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An absolute value approach has led FPA Crescent's Steve Romick to large-cap global growth names and away from high yield.
FPA's Steven Romick, CFA, managing partner and portfolio manager, recently answered our questions on FPA Crescent's FPACX portfolio holdings, absolute value approach, and the prospects for future inflation.
1. Currently, the fund is invested in a private construction loan backing an office building in the southeastern United States. What is your rationale behind investing in this illiquid private investment? Is this an opportunistic investment or a defensive move? How much of the portfolio would you invest in such securities? How is the loan valued on a daily basis, since it doesn't trade on the open market?
We expect an 11.8% internal rate of return for this three-year note. It is both opportunistic and defensive. Opportunistic because the yield is attractive and defensive because we are lending to complete an office building that is one the nicest new buildings in the area at 50% of the replacement value. If we could find more such deals, we could envision having a few percent. We are obviously limited given the open-end nature of our fund. The loan is valued at cost.
2. Your investment philosophy states that you are absolute value investors--seeking genuine bargains rather than relatively attractive securities. In a market where it's hard to find companies that are cheap in absolute terms, how do you avoid falling into value traps?
When we analyze a company--its business, its industry, their financial statements, and its valuation--we try to make sure that the company has the ability to grow its revenues. So-called "value traps" are usually found in those companies that do not have the ability to increase their top line. We believe that this focus will limit (but not eliminate) our mistakes.
3. Management invests in securities "that the consensus does not wish to own." What's an example of a misunderstood holding in your portfolio? What is Wall Street missing about it?
Omnicare OCR, the institutional pharmacy company, is a good example. The company has been so horribly mismanaged in the past that investors seem to take a wait-and-see attitude. We think that this company, with about 50% market share and a new management team, is well-positioned to capitalize on a number of opportunities, including: more volume from an aging population, better customer service driving improved customer retention, a shift from branded to generic drugs, and more.
4. In your May 3 "Wait and Hope" speech at the Value Investing Congress, you mentioned that FPA's investments take inflation into consideration--more for protection than opportunity because "sometimes returns are generated not by what you own, but by what you don't." What's your current outlook for inflation, both in the near and long term? What investments are you avoiding because you think they could be vulnerable in a period of rising rates? Do you buy the current mantra that dividend-growth companies are a good place to invest in an inflationary environment?
Longer term, we find it hard to understand how coordinated efforts to reflate won't translate into inflation; however, over the near term, deflation seems to be holding the upper hand. As a result, we are not making directional bets one way or another. Instead, we are seeking the best possible companies with global franchises to own in this uncertain environment.
We continue our disinvestment of high-yield bonds with exposures down from the 30s to the mid-single digits.
We refuse to own long-dated bonds of any ilk, particularly U.S. Treasuries. We cannot understand a world where people are willing to lend to the U.S. for 1.8% for 10 years or 2.8% for 30 years.
We think owning good, large-cap, global, and growing businesses are a good place to invest today. Those of which cannot adequately reinvest their capital should pay higher dividends. Wal-Mart WMT is an example of that. Its dividend growth far outstrips its earnings growth, and we expect that to continue into the future. As to whether these companies end up being good inflation hedges depends more on a particular company's ability to get price increases such that margins will not be negatively impacted, as well as how inflation might impact the demand for that company's product.
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At the very start of the James Taylor tour, well-respected front of house engineer David Morgan told Gadd about Earthworks' drum mics. Morgan, who has a stellar track record in his own right, was already a fan of Earthworks PianoMic calling it "the most beautiful piano system I've ever used." In his second life as a journalist, Morgan also had written enthusiastic reviews about both the PianoMic and the Drum FullKit. As a friend and a trusted professional, Morgan insisted that Gadd give them a try on the James Taylor tour.
"I've had a lot of experience with Steve," explains Morgan. "We took the Earthworks mics with us over to Europe this summer and the results were absolutely astounding. I've been sold on these mics from the very beginning and now Steve has become an Earthworks believer as well."
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Oliva Serie V Liga Especial Double Robusto
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Marquee Group, an International Management Team That Matches Agents, Promoters and Marketers, May Be the Look of Sports To Come
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Letis can barely contain his enthusiasm for the future of the Marquee Group. "One thought: sports belongs to the public. In the last decade, all you had to do is listen to sports talk radio to realize how much a public thing sports really is and how much it's part of the fabric of the culture. Sports belongs to the public; so does Marquee," he pauses, drawing on his Ashton Cabinet. "You buy a piece of us by buying stock and you own a part of the people that we represent. You're in the deal! And it's late in the game for this--it's almost 2000. People can't own stock in other sport companies. Because we're the only public company; we're for the people. What's the measure of your credibility in sports? There was no measure before. Now there's a measure: how much Marquee stock do you own? That's the measure, and it's going to be the measure." A victorious laugh goes up around the table.
The largest, most genuine laugh belongs to Chet Simmons. The 70-year-old Marquee cofounder has been involved in TV sports since the 1950s, long before people knew what the possibilities for sports programming were. But he's as much at home describing Metallica and Billy Joel--two of the artists for whom Marquee manages tours--as he is describing the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants style in which TV once covered sporting events.
Simmons's first company was called Sports Programs Inc., which produced sports events independently and had a contract with ABC to produce all their sports in the mid-'50s. The company eventually was bought by ABC, where Simmons worked in the sports department. He left in 1964 to join NBC Sports, where he went from sports director to vice president of sports to the network's first president of sports, from 1976 to 1979. NBC was king then, lording over the sports universe with rights to broadcast Major League Baseball, including the World Series and the All-Star Game, professional football--and Wimbledon.
He witnessed the start-up of ESPN, the first 24-hour sports station, and was its inaugural president. He recalls the date: September 7, 1979. "I had a pretty good feeling what it [ESPN] could be. Once we got national rights to the big four leagues, plus the NCAA rights, I thought it would be a success, and it was." He stayed nearly three years before leaving in July of 1982 for the USFL.
But after a history of sports business start-ups, Simmons says that Marquee has been the most exciting. "I think the residual is as important as the start-up. The start-up is the first year and you're really juiced up and energized and you're inventing new things. [In most new enterprises, though,] after the first year it becomes too much of a pattern....But [with Marquee] year two just kept going--it just kept building itself. The second half of the third year has been even more exciting. Because now we've acquired companies and we're being looked at by several entities. We have a greater, broader vision of what you can do by getting involved in entertainment."
Louis Oppenheim and Arthur Kaminsky are also cofounders of the Marquee Group, having joined in December 1996 when their company, Athletes and Artists, was acquired by Marquee. Since its inception in 1977, Athletes and Artists has been one of the leading sports and news representation-and-marketing firms in the country. It has represented athletes and hundreds of national and regional sports and news broadcasters, including Jim Lampley, Forest Sawyer, Dick Schaap and Len Berman.
Oppenheim, 41, negotiated his first contract, representing Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins, in 1981. Jenkins was then a fading 17-year veteran coming off his worst season, but Oppenheim got him a one-year deal for his return to the Cubs for $300,000 in 1982 and an extension for 1983 which, including unique incentive bonuses for cumulative innings pitched, turned out to be the most money Jenkins had ever earned in his career.
The group of newscasters and broadcasters Oppenheim attracted to Athletes and Artists included ESPN's Chris Berman and Tom Jackson, CNN's Fred Hickman and MSG's Al Trautwig.
A graduate of Cornell University, Kaminsky began his career representing fellow alumnus and eventual National Hockey League Hall of Famer Ken Dryden of the Montreal Canadiens. His early success with Dryden brought through the doors of Athletes and Artists more than 100 NHL players, including greats such as Larry Robinson, Clark Gillies, Billy Smith, Brian Leetch and Adam Oates. His success with hockey players led Kaminsky to represent the 1980 U.S. Olympic gold-medal hockey team and its head coach, Herb Brooks. Eric Heiden, the only person to win five individual gold medals at a single Olympics, has been his client since 1979, along with dozens of other Olympic skating medalists.
