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Continuous Integration for Databases
Continuous Integration (CI) is a well known process in the software development world, but it's not often implemented with databases. Learn how to set up a CI process for your databases and test them on every check-in.
Get Testing with tSQLt
tSQLt is a testing framework that is designed to help you write repeatable, isolated tests against your database code. In this session we will briefly examine the goals of testing, and introduce tSQLt with a variety of demonstrations.
The Encryption Primer
SQL Server has a number of encryption features that allow you to better secure your data. This session will examine the basics of encryption and cover the various ways in which you can encode and decode your data to protect it.
Branding Yourself for a Dream Job
Everyone wants a dream job that they enjoy going to each week. Steve Jones will give you practical tips and suggestions in this session that show you how to better market yourself in today's competitive world.
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Preparation for Disaster
Sooner or later some sort of disaster occur on your SQL Server instance. It might be the destruction of a server, the corruption of a page inside the database, or just the unexpected deletion of some data. When disaster does strike, will you be prepa
Searching Binary Data in SQL Server 2012
A look at binary data in SQL Server and full-text searching of the content of binary files.
Branding Yourself for a Dream Job
Everyone wants a job they enjoy and look forward to working at each day. This session will present practical techniques for improving your brand and giving you the chance to interview for the job you want.
Continuous Integration for Databases
Building software is hard, and we often find that fixing bugs is expensive if they are not caught early. Continuous Integration (CI) has proven to be a valuable technique in improving software quality and this session demonstrates CI for databases.
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21 Nov 2014
I'm off for a few days. Actually, today and most of next week. I completed my achievement, getting all my vacation scheduled, and this one of those days. I also have most of next week off, so I'll be taking time with family over the Thanksgiving holiday to relax a bit, and likely, work ...
Real World T-SQL Tricks
21 Nov 2014
I've been playing more with T-SQL this year, doing some testing and development in various places. I've been trying to improve my skills, and keeping up with the advancements the language has made in the last few versions. Like many of you, if I haven't had the need for ...
Encryption in Colorado Springs – Encrypting in the Application?
20 Nov 2014
Last night was my annual presentation at the Colorado Springs SQL Server User Group. I try to make sure I get down there at least once a year, and it's been only once a year for the last few years. Far too busy, and I'm sorry for that, but I am glad I get invited […]
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20 Nov 2014
Earlier this week I got a notice that I hadn't completed a task this year. It's one that I've rarely finished in the past, and probably not in any year in the last 10. However I decided this year that I should buckle down and get this done. I'm proud to say that I spent ...
Practical Problems with CI
20 Nov 2014
I agree. Continuous Integration has issues in the real world, at least it probably does in many companies. The more tests you have, the more likely you refactoring or changes will break something. The more things break, the more people will look to leave them alone, deferring the "fix" into ...


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Conoco expects processing activities to stop at the plant by the end of the week, Rich Johnson, a company spokesman, said in an e-mail yesterday. The refinery can produce 65,000 barrels a day of diesel, heating oil and jet fuel, according to the company's website.
The premium for jet fuel in New York Harbor versus heating oil futures traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 1.75 cents to 9 cents at 1:50 p.m., according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It's the highest level since Sept. 1. Prompt delivery gained 3.1 cents to $2.9219 a gallon.
Conventional, 87-octane gasoline at the same hub strengthened 1.63 cents to a premium of 4.63 cents a gallon. Prompt delivery rose 2.31 cents to $2.7038 a gallon.
Conoco will permanently close the Trainer plant in six months if no buyer is found, the Houston-based company said on Sept. 27.
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Sechelt: Life on an Isthmus
The town of Sechelt is located on a very narrow isthmus that forms a bridge between the waters of Georgia Strait and the Sechelt Inlet, also called the Inland Sea. Famous as the home of the progressive Sechelt Indian Band and the Annual Festival of the Written Arts, Sechelt is the geographical centre of the Lower Sunshine Coast.
How to Get to Sechelt
To get to Sechelt, take the Sunshine Coast ferry from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver to the Langdale terminal. (For ferry details, see the website: www.bcferries.com, or call 1-888-BCFERRY.) Head straight up the hill on the bypass road to get to Highway 101, turn right and keep going through Gibsons. Head north - you'll pass Roberts Creek (14 km from Langdale) and come to the official beginning of the Sechelt political area at Wilson Creek (23 km from Langdale).
Or, if you're coming from Powell River, take the ferry from Saltery Bay to Earls Cove at the north end of the Sunshine Coast. Drive south along Highway 101 through Garden Bay and Madeira Park and, farther south, Secret Cove and Halfmoon Bay. About 15 km south of the turn off to Halfmoon Bay, you'll come to the north end of Sechelt. The Malaspina Coach Lines charter bus service runs from both the Langdale and Earls Cove terminals, and public transit from Langdale.
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Episode description: The wildlife of North America was largely shaped by the land bridge of Beringia. Join Patrick for an unforgettable look at the remnants of Beringian Alaska - an eternal frontier.
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Meeting Minutes for August 18, 2005
Members Present: Phil Lindley, Joanne Steneck, Gary Nichols, Greg Scott, Greg Desjardin, Jeff Letourneau, Reginald Palmer, Bill Black
Members Absent: Scott Thibeau, Lance Bell
1) The Minutes from June 9, 2005, meeting were approved.
2) Status of Connections. Greg Desjardin provided an updated count of sites: 220 installed standard 56 kbps connections, 487 installed T-1 connections, and 91 installed ATM circuits that serve 141 sites. Greg said that there are 38 DSL sites connected with 2 in progress and that a few of the installations have cost more than $120, which the Board felt was reasonable. Bill corrections are proceeding.
