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Iran tightens grip to stem currency fall

This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows Iranian police officers blocking a street as garbage cans are set on fire, in central Tehran, near Tehran's old main bazaar, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Police threatened merchants who closed their shops in Tehran's main bazaar and launched crackdowns on sidewalk money changers on Wednesday as part of a push to halt the plunge of Iran's currency, which has shed more than a third its value in less than a week. (AP Photo) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT.

This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows Iranian police officers blocking a street as garbage cans are set on fire, in central Tehran, near Tehran's old main bazaar, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Police threatened merchants who closed their shops in Tehran's main bazaar and launched crackdowns on sidewalk money changers on Wednesday as part of a push to halt the plunge of Iran's currency, which has shed more than a third its value in less than a week. (AP Photo) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT.

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, an Iranian fire fighter extinguishes a burned motorcycle in a street in central Tehran, near Tehran's old main bazaar, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Police threatened merchants who closed their shops in Tehran's main bazaar and launched crackdowns on sidewalk money changers on Wednesday as part of a push to halt the plunge of Iran's currency, which has shed more than a third its value in less than a week. (AP Photo) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT.

This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows, Iranians stand in a street as a garbage can is set on fire, in central Tehran, near Tehran's old main bazaar, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Police threatened merchants who closed their shops in Tehran's main bazaar and launched crackdowns on sidewalk money changers on Wednesday as part of a push to halt the plunge of Iran's currency, which has shed more than a third its value in less than a week. (AP Photo) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT.

In this picture taken on Saturday, July 14, 2012, an Iranian man with a bike walks at the main bazaar, in Tehran, Iran, as two textile merchants wait for customers. Police threatened merchants who closed their shops in Tehran's main bazaar and launched crackdowns on sidewalk money changers on Wednesday as part of a push to halt the plunge of Iran's currency, which has shed more than a third its value in less than a week.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

FILE- In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 file photo, an Iranian street money changer holds Iranian banknotes with a portrait of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in the main old Bazaar of Tehran, Iran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the steep drop in Iran's currency Tuesday to "psychological pressures" linked to Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program. The remarks were part of his attempt to deflect criticism from political rivals that his government's policies also have contributed to the nosedive of the Iranian rial, which has lost more than half its value against the U.S. dollar this year and has sharply pushed up costs for many imported goods. The price hikes have added to the burdens on Iran's economy as it struggles with tougher sanctions targeting its crucial oil exports and measures blocking it from key international banking networks. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

(AP) ? Iranian authorities used aggressive measures Wednesday in an attempt to halt the nosedive of the country's currency, making arrests, vowing to stamp out sidewalk money changers and warning merchants against fueling the mounting public anger over the economy.

There were unconfirmed reports of sporadic violence. Associated Press photos showed riot police blocking a street with the charred hulks of a garbage can and a motorcycle that had been set on fire. Smoke was rising from the area in central Tehran near the main bazaar.

The sweeping responses to the freefall of the rial ? which has lost more than a third of its value in a week ? underscored the worries for Iranian leaders after months of dismissing the West's economic squeeze seeking to rein in Tehran's nuclear program. A declining currency causes shifts in an economy such as making imported goods more expensive.

Although the currency crisis is blamed on a combination of factors ? including internal government policies ? the rush to dump rials appears to reflect an underlying perception that international sanctions have deepened problems such as runaway inflation and soaring prices for imports and that the only safe hedge is to grab dollars or euros.

If the economic turmoil intensifies, it could boost pressure on the ruling system before elections next June to pick President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's successor. That has the potential to hinder nuclear talks with the West until after the elections.

One of Ahmadinejad's main critics, parliament speaker Ali Larijani, has led the calls to blame the currency crisis mostly on allegedly misguided government monetary policies.

In reply, Ahmadinejad warned that he could consider resigning if his government is put under too much pressure.

"Now is not the time for anybody to settle accounts," Ahmadinejad said Tuesday as the rial hit a record low. "If my presence is a burden on you, (the solution is for me to) write one line to say goodbye."