The clients that Kaminsky and the others have brought to the Marquee Group have put the sports and entertainment company on the fast track, and they don't plan on slowing now.
"The fact is that everything in the sports, entertainment and news industries is consolidating," Gutkowski says, enjoying his La Flor Dominica torpedo. "That means we will look at anything. We intend to grow by acquisition and we have already demonstrated that we have international ambitions. We will look right across the board for opportunities and won't rule anything out right now and are looking to acquire companies which have strong management. That will add to the stock value."
The smoke from his cigar rises toward the ceiling. The fortunes of the Marquee Group seem ready to do the same.
Ken Shouler is the project editor of Home Run: My Life in Pictures by Hank Aaron and Dick Schaap (Total Sports, New York).
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
Located in the heart of Houston's Museum District, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is a dynamic cultural complex comprising two gallery buildings, a sculpture garden, visitors center, library, movie theater, gift shop, café, two art schools, and two house museums.
With its encyclopedic collection and an exciting schedule of international loan exhibitions and award-winning programs, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is one of the premier destinations in the United States for art lovers.
In the Museum District map below: (1) Contemporary Arts Museum, (2) Museum of Fine Arts, (3) Museum of Natural Science, (4) Health Museum, (5) Miller Outdoor Theatre, (6) Houston Zoo, (7) Childrens' Museum
Calendar of Events
You can email event suggestions for publishing to firstname.lastname@example.com, though this website limits events to specific venues. For performing arts season schedules, longer-term museum exhibitions, and other events, not listed in the Google calendar, please refer to the following links below:
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- Buffalo Bayou
- Children's Museum
- City Hall
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Nike Air Penny V 'Phoenix'
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The Penny vs. LeBron story can only be told through sneakers. They never faced off in any meaningful games and when LeBron was busy putting up near-triple-doubles a night, Penny was co...Read More
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From London to Harvard to the American West, Kate races to evade a killer and decipher a tantalizing string of clues, hidden in the words of Shakespeare, that may unlock literary history's greatest secret.
©2007 Jennifer Lee Carrell; (P)2007 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc.
"Agile...this spirited and action-packed novel delivers constant excitement." (Publishers Weekly)
"disappointing narration"
I think this was a good book, but the narration was so bad that it ruined it for me. I stuck with it due to the story, but it was sometimes a difficulty. I think it was just a very bad match of narrator to book.
"scholarly but uneven"
There are parts to this story that are exciting in the best tradition of an "on the run" thriller. There are too many other parts where the author seems to argue an academic thesis through the medium of a thriller. The story drags at these points which far exceed the rapid-paced action sequences.
The heroine is an American, so it makes sense to have an American narrator. However, so many of the characters are British (and the text describes their regional accents), which throws into sharp relief the inability of the narrator to create credible males accents from Britain.
Trimmed to half the length and with a co-narrator to do the many British male voices, this might have been a top-class listen
"Interred With Their Bones"
I actually read this book first but it was so full of twists and turns and details about Shakespeare, I missed some the first time around. I still couldn't put it down listeneng to it. For anyone who loves murder mysteries combined with history, and is tired of figuring out the villian half way through the book, this is a challenge!There is nothing predictable about it. I hope there are more books from this author in the future.It was a great first book and I am anxious to see how she outdoes it.
"Just what you would expect"
I like these "what if" kind of books, and this one was no exception. You get exactly what you would expect -- a relatively quick paced, globe-trotting type of adventure. But, with that you have to excuse the characters' superhuman leaps of logic that just about always turn out to be true. Sometimes these can be silly, but I would rather accept it than listen for extra hours of wrong turns and dead-ends. Overall, a fun book to listen to, the narrator was pretty good. I would get the sequel.
"A lot of fun"
... and boy! does the author know her way around Harvard! A great read for a winter's day.
The audio books I get tend to be either 1) scifi or 2) things for my husband and me to listen to on long road trips--humor or history
"Too much scholarship, not enough fun"
Great concept, not well executed. The book has ample evidence of Carrell's scholarly interest not only in all things Shakespeare, but also Don Quijote, the Jesuits, the King James Bible, the Old American West, British nobility, and a host of other wide-ranging topics. Unfortunately, too often the book ends up focusing on the protagonist's excruciatingly boring searches through libraries on two continents and endless ruminations on multiple possible lines of future research. If I wanted this in my life, I would go to grad school--oh, wait, I AM in grad school! When I read a novel, I want SOME facts, but also some FUN. A protagonist with a personal life would have been a good start. And some romance would have been good...one partial/accidental kiss isn't all that compelling. Narrator was just okay.
"Terrible book"
Silly--too many characters, none developed, and plot even the most sympathetic reader can't take seriously.
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The Rev. Al Sharpton, and other civil rights leaders, are marching this week in Alabama, in an attempt to draw public attention to controversial voting laws passed in states around the country, the latest move in the growing debate on the issue.
The five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, which retraces the steps Martin Luther King. Jr, and others, took in 1965 to fight for voting rights, is part of a broader push by civil rights advocates to organize against a series of laws passed since 2008 that many Democrats feel target young people and minorities who backed Barack Obama four years ago, and are likely to again.
Eight states, including key electoral battlegrounds like Wisconsin, have passed laws over the last year that will require a photo identification to vote. Other states have also passed controversial measures, such as Florida, where Republicans pushed through measures that would limit the days of early voting and increase restrictions on how voter registration groups conduct their work.
The fight against the laws is not just from civil rights groups. The U.S. Department of Justice, using its power under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, invalidated the voter ID law in South Carolina, arguing that it unfairly discriminated against blacks. It is now closely examining a similar law in Texas.
The groups Rock the Vote and League of Women Voters Florida filed suit last week against a Florida provision that requires voter registration groups and their workers to register with the state, and mandates that groups turn in their newly registered voter forms within 48 hours, instead of 10 days, as under the previous law.
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block a voter ID law in Wisconsin.
There is some dispute over exactly how many voters will be affected by these new laws, with some civil rights groups arguing that as many as five million people could be ineligible to vote if they don't get photo identifications, or the laws are not overturned.
Most of the states that have passed these laws are conservative places like Texas, where Obama had little chance to win anyway. But the provisions in Wisconsin and Florida could make a difference because of how close those states are likely to be this November.
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The govt of Delhi Chief Electoral Officer is also providing facility to make changes on your voter ID card. In case you got any wrong information on you voter ID cars as your name, address, fathers name. Sometimes many of the citizens gets wrong voter ID card because of too large numbers of applying candidates. Also in case you can to change your Assembly Constituency from any other place to Delhi or you had shifted you residence in other place of Delhi and want to change your address then follow the below given some instructions.
How to make correction in Name, Age, Spelling Mistake or any other
If you are having issue of your wrong name on Voter ID card or you got wrong spelling also if you are having wrong address on you card of Delhi then download the application form from:
- http://ceodelhi.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/Forms/FORM8.pdf
After downloading application form you have to fill it with your required information then need submit in your nearest BLO of Delhi Voter ID card.
How to Apply to Change Assembly Constituency in Delhi or from other Place
If you are living in Delhi and want to change the address to other Assembly Constituency or want to change from any other place of India then download application form from:
- http://ceodelhi.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/Forms/FORM6.pdf
After filling complete form submit to your nearest BLO Office of Delhi Voter ID card and get new card with change address soon.
