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2 Contents 1 Executive overview The new challenge for operators Market opportunity Join the race with an identity layer Conclusion Executive overview With people increasingly able to access information and communicate wherever they are, the race is on for mobile network operators to play a significant role in the Internet Economy. Never before have so many people across the world had the opportunity to communicate directly with each other. This is creating a new phenomenon - planet Earth as a virtual village of billions of inhabitants. How does this change our behavior? What kind of new business opportunities does it represent? What are the opportunities as well as the threats for individuals? In a 2012 report entitled Subscriber Identity: Telcos Trump Card?, Infonetics states that operators have a near term opportunity to use their unique access to subscriber data to take on the role of the trusted identity provider. The report also says that social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are already moving in that direction, allowing subscribers to use their profiles to log in to other web sites. The opportunities for operators far exceed simply providing a portable online identity to their customers. Furthermore, Heavy Readings SDM and Analytics multi-client study from 2011 reveals that Identity Management is ranked as the second highest impact as an ecosystem enabler, after analytics. The same study reports that operators see their number one priority as keeping customers loyal through service personalization. End-users have a similar view. Nokia Siemens Networks annual acquisition and retention study of 2011 showed that heavy users of advanced services, people regarded as high value customers, will become the most prevalent and important subscribers. According to the study, about 45% are willing to pay extra for personalized mobile services, yet their readiness to churn during the next year is 33% above the average in mature markets. To help operators achieve service personalization, Nokia Siemens Networks has pioneered the development of solutions for 2 Identity Management - White Paper
3 Customer Experience Management, achieving leadership in Subscriber Data Management with more than 3.2 billion subscribers and 155 operator customers. Combining telco, IT and web capabilities, Nokia Siemens Networks Identity Management enables true service personalization, simplifies the end-user experience to keep customers and can help Questions: 1. Is your company motivated to look beyond being a mere voice and data bit-pipe? 2. Do you have a plan to enter this new competitive marathon? 3. Do you know what other players are planning? Vision Smartphones everywhere, broadband everywhere, unlimited services and apps but also a large number of predators invading our privacy 2. Operators have transformed their business and are generating new revenue streams, acting as brokers between multiple consumer, government and business segments 3. Operators act as a trusted identity provider as part of an overall customer experience management strategy Identity Management - White Paper 3
4 operators transform their business to monetize the value of subscriber data. Identity Management allows operators to become a Trusted Identity Provider in a world in which the boundaries between the Web and network are becoming increasingly blurred. Operators can generate new revenue streams more quickly and cost effectively by introducing Web service partners, both external and internal, in days rather than months. Many operators have told us that adding a new Web service partner like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and local Web partners, as well as operator internal services into their trusted circle, can take up to six months due to technical challenges and multiple identity silos. Nokia Siemens Networks Identity Management cross links subscriber and partner identities, reducing this time to days. 2 The new challenge for operators 2.1 Key pain points for operators Operators are finding it too slow and costly to add and maintain trusted relationships with both internal and third party Web services and apps. Both operators and end-users also face a maze of passwords and identities, concerns about identity theft and privacy and complexity across access domains like WiFi, 3G, LTE or fixed broadband. Many operators could also benefit by finding practical and legal ways to monetize customer profile information 2.2 Network demands and revenue profile Between 2011 and 2016, revenue from nonvoice services will almost double from USD 325 Billion to USD 627 Billion (1). However, data traffic is expected to increase almost four fold during the same period, from around 220,000 gigabytes in 2011 to more than 733,000 gigabytes in This means that the revenue obtained from each megabyte of data is expected to decrease by half between 2011 and Operators will be challenged to find new revenue to fill the gap. (1) Informa Telecoms & Media, Mobile content and service forecasts Subscriber expectations Increasingly, information on almost every aspect of our lives employment and personal histories, health and tax records, details of our friends and families is retained across the Internet. Additionally, a variety of personal data from date and place of birth, first school and mother s maiden name to phone numbers, accounts and passport number are held by dozens of different service providers. In fact, a privacy survey of 9,200 interviewees in 14 countries around the globe conducted by the research company Psychonomics for Nokia Siemens Networks reveals that customers are increasingly concerned about the use and misuse of their data. 82% of respondents see privacy as an important topic; 76% are concerned about privacy violations; and 45% of subscribers feel they lack control over their personal data. Only 9% of respondents don t care about data protection in general, whereas 80% of respondents claim to be selective about sharing 4 Identity Management - White Paper
5 their personal data and why. A further 73% are afraid of their personal data being sold to third parties. Which organizations are best placed to assist customers with the task of protecting their privacy and security while at the same time helping them gain value from their personal attributes and Digital Self? Customers expect service providers to help them glean additional benefits whenever they use Internet services, for example, through personalization and ease of use, in a world where boundaries are dissolving between the living room and the market place, social and professional communities, and fixed and mobile networks. 