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Paramedic struck off over empty tank
A Northern Ireland paramedic has been struck off for allowing an ambulance to run out of fuel on an emergency call.
A Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) panel heard David Hope did not take action when a trainee told him the ambulance had only one-quarter of a tank of fuel.
The ambulance stopped on the way to the call, causing a delay of 20 minutes while another ambulance responded.
Hope then asked a technician to say the vehicle had stopped due to dirty fuel.
The paramedic, who had 34 years of experience, can reapply to the HCPC register in five years.
An interim suspension has been put in place to cover any planned appeal.
Nicola Bastin, the chair of the conduct and competence committee that considered the case, said: "The panel finds by the very nature of his misconduct that the registrant was impaired at the time as he acted dishonestly and failed to properly supervise a junior colleague.
"His actions caused a delay in a patient being treated and therefore had the potential to cause patient harm. At the time he had served 34 years as a paramedic and should have been fully aware of what was required of him.
"Given the particular nature of the registrant's misconduct, especially the dishonesty found, the need to uphold proper professional standards and maintain public confidence in the profession would be seriously undermined if a finding of impairment were not made."
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said in a statement: "Internal procedures had commenced into the allegation, but were closed without outcome due to the change of employment status of the individual."

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Santa Fe vs. Corona Santiago
Site: Santiago HS, 7 p.m.
Records: Santa Fe 3-0; Corona Santiago 1-2
Matchup: QB Christian Lara set school records for passing yards (446) and TD passes (6) in the Chiefs' rout of Godinez last week, but the competition level skyrockets this week against the Sharks, ranked No. 8 in the Inland Division. Junior QB Blake Barnett is a dual threat with 729 passing yards and 10 TDs and a team-leading 238 rushing yards. In its two losses, Santiago has allowed 57.0 points. In its victory, Santiago held Elsinore to 21. Santa Fe is ranked No. 2 in the Southeast Division, higher than any other Del Rio League team.
St. Margaret's vs. Whittier Christian
Site: Whittier College, 7 p.m.
Records: St. Margaret's 2-0; Whittier Christian 3-0
Matchup: The Tartans have yet to be seriously challenged this season and are ranked No. 2 in the East Valley Division. They put 56 points on Village Christian to open the season and have allowed just 24 in two games. The Heralds came from behind to win their last two games and hold the No. 6 ranking this week in the Northwest Division. While Whittier Christian's passing game hasn't found its top gear yet, senior David Fischer is second in the area with 324 rushing yards, and the Heralds' running game has worn down its last two opponents in the fourth quarter.
Cal vs. Fullerton
Site: Fullerton HS, 7 p.m.
Records: Cal 1-1; Fullerton 3-0
Matchup: The Condors have to rebound from last week's 35-6 loss to Troy, and must face another unbeaten foe from the Freeway League, which sports an impressive 13-3 record so far. The Indians' defense has been stout early, allowing just 14 total points and shutting out El Dorado 35-0 last week. Senior QB Scott Lloyd has thrown seven TD passes and no interceptions. Last season, Cal earned a narrow 32-28 victory over Fullerton.
Montebello vs. El Rancho
Site: El Rancho HS, 7 p.m.
Records: Montebello 1-2; El Rancho 1-2
Matchup: This annual West of the 605 showdown has been dominated recently by the Dons, who have won six of the last eight meetings. Last season, El Rancho won a 52-48 thriller. The Oilers got their offense going in last week's 57-21 victory over South El Monte. Sophomore Isaac Mendibles ran for 225 yards and four TDs, and he has 460 rushing yards in three games. Montebello last beat El Rancho in 2008 (20-13). The Dons have lost two in a row, allowing 41.5 points per game.
Schurr vs. Diamond Ranch
Site: Diamond Rancho HS, 7 p.m.
Records: Schurr 0-2; Diamond Ranch 2-1
Matchup: The Spartans have struggled to stop the run in their first two games, allowing 80 points in the process, although they were tied 14-14 at halftime with Buena Park. Against La Serna, Schurr got off to a slow start and never recovered. Diamond Ranch, ranked No. 4 in this week's Southeast Division poll, scored 75 points in its first two games before a narrow 19-16 loss to Ayala last week. The Panthers won last year's meeting 23-6.
Norwalk vs. Whittier
Site: California HS, 7 p.m.
Records: Norwalk 3-0; Whittier 2-1
Matchup: Norwalk's Wing T offense averages over 330 rushing yards per game, led by senior Rashaad Penny. Behind a massive offensive line, Penny has run for nearly 400 yards and scored seven TDs. He has scholarship offers from San Diego State and San Jose State, among others, and has drawn Pac-12 interest as well. The Lancers are the top-ranked team in the Southeast Division. Whittier battled Whittier Christian until late last week and will need a similar effort vs. Norwalk. Eddie Orta leads the area with seven rushing touchdowns.
Damien vs. St. Paul
Site: St. Paul, 7:30 p.m.
Records: Damien 1-1; St. Paul 0-3
Matchup: The Spartans are coming off a 49-14 rout of Palm Desert, and their only loss came against Pac-5 Division team Orange Lutheran. Led by senior Leroy Cloud, Damien rushes for nearly 200 yards a game, and QB Brendan Callen has thrown four TD passes and one interception. The Swordsmen are winless because they fall behind early and can't catch up. St. Paul has been outscored 83-0 in the first half this season, and all 37 points it has scored have come with the game long out of reach.
Mountain View vs. Pioneer
Site: La Mirada HS, 7:30 p.m.
Records: Mountain View 2-0; Pioneer 2-1
Matchup: The Vikings have allowed just 21 points in their two victories, but their opponents (Bassett and Sierra Vista) have a combined 0-5 record. Last season, Mountain View beat Pioneer 14-7. The Titans have put 99 points on the scoreboard in their last two games and won both, although also against winless opponents. Senior QB Jonathan Jimenez leads the area in completions (66), attempts (113), passing yards (856) and TDs (10). Pioneer's defense has allowed 75 points in the last two games.
L.A. Roosevelt vs. Cantwell-Sacred Heart
Site: Cantwell Sacred Heart HS, 7 p.m.
Records: L.A. Roosevelt 3-0; Cantwell-Sacred Heart 0-2
Matchup: Brothers David and Daniel Arriaga have the Rough Riders off to an unbeaten start and a No. 7 ranking in the L.A. City Section Division 1 poll. David leads the team in passing (230) and rushing (579) yards while Daniel is first in receiving (113) and second in rushing (249). In victories over Sylmar and El Camino Real, Roosevelt scored 85 points. The Cardinals have allowed nearly 40 points per game and must improve on the defense. On offense, they've only scored three TDs, with two going to junior RB Jean Lue Dauphiney.


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We broke out the denim and a pattern we've heard a ton about to make up an amazing pair of shorts this week.
