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Community Supported Agriculture (or more commonly known as CSA) is when consumers share the costs of supporting the farm and share the risk of variable harvests (and also share the over-abundance of a particularly fruitful years).
Landisdale Farm CSA
How long?
The length of the season is 21 weeks- (the first week of June thru the 3rd week of October)
How much does a share include?
A share includes 6-8 items each week. Item 1 may be three peppers. Item 2 may be one bunch swiss chard. And so on... (Click here for last year share pictures)
What happens if I miss my pick-up?
We will inform when the pick-up times are and how long they last. But in the event that this happens. The food is donated to a local food pantry. Grantville Food Pantry is the one we donate to regularly. Also if you know you are not able to pick-up tell a friend and have them pick-up for you. You may even share some of the veggies with them, if you like.
Am I able to pick-up before or after the times that are listed?
Please respect these times. We want all of you to be able to pick-up your boxes. We have a full schedule as well.
How did this whole idea get started?
The CSA started in Japan in 1965 where it is known as a Teikei, which translates to partnership or cooperation. A group of Japanese women became concerned with the increased use of synthetic chemicals, the prevalence of processed foods and corresponding decline in the farm population. To alleviate this, the women initiated a direct, cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship with local farmers whereby they would purchase a share of the farmer's crop at the start of the season thereby participating in the farmer's success and ensuring local grown produce with quality.
In the 1980's the concept was brought to United States from Europe – where it was adopted earlier. Through the last couple of decades, CSA's have spread across the US and Canada and number in the thousands across the continent.
Have you ever thought to yourself, "I want good, wholesome fruits and vegetables for my family, at a reasonable cost, peak freshness, and in turn want to help out a local farm?" My answer was yes, and I found Landisdale Farm. We participated in this CSA program for the first time in the summer of 2008. My daughter's love going to the farm and picking out vegetables. We are looking forward to June to start going again!
According to Elizabeth Henderson,
"The essence of the relationship is the mutual commitment:
the farm feeds the people, the people support the farm
and share the inherent risks and potential bounty."


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Hybrid Contact Lens Management
This fitting and patient selection approach can increase your success with hybrid lens fitting.
By Robert Davis, OD, FAAO, & S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO
Dr. Davis is co-founder of EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute. He practices in a suburb outside Chicago. He is an advisor or consultant to CooperVision and SynergEyes, has received research funds from CooperVision and B+L, and has a proprietary interest in SpecialEyes and Alternative Vision Solutions.
Dr. Eiden, co-founder of EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute, is president of a private group practice in Illinois. He has a financial interest in Alternative Vision Solutions, LLC, is a consultant or advisor to Ciba Vision, CooperVision, SynergEyes, Alcon, and SpecialEyes, and has received research funds from Vistakon, CooperVision, and B+L.
Success in contact lens wear is predicated upon achieving vision goals, lens wearing comfort, and appropriate ocular health and physiological response. It is well accepted that in most situations, a rigid contact lens provides superior vision quality in comparison to soft contact lenses. However, rigid lenses still suffer from inferior initial comfort compared to soft lenses when fit on non-adapted eyes. In addition, a soft contact lens will tend to center more precisely over the cornea compared to a rigid lens, especially in cases of corneal surface irregularity. Initial comfort limitations of rigid lenses have resulted in soft contact lens fitting dominating the marketplace.
The concept of combining rigid lens optics with soft lens comfort and positioning was initially attempted through fitting piggyback lens systems (a rigid lens fit over the surface of a soft lens). While still highly effective, piggyback lens fitting suffers from the inconvenience of requiring patients to manipulate and care for two separate lenses per eye. The "ultimate" contact lens would be a single lens with the advantages of both a rigid and a soft contact lens. Thus, the concept of a "hybrid" contact lens was conceived.
Hybrid Lens History
The first hybrid contact lens was introduced in 1983 as the Saturn II design by Precision-Cosmet. Due to design performance issues, the lens was re-designed and re-introduced by Sola/Barnes-Hind Inc. laboratories as the SoftPerm lens in 1985. The initial indications for this hybrid contact lens included improving performance and comfort for the fitting of irregular corneas in comparison to rigid contact lenses. In addition, it was designed for managing regular astigmatism and spherical refractive error for cases in which rigid contact lens adaptation could not be achieved.
Problems with the SoftPerm hybrid contact lens included low oxygen transmission of both the rigid and soft sections, lens breakage and splitting at the rigid/soft interface, lens adherence, and flexure of the rigid lens portion. Although currently still available from Ciba Vision, the SoftPerm lens is used by few practitioners typically for lens replacement for the limited number of patients who were initially successful with the lens.
In 2001, Quarter Lambda Technologies (later to become SynergEyes, Inc.) began research and development of a new hybrid contact lens that ultimately received FDA approval in 2005 as the SynergEyes hybrid contact lens. The SynergEyes hybrid lens differed from the SoftPerm design in the use of a high-Dk central GP material (Paragon HDS 100, Paragon Vision Sciences) and the development of a "Hyperbond" junction between the rigid and soft portions of the lens that significantly reduced the incidence of splitting between the two sections (common to the SoftPerm). The soft skirt portion is a 27-percent water, nonionic, group 1 material with a permeability of 9.3 X 10−11. In addition, the SynergEyes lens is available with adjustable soft skirt curves as well as multiple rigid base curves, thus allowing for more precise control of lens fitting characteristics.
The company initially developed and distributed four design variations of its hybrid lens technologies including the "A" design for fitting standard corneas, the "KC" design for fitting some cases of keratoconus and other highly prolate corneas, the "PS" design for fitting post-surgical corneas and other eyes that have oblate topographies, and the SynergEyes Multifocal design for fitting presbyopic eyes. Most recently, SynergEyes introduced the ClearKone design, which is intended to fit irregular corneas. It has an advantage over the KC design in cases of decentered cones, which tend to result in lens bearing or seal-off when fit with the KC lens design. The ClearKone is fit with a vaulting method that allows for clearance over the apex of the cone. The reverse curves in the lens design appropriately return the lens onto the cornea for adequate tear flow.
