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The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate automatic interactions between a client component and an object supported by an operating system framework. Various components provide automatic locking, or serialization of code execution during selected processing of events that are generated by the object and directed to the client component. The system framework provides automated synchronization services for processing events to a client program. Automated event processing can be configured such that, automated processing can be turned off for all or portions of some tasks and turned on for other tasks. In one aspect, a computer-based event handling system is provided having a framework component that supplies classes of objects that can raise events. A synchronization component automatically controls in part synchronization of access to data based on categorization of objects and/or instances defined by the framework.
1. A computer-based event handling system, comprising:
a framework component that supplies classes of objects that can raise events; and
a synchronization component that controls in part synchronization of access to data based on categorization of at least one of objects and instances defined by the framework.
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20. A computer-based event processing system, comprising:
means for interacting with an object associated with a device model framework;
means for generating at least one event within the framework;
means for processing the event; and
means for automatically serializing the event in accordance with the framework.
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22. A method to facilitate event processing in accordance with an operating system, comprising:
defining at least one rule for processing an event;
defining at least one object responsive to the event, the object categorized according to a framework; and
automatically serializing the event in accordance with at least one other event.
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26. A computer readable medium having a data structure stored thereon, comprising:
a first data field related to a framework object having a handle associated therewith to facilitate data access;
a second data field that relates to a client component that communicates via the handle and receives events from the framework object; and
a third data field that serializes the events.
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The present invention relates generally to computer systems, and more particularly to a system and method that employs an object framework that serializes event processing to automatically mitigate race conditions associated with the event and to simplify client code generation and management for processing the event.
Modem operating systems drive many of today's technology-based innovations by offering a platform for both hardware and software development while serving many diverse needs. These systems have evolved from more simplistic file management systems to more complex workstations that provide high-end performance at reasonable cost. Such systems often include multi-processing architectures, high-speed memory, advanced peripheral devices, a variety of system libraries and components to aid software development, and intricate/interleaved bus architectures, for example. At the heart of these systems include sophisticated operating systems that manage not only computer-related hardware but, a vast array of software components having various relationships. These components are often described in terms of objects or classes having multi-tiered relationships such as in a hierarchical arrangement for files and directories that are found in many data management systems.
Event driven programs that operate in a multi-threaded environment are generally concerned with synchronization between various components associated with the event. Such programs execute code in response to events (callbacks from a system to program supplied functions), and typically implement a state machine that responds to the event and returns. In an object structured, multi-threaded system, events may occur concurrently from the same or different objects. Due to this concurrency, the data in the program can become corrupt due to concurrent modification by two or more concurrent events.
This concurrency in the program is usually mitigated by a series of locks (code that temporally prevents other code from completion) associated with the data which serialize the sections of code that accesses that data. Manually managing this serialization can lead to errors in which locks are not utilized when they should be, or not released when the code returns. Also errors occur in which locks should be acquired and released in a consistent order, and if not—the program causes a deadlock.
The level of effort, and complexity of such program code increases with each event and data instance that is to be synchronized, thus causing writing a reliable version of the code a time consuming and difficult task. The chance of shipping a latent synchronization bug with the program increases along with this complexity since not all synchronization cases may be exercised by testing. One example environment where these type problems may exist is associated with device drivers. Device drivers are considered important components of software that allow a computer to take advantage of new hardware devices. In order to expand operating system capabilities, these systems should also provide support for new hardware devices, and provide associated device drivers.
Due to the nature of the operating system industry, a large number of device drivers are not written by the operating system manufacturer, but by outside third parties, who are typically hardware owners. Outside third parties typically do not have access to base team development resources available within the manufacturer, and are usually more concerned with quickly getting their device driver to market, otherwise they can not sell their device, and thus receive revenue. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that many of these drivers run in an unprotected kernel mode of the operating system (e.g., ring 0), which often implies that the slightest coding error may cause a system crash, or worse, a corruption to files and/or data.
The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify key/critical elements of the invention or to delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
The present invention relates to synchronization of threads in a multi-threaded event-driven environment. In an object structured system, events may occur concurrently from the same or different objects. Due to this concurrency, data in a program can become corrupt due to data modification operations that occur in accordance with two or more concurrent events. This is can be mitigated by a series of locks or serialization components associated with the data which serialize sections of code that accesses the data. Manually managing serialization via code devices such as locks, however, can lead to errors in implementation of such code. The present invention addresses this problem by employing an object structured system environment in which classes of objects raise events. The object system determines what synchronization is required for respective events based on a pre-categorization of the objects and associated instances. In this manner, the present invention provides an automated framework for managing events that simplifies code development and mitigates errors due to concurrent events.
In one example, if an object structured system environment or model is provided for a program in which classes of objects raise events, the object system can also determine what synchronization is required for respective events based on a pre-categorization of the objects and related instances. If the object system also provides the ability for the program to associate its data with system objects, and this data is accessed from under associated event handlers, then the object system can automatically provide synchronization of the program's data access based on its object synchronization categorization. This places the burden of deciding when to synchronize, and in what order, on the object system or model rather than the program thereby relieving programmers of such burden.
The object system generally provides per object instance storage on behalf of the program, wherein the storage can be allocated based on an initialization request by the program. When events occur, the object system provides a pointer and/or reference to this storage, for example. When an event occurs, and the object system performs a callback into the program, it examines current locks being held, and based on a pre-determined model, automatically acquires a suitable lock and call into the program. The program can then access the data without concerns for concurrency, other than defined by the model. When executable code that handles the event in the program returns, the lock is automatically released by the object system. This model also provides the ability for the program to specify a pre-determined synchronization or concurrency "level" to the object system at initialization and before events occur. This allows for locking to be fine-tuned based on actual data access requirements of the program.