The Small Fry Jeans by Titchy Threads is part of the the Perfect Pattern Parcel #4, which is now available. Are you as excited as we are these are BOY patterns? As we near the end of summer, we get ready for school to start. In Minnesota the thermometer still reads 85-90 degrees! So I decided to sew up the Skinny Jeans shorts version.
Truth be told the first pair I made were jeans, but when we went to try them on O, it turned out he is not exactly the skinny jeans type. So they have been put on the side for when M gets tall enough.When I cut the shorts, I did widen the leg a little bit so it would give O some movement in the thigh area, an easy adjustment we've had to make for him before. O is built more like a weight lifting football player. Pretty solid.
I LOVE the way this pattern sews up. I made both of these with a half fly. It looks real but no zipper or functionality involved. This is perfect for now, because even if O wears pants with a functioning fly, he never opens the zipper. Why put in all that energy if he just pulls them off anyway?
These jeans have many mix and match options. It comes in two lengths and you can choose to do patch pockets or the traditional jean pocket with attached coin pocket.
I put traditional pockets on the front. I really like the look. I made these in a dark denim that Rachel picked up at the fabric warehouse. I must admit it is some of the nicest denim I have ever worked with. It is a heavyweight, but still pressed very well when making flat felled seams. The directions and tips for sewing flat felled seams are great, so don't be intimidated if you have never used this seam finish.
The Perfect Pattern Parcel is an opportunity to support the Indie Designers and also help support a charity. Part of the funds received will help students in K-12 in minimizing educational inequities by providing tools and experiences necessary for an excellent education. You can choose the level for which you pay for these great patterns and there is an option for donating to receive the bonus pattern. That is 6 in total! A great deal and all these patterns are superb boy patterns.
I chose to embellish O's with some T-Rex fabric. He spent his afternoon showing off the T-Rex strength it gave him and of course his two T-Rex claws!
These patterns were supplied to us in exchange for participating in the tour.
Have you ever sewn jeans? What's your best tip for working with denim?
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M. Ishida and Y. Zempo, (Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.)
S. Ohnishi (NEC Corp.)
A. Fukumoto, K. Miwa (TOYOTA Central R&D Labs.)
S. Itoh (TOSHIBA Corp.)
H. Odaka (Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.)
M. Iwasawa, T. Saito (Sony Corp.)
A. Kato, H. Rikukawa (FDK Corp.)
M. Nishitsuka (PIONEER Electronic Corp.)
M. Takimoto, H. Shibuki, Y. Ohtani (Fuji Research Institute Corp.)
Y. Inoue, M. Tanoura (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)
As a research community for computational materials science and related fields, the CAMP project was established in 1990 by researchers and engineers in Japanese industries to share knowledge and techniques of computational methods, and to make a base code for anyone to handle easily. Our first code named CAMP-Atami, a Car-Parrinello type of program, was available for public use in 1994. Several new programs are being developed; one in a plane wave basis, one in a mixed basis, one by an adaptive coordinate method, one based on parallel computing, one for pseudopotential generation, etc. Recently published computational techniques are also involved in the programs.
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Reading PA people and those in the area...........Anybody else going to the WWII weekend at the air museum this weekend?. I saw a B-17 fly in today while cleaning up the SUV. I would like to meet anyone going there from the board. Let me know!!! PS-Sorry about the shoot sodapop won't be there:( enjoy!!!!!----DAROGUE1


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This is a series of interviews that I did, many a few years back, before podcasting became commonplace. My original intent was to turn them into a CD, but I had a few release issues and it got put on the back burner and forgotten for awhile.
In the meantime, podcasting got big and more people got fast bandwidth, so I finally just decided to release them for download. Although they are a few years old, the material is fairly timeless.
Enjoy.Bruce Eckel
A discussion with the participants of the Web Frameworks Jam, at the end of the workshop. Participants include: Mike Shea, Angela Chen, Barry Hawkins, Bill Hannahs, Dianne Marsh, Jim White, Mike Levin, Ron Paro, and Bruce Eckel.
Anders is not only the leader of the C# development project at Microsoft, he spent many years at Borland, where he was best known for his work creating the Delphi programming language and environment.
The inventor of the Python language. Now works at Google.
Author of Effective Java and one of the main Java team members at Sun. He created the new collections library and is primarily responsible for the design of enum in Java SE5. He now works at Google.
His numerous books push forward the boundaries of thinking about software design. Works at ThoughtWorks.
Coauthor of Peopleware, a must-read for everyone in the programming profession.
One of the pioneers of the XP movement. Lead author of Extreme Programming Installed, and author of Extreme Programming Adventures in C#.
A leader in the Agile community, and author of Agile Project Management, Agile Software Development Ecosystems, and Adaptive Software Development.
The driving force behind the Zope web development framework, arguably the largest and most complex Python codebase.
Coauthor of Thinking in C++, Volume 2 and a professor at Utah Valley State College. This is an interview and recording (with slides) of his keynote address to the 2004 ACCU Spring conference in Oxford, England, on code quality.
The creator of the Artima web site for developers, Bill talks about his software development experiences, including the building of Artima.
A lively and entertaining interview with a graphic designer (among other things). Daniel designs my book covers and other artwork, and has written books on desktop publishing. He's also published a book of essays using print-on demmand.
This is a continuation of the visit to Microsoft that began with the discussion with Anders.
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I've driven past the Yokohama Friendship Bell at the western end of Shelter Island dozens of times and each time found the secluded place quiet and empty. I have since learned it is usually gonged (not rung) on New Year's Eves for luck.
On the morning of Thursday, August 9, a gathering commemorated the 67th anniversary of the nuclear bombing and devastation of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945. It was the last time atomic weaponry was used against humanity; Hiroshima was similarly destroyed three days prior. More than 250,000 people were killed in both cities, leading to Japan's surrender that ended World War II.
Thursday's Peace & Humanity Day gathering at the bell was sponsored by the San Diego WISH Organization (Worldwide Initiative to Safeguard Humanity). A standing-room-only crowd included a man that survived the attack at Hiroshima and a woman survivor from Nagasaki.
The hourlong ceremony included speakers, music, and the sounding of the bell, which is intended to symbolize the celebration of freedom and a wish for eternal peace. The Friendship Bell was cast by Masahiko Katori, presented to San Diego as a gift by the citizens of Yokohama in May 1958 to recognize peaceful relations between Japan and the United States; it was dedicated on December 10, 1960.
The bell also marked the establishment of the sister-city affiliation between Yokohama and San Diego, the first on the West Coast. The suspended six-foot-tall bell weighs almost 5000 pounds and is sounded by striking the outside with a suspended ram. It is displayed in an open-sided house of Japanese design surrounded by a shallow moat.
Bouquets of flowers and more than 1000 origami cranes meant to perpetuate noble wishes were laid at the bell by five young peace ambassadors. In turn, a number of San Diego and Japanese community representatives offered brief words of hope and friendship to the attentive crowd. Some attendees found it necessary to shelter themselves with umbrellas against the midday sun.
