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Wedding Insurance: A Savvy Purchase?

Spring brings not only flowers, but weddings too. Wedding insurance should be purchased far in advance, before any expenses are incurred. Rob Olson examines the product and the providers.

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March 2003
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With spring approaching, many wedding plans are in their initial stages. Most weddings proceed without any major problems or interruptions. However, this pleasant scenario does not always work out. A host of problems, some major, can occur to disrupt this important event, including the following.

  • The bride or groom suffers an unforeseen injury or illness.
  • An immediate family member suffers an unforeseen injury or illness.
  • The bride or groom is unexpectedly called for military deployment.
  • The bride or groom becomes unemployed.
  • A hurricane, flood, tornado, or power outage disrupts the wedding or honeymoon.
  • The wedding dress or wedding presents are stolen, lost, or damaged.
  • The best man loses the wedding ring.
  • The deposit for the caterer, venue, bridal boutique, or band is lost because the service provider went out of business.
  • An injury occurs to a guest at one of the wedding events.
  • The wedding photographs or videos are destroyed or the photographer fails to show up for the event.

Wedding insurance provides valuable protection from these events, since many weddings are costly affairs. Nearly 5 million Americans are expected to tie the knot this year, according to the Association of Bridal Consultants. The wedding industry is a $72 billion per year industry. According to Bride's Magazine, the average wedding cost $19,000 in 2000. A recent Association of Bridal Consultants study indicated that the typical wedding includes four bridesmaids, four ushers, 125 to 150 guests, some kind of food and music, and costs between $14,000 and $20,000. Wedding budgets over $100,000 are not uncommon.

Wedding insurance originated in England in the late 1980s and spread to the United States in the early 1990s. Most wedding insurance sold in the United States is brokered or administered through two main competitors—WedSafe and Weddingsurance.

WedSafe Policy

Roger and Karen Sandau established Wedsafe in 2000. According to Ms. Sandau, the president and cofounder of this organization, the idea grew out of the destination wedding they were planning in Maui, Hawaii and their need for protection for this large investment. This company has experienced tremendous growth during the last 3 years.

The WedSafe Wedding Insurance Policy is geared specifically to weddings. It is brokered by Robertson Taylor North America and underwritten by Markel North America. This prepackaged policy is available in four different levels, with the only difference being distinct policy limits. The levels range from $7,500 in limits (silver policy) to $50,000 in limits (diamond policy). The premium for these policies ranges from $155 for the silver policy to $385 for the diamond policy. Higher limits are also available via a telephone or in-person consultation. Their largest policy was recently written with a $700,000 limit.

The policy provides wedding cancellation and postponement coverage, which pays for deposits forfeited and other charges paid for transport, catering services, wedding accommodations, photographs, flowers, entertainment expenses, wedding attire, and related items, subject to the following five exclusions.

  • Any circumstance known to the bride or groom at the policy inception date that causes the cancellation or postponement of the wedding
  • Lack of funds, other than due to unemployment, after the inception date
  • Failure to notify the contracted provider and avoid the loss after it was necessary to cancel or postpone the event
  • Named insured knowingly breaks a law, which renders it impossible to hold the event
  • Weather conditions, unless the conditions are so extreme that they prevent the bride, groom, close family members, or the majority of the guests from attending the event

Examples of some actual excluded events include the following.

  • The bride or groom changes their mind about the nuptials.
  • The bride or groom violate parole and are required to go back to jail or prison, disrupting the wedding.
  • The bride or groom's divorce from a prior marriage is not finalized before the wedding.
  • A medical condition of the bride or groom existed at the policy inception, but was unreported to the agent or insurer.

The WedSafe policy also provides additional services coverage. This includes those services not originally anticipated which are incurred to avoid an otherwise necessary cancellation or postponement, for up to 125 percent of costs of services originally contracted. An example would be the hiring of a photographer at the last minute for an additional cost, because the original photographer went out of business.

The cancellation coverage and additional services coverage are also subject to two extra exclusions. First, there is no coverage due to the voluntary decision of the insured party not to proceed with the ceremony for a reason unrelated to a covered peril (e.g., change of heart). Second, there is no coverage for a loss arising from (a) self-inflicted injuries, alcoholism, insanity, or influence of drugs; (b) any preexisting condition known to the bride or groom at the policy issuance date; (c) pregnancy commencing before the policy issuance date, unless the expected delivery date is more than 2 months after the wedding date; or (d) any planned event that is against the advice of a medical practitioner.

In addition, this prepackaged policy includes the following areas of coverage, with a range of limits depending on the policy selected.

  • Wedding photographs and video ($1,000 to $3,000 limit)—pays expenses incurred to retake the photographs or video due to the nonappearance for any reason of the photographer, loss or damage to the original film before copies are received by the insured, and the nondevelopment of the original film
  • Wedding attire ($1,000 to $3,000 limit)—pays the cost of replacing or repairing the lost, stolen, or damaged attire, or any requisite rental charges
  • Wedding presents ($1,000 to $3,000 limit)—pays for any lost or damaged presents up to 7 days before or 7 days after the wedding
  • Wedding rings ($1,000 to $3,000 limit)—covered for any cause within the 7 days preceding the wedding
  • Loss of deposits due to the cessation of the provider's business ($1,000 to $3,000 limit)—covers any nonrefunded deposits paid for transport, catering services, accommodations, photographs, flowers, entertainment expenses, or wedding attire
  • Professional counseling ($500 limit)—pays if the bride or groom suffer emotional stress requiring professional counseling as recommended by their medical physician, following cancellation of the wedding

Each of these coverages is subject to specified exclusions. In addition, there is a $25 deductible for each covered section.

Since this coverage is only offered on a prepackaged basis, insureds who do not need particular coverages cannot delete any undesired insurance for a premium credit.

The WedSafe policy also includes three general exclusions applicable to all coverages—radioactive contamination, war including civil war, and terrorist actions. Note, however, the terrorist exclusion does not apply if the act results in direct physical loss or damage to the ceremony or reception site, or if the act causes the cancellation of the insured party's transportation.