2.4 Business Transformation Who is best positioned to take care of customers privacy and security? In 2012, the Edelman Trust Barometer indicated that distrust amongst consumers was growing; compared to just a year ago, twice as many countries surveyed are now skeptical and fewer countries are neutral. Faith in the banking sector has fallen spectacularly (this was, however, not the case in emerging economies such as China and India). The survey also found that globally, technology was the single most trusted sector, with 79% of respondents saying that they trusted technology companies to do the right thing. Notably, trust in media has increased, with a majority of this increase coming from the trust in social media. This would seem to pave the way for technology companies to play the role of Trusted Identity Provider. While it is true that companies such as Google and Facebook are dominant in this space, previous attempts, by companies such as Microsoft with its Passport initiative, met with a cool reception by consumers. This has since morphed into Windows Live ID, a service largely confined to Microsoft s own websites. Although no definitive candidate for Trusted Identity Provider has emerged, Nokia Siemens Networks believes that operators have the potential to fulfill this role. So far, level of trust has been driven mostly by operational attributes, but the key to building trust in the future lies in societal attributes and this is where operators can gain through their long and trusted relationships with their customers. Enabling the Digital Self Increasingly, information on almost every aspect of our lives is contained in one or more corners of the Internet. Additionally, a variety of personal data are held by dozens of different service providers. Nokia Siemens Networks describes this comprehensive collection of personal information as the Digital Self - the sum of the digital crumbs, fragmented personal and behavioral information left behind every time an individual interacts with a website, uses a mobile phone or another device via a cable or fixed network. The Digital Self also includes information on personal profiles, desires, experiences, needs and behaviors stored in business and Customer Relationship Management systems. The more complete the picture of a Digital Self, the better and more personalized the services the customer experiences and the greater the value the customer can derive from the experience. Nokia Siemens Networks believes that customers would welcome moves in this direction if it brings them real added value. The Trusted Identity Provider In a digital age characterized by complexity and concerns about privacy and security, customers are increasingly drawn to the idea of a Trusted Identity Provider. Nokia Siemens Networks defines a Trusted Identity Provider as an organization that takes responsibility for protecting customers Digital Self information and for authenticating them to third-party web services without the customer necessarily having to disclose any additional personal information. In the Privacy Study, customers Identity Management - White Paper 5
6 Single Single sign sign on/off on/off and and personalized privacy control personalized privacy control Shared insights per service Black list of services and service provider Digital Self Portal Multiple identities Multiple devices and accesses into the cloud Service subscription and tailoring Preference control NSN Privacy in 2009 of 9000 end users: Approximately two thirds of the surveyed users consider Telecom to be the company providing the personal data management portal were asked whether a portal where you could manage and supervise all the permissions you had given to different parties regarding your personal data was an interesting option for them: 69% said probably or definitely yes. Operators can offer personalized services and privacy The road to personalized services and privacy will be part of a three-phase process. The distinctions between these phases will not be marked by breakthrough technical or legislative events, but by a gradual maturity in the management capabilities of the systems and by the maturity of the markets in which customers live and work. 1. Phase One: The Virtual Doorman A virtual doorman acts as a repository for a customer s personal data and authenticates the customer to the various websites and services they use, as well as providing improved customer care and customized services. This phase is about a radically simplified interaction, including the opportunity for customers to maintain their profile information and manage their identity securely. Example: Single-sign-on, federation, authentication, network to IT account linking. 2 Phase Two: The Virtual Concierge Customers will be offered support according to their needs, just as with concierge services. This involves customers allowing service providers access to certain details of their Digital Self. In return, they will be offered a whole range of different services customized to their preferences, meaning that the Internet will start to properly support customers lifestyles. Customers entrusting their Digital Self to service providers will hold them responsible for the safety and privacy of the Digital Self. Any violation of this pledge will result in negative word of mouth. Example: Personalized tariffs, true locationbased services and attribute brokering. 3. Phase Three: The Virtual Butler The customer will now be a community of one and is provided with a truly individual experience in real-time. Customers in this era will have mastery over their Digital 6 Identity Management - White Paper
7 Self: full control over what they choose to reveal to whom. This mastery allows customers to have a comprehensive lifestyle support system, equal to a full-service virtual butler. Any violation of privacy and security rights will be instantly recognized by monitoring tools employed by the customer and, by the connectedness of the customer, and will be reported across the Internet within seconds. Example: Customers will receive pro-active assistance from service providers, such as reminders of a forthcoming wedding anniversary and a list of suitable gifts, occasions or weekend breaks. The good news is that while progressing through the above phases, operators with today s technology can make a substantial contribution to protecting enduser privacy. 3 Market Opportunity 3.1 Consumer market opportunity Based on the survey results, respondents fall into three sub-groups: The Afraid, who seek to protect their Digital Self data by minimizing the disclosure of this information. The Selective, a pragmatic group that is generally more willing to embrace the risks to privacy in return for the value they receive from doing so. The Uninvolved who tend to be younger, less likely to own a credit card and who lack awareness of privacy issues. There are significant variations in the proportion of each sub-group within regional samples, with developed countries such as Germany, Australia and Canada generally having the highest proportion of the Afraid (49-44%) and China and Taiwan having the least (23-24%). The survey also found that 52% of respondents claim to be very selective with whom they share information. Yet, their behavior in revealing personal data on social networking sites was largely identical to that of the group as a whole, suggesting a discrepancy between their stated and actual behavior. Respondents were also asked about a number of service scenarios, for example, a secure payment system in which all online payments could be made through the service provider. They were asked to rate the value of such a service before and after being told that personal information would have to be disclosed for it to operate effectively. Interest in all the service scenarios declined after the need for disclosure was made clear. However, in the secure payments example above, interest remained unchanged for 48% of respondents and actually increased for 8%. The survey also found that Selectives were more receptive and that the clearer and more concrete and measurable a service s benefits are, the more sustainable was the interest in it. This suggests operators should identify and target new services at Selectives and create a value proposition for any new service. Identity Management - White Paper 7
