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There are many key services on any network that people do not commonly think about until there is a problem. These services go for the most part unknown by many, but if they were to break or be compromised could have dire consequences for the organization. Simple services such as DNS provide the backbone to any network infrastructure. For the most part, the security of the Internet is tied to the security of services such as DNS. For instance, if an attacker can take over an e-commerce sites DNS it can install a man in the middle system to capture user names and passwords associated with a site as the clients use it.
For this reason, these services need to be treated with special care.
There are a number of simple rules that apply to configuring any key network system. These are:
1. Install the service on a dedicated host. This means running the service on a system that is built solely for this purpose. The only other applications on a host should be there to support the functioning and security of the system. Where possible, even remove windowing systems if they are not needed. BIND DNS software will run happily on Linux with nothing but itself and maybe an SSH service that is configured to be accessible from a secure administration host.
2. Run only those services that are absolutely needed. Rule number one leads to only installing those services that are absolutely needed. This is only those services necessary for the functioning of the key service. The host should be a bastion. It should be configured to be fit for purpose and nothing else (this does not mean turning off logs).
3. Ensure that the system is patched and up-to-date. Rule one makes this much simpler. The less services that are running on a host, the less that need to be patched and the less down time and cost that are associated with it. This means operating system patches, application patches and any other updates that could affect the security of the system.
4. Chroot where possible. In the UNIX chapter we introduce chroot (change root). This utility creates a virtual system root and adds an extra layer of defense to the system.
5. Removable vendor documentation and sample code. Many instances of IIS and Php-Apache web servers have been compromised because of vendor sample code. In this case, the application and the website could be secure, but with a backdoor built in. If you don't use it remove it.
6. Run all services and applications using least privilege. Running a service as administrator or root is asking for trouble. Running a service with a guest level account will not stop it being compromised due to vulnerability, but will slow down the attacker. Slowing down the attacker gives the security administrator a chance to minimize the damage.
7. Modify service banners. Security by obscurity is not a good thing, but neither is making it easy for the attacker. Many automated systems and Internet worms based their attacks on an information and versioning. Many automated attack tools also function this way. This may not stop a determined attacker, but it will stop casual attacks.
8. Ensure logging and monitoring. Logging is critical. There is no compliance regime that allows logs to be disabled. Logging alone is better than nothing but without monitoring it becomes little more than forensic evidence after the event. Logs are affected when they are checked. In the Windows chapter we introduce a tool called DAD that can be used to correlate logs between multiple hosts.
9. Control remote administration. Control how the system is administered. Consider implementing a centralized system that administrators are required to look into first before connecting to the key systems and do not allow remote administration directly from the Internet. Use local firewalls and host-based IDS to control access. Always encrypted any administrative access and strongly consider alternate access control methods such as tokens or smartcards for authenticating users.
10. NEVER allow root or administrator access directly to the host other than from the console. On top of that restrict most console access. Whenever a user needs to access a key system with a valid reason they should do so under their own account. If they need to run something with administrator privileges they should run a utility such as SUDO (UNIX) or Run-as (Windows) to escalate their privileges.
11. Implement and monitor file integrity tools. Eventually something will go wrong. If an attacker does compromise a host that is running a correctly configured file integrity tool (such as AIDES or Tripwire) will firstly let you know what has changed and next allow the determination as to whether the box can be salvaged. Any host without an integrity tool that has any signs of compromise must be built from scratch. There are no exceptions to this rule. The call to rebuild or not rebuild a compromise host with file integrity tools should only be made by a suitably qualified individual.
12. Architect the system correctly. Look at where the system is placed in what controls help protect it. Consider network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) and network monitoring devices as well as firewalls. Look at how logging is protected. Syslog on UNIX for instance uses no authentication and is sent over clear text. An attacker could compromise logs without compromising a host unless these are protected somehow (e.g. IPSec VPN).
There are many key systems that will be available on any network. DNS, SMTP relays, log servers, NTP (Network Time Protocol) servers and authentication servers are just some of the many systems that need special levels of protection. These systems get compromised; the attacker can generally use them to expand their attack across the rest of the network.
Systems such as DNS cannot be excluded from any compliance exercise. For instance, Sarbanes Oxley (SEC financial system requirements in the US for listed and otherwise controlled entities) requirements cover the protection of systems involved in the reporting of financial statements. For this reason many individuals exclude DNS. The question to ask is how many users connect to a system using the host IP address? In particular, how many of the accounting and finance staff would even know the IP address of the server?
In this instance DNS is critical. If an eternal attacker could subvert DNS is likely that they could also take over any financial system in the organization. If DNS is compromised no reliance may be placed on the financial statements.
Know your key systems and protect them well. These are the organizations crown jewels.
Mail Relays
Open mail relays (SMTP gateways) with direct connections to the Internet are particularly vulnerable to attack. These systems are goldmines for Spammers and organized crime. What most organizations do not realize is that they are liable for spam and fraudulent statements that are forwarded using an insecure system for. Not only this, but many attackers use such systems to hide defamatory e-mails and to send abusive messages.
When configuring eight SMTP mail gateway consider the following:
1. Disable open relaying. Do not allow any domain and any address to send e-mail to from any location. This is not a difficult concept. The purpose of an organization's e-mail server is not to provide free access to e-mail for the entire world. It is designed such that it can send and receive its own e-mail and it should be restricted for this purpose. Even free e-mail services such as Hotmail do not allow people to send and receive non-Hotmail related e-mails.
2. Disable commands such as VRFY and EXPN. VRFY (Verify) is designed to test the existence of an account. EXPN (expand) is used to expand e-mail groups to see who was a member of the group. For example, firstname.lastname@example.com could have the entire sales department as a member. There is no need to allow spammers to test whether users exist or not. Allowing these commands on the mail gateway is asking for spam. There are worse problem is that could also occur.
3. Limit file transfer size. No matter what size files your users think they should be able to send there is always a limit. Apart from loss of information and critical information that can be sent via e-mail there are simple issues such as denial of service. If your e-mail server is running on a server with a 10 Gb disk it is unlikely that you would like to accept an 11Gb attachment. always place a limit on the maximum size of an e-mail.
4. Limit system access. Limit (by IP address) those addresses that can send mail to different addresses. If you only allow internal e-mail from inside your organization and do not allow Internet addresses to use your internal domain.
5. Scan for malware. Always check both incoming and outgoing content for malware. Most people understand the need to scan incoming e-mails. The issue is with e-mail that is going to other places. Just because an e-mail is leaving your organization does not mean you do not need to scan it. If a virus leaves your organization and infects another and you have not taken precautions, your organization will be liable for damages you have caused. It can be argued that they should have had their own antivirus solution, but the fact of the matter is that your organization is the root cause and you liable for the damages. Remember how damage much the "I love you" virus was estimated to have caused in 2000[1].
6. Implement content filtering. First there is the issue of what is both coming into and leaving your organization. E-mail is a common way for both staff and attackers to remove protected information. Worse, abusive or defamatory e-mails leave the organization liable to damages. The range of issues that can impact an organization through e-mail covered in the Legal Issues chapter.
7. Add a legal disclaimer to all e-mails. All e-mails, both incoming and outgoing should have a disclaimer. This is a simple thing to add to an e-mail that will save a lot of grief down the track. It may not stop something bad from happening but least it limits the liability of the organization to an extent.