In addition, WedSafe offers a separate liability and property damage insurance policy, underwritten by Entertainment Brokers International. This is commonly purchased because many wedding or reception venues require couples to provide liability insurance, sometimes with limits up to $1 million. This policy protects the wedding couple from liability related to certain types of accidents occurring at the wedding or reception that result in bodily injury or property damage. Possible accidents include injury to guests or staff, facility damage, property damage, or alcohol-related accidents (host liquor liability only). This policy also allows the named insured to list up to three additional insureds beyond the bride and groom at no extra premium. The standard policy costs $150 and includes liability limits of $1 million per occurrence, with a $2 million aggregate. It also includes a $250,000 third-party property damage limit (e.g., guest carelessly discards a cigarette leading to a fire at the wedding reception hall).

Note, however, that if the wedding couple already has a homeowners policy, this coverage may be extraneous. For example, if a guest is injured at the wedding hall, most homeowners policies provide coverage. The wedding hall is an “insured location” under the ISO Homeowners 3 (HO 3) policy, since an “insured location” includes “any part of a premises occasionally rented to an ‘insured' for other than ‘business' use.” In addition, “property damage” to property rented to an insured is covered under the HO 3 if the loss is caused by fire, smoke, or explosion. However, if guests become inebriated and inadvertently damage the reception hall carpet, coverage is excluded under the HO 3. The WedSafe policy would likely cover this loss, subject to a $1,000 deductible.

Weddingsurance Policy

Robert V. Nuccio, the President of R.V. Nuccio & Associates, developed Weddingsurance, the first of its kind, in the early 1990s and upgraded it into a new component-based product in 1997. Nuccio & Associates is the program administrator in all 50 states for this product, which is underwritten by Firemen's Fund. Unlike the Wedsafe policy, this flexible product is also used for bar and bat mitzvahs, reunions, graduations, anniversaries, and other private events. Weddingsurance is popular in areas of the country prone to weather catastrophes, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods. Every agent and broker in the United States can sell this product on a commission basis.

Common covered claims under this policy include the postponement or cancellation of a wedding due to a sudden illness (e.g., appendicitis or heart attack), an automobile accident, or the sudden disease of the bride, groom, or significant family member. According to Mr. Nuccio, the closing of the airports after the September 11, 2001 tragedy also resulted in numerous covered losses.

The policy offers nine specific coverages, including the following.

  • Cancellation or postponement
  • Additional expense
  • Photographs and video
  • Gifts
  • Rented property
  • Special attire
  • Jewelry
  • Personal liability
  • Medical payments

There are numerous similarities between the Weddingsurance policy and the WedSafe policy. For example, the Weddingsurance policy includes what Mr. Nuccio calls the “cold feet” exclusion, also known as the “change of heart” exclusion. He believes this is the key exclusion in the policy, since many engagements are called off prior to the wedding.

Weddingsurance's weather coverage is available only if the policy is purchased 14 or more days from the date of the event. However, the product can still be procured (without weather coverage) 1 day before the wedding.

The Weddingsurance policy has a base premium of $195 for a $3,000 limit, including a $250 deductible applying separately to each coverage. Unlike the WedSafe policy, Weddingsurance's coverage and limits can be tailored to the insured's specific needs. If the bride and groom already have homeowners coverage, this offers a particular advantage. For example, wedding presents coverage may not be needed because the homeowners policy grants worldwide coverage for this type of property, up to the full personal property limit. (Note, however, that the covered perils are more restrictive under the homeowners policy, as compared to the Weddingsurance policy.)

This tailoring of coverage is easily handled through a self-rating worksheet found on the organization's website. This transaction can also be performed via the telephone.

In addition, the Weddingsurance product provides liability coverage within its policy, unlike the Wedsafe program, which requires a separate policy for this loss exposure. Weddingsurance's standard liability limit is $500,000, which can be increased for an extra premium. In addition, Weddingsurance includes third-party property damage at the full limit.

Who Should Purchase This Insurance?

This insurance may not be for every prospective bride and groom. If a small or inexpensive wedding is planned, the cost of the insurance may outweigh the benefits. An example might be a smaller wedding in which the bride and groom have extensive financial resources, but with an extravagant honeymoon planned for which they have purchased travel insurance.

If the bride and groom are flexible on the wedding particulars (e.g., the number of wedding photographs or reception hall location), then this coverage may not be necessary. However, Mr. Nuccio respectfully disagrees with this philosophy. He believes that “only those that can afford to provide the same wedding twice should pass on the policy.” He contends that few people fit into this category. According to Ms. Sandau, wedding insurance is a good financial decision for nearly all weddings, because the cost of weddings are relative, since a $10,000 wedding to one person may be more “expensive” than a $50,000 wedding to another.

For large and expensive weddings in which the bride and/or groom want everything perfect (which is nearly always the case), this insurance may be a wise investment. It is recommended that the insured get quotes and sample policies from more than one organization to compare premiums and coverages for the right fit. Ideally, this should be purchased far in advance of the wedding, before any expenses are incurred.

Helpful websites for Wedding Insurance
Organization Description Website
WedSafe Provides wedding insurance, brokered by Robertson Taylor North America underwritten by Markel North America; separate liability coverage is underwritten by Entertainment Brokers International

R.V. Nuccio & Associates Provides a wedding insurance product entitled Weddingsurance and other special event insurance products; program is underwritten by Fireman’s Fund

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No matter the external factors at play, all decisions are driven by emotions, which influence how we buy—whether we know it or not. Michael Levine of Psychology Today says rationality only represents about 20% of human decision-making—meaning emotions drive the other 80% of the choices we make.

(And forget about making a decision when you are hungry, angry, lonely or tried. The acronym “HALT” is exactly the point here: DON’T DO IT! If you make a decision while feeling Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired emotion wins 100% of the time. Just remember the Snickers commercial, “you’re not you when you’re hungry.”)

