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Schools cannot punish students for lewd speech with a political or social message
A 3rd Circuit ruling that seems silly at first actually reshapes how schools can regulate students' free speech.
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King & Wood Mallesons, SJ Berwin to merge
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Cal-Maine settles suit over eggs
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We have an A/S 1200 in a cluster environment connected to 4 HSJ50's. It has been working fine however recently we relocated the star couplers to another cabinet. Now when you try and boot the system disk located on one of the HSJ's you recieve this message- P00>>>b (boot dua1000.14.0.8.0 -flags 1,0) bad MSCP status (3|0) received failed to send Online to dua1000.14.0.8.0 failed to open dua1000.14.0.8.0 The server can see all the disks and when I do a SHOW CLUSTER ADD CIRCUIT,CABLE_STATUS all circuits are OPEN. Any suggestions? Darren.
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The initial suspicions would be damaged CI cabling or other related hardware or CI communications problem, a problem with the SCSI connection to the disk from the HSJ, or a loss or corruption of the cluster configuration information normally resident in the HSJ controller. Status (3|0) typically means the storage device itself is off-line. Check the system and the controller error logs, check the CI and SCSI connections and cabling, select the full bootstrap logging (see the OpenVMS FAQ for the APB flags involved), and -- if no obvious causes are located -- please contact your hardware service organization for assistance in troubleshooting this.

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As the influenza A(H1N1)v pandemic unfolds globally, it is vital to monitor closely for signals of change in the current patterns of transmission. We estimate the basic reproduction ratio for A(H1N1)v virus in Thailand and propose a method to keep track of the actual case count notwithstanding the exponential growth rate.
The threat of an influenza pandemic posed by a novel re-assortant influenza A virus was identified in late April in Mexico. The influenza A(H1N1)v virus has since spread into five continents infecting at least 134,503 people and causing 816 deaths as reported by World Health Organization (WHO) on 27 July 2009. Further spread of the virus especially within affected countries is considered inevitable at this point. Also, the increasing number of cases in many countries is making it difficult for laboratories to individually test and confirm all suspected cases.
The first two cases of A(H1N1)v in Thailand were reported on 10 May. After a two week lapse and despite intense containment measures, more cases were reported, building up into an exponential growth phase in early June. The basic reproduction ratio (R0), estimated from the daily case reports in the exponential growth phase, is useful in assessing the ultimate course of the epidemic in Thailand. The reproduction ratio as a function of time (Rt) generally drops after the primary exponential phase due to a drop in susceptibles as well as due to control measures, and varies throughout the epidemic until it ultimately drops below 1 long enough to suppress further transmission.
We calculate the intrinsic growth rate (r) during the exponential growth phase from 1 to 12 June and estimate R0 and the final size [1,2] - the proportion of the population that would be ultimately infected assuming 100% susceptibility at the outset and minimal control measures - of the epidemic. Furthermore, we give a rough estimate for the case fatality ratio (CFR) from early fatality counts and use it to extrapolate the number of infected cases at a later date, after laboratory testing of all suspected cases was abandoned (20 June) paving the way for significant underreporting. All reported deaths up to 14 July are analysed to compare the CFR between age groups.
Our data come from two sources. First, we counted the cases by symptom onset date from the records at the WHO National Influenza Centre, which was used to calculate r, R0 and CFR. The age distribution of the infected population up to 14 July was inferred from the daily incidence reports from the Bureau of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Disease Control (DDC), Ministry of Public Health in Thailand (http://beid.ddc.moph.go.th/th/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1784902&Itemid=240) while the disease onset dates and age of the deceased were obtained directly from DDC.
Estimate of r, R0 and final size
The intrinsic growth rate r is estimated by Poisson regression of the epidemic curve over the exponential growth phase, R0 is derived by (where is the mean generation interval [GI])
and the final size by a Newton-Raphson numerical solution [1] of
The mean GIs derived in two previous studies (T1=2.6 [2.1-3.0] [3] and T2=1.9 [1.3-2.7] [4]) were used as no information was available for the current epidemic. The equation used to calculate R0 gives the Laplace transform of the GI distribution assuming it is exponentially distributed, whereas the error for non-exponentially distributed GIs are known to be small [3]. Visual inspection of the epidemic curve revealed significant deviations from the exponential curve toward the latter part of the period of 1-12 June, necessitating the choice of a valid combination of points in order to achieve a realistic goodness of fit. Goodness of fit (or lack of it) of the model was assessed by a combination of the R-squared measure and Pearson's statistic.