8 IDM Feature End user benefits Web 2.0 party benefits Operator benefits Single Sign On/Off Improved service experience through simplified sign-on (less admin time) Fewer barriers (time and sign-on) to use of new apps/services Improved security and privacy Higher app/service adoption by removing time/log-in barriers Increased pool of new customers Up to doubled usage and offload via public Internet i.e. WiFi like VoIP as a service Greater pull from Web parties to join operator s circle of trust for more revenue opportunities Improved customer satisfaction with smooth and rich data experience Digital self portrait More control of shared personal data with parties involved via single portal (eg personal, work etc) Less fear of exploring new services Ability to flag desired personal services to range of Web 2.0 parties Extend reach to end users previously afraid of privacy or identity violations over the Web Target end users according to direct requests for personal services Increased customer security builds trust in operator and more use of services Greater pull from web parties to join operator s circle of trust for more revenue sharing opportunities Attribute query More personalized services from Web providers (quick and easy access to chosen services) More relevant advertisements (less spam) Fewer barriers (time and sign-on) to using new, desirable apps/ services requiring validation (eg. Gambling) Increased hit rate with more relevant advertising (up to 75%) Lower marketing costs with targeting specific to profile/ location/age etc Faster time to market for own services to new customer pool Offer personalized higher value services based on queried information Revenue stream from advertisers for shared data Revenue stream from Web 2.0 parties for valuable attributes like legal age to activate a service Less lead time to add third party services, for faster revenue collection Enhanced access via IDM to other identity providers (eg. government certification) Authorization / authentication Trusted or strong authentication of end user needs (eg. mobile payments) Control of unauthorized activity (eg. parental control or child location) Faster activation of service with fewer barriers to use of new apps/services Reduced revenue leakage due to less identity theft Increased customer pool for new services (eg. mpayments to banks) Faster and lower cost of activation or enablement of services (eg. legal age) Revenue stream for providing authentication (eg. legal age verification) Improved customer service with convenience of additional services (eg. mpayments) Identification and statistics Flexibility to use any of multiple identitites to achieve customer needs Protection of identity from cyber-attack Ability to make anonymous purchases Guaranteed identity to provide respective services Extend reach to end users previously afraid of privacy or identity violations over the Web Usage feedback to fine-tune targeting and marketing campaigns Greater pull from Web parties to join operator s circle of trust given stong identification Maximum visibility of end users through their multiple identities Building status as trusted identity partner for end users Revenue for identity usage statistics reports IDM brings real value to all parties 8 Identity Management - White Paper
9 3.2 Enterprise Market opportunity Operators can access similar opportunities in enterprises to those in the consumer sector. Providing facilities such as Single Sign On, and more personalized services that suit the company and its employees could help operators make major inroads in the enterprise sector. 3.3 The road to new revenue streams What value does identity bring to the operator? How can we go from features to benefits to monetization? The table below examines the typical features of a telco identity management that provides SSO, Digital Self (privacy) portal, attribute query, authorization, authentication, identification, and statistics. 3.4 Identity Management business analysis It is possible to roughly estimate how much revenue an operator could expect to generate with the help of an Identity Management system to leverage subscriber assets such as dynamic and static profile. The figure below is a simulation of the revenue that can be generated in six years based on the following assumptions. The operator has 10,000,000 subscribers in year 1 with a growth rate of 2% per year. The number of subscribers that use web-based services starts at 10% and grows to 50% by year 6. These web services can be assessed by the most popular web browsers using http(s). Then, by assigning values to the section Services based on web subs, we see that the cumulative revenue over six years is approximately 161 million. The model shown below takes into account revenue generated from a number of basic use cases such as: Web/app simplified sign-on/off User attribute verification and sharing Personalized Digital Self Management Strong authentication service Web/app service provider portal Targeted advertising enhancement The number of use cases that can be enabled is limited only by the imagination. Nokia Siemens Networks Identity Management is based on our industry-leading Subscriber Data Management. At its heart is an open, real-time directory server that provides a unified, real-time view of subscriber data, which can be shared easily with partners. For end-users, Identity Management provides a vastly improved experience with: Web-based single sign-on, one entry point over multiple devices, accesses and services. Personalized web pages Anonymous account provisioning, on-demand Anonymous federation and queries (optimizes content delivery to end-user devices) Click2call from social networking sites without revealing real phone number Nokia NSN Identity Siemens Management Neworks Identity Business Management Analysis Business Analysis IDM services subs 6,000,000 12,000,000 Market/Subscribers Cumulative revenues (Millions) ,000,000 10,000, active subs web subs 4,000,000 8,000,000 Simplified sign on User Attribute Verification ,000,000 6,000,000 Digital Self Management Parental Control Child Locator ,000,000 4,000,000 Privacy Enhancement 60.0 Strong Authentication 1,000,000 2,000,000 Service Provider Portal 40.0 Targeted Advertising Enh Targ.Adv. Enh. (campaign) Cum Y1-Y6 active mobile / IDM subs Revenue Simplified sign on User Attribute Verification Digital Self Management Parental Control Child Locator Privacy Enhancement Strong Authentication Service Provider Portal Targeted Advertising Enh. Targ.Adv. Enh. (campaign) Identity Management - White Paper 9
10 Online businesses facing the challenges of building up and maintaining a customer base in a profitable way benefit from a single trusted identity federation partner with unique telecommunication authentication capabilities. This allows cost-effective legal age verification, a faster build-out of communities, an alternative charging method, targeted advertising and secure and reliable Identity Management. For operators, there is an opportunity to monetize with several service options. These include legal age/identity verifications and a child locator - cross linking of parent-child accounts allows a parent to identify the child s location. Also possible is banking authentication via mobile with multiple network enhanced methods, co-operative payments, targeted advertising and operator-branded Internet services. 