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Congratulations to Michael S. Armentrout, senior DBA at Dallas-based SWS Securities, and Werner Geuens, consultant MCDBA at Cronos in Kontich, Belgium. Michael won first prize of $100 for the best solution to the August Reader Challenge, "Synchronizing Logins". Werner won second prize of $50. Honorable mention goes to Peter Lin, who was the first-place winner in our May Reader Challenge. Here's a recap of the problem and the solution to the August Reader Challenge.
Ray's company runs SQL Server 7.0 on its production servers and SQL Server 2000 on its staging servers. Ray needs to build a script that can synchronize logins between the production and staging servers (i.e., add missing logins from the production servers to the staging servers). Synchronized logins will let him create an identical environment for testing application upgrades, SQL Server, and the operating system on a different server. When a staging server is configured identically to a production server and holds the same data, he can also test service-pack upgrades on the staging server. Then, after the upgrade is finished, he can switch the server roles.
The production servers are configured for mixed authentication, which means that users can connect to a SQL Server instance by using either Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication. Help Ray write a script that can synchronize the logins between the servers while preserving all login properties.
Ray can choose between two efficient solutions to his problem: using SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) to script the login information or querying the syslogins table in the master database. When he uses SQL-DMO, Ray can enumerate the logins on the production server by using the Logins collection. Then, by using the Script method of the Login object, he can obtain the stored-procedure calls that create each login and its details: name, encrypted password, default database and language, and SID. The following VBScript code generates a file that contains the stored-procedure calls:
Dim oSQLServer Dim oDatabase Dim oLogin Dim ScriptOptions, ScriptOptions2 Set oServer = CreateObject("SQLDmo.SqlServer") oServer.LoginSecure = True oServer.Connect "prod01" SQLDMOScript_AppendToFile=256 SQLDMOScript_ToFileOnly=64 SQLDMOScript_PrimaryObject=4 SQLDMOScript2_LoginSID=1048576 SQLDMOScript2_EncryptPWD=128 SQLDMOScript2_UnicodeFile=4 ScriptOptions = SQLDMOScript_AppendToFile Or _ SQLDMOScript_ToFileOnly Or _ SQLDMOScript_PrimaryObject ScriptOptions2 = SQLDMOScript2_LoginSID Or _ SQLDMOScript2_EncryptPWD Or _ SQLDMOScript2_UnicodeFile
The SQL-DMO solution provides a way of writing code that requires minimal changes to work with both SQL Server 2000 and 7.0.
Alternatively, Ray can query the syslogins system table in the master database to retrieve the details about each login on the production (SQL Server 7.0) servers. He can also use syslogins to determine whether a login is a Windows NT login by looking at the isntuser column value. He needs to know this information because the procedure to grant access to a SQL Server standard login is different from that of an NT login. This column returns 1 for NT logins and groups. The following query returns the login details and the NT login status:
SELECT l.loginname, l.password, l.dbname, l.language, l.sid, l.isntuser FROM master.dbo.syslogins AS l WHERE l.loginname IS NOT NULL
Next, Ray can use this information to create identical logins on any staging (SQL Server 2000) server. To determine whether the login exists on a staging server, he can use the IS_SRVROLEMEMBER() system function, which returns NULL for logins that don't exist on the server. (If the login exists, he can skip the creation procedure. Note that this procedure only adds the missing logins. It doesn't synchronize a change in passwords because SQL Server doesn't support a way to update the password directly other than at creation time.)
To add the standard logins to a staging server, Ray can use the sp_addlogin system stored procedure along with the login name, password, default database and language, and SID parameters. In addition to these parameters, he needs to use the skip encryption option to prevent the password from being encrypted again. (If the password is encrypted again, the user won't be able to log in by using the original password.) The following call adds the standard SQL Server login:
EXEC sp_addlogin @name, @password, @dbname, @language, @sid, 'skip_encryption'
If the logins he needs to add to the server are NT logins and groups, Ray can use the sp_grantlogin system stored procedure along with the login name parameter. He can set the logins' default database and language by calling the sp_defaultdb and sp_defaultlanguage system stored procedure, respectively. The following calls add the NT login and all the login settings:
EXEC sp_grantlogin @name EXEC sp_defaultdb @name, @dbname EXEC sp_defaultlanguage @name, @language
Now Ray can incorporate these stored-procedure calls in a script of his choice. The following sample script uses a distributed query to add the logins from the prod01production server to a staging server:
DECLARE @logins cursor DECLARE @name sysname, @password sysname, @dbname sysname, @language sysname, @sid binary(16), @isntuser bit SET @logins = cursor fast_forward FOR SELECT l.loginname, l.password, l.dbname, l.language, l.sid, l.isntuser FROM prod01.master.dbo.syslogins AS l WHERE l.loginname IS NOT NULL OPEN @logins WHILE(1=1) BEGIN FETCH @logins INTO @name, @password, @dbname, @language, @sid, @isntuser IF @@fetch_status
Now, test your SQL Server savvy in the September Reader Challenge, "Creating Indexed Views" (below). Submit your solution in an email message to [email protected] by August 14. SQL Server MVP Umachandar Jayachandran, a SQL Server Magazine technical editor, will evaluate the responses. We'll announce the winner in an upcoming SQL Server Magazine UPDATE. The first-place winner will receive $100, and the second-place winner will receive $50.
Here's the challenge: As the database architect for several SQL Server 2000 databases, Nick faces performance problems with several ad hoc queries that perform complex joins and aggregations. He decides that creating a few indexed views will generate significant performance gains without requiring him to modify most of the existing code. This solution should be effective because the query optimizer can rewrite the queries dynamically to use the indexed views rather than querying the larger base tables. However, after he creates the indexed views, he realizes that they change the way the code interacts with the base tables and performs the ad hoc queries.
Failure of the stored procedures that modify the base tables in the indexed views is Nick's first hint that creating the indexed views has changed the code. (The applications that invoke the stored procedures and modify the base tables connect to SQL Server by using the ODBC, OLE DB, or ADO APIs.) When Nick tries to invoke some of the code, he receives the following sample error message:
Server: Msg 1934, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 INSERT failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: 'QUOTED_IDENTIFIER,ARITHABORT'.
Help Nick take the necessary steps to ensure that the stored procedures and any code he uses on the base tables work properly after he creates the indexed views.


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Nearly three in four Latinos in New Mexico voted for President Obama, and that prompted advocates of more lenient immigration policies to press Gov. Susana Martinez to abandon her fight to stop undocumented immigrants in her state from getting driver's licenses.
But Martinez, a Republican, is not going to back off, said her press secretary to reporters.
Scott Darnell, the press secretary, is quoted in El Paso Times saying that said the election is actually a reason for the governor to forge ahead with her effort to repeal New Mexico licensing of undocumented immigrant drivers.
"Voters defeated the lead opponent of the driver's license repeal -- longtime Senate President Tim Jennings -- along with Sen. (Mary Jane) Garcia, who is another member of Senate Democratic leadership and an ardent opponent of repealing the law," Darnell said, according to the newspaper.