Tuesday's rate of 35,500 rials against the U.S. dollar compared with 24,000 a week ago on the unofficial street trading rate, which is widely followed in Iran. It was close to 10,000 rials for $1 as recently as early 2011.

Exchange houses were closed Wednesday, and currency websites were blocked from providing updates on the latest rates.

Public grumbling has grown steadily louder over a punishing combination of a falling currency and rising prices, which have put some staples such as chicken and lamb out of reach of many low-income Iranians. Earlier this week, a petition signed by about 10,000 workers was sent to the labor minister to complain that even paying rents has become a struggle.

The owner of a furniture showroom said he hasn't made a sale in 10 days while his workshop rent has been increased by 30 percent. He said one of his workers bought a can of tuna for lunch Saturday for 35,000 rials, or about 98 cents at the current exchange rate. The next day it was 45,000 rials, or $1.26, said Hamid, who gave only his first name because of warnings by Iranian officials not to discuss the economic situation with the media.

"Even Afghan workers are going home since it doesn't make sense to work in Iran with a currency that's worth less and less," he said.

At Tehran's bazaar ? the traditional business hub in Iran's capital ? merchants appeared to stage widespread closures to protest the stumbling economy. The sprawling bazaar has played a critical role in charting Iran's political course ? leading a revolt that wrung pro-democratic concession from the ruling monarchy more than a century ago and siding with the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The semiofficial Mehr news agency quoted police Col. Khalili Helali as saying the bazaar was not officially closed and that authorities will take action against many merchants who have shuttered their shops.

"Police will deal with the guilds that have closed their shops to cause (economic) disruption," Mehr quoted Helali as saying.

Meanwhile, anti-riot police patrolled streets in central Tehran where freelance money dealers work. Police units also were deployed in key shopping areas.

Iran's economy minister vowed to break the black market, which effectively sets the exchange rates. The unofficial market will be "rounded up," Shamseddin Hosseini was quoted as saying by Mehr.

The news agency also reported that some arrests were made for attempts to "disrupt the economy" and that at least two "foreigners" were detained for trying to "gather information" about the police action.

There were no further details. Iran has placed broad restrictions on foreign media that severely limit the ability for firsthand reporting on the streets.

In Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Iran's leaders deserve responsibility for what is going on.

"They have made their own government decisions, having nothing to do with the sanctions, that have had an impact on the economic conditions inside the country," Clinton told reporters. She said the sanctions have had an impact as well, but that could be quickly remedied if the Iranian government were willing to work with the international community "in a sincere manner."

The West suspects that Iran is using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to develop the capacity to build nuclear weapons. Iran insists its program is peaceful and geared toward generating electricity and medical radioisotopes to treat cancer patients.

The U.S. and allies say sanctions and diplomacy remain the best routes to leverage nuclear concessions from Iran even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is appealing for a "red line" that could trigger possible military action.

Netanyahu argues that the sanctions have hurt Iran's economy and curbed its oil exports but have not changed what he says are Tehran's intentions to develop nuclear weapons.

The causes for the rial's fall draw from many roots.

The Western sanctions include blocking Iran from the main international banking networks, which made it difficult for Iranian businesses to borrow money and forced many firms to pay with cash for imports.

At the same time, Iran's Central Bank began facing increasing troubles meeting demands for dollars. Sanctions on Iran's oil exports have cut into its foreign currency revenue, and banks in Dubai and elsewhere closed off transactions with Iran.

Critics of Ahmadinejad also say his government added to the frenzy to dump rials with policies such as limiting bank interest rates, which led depositors to pull their cash in fear it wouldn't keep pace with inflation.

But the intangible elements ? the idea that even leaner days are ahead ? appeared to kick in this week with consumer prices continuing to rise and rumors abounding that banks would limit withdrawals from dollar accounts.

In a sign of the multi-layered theories swirling in Iran, some economists and experts have accused the government of trying to devalue its currency in order to meet its own budget deficit.