4 Join the race with an identity layer 4.1 Telco identity layer key elements By adding Nokia Siemens Networks Identity Management to a network, operators can introduce carrier grade performance, scalability, reliability and network enhanced authentication to classical enterprise Identity Management solutions. Its scalability supports hundreds of millions of users as compared to enterprise solutions that are designed for a maximum of hundreds of thousands of users. Telco operators benefit by generating additional revenue streams by acting as a Trusted Identity Provider to customers and Web services, multimedia content providers and internal users. Customers benefit by having a simpler, more secure and private way of accessing Web multimedia content and services. Not only is the subscriber experience enhanced externally, but also internally, with simplified access to customer care, billing and other services. The core elements of Nokia Siemens Networks Identity Management include: Single Sign-on for federated services. Different service providers, either internal applications or external partners, form a circle of trust. The user signs in only once and can access all services in that circle. Combined with secure authentication and account linking, the user experiences comfortable, but secure access to online applications Secure authentication via different authentication modes including Two-Factor -authentication: For example the user can be authenticated based on the IP-data session or based on the mobile device ( factor 1, something that the user has ) plus the username and password ( factor 2, something that the user knows. This method better protects the user s privacy, because the telecommunication carrier knows the user s access to the network. Account/identity linking, including identities specific for the telecommunication area. Nokia Siemens Networks Identity Management acts as a carrier-wide translator of identities, both identities known by Internet players and those used by telecommunication carriers, like IMSI, IMPU/IMPI, and MSISDN etc. In this way each online application gets exactly the kind of identity that it knows and understands. By extending classical Internet identities into the telecommunication arena, Nokia Siemens Networks Identity Management is tailored for the needs of telecommunications carriers. End-user profile access and attribute sharing with third parties: Online applications need the particular attributes of the user, for example an IPTV application may need the screen resolution of the user s device. Nokia Siemens Networks Identity Management allows controlled access to such user attributes, respecting the user s privacy and protecting the telecommunication provider s subscriber base against external third-party applications 10 Identity Management - White Paper
11 User- and partner specific Policy Management: Nokia Siemens Networks Identity Management supports policies per service provider, for example policies defining which attributes a federation partner, like the IPTV provider from the example above, is allowed to retrieve and which they are not. 4.2 Benefits of a telco identity layer A telco identity layer can transform a business, enabling it to act as broker to simplify and enhance the customer experience and generate revenue from third parties. It can also allow the operator to quickly add new Web/ App services to the circle of trust in days instead of months, with lower costs, bringing revenue into the brokering chain more rapidly. The operator can also act as Trusted Identity Provider for end users and as part of a larger commercial ecosystem. It also enables end user revenue to be gathered over multiple access methods including WiFi or open Internet, in addition to the operator s own radio or fixed network, thus increasing service usage. End users can also access an operator s internal and partner services via WiFi, allowing off-loading of the network Identity Identity Management Architecture Enables new internet revenue streams for network operator OAuth SAML Operator subscriber profiles unified under SSO and common profile WAP MMSC Stream Operator services One-IDM Common repository for subscriber information Payment One-NDS IMS Policy Server TCO-optimized IDM for multi-access and convergence AAA/BSF HLR HSS WiMAX, WLAN xdsl 3GPP (PS) 3GPP (CS) 5 Conclusion The good news for operators is that it is not too late to join the race. Operators can quickly position themselves for new and exciting opportunities. With their many assets, operators are in a very good position to take a leading position in the Internet value chain. The interests of operators and the interests of online businesses are converging, and opportunity waits at the crossroads. To seize this opportunity, operators will need to transform their businesses, simplify and improve the user experience and monetize the value of subscriber data. Identity Management - White Paper 11
12 Nokia Siemens Networks P.O. Box 1 FI NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS Finland Visiting address: Karaportti 3 ESPOO Finland Switchboard (Finland) Switchboard (Germany) Order No. C WP EN Copyright 2012 Nokia Siemens Networks. All rights reserved. Nokia is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation, Siemens is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. The wave logo is a trademark of Nokia Siemens Networks Oy. Other company and product names mentioned in this document may be trademarks of their respective owners, and they arementioned for identification purposes only. This publication is issued to provide information only and is notto form part of any order or contract. The products and services described herein are subject to availability and change without notice. Copyright 2012 Nokia Siemens Networks. All rights reserved. Nokia is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation. Siemens is a registered trademark of Siemens AG.
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Division Two's match of the day pitches promotion candidates Easington Colliery and South Shields together at Welfare Park.
Easington assistant manager Craig Parkinson is gunning for a double against the Mariners, who have won 15 games on the trot.
"We beat them a couple of months ago and there's no reason why we can't complete another upset and round off what would be a perfect week, following wins over Jarrow Roofing and Thornaby," enthused Parkinson.
Although Shane O'Brien, Shaun Smith and Jordan Thompson are available after recovering from injuries, a massive blow is the news that influential central midfielder Luke Page could be out for up to six weeks with an ankle problem.
Chester-le-Street are second, going into their game at Billingham Town and boss Colin Wake reckons that Tuesday's five-goal blast of Crook Town will be a real confidence-booster.
"The win stopped a recent run of poor form, but it will be a tough game at Billingham where we never do particularly well," said Wake.
"Fortunately, I've got a near full-strength squad available, the only absentee being Lee Mole."
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With Saw 3D, the latest incarnation of the franchise about to crash on to cinema screens everywhere, we thought it would be worthwhile revisiting the other movies for a reminder of how we got to this point. As you can imagine, this will be spoiler-tastic so if you don't want any of the films ruined, look away now.
Are the Saw-free lot gone? Good. We never liked them any… Oh, you're still here? Erm.. Hi!
Since debuting in 2004, the franchise has become the highest-grossing horror series of all time. Each film has had varying degrees of success with fans and critics, but everything looks to have been building up to this point, with Saw 3D being billed as the last in the series. Whether that's true or not probably depends on the movie's performance at the box office, but the producers have done a good job of gradually filling out the Jigsaw universe with each film, so don't be surprised if there's a Saw 8.
For those who know next to nothing about the series, it focuses on Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) who sees himself as a lethal moral crusader. He finds people who have followed a morally dubious path in life and attempts to help them see the error of their ways. To do so, he places them into deadly traps which can only be escaped by offering some form of physical or psychological sacrifice. His decision to test his subjects' will to life stems from a terminal brain tumour, a miscarriage suffered by his wife and an unsuccessful suicide attempt he made.
A lot happens in all of the films, but I'll try my best to give you a quick snapshot of each film in the series:
The original, and for my money best, film in the series, this is much more of a tension-packed thriller than a horror.
