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This boss can be very hard and extremely frustrating when you don't know how to kill him, bullets hardly damage him and there is hardly any cover, especially after the holes get blown in the floor, and the zombies on the ground can get irritating. But with this method you won't need to bother with the ground.
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I am writing this letter to bring attention to two pending Senate bills — 293 and 294.
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And with everything from cyclists who hit pedestrians and simply ride off to what the OP experienced, the lack of responsiblilty, today, is omnipresent. Again, sorry for ruffling feathers here but I would rather be publicly condemned than not admit this: today children are taught not to do bad because 'they will get caught' instead of the old-school way of not doing wrong because that, in and of itself, it wrong. In the first instance, children quickly develop a way around getting caught and, by inference, are thus OK with the wrongdoing if effectively consummated because ethics was not even mentioned to the little darlings. (No, I am not a child hater!)
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1. Re: Oracle Upgrade Assistant ua Cannot StartGyanprakash Pandey Aug 26, 2012 11:29 PM (in response to jmft2012)Check your hostfile and hostname. I've faced this issue and root cause was /etc/hosts file has incorrect hostname and ip mappings.
2. Re: Oracle Upgrade Assistant ua Cannot Startjmft2012 Aug 27, 2012 4:54 AM (in response to Gyanprakash Pandey)
Gyanprakash Pandey wrote:Those have been verified and ruled out as relevant.
Check your hostfile and hostname. I've faced this issue and root cause was /etc/hosts file has incorrect hostname and ip mappings.
As stated Xterm is working on all the others such runInstaller, owm, and so on, except on ua.
I have used the truss to trace ua and that does not generate the helpful info for this issue.
I wonder that whether any other tools could be used for this troubleshoot. If any , please let me know.
3. Re: Oracle Upgrade Assistant ua Cannot Startuser8846403 Nov 9, 2012 10:17 AM (in response to jmft2012)I have exactly the same problem and same error - installed FMW on Solaris 10 box, ran the config.sh from same MW ORACLE_HOME/bin directory successfully via x-server to configure a domain without any issue, xclcok works fine.
I tried putty, realVNC and XMING, all same error while no issue with xclock and config.sh. Opened a ticket with Oracle Support (Oracle Discoverer group) but no luck so far. I only tried on our development box and did not try others.
Can you tell which Oracle Support Group you have been working with? My SR# is SR 3-6366510871 (Title - "Error when running Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant: Can't connect to X11 window server"), you may mention this to your Oracle Support analyst so it may force them to look internally for a possible bug.
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4. Re: Oracle Upgrade Assistant ua Cannot Startjmft2012 Nov 10, 2012 9:44 PM (in response to user8846403)My "SR 3-6006952911 : TF: Upgrade Assistant Cannot Start" has been opened under Oracle Fusion Middleware. THe support engineer has been working with Oracle developer on the issue. No progress has ever been made for more than 3 months since it was logged. At the meantime I use the command line mode instead.
I have found out the issue existing if the component is installed with WLS(FMW), and no existing if the component is installed as the stand alone.
I used the WebTier11g to the verification.
Sean Bu
5. Re: Oracle Upgrade Assistant ua Cannot Startuser8846403 Nov 12, 2012 9:14 PM (in response to jmft2012)Thanks for the update.
Yes, it's very frustrating being stuck at this non-sense step for so long. The SR I opened is a month old now but I did so much research before opening a SR as I simply try to upgrade our Discoverer 10g to 11g (22.214.171.124), this Discoverer is integrated with our E-Business Suite Application R12.
I have looked at command line option too but to perform schema upgrade using the command line interface, the syntax requires -oidHost and oidSslPort which we don't use OID in our environment:
ua MR -discoverer -oidHost <oid_host> -oidSslPort <oid_ssl_port>
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I wonder how you did the command line upgrade for schema data upgrade, I would be really appreciate if you could share it.
