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Amal supporters wave the party's flag as they attend the rally to mark the 34th anniversary of Sadr's disappearance.
BEIRUT: Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned Friday of sectarian strife in Lebanon and urged national unity to prevent the reverberations of the 17-month turmoil in Syria from spilling over into the politically divided country.
Berri also said the next two days would be decisive in ending the long-simmering mystery over the case of Lebanese Shiite cleric Imam Musa Sadr, who vanished during an official visit to Libya in 1978.
He called on the Syrian government, opposition groups and armed rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad's regime to enter into dialogue to end more than 17 months of a bloody confrontation that has left more 20,000 people dead, according to opposition monitors.
Berri spoke at a mass rally organized by his Amal Movement in the southern market town of Nabatieh to commemorate the 34th anniversary of Sadr's disappearance. The rally, attended by Sadr's sister Rabab and eldest son Sadereddine, ministers and Hezbollah and Amal MPs, drew thousands of Amal supporters waving the party's green flags as well as Lebanon's flag.
"We are living in a state of escalating worry of sectarian and confessional strife, which is threatening brotherly countries," Berri said in a clear reference to the ongoing sectarian violence in neighboring Syria.
Invoking to the devastating 1975-90 civil war that killed more than 150,000 people, he said: "We, in Lebanon, after having suffered as a result of small and big wars, have the right to draw the attention of everyone that unity is the answer to strife."
Berri vowed not to be dragged into a sectarian conflict in Lebanon, but warned of Sunni-Shiite strife in the region. "I call on Muslims to be vigilant that the enemies of Islam are trying to take us into strife. We will not go to any strife. I have already cautioned that strife in the [Middle] East will enter every home," he said.
He added that the current turmoil in Syria was aimed at destroying the country's regional role, which supports anti-Israel resistance movements, and at establishing a modern Sykes-Picot agreement.
The 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement, worked out by British diplomat Sir Mark Sykes and French diplomat Georges Picot, effectively handed over control of Syria, Lebanon and Turkish Cilicia to the French and Jordan, Palestine, and areas around the Gulf and Baghdad to the British.
"Syria does not deserve to be plagued by death and destruction ... We appeal to the Arab mind and the Syrian mind to halt the bloodshed and follow the dialogue road," Berri said.
He criticized Arab countries for failing to act to put an end to the unrest in Syria. "I don't see a sufficient Arab role to put a happy end to what is happening in Syria," he said.
Berri, a strong ally of Assad, called on the Non-Aligned Movement summit, which ended in Tehran Friday, to maintain its support for resolving the Syrian crisis through the new envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi.
Berri, leader of the Amal Movement, said that one of the aims of upheaval in the region was to safeguard Israel's security and try to change the Arab-Israeli conflict into an Arab-Persian conflict and into a Muslim-Muslim conflict.
Berri welcomed Saudi King Abdullah's recent call for establishing a center for dialogue among various Muslim sects in Riyadh.
He defended Hezbollah in the face of March 14 parties' calls for the resistance to surrender its weapons to the Lebanese Army.
"We stress on national unity as being the sharpest weapon to confront any Israeli attack," Berri said.
"Lebanon's strength lies in its resistance and its unity. Lebanon's strength is its Army and so is its unity. We don't consider the resistance and border as two Shiite attributes. They are the state's responsibility."
Berri welcomed Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Lebanon from Sept. 14-16. "Lebanon is a country of sectarian coexistence and a permanent center of dialogue between East and West and among religions," he said.
The results of investigations, to come in the next two days, will offer a decisive ending to the ambiguity over Sadr's disappearance in Libya, Berri also said.
Sadr, the founder of the Shiite Amal Movement, went missing along with his two companions Sheikh Mohammad Yacoub and journalist Abbas Badreddine during a visit to Libya on Aug. 31, 1978. Berri and Shiite religious leaders have accused Libya's toppled leader Moammar Gadhafi of responsibility.
"We are examining every detail relating to the [Sadr] case without ignoring anything. But the truth remains confined to the [Libyan] regime's narrow circles whom Gadhafi had trusted," Berri said in his speech.
"Our contacts have widened to include Libya's neighboring states where Gadhafi's sons and henchmen have been detained. We have received positive signals about the possibility of an interrogation [of former Libyan officials]. Tomorrow [Saturday] or Sunday will be one of the decisive dates in this issue," he added.
Berri dismissed as "baseless" reports claiming that the bodies of Sadr and his two companions had been found in Libya.
"A crisis cell" including representatives of the Sadr family, the Amal Movement, the Foreign Affairs and Justice Ministries and security agencies, was pursuing the case.
Meanwhile, President Michel Sleiman praised Sadr's "patriotic stances and his limitless openness to all segments of the Lebanese people." "He [Sadr] did not differentiate between a mosque and a church. He knocked on all doors in an attempt to safeguard Lebanon and its unity, and ward off strife and dangers. He called for unity to face the Israeli ambitions and aggression," Sleiman said in a statement released by his office upon his return to Beirut from Tehran after attending the Non-Aligned Movement summit.
Meanwhile, Sidon's Sheikh Ahmad Assir cancelled his usual Friday protest in order to avert clashes with Hezbollah and Amal supporters on their way to Nabatieh to attend the rally.
A security source told The Daily Star that it would have been a risk for Assir and his supporters to carry out their weekly protest and block the road connecting Sidon to south Lebanon, since the Lebanese Army would have had difficulties intervening in any clashes.
"Everyone was waiting for us today to see whether we would take to the streets or block the road," Assir said in his Friday sermon in the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque. Assir blocked this road in a monthlong sit-in in July and August.
Referring to Sadr, Assir said: "He is a generous imam and we support the oppressed. There is freedom of speech in Lebanon."
"It is time our partners realize that we should live as partners and side by side in this country," Assir said, reiterating his opposition to what he described as Hezbollah's "hegemony."
However, he voiced disappointment over Sleiman's failure to address the issue of Hezbollah's arsenal, saying: "We received a promise from the leaders but they failed us."
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"Do I Smell Like a Golf Course?" and More Quotes From Glee's "Prom Queen"
The newest episode of Glee did not disappoint, especially with Sue out of control as usual! If we could, we'd totally give the Glee writers a hug because they were so on point. Here are our picks for the top 10 quotes from Season 2, Episode 20: "Prom Queen."
10. Brittany doesn't want anyone to endure a foreclosure
Brittany (Heather Morris): [about an egg] That's really confusing because this is a baby chicken's house.
9. We're pretty sure McCain is not in a grave
Sue (Jane Lynch): [to Artie] You are the worst POW ever! John McCain is rolling over in his grave.
8. Jesse reminds us all of how great he is
Jesse (Jonathan Groff): I traded love for a fourth-consecutive national championship; it was a bum deal. For a first, maybe — but for a fourth? No way.
7. Santana gets paranoid
Santana (Naya Rivera): Do I smell like a golf course?
6. This way, she avoids having to take those awkward prom photos
Brittany: I don't have a date; I'm just going to dance. And then all your dates are going to ignore you and come dance with me, so your dates are really my dates.
5. Just when you thought Sue was all out of hair jokes
Sue: As a going-away present, here's a spray bottle of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter — keep that head merkin looking buttery fresh.
4. Jacob gets bold
Jacob (Josh Sussman): [to Puck] One more question — this one was emailed in by a fan: "Where does Lauren keep your balls?"
3. Brittany stays focused on what matters
Lauren (Ashley Fink): I'm gonna be forced to make my own dress for prom.
Brittany: Don't — you'll seem poor.
2. It can be hard to keep those two separate at times
Kurt (Chris Colfer): Go with God, Satan — Santana.