The government earns more than 90 percent of Iran's overall foreign exchange revenues as a result of oil sales. Higher dollar rates bring more rials into the treasury to pay salaries and fund state programs, such as guarantee stipends to compensate for the withdrawal of fuel and food subsidies last year.

Hosseini, the economy minister, challenged the government's critics to provide more than just claims.

"We are not after devaluating rial," the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Hosseini as saying. "Those who make such claims better offer evidence."

___

Murphy reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. AP writer Bradley Klapper in Washington also contributed.

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Skate On ready to take on Drumcove Lad in Showsec Scurry Cup ...

Skate On ready to take on Drumcove Lad in Showsec Scurry Cup - Heat 1

Skate On will be looking to give a tough time to Drumcove Lad in the Showsec Scurry Cup - Heat 1 at Belle Vue in England on Thursday, October 4, 2012. Both runners are equally talented and will not make things easy for each other. They have got an impressive speed and the one who starts well will definitely manage to finish on top of the table in the Grade OR encounter.

The overall distance to cover in the ?100 race will be just 260 metres. This means that speed will be the key factor in determining the outcome of the event. There are some very good greyhounds lined up for action today and they will definitely provide some thrilling action to the spectators at Belle Vue.

According to the bookies, the best chances of victory are with Drumcove Lad, thus he has been rated as the favourite to succeed with a starting price of 4 to 6. He has been consistent since the start of his career and it will be a big mistake to take him lightly. He will be entering the event from trap number two and will definitely look to attack his opponents right from the start until the end.

The C. Allsopp?s trainee likes running in the shorter distance events because of his brisk speed. He has won numerous races in this class and will not make life easy for the rest at Belle Vue.

The black dog started off his career with an outing in this class and he finished third back then. He has always been competitive and his fans will be backing him up to claim a victory yet again.

On the other hand, Skate On has been priced 3 to 1 by the bookies and she will be fancying her chances for a win today. She has been winning races with consistency and the bettors should have no hesitation while gambling on her.

The M. Walsh?s trained bitch will be entering the race from trap number six and will get an opportunity of pressing hard right from the start. She finished as a runner up in her most recent Grade OR outing, but has a chance of making an improvement today.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are solely of the writer?s and do not reflect bettor.com?s official editorial policy.

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Iowa and New Hampshire, show us your election!

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Iowa and New Hampshire residents, you're no strangers to candidate attention during an election year?or even before an election year, thanks to the nation's first presidential caucuses and primaries being held in your states. And the attention hasn't stopped now that they're both in play for the general election.

The rest of us want to know what it's like, and here's your chance to show us! Share your stories and photos with Yahoo News, and we might feature them in a series we're doing about 2012 swing states.

Here's what we're looking for:

1. Share your firsthand observations, stories and anecdotes of what it's like to be in a battleground state. Write between 200 and 400 words, and remember to include colorful details to paint a picture of what it's really like in your state.

Here are some possible topics on which to touch:

-How many political commercials do you see per day??Which ones stick in your mind and why?

-Are you going to candidate rallies?

-How many of your neighbors have Obama-Biden or Romney-Ryan yard signs?

-What's the best political bumper sticker you've seen?

-Do you know who you're voting for??What about your friends and family??Is there political tension in the air due to differing opinions?

-If you haven't decided who to vote for yet, tell us what could change your mind.

2. We're also publishing readers' photos from the campaign trail, so snap away and share those, too! If you're at a campaign event or you've spotted interesting political paraphernalia (think: yard signs, bumper stickers, street art and more), snap a picture and send it to us.

You can submit your content several ways: Email us at swingstatestories@yahoo.com (please include your full name and city of residence); join the Yahoo! Contributor Network;?tweet your photos to?@YahooTicket using the hashtag #SwingStateStories; or join our Election 2012 Flickr group. Please send your content by Thursday, Oct. 11.