How to Apply for Change Address in Same Assembly Constituency after shifting your residence
In case you had change your residence in same Assembly Constituency then you have to download application form to make changes for new voter ID card. Download application form from:
- http://ceodelhi.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/Forms/FORM8A.pdf
After that send it to your BLO in Delhi and get new voter ID card with change address after notification.
If you want to apply for any other kinds of correction on your voter id card like if you are not citizen in India yet and living outside but got your basic education here or want to get the nomination paper for lok Sabha Election, for Legislative Assembly Election or any other in that case visit to the page of http://ceodelhi.gov.in/Content/Forms.aspx and download application form.
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Museum to host show for Mitchell Area Arts Council
The Dakota Discovery Museum will host the third annual Mitchell Area Arts Council Members Show. The exhibit will open Friday and run through Jan. 18 in the Gates Changing Gallery.
The exhibit will feature work by more than 10 artists in a variety of media, including leatherwork, textiles, mixed media, pottery, acrylic and oil painting and photography. There will also be jewelry, pressed flower work, note cards and hand-painted ornaments featured.
A reception for the artists will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday. The reception is free to the public. Many works will be available for purchase.
The Dakota Discovery Museum is located on the campus of Dakota Wesleyan University at 1300 McGovern Ave., Mitchell. The museum currently is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday or by appointment only on Sundays and Mondays. For more information, call 605-996-2122 or visit www.dakotadiscovery.com.
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Apr 20, 2014 at 5:52 pm
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — The man who organized the Lumberjack Days festival in Stillwater was sentenced to 240 hours of community service and a year of probation man after pleading guilty to a check charge.
David Eckberg was sentenced Friday in Washington County District Court.
Eckberg had pleaded guilty to issuing a dishonored check. He apologized in court and acknowledged he caused hardship to others.
The 62-year-old has already repaid the $37,000 he owed to many after writing them checks that didn't clear following the 2011 Lumberjack Days festival.
Eckberg and his wife had put on the annual festival along the St. Croix River since 1994. The Stillwater City Council canceled its contract with Eckberg's company in 2012. A new festival will be called Stillwater Log Jam.
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- PAX4 gene variations predispose to ketosis-prone diabetesFranck Mauvais-Jarvis
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Hum Mol Genet 13:3151-9. 2004....
- Estrogens protect pancreatic beta-cells from apoptosis and prevent insulin-deficient diabetes mellitus in miceCedric Le May
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:9232-7. 2006..This study demonstrates that estradiol, acting, at least in part, through ERalpha, protects beta-cells from oxidative injury and prevents diabetes in mice of both genders...
- Antidiabetic actions of estrogen: insight from human and genetic mouse modelsJean Francois Louet
Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, 520B, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Curr Atheroscler Rep 6:180-5. 2004....
- Ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes in patients of sub-Saharan African origin: clinical pathophysiology and natural history of beta-cell dysfunction and insulin resistanceFranck Mauvais-Jarvis
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Saint Louis Hospital and University of Paris VII School of Medicine, Paris, France
Diabetes 53:645-53. 2004....
- Effect of a diabetic environment in utero on predisposition to type 2 diabetesEugene Sobngwi
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Saint Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique, Hopitaux de Paris, University of Paris VII Medical School, Paris, France
Lancet 361:1861-5. 2003..Type 2 diabetes is affected by genetics and environmental factors. We aimed to assess the effect of an in-utero diabetic environment independently of the genetic background for type 2 diabetes...
- High prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency without gene mutation suggests a novel genetic mechanism predisposing to ketosis-prone diabetesEugene Sobngwi
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, St Louis Hospital, University of Paris VII School of Medicine, France
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:4446-51. 2005..Ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD) is mostly observed in males of West African descent and is characterized by phasic or permanent insulin dependence without apparent autoimmune process...
- Lack of support for the association between GAD2 polymorphisms and severe human obesityMichael M Swarbrick
Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
PLoS Biol 3:e315. 2005....
- Reduced expression of the murine p85alpha subunit of phosphoinositide 3-kinase improves insulin signaling and ameliorates diabetesFranck Mauvais-Jarvis
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Clin Invest 109:141-9. 2002..Furthermore, Pik3r1 heterozygosity protects mice with genetic insulin resistance from developing diabetes. These data suggest that regulation of p85alpha levels may provide a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes...
- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of adipose tissue plasticity in muscle insulin receptor knockout miceBertrand Cariou
Department of Endocrinology, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Unité 567 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
Endocrinology 145:1926-32. 2004..The MIRKO mouse confirms the importance of WAT plasticity in the maintenance of whole body insulin sensitivity and represents an interesting model to search for new secreted molecules that positively alter adipose tissue biology...
- p50alpha/p55alpha phosphoinositide 3-kinase knockout mice exhibit enhanced insulin sensitivityDong Chen
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4413 Logged by: David Jaquay Email address: djaquay(at)gmail(dot)com PostgreSQL version: 8.3.3 Operating system: Ubuntu Heron Description: LEFT JOIN not working as expected Details: I'm seeing a problem with a LEFT JOIN. The sql below demonstrates the issue. What I expect to see is no rows in the output, i.e. the LEFT JOIN should pair the two rows together, and the WHERE clause should decide that the joined row doesn't match, and should yield no output. What happens is that the planner appears to apply the WHERE clause early, the left table doesn't yield any rows, and the row from the right table is output by itself. This only appears to happen when both sides of the OR are present, and the idx_beta_datereceived index is present. Remove any one, and it works like I expect. Dave create table alpha ( alphaid bigint not null, betaid bigint null, itemcode char(1) not null ); ALTER TABLE ONLY alpha ADD CONSTRAINT pk_alpha PRIMARY KEY (alphaid); create table beta ( betaid bigint not null, datereceived date null ); ALTER TABLE ONLY beta ADD CONSTRAINT pk_beta PRIMARY KEY (betaid); create index idx_alpha_betaid on alpha(betaid); insert into alpha values (22044, 92359002, 'U'); insert into beta values (92359002, '2008-08-11'); CREATE INDEX idx_beta_datereceived ON beta USING btree (datereceived); analyze alpha; analyze beta; explain select alpha.alphaid as aid , alpha.betaid as alphabetaid , beta.betaid as betaid , beta.datereceived , alpha.itemcode from alpha left join beta on beta.betaid = alpha.betaid where alpha.alphaid = 22044 and ( beta.datereceived IS NULL OR ( beta.betaid IS NULL AND alpha.itemcode='U' ) ); QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- Nested Loop Left Join (cost=0.00..2.04 rows=1 width=30) Join Filter: (beta.betaid = alpha.betaid) Filter: ((beta.datereceived IS NULL) OR ((beta.betaid IS NULL) AND (alpha.itemcode = 'U'::bpchar))) -> Seq Scan on alpha (cost=0.00..1.01 rows=1 width=18) Filter: (alphaid = 22044) -> Seq Scan on beta (cost=0.00..1.01 rows=1 width=12) Filter: ((beta.datereceived IS NULL) OR (beta.betaid IS NULL)) (7 rows)
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"My grandson's second birthday is coming up so they helped me out with that. I did his layaway for his birthday and I'll be back tomorrow to do his layaway for Christmas," she says.
With pricey toys and expensive electronics on Christmas wish lists, layaway has been a popular tool in the toolbox for shoppers who don't want to drop a lot of money at one time.
For the first time in a few years, layaway is back at Wal-Mart, and at its East Albany location the lines were long in the morning on its first day at the discount megastore.
"That's why I told my son, let's come out while we can before it's picked over because it's going to go fast," says shopper Diedra Lewis, who says Wal-Mart's layaway program is hassle free.
For Wal-Mart's layaway program, customers pay a 10 percent down payment along with a $5 service fee on a total purchase that is $50 or more. Each item must be more than $15. Final payment and pick up is on Dec. 16.