To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the invention are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative of various ways in which the invention may be practiced, all of which are intended to be covered by the present invention. Other advantages and novel features of the invention may become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate automatic interactions between a client component and an object supported by an operating system framework. Various components provide automatic locking, or serialization of code execution during selected processing of events that are generated by the object and directed to the client component. The system framework provides automated synchronization services for processing events to a client program (e.g., a device driver), wherein the object provided by the framework can be represented by a "handle" in which the client or device driver may request additional memory to be allocated and associated with the object for its use. Also, automated event processing can be configured such that, automated processing can be turned off for all or portions of some tasks and turned on for other tasks. In one aspect, a computer-based event handling system is provided having a framework component that supplies classes of objects that can raise events. A synchronization component automatically controls in part synchronization of access to data based on categorization of objects and/or instances defined by the framework.
As used in this application, the terms "component," "handler," "model," "system," and the like are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, either hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a server and the server can be a component. One or more components may reside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component may be localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers. Also, these components can execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored thereon. The components may communicate via local and/or remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having one or more data packets (e.g., data from one component interacting with another component in a local system, distributed system, and/or across a network such as the Internet with other systems via the signal).
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The events 130 are managed to allow one or more aspects of the events to occur in a one-at-a-time manner and in accordance with a serialized process. To continue the driver example, the object 150 may provide events as a request, a cancel request, and a request complete. Generally, in order to avoid race conditions, the request complete should be called once. However, in processing the request and/or cancel request, and considering various events that may occur concurrently, the client program in a conventional system would have to provide serialization code or "locks" to prevent more that one event from possibly completing the request more than once. In the subject invention, the framework 110 and/or object 140 automatically provide serialization via the synchronization component 120.
As illustrated, the object 140 may provide a handle 160 to enable the client component 150 to manipulate the object and request additional local memory 170 to be allocated for processing client tasks. Also, a configuration component 180 (e.g., Application Programming Interface (API)) may be provided to enable the client component 150 to disable and/or enable automated serialization and synchronization. It is noted that although examples such as device driver are given for the client component 150, that the client component can be substantially any component that interacts with an operating system framework and automated serialization in accordance with the present invention. The following describes one particular example implementation of the system 100.
The framework 110 can provide events to a device driver though a series of callback functions registered by the device driver. Each framework object 140 generally defines its own events, but a common pattern of handling event serialization is typically employed to unify the concepts across the framework. One problem of serialization involves the amount of concurrency that a device driver (or client) is prepared to handle. In a conventional Model, device drivers have a fully concurrent environment in which threads may run on multiple processors, be preempted when running at lower than DISPATCH_LEVEL, for example, or pre-empted by interrupt handlers. The complexity of concurrency management with a mixture of IRQL levels, thread pre-emption and suspension rules, and different context specific synchronization objects and techniques make it complicated to write device drivers in which there is confidence that race conditions have been processed in a suitable manner.
To assist a driver writer or code designer, the framework 110 offers configurable serialization that allows simpler techniques to achieve a desired level of performance, while still allowing a more complex driver to turn off the serialization and achieve behavior with a possible increase in performance. A serialization technique offered by the framework 110 can exploit the event driven nature of a device driver or component. For example, the device driver performs most of its processing as a result of events either from the operating system, a device, or another driver.
A typical event can be represented as a C callback function registered with the driver which is invoked by the framework 110 when the event occurs. Within this C function, the driver processes the event, possibly forwarding it to another driver, changes internal state, and returns from an event handler. Any "blocking" or waiting within the event handler generally occurs for short periods of time allotted for synchronization to data structures, or a suspension due to a page fault in a page-able region, for example. The driver generally does not wait within this handler for a long-term operation to occur, but essentially either queues it, or starts Input/Output (I/O) on the handler marking appropriate state and returns.
This is opposed to a synchronous or "blocking" model in which a read event handler submits the read, and then waits within the read event handler for an event signaled by the device when the read is complete. This is due to the packet-based nature of the I/O. The framework 110 is structured around state full objects that allow the device driver to register events, and provide API's. These objects are represented by the handle 160 passed to the device driver. The framework 110 allows the device driver to allocate additional memory 170 for its own use via the objects handle. The object oriented nature of the framework 110 encourages a device driver to store its working data in this allocated "object extension", or "object context" memory 170 that is related to the object for access within event handler functions.
If access to the driver's data residing in the context memory 170 occurs from within the object's event handlers, the concurrency of these accesses will follow from the concurrency of the event handlers on the object. If the framework 110 provides mechanisms to allow the driver to control this concurrency, this burden can be placed on the framework by automatically serializing the execution of these event handlers. The overall structure of the driver's data within the object's context memory 170 along with its event driven, non-blocking nature is useful for providing a model in which the device driver can rely on the framework for the bulk of its concurrency management and serialization.
Referring now to
As noted above, the present invention describes automatic locking, or serialization of code execution. This concept is based on an object provided by a system software framework. The system software framework provides its services to a client program, in an example case, a device driver. In general, the object provided by the framework is represented by a "handle", in which the client, or device driver is allowed to request additional memory to be allocated and associated with the object for its use. The objects represented in this example are a Queue object that presents requests to a driver, and a Request object that represents an I/O request (e.g., could be transfer count, pointers to buffers, and so forth). A request is generally completed by calling a RequestComplete function or method. In the following example, a Queue object provides the following three events, for example:
As previously noted, the rule 210 generally requires that a request cannot be completed more than once, even if it's cancelled. The device driver is thus responsible for calling RequestComplete once, from either the QueueRequestCancel, or the QueueRequestComplete handlers. Generally, system organization is such that any of these events may occur concurrently unless the Queue object provides a synchronization or serialization service on behalf of the client device driver. The following code examples illustrate client-side processing of the events. Proceeding to 230, an object is created as in the following example:
Proceeding to 240 of the process 200, a local variable may be employed as follows to mitigate race conditions.