"That's in addition to the defeat of the former head of the trial lawyers association, (Sen. Lisa Curtis) who also opposed the repeal, and of Rep. (Ray) Begaye in the House of Representatives."
The publication points out, however, that Begaye supported Martinez's effort to repeal licensing for undocumented immigrants, and notes that he voted to repeal the licensing law last year and this year.
Under New Mexico law, undocumented immigrants may obtain state driver's licenses. Martinez campaigned on a vow to repeal it.
Some Latino organizations and immigration advocacy groups drew inspiration from the re-election of Obama, particularly the headline-making role of Hispanic voters, who turned out in record numbers.
Their participation at the polls has led to discussions about how hard-line positions on immigration by defeated GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and the Republicans alienated Latinos, who said in voter surveys that they were bothered by the seemingly anti-Latino undertone.
That has led to soul-searching within the Republican Party, with many calling for more flexibility regarding what to do with the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. Many have spoken about how Republican Latino leaders, such as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Martinez, might be able to help the party build bridges with Hispanics.
Many Hispanic leaders say their ethnicity will not matter as long as they espouse the same conservative, rigid views on immigration that the hawks in their party harbor.
Patty Kupfer, managing director of America's Voice Education Fund, a Washington-based immigration reform coalition, told reporters that Martinez could be one of those Republican leaders who take a more compassionate stance regarding undocumented immigrants.
She cited the licensing law as an example of how Martinez could take a more compromising approach and help soften the Republican Party's image in the eyes of Latinos.
Martinez has characterized her opposition to licensing of undocumented drivers as a security issue.
She maintains that the state's law has attracted the attention of people who come to New Mexico from other states and even other countries with the sole intention of obtaining a driver's license.
Martínez has said that about 35 percent of the calls made to the motor vehicles agency by people wanting to make an appointment to obtain a driver's license come from telephones outside the state.
Martinez may have an easier time now succeeding in her pursuit of the licensing law repeal.
Nearly a third of the 112 members of Legislature will be new to the House and Senate when lawmakers convene in January.
There will be at least 15 new senators and the election appears to have added more supporters of the governor's license proposal, which has been a centerpiece of her legislative agenda.
What remains unclear is whether this year's unusually bitter legislative campaigns created a toxic partisan environment that will make it even more difficult for Martinez to steer her proposals through the Democratic-dominated Legislature.
Democratic legislative leaders and the governor say they can put aside their election year differences.
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A new themed land debuting at Legoland Florida this summer will take visitors to a fantasy world where animal tribes battle for possession of a mystical energy source known as chi.
Debuting in July, the new World of Chima themed land will include an interactive boat ride, a 4-D film and walk-around characters based on a new line of Lego construction toys and a Cartoon Network television show.
The centerpiece of the new land will be the Quest for Chi boat ride where visitors will enter through the mouth of a stone lion. Built by German-based Mack Rides, the new attraction will let riders shoot at one another with water cannons as they sail past Chima animal habitats.
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The roll-out of an entire themed land based on a new brand represents a bold commitment by Legoland Florida, which opened in 2011 on the site of the former Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven, about 40 miles from Walt Disney World.
The move follows an emerging trend in theme parks where entire lands -- including Cars Land at Disney California Adventure and Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal's Islands of Adventure -- are based on a single intellectual property. Chima attractions are scheduled to open this year at Legoland theme parks in California, Denmark, Germany, England and Malaysia.
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SHANGHAI—Toyota Motor Corp. said it would resume production on Monday at a plant in the Chinese province of Sichuan after Saturday's quake there suspended output.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday were investigating the death of a 6-year-old girl whose father is in prison for chaining her to a dresser last year in northwest Arkansas.
Jersey Bridgeman's body was found in a nearby vacant house about 10 minutes after she was reported missing Tuesday morning, Bentonville Police Chief Jon Simpson said.
Police in the city about 215 miles northwest of Little Rock are treating her death as a homicide, but they have not said how the girl died or released the names of any suspects. Simpson said autopsy results are pending.
It's not clear who the girl was living with or who reported her missing.
More than 100 people gathered to mourn the child at a candlelight vigil Tuesday at the Children's Advocacy Center of Benton County near Bentonville, the center's executive director, Beverly Engle, said.
"There was a unique quality about Jersey," she said. "A little old soul, but such a delight."
Engle said Jersey was interviewed last year at the center when the abuse allegations were reported to police in nearby Rogers. According to a court document, the girl told officers she slept on the floor in the same room as her father, David Bridgeman, and her stepmother, Jana Bridgeman.
"She said that Jana and David chain her to the dresser because she had gotten up and eaten some pies, cereal, and bread," Rogers Police Detective Larry Taylor wrote in the court affidavit.
He added that the girl "stated that they put a belt around her waist so that she could not get up and get any food."
Both the father and stepmother pleaded guilty in June to false imprisonment, permitting abuse of a minor and endangering the welfare of a minor.
Jana Bridgeman, also identified as Jana Slinkard in court records, is serving a 12-year prison sentence, plus three years for a probation revocation, according to online Department of Correction records.
David Bridgeman is serving an 18-year prison sentence. Prison records show he has a tattoo that says "Jersey."
He admitted to chaining his daughter to a dresser with a belt last year after a woman who was staying with the couple contacted police about possible child abuse, according to court records. That woman said she found the girl chained to a dresser with a silver chain and what appeared to be a dog collar.
David Bridgeman told an investigator that his daughter got into medication and other things around the house, so he and his wife decided to chain her to the dresser at night so she couldn't wander off, according to court records.
"He said that he thinks she may be sleepwalking and that they discussed buying a child gate, but since he does not have a job, they could not afford to buy one at that time," Taylor, the detective, wrote in the court affidavit.
The father said he cut a belt to make it fit around his daughter's ankle and added a lock on the chain after she pulled it off, according to court records.
At some point, his daughter complained that the collar hurt her leg, so he chained her by the waist instead, court records indicate.
"It should be noted that the chain that David used was approximately one to two feet in length and appeared to be a dog choke collar," Taylor wrote in the affidavit.
Jana Bridgeman's attorney, Billy Bob Webb, declined to comment Wednesday. David Bridgeman's attorney, Sarah Ashley, didn't return a phone message seeking comment.
The FBI has dispatched agents to assist in the homicide investigation, spokeswoman Kimberly Brunell said.
Associated Press writer Jill Bleed contributed to this report.
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Jersey update? Are they in yet, and when is the team going to debut these things?
What's it cost to get in?wps
Hogs up 4-1, video keeps cutting out so not sure what happened.
They ship next week. They will have them for the SEC Tournament, though.
Bama's got a live feed up now. http://bamahockey.net/?page_id=323
Hogs win!!! Hell yes.
Excellent!! What time does the puck drop tonight?Are cameras allowed? Cool that KFSM is giving them coverage but how the hell do you leave tonight's game time out of the story? Judas.