8. Block mail from open relay blacklists and specific domains. There are blacklists containing the addresses of known spammers. In addition, if your system is constantly being attacked, block it. There is no necessity to accept e-mail from anywhere in the world. Look at where you expect to get e-mail from and what you need.
9. Use encryption where possible. Where possible encrypt the transmission of e-mail and the access to it. In particular, it is possible to use encrypted communications between internal divisions (such as Interstate or international e-mail servers) and it is potentially possible to encrypt e-mail between business partners.
10. Test the system regularly. Eicar files can be used to test that the virus signature is working. On top of this vulnerability testing tools such as Nessus can be used to ensure that no new vulnerabilities have appeared. These can also be automated so that they can report on new vulnerabilities as well. In some cases, sending an actual virus can be more effective than an Eicar file - But it can also be far far more dangerous.
Eicar files. An Eicar file is a test file that is designed to validate the functioning of an antivirus server. Of course, all antivirus engines put a lot of effort into testing Eicar files.
DNS is that unknown worker which goes considered until there is a problem. DNS resolves host names to IP addresses (and also conversely IP addresses to host names). Without DNS the Internet would stop. This is a big claim until you realize that people do not remember numbers. We can remember several thousand names but we cannot remember even 50 IP addresses easily.
Even within organizations DNS is key to the security of access as individuals connect to named servers and (usually) not to IP addresses. To secure a DNS server is essential to consider the following points:
1. Restrict zone transfers. DNS zone transfers are needed from the primary DNS to the secondary. Never allow anything else, not even secondary to secondary transfers.
2. Disable recursive checks and retrievals. There is no reason to allow recursive queries from ever host on the Internet. At best it is a waste of resources, at worst an attack path.
3. Log ALL zone transfer attempts. Any attempt to do a zone transfer should be treated as an incident. This is always going to be someone or some program looking for information about the configurations of systems. This should never be permitted.
4. Restrict queries. Not all queries are necessary. Information that is not necessary should be restricted on a need to know basis.
5. Restrict dynamic updates. Only authorized hosts should be allowed to change DNS entries.
6. Deploy split DNS. Split DNS involves logically and physically separating the external and internal address spaces.
o External IP addressing should include that information that is necessary for services on the Internet to function correctly.
o Internal IP addressing should be restricted to your organizations own systems.
A DNS Server is recursive when it assumes the duty of resolving the answer to a DNS query. DNS servers are generally recursive by default. Exposed recursive servers can be used by attackers (e.g. Cache poisoning attacks). At best they are lost system resources doing lookups for unrelated entities.
Bind version 8.x and above provide the capability to configure the server to be non-recursive with selected exceptions for explicit IP addresses. This allows the servers to answer recursive queries for the organizations own hosts while blocking recursive queries from unauthorized hosts on the Internet.
To configure DNS correctly:
· Recursive queries can be allowed for internal DNS
· Recursive queries should be blocked for external hosts
Where there are exceptions (for roaming hosts for instance) these can be configured separately.
Zone Transfers
Secondary DNS servers use the zone transfer function to update changes to the DNS zone databases. These changes are received from the primary (or SOA, Start of Authority) DNS servers.
Only allow zone transfers between the primary and secondary DNS servers. Secondary DNS severs should never be allowed to respond to a zone transfer request.
Do not block TCP 53 and think that you are ok. TCP is used for valid DNS queries. The blocking of TCP port 53 is breaking DNS and not fixing zone transfers.
Split DNS
Split DNS involves the logical separation of the external and internal name resolution functions.
· Information that is necessary for hosts on the Internet is maintained on the external DNS servers.
· Information about the internal hosts and IP space is maintained and resolved using the internal DNS servers.
· When a system is required to support reverse PTR lookups, generic information should be provided. PTR records do not matter they are just required to resolve to something. To have reverse PTRs work requires a name… ANY name. This is NOT the real internal name.
Split-Split DNS
A split-split DNS is the idea DNS architecture. In figure 19.4, the split-split DNS architecture is displayed. This involves a back to back private address DMZ segment with two firewalls (it is possible to do this with a single firewall and 3 interfaces as well). The DMZ network and internal private network each have:
• Two DNS Advertiser hosts on the DMZ
• Two DNS Resolver hosts on the DMZ
• Two internal DNS servers on the internal network
Figure 1 Split-Split DNS
There are at least two of each kind of server to provide for fault tolerance and load balancing. At least one of each type will be primary and the other a secondary DNS server (Windows Active Directory DNS servers do not use this system). Zone transfers are allowed only to occur between the primary and secondary servers. This is:
o External DNS. Acts as an advertiser and resolver system
o Internal DNS. Acts as to resolve queries for internal client hosts
o Each zone needs its own Primary and Secondary DNS. Zone transfers should only be allowed from primary servers to secondary servers (and not the other way)
Split-split DNS has multiple DNS servers located in the DMZ. Separate DNS servers provide name and domain advertising and resolution. A pair of DNS servers are positioned within the internal network as well. These are all run as duplicates to provide fault tolerance and load balancing.
A total of at least six DNS servers (three primary and three secondary servers) are required for a split-split DNS configuration. The three classes of DNS servers are:
· DNS Resolvers. DNS resolvers provide only DNS caching. These systems are configured to be DNS forwarders and allow access only from the internal network hosts.DNS resolvers do not maintain a DNS zone database and are not authoritative for any domains. This setup allows split-split DNS to aid in stopping DNS hijacking attacks.
· DNS Advertisers. DNS advertisers maintain the organizations domains that are "advertised" over the Internet (the organizations authoritative zones). DNS advertisers don't allow recursive queries to be preformed.
· Internal DNS Servers. Internal DNS servers resolve queries that originate from the internal network hosts. Internal DNS servers function identically to internal DNS servers in a "split DNS" setup.
[1] The "I love You" virus (actually a worm) was estimated to have caused around US$ 10 billion worth of damages. See http://money.cnn.com/2000/05/05/technology/loveyou/ and http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00460/ILoveYou.html for more information.


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Modern-Eyes: Group training programmes
Dolphin Accredited Trainers Sue Allard, Rob Edwards, and Joseph Bentley of Modern-Eyes provide forty week training programmes, supporting groups of ten to twelve Dolphin users based in Cheltenham and Gloucester. This year Modern-Eyes have taken three groups of users through their EDCC, and presented a total of thirty three EDCC certificates. The certificates varied from beginner email and word processing to web browsing, Windows management and more!
The computer groups meet for a few hours, once a week, for a programme of forty weeks. This allows training to be delivered in a bite-size fashion, so users take and retain as much as possible from the sessions, which has proved a great success, as one Dolphin software user comments:
"I built up my knowledge in little bit each week, and consolidated this by practical exercises during the following week. This worked well".
Furthermore, this effective bite-size approach is supplemented with useful take-home course reference materials, made available in a variety of formats to users, such as large print, Braille, and Daisy talking book, allowing users helpful guidance outside of the training sessions.
Modern-Eyes are careful to tailor each session to the user and their individual learning needs, which further allowed for increased achievement, as Sue Allard reveals:
"We believe we have achieved such a good success rate with our groups because we tailor our work to each individual learner, so everyone does just what they want to do, at their own pace. We can have a room full of learners, all doing different things, at different levels! It makes for a lot of hard work on our part but it is also great fun and certainly seems to give great results."