Standard Fitting Methods
For purposes of simplicity, we will limit our discussion in this article to fitting the standard SynergEyes A and Multifocal designs, both of which have similar geometries and fitting characteristics. However, basic principles of a successful hybrid lens fit can be generalized to all of the lens designs.
SynergEyes suggests that the A and Multifocal lenses can be fit empirically based on keratometric, refractive, and corneal diameter data. It is, however, indicated that diagnostic lens fitting provides more accurate information as well as practitioner and patient feedback and increases the success rate of first lens fitting. Both the A and Multifocal lens designs have available diagnostic lens fitting sets.
Optimal lens fitting characteristics according to the manufacturer will demonstrate:
- Apical clearance over the entire rigid portion of the lens.
- Absence of large bubbles under any portion of the lens.
- Alignment of the soft skirt over the peripheral cornea and sclera.
- Lack of soft skirt edge gape or "fluting" (Figure 1) nor any scleral impingement.
- Adequate lens movement (described as "slight movement with blink").
The company suggests that for normal corneas with up to 2.00D of corneal toricity, a diagnostic SynergEyes lens with a base curve of 1D to 1.5D (0.2mm to 0.3mm) steeper than the flat keratometric meridian should be initially selected. For a cornea that has greater than 2.00D of corneal toricity, two-thirds of the difference should be added to the flat keratometric meridian. The company suggests that for lenses exhibiting inadequate movement, initially confirm the central clearance and if inadequate, select a steeper base curve. If inadequate movement occurs when there is adequate central clearance, a soft skirt of steeper curvature should be selected. Soft skirt fluting should be addressed with a steeper skirt curve, and scleral impingement should be addressed with a flatter skirt curve.
Figure 1. SynergEyes design with fluting.
An Alternative Fitting Approach
We have found that following the standard fitting methods may result in outcomes that are less than optimal. The most common problem reported by practitioners is that the SynergEyes hybrid contact lens tends to "tighten up," seal-off (Figure 2), and result in an inflammatory ocular response with significant discomfort. An alternative fitting approach that we have developed based on extensive clinical experience has resulted in higher fitting success rates with SynergEyes lenses in our practices.
Figure 2. Inadequate flow of tears (seal-off).
Proper base curve and skirt curve selection will address the seal-off problem in the vast majority of cases. Selecting the wrong base curve or skirt curve will result in the patient returning to the office with discomfort and a red eye after a few hours of lens wear. This is not the time to give up on this lens design. The feedback from the corneal response is your chance to right the wrong. A key in achieving a proper fit is to allow the lens (diagnostic or dispensing) to settle on the eye for at least 10 minutes before evaluating the fit, especially in terms of lens movement. We feel that greater lens movement than what the company suggests is a critical element for success. We require that SynergEyes lenses move at least 0.5mm with the blink after they have been worn for longer than 10 minutes.
Base Curve Selection Based on traditional contact lens fitting techniques, a reasonable approach is to take the keratometric values and use the midpoint for the initial base curve selection. If the resultant radius is between available base curves, round to the nearest steeper base curve. The lens needs to slightly vault the cornea to provide a reservoir of tears beneath the lens. Fitting the lens flat will cause inadequate clearance between the cornea and the lens, resulting in bearing and chafing (Figure 3). Fitting a lens too steep will result in central bubble formation and potential seal-off of the periphery of the rigid portion of the lens (Figure 4). Placing high-molecular-weight fluorescein in the bowl of the lens prior to application allows you to assess lens-to-cornea geometries; we have found that the fluorescein pattern often confirms our observations when we correctly select the appropriate base curve utilizing our fitting method. Inappropriate fluorescein patterns typically indicate that our measurements of corneal curvature were erroneous and that remeasurement is in order.
Figure 3. Flat fitting central curve (bearing).
Figure 4. Steep fitting lens with seal-off (air bubble trapped).
For a spherical cornea, fitting the lens 0.50D steeper than the keratometric curve provides enough clearance for tears to reside under the central portion of the lens (Figure 5). For example, for a spherical eye with K readings of 43.00 / 43.00 we will select a lens 0.50D steeper (43.50D or 7.76mm), which results in a SynergEyes base curve of 7.70mm. Application of this base curve selection method (selecting a base curve 0.50D steeper than the flat K) is indicated for corneas that are spherical or mildly toric (up to 0.87D of toricity).
Figure 5. Properly fit SynergEyes lens. Notice the flow of tears.
Evaluate a more highly toric cornea in the same way. After the midpoint of keratometric values is calculated, select a base curve that matches this value. If this value falls between available base curves, select the next steeper base curve. For example, for a toric cornea whose measurements are 43.00D by 46.00D, it is impossible to find a base curve that will fit parallel to both curves unless we use a back-surface toric design (which is not currently available). So the idea is to have the lens create a "teeter-totter" effect on the cornea, slightly rocking back and forth on the corneal apex to create a flow of tears. The mid-K value is 44.50D (7.58mm) and the closest available base curve that is equal to or steeper than this value is 7.50mm.
Although the suggested method for base curve selection typically works for the majority of cases, occasionally we experience situations in which we have to modify our initial lens selections. If we use a base curve that is steeper than the midpoint K value, there's risk of corneal molding from the lens squeezing the periphery, causing the central K to steepen. As an example, we had a patient whose K values of 44.12 X 44.87 resulted in a calculated base curve of 44.62D (7.56mm). We selected a 7.50mm base curve as the best-fit lens. After two months of wear, the patient started becoming photophobic and developed central superficial punctate keratitis. The difference map (Figure 6) illustrates corneal steepening caused by the lens fitting steep. We ordered a new lens with a base curve of 7.60mm, which relieved all of the patient's symptoms and returned the cornea to the pre-fit topography (Figure 7). This example illustrates the importance of appropriate aftercare, differential diagnosis, and management.
Figure 6. Difference map showing induced corneal steepening from a relatively steep SynergEyes lens fit.
Figure 7. Initial topography (top left), topography with a 7.50mm base curve (top right), and with 7.60mm base curve (bottom).