1. We're waiting for our apology, Will
Sue: William, I have in my Spanx at all times, a list of the worst songs ever performed by the glee club. And I would appreciate it if you would not reprise any of the following songs. Number 1, "Run Joey Run." You should literally apologize to America for that one.
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September 2, 2005 1:07 PM PDT
Court docs: Ballmer vowed to 'kill' Google
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The allegation, filed in Washington state court, is the latest salvo in an increasingly nasty court fight triggered when Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee jumped to Google in July in what Microsoft claims is a violation of a one-year, non-compete agreement.
In a sworn statement made public Friday, Mark Lucovsky, another Microsoft senior engineer who left for Google in November 2004, recounted Ballmer's angry reaction when Lucovsky told Ballmer he was going to work for the search engine company.
"At some point in the conversation, Mr. Ballmer said: 'Just tell me it's not Google,'" Lucovosky said in his statement. Lucovosky replied that he was joining Google.
"At that point, Mr. Ballmer picked up a chair and threw it across the room hitting a table in his office," Lucovosky recounted, adding that Ballmer then launched into a tirade about Google CEO Eric Schmidt. "I'm going to f***ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I'm going to f***ing kill Google." Schmidt previously worked for Sun Microsystems and was the CEO of Novell.
Late Friday, Ballmer issued a statement disputing Lucovsky's declaration. "Mark Lucovsky's account of our conversation last November is a gross exaggeration of what actually took place," Ballmer said. "Mark's decision to leave was disappointing and I urged him strongly to change his mind. But his characterization of that meeting is not accurate."
The Lukovsky declaration is the latest salvo in the heated battle between Google and Microsoft over Google's hiring of Lee. Google has said Microsoft is attempting to scare its employees away from Google.
In the filing made public Friday, Google also said in the filing that if Lee is allowed to join the company before a trial he will not "work or consult in any of the technical areas identified in Microsoft's proposed preliminary injunction. Rather, pending tiral, he will open a product development center in China, and staff it with non-Microsoft personnel."
Meanwhile, in separate court documents also made public Friday, Microsoft said e-mails that Kai-Fu Lee sent to Google executives bolster its case that the researcher is seeking to violate his employment contract by taking up a position as head of the search giant's China efforts.
According to the filing, Lee sent a May 7 e-mail to Google's founder and chief executive saying that he had heard Google was opening a China office and expressing interest in discussing the matter. In the e-mail, Lee described himself as "Corporate VP at Microsoft working on areas very related to Google," Microsoft reveals in the court documents.
Microsoft also notes that, in the same e-mail, Lee linked to his corporate biography, which Google has cited as evidence that Lee's work was not directly related to the work he would do at Google.
In addition, the filing for the first time notes the size of Lee's pay package from Google. Microsoft says the search company agreed to compensation "worth in excess of $10 million, including a $2.5 million cash 'signing bonus' and another $1.5 million cash payment after one year, a package referred to internally at Google as 'unprecedented.'"
The document is part of Microsoft's argument as to why a judge should issue a preliminary injunction preventing Lee from taking a position at Google that would compete with his work at Microsoft until a trial can be held in the case. A hearing on the injunction request is planned for Tuesday in King County Superior Court in Seattle. The judge hearing the case has already granted Microsoft's request for a temporary restraining order preventing Lee from doing such work for Google until Tuesday's hearing.
Plans by Google to hire Lee sparked an immediate legal battle between the two companies, which have increasingly emerged as one another's top competitors. The search company announced on July 19 that it was hiring Lee to head a new China research center, with Microsoft immediately suing to block the move.
Google filed a countersuit in California court to invalidate the pact with Microsoft. That case has been moved to federal court in San Jose.
Microsoft's request for the injunction was filed some time ago, but only made public on Friday after both sides had an opportunity to redact confidential information.
A representative for Microsoft did not comment beyond the filing. A Google representative was not immediately available for comment. (Google representatives have instituted a policy of not talking with CNET News.com reporters until July 2006 in response to privacy issues raised by a previous story.)
In the latest documents, Microsoft also charges that Lee began advising Google on China recruiting and China strategy while he was still working on those issues for Microsoft.
"In early June 2005, Dr. Lee engaged in active e-mail correspondence with Google employees...regarding specific candidates that Google was considering--or candidates Dr. Lee wanted them to consider--for Google's China R&D facility," Microsoft said in the filing. "Dr. Lee gave detailed feedback and Google acted on his recommendations."
The filing cites examples of Lee's work on Microsoft's China strategy, including a white paper titled "Making it in China: strategic recommendations for Microsoft." The software maker said it was "surprised and disappointed" to learn that Lee had forwarded an edited version of that paper to Google on June 7, while he was still a Microsoft employee. The version he sent, the Windows maker said, removed the "Microsoft Confidential" notation as well as credit to other Microsoft contributors and the chapter entitled "recommendations for Microsoft."
Microsoft also said in the filing that Lee also "advised Google on the possibility of recruiting candidates in China from Microsoft" noting that Intel and Microsoft were the best opportunity to get technological leads for projects, but that recruiting from both would be difficult. Microsoft also cites an e-mail response Lee got from Google Vice President Omid Kordestani, in which the Google executive writes that "it was nice talking to you and learning about your insights into a successful approach to Google's operations in China."
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- This is a riot :)))
- The bullhead (or rather, BALLhead) seems to be losing it... hahahahaha
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- The competition is surprisingly tough...
- Microsoft vs. Google. OS company vs. web company. Old brand vs. new brand. Hmmm...
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- Out of character for "Monkey Boy"?
- For anyone who has observed Monkey Boy's behavior over the years, would there be any reason to *doubt* Lucovsky's account?
http://www.ntk.net/ballmer/mirrors.html
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- How you get the job...
- Steve got the job because he was college buddies with Bill. I'll hand it to Bill Gates, he had a good plan design and an even better execution of that plan. Steve only qualified for that job out of the personal trust Bill gives him, not because of his shrewd business savvy.
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- Microsoft and Google really don't compete
- Come on Cnet lets get the facts straight, MS and Google don't compete, this is just more media trying to pit good vs. evil. It's just like saying Oracle and Microsoft compete. Microsoft is a rather large player in Search but that's not their core business.
Lastly Google was clearly wrong in hiring Mr. Lee, and who gives a f**k if Steve Ballmer did say he's going to burry Google, throw some chairs and get a little rowdy, it's not like he's bluffing :).
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- But they do
- Google adds search for the desktop, Google Talk (IM), Picassa (Photo Editing) just to name a few.
If they don't compete, why would Ballmer or anyone at MS care? But they do care and that is why this is news and is important.
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- Microsoft's Competitors...
- They are anyone who creates software or web services and products. They embrace developers to get some ideas going, and gobble up the good ideas. Later they integrate those into their products. They would probably be at less risk of being toppled if they didn't command such a dominance over the products that run on top of their "core business".
Their Operating System is no longer the majority of their income, hasn't been for a long time. They have to keep customers at their door to grow, Microsoft will not be content staying #1, they've gotta get bigger!