Puck drops at 7:30.


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It's that time of the year again when theaters are filled with new movies, and people flock to the cinemas expecting to see much-awaited films, blockbusters, and awards contenders. The holiday movie season is undoubtedly an exciting period that many moviegoers anticipate. Last year was teeming with critically acclaimed movies such as "Django Unchained," "The Master," and "Zero Dark Thirty." This year is definitely just as promising, with more than a dozen outstanding movies on the queue. Listed below are five of the most popular and most talked-about movies moviegoers have to look forward to this holiday season.
1. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (November 22)
Last year, the first movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestselling teen fiction trilogy "The Hunger Games" was a phenomenal success that exceeded many people's expectations. It became the third-highest-grossing movie of the year, domestically surpassing both "Skyfall" and "Breaking Dawn – Part 2." The bar has now been set higher, and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" is expected to gross even more than the first movie. Director Frances Lawrence apparently did such a great job with the movie that the studio actually signed him to direct "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2." Avid fans of the popular series expect to see fiery performances from Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and actors Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson. What's particularly appealing about this blazing trilogy is the idea of pitting teenagers against one another in a dystopian setting. The series certainly attracts a huge teenage audience just as the "Twilight" series hoarded a large fan base. It's one of the top must-see movies this year for youngsters and adults alike.
2. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" (December 13)
Although some fans may have noted that the first Hobbit film wasn't quite up to par with the "Lord of the Rings" series, it was entertaining overall. The upcoming sequel has stirred much interest as people await the continuation of Bilbo's adventure in Middle Earth. Martin Freeman delivered a satisfying performance as Bilbo, and Ian McKell was still the same awe-inspiring Gandalf. The movie picks up where the previous one left off—Bilbo, Thorin, and the rest of the Dwarf party continue to embark on a journey to meet the nefarious, formidable dragon and to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor. Interestingly, Benedict Cumberbatch of "Star Trek Into Darkness" not only voices the dragon but also performs as the beast with the aid of advanced motion capture technology.
3. "Oldboy" (November 27)
"Oldboy" is a remake of the 2003 South Korean movie directed by Park Chan-wook. The original movie was an astounding masterpiece, winning the Grand Prix award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. With so much praise bestowed on the original movie, many people are looking forward to this remake. Much of the attention focuses on how director Spike Lee will measure up to Park Chan-wook's exceptional work. The movie stars Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, and Samuel L. Jackson. The plot of "Oldboy" mainly revolves around the theme of revenge and obsession, wherein a man who was imprisoned for two decades without knowing the reason suddenly gets released by his perpetrator. The trailer divulges noticeable alterations to the plot-line and a glimpse of compelling performances by the actors.
4. "Thor: The Dark World" (November 8)
Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is one of the most well-liked characters in the Avengers, and now he returns to the screen to battle alongside his vicious brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and gorgeous love interest Jane (Natalie Portman). What's interesting about the film is the tenuous alliance formed between Thor and Loki, who no longer stands as the main antagonist, having played as the major villain twice in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In lieu of Kenneth Branagh, TV veteran Alan Taylor, who handled several episodes of "Game of Thrones," directed the movie. "Thor: The Dark World" will surely entertain viewers with its action-packed scenes, interesting character development, and stunning effects.
5. "The Wolf of Wall Street" (December 25)
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Just pointing you to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Systemd&diff=266778&oldid=266775] ^^ -- [[User:Kynikos|Kynikos]] ([[User talk:Kynikos|talk]]) 12:09, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
Just pointing you to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Systemd&diff=266778&oldid=266775] ^^ -- [[User:Kynikos|Kynikos]] ([[User talk:Kynikos|talk]]) 12:09, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
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Eheh it's me again, I'd also like to ask you to suspend temporarily the substitution of Template:ic with bold until we've come to a conclusion in Help talk:Style#Reducing formatting bloat. I promise to give that discussion a high priority, since I admit it was practically left abandoned. -- Kynikos (talk) 14:00, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
Bumblebeed automatic startup - key information removed
Line 61 being removed made it an unnecessary hassle to troubleshoot the issue after reinstalling Bumblebee today. I finally figured out this was what I was missing after looking at Google's cached version.
"To start bumblebee automatically at startup, enable bumblebeed service:
systemctl enable bumblebeed"
- I really do not get your point, the current edit (my one) says:
- Tip: You may want to enable systemd service bumblebeed.
- which means the same thing.
- The reason I removed it is daemon operations deprecation. -- Flu (talk) 06:14, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
- Reworked a bit: does this look better?
- Tip: If you wish bumblebee to start at boot, you have to enable systemd service bumblebeed.
- -- Flu (talk) 06:19, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the link, the rule makes sense. But yes, the wording should make a big difference. Thanks.
- Winston-Wolfe (talk) 15:07, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
Your style changes in postfix article breaks its content
While helping this confused user I found that you applied 'style' changes to the postfix article and this is an FYI that when changing 'PRE' to '{{ bc' it mangles the single quotes as they will be interpreted as wiki markup. I have corrected this specific instance but maybe you need to review some other articles you updated. :)
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- Thank you for reporting, this is a thing I really did not expect :( -- Flu (talk) 20:42, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
- A little tip, when I used to "translate" <pre> to any code templates, I made use of Firefox's Tile Tabs extension in order to preview the new revision next to the old one, scrolling both at the same time, thus making it much easier to spot possible unwanted differences. -- Kynikos (talk) 14:52, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
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THD is a great group of developers and have been kind enough to grant us 10 keys to hand out. As the developers themselves describe the game:
You can check out Butcher on the official website.
We've also just put up a Nexus Site for Butcher.
(Our very own SirSalami has kicked things off over there with a punishing level called Exile!)
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1. Follow Transhuman Design on Twitter
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Feel the need for something sweet once in a while? Instead of buying candy why not make your own. And while you are at it, add something healthy to the mix as well, like vitalizing Maca root powder for example. A perfect treat to eat when your energy levels are getting low.
Makes 20 small balls of goodness
200 g of raw cashews
100 g of raw peeled almonds
9 sun-dried dates
3 sun-dried figs
1 teaspoon raw cacao powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon Maca root powder
1 pinch of salt
Shelled hemp seed
Pit the dates. Cut the figs into quarters and soak together with the dates for 15 minutes in water. Drain but keep some of the water, you might need it at a later stage.
In a food processor mix the nuts until you get a flour. Ad the cacao, Maca, cinnamon and salt, blend again.
Pour the drained fruit into your mixture and blend until you have a dough with the same consistency as ginger bread dough. If your ingredients are to dry to form balls you can add a little of the water you used to soak your fruit in.
Make small bite size balls and coat them with hemp seeds.
Maca root is loaded with vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, good fats, amino acids and plant sterols, making it a very nutritious whole food. It has been called a "potent superfood" and can improve our health in many ways.
