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Push-email is likely gone from the iCloud for at least a year
It is a small thing. But as Apple, Inc. (
) well knows, it is the little things that sell a product.
I. Bye Bye Bye
Apple had
proudly unveiled the iCloud
in mid-2011. The service offers photo streaming, documents "in the cloud", automated backups, and push email/calendar/contacts. Well, for Germany, Europe's third largest tablet and smartphone market, the good times are over, as the push email functionality is officially banned.
After new Google Inc. (
Motorola Mobility
secured a preliminary injunction
just weeks ago in German court, Apple failed to convince a judge to inflate the bond. As a result, Motorola paid the bond to carry through with the ban. Some sources are estimating that bond could have cost around €100M ($134.1M USD).
The iCloud's core push-email is verboten in Germany. [Image Source: 9 to 5 Mac]
Left with little recourse, Apple was left doing the same thing it had forced Android phonemakers to do -- remove features. To recap, Apple has already forced several Android phonemakers to remove the "bounce" animation from their smartphones, and degrade the quality of scrolling in their gallery. Those concessions come after preliminary injunction losses
in regions such as the Netherlands
. And in Germany Apple has even
banned Motorola and Samsung
Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
) from using
unidirectional slide-to-unlock
, forcing them to use a clunky spiral motion unlock screen.
to its German fans the bad news:
Due to recent patent litigation by Motorola Mobility, iCloud and MobileMe users are currently unable to have iCloud and MobileMe email pushed to their iOS devices while located within the borders of Germany.
Affected customers will still receive iCloud and MobileMe email, but new messages will be downloaded to their devices when the Mail app is opened, or when their device periodically fetches new messages as configured in iOS Settings. Push email service on desktop computers, laptop computers, and the web is unaffected, as is service from other providers such as Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
Apple believes Motorola's patent is invalid and is appealing the decision.
Apple's calendar and contacts syncing will continue to function as normal in iCloud and MobileMe, despite the loss of push email.
II. Why Was the iCloud Feature Banned, and What Is Next?
The device maker faces an uphill struggle from here on out. Like many of Apple's patents that it's litigated with, Motorola's push email patent may be invalid due to prior art or other issues (novelty, etc.).
In the U.S., a lower federal courts judges can ban a product or service via preliminary injunction if they feel that:
a) The described product or service clearly violates the patent
b) There is
a "high likelihood" that a patent is invalid.
The German court system works slightly differently, but the end result is the same. In Germany infringement proceeds along one track, while validity proceeds along a second, parallel track [source]. A judge can pause (stay) the infringement proceedings to wait for the conclusion of the validity, but only if there
a "high likelihood" of their validity.
Again, both systems rely on the premise of a "high likelihood" of invalidity, which is typically defined at somewhere around 70 to 80 percent. Of course this is wholly subjective, meaning how one judge might rule could vary substantially from what another judge might rule.
For now Apple's iPads and iPhones have been crippled of a key feature, much as Apple has crippled its competitors. Apple's next soonest hope of killing the painful ruling comes when it pleads its case before the
Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court
, a German appeals court. The appeals court has a lower standard of invalidity to grant a stay -- it can grant a stay if it feels that there's over a 50 percent chance of invalidity.
iPhone owners must live with the ban, likely for at least a year. [Image Source: Tech Axcess]
However, the issue for Apple is that the appeals court likely won't hear the case for at least a year -- ironically, a delay which may in part be lengthened due to all the appeals Apple has generated in its its own injunction
over Android phonemakers. And, of course, there's no guarantees that the appeals court will even see the patent as 50 percent or more likely to be invalid.
The Android v. Apple patent dispute is increasingly looking like a stalemate of growing attrition. Everyone is losing -- especially the customers -- as features disappear from both sides' products. And there's little sign that the leadership on either side is willing to offer an end to the conflict.
Note 1:
The higher invalidity standard is in major contrast with other EU nations, such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Note 2:
The push-email patent used in this case is
a patent promised under the "fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory" (FRAND) rules. Thus, unlike
some other recent rulings
-- such as a German ban on online iPad/iPhone sales -- Motorola stands no risk of
getting in trouble for FRAND abuse
for its effort (as, again, the patent is not FRAND).
Note 3:
The patent involved in this ruling is
EP (European Patent) 0847654 (B1)
. The U.S. counterpart:
U.S. Patent No. 5,754,119
, which covers a "multiple pager status synchronization system and method".
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The study sheds more light on the worrisome phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder. Bees play a critical role in the pollination of crops, and thus a threat to bee colonies can potentially affect entire ecosystems.
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During this talk, Lee made several thought provoking observations, but one in particular stands out. He predicts that in the course of the next 10 years, our industry will face an exodus of founders, senior-level executives, and experienced professionals. Lee forecasts that by 2025 more than 65 percent of present senior leaders will have left their roles. He comments that the combination of retiring Boomers and lack of young and next generation talent (Gen Xers who aren't ready and Gen Yers who are still learning) will result in a talent vacuum.
Surely we, the younger generation of real estate managers, don't want to be categorized as generationally inept? I have no desire for my career and goals to be defined by a deficit among others in my generation. As a property management professional, the question to ask yourself is whether you are prepared to take that important next step. Becoming successful starts from within, by becoming the "CEO of your own career."
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The role of property manager has undergone changes over the last business cycle, and these changes offer opportunities for us, as individuals to take ownership of our role. An increased emphasis has been placed on communications, and as a result, managers spend a large part of their time managing processes instead of resources. Instead of creating value from new and existing customer relationships, they're devoting their time to collecting rents, preparing budgets and responding to enquiries from corporate offices.
As a result of this shift, managers are somewhat perceived as "an asset custodian." Its strategic potential to create long-lasting resident relationships and grow resident satisfaction has diminished. However, the manager function is changing again, so that in the future it will focus more on adding value rather than managing processes.