Alan Wan
6. Re: Oracle Upgrade Assistant ua Cannot Startuser8846403 Nov 12, 2012 9:39 PM (in response to jmft2012)Add one more point here - yes I have installed WebLogic Server (WLS) 10.3.6 and Oracle Discoverer 220.127.116.11 into same MW_HOME because I need to run Discoverer on WLS.
7. Re: Oracle Upgrade Assistant ua Cannot Startjmft2012 Nov 13, 2012 8:34 PM (in response to user8846403)I have used the command line mode having the osso10g upgraded to OAM sso. it was a middle tier upgrade. i have not used the mode for oas repos upgrade, but i will use it for the portal upgrade which has the both middle tier as well the repos.
I'd suggest you open an SR for your issue.
Sean Bu
8. Re: Oracle Upgrade Assistant ua Cannot Startuser8846403 Nov 13, 2012 9:06 PM (in response to jmft2012)Sean,
Thanks for the reply, looks like we have different situation and command line option may not work for me, but I will ask Oracle Support anyway.
Alan Wan
9. Re: Oracle Upgrade Assistant ua Cannot Startjmft2012 Nov 14, 2012 7:00 AM (in response to user8846403)Alan ,
please post what Oracle takes on the repos upgrade by the command line mode when you get it from the support. i will use it as well. thanks.
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Judi Frost Mackey - Senior Vice President and Director of Global Communications
Thank you. Good morning, and thank you for joining this conference call to review Lazard's results for the first half and second quarter of 2008. Participating on the call today are Lazard's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Wasserstein; Vice Chairman, Steven J. Golub; and Chief Financial Officer, Mike Castellano. A replay of this call will be available on our website www.lazard.com beginning today after 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
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As such, Lazard management believes that annual results are the most meaningful. Accordingly, Lazard's revenue and profits in any particular quarter may not be indicative of future results. It is for this reason that Lazard hosts conference calls twice per year to review our first half and full year results.
I will now turn the call over to Mr. Wasserstein.
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Thank you for joining us. This morning we've reported record first half and second quarter results for our operating revenue, our financial advisory revenue, and our asset management revenue. We also reported a second quarter record in M&A revenue. We are pleased with the performance of our business in these turbulent times. Our core operating business of financial advisory and asset management achieved strong results despite the ongoing softening of these markets. We are also focused on the long term. We continue to invest in our business, while providing our clients with strong experienced teams of top talent.
Our professionals are sought after by both strategic buyers and sellers, as well as asset management clients in this uncertain environment. We have continued to hire senior talent, have been opening new offices and entering new regions. We continue to develop new asset management products. Although the outlook for market activity for the remainder of the year remains unclear, we are confident of the vitality of our firm and we believe our intellectual capital business model will continue to succeed. Steve Golub will now discuss our business and performance in more detail. Steve?
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Thank you, Bruce, and good morning everyone. Net income on a fully exchanged basis decreased 31% to $80 million or $0.71 per share diluted for the first half of 2008, compared to $116 million or $1 per share for the first half of 2007. Net income on a fully exchanged basis increased 5% to $64.6 million or $0.54 per share diluted for the second quarter of 2008, compared to $61.5 million or $0.53 per share for the second quarter 2007.
As Bruce mentioned, I will elaborate on our core operating business revenue, which includes both our Financial Advisory and Asset Management businesses. Our core operating business revenue increased 9% to a first half record of $848 million and grew 15% to a second quarter record of $467 million. This follows the first quarter of 2008, where our core business grew modestly over the first quarter of 2007 and follows the full year of 2007, during which we reported record results. Financial Advisory operating revenue increased 7% to a first half record of $501 million and increased 18% to a second quarter record of $289 million. M&A operating revenue increased 9% to $391 million in the first half of 2008 and increased 37% to a second quarter record of $225 million. As I stated in our press release this morning, the volatile environment heightens the need for our experience, diversity, and global breadth to meet and overcome the challenges for our clients.