Two men, Adam Stanheight and Dr Lawrence Gordon, find themselves trapped in a disgusting bathroom, chained to pipes. There is a corpse on the ground which is holding a cassette player, which each man uses to listen to a tape. They discover that Adam has been instructed to escape the room while Lawrence has to kill Adam before the clock hits 6pm. If Lawrence fails in his mission, Jigsaw will kill his wife and daughter.
After hearing the testimony of Jigsaw's only surviving victim Amanda, former police officer David Tapp has reason to believe that Lawrence is Jigsaw (who killed his partner) and is keeping a close watch on the Gordon family home. Before Gordon's wife and daughter are killed by Zep Hindle — also a victim of Jigsaw's master plan — Tapp shoots at and chases Zep who escapes underground.
With time running out and gunshots audible from a phone call to his wife, Lawrence picks up a hacksaw, cuts through his foot and shoots Adam. Zep then bursts into the bathroom and is killed (in my favourite death of the series) by Adam — who survived being shot — with the cover of a toilet. Then, the 'corpse' in the middle of the room stands up, revealing the true identity of Jigsaw — John Kramer — and leaves the room, slamming it shut and leaving Adam to die.
Saw II
Jigsaw raises the stakes when he is discovered at his lair by detectives Eric Matthews and Allison Kerry, and Sergeant Rigg. He reveals a bank of monitors depicting eight people (including Amanda and Matthew's son Daniel) locked up inside a house full of traps. Jigsaw says that those trapped in the house have two hours to find a way out or grab an antidote. However, Jigsaw says that if Matthews stays and talks to him, he will discover his son in a safe place.
In the house, Xavier realises that each of the eight victims has a number on the back of his or her neck. While the rest of them try to find a way out, he hunts them down to get their numbers, which Xavier believes combine to create the combination to a safe and the way out. Each of those trapped in the house dies in various ways until just Xavier, Amanda and Daniel remain. Daniel eventually kills Xavier with a hacksaw.
At Jigsaw's lair, Matthews sees Xavier looking for his son and demands that Jigsaw take him to the house. The mastermind agrees and takes Matthews to the house, where he is attacked and locked up in the bathroom from the first film by Amanda, who is revealed to be Jigsaw's assistant.
Meanwhile, back at the mill, a safe opens to reveal Daniel 'safe' and well.
Saw III
Here, we learn more about the history between Jigsaw and Amanda, as well as more information about how they came to be killers (I know, they don't kill anyone, but really, they kinda do). We see Matthews, trapped at the end of the last film, escaping from the deadly duo. We also see Detective Alison Kerry and Detective Mark Hoffman probe several Jigsaw traps that were made inescapable, going against Jigsaw's normal methods.
The main plot of this one follows Jeff Denlon, a man filled with grief after his son was killed by a drunk driver, move through a series of rooms where people are trapped. He discovers that all of them were involved in the trial of his son's killer — the drunk driver, a witness who did not testify and a leniet judge — and is given the choice whether to save them or let them die.
Meanwhile, Jeff's wife Lynn has been ordered to keep Jigsaw alive while her husband completes his game. If she does not, a series of shotgun shells on a collar a round her neck will detonate and kill her. As the movie progresses, Amanda begins to question Jigsaw's devotion to her. While Jeff carries out his tasks successfully, Amanda refuses to let Lynn go and reveals that she had been the one who had designed traps which people could not escape from.
Amanda tries to kill Lynn but Jeff, who has reached the same room, stops her by shooting her in the neck. As Amanda dies, Jigsaw reveals that it was really her who was being tested all along.
Jigsaw then offers Jeff one last choice: if he forgives Jigsaw and lets him go, Jigsaw will save his family. If he chooses to kill Jigsaw his family will suffer. Jeff opts to slash Jigsaw's throat with a saw and, before dying, Jigsaw reveals that Jeff's daughter is locked in a room and he will have to undergo another test to save her. Meanwhile, as Jigsaw dies, Lynn's collar explodes, killing her.
Saw IV
Detective Hoffman and Lieutenant Rigg stumble upon Detective Alison Kerry's body, which had been rigged in an inescapable 'Angel's Wings' trap by Amanda. They then meet FBI agents Strahm and Perez who are investigating the Jigsaw case. Strahm speculates that, given how high up Kerry's body was positioned, Jigsaw must have had another protege assisting him.
Later, Rigg wakes up at his home to discover that he has been forced into a Jigsaw game which puts both his life and that of his former partner, Matthews, at risk. Rigg is implored to see the world as Jigsaw does, looking at criminals who have escaped justice. Rigg sees a female pimp, serial rapist and an abusive husband die, while managing to save the abused wife.
Meanwhile, Matthews is suspended over a melting block of ice and if he falls, Hoffman, who has been captured, will be electrocuted. Meanwhile, Strahm eventually finds his way to the factory where those two are trapped and he finds Jeff from the previous film, who he kills in self-defence.
Rigg, who was being tested to let go of his obsessions and acting more rationally, finds his way to the factory too and rushes into the room where the captives are, triggering a mechanism that leads to Matthews being crushed and Hoffman's electrocution. Rigg also shoots another man who is in the room, believing him to be Jigsaw's new apprentice. However, Hoffman stands up and walks out, leaving Rigg to die and revealing himself as Jigsaw's new protege.
Saw V
We see Strahm leave the building where Rigg had found Matthews and Hoffman after escaping from a Jigsaw trap. He believes that Hoffman is Jigsaw's new apprentice and begins trying to find proof.
Meanwhile, five new victims are discovered in the film's big trap. They are put through several traps, where they lose three of their number, before arriving at the final test and discovered that all five were meant to survive all of the tests so they could work together on the last task. (Phew. Almost confused myself there.) While the last two manage to escape with their lives, they have suffered a great deal of pain as their arms were mutilated.
