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What is the difference between the 800 and 850 bands?
Nothing. The 800 cellular band has always been called 800 until some GSM marketeer decided to call it GSM-850. 800 and 850 are the same exact band! Talk about confusing! Most people seem to be calling it 850 these days.
What is the difference between the 850 and 1900 bands?
They are the two different wireless bands available to North America. 850 was the original cellular band, and it was split into two, the "A" band and the "B" band. The "B" band was for the wireline phone company and the "A" band was for a non-wireline provider. The 850 band has been around for 15+ years, and the systems are very well built out. The FCC mandated that a certain amount of land be covered by a signal. The 1900 band was placed in operation several years after 850. The 1900 band is also known as PCS, and the two terms are used interchangeably, which can be confusing when trying to follow a conversation. There are 6 bands A through F, and some of those can be split into others. The requirements for the 1900 were not as strict as 850. Only a certain percentage of the population needed coverage (67% IIRC). Than means building the urban areas pretty much met the entire FCC buildout requirement for a given area. From what I can gather, there rules have been relaxed even further. The Nextel iDEN system also uses 800 MHz, but its a different band (originally used exclusively for two-way radio), not used by any other provider. So we'll still call it 800. The only requirement about which technology can run in a particular band is that AMPS (analog) must run in the 850 band through 2008. AMPS is only available on TDMA and CDMA tri-mode phones. TDMA is being phased out probably in the same 2008 timeframe as AMPS. CDMA phones are moving to all digital transceivers. GSM phones never supported analog (there are two exceptions ... the Nokia analog sleeve and GAIT phones ... but neither are currently being manufactured).The FCC is allowing analog to be turned off starting 2/18/2008.
What are the 900 and 1800 bands?
Many other parts of the world (other than North America) use two different bands, 900 and 1800. These are not compatible with the North American bands of 850 and 1900. There are some quad band GSM phones (most notably Motorola) that cover all four GSM bands, but usually it's one or the other. If you buy a phone not intended for the North American market, 1. make sure that it will work here, 2. make sure that it is unlocked and 3. make sure it will work on the cellular provider you wish to use.
Which is better, 850 or 1900?
In general, you are going to get more performance out of 850 than you are going to get out of 1900 for several reasons. 1. As mentioned earlier, back when the 850 licenses were issued, they had to cover a certain amount of land cover. This required deploying their system throughout many rural areas (not ALL though). 1900 licenses only need to cover up to 67% of the population, and in many cases they don't even have to meet that. 2. The higher the frequency, the shorter the usable range. You need approximately twice as many 1900 MHz towers to cover a given area than 850 MHz towers. Most 1900 MHz towers are in urban and suburban areas. A properly built 1900 system will work as well as a properly built 850 system, but it will likely cost more to deploy and operate. Sometimes 1900 will work better in a city because 1900 MHz signals tend to work better in the middle of the city with large buildings as the shorter wavelength allows the signal to go around corners easier. Also, due to network loading, 850 towers have to be "turned down" in urban areas so as to not overload, so the playing field is leveled. 3. Leaving the technical details aside, it seems that 850 MHz signals penetrate most modern buildings better than 1900 MHz signals. There are many factors involved such as the material of the walls, the proximity of the local cell towers and various other factors. The fact that 850 MHz carriers have been in operation longer and have optimized their coverage is an important factor to consider. If there is a window nearby, chances are that either system will work, assuming that there is some sort of signal available at the window! The bottom line is this: when you try out a service, make sure you bring your phone to all the areas you'll be using to make sure it works where you need it.
Why don't all countries use the same frequencies?
The various governments around the world have licensed different bands for different uses over the years. In North America the 900 and 1800 bands are allocated for other uses and are not available for public wireless communications. All the cool GSM phones come out for Europe first. They are tri-mode 900/1800/1900 models. What will I give up by not having 850? Good question. As shown by the maps below, you give up LOTS of coverage. However, if you live in an urban area and rarely leave, other than to travel the interstates and visit other large cities, it might not matter. The first map is Tracfone T-Mobile GSM-1900 regular plan coverage. Most major markets are covered, but coverage is limited to the metros and the connecting highways. Roaming is allowed on most other GSM systems EXCEPT AT&T. You see what that gives up! T-Mobile coverage has improved with new roaming agreements, especially with GSM-850. (note that these maps are old but you get the idea)
This is the Tracfone AT&T GSM-850 & GSM-1900 regular plan coverage. You can see many areas are covered more completely. Although you can't roam on most T-Mobile systems, that does not hurt coverage.


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Southbound wrote: »Winds over about 8 knots here signal a weather event but I turned around Wednesday morning into a front coming in. I looked down to see if rear tire had gone flat in the turn!
PapaSkisNTrikes wrote: »The first time we rode the Leelanau Trail, we headed south from Sutton's Bay, not realizing that we were on a fair incline and also had a fair tailwind. We rode outbound for about six mile and then turned back to discover that the tailwind had help greatly on the incline, and then, even though we were declining, the headwind made the downhill ride more difficult than the outbound incline had been. :-)
Maybe we need to have those sail kits - on windy days, break out the folding center post/mast, attach it (somehow), and raise the sail!
Florida_bound wrote: »It was high 50s when I started and mid 60s when I finished. I wore sweat pants, long socks, a hoodie and a long sleeve t-shirt made of wicking fabric. I also wore Isotoner gloves made of the stretchy material with leather strips. They are great for gripping the handle bars. I was very comfortable and got 9 miles in. Sometimes I think riding in the colder is easier than the heat.


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FRAMINGHAM � Three businesses in Framingham are coping with exposure to measles stemming from two different cases, local health officials said Tuesday.
The state notified Framingham on Feb. 21 that a local person contracted measles. Health officials traced that person�s movements and issued alerts�this week for Trader Joe�s at 659 Worcester Road and Samba restaurant at 1138 Worcester Road.
Health officials encouraged people who were at Trader Joe�s between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 or at Samba between 5:30 and 9 p.m. on Feb. 15 to examine health alerts posted on the town�s website.
