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Thursday, April 04, 2013
Will You Be in a Cost-Price Squeeze in 2013?Tweet
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Corn farmers will soon be planting the most expensive crop ever put in the ground, while they are watching the price of corn to see if it will recover from the $1.10 drop in the past week. After all, such a drop in price could push it below the cost of production for many farmers. With higher input costs and lower commodity prices, many farmers will find themselves in a cost-price squeeze for the 2013 crop.
The cost-price squeeze is laid out in basic numbers by Iowa State University economist Don Hofstrand. While Hofstrand says his data is effective for farmers in the State of Iowa, it is also effective for many farmers around the Cornbelt. About the only variable is land cost in the form of cash rent, and Hofstrand's example uses lower cash rent than many farmers have agreed to pay to land owners.
Higher Production Costs
- Production inputs include seed, fertilizers, herbicides diesel fuel, and others. For 2013 per acre costs he is using $109 for seed corn, $145 for fertilizer and lime, $25 for herbicide, $25 for crop insurance, $55 for fuel and repairs, $34 for grain drying, $32 for labor, $29 for interest and other costs.
- The second is the cost of machinery ownership. These costs are depreciation (an estimate of actual deprecation, not tax depreciation) and interest payments on machinery debt. Hofstrand uses $54 per acre for machinery costs.
- The third is the cost of cropland. The annual cost of cropland is estimated using the cash rental rate. By charging a land cost equal to the cash rental rate, the return for producing corn is the return to the farm operator (does not includes the landlord's return). Hofstrand uses a figure of $270 per acre for cash rent.
These costs were fairly static until 2004 until a major expansion of the ethanol industry. Hofstrand says in 2009, production costs spiked over $700 per acre and are expected to reach a $777 per acre average this year. He says cost per acre will vary per yield and yield will vary greatly depending on the year. In 2012 he says the drought pushed the cost per bushel to $5.38 per bushel, based on a 137 bushel average corn yield in his state of Iowa. Hofstrand says that number should fall to $4.52 per bushel in 2013, based on a normal yield of 172 bushels per acre. The $4.52 is calculated from $2.64 in total crop inputs, 31 cents for machinery ownership, and $1.57 per bushel for cash rent.
Higher Cost Per Acre
In addition to the cost per bushel calculation, Hofstrand also looks at the total cost of crop inputs, machinery ownership, and cash rent for planting and harvesting 500 acres of corn. That has risen from $175,000 in 2000 to $388,684 in 2013. The Iowa State economist says, "Although corn production costs have risen substantially in recent years, the cost per bushel has not exceeded selling price. If corn prices are above cost per bushel in coming years, production costs will continue to rise to fill the gap between cost and price. If production input costs don't rise sufficiently to fill this gap, cash rental rates will fill it due to competition among farmers for farmland."
Hofstrand also addresses the cash rent level, which he says will go higher, helped by the crop insurance revenue payment levels, "The current generous revenue insurance program reduces the need for a risk premium in the profit structure of corn production, allowing corn farmers to bid cropland rents even higher. So, the higher corn prices generated by the corn ethanol industry are, or will soon be, fully capitalized into the corn farmer's cost structure."
Impact of Ethanol
Due to the reliance of the corn price—and farm income—on the ethanol industry, Hofstrand says any decline in that industry would be felt beyond the profitability of corn growers. He says the expansion of corn acreage is attributable to the ethanol industry, and such expansion has caused prices of other commodities, such as soybeans and wheat, to rise to maintain their acreage base. And he adds, "To maintain their acreage, the selling prices of other crops have also risen to be competitive with corn. Higher prices for these other crops means improved profits for a large number of non-corn farmers. If the demand for corn ethanol drops, the demand for corn will also drop, reducing the competition for acres and causing a price drop for other crops. This will result in a cost-price squeeze for growers of corn and other crops."
Corn production costs are rising, and while it will be less than 2012 on a per bushel basis, current costs and commodity prices will put many producers in a cost-price squeeze. Higher input costs, including machinery expenses and cash rents, will push the cost per bushel into the mid-$4 range for 2013. Higher prices for corn, resulting from ethanol demand, have caused other commodity prices to rise as well, and any decline in the ethanol industry will negatively impact the profitability of soybeans and wheat, as well as corn.
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The Beatles Add 'Let It Be . . . Naked' to iTunes
The majority of the Beatles archive finally made its debut on iTunes back in November of 2010, but not without a few holes. Among the missing was 'Let It Be…Naked,' the no-frills remixed and remastered release that pays homage to their 1970 album 'Let it Be.'
First heard in 2003, 'Let It Be…Naked' proved to be a stark contrast to the original recording produced by Phil Spector, and according to Paul McCartney, this was by design. Abbey Road in-house engineer Allan Rouse, who worked on the project, commented on their direction years ago to MixOnline. He explained that the goal was to "make it sound the way the band had believed the finished album was going to sound." This plan included removing all of the overdubs and orchestral elements of the recordings added by Spector.
Rolling Stone reports that McCartney believed that the remixed version of the release more accurately reflected what the Beatles had intended to accomplish in the studio, with a more live and raw feel.
The new addition to iTunes comes with a few extras too. The 'Let It Be…Naked' LP version includes 11 songs and the original booklet and liner notes, in addition to over 20 minutes of studio banter that was recorded during the original sessions. There are also videos for purchase and free streaming for the versions of 'Get Back' and 'Don't Let Me Down' that appear on 'Let It Be…Naked.'
So whether you like your 'Let It Be' with bells and whistles or the more raw live vibe, now both versions are up for grabs on iTunes.

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Audit: DCSF case backlog biggest since 2006
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state agency that reviews child abuse claims missed a deadline to investigate cases nearly 900 times in 2012, according to a review by the Illinois Auditor General.