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Galaxy Note 2 LTE coming to the UK on EE's 4G network

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EE (Everything Everywhere) will launch the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 LTE on its network in the next couple of weeks, according to reports. UK tech blog Pocket-Lint has word that the international Galaxy Note 2 with LTE will arrive on EE from Oct. 15. As EE's 4G network has yet to launch, customers will first be required to sign up with one of EE's existing 3G network brands -- Orange or T-Mobile. Later, they'll have the option to switch to an EE 4G tariff, though pricing details and launch timeframes have yet to be announced.

The Galaxy Note 2 LTE will reportedly become available from Oct 15 on EE, joining the likes of the HTC One XL, Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE and iPhone 5, which are available now. We met with EE today for a quick demo of some already announced handsets, though they remained tight-lipped about the Note 2.

The Galaxy Note 2 and 4G LTE connectivity will be a tantalizing proposition for Android power users, but with EE's effective monopoly on 4G for the time being, it likely won't be cheap to get hold of the device and a matching service plan.

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Condo buyers hit with surprise rental restrictions | Real Estate ...

Was board's last-minute amendment legal?

Was board's last-minute amendment legal?

Benny Kass
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DEAR BENNY: My husband and I own a condo in a seven-unit condo association. We have owned the unit since 2005. Recently, one of the unit owners asked us if we were interested in buying his unit. We made an offer and he accepted it. After the sale and purchase agreement was signed, the seller of that unit sent an email to everyone in our association that he was happy to announce that we are buying another unit in the building.

Six days later, we received a notice for a special meeting in a great rush. Three units out of seven voted against rental restrictions, but since the two townhouses owned by mother and daughter are each worth 30.5 percent nominal interest, we lost the battle.

The trustees changed the bylaws two days later, stating that no unit shall be rented for more than two years out of five, and the owner needs to live in his or her unit for three years out of five. We tried to get out of our deal, but the seller told us he would retain our 10 percent deposit. We closed on the condo and are stuck with the new bylaw.

Do you think we have a case? --Sarah

DEAR SARAH: There is a universal rule in community association law that states that owners are bound by the association documents as they currently exist and as they are legally amended from time to time.

This rule applies equally to condominiums, cooperative housing and homeowners associations.

Note that I emphasize the word "legally." If the bylaw in your association was legally enacted by the membership, then I must tell you that you are bound by that amendment.

I have not reviewed your association's legal documents, so I can provide only general advice. However, just from the facts you gave me, I have some questions.

1. Typically, it takes a supermajority to amend legal documents such as bylaws. And that requirement usually is 66 2/3 or even 75 percent. From what you wrote, the amendment received only 61 percent. Accordingly, you must confirm the vote and make sure it was enacted by the requisite supermajority spelled out in your legal documents;

2. Typically, most legal documents require advance notice before a bylaw can be amended. Again, I don't know what notice is required in your documents, but clearly you did not get sufficient notice;

3. There are some court cases that suggest that in order to impose rental restrictions on condo owners, the declaration -- and not just the bylaws -- must be amended. The declaration has a higher priority in the hierarchy of condominium law.

4. Finally, you might have an argument that the board of directors (in your case, the trustees), by rushing to enact the amendment, were involved in tortious interference with your sales contract. This is a stretch, and your attorney should give you specific legal advice.

Bottom line: Talk with an attorney who understands and practices community association law. There may have been defects in the way that the amendment was enacted.

You should also understand that communities throughout the nation are imposing restrictions on the number of rentals that can exist in associations. Why? Because FHA, the predominant lender for condo units, has imposed stiff restrictions, and condos are attempting to comply with these FHA requirements by amending the legal documents.

DEAR BENNY: I read your article on the laws regarding a neighbor's tree falling on one's property. Do you know of any laws regarding a neighbor's property with eroding beach bluffs affecting one's own property?

I live along the Lake Michigan shore on a high bluff. Taking care of the bluff is a responsibility of all lakefront owners. Planting vegetation, blanketing the bluff with erosion control mats, and installing drain systems are among some of the techniques.

With sandy dunes, clay underneath throughout and invisible water channels, when there are extreme amounts of rain, sometimes with all the methods one does to protect his bluff, Mother Nature will sometimes take over, in the form of a bluff blowout -- the bluff actually falls away leaving a gaping hole.