People born in the United States before 1957 are likely immune to measles. People born in or after 1957 who don't have documentation of having two doses of vaccination against measles or serologic evidence of immunity must receive a dose of vaccine as soon as possible, according to one of the alerts.
Public Health Director Steven Ward said the case is unrelated to another case involving a Spencer person who works at Framingham's Bose Corp. Ward said Framingham has worked with Bose officials to ensure employees have been vaccinated. Vaccination clinics have also been held at the other two businesses and at Framingham's town hall.
Kitty Mahoney, the town�s chief public health nurse, said while many people have been vaccinated, including most children who have attended Framingham Public Schools, it is important to notify the public.
"Measles is one (disease) we jump on right away," because it is very contagious, Mahoney said.
According to the state Department of Public Health, there have been three or fewer cases of measles reported every year in Massachusetts between 2003 and 2013, except for 19 cases in 2006 and 24 in 2011.
Early symptoms occur 10 days to two weeks after exposure�and may include a fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes. A rash develops�two to four days after the initial symptoms. The rash�begins on the head and moves downward. The rash generally lasts a few days before disappearing, according to the state.
People may be contagious up to four days before the rash appears and for four days after the day the rash appears, according to the state.
All the businesses affected have been cooperative, Framingham health officials said.
Bose spokeswoman Joanne Berthiaume said in an email that a case of measles was confirmed at one of the company�s Framingham facilities.
"We have followed all state and local guidelines to protect and inform our employees," she said.
Noah Gao, a manger at Samba, said the restaurant planned to hold a clinic Tuesday to ensure employees were vaccinated.
A spokeswoman for Trader Joe�s�could not be reached for�comment.
Several customers outside Trader Joe�s Tuesday said they have previously�been vaccinated.
"I didn�t think twice about coming (to Trader Joe's)," said Lauren Marks, who lives in Southborough.
Marks said she is glad to see the town taking the situation seriously and notifying the public because there may be people at risk.
Framingham health officials encouraged residents to check the town�s website�framinghamma.gov�for the latest information. Information is also available on a hotline at 508-532-5478 (option 4).
Brian Benson can be reached at 508-626-3964 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @bbensonmwdn.
Measles alert expands in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM � Three businesses in Framingham are coping with exposure to measles stemming from two different cases, local health officials said Tuesday.


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People stopping by First National Bank of Durangos main branch on Valentines Day must have thought their bank goes all out for the holiday.
But the decorations and goodies were really meant to honor two of the banks board members who were stepping down, Joel Jones and Durango Herald Publisher Richard Ballantine. Jones had been on the board for 24 years, Ballantine for 11.
First National is one of the great institutions in Durango, and it was founded almost at the same time as Durango itself. And since its earliest days, some of Durangos best known and most civically minded residents have served on the banks board of directors. Jones and Ballantine are no exception.
Jones was required to step down after reaching the august age of 75, an inviolable First National rule. Ballantine, as you may have heard last week, is lightening his load of responsibilities. His resignation created a bit more history however, as this is the first time since 1955 that a Ballantine is not serving on the banks board.
First to take a seat in the boardroom was Arthur Ballantine, Richards father, then his mother, Morley Ballantine, settled in after her husbands untimely death in 1975.
Tom Fitzgerald, the majority stockholder in the bank, decided to honor his two departing board members in a most appropriate way. Jones served as Fort Lewis College president for a decade from 1988 to 1998, and Ballantine served as the president of FLCs Board of Trustees, stepping down in 2012. Its easy to say the college is one of their favorite places in town.
So Fitzgerald said he almost gave Mark Daigle, the president of the bank, a heart attack when he announced he wanted to give a check for $35,000 to the Fort Lewis College Foundation to honor their collective 35 years of service.
Its not that the bank isnt one of our communitys most generous donors, its just that the bank generally spreads the giving around a little more.
On hand to receive the lollapalooza of a check were FLC President Dene Kay Thomas, Foundation Executive Director Margie Deane Gray and Center of Southwest Studies Director Jay Harrison.
The reception also was an opportunity to introduce the new board member, Meredith Mapel, general manager of Coca-Cola Durango-Farmington. She is also the first woman to be elected president of the Mainstream Council representing independent bottling companies in the U.S., which her father, Don Mapel, helped found.
Jones joked that the bank only needed to appoint one woman to replace two men, and Steve Short, chairman of First Nationals board, came up with the groaner (sorry, Steve) that she should have no problem learning the banking business because both it and Coca-Cola are in liquid assets. (You were warned it was a groaner, and yet you insisted on continuing to read. I bear no responsibility here whatsoever.)
Mapel probably has the best singing voice of anyone ever appointed to the board, as attendees at the San Juan Symphonys Back to the Future concert on Feb. 17 can attest. Mapel had a career as an actress and singer before coming home to Durango to work her way up in the family biz. (Her mother, Sandra Mapel, laughs and says at least now she has benefits.)
First National is saying farewell to two class acts and getting one smart cookie in exchange. Not bad for any ledger entry.
Just because their birthdays are after Valentines Day, thats no excuse for giving them chocolates that were on sale for Jeff Thulson, Ryan Phelps, Bev Sinclair, Nik Stransky, Ken Seay, Connie Mahan, Griff Pickard, Linda Arndt, Gary Scott and DeAnne Wells.
Special greetings go to those folks who arent really celebrating because their birthdate isnt even on the calendar this year the Feb. 29thers Ted Holteen, David Smith, Mark S. Anderson and Robby Hoffman.
While Im thinking about Joel Jones, his stepson, also known as Philip Mann, will be conducting the New Mexico Philharmonic at 2 p.m. Sunday at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St. SW in Albuquerque.
Maestro Mann is the son of Fort Lewis College music professor emerita Rochelle Mann, and I have had the pleasure of following his career from his becoming Durangos first ever Rhodes Scholar to his selection as the music director of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.
At Sundays concert, he will be conducting Rossinis Overture to the Barber of Seville, Mozarts Clarinet Concerto in A Major with guest clarinetist James Shields and Schuberts Symphony No. 9 in C Major.