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Do you believe that after we die, we get resurrected in another human form? It's a comforting thought since that would mean we may be able to meet our loved ones or the ones we admire that dies some time later in life.
Do you believe in reincarnations?
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No, I do not believe in reincarnation, nor would I find it comforting in any way if it were real.
Living in this world over and over and over again? Endless fucking torture.
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When you die, you are buried or cremated, and that's the end. The next generation takes over and the world continues.
There is no heaven or hell. And there is no reincarnation. You are born. You live. You die. That's it. This notion of the soul living on is fantasy and utter nonsense.
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I believe in reincarnation. I have had a handful of past life dreams over the years.
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The Senate passed its version of the fiscal years 2010-2011 biennial budget last week. In K-12 education, it largely maintained the status quo. A legislative conference committee must now marry the House and Senate versions to produce a budget that also plugs at least a $2 billion revenue shortfall by June 30.
In our view, the Senate version of the budget is generally superior to both the Governor's version and the House version because: 1) it is cognizant of the fiscal challenges facing the state; 2) it provides more adequate funding for charter schools, early college academies, and STEM schools; 3) it slows the state's headlong plunge into development of new standards driven by nebulous and hard to define 21st century skills; 4) it does not overwhelm an underfunded and understaffed Ohio Department of Education with new and costly responsibilities; and 5) it doesn't provide districts and schools with a heavy burden of new unfunded mandates.
That said, in some areas the Governor/House's version is superior and can be married with the Senate version to improve education policy in Ohio in a cost effective fashion. Following are several areas that are ripe for compromise and improvement, based on the Fordham Institute's analyses of the education portion of both versions of Sub. H.B. 1 (see here):
Charter Schools
The Governor/House's budget would mortally wound the state's charter-school sector by drastically reducing funding and adding burdensome regulations. The Senate wisely rejected these changes. However, Ohio's charter school program still needs thoughtful reform and the Senate eliminated some good proposals by Gov. Strickland and the House to do that. In addition to restoring funding to charter schools, conferees would be well-advised to follow these leads by the Governor and House:
Standards and Assessments
Gov. Strickland and the House would set back standards-based reform in Ohio by giving far more attention to nebulous 21st century skills than to core skills and knowledge. Their plan set lofty goals for which there are no practical or valid measures of progress or performance. The House and Governor also put forth an unworkable timeline for creating and implementing new academic content standards and tests. The Senate's approach is more measured, requiring the State Board of Education and Ohio Department of Education (ODE) to draft a plan to undertake these revisions and to get legislative approval before beginning the work.
This approach leaves open the possibility that Ohio will maximize its efforts to collaborate with other states in creating and implementing common academic standards, such as the effort currently being led by the National Governor's Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers of which Ohio is a partner (see here). In tough fiscal times, Ohio is smart to try and leverage the expertise of others in developing world-class standards.
In short, the conference committee should embrace the governor's goal of improving the state's standards and accountability systems while retaining the Senate's proposed process and timeline for doing so. We also suggest requiring that experts in individual subjects and in psychometrics be involved in the standards-writing process.
While its funding proposal was full of burdensome and unnecessary mandates, the House-passed budget did include several prudent and cost effective improvements in fiscal accountability. Conferees would be well-advised to retain the House's recommendations to increase fiscal accountability and transparency through building-level spending plans, performance audits, and annual fiscal report cards.
The Senate made an important move to apply the current charter school "academic death penalty" to district schools. Conferees would be well advised to retain this provision and ratchet up the closure standards for charter and district schools alike.
School Funding
The Senate scrapped the Governor's "evidence-based" funding model in favor of retaining the current per-pupil approach and created a task force to make recommendations for moving Ohio toward a funding system that funds children and is evidence-based. While the current funding system is preferable to what the Governor and House proposed, it is still in need of improvement. Innumerable expert analysts (including the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington, Achieve, Inc., McKinsey & Company, the Ohio Grantmakers Forum, and the State Board of Education itself) have urged Ohio to move toward Weighted Student Funding. We concur.
Conferees should therefore retain the Senate's recommendation to examine the issue and make concrete recommendations over the next 18 months for moving forward with a new school-funding model. This study should explicitly include in its charge a careful examination of diverse school-funding approaches including: 1) student-based funding; 2) performance-based funding; and 3) input-based funding. The final budget measure should require the study group to consult with diverse national experts, hold public hearings on the issue, and closely examine the experience of other states and communities. America now has massive experience with school finance and its reform; Ohio would err to go about this important task all by itself.
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"This unique piece requires that he play inside the piano, which includes patting, strumming and other types of hand manipulations of the strings, in addition to the standard use of the keyboard," said Pro Art Musical Director James Arthur Gardner.
Chen won second place in the romantic era category.
Pro Art's "prodigy concert" features an irresistible line-up of young international, national and regional competition winners, all selected through a rigorous audition process.
"Kids" is the brainchild of Gardner and is sponsored, in part, by the Dr. Benjamin Spock Foundation. The final competition will begin at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 31, at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette. Tickets (adults, $15; youths, $10) may be purchased at the door.
Former winners have gone on to play on the Late Night Show with David Letterman and at New York's Carnegie Hall. Audience members will also be treated to interviews of the young musicians and are likely to find they are well-balanced, normal kids. At the concert's conclusion, the audience will vote for its favorite performers.
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This week, the federal government announced that it would no longer fund the Health Council of Canada. According to Steve Outhouse, a spokesperson for Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, "Largely its mandate was related to reporting around the existing health accord … It is a time of fiscal restraint, so, with the current health accord coming up for expiry, it's a natural time to wind down the organization, or wind down federal funding for it."
Cue the outcry. Former Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow, author of the 2002 healthcare report that bears his name and that recommended the creation of the council, told the Globe and Mail the move was "retrograde." The council's CEO, John Abbott, expressed disappointment, according to iPolitics.ca, "because the council, along with many health experts, see a continuing role for the council around, really, two things: the accountability side, as well as raising Canadians understanding of the healthcare system, the issues at play … There's a trusted voice that will be lost now as a result of this."
With all due respect, gentlemen, there are no shortage of voices in the healthcare debate, and the Health Council of Canada wasn't the loudest or most important. And in terms of "raising Canadians' understanding" of the system, Canadians can get plenty of that from the government's own site, Health Canada. Its home page may not be as sexy as the council's, but it offers much of the same information, and, in fact, more to people looking to access services.
Bodies like the council are not meant to be permanent creations. They come and go as their mandate requires. In 1992, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney axed a number of similar organizations including the Economic Council of Canada, the Science Council of Canada, and the Law Reform Commission. The subsequent Liberal government of Jean Chrétien went down the opposite road, ploughing public money into creatures as the Canadian Policy Research Network and the Trudeau Foundation. It also revived two Trudeau-era creations, the Charter Challenges Program and Katimavik (whose funding expired on March 31 of this year), and maintained Rights and Democracy (created by the Tories in 1988 until it was shuttered in 2012).