Skirt Curve Selection Proper skirt curve selection also can significantly influence the overall lens fit. The skirt curve is analogous to the wings of an airplane creating lift. The available skirt curve options are either 1.0mm or 1.3mm flatter than the central curve. If the skirt is too steep, the lens will tighten significantly, creating scleral impingement and lens seal-off. When the skirt curve is selected appropriately, the lens design will ride under a stream of tears. We have found success by always selecting the flatter skirt curve unless fluting is observed (Figure 8). However, you have to be careful with your initial observations because occasionally this fluting can resolve after 10 minutes of wear. If you are impatient and select the steeper skirt curve, do not be surprised if at the one-week follow-up visit your patient exhibits seal-off and a red eye.
Figure 8. Flat skirt curve resulting in fluting.
A Side by Side Comparison If we compare our suggested fitting methodology to the standard fitting method (Table 1), we see certain significant differences. In terms of base curve selection, we realize that in some cases we will fit flatter, in other cases steeper, and occasionally the same as the standard fitting method.
For the soft skirt curve selection, our approach is to fit the flattest skirt curve that avoids edge fluting. The standard fitting approach tends to favor steeper skirt curve fitting. Finally, in terms of movement, our technique suggests the importance of a greater degree of movement versus the standard fitting approach (0.5mm or more versus "slight movement").
Patient Selection and Management
Additionally, the incorporation of basic management strategies has allowed us to develop a patient selection procedure that also increases success with SynergEyes lenses. Once you have achieved an appropriate physical lens fit (base curve and skirt curve) and have conducted an over-refraction, check the visual acuity, vision quality, and comfort response from the patient. If any of these important criteria are not to the patients liking, it is time to terminate the fitting process and explore other contact lens and vision correction options. Ask patients whether they would find the vision quality provided with the over-refraction and the comfort while wearing the lens to be adequate and acceptable for longer-term wear. If the response is positive, move forward. If negative on either level, terminate the SynergEyes lens fitting. If you try to encourage patients by suggesting that it takes time to adapt to either the vision quality or comfort, you will be looking at using the return policy in weeks to come. With this lens, what you see is what you get; the fit and vision rarely change over time.
Other SynergEyes Hybrid Lens Considerations
Lens replacement strategies for SynergEyes offer the option of replacing lenses either once a year or every six months. Most patients who care for the hybrid lenses appropriately will find that they last about a year with normal handling. The significantly increased cost of replacing these contact lenses every six months can dramatically reduce the potential patient pool.
If a patient is determined to pursue six-month lens replacement, we typically suggest the use of either Aquify or Clear Care (both Ciba Vision) cleaning and disinfection regimens. Eiden and Davis (2010) reported on 31 patients completing a care system response study with SynergEyes A lenses. Subjects selected Clear Care as the best solution for cleaning, disinfecting, and comfort, although patients preferred the Aquify system in a forced-choice scenario due to its ease of use. We suggest that patients who choose the yearly lens replacement schedule use Clear Care because of its superior efficacy as documented in this study.
A Problem-Solving Lens Modality
The SynergEyes family of hybrid lenses offers an opportunity to solve problems related to traditional soft and GP lens wear that were impossible to correct in the past. The SynergEyes contact lens design may improve vision and comfort when soft and GP lenses fail. Lipson and Musch (2007) demonstrated in their quality of life survey that SynergEyes offered improved vision when compared to a soft toric contact lens modality. Of the previous GP lens wearers in the study, 71 percent preferred the SynergEyes lens for comfort.
Once you understand the fitting system, you realize that the fitting process is similar to that of other GP contact lens designs. The rigid portion is an 8.5mm lens design with a 7.8mm optic zone. It delivers pristine optics and behaves like a rigid lens, conforming to all of the same rules. The soft portion allows the edges to fit under the upper and lower lids for improved comfort and minimal lid interaction, similar to any other soft lens. Fitting the base curve to allow for central clearance and the skirt curve for alignment with appropriate tear flow will result in a lens fit that demonstrates optimal movement with blinking and that avoids the pitfalls of lens tightening and secondary inflammatory response.
You may find that patient acceptance will be high because you've solved the contact lens problems that your patients have been complaining about for years. Remember not to force the issue and to partner with your patients to find a solution that satisfies their expectations. It starts when you enter the examination room and ends when your patient walks out of your office feeling comfortable and able to see better than ever before. CLS
For references, please visit www.clspectrum.com/references.asp and click on document #173.

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As a barrage of families are hitting the theaters for the holiday movie season, studios are drumming up awareness for their summer 2013 titles by unveiling promotional material at your local cineplex. Earlier today Matt spotted the first teaser poster for Sony's Men in Black 3 and snapped a picture. The poster's pretty effective (though slightly headache-inducing if you look too closely) as a bunch of "MIB3" logos make up Tommy Lee Jones's face. Jones has a smaller role this time around though, as the film finds Will Smith traveling back in time to save a young Agent K (Josh Brolin) and avert a world-ending disaster.
Production on the film was plagued with troubles, going so far as to take a hiatus during filming to work on the script. We don't yet know how things turned out, but this teaser poster likely means a trailer is coming our way soon so we should have a better idea of what to expect. Hit the jump to check out the poster. The film also stars Alice Eve, Emma Thompson, and Jemaine Clement. Men in Black 3 opens in 3D on May 25th, 2012. [Update: We've updated the article with another teaser poster, this time featuring Will Smith]
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As spring is sprunging, the yard has become filled with twigs and branches of every description. You know what that means... lots of fires and lots of drinking.
For Christmas, I received a couple of bottles of Root. In Philadelphia, ad man and history buff Steven Grasse
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Meanwhile, farther up north in Vermont, the folks at Vermont Spirits said screw those potatoes, we are going to make a vodka out of milk sugars. Bless their little hearts. Their Vermont White is a stunning vodka with just the slightest rich milky aftertaste.
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Please, find a nice, rich, not too sweet root beer. In a pinch you can use plain old vodka, but do try desperately to find Vermont White. Finally, if you must, you can double the root beer to make the drink less potent, but any more than 8 ounces of root beer and you are just a big ol' wuss.
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I'd like to see these go away all together. Making things harder for people to find is not the way to support collectors. No wonder the supposed "collector market" has declined in sales lately.
A random question, however, have the new AT-ST and Dewback been spotted at retail in US Wal Marts yet? I've not seen them in my area and ebay seems to be devoid of them for the moment as well. The TRU exclusives have been out in my area for well over a week now. Just thought I'd ask
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After years of Republican policies in Albany and in Washington, Democrats are assuming power in both capitals. What difference will this make for the working poor and others struggling to make ends meet?