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- To compete with MSFT, you only need to have an idea
- This shows that no company or individual is safe from being
allowed to do as they wish, nor are they free to do, create,
innovate or be on another team, but MSFT. No Competition, that
is microsoft's only goal, whether it be windows, search, CRM,
VOIP, maps, chat, servers, DVR, online services, handhelds,
spyware, disk compression, mice, wireless gear, keyboards, web
or DB software, you name it, THEY want to take control of it. The
fact that no product, person, company, or country is SAFE from
them, is proof that their tyrannical desire to reign over all others
is the "last straw". If "Baldy" said words like that, they are
certainly admissable evidence, considering the track record this
company has in rolling over what/who they want. To make a
threat such as Ballmers did would be small news by anyone
other than from top level Managers at a company that the world
knows is hell bent on domination. There comes a point when the
predator runs out of things to consume, this should not be
allowed to be the course our technology environment takes. If a
company makes toilet paper (or windows) and the paper has
holes in it, getting sh*t, on everyone when they use it, do you
think we should let that same "paper" company enter the market
to make dollar bills, when they have shown they cannot reliably
make toilet paper? No, the company should first be shown to be
competent in buttwipers, before they are allowed to "clean up"
the economy in some parallel, or wholly different product or
market. This is a company that is wildy "out of tune" with reality,
there is no law but theirs, and after you have all the money,
whats left but to try to take ALL the power. Right now they are
sweating it, because they are being cornered on all sides by
better products, better publicity, easier and safer software, and
people who are willing to leave "them" now that they realize
"who" this company is made up of. Witness the mass exodus of
high level "softies" that cashed out of MSFT in the last 3-4 years.
Sure many took golden parachutes, stock windfalls, and some
ideas with them, but you can be sure that they were "tired" of
the tyranny, and constant aggressive, underhanded moves MSFT
has resorted to, ever since they were pegged a monopoly. Those
who left do not want to be ASSociated with an entity that has no
morals, no creativity, and such a broad based focus, that proves
they have no direction, just outwards in all areas, no matter who
else does that sector or service better. Restraint is the key word
here, too much of anything is BAD for us, and too much, MSFT,
will certainly ruin them, and the country if they are not held
accountable for these statements, actions, and thug-like
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- Release the Fury!
- No doubt, Google is shaping up to be a very powerful company. Yet, history shows that when Microsoft sets its sights on a major competitor, they usually prevail. With this type of rage fueling the company, itll be interesting to see if the competition grows fiercer, or more reckless. It is doubtful that any CEO trying to compete with Microsoft would welcome the full fury of Ballmer and his company.
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- Microsoft is terrifying.
- Microsoft certainly is terrifying especially when comsidering the past KILLS they have made.
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- um...
- I'm sorry, but I would be very very surprised if MS can touch google at all... google is a freight train and if ms tries to stop them, I think ms just might get ran over :)
Also, their previous "kills" as you so deftly put it, weren't companies as ominous as google has become... I think google has become too much for even ms to handle... most of googles' software is already free so ms can't win by making s/w free...I think the minds of the google owners together with their rapidly growing employee base should easily be able to dodge most of anything ms throws at them.
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- MS losing ground
- i see this is MS acting like a child throwing a tantrum because they know they are going to lose.
let's face it: google isn't the best company when it comes to dealing with people issues (google PR not talking to cnet, etc), but MS is in decline and they know it. better products are popping up all the time, sometimes for free. you better know they'll fight for anything they can get!
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- Ahaha!
- Microsoft is going to lose???
I'm a Mac-using, Java developing, iPod wearing, Firefox browsing anti-Microsoftite myself. But to say Microsoft is losing is silly. Microsoft has many fierce competitors and is stretched a bit thin right now, yes... and we certainly HOPE they'll make some critical missteps, but they're hardly on the verge of collapse or anything.
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- Always has been this way...
- There have always been better products coming around. This is the same with any market. McDonalds does not have a dominance in the fast food market because they are better than the other 3,000 chains out there in the product quality.
The important thing in the market is dominance. Google has gained some of that, they are the dominant search engine.
Microsoft's concern is the China market. Currently not dominated by any tech companies because it is still an emerging market. Many companies are waiting for China to explode into major consumers of products and services.
This is why both companies want to get a strong footing in the country before that happens. This seems to be exactly the work Lee was doing with Microsoft and will do with competitor Google.
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- Sifting through the garbage
- Well, I'm sure once all the finger-pointing and antics are settled, the business of getting down to the essential issues will be focused on. This has to do with the NDA and whether the new position at Google would violate it. As much as I dislike MS, I can't blame them for being upset. However, I very much doubt, from a legal standpoint, that using bits and pieces of email is going to help their case. They jumped the gun on this one. Their lawyers should have let him work at Google for a few months, then submit their accusation of violation of the NDA agreement. That way, information regarding Google's plans in China would have to be revealed and an actual legitimate claim, if any, could be deciphered. But, MS loses on both counts. Not only will they not "know" what is being planned, but, they have the much more difficult task of trying to prove the "intent" of the established position as violating the agreement. I think that ultimately, they will loose this case because the burden of proof is so much higher and that essentially a much greater show of "overlap" between the two companies and the responsibilities of the position has to be proven. No offense to MS, but, it sounds like they were thinking more emotionally than strategically. I would seriously consider firing their lawyers over this mess. No doubt that it isn't just the software that is getting antiquated, but the thinking of their legal staff as well...
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- Re-read the article...
- It's not just "bits" of emails. They contend that he sent to Google information about candidates to hire that he obtained from Microsoft. They also claim he sent an edited (to remove Microsoft specific info) document that he provided to Microsoft that includes information obtained while working at Microsoft and by others who worked for Microsoft at the time.
From those few emails Microsoft will be able to prove that not only would he violate any NDA, but already has and while still working at Microsoft. Pretty stupid on Lee's part.
I'll agree that they probably jumped a little too fast, but they are bale to recover those old emails and that will make a very strong case.
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- If Microsoft is so great to work for....
- ...then why would you leave. This act of tyrannical behavior by
Steve Ballmer fits his ebullient nature.
The realization of this whole situation with Microsoft and Google
is fairly simple. Microsoft is NOT a search engine company and
Google is not an operating system.
With web based applications on the rise there will soon be no
need for an operating system, just a web browser, or maybe a
Google Browser (the ultimate web experience)!
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- That's too simple
- Your relating the two as not the same is too simple. Microsoft does provide search engine features. Google also started to provide web email services in 2004 to match Microsoft's Hotmail service that has been running since 1996. You also pointed out the rumors of a Google browser, certainly a product that would be a direct threat to Microsoft's dominance.
I certainly think Steve has some serious issues, and may be taking Google's recruitment as a personal afront. It's also obvious if Microsoft is able to prove their evidence that Lee was feeding the "enemy" with information while working on the inside at Microsoft.
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- They are direct competitors in a couple areas now, such as search and IM and email...however... Google doesn't have an O.S..... YET. If google can control the desktop and web... its not a far shot from browser to O.S... who knows maybe it will be a flavor of Linux... Gonux... LinGo...
All that to say that they are competitors, but only in a few areas, and I guarantee Google will continue to pressure Microsoft in the near and far future.
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- Oh so great !
- I hope that this will come true soon, just web based apps with the computer staring right at the browser then you go to where ever you want to create whatever, have a subscription like cable to these special channels ...like adobe or corel and then create your document and off you go, to hell with Microsoft.
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- Tyrannical Behaviour?
- Microsoft is a Search Engine company, and even as you said Google is not an Operating System company Microsoft is still in competition with Google.
If anything, I would like to think he did say this and did throw the chair across the room. I can believe he would. As a Microsoft fan, I am for having a CEO who loves Microsoft; throwing a chair across a room and vowing to kill Google is a love for Microsoft. Microsoft being good to work for has nothing to do with Lee going. In Microsoft he has said power, in Google, he'd have twice that. When you are so high up the food chain in a company like Microsoft or Google it is not about how good they are to work for, it is about money and power. Steve Balmer realises this, and hiring such a high ranking person from Microsoft, especially one who signed that he cannot move to a competitor, is an affront to Microsoft from Google. If I was CEO I would be pissed off too, and I probably would have thrown the chair at Lee and not across the room.
And I pointed out details on not having an operating system in the other post. You cannot just have a Web Browser. There will always have to be an Operating System with at least a Driver Layer. I am all for a Web Operating System; but to think it will be Google's is stupid.