It’s no surprise emotions intensify during a crisis which can lead to making irrational decisions.

Eighty-seven percent (87%) of customers who say they had a great experience will make another purchase from the company, compared to 18% of customers who had a very poor experience.

These intensified emotional states can provide businesses with an unprecedented opportunity to start a two-way conversation and build relationships with consumers. People are looking for companies and brands they can trust now more than ever. That means having a clear purpose the consumer can relate with. Those that pass this critical test have an opportunity to create a long-term emotion connection with consumers. And those companies who provide true value? They win.

Why care? Research shows that customers are likely to mention a positive customer experience to an average of nine people, while they are likely tell 16 people about negative experiences. Bottom line, customers who enjoy positive experiences are likely to spend 140% more than customers who report negative experiences.

What Is Customer Appreciation Marketing?

Customer Appreciation Marketing is a proactive approach to engaging customers and showing them that you care and you are grateful for their business. It might include not only a company’s efforts toward its customers through expressions of thanks, but also meaningful apologies when needed. Having a solid customer appreciation strategy in place provides the foundation for increasing satisfaction, loyalty and retention. In fact, Professor John Gattorna at Macquarie Graduate School of Management found that 68% of customers that leave and go elsewhere do so because their perception is that the business doesn’t care about them anymore.

It’s a shocking statistic especially when you consider that only 14% will leave because they’re dissatisfied with the service—meaning they are five times more likely to leave because they think you’re indifferent to them than because of delays, mistakes, or other types of ‘bad’ service.

Imagine leaving these interactions to chance, instead of implementing an effective customer appreciation strategy to show customers that you care? This is the thought process that will truly differentiate companies who embrace it. As I mentioned on my LinkedIn blog, I learned long ago from Simple Minds’ classic song that people long to be recognized and demand that “don’t you forget about me.”

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Many companies are looking at how the customer experience will change in the future and what they may need to do to accommodate those needs. But the future is already here. New consumer types have sprung up around the globe. Being innovative in this “new world” and finding a way to stay relevantly connected will be the game changer.

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Now is the time to get creative and experiment with ways to authentically invest in the relationship with your customers:

  • Innovative activation campaigns with enticing prizes are a great hook to get your existing customers to continue supporting your business. For example, Coors Light is giving away up to $1 million worth of beer—which equates to up to 500,000 cold ones—through its #CouldUseABeer campaign, which allows people to send a beer to someone “who could use a bit of refreshment.”
  • Hosting a Facebook or Instagram Live video is a great way to let your customers know where the company is going and what will be happening next. Chaco moved their cross-country tour program to social media, launching weekly Instagram Stories takeovers (“CHILLOuts”) by featured experts who serve up tips on leveraging mindfulness at home like tips for reducing and the reward of being a “plant parent” and all its benefits.
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There are many different ways, both simple and creative, a brand can utilize to make customers feel like it cares about them. And sometimes showing you care means saying you’re sorry.

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Apologies can be tricky; using gratitude, empathy and kindness can go a long way. A study from the Nottingham School of Economics found that customers are twice as likely to forgive companies who apologize. And check out these examples:

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  • A leading pest control company leveraged an apology gift offer to customers that terminated contracts due to service issues. Again, putting themselves in the place of their customers, they were able to turn an otherwise poor experience into a chance at sustaining a long-term customers. This well received program not only retained valuable profitable customers, but generated a 9 to 1 ROI.

The value of positive experience cannot be denied. As you work to address business issues the current crisis is causing, be sure to keep the consumer in mind. They are looking hard at those brands who take care of them during these challenging times. And they’ll show their appreciation through continued loyalty and spending.

To begin instilling a customer service mentality across your organization, clearly define those great service elements, then apply them. Creating a successful customer experience strategy relies on interdependency across different teams and functional groups—What Are You Doing to Inspire a Customer Service Mentality Company-wide?

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John began his marketing and sales career three decades ago with two of the most admired companies—Disney and Mars Inc., learning the lessons of world-class branding initiatives and best practices of marketing initiatives. Before long he was applying this knowledge and expertise toward helping other Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies develop the right strategies to drive business results and achieve success. He enjoys the relationships that have grown out of service. John’s earned numerous industry and professional awards, acknowledgements and recognition over his career, and has been an active on numerous local, state and national boards. In his journey of continuous improvement, he pushed past all rational limitations and walked barefoot across 1,000-degree hot coals—twice! A symbolic experience that has given him the courage to take on any challenge.


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Chocolatey Setup and Deployment fully automates deployment of Windows software and makes it possible for teams to deploy and make changes to Windows software at scale. The Group Policy Migration service identifies the Group Policy setting that is best suited for managing with Pupper, allowing teams to better track Windows configurations in a central location and make changes to Windows Infrastructure more efficiently.

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An investigation into controlling access to personal location data.

Technological advances have made the collection and storing of data relating to the location of individuals more widespread. It is now possible to track the movements of individuals using the data stored as the result of everyday activities, e.g. mobile phone use, Internet access etc. Applications are currently in use for the deliberate use of mobile phones for tracking purposes, e.g. ChildLocate [1], and these largely rely on identity based access control (IBAC) methods.

As tracking using such methods becomes more common it is likely that there will be opportunities to develop applications requiring more complex access controls. It is envisaged that a major part could be played in allowing the person who is having their location monitored to have control over who can see their data. As the legal framework surrounding such applications develops it is also anticipated that location privacy policies, and the ability to demonstrate that they are adhered to, will also have a major role.

We believe that by extending the Tees Confidentiality Model (TCM), a model that has been successfully applied to healthcare records in the UK, to include spatial and temporal data, we can provide the complex access controls required and at the same time allow demonstration of adherence to location privacy policies [2]. Alongside this, the availability of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow for the provision of user interfaces displaying the results in an easily understandable format that can be scaled for use in portable devices.