Sears is offering eight week layaway contracts with a $20 or 20 percent down payment along with a $5 service fee. K-Mart also does layaway for an eight to 12 week contract for purchases over $300. Big ticket items are available for layaway at Toys R Us.
"It's convenient," says Shopper Lawanda Hines. "Pay a little here and the rest later."
Layaway isn't just convenient for Christmas shoppers; it's also convenient for those who can't afford to spend a large sum of money all at once.
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Pork Producers are still dealing with low hog prices, despite news that China has dropped the ban on U.S. pork.
You'll recall hog prices are down about 44% from their peak last year. That's when live sows were selling for about 50 cents a pound.
But after some countries overseas like China misunderstood how the H-1-N-1 was spread and cut off their imports, there's been an oversupply of pork in the market.
That's led to prices of 35 cents a pound or less.
Adams County Hog Farmer David Dedert says even though China has reopened to U.S. pork exports, there aren't any orders for pork. That means prices aren't any better than before.
Those low prices combined with the soaring prices for feed, have farmers basically paying processors to take their hogs. In some cases they're going bankrupt because of the huge losses.
Dedert said, "We're losing $20 to $40 a head right now. We've been losing money the last 22 months, so its just a bad scenario all the way around.
Dedert says he doesn't expect prices to rebound until next summer or later.
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"Often doctors don't see the problem, because they're busy in the exam room," says Mary Ann Vande Linde, DVM, a practice management consultant with VMC Inc. in Evergreen, Colo. "They don't know you get slammed at 5 p.m. with clients backed up out the door."
The solution: Time each part of the client's visit, noting how long the client waits up front, in the exam room, and during checkout. You'll measure this for about a week to document any regular staffing shortfalls.Now you have evidence that client service is being affected. The next step: Present these facts to your boss, and couch your message in positive terms. For example, Dr. Vande Linde says using the word "and" instead of "but" may make your boss more receptive. You might say, "We strive for great service. And I've found areas where we can improve. When we're busy, I've noticed we don't always give clients medical care plans. I think adding another staff member may help us offer better service."
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udev RUN+= doesn't seem to work
I am making a system to copy all my podcasts over to my memory card (my mp3 player uses a memory card) when it is plugged in. I made a script to do the copying and it works just fine - I can call the script and it does the expected behavior. I made a udev rule to automatically run this script when the card is inserted. I also had the rule make a syslink so that the script could reference the same syslink no matter what device (/dev/sdb1, /sda1, etc) the card ended up on. It matches on the model attribute of the device.
The problem: the rule is making the symlink just fine, but it does not seem to be running the script. I have set the script to chmod 777 for testing purposes - so it is definitely executable by whatever user the udev system is using. The path is correct; I can copy straight from the text file and paste it on the command line, and it works. What could be wrong?
The following is the rule:
ATTRS{model}=="Flash*" ACTION=="add", SYMLINK+="memcard", RUN+="/home/shawn/copypodcasts.sh"
echo "preparing to copy podcast directory"
What fell into my mind when reading your question was if it is enough to chmod the script to 777 as long as it might be in a folder that not everyone has access to. So depending on who "owns" the udev process the /home.... folder might be not accessible. Maybe try to put it in /usr/bin for example and see if that helps.
For one thing, get rid of the echo statements. Since udev doesn't have access to your console that could be blocking the program.
I tried both suggestions. I also ran chmod after I copied since I'm not sure if cp preserves permissions (is there a way to see permissions on a file?). I also did udevcontrol reload_rules (although I don't think I need to). It still doesn't work.
You can look at the permissions on a file with the "ls -l <filename>" command.
The PATH that exists when the command runs depends on the environment of the UDEV daemon. Look for other run+= entries and locate where the called script is. On my SuSE system, there is a script in /lib/udev/. Also make sure that your rule isn't misplaced preventing the device from being mounted. If you get it working, you may want to add another test, such as ID_FS_LABEL={podcast*}. That way you won't accidently delete everything in a flash drive because of the rule.
You could redirect any errors output to a logfile.
ATTRS{model}=="Flash*" ACTION=="add", SYMLINK+="memcard", RUN+="/lib/udev/copypodcasts.sh 2&>>/tmp/copypodcast.log"
I suspect that shell scripts may not be executed by udev in this manner. (Just a guess, though) Try running "bash SCRIPTNAME" as the RUN+= command. Also, take note of this excerpt from the manpage:
grep mount.sh /etc/udev/rules.d/*
I should have reread the manpage. Copying media files would take a long time. Maybe he could send a signal to a daemon which would copy the files.
I admit I still have a lot to learn about udev and the hal system, plus how the kde daemon interfaces with hal to do the mounting.
Oops, I should've remembered the mount.sh bit myself. Quite silly, guess it's getting too late.
Yeah - it's copying 800Mb over a usb 1.0 - it's going to take a while. I think I can detach a process by using:
(somescript.sh &) &
ATTRS{model}=="Flash*" ACTION=="add", SYMLINK+="memcard", RUN+="(/lib/udev/copypodcasts.sh &) &"
Does anyone know another way to do what I'm trying to do (copy -or sync- files over to a thumb drive automatically when it is inserted)
Here is a Linux Journal article on using udev to backup a thumb drive:
It also uses RUN+= in a udev rule. You might want to read his script. After initializing some variables used in the script, this is the first command it runs:
# wait for device to settle
sleep 10
Yep - I tried the wait. No luck. I also put a logger message in at the beginning of the script to see if it was even getting that far; it's not.
I just tried that myself and what worked was to put in even the full path to bash, for example
BUS=="scsi", KERNEL=="sd*", SYSFS{model}=="HD400LD ", SYSFS{vendor}=="SAMSUNG ", NAME="%k", SYMLINK="usbhd-trekstor%n", RUN+="/bin/sh /etc/udev/scripts/logmount.sh"
Have you tried udevtest with the device path to see what rules are specifically being applied?
Another thought: you may want to try removing the whitespace from the model and vendor strings. Per the udev manpage:
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Design Excellence Award winners selected
September 16, 2008,
The 2008 Design Excellence Awards, saluting the best of new product design, were presented during the Market Welcome Party on the Merchandise Mart's 7th floor. Other industry excellence awards for manufacturer leadership and showroom merchandising also were presented in the Design Excellence Gallery.
The winner of the Design Excellence Lillian B. Winchester Best of Show Award will be named Wednesday night during the 49th Annual Apollo Awards at the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom. The Apollo Awards are the main event to recognize retail excellence and honor lifetime achievements in the casual furniture industry. Models will also take the runway as part of an alfresco outdoor fabric fashion show. Tickets are required for the Apollo Awards event, hosted by the International Casual Furnishings Association and Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
This year's Design Excellence competition attracted 145 entries, setting a new record. The panel of judges for the annual awards included designers Grace Sielaff, Julia DeLeon and John West along with editors Jan Parr of Chicago HOME & Garden; Julie Smith of Furniture Style, Janet Sabella of the Chicago Sun-Times and freelance writer Kelly Aiglon.
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Crist, Cabinet uphold ruling that blocks new devlopment on Tierra Verde
Gov. Charlie Crist and the Cabinet on Tuesday upheld a judge's decision to block new development on Tierra Verde, a barrier island on the southern tip of St. Petersburg.
The 4-0 decision was a victory for the Tierra Verde Community Association, and a defeat for the city of St. Petersburg.
A state administrative law judge rejected the city's bid to allow up to 24 housing units per acre. The judge said the increased density would adversely affect hurricane evacuation times and storm shelter capabilities; that the city had failed to demonstrate a need for the developments; and that it would be incompatible with surrounding land uses.