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- How stupid could he get?
- Lee uses corporate email resources to forward confidential Microsoft information to a competitor and to conduct work with that competitor directly while still working for Microsoft. I have heard of non-executives being fired for browsing Monster from company computers. From the reported evidence Microsoft is providing it sounds like they will be able to bury this guy pretty deep.
That Google would trust someone who proves to be so devious to their current employer is also astounding. Is this guy really worth all this trouble and money? Google should try to distance themselves quickly from him or risk serious penalty for the information they have already received and used while he was employed by Microsoft.
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- just one thing...
- does this really surprise anyone? Microsoft's dominance in the desktop is now threatened by Google, Google is luring M.S. employees... gates is pissed... no surprise there folks! If you didn't see it before... well I saw it coming :p
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- Like MS hasn't done this themselves over the years
- Microsoft is getting a bit of a dose of its own medicine. They have "poached" high and low level people from other companies (some of which were partners) over the years. Some of which did violate NDA's probably to go to the the M$ machine when it was running hot. Look at all the people MS pulled from IBM over the years (in R&D and Marketing/Sales).
Turnabout is fair play. Do I condone the potential violation of the NDA, NO. This is just typical B.S. of the industry folks. Ballmer is just pissed because he is getting beat at his own game.
There is an old adage to be used here: "There is alway's someone younger, faster, and better than you waiting in the wings. So watch your back."
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- Well, what do expect!
- This is what happens, when you a get a monopoly to dictate terms to all! Alas, this is not unexpected, when people deem themselves to be above the law!
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- Wow.
- I guess Google has been stepping on some toes and posing some threats. It would be interesting to see just how exactly MS can defeat/dethrone Google. Another epic event if they succeed.
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- This should be grounds for immediate termination!
- Where is HR? This outraged form of abuse is a demonstrative form of Corporate corruption! He should be asked to resign, a new CEO placed in his position in order to nurture and empower people.
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- HA! Nurture and empower who?? People who violate their employment contracts??
It may have been an unprofessional and emotional outburst, but lets not be silly. Microsoft employees receive some pretty world-class incentives, nurturing, and empowerment.
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- Dr. Lee incredibly stupid to leave an e-mail trail
- What's amazing is that this $10 million dollar man thought that he could communicate with the competition (and help put nails in his own employer's coffin) while still employed at Microsoft! Incredibly dumb.
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- Hey Ballmer....
- google isnt doing anything that complex... I can
make you some visio diagrams of some beowulf
clustuers... oh Ballmer, I am so poor, you, so
rich and farout... dont let them make me spend
the winter in my car.. ... the picking and
prodding never stops.. after a while.. its pure
harrasment from these strangers
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- I need a job. lol
- Lawsuits and temper tantrums. Havent they heard? There are some "real" problems going on in the world.
Surely, Steve could afford some anger management classes on his salary???
ha ha
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- Microsoft
- It is hard to believe what is happening to the tech world now. Microsoft strong arm tactics are creating a non growth in the industry. THey are unable to stop them even the government and big judges have been put under by this company. I hope someone somewhere will stop them because they are the biggest privacy offenders, spammers and debilitating company there is......well Bell is way way up there as well.
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- Empires rise and fall
- Some people responding here are reading these events as warnings signs of Google's impending demise at the hands of Microsoft. Isn't it more believable that these defections are the first cracks in the MS monolith?
Many colleagues of mine have often droned on and on about how Microsoft has some type of eternal domination, has no competition and that they are a perpetual evil force in the world. But these opinsions reveal a lack of historical perspective as well as a forgetfulness regarding business cycles. They also forget that corporations are still legal fictions, no matter the size. The intellects and wills of persons, acting primarily out of self-interest, drive them, either forward or in reverse.
I have always opined that MS will be replaced OR merely superceded by an upstart of a company that markets a slicker product or brand. Google has done that. I always thought their uncluttered homepage was brilliant, unassuming and inviting like a doorway. Who can blame someone in the upper echelons on MS for wanting to try something new at a company who is picking up everything within it's reach, branding it, offering it for free to users and making tons of money?
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Now that I know they have at least one vicious bastard over there, it almost makes me want to consider working there :)
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- This sounds like a great new game called, you guessed it, "Kill Google". Staring none other than Dancing Monkey. When the sweat shows though the blue shirt means his strength is down; kills opponents by dancing in front of them screaming "Developers, Developers, ....."; and throwing chairs of course; and so on ....
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- Yeah but it costs 500 USD to buy the game - don't worry, it'll drop in price in 3 months and only be worth $250.
And it requires DirectX 12 (installer not included, order on a CD from Microsoft for $80)
AND it requires 1024MB of VRAM - even though it's a platformer with MIDI sound. Six Xeon processors recommended and at least 4GB of DDR2 667 or faster (preferably faster)
AND it comes on six double sided DVDs, even though it only has ten minutes of replayability.
And the license is shown to you after you bought it and broke the package seal. Sorry, no refunds if you don't agree to their terms (which are rather restrictive) - arrange it with the retailer instead.
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a Protest
Annette Santomassimo
Social activism and political protest are unsurprising activities for one such as myself-a heavily tattooed, radically feminist college student-until, that is, I reveal the medium of my protest: knitting. The associations we have with traditionally "feminine" fiber arts rarely bring to mind the words "protest," or "activism;" we generally think of our grandmothers knitting, quilting and embroidering for their families. Despite those associations, activism and protest are threads that have been tightly interwoven through the histories of these three fiber arts at least since the middle of the nineteenth century. There are so many examples in history where knitting, quilting and embroidery have been used as mediums for protest and/or activism that they seem to be uniquely suited for it. This connection could potentially lend historical significance to these art forms' revitalization in this first decade of the twenty-first century, particularly as many are coming to recognize the corporate hegemony, which only encourages consumption. By making things for ourselves, we are decolonizing our minds; we, like those who came before us, are creating instead of consuming.
Knit Your Bit
"You ain't sh-- if you don't knit." -Debbie Stoller
World War I Red Cross poster
Possibly the most recognizably social use of knitting in our nation's history is the wartime knitting phenomenon during WWI and WWII. Upon the United States' entrance into WWI, the Red Cross distributed over 250,000 knitting pamphlets, starting a nationwide "knitting marathon" which resulted in the production of over thirty million garments for soldiers and refugees by the end of the war.1 The intense patriotism of the times caused wartime knitters to "categorize nonknitters unpatriotic, and therefore somewhat disreputable."2 Knitting socks may not seem to be social activism on the surface, but spending nearly all of one's time engaged in active support of a war effort surely qualifies as such, especially when it was not strictly necessary. Knitting for the soldiers became so widespread, the military feared they might gain a reputation for being unable to meet the soldiers' needs. They emphasized the knitted garments' status as "luxuries," not necessities. This didn't dampen the knitting mania, however, as even radical activists were knitting for soldiers. Many suffragettes packed knitting with their lunches for an afternoon protest on the White House lawn.3
The knitting effort in WWII was no different, except that the hand knitted items were perhaps even less necessary with continued industrialization of the textile industry. Knitting fever returned with the wartime atmosphere nonetheless; a New York Times article in 1945 stated that one Mrs. Lilla K. Upton had just finished her 100th war sweater in two years.4 In contrast to this fervent support of WWI and II, wartime knitting in the twenty-first century has a transformed from support into protest. For example, Cast Off, a prominent UK knitting group, organized a project to assemble enough knitted pink squares to fully cloak a WWII tank in protest of the Iraq war.5 Another more local example is a group called Knitting for Dolphins, which is knitting dolphin sweaters in protest of their potential military use in cold waters.6
In 2003 Debbie Stoller, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Bust magazine, wrote Stitch N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook and gave name to the movement that had been slowly burgeoning for years. All over North America, Western Europe, and beyond, knitting groups were forming in coffee shops and cafes. These weren't your old-fashioned church ladies; these new knitters were hip young moms, globetrotting executives, artists, college students, and even (gasp!) men. While for some it was purely for irony's sake, for many at first there seemed almost a "feminist guilt," to actually enjoy something that feminist writers like Betty Friedan had labeled as a feminine "duty" which was no longer necessary and only served as an obstacle for women's true creative expression.7 Stoller, a prominent feminist, addresses this apparent conflict: "Some 'crafty' feminists, like myself, are reclaiming what have been called the 'lost domestic arts,' realizing the importance of giving women's crafts their due." Since knitting and all the other "lost domestic arts" were traditionally done by women, they have been relegated to the lower status of "craft" as opposed to "art." Many contemporary knitters feel they are paying homage to the under-appreciated women who came before.