3) Status of Internet Service. Jeff Letourneau said that the UNET network was working well. He said he is substituting for Gerry Dube and would discuss UNET's Board membership/attendance with the new CIO of UMO.
4) Federal E-Rate Issues. Sylvia Norton provided a summary of the proposed changes to the FY 2006 eligible services list from the FCC. Also, we were notified that the 2002 Erate reimbursement was sent to Verizon ($1.58M), who will then send it to the MSL for deposit with the fund administrator.
5) E-Rate Issues. Joanne Steneck said that Linda Schatz is working on the 2005 application. Joanne suggested that the Board should consider several policy changes in the operation of the MSLN. Many of the Erate problems have been caused by the way we operate the MSLN. The Board discussed and approved a series of recommended changes to the program as follows:
1. Insure only eligible sites are on application.
a. Sites must submit LOA and certifications by Fall deadline (to be established) for services starting July 1st. Failure to submit will result in disconnection on July 1, 2006.
b. Alternative education sites must be certified by the sending authority.
c. A separate LOA/certification form must be signed for each school by the superintendent for that school. The Library Director or other person with governance authority pursuant to the library's by-law must sign for each library.
2. Make sure sites apply for the services they will receive from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
a. Sites must designate service they are applying for as part of LOA/Certification. Service changes and additions will only occur for affect July 1. No charges allowed from what is on E-Rate Application until next E-Rate cycle. If eligible for Federal E-rate, a school or library must be on the E-rate application to receive services from MSLN. Only exception are those libraries choosing not to filter do not have to be on application for internet service (if they otherwise comply with state rules for reimbursement).
b. Establish a plan for shifting all current 56 kbps connections to T-1 or DSL, with service beginning on July 1, 2006. No changes of service will be activated between September 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006 in order to stabilize the 2005 application. Decide how to handle the router situation for 56's. [A subcommittee (Phil, Greg Desjardin, Deb Alford, and Jeff Letourneau) will discuss how to make this happen.]
3. Make sure school and library administrators understand, and abide, by MSLN/E-Rate requirements.
a. Education campaign will be planned and executed by DOE and State Library regarding technology plan requirements.
b. Annual participation package will be sent to every school superintendent and every library and private school currently participating in MSLN. Will explain need for LOA and certifications, Form 479 and new requirement that no changes for the time period July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007 after application deadline. Should also explain that they are responsible for notifying MSLN about any closed site or name change must identify any anticipated new sites for inclusion in E-Rate application. If not on E-Rate application new sites must wait until next E-Rate cycle to participate in MSLN.
[The PUC subsequently approved these recommendations in an Order issued August 30, 2005]
6) Other
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Jay-Z and Prince The Black Album
Promoted as The Funk Bible, Prince's Black Album was originally supposed to be released in December 1987. The album which had no printed titled, artist name, production credits or anything other than the black sleeve that it came in wasn't released until 1994. Nine years later, Jay-Z released his very own The Black Album, which at the time was supposed to be his final studio album.
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In the entire history of the Kansas City Chiefs, one steeped in tradition, they have never before ranked last in the NFL in scoring over the course of an entire season.
It has happened this year, the franchise's 50th anniversary in Kansas City.
The Chiefs were blanked by the Oakland Raiders, losers of six straight before Sunday, and thus failed to score an offensive touchdown for the fifth time in 14 games. The last time that happened to the Chiefs was 1974, when they still managed to somehow win five games.
That's two more wins than their best-case scenario this year.
The Chiefs return to the field Sunday against Indianapolis for their home finale. They play the Denver Broncos on the road to finish out the season.
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Button TrackR extends Indiegogo campaign: never leave your coat or keys behind again
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Police database delayed indefinitely
The Police National Database has been scaled back because of budget over-runs and technical problems. The commitment to a full implementation of the Police National Database (PND) by 2010 appears to have been dropped. Full implementation of the PND could only now be managed if the budget was allowed to over-run by up to £186.3m …
So follows them all
Hmmm, similar happenings here in Queensland Australia. THe Police Qprime Project, and the Whole of Government IJIS (Integrated Justice Information System) are suffering massive bloat. I saw one case where they were looking for someone to spec the design for an API for software handoff between courts and detainment cells systems. They had scoped three person-years to do this - in reality 6-8 weeks work...
WHat is amazing, is that talking with these folks, they were unaware of efforts like the US DOJ's GJXDM (global justice xml data model) - duh, guys try googling justice and data.. Rampant lack of scope management, poor design, and a vigorous "NIH" (Not invented here) syndrome...
People never learn
Creating monster databases never worked and never will, people must understand that you need to keep the resources distributed and just do the interpretation and comunications layers. Trying to bring togheter diferent datamodels, working approaches and procedures and create one that everyone has to implement will be too costly. Gernerating event management, services layers and having XML appliances can solve the problem a lot cheapper without having to build monsters.
Police National Database vs. National Identity Register
Technical issues aside - do the Home Office's priorities strike anyone else as odd? "Pressure on the Home Office budget as a whole" delays the implementation of the system to provide the police access to data on known offenders. But the Home Office has billions to spend on a scheme to fingerprint the entire UK population, 95%+ of which lead entirely blameless lives.
Huntley myth strikes again
For the record, Ian Huntley was not given a job at a primary school. He got a job as caretaker at Soham College, a Foundation Technology College, which takes pupils from the ages of 11 to 16. It was his girlfried that worked as a teaching assistant at their primary school, not him.
This seems to be something that is often forgotten. Presumably no-one wants to acknowledge that these murders would have been rather difficult to prevent. You'd have to vet not just employees at primary schools, but all their friends too.