The audit of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services showed 884 of roughly 65,000 allegations missed the 60-day deadline required for officials to begin and complete an abuse allegation. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports (http://bit.ly/17pnBk6 ) that's up from 115 cases the previous year and is the biggest backlog since 2006.
"Failure to make timely determinations of reports of abuse and neglect could delay the implementation of a service plan and result in further endangerment of the child," Holland wrote in the audit.
Dave Clarkin, a spokesman for DCFS, said 99.6 percent of cases had an investigation initiated within the 60-day window. He said the current backlog is about 300 cases.
The audit also said death reviews were tardy.
About 70 percent of the 85 death reviews in 2012 were conducted an average of 158 days after the close of an investigation. They're required to be performance in 90 days.
Information from: The Pantagraph, http://www.pantagraph.com


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Opinion: White House Gives Congress an ObamaCare Waiver
Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on the latest ObamaCare exemption. Photo: Getty Images
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In 1998, the Governor established the Oregon Historic Trails Advisory Council (OHTAC) to oversee and provide advice on Oregon's 16 historic trails. We are nine volunteer citizens working together to advise the Governor and to locate, preserve and encourage the use of these historic trails by Oregonians and visitors to our state. We meet three times a year to explore at least one of the 16 designated historic trails. Guided by local residents and/or public agency experts, we evaluate and record trail conditions and discuss opportunities for the marking and interpretation of the trails. Our goals include collecting and sharing information on locating and marking trails; encouraging local communities and agencies to develop directional and interpretive signs, brochures and maps, and helping them find the resources to protect and share these irreplaceable corridors of history. We invite you to attend one of our three yearly meetings, which are posted on the Heritage Programs Events Calendar. For more information about the next meeting or to contact individual OHTAC members, call (503) 986-0690. Also, we'll be happy to send an OHTAC representative to your community to learn more about a historic trail in your area.
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By Sean Herman
I still remember the first time I ever saw CW Neese. He lived in Daphne, Alabama when I was a kid, and was a few years older than me. One day a few friends of mine and I went by my friend Jonah's house. At the time, a band his brother was in was having a practice, which for us being young kids getting into punk rock, it was a big deal to see. A skinny kid, with black tattoos all over him, and pad locks in his ears came out screaming like Jello Biafra. I remember being like, "That is awesome, that is what I wanna be one day." That was CW Neese…
Years later I had moved to Birmingham and started to get heavily tattooed. My friends here at home also started to get a few tattoos here and there, from CW. They would talk to him about me because I was getting so tattooed so fast, and he told them that he wanted to tattoo me.
I visited home once and they relayed the message, so I stopped by the shop he worked at. It's still so funny when I think about the first words we really ever spoke.
I walked in the shop, and I asked, "You CW?"
"Yea," he replied.
"I heard you want to tattoo me," I said.
"Sure," He replied.
He drew up an awesome poison girl, which is still one of my favorite tattoos to this day.
When I was finishing my apprenticeship I came down to Mobile to visit and he told me all about his apprentice, Pony (who is now one of my best friends and a huge influence on my tattooing). From there it was years again until I saw CW. I was down in Mobile visiting and some friends of mine where out at a restaurant… Out of no where I heard his epic radio voice, and anyone who knows CW knows that his voice precedes him. We talked for a minute, caught up, and went back to eating. On his way out he ran up to me with a fortune from a fortune cookie he had just gotten, it said, "A run in with an old friend will begin a life-long family." He handed it to me all excited and smiling, and I still have it to this day.
CW founded Royal Street in 2007, and I started doing guest spots at Royal Street not too long after it opened, and started working here about a year later. I was at a place in my life where I needed Royal Street, and am so thankful to this day I got to be here.
Anyone who has been around CW can tell you he has a way about him. He has a voice you would hear on radio, and he can be intense, and he will say things that have a way of changing your life. It's always the little things he adds, little words that end up being part of such larger ideas, and it's talking to him that helps remind me of my passion and love of tattooing. So, without further ado, here's how CW Neese got into tattooing, in his words…
CW Neese: "It was 1984, and I can remember it as clear as day. I was watching the `84 Olympics with my Mom and her man Joe. Joe was full-blooded Hawaiian, surfer, spoke pigeon, the whole nine-yards. He was pretty fuckin' cool to my six-year-old point of view. He had a sleeve that he had gotten in Hawaii back in the 70s. I would stare at that tattoo for hours, imagining what it took to get it, who did it, and when in time it was done. It was from that point forward I was completely in love with the magic of tattooing.
At the ripe old age of 14, I began looking for an apprenticeship. Needless to say, no one wants a 14-year-old hanging out in their shop. I can remember asking Electric Ed Ebole for an opportunity to learn tattooing from him, he told me I was too young. It was a bummer. I continued to try to find an apprenticeship from a skilled craftsman in the lower Alabama area with no luck at all. There weren't many tattoo shops here back then, not being able to get an apprenticeship, I began riding trains and continued drinking.
After some legal problems and health issues, I found myself back in Mobile. I was obligated to spend two years in Mobile, and I needed work. I found a job training piercers for a small, disappointing place. After the owner of that shop refused to pay me what we had agreed to, I went to work with this biker guy downtown. It was great, there were always a lot of motorcycles around, and those guys were very fun to work with, a bit scary at times, but I learned quite a bit about loyalty from the outlaw biker guys. Most everyone there went back to prison, and the apprentice went and opened his own shop.
I met my friends Monte and Jason Sexton in San Francisco. Monte needed another piercer at a shop in Tampa, and I told him if he could get me an apprenticeship in tattooing, I would happily help out on the piercing end. So I packed up and moved to Ybor City. One week after getting there my car had been broken into, and I saw a guy get shot a bunch of times across the street from the shop. It was a crazy place with crazy people. The boss was an old biker guy, as usual. I was able to work and learn tattooing from Dan Moore there, I miss that guy a lot.