Stoller goes on to state another reason for the rise of knitting: "Others are more interested in freeing themselves from a dependence on what they see to be an exploitative corporate culture."8 One such group is the Revolutionary Knitting Circle, a group of guerrilla-style knitters who hold "knit-ins" in banks, malls and office towers. Their manifesto is a call to action, stating that
"By returning production of the essentials of life to the community, we can eradicate the dependence imposed by the elites - giving communities the freedom to guide their own destinies. We call upon all people who would see their communities freed from corporate slavery to come forth to share in action dedicated to removing the production of essential goods from the hands of multi- national corporations and returning that production to the people."9
This protest rhetoric that they are calling upon is reminiscent of Gandhi's decolonization tactics when he wove his own clothing from local fibers rather than buying manufactured goods from the colonizers. Within this framework, any type of knitting, even that which does not appear to make a statement, is an act of defiance against the colonization of corporate hegemony.
There are, however, contemporary examples of knitted protest which make their statement apparent. One type aims to blur the line between "art" and "craft," and is being offered by knitters who define themselves as fiber artists, rather than "crafters." A current exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York titled "Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting" exemplifies this sort of protest. The exhibit, which runs from January 25 - June 17, 2007, features works which transcend the line between art and craft. Some pieces, like a steel lace wheelbarrow by artist Cal Lane, challenge traditional gender roles by transforming traditionally masculine objects. Others, like Knit Lead Teddy Bear, 2006, by Dave Cole (it's exactly what its title states) make use of unusual materials to challenge the viewer's preconceptions about how knitting can be used. This exhibit shows clearly just how well suited these mediums, which are both tactile and highly personal, can be for an artist who wishes to make a statement.
Patched Together
"May the points of our needles prick the slave owner's conscience."
--Sara Grimke 10
Like knitting, quilting has a long history as a means for women to protest. The earliest story of quilted protest in the U.S. is of Betsy Ross sewing the first flag for George Washington-and though contemporary scholarship has shown the story to be a fabrication, its precedent remains.11 Whether as a statement of patriotism, radicalism, or anything in between, quilting's association with women, combined with its heavy use of pictorial symbolism, has made it a staple in women's protest movements. An early example is the quilting done by slaves in the South. Denied all other forms of expression, women made use of the "acceptable" activity of quilting to record their lives. While many quilts made by slaves were designed by the white mistress and were often made in collaboration with her, there are numerous examples of quilts designed and executed by slaves. Their uses of African spiritual symbols and traditional color schemes, such as red and white, are protests in themselves, while the superior skills of many slave quilters were a lovely indictment of their supposed "inferiority." Furthermore, the collaboration on quilts between white women and slaves often served as a bridge across difference, creating lasting friendships that defied race divisions and in many cases outlasted slavery.12
Another historically important aspect of quilting as protest is the quilting bee. For much of our country's history, from the slave cabins of the south to the country clubs of the northeast, bees were practically the only time and place where groups of women could talk politics without male influence. These networks of women were utilized during the suffrage movement as pre-established channels of organization and communication. The importance of quilting bees to the suffrage movement is highlighted by the fact that Susan B. Anthony, the most prominent leader of the suffrage movement, made her first suffrage speech at a quilting bee.13
The NAMES Project AIDS Quilt
A more contemporary
example of quilting as protest is the NAMES Project, also known as the "AIDS Quilt." Begun in 1987 as a small-scale memorial
quilt for AIDS victims, the project quickly became a huge phenomenon involving
thousands of quilt panels. The monumental Quilt represents a remembrance of
the victims of AIDS, and also serves as a protest to the silence surrounding
the AIDS epidemic. As one scholar commented, "Panel makers-who include
victims themselves-call for action and challenge social morals through the
Another contemporary example of protest quilts was shown in a 1992 study where 181 quilters were given a questionnaire about quilts they made during the Gulf War from 1990-91. Nearly all of the quilters considered the quilts they made in that period to be "Desert Storm Quilts," even when their appearance indicates no overt connection. There were a large number of mourning quilts, easily recognizable anti-war quilts, and even more that were intended as anti-war even if not recognizable as such. While the author of the study hypothesizes that quilts made during that war differed from the predominantly patriotic quilts made during prior wars, she still raises the question, "what would quilters of previous wars have said about their apparently patriotic quilts, if they had had the opportunity to reply to a questionnaire or make an artist's statement?"15 This is a question that could also be asked about knitting, and about embroidery.
In Stitches
"Has the pen or pencil dipped so deep in the blood of the human race as the needle?"
--Olive Schreiner 16
Even more than knitting or quilting, embroidery has been historically considered "women's work" in too many cultures to count. In her groundbreaking work, The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine, Rozsika Parker traces the long history of how "embroidery has been the means of educating women into the feminine ideal, and of proving that they have attained it, but it has also provided a weapon of resistance to the constraints of femininity."17 In her final chapter, titled "A Naturally Revolutionary Art?" Parker explores the idea that because it is so personal, traditionally feminine, and symbolic in nature, embroidery was a naturally powerful tool of resistance for women in the twentieth century. While her research focuses mainly on European and American women, Parker acknowledges that her theories also encompass the long tradition in places like Soweto and Chile, where embroidery has been a "testament of survival and resistance in the face of political persecution and racial oppression."18
A telling example of embroidered protest in the early part of the century was present in the banners of the women's suffrage movement. The movement in the UK had an arts and crafts society called the "Suffrage Atelier," which was responsible for the creation of their union inspired banners. Their banners, unlike those of the unions, were hand appliquéd and embroidered with the intention of evoking femininity as a source of women's strength. Parker suggests that this use of embroidery was a tactical move, designed to disprove the propaganda which painted suffragists as masculine creatures.19
Another, more recent example of tactical embroidery usage is an installation titled The Dinner Party, originally exhibited in 1979 at the San Francisco Art Museum. Artist Judy Chicago collaborated with over 400 women and men to create a large triangular dinner table with 39 place settings, each for a particular goddess or historically significant woman. Each place setting, designed to invoke the woman in her historical context, included a hand-made plate, goblet and cutlery, and a hand-embroidered runner done in the style of each period. The runners make heavy use of color and symbolism, and the gradually tighter encroachment upon the plates by embroidery represent increased restrictions on women's lives over the centuries. The use of needlework for the runners explores its relationship to those restrictions.20
Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party
And to sew it all together...
"The master's tools can never be used to dismantle the master's house."