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River Street residents unsuccessfully challenged the Baldwinsville board with opposition to a one-way street proposal, a recommendation made by Environmental Design and Research to make room for a public walkway along the Seneca River. And Van Buren residents made their concerns clear to the board when a development was proposed near Lions Community Park this past spring.
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From the Taste of Baldwinsville to the Kiwanis Turkey Day Races, 2006 had its fair share of community events for all to enjoy.
The Baldwinsville Volunteer Center's annual fundraiser, Taste of Baldwinsville, highlighted many of the community's most delectable offerings including Ironwood Chef Larry Brunger's award-winning prime rib sandwiches and Tabatha's Family Tree restaurant's potato chowder. The event raised a total of $13,500 from the auction proceeds alone.
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School is out and the longest day of the year is here. The sun is hot and the water is calling. Time to pack the beach bag. Want some suggestions?
Every year, I look forward to the NPR's recommendations of summer books. I especially like the Indie Booksellers Target Summer's Best Reads for an insider's take on what is good that might not hit the bestseller lists.
This year O's (Oprah) Summer Reading Lists go for wide appeal. You are bound to find something to your liking.
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These are what the editor's of the New York Times Book Reviews are reading for pleasure this summer. Check out their recommendations in the great big Summer Reading issue.
New Yorker Magazine wades in with their own Beach Reads for (Almost) Everyone.
I also like this year's Summer Beach Reads from Goodhousekeeping. Great current titles.
Just to prove that writers are avid readers, here is Stephen King's month-by-month summer reading list. Boy, is he organized!
Hey, if you are going to spend a lot of time in the car, try Summer's Best Audio Books recommended by the Washington Post, and Library Journal's Best Audiobooks. Want more? Here is a list of the Top 100 Audio Book Bestsellers.
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Every week here on The Huffington Post, we run a recurring feature called "This Week In Apple Rumors," which catalogues and dissects a week's worth of dubious, thinly-sourced and improbable rumors about future Apple products. These Apple rumors sprout like dandelions in this Edenic Internet garden of ours and are -- no matter how absurd, nor how opaque their origins -- accepted as gospel by a surprising portion of technology blogs and websites, even if a huge, huge majority of them turn out to be more fake than most $30 bills.
Generally, Apple rumors are proven fake because someone got faulty information, or because Apple decided to go a different direction with a product; in some cases, however, a rumor is out-and-out fiction, an invention of a prankster or fabulist. Case in point: On Monday, Swedish design company Day4 revealed that one of the more notable and ire-raising Apple rumors of the past two weeks was totally, completely and thoroughly made up on a whim, just for laughs. Even worse? Several major tech news outlets picked up on it, and now they all have to issue corrections, apologies and promises to do better next time.
Here's the story, as laid out in an awesome blog post on Day4's website: The design team at Day4 wanted to test "how easy it is to spread disinformation" on the Internet, and they decided to use the overeager Apple-watching community as a test dummy. Day4 mocked up a 3D image of a screw -- yes, a screw -- and then posted that mocked-up screw to Reddit, where they claimed "a friend" who worked at "that fruit company" had emailed them an image of the revolutionary new screw in the upcoming iPhone. The screw in question looked like no other screw that had ever been created, which would have made it nigh impossible for gadget repair shops to remove it or tamper with it using existing tools. If the screw was legitimate, in other words, it would prove that Apple was continuing an ongoing battle against local tech repair companies, having already made the Retina MacBook Pro the "least repairable" laptop ever. Should the next iPhone go that route, too, Apple repair shops might find themselves -- are you ready for this? -- "screwed."