Estimate of CFR and present case count
We estimated the CFR for cases with symptom onset on or before 18 June using our daily onset data for that period and the number of fatalities subsequently arising from these cases until 15 July. This rough estimate was used to extrapolate the number of infected cases from the number of deaths on later dates. The normalised age-specific CFR was calculated by dividing the age distribution of all deceased patients as of 14 July against the age distribution of all reported cases as of 7 July, and further dividing each value by the overall CFR for the total population. Since the seven-day gap is not sufficient to account for the delay from onset to death, there are two implicit assumptions made here: the age distribution of the infected population is constant over time, and the time from onset to death is independent of the patient's age. Underreporting bias is effectively eliminated by normalising, provided the rate of underreporting was similar across all age groups.
The epidemic curve for the period 1-12 June minus the counts for 8, 10, and 11 June (Figure 1 and Table) yielded the best fit for exponential growth (R2 = 0.9802), giving r=0.41[95%CI: 0.35-0.47]. The corresponding R0 were 2.07[1.92-2.22] for T1 and 1.78[1.67-1.89] for T2. The final-size were 81.5[77.4-84.8]% for T1 and 72.5[67.7-76.4]% for T2.
Figure 1. Epidemic curve for influenza A(H1N1)v in Thailand by date of onset, 1-15 June 2009 (n=543)
Table. Epidemic growth rates estimated for the exponential growth phase (1-12 June) of A(H1N1)v in Thailand and corresponding basic reproduction ratio and final-size estimates for two different generation intervals
A total of 690 confirmed cases with disease onset on or before 18 June gave rise to four deaths (as of 15 July) yielding a CFR of 0.58%. The reported number of deaths arising from patients with disease onset on or before 30 June was 16 (as of 15 July), hence the expected value for the actual number of cases at the same date is 2,760 assuming a constant CFR, which is 87% higher than the number of confirmed cases (1,473) reported on 1 July. The normalised age distribution of the CFR (overall CFR=1) is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Normalised case fatality ratio (CFR) by age group, influenza A(H1N1)v in Thailand, June 2009 (n=23 deaths)
The basic reproduction ratio gives us a fairly good idea about the infectiousness of the virus within a particular demographical area and the potential effect it would have on the community if no public health intervention or changes in social habits take place. Generally, the reproduction ratio decreases after the initial exponential phase due to intervention and a reduction of the number of susceptibles. Thus, R0 gives us a reasonable upper bound for the reproduction ratio as well.
Making an estimate of R0 is not trivial due to various limitations in the information we have about an epidemic at the beginning. Firstly, it is highly dependent on the generation time interval [5] which is not easy to estimate when the transmission network is not known. We use mean Tc values estimated elsewhere: T1 from a comprehensive analysis of household transmission data [3] found to be consistent with viral shedding data from experimental studies; and T2 from an independent estimate of the influenza A(H1N1)v outbreak in Mexico [4].
Another limitation is the difficulty of fitting the real-life epidemic curve to an exponential growth model. Human errors in reporting as well as stochastic errors arising from the relatively small numbers involved required an arbitrary decision on which data points displayed exponential growth.
Underreporting at the beginning of an epidemic is also usually a confounding factor [6], but we believe the effect of this was minimal in our data due to a highly vigilant healthcare department which sprang into action just after the first few cases were reported in North America.
Our estimate of R0 for A(H1N1)v in Thailand is higher than one estimate for the Mexican outbreak which used T2 as the GI [4], but it is lower than another estimate for the same outbreak [6]. The results should be interpreted with caution due to the many uncertainties described above. Nevertheless, they may be used to compare the epidemiological factors of the A(H1N1)v outbreak in Thailand with those from other countries, provided the assumptions behind the calculations are kept in mind.
The final size is a good indicator of the potential magnitude of the epidemic, which may be used by public health officials to estimate the level of damage the epidemic would have on the society should there be no control measures. The case fatality ratio is another vital indicator of the effect of the epidemic on society in general and needs to be continually kept track of until the epidemic is over.
Nevertheless, significant underreporting of infected cases expected after the first few weeks of the infection may result in a CFR estimate significantly higher than the actual value, given that fatalities will not be overlooked as easily even in the middle of the epidemic. Thus, it is imperative to estimate the CFR with data from the initial phase. We used this rate to extrapolate the case counts for later dates after the reporting rate has decreased. Also, our normalised CFR for each age group clearly shows a marked increase in fatality risk with age. However, relatively few infections were seen in the elderly, possibly compensating, at least partly, for the higher fatality rate.
Our rough estimate for the CFR in Thailand, though highly prone to stochastic errors considering the low number of deaths, is not so different from the CFR for Mexico estimated previously [4], but a more recent study [7] showed much lower CFRs for developed countries. Their multiplier method essentially assumes 10-30 unreported cases for each diagnosed case, and incorporating this into the calculation brings down the CFR estimate from a value which would have been in the same order as ours into something drastically lower. Considering the largely undefined nature of asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic infections, we refrain from assigning a number to these cases as that may bring some confusion in the interpretation and comparison of CFR estimates from different countries or regions. Nevertheless, this issue is undoubtedly valid for Thailand as well, more so after the initial growth phase. Another reason for this comparatively higher CFR may be attributed to differences in the healthcare infrastructure and awareness levels of the public in general.