Unfortunately, as the late economist Milton Friedman said, nothing is as permanent as a temporary government program
Why do we often assume that once a government body is in place, it should simply continue forever? It may start off with a purpose, but often ends up as a convenient sinecure for politically-friendly appointees (or in the case of Katimavik, children of former Prime Ministers). Their work can often be duplicated by new, more relevant entities.
Unfortunately, as the late economist Milton Friedman said, nothing is as permanent as a temporary government program. Once something is established, it takes on a life of its own, with a league of "stakeholders" who work for it, produce reports for it, get recognition from it — and defend it to the death when its existence is threatened.
To their credit, in the last two years the Conservatives have taken out the pruning shears. They did away with the embattled Rights and Democracy, and most recently shuffled CIDA off to Foreign Affairs. They have implemented a strategic and operating review of the public service, aiming to trim over 19,000 jobs over three years.
But that will not counteract the increase in the public service under their watch. As reported by Postmedia News in 2011, after a period of retrenchment in the late 1990's, Ottawa's bureaucracy grew by 34% between 2000-01 and 2010-11, to 283,000 employees, "especially during the nearly six years the Harper government has been in office." At the same time, Canada's population increased only 11%.
And the Tories have also been busy creating new entities, such as the Office for the Promotion of Religious Freedom, whose globetrotting mandate seems doomed from the start, and the Parliamentary Budget Office, a move the government came to regret after former PBO head Kevin Page kept contradicting the finance minister. They also established the ill-fated office of the Integrity Commissioner, which proved a public relations nightmare after it was revealed in 2011 that it took no action on over 200 complaints; the commissioner, Christiane Ouimet, subsequently resigned, albeit with a half-million dollar severance package.
In other words, this government isn't necessarily wedded to the idea of a smaller bureaucracy — just a different one.
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Sweet 'n' Sour Halibut Recipe
We live on the West Coast and catch a lot of halibut off our fishing boat. My family has always loved fresh fish, and this recipe is a favorite. The cubed halibut is cooked in a sweet-and-sour sauce along with pineapple, green pepper and tomatoes - yum! -Willa Gilio, Cayucos, California
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1 cup apricot nectar
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup cubed green pepper
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons cold water, divided
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Dash each salt and pepper
- 1-1/2 pounds halibut steaks, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and cubed
- 2 cups pineapple chunks
- Hot cooked linguine or rice
- 1. In a large saucepan, combine the first five ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Add the green pepper; cook 5 minutes longer; set aside.
- 2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, 3 tablespoons water, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Add halibut; toss gently to coat.
- 3. Transfer to a broiler pan. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 5-6 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Set aside and keep warm.
- 4. Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; stir into green pepper mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to medium; add tomatoes and pineapple. Cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until heated through. Serve with halibut and linguine or rice. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 401 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 36mg cholesterol, 507mg sodium, 71g carbohydrate (58g sugars, 2g fiber), 26g protein.
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Nearly $1 million worth of projects, ranging from teen trail crews, bear boxes, and wildlife research, were underwritten at Grand Teton National Park during the past year by the Grand Teton National Park Foundation.
Through private support, the Foundation enabled an extensive list of visitor service, education, and improvement projects and assisted the park in offering high-quality interpretation, recreation, and education to visitors in an era when federal budgets are strained. The Foundation funded the work entirely through generous gifts from the organization's national network of donors.
The projects spanned a wide range of enhancements and education that connect visitors to Grand Teton and improve resources:
* Construction of the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center auditorium.
* Discover Grand Teton, a new website that promotes the park's history, geology, and wild communities.
* A teen trail crew made up of 16 to 19-year-olds, a Latino outreach program for middle and high-school students, and leadership and internship programs for diverse high-school and college students.
* Seventy-one bear-resistant food storage boxes for park campsites.
* Critical funding for wildlife research that focuses on a wide variety of park species.
* An air quality monitoring station on the Kelly campus of Teton Science Schools that was a collaboration with Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, NPS, the Foundation, and Teton Sciences Schools.
* Water bottle refilling stations in eight locations in the park.
* Whitebark pine restoration.
"It's been a terrific year and we are thrilled to fund work across many areas that are important to the park and to visitors," Foundation President Leslie Mattson said. "It was a great achievement to put the finishing touch on the visitor center and to know that the park's expanded programming will reach millions of people. I continue to be thankful for local as well as part-time residents who want to be involved in strengthening Grand Teton. We couldn't be successful without each and every donor who cares about the park."
At park headquarters, Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott said her staff "would be hard-pressed to accomplish some of our critical projects and programs without generous support from partners like the Grand Teton National Park Foundation."
"We're grateful for the Foundation's remarkable work and commitment on key initiatives such as wildlife and air quality research, youth programs, trail maintenance, and construction of the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center," she added. "Together we'll further Grand Teton's core mission and protect park resources while providing valuable experiences and enjoyment for park visitors well into the future."


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The National Institute for Health and Welfare Finland (THL) is a research and development institute under the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. THL serves broader society, the scientific community and decision-makers in central government and municipalities. Its aim is to promote health and welfare in Finland. Within THL there is a Department of Health, Functional Capacity and Welfare. Its work focuses on the most important public health issues, their determinants and monitoring the health of the population and population subgroups.
The department conducts research and development work with a broad collaborative of partners to promote the health and functional capacity of Finnish people and to enhance health monitoring among population subgroups also at local area level. The department provides data that helps to fill the information gaps on health, functional capacity and wellbeing as well as intelligence on the determinants that influence them. The main information gap that has been identified is the area level monitoring of these determinants among adults. Monitoring of children's health is also an area where further intelligence is needed.
Getting started
We spoke to project manager Risto Kaikkonen at THL about data presentation and its role in helping to explain health trends to a wide user audience. According to Risto, the impetus was the need for decision makers to have a better understanding of data at a lower geographical level – lower geographical areas than regions. "We had good information about Finland and the regions but not down to local area level. Questionnaire-based data on lifestyles and citizens' personal experiences are not often available at the local level or even at the regional level. Area level health monitoring with the ability to follow-up trends among population subgroups is needed. This is also a statutory responsibility for municipalities in Finland," says Risto.
"With InstantAtlas (IA) we have been able to combine five or six different data sources with required confidence intervals which we weren't able to do with other reporting systems. Also the ability to present results with profile reports is helpful. The added value in profile reports is that we can now include sub-groups in monitoring. This is especially helpful when it comes to combining data on socio-economic status."