The screw photo was a relatively small post by Reddit standards -- it received just 68 total votes, 43 of them "upvotes," in that subculture's parlance -- but because of the Internet's voracity for glimpses at Apple's secretive product roadmap, and because Apple was already viewed as unfriendly to the interests of gadget service shops, stories that featured the iPhone 5's new, inaccessible screws totally exploded. Tech sites like Boy Genius Report, Macworld UK, GottaBeMobile, AppAdvice and Cult of Mac ("Apple May Be Working On A Top Secret Asymmetric Screw To Lock You Out Of Your Devices Forever") all published speculative articles about what these new tamper-proof screws might mean for the iPhone 5, always couching their articles in the behind-saving rhetoric of "purported" and "if real" and "supposed" and the like. Wired UK even interviewed a real-life third-party iPhone technician to get his opinion on the purported new screw, and what it meant for future iPhone repairs: He didn't think the screw was real or even plausible (hint!), but if it was, he promised that the repair community would, like nature, "find a way."
The most famous screw on the Internet.
Offhand "Jurassic Park" references aside, what is perhaps the most intriguing part of Day4's little social experiment -- and this is where you come in, readers! -- is their finding that, while the authors of the stories concerning the screw did clarify that the image was unverified, and that the story should be treated as a rumor, many Internet commenters reacted and carried on as though the new screw was a done deal, railing against the greed of Apple in comments sections. The most highly-rated comment on the Wired article, for example, is typical:
Apple needs to embed small micro-explosives in their devices which will destroy peoples devices and fingers if they attempt to open them. Why have screws at all just spot weld everything in place then embed everything in thermo-conductive solid plastic block, but I would still add the explosive screws, just the wrong torque and kabooomm....
And here's the top comment on Cult of Mac's story:
*Please, no!*
If they would really put this screw into production, I'm sure I won't be the only one to be screwed.
Given its Skull & Bones-esque secrecy, and its near-mute PR staff, you would have to have a screw loose to believe everything that is written about Apple: It seems likely that much of it is attention-getting, fabricated fluff and nonsense. If the past several weeks of journalistic oopsies have taught us anything -- The Supreme Court overturned Obamacare! The Aurora shooter was a member of the Tea Party! Bob Dylan really said those things! -- maybe you just shouldn't believe anything you hear or read, anywhere, at any time, from any source. How do we even know that Day4 really did plant those renderings of the screw? If I can see a table with my eyes, and then I turn around and the table is no longer there -- does the table still exist?
Such are the mysteries of human knowledge, and of the Apple universe. The news outlets who screwed up have issued mea culpas, and the repair community can rest easy knowing that Apple (probably) didn't invent an entirely new kind of screw for the upcoming iPhone. And lucky for the offenders, this latest turn in the screw story does not even represent the most egregiously wrong Apple rumor in recent memory -- remember that iPhone 5 with the 4.6-inch screen and the teardrop shape that was supposed to be released in October of last year? Where are the Swedish pranksters who were responsible for that whopper?
If you're reading Apple rumors, then, we suggest you do so cautiously and with healthy skepticism. To do so otherwise would be just plain screwy.
Check out the gallery (below) to see some of the juiciest Apple rumors from the past week:
At this point in the game, we're pretty sure that Apple will unveil its next iPhone on September 12, or somewhere close. All that remains is to figure out what the heck this thing is going to look like. We think -- think! -- that the major difference between the so-called "iPhone 5" and iPhone 4S will be a larger screen: Rumors put the screen size of the iPhone 5 at 4.0-inches diagonally, up from 3.5-inches diagonally on the iPhone 4S. This week, 9to5Mac wunderkind Mark Gurman was toying around with a pre-release of the iOS 6 operating system and found that it conveniently scales up to a taller iPhone display, with 5 rows of icons instead of 4. That would seem to be a sign that when iOS 6 ships, along with the new iPhone, it will fit fine on both the 3.5-inch display of the iPhone 4S AND the taller display of the iPhone 5. How big will that display be? Well, according to a fresh leak from the Chinese Apple.pro, it's still on track to be 4.0-inches. More interestingly, that report claims the next iPhone will be 18 percent thinner than the iPhone 4S, chiseling down the width of the phone to 7.6mm. That would be pretty, pretty thin, if it's true; alas, Apple.pro isn't the most reliable of sources. Still, after Peter Svensson of the Associated Press called the iPhone 4S "small and chubby" compared to the top Android phones, we'd be very surprised if Apple didn't substantially thin its new iPhone. And now: Photos of a bunch of supposed iPhone 5 parts! Go go gadget porn!