--Audre Lorde
In light of all this protest, it is safe to say that there is a clear connection between the fiber arts and women's protest. While these mediums were at all that was available at times to many women for self-expression, often the use of them is a conscious choice. I am inclined to agree with Rozsika Parker, who claims that feminists have used embroidery (and knitting, and quilting) as a means of protest because it shows that the personal is political. Throughout western history women's personal lives and arts have been dictated and shaped by the dominant political structure.21 The status of "craft" has been imposed upon fiber arts because of the racial, gendered and classed context in which they were made. Pursuing these arts is a challenge to that dominant structure, along with being a challenge to the canon of what constitutes art and what constitutes craft. These issues were addressed by the Dada movement in the early twentieth century, which made use of the applied arts in an attempt to change of art's place in society. Instead of being owned by the elites, they tried to "bring art to the masses." These Pre-WWI artists "looked to peasant art as a means by which indigenous cultural modes could be reinforced in opposition to the dominant place given to foreign culture."22 I feel that these sentiments are once again present in our culture where almost everything is mass-produced. Making objects with our own hands, using the same methods as our grandmother's grandmother, we are engaging in a decolonization of the mind. Rather than allowing the imperialism of corporate consumerism to remain entrenched in our lives, we have the power to make a protest, to revolt. All we need is a ball of yarn and a couple of sticks.
Works Cited
"A Frostbitten Flipper Defeats the Purpose," The Tacoma News Tribune 2 Mar 2007: B1.
Armstrong, Nancy C. Quilts of the Gulf War, Desert Storm-Participation or Protest?" Uncoverings Vol 13 1992: 9-44.
Atkins, Jacqueline M. Shared Threads: Quilting Together-Past and Present. New York: Viking Studio Books, 1994.
Chicago, Judy. Embroidering Our Heritage: the Dinner Party Needlework. Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1980.
Edelson, Carol. "Quilting: a History," Off Our Backs. Washington: 31 May 1973. Vol. 3, Iss. 8: 13.
Finley, Ruth. Old Patchwork Quilts and the Women Who Made Them. Newton Centre, Mass: C.T. Branford Co, 1970, c1929.
Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1963.
Fry, Gladys-Marie. Stitched From the Soul: Slave Quilts from the Ante-bellum South. New York: Dutton Studio Books, 1990.
Gunn, Virginia. "From Myth to Maturity: the Evolution of Quilt Scholarship." Uncoverings Vol 13 1992: 192-205.
Lewis, Barbara. "UK: Knit and Make a Statement," Women's Feature Service. New Delhi: 31 Oct, 2006.
Macdonald, Anne. No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting. New York: Ballantine Books, 1988.
Parker, Rozsika. The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine. London: Women's Press, 1984.
Revolutionary Knitting Circle. 20 Feb 2007 <http://knitting.activist.ca/manifesto.html>.
Ruskin, Cindy. The Quilt: Stories from the NAMES Project. New York: Pocket Books, 1998.
Stoller, Debbie. Stitch N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook. New York: Workman Publishing Co., 2003.
"War Sweater Maker Knits 100th," The New York Times 18 Dec 1945: 24:1.
Williams, Mary Rose. A Re-conceptualization of Protest Rhetoric: Characteristics of Quilts as Protest. Dissertation, University of Oregon, 1990.
1 Anne Macdonald. No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1988.
2 MacDonald, 224.
3 MacDonald, 229.
4 "War Sweater Maker Knits 100th." The New York Times 18 Dec 1945: 24:1.
5 Barbara Lewis. "UK: Knit and Make a Statement," Women's Feature Service. New Delhi: Oct 31, 2006.
6 "A frostbitten Flipper defeats the purpose," The Tacoma News Tribune 2 Mar 2007: B1.
7 See Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique.
8 Debbie Stoller. Stitch N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook. New York: Workman Publishing Co., 2003, 10.
9 Revolutionary Knitting Circle. Feb 20, 2007 <http://knitting.activist.ca/manifesto.html>.
10 As quoted in Atkins, Jacqueline M. Shared Threads: Quilting Together-Past and Present. New York: Viking Studio Books, 1994.
11 Gunn, Virginia. "From Myth to Maturity: The Evolution of Quilt Scholarship." Uncoverings Vol 13 1992: 192-205.
12 For a detailed discussion, see Gladys-Marie Fry. Stitched From the Soul: Slave Quilts From the Ante-bellum South. New York: Dutton Studio Books, 1990.
13 Carol Edelson. "Quilting: a history," Off Our Backs. Washington: May 31, 1973. Vol. 3, Iss. 8; 13. Also mentioned in Ruth Finley. Old Patchwork Quilts and the Women Who Made Them. Newton Centre, Mass: C.T. Branford Co, 1970, c1929.
14 Mary Rose Williams. A Re-conceptualization of Protest Rhetoric: Characteristics of Quilts as Protest. Dissertation, University of Oregon, 1990. See also Cindy Ruskin. The Quilt: Stories from the NAMES Project. New York: Pocket Books, 1988. And Atkins, Shared Threads, 1994.
15 Nancy C. Armstrong. "Quilts of the Gulf War, Desert Storm-Participation or Protest?" Uncoverings Vol 13 1992: 9-44.
16 As quoted in Rozsika Parker. The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine. London: Women's Press, 1984.
17 Parker, The Subversive Stitch, 1.
18 Parker, 192.
19 Parker, 197-8.
20 Parker, 209-10. See also Judy Chicago. Embroidering Our Heritage: the Dinner Party Needlework. Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1980.
21 Parker, 205, 209.
22 Parker, 191-3.


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Jan 29, 2013 (The Oregonian - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A 31-year-old computer whiz who sold fake IDs to college students -- then soon found himself in over his head as drug-fueled identity thieves began demanding his services -- was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison.
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McHenry told the judge that his client now has set in place "a very clear path to success." He has been seeing a counselor. And since last month, he has developed a Blackberry app that he's pushed out to market.
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2. Power ~ Marvin Sapp
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4. Shout Unto God ~ Marvin Sapp
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11. In The Garden ~ Marvin Sapp
12. Never Would Have Made It ~ Marvin Sapp
13. Rivers Flow ~ Marvin Sapp
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|Personnel: Tim Stewart (guitar); Arthur "Buddy" Strong (organ, keyboards); Buddy Strong (keyboards); Derrick "Swol" Ray (bass guitar); Candy West, Aisha Cleaver, Aisha Cleavers, Late Great Daniel Johnson, Daniel Johnson, Caltomeesh West (background vocals); Derrick Horne (guitar); Jimmy Bolin (saxophone); Vinnie Ciesielski (trumpet); Roy Agee (trombone); Matthew Brownie (organ); Aaron Lindsey, Jerry Harris Jr. (keyboards); Calvin Rodgers (drums); Javier Sol¡s (percussion); Jamil Whiting, Chelsea West, Deonis "Pumah" Cook (background vocals); Lu Di, Li Peng, The Asian Philharmonic, Jim Gray.
|Audio Mixer: Chris Godbey.
|Recording information: Nomad Studios, Carrollton, TX (01/26/2007); Oasis Studio, Beijing, China (01/26/2007); Resurrection Life Church, Grandville, MI (01/26/2007); the Bennett House, Nashville, TN (01/26/2007); The Groove Habitat, Houston, TX (01/26/2007).
|Photographer: Keith Major.
|Arranger: Marvin Sapp.
|On Marvin Sapp's chart-busting 2007 release, there's no questioning his sincerity. On tracks like "Place Of Worship," "Praise Him In Advance," and the title song; the popular preacher and gospel singer emotes when he sings, as if his heart is aflame with an unquenchable spiritual fire. The key to his success seems to be flexibility, with vocal chops that are equally adept at string-laden ballads (he's joined on some songs by a full orchestra) and funky R&B workouts.