After my time was up there, I moved to Birmingham, Alabama for a while. The boss there was trying to get me to train his wife how to pierce for free. That didn't work out well, unfortunately. Things went a little bit negative with most of the guys at that shop. I still have respect for most everyone I worked with at that shop though. The one guy that remained now owns the shop. He bought it from the old boss years ago. He and his lady had a baby recently, I'm happy things are going well for him. That's where Mr. Herman learned to tattoo.
I moved back to Mobile and started working with Old Tom. I worked there for years. It was great, busy street shop with plenty of tattooers, so we all had time to work on custom stuff and have fun. Old Tom showed me most of what I know about tattoo machines. It's true, if you can't build a machine from the ground up, you don't deserve to hold one.
I moved to Denver for a bit, over a year. I worked with my friend Walter there. I met him just stopping by his shop while I was in town visiting. He was so nice, he offered me a guest spot and I didn't leave for a long time. I learned so much there. Tattooing became like a magic or alchemy to me. A balance of love, and science. Walt is one of the coolest guys I've ever had the pleasure of working for. He was the first and only tattoo boss I had that didn't ride a Harley. I hear he is in Mexico nowadays.
I ended up in Mobile yet again, at Old Tom's shop. Shit got heavy there after a while. Tom dropped off and quit tattooing, sold the shop. I stayed on there for a while after Tom left. I organized a good rent situation for all the senior people there, and things were good, for a while. Many of the guys there weren't happy with the situation there after a few years. So I grabbed the opportunity to try to make what we all wanted from a shop.
Royal Street Tattoo opened in 2007. I begged, borrowed and stole to get this dream going. I love everyone there and have only the best for the collective in my heart. I know all the shops that I have worked at, and what I have had to deal with at those shops. I think that Royal Street is different. Sure, we have all the shit every shop deals with, but there is a lot of love and sharing going on that I haven't seen at other shops.
A lot of my ideas and interests have changed recently, I haven't been tattooing much lately. I am pursuing other art forms. I have no idea how Sean maintains the momentum that he does with all that he has going on. I have never understood… God damn him, God love him, he has accomplished more on his own in tattooing than I could ever hope to, or care to. Pete and his wife, then Pony and his wife just had babies, it's a crazy giant family now. I think it all lines up well, what more could we ask for? I am grateful for these people and these relationships that tattooing has provided. I owe everything forever for the honor. I hope that I can continue to live up to those old promises to the tattoo gods.
It is all so much bigger than the original idea now. It is so, so much bigger than any of its individual pieces. Always give more than you expect in return. It is home, it is legacy, it is slack, it is devotion, it is frustration, it is our Savior, it is a complete hassle, it is a collective dream manifest. A vehicle into the future I never imagined possible, with passengers, the family I have always wanted. Thank you everyone!" [divider]
(Sean Herman is a tattooer and contributing blogger for Tattoo Artist Magazine.)
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Some of Astoria's most vulnerable students come from the 11101, 11102 and 11106 zip codes, where statistics say only half of the 10,000 current students will graduate from high school.
And only 2 percent will go on to finish college, according to Patricia Batista, director of Communications and Marketing for Zone126, a local non-profit organization aimed at eliminating the pockets of poverty that affect 20,000 people in LIC and Astoria, many of them children.
"There is gentrification and all this development that's going on, but there's this huge, growing pocket of poverty," Batista said. "With this growing gentrification, it's increasing the average of what the income is in the neighborhoods, so when nonprofits are trying to get grants we're being told there's not a need."
Zone 126 was born out of a 2009 community survey by the Elmezzi Foundation that highlighted the specific areas of need in the Astoria and Long Island City communities.
"In 2009, The Elmezzi Foundation embarked on a community-wide survey of the needs of over 3,000 residents in zip codes 11101, 11102 and 11106, spanning parts of Astoria and Long Island City to better ascertain resident priorities," said Elmezzi Chairman Jose Rivero. "Survey results overwhelmingly highlighted education as parents' top concern for their children.
"The analysis of resident needs outlined in the Project 126 Report, along with a yearlong review of place-based, education reform initiatives, The Elmezzi Foundation decided to found Zone 126," Rivero added. "The pipeline of Cradle to Career programs, in addition to Zone 126's Collective Impact partnerships, has been a positive and critical foundational development."
One of the early campaigns to be undertaken by Zone126 was a collaboration with the 17-year-old America's Promise Alliance (APA) on a project called "Don't Call Them Dropouts."
"When Zone126 was in their early planning stages, they reached out to us," said Tanya Tucker, vice president of Alliance Engagement, who works with the national education advocacy group. "We really wanted to be able to connect with other communities, where they could be under the national spotlight."
Through a small grant and conferences, the APA found in Zone126 a thought partner, and began working as a peer leader and champion for the work they're doing on the ground, Tucker said. The most important part of that work is the youth outreach that seeks to find the issues that are affecting students who become disengaged with school.
"We thought one of the things that was really sort of missing in the education research was going to young people to hear their stories and experiences as to why they had become disengaged with school," Tucker said. "A lot of what young people are dealing with actually doesn't have anything to do with what's going on in the school. If we don't go directly to young people to hear from them what's going on, we can't find the right solutions."
Batista said she and her colleagues found Tucker's assertion to be true, and that non-school related issues were a driving force behind school disengagement.
"There's lots of unemployment; sometimes these kids are helping raise their little brothers and sisters; some of them felt stigmatized," she said. "By junior high school they were being told, 'you're never going to succeed.' There's domestic violence, sometimes there is extreme poverty and the students have to provide for that gap in funds. And there is an issue with depression in our neighborhoods."