And what changes do New Yorkers, particularly low-income New Yorkers, want from their new officials? In the Community Service Society's 2006 annual survey, "The Unheard Third," both low-income and more affluent New Yorkers put two issues at the top of the list of their priorities for their newly elected officials:
*improving city public schools and decreasing the dropout rate,
*keeping rents down and building more affordable housing.
At the same time, The Unheard Third survey dispels two common myths. Though many things divide the poor and the affluent, at least this year they share a common political agenda. Improving the city's public schools and creating more affordable housing are the top priorities across all income groups.
The second myth is that voters are uniformly allergic to taxes. While New Yorkers oppose higher state income taxes in the abstract, more than seven out of ten say they would be willing to pay more taxes to increase state aid to city public schools or to provide health care coverage for uninsured New Yorkers. Across the board, New Yorkers want real solutions to problems, and they are willing to pay in order to get results.
During the campaign neither Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer nor many of the congressional Democrats said much about what they would do to help the working poor. But Spitzer did say he would provide more money for New York City schools to comply with the court's ruling in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity suit on school funding. When the new governor assumes office, he could immediately make good on his pledge to provide the billions of dollars more to deliver a better education to our public school students.
There are many things that the city could do with this money. Everyone understands that it makes sense to invest in the early grades. But problems exist for older students, as well. And the money from the Campaign for Fiscal Equity suit could give the city some of the resources it needs to address these issues.
According to Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, 138,000 New York City public school students are over-age and lack the required number of class credits). An estimated 170,000 disconnected youth 16 to 24 have left school but are not in the labor market. An overwhelming majority of these young people come from economically struggling black and Hispanic families.
To help teenagers still in school, the city could offer more programs and incentives to keep the students in classes and to help them gain the skills they need to graduate. Not every student is college bound. Would upgraded career and technical education give them a reason to finish school? We also need to send students, parents, teachers and school leaders a clear message that every student should earn a diploma. To reinforce that message, the state could raise the legal age for leaving school from 16 to 18.
Young people who have already dropped out of school and are struggling in the labor market need skills, credentials and stipends. Some successful models exist – the Job Corps, transitional jobs, GED programs with mentoring and support services, and apprenticeships. But these programs assist only a few thousand people. And the Campaign for Fiscal Equity money will come too late to help tens of thousands more who were failed by the schools system while the state fought against providing more money to city schools. The state could create a special fund to provide money to create the needed programs to assist these young people now.
Housing is the other problem New Yorkers most want their newly elected leaders to fix. While Mayor Bloomberg is trying to expand and preserve affordable housing, the state and federal governments have been largely inactive. The Spitzer administration could work to preserve the affordability of the state's Mitchell-Lama rental housing and Congress could adequately fund existing public housing and other rent subsidies. Beyond that, there could be a new commitment of capital for affordable housing from both the state and federal levels. Federal and state tax breaks overwhelmingly favor higher income homeowners and seniors, offering little or nothing to low-income tenants who face the highest rent burdens. The new Democratic majority could address that imbalance with relief for low-income renters, who may not pay property taxes directly, but pay them indirectly as part of their rising rents.
Nancy Rankin is director of research at the Community Service Society and creator of The Unheard Third survey, which is based on telephone interviews with 1,230 lower-income New Yorkers and a sample of 500 moderate and higher income New York City residents. Â


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The D.C. area is in for yet another rainy day. The region will likely see heavy rain Monday afternoon and evening.
A flash flood watch is currently in effect for much of the region through late Monday night as the stormy weather may cause isolated flooding along creeks and stream and low-lying areas.
Additionally, some of the afternoon storms could produce thunder and lightning, but the chance of damaging winds is low.
This stormy pattern will continue throughout much of the week ahead, Storm Team4 meteorologist Tom Kierein said. However, there's only a 30 percent chance of afternoon and evening storms on the Fourth of July.
Curious why the region's been experiecing such a lasting pattern of rain?
It has to do with two opposing weather systems being stuck in place, Kierein said. First, a big area of high pressure is anchored off the East Coast. But that has allowed an area of low pressure to our west to also get stuck.
The circulations between the two are giving us a persistent southerly flow that's trapping tropical moisture all the way from the Caribbean into our region.
Those two patterns aren't showing any signs of changing until July 4, Kierein said. Each day until then, the D.C. area has the potential for tropical downpours, and Monday, the potential for flooding is especially strong.
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RSA Keynoters push for ID federation, harsher laws
Top executives for two of the industry's biggest companies stressed working together to rebuild trust through open authentication standards and stiffer database breach laws.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Building on earlier appeals to shore up sagging consumer confidence, the CEOs of two prominent companies implored the industry not only to make security easy on e-commerce customers, but also to make it an imperative.
That means adopting widely used open standards that promote Web services federation and secure online transactions now constantly under threat.
"You can't convince consumers to have a different security model wherever they go," said VeriSign chairman and CEO Stratton Sclavos during Wednesday morning's keynote address at the RSA Conference.
For the first time, he noted, consumer confidence in down, with 42% of online shoppers in a recent nationwide survey admitting they are more nervous about Web attacks.
Immediately following Sclavos was a similar appeal to enterprises from Symantec chairman and CEO John W. Thompson to be more proactive in protecting consumer data. That includes pushing for federal legislation that covers all database security breaches and demands stiff penalties to restore trust.
"If we – as business leaders – want this digital economy to thrive, it is incumbent upon us to protect all aspects of it – from our enterprise infrastructures to the information created, transmitted and stored within it," Thompson said. "And, most importantly, we must protect the relationships, or digital interactions, that underpin this world."
Sclavos touted his company's new VeriSign Identity Protection services that use standards created by the Initiative for Open Authentication (OATH) founded two years ago at this conference. The consortium has grown to 60 corporate members and more than 15 standards released.
VIP's strengths in combating identity theft and fraudulent transactions, according to Sclavos, are in its device flexibility and its simplistic approach to two-authentication with a multitude of online service providers and enterprises.
This week, VeriSign announced VIP will be integrated with the online payment service PayPal, online auction site eBay and Internet service provider Yahoo. The technology also will appear in devices by Motorola and SanDisk USB flash devices.