Tickets range from $35 to $68 and are available by calling (505) 724-4771 or by going online to www.nmphil.org.
Road trip, anyone?
About 30 women gathered at Fiesta Mexicana on Feb. 18 for a joint birthday celebration for Carol Treat and Mary Husemoller. The ladies requested no gifts, but that didnt stop their friends from coming up with something special.
Cindy Cortese dressed as Husemoller, Dana Wilson did her best Treat impersonation and Deborah Uroda introduced them for two skits B.M. or Before Medicare and D.W.M. Dealing with Medicare. (You can add your own punchlines here, because theres no shortage in either category.)
Im not sure why Medicare was the theme because they were just turning 55 again, so theyre way too young to worry.
Cissy Anderson has proved to have a hidden talent when it comes to writing situation-specific poetry, and she brought the house down with her poem for the day.
Many happy returns of the day to both of you. I have a feeling you were laughing all the way home.
Hoping to cuddle in front of an open fire for their anniversaries are Reid and Sari Ross (62!), Ollie and Jan Mallett and Dallas and Olivia Reynolds.
Very special greetings go to Clifford Angel and Rosemary Farfel, who celebrated their 68th anniversary Tuesday. She took the train from Denver to Kearney, Neb., where they were married before a justice of the peace. Just a few hours later, her groom flew off to fight in the air war in the Pacific. Angel says the marriage has lasted because his wife has one philosophy: Divorce, no. Murder, yes. If that doesnt encourage a man to be on his best behavior, I dont know what will!
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SOURCE: Applied DNA Sciences
December 21, 2012 08:52 ET
STONY BROOK, NY--(Marketwire - Dec 21, 2012) - Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), a DNA security solutions company, today announced that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Friday March 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM EST at the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) Stony Brook, New York. Directions to CEWIT can be found at www.adnas.com. APDN also announced that its Board of Directors has set the close of business on Wednesday January 2, 2013 as the record date for determining who may vote at the meeting. All stockholders as of the record date are invited to attend the Annual Meeting where Dr. James Hayward, President and CEO will discuss the latest accomplishments of the company.
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APDN is a provider of botanical-DNA based security and authentication solutions that can help protect products, brands and intellectual property of companies, governments and consumers from theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. SigNature® DNA and smartDNA, our principal anti-counterfeiting and product authentication solutions that essentially cannot be copied, provide a forensic chain of evidence and can be used to prosecute perpetrators.
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Description:StorageWorks 146.8GB 10K Fibre Channel40 pin 2GB/s HotSwap FCAL Hard DriveGenuine HP serial number and firmware
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Overview:The 146 GB 10 000 RPM FC Hard Drive (HDD) represents the next generation high capacity drive offered with the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array. The Enterprise Virtual Array now supports a combination of different drives sizes including 36 GB 72 GB and 146 GB capacities. The 146 GB drive is specifically for use with the Enterprise Virtual Array version 2. The target customer base for the 146 GB drive can be characterized by sophisticated data center users who want maximum capacity for their Enterprise Virtual Array at a reasonable price. Application areas seen as potential markets include OLTP ERP and any applications requiring large amounts of online storage.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio ex-doctor was responsible for the death of an expectant mother who died after answering a Craigslist ad for housecleaning services, according to a $40 million lawsuit that also targets the physician's employer and Craigslist.
The lawsuit filed Monday in county court north of Columbus blames former physician Ali Salim for the death of Deanna Ballman last summer.
Craigslist should have known Salim was dangerous because other women who responded to ads Salim placed had experienced problems that were reported to police and Craigslist, according to the lawsuit.
"Craigslist was on notice and knew or should have known defendant Ali Salim was inherently dangerous to its Internet users," said the lawsuit, filed on behalf of the woman's family.
It also says Salim's employer, Knox Community Hospital, was negligent for allowing him to take syringes that the lawsuit says were used to inject Ballman with heroin. Messages seeking comment were left Tuesday for the hospital and Craigslist.
The lawsuit also alleges someone helped Salim inject the 23-year-old woman with heroin, something investigators say they've tried unsuccessfully to prove.
Nine months pregnant, Ballman was alive on July 31, 2012, when Salim placed her in the back of her car and drove her to a rural road in Delaware County where she was found dead the next day, according to the lawsuit.
Investigators, including the Delaware County coroner, have previously declined to say when Ballman died.
Salim has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, raping and killing Ballman by injecting her with heroin, as well as killing her unborn daughter, to be named Mabel Lilly. His criminal trial, originally scheduled for September, has been moved to Oct. 29.
Salim's attorney, Sam Shamansky, has said Ballman was prostituting herself to feed a drug habit. A message was left with Shamansky on Tuesday.
Authorities say there's no evidence she was a drug user, but they have said Ballman was responding to a personal ad, not a housecleaning ad.
Women who previously answered ads placed by Salim reported being accosted, sexually assaulted or asked to be alone in the house while he painted the human digestive system on their abdomens.
The lawsuit was filed before the anniversary of Ballman's death "to preserve certain claims," attorney Gregory Helser, representing Ballman's sister, Cynthia Skoda, said Tuesday without elaborating.
Ballman had recently returned to central Ohio from Colorado where she had served in the National Guard. She had two small children and was working odd jobs to make ends meet until her third child was born, according to her family and the lawsuit.
Andrew Welsh-Huggins can be reached on Twitter at https://twitter.com/awhcolumbus.


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ASUS Z87-Plus Review
ASUS Z87-Plus Introduction:
Ccokeman might appaer to be having all the fun with the new Intel Core i7 4770K launch, but he's not the only one. I bought my chip the day of realease and am working on catching up to the old man. He's put up a lot to compete with, but today we'll take a look at another affordable board, this time from ASUS. ASUS has quite the varity of options when it comes to any component, ranging from the extreme ROG series all the way down to simple and affordable. Today we'll be looking at the ASUS Z87-Plus (you may recall it from ccokman's 4770K review), which isn't quite the bottom pick but definitely one of the more affordable overclocking Z87 boards on the market at $159.99. Packaged around the new Z87 PCH and LGA socket 1150 series processors, the Z87-Plus features support for multiple graphics solutions, the Realtek ALC892 HD Audio CODECs, and one of ASUS's new features "Remote GO!," which allows you to control home entertainment by linking together content from your PC to DLNA devices - accessing and sharing your media remotely.