Current Literature
Concerns often arise over location privacy due to a combination of data collection, access to data and data usage, and the combination of these three factors can make the control of privacy difficult [3]. This has led to attempts to provide a level of anonymity where the identity of users is hidden within certain geographical zones or by repeatedly changing user identities [4]. There are those, however, that point out some disadvantages to such an approach [5] and it is obvious that in the case of the use of traceable devices, such as mobile phones, there is a need for the billing organisation to know who the device belongs to. In fact, although the design of systems to enforce location privacy lies in the realms of computer science and electronic engineering, there are many legal, economic and social aspects to location privacy [6, 7] and these cannot be ignored in the design of any systems.

Others have suggested that the key areas for privacy design are personalised disclosure, transparency and ambiguity [8]. Any system that addresses these areas would have to allow those who are having their data collected to also have some control over who can see the data. Alongside this there needs to be control of the level of detail on view to users (granularity) and viewing of how users would see the data (via user interfaces). This would provide transparency to the operation of the system, demonstrating that any location privacy policies are adhered to.

Simple applications could have access controls based upon a Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) model. However, some of the applications suggested in the literature to date [8] need a more complex access control model. Such models already exist and have been applied to other areas, for example the Tees Confidentiality Model, has successfully been applied to healthcare records in the UK, [9] and it is envisaged that these may be expanded to provide the kind of access control required of a generalised location privacy model. Such complex models do not exclude the ability to have a RBAC approach within the same framework.

Some commentators suggest that Assisted-Global Positioning System (A-GPS) technology will become the norm for mobile phone technology [10] and this will provide positional accuracy of less than 20 metres. When this is allied to the fact that there were approximately 80 mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants of the EU in 2003 [11] then the ability to accurately track a large proportion of the population will soon be available. This technology will equip the population with devices that will allow accurate spatiotemporal measurement of their location and provide for applications using finer-scaled geography in urban locations than has previously been possible [12]. This in turn makes it likely that there will be an expansion of the market for the provision of mobile location based services and a similar rise in the requirement for complex access control.

The main objective of the research is to develop access control methods to personal location data and to provide means of displaying the results of queries to location data based upon these methods. Complex access control methods, and the requirements for an interface that allows a layperson to see how their data would be viewed by others, suggest the use of a relational database and a Geographical Information System (GIS) that would allow for the viewing of location data in map form.

In terms of developing applications the following steps will be taken:

  • Investigate how mainstream GIS can be applied to this topic, initially by constructing a suitable geodatabase of the experimental area and generating simulated tracking data. Ordnance Survey has kindly supplied the necessary data for this.
  • Construct scenarios for Location Privacy/Location Tracking (LPLT) applications, in collaboration with external parties, which will replicate the requirements of real-world systems. Such scenarios would include authorisation aspects and any other relevant security measures.
  • Develop a general workstation LPLT application, using generated location data (which will be eventually supplied by a tracking system), and utilise GIS to provide a visual user interface.
  • Develop a portable, PDA-based, LPLT system based upon the above.

The following theoretical models and systems development tools will be developed to facilitate this:

  • A generalised model of the application of complex authorisation methods to the field of location privacy. This model to explain the operation and power of the authorisation methods in a form accessible to those in the field without a computer-science background. Work has already begun in developing the Access Privacy Matrix, an adaptation and extension of the Privacy Matrix [3].
  • A general UML-based model of LPLT systems based upon the specific demonstrations developed. This model will provide the basis for any future implementation of location privacy systems.
  • General software tools for developing LPLT applications. These will provide a toolkit for developers to create their own LPLT applications based upon the UML model.
  • A general framework for LPLT, to incorporate general policies, systems development strategies, and software development tools. This framework will provide a method for the development of LPLT applications from requirements analysis through to implementation.

Data Collection and Analysis
In the initial stages a set of location data will be generated for a single subject and constraints will be placed upon access to this data for a range of users. As well as the usual constraints of the identity and role of the user these constraints could take the form of temporal factors (e.g. only viewing the last recorded location or only seeing the location during working hours), spatial factors (e.g. only seeing the location when the subject is on campus or only seeing the location if the viewer is within 1km of the subject), or the granularity of the data (e.g. only see that the subject is in Cleveland or see which square km the subject is in). Our model will also allow for any combination of these factors.

The first stages will seek to develop the access controls via SQL procedures and the display of the results via the use of GIS as a desktop application. The project will then be developed further by increasing the number of subjects and range of access controls. This will allow for the determination of the success, or otherwise, of our model as we can easily determine the expected results from a relatively small sample of controlled data.

The second stage will involve the generation of location data via GPS tracking of individuals and the application of the access controls and display methods to real data. This will allow for the examination of the effect of any spatial errors in the data collection which are a natural part of GPS and often more evident in an urban environment due to the effects of tall buildings. It will also allow for examination of issues arising for differences in co-ordinate systems between data collection and map display.

The final stages will develop the same applications but allowing a user to view results via a PDA. This will require an examination of methods for displaying results on a device with little memory and the development of suitable system architecture. It will also allow for the examination of controlling access based upon the location of the user as well as the subject. Throughout the lifetime the results will be used to model the systems.

The Ultimate Direction
It is hoped that at the end of the research period there will be a full model of a Location Privacy/Location Tracking system allied to a set of software tools allowing a developer to create an application with complex access controls. The development of both a theoretical framework and the development tools for both desktop and portable applications could prove important, not only for the development of these applications but also for proving adherence to any legal and social policies that may develop with the technology.

[2] J.J. Longstaff, M.A. Lockyer & G. Capper (2004), The Tees Confidentiality Model: Towards a Conceptual Frame work for Authorisation, Location Privacy Workshop, Maine, USA, 5-7 August 2004

[3] C.A. Gunter, S. Wachter & P. Wagner (2004), Location-Based Services in the Privacy Matrix, Location Privacy Workshop, Maine, USA, 5-7 August 2004

[4] A.R. Beresford & F. Stajano, Location Privacy in Pervasive Computing, IEEE Pervasive Computing, 2(1) pages 46-55, 2003. IEEE

[5] D.G. Johnson and K. Miller, Anonymity, pseudonymity, or inescapable identity on the Net, In Proceedings of the ACM Policy Conference, pages 37-38, Washington DC, May 1998.