In addition, VeriSign plans to partner with Microsoft to integrate VIP with its InfoCard initiative announced Tuesday. InfoCard essentially is a new online authentication system being offered with Internet Explorer 7.0.
The point, Sclavos said repeatedly, is to provide more security in Web services and mobile devices without adding to a consumers' burden through complexity.
"Stop dictating what your customers use and embrace what they are already carrying," he said.
Michael S. Rothman, president and principal analyst with Security Incite, tracks the identity management space and believes VeriSign might indeed succeed with its federated approach given its network's reach and the trust it has already branded into its SSL business.
"It seems right now there's no identity service provider that can compellingly provide a mechanism to share credentials among all different parties," he said. VIP, with its standards-based approach, "feels like something that has a chance."
Thompson also got in a few product plugs for his company, particularly its research lab's new Symantec Database and Audit Security that will monitor every database transaction. Along those lines, the CEO urged the industry to not wait for new laws or court battles to mandate better data protections.
"I don't think businesses should wait for regulators to tell them what to do. Instead, they should actively look for ways to protect personal or confidential data. From customer credit cards to medical records and company spreadsheets, databases hold the most critical information in the enterprise," he said.
If businesses don't act more proactively, online customers will turn to those that do take security and privacy seriously, perhaps in another country with stronger data protection laws.
Thompson echoed a familiar theme here that the only true way to restore consumer trust is through companies working collectively to better protect their networks and authenticate users.
That may also require some nudging from lawmakers.
"All of us in the IT industry and the business industry need to push for public policy to protect customers," he said. He called for one federal law that encompasses protection for all information, rather than the state-by-state piecemeal approach borne out of a long series of database thefts in the past year.
"To me, an effective data breach law would include notification to all users," he said. "And very, very harsh punishments."
This article originally appeared on SearchSecurity.com


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We are grateful to the Teachers TryScience Advisory Committee for their invaluable input into the creation of this web site. Our Advisory Committee includes:
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Teachers TryScience was developed to bring best practices in design-based learning to your school. Design-based learning gives you the flexibility to facilitate and enable students to synthesize skills from a variety of disciplines and integrate them into learning activities. For example, to solve a problem in environmental science, students might need to employ physics, chemistry and earth science concepts and skills. Design-based learning goes further in challenging students to engineer solutions through their knowledge of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines.
As you look at how each of the lessons in Teachers TryScience is correlated to standards and curricula think about the notion of STEM integration and how this interdisciplinary approach to learning can benefit the creative, critical thinking and problem-solving skills of your students. A STEM integrated lesson will: stimulate critical thinking and apply inquiry skills; apply mathematical and technological solutions to engineering problems; may apply science concepts from more than one science discipline; recognize that more than one approach to problem solving may be valid; may require alternative measures of assessment; recognize that different students approach a problem or topic from different entry points; recognize that prior knowledge may determine the approach the student takes to the problem; and that sometimes the research question simply generates many more questions.


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CarGo exits Rockies' first win with dizziness
MIAMI -- Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was removed from Wednesday's 6-5 victory over the Marlins in the bottom of the sixth inning because of dizziness, which he believes was from dehydration.
But Gonzalez said he should be fine for Thursday afternoon's finale of the four-game, season-opening series.
"I ate something, drank a lot of water, and I feel great right now," Gonzalez said. "About 30 minutes after I came out of the game, that's when I started catching up."
Gonzalez was fine in the first inning during his RBI double -- his third extra-base hit in as many games. After walking in the third, he rounded second on Troy Tulowitzki's deep fly ball that was caught at the warning track, and he did not make it back to first on time to avoid being doubled.
At that point, he began to feel ill, and it lingered when he struck out in both the fourth and sixth innings.
"I thought it was one of those things that happens and just goes away," Gonzalez said. "After my third [plate] appearance, I was sweating and shaking. I didn't know what was happening. It never got better. I told the staff that I wasn't feeling very well. I came up to hit again and was feeling the same way, so they just took me out."


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For nearly a decade following Slobodan Milosevic's ouster on 5 October 2000, the EU and the US continued to worry about political developments in Serbia. Would pro-reform and pro-European parties prevail? Or would the Serbian Radical Party – led by Vojislav Seselj, on trial for war crimes in The Hague – come to power and turn the clock back to the dark 1990s?
Parliamentary and presidential elections in 2008 seem to have provided an answer – not so much by way of the narrow victory of an alliance headed by Boris Tadic, which campaigned on a pro-European ticket, as by the breakup of the Radicals over the question of Serbia's European future. (The party's more moderate wing, headed by Tomislav Nikolic, split to establish the Serbian Progressive Party.)
With the global economic crisis and the ensuing European sovereign debt crisis, the EU's appetite for further enlargement has subsided considerably. As a result, the EU is not as accommodating today as it might have been back in 2008. In addition, some member states have become increasingly critical of Serbia's position on Kosovo and of its co-operation – or lack thereof – with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
All this has made it more difficult for the Serbian leadership to keep European integration at the top of the country's agenda. While ESI's earlier research focused on Serbian-Montenegrin relations and challenges of economic development, we now place more emphasis on monitoring Serbia's EU accession process. Accession, we believe, is the key to the country's future development.
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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
The following is the translation of a famous invocation of blessings upon the Prophet entitled Darud Taj or "Invocation of the Crown" which is especially well known in the Indian subcontinent.
O Allah, send blessings and Peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad
The Owner of the Crown and the Ascent and the Buraq and the Standard,
The Repeller of Affliction and Disease and Drought and Illness and Pain.