We appreciate the kind cooperation extended to us by the Bureau of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the National Institute of Health in providing data. This work was partially supported by the program of the Founding Research Centre for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases launched by a project commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Cultures, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan. We are grateful for administrative support from Yoshitake Nishimune, director of RCC-ERI.
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2. Ma J, Earn DJ. Generality of the final size formula for an epidemic of a newly invading infectious disease. Bull Math Biol. 2006;68(3):679-702.
3. Ferguson NM, Cummings DA, Cauchemez S, Fraser C, Riley S, Meeyai A, et al. Strategies for containing an emerging influenza pandemic in Southeast Asia. Nature. 2005;437(7056):209-14.
4. Fraser C, Donnelly CA, Cauchemez S, Hanage WP, Van Kerkhove MD, Hollingsworth TD, et al. Pandemic potential of a strain of influenza A (H1N1): early findings. Science. 2009;324(5934):1557-61.
5. Wallinga J, Lipsitch M. How generation intervals shape the relationship between growth rates and reproductive numbers. Proc Biol Sci. 2007;274(1609):599-604.
6. Boëlle PY, Bernillon P, Desenclos JC. A preliminary estimation of the reproduction ratio for new influenza A(H1N1) from the outbreak in Mexico, March-April 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(19):pii=19205. Available from: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19205
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Mortgage Rates and Home Sales Dip as Home Prices Rise
mortgage rates trended higher as news of stronger growth has sent U.S. Treasury yields higher. The increase in rates has been small and average rates are still just above record lows set in November of 2012. Mortgage rates today on 30 year conventional home loans are averaging 3.61 percent, a slight increase from last week's average 30 year mortgage rate of 3.60 percent.
Record low rates and the highest home affordability in 40 years has finally helped the housing market recover from the worst bust since the depression. The National Association of Realtors reported existing home sales index took a dip in December 2012 but are still well above levels from a year ago as buyers are back in the market snapping up homes.
December's existing home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, town homes, condominiums and co-ops, declined 1.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.94 million. Home sales this December are 12.8 percent higher than last year when sales at 4.38 million.
Lawrence Yun, The NAR's Chief Economist had the following comments about the December report:
Record low mortgage interest rates clearly are helping many home buyers, but tight inventory and restrictive mortgage underwriting standards are limiting sales," he said. "The number of potential buyers who stayed on the sidelines accumulated during the recession, but they started entering the market early last year as their financial ability and confidence steadily grew, along with home prices. Likely job creation and household formation will continue to fuel that growth. Both sales and prices will again be higher in 2013.
Home prices increased in December, which is the tenth consecutive month of year over year home price gains. The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $180,800 in December, 11.5 percent above December 2011. The last time we saw ten consecutive months of an increase in prices was from August 2005 to May 2006 - the end of the housing boom.
Low refinance rates have also created a boom in housing refinancing as homeowners take advantage of the lowest rates in a generation. Freddie Mac recently reported homeowners on average got a refinance rate 1.8 percent lower when refinancing. Another interesting fact in Freddie Mac's report is 84 percent of homeowners refinancing either maintained or reduced their principal balance. This is a reversal from the housing boom era when the home was seen as a piggy bank to take money from when refinancing.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. - A Georgia Power facility is the latest Savannah business to be targeted by copper thieves.
Police say the burglars took "an enormous amount" of bare, solid and insulated copper from a plant Saturday, and company investigators were scheduled Monday to determine exactly how much was lost.
Workers arrived at the facility Saturday and found five holes cut in the fence, according to a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police report.
Large, heavy pallets containing coils of copper tubing were stolen, workers told police, as was copper taken from cables and company vehicles.
Investigators think more than one suspect was involved because of the weight of the stolen items.
Police found coils of insulated copper lying near the fence, along with a pair of bolt cutters. Officers also found more copper lying in a ditch between the fence and the company's property, the report states.
Burglars smashed the windows of a Georgia Power vehicle and stole a laptop computer, according to the report.
Workers told police they were last at the facility around 2:45 a.m. Saturday and did not see any damage.
The company is supposed to be monitored by security guards 24 hours a day, police said.
With copper prices steadily rising, thefts of the metal have spiked in Chatham County and across the U.S.
Georgia Power has experienced numerous break-ins across the state this year.
In April, Georgia Power spokesman Lynn Wallace said copper thefts resulted in "significant loss of revenue" for the company.