Meeting the need
The department has a key role in developing systems to monitor health inequalities. This involves collecting area-level survey and register data that includes socioeconomic status and disseminating the results. To fill the information gap with respect to adults the department has launched new Regional Health and Well-Being Study (ATH). Risto is the responsible researcher of the ATH and he says data visualisation has enabled the team to spend more time on analysis of trends and on academic research. "Half of our time can now be spent on understanding trends and doing further analyses. In addition decision makers are able to make better decisions based on what the interactive reports show," he says.
The feedback from users has been good and the ability to go deeper into the data has been especially welcome. Risto says researchers are also pleased because they can now produce short reports quickly as the results are quick to access.
Future development
Risto is hoping to include more detail and tailored profile reports. In the future more trends will be added along with commentary to give better meaning for the results. The aim is to include IA reports with more descriptive information on the relevance and interpretation of the results. "Numbers need definitions," he says.
"We look on this as a resource that we can develop so I expect that in the future more data sets will be included, It is likely that we will be able to produce reports showing how resources are being used - which will be useful for funding bodies," he says.
Other benefits are:
Risto says: "Finnish municipalities and cities have broad responsibilities: providing their citizens with social and health care services, education and cultural services; supervising activities affecting the environment; promoting employment and commerce and in preventive work. Moreover, the 2011 revised Health Care Act obligates municipalities to follow the health of their population and its subgroups. InstantAtlas helps THL to produce reliable information needed."
Other health stories that may interest you
The Northern Norway Regional Health Authority
English - How Norway's first atlas of variation uses mapping software to reveal variation in healthcare
Norsk - Slik bruker Norges første variasjonsatlas kartleggingsprogrammer til å avsløre variasjoner i helse og omsorg
West and East Agder County, Norway
Using mapping software to provide accessible intelligence to political and administrative decision makers in West and East Agder county
The North Denmark Region
Healthcare planning in Denmark and how The North Denmark Region is using interactive mapping to help municipalities understand local variation


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Heanor is a town and an administrative or civil parish now comprising the settlements of Heanor and Loscoe in the Amber Valley District of Derbyshire, northeast of the city of Derby. According to the census of 2011 the population of the civil parish was 22,620.
In 1984 three modern civil parishes were created from the previously unparished urban district:
Heanor before 1974
The parish of Heanor formed a local board in about 1850 to provide services in the town. In 1895, under the Local Government Act 1894 the board's area became an urban district. In 1899 Heanor Urban District was enlarged with the addition of part of the neighbouring parish of Codnor with Loscoe. The urban district continued in existence until 1974, when it was merged into the new non-metropolitan district of Amber Valley under the Local Government Act 1972.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Heanor from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
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A Gryffindor in the MNFF forum. I'm coming back from a long hiatus from fan fiction writing - I'm slowly but surely getting my writing fingers back into shape.
Sorry I'm late :) - (story of my life)
You've effectively used the picture gag and reverse gag in this story. However I feel there's a slight problem in your using to much narrative. You're telling the story instead of showing it.
e.g. The next morning she woke up covered in goo that had the same strange green glow the ball had. She tried to wash it off, but it only got worse. Defeated, she went to her mother to ask for help. Her mother was astonished at the story Arilina told.
Describe the scene as Arilina woke up, the sticky feeling of the goo, the process of her trying to wash it off, tell how she just noticed the colour of the goo in the process. How she wailed to her mum for help... How you understand my point here.
Another advise I'd like to give is on writing of the Twins. Twin-talk is part of their characterization ... What I mean is something like this:
We understand that money is hard to get for someone such as yourself -"
"So unfair how you can't buy things on your own."
"The travesty!"
Basically I would advise that you not make one twin monopolise the dialogue. Fred and George tend to share with one another everything - even dialogue time. *lol*
Arilina is quite convincing as a 7-year-old. If I were that age and have an older sister - I'd definitely pull a uncreative childish prank at her - 7-year-olds do not tend to pull elaborate ones afterall. Good family dynamic in your OC's as well - You just need to elaborate a bit more and describe their actions and thoughts more often.
Hope I was of some help and good luck on your next humour venture. If you need a beta to look into the Fred and George characterization. You know how to reach me. :)
Author's Response: Thanks! I\'ll look into those describing areas. I\'ll get to editing it eventually. I\'m on someone else\'s computer right now so...Next time when I write a Fred/George fic, you will hear from me. Thanks for the great advise!
I love the poem you started this off with, did you write that yourself? Gives the reader an idea on what to expect. I do suggest that you add a little author's note at the bottom to explain Sparklypoo or maybe even a link to a site that explains Sparklypoo - this is so newer readers who are unfamiliar with the term can understand this.
The parody of the famous HP fan fiction cliches Hermione suddenly turned into beauty queen cliche, unexplained and sudden ball, extremely angry and angsty Harry, the typical romantic scenes, etc. was made funnier by the way you exaggerated these. :)
Great use of the usual cliches and making it laughable. Hopefully seeing how laughable and funny these cliches are would make people think twice about seriously using it as their main plot line. Hope to see you continue on with this for there are plenty of materials to still make fun of. :)
Author's Response: Oh, thank you so much nutty! I did make up the beginning song myself. :) That\'s a good idea about leaving a link at the bottom, but I\'m not really sure where an explanation is... oh well. I will definitley continue with this, and I\'m glad you liked it! :)
Excellent characterization and you've set up the feel of this quite well. It's a light piece about Euan and I love the details you've given about his nervousness -- showing his thoughts and knowing his actions - this showed his bravery even more.
I do suggest the the last sentence be italicised because it's a direct thought. :)
Love how you used a little known character and developed him. Most people would have written about better known canon characters - Creating one is and centering the story around him is definitely hard and you managed it :)
Author's Response: Thanks nutty! I\'m glad you enjoyed it!
I always did found it difficult to do Hagrid's accent. You managed it extremely well. You also showed his love for animals and all those little Hagrid-ism in this story. I love that Fangs and Aragog was there. And his actions here clearly showed that he's a true Gryffindor.
Love your attention to details on that scene where Hagrid saves Kim and his farewell to Aragog.
On that detention ... I'm not sure about this but wasn't Hagrid expelled for keeping Aragog?
Author's Response: Thank you for such a lovely review! I am so glad that my portrayal of Hagrid comes across so well. As MbM suggested, I will write a sequel to the story that explains how the detention became expulsion. I have one more chapter of my fic to complete before I can undertake that plot bunny, but I will get to it shortly! :)
Chilling how twisted it could get when one tries to do what's right; especially if you can see the logic behind those decree.
In a way I would think Percy is more like Scimeour than Fudge... he's decisive, but overdoes things ... And the bad part is I can't hate him ...I sympathize with him. That part about Molly almost brought tears to my eyes ... how he remembered his mother's unconditional love and how he failed to make amends with the family and especially to Molly in the end, yet she continued to have faith in him.
What's alarming was the fact that he's not doing this for ambition or need to hold on to power ... but because he thought it was right ... so people won't suffer the way he did ... people won't lost family and their mums to death eaters.