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    How Can I Make Good Impressions and Get Noticed Without Being Annoying? [Ask Lifehacker]

    How Can I Make Good Impressions and Get Noticed Without Being Annoying?Dear Lifehacker,
    I want to communicate more effectively, so people remember what I say. I'm tired of getting passed over and ignored because I don't make much of an impression, but I'm also paranoid about coming across as narcissistic. What can I do?

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    Dear Impressionless,
    There are many ways to make a point, but as you noted it's easy to be remembered as making a bad impression or just make little to no impression at all. How do you find balance between too much and too little? You stop looking. Concentrate on making your point. Be genuine. Like yourself and what you're saying. Those things bring about good impressions and help people remember you. Of course, you can't just flip a switch and charm anyone you meet. Some specific methods and mind hacks can help.

    Tell a Story

    How Can I Make Good Impressions and Get Noticed Without Being Annoying?When communicating a point, storytelling makes a big impact. A story doesn't equal long-winded anecdotes or excessive analogies, but rather a way of creating a narrative for your listener with a concise and deliberate approach. Advertisements, politicians, and public speakers all incorporate stories. Some do it better than others. The impact comes when you find the emotional root of what you want to say and derive a way to share that effectively with your listener.

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    Those core elements ask you to pack a lot into a tiny little story, but it simply boils down to this: tell a concise, structured story with a consistent emotional impact centered around a single idea. You'll find these elements by figuring out what matters to you. Doing so builds a good story and confidence in what you're saying.

    Speak Slowly and Vary Your Tone

    How Can I Make Good Impressions and Get Noticed Without Being Annoying?How you speak matters, too. Incredible public speaking skills aren't required to make an impact, but a few tricks can make the process easier. Many of us have a habit of talking to fast and that gives way to stumbles, confusion, and miscommunication. We can't easily keep track of what we're saying if we're spouting off a million words per minute. Speak slowly and don't hesitate to take pauses when needed. In all likelihood, you speak faster than you realize. Perhaps you're worried about being interrupted, or you're concerned you'll sound ridiculous. In reality, you sound stranger and are more likely to be interrupted when you're speaking quickly for a couple of reasons. First, talking too quickly makes you difficult to understand. People processing your speech will have a harder time with words that sound mashed together in a hurry. Even if they don't, they're still interpreting your words at a faster rate. They'll want to interrupt you for clarification. You may also sound a little neurotic because you're talking too fast. What sounds too slow to you sounds normal to the rest of us. If you want to find the right speed, just practice with a friend and get their feedback.

    Don't keep your tone to a single note. Be expressive. Varying your tone makes your speech more interesting and allows you to change your pitch and modulation for good effect. Psychology Today points out how this affects your listeners:

    Expressive speech, with modulation in pitch and volume, and a minimum of noticeable pauses, boosts credibility and enhances the impression of intelligence. Other studies show that, just as people signal the basic emotions through facial expression, we also do it through voice. Listeners instinctively detect that when we lower the usual pitch of our voice, we are sad, and when we raise it we are angry or fearful.

    You don't want to vary modulate your voice in ways that feel or seem unnatural, but be aware of your tone when you practice making your point. If you sound too consistent, mix things up a bit.

    Use Your Body

    How Can I Make Good Impressions and Get Noticed Without Being Annoying?Words express very little of what you say. They certainly have their impact, but your body language accounts for the majority of your communication. To use your body effectively as a communication tool, you need balance between nonverbal expression and a calm demeanor. This means moving your body to make a point, but not so much that you look like the dancing balloon man often found on top of a car dealership. Remaining relaxed inherently creates this balance, and positive body language will flow naturally.

    In general, you want to avoid nervous ticks like tapping your foot or touching your face. Don't remain stiff and don't slouch. Sit naturally, lean forward a little when you want to engage, and use your hands to match the emotion of what you're saying. Let this happen naturally. Don't think about it and force it. Body language creates its effect when you allow it to be an extension of you, not a forced method of expression.

