark completed was installing a water well and hand pump on his property entirely by himself. He researched the process for "drilling" pipe into the ground with a metal tipped drill pipe section. He bought all the materials locally and hand drilled the well.
He researched local water supply depths to get an idea of how deep he might have to sink the pipe to hit fresh water. He has completed the project and upon priming the pump has fresh, clean, cold water. With this he can supply the family water needs, animal needs including three dogs, and irrigate the garden as well. Pretty smart prep planning I'd say.
Bug-In Security
Mark's primary accomplishment in terms of security is the same as mine. He maintains an extremely low profile. His circle of friends is small and tight. He is very closed mouth on any details of his prep work often disguising it as other generic household projects. As his friend, I know better, but most do not.
"Being an active hunter both for recreational interests as well as supplying meat for the family, I am used to handling a wide variety of firearms. I have a more than adequate supply of weapons and ammo to keep my family safe. My son can also use firearms with good proficiency. My wife has her own handgun and knows how to use it," remarked Q. He also secures all this firearms and ammo in a burglar proof steel safe.
"Our security system consists of a black Labrador retriever roaming freely on the outside of the house, and two small ankle chewers on the inside. The old lab will bark at any strange vehicle coming up the driveway, but is likely to roll over for a belly rub for anybody. The two inside dogs are another story. They will literally tear down the blinds off the window at anyone approaching the house. By then we are made well aware of anything coming up to the door. If it's a stranger, then we have the Berettas ready."
Utility Shop
Mark is a highly trained craftsman when it comes to running the lathe and milling machine in his shop. He is equally proficient with his plethora of hand tools, wrenches, hammers, and gauges. He can weld, cut and shape metal and other materials. He can build about anything with wood, nails, a saw and a hammer. He is a decent mechanic with anything nuts and bolts. He possesses skills beyond the basic elements needed by most preppers. Some of these skills we all need to learn especially basic mechanical tool use and building skills.
His outdoor metal building shop with a concrete floor also serves as a garage for his fishing boat and his ATV. It securely stores all of his equipment, tools, supplies, animal feeds, fuel, lubricants, hunting and fishing stuff along with other essential gear. All preppers should consider such a building when the budget can afford it. Secure storage is critical.
There are a lot more details about Q's prepping plans and its execution. The point here is that Mark has created the foundation for his ability to sustain his family for a reasonable time in the event of a SHTF event. He has developed provisions for food, water, security, self-reliance, and skills he can sell or trade to others. He has all of the most critical elements of the Bug-In prep pie filled. Let's just pray he doesn't have to use it. If he does, I'm moving to his house.
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In this article, you will learn more of several handful companies that you can choose from if your market in an area that is a metropolitan, if your business is in hiring a casino rental company. It is always about price, but you still have to make sure that for the price you are willing to pay, you are getting the quality you have paid for. And so when you are looking for a reputable casino rental company, these major factors should be considered such as quality equipment, professional dealers, and even coordination services, which should all be priced reasonably.
It is then advisable that you read more about a prospective casino rental company so that you will be given help in getting the feel of which one to choose among the prospects on hand.
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As well as shout about the products we want to make, I want to make this blog about other cool tech that we see/use. With that in mind, FRAM (Ferroelectric RAM) has come across my desk this week. FRAM has the speed of RAM but is non-volatile so won't forget what it knows when it looses power. The mainstream alternative Flash is traditionally used for such jobs but doesn't yet have the speed of RAM, just about every Microcontroller on the market uses Flash of some sort. Well that was until recently when TI announced they were adding FRAM to their MSP430 range. The MSP430 range has some of the lowest powered micro's in the industry with the additional of FRAM, that can go even lower, instead of hibernating the processor with just enough power to keep the SRAM alive it can just switch off. The FRAM retains the processors state and varibles, power up again and carry on where it left off. Even if you're not that interested in the low power side the other advantages of FRAM, it's speed and maximum write cycles make it a very exciting technology. TI do a cheap developers kit, much like the launchpad
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How has everyone's week been? :) The weather has been absolutely fantastic but I wanted to show you all a little casual Sunday outfit.
Usually I would wear t-shirts with jeans or shorts, but I thought I'd spice things up a little bit with a blouse. I got this blouse from Forever21 in Hong Kong, and as they had a buy one get one free sale, I bought this top, and some smart shorts (as seen in THIS post) for $120 which is about £9! As a petite I prefer ¾ length shirts, I'm not sure why...do any of you ladies have a preference too?