In the end it isn't all about how the board looks (as the yellow and black theme from ASUS isn't my favorite); it comes down to how well the board performs. Does it catch on fire while overclocking? Or does it allow you to clock like a beast? I guess the most important factor is the lack of fire (hopefully), but ultimately this review comes down to the numbers. Let's take the ASUS Z87-Plus board for a test drive and see if it's worth taking home today.
ASUS Z87-Plus Closer Look:
Although the box isn't the most important part in any new component, it is for sure what might be the selling point while you're browsing your local hardware store (and no not the one for screws and bolts). Though, with that said, it's sometimes the more simple boxes that attract me, as they aren't trying to sell it by flashy gimmicks. The ASUS Z87-Plus comes in a relatively simple black box with some yellow/gold graphics to snazz it up just a little. The front boasts about support for "NVIDIA SLI" and "AMD Crossfire" as well as its capabilites for system upgrades, energy savings, power controls, cool and quiet settings, and the one-stop entertainment feature (the Remote GO! package). The back of the box goes into more details, showing off graphically how you can control your PC with your tablet devices and stream your content from the other end of the house. The board supports USB BIOS flashback options with a simple plug and press feature on the board. You can actually plug in a USB stick and restore your BIOS if something has gone amiss. The box really just points out all the key features we'll step on along our way through this review.
Opening the box, there isn't too much to ogle over. You can peek through the standard anti-static bag in at the motherboard beneath. The goods, like most packages, are hidden beneath the grander good on top (aka the main product). Pulling away the mobo in its dry weather protecting bag reveals the little, almost, "bonus" goods we all like to dig through to see what "extra" we got with what we ordered. In this case, ASUS provides you with your essential manual (less essential thanks to the next items), your labeled Q-connectors to keep your front panel fails to a minimum, driver CD for when you're left without the Interwebs, three SATA cables for your setup, an SLI bridge for multiplying graphics, and of course a little ASUS sticker for the beer fridge. Overall it's a good start to a well packaged deal. Let's move on to the board itself.


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An Acts Matter Essay
Last December, on a plane from Denver to Medford, I happened to sit next to one of my best childhood friends. We had grown up in Yreka, Calif., but hadn't seen each other in over a decade. During the flight home, we laughed until tears came to our eyes as we reminisced about our school days. At one point, Emerson said, "Do you remember Charlie in sixth grade?" I looked at Emerson and we both went quiet.
Held back a year in school, Charlie was the biggest kid in our class. His brother was 10 years older, in and out of detention centers, notorious throughout town as a vicious drug dealer. Charlie never knew his father and his mother never wore anything in public but a robe and nightgown. I remember my father shaking his head when he saw Charlie walking downtown one morning. "That boy doesn't have a chance," he said.
What I remember most about Charlie was that he was a bully. Each morning he lined up Emerson, our friend David, and me and then punched us as hard as he could on the shoulder. If we made noise or complained he hit us in the stomach. This happened every morning of every school day of sixth grade, and yet none of us ever told our teacher or our parents, nor did we ever really talk about it with each other.
In the silence of the airplane I knew Emerson and I were returning to the pain and shame we felt during those years — something we still couldn't really talk about, even 30 years later.
Sugar Mejia, director of the Schools Program at Mediation Works, teaches ChoicePoint, a bully awareness and bystander empowerment training. She recently sent me some of the testimonies she's collected from middle school students across Jackson County. These testimonies are written anonymously, collected by facilitators and then read back to the students and teachers to help create awareness of the impact and pervasiveness of bullying. Reading the words of local students, I made contact with the mixture of helplessness, anger and loneliness I experienced as a sixth-grade boy. Here is a sampling from the many testimonies they have collected:
- "I am a constant target. Every day I walk through the halls of this school and get shoved against lockers and hear people whispering 'faggot,' 'dyke,' 'butch' and many other things. After school I often get pushed to the ground and tormented. This school is my own personal hell, and I have to suffer here every day."
- "I was walking the track with my friends and we saw a group of eighth-graders in a group, surrounding a seventh-grader who was face down on the track. They were kicking him. I kept walking and saw him look up and he was crying and had dirt and dust all over his face. My friend and me were too scared to go up to them."
- "When I go home I cry and once I am done crying, I will take a razor to cut. The pain in my arms and legs numb the feeling from all the people in my class who call me a whore, tell me I'm ugly and fat. Each day I only listen and take it. My friends never defend me, they just laugh along."
As we rose to get off the plane, Emerson turned to me and said, "You know Charlie died this year? He was a meth addict. He was running from the police and jumped off a bridge into the Klamath River and drowned. I guess he got what he deserved." I paused and felt real sorrow for Charlie. Strangely it was the same sorrow I felt for him in sixth grade on the last day of school — the last day that Charlie lined us up for punishment. I remember he looked at me sadly and said, "Do you know why I hit you every day, Yaconelli?" I shook my head. "Because you have a good life."
Looking through the testimonies collected by Sugar, I not only heard my own pain and fear as a victim of bullying, I also heard Charlie's voice in a note written by a local middle school student, just this past year.
- "Starting a few days ago, Friday to be exact, I've been pushing and shoving kids around. I have a lot of stuff going on at home. Once yesterday I got so mad that I punched a 10-year-old in the face and broke his nose. I didn't even feel bad then, but now I do. I need help!"
On Thursday, The Hearth: Real Stories by Regular Folks will try to help mitigate the silence around our experiences as bullies, bystanders and targets as six community members share a true story of their experience of bullying. The all-ages event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Unitarian Fellowship at 87 Fourth St., Ashland. The cost is $5 and all proceeds will go to the ChoicePoint program at Mediation Works.
The stories are told from various perspectives and are full of courage, humor, hurt and sadness. Listening to these stories told by local adults might help all of us remove the shame and silence of bullying as well as create greater insight as to what our young people need from us now.