Strahm eventually catches up with Hoffman, who had been planting evidence to pinpoint Strahm as Jigsaw's apprentice and the two fight. Strahm pushes Hoffman into a box filled with glass, which was intended for himself as part of a test. The glass box then lowers into the ground while the walls of the room close in and crush Strahm.
Saw VI
The last of the series to date was a slight return to form after a disappointing few efforts and had plenty to say about the state of the American healthcare system.
William Easton, a health insurance worker, awakes in the film's big game. He is forced to work with and against his co-workers, as well as choose which of them allows to live. Meanwhile, a mother and son are locked in a cage with a lever labelled "Live" and "Die". Eventually, Easton comes along and the pair recognise him as the man who had denied their late husband/father health insurance. The son, Brent, moves the lever to the "Die" position, which sees acid being pumped into Easton's body.
Elsewhere, Hoffman, who had been watching over Easton's game, is ambushed by Jigsaw's wife Jill. She places him into a trap, insisting that Jigsaw had asked her to test him. However, despite the trap being apparently inescapable, Hoffman manages to free himself.
So there you have it! All of the important info you need to know if you haven't seen any of these films but still fancy seeing a horror movie which is not Paranormal Activity 2 this weekend. Saw 3D is likely to see Jill and Hoffman battle over Jigsaw's legacy and I can't wait to find out what happens.
Enjoy, gorehounds!


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Band : Marilyn Manson
Venue : Metropolis
Town (country) : Montreal, QC (Canada)
Date : January 28th 2013
Grade : 3/5
Setlist :
Hey, Cruel World…
Disposable Teens
The Love Song
No Reflection
The Dope Show
Rock Is Dead
Personal Jesus
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Coma White
King Kill 33°
Antichrist Superstar
The Beautiful People
Comments : I avoid arena shows as much as I can, so the prospect of seeing Marilyn Manson in a more human-sized venue looked promising. I have seen him perform several times over the past 20 years and I feel like I witnessed the rise and fall of the controversial artist. The show ran slightly over one hour and the set featured mostly older material (of this I will not complain). Marilyn tried to give his best tonight, changing costumes at every song, but sadly he looked to me to be way out of shape and his vocals were definitely not at top form. The audience which was on the younger side, did not seem to mind or care much about the shape he was in, but it left me with a sad impression.


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LITIGATION RELEASE NO. 16985 \ May 2, 2001
SEC v. Nunzio P. DeSantis, Civil Action No. CIV-01-484 (D.N.M. April 30, 2001)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that on May 1, 2001, it filed a complaint against Nunzio P. DeSantis (DeSantis), of Albuquerque, New Mexico, alleging he violated certain antifraud, tender offer and reporting provisions of the federal securities laws. Specifically, the SEC's complaint alleges that DeSantis, while president, chief executive officer, a director and the chairman of the board of directors of AutoLend Group Inc. (AutoLend), a publicly traded Delaware corporation located in Albuquerque, engaged in a scheme to defraud the holders of AutoLend's 9.5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures (the Bonds) during a self tender offer made between October 22, 1996 and April 8, 1997 to the AutoLend bondholders. The complaint alleges that, at DeSantis' direction, (1) AutoLend negotiated with non-accepting bondholders terms different than the self tender offer, without disclosing or extending such alternative to all bondholders; and (2) AutoLend failed to disclose a secret agreement and sham transaction, occurring during the tender offer and arranged by DeSantis, through which a straw party, on behalf of AutoLend, agreed to purchase certain of the Bonds under terms different than the tender offer. The complaint also alleges that DeSantis aided and abetted AutoLend's failure to disclose related party transactions in AutoLend's December 31, 1996 Form 10-Q and in its March 31, 1997 Form 10-K filed with the SEC. The complaint alleges that DeSantis violated Section 10(b), 13(a), 13(e), and 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rules 10b-5, 10b-13 (redesignated as Rule 14e-5), 13a-1, 13a-13, and 13e-4(b) (redesignated as Rule 13e-4(j)) promulgated thereunder. The SEC is seeking a permanent injunction and civil penalties against DeSantis.
In a related matter, on April 19, 2001, the SEC instituted, and simultaneously settled, cease-and-desist proceedings against AutoLend for its role in the above-described fraudulent scheme. The SEC ordered AutoLend to cease and desist from committing or causing any violation and any future violation of certain antifraud, tender offer and reporting provisions of the federal securities laws. AutoLend consented to the cease-and-desist order without admitting or denying the findings in the Order. (Rel. No. 34-44202).http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr16985.htm


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SplitMyPants wrote:rseaney wrote:i've got a feeling this latest outreach from an interested law school might have been a mass email...
"Dear %%First Name%
We hear that you are thinking about law school! While you are researching your options, I hope you will consider Ave Maria School of Law, located in sunny Naples, on Florida's Paradise Coast. Today's high temperature is 82 degrees! "
just maybe..
i thought my spam was special
Damn! Didn't even notice this! There are so many of these coming through LSAC my immediate response is: scroll to bottom, unsubscribe, send to trash.
Unsubscribe does not seem to work with Liberty university.


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I took a little break from working on the kitchen and headed over to the bedroom. At last view, it was 3 brown walls without a ceiling and a possible purple outer trim!
I painted the back wall a vibrant pink, the two side walls a very soft, near white pink, the floor midnight blue and I created "prison beds" for the dolls. One thing I didn't take into account is that 18" dolls can't sleep in a 20" space with a 24" bed... Originally, I hoped to use the double bunk that you have likely seen online. Mom purchased the set and sent it out to us. I missed the measurement boat on that one and had to build 19" long beds. The girls don't mind because their dolls can sleep in their room and will visit their house during the day.