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'Art Shack'-ing Up
The last thing anyone would expect to see in Laguna Beach is a shack. The coastline, which was dotted with surf huts and board-and-batten houses in the 1940s, has long given way to million-dollar mansions and "second homes" that spoiled, towheaded children get to trash with keggers. Yet, according to the United Nations, up to 1 billion of the world's population lives in shacks or shelters in various stages of disrepair and made from the cheapest of salvaged materials. These slums and settlements are unavoidable reminders of poverty and the devastating perils faced by the lowest social classes, and curator Greg Escalante has brought them here—well, some of them.
For "Art Shack" at the Laguna Art Musuem, Escalante includes a wide variety of dwellings, some that mimic less-oppressive and happy habitats and some that use the shack concept to house both poignant social comments and wily pop-culture fantasies.
One such dreamscape is Marnie Weber's The Red Nurse and the Snowman, a sugar-coated winter-wonderland hut with a flat-screen TV nestled in its belly. Glowing in grainy slo-mo, the live-action tale of a severely wounded snowman unfolds: Slumping over and dragging himself across the powdery mountainside, Mr. Snowman leaves a trail of blood that is soon picked up by a white-capped, red-caped nurse sporting yellow braids and a white eye mask. As the nurse hurries to find our frozen friend before he bleeds out, she encounters a blind mouse and broken-legged bunny, both of whom urge her on. Weber—known for her unsettling, New Gothic "girl spirit-meets-animal" creations—perfectly merges a Christmas fairy tale with a Halloween horror flick.
Jeff Gillette goes for the literal in his mind-blowing and massive "Slum" installation, a series of dilapidated eyesores, each equipped with a TV running mass-marketed tripe on a loop; no matter how poor you are, Sponge Bob Squarepants and Mickey Mouse are there to take your mind off the fact that you have to shit in a hole outside your front door.
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Back on the side of mixing nightmares and childhood dreams, Jason Maloney's "Amber Alert" should send shivers down even the most stoic of spines. Police-crime-scene tape cordons off a full-scale child's bedroom adorned with pink-and-yellow heffalump murals; on the far wall hangs a large, picturesque oil painting of a sleeping girl with teddy bear under her arm—framed by the silhouette of a man holding a 12-inch knife. Sweet dreams, kids!
Travis Somerville enacts a coup with two shack-stallations: In "Great American Letdown," he has created the top half of a sinking tin-roofer and dotted the corrugated metal with dozens of sepia-toned portraits of turn-of-the-century middle-class folks. On each photo, he has painted bright-blue seas and swirls of water that threaten to drown entire families, already enveloping some of them up to their necks. In "1963," Somerville turns his attention to Southern racism in a board shack lined with newspaper articles of JFK, the Ku Klux Klan and Jackie Kennedy's fashion trends. Among the décor are mammy salt and pepper shakers, a baby buggy filled with raw cotton, a painting of an upper-crust Caucasian boy in black-face, and a disembodied Kennedy head painted as if he were the stereotypical Tom, among other stylized atrocities of Southern white culture. Equally disturbing is the darkened window on the back wall, behind which vintage footage of a burning cross runs on a loop. This shack isn't a nice place to visit, but it's certainly a must-see on any tour of racial Americana.
On a lighter note, Mike Shine's surf-shack tribute to Steppenwolf and all things '60s is a hoot. Among the surfboards, wetsuits and carny wheel games such as "Spin & Sin" and the scaly-winged, deer-horned "Repent-O-Rama," you'll find a video describing how the wolfy inhabitant (who's seated at the table in front of you) came to be so furry—and don't forget to get your retro on with the looped A Clockwork Orange playing on the bubble TV.
Also dipping into the era that so loved the color orange is Shag's mini midcentury-modern tribute, a home that many OCers would pine for, longing to roll around in the longhaired rugs and drink dirty martinis while seated in Ames chairs. The title, however, will no doubt put off some enthusiasts while giving a chuckle to those who feel worn down by the current obsession with modernity: "An Aesthetic Instruction in Conspicuous Consumption." Ouch.
There's much more to meander through, including a self-animated tattoo shack; a fortune teller-esque, all-seeing eyeball hut; an animal-bone skeleton housing a smaller animal-bone skeleton; a giant, skanky birdcage that would be on your "to do" cleaning list in hell; an outhouse "shrine" to the creepy, four-eyed R. Biggs—whoever that is; a shack built entirely from freeway and road signs; and a haughty fiberglass cathedral in which you can worship a rhinestone-studded deer.
It's craziness, quirkiness and seething underbelly all rolled into one—an art triumph not to be missed.
"Art Shack" at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr., Laguna Beach, (949) 494-8971; www.lagunaartmuseum.org. Open Sun.-Wed. & Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs. & Sat., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Through Oct. 3. $12-$15.
*This article was altered on Aug. 22, 2010.