It's predicted that in the future, successful real estate companies will generate 50 percent or more of their income from selling knowledge, access to customer bases and non-asset services in a manner similar to the way they currently generate income from management fees. It's becoming apparent that property managers must start thinking creatively and move away from a reactive reliance on passive revenue streams. Managers will need to seek out business opportunities for building customer and stakeholder relationships.
Lee describes a change in hiring practices from the traditional focus on previous employers towards demonstration of ability in competency, motivation and cultural fit. Research conducted by Lee's organization identified the following qualities sought by best-in-class real estate firms when hiring new employees:
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4. Leadership Skills
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6. Data Interpretations Skills
The industry has seen great change in recent years that is undeniably set to continue over the next 10 to 20 years. If we are to survive, our functions must change to meet these challenges and maximize the opportunities we identify.
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Well I didn't think I was going to be living this myself in such short order, but as noted in my previous blog entry ">So long, and thanks for all the fish , I am moving on to new things.
On Monday I will officially become the CTO of Asset Science LLC. We will be doing mobile and wireless sensor based applications, along with some ERP and factory automation for Cell Phone Refurbishing. The web site is at http://www.assetscience.com, but there is not much there. We are working on it
So the mobile and wireless sensor applications part makes sense to most people, as I've been doing mobile applications for the past 10 years, and have been doing wireless sensor based applications for the past 3 years. This should be clear by my blog entries over the past 3 years
But the Cell phone refurbishing business is a new one. It turns out that this is quite a vibrant business. At first I thought these companies took our old dead phones and tried to make them work again, in order to resell to markets where cheaper phones were needed. Well I was wrong. The phones being refurbished are the ones that people return as part of their insurance plan with companies like Asurion. So these are recent and hot phones. To give you an idea of volume, for just one model of phone, this one company refurbishes 30K of these per month. Its pretty amazing.
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This article appeared in The Huffington Post on 3/12/2012.
I couldn't end this week without a bit of commentary on KONY2012, the viral media campaign launched by 'Invisible Children' (IC) to educate the masses about war criminal Joseph Kony, and galvanize a legislative push to bring the man down.
For all its merit and getting people to care about a serious issue a world away, the campaign is taking a fair share of criticism so far: foreign policy experts claim IC's storyline of the conflict is inaccurate, and they have "manipulated facts for strategic purposes", NGO evaluators criticize IC's low financial transparency and spending almost 70% of their budget on travel, filmmaking, and salaries (not aid to their development programs in Uganda), and some commentators call out their egotist antics and "white savior" narrative and dub them "douchebags".
Yet at the same time, the campaign has been a massive success – tens of millions of eyes are on their video, the Twittersphere is full of Kony shoutouts from famous celebrities with vast audiences, and you'll find loads of Facebook events created and pictures changed and statuses updated and "Like" buttons clicked.
As the film's narration says: "Right now there are more people on Facebook than were on the planet 200 years ago…Humanity's greatest desire is to belong and to connect." Much like my views on social media: better for it to bring people far away closer together, not push people farther away from each other.
But I hesitate to endorse Kony2012, because I fear they're doing more of the latter. Here is why:
– Issue Oversimplification: No doubt narrative oversimplification is necessary to catch the attention of the perpetually distracted online audience. And don't get me wrong: I am thrilled that millions more people know who Kony is, and feel inspired to stop his atrocities by living democracy the way it was meant to be lived (i.e. by citizens, not corporations, setting priorities!).
But the true story of war in and around Uganda is, like most war stories, not straightforward. (If you're interested, the fuller history ignored by IC's narrative is explained well in this Foreign Affairs article by Schomerus/Allen/Vlassenroot and this Foreign Policy blog post by Joshua Keating.) Oversimplifying problems means we may chase the wrong solutions (i.e. systemic governance reform would help more than knocking off one person). All this hype and no end result? How empty the effort becomes!
– Spinning Stereotypes: IC spins a damaging stereotype of "evil African warlord is massacring poor, helpless everyday Africans" – and if you're an EA subscriber you know that is definitely not an accurate portrayal of our neighbors a continent away. While tweeting and buying KONY2012 bracelets gives contributors an immediate satisfaction of 'doing good' , it comes at the expense of Uganda doing well – would anyone be inspired to invest in Ugandan enterprises and reform movements after seeing it presented as a basket-case of a country, or would they avoid it altogether?
– Poor Coordination: Whether tweets, FB posts, or t-shirt slogans, IC's campaign is designed (brilliantly) to speak in self-promotional sound bytes. While that is strategically part of it's success, it means IC does not inform the public about OTHER organizations who have been working tirelessly on this issue and more general humanitarian relief (African Medical and Research Foundation or Doctors without Borders). Or Ugandan leaders like Betty Bigombe, member of Parliament with a decades-long track record of negotiating peace. Don't be fooled by the thought that many little contributions can aggregate into one loud voice — this only happens when the action fits within longstanding systems and consensus on strategies.
– Insult to Identity: If you watch the doc you'll see very clearly that IC supporters and Ugandans are not depicted as full human beings, but rather very superficially as heroes and victims, respectively. The saviors and the saved. And that's just insulting. I would prefer that, for every time we tweet or post about KONY2012, we also share news on how much 'Africans' are helping the rest of the world! Remember the AkiraChix? How about our own EA member Glory? Don't even get me started on how advanced Africa is in mobile app development for social change. (hint: very advanced!) Please, let's think past their strategic casting of characters and recognize how many people are already playing highly active, strategic roles in preventing conflict and promoting stability – and they deserve to share this cleverly constructed platform with IC – not be overshadowed by it.
So be careful with the hype: tens of millions of hits is really impressive, but it's a YouTube accolade also won by videos of kitten antics.