Flats have always been 'in' but last year, ballet pumps were very hot. When I first saw them, I was wondering why people were wearing their ballet shoes out:p One of my friends actually had a pair so I asked her where she got them from: Topshop, and if I can recall correctly, they were £18 or so. I thought that was a little steep for some plain flats so found some for much cheaper from New Look. As I got them last year, I don't think they do the same anymore, but I have linked very similar ones below :)
This mint necklace was featured in my 'Mint Heaven for £20 post' HERE and I am still loving it - the colour, how it sparkles, and is just a fab way to lightened up an outfit :)
As you may know, I am a sucker for bargains. I try to either get things on sale or get them at good prices. I have never shopped at A&F or Hollister or Gilly Hicks, just because I find their things far too expensive for what you get...having said that, these jeans I'm wearing are from A&F. But (as a little cheat) J bought them for me whilst he was in America last year. Things there are so much cheaper, and these were on sale for £20!
Finally the bag. I've never really been a handbag sort of person, but since last year I've been slowly getting into them, esp more structured/squared shaped bags, like this one. I actually posted about this in my Boohoo Obssession post:p For any bag, I always try my best to get ones that have a zipper for the main compartment too, which this one does :)
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I hope you all liked this little outfit - what do you usually wear on Sundays?
My exams are finally over! But I might still be a bit quiet on here for the next few weeks. I've been lucky enough to get an internship but won't have any internet to write up any posts or comments etc (and I don't have 3G :O) :( But I hope you all had a fabulous weekend :) Enjoy the rest of your day and have a great week!
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The top 2012 Atlantic Blue Marlin tagging captain speaks about his record-breaking season. By Chris Agardy
Fishing out of the port of Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands, Captain Zak Conde and crew experienced a record breaking 2012 fishing season. Fishing aboard the 36-foot Bertram "Amelia", Zak and his crew released 329 blue marlin during an 8 month season, almost certainly setting a single-season world record for blue marlin releases.
The previous record, also set in Cape Verdean waters several years ago, was 297 releases by Captain Dave Nolhigan. Fishtrack recently spoke to Zak about his crew's remarkable achievement and insights he has gleaned from years spent fishing some of the most fertile waters on the planet.
• Where were you born and raised? I was born and raised in the town of Horta, the premier spot for blue marlin fishing in the Azores.
• How many days a year do you spend on the water fishing for marlin and other big game species? We fish for blue marlin at least 150 days a year.
• Who introduced you to big game fishing? My good friend Captain Les Gallagher used to eat at the restaurant where I worked when I was 19 years old. I always asked him if there were any jobs available on his fishing boat, and eventually he said yes. The rest is history.
• How do you choose between using live-bait and trolling artificial lures for billfish? I prefer to use live bait for marlin when I find large schools of baitfish holding above bottom structure.
• Does lure color play a major role in determining your spread while targeting billfish? I always like to use dark colored lures when targeting big marlin.
• What else affects fishing for marlin? The moon phase can affect marlin fishing in areas where there are considerable tide changes. A full or new moon creates stronger tides, which can trigger a strong marlin bite. In Cape Verde, the marlin go deeper in the water column during the full moon. " I like to let a marlin run with a live bait for about 30ft before setting the hook."
• When a big blue is hooked up, do you like to keep the boat moving forward, or back down to follow the fish immediately after the bite? Regardless of the size of marlin on the line, I like to back down and turn towards the fish as soon as possible. If we have a big girl on the line that we plan on taking, we will back off on the drag and take extra time to tire the fish.
• Does water temperature play a an important role while targeting billfish? Yes, sea surface temperature is very important while marlin fishing. Marlin prefer water temperatures around 25 degrees celsius (77 degrees farenheit) in the Cape Verde islands.
• Do you prefer to use monofilament or braid for your main line? I use Dacron with a monofilament top shot.
• How long is the drop back while trying to hook a marlin on live bait? I like to let a marlin run with a live bait for about 30ft before setting the hook. Obviously there is no need to use a drop back when using lures.
• When releasing a large blue marlin, what is the safest way to remove the hook from its mouth while next to the boat? Regardless of the size of a marlin, they can give you a hard time next to the boat. When using a single rig, I like to use my hands to remove the hook, but it is better to use a hook remover when using double hook rig
• Are there certain signs that indicate that billfish might be in the area? Yes, the main signs I look for are bait and current. After a couple passes through an area, we usually know if there will be marlin around.