After compiling all of the data they collected, Zone126 began to formulate its multi-phase process of introducing programming into poverty-stricken neighborhoods and measuring the effect of the programs through a collective impact analysis.
The four major groupings of Zone126's Cradle to Career programming include Thrive by Five for the youngest learners; Students Achieve for students in grade school up to right before high school; Young Adults Succeed, which covers middle school through college; and Supportive Families, a program for parents.
Zone126 only began full-scale, collective impact measurement of the entire scope of their programming last year, and Batista said the organization should have a baseline report ready as early as this fall. Once that data is available, the organization will utilize it to create direct programming for the next decade of their long-term impact analysis study.
"This is the first year that we're doing the same evaluation across age groups for all our programs," Batista said. "By September, we should get a baseline report of preliminary findings. We plan on using that information in real time to change and tweak parts and components of our programs and see those increases."


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Kristen Wiig and Fabrizio Moretti cheer on the New York Knicks as they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden on Sunday evening (November 3) in New York City.
The 40-year-old comedienne and 33-year-old rocker were spotted for the first time since battling split rumors over the summer. "It was very amicable and they will remain friends," a source said back in July about the couple's supposed break up.
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In this satirical sci-fi comedy, Samantha (Kelli Maroney) and Regina (Catherine Mary Stewart) are two sisters whose father was a hard-bitten Green Beret, but who've grown into typical Valley Girls. They end up spending the night in a steel-lined room just as a comet passes close to the earth, vaporizing the people in its wake. When Samantha and Regina emerge, they discover that they have the city to themselves, and they begin the shopping spree to end all shopping sprees. En route to the mall, they discover Hector (Robert Beltran), the only survivor they've found so far, and they argue over who gets the last boyfriend on Earth. However, the mall holds an unpleasant surprise -- a small army of zombified stockboys who the gals must battle using an arsenal they shoplifted along the way (while lamenting that Daddy would have gotten us Uzis! after a MAC-10 fails to fire). Meanwhile, a cadre of soldiers from a special military experiment have come out of hiding, but it seems that they need fresh blood to survive, and Samantha and Regina look like just the refreshment they need. Cult figure Mary Woronov also appears in a supporting role as a scientist.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide


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John Shiban to Serve as Season Three Showrunner
David S. Goyer Continues as Executive Producer
Beverly Hills, Calif. - May 6, 2014 - Starz Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht today announced a third season for the STARZ Original series "Da Vinci's Demons" has been greenlit. The historical fantasy, created and executive produced by David S. Goyer and produced by Adjacent Productions, follows the 'untold' story of the world's greatest genius, Leonardo da Vinci, during his turbulent youth in Renaissance Florence.
John Shiban joins "Da Vinci's Demons" season three as executive producer and showrunner. Shiban began his career as a staff writer on FOX's "The X-Files." During his stint on the celebrated FOX series, Shiban wrote or co-wrote over twenty episodes and served as executive producer by the end of the series' nine-year run. His writing on "The X-Files" garnered him an Emmy(R) nomination. As a producer, Shiban has also been honored with a Golden Globe(R) Award and an Emmy(R) nomination for Outstanding Dramatic Series for "The X-Files." Shiban joined AMC's "Breaking Bad" as a consulting producer in its second season, penning several episodes of the acclaimed series. He received a WGA Award nomination for Episodic Drama for the episode "Phoenix" and wrote and directed Season Three's penultimate episode "Sunset." On AMC's "Hell on Wheels," Shiban served as executive producer and showrunner, writing and directing numerous episodes.
Series creator David S. Goyer will continue to serve as executive producer.
"We're excited to continue Leonardo da Vinci's adventures with a third season of 'Da Vinci's Demons' with John Shiban joining the ranks as executive producer and showrunner," said Carmi Zlotnik, managing director of Starz. "David S. Goyer's vision of da Vinci's journey continues to entertain fans, taking them deeper into the world of 'Da Vinci's Demons' where there is still much more story to tell."
"I'm very proud of this modern take on the endlessly fascinating Leonardo da Vinci -- everyone from the writers, directors, cast and all the crew have been invaluable and will continue to be for what we have ahead," says Goyer. "I've been a fan of John's work for some time and I'm excited to add his voice to the mix."
"I'm thrilled to be joining the amazing creative team behind 'Da Vinci's Demons,'" said Shiban. "Starz and Adjacent have given us an amazing playground to play in - I can't wait to dig further into the untold history of Leonardo da Vinci."
Brilliant and passionate, the 25-year- old Leonardo da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist. As a free thinker, with intellect and talents that are almost superhuman, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time.
"Da Vinci's Demons" stars Tom Riley ("Monroe," "Doctor Who"), as the title character; Laura Haddock (The Inbetweeners Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy) who plays Lucrezia Donati; Elliot Cowan ("Luther") who plays the de factor ruler of Florence, Lorenzo Medici; Lara Pulver (Edge of Tomorrow, "Fleming," "Sherlock"), who plays his wife Clarice Orsini; and Blake Ritson (Serena, "Upstairs Downstairs") who plays the ruthless and unwavering Count Girolamo Riario, nephew of Pope Sixtus IV.
Jane Tranter serves as Executive Producer. The series is produced by Adjacent Productions, a label launched and run by Tranter to sit alongside BBC Worldwide Productions in order to identify new and original programming created and produced under the company's umbrella.
Outside of the United States and English-speaking Canada, "Da Vinci's Demons" is distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide, in partnership with FOX International Channels (FIC) who broadcasts the series to audiences in 125 countries in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa following Starz's exclusive premiere in the U.S.
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Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global media and entertainment company with operating units that provide premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television channels (Starz Networks), global content distribution (Starz Distribution) and animated television and movie production (Starz Animation), www.starz.com.