Sorry, friends: We didn't get any tantalizing videos or snapshots of a fully constructed iPhone 5 this week. But we did get the next best thing: a random smattering of wiring, circuits, and plastic doodads that could be part of the next iPhone! At left, you can check 'em all out, breathe them all in, meditate on them, consider their implications. Probably the most exciting thing here is the front cover, which does hint at that taller screen we were just talking about. Otherwise: Unless you are a very special kind of person, with very eccentric tastes, there's not much here to arouse your interest. Also in the Apple rumor-sphere this week, a supposed photo of the iPhone's battery leaked out, and it appeared to be about the same size and capacity as the current iPhone's battery. Cue Apple blogger hyperventilation: Because the next iPhone is all but certain to come with 4G LTE -- which sucks battery life faster than [FAMILY PUBLICATION] -- a similar-sized battery can only mean that the iPhone 5 will have power drain issues! Meanwhile, back on earth, we're going to wait until the new iPhone is released until we fret about its battery life. Moving along.
Right now, if you want to enjoy some high-definition Retina MacBook goodness, you have to buy a 15-inch model. Over the past month, however, we've been hearing whispers that Apple could be adding to the family with a 13-inch Retina MacBook: Apple oracle Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities said as much, and a device that looked a lot like a 13-inch Retina MacBook showed up in the Geekbench results page back in July. Now, just like the Spice Girls, that Retina-quality 13-inch MacBook Pro is BACK, once again appearing in the Geekbench database. MacRumors has all the (very, very) nerdy details, for those who are in to feeds and speeds. For our purposes, however, let's just note that a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is looking more likely and could be on track for an October release, as previously suggested.
No new iPad Mini "news" this week -- we're still at the point of debating when this bad boy is going to come out (in September, along with the iPhone 5; or in November, just in time for Christmas; or perhaps in March 2013, along with the iPad 4 new iPad). We do, however, have the next best thing: Mockups! Here's one from the designers at InventHelp (find them on Facebook here), from a Gizmodo article that was accurately titled "This Is How the iPad Mini Might Look Next to the iPad." And, yes, this is how an iPad Mini might look next to the iPad! For more photos of how the iPad Mini might look like next to the iPad, I would highly encourage you to visit the Gizmodo post titled "This Is How the iPad Mini Might Look Next to the iPad." (There's also more iPad Mini mockups, also from InventHelp, at ZDNet this week). And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of this week's edition of This Week In Apple Rumors. Make sure you check back next week, when we'll detail not only how an iPad Mini might look next to an iPad, but also how an antelope might look next to a peanut better and jelly sandwich (SLIDESHOW)(HORROR). And remember, if you can't wait until next week, you can get up-to-the-minute Apple rumors by following me on Twitter right here.


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For those so inclined - I'm now on Twitter as "mewldap" (e.g. @mewldap). I'm still playing around with Twitter - so I may occasionally post some of my other non-IDM stuff there (though I'm trying to keep that as just Facebook updates) but if you just want to follow my IDM related tweets - I'll tag them as "#Oracle_IDM".


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I have now done timing tests between a samba client on osx and a LINUX based NAS and on a fully 1Gbit Cat 6 all switches fully 1GBIT the speed performance to open a share is 2X as long on lion vs Snow Leopard. The file transfer of a 2Gbit file is 20% slower. Smaller files because of the Client not taking advantage of the various features in SAMBA is up to 30% slower. Please Apple tell us people who communicate using SMB and SAMBA to and from Microsoft networks why we should put up with this degredation. Tell us the truth. I use GPL licenses in the software, I ship to businesses and pay nothing. I will revert to snow leopard as well. Everybody on this list should know and I will spread the word that if you use microsoft or samba machines, apple has no solid upgrade fot you at this point and to stay away from Lion.