There is one hugely positive point to Kony2012. It is not number of hits, but rather the productive discourse that has resulted from the documentary ('douchebag' comments aside). Social media can be pretty brilliant when people act respectfully in the space, and learn from challenges posed by those who disagree with us, ultimately (hopefully) seeing a shared set of concerns. Had IC not launched this campaign and pissed off a lot of experts on the issue, I would have likely never learned the deeper details of the matter.
And so I hope you will be part of expanding the intelligent discourse that pushes us all, together, towards more meaningful action.
Change certainly requires a powerful spark, but then it is a long and hard road to actually make progress. Social media can launch initial awareness, but it's up to you and me to leverage this as a catalyst to take the next steps, and assume a position in the bigger set of solutions.
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"We tend to think that people are either honest or dishonest… If this were true, society might easily remedy its problems with cheating and dishonesty" – Dan Ariely, adapted from his book The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone – Especially Ourselves
After a decade of studies, "The results of these experiments should leave you wondering about the ways that we currently try to keep people honest. Does the prospect of heavy fines or increased enforcement really make someone less likely to cheat on their taxes, to fill out a fraudulent insurance claim, to recommend a bum investment or to steal from his or her company? It may have a small effect on our behavior, but it is probably going to be of little consequence when it comes up against the brute psychological force of 'I'm only fudging a little' or 'Everyone does it' or 'It's for a greater good.'
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Unicorn Hunting
Huge received 26,000 resumes last year—more than 80 per day—yet still couldn't fill 50 jobs. There's a disconnect between applicants and openings, and the problem is somewhat existential. Agencies seek hybrid workers who can write code as well as write copy. They want graphic designers who are also information architects—and they want them with a few years of experience. True creative technologists, with superior technical and creative talents, are so rare that one recruiter likens them to unicorns. (Still another calls them "five-headed monsters.") Attracting digital talent is difficult enough—attracting highly sought-after, experienced talent exacerbates the problem.
Wieden + Kennedy's senior management recognizes that its ideal candidates—"the Leonardo da Vincis, the Renaissance men and women who can create genuine art and technology"—are few and far between, says Igor Clark, the agency's creative technology director. Wieden + Kennedy often hires these so-called da Vincis—many of them talented and ambitious enough to start their own businesses—as part-time consultants so it can benefit from their ideas and expertise.
The strategy often pays off. Consider James Gross and Noah Brier, formerly of The Barbarian Group, who last year launched Percolate, a recommendation engine for brands. Or Adam Leibsohn, who left Anomaly last year to start Voyurl, a browser plugin that helps Web surfers profit from their personal data. Then there's Millie Sensat, a creative director who left Organic to co-found Clothia, a fashion startup. Even Richard Exon, CEO of Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, and his creative director Damon Collins abandoned their company last fall to launch a still-to-be-named startup.
Turnover at agencies is as high as 30 percent on top accounts, according to Matt Straz, founder and CEO of Namely. "There's only one other industry that has that high of a turnover rate, and that's the hospitality industry," he says.
Straz spent a decade at MEC before leaving to start his own company, which has built a dashboard for agencies to "check the vital signs" of their workforce, he says. Put more bluntly, Namely susses out those who are thinking of leaving their jobs and assists agencies in trying to change their minds.
The industry is also getting more aggressive, with the American Association of Advertising Agencies last month rolling out a website aimed at enhancing advertising's image among young people. But creative technologists, product designers and coders the industry is attempting to woo aren't impressed by large organizations where process, hierarchy, bureaucracy and—most egregious of all—cubicles—are the order of the day, says Shirley Engelmeier, CEO of recruiting firm InclusionINC.
It's the dreaded millennial theme: members of that generation want their voices heard from day one, they want to grow quickly within the organization and they want responsibility. They want to stay late, and they want to be allowed to experiment. "They are intensely passionate if they are allowed to be included," Engelmeier says.


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charities are leaving $15 billion on the table
Charities are leaving $15 billion on the table per year in the US alone because they are not communicating their impact effectively. That's the conclusion of a report by GuideStar USA and Hope Consulting, called Money for Good II (a follow-up from the excellent original Money for Good report – our commentary on this can be found here).
Different types of major donors interact with and research charities in different ways. Probably not surprising, but it's fascinating to see just how different these donors are in their research. Only one third of individual major donors research a charity before giving, compared to 80% and 89% for advisors and foundations, respectively. Another notable difference is that individuals are generally looking for research and info (when they do look for it) to validate a charity they have already decided to give to. Advisors and foundations, on the other hand, are much more likely to research different charities in order to chose the most effective among them.
Despite the differences, individuals, advisors and foundations all agree that there are two elements that are most important when looking at giving: financials and effectiveness. And they prefer charity information to aid in their giving decisions to come in "Consumer Reports style" ratings.
The key consolation of this report for fundraisers and charities is that "By better meeting the group's [individuals, advisors and foundations] desire for nonprofit research, ~$15B can be moved to HPNPs [high performing nonprofits] each year". The greatest opportunity lies with individual high net worth donors, who represent $10 billion in additional income potential from the pot of $15 billion.
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|Feb 17 2014, 02:18 AM Post #361
Olbrecht easedropped on Carlos.
Sabrina, Patrick and Carlos had it out then came to a decision.
An unsuspecting Sabrina walked into Olbrecht's trap and mulled over Juan's offer.
After an upset Emma began acting out, Patrick took Liz's advice.
Liz's theory left Felix determined to prove her wrong.
After a run-in with Lulu, Brad's conscience got the better of him and he made a confession to Felix.
Lucas comforted a torn up Felix.
Britt succumbed to her mother's taunts and reluctantly agreed to do her bidding.
Britt's offer softened Dante's heart but sent Lulu reeling.
Nikolas and Spencer made big plans for their ladies.
Spurred by Spencer to locate a picture of Courtney, Nikolas revisited his tortured past.