This review ran in print as "Shacking Up: The Laguna Art Museum brings skeezy slums and screwball shanties to beach-babe-ville."
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She may not be a role model to some, but you guys certainly love her style!
Kourtney wrote, " Please id these sunglasses Evelyn was wearing when she apologized to Kenya…"
"I need them in my life!" Kiersten added, " Please help! These sunglasses are FIERCE and I need them in my life."
Thankfully Yakini of RealityTVFashion.com filled us in with the scoop, divulging that the future Mrs. Ochocinco vacationed in a chic pair of Louis Vuitton 'Anthea' sunglasses from the brand's Cruise 2012 collection:
The $650 stunners also come in white, black, and orange, and are unfortunately only available in stores. Visit www.louisvuitton.com to take a look at her shades, peruse a few other pairs, and find a LV location near you.
If those are too rich for your blood, these sunglasses should work as well:
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Bergen County sources in both parties agree the freeholder contests that will determine which party controls the board will mostly come down to factors outside of anyone's county control.
It starts with Hurricane Sandy.
Bergen County is not the Jersey Shore but there are still pockets without power.
Operatives who made television advertisements and mailers have looked on helplessly these past few days as those carefully crafted final arguments went for naught.
"You're also walking the fine line of what's in good taste," said veteran GOP operative Thom Ammirato. "If you can find volunteers at this point, it's a little insensitive to be showing up to someone's house right now with a door knocker when someone's inside huddled around the fireplace. If I were that person opening the door on people asking for votes I would take that door knocker and throw it in the fireplace."
Incumbent GOP Freeholder Rob Hermansen disputes a time out atmosphere.
"We have door knockers in targeted areas right now," he said. "There are certain communities receptive to certain things, and the people whose doors we've knocked on are glad to see us, and many of them say the same things, including, 'We never see candidates.' The bottom line is people have to be ready. I guarantee Democrats are out there right now. We've got to get the people out. I'm happy I got the endorsement of the Bergen Record. People have come to me thanking me for working hard and I feel good about our message."
The fractures within the Republican Party are exhaustively documented. Hermansen (running with Peg Watkins) has long been a detestable presence to Republican Party Chairman Bob Yudin, and vice versa. But it won't matter, insiders say.
"Very few people voting in this election know or care about that," a Democratic source told PolitickerNJ.com.
Inspite of Hermansen's efforts, a YouTube ad hyping the candidacies of Democratic challengers Tracy Zur and Steve Tanelli has over 1,000 views. This is the pair whose victory would put the freeholder board back in Democratic hands, flipping it from 5-2 Republican to 4-3 Democrat.
Yet if the interest is soft particularly in the aftermath of a hurricane, many participating voters care about the presidential election, and Republicans and Democrats both say President Barack Obama is not a popular incumbent in Bergen.
Four years ago, Obama won Bergen by nine points, or 40,000 votes. A Democratic tracking poll after the first presidential debate showed Obama and Romney in a dogfight, the party source said.
While Democrats here don't feel overly confident with Obama at the top of the ticket, the GOP is off the record worried about the congressional and senate contests.
First, there's the District 9 general election, where energized (and well-funded) Republican challenger Rabbi Schmuley is making incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9) work.
That dynamic drives some GOP sources meshuggah, because Pascrell has the reputation of a work animal who gets motivated by a fistfight.
Democrats feel confident a riled Pascrell will help drive turnout in that portion of Bergen.
On the other side of the county, a reverse dynamic is occurring where Republican Tea Party darling U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-5) faces an invisible challenger in Teaneck Deputy Mayor Adam Gussen.
Gussen has no money and appears to have marching orders to keep his mouth shut for the most part – or at least strategically targeted – and do nothing that will in any way convince the well-financed Garrett that he's in a real contest.
If it means an ego boost for Gussen by coming a few more points within Garrett in losing versus control of the freeholder board – Democrats want Gussen to keep himself in perspective.
Then there's the U.S. Senate race.
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) runs well ahead of challenger state Sen. Joe Kyrillos (R-13) in statewide polls and counts Bergen on a single hand as one of his most important base counties.
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CHELSEA survived a huge scare against West Bromwich Albion as Eden Hazard converted a controversial late penalty to secure a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
It looked as though Jose Mourinho was set to suffer his first home Premier League defeat in charge of Chelsea before referee Andre Marriner pointed to the spot deep into stoppage-time after Ramires went down easily in the area under a challenge from Steven Reid.
West Brom had come from behind to take the lead after Samuel Eto'o had seized on a moment of hesitation from Liam Ridgewell to open the scoring on the stroke of half-time.
Shane Long equalised with a header on the hour mark and Stephane Sessegnon then made it 2-1 when Petr Cech was at fault in failing to keep out his low shot.