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Metro-Dade officials wouldn't let grudges and ego get in the way of exemplary police work, would they?
False accusations. Emotional breakdowns. A system demonstrating its own incompetence. s just what happened in the courtroom.


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The Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide after two bodies were found in a burning car on Claude Road in Maurice. Maurice firefighters made the gruesome discovery around 1 a.m. after responding to a 9-1-1 call. The vehicle was found about 100 feet down the road, south of Twins Oak Circle.
"It [the car] was pretty much burnt all the way to a crisp; burnt black and gray. There were no tires, no windows, no nothing," Marcus McDaniel said, who is moving into a housing complex nearby.
The Sheriff's Office said the license plate on the car was stolen and they were unable to identify the bodies.
"We have no idea right now whose vehicle this is and who the bodies are," Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon said.
Couvillon said the Coroner's Office and the crime lab are analyzing the evidence, but since so much was destroyed in the fire it could be one to two weeks before there is more information.
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Once again, here we go again with Erin Andrews and her pencil-thin legs. We were just complaining last week that Fox isn't showing enough of Pam Oliver's legs and badonk and then they throw Pageviews to the Kimmel show. It's as if Oliver doesn't exist. Anyway, Andrews hit the late night show to talk about her work the NFL on Fox pregame show, her interactions with Terry Bradshaw and how she missed Thanksgiving with her family because she had to work. Kimmel, the pro he is, said "Be careful," as Andrews tried to sit in the chair while wearing this napkin. If you need to watch the who show, which includes Ryan Seacrest and Soundgarden, go here. Filed under: Football, TMZ RSS
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Critics Consensus: Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length.
Critics Consensus: Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length.
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Roland Emmerich delivers another large-scale disaster picture with 2012, a Sony Pictures Entertainment production detailing the year when many ancient scribes predicted that the world would end, with John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, and Oliver Platt filling out the cast. The director co-wrote the script with his 10,000 B.C. writer/composer Harald Kloser.
- Rating:
- PG-13 (for intense disaster sequences and some language)
- Genre:
- Drama , Action & Adventure , Mystery & Suspense , Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Directed By:
- Roland Emmerich
- Written By:
- Roland Emmerich , Harald Kloser
- In Theaters:
- Nov 13, 2009 Wide
- On DVD:
- Mar 2, 2010
- Box Office:
- Runtime:
John Cusack
as Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet
as Kate
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Adrian Helmsley
Thandie Newton
as Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt
as Carl Anheuser
Tom McCarthy
as Gordon Silberman
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Critic Reviews for 2012
All Critics (241) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (94) | Rotten (145) | DVD (4)
Cusack, with his one-of-the-guys face and his nice way with child actors, does creditable work as an Average American Dad trying to put things right.
2012 is the rare case of a bad film that I'm nevertheless obliged to recommend you see.
2012 is reminiscent of yesteryear '80s shlock-tastic blockbusters -- total popcorn entertainment with ridiculous dialogue and impossible situations and special effects that will boggle the brain for a good two-plus hours.
The worst sins of dialogue are visited upon the wonderfully soulful Chiwetel Ejiofor, who has to remind creepy government types that those massive high-tech arks are for all of us, not just the rich and powerful.
Even though this movie's running time of two and a half hours is about one hour too long, there's still some pretty cool disaster stuff on the way.
2012 is so long, and its special effects are at once so outrageous and so thunderously predictable, that by the time I lurched from the theatre I felt that three years had actually passed and that the apocalypse was due any second.
...seriously, how often do we want to escape into worlds that are hell-bent on ravaging our sense of security with invading aliens and furious natural disasters?
You cannot say, in the terms of the life and career that Emmerich has built for himself, this is not the apex of his work. The world blows up. The world blows up a lot. The world blows up fantastically. There are worst quests in life.
Emmerich favours hoisting his camera high and dry to give audiences the best panoramic view, but it removes all tension from proceedings - you're always at a safe distance.
Two and a half hours of heaving and cleaving and crashing and crunching.
Most of all, I liked the airlifting of giraffes to ark safety via helicopter and the bizarrely unreasonable cheeriness of the beleaguered survivors who all but shout "hip-hip-hooray" after billions of other Earth citizens lose their lives.
Over the top scenes of destruction aside 2012 is generally unimaginative in every way, from conception to execution. It's not particularly bad, but never has the end of the world seemed so quaint.
At points, 2012 was tedious enough to make us feel like we were in the theater until 2012
A headache inducing mess of apocalyptic proportions, 2012 is a woeful greatest hits package of disaster film clich�s, mixed with shallow social commentary.
In line with the U.S.-centric heartbeat of 2012, most other nationalities, particularly the Russians, are viewed as imbeciles and/or mere extensions of crude stereotypes - clever Indians, honourable Chinese, stylish Italians, and so on.
You don't have to say more than "it's a Roland Emmerich film" to get the full brunt of the quality of the production. Great visuals, but weak dialogue and scenarios.
It's cinematic waterboarding and there was more than one occasion during the film when I was convinced it was never going to end.
I can't claim to have seen every terrible film in cinematic history, but in my fairly extensive watchography, 2012 is certainly in the top 5 worst ever.
Action-packed entertainment builds around efforts, not to prevent the destruction of the planet, but to plan for the continuation of the human race.
It's the end of the world as we know it%u2026 again! But hand it to Roland Emmerich, an old hand at cinematic Armageddon, for making the apocalypse such an entertaining ride.
The strongest thing about this movie is the "this I have to see" factor. If only the story had the same kind of groove going as the effects.
Berlin Alexanderplatz feels like a Saturday afternoon matinee compared to this.
Even though the extras [on the DVD] are chock-a-block, they are still for a bad movie.