Shawn reassured a worried TJ but plans to protect his surrogate son went awry again.
Molly and TJ's special night ended in bloodshed and a surprise rescue from her father.
Alexis and Shawn fumed while Ric lectured.
Ava confessed a big secret to Morgan then swore him to secrecy.
Sonny's offer left Luke intrigued and Tracy furious.
Patrick delivered Monica some bad news.
|Feb 19 2014, 04:33 PM Post #362
♥ Lulu ♥
The next Britt and Brad scenes are going to be very revealing for those that think Britt's getting whitewashed. Breakdowns sounds like they're trying to whitewash Brad at her expense.
The only way they could make Brad look more redeemable is if Britt forced him to do her lab bidding. As far as we know she just paid him and gave him promotions for his dirty work. It doesn't absolve him though since he still followed her orders and he has known the truth all this time and has not said a word.
Brad tries to convince Britt to do the right thing and Britt threatens him with her psycho mother.
Edited by CrimsonNCream, Feb 19 2014, 05:02 PM.
|Feb 19 2014, 05:16 PM Post #363
♥ Lulu ♥
I told you Liz had a ton coming up. It's not short items or background filler either like last fall. She's got legit a lot of story coming up. She gets sucked into Ric's mind games and still helping drive the Ben story forward.
|Feb 20 2014, 09:13 PM Post #364
|Feb 20 2014, 10:00 PM Post #365
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Yes. The timelines shifted forward when RC split the paternity and maternity reveals into separate arcs.
Nikolas does care Britt lied about knowing Dante was the father. However, in my information they work past that.
They implode over the maternity reveal.
|Feb 21 2014, 12:29 AM Post #366
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|Feb 22 2014, 10:44 AM Post #367
♥ Lulu ♥
Julian's destined to die before Ava
Nikolas comes to Lucy's rescue and funds the ball this year.
Silas's mother in law was bankrolling Julian.
IA. that would make more sense the Ric.
Ric is her lawyer
Anything on Liz/Niz? Please TY
Nik has a moment of doubt then witnesses an encounter between arc and Liz and his dust vanish
Spell check
Ric doubt
Can you say when Lulu finds out Ben is her son?
The day he's kidnapped....early May
Who outs Britt and are Brik married when truth comes out?TY
They are married and if Britt didnt take him, olbrecht didn't take him, then who did......a Spencer enemy. And why would a Spencer enemy take him. Oh yeah.....Britt outs herself
Is DM Silas' MIL?
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|Feb 22 2014, 11:04 AM Post #368
♥ Lulu ♥
Look for a big casting announcement 2nd week of March
Male or Female?
What age range is this person?
Female early 40s
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|Feb 26 2014, 07:20 PM Post #369
My friend from GH production told me this:
- Carly and Franco are not working and Laura hates the storyline. Wrap up by 2015.
- Morgan's getting a new love interest: Lucy and Scott's daughter, Serena.
- Leslie hasn't and won't be back for weeks!
- Ric will be gone by mid summer.
- Molly is going to have a baby for 2016: Rafe's the father.
- Casting call will go out soon for a black character,
- Cassadine reveal is not going as well as planned.
|Feb 27 2014, 01:08 PM Post #370
Confidential Inside sources are saying that all is not well at GH! Roger Howarth who as you all know plays Franco is not a happy camper. There was a MAJOR blowup behind closed doors as some of the writing has upset him and he is not happy working with Laura Wright. He has his lawyers and the union involved and if things don�t change will be leaving soon. He has been contacted by Young and Restless and Days of our Lives for possible roles. If i get any more info i will pass it on!!!
|Mar 1 2014, 08:49 AM Post #371
♥ Lulu ♥
Woke up early, signed in and since there's little activity here, I thought it might be a good time to drop a little info.
Silas goes to see his mother in law regarding visitation for Nina. She agrees but before the visit takes place, He receives a phone call indicating that Nina has died.
Nathan continues to hound Silas regarding his involvement in Ninas coma/death causing Sam to wonder why.
Silas receives an inheritance from Nina including sme personal belongings, one of which piques SAMs curiosity.
After a discussion with Emily, Nik wonders f he s making the right move by marrying Britt. He decides to discuss the matter with Liz but after witnessing a close moment with Ric and Liz he is convinced he's made the right choice.
Alexis also witnesses a close moment between Lirc. Julian chides her about being jealous. Banter ensues leading to another passionate moment.
Look for major fireworks between the two in a couple of weeks.
The engagement of Nik and
Britt brings together most PC residents at the social event of the season
Nate and Kiki discover they have a few things in common.
Pretty sure he will be around for a while. Ric is bankrolling the Jerome's incursion into Sonnys territory, but where is Ric getting the money. There are several beats to play out n this story.
Also, expect Ava to be around for a while longer. It'll be a while before her crimes find her out.
A young woman catches Muchaels eye but its her actions that bemuse Mirgan
Maxie returns to town with her own personal guru.
Patrick finally can't take t anymore and confides the real reason Robin is gone to, of all people,Carly.
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|Mar 1 2014, 06:14 PM Post #372
The Legion of DOOM recap-
Back in the 90s
The WSB set up presumed dead mobster Julian Jerome with a new identity, Derek Wells. WSB agent Robert Scorpio kept tabs that Julian stayed out of Port Charles. On behalf of crime boss Anthony Zacchara and for a slice of his own, Trevor Lansing regularly brokered deals to launder the Zacchara dirty money. He struck such a deal with Julian and funded his media empire.
Upon Trevor's death, he left all assets, contacts and secrets papers to his son. Ric Lansing uncovered the deal with Julian and used his own ties to old Anthony to keep the money flowing. Secretly, Ric and Julian began to conspire to take over both the Corinthos and Zaccharas organizations. Ric was amused to find amongst his father's secrets, controlling interest in Barrett Enterprises, the company founded by the father of Sonny's ex-flame, Brenda Barrett.