Therefore, careful preparation and delivery of bite-size group training programmes has allowed users to successfully grow in their confidence and ability to use Dolphin software. However, users also appear to enjoy and benefit from the sociability of the group situation; allowing users to interact, and share experiences:
"The classes are not just about learning the complications of specialist software, but so very much about being with, interacting, and sharing our various experiences of 'how to cope' on a daily basis with as much freedom and choice as any normal adult. This shared support becomes a comfortable helpline and a social network, enabling confidence to grow, and the ability to help ourselves."
For many, the interaction and support of the other students, is as important at the training itself, rendering training in this group scenario a favourable, and enjoyable option for software users at home.
Group training programmes have proved not only a successful venture for Modern-Eyes, but an incredibly valuable experience for the users who have been trained through the programmes they run. Are you interested in setting up something similar in your local area, or want more information, please contact the Training Academy


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We've got two previews for some new books hitting comic book stories January 23rd. Our double preview page features the debut of Young Avengers and the follow-up of sorts to Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe.
Young Avengers debuts featuring a new team. The crew includes Wiccan, Hulkling, Hawkeye, Loki, Marvel Boy, and Ms. America. Kieron Gillen writes the series and Jamie McKelvie and Mike Norton provide art.
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Legacy isn't a dirty word… but it's an irrelevant one. It's not important what our parents did. It matters what WE do. Someone has to save the world. You're someone. Do the math. The critically acclaimed team of Gillen/McKelvie/Wilson (with added Norton Sauce) decide to reinvent the teen superhero comic for the 21st century, uniting Wiccan, Hulkling and Hawkeye with Loki, Marvel Boy and Ms. America. No pressure. Young Avengers is as NOW! as the air in your lungs, and twice as vital. It's the book that knows Hyperbole is the BEST! THING! EVER!
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"Unresolved" Excellent Documentary on Local GLBT CommunitySubmitted by dochoc on Tue, 06/28/2005 - 14:55
OETA's Stateline documentary "Unresolved" is an excellent, thirty-minute look at the gay community in Oklahoma. Its title points out an important fact about Oklahoma. Despite the overwhelming approval of State Question 711—the defense of marriage amendment—these are times of significant cultural transformation in terms of gay rights in our state and country.
The documentary is as cutting-edge as you can get in the mainstream media in Oklahoma. Local prominent members of the GLBT Community, from Paul Barby to Jim Roth appear in the documentary, and the program tries to put the State Question 711 in some perspective, though it is difficult not to view the measure as both hateful and sanctioned, legalized discrimination. The show also gives a very sympathetic depiction of a lesbian couple with a child.
As the documentary points, even state business leaders are concerned Oklahoma will be tarnished by the legalized bigotry inherent in the amendment. As I have argued for years, if you want to diversify the economy, you have to accept diversity and tolerance. Even the state Chamber of Commerce types get this. Recent studies show, as cited by the documentary, that cities with the most business growth are considered diverse and accepting of different lifestyles.
The cultural transformation I mentioned is happening throughout the country, from massive, sympathetic depictions of gay and lesbian relationships in the popular culture to gay-marriage initiatives.
Oklahoma is no different. The Gay Pride Parade in Oklahoma City this year was bigger than ever. Many in our local gay community are challenging a request by a state legislator that our local library system reshelve gay-themed children's books into adult sections of the library. Age-appropriate, gay-themed books have been given to the Oklahoma City Public Schools to challenge the status quo in the state's second largest school district. And in the most recent past, the gay community has stood up against those city officials, such as former Mayor Kirk Humphries, who wanted to remove banners celebrating Gay Pride month.
This cultural transformation and these individual fights are not going away. They are a part of the social fabric right now, especially because the right-wing will continue to exploit cultural wedge issues to manipulate ignorant voters into voting against their own financial issues.
There will come a day when all these recently passed constitutional amendments about gay marriage throughout the country will be considered archaic, crude, and ugly.


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Lyft drivers dressed in flashy pink shirts and mustaches want the attention.
Click here to watch Catherine Cruz's report.
And they are getting it alright.
"Out here it's incredibly sensitive for the taxis because they have had such a tight control of the market so having someone rock the boat has upset a lot of people," said driver Levi Fay.
Howard Higa of The Cab wants the transportation upstarts regulated.
It's all about fair play he said.
"This is all smoke and mirrors, If you look like a duck and you walk like a quack like a duck, you're a duck," said The Cab's Howard Higa.
It's that tension that prompted the city council meeting.
It was a chance to hear from the drivers firsthand how it all works.
"I love the flexible schedule. I can work when I want, how long I want. That's a really great thing," said Iwalani Arif.
Company representaives tried to explain why their iPhones aren't meters and how "surge pricing" works.
"For instance, at one A.M. New Year's Eve when everyone wants a ride at the exact same time it will raise prices and the consumer will have the decision to accept that price or not," said Uber general manger Brian Hughes.
And what about consumer safety when it comes to the use of private cars?
"To the question of the cars, we do a vehicle inspection. It can't smell bad. It has to look nice and it has to be working so they do a safety check as well," said Krysten Eads, attorney for Lyft.
Council members said consumer protection is paramount and they pressed more answers on liability for passengers and drivers.
"This raises a real red flag to me. If its case that an insurance company says you drive for one of these we won't cover you at all. I would hope that you have the answers so that you can protect your drivers," said Council Transportation Chair Breene Harimoto.
The council wants to form a task force to determine how best to regulate companies like Uber and Lyft.
It's a mixed bag across the country. Some states have taken the lead, and in others it is the city and county.
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The Badass Mama's Guide to Stress-Free Mornings
By badassmama on January 14, 2013
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OK, so MAYBE the title is a bit of an over-promise. But, if you follow a few of my handy-dandy tips, you can find yourself making it through back-to-school mornings with less yelling, less hair-pulling and even a little more Zen…
1. Skip the shower
No, I don't mean roll up to drop off covered in peanut butter and boogers. But I do mean drop the MORNING shower from your routine. End each day with a relaxing soak in the tub, or even a more utilitarian shower. In the morning, brush your teeth, wash your face and start chasing down the kids. This can easily knock 20 minutes or more off of your morning routine.
2. Work the night shift
I make it a rule to leave as little as possible to be done each morning. Before you hit the sack, make sure that the morning supply chain is ready to go. Make sure that backpacks are stocked with homework, gym clothes, permission slips and anything else you might be frantically searching for 10 seconds before the bus comes. If your kids are old enough, make this part of their chores as well! Pack lunches the night before, so you don't accidentally send your kid to school with your coffee mug and open their sandwich on your commute in…
3. Become a personal stylist
I love the spontaneity of picking the perfect wardrobe and accessories first thing in the morning, don't you? Not so much. If you want to make it out the door with matching socks and a portion of your sanity intact, lay out clothing choices – including shoes, jewelry, baseball hats, whatever – the night before. I like to lay out 2 days of clothes and 2 sets of PJ's for my kids each night before bedtime. I hang my outfit of choice in the closet, place my work shoes in my bag and keep my commute flats right by the front door for easy access.