Author's Response: Ah yes. That\'s what I was trying to show - the consequences of good deeds gone wrong.
Wow, you\'re the first person to sympathize with Percy! I tried to make him human, but even I couldn\'t do that very well without hating him myself. But yes, in a way, I feel sorry for him for his losses.
Thanks so much!
Hi Steph! missed me? *grin*
Slight correction:
I took(s) it because I wanted to be different,
~Unless of course, that was intentional...
I have to say this started of great. How she's taken with the diary and stating how it reflected her gave us a good idea of her personality immediately. You don't even have to read Malicious Intention to get an understanding of Halle. ^_^
Love the realism on how you portrayed children to be mean. You also made use of great metaphors about square pegs and round holes, but my favourite is: Gryffindors are brave, yes, but that's not the only quality that possess. They possess great strength of heart, passion and thirst for success.", because plenty of times people just think of bravery and forget everything else... I mean Neville was a Gryffindor and he's not exactly fearless...
Love it Steph. A perfect compliment to your Malicious Intention, but it stands well on its own. Good Luck for this contest!
Author's Response: *squishes* Missed you, Miel? .... Of course! Tooks was intentional. My cousin isn\'t exactly the most gramatically corredt four-y-o :)
Yay for thinking outside of the square! *loves* I\'ve always hated how people say \"You can pit a sqaure peg in a round hole.\" Because you SO can :):) And, my lovely Gryffindor, you are a TRUE GRyffindor at heart. I\'ll let you decide just exactly what traits your posess!♥
Nit-picky part-time poet here to ..well pick this apart. Don't worry I'm nice ... really! Love the angsty atmosphere from start to finish. The way you started is slightly light with Harry asking: why? and he sounds so unsure and it deals with the burden by which he was born with.
One this first part: These lines breaks the rhythm a bit...
What makes it seem
That I am the Chosen One?
Just a suggestions that maybe you can re-arrange it a bit to fit 5 syllables like the first section... something like:
What makes it all seem
I? the "Chosen One?"
Although the other sections don't follow this rhythm, the prophecy quote separates them so seeming gives a break. Anyway I just think it sounds better is the first 2 sections follows the same rhythm. Although it would be nice if the 3rd section follows the 5 syllable rhythm.
The 2nd part delves deeper it more about his inner doubts and the great expectations heaped upon him due to the label. It sounded somewhat like an inner rant. More personal than the first part. :)
The last part is the saddest one its more contemplative and thus gives greater impact than the raging emotions on the 2nd part. There's more resignation in the tone of it.
Great work! I love that you've divided it. Another suggestion is to place the prophecy quote in the beginning so it doesn't break the rhythm of your 1st part.
Author's Response: *hugs fellow Gryffie* Thanks so much Miel! I\'m so glad to here your constructive criticism! I will definetely consider what you said.
I dont think so.She would be a Slytherin Princess, still as golden, only more cunning and less conventional.
In this story, let her teach you in gaining influence over the very people who crave it.LucillaJoanna of Hufflepuff is here playing Lachesis for the May One-Shot Challenge...
...And won Second Place!(Rating only for mild language)
I love how you divided this story in sections with the advice separating each scene. Despite being sorted into a different house, Hermione is still very in character. I like the way she handled Draco and the other Slytherins - not too confrontational and entirely cunning.
Slight correction:
Yes? I love it when youre plotting and scheming, only times your Slytherin shows up.
missing word... I think you meant: 'Slytherin side'
Dont be so surprised. Our Hermione had a way with him, hadnt she?
I think it'll sound better as: "Our Hermione has a way with him, doesn't she?" -- It is not necessary to use past tense here because it's part of the dialogue.
I may not be a clairvoyant but I do think this entry would do well in the challenge.
Author's Response: Thank you, Miel. For the confidence and the corrections. Now, that\'s what reviewing is all about! Thanks a lot. ^_^
Draco's arrogance is funny and fitting, its entirely what endeared him to me in the series. I also liked the fact that you stated that Narcissa still hasn't turned on Draco. She seems to be the type of doting mum that won't turn her back on her son regardless of the situation. Although its strange that Draco is not worried for her, if Lucius and Voldemort had it in for him - wouldn't they also target the mum who's taking his side?
What I feel is missing is the reason as to why he's Sorted into Gryffindor. The HP series never showed Draco to be particularly courageous - the end of your story showed his courage and loyalty but that is a culmination of his friendship with Harry. What I mean is what trait did he posses early on (maybe show a hint of his courage or rebelious streak early on and have it develop to what we see at the end of the story.)
Being sorted into Gryffindor had me asking: "What? How?" - it's too abrupt and gave no reason for him being there ... maybe have Draco show some Gryffindor trait in the train ride or have a silent dialouge with the hat to hint that the hat sees something in him that's fitting for Gryffindor.
Good Luck for the challenge!
Author's Response: Hey nutty imp! Thank you so much for reading my story and I really appreciate your comments! You raise a good point about Narcissa. I beleive Lucius would try to erase his first mistake and make sure to get it right with the next child. Lucius needs his pure blooded wife to bear his next pure-blooded son. I had these thoughts when I was envisioning a chaptered fic, then realized it was a one-shot challenge. *sigh* Well, I tried on the train to give a glimpse into a Draco that unexpectedly finding himself sharing his innermost secret with a stranger. Someone raised by Muggles, at that! The Draco in the compartment with Harry is surprisingly compassionate to Harry\'s situation and agress that while money and status and mansions are very important to him, they\'re nothing compared to having his parents. He would rather lose everyting else than lose his parents. So the Sorting Hat would see the courage it took in admitting that, the loyalty to his parents, and a desire to further himself, but not necessarily at another\'s expense. So while Draco still has the Slytherin tendencies towards pure-blood superiority and rudeness, it didn\'t outweigh the Gryffindor qualities in him. Another reviewer had also suggested that I draw out the Sorting Scene and maybe use the hat debating where to put Draco, then turn around and do the same with Harry and my only excuse is that I didn\'t think of it talking with Draco, and in every HP book is some sort of reference to the what the sorting hat said to Harry - I just felt the reader was well aware of the Sorting process by now and I just skipped to the end. Looking back, I see the story could\'ve benefitted from a lengthier scene and all I can say is this story is creaming out for a sequel with some reflecting on the past by Draco so I can really do his sorting justice. :-) Thank you for your review and for taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Believe me, I appreciate it! *hugs* ~Andrea
Hey Laura! (I'm back) and I just has to check this out.
Great choice of subject. Usually people depict Rodolfus as a brainless goon that who follows Bellatrix's lead. You manage to made us readers see him as human - well fleshed out instead the usual two dimensional and shallow view.