Jerry Jacks was shot and infected with plutonium poisoning. While recuperating at a specialized clinic in Lucerne, Switzerland, Cesar Faison and Dr. Liesl Obrecht sold Jerry medication that relieved his symptoms, but they demanded an exorbitant price to continue with research for a real cure. A recovered Jerry left in search of funds.
Ric recommended Julian hire Jerry as a front for their dirty work. Jerry in turn brought Faison and mobster Joe Scully, Jr. into the deal. Faison was shocked to learn Julian had the real Duke Lavery imprisoned in a Turkish prison twenty years ago. Faison freed Duke, but took him captive to use in an elaborate ruse to impersonate him. Disguised as Duke, Faison blackmailed accountant Bernie into spilling Corinthos' secret holdings and transferring them into Kristina (Corinthos) Davis's name. Joe Jr. persuaded his son to woo Kristina in a plot to gain revenge against his old rival Sonny.
As down payment to Faison for the cure, Jerry blackmailed Dr. Ewen Keenan to assist with Robin's kidnapping and faked death. Ewen and Jerry kept Robin captive at the Ferncliff Asylum until her mother, Anna Devane's, snooping led to transferring her to Obrecht's Swiss clinic. There it was revealed the real Duke Lavery was also being held captive.
Johnny Zacchara renounced interest in the family's mob business and vowed to go straight. When his grandfather attempted to reel him back in with blackmail, Johnny murdered the old man. After his death, Ric paid off Johnny and secretly assumed more control of Zacchara business dealings.
Disguised as Duke and armed with stolen memories, Faison emerged and spun Anna the tale of Julian Jerome imprisoning him in a Turkish prison for twenty years.
Jerry with Joe Jr.'s assistance introduced toxins into the Port Charles water supply. In exchange for the toxin cure, the rich Port Charles citizens were hit up for millions paid Jerry millions but he absconded with their funds. At his father's urging, Trey married Kristina but then foiled his plot to murder her and control Sonny's transferred holdings. Ric secretly suggested Julian lure Morgan Corinthos into their debt.
Faison carried on Jerry's plans and ordered Joe Jr. to kill Bernie. On the docks, Faison finished off Bernie, shot Jason and dumped him into the harbor. Faison's men recovered Jason and transported him into Obrecht's care to hold for future ransom/leverage. Joe Jr. escaped Faison's betraying bullet but later died in Tracy's arms.
Luke Spencer shared with Robert his suspicions Faison's Duke was an imposter. After Robert questioned her, Helena Cassadine tipped off ally Faison. Robert still managed to foil Faison's plot, unmasking and capturing him. Robert and Anna rescued the real Duke Lavery from the Swiss clinic. Robert saved Robin from Obrecht's lethal injection but was injected instead and fell into a coma. Obrecht escaped and delivered Robin in lieu of the cure to Jerry's Corinth hide-away. Obrecht then sought out ally Helena's aid for storing Jason on ice. Anna and Duke reunited.
|Mar 1 2014, 06:17 PM Post #373
Tipped off by those still loyal to him and swayed by his love for Carly, Johnny Zacchara alerted Sonny of the gambling ring targeting Morgan. Ric secretly visited Johnny afterwards and they struck a new deal for his silence. With WSB watch-dogs off his back, Julian was freer to begin plotting his move to Port Charles. He dispatched sister Ava Jerome first and she continued the plot to use Morgan against Sonny. Julian then arrived as media mogul Derek Wells, the new boss of Sonny's girlfriend, Kate Howard. Julian and Ava used henchman Carlos Rivera to disrupt Sonny's shipments and money laundering operations. Ava began to experience real feelings for Morgan.
Dr. Obrecht was revealed as the mother of Port Charles Dr. Britt Westbourne. After Victor Cassadine was informed the Spencers had dispatched Helena and Stavros, he moved to assume control of the WSB and its secret research facilities. Luke learned Helena had managed to poisoned him before her death and he set off on a search for a cure. With Holly Sutton's aid, Luke finally traced the missing funds to Ireland and former WSB head Sean Donely's door. Sean revealed he, too, had been poisoned and traded Jerry's location for Luke's promise of sharing the cure. Meanwhile, Laura Spencer Baldwin, tracked Jerry down to Corinth, PA. Luke and Holly arrived and freed Laura, but Jerry had already relocated with Robin to Cassadine Island.
Obrecht arranged for Faison's escape and much to Jerry's displeasure they also sought refuge on Cassadine Island. Jerry promised to free Robin in return for the cure. A very ill Luke tracked a clue back to the island then collapsed and was captured by Jerry. Robin finally completed Jerry's cure but Tracy and Luke made off with it leaving behind a desperate Jerry. Obrecht kidnapped Britt's son to impress his grandfather, Faison! Nikolas and Britt pursued her to Cassadine Island. There Nikolas freed rescued Robin from Jerry's secret lab. Robert woke up and remembered seeing Robin alive. Robert and Anna snuck into Cassadine Island and confirmed Robin was indeed alive. Jerry took Anna and Robert hostage to force Robin to develop another dose of the cure. Jerry dispatched Faison and Obrecht to Port Charles to as Robin, Nikolas and Britt's watch dogs. Robin secretly obtained Luke's blood and began working on another dose of the cure in order to trade for her freedom. Duke came in search of Anna and was captured by Faison and Obrecht.
In captivity, Robert stunned Anna when he revealed the WSB faked Julian Jerome's death and had set him up as Derek Wells. Robert shared his growing concern with the powerful and shady forces running the WSB, before escaping with Anna. Back in Port Charles, Robert, Anna and a cured Luke overcame Faison and Obrecht's forces and rescued Robin, Nikolas and Duke from their clutches.