Starz Networks is a leading provider of premium subscription video programming through the flagship STARZ(R) and ENCORE(R) pay TV networks which showcase premium original programming and movies to U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies. As of March 31, 2014, STARZ and ENCORE serve a combined 56.3 million subscribers, including 21.9 million at STARZ, and 34.4 million at ENCORE, making them the largest pair of premium flagship channels in the U.S. STARZ(R) and ENCORE(R), along with Starz Networks' third network MOVIEPLEX(R), air over 1,000 movies monthly across 17 linear networks, complemented by On Demand and authenticated online offerings through STARZ PLAY, ENCORE PLAY, and MOVIEPLEX PLAY. Starz Distribution develops, produces and acquires entertainment content, distributing it to consumers globally on DVD, digital formats and traditional television. Starz Distribution's home video, digital media and worldwide distribution business units distribute original programming content produced by Starz, as well as entertainment content for itself and third parties. Starz Animation produces animated TV and movie content for studios, networks, distributors and audiences worldwide.
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Adjacent Productions is a label that sits within BBC Worldwide Productions, one of the core businesses under BBC Worldwide North America, the U.S. division of BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The Adjacent Productions label serves to identify new programming created by the Los Angeles-based production company, while BBC Worldwide Productions identifies BBC reformats that the team develops and produces for the U.S. market. The first scripted series under the Adjacent Productions label is Da Vinci's Demons (Starz), currently in production on its second season. Other series from the production companies include Getting On (HBO) and the upcoming Us & Them (FOX), Intruders (BBC America), and Criminal Justice (HBO).


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More than 3,000 people will head to the Boulder reservoir early next Sunday morning to participate in the largest Ironman race ever held anywhere in the world.
Some might say it's fitting the biggest race in the history of the Ironman brand would take place in Boulder, which has become a training hotbed over the years for elite athletes from all over the world. It's really no surprise the race sold out here in less than a week more than a year ago. This community seems to be filled with people who love to challenge themselves after all.
And make no mistake, a full Ironman at a mile high altitude in the blazing August sun figures to be the mother of all challenges.
Competitors will attempt to conquer a 2.4-mile swim at Boulder Reservoir, a 112-mile bike ride that will take them near Fort Collins and back and a full marathon course through the streets of Boulder and the countryside of Boulder County. They will have 17 hours to do it.
So who are these people and are they nuts?
Some always have been driven, type-A personalities. Others used to be couch potatoes. They range in age from teenagers to well into retirement and they have different motivations for wanting to push their bodies to their physical limits.
This much is certain. There are moments for every person who undertakes an Ironman in which doubt creeps into their mind and they begin to question themselves. Sometimes they're questioning whether they can get through their next training run. Sometimes they're questioning whether they can reach the next telephone pole a tenth of a mile up the road. Sometimes they are questioning their next step or pedal rotation or swimming stroke.
A key ingredient to finishing these torture tests is being able to find a way to fight through those moments when they are on the brink of quitting, said Dr. Julie Emmerman, a Boulder-based clinical sports psychotherapist who has been practicing since 2000 and is also a competitive cyclist.
For some, there might be dozens of those internal battles on race day.
The beginner
Susan McNamee is a 62-year-old mother of four and grandmother to three. Having given birth four times, completing an Ironman isn't quite the toughest thing she has accomplished in her life, but she says it's not far from that experience.
McNamee was never much into sports or competition growing up. She took up running in her 40s and completed three marathons before she stopped running for 13 years. A few years ago she started up again and completed four more marathons before she started looking for a fresh challenge.
"I've always been driven and I love a challenge," she said. "I'm competitive with myself. I like to prove that I can do things."
She forced herself to start taking swimming lessons in 2012, though she admits she often skipped them because she was uncomfortable feeling judged. She decided to enter her first triathlon last year still needing serious work on her swimming. She figured the racing would force her to learn and she admits she had to stop and hold on to several kayaks to make it through.
McNamee, who makes her living in publishing, quickly pushed herself to new levels. Her fourth triathlon ever was her first and only Ironman last summer in Wisconsin. She finished the swim portion 15 seconds before the cutoff, she finished the bike with 5 minutes to spare and crossed the finish line in 16, hours, 58 minutes, 45 seconds. That is 1 minute, 15 seconds before the deadline.
"There are people who come and run alongside of you," she said. "And there are people on the course who are encouraging other athletes and spectators. That's what got me through and that's what will get me through in Boulder. It's the other people who are spectating and cheering and encouraging. That's what it's about for those of us who aren't hardcore athletes who can't do it in a short amount of time."
Her kids range in age from 25 to 43 and along with McNamee's mother, who is in her 80s, want her to stop. They're worried she is pushing herself too hard.
"It has become a lifestyle and I really, really enjoy it," McNamee said. "So many people have said that I've inspired them and motivated them because you don't have to be the fastest, you don't have to be the youngest. My motto is you're never too old to start."
The not-so-ordinary Joe
Kristina Jensen says she used to be 30 pounds overweight back in the late 1990s when she shared a Chicago apartment with a friend. In 1997 that friend began running and training for a marathon that she ultimately completed.
Jensen admits she initially thought her friend had lost her mind when she first started pushing herself through those runs, but after seeing her friend reach her goal, it inspired her to do the same.
Nearly two decades later, Jensen has completed 63 marathons and seven Ironman races in her free time beyond her 40-hour-a-week job at Morgan Stanley. Her times are three hours from the pro level, but she said racing at the pro level never has been her goal.
"I just do it for the fun, the complete 100 percent fun of it," she said. "I smile the whole time. I encourage other people to smile. I don't like complainers. I can't stand when somebody gets done with a race and starts ripping themselves apart and their time apart. I don't wear watches anymore."