At 250 of the process 200, a semaphore can be employed to further mitigate race conditions.
At 260, code can be provided to perform semaphore processing as follows:
The above sequence of code provides manual-locking procedures (e.g., those implemented in the client program) to mitigate potential race conditions. If a framework created object is employed at 270 however, automatic management of concurrent events is provided by the framework at 280. As can be observed from the following sequence, client code is much easier to implement when automatic serialization of events is employed.
Turning to
Each stage of the pipeline may have its own rules and configuration for how events are handled. For example, an I/O stage 330 for Read, Write, and Device Control events has great flexibility under WDM rules (or other type) to defer requests such that they may be presented at DISPATCH_LEVEL or PASSIVE_LEVEL according to configuration by the device driver 310. A Plug and Play Stage 340 typically operates at PASSIVE_LEVEL since most of the API's a driver's event handler may call will cause a fault if called from a DISPATCH_LEVEL at 350. This can result in a discontinuity between allowable configurations of Power events and I/O events.
Synchronizing between PASSIVE_LEVEL events in one stage and DISPATCH_LEVEL events in another can be somewhat complicated, and is generally handled by a framework component for common events. The mechanism the framework provides is to allow configurable events from one stage to be forwarded to the next stage, so that the stage may notify the driver 310 under its configured constraints. A driver event callback handler for a particular stage is usually responsible for performing the action required within that stage. Generally, each stage in the pipeline defines its own serialization behavior, which may be fixed in the case of the PnP stage 340, but more flexible in the case of I/O 330. A default serialization behavior can be set at driver creation time by providing a WDF_CALLBACK_CONSTRAINTS_CONFIG structure to WdfDriverCreate, but may be overridden by the configuration for a specific stage when it is initialized.
Serialization of events occurs at the WDFDEVICE level. Generally, one event handler associated with the WDFDEVICE or any of its child objects may be running at given time.
Serialization of events occurs at a WDFOBJECT level. Events are typically serialized against other events on the same object handle.
When no serialization is performed by the framework, and events may occur at various levels of concurrency depending on device and system configuration such as number of requests, number of system processors, etc. The default for an object and/or stage that supports serialization in which none was specified is
At 420, Object Event Callback Execution Level Configuration can be provided. When the framework invokes an event callback to the device driver, it may be running at various IRQL levels depending on the configuration of its environment. A device driver may desire its event callbacks to be invoked at no higher than a specific IRQL level. To support this, the framework supports a configuration to allow the device driver to specify the maximum IRQL level it can handle. The synchronization levels supported are defined in a WDF_EXECUTION_LEVEL enumeration in an associated API described below. The execution level configuration 420 can also support:
Event callbacks to the device driver generally occur at a PASSIVE_LEVEL. If a WDM IRP arrives at the device driver above PASSIVE_LEVEL, the callback is deferred to a system work item. Though PASSIVE_LEVEL callbacks can access page-able code and data, they cannot automatically synchronize with WDFDPC and WDFTIMER objects, and thus performed manually using WdfObjectAcquireLock, and WdfObjectReleaseLock.
Event callbacks to the device driver may occur at any level up to and including DISPATCH_LEVEL. The device driver may not access any page-able code or data, or call any wait-able API's. The actual level on each callback may vary depending on the drivers and systems configuration. Any event callback handler should be prepared for the callback to be at DISPATCH_LEVEL, even if a previous call was at a lower level.
The device driver does not specify any specific IRQL, and the framework is free to invoke its event callbacks at any level from PASSIVE_LEVEL to DISPATCH_LEVEL. Which level occurs depends on the configuration of the device driver and the system.
In addition, a driver may perform whatever processing is required within the DPC (Deferred Procedure Call) or TIMER handler, and then queue a WDFWORKITEM that is serialized with the callbacks at PASSIVE_LEVEL to perform further detailed processing. If WdfExecutionLevelDispatch is selected, automatic serialization of these objects can occur, but the device driver cannot access paged code or data, or call API callbacks that are not available from DISPATCH_LEVEL. If Serialization is specified, and WdfExecutionLevelNonSpecified is selected, a verifier assert can occur and the object create API with this constraint can fail. This is to allow the device driver writer to make it clear which trade off is being selected.
For example, if an object is configured for WdfExecutionLevelPassive, calling while running at DISPATCH_LEVEL is considered invalid.
Proceeding to 620, component interactions and validation are considered. The framework Serialization model allows considerable flexibility for device drivers to configure serialization behavior and constraints. Due to some realities of the operating environment, interactions between these constraints and Framework API's can allow some invalid behavior. Affected API's can include a DPC object 630, a timer object 640, and a work item object 650 and are described as follows:
DPC Object
If a handle to an object configured for WdfExecutionLevelPassive is passed to a WdfDpcCreate, the call should fail with STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER unless automatic serialization of the WDFDPC is disabled. This is due in part that a WDM DPC can pre-empt PASSIVE_LEVEL code, and there is generally not a strait forward way to ensure that any PASSIVE_LEVEL event handlers are not pre-empted by the DPC. One solution is to use a WDFWORKITEM object which synchronizes with PASSIVE_LEVEL, which may be queued from the WDFDPC handler. Since a WDFWORKITEM involves the scheduling of a system thread, lightweight operations may want to occur from within the WDFDPC handler on an otherwise PASSIVE_LEVEL object. As long as the memory accessed is not page-able, the device driver may use its own spinlock to protect any data within a region that is shared between the objects event handlers and the WDFDPC. In addition, the interlocked operations may be utilized as well to avoid in some cases of having to allocate a spinlock. It is generally not valid to call WdfObjectAcquireLock and WdfObjectReleasLock on an object that is serialized to PASSIVE level.
TIMER Object
Internally, a WDFTIMER employs a WDFDPC, thus, similar rules for a WDFDPC applies to a WDFTIMER.