Robert and Anna attempted to execute Faison. Robert hid Faison's survival from Anna, forged transfer papers and stashed a comatose, disguised Cesar in a secret WSB facility. Anna denied a captured Obrecht's demand to speak with Faison and she was remanded for trial. Obrecht blackmailed Britt with an offer she couldn't refuse and Britt agreed to contact the WSB.
An ill and desperate Jerry surfaced in Port Charles and was badly hurt in a fight with Luke. The injured Jerry exchanged future assistance in return for Julian and Ava Jerome's assistance with his escape. Luke began to suspect a connection between Jerry and the Jeromes. Luke fulfilled his promise and shared Robin's cure with Sean. Obrecht was wary to learn Victor was the new head of the WSB but she traded her knowledge of Robin and Jason to obtain her release. In order to clear his path to Robin, Victor increased the heat on Holly's son, Ethan, which sped Robert's departure.
Victor relocated a frozen Jason, Helena and Stavros to the same WSB secret facility which Robert housed Faison! Victor made Robin an offer she couldn't refuse and she agreed to work on reviving Victor's family in exchange for a chance to save Jason. Obrecht asked for Victor's help in getting in contact with Faison. Out of fear for her young lover Morgan, Ava turned on Julian and handed over his secret financial files to Sonny. Shawn Butler traced Julian's funding back to Barrett Enterprises. Sonny called Brenda who informed him controlling interest had been sold years ago. Ric returned to town under the guise of visiting his daughter, Molly Lansing. After his talk with Ric, Sonny suspected he was one secretly funding Julian.
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Julian and Ric discuss Ava's betrayal and forge new plans. Julian expresses some reservations about hurting Sam. Ric reassures Julian they made the right call, and that Sam and Danny are better off with Silas than dangerous Jason. Elizabeth catches Ric up on Port Charles doings including AJ's trial for Connie's murder and the AJ initials she drew in blood. Ric puts the clues together and blackmails Ava. On Ric's orders Ava uncovers a false paper trail for Sonny and Shawn to trace back to the Jacks family. Luke offers his insights into Jerry and Julian's connection. After Sonny asks Carly for a favor, a jealous Franco worries over Carly's lingering feelings for her ex-husband, Jasper Jacks.
Victor delivers disturbing news of Faison's disappearance and Obrecht demands answers from Anna. Robin offers Sam not so subtle advice before an interruption. Patrick cannot shake the feeling he and Robin have been played. During an exam, Patrick probes Luke for information. Luke warns Victor hates Robert and advise Patrick steer his family clear of him and all Cassadines. Victor intercepts his frantic message to Robert and leaves Patrick a warning message.
After Morgan takes a bullet, Sonny receives a phone call from Johnny.
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♥ Lulu ♥
Sunday, hopefully a quiet day to make a few drops
AJ's attack leaves people speculating on his involvement in Connie's murder
Molly wants to move in with Ric
Ric secretly manipulates Molly, with Rafe's help, this will will ultimately have her ending her relationship with TJ.
I have heard Rafe will tell Molly about Ric's lies but only after they have slept together. I don't know if a pregnancy storyline will follow.
I keep getting asked if there is any truth to Ric being Cameron's father. As of now, I have heard nothing. I have heard will be doing what he can to keep Liz away from Nikolas and she does almost find out about Victor.
Ron and Frank are getting a kick out of Julian/Alexis and social media surrounding them. Julian will be worried about almost dying coming up and makes a decision to ensure Danny is safe. Alexis and Julian make love. Ric blows Julian out of the water afterwards.
Nikolas goes to profess his love to Liz but assumes she's moved onto Ric. He continues his plans with Britt, believing perhaps that's the way it's meant to be.
Patrick protests when Sabrina stands by Carlos, believing he did not attempt to kill AJ. Sabrina reminds him he's still married which prompts him to reveal the truth.
The more LuLu can't shake her connection to Ben, the more Dr. O starts to think LuLu should be taken care of. Britt will strongly try to stop this.
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In another sign that growth is changing the way we live, residents have asked Henderson County commissioners to outlaw gunfire near their homes.
The concern was brought to the attention of the commissioners by Lt. Mike James of the State Highway Patrol. James and his neighbors on Old Haywood Road in fast-growing northern Henderson County say a resident firing high-powered rifles has endangered families in the area.
The county currently has no ordinance regulating the use of firearms near homes. That might sound like a glaring oversight, but there was no reason to enact such controls until this case came up.
It is another case of the old ways colliding with the new. Out in the country, a farm or home may have been a few miles from the nearest neighbor. Getting a shot off at a trespassing varmint would not have been unusual.
But Lt. James and his neighbors aren't talking about a neighbor firing at a rabbit grazing on spring lettuce. They say the neighbor is firing high-powered rifles that have a far longer range than 300 feet.
A proposed ordinance on the commissioners' desk would outlaw firing weapons within 300 feet of a home unless the shooter had permission. Another section could be more useful to law enforcement. It makes it unlawful for anyone to discharge a firearm "carelessly or heedlessly in wanton disregard for the safety of others," or in a way that would "endanger any person." More directly, it makes it unlawful to discharge a weapon causing property damage or -- most obvious of all -- "bodily injury of another." Death from a firearm, we surmise, is adequately covered elsewhere in the statute books.
Those seeking the new ordinance brought up the case over Christmas of a Morganton teen-ager who fired his new .22-rifle and accidentally hit a man a half mile away, wounding him in the leg. The teen-ager was charged with assault, in part because there was no law in Burke County under which he could be prosecuted.
The proposed Henderson County ordinance may need to be massaged. County Commission Chairman Grady Hawkins was right to recognize the need for more public input before the board acts.
Hawkins said he wants the commission to "have a dialogue with the public" before it passes the ordinance.