In does make sense that Bella would feel more insecure and bitter than she would have had because here because she was different from a typical Black. I guess regardless of her house, her devotion to Voldemort would remain the same. Although I'm puzzled as to what made her a Ravenclaw in the first place? She showed great cunning and ambition here ....
Best of luck for the contest
This is different. I would think that James is the most Gryffindor-like among the Marauders. Although he is a pure-blooded wizard, it just feels so OOC for him to act this way. Then again he and Sirius does have a mean streak and comes out once in a while.
Given that I beta once in a while, I hope you won't mind some mistakes that I caught whilst reading this.
A Few corrections:
It was common knowledge that he despised Sirius Black on site - I think you meant 'sight'
as his two friends Lupin and Pettigrew. - missing word: as 'with' his friends or you may opt for same goes for his two friends
replace Lucious Malfoy in a few years in the ranks of Slytherin Greatness. - it's 'Lucius' and I think it ought to be 'on' the ranks.
Canon Error: Bellatrix is 7 years older than Sirius and James thus she shouldn't be in Hogwarts. Maybe replace her with Narcissa instead.
Some suggestions:
Instead of: The Katy girl raised her hands up - I would suggest using A dark haired girl to Lily's right guiltily raised her hands up.. Using "The Katy girl' just sounds a bit awkward.
Good Luck! And I'm glad to see that I'm not the lone Gryffindor entrant around.
Author's Response: Thanks, but I had to write an OOC James, for obvious purposes. This is a house-exchange story, therefore, in this story, there would be no Gryffindor qualities in James. You follow me? Thanks for the grammar corrections, as you can see, I didn\'t have time for my beta to check over this before the deadline. =]


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Santa Clara, CA, United States, 2012/09/10 - Palo Alto Networks, Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 ended July 31 (NYSE: PANW) - PaloAltoNetworks.com. NYSE: PANW
Fiscal fourth quarter revenue grows 88 percent year-over-year and 15 percent sequentially to reach a record $75.6 million;
Fiscal 2012 revenue grows 115 percent year-over-year to $255.1 million;
Adds over 1,000 new end-customers in Q4, reaching over 9,000 total end-customers;
Fiscal 2012 free cash flow grows 229 percent year-over-year to $62.8 million;
Cash and cash equivalents of $322.6 million with no debt.
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Total revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter grew 88 percent year-over-year to $75.6 million, compared with $40.2 million in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2011. GAAP net loss for the fiscal fourth quarter was $4.6 million, or $0.18 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of $6.0 million, or $0.40 per basic and diluted share, in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2011.
Palo Alto Networks recorded fiscal fourth quarter non-GAAP net income of $1.9 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared with a non-GAAP net loss of $5.1 million, or $0.34 per basic and diluted share, in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2011. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the tables below.
For fiscal 2012, total revenue grew 115 percent to $255.1 million, compared with $118.6 million in fiscal 2011. GAAP net income was $0.7 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, in fiscal 2012, compared with a net loss of $12.5 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, in fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal 2012 was $14.7 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $7.8 million, or $0.55 per basic and diluted share, in fiscal 2011.
The fourth quarter was a strong finish to a great year for Palo Alto Networks, said Mark McLaughlin, president and chief executive officer of Palo Alto Networks. In our first quarter as a public company, we achieved record revenue and grew our customer base to over 9,000 customers. For the year, we grew revenue 115 percent, clearly outpacing the market and demonstrating the power of our technology.
We have pioneered the next generation of network security by completely reinventing the firewall. Our unique and innovative approach to network security resonates with enterprises around the world as they look for ways to protect their networks and safely enable the explosion of application use driven by productivity trends in cloud computing, SaaS, mobility and social networking, continued McLaughlin.
Commenting on the companys financial results, Steffan Tomlinson, chief financial officer of Palo Alto Networks, added,Our 88 percent year-over-year revenue growth in the fourth quarter was well diversified across all theaters and verticals. In the quarter we generated $16.3 million in free cash flow, bringing the total to $62.8 million for the year, and we ended the quarter with $322.6 million in cash and equivalents, including $215.4 million in net proceeds from our IPO in July.
Recent Highlights
Raised $215.4 million in net proceeds from its July 20, 2012 initial public offering.
Appointed Mark Anderson as our head of worldwide field operations, a new organization in the company that encompasses sales and customer support and services.
Expanded presence throughout Latin America, including opening offices in São Paulo, Brazil and Mexico City, Mexico.
Earned the NSS Labs 'recommended' rating in its inaugural Next-Generation Firewall Group Test. NSS Labs tested Palo Alto Networks PA-5020 and PAN-OS 4.0.5 against the fourth version of its Next-Generation Firewall test methodology, comprised of 1,486 live exploits and across a wide variety of traffic, payload sizes and protocols. Palo Alto Networks also blocked 95 percent of attacks against client applications within the test bed.
Expanded the Technology Partner Program by adding Avaya as a new Data Center Infrastructure Partner, as well as Mobile Iron and Zenprise as new Mobility Partners. Palo Alto Networks also expanded its technology scope with partnerships from leading vendors in network security management, security incident and event management (SIEM), network access and NetFlow analytics with partners such as: AlgoSec, Network Critical, LogRhythm, and Plixer International.
Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall PA-500, PA-2000 and PA-4000 series solutions were thoroughly tested and officially certified by ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon. Each next-generation firewall series was evaluated against and passed ICSA Labs Modular Firewall Product Certification Criteria version 4.1x for general purpose network firewalls, corporate category.
Conference Call Information
Palo Alto Networks will host a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 results and outlook for its fiscal first quarter of 2013 today at 4:30 pm. Eastern time / 1:30 pm. Pacific time. Open to the public, investors may access the call by dialing (866) 543-6408 or (617) 213-8899 and entering the passcode 95920447. A live audio webcast of the conference call along with supplemental financial information will also be accessible from the Investors section of the companys website at investors.paloaltonetworks.com. Following the webcast, an archived version will be available on the website for one year. A telephonic replay of the call will be available two hours after the call and will run for five business days and may be accessed by dialing (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888 and entering passcode 21239287.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding momentum in the companys business. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including: Palo Alto Networks limited operating history, particularly as a new public company; risks associated with Palo Alto Networks rapid growth, particularly outside of the U.S.; and general market, political, economic and business conditions.
Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect Palo Alto Networks financial results are included under the captions Risk Factors and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the companys final prospectus for its initial public offering, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2012, and is available on the companys investor relations website at investors.paloaltonetworks.com and on the SECs website at sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in Palo Alto Networks annual report on Form 10-K and other filings that the company makes with the SEC from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the company as of the date hereof, and Palo Alto Networks does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
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Palo Alto Networks has provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). The company uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing the companys financial results with other companies in its industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP financial measures, and should be read only in conjunction with the companys consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the companys non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation.