"We do not want any more congestion on the island," said association president Paul Murray, describing the balky one-lane bridge linking the island to the mainland as "Kamikaze Highway."
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The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) is warning the Obama Administration that wording in the FAA reauthorization legislation pending on Capitol Hill threatens to undermine the global competitiveness of the U.S. aerospace industry. In a letter sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, ARSA executive vice president Christian Klein said that proposed language in the bill that would require foreign repair station inspections could obstruct aviation maintenance exports and hinder the ability of U.S. companies to compete internationally.
ARSA asserts that provisions in the House legislation requiring the FAA to inspect foreign repair stations twice annually and imposing mandatory drug and alcohol testing on overseas repair stations will violate international accords, resulting in retaliatory measures by key trading partners.
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A business deal in the auto industry just came to a screeching halt.
American automaker General Motors Co. (GM) is threatening to block the proposed sale of the Swedish car manufacturer Saab Automobile AB, its former subsidiary, to two Chinese companies because it fears its intellectual property could be compromised.
The Financial Times reports that GM has expressed concerns about whether it would lose ownership of certain technology used in Saab vehicles through the sale of Saab to the Chinese automakers Pang Da Automobile Trade and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile, which last month agreed to buy Saab from Saab's parent company, Swedish Automobile, for €100 million. GM sold Saab to Swedish Automobile early last year.
According to MotorTrend, the deal expires Nov. 15 and is subject to approval by several parties, including GM, which has reportedly threatened to veto the Swedish court-approved sale.
Last week, GM said that it "would not be able to support a change in the ownership of Saab which could negatively impact GM's existing relationships in China or otherwise adversely affect GM's interests worldwide."
GM's IP fears blocked a similar deal in 2009. The company worried it would lose IP ownership if Chinese automaker Beijing Auto took a stake in GM's European Opel brand.


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Taylor Swift wins big at ACMs
Taylor Swift won the top honour at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday.
The 22-year-old country singer beat off stiff competition to be named Entertainer of the Year at last night's ceremony.
Taylor - who also won the gong last year - took to the stage to thank her loyal supporters.
"Thank you so much to the fans who voted for this, I am so happy about this," she gushed when accepting the award. "I want to say to my fellow nominees: I respect you so much. I love you."
Miranda Lambert picked up Album of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year prizes at the ceremony. Her fourth studio album Four the Record triumphed over records from Kenny Chesney and Lady Antebellum.
The country songstress was surprised at the win.
"Seriously? I own every record in this category and I've been thinking 'Man, I'm not going to get it.' I am so thrilled, I will never take this trophy for granted. My albums are my babies," she exclaimed.
Blake Shelton, who co-hosted the ceremony with Reba McEntire, was named Male Vocalist of the Year.
The singer - who is married to Miranda - beat stars including Brad Paisley and Chris Young to the accolade.
"Man I didn't see that coming at all," he said.
The Academy of Country Music awards also played host to a wedding last night.
Music fans Frank Tucci and Christina Davidson tied the knot in a special ceremony at the awards.
The pair met after each tragically lost their spouse. Frank and Christina enjoyed a public ceremony on the ACM stage.
Martina McBride and Train singer Pat Monahan serenaded them with a duet of Marry Me, before they exchanged vows in front of a 12,000-strong audience.
The Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards winners
Song of the year - Eli Young Band, Crazy Girl
Album of the year - Miranda Lambert, Four the Record
Single record of the year- Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Don't You Wanna Stay
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Vocal duo or the year: Thompson Square
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Online charter portal Avinode upgraded its new aircraft charter search engine, making it easier for charter brokers and operators to put together the most cost-efficient routes by allowing them to search more effectively for real-time aircraft availability and pricing. It can also show complex sets of charter flight options, even for operators with multiple bases or a floating fleet. One improvement in the new version of Avinode is that it quickly identifies the best aircraft options for a flight from a variety of airports in one region, such as New York, to suitable airports in another region, such as Los Angeles. The more powerful search engine processes aircraft availability data to reveal more diverse flight options.
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Feb. 14, 2011
LOGAN, Utah - Albert, or Al, Salvo is still running "strong and free" as a result of hard work, preparation and practice. As a former Strong and Free Safety on the USU Football team from 1977-1980, Salvo learned the importance of preparation and has applied the lessons he learned at Utah State in his every day life as a husband of 30 years, father of two, Daytona racecar driver and business owner. Al and his brother Joe are also a generous donors to Aggie Athletics.
1. When you think of your time at Utah State University, who is the first person you think of?
As of late, I think of Bruce Snyder. Snyder was the head coach for USU Football from 1976 to 1982. With his recent passing due to cancer, a disease that also runs in my family, I have thought about him a lot. I didn't realize during the time I was on his team what a great coach he was and what a talented team we had. I had the opportunity to be on Bruce's team for two of his three winning seasons at USU. Bruce led a very prolific career after coaching for the Aggies as well. He was a very good coach and like any excellent teacher, he taught us all the important keys to being successful in life. I have applied many lessons I learned from Bruce and his staff in my life and my business career.
2. What was your most memorable experience at USU as a student athlete?
Definitely the USU versus Nebraska game in 1979. They were ranked No. 2, and we almost won the game. The 1979 season was the year we had a really awesome offense. We also had many former teammates that year that went on to play professionally. I was actually awarded the Defensive Player of the Game at the conclusion of USU versus Nebraska. There were 80,000 people in Lincoln, Neb, there to watch. I like to think back on my play during that game and the acknowledgement of it. It was the highlight of my athletic career.
Side note: Upon leaving Logan, Al said he actually managed to grab the film reel of the 3rd quarter, which he knew was a significant part of the USU vs. NU game. That reel sat in the back of his closet for 25 years, untouched and unwatched. His wife and two daughters treated him by surprising him with a converted DVD version of this film reel a few years ago. Now he can now enjoy watching that re-play whenever he feels like reminiscing.
3. How did your experience at Utah State help prepare you for successes in your career?
I think success for me started with participating in solid sports programs. The benefit of participating was learning those hard, important lessons of life. As a student athlete, I learned that dedication plus discipline equals positive results; those lessons apply to my life as a businessperson and as a person in general. I have learned that once you have a plan on paper, you actually have to have the discipline and dedication to get you to your summit. For an athlete, the summation of experiences gathered from climbing and reaching the top of a mountain are the tools used most in life.
4. What is the most fun you have had in the last five years?
Participating in the Rolex 24-Hour at Daytona Race.
It's the only race of its kind where some of the best drivers from NASCAR, Indy Car, Grand-Am and ALMS compete against each other in the same race.
Participating in this great race was a fulfillment of a boyhood dream.
One of the most important aspects that plays into the actual race is the preparation that must happen beforehand. There's a lot more that goes into it than you would ever see on the TV. It's not a sprint race. Driving at incredibly high speeds for hours on end is more than just driving fast; it's all about conserving energy, focusing, dealing with yellow flags and protocol. It was a great feeling to be fit enough to withstand the physical demand of racing.
5. If I followed you around for a day at work, what would I see you do?
I oversee the overall operations of Miracle Sealants with my brother Joe. Miracle Sealant's is a company that manufacturers a series of care products to protect and maintain natural stone, tile, grout and masonry surfaces. If anyone followed me around at work they'd think my job is one of "controlled insanity." We have our products in 12 countries. Here in the USA, we supply companies like The Home Depot, which means placement in over 1,900 stores. My days are full, the hours are long, but we are fortunate that there is a lot of excitement every day. We're passionate about what we do. It's nice to have my brother working alongside me, where we can share the load, the responsibility, the stress and the success.