4. Be the routine
Nothing throws off the morning schedule like lost car keys, dead cell batteries or a misplaced tote bag. Store your most-used items in the same, convenient location each day. I store my work bag and car keys right on the couch in our living room for easy access, keep a box with hats, scarves and gloves by the front door in the winter and swap out for a box with baseball hats and sunscreen in the warmer months. Hang coats on hooks that are easily accessible for the little guys for self-service.
5. Streamline the gravy train
Kids love choices, especially when it comes to food. But – ask an open ended question like "What do you want for breakfast" and before you know it, you've become a short-order cook. Who has time to make French toast on a Monday morning? The key is to give your kids (especially the little ones) 2 choices that YOU can live with. Would you like waffles OR cereal? A banana or grapes? Strawberry or vanilla yogurt? This way, they have their say while you still make the morning train.
How do you plan for a stress free morning?
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You folks gave me great advice a while back when my bosch shv dishwasher wouldn't heat water - per this forum it was a bad solder joint on a relay and i took the door off, pulled the circuit board - re-soldered and voila - Perfectly working.
Now about a year later the wood paneled door has come loose off the frame (getting the frame/door onto the washer was actually harder than fixing the circuit board. One of the plastic brackets that helps hold the wood paneled door to the interior metal frame has snapped off one of its flanges and this is why it's come loose. If you look at this first picture the snapped flange is on the right
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I've attached a pic of the plastic bracket - i looked through your parts for sale and couldn't find a similar one.
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WEC intensifies Central and Eastern Europe activities
The WEC is set to intensity its members' activities in Central and Eastern Europe. At the recent WEC Central and Eastern Europe regional meeting, held in Bucharest during 18–20 March, WEC member committees agreed to establish the regional meeting as a regular gathering, to take place every year. Every second meeting will be held within […]
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– by Mihkel Härm, WEC Estonia Estonia must work harder to diversify its energy mix, a conference held by WEC Estonia in Tallinn was told. Estonia ranks 35 out of the 94 countries assessed in the World Energy Council's recent Energy Sustainability Index, a rise of three places from the previous year. The Index assesses countries […]
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Einari Kisel, WEC Senior Fellow, commented on European energy market policies and discussed the role of the World Energy Council in a presentation at the Conference on the Baltic Energy Market Integration Plan (BEMIP) on 14 September in Vilnius, Lithuania. The BEMIP aims to connect the electricity and gas markets of the Baltic states (Lithuania, […]
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Former Estonian Deputy Secretary General for Energy, Einari Kisel, joins the World Energy Council (WEC) as a Senior Fellow, European Policies and Partnership Development. Kisel will be responsible for developing WEC's Patron and Global Partner programme, helping new partners to engage with our network of 3000 member organisations. Kisel will also help strengthen and build […]
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Top Ten Christmas Toys and Gifts for 2014
Top Ten Christmas Toys and Gifts for 2014
This site is in its seventh year and this year we are going to be exploring the Top Ten Christmas Toys and Gifts for 2014. I am a Grandmother who has always loved toys. On this site we explore the many new toy and gift items for Christmas 2014. We started this site for Christmas 2008 and because so many of the toys we have reviewed each year are still very popular we have left the information for each year on the site.
Christmas is a very big holiday in our family. Although I am a senior, my family teases me because I still believe in Santa Claus. I believe in the mystery and the excitement that the feeling of Santa coming in his sleigh loaded with presents. It is a magical season! However it can also have a level of stress. Not the least of this stress comes from shopping and finding the perfect gift. I think I have found a great solution to some of this stress.
Who says you cannot teach old dogs new tricks? A few years ago if you had asked if I would do all my Christmas shopping online I would have laughed and said on a chance. However in the last five years that is exactly what I have done. I love the fact that I can sit in the comfort of my own home and browse the selections at my leisure. It is wonderful not to spend a half hour looking for a parking place to then enter a crowded shopping mall and be jostled about by all the other frantic Christmas shoppers. Did I mention the frustration of finding that the must have Christmas 2011 toy has been sold out. I have become the biggest fan of Amazon.com. They seem to have stock when no else has it. There is no doubt that they seem to have the lowest prices combined with free shipping on many items. Personally I have found their customer service to be exceptional.
We have done extensive research at the online shopping sites and we can recommend both Amazon.com and Amazon.ca if you wish to save money and be able to find a supply of these items. They e-mail us daily to update us on the availability and we will update the site. Many of these top ten Christmas ideas qualify for free shipping.
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The hot selling products for Christmas are changing rapidly. We have posted them here in no particular order for your shopping convenience. Below you will find a review of some of the Christmas ideas and as the weeks go on we will update these reviews. Remember popular items sell out fast. Don't wait to do your shopping.
Top Featured Gifts Christmas 2014
**The Top Toy Lists are just being published and we will soon post them here. This year we will also point out some of the evergreen gifts. These are children's toys that never go out of favor.
Top Featured Gift Mini Micro 3-in-1 Scooter
One of the most talked about toys for Christmas of 2014 is the Mini Micro 3-in-1 Scooter. If you are looking for a toy that can grow with your child, then this is the choice. The scooter comes in a variety of colors – blue, pink, aqua, purple, green, or red. The scooter is perfect for the ages of one through five. The seat can be adjusted and there is a seat included for toddlers. It's sturdy, fun and can teach balance and control.The Mini Micro 3-in-1 Scooter won the Parent's Choice 2012 Best Toy award along with the ABC EXPO Parent's Pick JPMA Award Winner 2013.
Top Featured Gift Adora Friends 18" Dolls
The Adora Friends 18" Dolls are adorable, loveable dolls that all little girls will be delighted to receive for Christmas 2014. They come in five skin and hair colors. With their friendship bracelets your little girl will soon make them close friends.
Top Featured Gift MaKey MaKey, The Original Invention Kit for Everyone
The MaKey MaKey, The Original Invention Kit for Everyone is a wonderful gift for anyone above the age of six. It spurs owners to use their imagination to create many uses for it. Ordinary objects can become a touch screen by combining this device with a computer. One owner had this to say "I can't recommend the MaKey MaKey enough. It is a brilliant, open ended, tool kit which allows endless ways to connect your computer to your environment. It continually inspires you to imagine -> build -> rebuld -> and imagine again. Awesome for kids of all ages, but this would have changed my life when I was 13. Perfect for any young person that has a creative spark that needs to be stoked."
Top Featured Gift VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch
The VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch is a smart watch that is uniquely and specially designed for kids! VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch can teach your child how to take pictures, use animations, record voices, then change the voices, and play games all with a watch. This is the perfect way for children to learn how to tell time, take pictures and videos, and play games.
Top Featured Gift American Girl Dolls
The perfect doll for your daughter or even mother, sister or friend that collects dolls. The American Girl Dolls allow you to choose the exact type of doll that you want. If you want a doll that looks like the person you are giving the doll to, then you will be able to do that with the American Girl Dolls.
Top Featured Gift Razor Crazy Cart
The Razor Crazy Cart is known as "The Ultimate Drifting Machine". The Razor Crazy Cart is that special, fun, and exciting gift! The Razor Crazy Cart will get your child away from sitting in front of the television playing video games to the fresh air of the outdoors. The Razor Crazy Cart is fun, exciting, durable, and will provide hours of fun, exciting adventures each and every day!