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- Junior Suite, 1 Bedroom (Superior 1 bedroom)
- Premier Room, 1 King Bed, View (Skyline)
- Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds
- Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible
- Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Roll-In Shower)
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, City View
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator
- Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator
- Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed
- Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, City View
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- Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible
- Junior Suite, 1 King Bed (Premiere Skyline)
- Premier Room, 2 Queen Beds, View (Skyline)
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, View (Back Bay View)
- Suite, 1 Bedroom (Loft, 1 Bath)
- Suite, 1 Bedroom, Accessible (Loft)
- Suite, 1 Bedroom, 2 Bathrooms (Loft)
- Presidential Suite (Back Bay View)
- Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, View (Back Bay View)
- Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible
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What's around Revere Hotel Boston Common, Boston
- In Downtown Boston
- Newbury Street - 5 min walk
- Copley Square - 9 min walk
- Boston Common - 9 min walk
- The Freedom Trail - 9 min walk
- Boston Opera House - 10 min walk
- Copley Place - 11 min walk
- Hynes Convention Center - 18 min walk
Getting around
- Boston, MA (BOS-Logan Intl.) - 13 min drive
- Norwood, MA (OWD-Norwood Memorial) - 30 min drive
- Bedford, MA (BED-Laurence G. Hanscom Field) - 33 min drive
- Beverly, MA (BVY-Beverly Municipal) - 38 min drive
- Lawrence, MA (LWM-Lawrence Municipal) - 39 min drive
- Boston-Back Bay Station - 10 min walk
- Boston South Station - 15 min walk
- Boston North Station - 25 min walk
- Arlington Station - 5 min walk
- Boylston Station - 5 min walk
- Tufts Medical Center Station - 6 min walk
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 356 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 24 floors
- Check-in time 4 PM-11:30 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check-in
- Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 21
Travelling with others
- Up to 2 children (17 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets allowed (dogs and cats only) *
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply *
- 2 per room (up to 75 lbs)
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
WiFi rated fast
- Great for browsing, email, gaming, and video chat
- Valet parking *
Payment types at the property
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 bars/lounges
- Restaurant
- Room service (during limited hours)
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Fitness facilities
- Business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 12
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 42000
- Conference space size (meters) - 3902
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Elevator
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Fireplace in lobby
- Braille or raised signage
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
- Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
- Wheelchair-accessible parking
- Assistive listening devices available
- Arabic
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Portuguese
- Spanish
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 37-inch flat-screen TV
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free weekday newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Also popular with travellers from Canada
Special features
DiningRebel's Guild - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Lobby Bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.
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PoliciesTax ID - C0015030350
Shipping/Receiving Services *All packages received, handled and stored by Revere Hotel will be subject to a USD5/package fee with a maximum of USD50 per recipient. Revere Hotel is not responsible for any packages received more than 14 days prior to guest arrival.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
For details on pet restrictions and to request pet-friendly rooms, contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- Resort fee: USD 28.74 per accommodation, per night
Resort fee inclusions:
- Health club access
- Fitness center access
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access (may be limited)
- Newspaper
- Phone calls (may be limited)
- Faxes
- In-room coffee
- Housekeeping
Inclusions may be listed elsewhere on the page as free or for a surcharge.
Optional extras
Self parking costs USD 42 per day with in/out privileges
Valet parking costs USD 54 per day with in/out privileges
Rollaway beds are available for USD 25.0 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of USD 22.95 for adults and USD 14.95 for children (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per accommodation, per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
Recent reviews
Fabulous 8.8 From 2,900 reviews
Only ate one meal in the bar. The waitress forgot to order one of the dishes, so we didn't bother asking for it again, as we were in a hurry to get on with our plans.
Room service breakfast was appalling- pool of grease. Asked for croissants and told to go to restaurant to get them. I know this is a first world problem but I stay in many 4 star hotels for work and Revere was disappointing for the $$$
Hotel staff were awful. Even added extra amenities charges when checking out and never mentioned this at check in or upon booking. Roof top bar was not open, no fridge in room and no seating on balcony. Asked for a late check out and they only would give us 1 hour. Hotel was nothing special and in fact very disappointing especially incurring charges that were over $140.00 Canadian.
Escapade familiale pour Pâques. Très beau séjour! Boston est une si belle ville. Déjà hâte d'y retourner !
The Revere Hotel was absolutely amazing. A great location, clean rooms, great character and wonderful staff. It was the perfect spot to stay for a few days while visiting Boston (which was also absolutely amazing!).
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Beaumont Amateur Hockey Association Registration General FAQ
Why is BAHA using an online registration process?
BAHA surveyed our members in January 2011 and over 96% of members were interested in an online registration process. Online registration provides our members with the opportunity to complete their registration at a time that is convienient to them.
Why does BAHA have Regular Registration and a fee increase by $150 after June 15 to returning members?
BAHA needs to plan for the upcoming season in terms of number of teams, leagues and required ice time. Since the vast majority of players are returning members this provides the core information necessary to make the appropriate decisions.
When is my registration confirmed?
When you submit your registration form on line, you will receive two emails. The first email will be a copy of your invoice or payment confirmation. The second will be your official confirmation of acceptance into BAHA. You can print this email on your computer and keep it for your records.
Can we still spread the registration fees across multiple payments (installments)?
Yes, multiple payments can be made either cheques dated June 17th, July 17th, August 17th. Our credit card processing system also supports multiple payments on the same dates.
Can I pay with Cash?
No, BAHA does not accept cash payments.
When are the Conditioning Camp scheduled?
CAMP DATES are in late August to early September. Final camp dates & times will be posted on the web site www.baha.ab.ca
Player groups will be determined once all registrations have been received, and will be posted on the BAHA web site.