WORKITEM Object
A WDFWORKITEM object executes at PASSIVE_LEVEL, and is used to access an object configured for PASSIVE_LEVEL serialization. It typically involves additional overhead than a WDFDPC object since it involves the scheduling of a system thread, where as the WDFDPC can interrupt any thread executing below DISPATCH_LEVEL. For this reason, a WDFWORKITEM object does not allow automatic synchronization to an object that is using DISPATCH_LEVEL serialization since this would mitigate the benefit of using a WDFWORKITEM. Instead, use the lighter weight WDFDPC object. A WDFWORKITEM object may configure itself to not provide automatic serialization, and manually synchronize to DISPATCH level for short blocks of code in which ii serializes with data accessed from DISPATCH_LEVEL. It is considered valid to call WdfObjectAcquireLock and WdfObjectReleaseLock on an object that is serialized at DISPATCH or PASSIVE level.
This begins a serialization block. This API will wait until any event handlers on the object are no longer running and acquire the serialization lock for the object. If the object has configured WdfExecutionLevelPassive, the caller should be running at PASSIVE_LEVEL, and returns at PASSIVE_LEVEL. If the object has not configured WdfExecutionLevelPassive, the caller can be running at any level, but returns at DISPATCH_LEVEL. This is because an event handler could pre-empt the current thread if it was not raised to DISPATCH_LEVEL.
At 730, an a release lock API is defined as follows:
This ends a serialization block allowing other event handlers to execute on the object.
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The system bus 818 can be any of several types of bus structure(s) including the memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus or external bus, and/or a local bus using any variety of available bus architectures including, but not limited to, 16-bit bus, Industrial Standard Architecture (ISA), Micro-Channel Architecture (MSA), Extended ISA (EISA), Intelligent Drive Electronics (IDE), VESA Local Bus (VLB), Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), Universal Serial Bus (USB), Advanced Graphics Port (AGP), Personal Computer Memory Card International Association bus (PCMCIA), and Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI).
The system memory 816 includes volatile memory 820 and nonvolatile memory 822. The basic input/output system (BIOS), containing the basic routines to transfer information between elements within the computer 812, such as during start-up, is stored in nonvolatile memory 822. By way of illustration, and not limitation, nonvolatile memory 822 can include read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory 820 includes random access memory (RAM), which acts as external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in many forms such as synchronous RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM).
Computer 812 also includes removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media.
It is to be appreciated that
A user enters commands or information into the computer 812 through input device(s) 836. Input devices 836 include, but are not limited to, a pointing device such as a mouse, trackball, stylus, touch pad, keyboard, microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, TV tuner card, digital camera, digital video camera, web camera, and the like. These and other input devices connect to the processing unit 814 through the system bus 818 via interface port(s) 838. Interface port(s) 838 include, for example, a serial port, a parallel port, a game port, and a universal serial bus (USB). Output device(s) 840 use some of the same type of ports as input device(s) 836. Thus, for example, a USB port may be used to provide input to computer 812, and to output information from computer 812 to an output device 840. Output adapter 842 is provided to illustrate that there are some output devices 840 like monitors, speakers, and printers, among other output devices 840, that require special adapters. The output adapters 842 include, by way of illustration and not limitation, video and sound cards that provide a means of connection between the output device 840 and the system bus 818. It should be noted that other devices and/or systems of devices provide both input and output capabilities such as remote computer(s) 844.
Computer 812 can operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as remote computer(s) 844. The remote computer(s) 844 can be a personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a workstation, a microprocessor based appliance, a peer device or other common network node and the like, and typically includes many or all of the elements described relative to computer 812. For purposes of brevity, only a memory storage device 846 is illustrated with remote computer(s) 844. Remote computer(s) 844 is logically connected to computer 812 through a network interface 848 and then physically connected via communication connection 850. Network interface 848 encompasses communication networks such as local-area networks (LAN) and wide-area networks (WAN). LAN technologies include Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), Copper Distributed Data Interface (CDDI), Ethernet/IEEE 1102.3, Token Ring/IEEE 1102.5 and the like. WAN technologies include, but are not limited to, point-to-point links, circuit switching networks like Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN) and variations thereon, packet switching networks, and Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL).
Communication connection(s) 850 refers to the hardware/software employed to connect the network interface 848 to the bus 818. While communication connection 850 is shown for illustrative clarity inside computer 812, it can also be external to computer 812. The hardware/software necessary for connection to the network interface 848 includes, for exemplary purposes only, internal and external technologies such as, modems including regular telephone grade modems, cable modems and DSL modems, ISDN adapters, and Ethernet cards.
What has been described above includes examples of the present invention. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the present invention, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of the present invention are possible. Accordingly, the present invention is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term "includes" is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term "comprising" as "comprising" is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.
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Social costs are high for the lack of job creation in the city
According to Watts, the lack of local employment opportunities cause the best and brightest graduates to flee the city in order to seek meaningful work elsewhere. He rightly acknowledges new economic development initiatives are long overdue.
The old paradigms aren't working and have been broken for quite a while. Rather than real job creation, community leaders have traditionally believed the big developments and tourism would be the panacea.
They're not. They play a part, but they alone cannot sustain a viable and diverse economy. They contribute to higher rates of underemployment and a sorry labor market. They can't provide that community wide level of prosperity necessary for residents to enjoy a meaningful quality of life.
Chronic lackluster job creation has caused the city and county to exceed both state and national levels of poverty and working poor. Naturally, poverty is rough on the poor, but everybody pays the related social costs.
Those costs include indigent healthcare, increases in violent crime, and chaos caused by substance abuse. It's suspected most occupants of the county jail are not well-to-do. Substance abuse or violent behavior probably helped get them incarcerated.
The Center for Social Science Research at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi determined in a 2004 report that "extreme economic deprivation" might be the driving force behind family breakdowns.