Mourinho, who had not lost any of his previous 65 Premier League home games in two spells as Blues manager, winning 51, recalled Hazard to the side after leaving the Belgian midfielder out against Schalke when a lost passport saw him return late for training.
The visitors, with manager Steve Clarke taking on his old club, broke on eight minutes but Morgan Amalfitano dragged his shot wide.
Chelsea were awarded a free-kick on 14 minutes after Oscar was upended by Claudio Yacob. Frank Lampard smacked the ball straight into Youssouf Mulumbu, with Long racing away on to the rebound down the left flank before he was tripped by Lampard, which resulted in a yellow card for the Chelsea midfielder.
Oscar took a free-kick from 25 yards after a foul by Yacob on Hazard and curled the ball up over the wall, but Baggies keeper Boaz Myhill was alert to tip it over the crossbar.
Chelsea continued to press, with Oscar smashing the ball high into the Shed End from 18 yards after a quick break.
The hosts took the lead on the stroke of half-time. Hazard cut in from the left and drilled in a low shot, which Myhill did well to push away at full strength.
However, Ridgewell dithered instead of hacking the loose ball away and Eto'o snuck in on the blind side again to slot past the keeper into the far corner.
Eto'o, who scored a similar opportunist goal against Schalke off the goalkeeper's error in midweek, wheeled away in celebration and was booked for his troubles.
Chelsea opened up West Brom at the start of the second half with a wonderful sweeping 30-yard pass from Oscar which floated over to Hazard, charging into the area down the left.
However, the Belgian's first touch was heavy, which pushed the ball on through to a grateful Myhill.
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West Brom were almost level on 56 minutes when Amalfitano's deep cross from the right was headed against the outside of the far post by Long.
The visitors did equalise on the hour, though. A corner from the right was met with a power header from Gareth McAuley, which Cech did well to beat away at point-blank range.
As the ball looped up in the six-yard box, with the Chelsea keeper on the floor in the goal, Long climbed highest through the bodies to nod in his first of the season.
Mourinho reacted by changing Lampard for striker Demba Ba. However, it was the visitors who went ahead on 68 minutes.
The Baggies broke quickly down the left, with Ridgewell in support of the counter-attack and he fed Sessegnon at the edge of the penalty area.
The Benin forward sidestepped his marker and sent a low shot goalwards, which squirmed through Cech's grasp and into the net.
Mourinho made his final throw of the dice when Cesar Azpilicueta was replaced by John Obi Mikel and Juan Mata came on for Oscar.
Myhill denied Branislav Ivanovic with a smart save down to his right as Chelsea pressed for an equaliser before Willian headed over.
However, West Brom were left crestfallen in the fourth minute of stoppage-time when Reid was adjudged to have pushed over Ramires, and Hazard slotted past Myhill to snatch Chelsea a draw.
Liverpool thumped Fulham to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to two points, while Aston Villa ended their recent goal drought with victory over Cardiff City.
Managerless Crystal Palace picked up a point after holding high-flying Everton at Selhurst Park.
Mourinho narrowly avoided his first league defeat at Stamford Bridge after Eden Hazard tucked away a debatable late penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion.
Chelsea went ahead just before half-time when Boaz Myhill pushed out Hazard's curling shot and Samuel Eto'o prodded home as Liam Ridgewell dithered in the six-yard box.
Shane Long saw a header come back off the post for West Brom on 57 minutes, but four minutes later, the Republic of Ireland striker drew the visitors level.
Petr Cech produced a brilliant reaction save to push Garath McAuley's header into the air and, as the ball dropped, Long showed the greater desire to head home.
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West Brom then took the lead on 68 minutes following a counter-attack which ended with Stephane Sessegnon's low shot from the edge of the area somehow going through Cech's hands.
Deep into stoppage-time, Ramires went down in the box under Steven Reid's challenge and Hazard coolly rolled the penalty home to preserve Mourinho's unbeaten home record, much to the fury of West Brom's players.
Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard stole the show as Liverpool beat Fulham 4-0 at Anfield to increase the pressure on Cottagers manager Martin Jol.
Matt Le Tissier says on the evidence of Fulham's performance against Liverpool, they could face a battle to retain their Premier League status.
Liverpool were in front midway through the first half when Steven Gerrard whipped in a free-kick from the right and Luis Suarez's glancing header deflected off Fernando Amorebieta to leave Maarten Stekelenburg wrong-footed.
Fulham were undone by another set-piece three minutes later when Gerrard curled in a corner from the right and Martin Skrtel powered a header past Stekelenburg.
It was 3-0 nine minutes before half-time when Jordan Henderson's superb pass sliced open the Fulham defence and Luis Suarez finished past Stekelenburg.
The visitors continued to contribute to their own downfall when Kieran Richardson was caught in possession by Gerrard on 54 minutes and the Liverpool captain slipped in Suarez to score his second of the game.