How much Ice time do the kids get in Conditioning Camp?
Each group will receive 5 x 1 hour sessions = 5 hours
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The purpose of setting up this account is three fold:
How do I find my ID and Password?
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Is my credit card information safe?
BAHA is using QuickEnrollment™, an industry leader in providing online security services to protect all your credit card transactions. BAHA also has an agreement with Chase Paymentech, which is affiliated with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. They provide advanced information management solutions linked to payment processing.
I could not print my invoice/confirmation page. Is there a way of printing my invoice after I have already registered?
Yes. If you log back into the Online Registration Account, you will receive a listing of all of your Registrants and you will be given the option to view and print the receipts from there.
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Why is BAHA changing to an online signup process?
BAHA surveyed our members in January 2011 and over 94% of members were interested in an online volunteer signup process. Online signup provides our members with the opportunity to select their preferred concession shifts at a time that is convienent to them.
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The word "trinquer" means literally the action of raising his glass in honor of someone, "Drink to your health". By extension, it also relates to the speech on this occasion (wishes, congratulations, thanks…). The toast is done during official banquets, wedding dinners and engagement.
In a more formal situation, whether talking to one person or to a group, it's better to start with à votre santé. After someone says "à votre santé", you can then respond with " (et) à la vôtre".
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1. Three of the five most talented defensive lines are in this Division, if you discount marijuana-related suspensions/contract negotiations and their effects on the first few games.
Buffalo: Mario Williams, Kyle Williams, Marcel Dareus, Jerry Hughes.
Miami: Cameron Wake, Ndamukong Suh (*******,) Someone Else, Jared Odrick.
Jets: Muhammad Wilkerson, Damon Harrison, Sheldon Richardson, and Calvin Pace/Quinton Coples as rush OLBs.
How many teams wouldn't trade a useful nut for one of those?
2. With the unpronounceable former OLB's recent efforts to improve the Jets' QB play, Buffalo might now have the worst QB situation in the Division. It will be interesting to see whether the relatively well-rested Cassell is going to outplay the more interesting Fitzbeard.
3. Buffalo has a solid LT-LG-C situation. RG is a mess, and RT is looking more and more like the new coaches have also figured out that the off-balance Cyrus Kouandjio can't handle speed, and Seantrel Henderson is getting more first team work. On a related note, it looked like the off-balance rookie John Miller would be a lock at RG, as the HC said he would be starting, in May. Now Cyril Richardson is pushing him fo rthat job. I suspect it is more a knock on Miller than a shocking improvement from Richardson.
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Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Clarence Fountain | Homegrown 2002, the music of America | Homegrown 2002 concert series | American Folklife Center concert, 2002-06-05 Catalog Record Only Collection consists of videorecording and black and white photographs of the performance of gospel music and spirituals performed by the Blind Boys of Alabama on June 5, 2002; concert log, program flyer, and publicity materials.
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PlayStation Theater located in the heart of Times Square: a modern, state of the art, and versatile event space designed for concerts, cocktail receptions, galas, live broadcasts, dances, lectures, press events, film screenings, fashion shows, upfronts, movie premiere's and much more! The Theater has also hosted special events such as Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve, Good Morning America concert series performances by Janet Jackson and Usher, Bruce Springsteen's Gateway Schools Benefit, MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert honoring Pete Townshend and Bill Curbishley, ESPN and Nickelodeon upfronts in addition to being the home of the annual Heisman Trophy presentation since 2005.
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HAMBURG/FRANKFURT — The steering committee of Volkswagen's supervisory board voted against Chief Executive Bernd Pischetsrieder in a dispute over the pace of rationalisation at Europe's biggest carmaker, prompting him to step down, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
"The decision was six to zero," the industry source said a day after Europe's biggest carmaker surprised markets with news that Pischetsrieder would go at year's end.
Should the full supervisory board agree at a meeting on Nov. 17, Martin Winterkorn, the head of the group's premium unit Audi, will take over as chief executive at the start of 2007.
VW refused to give any reason for the change, but the source said Pischetsrieder, 58, threw in the towel after failing to bridge a difficult gap between board members eager to boost VW's efficiency and labour demands to protect jobs.
"The pace of restructuring has not been fast enough. They got into an argument about that and I guess Pischetsrieder got fed up with all these issues, all the back and forth, and he quit," the source said.
"That means the pace of restructuring will speed up."
Another source familiar with the situation said he did not think differences over the group's strategy for its commercial vehicles business or the extent of its support for German truckmaker MAN's contested bid for Swedish rival Scania were a factor in Pischetsrieder's departure.
VW is the biggest shareholder in bother MAN and Scania and has been supporting a tie-up.
"I cannot imagine that it played a role," the person said.
Speculation among analysts centred on a possible rift over VW's trucks strategy and on concern that powerful VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech was interfering in management.