The end of the world movie to end 'em all, it turns out to be a sort of cross between the sci-fi camptacular When Worlds Collide and every previous Emmerich movie. Guilty pleasures galore.
Audience Reviews for 2012
I loved every second of this over the top completely ridiculous movie. But than again I like end of the world flicks. A movie with a group of good actors and I just enjoyed it. In the end if I am entertained a good review it will get.More
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I like a big disaster film and they don't get much bigger (or disastrous) than 2012. Roland Emmerich has the big budget and the computer know-how to create visual amazingness....at least for the first 5 minutes. It all gets a little gratuitous after that with planes dodging buildings, underground trains flying out of mountains and an indestructible limousine. Watching the demise of every landmark between LA and China is standard but it gets a little tiresome after a while. Roland Emmerich's biggest downfall (yet again) is the huge pile of steaming schmaltz he covers the film in, running head-first into every action film cliche in the book (the dog survives and even though he turns out to be a nice guy, the step-dad dies because there is no room for him in the family dynamic, people don't split up in Hollywood, someone has to die). Emmerich needs to pull a new trick out of his sleeve, next time he should kill everyone including the kids and especially the dog!
Super Reviewer
I got bored incredibly fast. It has fascinating visual effects. And that is where it stops. There are serious issues of race and class struggle that start to peak up towards the end of the movie, but instead of making the movie interesting by exploring these avenues more, Emmerich returns the focus to the most obnoxious of lead characters.More
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2012 Quotes
- Adrian Helmsley:
- There's a young astrophysicist from India who's the reason we're all here. He's the one who discovered it all. He connected all the dots. We all owe him our lives. I just learned that he was killed with his family in a tsunami in Eastern India. He was my friend. And he died in vain. Everybody out there has died in vain if we start our future with an act of cruelty. What will you tell your children? What will they tell theirs.
- Laura Wilson:
- If my father were here, he would open the gates.
- President Sergey Makarenko:
- The people of Russia along with China, and Japan agree. Open the gates.
- German Chancellor:
- The United Kingdom, Spain, France, Canada, Germany and I believe I may also speak for the Italian Prime Minister we vote to let these people come in.
- Scotty:
- It's been upgraded to a 10.9 by the guys at Harvard.
- Adrian Helmsley:
- What does Caltech have to say?
- Professor West:
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- Adrian Helmsley:
- The San Andreas Fault is shifting.
- Professor West:
- Yes. And all major sister faults in the Bay Area. The whole Pacific plate is destabilizing.
- Harry Helmsley:
- I barely see my boy, but at least we talk.
- Tony Delgado:
- About what?
- Harry Helmsley:
- Life, and how short it is.
- President Wilson:
- I'm coming home, Dorothy.
- Jackson Curtis:
- Kate, California is going down! Pack up the kids, now!
- Kate Curtis:
- They just got back. God you sound like a crazy person, the Governor says we're fine now.
- Jackson Curtis:
- That guy is an actor, he's reading a script! When the tell you not to panic, that's when you run!
- President Wilson:
- Today, none of us are strangers. Today, we are one family, stepping into the darkness together. We are a nation of many religion, but I believe these words reflect the spirit of all our faiths. The Lord is my Shepard...
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Explosive growth in connected devices. Enormous amounts of data for collection and analysis. Critical use of data for split-second decision making and actionable information. All three are factors in making the Internet of Things a reality. Yet, any one factor would have an IT organization pondering its infrastructure strategy. How should your organization enhance its IT framework to enable an Internet of Things implementation? In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, James Kirkland, Chief Architect for the Internet of Things and Intelligent Systems at Red Hat, described how to revolutioniz...
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Bit6 today issued a challenge to the technology community implementing Web Real Time Communication (WebRTC). To leap beyond WebRTC's significant limitations and fully leverage its underlying value to accelerate innovation, application developers need to consider the entire communications ecosystem.
Nov. 24, 2014 12:00 PM EST Reads: 1,455
The definition of IoT is not new, in fact it's been around for over a decade. What has changed is the public's awareness that the technology we use on a daily basis has caught up on the vision of an always on, always connected world. If you look into the details of what comprises the IoT, you'll see that it includes everything from cloud computing, Big Data analytics, "Things," Web communication, applications, network, storage, etc. It is essentially including everything connected online from hardware to software, or as we like to say, it's an Internet of many different things. The difference ...
Nov. 24, 2014 11:00 AM EST Reads: 1,590
Cloud Expo 2014 TV commercials will feature @ThingsExpo, which was launched in June, 2014 at New York City's Javits Center as the largest 'Internet of Things' event in the world.
Nov. 24, 2014 09:00 AM EST Reads: 1,605
SYS-CON Events announced today that Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network and cloud communications, has been named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9–11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY. Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN), a FORTUNE 500 and S&P 500 company, is a leading provider of advanced network communications, including cloud computing and managed services, to businesses nationwide. The company also offers broadband, phone and digital TV services to consumers primarily in rural areas.
Nov. 23, 2014 07:30 PM EST Reads: 1,791
"There is a natural synchronization between the business models, the IoT is there to support ," explained Brendan O'Brien, Co-founder and Chief Architect of Aria Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at the 15th International Cloud Expo®, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
Nov. 23, 2014 12:00 PM EST Reads: 1,732
The major cloud platforms defy a simple, side-by-side analysis. Each of the major IaaS public-cloud platforms offers their own unique strengths and functionality. Options for on-site private cloud are diverse as well, and must be designed and deployed while taking existing legacy architecture and infrastructure into account. Then the reality is that most enterprises are embarking on a hybrid cloud strategy and programs. In this Power Panel at 15th Cloud Expo (http://www.CloudComputingExpo.com), moderated by Ashar Baig, Research Director, Cloud, at Gigaom Research, Nate Gordon, Director of T...