I love the full screen iOS like features but they should not have been packaged with this pi** poor Walmart version of microsoft networking IMNSHO. I have 32+ years in Software Development, Some in the original SAMBA implementatopns. It looks to me like the Team who replaced SAMBA missed things and/or did not test the performance. This is probably why only some people seem to have speed problems with lion. If you are at home and only have apple machines using the AFP (Apple File Protocol) then you may find no speed problems (I have not done an exhustive test), however if a the replaced SAMBA client and/or
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Restore Mircosoft Networking performang. It is so bad I may refotmat my drive and remove lion on at least 2 machines. I see no excuse for this beign thrust upon loyal apple Apple users. I belierve that the legal restrictions may be outweighed by the poor SMB omplementation. Only time will tell. Hoe much will apple loose if their first attempt at iOS integration crashes and burns like VISTA.
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Glenn Beck has repeatedly been criticized for his wildly inappropriate use of Holocaust and Nazi imagery to attack his opponents.
Glenn Beck's Restoring Courage event is scheduled for next week, and Beck is excited. However, many are worried that such a rally would increase the tension in a region that is already quite volatile. Others are apparently concerned that Beck is one of the small minority of extremist Christian Zionists who are actively looking to cause trouble in the area to hasten the fulfillment of biblical policies. In fact, according to Beck, one reporter went as far as asking him whether he was pushing for "the destruction of Jerusalem to hasten the return of the Messiah."
Beck told the reporter that he is not pushing for the destruction of Jerusalem, and we take him at his word.
However, that does not mean people shouldn't be worried about Beck's event. Beck has claimed that his event may fulfill biblical prophecy. He has repeatedly suggested the end times may be approaching. And Beck's event promises to be remarkably provocative at a time that Beck believes is a particularly dangerous moment for the Middle East.
Beck has explicitly stated that a "religious figure that [he] respect[s]" had told him that his rally "may be a fulfillment of Zechariah prophecy." Beck has also claimed that Restoring Courage would be "a planet course altering event" where "there's a possibility a pillar of fire appears." Furthermore, he suggested that his rally would open the "very gates of heaven" while "the very gates of hell are gonna open up against" attendees.
Glenn Beck likes to say that "[t]here is no one more pro-Israel or more pro-Jew than I am." But what exactly does that mean?
Over the past month, hundreds of thousands of Israelis (out of a population of about 8 million) have protested high housing costs and other economic issues. A Haaretz poll from late July found that fully 87 percent of Israeli respondents supported the protests; just 9 percent opposed the protests.
But Glenn Beck disagrees. Last week, he and his co-hosts blasted the protesters, whom they characterized as "obviously from the hard left." They sarcastically described calls to "enshrine the right to housing in the law" as something that "worked out well for the Soviets" and mocked proposals for rent control.
Beck went on to speculate that the protests are being orchestrated by some sort of "leftist global financing" and that the protesters are working with Islamic extremists.
In other words, Beck apparently thinks 87 percent of Israelis support a movement that is collaborating with Islamic extremists and a shadowy network of international "leftists."
Beck has also criticized large portions of the American Jewish community. Earlier this year, 400 rabbis signed an open letter criticizing Beck's inappropriate rhetoric about the Holocaust and his false claims that George Soros collaborated with the Nazis. In response, Beck went on the attack. He falsely claimed that the letter was signed only by "Reformed rabbis" and insisted that Reform Judaism is "more about politics" than about faith, which he said makes it similar to "radicalized Islam."
From the August 17 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:
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After relentlessly pushing the false claim that the so-called "Climategate" controversy showed climate scientists deceitfully manipulating data, conservative media are celebrating a Rasmussen Reports poll finding that a majority of Americans believe "some scientists" have likely "falsified research data" to support "their own theories and beliefs about global warming."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly open to negotiate with the Palestinians along the lines that President Obama laid out in May in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) that called for a peace agreement based on 1967 borders with mutually agreed upon swaps. However, when Obama made the proposal, the conservative media decried it as "potential suicide" and "the destruction of Israel."