Accordingly, local poverty contributes directly to the deterioration of family composition. A lack of family management effectuates problem behavior, including domestic violence, gang activity and other serious offenses.
That moral compass associated with a healthy family structure is gone. Completing an education loses its priority and importance. No wonder the area suffers from a stubbornly persistent school dropout rate.
Utility disconnections
In the past, local economic indicators included utility connections as a sign of economic growth. An Open Records Act request provided an economic corollary. Utility disconnection rates for nonpayment in conjunction with published poverty data provide a glimpse into local economic health. Shutoffs are for residences, and that may include any number of occupants, including infants and the aged.
The city utilities business office at this writing has not turned over most of the requested information. For a $140 up-front fee, they turned over an 8-line column of meaningless numbers.
In 2005, 15,518 households were disconnected for nonpayment. There were 16,507 reconnects. The higher reconnect number suggests some of those residential reconnections were carryovers from 2004 shutoffs.
The city has a reconnect fee of $30. If they were collected, reconnect fees for 2005 brought the city $495,210. Some of those delinquencies deserve the penalty, but punishing the poor or elderly is a flawed policy. The 5 percent of overdue balance late fees should be adequate in most cases.
The disconnections for 2006 will surpass 2005 if they haven't already. Unlike other years where reconnections out numbered disconnections, city records through July of 2006 confirm 3,873 residences have yet to have their utilities reconnected. That's troubling.
Until families can escape the working poor trap, the poverty cycle will continue. Their kids will continue to be the collateral damage of misguided economic policies. The rest of the community will continue to pay the inevitable social costs. Economic changes can be made. Fresh thought and innovation can achieve a turnaround. This community can become prosperous; however, the same old swill won't cut it anymore.
Claude D'Unger of Corpus Christi is an environmental scientist.
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NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points and Chris Copeland added 22 as the New York Knicks ended their three-game losing streak and the New Orleans Hornets' four-game win streak Sunday at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks overcame another poor first quarter as Anthony heated up in the second and New York opened some breathing room by the end of the third quarter in its 100-87 win. The victory allowed the Knicks (24-13) to head to London for Thursday's game against the Detroit Pistons feeling better about themselves. Eric Gordon scored 22 points to lead the Hornets (11-26), who head to Philadelphia to play the 76ers on Tuesday. Anthony Davis had 13 and Greivis Vasquez had 11. But Vasquez, who entered the game averaging 9.2 assists per game, was held to five, which tied his season-low. Up 67-63 late in the third quarter, the Knicks went on a 17-5 run to all but put the game away. That included a 13-2 spurt to start the fourth quarter, when Copeland scored five points, ...
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They can't score. They can't hold on to the lead. And so the Vancouver Canucks will head into the Olympic break having lost seven straight games.
The Canucks claimed a 1-0 lead on the Toronto Maple Leafs after two periods but gave up three unanswered goals in a 3-1 loss before a national Canadian television audience. Dating back to the end of December, the Canucks have just four wins in their last 20 games, and have fallen out of a playoff position in the battle for the two Western Conference Wild Card spots.
Injuries have taken their toll. The Canucks were without captain Henrik Sedin, who is out with a rib injury and will miss the Sochi Olympics as a result. Mike Santorelli is gone for the remainder of the season after shoulder surgery. No Kevin Bieksa or Chris Tanev on the blue line, either.
Toronto's goals – from former Canuck Mason Raymond, Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk – came in a span of four minutes and 42 seconds. The Leafs got a fortunate bounce on the van Riemsdyk goal – the puck deflected up in the air and then hit off the body of Canucks' defenseman Alex Edler and past Roberto Luongo.
The Leafs have now 11 wins in their last 14 games. So tonight's match-up started as two teams headed in opposite directions and it finished that way, too.
The Leafs did, however, lose forward Jay McClement with an upper-body injury, the club announced at the start of the third period. McClement crashed awkwardly into the boards in the second period.
- canucks30 - Feb 8, 2014 at 9:43 PM
- kaptaanamerica - Feb 9, 2014 at 1:52 AM
Losing to the leafs should be the final straw, MG has to go.
- canada2014gold - Feb 8, 2014 at 9:47 PM
It's a fluid process people.
- jpat2424 - Feb 8, 2014 at 9:56 PM
Love it. Go for 8
- 127taringa - Feb 9, 2014 at 4:10 PM
The article should read the Olympics came too soon.
- blomfeld - Feb 8, 2014 at 10:16 PM
As much as it's always fun to tease the Canucklers, now is definitely 'not' the time to do that. Granted, many of us predicted as far back as last September that this is 'exactly' what would happen. Yet to see things now unfold like this ? … well, it's not a pretty sight to say the least. But as an ardent and 'values-driven' fan of the LA Kings, I nonetheless wish the Canucklers well and may God speed … Blomfeld
- kaptaanamerica - Feb 9, 2014 at 1:55 AM
I gave you a thumbs up for your magnanimity. I won't auto thumbs down your comments. I happened to catch the last line as I scrolled down to thumbs down, but then read the full comment.
- deezenucks - Feb 9, 2014 at 12:47 AM
Feel free to fire gillis and blow this team up anytime now… I hope they continue to tank, maybe that's the only way changes will be made. Shoulda learned our lesson after the bruins final, then the kings early exit. Nucks just don't have the pieces to play playoff hockey and no way can they beat a CHI or ANA in a 7 game series.
- canada2014gold - Feb 9, 2014 at 1:20 PM
They can fire Gillis anyday, this guy is a clown. Nothing but excuses and posturing, he's a typical lawyer/politician. He's not the right guy to tear this team apart. We need a rebuild and it starts with trading the sedins.