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ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is bringing a greater level of control, security and flexibility to cloud-based application development and delivery with a single-tenant version of Bluemix, IBM's platform-as-a-service. The new platform enables developers to build ap...
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An entirely new security model is needed for the Internet of Things, or is it? Can we save some old and tested controls for this new and different environment? In his session at @ThingsExpo, New York's at the Javits Center, Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, reviewed hands-on lessons with IoT devices and reveal a new risk balance you might not expect. Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, has more than nineteen years' experience managing global security operations and assessments, including a decade of leading incident response and digital forensics. He is co-author of t...
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Technology is enabling a new approach to collecting and using data. This approach, commonly referred to as the "Internet of Things" (IoT), enables businesses to use real-time data from all sorts of things including machines, devices and sensors to make better decisions, improve customer service, and lower the risk in the creation of new revenue opportunities. In his General Session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Dave Wagstaff, Vice President and Chief Architect at BSQUARE Corporation, discuss the real benefits to focus on, how to understand the requirements of a successful solution, the flow of ...
Nov. 21, 2014 08:00 PM EST Reads: 1,557
The security devil is always in the details of the attack: the ones you've endured, the ones you prepare yourself to fend off, and the ones that, you fear, will catch you completely unaware and defenseless. The Internet of Things (IoT) is nothing if not an endless proliferation of details. It's the vision of a world in which continuous Internet connectivity and addressability is embedded into a growing range of human artifacts, into the natural world, and even into our smartphones, appliances, and physical persons. In the IoT vision, every new "thing" - sensor, actuator, data source, data con...
Nov. 21, 2014 08:00 PM EST Reads: 1,479
"BSQUARE is in the business of selling software solutions for smart connected devices. It's obvious that IoT has moved from being a technology to being a fundamental part of business, and in the last 18 months people have said let's figure out how to do it and let's put some focus on it, " explained Dave Wagstaff, VP & Chief Architect, at BSQUARE Corporation, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Nov 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Focused on this fast-growing market's needs, Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VTSS), a leading provider of IC solutions to advance "Ethernet Everywhere" in Carrier, Enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) networks, introduced its IStaX™ software (VSC6815SDK), a robust protocol stack to simplify deployment and management of Industrial-IoT network applications such as Industrial Ethernet switching, surveillance, video distribution, LCD signage, intelligent sensors, and metering equipment. Leveraging technologies proven in the Carrier and Enterprise markets, IStaX is designed to work ac...
Nov. 20, 2014 09:15 PM EST Reads: 1,459
C-Labs LLC, a leading provider of remote and mobile access for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the appointment of John Traynor to the position of chief operating officer. Previously a strategic advisor to the firm, Mr. Traynor will now oversee sales, marketing, finance, and operations. Mr. Traynor is based out of the C-Labs office in Redmond, Washington. He reports to Chris Muench, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Traynor brings valuable business leadership and technology industry expertise to C-Labs. With over 30 years' experience in the high-tech sector, John Traynor has held numerous...
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The 3rd International @ThingsExpo, co-located with the 16th International Cloud Expo - to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY - announces that it is now accepting Keynote Proposals. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal and enterprise IT since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago. All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020. This number will continue to grow at a rapid pace for the next several decades.
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Events for January 3, 2013
Thursday, January 3
To help you travel in January and February, Jet Blue is on sale for two days only with $49 fares from SFO and Oakland to Long Beach.
The fine print says the $49 fares are only good Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but we found many Mondays through …
Sip complimentary hot chocolate and play some games for a chance to win prizes for your family and four-legged friends from 12-4 pm in celebration of Dynamo Donut & Coffee's grand opening in the Marina on January 3, 2013.
Dynamo Donut & Coffee is pleased to present the Kiosk …
Get moving on your New Year's resolution to get fit. Share your New Year's fitness goals and sip complimentary wine from 6-8 pm at Lombardi's Sports on Thursday, January 3, 2013.
Attendees will receive 20% off all athletic shoes and 25% off all active apparel.
From 8-10 pm, the …
The January 3, 2013 lineup includes:
Kate Willett (Endearing deadpan, awkward martyr "The Mission Position")
Eric Barry (Hyperaware, post-irony, slickster "Full Disclosure Podcast")
Matt Lieb (Wordsmith, Candid, Subversive, "The Mission Position")
Red Scott (Confident mockery, classic, "Boars Gore and Swords")
Record companies screwed over Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers for decades and as a result, today he's poor.
Now the social enterprise breadpig, run by Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, is working with Lester and his son Dylan to organize a Kickstarter backing a new album by (and …
Cathleen Williams & Miguel Robles
Attend an exclusive free sneak preview advanced screening of "Zero Dark Thirty", The hunt for Osama bin Laden .
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Free Film Screening: Zero Dark Thirty
Thursday, January 3, 2013 (7:00p)
Secret Movie Theater Location in San Francisco
- RSVP Code: FUNSFN3WL
Tickets available through GoFoBo.com/rsvp
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Josh Gelfand of Glenlivet will make a special appearance with their Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
Guests for the 1/3 show includes:
Colleen Watson – Colleen may be perceived as cynical, but that's just because life is shit. She's a regular at Rooster T Feathers and the San Francisco Punch Line. She has worked with acts such as Laurie Kilmartin and Arj …
The Sufis are putting on a big 2013 celebration show for free at the Boom Boom Room on Thursday, January 3, 2013.