Making the beds-
I created the beds by cutting in half one of the original shelves for the entertainment center and I installed 4 pieces of 1x2x7 to serve as a rack for the halved shelf. I painted the beds red. The same color as the front door on the house.
I think Molly likes having the lower bed and has decided that since she is the much older American Girl Doll in the bedroom that Julie should get the top bunk that sleeps like a submarine sleeping quarters... let's just hope that Julie doesn't stir to easily in the night and hop out of bed too quickly or I'll be crocheting hats to cover the goose eggs.
|Molly checking out her new crib... well prison bed
|The stick on lights were fast and quick!
Molly seems to like it in her new space!
|The colors were a hit with Avery and Mallory... they say its get greater and greater every day!
Curtains ...on a smaller scale...I cut up 5 different pieces in 5-6" strips and double knotted them over the smallest dowel I could find. The dowel served as a curtain rod and I used eyebolts as the brackets. The Colors in the ribbon highlight the colors in the wall and will match the bedding that I made without being to cutsie..
|Have you seen the knotted ribbon valance?
|Here is what it looks like for an 18" person!
The bedding!
Purchasing pre-made bedding from the AG store or on Etsy wasn't an option... unfortunately, they haven't made a Prison Charlie doll yet so everyone is sleeping in 3/4 beds with 6 additional inches of spaces above the head and toes.... Not our Julie and Molly. They only have a 19"x7" platform. I used the blog http://piecesforreese.blogspot.com and the awesome bedding she has created as a guide for these. The first step was creating the mattress.... well technically the first step was hem and hawing over what fabric, prints, texture, colors, etc... the second step was creating the mattress. Essentially, I serged two pieces of matching fabric together on 3 edges. I turned it right side out, put a little stuffing in it. Evened out the stuffing to avoid massive lumpies and sewed up the top by hand. After that, I went back and stitched notches to avoid having the stuffing move around. It took about 20 minutes total to create a mattress.
|The first mattress is finished. It measures right at 19"x7"x.75
|Artwork for walls can easily be created by small finds in the scrapbook & $1 section
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February 07, 2005
Orange County Choppers Uses SolidWorks To Bring Dream Bikes To Life -- One Of The Highlights At SolidWorks World 2005
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Orange County Choppers Uses SolidWorks To Bring Dream Bikes To Life -- One Of The Highlights At SolidWorks World 2005
Orange County Choppers, the custom motorcycle shop popularized on the Discovery Channel show "American Chopper," uses SolidWorks software to design the sweeping exhaust pipes, daring wheels, and other key features that make its street machines unique. SolidWorks' ease of use allows Orange County's lead parts designer to convert cool ideas into 3D models without any prior computer-aided design (CAD) software training.
"I'm an artist, not an engineer or a programmer," said Jason Pohl, designer at Orange County Choppers. "I usually just throw lines on paper to knock out a good concept for the part I am working on. SolidWorks was so easy to learn that in no time, I could put my sketch ideas into 3D models that I can perfect before machining begins. I am now sculpting my ideas rather than just sketching them."
In a niche industry where form and function both push the envelope, innovation is limited only to the designer's imagination. Orange County Choppers has earned international recognition with its creative designs and daily explosive arguments aired on the show. Pohl, who honed his skills at the Illinois Institute of Art, uses SolidWorks to design everything from custom swing arms, which connect the rear wheel to the bike frame, to flashy wheels with sharp eye-catching tribal knife blades as spokes.
"Some people in this industry use AutoCAD," said Pohl. "That's a boring 2D program that limits creativity. SolidWorks brings our ideas to life, so we have a good idea of what they'll look like and how they'll perform. It gives us cross-sectional views, exploded parts views, and light shading. The parts look like real chrome. SolidWorks lets me prove things out, so I can see how a new wheel design would look at 70 miles per hour, and then test the wheel's structural integrity."
SolidWorks helps Pohl save time in trying new ideas because he can change parts models as often as he wants without having to re-create the design from scratch. For example, he can use the software to check whether the rear suspension system in a softail motorcycle design will interfere with any other parts, and troubleshoot any problems before production begins.
Pohl also uses SolidWorks Gold Partner Product DezignWorks (
www.dezignworks.net) to convert his hand-drafted sketches into 3D models in SolidWorks that he then fleshes out, modifies, and refines. This step streamlines his design process so that he can quickly complete design concepts to show to the shop's owner Paul Teutul, Sr., and chief fabricator, Paul Teutul Jr. The teamwork and sometime theatrics between father and son have fueled the show's widespread popularity.
"Choppers and software. It's not a combination that immediately jumps to mind," said Paul Teutul, Sr. "But Jason makes it work, and the results are the new part designs that give our choppers an edge."
Pohl creates edgy designs by bending exhaust pipes, handlebars, and other steel parts models in SolidWorks prior to the computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) process. He saves time by sending SolidWorks-generated 3D models to Mastercam, the SolidWorks Certified CAM partner application that creates the computer numerical control steps to automatically manufacture parts.
"To anyone in the motorcycle industry, be they designers, fabricators, or enthusiasts, the stylistic and creative possibilities are endless," said SolidWorks Chief Operating Officer Jeff Ray. "SolidWorks lets artists like Jason Pohl reap the benefits of 3D CAD and explore all of the possibilities for innovation."
About Orange County Choppers
Orange County Choppers has gained international recognition from the popular Discovery Channel TV show "American Chopper." Based in Montgomery, N.Y., the store custom builds motorcycles for well-known clients from around the world. Paul Teutul, Sr. opened the shop to fuel his passion for motorcycles after successfully growing Orange County Ironworks into a thriving business. For more information, visit the Web site at
This was one of the main highlights of SolidWorks World 2005 that was held in Orlando, Florida last week. The three-day event was attended by over 2,200 people - users, resellers, partners, prospects, and SolidWorks employees. We got a lot out of the show itself, and enjoyed spending time with SolidWorks users and employees, including top management.