Top Featured Gift Zoomer Interactive Puppy
Zoomer Interactive Puppy is on the 'Hot Toys for Christmas 2014' list. Zoomer is an interactive puppy that will become your child's new best friend. He is just like a real puppy, but without the mess! Zoomer Interactive Puppy will bark, talk, sit, lay down, rollover, and will learn to speak. He is just waiting for a home to go to. He is perfect for any child that wants a puppy, but isn't quite ready for the real thing.
Top Featured Gift Teksta Electronic Moving Dinosaur Robotic T-Rex
The Teksta Electronic Moving Dinosaur Robotic T-Rex is one of the hottest, most sought out Christmas 2014 gifts for kids. The robotic T-Rex dinosaur lights up, has sounds and can express emotions with his eyes, so kids will be able to share T-Rex's feelings. TheTeksta Electronic Moving Dinosaur Robotic T-Rex is great for children five years and older. T-Rex the robotic dinosaur chews his bone, walks, and has exciting sounds and his eyes light up and change with different feelings that T-Rex wants to express.
Top Featured Gift Transformers Age of Extinction Stomp and Chomp Grimlock Figure
The Transformers Age of Extinction Stomp and Chomp Grimlock Figure is the perfect choice for Christmas 2014. Grimlock is a fierce beast, mighty warrior in the Transformers universe. This fun transformer is suitable for children of six years and older. The Transformers Age of Extinction Stomp and Chomp Grimlock Figure converts from a dinosaur to a robot in one easy step. Grimlock has activated sounds, lights and weapons that will destroy all enemies.
Top Featured Gift Battroborg 3-in-1 Battle Arena
Are you looking for an action, fun-packed, exciting toy this Christmas for your son, nephew, and even your husband? Well, then look no further, because the Battroborg 3-in-1 Battle Arena
is the Christmas 2014 most requested and sought out toy. This toy is a motion controlled robots that battle, punch, and offer hours of fun and excitement. The Battroborg 3-in-1 Battle Arena is an advanced battling robot and area on the market. The battling robots are motion controlled, so the user has total control, and all the power. The area can host up to twenty battling robots in the arena at once, so gather friends and family members and create a Battle Royal.
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Our Favorite Christmas Desserts
What Top Ten Christmas Ideas would be complete without something for our sweet tooth lovers. For a change of pace we have included our favorite Christmas Desserts. These are recipes that we have collected over the years. We don't make all of them every year but they are our family's go to recipes.
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Tiger Can Still Catch Jack
Tiger Woods' withdrawal from TPC at Sawgrass last week has many commentators suggesting his career is cycling down and that it is now unlikely he will catch, let-alone surpass, Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 professional major championships. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss Tiger's chances going forward.
Certainly, years of taking that aggressive slash he calls a swing has taken a toll on Woods' body. He has already had multiple knee surgeries, and he's been dealing with other assorted leg injuries. That's not unusual for golfers as they age; Nicklaus also battled injuries as he grew older, and he was never the physical specimen that Woods' is.
Tiger is now 35; Jack was winning majors until he was 46. So that should give Woods 42 chances to win five more to exceed Nicklaus' standard. It won't be easy given the new generation of fine players on the rise. But it should also be noted that Jack won six of his 18 majors after he turned 35, so I don't think it is out of the question that Woods could do the same.


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Dynamic programming, econometrics and model risk mitigation techniques are covered throughout the course.
The classes are given by industry veterans and academics from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. over the three days at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Room 109, 251 Mercer St., New York, New York.
Buy-side practitioners (portfolio managers and risk managers), sell-side practitioners (traders, financial engineers, quantitative analysts, research teams), and academics will deepen and broaden their understanding of the recipes they implement everyday and will learn the most cutting-edge techniques.
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Mr. Van Wilson
Mr. Neander Evanda "Van" Wilson, 76, of McDonough, Georgia passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014.
He was born in Tampa, Florida, to the late Davis Bell and Susie Mae Patterson Wilson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Loraine Thompson.
Van served his country in the United States Marine Corps and retired after 20 years with Delta Airlines. He was a Mason and a professional bowler.
He enjoyed time with his family and grandchildren and was an avid sports fan.
Survivors include his children, Chris Wilson of McDonough, Jennifer Wilson of Duluth, Theresa Wilson of Locust Grove, Timothy (Jena) Wilson of Hampton, Scott Wilson of McDonough, Mark (Angela) Wilson of The Woodlands, Texas; grandchildren, Roslyn, Jordan, Korben, Jeremy, Noel, Sarah, Jacob, Jamal, Jaylen and Makalah; brother, Davis Bell Wilson Jr. of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Memorial services will be conducted Saturday, August 23, 2014, at 1 p.m. from the Chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. Pastor Dave Riley will officiate. Friends may visit the family one hour prior to the service.
Contributions are asked to be made to the Henry County Fire Department Honor Guard, 110 S. Zack Hinton Parkway, McDonough, GA 30253 in memory of Van.
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Twas a dark and stormy night… The beta had finished downloading – I put my knitting aside, finished my tea and decided 'tonight would be the night'.
As dramatic as I would like to start this post out (and let us face it, you were hooked the minute I said knitting – "WHAT ARE YOU MAKING QUEL?!" [you screamed at your screen] "IT'S A HAT, ISN'T IT?!" – I am sorry to deceive you fellow hunters, twas not a hat.
The beta began with the obligatory UI setup – I had to at least make sure the necessities were keybound… /dance, /silly, /mana (Oom message from hunters, still hilarious). Once all the kinks were sorted (yet aspect switching macro decided it wouldn't play nice) I began my journey in Pandaria.
One thing I have noticed in the Beta is patience (with most players). It was the most amazing thing (yet obviously logical) I have seen in the game in a long time – people queuing in an orderly line to complete a quest – The quest would bug out if more than one person did it at a time.
So far the quests are interesting, the surroundings look good; new but not unfamiliar. It does feel like an Outland 2.0 to me so far (definitely not a bad thing), and it is refreshing to not fly between every single quest item/mob/npc.
The premade Hunters are quite quaint, beginning in the starting area of the Jade forest, complete with a Firelands-esque set of armour, JC and Enchanting mats as well as a PvP set – everything one would need to quest through this new area (although, I failed to see any resemblance of 'mist' anywhere..).
I can honestly say I played around for about an hour, casually finishing the tedious quests and suffering through a server crash when it started to occur to me that I really missed concussive shot.
Anyone that has done extensive kiting (whether in PvE or PvP) can understand how much Concussive Shot is a staple of our arsenal. As an MM fan boy, I did have Concussive Barrage, yet it wasn't really the same. Kiting seemed a tad more difficult.. How to keep these darstardly fiends at bay without my trusty shot?
Looking through the glyph slots is great, there are not many obvious choices; more utility options – which personally I feel is the way to go with being able to have a customizable and unique character amongst the millions around you (in the community.. not on your server… I am not that silly… today). There was one 'gem' that seems to be the substitute for my dear friend Concussive: Glyph of Arcane Shot.
I do not feel that this is a good substitute – Concussive (with no focus cost) and nearly 100% uptime, vs arcane shot (costs focus).. add concussive barrage to the mix and you might have something sexy going on, yet I feel that things won't be as smooth as they once were, and I shall mourn my good friend Concussive Shot.
As I contemplated this while taking on multiple mobs with a more-than-usual squishy pet, a mob started punching me in the face.. I was able to shoot him in the face…
Could the removal of the free slow shot be a negative result of losing our minimum range mechanic? If so there could be a negative repercussions.