[6] M. Langheinrich, Privacy by design – principles of privacy-aware ubiquitous systems, In Abowd, G., Brumitt, B., Shafer, S., eds.: Proceedings of Ubicomp 2001. Volume 2201 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 273–291, Springer 2001.

[7] Y. Duan & J. Canny, Designing for Privacy in Ubiquitous Computing Environments, Working paper

[8] L. Terveen, R. Akolkar, P. Ludford, C. Zhou, J. Murphy, J. Konstan & J. Riedl, Location-Aware Community Applications: Privacy Issues and User Interfaces, Location Privacy Workshop, Maine, USA, 5-7 August 2004, available at

[9] J.J. Longstaff, M.A. Lockyer, J. Nicholas, The Tees Confidentiality Model: an authorisation model for identities and roles, Proceedings of ACM SACMAT 2003, pages 125-133, ACM

[10] N. Faggion & A. Trocheris, Location Based Services strengthen the strategic position of mobile operators, Alacatel Telecommunications Review, 4th Quarter 2003/1st Quarter 2004, available at

[11] Eurostat, Telecommunications in the EU, News Release 20/2005 – 7 February 2005

[12] P. Mateos & P.F. Fisher, Accuracy of Current Mobile Phone Location: Limitations on the New Cellular Geography, Proceedings of the GIS Research UK 13th Annual Conference, pages 136-142, University of Glasgow 2005

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IZA DP No. 9730: The New Economic Case for Migration Restrictions: An Assessment

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 138, 153-164.

For decades, migration economics has stressed the effects of migration restrictions on income distribution in the host country. Recently the literature has taken a new direction by estimating the costs of migration restrictions to global economic efficiency. In contrast, a new strand of research posits that migration restrictions could be not only desirably redistributive, but in fact globally efficient. This is the new economic case for migration restrictions. The case rests on the possibility that without tight restrictions on migration, migrants from poor countries could transmit low productivity ("A" or Total Factor Productivity) to rich countries Ã¢â‚¬â€œ offsetting efficiency gains from the spatial reallocation of labor from low to high-productivity places. We provide a novel assessment, proposing a simple model of dynamically efficient migration under productivity transmission and calibrating it with new macro and micro data. In this model, the case for efficiency-enhancing migration barriers rests on three parameters: transmission, the degree to which origin-country total factor productivity is embodied in migrants; assimilation, the degree to which migrants' productivity determinants become like natives' over time in the host country; and congestion, the degree to which transmission and assimilation change at higher migrant stocks. On current evidence about the magnitudes of these parameters, dynamically efficient policy would not imply open borders but would imply relaxations on current restrictions. That is, the new efficiency case for some migration restrictions is empirically a case against the stringency of current restrictions.


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Real Violence: 50 Years Ago at Woolworth | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS

Real Violence: 50 Years Ago at Woolworth

The counter at Woolworth's on May 28, 1963.

The counter at Woolworth's on May 28, 1963.

Courtesy Mike O'Brien

The Jackson Woolworth sit-in, 50 years ago, forever changed Mississippi's role in the Civil Rights Movement.

John Salter, a social science professor at Tougaloo College, sat with his students Anne Moody, Pearlena Lewis and Memphis Norman--a white man and three black students--at the "Whites Only" counter in Woolworth's store lunch counter. Nobody would serve them. Behind them was a growing crowd of frenzied onlookers, police officers and news people. It was 11:15 a.m. on May 28, 1963.

Bill Minor, then a reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, was there that day. He was the Mississippi correspondent covering civil rights events in Jackson and the state. Minor, tipped off by Medgar Evers, gathered with the other news people at the planned sit-in and watched the scene unfold.

"The people working behind the counter at Woolworth's were afraid to serve anybody," Minor says. "They just let them sit there. They wouldn't serve them. That's what they were ordered to do--not serve any blacks."

Some people wanted no trouble and left the counter, leaving them alone. After the students sat for a while, the crowd began to taunt them. They wanted the "n*ggers"--both white and black--to leave. By noon, high school students from Central High School (since disbanded, now the Department of Education building) came inside on their lunch hour, looking for action. Soon the space was filled with an anxious crowd, whipping themselves up. A mob was forming.

The verbal abuse escalated to physical altercations. People poured mustard and ketchup on the heads of John, Anne, Pearlena and Memphis. Another (white) student from Tougaloo, Joan Trumpauer (now Mulholland) stood outside as a look-out for any counter-protesters. Inside, people kept pouring the condiments on their heads.

Police officers watched the events unfold but did nothing.

In a quick burst, someone pulled Memphis Norman off his stool and threw him to the ground.

"These white thugs began kicking him in the face right there on the floor," Minor recalls.

Blood fell from Norman's mouth. The other students remained seated.

"The police officers were inside of the store watching the whole thing, just a few feet away while these thugs were kicking this young black guy," Minor says. "Kicking him in the face, and they did nothing to restrain them. They let it go on for a good while. Finally, they broke it up." The police officers arrested Norman and someone who attacked him.

Anne was pulled from her seat, as was Pearlena, but they were not struck, and they fought their way back to the counter. By this time, Lois Chaffee, a white faculty member at Tougaloo, and Joan Trumpauer took seats at the counter.

John Salter was struck down by a punch, leaving Anne, Pearlena, Joan and Lois--two blacks, two whites--at the counter. Their bodies were smeared with dried ketchup, mustard, sugar, anything that was on the counter. They sat and faced the front.

Minor recalls covering the event, unable to help or interfere. "Being a newsman--even though it might tear your heart out," Minor says, "you can't get involved."