Although the general theme of the conference was "The Power of 3D," each day had a sub-themed general session that emphasized that power and the influence of SolidWorks.
Day 1 - "The Power of the 3D Community"
The first general session was about sharing ideas, creating resources and joining forces. Jeff Ray, SolidWorks COO, said a great amount of power is associated with the SolidWorks community. In the past year, the company has made good on several customer service initiatives and recently hired a new VP of customer service, Richard Welch. User groups, always an important part of the SolidWorks community, now number more than 100 worldwide. The user group effort is headed up by new hire and long-time "volunteer" user group organizer, Richard Doyle.
John McEleney, SolidWorks' CEO, took the stage on a motorcycle created by Orange County Choppers, the custom motorcycle shop made famous by the Discovery Channel show "American Chopper." Orange County Choppers used SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks to create the motorcycle. Also sharing the stage with McEleney were the stars of the show: shop owner Paul Teutul, Sr.; his son and chief fabricator, Paul Teutul, Jr.; and designer Jason Pohl.
When the smoke cleared, McEleney discussed the overall CAD industry and the state of SolidWorks. He feels the global economy has stabilized because business in general is picking up and more businesses are committing to long-term projects. Many of these companies are also investing in new tools and processes, he said.
McEleney then covered a number of topics regarding the company. He emphasized that SolidWorks continues its commitment and focus on improving the user experience, for both current and potential users. He said one of his main goals is to plan for a million SolidWorks seats while keeping the user community and all those associated with it invigorated.
Day 2 - "The Power Of A 3D Future"
The main presentation at the general session was given by Burt Rutan, founder of Scaled Composites and designer of SpaceShipOne, the first manned spacecraft to exceed an altitude of 328,000ft (62 miles, or 100km) twice within two weeks to claim the $10 million Ansari X-Prize. Rutan's small design team used a variety of CAD applications, including SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks, to design and engineer SpaceShipOne. He gave an excellent, if somewhat irreverent (towards NASA) presentation on what he sees as the future of privately funded space tourism and travel in the next decade.
Day 3 - "The Power Of 3D Software Tools."
For many of the attendees, the overview of what's coming in SolidWorks 2006 was the highlight of the conference. Jeff Ray said the company has three main release themes for SolidWorks 2006:
The various areas of new and enhanced features for SolidWorks 2006 were discussed in the following categories:
We will take a much closer look at SolidWorks 2006 as its launch draws near.
Based on what we saw and heard at the conference, 2005 looks to be good year for SolidWorks as a product and company.
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Urgant about Lukashenka's claims to Courchevel and Vatican (Video)
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Kaliningrad Oblast may seem too small for the Belarusian dictator's appetite.
The latest press conference of Lukashenka was discussed during the Vecherniy Urgant (Evening Urgant) show on Russia's Channel One.
"Lukashenka gave us two news this weekend. The first one is that MAZ and KAMAZ won't merge. At least, Lukashenka says he doesn't want it. It means we won't have KAMAMAZ company," Ivan Urgant joked.
"KAMAZ general director had better not visit Belarus now," co-host Alexander Oleynikov added.
Ivan Urgant didn't pass by Lukashenka's scandalous remarks about Kaliningrad.
"The second news: Besides that Lukashenka doesn't want to cooperate with Russia, he claims to its territory. He proposed, not demanded, but only proposed, which sound good already, to take Kaliningrad from Russia. He made this statement at a press conference for Russian journalists titled 'Neibourhood occupation 2013'. Here is a direct quote: 'I often say: give us Kaliningrad Oblast. We will plow every hectare, every acre. We will turn it into a prosperous land," Urgant quuoted Lukashenka.
Alexander Oleynikov noted it was a "very good deal".
"He made similar proposals to other states too. He proposed America to give him Los Angeles, you'll be surprised, to develop film industry there," Oleynikov said.
"His other plans include France. There's a place called Courchevel. It's in the mountains. Lukashenka offered to give it to Belarus. He wants to level it and make a ski resort. Maybe it will attract people. He has a plan to take Munich from Germany and open a car plant there. It already has a name – BMW Belarusian Motorcar Works. But Lukashenka's main innovation project is to take Vatican from the Pope," Urgant noted.


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Vintage Wedding Vases
The Wedding Reception
The kind of reception a couple has is coordinated with the style of the wedding. One of the trends is a vintage wedding. Many variations are possible:
Very formal, formal, semi-formal or informal. The size, formality and atmosphere should reflect the couple's personal taste and budget, and the formality of their ceremony.
Very Formal Wedding Reception
A very formal reception will usually have a sit-down, multi-course dinner with a champagne toast, a live orchestra or band, a head table for the bridal party, plus modest-to-lavish flowers and decorations.
Formal Vintage Vase
Formal Wedding Reception
A formal wedding is less elegant than a very formal wedding and reception, but is likely to include live music and a planned meal.
Semi-formal Wedding Reception
Semi-formal receptions always include beverages and a buffet of some kind. Live music may or may not be provided.
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Informal Wedding Reception
This reception includes at least the wedding cake, appetizers and beverages.
Informal Vases
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so romantic! I love this! Thank you for the tips! :)
Great idea, even if you are not a diy bride, various interesting continers can be found at thrift stores and goodwills. Most florists and designer will be happy to use what the client provides. If you do your own flowers and order of line- PLEASE read the fine print and shipping page- remember, cold packs are great, but UPS does not use refrigerated trucks. The containers are a part of the design and are as improtant as the flowers. Milk glass is classic.
As an old banquet server I personally prefer informal weddings, and I especially like those three tear drop clear glass vases in the informal section, they are so elegant looking. Great looking hub!
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This is fabulous! Feel like getting married again, to the same man! It was a bit frustrating not to find these beautiful vases (for our long stem roses) here in Hawaii when we wed.
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