His name is written on high, served and engraved in the Tablet and the Pen,
The Leader of All, Arabs and non-Arabs,
Whose body is sanctified, fragrant, and pure,
The Sun of Brightness, the Full Moon in Darkness, The Cave of Refuge for Mortals, the Lamp That Dispels the Night
The Foremost One in the Highest Fields, the Light of Guidance,
The Best-Natured One, The Intercessor of Nations, The Owner of Munificence and Generosity
Allah is his Protector, Gabriel is his servant. The Buraq is his mount ,
The Ascent is his voyage. The Lote-Tree of the Furthermost Boundary is his station,
Two Bow-Lengths or Nearer is his desire,
His desire is his goal, and he has found his goal,
The Master of the Messengers, the Seal of the Prophets,
The intercessor of sinners, the friend of the strangers,
The Mercy for the Worlds,
The rest of those who burn with love, the goal of those who yearn,
The sun of knowers, the lamp of travellers, The light of Those Brought Near,
The friend of the poor and destitute,
The master of Humans and Jinn,
The Prophet of the Two Sanctuaries,
The Imam of the Two Qiblas,
Our Means in the Two Abodes,
The Owner of Qaba Qawsayn,
The Beloved of the Lord of the Two Easts and the Two Wests,
The grandfather of al-Hasan and al-Husayn,
Our patron and the patron of Humans and Jinn:
Abu al-Qasim MUHAMMAD Son of `Abd Allah,
A light from the light of Allah.
O you who yearn for the light of his beauty,
Send blessings and utmost greetings of peace
Upon him and upon his Family.
– Borrowed with permission from The Last Island blog.
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Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony Split: Report
US Weekly has confirmed exclusively that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are splitting after seven years of marriage.
"We have decided to end our marriage. This was a very difficult decision. We have come to amicable conclusion on all matters," the couple said in a statement. "It is a painful time for all involved, and we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time."
The couple dated briefly in the '90s, then reunited in early 2004, according to the report. They were married that same year, in June.
They have two children together – three-year-old twins Max and Emme.


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Michelle Claypool, Rooftop Rodeo Queen is also a treasure under Saturday night's rainbow. The July rains returned to soak the fairgrounds and the participants of this year's event.
Local cowboy Ryan Franklin comes off his bull during Thursday's Rooftop Rodeo. "My dad is full-throttle," said the Estes Park High School grad. "I don't know if my mom or my girlfriend is worse about worrying."
Another cowboy looks for his landing spot on Thursday night. The bulls won on Thursday, with none of the cowboys able to hang on for eight seconds.
A bullrider looks forward to the protection of his kevlar vest and helmet as a bull flicks him off. The 1,500-pound bovine athletes tested all of the protective equipment, dislodging all riders on Saturday night.
Young ropers practice in Bond Park on Saturday. Rodeo royalty and committee helped youngsters learn roping skills.
A cowboy hits the ground hard on Thursday and looked doomed, but was not stomped. Bull riders are in the most danger when on the ground, which is why bullriders are required to wear kevlar vests and many now where helmets.
A mutton buster splashes down in the soggy arena on Saturday. Competitors had messy landings after rain soaked the Stanley Park Fairgrounds.
Rodeo cowboy and local Ryan Franklin enjoys a dance on Saturday night. The Rooftop Rodeo's Queens' Dance gave contestants, royalty and fans a chance to mingle and kick up their heels.
A barrel racer rounds the last barrel in sloppy conditions on Saturday night. Speed and mud don't usually go together well, but racers had little problem with the wet conditions.
Brandi Phillips holds Old Glory arround the rodeo arena on Friday. Pillips, one of the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls, had the honor of carrying the flag for the opening ceremonies on Friday Night.
Rodeo committee member Ben Vigil peers through the rain as Saturday's performance began. While rain created challenges for the event, it did not stop the Rooftop Rodeo.


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Iraq putting Obama's foreign policy doctrine to the test
By LESLEY CLARK AND ANITA KUMAR | McClatchy Washington Bureau | Published: July 2, 2014
WASHINGTON — The conflict in Iraq presents the sharpest test yet of the foreign policy doctrine of President Barack Obama.
That philosophy, most recently outlined at a May speech at the U.S. Military Academy, resists pressures to intervene militarily at flash points around the globe; limits military force to cases where U.S. interests are clearly at risk, Americans are threatened or allies are in danger; and puts greater emphasis on allies or foreign governments.
Under that doctrine, Obama has ruled out sending combat troops to Iraq, instead announcing plans to send up to 300 military advisers. Another 200 troops were authorized this week to defend critical interests such as Baghdad's airport.
While his actions in Iraq may be consistent with his doctrine, critics charge it's not comprehensive enough for the complexities of the threat posed by the chaos in Iraq.
"Retreating from the world stage, in my view, is not an option," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. "It only undermines our allies and leads to more chaos that puts Americans at risk."
Barry Pavel, vice president and director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council, warned that Obama's reluctance has fueled "perceptions among U.S. allies that think the U.S. does not have the will to defend certain interests."
Obama's first step is not unusual. The U.S. already has military advisers in more than 70 countries. But it is very much in keeping with a president who has always been "very cautious" on his use of the military, said James Goldgeier, dean of the School of International Service at American University in Washington.
"This is not a major move. It's pretty minimal," Goldgeier said of the U.S. advisers in Iraq. "I really don't think we are going to have a major impact on the future of Iraq."
Many observers say they'd be surprised if Obama ordered airstrikes, although the administration has not ruled them out. A senior administration official who was knowledgeable about the situation but was not authorized to speak publicly as a matter of administration policy said that strikes would be considered only after Obama receives "better information" about the situation in Iraq. Some officials have said the U.S. still lacks the intelligence information required to conduct effective strikes.
Obama considered airstrikes last year in neighboring Syria, where he's also been reluctant to engage in an ongoing civil war. Instead, he backed off and endorsed a Russian plan to eliminate the Syrian regime's cache of chemical weapons. The weapons were removed, but the war in Syria continues. Obama last week asked Congress for the first time for $500 million for lethal aid to arm moderate Syrian rebels.
Goldgeier said Obama's approach is aimed at showing that he's acting to help the Iraqi government fight the Islamic State — formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria — while ensuring Americans that he won't be dragged back into a war he campaigned against.
"He's determined to make sure when he leaves office that we are out of both" Iraq and Afghanistan, Goldgeier said. "He's not been eager to get us into new wars."
Indeed, one of the few references to Iraq in Obama's May 28 West Point speech came as he noted that the cadets he was addressing were "the first class to graduate since 9/11 who may not be sent into combat in Iraq or Afghanistan."