Producer: Aaron Lindsey; Vinnie Ciesielski; Adrian M. Lindsey; Keith Pace; Danny Duncan; Jim Gray; Aaron Lindsey; Terrance Jones
Engineer: Danny Duncan; Eric Hartman; Cliff Rosenberg; Israel Ruiz; Travis Neuman; Ed Ensink; Zhu "Jerry" Feng; Danny Duncan
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
|Smooth Jazz All Stars
|Marvin Sapp Smooth Jazz Tribute ~ Smooth Jazz All Stars
|The Smooth Jazz All Stars
Technical Info
|Release Date : 07/03/2007
|Original Release Date : 2007
|Catalog ID : 09433
|Label : Verity
|Number of Discs : 1
|Studio/Live : Studio
|Mono/Stereo : Stereo
|SPAR Code : n/a


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Martha Grimes is the author of the internationally popular Richard Jury murder mystery series, which began in 1981. Her new book, Dakota, is the stunning sequel to 1999's Biting the Moon. Dakota is the story of Andi Oliver, an amnesiac who takes a job at a massive pig-farming facility in North Dakota. As she uncovers the dark truth about the slaughterhouse, Andi must contend with two men who are on her trail.
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Yesterday my dogs made a way through the fence and escaped. They went on a little neighborhood tour. My daughter discovered they were gone almost right away and started driving around the neighborhood to find them. She was about four blocks from our house when she saw one of the dogs so she pulled up and called out to her. She didn't come at first, but then when my daughter opened up the door she ran and jumped in. Then my daughter saw the other dog, laying in the boulevard whimpering. He couldn't walk and he was in a lot of pain.
Well, the looked him over and determined that he was hit by a car. His hip was dislocated and he had bruises all over. The vet reset it, but it's all bandaged up and difficult to tell yet if it will heal or if it will pop out again. I'm hoping it will heal. We'll know in about a week I think.
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Limelight Networks
|Traded as
|Content delivery
|Tempe, Arizona, USA
Key people
Robert Lento, CEO, President, and Director; Nathan Raciborski, Founder; Pete Perrone, CFO; Joe DePalo, SVP; Kurt Silverman, SVP; George Vonderhaar, CSO; Mike DiSanto, CLO;Sajid Malhotra, SVP
|Orchestrate Content Delivery, Orchestrate Performance, Orchestrate Cloud Storage, and Orchestrate Video (Online Video Management Platform)
|US$ 180.24 Million (2012)[1]
|US$ -32.90 Million (2012)[1]
Number of employees
|Approx 500
Limelight Networks owns and manages a global, private Content Delivery Network (CDN). Their CDN, technology and services enable publishers to deliver their digital content (e.g. videos, operating system updates, online games, etc.) on any device, anywhere in the world. As of December 2014, the company's network has over 80 points-of-presence and 11 Terabits per second of egress capacity[clarification needed] across the globe.[2]
The company is based in Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A., with offices in San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, New York, Paris, Washington DC, Munich, Mumbai, Delhi, Dubai, London, Seoul, Singapore, Lviv,[3] and Tokyo.
Company history[edit]
Limelight Networks was founded in 2001 in Tempe, Arizona as a provider of content delivery network services. Since then it has launched the Limelight Orchestrate Platform [4] to help customers create relationships with end users through video and content that engages them across any connected device anywhere in the world.
In July 2006, the company closed a $130 million equity financing round led by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.[5] Limelight Networks later raised $240 million in an initial public offering, during June 2007,selling 16 million shares at $15.[6] In April 2008, company founder Michael Gordon was recognized as a "Streaming Media All-Star" by StreamingMedia Magazine, for his contributions to the industry.[7]
Over the years Limelight has received several other awards for its services including, receiving Frost & Sullivan's prestigious award for Product Line Strategy in 2012.[8] Forrester Research named Limelight a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Online Video Platforms, Q1 2013.[9]
In April 2002, Limelight Networks announced an expanded relationship with Musicmatch, under which Limelight Networks was the exclusive delivery network for all Musicmatch content, as well as the Musicmatch Jukebox application.[10]
In August 2007, the company announced a technology and services agreement with Microsoft under which Limelight will help improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of Internet delivery of media content and online services, including video, music, games, software, and social media, across Microsoft's global Internet properties.[11] In March 2008, the company was the infrastructure provider for the webcast of Oprah's "A New Earth" classroom series,[12] featuring author Eckhart Tolle. The live event drew over 800,000 users. The server crashed during the event because of an error in the programming code; the crash was widely misreported as a failure of network infrastructure.[13]
In May 2008, NBC announced that the company would be the content delivery network for the 2008 Summer Olympics webcast on NBCOlympics.com.[14] Ultimately, the company delivered "more than 50 million unique visitors, resulting in 1.3 billion page views, 70 million video streams, and 600 million minutes of video watched" for NBCOlympics.com, using Microsoft Silverlight technology.[15][16]
In June 2008, the company was the primary source of content delivery services for the online debut of Disney's Camp Rock. The 24-hour online event saw more than 863,000 total plays for the movie.[17] In January 2009, the company delivered the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama to 2.5 million Internet viewers around the world, resulting in more than 9 million simultaneous multimedia streams overall flowing through the company's network.[18] Later that year, in March, the company was the exclusive mobile content delivery provider for CBS' coverage of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Limelight Networks' technology was used to deliver coverage of the college basketball games to the Apple iPhone.[19]
In 2012, the Limelight helped deliver sporting events like the Wimbledon, the Indian Cricket League, the European Championship and the RBS Six Nations' rugby championships and helped several broadcasters deliver the 2012 Summer Games.[20][21]
- May 2009, the company acquired Kiptronic, Inc., a privately held provider of device-optimized content delivery solutions and dynamic advertising insertion.[22] It exists today as the Orchestrate Video offering.
- April 2010, the company acquired EyeWonder, Inc., a privately held provider of rich media advertising (or "interactive digital advertising") founded in 1999 for $110 million.[23] As part of the purchase of EyeWonder, Limelight Networks, Inc. also purchased chors GmbH. Both of these businesses, which consisted of the EyeWonder business unit, were later sold to DG
- August 2011 the company acquired Delve Networks, Inc., a privately held provider of cloud-based video publishing and analytics services.[24] It exists today as the Orchestrate Video offering.
- May 2011, the company acquired AcceloWeb for $20 million. It exists today as the Orchestrate Performance offering.
- May 2011, the company acquired Clickability[25] for $10 million. On December 23, 2013 Upland Software announced that they had acquired Clickability from Limelight.[26]
Patent lawsuits[edit]
In June 2006, Limelight Networks was sued by Akamai Technologies and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology over alleged patent infringement.[27][28][29] In April 2009, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that Limelight Networks did not infringe,[30] overturning the February 2008 finding of a Boston jury.[31] Similarly, in December 2007, Limelight Networks was sued by Level 3 Communications over alleged intellectual property and patent infringement.[32] In January 2009, a jury ruled that Limelight Networks did not infringe.[33][34] Akamai Technologies appealed part of the decision. On April 20, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the petition by Akamai Technologies for rehearing en banc its appeal in Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. The order vacated the earlier opinion of December 20, 2010. The order includes a request to file new briefs addressing this question: If separate entities each perform separate steps of a method claim, under what circumstances would that claim be directly infringed and to what extent would each of the parties be liable? [35] On August 31, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in the case. The Court of Appeals stated that the trial court determined that Limelight did not directly infringe on Akamai's patent. A slim majority in this three-way divided opinion also announced a revised legal theory of induced infringement, remanded the case to the trial court giving Akamai an opportunity for a new trial to attempt to prove induced infringement. On December 28, 2012, Limelight filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review the decision of the Federal Circuit regarding the standard for induced infringement in cases where multiple parties may perform various steps of a patented claim. Akamai filed a cross petition asking the Court to also review the standard for direct infringement in those cases. On June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General to weigh in on the petition for certiorari.[36] In June, 2014, the Supreme Court reached a unanimous decision rejecting Akamai's claim of "induced infringement"[37]
- Amazon Unbox[38]
- AnyClip[39]
- BuyMusic
- Capcom[40]
- CesarsWay.com[41]
- Coach Guitar[42]
- Costume Super Center[43]
- Dailythanthi
- DirecTV[44]
See also[edit]
Specific citations:
- ^ a b "Limelight Networks, Inc. (LLNW) Company Financials". NASDAQ. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ See http://www.multichannel.com/prfeed/limelight-launches-distributed-denial-service-ddos-attack-detection-and-migration-service/388770
- ^ "Lviv: The European cultural capital you've never heard of". CNN. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Orchestrate
- ^ Casacchia, Chris (July 26, 2006). "Limelight Networks scores $130M equity deal".