Mark Yaconelli is the program director for the Center for Engaged Compassion at Claremont School of Theology and the founder and director of The Hearth: Real Stories by Regular Folks. He has written four books, including "Wonder, Fear, and Longing: A Book of Prayers" (Zondervan).


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Good news — a welcome concept
The enormous hardships that have befallen the beleaguered country of Japan after the devastating earthquake and tsunami are inconceivable to most people who have never experienced disaster of that magnitude.
Despite the record-breaking catastrophe, a refreshing light once again shined brightly that is a testament to humankind. Within 24 hours of the news announcing the deadly tsunami, 21 countries put together $3.5 billion in money, goods and services to help the Japanese people.
Political differences were set aside and compassion for fellow humans took priority. China immediately sent a 15-member team of search-and-rescue experts with equipment and supplies. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao expressed "deep condolences" to the Japanese people and promised to provide more assistance as Japan needs it.
The gesture came despite the territorial dispute over the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea just six months ago that had the two countries at odds and tensions running high.
The United States led the charge with goods, services, and financial aid totaling up to $7.92 million. However, that included eight warships from the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, which is in the battle group, has daily operating expenses that run between $800,000 and $900,000 without the costs of the other ships.
Germany gave a generous $3.13 million and France contributed $2.43 million. Even the tiny Netherlands gave $1.56 million, which was $6 million more than the contribution from the United Kingdom.
However, the exact amount is not the most important point. The fact that the world came together when help was needed and differences were set aside gives us hope.
The United States has always set a good example in this regard. The American people have come to the rescue many times with manpower, supplies, equipment and financial assistance wherever and whenever it was required. Nonetheless, we as a nation do not stand alone in our generosity.
We often hear people say that the United States is always available in times of disaster. Where is help when the United States needs it? To set the record straight, help has often been offered to the United States when disaster has struck. Sometimes we even reject it.
When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the world immediately offered assistance. Even Venezuela and Cuba, two countries that are openly hostile to the U.S. government, were the first to come to the rescue.
The two countries pledged more than $1 million, several mobile hospitals, water treatment plants, canned food, bottled water, heating oil, 1,100 doctors and 26.4 metric tons of medicine in aid that the U.S. government rejected.
The U.S. government allegedly refused the aid for political reasons, because the two countries would use its generosity to its advantage. Whether that is true, we will never know. The same could be said about assistance the United States has offered to hostile countries. Our aid has also been rejected.
That is the only black mark in the humanitarian process. Even when people are offering assistance because they genuinely want to help other human beings who are in need, governments deny both sides the opportunity to do the right thing. That is unconscionable.
When Katrina struck the U. S. coastline in the Gulf of Mexico, the Japanese government donated $200,000 in cash to the American Red Cross and $800,000 in relief supplies. This was at a time when the Japanese economy was on the brink of recession.
Privately, the Japanese people and firms doing business in the United States contributed more than $1.2 million. One individual, Takashi Endo, gave $1 million of his personal money.
More than 70 countries, worldwide, pledged funds to help the United States in its time of need during Katrina. The total amount of personal contributions will never be known.
The people from countries that struggle to put enough food on the table to stay alive came to our aid without hesitation. They didn't complain, or say that they couldn't afford to help us. They found a way.
Without doubt, Americans are generous, and quick to come to the aid of those who need it. But we are not alone in that effort.
The last few disasters like the tsunami in Sri Lanka, Hurricane Katrina in the United States, the earthquake in Haiti, and now the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have proven that we live in a world community.
Our nature as human beings is to be supportive of one another. If that could transcend into the political arena, we wouldn't live in a system we can't understand.


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SunBriteTV is looking to shield some of those components from the outdoor elements. The company just introduced the Outdoor Media Box (SB-HDME), a new weatherproof enclosure designed for wireless media players. According to SunBriteTV, it can accommodate media players made by Roku, Apple, Google, Amazon and many more.
The Outdoor Media Box has a clear polycarbonate window for transmitting IR signals and can be mounted to a SunBriteTV TV or any nearby surface. It's designed for permanent installation, so you won't have to take that media streamer inside and out all the time. It will keep that little box safe from rain, snow, dust, insects, humidity, salt air, and anything else you throw at it.
"Similar to our weatherproof HD Wireless Transceiver (SB-HDWT), the Outdoor Media Box makes it easy to watch your favorite content outside," said Jonathan Johnson, SunBriteTV's director of brand marketing. "Its compact size allows it to safely house all major wireless media-streaming devices in any weather."
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MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian Cabinet member says his government won't protect Russian depositors who are losing money in Cyprus but may offer assistance to some Russian state companies.
First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said in televised remarks that it would be a "great pity" if Russians lose their money in Cyprus, but added that the Cabinet won't take any action to soften the blow.
He added, however, that while his government sees no reason for offering any assistance to Cyprus, it may take unspecified action to help reduce the damage for Russian state companies.
Big depositors at Cyprus' largest bank, including some Russians, may be forced to accept losses of up to 60 percent, far more than initially estimated under the European rescue package to save the country from bankruptcy.


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A voracious reader who trained as an architect, Julião Sarmento produces paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, and mixed-media works infused with literature and architectural imagery. He is heavily influenced by the Postmodern aesthetic, in which existing texts and images are appropriated and re-combined to create new meaning and to challenge ingrained patterns of thinking. In Lick My Eyes (2005), for example, he combines two snippets of text—one concerning contestation, the second about redefining the notion of God—with a doubled image of a headless woman bent over a chair. Through this combination, Sarmento seems to present a sardonic view of the possibility of challenging established ideas by "illustrating" the texts with figures that look weak and vulnerable. Sarmento's work reflects his effort to find his place, and to define himself, in a dramatically changed and unstable world.
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Started up a new character, a panda. Now I'm trying to figure out which professions she should take, and I've got it down to three (based on which pets are available): enchanting, inscription, and jewelcrafting. But since I can only have two, which of these two should I take? What costs the most to raise? What makes the most money? What can also snag me some mounts?