6. What were your favorite places in or fondest memories of Logan?
Coming from a big city, I'd have to say I enjoyed the small town experience of Logan. I loved the USU campus. I enjoyed skiing at Beaver Mountain. I liked it all. There was a restaurant on Main Street called Gia's. My wife, who was actually my high school sweetheart, and I, used to go there all the time. I loved those local spots where the students would go when we were young and just wanted to relax and get away from sports or school.
7. What would your former teammates tell us about you?
They'd say, "Uncontrolled insanity." Back then, it was uncontrolled. In the business world today, it's controlled, but still insanity.
Whether in the business world, his family life or his former athletic days at USU, Al has managed to find a happy medium between passion and preparation. He may jokingly claim insanity, controlled or uncontrolled depending on the timeframe, however this man clearly has an understanding about the world around him and how to put high energy into whatever it is he maybe involved in.
Al said he would love to get back into contact with all of his former athletic teammates and friends. Al can be reached at:
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Every Thursday, from May through September, you'll find the intersection of Cedar Avenue & Pearl Street filled with the sights & sounds of the Snohomish Farmer's Market. Vendors offer a large selection of local fruits, berries and vegetables from Washington State farmers & ranches. You'll also find a great selection of other items like honey, grass-fed beef, ice cream, locally roasted & organic coffee. There are a variety of prepared foods to delight your taste buds like kettle corn, gourmet hot dogs, cheeseburgers, fresh-made sushi & more! Additionally, the Snohomish Farmers Market features local artisans & crafters ranging from metal & wood to glass & reclaimed furniture. Jewelry, soap, paintings & more! And, to anyone with a green thumb, we have hanging baskets, garden starts, & potted plants galore to get your greenhouse going this season!
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Route 1 gas leak in Prince George's County forced evacuations, road closure
BELTSVILLE, Md. (WJLA) - The Prince George's County Fire Department said a "significant" gas leak along Route 1 near its intersection with Sunnyside Avenue was finally contained after forcing some evacuations and road closures for several hours on Thursday.
Gas jetted from a ruptured four-inch pipe in Beltsville for hours, creating a white cloud that wafted over northern College Park and carried a distinctive natural gas odor.
Michael Harrison's Greek restaurant was one of several business evacuated in this busy commercial corridor.
"No customers can get in, can't get out, so the only good thing is I get to watch the U.S. soccer game," he said.
The culprit is that yellow directional drilling machine near the leak – you can even see it extending down into the soil. There is no word yet on whether somebody neglected to call Miss Utility, but somehow the drill went right into the high pressure gas line.
No one was hurt during that initial incident, and according to the fire department, despite many calls from anxious residents who smelled gas, the real danger dissipated in the breeze.
"There is an odorant to it so people in northern College Park are going to smell natural gas, but it's so dispersed there is no explosive concern at this point," said PGPD PIO Mark Brady.
"Situation mitigated at Sunnyside and Baltimore Ave. PGFD picking up and will clear shortly," Fire Dept. public information officer Mark Brady said via Twitter around 3 p.m.
There were no reports of any injuries.


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DEQ Fines Fuel Business In Coquille
The Department of Environmental Quality has issued a fuel shipping business in Coquille, a $1,900 penalty. Ron's Oil Company received a reminder from the DEQ to pay attention to Oregon's underground storage tank leak detection requirements. The Coquille company was issued the penalty for using the wrong type of leak detection method to monitor for leaks in one of four underground storage tanks at 580 North Central Boulevard. The tank contained a mixture of gasoline and diesel. The gauge that Ron's Oil used was not approved for fuel mixtures.
Five months after learning of the violation, the company corrected the violation. The DEQ took this action into consideration when setting the penalty amount. Proper testing and leak detection equipment is essential for discovering and responding to leaks to underground storage tanks quickly, before contamination can spread. Leaking tanks can contaminate groundwater and place human health and the environment at risk.


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Alliance, PA - If Zola Bud could do it, then why not Emily Hoobler? Hoobler proved that tennis shoes are just a formality when it comes to running the 5000 meter race. Hoobler highlighted a solid day at the Mount Union "John Homon" Open by her shoeless performance in the 5000 meter event. When her shoe got stepped on and came off, Hoobler was forced to run with only one shoe. After a while, she realized her stride would be better suited by removing the one remaining shoe. Running the majority of the race barefoot, Hoobler finished 11th overall and just six seconds off of a personal best at 19:08.37.
Some other top performances where turned in by Geneva athletes, each of which decided to go through their respective events with two shoes securely on their feet. Nick Edinger continued his solid season with a first place finish in the men′s 5000 race while Nick Agostinelli finished fourth in the 100 meter event before joining teammates Aaron Marga, Stephen Polite and Josh Guiser for a third place finish in the 4 x 100 meter relay. Marga also turned in a personal best time of 11.61 in the 100 meter race.
Also in men′s action, Mark Filitz was third in the triple jump and Tyler French had an outdoor personal best in the shot put at 45-04.
In women′s highlights, Liz Michalak had a busy day with top five finishes in the high jump, long jump and javelin. Little sister Katherine Michalak won the shot put event with a distance of 38-05. Teammates Kathryn Regalado (3rd) and Sara Williams (9th) also performed well in the shot put. Shannon Rech took home first place in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a mark of 12:21 with teammate Anna Kluitenberg finishing third in the same event.
Geneva is just three weeks away from hosting the PAC championships. Next Saturday, the Golden Tornadoes head to New Wilmington for a meet at Westminster College.
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Boston, MA, United States, 2014/06/02 - The 3rd Annual Drug Repositioning, Repurposing and Rescue Conference announces Bruce Bloom of Cures Within Reach and Aris Persidis of Biovista as conference chairs for the 3rd Annual Drug Repositioning, repurposing and Rescue Conference.
The event will be held on July 15 & 16, at the Sheraton Commander hotel in Boston, MA. The focus of the conference is on explorations into new therapeutics entities; crowd funding and collaborative drug discovery and development. Following is the conference agenda:
Why High Quality Phenotypic Screening is So Well Suited for Drug Repositioning - Andrew Reaume, Melior Discovery, Inc.
Social Investing to Support Rediscovery Research - Dr. Bruce Bloom, Cures Within Reach
The Challenges of Repositioning Drugs: 10 lessons From Black Bone Disease - Nicholas Sireau, AKU Society, Co-Founder, Findacure
The Drug Repurposing Patent Landscape: A Hotbed of Pharmaceutical Creativity - Hermann Mucke, Ph.D., H.M. Pharma Consultancy
Prioritizing and Integrating Existing Methods into Cost-effective and Efficient Pipelines for Drug Repositioning - Stephen Wong, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College at Texas Medical Center
Comparison of Different Development Paths, Challenges and Profiles of Three Re-positioned Drug Products - Neal M. Farber, NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The NCATS Pharmaceutical Collection: Overview, Screening Processes, and Examples of Use in Cancer and Infectious Diseases - Anton Simeonov, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Drug Repurposing In Pediatrics: A Clinician's Perspective - Julie Blatt, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Repositioning: Validating a Drug Target for a New Indication through Genetics, Expression, and Phenotypic Screening - Pankaj Agarwal, GlaxoSmithKline
Presentation by Mary E. Ogle, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Repurposing as a Viable, Risk-managed Business Model - Daniel Behr, Rediscovery Life Sciences
Integrating the Digital Universe of Information for Drug Discovery and Repurposing - Joel Dudley, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Rethinking Design and Execution of Clinical Trials for Repositioned Drugs - Marc Foster, Transparency Life Sciences
Celgene Global Health: Focusing on Those Who Can Least Afford to Live by Re-focusing a Proprietary Chemical Library - Jerome B. Zeldis, Celgene Global Health
Next Generation Repositioning: Taking the Serendipity Out - Aris Persidis, Biovista, Inc.