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I live with a great deal of passion... and a true desire to share it. I try to be grateful and come from a position of abundance instead of lack, which is sometimes easier said than done. Among other endeavors, I'm a professional singer/entertainer and recording artist and I enjoy whatever I do for a living... after all life's way too short not to. Most important, everything that I do is guided by creativity and my desire to help empower others, which gives me a thrill. I try to give my best without too much expectation or quid pro quo. As in the lyrics of one of my favorite songs, "... I have learned that all you give is all you get, so give it all you've got." I love to be intimidated by the challenge of learning new things; consider myself a perpetual student and strive to be a Renaissance Man. However, it seems as though the older I get, the more I'm aware of what I don't know. I guess that's what they call "enlightened". I'm more privately spiritual than traditionally religious... perhaps somewhat of a Pantheist. I don't profess to understand it all... or for that matter, any of it... then I've got a bit of a rough edge... a cross maybe between Depak Chopra and Joe Pesci ("Namaste babe... now wadd'ya want from me?") My friends (yes, I have them) may say that I tend to dabble in sarcasm and understatement; can be outright corny; fond of the pun; perhaps display a modicum of self-deprecation (that's DEPRE-cation) and might be a bit gregarious... but who am I to argue? I've also been told that I'm a really good communicator. Let's see… I'm personally committed to bringing back the term "groovy"… and I find it literally painful to pass up a straight line. Oh yes, and I can be passionately romantic... especially when I'm with somebody. Hey... in the words of my favorite Rat-Packer; "I've got the time and the place and the rhythm, all I need now is the girl to go with 'em." Well, enough about me... Let's talk about you. I enjoy optimism, strong character, open-mindedness, transparency and a sense of humor matching my martini preference... good and dry. I enjoy wit and intelligence (understated). I find intelligence to be very, very sexy. I often can see this right away in your eyes. Ahhh… those eyes... those lips... those nose. Are you also a fan of witty banter? I think he played shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers. BTW, I hope you appreciate the power of the ellipsis, though I'm sure I overuse it......... Would you agree with me that's it's often better to be a thermostat than a thermometer? OK, now keeping in mind that you and I are really in the sorting, not the convincing business, if none of these ABCs of me have inspired your digits to at least hover above the wink button, or maybe put a little smile on your face, well then take your time and think about it some more. Come on back. I'm always tweaking. I could grow on you… Addendum: I originally started this venture thinking of my profile as a resume of sorts... Interestingly, it's morphed over time into an introspective. I often find it cathartic to review and update it as I find I'm in a self-awarness process. The people I've attracted have enriched my life. After all. don't we sometimes learn most about ourselves through relationships with others? Only, I didn't realize until this very day "that it was Barzini all along..." oh, sorry, slipped into the Godfather again. Post-Addendum:: As I sit in solitude in the wee hours of the morning, placing my thoughts onto this page, I feel a kinship with you, the reader… sharing a sense of excitement in the idea of connecting with another soul in a meaningful way. And in this silence, I recall the words of Paulo Coelho: "Solitude is not the absence of love, but its complement.. not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak and to help us decide what to do with our life".
Coffee and conversation , Business networking , Dining out , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts
Aerobics, Dancing, Other types of exercise, Tennis / Racquet sports, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 5 or more times per week.
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My piano, my audiences, my backyard, Sinatra, Bennett, Puccini, healthy water, healthy food, healthy criticism, espresso (but not Don Fanucci style), reciting movie dialogue, big puffy hydrangeas, irony
II believe in the boogie... I'm a pretty good old-school NY-style hustle dancer (but not so easy to find a partner these days).
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|What he is looking for
|5'6" (167cms)
|3'0" (91cms) to 8'0" (243cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|No preference
|No preference
|Dark brown
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker, Moderately
|Self-Employed / Entrepreneur
|No preference
Various pursuits... both left brain and right brain types.
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Widow / Widower
|Never Married, Widow / Widower, Currently Separated, Divorced
|Have kids:
|No preference
|Wants kids:
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|White / Caucasian
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Siciliano roots
|Spiritual but not religious
|No preference
Spiritual in a personal sense. While I have tolerance for all religions, I have respect for the scientific method of understanding the Cosmos as well as a profound reverence for nature and our intimate connection with it
|No preference
|Bachelors degree
|Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral
University, as well as many other trainings, including sciences, music, health, personal development, toilet, etc.


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CEO Bob Carr on EMV & Payments Security
See Also: OPM Breach Aftermath: How Your Agency Can Improve on Breach Prevention Programseputy Undersecretary Philip Reitinger, who as the top cybersecurity executive at the Department of Homeland Security often served as the face of the Obama administration on IT security matters, is resigning effective June 3.
A new deputy undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate hasn't been selected. Greg Schaffer, DHS assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications, will serve as acting deputy undersecretary. Bobbie Stempfley, deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications, will fill in for Schaffer.
Reitinger, in an e-mail message to DHS employees, said the timing was right to leave. "With significant progress having been made in activities across NPPD, with growing recognition of DHS's roles and authorities, and the cybersecurity legislative proposal now delivered to the Hill, it's a logical point for me to leave the Department of Homeland Security and allow the team that we have developed together to carry our initiatives forward," Reitinger wrote.
The announcement of Reitinger's resignation comes days after the Obama administration announced two major cybersecurity initiatives: an international cyberspace strategy (see White House Unveils Int'l Cybersecurity Strategy ) and a cybersecurity legislative package (see White House Unveils Cybersecurity Legislative Agenda). The legislative package would codify DHS's increased authority in overseeing civilian government IT security in the Obama administration.
Citing executive privilege, top White House cybersecurity officials such as Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt would not testify before congressional panels. Often, the administration sent Reitinger to articulate the administration's views on cybersecurity at congressional hearings.
The chairman of one of those panels, Sen. Joseph Lieberman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, credited Reitinger as being instrumental in building DHS's cyber capabilities and developing an excellent leadership team. "The department has made tremendous strides in its cyber capabilities over the past few years, and Phil's energy and expertise will be missed," said Lieberman, ID-Conn.