Non-GAAP net income (loss) and diluted net income (loss) per share. Palo Alto Networks defines non-GAAP net income (loss) as net income (loss) plus share-based compensation expense less the related tax effects. Non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share is defined as non-GAAP net income (loss) divided by the weighted-average shares outstanding. Palo Alto Networks considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors because they exclude the effect of share-based compensation expense so that management and investors can compare the companys core business operating results, meaning its operating performance excluding not only share-based compensation but also discrete charges that are infrequent in nature, over multiple periods. The company also excludes from non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share the tax effects associated with share-based compensation expense in order to provide a complete picture of the companys recurring core business operating results. Without excluding these tax effects, investors would only see the gross effect that excluding these expenses had on the companys operating results. There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share versus net income (loss) and diluted net income (loss) per share calculated in accordance with GAAP. First, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share exclude share-based compensation expense. Share-based compensation has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in the companys business. Second, share-based compensation is an important part of Palo Alto Networks employees' compensation and impacts their performance. Third, the components of the costs that Palo Alto Networks excludes in its calculation of non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share may differ from the components that its peer companies exclude when they report their non-GAAP results of operations. Palo Alto Networks compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income per share and evaluating non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income per share together with net income (loss) and diluted net income per share calculated in accordance with GAAP. In the future, the company may also exclude non-recurring expenses and other expenses that do not reflect the companys core business operating results.
Free Cash Flow. Palo Alto Networks defines free cash flow as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less purchases of property, equipment, and other assets. Palo Alto Networks considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business that, after the purchases of property, equipment, and other assets, can be used for strategic opportunities, including investing in the business, making strategic acquisitions, and strengthening the balance sheet. A limitation of using free cash flow versus the GAAP measure of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities as a means for evaluating the company is that free cash flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance from operations for the period because it excludes cash used for purchases of property, equipment, and other assets. Palo Alto Networks compensates for this limitation by providing information about its purchases of property, equipment, and other assets on the face of the cash flow statement and under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Key Financial Metrics" in its filings with the SEC.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks (paloaltonetworks.com) is the network security company. Its innovative platform allows enterprises, service providers, and government entities to secure their networks and safely enable the increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications running on their networks. The core of Palo Alto Networks platform is its Next-Generation Firewall, which delivers application, user, and content visibility and control integrated within the firewall through its proprietary hardware and software architecture. Palo Alto Networks products and services can address a broad range of network security requirements, from the data center to the network perimeter, as well as the distributed enterprise, which includes branch offices and a growing number of mobile devices. Palo Alto Networks products are used by more than 9,000 customers in over 100 countries.
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|June 3, 2005, 10:16 PM
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Best New Hampshire Firearm Ranges?
I am just curious, what are the best firearms ranges in NH that are 30 min or less from the following locations,
My criteria for a "good" range includes an outdoor rifle range at least 100 yards long (the longer the better). Reasonable membership dues, decent rules (no range nazis that won't allow you to keep >5 round mags chambered in your gun. Not overcrowded, I like peace and quiet when I go to shoot, don't like having to wait on too many members also shooting at once. And a friendly and supportive membership community. I am planning to move to one of those three places in NH, and the area with the range that best meets all of my criteria may be the deciding factor.
Bonus: What are the best gun shops in the areas? Best in terms of price and selection.
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Range: Pioneer In Dunbarton. Although I hear that they are not allowing new members at this time. PM me, and I'll take you, if you want. We have a group from the High Road that goes together (tomorrow, as a matter of fact)
Shops: Lewis Arms in Bow is real good. So is Marshal Firearms in Dunbarton. Rileys in Hooksett has a good selection, but the people that work there are not the most helpful/ friendliest chaps in the world.
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|June 5, 2005, 08:59 AM
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Ex_MA hole welcome to N.H. lol. there is Kinnicum also which I think is in Candia. There ia also New Boston sports, Alstead gunshop a little further out but a good place. Stay away from the sportsmen den in Amherst the guy is a TOTAL A-HOLE, known for quoting one price then when the gun arrives its more money. This guy has done more to give gunshops a negative image, Sarah Brady should be sending him thankyou cards. I agree Rileys has changed since Dick Riley had it and I think its because owners are not as present as they should be. I like Ralph, Ron and Denver but they have one idiot working there (Big Guy always wears a hat) who thinks he's Macho Man from the village people, never smiles, loves to argue and insult people. I stopped going to Rileys a few years ago because of this idiot as have many others and now go to New Boston sports, Lewis Arms and Alstead. Another great shop with very good prices is Village gunshop or gunstore not sure which one but it is in Whitefield N.H., its up north but when in the area I always stop in, nice people, and good selection, but not open on Sundays, also Coreys gunshop is just a few miles away in Littleton so it makes the ride worth while.
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lots of luck to you, i used to live in Derry newhampshire which is about 7 miles east of manchester i couldnt find anywhere to shoot at that time , if i was to move back i would check the windham or salem nh areas they are both east of derry by a few miles.
|June 6, 2005, 12:56 PM
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moving to NH
Good luck on finding property in the Salen, NH area. Price of Real Estate is every so rising daily, if not hourly. A start home starts at a mere 200,000
p.s. i have relatives that just moved there so thats how i heard about their prices.
|June 7, 2005, 07:31 AM
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I know this is off topic but also check the property taxesd as they vary town to town and are really $$$$$$ in N.H. as we have no sales tax or income tax and the state feels that us land barons must pay the motherlode of taxes! Our wonderful new Liberal Governor ran on a eliminate property taxes campaign, funny thing is since he was elected we haven't heard a thing about it! N.H. state motto is ( live free or die ) dont worry about living free or die, the taxes will kill you, yeah I know the free part pertains to freedom which we have less of year by year with all the new Libs taking over the state, N.H. the next vermont!
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|June 8, 2005, 08:18 AM
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Thats the problem, N.H. keeps getting this national Press about being the most livable state, second healthiest and 4th safest. The Libs who ruined their own states with the dumbass laws they pass favoring criminals and their tax based save the world by giving away$$$$$ programs are running from the hell they created because they can no longer live there. They move to states like N.H., repeat the same mistakes and start all over again, the first thing they do is get themselves elected to town offices and work their way into politics. The natives used to be able to out vote these people but in the last 10 years since N.H. has gotten so much press we are getting outnumbered more and more by the day! Getting back to topic, if you want to shoot indoors there is Wilson Hill pistol club off of Candia rd, I think its lakeshore dr. but not sure, Manchester firing line or range off Brown ave. is indoors there is also Goffstown fish and game club outdoor range off of rt. 114 in Weare.
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Little Wolf, go north young man, go north. North of Concord, that is...You have to be very affluent to live in Southern NH...Of the 3 locations, I'm very partial to Manchester, and I understand there is a nice range out near the airport on Brown Ave...
Ex-MA Hole, over the years I have taken your screen name in vain (minus the Ex) on many ocaissions. Still do from time to time. My appreciation for your good sense of humor...
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