We agree. The neighbors seeking the ordinance, hunters and other interested people should be heard from; it was encouraging to see that the board had already heard from Mose Highsmith, the Sheriff's Department's lawyer.
After a hearing that allows all interested parties to speak, the commissioners should move to pass the ordinance. Tame life, too, deserves protection from indiscriminate firing of high-powered rifles.


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One of the inevitable and immensely positive side effects of being the Community Manager at Basho Technologies has been taking a keen interest in other open source projects championed by members of our community. One such member is Chris Villalobos.
I first had the pleasure of speaking with Chris some months back after he let it leak that he used Riak to build a distributed event registration system for his church (about which I quickly coerced him into writing a blog post). Chris has since changed jobs and is now an open source developer working at the University of Florida.
The University of Florida is one of eight universities that make up the Southeast Climate Consortium (SECC), whose mission "is to use advances in climate sciences...to provide scientifically sound information and decision support tools for agricultural ecosystems, forests and other terrestrial ecosystems, and coastal ecosystems of the Southeastern USA." Chris is now working on the Open AgroClimate Project which is an extension of the SECC. Open AgroClimate is helping farmers and other providers in the Southeast USA, South America, and soon the world, manage their farming resources more effectively given differing climate conditions using very specialized and soon-to-be open source software.
I interviewed Chris about Open AgroClimate and, more specifically, his role and how he is working to open source these valuable climate risk tools that have the potential to help farmers the world over.
My questions are in bold. Chris' responses are in standard text.
What is the Southeast Climate Consortium and how does it relate to Open AgroClimate?
The Southeast Climate Consortium has been around for about four years with the purpose of creating climate risk tools to help farmers local to the Southeast US. They started a website called AgroClimate which is a collection of software tools built to help local producers manage their resources, such as crops, and assess their risks. It's a project that started as an outreach from different agricultural providers in the Southeast wanting to know things like rainfall patterns and how crops were affected by the area's climate.
To go back a bit further, what they did was to take the work of professors and PhD students in the area of agriculture and wrap code around it to make it actually work. There had been much work in the field which aimed to promote better crop growth through the study of historical weather patterns. They are now building out more crop-specific tools that take into account, for example, how weather patterns will affect their upcoming crop. The result of this work is primarily the interactive tools accessible through the the AgroClimate site.
What I'm working on is known as Open AgroClimate, which is an extension of the AgroClimate project with the emphasis on open sourcing these tools to expand their usage and development. The SECC made the decision to open source these tools last year. They want to get bigger than their current scope in the Southeast and they need more contributors to make it grow. They use R-Scripts extensively in the tools and had seen it succeed as an open source project and reasoned, "Why can't we do it?" Not much has been done outside of just saying, "Let's open source it." And, so, I was hired because I am passionate about open source. I've been focusing on that aspect for a few months now.
What exactly are these tools and how will they benefit from being open source?
The tools are different software programs - currently various, continuously-run algorithms in the form of PHP scripts - that use historical data from different weather stations to calculate weather patterns and then determine how a given weather pattern will affect a different crop in a given area. For example, The Drought Tools show you the risk of drought in your area based on various factors; the Climate Risk Tool shows you what your current climate situation is and how you should account for it moving forward; another example is the Strawberry Disease Tool. This will show farmers how large a chance their strawberries have to get a disease based on the area they are in and what pesticides they've already sprayed. It will also make recommendations on what to do next to hopefully ensure high strawberry yield.
At the moment, these tools (of which there are about ten) are focused strictly on the areas covered by the SECC. We want to expand to other areas. For example, a person in Texas wants to use it to help with cotton growth. By virtue of the tools being open source, he can take these algorithms and the different formulas we are using, plug in his weather data, and modify it for cotton.
We want to take it to other countries, too. Individuals in Brazil and Paraguay are currently interested in using the software. In order to to do that, however, we needed a better development platform. So I put in a lot of time to switch us to the WordPress development platform, which makes it relatively easy for an entry level user to manage. And, by making the source open and accessible, the tools will be easier to adapt to their needs. This is what I'm spending the majority of my time on.
My long-term plan is to expand this to as many countries as possible. I see this having a huge impact in third world countries. Most of these countries have the data lying around but they have no way to apply it in a useful manner to help their farmers grow more efficiently. If, however, a local farmer in Ethiopia were able to access a municipal website and see when it was best to plant a given crop, this would make their practices much more sustainable. And obviously, the more open we make the tools, code, and project itself, the easier it is to spread the usage.
It's a large project and I don't know of any other agricultural climate risk type tools that are open source. This should be able to be implemented in any country, and we feel compelled to make it work as advertised, in an open nature, as there aren't many projects doing anything like this with as much potential and scope.
What language are the tools actually written in?
It's primarily in PHP. We are also using R-scripts to so some of the data analysis and graphics on the backend, which, at the moment are specific to what the SECC is doing. But we are going to use our R scripts to guide others and release this code, alongside the PHP code, entirely open source. I'm also hoping to standardize on jQuery and WordPress for platform development as it's easy for an end user to setup and configure.
What hurdles are you running into?
The bureaucratic nature of academia makes it hard to get decisions made in a timely manner on a project like this. The largest hurdle at the moment, for instance, is simply settling on which license to use. From what I understand, the question of which license to use has been in the doldrums for about a year now. The first thing I did when I arrived was to gather the appropriate approvals to expedite the process such that, at the moment, the license issue is being reviewed by the final committee. What this means is that we should have a decision within the coming weeks.
Intellectual Property is a problem, too. We are coming from the university/academic background, so IP issues are delicate. As I mentioned before, the tools are based on the thesis work of various PhD students. It can be difficult to get people to understand that we are taking what was once their thesis and simply wrapping the appropriate code around it to make it more functional.