They sat at the counter for hours. Finally, the manager of the store closed it down. It was finally time to leave, but it was hard to leave--there was a crowd outside, too. No police officer would escort them out, so the president of Tougaloo College, Dr. A. D. Beittel, who arrived after he heard what was going on, led the students out of Woolworth's.

Years later, Anne Moody went on to write in her autobiography "Coming of Age In Mississippi": "When we got outside, the policemen formed a single line that blocked the mob from us. However, they were allowed to throw at us everything they had collected."

The four were taken to the NAACP headquarters on Lynch Street.

Moody also wrote that, later that night, a huge meeting of people gathered to organize more demonstrations. Medgar Evers told the crowd that the Woolworth sit-in was just the beginning, a continuation of the ones held in North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida, and was a precursor to what was coming; Jackson would be a place to take a stand. Evers was shot in the back and died in his driveway three weeks later.

Demonstrations similar to the Woolworth sit-in in Jackson occurred, but Bill Minor says Woolworth was "the signature event of the protest movement in Jackson. The first one there was with real violence."

The next year, in 1964, the Civil Rights Act was passed into law.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sit-in, the city of Jackson will unveil a marker for the event on the Civil Rights Trail May 28. The event starts at 10 a.m. on Capitol Street. The city of Jackson will also commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Medgar Evers throughout the month of May and the beginning of June. Call 601-979-2055 for more information on the Woolworth trail marker unveiling.

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I miss those days. Not the violence or the hatred, or any of that part of it, of course. But I do miss the passion. I miss the fire, the vision we had for a world where everyone would be judged for what was inside them, and not what was outside. Where people would talk about their problems and resolve them without guns or bombs. Where no one either asked, cared, or noticed what race you were, or what political party. All that mattered in our perfect world was "human" race and "earth" party. I'm not sure when I (we?) lost that. Abraham, Martin, John, then Robert.....? I grew older? I got tired? I became "The Man" I earlier protested against ?? Like Yogi said, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." I guess I must have. I sure do miss me.

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Fleming Park Operations Center Opens

What started as a sketch on Earnest Jones’ dinner table has now become the 10,000 square foot Fleming Park Operations Center (FPOC).

What started as a sketch on Earnest Jones’ dinner table has now become the 10,000 square foot Fleming Park Operations Center (FPOC).

Jones, the Parks + Rec Department Deputy Superintendent of Operations, said he drew up the original plans in the winter of 2015 for a 20,000 square foot two-story building one day while his wife was out. The plans were later re-drawn to a one story building to meet budget restraints. The drawings were then given to the Public Works Department to create engineered drawings and to do the final design.

The center, which is located on Rennau Drive, opened October 12, with an Open House celebration. It will replace the Parks + Rec Department’s old facility on Woods Chapel Road and will allow for a planned beautification project to proceed on that site.

The FPOC will house six Park Operations work divisions; Fleming Maintenance, Natural Resources, Trades, Construction Services, Equipment Services and Trails. By housing the six divisions in one building communication and collaboration between supervisors, foremen and staff will be greatly enhanced.

There are dedicated work areas for carpenters, painters and equipment inventory services and a large training room with wireless internet connections. The facility also has large indoor and outdoor secure storage areas for all parks equipment and vehicles. All operations and storage areas are on one level making the new facility a safer work environment for associates.

The Rennau Drive location offers multiple entrance points, eliminating the congested intersection on Woods Chapel. It is also located across the street from the central fueling station saving travel and time costs.

Construction began in summer 2016 with Parks crews doing the initial site preparation leveling more than 100,000 square feet and moving 1,886 tons of dirt. County associates were also part of the center’s construction with the installation of wiring, doors, cabinets and appliances. Interior paint and finishing was also completed by Parks associates.

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New year, new phone case | Caseapp*

Everyone likes to give themselves goals for the new year, whether that be food related, organisational related or money, we all have things we want to improve and get better at. One of my things I'd like to get better at is to be more of a positive person. In general I'm quite positive, however can have a negative streak, which I don't wish to continue with. Being someone who spends a lot of their spare time on their phone, I was over the moon when Caseapp wanted to work with me again as what better way to continuously inspire yourself, than through a positive phone case.

I was able to choose two designs (*which were gifted) for my iPhone 6 and went for a plan leaf design and also went for a standard marble with a quote that I found online (because everybody loves marble).

'Positive Vibes' and 'Eat, sleep, blog, repeat' are both very fitting for me and what my new year goals were. I thought that actually a phone case is something you see over and over throug…

A relaxing Christmas Eve evening | #jaidemas

Tis the season to pamper ourselves. Well, I'm speaking for myself when I say this, but,  the festive season gives me some what of an excuse to lay in the bath for hours (yes hours) with a hot chocolate or tea, watching a Christmas films with a face mask on. I obviously pamper myself all through the year, but Christmas Eve night before the big guy arrives is the perfect reason for a chill.

Here are my top five things I do to get the most out of a relaxing evening preparing for Christmas Day, which I'll be doing myself after an evening of games, drink, food and laughs.

1: Free time - Make sure everything is done and ready by a good time. Nothing you need or have to do, nothing you have to watch at a certain time and nowhere you have to be. Doing this helps me and my mind to relax completely as it's not just your body that needs to rest, your mind needs to too. I even put the evening in my ical or my diary to make it a sure thing. This tends to be quite late on Christmas Eve (…

Freefrom Christmas cookies | #jaidemas

I always like a spot of baking on the run up to Christmas Day, and cookies are something that everyone loves and just an all round win. Perfect to just have in the house on the snack table (does anyone else do this for Christmas Day?) or just an evening snack after a day full of food. By the way, these are so delicious, and I'm not just saying this. Its an easy recipe thats quick to make and quick to eat. Enjoy!

Ingredients you need:
Gluten free self raising flour -300g
Caster sugar -300g
Dairy free marg - 200g
Dried cranberries - as many as you want
Freefrom chocolate - as many as you want
Xanthan gum - 1stp
Eggs - 2 medium

Step one: Requires you to engage your guns and cream the sugar and marg together. You need to keep going until its quite creamy with no lumps to be seen.