"Investors will likely fear that their 'bogeyman', Dr Piech, is back in effective control," Citigroup wrote to clients.
Piech is a former chief executive of Volkswagen and grandson of legendary VW Beetle developer Ferdinand Porsche. His family controls sports car maker Porsche AG, which is also VW's biggest shareholder.
In a statement, Volkswagen's powerful works council that co-manages the group through its representation on the supervisory board said only that it respected the CEO's decision to resign and thanked him for his work.
"The group directives he introduced lay the groundwork for a change in the corporate culture," the works council said.
It went on to praise Winterkorn as a suitable successor.
"If he were head of a soccer team, we would say of him: 'He motivated his Audi squad to the highest performance level and led it to the top of the tables'," it added in a statement.
Volkswagen shares fell as investors were left guessing about possible strategic changes and what the future holds for Wolfgang Bernhard, head of the VW brand group and a top lieutenant in Pischetsrieder's efficiency drive that has cut thousands of jobs in high-cost Germany.
"Corporate governance is definitely an issue at Volkswagen again," Bank Sal Oppenheim said in a research note.
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With so many places to see New York City, the trick is fitting them all into your schedule, and that's why we're making it easy for you. From the rides on Coney Island to the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan and the iconic monuments at the mouth of the Hudson River, the Big Apple offers up memorable sights and lively locales around pretty much every corner. If you want to see the city's most famous attractions or just get to know the neighbourhoods around your hotel, these are a few of the best tours that show you what New York has to offer.
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Lovely Ziggi
Many of you will know Linda as Ziggi. She died two nights ago – peacefully and comfortably, I'm told.
She was one of the loveliest and dearest friends I've ever had and I'm so lucky and grateful to have been her friend during the last years of her life – She once said to me that she didn't want to be remembered as she was in her last few months – but how could anyone forget the courage and humour she never lost. Nor the compassion for others and the fierce determination she had to do everything right, both in the daily minutiae of keeping things going while she struggled with the maddening constraints of illness, and in the wider world. From minute to minute and day to day she never gave up on her family, her friends, her animals or her principles.
She was kind, clever and a bit fierce!
Dear lovely Linda, I will miss you so much. Thank you for being my friend.
None of us who knew you will ever forget you.


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Talos Threat Source is a regular intelligence update from Cisco Talos, highlighting the biggest threats each week and other security news.
Welcome to this week's Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week.
We've got a new episode of the Beers with Talos podcast to keep you company as you transition into the weekend. This week, the guys break down the recent ExileRAT malware our researchers discovered earlier this year.
If you haven't already, you need to update your Microsoft products. The company disclosed 69 vulnerabilities this week as part of its monthly security update. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 69 vulnerabilities, 20 of which are rated "critical," 46 that are considered "important" and three that are "moderate."
Have you ever wanted to hack a massive oil pump? Well, we can't really help you with that. But we can show you how to do it on a much smaller scale. We recently released a model of an oil pump jack that you can 3-D print at home and run several tests on to see the impact of a potential cyber attack on its function. Or, look for us at a future conference where we'll be showing this off.
Finally, we also have our weekly Threat Roundup, which you can find on the blog every Friday afternoon. There, we go over the most prominent threats we've seen (and blocked) over the past week.
If you want to see one of our researchers out and about, be sure to check below for upcoming public engagements where they will represent Talos.
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif.
Synopsis: Matt Watchinksi, the vice president of Cisco Talos, will partake in one of the keynote addresses at this year's RSA conference. Watchinski, along with Liz Centoni of Cisco, will discuss how to defend against internet-of-things attacks. As more automated devices are added to our homes every day, it just creates more attack vectors. Watchinski and Centoni will talk about successful defense strategies Cisco has employed in the past.
Location: Hannover Congress Center, Hanover, Germany
Synopsis: The pressure on IT security officers to compete for resistant IT security never ends. Attackers are trying to penetrate companies' networks with new methods and to monetize deducted data every day. Unterbrink sits at the front and will provide insights into the current threat situation and attack scenarios.
Email provider VFEmail says it suffered a "catastrophic" cyber attack. The company warned that about 18 years' worth of customers' emails may be permanently gone. "Every file server is lost, every backup server is lost. Strangely, not all VMs shared the same authentication, but all were destroyed. This was more than a multi-password via ssh exploit, and there was no ransom. Just attack and destroy," VFEmail representatives said in a statement. Russia is considering isolating itself from the global internet. The Kremlin is experimenting with a new practice of only routing the country's web requests through the country and not internationally. The country will run a test later this year in an effort to test its cyber defenses. Apple released fixes for multiple security flaws in iOS. Two of the vulnerabilities, which were discovered by Google's threat research team, were being exploited in the wild. The bugs could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges and eventually completely take over a device. Blockchain technology could be useful in detecting deepfake videos, specifically in police body cameras. A new tool called Amber Authenticate runs in the background of cameras to record the hashes of the video, which would appear different a second time if the user had edited the video. All of these results are recorded on the public blockchain. India requested Facebook give its government a backdoor into the WhatsApp messaging app. This would require Facebook to give the government access to users' encrypted messages that were originally secret. Two U.S. senators are requesting an investigation into foreign VPN services. The senators say the companies could pose a national security risk.