One exception to Obama's approach was his decision to intervene in Libya in 2011, but not until organizing an international coalition to remove Moammar Gadhafi. No U.S. troops were deployed on the ground in what Obama later called an operation that could be a "recipe for success in the future." But the country remains mired in chaos and widespread violence, including the killings of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in 2012.
Obama's thinking goes deeper than a reflexive campaign promise made when Americans yearned to get out of Afghanistan and Iraq.
"It's a philosophical approach to international security," said Rick Brennan, a career Army officer and senior political scientist at the RAND Corp. "It's an underlying philosophical belief."
Obama's approach is not about using the military but about providing assistance in other ways and "getting others to do more," Brennan said.
Obama said as much during the West Point speech. He said then that the biggest threat to the U.S. remains terrorist attacks launched by al-Qaida affiliates and extremists. He called for a way to "more effectively partner with countries where terrorist networks seek a foothold."
Obama has pointed to Yemen as a potential model of cooperation. The U.S. has no combat troops in Yemen but has launched drone strikes in support of the government's war against al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
"Looking at how we can create more of those models is going to be part of the solution in dealing with both Syria and Iraq," Obama said at the White House recently.
He said the U.S. has been able to help develop Yemen's capacities "without putting large numbers of U.S. troops on the ground." And he said the U.S. has "enough counterterrorism capabilities that we're able to go after folks that might try to hit our embassy or might be trying to export terrorism into Europe or the United States."
Obama's West Point speech has limits, said Anthony Cordesman, the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
"It really can't apply when things escalate," he said, noting that Obama's actions in Iraq have been the "right first steps."
But the problem is with his "second, third, fourth steps," he said. "What happens when you need to take decisive action?"


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Everyone seems to be going mad for BB creams these days as bloggers find something new to try and Western brands are trying to make their own versions of the product.
I've tested tons of different BB products, but no where near as many as some other BB cream lovers, nevertheless I am trying to find the perfect one for me. I guess Hada Labo's version is quite close but the colour is off.
I like Melliesh – it's a Japanese brand, very cutesy, limited in range (lashes, blushers, lip glosses) and they have now ventured into BB.
They have two versions, a cream BB 'make skin' and a powdered one which I also purchased. Both come in presentation gift boxes…if I can call it that. Both come with an applicator, and with the BB cream it's a very nice almond shaped sponge…
Japanese outer packaging is rarely so…boxy?! The set is limited apparently.
You only get 30g of this BB cream. It's pretty small. There's just one shade, 'Natural Beige'.
I knew it would be too light for me, the average Japanese lady I am sure is lighter than me so that's ok – I was going to warm it up with some bronzer any how.
But I really don't like the colour. There's a sort of ashiness to it, which many BB's have anyway but this one in particular reminds me of ghostly make up. It also has a yellow edge to it…yellow…beige….I'm picturing a nauseous Tweety Pie:
It's pretty thick and rich, but then aren't most BB creams? I feel like it dries somewhat patchy on the skin, it's SO thick that you need to be light handed with it and you need to really blend and massage to get it to settle to an even base.
I can't see anywhere that there's a SPF in this – it's almost like a rule that all BB's have insanely high SPF in it. Perhaps it will photograph better without SPF..oh wait it doesn't because it makes you look like a sick Tweety Pie.
On me – maybe it would look better if you were lighter and more yellow (I've come to realise I am yellow but also a bit brown too):
I don't like this – you get too much packaging to recycle, you get a teeny weeny amount of product and the colouring is just weird. I like the sponge though…I totally dig the sponge.
*I purchased this from eBay.


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Tonight's huge presidential debate just came to an end, and the general consensus is that Barack Obama came out the victor.
Romney started off strong and showed a ton of confidence early on.
He told a student "when you come out in 2014, I presume I'm going to be President – I'm gonna make sure you get a job."
He was also aggressive in lobbying moderator Candy Crowley for more time to speak, and he confronted Obama on issues relating to domestic energy and the attack of the Benghazi consulate.
As the debate went on, though, things slowly unraveled for Mitt Romney.
Romney and Obama started off with a friendly handshake.
Mitt Romney showed confidence early on – "When you come out in 2014, I presume I'm going to be President – I'm gonna make sure you get a job."
Obama didn't quite agree with everything Mitt Romney said.
Later on, Obama slammed Romney on the auto bailout. "He wanted to take them into bankruptcy without providing them any way to stay open, and we would have lost a million jobs!"
Romney badly wanted to respond, but moderator Candy Crowley was having none of it.
Watch Mitt Romney take on Candy Crowley here >
Things got testy when Romney confronted Obama on the topic of domestic energy.
Watch the two fight over domestic energy policy here >
Perhaps Romney's highest point of the debate was when he did this to Obama:
Romney's aggression during the first debate allowed him more speaking time. Candy Crowley stood her ground, though.
Romney pressed Obama on his pension. Obama retorted with this zinger: "I don't look at my pension. It's not as big as yours so it doesn't take as long."
Things got even worse for Romney when he thinks he has Obama on the ropes on the topic of Libya...
(Look at those eyebrows!)
... but Obama counters with a huge fact checking assist from moderator Candy Crowley, who told Romney "he did call it an act of terror."
Obama puts Romney away when he finally talks about Romney's controversial 47% remark in his closing statement.
This is the smile of a man who knows he just won a huge debate.


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MORZINE, France — Lance Armstrong says his hopes of an eighth Tour de France victory are "finished" after he struggled in the Alps and was caught up in three crashes during an eighth stage won by Andy Schleck of Luxembourg on Sunday.
The Texan crossed nearly 12 minutes behind Schleck during the 117.4-mile run from Station des Rousses to the Morzine-Avoriaz ski resort.
Armstrong said after the stage that he had a "very, very bad day" and "my Tour is finished" – but said he will continue the three-week race that ends July 25 in Paris.
U.S. & World
World champion Cadel Evans of Australia took the yellow jersey, with overnight leader Sylvain Chavanel trailing the top contenders on the tough La Ramaz climb.
Armstrong lost several minutes to his main rivals while he struggled up the steepest part of the ascent – the first of two tough climbs on the day.
The American crashed once, scraping his knee, and got caught up and delayed in two other spills. One of those also brought down Evans.