Some of it's many health benefits include increasing physical strength, stamina and energy. In fact, Maca is so good at boosting energy and endurance levels, it's being taken by many athletes.
Maca root is most notably known for it's ability to improve sexual function and libido. It has been used to solve infertility conditions and is said to increase the production of sperm and semen volume. It can be used as a treatment for impotency and erectile dysfunction also. Consumption of this root will increase sex hormones, such as testosterone. For these reasons, it's very popular with men of all ages.
Maca is also a natural hormone balancing agent, which is helpful to men and women alike. Women use it to alleviate the symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, mood swings and sleeping problems. Too much or too little estrogen is a problem that plagues many women. Maca dramatically fixes these problems.
It works as a hormone regulator that can bring balance back to your body. This will help get rid of troublesome and painful menstrual and menopausal symptoms. Many naturopaths recommend women take maca root as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy. It can also be helpful to women going through pre-menopause and post-menopause.
It's also reported to support endocrine health, help reduce stress, relieve depression, failing memory and impart a general sense of wellbeing.
Maca calms the nerves because of it's fatty acid, phosphorus, calcium and B1 and B12 vitamin content. These are all very beneficial to the nervous system.
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Important information – Every person handles substances differently, however, so be cautious when taking maca or any herb. Don't ignore any symptoms that you may have. Maca is believed to increase the production of testosterone in the body for both men and women. While men may benefit from this, too much testosterone can cause problematic hormonal changes in women. Cycling on maca root supplements is recommended to reduce the incidence of side effects. A typical recommended cycle is two weeks on followed by two or three days off. Never take more than the recommended dosage of maca root and when adding Maca root to your diet start with half the recommended dosage and increase slowly.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015.
The extra $100 million represents a 13 percent increase over the $750 million in revenue that DreamWorks as a whole posted last year.
The company said the figure, which it announced on a conference call with analysts Tuesday, will remain at that level in the long run. It said the revenue will be as profitable as its animated movies, with a 30 percent profit margin.
DreamWorks' multi-year deal with Netflix — and other operators it plans to announce soon — should help smooth out some of the lumps in its quarterly results, which have been largely dependent on when its two or three big-budget movies come out every year.
While acknowledging that movies "remain the heart and soul" of the company, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said Tuesday the deal "is clearly transformative for us."
Under the deal announced Monday, DreamWorks will supply Netflix Inc. with 300 hours of new TV shows over several years starting in 2014. The shows will be based on future or past hits but also can also be based on characters such as the Lone Ranger, which Dreamworks acquired when it bought Classic Media for $155 million last July.
The deal allows Netflix to debut the shows to streaming customers in the 40 markets where the Los Gatos, Calif., video company operates. DreamWorks also announced Tuesday that it will supply new TV shows to German broadcaster Super RTL, where Netflix doesn't operate.
Shares in DreamWorks, which is based in Glendale, Calif., rose 49 cents, or 2 percent, to $24.80 in extended trading Tuesday after the call. The stock had already closed 2.4 percent higher at $24.31 in the regular session. If the after-hours gains hold, the stock will have gained nearly 9 percent this week.
Netflix shares were down 52 cents in after-market trading at $228.31, still up about $14 since the deal was announced.
Some analysts doubted whether DreamWorks could handle the extra work. The latest TV series that the company took an active role in overseeing, "Dragons: Riders of Berk" for Cartoon Network, represented less than 8 hours of content in all.
DreamWorks Chief Operating Officer Ann Daly told analysts that the company foresees producing a couple new series each year, with each new series having multiple seasons. She also said DreamWorks outsources the animation work but that the company takes an active role overseeing the product.
Katzenberg told The Associated Press after the call that DreamWorks is already managing three different TV shows on its own: the second season of "Dragons," a series based on the upcoming movie "Turbo," and a third show that hasn't been announced.
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SAN DIEGO — A gang member and local rap artist Michael Baraka Mason aka Don Diego who had been featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" was convicted of murder and other charges for his role in the shooting deaths of three people in 2005 and 2007 in San Diego.
After deliberating five days, a jury found Michael Baraka Mason, 36, guilty of several felonies and special-circumstance allegations, which made him eligible for the death penalty.
A second phase of the trial is expected to begin, when the same jury will consider whether to recommend Mason's execution or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The verdicts came a day after voters rejected Proposition 34, which would have eliminated California's death penalty.
Prosecutors argued in Mason's case that the first killings occurred in 2005, after several members of a southeastern San Diego gang had been released from jail or prison. They saw the younger gang members making money without sharing with their older counterparts, a violation of the gang's unwritten rules.
Deputy District Attorney Anthony Campagna told the jury that Mason and others targeted a house on Velma Terrace in Valencia Park because it was rumored that a younger gang member had hidden money there.
On Nov. 25, 2005, a group of armed, masked suspects broke into the house and demanded money.
Five people were bound and held in the home for more than seven hours, while the intruders searched the house and backyard for cash. They did not find any.
Two of the victims, Meico McGhee, 30, and Sacha Newbern, 25, were forced into a bathroom where they were shot. Their bodies were found in a bathtub.
Mason's DNA was found on a cigarette floating in a toilet.
"He was one of the perpetrators of the killings of Meico and Sacha," the prosecutor said, adding that Mason had no other connection to the house or anyone who lived there.
Later, another man told police that Mason had bragged about his involvement in the shooting.
Mason's lawyer, Paul Pfingst, argued in trial that his client was a well-known rap artist and promoter, and there was no evidence he needed money. Pfingst noted Wednesday that the jury did not find gun-use allegations to be true in the case of the home invasion.
"He did not kill the two people at Velma Terrace," Pfingst said. "He was not armed."
Detectives looked for Mason in San Diego after the shooting, prosecutors said, but were unable to find him. He was featured on "America's Most Wanted" in 2006 and 2007.
After the second airing, Mason was involved in a robbery and fatal shooting in North Park, prosecutors said.
The gunman stalked a Clairemont man and his girlfriend on July 14, 2007, after they left a bar near 30th Street and Adams Avenue, passed an alley and walked toward a car. Mason approached the couple and demanded money, before shooting both of them.
Timothy Traaen, 30, was killed. The girlfriend, who testified in the trial, was not able to identify Mason as the shooter.
Prosecutors said Mason was involved in two other nonfatal shootings in August of that year: one at a house on Capistrano Avenue in Spring Valley, and another on Keeler Avenue in Southcrest. Police recovered a revolver used in those shootings and the murder of Traaen. Mason's DNA was on the gun.
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Column: 'That doesn't mean we simply give up.'
Column: 'That doesn't mean we simply give up.'
Mar. 08, 2013
Remember that "great message to women" the International Olympic Committee was trumpeting all last spring and summer, the one about how the participation of a few token female athletes from the Gulf states at the London Games would crack open a wider world of possibilities?
Turns out that was way too optimistic.
If it's possible, there seems to be even fewer opportunities for women in the region to compete. Latest example: United Nations organizers canceled plans for a third annual marathon in Gaza, scheduled for April 10, after the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers banned women from participating.