We have lost a fair bit of control through the majority of the class – only Survival gets entrapment and wing clip is gone entirely. Now that our shots will be able to be dodged, this doesn't bode well for PvP (arcane shot miss, no slow, face eaten… you see the pattern). At this stage it is not fair to yell and carry on about things being broken – yet I hope they tweak some things (they most certainly will) before the beta comes to a close.
After all, if they don't there will be less images like this:
And more like this:
Happy Hunting – I shall have to come back with more hunter-musings from pandaland.
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December 8, 2009 was a day to recognize and celebrate our faculty and their accomplishments. A luncheon was held in Alumni Hall for faculty who have attained tenure and promotion, followed by a late afternoon ceremony and reception in Warner Hall recognizing some of Western Connecticut State University's outstanding faculty. Dr. Christopher Kukk, associate professor, political science and honors program coordinator, received the 3rd annual WCSU Teaching Excellence Award.


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Occipital nerve stimulation substantially reduced chronic headache pain in patients unable to tolerate medical therapy, according to a study published in the November Lancet Neurology.
The six study subjects all suffered from hemicrania continua, a rare headache disorder in the form of a chronic daily headache for 15 or more days per month. The standard medical treatment for hemicrania continua is indomethacin, which can have serious gastrointestinal side effects.
Occipital nerve stimulation has been shown to be effective in the treatment of migraine and cluster headaches. A functional imaging study of migraine sufferers showed that occipital nerve stimulation activated areas involved in pain modulation. In the current study, researchers postulated that other primary headaches might also respond.
Participants had a bion, a small, rechargeable, battery-powered electrode, implanted near the occipital nerve at the back of the neck and set to give continuous signals at a frequency of 60 hertz (cycles per second) for three months. The bion was then turned off for the fourth month and switched back on at month five. Study participants recorded pain levels in daily diaries.
At long-term follow-up, four of the six patients experienced a substantial reduction in pain and one experienced a moderate pain reduction. Only one patient experienced an increase in pain.
"It's quite exciting, because it's a big paradigm shift in the way we think about treating patients with headache problems," says lead author Peter Goadsby, although he acknowledges that it will be some years before headache sufferers will be able to ask their doctors for a bion implant.
Two placebo-controlled trials of occipital nerve stimulation for migraine are under way.
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Royal Dutch Shell plc acquires new positions in US tight gas
Shell has agreed to acquire subsidiaries which own substantially all of the business of East Resources, Inc ("East Resources") for a cash consideration of $4.7 billion, from East Resources, its private equity investor, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and its advisors Jefferies & Company. The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals. East Resources is a privately-owned business with its primary activity focused on the Marcellus shale, in the northeastern US. East Resources has some 650,000 net acres (2,600 square kilometers) of highly contiguous, operated acreage in the Marcellus, and 1.05 million net acres (4,250 square kilometers) of acreage overall. East Resources has some 60 mmscfe/d (10,000 barrels oil equivalent per day) of production, predominantly in natural gas, with substantial medium-term growth potential.
In addition, as part of its on-going acreage build strategy, Shell has acquired ~250,000 net acres (1,000 square kilometers) of mineral rights in the Eagle Ford shale play, in South Texas, in 2010. These undeveloped acreage positions are in the liquids rich window of the Eagle Ford play. Shell will be the operator in this highly contiguous acreage, and will be able to integrate these new assets into its existing South Texas operations, where Shell has been active for many years.
All together in 2010, Shell has added some 1.3 million acres (5,250 square kilometers) of North America tight gas acreage. Shell estimates that these new positions have the potential to yield over 16 trillion cubic feet of gas equivalent (tcfe) of resources (>2.7 billion boe).
Shell's Chief Executive Officer Peter Voser commented: "We are enhancing our world-wide Upstream portfolio for profitable growth, through exploration and focused acquisitions, and through divestment of non-core positions. These acreage additions form part of an on-going strategy, which also includes divestments, with an objective to grow and to upgrade the quality of Shell's North America tight gas portfolio."
Voser continued: "East Resources' management have built an excellent organization, with high quality assets in the Marcellus, which we are pleased to have as our centrepiece as we enter the premier shale gas play in the north east US. The opportunity now is to consolidate our tight gas portfolio, divest from non-core positions across North America, and to invest for profitable growth, by deploying Shell's technology and capabilities on a large scale."
On-shore gas positions North America
Notes to editors
Shell in North America tight gas
Shell's activities in US tight gas began in 2001, with acreage purchases in the Pinedale Anticline in Wyoming, where the use of innovative multi-well production pads and reservoir fracturing technology has led to rapid production growth, a competitive cost structure, and reduced environmental footprint. Following the success of Pinedale, Shell has more recently expanded its tight gas acreage positions in South Texas, in the Haynesville play in Texas/Louisiana, and in Western Canada, through the 2008 acquisition of Duvernay.
Shell's 2009 North America tight gas production was some 140,000 boe/d (810mmcfe/d), an increase of 62% from 2008 levels, from a 3.7 billion boe (21 tcfe) resources base. Continued focus on operating efficiency has resulted in competitive costs, with Shell's cash operating costs in North America tight gas at less than $2/mcfe in 2009.
Prior to today's announcements, Shell projected that its North America tight gas production could reach more than 400,000 boe/d (>2.3 bcfe/d) by 2020, subject to annual investment rates. The addition of the East Resources, Inc and the Eagle Ford acreage will enhance this growth potential, bringing Shell's total North America tight gas position to some 3.6 million acres.
East Resources
East Resources is a Pennsylvania-based oil and gas company. It is engaged in the exploration and development of natural gas and crude oil with emphasis on the Marcellus shale play.
East Resources owns a total of 1.05 million net acres (4,250 square kilometres) of acreage, mainly in the Appalachian basin and is one of the largest Marcellus shale acreage holders with 650,000 highly contiguous net acres located mainly in Pennsylvania. East Resources also has in excess of 100,000 net acres (400 square kilometres) in the Rockies, in the prospective Niobrara shale play. The Marcellus acreage is almost 100% operated with high average working interest and with access to pipeline infrastructure.
Eagle Ford transactions
Shell has acquired ~250,000 net acres (1,000 square kilometres) of highly contiguous acreage in the Eagle Ford shale, in a series of transactions with private landowners this year. These positions are in the gas condensate and oil windows. They will be operated by Shell with a high working interest, and are located close to Shell's existing South Texas acreage, offering the potential for operating synergies. Drilling has already commenced on acreage from the first of these 2010 transactions.