This is no ordinary party. This is a celebration of the longest night, the coming of light, and all sweet delights. Whatever your reason …
Every Thursday
The Mission Community Market is a weekly, outdoor marketplace that celebrates the Mission's diversity with fresh fruits and vegetables, street food, live music, arts, local businesses, and after-school activities.
They promote family health and are creating a fun, beautiful public space for the Mission District: the …
Every Thursday from 5-10 pm is Flask Mob Happy Hour at Harlot where you'll get a free shot if you mention Flask Mob at the door.
Please note, the flaskmob happy hour is on hiatus as of June 5, 2014.
They also feature free food and a live DJ. These Happy …
Break up the weekday rut and get out of the house for an hour with your dog at the K9 Scrub Club weekly social hour, happening every Thursday from 6-7 pm.
K9 Scrub Club
1734 Church Street, SF (Noe Valley)
Indulge in their free refreshments and sweets for humans, …
Storking Comedy is a weekly comedy showcase with a twist; the show features some of the Bay's best comedians whom are subsequently interviewed after their performance.
The results are akin to an irreverent Inside the Actor's Studio as host, OJ Patterson, alternates between goofy rapport and intrusive investigation. Additional questions are fielded from …
Twang Honky Tonk & Country Jamboree is your San Francisco HQ for The PBR, Stagecoach and NASCAR. A nothing-fancy, fun and casual place to hang out with fellow country music fans, dancin' to contemporary country music all night with classic, outlaw and swing thrown in.
Expect to get your Twang …
Thursday Night at The New Parkway is Trivia Night.
This is a chance for you and your friends to compete and win prizes (like free beer and movie passes) if you can answer questions correctly about a range of topics that often include movie history, famous …
Laugh your booty off at the Barbary Coast Comedy night at the Legionnaire Saloon (2272 Telegraph Avenue) in uptown Oakland every Thursday at 7 pm.
The show is produced by Barry Katzman (Comedy Day) and often features performers who've appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Showtime, Comedy …
Every Thursday night, Raven Bar & Lounge is partying like it's 1999 with DJ Mark Andrus bringing you back in time, but not too far back.
There is no cover charge and the fun starts at 9 pm.
Music and standup comedy collide every Thursday at Milk Bar on Haight Street.
Hilarious comedians from all over the country are joined on stage by the band Medicine Bug who provide an improvised musical accompaniment.
Nightlife on Mars is an underground comedy club at Murphy's Pub produced and hosted by Ryan Cronin. It's a free weekly showcase of local (and sometimes national) comedy talent right in the heart of downtown San Francisco.
Drink Special: $1 off draft beers during the show
Nightlife …
Comet Club Comedy is a weekly free comedy showcase at the Comet Club in the Marina district of San Francisco, featuring local Bay Area comedians and special guests hosted by Ben Feldman.
Comet Club Comedy
Every Thursday | 8:30-10 pm
Comet Club, 3111 Fillmore Street, San Francisco
Deep East is a weekly dance party held on Thursday nights at Lounge 3411 in Oakland. Each crew member is an accomplished DJ in their own right, and all are East Bay residents.
They came together out of mutual respect, love of deep beats, and a …
Every Thursday night, The Starry Plough in Berkeley hosts a live funk, soul, hip hop and Latin dance party from 9 pm to midnight.
Come on down to shake it to some funky live music with Anthony Ant and his house band, plus great food and drinks available …


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Expect rainy weather this evening through late Sunday night
A weak disturbance is cruising across the Great Lakes and depositing a coating to an inch of snow across Pennsylvania this morning.
Sometimes nature and the weather can be incredible to look at. That's why we put together these amazing photos submitted by people like you. Enjoy!
Large chunks of ice on the shores of Lake Winnebago destroyed 20 boat docks on Thursday.
Temperatures will be in the 50s as Georgia Tech takes on Georgia in Athens.
Thousands of people in the New England area are still without power after Thanksgiving, and with cold weather settling in, some are struggling to keep warm.
There will be the danger of black ice, especially at night, in the Northeast the next few nights. Also, a storm in the Northwest will bring rain and snow.
Road crews were at the top of their game as snow fell over Avery County, North Carolina, on Thanksgiving Day.
Black Friday shoppers along the Eastern Seaboard better bundle up; meanwhile, unseasonably warm temperatures will be a treat for shoppers in the Southwest.
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Frankie Shaw
The End of Love (2013)
Mark Webber writes, directs and stars in this look at a widowed father's struggles to care for his two year-old son.
Knife Fight (2013)
If a political candidate is personally flawed, but stands to make a positive difference in millions of lives, would you help him win? That question lo...