Reitinger's boss, Undersecretary Rand Beers, characterized Reitinger's departure as a great loss. "His leadership, intellectual rigor, enthusiasm and commitment to the mission and the people of NPPD have been a central feature in making our organization better," Beers said in an e-mail to directorate employees.
In late March, under Reitinger's leadership, DHS issued a white paper (see DHS Envisions a Healthy Cyber Ecosystem) that explores technical options for creating a more secure and resilient Internet. "Unless people really start to really pay attention to the threat and how we need to drive fundamental change, we're in a world that is going get worse from day to day and month to month and year to year," Reitinger said in an interview with GovInfoSecurity.com (see Reitinger's Quest: Build a Safer Internet). "And, we're going to be in a place eventually where your television is going to complain that it's being attacked by your refrigerator and isn't able to operate anymore. None of us wants to live that world."
In his e-mail, Reitinger said he hasn't decided what he'll do next. "I have young children and I have spent less time with them over the past few years than I would like," he said. "I intend to spend a lot of time with my family over the summer, and in the course of that decide how I can best play a role in advancing infrastructure protection and cybersecurity."
Before joining DHS in 2009, Reitinger served as Microsoft's chief trustworthy infrastructure strategist, responsible for helping improve the protection and security of the critical information technology infrastructure. At that job, he worked closely with government agencies and private partners on cybersecurity protection programs to build trustworthy computing systems worldwide.
While at Microsoft, he served as a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency National Advisory Council, advising the FEMA administrator on aspects of cybersecurity related to emergency management. FEMA is a unit of DHS.
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Known as a wheeler and dealer by many, he was instrumental in bringing Donald Trump to Nevada, whilst another of his ambitious plans – though ultimately failed – was to have Michael Jackson perform in Vegas, having already worked with him for several months in the mid-2000s to get him to return from his self-imposed exile from the US. Wishna's plan had been to install the singer in a new themed casino.
Wishna was found dead on Tuesday (November 28), according to the Daily Mail, with the coroner ruling that he'd died of carbon monoxide intoxication after he was found in a vehicle in the garage of his home in Henderson. At the time of his death he had been developing a new social media website for musicians and fans, billing it as RockCityClub.com and viewing it as a way to discover new talent and build new stars. He's survived by his wife Donna.


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Pimco Sees Global Growth Slowing Amid Rising Recession Risks
Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Pacific Investment Management Co., which manages the world's biggest bond fund, predicted the global economy will weaken next year as it warned the likelihood of widespread recessions across developed nations is increasing.
Global growth will slow to 1.5 percent to 2 percent after 2012's 2.2 percent, according to a report published on the Newport Beach, California-based company's website today by Saumil Parikh, a managing director.
"While we do not expect recessions across all developed countries in 2013, we certainly would caution that the probability of more widespread recessions has increased, given the coordinated slowdown in global aggregate demand we are witnessing across the world," Parikh said.
The U.S. economy will grow 1 percent to 1.5 percent next year with "downside" risks, he said. While the prospect of a recovery in housing will help, lawmakers will likely create a drag on growth of about 1.5 percent of gross domestic product with a compromise fix for the so-called fiscal cliff, he said.
"For an economy that is struggling to grow at 2 percent per year, this will still be a significant one-time shock, but one that through clear communication and planning can be handled by the private sector," Parikh said.
Pimco praised European Central Bank President Mario Draghi for reducing the "probability of depression-like" risks and providing "much-needed breathing room" by pledging to buy the bonds of countries that accept austerity conditions. The euro-area economy will still shrink 1 percent to 1.5 percent, it said.
China's "easy growth" phase of 8 percent to 12 percent expansion is over, Parikh said. It nevertheless has the balance sheet and knowledge to maintain expansion of 6.5 percent to 7 percent in 2013, he said.
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9 Childhood Illnesses: Get the Facts
Croup inflames the lining of the windpipe and voice box. It is most often caused by viruses, and lasts for a week or less.
- Runny nose
- Fever
- Other cold-like symptoms
A few days later…
- Hoarseness
- Barking cough that gets worse at night
Run a hot shower, and sit with your child in the steamed-up bathroom for 10 minutes. "Breathing in moist air is always good," Edwards says.
If your child is having trouble breathing, having noisy breathing, or not eating or drinking well, call the doctor. Steroids are sometimes given to decrease airway swelling.
Scarlet Fever
This bacterial infection was once a deadly disease, but now it's easily treatable.
- Sore throat
- Itchy, scarlet-colored rash around the neck and face that may spread to the rest of the body.
If your child has a sore throat and rash, call the doctor. It is important to treat it with a round of antibiotics to prevent rare but serious complications.
This skin infection is most common in younger children. It starts when staph or strep bacteria gets in a cut, scratch, or bite.
It can affect any area of the body but happens most often around the mouth, nose, and hands. Babies sometimes get the irritation in their diaper area.
- Tiny blisters that burst. Fluid from the sores creates a crust that looks like a coat of honey.
Touching or scratching the sores, which can be itchy, spreads impetigo to other parts of the body and to other people.
An antibiotic ointment, and sometimes an oral antibiotic, can treat it.
Kawasaki Disease
This childhood illness inflames the blood vessels. It is very rare, and the cause is unknown. Boys under age 5 of Asian or Pacific Island descent are most likely to get it. Most get well within weeks. But if it affects the arteries to the heart, it can cause serious problems.
- Fever that lasts 5 or more days
- Red eyes, red lips, and redness on the hands and feet
- Rash
- Swollen lymph nodes
There is no way to prevent this disease, but it is not contagious. Early treatment is key.
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My husband is freaking out a little over when to take his leave. He is a manager at rest. and has to give notice. But he only gets one week, two weeks max (paid, and I don't work) so we don't want to waste it before the baby is born.