She completed her first marathon in 1998, began cycling in 2006 and started competing in triathlons in 2008 even though she didn't know how to swim at the time. Jensen now blogs about her racing at Ditchthetiara.blogspot.com and is a contributing writer for several websites.
Jensen's goal for the Boulder Ironman is to finish in the daylight for the first time. Her best time in her previous eight Ironman starts is 12 hours, 45 minutes. She did not finish a race last year in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, because she suffered hypothermia.
Jensen has Raynauds syndrome, which affects her circulation. She said she can't swim in water less than 70 degrees. Even in water 72 degrees her right hand will go numb.
"There are meltdowns. There are absolutely meltdowns," she said. "How in the world am I going to finish this? Why do I do this? Why do I think this is fun? Absolutely. You need those moments to then be able to turn around and have the best time of your life on race day."
Jensen gets through her rough patches by turning her thoughts to the desire to see the smiling, proud faces of her parents who are often waiting for her at the finish line.
"I really draw on the joy that I feel other people have watching people like us do what we do. Being able to motivate them maybe not to do an Ironman but to get up off the couch and go walk a half a mile. I reflect on what I did other times to get myself out of it and a lot of times I think about other people.
"I think the biggest thing I have realized in the last few years is my worst day could be someone who has MS or someone who was born without legs, my worst day is never going to be their best day so I need to be out for them, too. So I figure it out and I go get it done I guess."
The professional
Richie Cunningham completed his first full Ironman race five years ago in Arizona finishing in fourth place. He recently called his decision to participate in that race a mistake because he wasn't ready for how grueling the experience would be even though he's been racing 70.3 Ironman events for years.
Cunningham, a redhead from Gold Coast in Australia who has called Boulder home for three years, hopes to win the first full Ironman held in Boulder next week at the tender age of 40. Part of the bike course will take him and his fellow competitors zooming past his house on Jay Road.
"I said never again," Cunningham said. "Five years later I'm probably making the same mistake again, but I think I'm a little bit older, little bit wiser and a bit more ready for this longer distance."
Cunningham has been competing professionally as a triathlete for 14 years. He has won 10 Ironman 70.3 events, which is a half-Ironman in all three disciplines. He was ranked top three in the world in 70.3 in 2011 and 2012 and now has his sights set on trying to reach the same lofty heights in full Ironman competitions with the dream of competing in the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.
"There is no other sporting event that you can jump into and test your body and your mind in that way," Cunningham said explaining why he does it.
For Cunningham, swimming, cycling and running are his livelihood. He makes his living through prize money and numerous sponsorship deals. He spends his days training for the next week averaging between 25 and 40 hours a week of training depending on the time of year.
He is up and in a pool by 6:30 a.m. and usually completes a bike ride by lunchtime. In the afternoons or evenings, he gets in his running. His hobbies are often ignored. Sometimes dishes in the sink or weeds in the garden are, too, simply because he lacks the energy to get to them. It's this consistent training and dedication to the lifestyle that will allow Cunningham and his fellow pros to complete next week's event likely in less than 9 hours while most of the field will require 12, 13, 14, 15 hours or more.
"I know I can finish an Ironman," Cunningham said. "That's not an issue. For me it's about being competitive and being the best person there on the day. So that is where that extra sacrifice has to come in. If I wanted to do this just for fun, I could have a lot of fun and just enjoy life doing it. I could have a nice coffee and hamburger or something and go home and you're still going to get through the race. But for me, it's all about performing."


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Each year, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and Westchester Medical Center Health Network invite the community to take steps for a cause at the annual Go the Distance Walk and Family Fun Day. The charity event draws thousands of supporters and is the largest annual fundraiser for the hospital.
The one-mile walk and day of family activities directly supports the hospital's mission to provide children in the Hudson Valley and beyond with life-changing and lifesaving care. This year, three former patients have been named as Maria Fareri Children's Hospital "Ambassadors" for the walk and will lead the crowds on May 7.
While still pregnant, Tyrus' mother Dianna discovered her baby had developed multiple congenital heart defects, including a hole between the right and left ventricle and a narrowing of the pulmonary valve. Three months after he was born, Tyrus had an angiogram and at just six months, underwent life saving open-heart surgery at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital.
Today, Tyrus is a happy, healthy six year old. A kindergartener in the Bronx, Tyrus loves baseball, karate and soccer, and recently started his own YouTube channel. Tyrus is also a star at the Dance Marathons which support Maria Fareri Children's Hospital.
To support one of the many teams at the Go the Distance Walk and Family Fun Day, or to start a team of your own, click here. Participants can stay up-to-date on event news and share their event-day experiences via social media by using the hashtag #GoTheDistance.
Maria Fareri Children's Hospital is located on the Valhalla campus of WMCHealth at 100 Woods Road in Valhalla. The walk will be held rain or shine. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. An array of family fun activities and carnival games will continue until noon.


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A tool used to run or import obfuscated python scritps
Project description
Pyarmor is a command line tool used to import or run obfuscated python scripts. Only by a few extra files, pyarmor can run and imported obfuscated files in the normal python environments.
Pyarmor just likes an enhancement by which python could run or import obfuscated scripts.
Main Features
- Run obfuscated script or import obfuscated module
- Expire obfuscated files
- Bind obfuscated files to harddisk, mac address, ip address etc.
Support Platforms
- Python 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and Python3
- Prebuilt Platform: win32, win_amd64, linux_i386, linux_x86_64, darwin_x86_64
- Embeded Platform: Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, TS-4600 / TS-7600
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Pyarmor is a command line tool, main script is pyarmor.py. After you get source package, unpack it to any path, then run paramor.py as common python script:
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If Pyarmor is installed by pip, there is a command will be avaiable in Python script path:
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The following examples show how to obfuscate a python package pybench, which locates in the examples/pybench in the source of pyarmor.