"Are things better for all women in all places? Not necessarily," Anita DeFrantz, a former U.S. Olympian and IOC board member, said by telephone Thursday. "What's important is that people continue asking the question."
As it happens, De Frantz was in New York, where she's scheduled to address the United Nations about women in sports. She acknowledged "change is not taking place at nearly the pace we view change here in the U.S., and the rest of the western world. That doesn't mean we simply give up."
Oddly enough, Hamas had allowed women to run in the 2011 and 2012 races. Gaza Cabinet secretary Abdul-Salam Siam refused to say why his government reversed course, though he did say Hamas would have allowed young girls to compete this time around. That wasn't likely to happen, anyway.
While Islamic doctrine does not specifically ban women from running, the sterner tribal norms that Hamas members and many Gaza residents adhere to effectively keep women from moving in ways that reveal the shape of their bodies. Even before Hamas' latest edict, Nader Masri, who represented Palestine in the five-kilometer race in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, conceded the idea of women running in public in Gaza was dangerous, if not impossible. As a result, any girls or women in the crowded coastal strip with athletic ambitions are forced to train indoors, in secret, or in most cases, not at all.
"My dad told me that I'm a pretty woman now, and not a girl anymore, so I can't run in the streets," said Noura Shukri, a 15-year-old high school student. She ran in the first two Gaza marathons, but didn't bothered to sign up for this year's event because she feared it would cause trouble for her father. "It will be a headache for him because people will gossip," she added.
The real cynics in all this, though, are those still in control at the IOC. During the run-up to the London Olympics they were besieged by human-rights activists demanding they honor the words in their own charter — "Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination" — and that the delegation of every country in attendance include both men and women. The IOC cut all kinds of deals — even waiving their minimum competitive standards — so that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei would attend with female athletes and IOC president Jacques Rogge could include this line in his speech at the opening ceremony:
"For the first time in Olympic history all the participating teams will have female athletes. This is a major boost for gender equality."
Except it wasn't.
Saudi Arabian judoist Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani, one of only two women on her national team, lasted all of 82 seconds before finding a soft place to land, and lost. And even that highlight — or lowlight, take your pick — wasn't shown on television back home. Qatari runner Noor Hussain al-Malki, likewise, pulled up just 15 meters into her 100-meter heat, grabbing her right leg and leaving the arena in a wheelchair.
Afterward, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said with a straight face, "Did we expect them to win gold medals? Probably not."
The question Adams should have asked, though, might have been, "Do you expect them to return home with more and varied opportunities to get better?" If so, he would have honestly answered it, "Who knows?"
In that sense, Shahrkhani's example might be instructive. Prior to the London Games, she had never fought in an organized event anywhere, at any level. Her father, a judo referee trained her in in a small room in the family's house in Mecca. Swept up in the glow of her brief Olympics experience, he talked about opening a training studio so his daughter and other women could sharpen their skills and take a real turn on the world's biggest sporting stages. Seeking a progress report, I called AP reporter Barbara Surk, who covers sports in that corner of the world from our Lebanon bureau. She, too, has been trying to find the Shahrkanis since the London Olympics.
"Nothing," she said. "It's like they've disappeared."
You might say the same thing about the IOC's effort on behalf of sportswomen in the Gulf states, though De Frantz has no such plans. She is scheduled to speak Monday to the UN, where the IOC has permanent observer status, and said she might find the time and room to make some revisions in her report.
"Remember, the sports movement, and progress in that regard, isn't something that only happens every four years at the Olympics," De Frantz said. "It's every day. ... And there is going to be push and pull on all those days in between."
Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.


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Jan 08, 2013, 06:38 EST
BURLINGAME, Calif., Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blazent, the leader in IT analytics, announces a breakthrough initiative called "Closed-Loop Data Quality" that will amplify the value of leading IT service management platforms and enhance the return on investment for large IT initiatives.
For over a decade, Blazent solutions have helped large organizations optimize their IT infrastructure and services by providing powerful IT analytics to support confident decisions. As a result, Blazent has helped customers eliminate over $250 million in operational costs and successfully manage over $50 billion in managed services contracts. The Blazent solution is unparalleled in its flexibility to integrate and reconcile any electronic data source from both commercial and custom systems. Combined with Blazent's audit and analysis capabilities, IT can achieve the most complete and accurate view of their end-to-end environment.
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Security workshop in Mass.: Lockdown not enough
Security workshop in Mass.: Lockdown not enough
Mar. 28, 2013
PAXTON, Mass. (AP) — With the deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn., still fresh in their minds, FBI, state police and security experts offered advice Thursday to school administrators and private employers saying they will have to do more than a "lockdown" policy to prepare for and respond to an armed intruder.
The speakers acknowledged that no two mass shootings are the same and said there is no simple way to stop an armed gunman. But they agreed that schools and workplaces have to offer more options than just traditional lockdown policies that call for locking doors and hiding.
Randy Spivey, chief executive of The Center for Personal Protection and Safety, said he has received dozens of requests for training from elementary, middle and high schools since 20 children and six educators were killed Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown.
"Parents are asking not only what can I do to help my children stay safe in school, but also if I take them to a shopping mall," said Spivey, whose Spokane, Wash., center has provided training for 1,600 universities around the country.
The company offers a training program called, "When Lockdown's Not Enough" for teachers of kindergarten through sixth grade, and for students and teachers in seventh grade through high school.
Spivey said lockdown policies adopted years ago by schools and private companies serve a useful purpose in some situations, but not when students, teachers or workers come face to face with an armed gunman.
"You'd better have some other options than just lockdown," he said.
More than 300 Massachusetts school administrators, police, and employees of private companies attended the workshop, held at Anna Maria College and sponsored by the Boston chapter of the FBI Citizens' Academy Alumni Association, a community-based organization that promotes the work of the FBI.
Spivey and other speakers said schools need to consider training students and teachers to react more aggressively if the gunman reaches their classroom. Options include running out of the building, swarming the shooter to tackle him, or using available items such as fire extinguishers to incapacitate the shooter.
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Gary Coffey described ways to identify signs that someone is planning a school shooting. Coffey said that while a mass shooter has no fixed profile, many have grievances against someone at the school and noticeable changes in behavior before a shooting. In about 26 percent of school shootings, including Newtown, the gunman has already killed one of his parents or a guardian, he said.
Coffey said that in about 75 percent of school shootings, the shooter told someone beforehand about his interest in mounting an attack on the school. Not all mass shootings can be prevented, he said, but society can do better at identifying possible indicators that someone is planning violence.
"It's being vigilant. It's parents, it's schools, it's police, it's all of us," he said.
Coffey said law enforcement also can get better at identifying possible indicators that a shooter is planning an assault.
"From where I stand, there is no quick fix for this," Coffey said.