Step two: Crack the two eggs in (making sure no parts of the shell has fallen in) Mix together until it's completely mixed up with the creamy sugar and marg.

Step three: You want to pop in your flour and a tsp o…

How organisation helps keep a Christmas/New Year smile | #jaidemas

With so many loved ones to think of, jobs to carry on with and an increased social life, the Christmas holidays can be manic. I mean, don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this time of year, but how do you get yourself ready for it, because before you know it, boom! It's right in front of you.

I like to section myself into categories to help me stay focused in such a busy time and have designated times and days for things I just have to get done. If you can't already tell, I'm a bit of a organisational freak and seriously love to organise anything.

Christmas shopping:
I'm a 'slow and steady wins the race' type of gal in terms of Christmas shopping and like to get a few things whenever I can. I know of people who go out for an entire day and buy in  bulk but I'm just not one of them. This year I joined in with black Friday and Cyber Monday (even if its just for a few items) and managed to get a couple of people ticked off my list. I've only just compl…

My Christmas wrapping theme | #jaidemas

You hear a lot of chat about how important Instagram themes are to people. Well, having a wrapping theme at Christmas time is just as important to me which, as you can see is very traditional.

Brown paper has always been up there with what I feel is the nicest way to wrap presents. There's just something about it that looks good (and very Pinterest worthy). One year I actually bought parcel paper from Wilko and parcel tags and the overall look was nice, but felt there was something missing. Then I stumbled across these beauties in Asda and immediately knew that little red trees on my brown paper was what I was missing. It's just perfect and great quality paper too, actually can't stand thin wrapping paper that just feels cheap and just never looks nice. This holds shape well, looks festive and traditional with am up to date twist.

Even though I like the brown wrapping paper, a lot, I felt I needed something to break it up whilst remaining with the traditional theme I had go…

Shaking up my neutral palettes | Beauty

Palettes are handy to have, as in general they cater for daytime and evening looks, so the perfect thing to take away with you on the go. As we're in the festive month of December I'm trying to add a little something to my go to neutral looks, and delving into the other end of the palettes for help.

Heading more to the burnt copper and burgundy shades is my safe option when trying to use more of my palettes. Although I can pretty much buy any neutral palette and be happy with it, I'm really getting into these palettes you can arrange yourself because you can completely make them your perfect selection. Coppering and Cranberry  are my perfect 'That little extra' shades for me to liven up my neutral looks.

The MUA Heaven and Earth palette is a really affordable palette however, the consistency and payoff of the shadows really does allow you to build well and is like the quality of a much more expensive brand. By just including a darker brown in the crease ( Valley or…

Dairy free winter drinks | #jaidemas

Not being much of a traditional tea drinker, and only a coffee girl at the weekends, I tend to live off herbal tea, green tea and hot chocolates during the week. I like starting my day with a fruity one that's quite light, and finishing off my day with a comforting, rich drink and thought I'd share as I understand the struggle of these colder days.

Green tea ~ Tetley BeautyTetley ImmuneTwinings Fudge Melts
These teas are one of my fav ways to enjoy a little warming beverage to kick start my day. The beauty tea is cucumber and apple and is so refreshing and really tasty. It contains B7 and is supposed to help maintain healthy hair and skin, which is always a bonus. I also really enjoy the immune tea, which is more fruity and tropical with pineapple and mango. This tea has added vitamin C and helps to support your immune system (and mine is shockingly bad so this is much needed). Both are lovely and easy to drink and a nice alternative to regular tea and coffee.

The fudge melts d…

Don't know what to get her? | #jaidemas

Recently I've started to panic as secret Santa is something I'm going to have to take part in soon, and also, will be off buying stocking fillers for my mums stocking as soon as my dad sends the text with the subject 'Help-mums stocking'. Your brain goes into overdrive and you start worrying about what items to buy and what they like and what if they don't like certain things. I'll always go straight to these types of items for 'her' no matter what age really as they are safe options. Never have I experienced a secret Santa/friend/female family member to be disappointed or not please with their present following these staple presents.

This Works - Deep Sleep Pillow Spray -
Being a daily user of this and majorly addicted to it, I like to share the love of this product with everyone I know. Some people really don't believe that things like this work, but even if that's the case, it smells so nice and to receive a mini is a perfect trip away accompa…

What I'm splapping on my face right now | #jaidemas

Last week I had a little switch around of a few items that I had just completely forgot about. You know what the deal is, when you have too much 'stuff' that you end up just picking the same thing every day. So, I selected a few products I'd not used in a while, or never used, and put them in a make up bag which I was determined to solely use for a certain period of time, until I had a good opinion on the newest items. I'm pretty proud that this exact line up has been on my face since I shared this snap on Instagram last week. I'm honestly love this gang and thought I'd let you know why they're spicing up my make up bag.
It's all about the lashes for me right now and I'm ditching the liner as in all honestly, I just can't really be bothered right now. I'm in a liner rut and am kind of waiting for the greatest one to land right in front of me as I'm fed up searching for it. For now, it's my lashes that are dominating my eyes and I coul…

The first day of #jaidemas

Being a full time teacher limits me in terms of how much time I can spend filming, blogging and taking pictures, and over the past couple of months I'd really been thinking about going that extra mile this December. I'm so limited during this time of year as I leave when it's dark, and get home when it's dark, so thought, why not give both blogmas and vlogmas a go and alternate between the two and lets call it #jaidemas

Over the years I've been a devoted blogmas and vlogmas supporter and have always fancied taking part myself. The reason behind #jaidemas was for me, to document my December and my life, but also, to share more of me with you lovely lot. I've come up with a little timetable which goes a little like this.