Obfuscate package pybench:
python pyarmor.py obfuscate --src examples/pybench --entry pybench.py \ "*.py" "package/*.py" # Note that quotation mark is required for file patterns, otherwise # it will be expanded base on current path by shell. # # This command will create a extra file .pyarmor_capsule.zip in the # --src path, and save all the obfuscated scripts to default output # path "dist" in the current path # cd dist # Check obfuscated script cat pybench.py # Run obfuscated script python pybench.py
Use project to manage obfuscated scripts:
mkdir projects python pyarmor.py init --src examples/pybench --entry pybench.py \ projects/pybench # This command will create 2 files: .pyarmor_config, .pyarmor_capsule.zip # in the project path "projects/pybench" cd projects/pybench # And there is a shell script "pyarmor" is created at the same time. # (In windows, the name is "pyarmor.bat") # # Now run command "build" to obfuscated all the scripts # ./pyarmor build # Check obfuscated script cd dist cat pybench.py # Run obfuscated script python pybench.py
Start a webui to manage project:
# For windows webui/manager.bat # For linux webui/manager.sh # If Pyarmor is installed by pip pyarmor-webui
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DOVER — New Hampshire State Police and the attorney general's office have concluded their fact-finding into the murder of Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
However, it could be weeks before more information about the fatal drug raid in which Maloney was shot dead is released to the public.
An independent panel is still probing the April 12 shooting. Details of the State Police investigation will likely be withheld until the panel's report is complete, Associate Attorney General Jane Young said Tuesday.
Investigators say 29-year-old Cullen Mutrie, a suspected drug dealer, opened fire on a team of police officers as they attempted to search his home on Post Road. Four officers were shot in rapid succession. Maloney was then killed during an ensuing gunbattle.
Mutrie was at the center of a drug investigation, and police were searching for evidence of cocaine and the prescription painkiller oxycodone when they arrived at his home, according to court documents. Police were also carrying a warrant to arrest Brittany Tibbetts, a 26-year-old Maine resident who was his alleged accomplice in drug sales.
Mutrie killed himself and shot Tibbetts dead in the midst of a lengthy standoff with police.
A probe into the incident has now lasted more than seven months. Investigators have interviewed witnesses to the shootout, tested handguns seized from the home and performed chemical analysis on suspected drugs found there. They have also scanned through computers and mobile phones owned by Mutrie and Tibbetts.
Young said she recently received reports from the State Police detailing their findings. The attorney general's office is reviewing the documents now, she said.
The findings will be used by the independent panel of law enforcement and criminal justice specialists studying the Greenland drug raid. Chaired by retired Nashua Police Chief Don Conley, the group is evaluating the decision to search Mutrie's home, as well as the manner in which the drug search was executed. It will also research how tactical issues were addressed in the planning and execution of the search, and examine the training and supervision of the officers involved.
Findings will be documented in a written report, which is set to include a recitation of the facts surrounding the shootings, a section discussing applicable Drug Task Force protocols, an assessment of the overall operation and appropriate recommendations.
A court battle is also playing out in Rockingham County regarding the assets of Mutrie's mother, Beverly Mutrie. In July, the four wounded officers sued her, claiming she "recklessly and wantonly" allowed her son to carry out a drug-dealing enterprise at the home where the shootings occurred.
The home is owned by a trust Beverly Mutrie controls, according to court records.
The plaintiffs claim Beverly Mutrie facilitated her son's criminal activities by allowing him to live in her house, drive her cars and receive her financial support.
Beverly Mutrie's attorney has asked Rockingham Superior Court Judge Kenneth McHugh to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming Beverly Mutrie didn't have a legal duty to report or prevent the alleged criminal conduct of her son.
A hearing to determine whether a judge will allow the lawsuit to go forward has been scheduled for Dec. 19.


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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to apply the worker safety and health standards used for cranes and derricks to demolition and underground construction work under its direct final rule issued earlier this month.
The new rule will streamline OSHA's standards by eliminating the separate cranes and derricks standard currently used for underground and demolition work.
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|2009-07-05, 22:35
|Link #161
Not Rika Furude
Given that the New Girl has blue eyes and an unnatural haircolour other than red. It's safe to assume that she's not a real person, shes most likely not the shipwreck victim, and if she is, then the shipwreck is probably made-up.
Maybe she's another witch recruited by LD for her resemblance of Bern to replace Beato after EP 4 and she's doing something similar to the skirt Beato in Ep 2?
|2009-07-05, 23:19
|Link #162
The Great Dine
Join Date: Feb 2009
|2009-07-05, 23:19
|Link #163
Endless Nine
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In a certain tropical island
Age: 33
The more I look at it, the more it looks like a hand with a pool of blood to me. Here's a magnified image. The slight difference of the color of the floor and blood can be seen, and is separated by lighting (highlight of a sticky liquid).
|2009-07-05, 23:26
|Link #164
do you know ベアトリーチェ様?
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 30
But man, I missed something big while I was playing BlazBlue the last few days.
|2009-07-05, 23:31
|Link #165
The Great Dine
Join Date: Feb 2009
What if we're being misled somehow. What if this new girl isn't even a witch :V~!
|2009-07-05, 23:35
|Link #167
The Great Dine
Join Date: Feb 2009
Rika-Beato. Ah geez.