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Soon it would look like my Bro's safe:Charles L. Cotton wrote:I use "traditional" pistol racks in my gun safe for my automatics. This is the type of rack that has the pistol stored in the muzzle-up position. This doesn't work very well for revolvers, because of the varying length from the top strap to the bottom of the grip. I've used various type of racks for revolvers, but I never was very happy. I decided to try pegboard and dowel rods and that has worked very well.
I used the heavier pegboard; i.e. 1/4" thickness and 1/4" holes. I cut the pegboard to go across the full width of the safe. I then screwed an "L" bracket on either end of the pegboard to hold it upright until I got the revolvers on it. I then cut 1/4" dowel rods for each revolver so that the dowel rod would go about 2" to 3" into the barrel, except for the "snubs" that got 1 1/2" dowels.
This seems to be the best rack/system I've tried. It's easy to set the height of the dowel rod to fit each individual revolver, simply by sticking it in a higher or lower hole. It's equally easy to set the gap between guns. You can also put shorter revolvers in front of longer ones, such as storing a 2" S&W under and in front of a 6" Model 29. Essentially, you're using the same square footage twice. (I know, there three autos in the rack. )
It's cheap, easy, flexible and the dowel rods have no chance of harming the barrel.
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By Barbara Lewis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama needs to shift focus from domestic pressure to global environmental efforts, the European Union's climate chief said on Wednesday, a day after the president signed a rare U.S. law blocking a piece of EU emissions legislation.
Obama signed the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act, even though he could have just allowed it to become law without adding his official approval.
The legislation can be used to shelter U.S. airlines from compliance with an EU law making all airlines pay for their carbon emissions if they use EU airports.
Obama's signature was particularly galling to the European Commission, the EU executive, because earlier this month it announced it was halting for a year its aviation requirement.
"I think the signing yesterday is very much linked to some domestic situation in the U.S. and the cooperation with the Congress," Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard told a news conference.
She noted Obama had admitted immediately after his re-election that the U.S. had not done enough on climate and said he would announce news on climate policies after he had undertaken "a listening tour."
"I just hope that when the presidential listening tour is over, it won't be just the climate policies for a domestic audience, but also for the international audience that we will see."
The EU law making all airlines pay for their emissions has stirred international outcry and threats of a trade war.
The bloc decided on the law to fill a vacuum left by more than a decade of indecision at the U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
So far, the ICAO has failed to deliver a global approach to tackling airline emissions, although the row over the EU's law has galvanized efforts and Hedegaard said progress at a meeting in November had prompted the proposal to halt enforcement
The commissioner was speaking to reporters in Brussels ahead of her travel to international climate change talks in Doha, which began on Monday and continue for two weeks.
She will attend them next week to try to build on a deal last year to keep the Kyoto process on tackling climate change alive.
Hedegaard and the European Union were given much of the credit for clinching last year's deal, but another year of economic crisis has since undermined climate progress.
Some campaigners have said divisions in the European Union could be the biggest obstacle to further progress on an international climate agreement.
It has been squabbling for well over a year over what to do with a surplus of international pollution permits, which many in Europe say make it too cheap to pollute, while coal-dependent Poland is insisting it will not give any of its glut away.
Polish Environment Minister Marcin Korolec said on Tuesday the issue of the permits known as Assigned Amount Units (AAUs) was "a completely minor issue".
Hedegaard said the European Union wanted an ambitious agreement on AAUs, but also sought to downplay their significance, saying they would not impact the bloc's ability to deliver on its carbon-cutting targets.
"We need to get the question into the right perspective," she said.
Finance is another thorny issue as a gap looms after the end of this year when one installment of EU cash to help developing nations cope with climate change runs out.
For the period 2010-12, the European Union has delivered 7.2 billion euros ($9.31 billion), which Hedegaard said was "not a small thing in the economic climate we have.
Earlier this month, EU finance ministers failed to get any firm agreement on funds to follow, but Hedegaard said: "There was a very clear recognition we had to come up with more money."
(Editing by James Jukwey)


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Holder: I wouldn't be AG without 1963 marchers
Holder: I wouldn't be AG without 1963 marchers
Aug. 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says the spirit of the 1963 March on Washington now demands equal rights for gays, Latinos, women and people with disabilities.
Speaking before tens of thousands of people on the National Mall, the nation's first black attorney general praised those who faced repression and brutality to march a half century ago. He thanked them for standing up to "racist governments and governors."
Without them, he said, he'd never be the attorney general and Barack Obama would not be president.
The anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is Wednesday but anniversary events began Saturday morning. Organizers expected about 100,000 people.


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Plays for governor
By now, it should be self evident that Bruce Rauner has locked up pretty much all the big money in the Republican primary race for governor. Last week's pension reform vote provides even more evidence.
Rauner has built an impenetrable fortress of high-dollar campaign contributors. Ron Gidwitz, long known in GOP circles for being the gateway to big-time cash from the wealthy, has fully joined in, as has the richest man in Illinois, Ken Griffin.
Gidwitz was with Sen. Kirk Dillard in the 2010 gubernatorial primary, but Gidwitz and Rauner have sucked up so many dollars – including over $250,000 from campaign fundraising committee member Griffin and lots more from Griffin's friends – that Dillard hasn't been able to raise any cash from rich people he's known for years, even decades. Dillard's financial predicament has become so desperate that he voted against last week's pension reform bill in the obvious hope that he can now raise some dough from public employee unions.
Dillard's vote is even more bizarre when you realize that he voted against a union-negotiated pension bill back in May and twice voted in favor of House Speaker Michael Madigan's pension reform bill in May and June. He really had no choice last week. It was sink or swim time. Whether a gubernatorial candidate can win a 2014 Republican primary with union backing remains to be seen, but it appears highly unlikely from this vantage point. If Dillard does win any public worker union endorsements, Rauner can then whack him with a "pay to play" charge and beat him over the head for taking "big government union boss" dollars.
The same goes for Treasurer Dan Rutherford. The treasurer isn't facing a gubernatorial campaign cash crisis like Dillard, but he hasn't been able to raise the big bucks to compete with Rauner, who is reporting new six figure contributions almost every day. Rutherford said not long ago that a pension reform bill should be passed so that its constitutionality could be litigated in the courts. Last week, Rutherford sided with the unions and said that he opposed the bill because he believed it to be unconstitutional.
For three solid years, state Rep. Tom Cross constantly insisted to his caucus that pension reform absolutely had to be passed, even though the majority of his members sided with the unions. That split eventually became so bitterly intense that Cross could no longer effectively continue as House Republican Leader.
Yet, when push came to shove, Cross voted "no."
Well, he could've gone for the easy newspaper endorsements and the "regular" Statehouse money, but Cross knows that his best fundraising year as House GOP Leader came in 2010 – when Ken Griffin and his independently wealthy wife, Ann, contributed huge dollars to his cause and helped him raise even more money from their super-rich friends.