Shell Media Relations:
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Shell US Media Line +1 713 241 4544
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The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate entities. In this press release "Shell", "Shell group" and "Royal Dutch Shell" are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies. ''Subsidiaries'', "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in this press release refer to companies in which Royal Dutch Shell either directly or indirectly has control, by having either a majority of the voting rights or the right to exercise a controlling influence. The companies in which Shell has significant influence but not control are referred to as "associated companies" or "associates" and companies in which Shell has joint control are referred to as "jointly controlled entities". In this press release, associates and jointly controlled entities are also referred to as "equity-accounted investments". The term "Shell interest" is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect (for example, through our 34% shareholding in Woodside Petroleum Ltd.) ownership interest held by Shell in a venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of all third-party interest.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Royal Dutch Shell to market risks and statements expressing management's expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as ''anticipate'', ''believe'', ''could'', ''estimate'', ''expect'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''plan'', ''objectives'', ''outlook'', ''probably'', ''project'', ''will'', ''seek'', ''target'', ''risks'', ''goals'', ''should'' and similar terms and phrases. There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Royal Dutch Shell and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements included in this press release, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for the Shell's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e) reserve estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes in trading conditions. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional factors that may affect future results are contained in Royal Dutch Shell's 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov ). These factors also should be considered by the reader. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this press release, 28 May, 2010. Neither Royal Dutch Shell nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved reserves that a company has demonstrated by actual production or conclusive formation tests to be economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions. We may have used certain terms in this press release that SEC's guidelines strictly prohibit us from including in filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on the SEC website www.sec.gov. You can also obtain these forms from the SEC by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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Three Oklahoma universities were cited in a national financial magazine for providing quality education at low cost.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine released its 2013 Best Values in Public Colleges list recently. Included among the 100 schools listed were the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.


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Alt-J (∆) – Fitzpleasure [Watch]
November 19, 2012 11:37 AM
Jason Thomas
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One of the most talked about albums of 2012 comes from Leeds band Alt-J. It's much easier to write their name as "Alt-J" and to call them that as opposed to this. "∆" That's the symbol that you get when you hit the "alt" and "j" keys on a Mac. "Alt-J" also sounds better than "Greek letter 'Delta.'" The band made an appearance on The Big Beat with Marty Lennartz earlier this year and they are the recent recipients of the Mercury Prize, a very prestigious award with an incredibly awesome list of past winners. So, on this Monday, check out their video for "Fitzpleasure," one of the best songs on the album, An Awesome Wave.


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Public Schools Should Experiment Like Charter Schools
April 07, 2010
Marcus A. Winters
The new line of attack against charter schools is that they have failed to achieve their original mission. In her new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, Diane Ravitch joins the chorus lamenting that charters were never meant to compete with public schools or offer alternatives for a large population of students.
When union godfather Albert Shanker first promoted charter schools, the argument goes, he saw them acting as laboratories for new strategies that could then be adopted in the public schools. According to critics like Ravitch, the charter school laboratories have not produced consistent lessons for the public school sector to adopt and thus the experiment has been disappointing.
Of course, we would be justified in embracing charter schools solely on the evidence that in some school systems, such as New York Citys, they provide children with a better education while also improving public schools through competition. But the "laboratory" argument fails even on its own terms. Charter schools do experiment with alternative education strategies. The problem is, public schools dont like the results of these experiments.
Nearly two decades of experience with charter schools have yielded some lessons in what works for improving student performance. There are easily perceptible patterns among the few charter school networks -- KIPP, Uncommon Schools, Democracy Prep, Achievement First, and DC Prep among others -- that have systematically yielded impressive (even miraculous) results with the most challenging students. Attributes of these schools include: exceptionally high goals, rigorous standards, frequent analysis of performance data, longer school days and years, firm discipline, willingness and ability to remove ineffective teachers, and uniform adherence among students, staff, and faculty to the schools mission and community standards.
When you walk into a charter school that adheres to these standards, you see learning taking place. These schools have proven that demography is not destiny. All kids learn regardless of their race, class, or the income bracket of their parents.
Those attributes are vastly different from what is offered in urban public school systems, and for good reason. Educating low-income students in urban settings is hard work. We shouldnt be surprised that sustained success requires structural reforms and not just a redesigned reading strategy or textbook.
Public schools have not pursued the strategies that the best charter schools use. In fact, they routinely fight against adopting even watered-down versions of them. Utilizing student performance data in the public schools, for example, remains taboo. Collective bargaining agreements that keep teachers from supervising the lunchroom are hardly amenable to requiring the vigilance necessary to enforce strict discipline policies or partake in school culture exercises. Longer school days and years are a fantasy without a whole lot more money for teacher salaries. In fact, school calendars across the country are shrinking because rather than renegotiating contracts, the teachers unions best offer for handling the financial crisis is unpaid furlough days.
There is nothing inherent in the concept of "public" that keeps public schools from adopting successful charter-school strategies. Systematic changes seem inconceivable only because the structure under which public schools operate has become so rigid, and the organizations that benefit from that system have become so politically powerful. Perhaps thats the real lesson from the charter school laboratory: the structure of public school systems is incapable of enacting the policies necessary to serve our most disadvantaged students.
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DALLAS AND WICHITA RAILWAY The Dallas and Wichita Railway Company was chartered on December 2, 1871, by citizens of Dallas. The line was projected to be over 100 miles long and to penetrate the reputed mineral regions of the Wichita County area. John Neely Bryan broke ground for the road in 1872, but the panic of 1873 forced the construction to stop. Work was resumed in 1877, when Dallas citizens voted $100,000 in bonds for the project. By 1878 twenty miles of track had been built from Dallas north to Lewisville, but the road went into receivership the next year. In 1880 the line was bought by the Texas and Pacific Company, which completed the extension from Lewisville to Denton. The Dallas and Wichita was sold to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company on December 15, 1881, and became part of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas on November 18, 1891.
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What an unbelievable company!! I purchased a swiss chronograph watch and they threw in an extra band without me even asking! It's unusual these days to find a company of this kind. Not to mention their price beat all competition and arrived in only 3 days!! No doubt, I'm now a lifetime customer!
terrible service. phone system go automatically to voice service. I think they are also associated with swiss repair. I sent my watch in for repair. I fear it is gone.
no reply to voice mail or e-mail. they may be out of business. if they are not out of business they should be. do not buy from them or have service by swiss repair, it isn't worth the potential upfront savings.
i ordered the watches and was showing that is available and waited 10days and i called and asked about and they told me they don't have it in stock still waiting
Very strange company.. First- when every retail is open around holiday this company was closed for 4 days. ...Really guys?. Second- they charged me right away, but no confirmation emails, or ability to check status online.. Again.. really? Third- on 12/25 phone message said call back on 26.. On 26 message suggested to call on 27. On 27 I finally talk to person and was told that my order wasn't processed yet.. Not to mentioned that i made an order with second day air...they promised me to get with shipping info back to me in couple of hours. I waited, call them several times no result. And now they closed for weekends.still no email or access to my account.
I'm waiting till Monday .. If no real proof of product being shipped, I will cancel the order and dispute charges through my credit card.. Reading reviews I feel like all positive reviews are fake, as I highly doubt that normally operating company can act like that..will contact amazon after that.
I purchased a ladies Tag from Watches on the net and from "soup-to-nuts" everything was just perfect. Starting with the gentleman that took my order on the phone to the watch arriving on time and in perfect condition with appropriate documents. I will not only buy again from them, but recommend them to anyone looking for a luxury watch.
The worst company to deal with! I spoke to there manger Ben and didn't even know how to handle the situation I been in sales for years.Any time any of my employee makes a mistake on a price we honor the price for the customer for customer satisfaction. The worst company to do business with, I was interested in a Movado 606501 watch and it showed for $716.00 and when i called they said they couldn't give it to me for that price because who ever hands the internet sales made a mistake and couldnt give it to me at that price so they changed it to $895.00
We are terribly sorry to hear that your experience with us was not what you were expecting. We strive to ensure all of our customers are happy to the best of our abilities.