Has anyone been in a similiar situation? How did you handle? I know its early, but he is bugging me and now I'm worried- he keeping (jokingly I hope) saying I will have to be induced so he can be there.


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Newberry: Confusion late costs Cowboys
It's not surprising that the Dallas Cowboys came back from two weeks of getting beat up by the fans and media with a good performance.
The Cowboys were better in all areas at Baltimore on Sunday. They didn't quit. They found a way to come back from mistakes and make plays to stay alive.
But it's also not a surprise that they once again came up short in a 31-29 loss that dropped them to 2-3.
Dallas ran the ball effectively and had several good defensive stands in the second half. Once they fell behind, they were against the odds every step of the way, overcoming fourth downs, a bad chop-block call and some dropped passes.
But they couldn't overcome Jason Garrett and their typical offensive confusion in the last few seconds. Every team has this kind of thing happen once in a while. It's business as usual for the Cowboys.
They had overcome the odds of the obvious onside kick after Dez Bryant dropped a two-point conversion that would have forced overtime. An interference call put them on the edge of field-goal range with 26 seconds remaining and one timeout.
Quarterbacks without Tony Romo's skill and coaches who would never get into an Ivy League school have this situation on a weekly basis in this league.
The consensus is that kickers are good, but you want to get them into a comfortable range of 40 yards or closer to really increase your odds of winning.
Instead, the Cowboys throw the ball to Bryant for 1 yard. He shows his brilliance by wasting time talking to an official, and the rest of the offense pulls off the confused look perfectly before they take a timeout with six seconds left.
You know the rest. Dan Bailey missed wide from 51 yards.
A year ago, in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Cowboys and Garrett behaved exactly the same way. They banked on Bailey to hit from 49 yards instead of even attempting to get closer. And Bailey missed.
Bailey hasn't made a field goal from longer than 39 yards out all year. He's certainly capable of making a long one, but that's not the point.
Romo is allowed a lot of freedom for more than 59 minutes every week. But in a situation where momentum is in your favor and the defense is on the run, the keys are taken away from him once again.
As much as Romo has to prove as a true winning quarterback, I'd say that goes double for his coach.
Garrett will probably be a better coach next year and the year after than he is right now. But I really thought when this situation came up, he'd be better than he was a year ago.
I was impressed with the run-heavy game plan, as Baltimore isn't the beast defensively it used to be.
It was the kind of performance that might be good enough to win most weeks, despite the fact that they allowed a kick return for a TD.
But Jerry Jones and the Cowboys shouldn't want applause for moral victories. So I'm not doing that.
Garrett has to take some responsibility for his game management. Wins are so hard to come by in this league that you can't afford to give good chances away. And since Bill Parcells left town, they've done a lot of that.
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The fashion industry's use of underweight models has been a controversy for years. Some countries have disqualified too skinny models from appearing on the catwalks. But Israel's new legislation is the first time a government has made it illegal to show half-starved models in commercials.
In Israel, about two percent of all young women between 14 and 18 have severe eating disorders — and lawmakers are hoping the new legislation will help reduce eating disorders.
The new law says women and men cannot be hired for modeling jobs unless a doctor says they are not underweight, with a body mass index (BMI) — a measure expressing a ratio of weight to height — of no less than 18.5.
Even more, the new legislation is being dubbed the "Photoshop Law" – requiring advertising agencies to say whether they've digitally altered pictures to make models look thinner.
The two main people to push for the new legislation are Model Agent/Fashion Photographer Adi Barkan and Israeli lawmaker Dr. Rachel Adato. The veteran Barkan told ISRAEL21c that after watching a model friend die because of malnutrition he set out to change the business.
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CLEVELAND (AP) Russ Canzler is back with the Indians. Nick Swisher is on his way.
The NFL's dandy dozen is set - and truth be told, a little scared.
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Looking gorgeous on the red carpet, Karolina Kurkova and Candice Swanepoel arrived at the 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City on Monday night (June 4).
The beautiful Victoria's Secret models turned heads as they smiled and posed for pictures at the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
Looking to get a little philanthropic, Hollywood's hottest celebrities were on hand for the 2012 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS shindig in Cannes, France tonight (May 24).
He's always a festival favorite, and Brad Pitt was in fine form as he attended the 65th Cannes Film Festival premiere of his new movie "Killing Them Softly" today (May 22).
Joined by his costars, the "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" star looked dapper as he worked his magic on the fans and paparazzi outside the Palais des Festivals prior to the screening.
It's an exciting time in Cannes, France as the 65th Cannes Film Festival is going on, and last night (May 21) Swiss watch maker IWC Schaffhausen held their swanky Filmmakers Dinner.
Gerard Butler was spotted hanging out with fellow actor Adrien Brody at the famous Hotel du Cap-Eden Roc, with both men looking dapper as they posed for pictures.
As is Barcelona wasn't hot enough, Bar Refaeli and Karolina Kurkova attended the Pronovias Fashion Show in the beautiful Spanish city on Friday night (May 11).
Adding some supermodel spice to the recipe, Doutzen Kroes, Karolina Kurkova and Jessica Stam were all in attendance at the 2012 Costume Institute Gala in New York City last night (May 7).
Celebrities of all kinds gathered together on the red carpet to celebrate the grand opening of the IWC Flagship Boutique in New York City on Wednesday night (April 25).
Pitching in on the effort to help President Barack Obama in his re-election bid, Scarlett Johansson teamed up with Vogue's Anna Wintour to host the 2012 Runway To Win Launch in New York City on Tuesday night (February 7).
Held at Theory, the "We Bought a Zoo" actress arrived at the fashion-themed fundraiser alongside her brother Hunter before taking over the spotlight alongside the catwalk.


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Paramount Pictures tweeted this YouTube video showing the legendary Ron Burgundy giving a special, and rather sarcastic, Halloween message to trick-or-treaters Thursday.
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