A "yes" vote could've meant no Griffin cash for Cross (Griffin penned a recent Chicago Tribune op-ed slamming the pension bill with Rauner campaign talking points and his wife reportedly made several phone calls to House Republicans last week). So, Cross went with the money.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has been courting the Griffins and their bank accounts for several years. One of Kirk's top political guys is now working for Rauner. So, in retrospect, Sen. Kirk's aggressive statement opposing the pension bill last week should've been no surprise. But it sure as heck freaked out a lot of legislative Republicans, particularly in the House. Twenty-two House Republicans voted for Speaker Madigan's pension bill in May, but just 15 voted for a similar bill last week that had been negotiated by their own newly elected leader, Rep. Jim Durkin. Sen. Kirk's opposition was crucial to that precipitous decline.
Speaker Madigan claimed last week that Rauner had made a "political mistake" when he tried and failed to "blow up" the process and kill the pension bill.
Governmentally, Rauner's behavior was appalling. It showed that he would be a needlessly confrontational and even irresponsible governor. But this was no political loss. Instead, it officially heralded a new era in GOP politics.
Ken Griffin told the Tribune last year that the ultra wealthy "actually have an insufficient influence" on politics. And now, Griffin, Rauner and the rest of the ultra-wealthy are making a big play to take over the party and then the governor's mansion. Everybody else had better pay attention.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.


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They are planning on holding it next October...who bets we will go through the same nonsense again next year?
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RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.
I hope it doesn't end up like the All Africa games which were once postponed for 10 years.
But seriously unless the Asian Block and the Western Boards don't find some kind of working relationship[s then they are going to keep postponing bothersome issues until one day they explode and kill the ICC
I guess this is the only sensible solution really. There's no guarantee that the problems will be sorted over time but there's a chance they might and you must utilise that chance if you think you can.
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It just occured to me haw badly this idea of skiving and then postponing anything that involves going to Pakistan bodes on the 2011
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Big Tech Companies Agree To Pay Up Over Hiring Collusion
from the as-they-should dept
For many years, I've given a series of talks (often to foreign executives and government officials) about why Silicon Valley turned into Silicon Valley. Everyone assumes it's the obvious stuff about lots of venture capital or access to good colleges. And so they try to mimic that, back where they came from. But as you dig down into the Silicon Valley story, you quickly realize that, while those things helped, the true secret sauce is the easy job mobility here, with people constantly shifting jobs -- and sharing ideas across many different companies. What comes out of that is more innovation and the important big breakthroughs that have made this entire industry possible. A few top execs, led by Steve Jobs, tried to throw sand in those wheels, stupidly believing that it was more important to protect poaching of their own employees, ignoring how that also limited their own ability to cross-fertilize ideas and bring in top performers from other companies.
The history of Silicon Valley is littered with stories of job hopping, employment diasporas and the like. Look at how many successful companies that were formed in the past decade have some connection to PayPal, for example. Easy job mobility is a key factor in Silicon Valley to allow innovation to happen, and hopefully this ugly incident puts the issue behind the tech industry, and they can go back to actually innovating.


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Sharp shows off three-picture display panel
No more arguments over who watches what
Japan's Sharp today demonstrated an LCD panel capable of displaying three different full-screen images simultaneously. Which of the three you see depends on which way you face the display.
Dubbed the "triple-view liquid crystal" display, the system uses a parallax barrier to angle the light from the three images to the right, to the left and straight on. Sharp didn't specify how the three pictures are rendered simultaneously - presumably they're shown sequentially at a triple-speed refresh rate so that each view sees a flicker-free image.
Applications for the system are clear. Sharp suggested an in-car screen allowing back-seat passengers to view different content - or even the same show - from a centrally positioned screen. We can imagine a TV based on Sharp's technology ending forever family arguments as to which programme they're going to watch - now they can view three channels at once.
The development builds on the two-way display Sharp demo'd last year. The company didn't say when the technology might make it to market. ®
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In the book Cultures of Fear, Uli Linke, professor of anthropology, and Danielle Taana Smith, associate professor of sociology, suggest that the production of fear and the discourse of terror have been variously deployed as a political strategy to manipulate public opinion and to govern people, communities and nations.
Published by Pluto Press, the book focuses on five main themes: cultures of fear, states of terror, zones of violence, intimacies of suffering and the normalization of terror, and includes essays by prominent writers such as Noam Chomsky, Henry A. Giroux and Susan Sontag.
"Our aim is to reveal the similar tools of fear that governments, humanitarian agencies and extremist organizations use to monitor, control and contain human beings," notes Linke, who has written extensively on issues of violence, genocide and social suffering.
"The inspiration for this book comes from a life-long commitment to social justice, imbued in part through witnessing the effects of terror first hand," says Smith.
A native of Liberia, she has conducted numerous studies on Liberian refugee communities in the United States and the socio-cultural impacts of that nation's two-decade civil war.
To hear more about the book, visit: www.rit.edu/news/podcasts/


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ARM Chairman to discuss the future convergence of embedded technology and biotechnology
ARM today announced that Sir Robin Saxby, will deliver the keynote address at the 15th annual Embedded Systems Conference (ESC). The event provides a unique opportunity for design engineers, technical managers and developers to learn about leading-edge techniques that address programming and real-time design challenges. Attendees will also have the opportunity to test the latest embedded hardware and software technology products from ARM and other leading companies.
Sir Robin Saxby's keynote address, "Turning Good Design into Good Science: The Future Convergence of Embedded Technology and Biotechnology", will discuss his vision of the future of embedded computing technology and explore new applications, focusing on chip technology converging with bioscience. He will also comment on changing global economics, as China and India in particular, have a greater influence on global technology markets. Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, 23 April at 10.15-11.45am.
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance, power-efficient processors, peripherals, and system-on-chip designs to leading international electronics companies, and provides comprehensive support required in developing a complete system solution.
ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; and ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.


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Vanessa Hudgens: Virgin America Loft Lady
Vanessa Hudgens enjoys a healthy and yummy fruit plate inside the new Virgin America Loft at LAX Airport while waiting for a departing flight in Los Angeles.
The 23-year-old actress enjoyed the free WiFi and numerous power outlets to keep her comfy while waiting to head to New York City.
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While in the Big Apple, younger sister Stella Hudgens came out to visit her.
"Sisters' night out! Love having my sister with me in New York <3!" Vanessa wrote on her blog, "Whatcha think about the gingerbread house we made??"