We are human and we understand that errors will occur on our website. We do have a policy in place for these types of situations. Which is found in our Terms and Conditions on our site. "While we make every attempt to avoid these situations, they may occur. We reserve the right to correct any and all errors when they do take place, and we do not honor inaccurate or erroneous prices. If a product's listed price is lower than its actual price, we will, at our discretion, either contact you for instructions before shipping the product or cancel the order and notify you of such cancellation."
However, we do recognize and acknowledge that it was our mistake. In order to remedy our mistake we offered to sell Movado 0606501 at our cost from the manufacture for $895.00. In fact, our offer still stands. We would like to sell this watch to you at our cost for $895.00. We are currently selling this watch at $995. Please contact us as soon as possible so we can make arrangements to ship the Movado watch to you.
If you should have any further questions or concerns we would like to hear about them. We can only become better if our customers provide us with feedback.
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the watch came really quick. I only chose the standard shipping, they still got it to me really fast. i'm happy with the service.
I ordered a watch for my wife as a birththday gift, the process was smooth and the watch came just as described, i would order from watches on net again.
Ordered a Watch for my girlfriend, the Customer Service Rep noticed that a Man was ordering a Women's watch so I received an email saying if I was interested in adding some sort of gift wrapping in at no cost, I Have to say as a guy that has no idea how to wrap something this came in really handy, plus the watch is awesome and I got it for cheap :)
Ordered watch on 8/19 and not only I didn't receive it after they charged my credit card but not even an e-mail or a phone call to let me know whtat the status was and finally after cancelling the order I still haven't gotten my credit back (it's been 7 days already!). Called my credit card company to dispute this.
What a nightmare experience!
We are very sorry to hear about this. Typically we are able to get all orders out within 24-48 hours depending on the model of watch. With out more information I'm not 100% sure what had occurred on your order. It seems as if this was possibly a special order item, those typically will take some time for us to receive a reply if we are able to get an watch into our office or not. Our number one goal is to fulfill all order as quickly as possible. We would like to apologize for this atypical situation and would like to be given the opportunity to provide excellent service which our customers have come to expect.
Best experience I've had with online shopping!
Extremely efficient and patient!
Received my watch earlier then expected.
I definitely recommend this website to all my family and friends who are interested in purchasing a watch!
Quick and easy transactions. This was the second time I ordered a watch via this website. I have recommended this website to all my family and friends and will be making all future watch purchases only from watchesonnet.com!
This was the first time I bought such an expensive item online. I was a little nervous. But watchesonnet did a marvelous job. The packaging was amazing, the watch gorgeous and the service perfect.
I just received my new Cartier watch for mother's day. It is gorgeous!! The customer service person helped answer all of my questions and was very professional and knowledgeable. I got my watch much faster than expected too. It was beautifully and authentically boxed in all of the Cartier red leather type boxes with authenticity certificates, etc.. Obviously a genuine Cartier piece. I found this watch reduced in price pretty significantly from the Cartier website. I strongly recommend this site to anyone looking for great price on a luxury watch.
I ordered a Swiss watch from watchesonnet and i am complete satisfied, they offer great communication and customer satisfaction. I had a pleasant experience. My order was about to run late and they expedited it by shipping via UPS 2 day shipment.
love this website. i was afraid to purchase on there because doesn't have great reviews online to say the least!!!!!! but have to say i was quite pleasantly surprised! nice reps on the phone, shipped my tag on time, had exactly what they said they had in stock, at the lowest price, even compared to amazon! if ur asking me, i'll be going back there (just waiting for their next sale to get a gift for my mom's bday!)
Horrible and Shady.
I purchased a Tag watch over $1500.00 back in April. The online shopping process stated that I will be receiving an email to notify of shipping and over a week later no email to notify shipping so I contacted the customer service and was infomed that the watch I ordered was out of stock. I asked for refund then next day the watch arrived to my po box. So I told customer service and the lady said " Ohhh it must be out of stock because we shipped to you". Already, I was thinking how weird and unorganized... I then noticed the instruction manual in the box was for totally different model of Tag watch. I contacted the customer service again and asked for the correct one. She said she will ship out next day. A few week later ( still no instruction manual to go with the watch) the watch broke. The crown simply oppped off. I contacted the customer service and was told to ship it back for it will be repaired with no charge under their warranty. I paid nearly $50.00 for shipping with insurance. A ew days later I received an email stating that the crown is not covered by warranty so I need to pay to fix it. I was upset to say the least. $1500.00 watch should not simply fall apart in normal daily use and I asked them to either refund or fix it for free. After that, for a few weeks I spoke to two customer care agents almost daily to get this resolved and was told each time " We are discussing with our repai department so will get back to you when we hear from them" After a few weeks of this back and forth BS I finally called my Amex and disputed the charge. Sure enough customer service contacted me and told me they will fix it for free and the repair will be done by Tag. Since I had no trust in this company by then, I demanded to get the repair order number of Tag so I can contact Tag direct to make sure that my watch is in fact being repaired by Tag, not Watchesonnet.com shady repair department. The parts was on back order so I was told by Tag that it will take a while....
Well, this is not the end of this horrible experience..... The repair took nearly 4MONTHS!!!! I just received the watch back today. I know the length of repair was not entirely fault of Watchesonnet.com, but imagine you purchased $1500.00 watch and only get to enjoy a few weeks then followed by nothing but irritation and stress of dealing with uncaring shady people.
I'm happy that my watch is back and it appears to be fixed well, but I am still nervous since I absolutely do not trust this company. I made sure to check with Amex that I can file dispute again if this watch turned out to be faulty AGAIN.
I would NEVER EVER reccommend this company to anyone. This company is unorganized, unprofessional, and down right shady.
I don't even know how this company is still in business and never being subject to investigatioin of cunsumer affair.
I chatted with a customer representative before placing an order with Watchesonnet. He reassured me that the watch was in stock and ready to be shipped. I placed my order. A few days later I tried to check the status of my order and the website wouldn't let me check. I contacted their customer representative but this time they told me that the watch was not in stock and they would have to order it. 3 days later I received an email stating that my order was cancelled without any explanation. The item I ordered is still listed on its website as available, on sale and in stock. Watchesonnet.com is a shady business. I will never use it or recommend it to anyone.
Thet charged my card 5043 dollars and sent me a scratched cartier roadster......WATCH......OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wired $5695.00 to wathesonnet bank in coral gables florida for a cartier watche and they shipped me an empty box. They have no way of proving the box left their building with a watch inside and they are saying that UPS or one of their employees took it in transit. The tamper proff tape was not tampered with so I bleieve their internal shipping security is non -existant either deliberately or because of shamefull neglect to security on their side. Any case i am out of pocket $5695. Beware of this company
This is a bait and switch site, but that's not the worst of it. I ordered a Gucci watch for $486.00. A salesman called me and said that watch was not available but they had another similar one for $556.00. I wanted it for a Christmas present, so I paid for it. I received another call stating that watch was on back order. I requested my money be refunded. They told me they would give me a refund in 3-5 business days. It never came. To make a long story short, after several weeks of calling everday and speaking to their "Sales Manager" who kept assuring me their billing department had issued my refund and the problem was with MY bank, I called the Better Business Bureau in Los Angeles and registered a complaint through them. They interceded and I had my refund within two days. Buyer beware of this place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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