Final NBC team member in Syria?leaves safely

By NBC News staff

The final member of the NBC News team working with Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel crossed safely from Syria into Turkey early Wednesday, NBC News said in a statement.

Ian Rivers, who provides technical support for NBC News,?got separated from the rest of Engel's production team in the midst of the firefight early Monday, which resulted in the team's escape from captivity. Until now, Rivers' whereabouts in Syria had been unknown. Rivers was said to be in good condition and will be evaluated in Turkey, according to the network.

?Now that Ian Rivers has been reunited with Richard Engel?s entire production team, all of us at NBC News can breathe a huge sigh of relief and express our deep appreciation to all who helped secure their freedom. At the same time, our thoughts and concerns are with those who remain missing inside Syria and we hope for their swift and safe release,? said NBC News President Steve Capus.

Engel, 39, and his team disappeared shortly after crossing into northwest Syria from Turkey last Thursday. The network had not been able to contact them until learning that they had been freed on Monday.

The network said there was no claim of responsibility, no contact with the captors and no request for ransom during the time the crew was missing.

After entering Syria, Engel and his team were abducted, tossed into the back of a truck before being transported to an unknown location believed to be near the small town of Ma'arrat Misrin. During their captivity, they were blindfolded and bound, but otherwise not physically harmed, the network said.

Early Monday evening local time, the prisoners were being moved to a new location in a vehicle when their captors ran into a checkpoint manned by members of the Ahrar al-Sham brigade, a Syrian rebel group. There was a confrontation and a firefight ensued. Two of the captors were killed, while an unknown number of others escaped, the network said.

Engel and his team were unharmed in the incident. Engel and several other members of the team remained in Syria until Tuesday morning when they made their way to the border and re-entered Turkey, the network said.

After being held captive for five days in Syria, NBC's Richard Engel and his team recount being ambushed and blindfolded before being freed at a checkpoint.?

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Trustonic: a way for mobile apps to benefit from ARM's hardware-level security

This here narrative begins back in April, when ARM, Giesecke & Devrient and Gemalto teamed up and gave themselves precisely nine months in which to find the perfect brand name for their newly merged mobile security platform. Today, we're looking at the fruits of their efforts: Trustonic; a word which snappily captures the essence of what's at stake (trust-onic) and which you may soon encounter in connection with your next-gen smartphone, Mastercard payment app or 20th Century Fox DRM'd media.

What does Trustonic do, exactly? Pretty much what Mobicore already does in the Galaxy S III, or what Trusted Foundation does inside a Tegra-powered tablet: it allows certain pieces of software to tap into hardware-level encryption and authentication, courtesy of the TrustZone silicon that many ARM chips already contain, thereby removing many of the risks associated with malware and other intrusions within the mobile OS. As far as we understand it, the key difference with Trustonic is that it won't require direct input from OEMs like Samsung and NVIDIA, but will instead be more readily accessible to any banking, payment or DRM service that is willing to pay for a key. In return, the service would get enhanced security and faster logins for its users, who'd only need to enter a short, locally-verified PIN rather than wading through cloud-based steps to prove their identity. Indeed, perhaps that's where the tonic comes into it.

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'Les Miz' star has family ties to Victor Hugo

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Helena Bonham Carter arrives on the red carpet for the World Premiere of "Les Miserables" at a central London cinema in Leicester Square. A report from Ancestry.com says Victor Hugo was a political colleague of a cousin of the 46-year-old actress. Carter stars as Madame Thenardier in the upcoming musical ?Les Miserables.? (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Helena Bonham Carter arrives on the red carpet for the World Premiere of "Les Miserables" at a central London cinema in Leicester Square. A report from Ancestry.com says Victor Hugo was a political colleague of a cousin of the 46-year-old actress. Carter stars as Madame Thenardier in the upcoming musical ?Les Miserables.? (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this Wed., Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Helena Bonham Carter poses for photographers as she arrives at the film premiere of "Les Miserables" at a cinema in central London. A report from Ancestry.com says Victor Hugo was a political colleague of a cousin of the 46-year-old actress. Carter stars as Madame Thenardier in the upcoming musical ?Les Miserables.? (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Helena Bonham Carter apparently shares more with Victor Hugo than just a role in the film based on his novel.

A study by genealogy website Ancestry.com reveals Victor Hugo was a political colleague of a cousin of the 46-year-old actress. Carter stars as Madame Thenardier in the upcoming musical "Les Miserables." The film is an adaptation of the stage musical based on Hugo's 1862 book.

Ancestry.com says French financier and politician Achille Fould was Carter's first cousin five times removed. He served with Hugo in the post-revolutionary French government in the 1840s. Fould was minister of finance; Hugo was in the constitutional and legislative assembly.

Fould was a staunch supporter of Louis Napoleon III when he seized power of the French empire in 1851, while Hugo declared him a traitor.

Carter's ancestor moved up in power and authority in the new regime. Hugo left the country and wrote scathing letters and poetry about the treachery of his former colleagues, including Fould. In one publication, Hugo called Fould a "chameleon" with "blood on his hands." It was during this time that Hugo wrote "Les Miserables."

