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California Adventures $1.1 Billion Upgrade

     California Adventure has not been as successful as Disney had expected.  Now, with its new $1.1 billion 12 acre attraction; California Adventure is set to become a theme park next to a theme park.  Hurricane Harbor is next door to Magic Mountain, so California Adventure will provide fans and visitors more restaurants, gift shops, and attractions as Disney had planned for the California Adventure Park when it opened in 2001.  Now California Adventure might truly become a second them park to Disneyland.  See also, http://www.latimes.com/.

Cellphone Maker Nokia To Cut 10,000 Jobs

    In a cost cutting effort Nokia the giant cellphone manufacturer based in Finland, is trimming its workforce by 10,000 jobs.  The measure is aimed at saving $2 billion by the end of 2013.  Nokia faces heavy competition in its smartphone sector from companies like Apple, Samsung, and HTC (a Taiwanese company).  It's lower end, entry level feature phones are facing competition from emerging manufacturers in China, such as China's ZTE.  The planned cuts include closing some research and development (R&D) facilities.  Nokia has also agreed to sell its luxury phone brand Vertu.  See full story www.nytimes.com.

New Super Computer Could Help Predict Sun Spots and Detail Their Effects

     The name of the computer is Yellowstone, and it is 30 times more powerful than the computer the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) previously used, known as the Bluefire system.  The new Yellowstone  super computer will be housed at a $70-million 24-acre compound in Cheynne, Wyoming.  It is the largest computer ever devoted to the study of atmospheric science.  One area Yellowstone will delve into is solar flares.  Solar flares are the superheated gases that emanate from the sun.  Solar flares have the potential to be disruptive on Earth.  From energy companies to farmers, the information that will come from Yellowstone could be used to prevent power surges and warn farmers when their Global Positioning Systems (GPS's), that tell them where to plant crops, will be less effective due to these  solar flares.   See also, http://www.popularscience.com/.

South Korean TV Show Features Guests That Have Defected From North Korea

     The show is titled "Now On My Way To Meet You," it is part talent show and part talk show, a variety show.  The show has a growing viewership and handles the topic of North Korean defectors.  These North Korean defectors are attempting to raise awareness between themselves and South Koreans.  The more than 25,000 North Korean defectors sometimes face discrimination and even contempt when their backgrounds become known.  See also, http://www.nytimes.com/.

Auditions Held For New York City Subway Performers

   These auditions are being held for performances that are not in a theatre, concert hall, or  sports arena.  These performances will be given in the underground, really underground, in New York city's subway system.  It is the 25th anniversary of the music under New York.  Part of the city's metropolitan transit authority (mta).  The program was launched to relax passengers navigating the city's subway system.  The tryouts are free and are held for 33 judges.  At stake are the high traffice areas that bring the highest tips.   See also, http://www.nytimes.com/.

Tips For Making Movies

     Knowing how to write will help you sell your movie to a movie studio, production company, or television station.  But, having these key elements can increase your chances of success: (1) capture the audience's attention near the beginning of the film, (2) make the villain as close to being likeable as possible, this will help keep the audience intrigued, and  (3) make the happy ending where the hero wins, as unpredictalbe as possible until the conclusion of the movie, this too will help keep the audience on the edge of their seats.  See full story, http://www.latimes.com/.

'Basketball Wives' Fourth Season Sees Growing Pains and Directional Issues

      These wives, girlfriends, and exes, of NBA players regularly use fierce language, hurl wine bottles, pull hair, slap faces, etc.  But, now some are questioning the direction of reality TV.  'Basketball Wives' is just one of several increasingly controversial reality shows that are real, but can also be real raunchy.  A table at a restaurant with champagne and caviar on it may suddenly pop off into a ruckus.  VH1 executives maintain they are merely evolving the network into a more realistic reflection of the world.  'Basketball Wives', which has become VH1's answer to Bravo's popular 'Real Housewives' franchise, will return for a fifth season.  See also, www.variety.com.

RealD Reaches Deal With HNA Group

     Hollywood is capitalizing, or filling the damand of growth opportunities in China.  China recently surpassed Japan as the world's largest foreign market for Hollywood films.  RealD, Inc., the world's leading supplier of 3-D technology to cinemas, has reached an agreement with Chinese conglomorate HNA Group to install the company's 3-D technology on as many as 500 screens on HNA's theatre circuit.  Companies such as RealD are hoping to take advantage of the rapid growth of China's theatre industry.  RealD's 3-D cinema system is available on 650 screens in China with an additional 1,250 screens that are going to be installed.  RealD also recently signed agreements with Bona Film Group and Poly Film Investment Co. to add 200 RealD screens.   See also, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/.

Activision Reaches Out of Court Settlement

      At question are royalties and bonuses in the "Call of Duty" series video game.  The lawsuit claimed damages that totaled more than $2 billion.  The countersuit filed by Activision, accused some of its video game developers of being insubordinate, self-serving schemers, who had breached their contracts with Activision, when they went to work for Electronic Arts, Inc.  The legal battle which began between 2009 and 2010, has been called the most significant legal battle in video game history.  "This legal battle is the most significant in video history," said Evan Wilson, an analyst at Pacific Crest Securities.  The settlement, which likely has already been paid for from profits on "Diablo III", a game Activision released last month, is estimated at $140 million.  See also, http://www.wired.com/.

Disney Studios Get New CEO

     Moviemaking is one part of Disney.  Now the movie studio that owns disneyland, disneyworld, and theme parks on several continents is getting a new CEO.  The new CEO, Alan Horn, is a veteran filmmaker and studio head.  Horn, co-founded Castle Rock Entertainment, he was CEO and Chief Operating Officer of 20th Century Fox, and was President of Entertainment at Warner Bros.  Making movies that have broader audience appeal, to the family as a whole, is an important goal of The Disney Studios.  Walt Disney once said his company's films were not solely for children, but rather, "for the child in all of us."  "Toy Story 3," "The Avengers," and Pirates of the Caribbean: On stranger Tides," all surpassed $1 billion.  This is an attempt to help its family friendly films like "Prom" and John Carter.  See full story, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/.

Flame Virus Hits Iran

     Flame is a very complex computer virus.  It is commonly known as a 'trojan horse,' a virus designed to siphon information from infected computers.  The highly innovative virus, known as flame, uses unusually complex and large amounts of code and programming languages.  See full story, http://www.nytimes.com/.