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GOP Gubernatorial Hopefuls Keep Self-Financing
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Republican businessman Dave Spence has kicked in more money in his quest to become Missouri governor.
Finance reports show Spence supplied an additional $500,000 to his campaign Monday, raising his total amount of self-financing to nearly $3.3 million.
A couple of other Republicans seeking to challenge Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon also have been spending their own money for the Aug. 7 primary.
Finance records show businessman Fred Sauer has given his campaign an additional $205,000 this month, bringing his total self-financing to about $423,000.
Attorney Bill Randles loaned his campaign an additional $7,700 during the first few weeks of July, raising his amount of self-financing to nearly $56,000.
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Chuck Lorre thinks that people are "crazy" to support Mitt Romney. And he's not too wild about "The Bachelor" either.
The outspoken TV producer told viewers in one of his "vanity cards" at the end of Thursday's "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS that he had "crossed the line" with the text this time, so he just sent the offending words directly to his website. Those who went there found a typically profane, Lorre-esque screed against Romney, gay marriage foes, gun rights advocates and a few other targets.
"What does it say about us," Lorre wrote, "when we think a guy who doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, keeps his money offshore, stubs his toe and says 'H-E-double hockey sticks' and wears magical underwear can feel our pain?" (You can find the whole card here, but don't bother going if salty language offends you.)
Lorre also assailed those who "think the institution of marriage is threatened by gay people who love each other, but not by idiotic game shows like 'The Bachelor.' "


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Confidence in Michigan's economy has soared, according to a semi-annual economic survey by Walsh College.
According to the survey, which was conducted of 152 alumni of the Troy-based school in the first quarter, confidence in the long-term health of the economy has grown by 94 percent in six months, while it was up just 18 percent for the country as a whole.
The results are expressed in what is called the Walsh Economic Sentiment Ratio, which weighs positive-to-negative responses, with a value of more than 1.0 representing a positive outlook and less than 1.0 representing a negative outlook.
The latest survey shows a value of 1.68 for the U.S. as a whole, up from 1.42, and a value of 2.04 for the state, up from 1.05.
Confidence in household finances was relatively high, with 62 percent of respondents expecting their household condition will be "excellent" or "good" 12 months from now, with only 8 percent concerned that personal finances will be "not so good" or "terrible."
The latest survey included a special module on Detroit's economic recovery. Seventy percent said they either live, work or visit the city, where they said they dined out, participated in cultural and artistic activities, and attended sporting events
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Each participant in a backcountry Philmont trek must not exceed the maximum acceptable limit in the weight-for-height chart below. The right column shows the maximum acceptable weight for a person's height in order to participate in a Philmont trek. Those who fall within the limits are more likely to have an enjoyable trek and avoid incurring health risks. Every Philmont trek involves hiking with a 35 to 50-pound backpack at elevations of 6,500 to 12,500 feet. Philmont recommends that participants carry a pack weighing no more than 25% to 30% of their body weight.
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AVE MARIA, Fla. -- Perhaps the most anticipated part of Sunday's preseason opener was seeing the pairing of new Fire central midfielders Joel Lindpere and Jeff Larentowicz.
Defensively, the tandem did well, strongly controlling the midfield throughout most of their 30 minute opening session.
Offensively, Lindpere had the best chance of the first frame when he plowed his left-footed strike off the post before follow up attempts were turned away by FGCU 'keeper Mateus Schuler.
Still with only 30 minutes to play together, both Fire newcomers admitted the partnership still has plenty of room to grow.
HIGHLIGHTS: Fire 2, FGCU 0
"I've played with many different players and I think anything like this takes time," said Lindpere. "We'll keep working and find the communication. This 30 minutes you can't see enough really.
"Jeff and I have played many years in MLS and understand preseason – most important is to keep practicing and working together and we'll get better and better."
"We're building," agreed Larentowicz. "I think in training we've been working a bit. This is the first time in a true game situation so it was tough at first but we're learning together."
Pause to Right Back
Just as interesting as watching the new Lindpere/Larentowicz partnership was seeing Fire captain Logan Pause pushed to right back.
A mainstay in the center of the park for much of his 11 years in Chicago, Pause has also filled in on the back line when needed and was more than welcoming upon the arrival of Lindpere and Larentowicz.
With Arne Friedrich away from camp for the first phase of preseason, third-year defender and incumbent right back Jalil Anibaba has paired centrally with Austin Berry while here in Florida.
When the former German international returns though, it will be intriguing to see if manager Frank Klopas chooses to keep Pause as the team's first choice right back or shift Anibaba back over to the flank.
Other Training Camp Tidbits
Kellen Gulley – Fire Homegrown forward Kellen Gulley left training camp Friday night and could potentially go out on loan to an undisclosed foreign club. Stay tuned.
Sam Archer - The team's Open Tryout winner departed Fire camp Monday afternoon after receiving an offer to trial with Icelandic Premier League club Íþróttabandalag Akraness.
After winning December's Open Tryout, Archer was invited to the team's first phase of preseason camp and played 32 minutes as a right midfielder in Sunday's 2-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast University.
With Archer's departure, the club currently has 12 trialists in camp ahead of Wednesday's friendly vs. Columbus.


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Although disasters will continue to occur, actions that move the nation toward greater resilience will reduce many of the broad societal and economic burdens that disasters can cause. Enhanced resilience -- the ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from and more successfully adapt to adverse events -- involves proactive investment in resilience-building measures, including the development of a national "culture of resilience" to reduce the impacts of disasters on the nation and its communities. This report addresses the broad issue of increasing the nation's resilience to disasters by presenting a vision of the characteristics of a resilient nation in the year 2030, as well as several approaches that individuals, communities, organizations, the private sector, and governments can take to achieve that vision.


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I've posted many times about how laid-back my daughter is about nursing. Basically, I proactively offer nursing because she cues so infrequently. She currently is at the breast 9-10 times per 24 hours. However, the past several days she has very obviously not wanted 2-3 of those sessions. Since she is getting older, should I start offering less?