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S.C. Johnson's Waxdale facility running 100% on clean energy

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S.C. Johnson installed three mini wind turbines on the roof of its headquarters in Racine earlier this year.

S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.?s largest global manufacturing facility will now run virtually 100 percent on clean energy with the installation of two wind turbines at the Mount Pleasant site, the company said Tuesday.

The two turbines started spinning Tuesday and will produce about 8 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually at the company?s Waxdale manufacturing facility, enough to power 700 homes for a year, the company said.

The combination of the wind turbines and two cogeneration turbines that have been in place since the mid-2000s will allow the facility to produce an average of 100 percent of its electrical energy on-site. The cogeneration systems use waste methane gas from a nearby public landfill and clean-burning natural gas to generate 85 percent of the facility?s electrical energy, the company said.

The 415-foot-tall wind turbines, with their 135-foot-long blades, will help reduce carbon emissions associated with powering the facility by 6,000 metric tons annually. The company said it?s the largest on-site, company-owned wind turbine manufacturing project in the Midwest.

The Racine-based consumer products company?s Waxdale facility makes brand products including Scrubbing Bubbles, Glade and Windex.

Jeff Engel is The Business Journal's reporter covering the manufacturing industry and technology.

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agakhan: Self Improvement | Grief - Supporting People Who Are ...

By Nathalie Himmelrich

Grief is a process that most people have experienced in their lives. It is an interesting fact that even though many of us have gone through it before we seem to forget how it was for us and lack knowledge on how to be with people who are in it.

Experiences with clients have shown that there are really only a few simple guidelines to follow to support people who are grieving. The grief cycle, which was put forward by Dr. Elisabeth K?bler-Ross, contains the stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Depending on where the person in grief is there might be slightly different approaches needed. The best way to find out which of the following suggestions would work, is to ask them.

Being there with them

As simple as it may sound, being there with the grieving person is the first and most important suggestions. It is true that sometimes time alone is needed or desired but more often than not, grieving people are left alone for too long, when in fact they need companionship. This might mean staying with them watching television or having a meal, asking them to join you to go out or just checking whether they wish you to come over and keep them company.

Asking them: How are you doing?

This question is often avoided for various reasons, either because the questioner is uncomfortable with their own unresolved grief that might surface or with the potential reaction of the person in grief. Sometimes days or weeks pass without them ever being asked by people who care for them. Dare to ask. There is no need to change the situation or trying to make them feel better ? simply listen and show them you care.

Wanting them to feel better and get over it

Grief is a process that can take 2 hours, 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months, 2 years or 20 years. There is no set time limit when people should be over it. Whether they are grieving for a loss that just occurred or for old unresolved hurt ? all is possible and has its place. Your job as a support person is to allow them to be where they are at and not moving them into a stage they are not.

Elisabeth K?bler-Ross proposed the grief cycle and its stages as being sequential. In my experience the stages can appear without any seeming order and be repeated if needed. I see the grief cycle as a spiral on top of a cake and the 5 slices of the cake representing the stages. As we travel along the spiral from the center towards the outer side of the cake we can revisit the stages (different slices) multiple times. Often the experience of ?I?m feel the same way as before, nothing has changed yet? is a sign that the client is revisiting a stage however they are no longer in the center but have travelled further outside.

Want to know more? Have a look at my blog.

Nathalie Himmelrich is the founder of ?Reach for the Sky Therapy? on Sydney?s Northern Beaches and specialises in ?relationship related issues?. She is working with individuals and couples using techniques ranging from Counselling, Neuro Linguistic Programming to Journey Therapy. She supports clients in their personal growth in a supportive and professional environment.

Visit my website: http://www.reachforthesky.com.au or visit my blog: http://reachforthesky.wordpress.com and sign up for our newsletter today.

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SAP co-founder sells shares worth more than $155 million

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - SAP's co-founder Hasso Plattner sold shares in the German business software maker worth 120 million euros ($155.74 million), divesting a portion of his overall stake, the company said on Friday.

To protect the stock price, a bank will place 10 million euros worth of the shares every month until no more are left.

"The sale will be carried out at the bank's own discretion in the stock market or over the counter, for the first time in November 2012 and then again in the months January through November 2013," SAP said in a regulatory statement.

SAP shares reversed their gains, trading down 0.5 percent at 59.91 euros by 10:54 a.m. EDT.

Plattner is SAP's largest shareholder with 121.49 million shares, representing a 9.89 percent stake, according to Thomson Reuters data from the end of September. Based on the current share price the stake is worth a little over 7 billion euros.

With a 73 billion euro market capitalization, SAP is the most valuable company in the German blue chip index, followed by Siemens, worth a little under 70 billion.

(Reporting by Harro ten Wolde; Editing by Helen Massy-Beresford)

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Specialist used car loans | Car Finance, Loans & Leasing Blog ...

If you are looking to purchase a used car, chances are you are buying a used car rather than a new car to save money. You can also save money on car finance but you will need to do your homework and shop around.?

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To achieve the best car loan you should look at a specialist car finance website, as a car finance specialist will have access to the cheapest car loan rates for you. A car loan specialist will be able to provide you with the best advice as to what product is best suited to your situation and needs, including how long the loan should be taken over.

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