December 1st - 7th - Blogmas (8am upload)
December 8th - 14th - Vlogmas (6pm upload)
December 15th - 21st - Blogmas (8am upload)
December 22nd - 29th - Vlogmas (6pm upload)

This works well for me as I'll be vlogging the weeks when I have things go…


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Jumping back into All Clear by Connie Willis

I’ve been in one of those “I can’t decide what I want to read” phases. I’ve jumped around and sampled a lot over the last few days, but nothing is sticking. So I decided to go back to Connie Willis’ novel All Clear, which is really just the second part of Blackout which I read earlier this year and loved so much. I started reading All Clear back in October when it was first released but ran into 2 problems: (1) too many other things going on; (2) too confused about where things left off in Blackout.  The problem is that the book was written as a single novel and then split into to parts because it was so long. Starting All Clear 6 months after finishing Blackout, I was lost as to who the characters were and what was going on in the rather complex historical/time-travel plot.

Problem 1 is easy to remedy since I am on vacation and today happens to be a particularly quiet day down here. Problem 2 I just attempted to remedy by reading a synopsis of the characters and plot of Blackout to remind me of who everyone is and what’s going on in the book. I am (according to my Kindle) about 12% of the way through All Clear and I have a pretty good memory of what I have read there so far so restarting won’t be difficult, and now that I’ve refreshed my memory of Blackout, I should be good to go.

And so, without further delay, it’s back to All Clear, beginning from Golders Green–July 1944.


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September 25, 2013

I just wanted to share with my fans that I will be appearing on Talk Durham to discuss my book but more importantly the topic of Spousal Abuse. This show will be after my book signing on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013. It is taped live at 7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. EST on Roger...

September 18, 2013

I forgot to tell you, I had written this children's book when I was younger... gosh I don't even know how young, 10 maybe? 11? It was called The Pencil and The Paper. I used it again in grade 7 when we had to make a children's book (illustrated and all).

Anyway, I've l...

September 17, 2013

Well loyal fans, I have some uber exciting news. I will be appearing on TV to promote my book. A local show called daytime Durham! On Thursday, October 3rd it is filmed LIVE at 11:00a.m. EST on Rogers TV channel 10/63. It also we be on again at 4:00p.m. EST. You can al...

September 11, 2013

Ok first off I would like to apologize as it has been far too long since I have posted. I could give you tons of excuses but I will just be straight to the point is saying: Life Gets In The Way.

Now that we have moved past that, the date for my book signing has been se...

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Coral Under Confocal

Maybe it’s because I’ve been doing a lot of confocal imaging lately, but clearly I’ve got confocal on my mind. This beautiful video got an ‘Honorable Mention’ at the 2012 International Science Visualization Challenge, and you can see why.

Confocal imaging usually involves the use of fluorescent dyes or antibodies to visualize proteins and structures of interest. But this video was taken without any dyes or antibodies, just as is, because corals are naturally fluorescent. Imagine being able to open a microscopic window into a living coral system and its associated organisms under different wavelengths. That is what you see in this video and it is beautiful to watch.

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Combine rustic style with a unique flair in the home when you decorate with these three Scoop Metal Tray Tables. These decorative metal tray tables are perfect for displaying books, cherished plants or candles. Their small size makes them a convenient addition to any living space, offering both class and utility to your home. Modern in design and stylish in appearance. They will add a touch of rustic country to your home and bring "countrypolitan" style to your living space. You will receive one of each table pictured.

  • Size: 25.5"L x 5.5"W x 25"H
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This item is created by a designer, importer, and distributor of country inspired gifts and home decor, such as metal lanterns, candle holders, sculptures, flameless candles, antique reproductions, vases and more. Ranging from contemporary, French country, industrial, and primitive styles, you'll find the perfect rustic home accessories for your living space.

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  • Download the Apache Hive tar file.
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  • DOpen the bashrc file.
  • DNow, provide the following HIVE_HOME path.
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  • DLet's start the hive by providing the following command.
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This study examined commercials (N = 141) featuring older adult(s) shown on three Chinese TV stations (i.e., national, provincial, and local) in the fall of 2005 to uncover the dominant value themes, the major product categories, and the association between value themes and product categories. Content analysis results revealed that three dominant value themes (i.e., health/life, product effectiveness, and family) appeared frequently in the Chinese television commercials featuring older adults, in which some major product categories such as food/drink, food/health supplements, and medicine were promoted. Results also indicated that the value of health/life was presented frequently in commercials for medicine and food/health supplements and that the family value appeared frequently in food/drinks commercials. Altogether these results demonstrated the importance of health and a lack of emphasis of modern values in Chinese television commercials which feature older adults, indicating a mixed view of aging (i.e., passive and negative). Findings are discussed in the context of the Chinese culture, aging, and television advertising.

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“Our annual National Conference was held in Sarasota, FL last July and we needed entertainment for the opening evening. Being a character education program, we needed to bring someone who would be entertaining and clean. I needed to trust the entertainment for the opening event would kick our conference off with a fun event that all would enjoy. Jeff was very professional and met all the goals I was hoping for. He received very high scores on our conference evaluation. He even received a standing ovation at the end of his show! I feel confident in recommending him for your next corporate event, etc. Some attendees were even interested in incorporating his show into some of their own events at their schools – what a compliment!”


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Photo taken from our nap location.
The nap and break between hikes made the Grinnell Glacier (upper right) Overlook a nice evening excursion.
We could make this our office, right over there.
Dan, from Arkansas, permanently left Walmart HQ for a six-month road trip.
Photo credit: Djuan Rivers.
Djuan, just before we descended back to Granite.

Organize to maximize.

No matter where you are, your office travels with you.

Personal organization includes a proactive state of mind that can sift through continuous distractions no matter your location.

Wilderness living requires weather anticipation.

Anticipating requires looking ahead a few days, knowing things can change, but also seeing the changes in real time.

Hiking to Granite Park Chalet from the Loop instead of Logan Pass was an intentional decision so that our hike out, if done in the rain, would be only four miles instead of eight.

While leaving Granite this morning instead of tomorrow morning is our least favorite (and most expensive) option, it is our wisest option.

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Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five different sites.


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