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Warner's Man of Steel took in a strong $116.62 million this weekend. That figure doesn't include the $12.06 million the film grossed from Thursday night 7 p.m. shows from the corporate group sale screening program with Walmart, as Warner Bros. is officially reporting those grosses separate from the film's opening weekend performance. When including those grosses, Man of Steel was off to a $128.68 million start. With or without the $12.06 million, Man of Steel established a new unadjusted opening weekend record for the month of June, as it topped the $110.31 million opening weekend take of previous record holder Toy Story 3.
The opening weekend take of Man of Steel was the second largest of 2013 thus far (behind only the $174.14 million start of Iron Man 3). Of great importance for Warner Bros. is that the start of Man of Steel represents a vast improvement over the start of 2006's Superman Returns, which had a far more modest opening weekend take of $52.54 million and a five-day start of $84.59 million (that film opened on a Wednesday).
Without the $12.06 million from corporate screenings, Man of Steel grossed $44.01 million on Friday. The film fell a very reasonable 17.5 percent on Saturday to gross $36.32 million (which was up an impressive 4 percent from Friday when factoring out midnight grosses). With aid from the Father's Day holiday, Man of Steel then exceeded expectations on Sunday with a $36.29 million take, which was essentially unchanged from Saturday's performance. The opening weekend to Friday ratio for Man of Steel was 2.65 to 1.
In addition to a strong marketing campaign, there is no doubt that the involvement of Christopher Nolan with the film as a writer and producer helped build up excitement for Man of Steel. The film was also helped out by grosses from IMAX and 3D engagements; IMAX grosses were an estimated $13.3 million this weekend, while 41 percent of the film's overall grosses came from 3D shows. Man of Steel received an A- rating on CinemaScore, which is an encouraging early sign as the film goes forward in its run.
Sony's This Is The End claimed second place this weekend with $20.72 million. The ensemble R-rated comedy has now grossed $33.03 million in its first five days of release. This Is The End opened in line with the lower end of expectations and was off to a very solid start when taking into account its modest price tag for a high profile summer release. In comparison, 2008's Pineapple Express grossed $23.25 million during its opening weekend and $41.32 million in its first five days of release.
While This Is The End is currently running 20 percent behind the five-day start of Pineapple Express, it is displaying stronger holding power in its initial days of release, as its five-day to opening weekend ratio of 1.59 to 1 came in notably below the 1.78 to 1 ratio of This Is The End. That is an encouraging sign for the film going forward, as is the film's B+ rating on CinemaScore. With that said, generating truly exceptional holding power may be easier said than done given the amount of high profile releases that will continue to enter the marketplace over the next few weeks now that the summer season is into full gear.
This Is The End grossed $6.95 million on Friday, increased 9 percent on Saturday to gross $7.58 million and fell 18 percent on Sunday to take in $6.19 million. The audience breakdown for the film skewed towards male moviegoers (60 percent) and slightly towards moviegoers over 25 (52 percent).
With Man of Steel dominating the marketplace this weekend, it came as no surprise that holdovers in general took significant hits (and that is with Father's Day boosting grosses in general on Sunday). The weekend's most impressive holdover among wide releases, both in ranking and percentage hold was Lionsgate's Now You See Me. The crowd pleasing ensemble thriller placed in third with $11.02 million. That was down 42 percent from last weekend and brings the 17-day total for Now You See Me to $80.71 million. The surprise hit of early summer is now $19.29 million away from reaching the $100 million domestic milestone.
Not holding up anywhere near as well this weekend was Universal's The Purge. After an exceptionally strong first place debut last weekend, the ultra-low budget sci-fi thriller was down four spots and a massive 76 percent this weekend to place in fifth with $8.32 million. That placed The Purge behind fellow Universal release Fast & Furious 6 in this weekend's rankings. Fast & Furious 6 fell 51 percent to gross $9.58 million. To date, Fast & Furious 6 has grossed $219.72 million in 24 days. Despite displaying very poor holding power so far, The Purge has still grossed a strong $51.96 million in ten days thanks largely to its opening weekend performance.
Fox's The Internship didn't hold up very well this weekend either. On the heels of last weekend's so-so start, the PG-13 rated comedy starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn fell 59 percent and two spots this weekend to claim sixth with $7.15 million. In addition to having to deal with the rush out of moviegoers to Man of Steel, there is no doubt that The Internship has taken a direct hit from This Is The End since Wednesday. The ten-day start for The Internship stands at an underwhelming $31.09 million.
On the limited front, films had a tough time expanding in the shadow of Man of Steel. Sony Pictures Classics' Before Midnight took in $1.38 million this weekend from 897 locations. While that was up 163 percent over last weekend, the Richard Linklater directed film only managed a per-location average of $1,541 this weekend. Meanwhile, Roadside's Much Ado About Nothing grossed $161,625 from 23 locations. That gave the Joss Whedon directed film a per-location average of $7,027 for the frame, but was down 6 percent from last weekend's start in 5 locations.
A24's The Bling Ring fared significantly better this weekend with a debut of $212,537 from 5 locations in New York and Los Angeles. The Sofia Coppola directed film earned an impressive per-location average of $42,507. The Bling Ring will receive a major expansion on Friday.
Also off to a noteworthy platform start in New York and Los Angeles was RADiUS-TWC's 20 Feet from Stardom. The music documentary grossed $54,596 from 3 locations, giving it a healthy per-location average of $18,199.


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Mafia Wars 2
Zynga closure tally now at 11 titles
Zynga closed at least six social games in December, bringing its list of the fallen to 11 casualties.
Mafia Wars 2 headlines
Mafia Wars 2 to shutter at year's end
Zynga has announced the closure of Mafia Wars 21 on December 30. A follow-up to one of the social publisher's earliest major successes, the Facebook title has failed to capture long lasting interest from punters, and is the latest victim of Zynga's belt-tightening as it struggles to transition away from social gaming's apparent decline. Games.com […]
Report - Mafia Wars 2 sheds 900,000 players
Zynga's follow-up to one of its most enduring and successful titles is reportedly under-performing.
Tuesday Shorts II: RE4, BF3, OMD, GDCO, other abbreviations
I couldn't think of anything witty to say on this shorts post, and because of this, there isn't an esoteric shot to go along with it. That's okay, my gorgeous dog will suffice.


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