On a related note, I am on domperidone and contacted Dr. Newman about weaning from it. He recommends waiting until baby is well established on solids before attempting to wean from Dom, just in case milk supply drops - so you can use solids temporarily to hold baby until milk can be boosted back up. Well, my daughter will be 9 months old on Thursday and takes no measurable amounts of solids. She'll accept 2-3 bites of yogurt or sweet potatoes, but that's it. I know breastmilk is everything before 1 and food is just for fun and practice, but in this specific situation (given what I mentioned about her refusing BF so often), should I try to ramp up solids and cut back a bit on BF so I have a chance of weaning from the Dom?
Her appetite seems almost low at times, so I'm really curious about what her weight check will show at her 9 month check up. It's in 2 weeks.
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LONDON (AP) — A BBC review has absolved senior executives of trying to bury an explosive story about one of its best-known children's television stars, saying management errors were to blame for the fact that a planned expose on pedophilia allegations against the late Jimmy Savile was canceled.
Institutional chaos and confusion — but not a cover-up — were to blame for the BBC's disastrous decision to scupper the "Newsnight" program, the review found Wednesday.
"The 'Newsnight' investigators got the story right," Nick Pollard, who led the review, told journalists following its publication. "They had found clear and compelling evidence that Jimmy Savile was a pedophile."
When the rival ITV network broadcast a similar expose in October about Savile, who died in 2011 at age 84, the BBC came under fire for both harboring an alleged serial sex abuser for decades and for killing its own story about him.
The scandal quickly metastasized, tainting the reputation of the BBC — the publicly-funded British broadcaster known worldwide for its news and entertainment divisions. It also prompted the resignation of the BBC's brand new director-general, George Entwistle, and raised questions about its former leader, Mark Thompson, who has since become chief executive at The New York Times.
The BBC's decision to cancel its initial investigation was particularly embarrassing, since it preceded a glowing tribute program honoring Savile's career. A host of misleading and contradictory statements about the investigation in the weeks that followed only deepened suspicion that senior executives had tried to bury the story to protect the corporation's reputation.
Pollard cleared the executives of that — the most serious — charge, saying that although the decision to scrap the program "was clearly flawed ... I believe it was taken in good faith."
Pollard had a harsh verdict on the BBC's behavior in the aftermath of the scandal, saying the corporation took more than a month to get its story straight in the midst of what he called "a complete breakdown of communication."
"There was a critical lack of leadership and coordination," he said, describing an atmosphere of recrimination, mistrust, and mismanagement. Pollard even quoted James Hardy, the then-BBC communications chief, as promising to "drip poison" about one of the "Newsnight" reporters he suspected of leaking stories to the press.
The review — which cost the BBC about 2 million pounds (roughly $3.3 million) — had harsh words for several executives in particular. One of those criticized, the BBC's Deputy Director of News Steve Mitchell, announced his resignation as the report was made public.
The BBC said that other members of staff still faced disciplinary action or were being moved to new jobs.
Pollard's report does not appear to challenge Thompson's account of his role in the scandal, which has disquieted some at The New York Times. Chris Patten, head of the BBC Trust, said after the review was published that he has "no reason at all for disbelieving" the former director general.
Meanwhile, the scandal over Savile continues to draw more arrests. So far eight suspects have been questioned, the latest on Wednesday when police said that a man in his 70s had been detained in connection with the investigation. Police say Savile is a suspect in 199 crimes recorded so far, including dozens of cases of rape.
Other suspects arrested include former pop star Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, singer Freddie Starr, and high-profile publicist Max Clifford. Starr and Clifford deny any wrongdoing; Gadd, who has previously been convicted of child sex offenses, has yet to speak publicly about his arrest.
A separate report also published Wednesday found the BBC had committed a "grave breach" of its editorial guidelines when it aired a "Newsnight" broadcast last month wrongly linking a politician to child sex abuse allegations.
Two additional internal inquiries are still in the works. One, led by former Appeal Court judge Janet Smith, is investigating the culture and practices of the BBC during Savile's tenure there. Another, led by lawyer Dinah Rose, is examining how the corporation has handled complaints of sexual harassment.
Other inquiries spawned by the scandal include a Department of Health investigation into decision to involve Savile in the management of Britain's Broadmoor psychiatric hospital in the 1980s, and an inquiry into prosecutors' decision not to prosecute Savile in 2009.
Associated Press writers Jill Lawless and Cassandra Vinograd contributed to this report.


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The Moab Backyard Theater will present magic, music and comedy each Thursday and Saturday at a recently constructed venue at 56 West 100 South, just behind Zax Restaurant.
Organized by Sunnie and Sand Sheff, "Moab's Dog and Pony Show" debuts Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m. It will be presented each week on the same days and time, depending on weather because the venue is outdoors.
"It's an old-fashioned variety show," said Sand Sheff. "It's something family friendly so tourists and locals have a place to bring their children that isn't for adults only."
This week's inaugural lineup includes music by Moab resident Devon Dixon, who Sand Sheff calls "a real up-and-coming country and western star. He's an absolutely wonderful singer and has a record out."
The Flaming Gypsies will appear, too, adding a touch of fire to the evening's fare.
"We gotta take some risks," Sand Sheff said with a laugh.
The Uranium Players, consisting of Moab residents Shane Bartosh and Kaitlin Harris, will present comedy skits touching on Jeep Safari Week and other local topics. They also will give a sample of their upcoming musical comedy "Uranium Days," which traces Moab's history from dinosaur days to the present.
Moab-based performer Rick Boretti will exhibit his magical skills as well.
The idea for Moab Backyard Theater originated because Sunnie Sheff's family owns the small lot and Sand and Sunnie felt it could easily be transformed into a performance area, Sand Sheff said.
"It's all really mom and pop," he said. "There hasn't been a lot of heavy infrastructure added. There's a stage, and people will sit on straw bales. It's a very old-fashioned vaudeville-type show."
Each evening's performance will last approximately 90 minutes. Tickets are $10 with children age 10 and under admitted free of charge.