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In the last few years there has been a burst of
progress in the field of massive gravity. The construction of consistent
theories in which the graviton has a small mass has in turn led to the
development a new family of compelling, consistent low-energy modifications of
General Relativity. These theories improve our understanding of the
interplay between gravity and particle physics and provide new approaches to
solving the cosmological constant problem. In this talk I will review
these recent developments. I will discuss the search among these new
theories for a symmetry that has the potential to address the cosmological
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Scott & Bailey Detective Constable Rachel Bailey, 30, is a friend and colleague of Detective Constable Janet Scott, 56, on the Manchester Metropolitan Police Murder Investigation Team. Recently dumped by her married lover Nick Savage, Rachel joins Janet to investigate the death of a pregnant Turkish girl. Meanwhile Janet is approached by an old friend to reopen a cold case.G
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Call The Midwife "S2 E1" The second season begins in 1958. Returning from a long day of duties, nurse Jenny Lee finds the Nonnatus House community gathered to wish her a happy birthday, before she, Chummy, Trixie and Cynthia head off to the cinema. However, the midwife's good cheer is short-lived when the next day she is assigned a new patient, Molly Brignall.G
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Lark Rise to Candleford Mischief Night is approaching and the folks of Lark Rise and Candleford are excitedly planning tricks to play on their neighbors. But Laura is in no mood for silly pranks - Fisher Bloom has returned, intent on winning her back.G


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No. 1-selling software for running Windows applications on a Mac becomes an even easier choice for millions of consumers and IT professionals worldwide with this most powerful version of the software to date
Renton, WA, USA – August 20, 2014 – Parallels® today launched Parallels Desktop® 10 for Mac and Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac Enterprise Edition, the industry-leading software for running Windows applications on Macs. New built-in intelligence and support for Apple's latest operating systems – including OS X Yosemite1 – greatly improves ease-of-use for both business users and consumers, allowing them to forget about the operating system and focus on the task at hand. Starting Aug. 20th, current users can upgrade to Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac at www.parallels.com/upgradepd10. For new customers, Parallels Desktop 10 will be available for purchase at retail and online stores worldwide and via the Parallels website starting Aug. 26th.
"Millions of Parallels Desktop for Mac customers have come to expect ingenuity, ease of use and speed from Parallels and they will not be disappointed with Parallels Desktop 10," said Parallels President Jack Zubarev. "With Parallels Desktop 10 customers can enjoy new levels of productivity without having to worry about whether the app they need is available on a specific operating system — Parallels creates a world of compatibility at home, work and on the road."
Parallels Desktop 10 will bring many of the announced features of Mac OS X Yosemite1 to Windows and Windows applications, supporting iCloud Drive, iMessages and SMS text sharing from Windows, and control of virtual machines from Spotlight preview and Finder QuickLook. New ease-of-use improvements include Wizards that guide users through optimizing their experience, improved performance and battery life, and improved usability between operating systems so that people can complete tasks more quickly. Parallels Desktop 10 gets out of the way so customers can think less about the tools being used and more about what's important. It also offers the choice and freedom to use whatever operating system fits your needs – including OS X Yosemite, OS X Mavericks, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Windows 8, Windows 7, Chrome OS, Android and a number of Linux operating systems – all on one computer.
"Today we are seeing a shift in consumer behavior. Users' expectations are that they should be able to simply run any application they need regardless of operating system," said Laura DiDio, ITIC Consulting. "Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac is helping customers realize this goal by offering best-in-class virtualization software and cross-platform access tools for consumer, SMB and enterprise users."
Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition
Parallels is also updating Parallels Desktop® for Mac Enterprise Edition () — the best way to provide Windows applications on Macs in a corporate environment. Now IT managers can support Windows applications for Mac users with a configurable, policy-compliant solution that easily fits into existing IT business processes. New features allow administrators to select and enforce a USB device policy, install OS X guests using a NetBoot image from a server on the corporate network, encrypt OS X virtual machines with the help of the FileVault encryption feature built into OS X, and check the status of licenses and reclaim seats directly. Built upon the world's best-selling Mac desktop virtualization solution, it adds centralized administration and management capabilities as well as enhanced security to keep IT in control of virtual machines.
New Features and Improvements
Regardless of whether it's ease-of-use, increased productivity, or better performance, Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac offers improvements across all fronts:
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Great for Development, Design, and IT Pros
What Customers are Saying About Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac
"Parallels Desktop 10 is - quite simply – remarkable. I've been a user of Parallels Desktop since version six," said Steven Z.
"I installed OS X Yosemite Developer Preview as a virtual machine (VM) within Parallels Desktop 10. It works like a dream. I like the idea and ability to configure before launching a VM. I love the Parallels Desktop Control Center - it looks elegant. I especially like the option to use compact or expanded views. Installation and integration is seamless. I installed Windows 7 and this worked flawlessly within Parallels Desktop," said Mike B.
"Parallels Desktop 10 running Windows 7 Ultimate is running great! I love the smooth interface between Windows on Parallels Desktop and going to my Max OS," said Roland S.


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Mount Airy Community Foundation
The Mount Airy Community Foundation is:
- A growing family of charitable funds.
- A resource for area nonprofits.
- A source of grants for worthy local causes.
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Whatever your means or charitable goals, the Mount Airy Community Foundation makes it easy to become a philanthropist. You may contribute to any of the funds at any time, in any amount — or start a new endowment for your favorite charity. We can help you explore estate planning options that will benefit causes near to your heart, while meeting your own financial goals. Our affiliation with the North Carolina Community Foundation assures professional stewardship of all funds.
The Mount Airy Community Foundation joins more than 650 community foundations in transforming our nation and our neighborhoods through the power of philanthropy.


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The Mini Square Buckle Bag in Velvet and Ostrich
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- The Mini Square Buckle Bag is our bold little runway bag made with a contrasting use of material, texture and colour, and with a defining polished buckle feature. Inspired by the decorative elements of an English country house, the hand-applied stone border resembles traditional stucco-style wallpapers from the 18th century. Designed down to the last detail, the bag is complete with a chunky chain strap that can be detached, transforming it into a clutch for the evening.
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UFC Fight Night 33 Recap: Hunt and Bigfoot Battle to a Legendary Draw, Shogun Relives Pride Days with Devastating KO
(Mark Hunt is an artist…who only paints in red. / Photo via Getty)
UFC Fight Night 33 was far better than UFC Fight Night 32—even though the main event ended in a draw.
Though the main card was high-quality in terms of entertainment value, the prelims were a dull affair. The two highlights: Ben Wall walking out dressed like a furry before getting KO'd in under a minute, and a great scrap between Nam Phan and Takeya Mizugaki that saw the latter's hand raised via unanimous decision.
The main card started with one of the most technical, evenly matched women's fights the UFC has ever had. Longtime fighter Julie Kedzie met newcomer Bethe Correia. Too bad that FOX Sports 1 blacked out for many viewers, cutting off the first half of the contest. Furthermore, Greg Jackson's Matt Serra-level shouting eclipsed some of the action. It's hard to appreciate what's going on when all you can hear is Jackson screaming about how amazing a mediocre combo was in order to sway the inept judges.
Dylan Andrews and Clint Hester met next. It looked like they weren't going to continue the card's momentum, but they pulled through. The bout had spurts of inactivity, but for every dragged-out clinch or half-guard hangout session, there was at least one fiery exchange or big hit. The fight was stopped in between the second and third rounds on account of a shoulder injury, giving Hester the victory.
Check out the results of the co-main event, main event, and for the TL;DR rundown of the card after the jump.Read More DIGG THIS