Anyway, maybe she might be similar to Hanyuu's role in Higurashi. Like a guide for a character. It doesn't have to be Battler, but maybe someone else?
|2009-07-05, 23:36
|Link #168
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Dodging spoilers...
|2009-07-05, 23:44
|Link #170
Join Date: Jan 2006
Ok, my attempts at speculation based on having just read the past 8 pages, the Wiki, and the links to D-Stage:
1. What was the online retailer that mistakenly called Rosa-Beatrice Maria? Should we be wary of that here?
2. Couldn't really tell from the posts, but when was this image leaked? Am guessing somewhat recently.
1. Someone mentioned that the new girl didn't have a Golden Eagle crest. I can't really tell, but there's something that midly resembles the crest on the girl's stockings. Also, Eva's portrait doesn't have a crest on her clothes, minus the staff.
2. The most interesting part of the portrait is the fact that there's another painting inside of it, of a pretty barren wasteland, possibly what Rokkenjima is to become?
3. Second most interesting part: the golden eagle crest in the title is backwards. Perhaps it's the other 'wing'? Possibly a reference to Kinzo's wife?
4. I really feel like the hand is a reference to something in the game, either how someone died, or some random saying.
Total pure speculation:
Spoiler for New Girl:
Man, August is going to be one hell of a month.
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|2009-07-05, 23:56
|Link #171
Endless Nine
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In a certain tropical island
Age: 33
I can't help but take this painting as a message. There are hidden messages being thrown at us here. The wasteland on a painting, a hand lying in a pool of blood, the torn part of the chair, and the girl's smiling, but knowing face.
|2009-07-06, 00:11
|Link #173
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Dodging spoilers...
EDIT: After closer look and some google searches, the style of the painting is similar to that of the 1700s. Probably just getting that vibe from it.
I haven't ruled out that it could indeed be some sort of version of Bernkastel. Some people were saying that she would never tolerate having her chest sized reduced, but it could just be some joke that whenever Bernkastel incarnates herself in the mortal realm, she loses her chest.
Buuuut it could still just be someone who coincidentally looks like Bernkastel.
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|2009-07-06, 00:16
|Link #174
Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 24
Oh gosh! Of course this happens when I'm asleep, and then at school. -throws a tantrum-
Yes, that girl is really interesting. Going to study the portrait now...
It looks like she's there after the murders, or after one has committed (whether it's connected to the October 4+5 murders or not). A hand lying in a pool of blood, the ripped chair, even the slightly drawn curtain and that picture in the background. There's definitely something behind that smile of hers. Shipwreck? XDD How long has she been here...
Time to go read the thread.
|2009-07-06, 00:48
|Link #176
Join Date: May 2006
Location: London, UK
Age: 34
I don't think she's a witch. If we are to follow the anti-fantasy credo, the sole fact that people talked to her at the mansion (see this screenshot) means that she's a human being like any other.
Again, as I said earlier, if we were to consider her a witch, we'd be either admitting the existance of witches (which would lead to Battler's final defeat) or we'd be admitting she's an other fictionary/alternate "identity" in the same vein of Ronove, Gaap, Virgilia, the goat servants, etc.
So here's two options we have regarding this character:
- She's a "real" character, meaning that she's a new one who's introduced on the island at present. A new piece on the chessboard, raising the counter to 18 people (if we are to assume no one else is already dead before the family conference starts). That, or she's someone from the past (but I am not too sure of it).
- Or, she's a "Beatrice", not in the sense that she's a witch (as in a magical being), but in the sense that she's an "alternate" identity of someone among the people present on the island, much like we speculated that the Beato that we've seen in the previous episodes was a role personificated by someone (or like when we speculated that Ronove = Genji, Kumasawa = Virgilia, Gaap = Shannon, etc). And if we had to consider this latter theory, who could be the person taking on this role? If we base this on the painting and the fact the the girl shows no family crest on her clothing (nor does she carry things that hint that she's linked with the Ushiromiya family), there aren't a lot of options left among the 17 people. Maybe Natsuhi? She isn't allowed to carry the crest, afterall.
As for the hand at the bottom right, it could be either be Battler's hand or "Beatrice's" (meaning the person who was impersonating that "role" in the previous episodes). Although I have to say that hand looks a bit too big and manly for a woman's hand, which is why I'd rather say it's Battler's, or maybe Kinzo's.
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|2009-07-06, 00:53
|Link #177
Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 24
You could debate that Virgilia and Beato were human, but you know... that would take a while.
|2009-07-06, 00:57
|Link #178
Join Date: May 2006
Location: London, UK
Age: 34
The question is: is she a new person introduced on the island, or is she a new identity taken by somebody on the island?
|2009-07-06, 01:08
|Link #179
Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 24
We'll find out in time. ^^
Sorry if I sounded harsh in my previous post.
I personally believe she's a new character being introduced, rather then an alias.
|2009-07-06, 01:12
|Link #180
Join Date: May 2006
Location: London, UK
Age: 34
Anyway, as Jan-Poo said earlier, we don't know how many people will be present on the island in the next-game. Beato can still say this time there are 18 people on the island and that'll make room for this character. But we won't know until we play the game.
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OWASP Delhi
Welcome to the Delhi chapter homepage.
Click here to join the local chapter mailing list.
OWASP Foundation (Overview Slides) is a professional association of global members and is open to anyone interested in learning more about software security. Local chapters are run independently and guided by the Chapter_Leader_Handbook. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional association your support and sponsorship of any meeting venue and/or refreshments is tax-deductible. Financial contributions should only be made online using the authorized online chapter donation button. To be a SPEAKER at ANY OWASP Chapter in the world simply review the speaker agreement and then contact the local chapter leader with details of what OWASP PROJECT, independent research or related software security topic you would like to present on.
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OWASP Delhi Chapter call for Papers (CFP) is OPEN ~ to submit educational topic for an upcoming local meeting please submit your bio and talk abstract via email to one of the OWASP Delhi Board Members. When accepted, it will be required to use the following powerpoint Template.
November 29th 2008 Meeting Agenda
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