Keep up with all things Talos by following us on Twitter and Facebook. You can also subscribe to the Beers with Talos podcast, which comes out bi-weekly, here (as well as on your favorite podcast app). And, if you're not already, you can also subscribe to the weekly Threat Source newsletter here.


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Arnel Papa's exquisite jewelry designs have found their way to fashion capitals in Europe and the United States. His bold and beautiful masterpieces have been featured in glossy international fashion magazines, and have been worn by celebrities like Tessa Prieto Valdez, Ruffa Gutierrez, and Tingting Cojuangco.
Although he has attained international recognition for his work, Arnel still continues to create his craft from his hometown in Marilao, Bulacan where he lives with his family. Here he talks about his work, his Marilao, and his SM.
Well-known Jewelry Designer Arnel Papa with SM's Millie Dizon at the launch of My City, My SM at SM City Marilao.
Manila Bulletin: How did you start designing jewelry?
Arnel Papa: "At first, we only supplied exporters with components like coco beads, carabao horns, carabao nails, and copper to bags and belts for export. I met my first buyer from Europe from a client who initially wanted to buy beads, and then brought their main jewelry designer to the Philippines. That's how I started to export jewelry. My first collections were made from carabao horn."
MB: Where do you get inspirations for your designs?
Arnel: "I first gather my materials and from there, I am able to conceptualize my designs. I source my materials like buffalo horns and nails, different kinds of shells like mother of pearl, copper, silver, and brass locally. Some of the semi-precious stones are sourced abroad.
Our jewelry is all hand made. We have around 100 workers making pieces for our store and our job order from Europe and the United States. We have photos of our designs from which they can choose. Some will bring their own materials and ask us to make a design for them."
Enjoying a good conversation with sister Meliza Papa-Mauricio and brother Arnold Papa over coffee at Country Style in SM City Marilao.
Arnel Papa frequents SM City Marilao, which is a stone's throw away from their house, to shop and unwind. Seen here checking out the latest at Our Home.
MB: Have you always been based in Marilao?
Arnel: "Our family used to be based in Sampaloc, Manila, but has since made Marilao our home.
We used to be engaged in the telephone business with franchises to serve the areas of Meycauayan, Marilao, and Sta, Maria in Bulacan. My parents soon put up a poultry and piggery business, and decided to stay in Bulacan.
At first we would only spend our vacations here, but my parents liked its fresh air, quiet surroundings, and warm people. We now consider Marilao our hometown."
MB: If you would bring guests around Bulacan, where would you bring him?
Arnel: "Bulacan is rich with history, and I would bring guests around sites like the Barasoian Church, the site of the first Philippine republic. I would also show them our exquisite crafts like the singkaban and buntal hats, and let them taste our delicacies like the pastilles and puto."
Arnel brings guests to historical sites in Bulacan like the Barasoain Church, the site of the First Philippine Republic.
MB: How has SM changed Marilao?
Arnel: "As it has in other parts of the country, SM has brought progress to Marilao, Bulacan. It is a well-known fact that where there is an SM, trade and commerce booms in the town or city.
After SM was built in Marilao, subdivisions and commercial buildings were built around it. Local entrepreneurs now have also more business opportunities, as they can now also do business with SM.
Families and friends also got closer because they now have a perfect place to meet and have dinner or coffee, or watch movies together. Even business associates now have a more convenient venue for meetings. SM has definitely given life to Marilao and the rest of Bulacan."
MB: What do you like doing at SM?
Arnel: "I am at SM Marilao almost everyday. It gives me a place to unwind and shop. The best thing is that it's only a few minutes away from my home. That makes it a lot more convenient for me, and saves me a lot of money for gas as I don't have to travel far to shop for my needs or meet with my friends and business associates.
My family and friends also hang out a lot in SM. Aside from being a great venue for meetings, I find it easy to shop for my needs at SM. I go there when I need to send orders from clients from abroad via FedEx, shop for raw materials like glue and hardware supplies. It is really very convenient as I know exactly where to buy what I need at SM, where I get my groceries and things for my home."
For Arnel, SM has brought progress to Marilao, Bulacan and local entrepreneurs enjoy more business opportunities when it opened.