The Sheffs say that additional show days might be added in the future, but Thursday and Saturday will be the schedule for the time being.


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My room was right next to the living room in our small, frame house on Briarwood. That made listening to The Tonight Show easy, and I did so frequently. I recall Jack Paar from his time hosting the show. Then came Johnny Carson in late 1962.
I knew Johnny Carson from a game show - "Who Do You Trust?" - which came on mid afternoon. I would come home from school and watch Johnny, whose loyal sidekick, Ed McMahon, sold the products of sponsors. Those commercials and the show appeared to be live. The commercials Ed did were often funny, and not always because they were planned that way. From home appliances to dog food, Ed put it all out there and was a good foil for Johnny.
I delighted in watching Johnny Carson on the game show, and was ecstatic when I learned at age thirteen he was becoming the host of The Tonight Show. We had moved from Briarwood to a bigger house on Paul Avenue by then, but the acoustics of our house made listening to The Tonight Show easy. My bedroom was the one nearest the den, where the television was located. In 1962, no family had more than one television. Our TV was in the den, and that's where Daddy watched The Tonight Show.
By leaving my room's door open, I could hear every word of the opening monologue and Johnny's comedy sets done typically the first thirty minutes of the show. As I entered high school, I would stay up and watch the show until eleven, sometimes later. In the mid to late 1960s, watching The Tonight Show together was a regular event for Daddy and me.
In 1968, I joined the military and came home on leave in December of 1969, departing for Southeast Asia in January of 1970. One of the last things my Dad and I did together before I left was watch Johnny on The Tonight Show. We saw a hysterical show with Bob Hope, Dean Martin and George Gobel. My old buddy, Mike Capps, was with us watching it.
In mid 1971, I was whisked back home after word came through the Red Cross that my father was terminally ill with cancer, and not expected to live much longer. Five weeks later, he died. The memory of our watching Johnny together has been a treasure the past forty-three years since his passing.
When my son was in grade school, I let him stay up to watch the first fifteen minutes of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. My son was not born until ten years after my father passed away, but Johnny Carson remains a link between my dad, my son, and me. All three of us loved Johnny and his Tonight Show hosting. He remains the undisputed king of late night television. All the other late night hosts have shows because Johnny Carson was so wildly successful at it for so long.
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Disney's purchase of Maker a boon for LA startups
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney's $500 million purchase of YouTube video producer Maker Studios is a sign that the entertainment industry's content and technology startups are coming of age and proving to be as valuable to Hollywood as app makers are to the giants of Silicon Valley.
The deal announced Monday also signals Hollywood's new openness to technological innovation, an acknowledgement that media giants don't have all the answers. The acquisition comes a month after The Walt Disney Co. launched a technology startup incubator called Disney Accelerator, which promises to seed 10 companies with $120,000 each to develop ideas that'll have a big impact on entertainment and technology.
Disney's purchase price — which could hit $950 million if Maker hits performance targets — also validates the increasing value of so-called "multichannel networks." Those are the mini media empires that provide funding and support to video creators while taking a cut of ad revenue generated from views on YouTube.
When people subscribe to these channels, they're notified when new videos are available. That helps networks generate regular views on multiple devices, and enables them to deliver video ads on a massive scale.
Only a handful of such networks have reached the size of Maker, which went from startup status in 2009 to a network with 55,000 channels that generate 5.5 billion views a month, the vast majority from people aged 13-34. Other big network players include Machinima, Big Frame and Fullscreen, all based in the Los Angeles area because of its ready supply of actors, directors, camera people and editors who are otherwise struggling to make it onto a big-budget Hollywood movie or TV show.
"I think the big media companies just have a hard time being nimble on their own," says Gerry Laybourne, chairman of Defy Media, operator of YouTube channels including Smosh and Shut Up! Cartoons.
"They can't take the time to find a Smosh. It's too hard. They can't take the risk of trying to figure out all the angles. They have to rely on the garages for innovation," she says.
Dana Loberg, cofounder of San Francisco-based digital marketing company MovieLaLa, says the Maker deal provides encouragement to entrepreneurs like herself who are looking to the studios for business and investment.
"To have a buyer in Los Angeles like a studio that can make these big purchases is really big and good for the ecosystem of L.A.," she says. "I'm super happy to see studios are acquiring and paying attention to the digital space."
The purchase price sets a high benchmark for an L.A.-area startup, but it's not the highest.
Facebook Inc. announced its $2 billion purchase of Irvine-based virtual reality headset maker Oculus on Tuesday. Yahoo Inc. bought Burbank-based search marketing firm Overture in 2003 for $1.6 billion. News Corp. bought Beverly Hills-based social network Myspace in 2005 for $580 million. Electronic Arts Inc. paid $680 million for Los Angeles-based mobile game maker Jamdat in 2005 and Sony Corp. bought Aliso Viejo-based streaming game company Gaikai for $380 million in 2012.
Still, it's a high-water mark for a YouTube-focused content creator. The closest comparable deal is DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.'s $33 million acquisition in May of AwesomenessTV, a West Hollywood-based multichannel network founded by veteran TV and movie producer Brian Robbins.
According to securities filings, AwesomenessTV made $11.4 million in revenue and $2.4 million in gross profit in the final eight months of last year. But its growth in viewership has been explosive.
DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told analysts in February that monthly views had skyrocketed in a year from 11.2 million to 374 million while its subscribers had jumped from 3.3 million to 37 million. AwesomenessTV is also on track to meet its performance targets, and the company is now expecting to pay $96.5 million of the maximum $117 million it had promised as incentive pay after the deal closed.
The structure of the so-called "earn-out" pay on the DreamWorks deal suggests "both parents are expecting a lot of growth," according to Mark Zyla, managing director of Acuitas Inc. and an expert on contingency pay in acquisitions.
Given the performance of AwesomenessTV after its acquisition, "$500 million for Maker doesn't sound so crazy," says Howard Morgan, managing partner of venture capital firm First Round Capital.
"You look at the demographics of where the revenue is coming from. You look at, can you grow it dramatically?" Morgan says. "I think we're still in the early stages of all of this."


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