Development of a Topical Anti-inflammatory Compound Using Smart Re-Profiling - Dr. Robert Scoffin, Cresset, Co-Founder, Re-Pharm
Repositioning of Drugs for Renal Cell Cancer Using Transcriptome Signatures - Towia Libermann, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Pushing the Boundaries of Science Together Through Open Innovation Partnerships - Craig D. Wegner, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
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MASS cycle rides in the New Forest could spark calls for new laws to control the events.
National Park chiefs are threatening to lobby the Government if a proposed new charter fails to ease the tension between cyclists and locals.
Campaigners are also calling for the voluntary charter to be beefed up in the face of criticism from the public.
They say the number of riders taking part in the controversial sportives should be limited to 1,000, and entrants should have numbers on their backs so they can be identified if they flout the rules.
The issue was raised at a meeting of the National Park Authority (NPA), which has been instrumental in drawing up the charter.
Speakers calling for the NPA and other organisations to take a tougher stance included councillor Richard Frampton, who described the document as "toothless".
District councillor Maureen Holding said: "If we need legislation we should go for that."
But a report to members said UK Cycling Events, which stages the sportives, had already cut the number of entrants by 20 per cent.
It added: "The charter has taken several months to develop and deserves to be given a chance to become established. It can be amended in the light of experience.
"Another option is to lobby for a change in legislation."
The report said the Licensing Act 2003 excluded outdoor cycling events and added: "There is a strong argument that such legislation should be brought up to date."
NPA members also agreed that the authority should investigate the possibility of installing 20 bike hire stations in the forest for family cyclists.
Some speakers complained that the scheme would attract even more cyclists to the area but councillor David Harrison supported the idea.
He said: "The money will go back to the Government and a great opportunity will be lost."


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Above: David Fisher (middle) is awarded $5,000 for having 50 people scan his unique tag
during SXSW.
SXSW Microsoft Tag held a very cool contest. People were able to register into
the contest and grab their own unique Tag. Their task was to get as many snaps
of their own Tag as possible. Contestants were able to see real time standings
online. The person with the most scans on Monday March 15, 2010 won $5,000.00!
Not that hard right? Well it was close competition between two contestants.
Throughout the contest they were usually only 5 scans away from each other.
big winner was David Fisher with a total of 50 scans! We conducted a quick
interview about his experiences with Tag and the contest.
How did you hear about the contest?
I was walking by the Microsoft lounge at SXSW and I saw
someone with a shirt on that said, "Win $5000, ask me how". I
approached them and asked. When she filled me in on the details and showed me
the app I thought, "I can do that".
2- What
was your experience of downloading the app, scanning it, etc.
Downloading Tag Reader on the iPhone was an effortless
process. I was able to get people going with the app in less than 30 seconds.
Have you seen Tag before, have you seen it after
the contest?
I'm pretty sure I had see Tag before, but I wasn't sure how
it was different than other 2D barcodes. I'm still catching up after SXSWi and
haven't seen them around yet but they will catch my eye certainly in the
How did you go about getting your scans?
Around 80% of my scans came from walking up to people in
person and getting their attention. You'd be shocked at how willing people are
to help another person win $5,000 if their effort is minimal. The other 20%
came from hitting up some of my friends and coworkers on Skype and getting them
to scan my tag from the computer screen. I thought about posting it to Twitter,
but Twitter is just too noisy. I have a strong following, but people rarely do
things unless you reach out to them personally.
How did people react when you introduce them
your contest Tag?
People were mainly curious of how it was different
from other 2D code readers- the main differences that people grabbed onto were
that it scans a lot faster than others, and the location awareness opens up
lots of possibilities.
Were you nervous that there was someone in
second very close to your number of scans?
I wasn't nervous as much as just more driven. I went to a
lounge where I knew there would be a reasonable amount of foot traffic, but
people would be relaxed and not doing anything specifically. There were groups
of 3-4 people talking and I would just approach them and try to get all of them
at once. Since Tag Reader is on almost every platform, and not just the iPhone,
it wasn't difficult to get people onboard.
7 – Do you plan to use Tag from now on? If yes, How?
Definitely! When I come across a Tag, I doubt
my curiosity could stop me from seeing what it holds.
Where would you like to see Tag in the future?
I'm hoping to see it in magazines and newspapers, but also
in storefronts. Since the Tag is location aware if I scanned an item, I suppose
it could even tell me where I could buy one locally.
9 – Something to add?
Standing out during SXSWi is rather difficult but Microsoft
did a great job of standing tall even with the heavily Apple and iPhone-centric
crowd. I picked up a demo of Expression Studio and it seems very likely that my
company, imVOX, is now going to move over to it for our application development
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"I wanted to talk today about the Dingoo Digital A320 and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play in terms of emulation (which is the main thing that I am interested in readers). Can the young pretender conquer the old foe? Or will the older machine win the day.. read on to find out.."
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County Commission votes to sue White over sex-discrimination suit costs
Hillsborough County commissioners voted Thursday to sue colleague Kevin White Thursday in an attempt to recoup some of the $425,000 in legal costs stemming from the sexual discrimination verdict against him last year.
The vote was 6-1, with White casting the lone dissenting vote. He told the other board members that he doesn't have the money.
"You can't get blood from a turnip," he said.
See the rest of the story here.
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Lotto Mystery: Was Jackpot Won by a Different Rich Person?
It's a riches-to-riches story for the ages: a trio of money managers from one of the wealthiest towns in the U.S. takes home more than $100 million in the Connecticut Lottery's all-time biggest payout. But a story published Tuesday in the U.K.'s Daily Mail raises questions about the identity of the true lotto winner.
According to the Daily Mail's report, the three colleagues from Belpointe Asset Management who laid claim to the prize Monday did so at the behest of a client who wished to remain anonymous in the wake of the lottery win. Acting as a front for the real winner could run afoul of contest rules and possibly invalidate the winning ticket.
A representative for Belpointe declined to comment and referred inquires to Jason Kurland, an attorney for the three lottery winners. Kurland could not immediately be reached for comment.
The winners — Greg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson — took nearly a month to step forward and claim the jackpot.


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Have you ever seen a square like this and wondered what it is?
This is a QR code (short for Quick Response code), a type of two-dimensional barcode that can be read by a smartphone or tablet with a camera. QR codes can contain things like web addresses, email addresses, phone numbers or plain text, which can be used on a smartphone to go directly to a website, send an email, save a phone number or just to read in text.
QR codes are a way of 'hardlinking' or 'object linking' – they let you move your customers from the physical world to the online world, simply by scanning a QR code with a smartphone.
Some examples:
- A QR code in a newspaper takes the user to the newspaper's website.
- A QR code on a business card links to a Google map of your office location, or your company's website
- A QR code on an invoice takes the user to a web page where they can pay the invoice using a smartphone
Virtual shops in Korean train stations allow you to shop while waiting for a train – the walls are painted to look like supermarket shelves, with each item's QR code being scanned to add it to your basket, which is later delivered to your home; check out this video from Tesco showing their virtual shelves.
QR reading software
QR reading software is available for all popular smartphones. Some come with it preinstalled whereas others require you to download the software (there are many free applications available).
Producing QR codes using Sage software
If you have Sage software which includes Sage Report Designer, then you already have a tool which can produce QR codes on the reports, invoices, letters and labels that you generate from your Sage software using Sage Report Designer. Currently this includes:
- Sage Instant Accounts
- Sage 50 Accounts
- Sage 50 Payroll
- Sage 50 HR
- Sage 50 Manufacturing
- Sage 200 Accounts
- Sage 200 Manufacturing
- Sage 200 Construct
- Timberline
- Sage Practice Solution
- Sage ERP 1000
- Sage Group Consolidation
To add a QR code to a report (or invoice, letter, label etc), open the report for editing in Sage Report Designer. Then, from the Toolbox menu, select Barcode, then draw a box on your report where you want the QR code to appear.