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Eric Clapton acquired this guitar in circa 1990s and had it set up for slide with a high action. The guitar has been mostly used tuned to open G.more
'She wanted it back so with the first lot of money we got from the label I bought the one that I play now. I found it by accident. I went into a bunch of shops around central London and saw the one I wanted in the corner. It was really beautiful but it was too expensive. It's a 1934 National Trojan and it has a kind of wooden body but the resonator bit as well, which is unusual. I went up to this woman called Lucia above one of the shops in Denmark Street and she has this workshop. She told me it was one of her guitars she had restored but she had it in the shop with a markup price on it and she said she'd sell it to me direct. So she sold me this guitar she had restored. It was incredible. It's from 1934 so for a guitar it is pretty old!'more
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This project is a genealogical one place study of Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England. As well as Sturminster, the aim is to cover the Sturminster Newton Hundred which contains five parishes:
Sturminster Newton (including Bagber, Broad Oak and Puxey)
Hinton St Mary
Margaret Marsh
Marnhull (including Gannets, Hains, Moorside, Nash, Pilwell, Pleck and Walton Elm)
Okeford Fitzpaine (including Belchalwell and Fiddleford).
Primary people have at least one confirmed life event (birth, christening, marriage, death, burial) in the Hundred. Their names appear in bold in the surname lists.
To establish connections to other lines, every primary person has their parents, spouses, siblings and children recorded (where known). These secondary people appear in roman in the surname lists unless they are primary people in their own right.
People extracted from the raw data, whose information is still to be verified, also have their names in roman in the surname lists.
Examples should help to make this distinction clear.
A (born in Sturminster) and B (born in Marnhull) marry in London. Both A and B are primary because of their birth places.
C (born in Bagber) and D (born in Bristol) marry in Hinton St Mary. Both C and D are primary because of their marriage place.
E (born in Okeford Fitzpaine) and F (born in Portsmouth) marry in Portsmouth. E is primary (because of their birth place). But F is secondary (no life event in the Hundred but the spouse of E).
H was christened in Margaret Marsh. Their name is in roman in the surname lists because the information has not been checked yet.
This site is a spin-off from research into our family, who were originally from the Sturminster Newton area. Information that has been collected is being transcribed and put online for the benefit of other researchers. So far there is:
Censues for 1841, 1851 and 1861
Births, marriages and deaths (This is raw, unchecked data. Many of the people in these lists have not yet been added to the surname lists.)
Photos (some from Hinton St Mary and Sturminster Newton so far)
Surname lists
All of these pages are still being updated; information will be added as time allows. The surname lists are usually updated at least once a week, and often more frequently. A note at the end of each page shows when it was last changed.
Latest updates (most recent at the top):
1) Censuses for Belchalwell have been added. Hinton St Mary is being worked on.
2) Source details are being added to the individuals pages.
3) Links to FamilySearch pages might require you to be logged into that site. This mainly seems to be affecting links from the BMD pages.
4) Burial details from the BMDs are being added to the surname lists. There will be some duplication of entries until the process is refined.
5) Census details (1841-1911 and the 1939 register of electors) have been added to individuals and surnames pages.
Any queries or offers of interesting information can be mailed to sturminsteroneplacestudy+contact at gmail with the usual dotcom on the end.
The database contains 19549 entries and was last updated on 9/04/20


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Almost six years ago today, I got my mission call to serve in Russia. When I first realized I would be serving in Russia, I was like, "Crap. Russia." I didn't want to go to Russia. The language seemed super hard, the culture and history didn't seem very interesting, the people never smiled, and I knew it would be a challenge living in a country that had no technology, not even have cars or indoor plumbing.
When I got there in November 2009, I started learning what Russia was actually like.
No technology
First, there ARE cars and indoor plumbing. Before I went to Russia, I thought horses were still the main mode of transportation (the only things I knew about Russia, I'd learned from Fiddler on the Roof and Anastasia, so can you blame me????), but after being in Russia for a day I quickly realized that cars, indoor plumbing, and even light bulbs are just as common in Russia as they are in America. In fact, the biggest cities and tallest buildings I've ever seen are in Russia, so it is definitely just as modern and developed as America.
Unfriendly people
Everyone in America told me that Russians never smiled and were a pretty tough people to befriend. HOWEVER, some of the FIRST THINGS I saw in Russia were couples walking outside holding hands and SMILING, friends walking around together and SMILING, and people just looking like normal people, not like the communist robots I'd heard about. I realized that most of the Americans who'd told me about Russia had never actually been there, so how would they know what Russians are actually like?
Russia is effing cold. I had heard the word "cold" before my mission, but never actually knew what it meant. I'd lived in California basically my whole life, so the coldest I'd ever felt was, like, 32°F. When I got to Russia, winter was just starting, so it was 32ish°, which I thought was the coldest it could ever be. I was so cold, I wore two scarves: one for my neck and the other for my face. People told me I looked like a Muslim woman.
They'd laugh and say, "You know it's going to get colder, right?" and I'd laugh and say, "That's not even possible, right?" But it did get colder. The coldest I ever felt was -40° (which is where Fahrenheit and Celsius meet), but that wasn't typical. -5°F to -15°F was pretty normal. Cold, but livable.