Southampton continued their impressive start to the season with a resounding 4-1 victory over Hull City at St Mary's.
Charlie Nicholas hailed an all-round team performance by Southampton in their 4-1 win against Hull.
Mauricio Pochettino's side took the lead on 16 minutes when Nathaniel Clyne's cross hung in the air and Rickie Lambert nodded the ball back across goal for Morgan Schneiderlin to head beyond Steve Harper.
Veteran Hull keeper Harper then came racing out of his goal on the half-hour mark to bring down Adam Lallana just inside the area and Lambert hammered home the resulting penalty.
Lallana, who was called into the England squad earlier in the week, then showed just why he had caught the watching Roy Hodgson's eye as he skipped past two players on the left of the box before cutting inside and curling a low shot past Harper.
Hull were gifted a goal back 10 minutes into the second half when Victor Wanyama failed to control Artur Boruc's roll-out and the ball broke for Yannick Sagbo to steer a precise shot from the edge of the area past the Southampton keeper.
Phil Thompson believes it was a deserved but much needed vcitory for Paul Lambert's side at Villa Park.
The Saints scored a fourth goal two minutes from time when Clyne whipped in a cross from the right flank and substitute Steven Davis controlled the ball and finished sharply past Harper.
Leandro Bacuna and Libor Kozak scored their second goals for Aston Villa in a 2-0 home win over Cardiff which ended a run of four games without a goal for Paul Lambert's side.
In a game of few chances, Villa took the lead on 76 minutes when summer signing Bacuna curled a free-kick over the wall and inside the post as Cardiff keeper David Marshall could only watch on.
A second goal arrived six minutes from time when Aleksandar Tonev's cross was headed back across goal by substitute Matthew Lowton and Kozak rose well to head inside the post.
Paul Merson felt Crystal Palace thoroughly deserved their point against Everton
Crystal Palace avoided defeat for only the second time this season after a 0-0 draw at home with Everton.
Palace had been the better team for long periods and Jerome Thomas forced a superb save out of Tim Howard in the first half before Marouane Chamakh headed off target.
Thomas came close again in the second period before Everton defender Phil Jagielka saw a header bounce back off the crossbar.
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Shawnee, KS, United States, 2012/12/18 - Perceptive Software Customers honor company with top distinction among other Document Management and Imaging software products (NYSE: LXK) - KLASResearch.com / PerceptiveSoftware.com. NYSE: LXK
Perceptive Software, creator of process and content management products and solutions, announced today that Perceptive Software healthcare products and solutions have been ranked the top healthcare Document Management and Imaging (DMI) software product, according to the 2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services report, an independent ranking based on customer feedback on top healthcare information technology vendors.
Perceptive Softwares overall score and product quality rating of 89.7 was the highest rating among vendors in the DMI segment of the 2012 Best in KLAS report. The average vendor rating for the DMI segment was 80.92, according to the report. Of the Perceptive Software customers surveyed, 94 percent said they would buy healthcare products and solutions from Perceptive Software again.
Perceptive Software has ranked among the top five vendors in the Document Management and Imaging category every year since 2007.
Providers recognize the critical nature that vendors play in improving healthcare delivery, says Adam Gale, KLAS president. Thus, a growing number of providers are weighing in on vendor performance. It speaks volumes that providers want to be heard and be counted. And vendors are listening.
Perceptive Software healthcare solutions complete the paperless medical record by delivering all patient content within the context of the EMR, resulting in a comprehensive patient record that enables healthcare professionals to make better clinical, financial and operational decisions.
It is a significant honor for Perceptive Software to once again be named a leading healthcare solution, said Scott Coons, President and CEO, Perceptive Software. The Best in KLAS award reaffirms our position and dedication to the healthcare IT industry, as we work with them to provide scalable and flexible solutions that seamlessly integrate with their health information systems, providing a holistic view of the information they need, when they need it, to make the most informed decisions for their healthcare organizations and the patients they serve.
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Perceptive Software (perceptivesoftware.com), a Lexmark company (NYSE: LXK), builds a complete family of intelligent capture, content and process management, enterprise search and integration products that connect enterprise applications to the processes and information outside those applications, providing the visibility and control needed to improve financial performance, reduce risk and ensure future flexibility.
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A website is like an expensive box of chocolates. The outer carton may have a satin finish, the letters embossed in copper foil, the edges die-cut love-hearts and the whole lot wrapped in a purple satin ribbon. Gorgeous! Who cares? Let me at the chocolate!
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By the time they reach out to us, it is not unusal for the company website to have become stale. Perhaps someone breathing the rarified air of the C-Level suite decided that what the company really needed was a website. Without too much discussion with the underlings in the marketing department an expensive designer was brought in and a shiny new website built. Eventually with great enthusiasm the new site was launched upon an unsuspecting public … and it sank like a stone.