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Ch 5 Five Civilized Tribes
The term "Five Civilized Tribes" was invented by Euro-Americans to refer to the Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, Cherokees and Seminoles. Euro-Americans referred to these tribes as "civilized" because the cultures of these tribes had traditional characteristics that were misrepresented as evolving from Euro-American contact. They lived in settled towns, were farmers, and even held elected offices. In addition, Cherokee frequently intermarried with Euro-Americans. By the beginning of the 19th century, a small class of elite Cherokee existed. They lived on Euro-American style plantations with large land holdings and kept slaves. During the 1820s, the Cherokee developed a written alphabet for their language and regularly published their own newspaper. In the 1830s, the federal government undertook to remove the Five Civilized Tribes from their homelands and relocate them to Indian Territory. The Cherokee resisted removal and sued in the United States Supreme Court for the right to stay on their lands. In two key cases, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) and Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Supreme Court upheld the right of the Cherokee to stay on their lands. President Andrew Jackson ignored the court's opinion and sent federal troops to forcibly remove the Cherokee and other "Civilized Tribes." The Cherokee were removed in 1838 during harsh winter conditions resulting in significant hardship and loss of life. The Cherokee remember this time as the "Trail of Tears." The Five Civilized Tribes were removed to the now overcrowded Indian territory. The government's policy of removing tribes from all over the United States to Indian Territory was beginning to show signs of stress. Although enemies, they were expected to share the limited land and now a new "civilized" group was being brought in to divide up the land again. The Five Civilized Tribes were not warmly accepted and were often viewed with suspicion and contempt. Some even went so far as to question their "Indianness." Painters of the Five Civilized Tribes developed a unique style which incorporates elements of Traditional Indian Painting, with ceremonial themes and genre scenes. However, these artists frequently depicted politically-charged historical events concentrating thematically on their forced removal and the Trail of Tears. Like the Jews of today that vow never to let the events of their Holocaust be forgotten, the artists of the Five Civilized Tribes keep alive the memory of their holocaust. The difference is that mainstream history has not recorded the atrocities of the Indian holocaust. Valjean Hessing. Choctaw Immigrants, 1972. Valjean Hessing's, Choctaw, 1934-, Choctaw Immigrants, a watercolor from the 1970s, depicts the removal of Choctaw Indians on the Trail of Tears. In the painting four women and two children are seen walking toward their new home in Indian Territory. One woman carries a small bundle of her most important possessions. The women are various skin colors indicating intermarriage between Native Americans, African slaves and Euro-Americans. The women's expressions reveal their responses to the new life which awaits them: anger, sadness and acceptance.
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Founder Wyatt Parkins has an angel on his shoulder.
Mike MezeulDallas' Preteen Zenith make their live debut at GVB Fest. For more photos from the event, check out the slideshow.It's impossible to extricate the actual Preteen Zenith, a distorted-pop sextet with all of a week's worth of full-band practice under its belt before its first gig, from th ... More >>
For almost two months now, we've been waiting patiently for the chance to hear some music out of Preteen Zenith's camp -- you know, it being the new band from Polyphonic Spree and Tripping Daisy mastermind Tim DeLaughter and Secret Machines member Philip Karnats, and also featuring members of The ... More >>
And so it is.Well, we thought this would be the case, and, turns out, we were right: Tim DeLaughter's new band will indeed make its debut at the Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival taking place at the Granada Theater on Saturday, July 23. Says so, even on the Facebook page for the new band, which, DeLaught ... More >>
It's a fair question: With Brandon Curtis off playing in Interpol, Benjamin Curtis long gone and in his own School of Seven Bells project (who'll play the Homegrown Fest in Dallas this weekend), Josh Garza reportedly spending his 2010 working with members of Elefant and Monster Magnet, and, as of t ... More >>
Illustration by Tony Bones This is the cover of Zac Crain's double-disc mayoral fundraiser. Looks everything like him. Our boy Zac Crain, who we in no way are endorsing for mayor till he starts sharing his Star Wars action figures with the 3-year-old who lives in our house, is finally getting that ... More >>
Former Observer music editor Zac Crain has leaked the tentative tracklisting for his double-CD Zac Crain for Mayor campaign fundraiser, and it's somewhat of a doozy. Though the set contains the requisite contributions from Sorta-obvious Barley House drinking buddies such as Olospo, I Love Math and S ... More >>
Pleasesuite Good Records
Celebrated indie-rock dive the Double Wide announced its closure on Monday. Or did it?
Tripping Daisy
Picking the best locally made records of 1998 was easy. Who knew?
With the new Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb, Tripping Daisy has made the best record of its seven-year career. So what took so long?


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Carnival Miracle Cruise Review by fljoetravel: First time on Carnival and first time on Carnival Miracle
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This is the first time cruising on Carnival and the Carnival Miracle. Worst cruise I have taken yet. We had a first time cruiser with us and if it were not for talking to other passengers on board this would have been her last one too.
The goods things were Tony Ray. life saver in the Gotham lounge. Thanks Tony for making a bad time tolerable. Other than that the food had no variety in the morning and afternoons. Eating in the main dinning at night, at least I got change there. although one night the pasta was way undercooked. Nick and Nora steak house was the best meal I had on the ship. I was not going to pay 30 dollars every night just to have a great meal.
There were some goods. The cabin personnel kept the stateroom clean and great towel animals.
Dinning on Deck 9 was a night mare the first couple of times. after learning which line, and I do mean lines, to go to so I could have something half way decent to eat. There was no variety. Cakes were dry like More they were made a few days ago.
My conclusion is to chalk this cruise up to experience. One that I will not pass along Less
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the rooms had nice wide cabinets to store clothes. view was not that great.
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Which Local Businesses Will Win the 2014 Comcast Spotlight LAMP Awards? The Public Has Its Say in October
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 08:41
Second Annual Comcast Spotlight LAMP Awards Once Again Highlight Local Advertisers' Multi-Screen Marketing Creativity & Success
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 11:00
Winners to receive trip to New York and opportunity to go Behind the Scenes at the CNBC Studios
Comcast Spotlight Selects Rubicon Project as Digital Advertising Automation Platform for Private Exchange
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 11:00
Advertisers Can Now Access Comcast Spotlight's Digital Display Inventory Through Rubicon Project's Advertising Automation Cloud
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 06:11
By: Patrick O'Connor, Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2014
Big Data Plus Detailed TV-Viewership Information Helps Reach Desired Voters for Lower Cost
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The digital age is calling, and politicians are starting to listen.
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By: Kelly Liyakasa, Ad Exchanger, June 23, 2014
When Comcast's ad sales division Spotlight revealed a partner deal with Rubicon Project earlier this month, it underscored the multiple system operator's (MSO) push to power the TV buy through both programmatic and direct sales channels.