    Overall, practice and remain patient. Four years ago I participated in group conversations, spoke entire sentences when no one else was speaking, and the group didn't even acknowledge that I'd said anything at all. A lack of confidence caused this problem, and I built that confidence by focusing my words on the things that mattered to me. If I cared, I could get others to care, too. Ultimately, that's what matters most when you want to be heard.

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    International Entertainment News: DreamWorks Animation Names ...

    DreamWorks Animation Names Lincoln Wallen Chief Technology Officer

    GLENDALE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing evolution into a leading technology company, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) today announced that Lincoln Wallen has been named Chief Technology Officer.

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    "Lincoln is an exceptional executive and brilliant technologist whose contributions to DreamWorks Animation have already been monumental," said DreamWorks Animation's Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Katzenberg. "I am thrilled that he has become our Chief Technology Officer and I look forward to working with him as he continues to lead the Company's rapidly expanding range of technological initiatives."

    "With pixels replacing paint as the artistic medium for animation, cutting-edge technology has become key to creating films that are ever more visually spectacular," added the Company's Chief Operating Officer, Ann Daly. "At DreamWorks, our technological expertise has reached a level where it is making it possible for us to head in exciting new directions. As our Head of Animation Technology, Lincoln helped get us to this transformative moment and as CTO, he will be instrumental in leading us to exciting new possibilities for our company."

    "I am thrilled to assume the CTO position at such a seminal moment in DreamWorks Animation's history," commented Wallen. "With a top in-house team plus industry-leading partners and alliances with some of the world's best technology brands, we are now positioned to leverage our unique expertise in new areas of technological IP that will come to define the Company alongside our high-quality animated content."

    In his previous role as DreamWorks Animation's Head of Animation Technology, Wallen was responsible for the strategic vision, creation and deployment of the studio's CG production platform and software tools. He was a winner of InfoWorld's 2012 "Technology Leadership Awards," the prestigious annual award that honors senior executives who have demonstrated creative, effective leadership in inventing, managing, or deploying technology within their organizations or in the IT community. Under his leadership, the studio was also named to the 50 Most Innovative Companies list in MIT's Technology Review.

    Wallen joined DreamWorks Animation in 2008 as Head of Research and Development. Prior to that time, he served as Chief Technology Officer for Mobile services at Electronic Arts, where he led the gaming company's technical approach to publishing and videogame development for cell phones. Before joining the entertainment industry, Wallen enjoyed a distinguished career as a Professor at Oxford University, and was the first Director for the multidisciplinary Smith Institute for Industrial Mathematics and Systems Engineering. He holds a degree in Math and Physics from Durham University and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Edinburgh University.

    The role of Chief Technology Officer had previously been held by Ed Leonard, who is now serving as CEO of Ptch, a new mobile app incubated at DreamWorks Animation that will continue the studio's push to provide quality immersive entertainment experiences across platforms. "Ed provided an excellent foundation for the progress of DreamWorks Animation's technology initiatives and we look forward to continuing to work with him on Ptch," added Daly. "Lincoln brings both continuity and new perspectives as we keep evolving and growing the ambitions of DreamWorks Animation as a technology enterprise."

    About DreamWorks Animation
    DreamWorks Animation creates high-quality entertainment, including CG animated feature films, television specials and series and live entertainment properties, meant for audiences around the world. The Company has world-class creative talent, a strong and experienced management team and advanced filmmaking technology and techniques. DreamWorks Animation has been named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE(?)Magazinefor four consecutive years. In 2012, DreamWorks Animation ranks #14 on the list and is also designated as one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies by MIT's Technology Review. All of DreamWorks Animation's feature films are now being produced in 3D. The Company has theatrically released a total of 24 animated feature films, including the franchise properties of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon.The Company's theatrical releases for the current year are Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted on June 8, 2012 and Rise of the Guardians on November 21, 2012.

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    CONTACT: Shannon Olivas, Corporate Communications, +1-818-695-3658, Shannon.Olivas@dreamworks.com

    Web Site: http://www.dreamworksanimation.com

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