You are then prompted (in the Expression Editor) to select the data to show in the QR code. You can enter either a fixed string (enclosed in double quotes) or a database field containing the value to display.
Here, we have entered a fixed web address www.sage.com. You can put various types of data into a QR code, including the following:
- Web addresses, like in the example. When someone scans the QR code they can browse directly to the web address without have to manually type it in.
- Email addresses, specified like "mailto:[email protected]". When someone scans the QR code their phone will usually allow them to save the email address as a contact, or send an email directly.Note: you can use variables in these expressions to specify data from the application database e.g.
"mailto:" + SALES_LEDGER.EMAIL
- Contact details such as a name and phone number can be embedded in a 'vCard' which can then be saved as a contact on a smartphone. vCards can contain multiple phone numbers and email addresses; however, with the limitations of QR codes and readers, to ensure successful reading, we recommend that you limit them to a name and single phone number. For information on how to create vCards, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard.
- Plain text. A smartphone will not do anything special with plain text, but may allow you to copy or save it into an email or message.
After adding the barcode to your report, you will see a two-dimensional barcode. This must be changed to a QR code. To do this, right-click the barcode and select 'Change Barcode Format'. You will then see the Edit Barcode Format window.
Deselect 'Only show common symbologies' so that QR is available, then select 'QR' in the Symbology dropdown list. From the 'Text location' dropdown, select 'None'. You will now see a screen like this:
Click OK and then run your report. You should see the QR code containing the data you specified in the Expression Editor:
Limitations of QR codes and smartphone readers
Because of the limited resolution of smartphone cameras, you can only include so much data in a QR code before smartphones will fail to recognize it. In theory, QR codes can include up to 4,296 alphanumeric characters, but a practical limit which will work on all smartphones is around 100 characters.
If you are linking to a long web address, you can use a 'url shortening service' such as https://bitly.com/ to reduce the size of the url you are encoding. Using a url shortening service allows the address to be read more easily.
In conclusion…
In addition to QR codes, a variety of other barcode symbologies are supported, which is just one of a wide range of features offered by Sage Report Designer.
Peter Reay, Senior Developer, R&D and Stephen Wilmshurst, Sage 200 Team


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when did you start giving your baby honey-nut cheerios?
At 10 months....
my son is 7.5 mos and i just started giving him plain cheerios, not honey nut
My doctor said no honey nut until after a year..because obviously they aren't supposed to have honey or nuts!
Quoting FreckleFart90:
plain cheerios10-11 months i would wait until they are 1 year old before honey nut...could have a nut allergy
Quoting axle's mama:
Honey nut have a lot of refined sugar in them so I would wait till at least a year. Even then I wont give them to my son ever. But we do no refined sugar at all.
Why not regular cheerios?
I give my 8 month old son cheerios (plain - for babies) because he can use his pincer fingers.
Quoting James Mama:
I just bought a box of the fruity cheerios for Nicholas, who just turned 8mo. yesterday, but I haven't given him any yet because I'm one of those "over worried moms". lol I'm so afraid he's gonna choke! I see some of you have given your babies cheerios around this age & some have waited until 10mo. Should I wait or maybe break them in half? Ever since I've gotten them I've been eating them for breakfast....their soooo good too. lol I feel guilty though because I got them for him! lol
Quoting Momma Perham:
Even if you don't follow any other food regulations Honey is not one you should mess with...
honey can cause infant botulism. Honey is a known source of bacterial spores that produce Clostridium botulinum bacteria. When ingested by infants, these bacteria make a toxin that can cause infant botulism, a rare and serious form of food poisoning. For this reason, infants under 12 months of age should never be fed honey.
Infant botulism affects a baby's nervous system and can result in death. Most babies with infant botulism, however, do recover. Signs and symptoms of infant botulism include:
- Persistent constipation
- Floppy arms, legs and neck
- Weak cry due to muscle weakness
- Weak s*****g and poor feeding
- Tired all the time (lethargy)
- Difficulty breathing
Botulism spores may also be found in low-acid home-canned foods and corn syrup. For this reason, you should avoid feeding these foods to infants.
What is infant botulism?
Infant botulism is a neuroparalytic disease which affects otherwise healthy children less than one year old. It was first recognized in 1976. Early symptoms of infant botulism are constipation, generalized weakness and a weak cry. While most cases require hospitalization, fatal cases are rare.
What causes the illness?
Infant botulism is caused by the food poisoning bacterium Clostridium botulinum. This is the same bacterium that causes the food poisoning known as "botulism". Spores of these bacteria are ingested by the infant, grow and produce a neurotoxin (i.e. poison) in the infant's intestine.
Spores of C. botulinum may be easily ingested as they are common in soil and dust. This may lead to botulism in children younger than one year. Many infants who develop infant botulism have been fed honey, the only identified food source of C. botulinum spores causing infant botulism. Three of the sixteen infant botulism cases (as of June 1999) reported in Canada since 1979 have been associated with honey.
What are the symptoms?
The most common and earliest symptom is constipation. Other symptoms include generalized weakness, a weak cry, poor s*****g reflex, irritability, lack of facial expression, and loss of head control. Paralysis of the diaphragm may result in respiratory collapse. While most cases require hospitalization, fatal cases are rare.
How common are C. botulinum spores in honey?
C. botulinum spores have been found in honey that was implicated in infant botulism. Random surveys of honey produced in Canada indicate that C. botulinum spores are rare. Spores of C. botulinum are present in less than 5% of honey and are typically found in very low numbers.
How can honey become contaminated with C. botulinum?
It is not known how honey becomes contaminated with C. botulinum. Spores of C. botulinum, which are commonly found in the environment, may be picked up by bees and brought to the hive. Other microorganisms found in the environment around honey (ie. bees, hives, pollen, soil, flowers, etc.) are also likely to occur in honey.
How common is infant botulism?
Infant botulism is rare in Canada. Only sixteen cases of infant botulism have been recorded in Canada since the first case in 1979. Three of these were associated with feeding honey to the infant. More cases of infant botulism may go unreported due to misdiagnosis. In the United States, approximately 70 to 90 cases of infant botulism are reported every year.
How is infant botulism treated?
If your baby develops this disease, he/she may need to be cared for in a hospital for days or weeks. Close attention is paid to proper nutrition and pulmonary aid. Approximately one in four infants affected requires mechanical ventilation. Neither antibiotics nor antitoxin are usually administered. A complete recovery is made in nearly every case.
How can infant botulism be prevented?
Honey is the only food implicated in infant botulism. Since it is not essential for the nutrition of infants, parents and caregivers are reminded not to feed honey to infants less than one year of age. Honey should never be added to baby food or used on a soother to quiet a fussy or colicky baby. Concerned parents should discuss alternative methods for quieting their baby with their pediatrician or family doctor.
When should you call your physician?
- if your baby is too weak to cry or suck as usual
- if your baby does not move his or her bowels and has weak muscles
- if your baby has a wobbly head because the neck is weak
- if your baby has weak arms and legs
- if your baby cannot swallow
but can you really get that from honey nut cheerios. he has been eating plain cheerios for a couple months now and i just wanted him to try some different cereal that isnt too sugary or to hard for him to eat. He is mostly on table foods by now and is doing awesome. He eats pretty much whatever i cook. within reason certain things i dont give him but if its healthy he can eat it. he started table foods at 9 months becausr he was no longer interested in his baby food or his bottles so the doctor said i could go ahead and start switching him and have him totally off baby food by one year.