- ^ See http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/06/10/limelight-return-of-the-first-day-ipo-pop/
- ^ Schumacher, Eric. "The 2008 Streaming Media All-Stars". Streamingmedia.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Frost & Sullivan Lauds Limelight for its Expansive Product Innovation and Capability, Beyond the Scope of a Traditional Online Video Platform
- ^ Forrester Wave Report: Q1 2013
- ^ "Limelight Networks Expands Its Content Delivery Network Relationship with Musicmatch" (Press release). April 24, 2002.
- ^ http://www.limelightnetworks.com/2007/08/limelight-networks-teams-with-microsoft-to-deliver-next-generation-network/[dead link]
- ^ "A New Earth: Are You Ready to be Awakened?". Oprah.com. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "Shelly Palmer: Oprah's Webcast: State-of-the-Art, But Not What You Think". HuffingtonPost.com. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Donohue, Steve. "NBC Banks on New Technology for Olympics". Contentinople. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Katz, Leslie (2009-01-17). "Microsoft's Silverlight: Yes, we can". CNET News. cnet.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Fried, Ina (2008-07-31). "What it takes to bring the Olympics to the PC". International.com.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "The Walt Disney Internet Group - Press Release". disney.go.com. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Rayburn, Dan (2009-01-27). "Limelight To Akamai: "My Network Is Bigger Than Your Network", The Debate Begins". StreamingMediaBlog.com. streamingmedia.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Frommer, Dan (2009-03-20). "Limelight Picking Up Steam In Mobile Video". BusinessInsider.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ http://www.cdn-advisor.com/limelight-networks-helps-stream-various-global-sports-events/
- ^ LLNW Press Release: Limelight Brings Live Action of World's Largest Sporting Events to Global Fans, July 26, 2012.
- ^ http://www.limelightnetworks.com/2009/05/limelight-networks-acquires-mobility-and-monetization-innovator-kiptronic-inc/[dead link]
- ^ "Limelight Networks Closes on EyeWonder Acquisition". llnw.com. 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ http://www.limelightnetworks.com/2010/08/limelight-networks-acquires-online-video-publishing-innovator-delve-networks/[dead link]
- ^ Johnston, Mike (May 3, 2011). "Clickability acquired by Limelight Networks". cmscritic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ "Upland Software Acquires Clickability Web Content Management Business". uplandsoftware.com. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Boston Globe, July 15, 2006 - Akamai, MIT hit Limelight with patent suit - Companies are rivals in Net content delivery". Boston.com. 2006-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "GigaOM, July 11, 2006 - Akamai Sues Limelight Networks". Gigaom.com. 2006-07-11. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. "AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al. v. LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC. ORDER REGARDING CLAIM CONSTRUCTION" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ http://www.limelightnetworks.com/2009/04/court-rules-limelight-networks™-does-not-infringe-akamai-patent/
- ^ "Updated: Akamai Prevails In Court Over Limelight; $45 Million Award; Limelight Shares Crushed — Tech News and Analysis". Paidcontent.org. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "Level 3 Communications, LLC v. Limelight Networks, Inc. - 2:2007cv00589 - Justia Federal District Court Filings and Dockets". Dockets.justia.com. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ http://www.limelightnetworks.com/2009/01/limelight-networks-found-not-to-infringe-on-level-3-patents/[dead link]
- ^ Ando, Ritsuko (January 23, 2009). "Jury says Limelight did not infringe Level 3 patents". Reuters.
- ^ Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. (April 25, 2011). "Petition Granted for Rehearing en banc of Akamai Technologies v. Limelight Networks". The National Law Review. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ LLNW Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2013.
- ^ http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/06/8151.html
- ^ "Limelight Networks Delivers Amazon Unbox". Press Release. Limelight Networks.
- ^ "Limelight Helps AnyClip Media Deliver Outstanding Digital Experiences Worldwide". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ "Limelight to Provide CDN and Digital Presence for Capcom". CDN-Advisor.com. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ "CesarsWay.com Engages Global Audiences, Drives Revenue With Limelight Video Platform," By Telecom Ramblings, April 17 2012
- ^ Coach Guitar Leverages Limelight's Solutions to Power its Downloads," By Rushin Shah, CDN Advisor, March 5, 2015
- ^ "Costume SuperCenter Optimizes its Website by Leveraging Limelight Networks' Offerings," By Rushin Shah, CDN Ramblings, October 10, 2014
- ^ "DirecTV and Limelight Networks: Reaching More Viewers with HTTP Dynamic Streaming". Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ See last paragraph of this press release: http://corporate.disney.go.com/wdig/news_release/2008/2008_06_26_camprock.html
- ^ "In the Limelight » Blog Archive » Welcome to In The Limelight". Blog.llnw.com. 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Limelight Networks Announces Extended Relationship With Facebook from redorbit.com[dead link]
- ^ See first paragraph of http://www.limelightnetworks.com/2008/03/limelight-networks-introduces-live-event-services/
- ^ http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2015/02/microsoft-third-party-cdns.html "Microsoft Relying More On Third Party CDNs, Limelight Networks Getting More Business,"] By: Dan Rayburn, StreamingMediaBlog.com, February 17, 2015
- ^ Miller, Rich (January 16, 2007). "Netflix to Offer Streaming Movies". DataCenterKnowledge.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "NeuLion, Limelight integrate platforms for end-to-end TV everywhere delivery," By: Michelle Clancy, Rapid TV News, April 23, 2014
- ^ http://www.limelightnetworks.com/2008/05/limelight-networks-selected-by-nissan-motors-to-deliver-japanese-web-site/[dead link]
- ^ "Press Release - Limelight Networks Content Delivery Technology Adopted for Playstation 3 And PSP System Software Updates". Gameinfowire.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "Cloud Computing, Managed Hosting, Dedicated Server Hosting by Rackspace". Rackspace.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "In the Limelight » Blog Archive » Providing Content Delivery Services for TOYOTA Motor Corporation". Blog.llnw.com. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "XO Communications Launches CDN Services Using Limelight's Managed CDN Platform". Retrieved 2013-09-27.
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This is one of the most spectacular and beloved mountain areas in the world. Located in the heart of Summit County, Park City sits only 32 miles from Utah's larger metropolitan area, Salt Lake City. Park City is most well known for the abundance of outdoor activities in the area, with skiing and snowboarding being the most popular in winter, along with mountain biking, hiking, fishing and more in the summer.
Park City was founded by miners and fortune seeking adventurers of the late 1800's, a trait it shares with many of the popular mountain towns in the United States. Silver ore was found throughout the three mountain peaks that now make up some of the most popular ski resorts in the country. As the mining boom settled and miners moved on to new areas in search of their fortune, Park City became a meek town. Not until the 1980's did Park City begin to see a rebound as tourists and mountain enthusiasts flocked back to this small valley in the Wasatch Mountains.
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