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Welcome to the Gang-Related News Articles page. This page provides a list of articles pertaining to gangs and gang-related activities from various U.S. and Canadian news sources. A link to the source of each article is provided. The list of articles can be refined by date and limited to a specific state or Canadian province or territory using the control below.
Drug bust breaks up 'Gambinos' street gang (Cleveland, OH): They called themselves the Gambinos, a street gang that authorities say peddled cocaine and terror through the Morris Black Housing Project on the East Side.
Source: The Plain Dealer Date: February 12, 2005
24 illegal immigrants nabbed in federal operation (Chicago, IL): Two dozen illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds could be deported or prosecuted after their arrests this week by federal authorities and suburban police, officials said Thursday.
Source: Chicago Tribune Date: February 11, 2005
Joint investigation exposing Winnemucca gang activity (Winnemucca, NV): A taste of big city crime has come to sleepy Winnemucca, where a joint effort by law enforcement officials has turned up evidence of drug-fueled gang activity.
Source: Las Vegas Sun Date: February 11, 2005
Officials think gang recruitment was isolated case (Brooksville, FL): The recent arrest of a 21-year-old Spring Hill man on charges he branded crosses onto school-aged children in an effort to recruit them into a gang might have parents wondering if there is a gang problem in Hernando County.
Source: St. Petersburg Times Date: February 11, 2005
Cops: Salem teen fatally shot in Lynn `ran' with gangs (Lynn, MA): A Salem teenager who was shot to death in Lynn Wednesday was well known to North Shore police and associated with Lynn gangbangers who are being eyed in connection with his murder, sources said.
Source: Boston Herald Date: February 11, 2005
Judge gives unrepentant gang boss 40 years in prison (Syracuse, NY): A man accused of running one of the city's most notorious street gangs will spend 40 years in prison. Sentencing guidelines called for U.S. District Judge Norman Mordue to sentence Karo Brown to 30 years in federal prison.
Source: Newsday Date: February 11, 2005
Graffiti war erupts into gang violence (Orland, CA): Police here did what they could to keep a graffiti war between rival gangs from escalating to violence, but on Wednesday it did.
Source: Chico Enterprise-Record Date: February 11, 2005
State Rep. to sponsor gang prevention bill (Greeneville, SC): Police said Thursday that the 19 men involved in the "rehabbing" incidents where alleged drug dealers were beaten will be charged with lynching. South Carolina doesn't have a specific state law to prosecute gang violence, so state Rep. Bob Leach said he is sponsoring one.
Source: WYFF 4 News Date: February 10, 2005
Five arrested in St. John's gang crackdown (Portland, OR): Police raided five homes and apartments in a section of North Portland early Thursday in a crackdown on gang activity, seizing three illegal guns and arresting five people on charges ranging from gun violations to attempted murder.
Source: KGW NewsChannel 8 Date: February 10, 2005
House approves measure against gang recruitment (Santa Fe, NM): A proposal to crack down on criminal street gangs was approved Wednesday by the House. The measure would make it a crime to recruit someone to join a gang.
Source: The Santa Fe New Mexican Date: February 10, 2005
Some in Seaside worried about gang graffiti (Seaside, CA): The red scrawls on the sides of several buildings on Broadway Avenue one recent morning were unmistakable: Gang tags. In recent weeks there has been an upsurge in gang-laced graffiti on Seaside streets.
Source: Monterey County Herald Date: February 10, 2005
Injunction targets West Sac street gang (Sacramento, CA): Fed up with three generations of crime by the Broderick Boys in West Sacramento, authorities in Yolo County went to court to launch a rigorous crackdown on the 350-member gang.
Source: The Sacramento Bee Date: February 10, 2005
Three men accused of shooting at councilman's home (Fort Worth, TX): Three suspected gang members have been charged in a drive-by shooting at a city councilman's house last summer.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Date: February 10, 2005
Another teen arrested, one more sought in Lowell gang-beating (Lowell, MA): Police were waiting yesterday to make a third arrest connected to Tuesday's savage beating of a 21-year-old man on a Highlands street.
Source: The Lowell Sun Date: February 10, 2005
Man charged in death of gang member (Buffalo, NY): A 19-year-old Bissell Street man was charged with murder Wednesday in connection with the Jan. 5 shooting death of an out-of-town gang member, Buffalo homicide investigators reported.
Source: The Buffalo News Date: February 10, 2005
Signs of trouble (Lynn, MA): With 20 major gangs operating within its borders, Lynn is emerging as the gang capital of the northern suburbs, according to local law enforcement, with police identifying at least 1,600 gang members in the city - up from 1,300 four years ago.
Source: The Boston Globe Date: February 10, 2005
Police: Beating of man gang-related (Lowell, MA): A 21-year-old Lowell man was in critical condition at a Boston hospital last night, after he was taken there by medical helicopter following a beating police said was likely gang-related.
Source: The Lowell Sun Date: February 9, 2005
Slain teen's mother blames school district (Pomona, CA): Maria Magdelena Urenda's life changed forever on Jan. 15. She watched helplessly from behind police lines as her 15-year-old son cried out for her.
Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Date: February 9, 2005
Police chief: St. Cloud cannot afford to lose gang strike force (St. Cloud, MN): St. Cloud can't afford to lose it's division of the Minnesota Gang Strike Force. That's the message Police Chief Dennis Ballantine conveyed to City Council members Monday.
Source: St. Cloud Times Date: February 9, 2005
Chief: Police seeing the payoff in focus on gangs (Fort Worth, TX): Gang arrests tripled and related crimes dropped by nearly half last year after police expanded efforts to fight gangs, Police Chief Ralph Mendoza said Tuesday.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Date: February 9, 2005
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