Glenn Beck accused the Obama Administration of orchestrating a "plan" to allow China and Mexico to "occupy the West." This follows a long list of comments Beck has made raising the possibility that China might enslave Americans.
Glenn Beck may be gone from Fox News, but it looks like he has left a giant mark on the network. Five days after his final Fox News show, George Will parroted some of Beck's outlandish claims on ABC's This Week in attacks on Woodrow Wilson and progressives, who were two of Beck's most favored targets to demonize.
On Friday, it was Mike Huckabee's turn to assume the role of Beck puppet when he likened President Obama's economic policies to dropping "a lit match" into a "can of gasoline."
The reason Huckabee's comments seem so familiar is because they are eerily reminiscent of Beck's unforgettable gag in April 2009 in which he claimed to be imitating Obama pouring gasoline -- which Beck later stated was water -- on an actor portraying "the average American." During his demonsration, Beck asked, "President Obama, why don't you just set us on fire?"
That stunt proved to be one of the worst examples of Beck's often violent rhetoric.
Unfortunately, Huckabee's appearance on Your World With Neil Cavuto on Friday is evidence that Beck's bizarre and dangerous tactics have left their mark, and are being spread by other Fox commentators in his absence.
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On the last episode of his Fox News show, Glenn Beck took some time to reflect on some of his wildest theories as well as people and organizations he repeatedly smeared during his tenure at Fox.
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At least 300 advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Glenn Beck's Fox News program since he called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred for white people." Here are his the sponsors for the June 30 edition of his show (the final edition of Glenn Beck on Fox News), in the order they appeared:
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Good day, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Leah, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the DIRECTV's Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to your host, Mr. Jonathan Rubin, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning. Sir, you may begin.
Jonathan Rubin
Thank you, operator, and thank you, everyone for joining us for our second quarter 2011 financial results and outlook conference call. With me today on the call are Mike White, our President and CEO; Pat Doyle, our CFO; Bruce Churchill, President of DIRECTV of Latin America; and Larry Hunter, General Counsel. In a moment, I'll hand the call over to Mike, Bruce and Pat for some introductory remarks. But first, I'll read you the following. On this call, we'll make statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the relevant forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to be materially different and are described in the Risk Factors section and elsewhere in each of DIRECTV's and DIRECTV U.S.' annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make related to our business strategy and regarding our outlook for 2011 financial results, liquidity and capital resources. Additionally, in accordance with the SEC's Regulation G that requires companies reporting non-GAAP financial measures to reconcile these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, we provide reconciliation schedules for the non-GAAP measures, which are attached to our earnings release and posted on our website at directv.com. So with that, I'm pleased to introduce Mike.
Michael White
Thanks, Jon, and thank you, everyone, for joining us today. From my perspective, DIRECTV's diversified portfolio of businesses across all of the Americas delivered another strong quarter of industry-leading growth. And parenthetically, I might add that our momentum continues as we just recently achieved another impressive milestone, which we'll be announcing later on today after the call, reaching 30 million customers, including Sky Mexico across the DTV platform. And for those of you who don't have the numbers right in front of you, by the way, that works out to about 300,000 net adds for the month for DIRECTV across all of the Americas.
We continued to extend our position as the world's largest pay television service by leveraging the strength of our brand, as well as our best-in-class video experience with continued operating discipline across all of our disparate geographies, demographics, and I might add, macroeconomic conditions.
As you saw in our release, the consolidated revenue and operating profit before depreciation and amortization both grew double digits at 13%, representing an even faster growth rate from last quarter's performance. This accelerating growth was driven by another quarter of exceptional performance of DIRECTV Latin America, as well as by solid financial returns from DIRECTV U.S. that were entirely consistent with our expectations. Consolidated net income increased 29% in the second quarter and we repurchased over $1.5 billion of DIRECTV stock, fueling a 52% lift in earnings per share to $0.91.