I learned to enjoy the cold, so much so that when I went back to Russia after my mission, I made sure to go during the winter. To me, Russia isn't Russia if your nose hairs don't freeze.
Hard language
Yeah, Russian's hard, at least for me, no getting around that. The alphabet only takes, like, two weeks to learn, but actually speaking the language sucks butt. However, I think being able to understand is much more important than being able to express yourself. Listening for the few words I understood and paying attention to context went a long way in helping me understand what people were saying to me. And, since I had a mission companion, I could rely on him to say what needed to be said.
So the language is daunting, but it isn't everything.
Uninteresting history and culture
So Russians may not be the cold-hearted people that Americans make them out to be, but they certainly have a colorful history. They've existed as a people for nearly 1,000 years, so of course they've had some super interesting stuff happen. They were invaded by Huns, they drove the Huns out, they had fake tsars the people elected, they had real tsars the people killed, they had fake tsars they elected then decided to kill, they have beautiful literature and art, they had communism, they sent the first man into space, they had Stalin, they have Putin, and BORIS NEMTSOV WAS SHOT FIVE DAYS AGO OH MY GOSH WHERE IS THE TRUTH AT? So, interesting stuff.
Of course, I didn't know a lot of this while I was actually living in Russia since I was busy doing the WORK OF THE LORD, but I learned it in college after and it explained a lot of what I'd seen on my mission. So definitely take a Russian history course if you get the chance, especially if you've been to Russia before and you're wondering "What the eff???"
So I ended up having a blast in Russia. I finished my mission three and a half years ago, but I really wanted to go back, so that brings us to the next part of this story ….


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Most UK Banks offer specialist banking for students under 18; with the majority of them guaranteeing an interest-free overdraft until studies are completed. Some have a limited overdraft and others offer much higher amounts; so as with anything else it is wise to shop around. Take careful note of the wording, as while some banks offer guaranteed overdraft amounts; others will list up to a certain amount, and if you're not careful you could end up with hefty charges.
Whatever the set overdraft limit, do not ever exceed that amount whether you are paying interest or not; as even when you are paying interest on your overdraft the charges will increase dramatically if you break the limit. If you have an emergency and need extra funds, you should talk to your bank about an extension or any other options that may be open to you.
Exceeding your limit could cost you 25% interest, or a fixed charge on every transaction made beyond the limit: i.e. going over by £30 in three different transactions could end up costing you an extra £75 if the transaction fee is £25.
Opening a bank account will mean that you will have your credit history checked and as a student you probably have no score yet, and most banks take this into consideration with their special accounts for students under 18. However, the way you use your bank accounts and overdraft facility will make its mark on your credit rating, which will affect you in the future so take great care.
After graduating this type of account no longer applies and you will need to open a different account which will have various perks and drawbacks, so again it is important to study the conditions carefully before choosing where to go next. Many banks offer a top graduate account for a year or more after graduation; which will still give you the opportunity of interest-free overdraft, as well as a payment plan to eventually clear the debt.
Any overdraft should be used with caution and only when absolutely necessary, as most students already have their student loans to pay off once they graduate, and making use of an overdraft is only adding to your debts.
Student bank accounts that have special dispensations like interest-free overdraft will not pay any interest on accumulated savings, so if you are lucky enough to be able to save money on a regular basis, it is advisable to open a separate savings account where your money will earn interest.


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Welcome to the Mills Research Team at EPHE, PSL Université Paris, within CRIOBE laboratory.
The research interests of our team are broad and varied within the realm of evolutionary biology, using field manipulation experiments combined with laboratory experiments, as well as observations of natural variation.
We have four main research areas:
- Understanding larval dispersal. Using clownfish as our model species, our current main research area is understanding larval dispersal and determining the separate and combined roles played by the parental phenotype and the environment.
- Effects of environmental change on coral reef organisms. We investigate how both climate change and anthropogenic stressors (noise pollution and tourism) affect the cortisol stress response in reef fish and whether they show the capacity for habituation.
- Ocean acidification and thermal stress. We are currently interested in determining whether transgenerational and/or developmental acclimation of the sea hare, Stylocheilus striatus, to the effects of ocean acidification and thermal stress can mitigate the negative effects on their embryonic and larval development.
- COTS research. We are looking into the trade offs between reproduction and immunity in the crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci, and injection methods using natural substances to control their outbreak.
We belong to the research laboratory of CRIOBE which is based on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia which has immediate access to both fringing and barrier reefs, and from where we can visit all the other high islands and atolls in the region, such as Mataiva atoll shown below. Our research group has just installed a new aquarium facility for rearing clownfish larvae to adulthood and for which we are very proud!
Contact Suzanne Mills
Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL"
Centre de Recherche Insulaire et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE)
BP 1013 Moorea
98729 Polynésie française