Getting people used to open source tools for development has also been a hurdle. Something as simple as Git or Mercurial, which someone like me is quite accustomed to, is unfamiliar to a lot of people. I'm spending my time training a lot of people. Remember, the code is partly being written by scientists and students, not career developers. This also lends itself to code which could be a lot cleaner. As a result, I've been working with our developers to refactor our various code bases before it's released.
So, unfortunately, you're still working on actually open sourcing the code. What will the final license be?
I want to use the BSD License. The MIT License does offer the amount of openness we are looking for, but due to the academic nature of the tools and the code, I would really prefer the language used in the BSD's "Non-endorsement" clause. As for the GPL, for our purposes it's too limiting. I want people to be able to roll this into a commercial product if they desire to do so. Just as long as there is proper attribution, we are fine with it.
Where will the project be hosted?
As of right now, we are planning on using GitHub when the license issue has been ironed out. One of the goals is to raise the number of contributors and awareness and GitHub has proven itself quite capable in that respect. We will also maintain our own repositories on our servers as well.
So Open AgroClimate will be providing the code to help farmers manage their crop risk. Where are these farmers getting the weather data?
Right now, the SECC is getting the data from organizations like the NOAA/NWS, and University has connections with local weather extensions such as FAWN and AEMN. Suffice it to say, there are many data sources.
Unfortunately at the moment the code base is tailored to the needs of the SECC. One of the tools I am currently working on will enable what I am calling "Plug and Play" data usage. When complete, you'll be able to point your data source at it, whatever form it may be in (csv, excel, flatfile, json, etc.). And it's modular, so that if there isn't code already available that will connect your type of data, you (or another contributor) can write a connector, enabling you to parse the data and load it into the primary database where we can process and analyze it with the tools.
Flexibility with data sources is a large component of the project, and it becomes more critical as we move forward because we really will need to be able to parse anything. A while back someone said, "Let's just standardize on XML." You're going to tell me that some weather station in Paraguay is going to be storing their weather data in XML? Doubtful. So the ability to be flexible with data types will be essential to our expansion.
Are you actively recruiting data providers?
It's not a primary initiative. That will come as we start rolling out the infrastructure to places like Paraguay. They will be our first test. They have data sources and types that we've not yet encountered.
Besides an internet connection, what does a rural farmer in Paraguay need to know and do to use your tools?
Thankfully, the way it's set up right now, all the data that a farmer would need is coming from weather stations. End users need only specify where they are and they're off and running. This is how it works with the risk planning tools. In the case of the strawberry planning tool, you input what you've already done to the crop, and it shows you what your risk of disease is based on various factors. It will also make recommendations on what pesticides to use or not to use. So, in essence, they only need to input information that they are likely to already know about their land and farming practices.
For some of the tools we actually have a mobile application that works on various smart phone platforms. It's less detailed but it's still quite useful. And we already know of farmers who take their cell phones into the fields with them to use while they are farming.
I should also note that one of the primary tenets is "Don't Develop in Isolation." We encourage developers to work with the farmers (if possible) when developing these tools such that if the farmers can't figure out how to use them, it needs to be changed. That is where our heart is. Not all scientists or developers think like end users.
How many people are contributing at the moment?
At the University of Florida there are about six. We also have some in Brazil, and several throughout the universities that compose the SECC.
Once all the tools are officially open sourced and more accessible, what types of contributors are you looking for?
Let's see...basic tool developers would be one type. The front end interfaces need writing and converting into different crops like cotton and corn. Support for using different data calculation methods would be great, too. We also need database and backend developers. We are using MySQL currently to store the data but would love to have support for other DBs if they were needed and more useful. We also need people to write the code that makes it possible for any data source to be plugged into one of the tools for analysis. That's the "Plug and Play" code I mentioned before.
Graphics designers would also be a huge win for us, especially as we move towards other demographics. At the moment we are working with one template which has served us well but having more options would be optimal.
Finally, translators are needed. We would like people to be able to see these tools in their locale, and because of the internationalization support of WordPress, it is very possible. The tools currently under development and going forward will use .po/.mo files for translation purposes.
Needless to say, there is a lot of room for contribution, so we want to talk to anyone and everyone who is interested.
Speaking of contributors, what is the best way for a developer to get involved right now?
Right now, the best way for people to get involved is to stay informed of the progress via the mailing lists and forums on the Open AgroClimate site. They are admittedly sparse at the moment, but as we come closer to starting the engines for a release, they will be the hub of communication for the project.


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High: 25°
Low: 5°
Wind: 9 mph SW
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Summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day)
Weather: Summers in West Yellowstone are generally sunny and dry, with thundershowers in the afternoon and lightning storms on occasion. It's good to have sunscreen with you at all times, and use it. The average temperatures during the day are in the mid to upper 70s. Nights are in the upper 30s and lower 40s. If traveling to higher elevations, temps can reach the 20s at night.
Things to Do
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Canoe/Kayak
- Biking
- Floating
- Rafting
- ATVing
- Horseback Riding
- Rodeo
- Grizzly and Wolf Center
- Camping
- Mountain Man Rendezvous
- Music in the Park
- Hariman State Park
- Virginia City
Fall (September to October)
Weather: The crisp days of fall are a welcome treat, along with the colorful foliage, despite the weather's unpredictability. Snowstorms come with more frequency as winter approaches, with accompanying drops in temperatures. Highs during the day average from the 40s to the 60s. Nighttime temperatures average around 30 degrees in September, dropping to between 10 and 22 degrees in October and November.
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Winter (November - mid April)
Weather: Winters can be bitterly cold in West Yellowstone, but at times warm Chinook winds come blowing in and push temperatures up into the 40s. Winter temperatures during daylight hours often hover near zero but can get into the upper 20s. Nighttime temperatures commonly go subzero. As spring approaches, the weather gets better, with highs averaging in the 30s and 40s and lows in the teens.
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