Now before I turn the call over to Bruce and Pat for a more detailed review of our Latin American financials, I'd like to offer just a few observations.
Let me begin with DIRECTV U.S., where industry-leading revenue growth of 7% and an OPBDA improvement of 4% are right in line with our guidance for the quarter and the full year. Now the top line, we're continuing to see solid growth from Advanced Services in premium channels, as well as double-digit growth in our commercial sales, although pay-per-view revenues were a little soft in the quarter, mostly due to the timing of events. In terms of our net additions, the lackluster economy and a tough competitive landscape drove our churn slightly higher than we initially forecast. The pickup in competitive intensity that we saw coming out of the first quarter is yet to abate, I would say, when I look at the marketplace in general. Triple play offers, without contractual commitments, and higher cashback incentives by both the cable operators and telco providers, along with the consumers who are increasingly under stress from an ongoing weak economy have resulted in more price-conscious consumers shopping for better deals.
In response, we've significantly stepped up our efforts to closely manage churn in a more targeted fashion. For instance, we further refined our segmentation analysis to identify those customers that are most likely to churn as they get close to the end of their 2-year contract, and matched them up with our best agents and best offers.
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Ghost Ship by Diane Carey
can be explained by the fact that the book was written long before the show premiered, and Carey had nothing to go on but the pilot script and the series bible, which contained a lot of ideas the show quickly abandoned due to the heavy staff turnaround in the first season. A lot of the stuff in
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is from the original bible, like Riker being called "Bill" and being strongly prejudiced against Data (both of which are glimpsed in the pilot but soon forgotten). And, not having seen the actors perform or the characters develop, she had to make best guesses about what the characters would be like.
Yep, that's actually why I'm going back to read it again now. I originally read it in the mid 90's but didn't remember a thing about it. Someone had brought that up about this book being written prior to EaF so I thought it would be cool to see the differences. The only other glaring thing right now is that Picard is portrayed as smart and capable but he seems extremely irratable.
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Issues With Oil
Oil may be more important than fuel
The more frequently an airplane runs, the longer it's liable to continue running.Conversely, you may have little or no warning that you're low on oil until it's too late. I once delivered a new Cessna T-Stationair to Sydney, Australia, and on the initial 14-hour overwater leg from Santa Barbara to Honolulu, the engine burned 10 quarts of oil. All temperatures and pressures remained normal, and the big Lycoming ran great for the whole trip. The next morning, when I tried to check the level, it was off the bottom of the dipstick. Cessna pulled the engine and replaced it in Honolulu, and I kissed the ground for my good luck. Had the leg been 15 hours...?
Oil temperature is another critical concern, and both too hot and too cold can be preludes to trouble. Every pilot knows to watch for high oil temps, but how many pilots have seen temperatures off the bottom of the gauge? A few years ago during an untanked winter delivery of a Cessna 400 (now Corvallis TT) from North Carolina to Geneva, Switzerland, I saw oil temps I couldn't believe. I was flying the leg from Bangor, Maine, to Goose Bay, Canada, in January, and the digital oil temp on the Garmin G1000 was showing me readings consistently between 60 and 70 degrees F. Most aircraft flight manuals prohibit even runups until oil temperature reaches 100 degrees F. At the time, OAT was about -40 degrees F, and I couldn't find any way to keep the oil warm. It turned out there had been a service bulletin issued by Continental requiring part of the cowling air intake to be blocked in extreme cold weather. That bulletin hadn't been complied with on my airplane.
On the surface, aircraft oil seems such a simple product, but my friend Ed Kaston, taught me differently. Every time I change oil on my Mooney, I replay Kaston's advice about the importance of proper lubrication in an aircraft engine. The alternative isn't even worth considering.
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