Perhaps there had been great intentions in the beginning to keep the site updated but without a clear content strategy and lines of governance, this initiative soon withered on the vine. Unfortunately because a website is such a visual medium, people often make the mistake of elevating the importance of the visual impact of the site and devaluing or failing to consider the importance of its creative content. Of course, it is essential that the site design should reflect well upon the corporate brand, but a site's livery has nothing at all to do with its effectiveness in the search engines or the import of the information it presents.
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Dear Member Family and Friends,
Over the past few months we have assisted several homeschooling families who have reported being visited by Betty Sims, the Mercer County director of pupil personnel. In this process we spoke with Ms. Sims and learned that she intended to randomly visit homeschool families in the county to "check up" on their homeschool program.
We explained to Ms. Sims, and our member families, that under Kentucky law a homeschool program operates as a private school and is therefore required to keep attendance and scholarship records (report cards) in the same manner (i.e. on a six- or nine-week schedule) as the local public schools. However, since homeschool programs are also operated by parents in their private residences, the provision of Kentucky law stating that these records are to be "open for inspection" could face a legal challenge if a school official were to show up at a home and demand immediate access to these records.
As many of you may know, for many years there have been concerns about school officials attempting to apply the "open for inspection" provision of Kentucky law to homeschool programs. In 1997 the main homeschool state organizations at the time, Christian Home Educators of Kentucky (CHEK) and Kentucky Home Education Association (KHEA), worked with the Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel Association to develop the "Best Practice Document" approach to this problem.
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The document helped establish an agreement that if parents submitted their notice of attendance in a private homeschool program to their local school officials by the first two weeks of the school year, they were presumed to be operating a bona-fide homeschool program. Home visits were discouraged. However, if a school district official obtained evidence that a particular family was not adequately educating their children then the official could request additional documentation.
However, Ms. Sims appears to want to examine the records of every homeschool family in Mercer County. Based upon the letter Ms. Sims sent dated July 23, 2014, it appears that she intends to resume this comprehensive examination.
We have been in contact with the county attorney and Ms. Sims about this situation, and we will continue to work to prevent any further home visits. We are exploring every option we have in order to stop this outrageous action by Mercer County.
In the meantime, if you have any contact with Mercer County, please contact us immediately at (540) 338-5600.
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Report to public school officials, as you have in the past, within the first two weeks of the beginning of the school year. This year Mercer County schools begin on August 13. You should have your notice into the county no later than August 27.
Make sure that you maintain your attendance and scholarship records. These should be kept on file, though it should only be necessary for you to provide this information if there is specific evidence that you are not operating a bona-fide school.
However, each family's situation may be different, so please alert us if you receive any contact from Ms. Sims or other Mercer County officials.
We hope to update you shortly on any progress we are making in this situation.
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With over 100 students spanning 20 different countries, the first ever Fstoppers Workshops was a HUGE success. Join us this Sunday at 3pm Eastern (NYC time) as we recap some of the most interesting moments, catch up with newly made friends, and start taking suggestions for next year's event! Lee and I will be hosting the video chat and who knows what famous photographers will pop in to answer some of your questions. This is open to anyone and we look forward to seeing everybody again!
Here is a recap of the entire Spreecast....Fast forward to about 7 minutes to skip all the technical difficulties.
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The SoCal High School Cycling League Series reached its high point — in every meaning of the phrase — for the 2012 season in the thin air of the Lake Arrowhead, California. The San Bernardino Mountains were once again the setting for the "Power the Pinnacles" event, but this year it carried considerably more consequence. In 2012 it served as the fifth and final round of the season, making it the literal and figurative summit of months of training and competing for more than 250 student-athletes and their many supporters. Most class and team championships and final point standings would be determined at over 5500 feet of elevation. It also marked the completion of the fourth year of the League, and hence the graduation of a number of riders who have spent their entire high school experience as part of this rapidly growing program.
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Vagabond Works sure have some interesting home-made robots, and the Land Crawler eXtreme will line up as one of their coolest. It is a twelve-legged metallic bot that moves a lot like an insect of some sort (a centipede?) and is designed to carry a human that weighs up to 170 pounds. There is no complicated mechanism involved in this process, you simply step on top of its platform, and allow it to carry you around. Mind you, it doesn't look like the safest of choices, as there is no real harness or any way to maintain your balance once on top the robot. Some surfing skills may be required to keep you from falling, but the guy in the video looks to be keeping his balance pretty well.
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text: Casino giant chain Sands Corp.'s email system was hacked. The company broke the news last week, but revealed today that the compromise was deeper than they had previously thought. The company's sites were down for six days after hackers used their access to post images meant to shame Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson after he made comments about using nuclear weapons on Iran. The hack exposed the company's email system, employees' Social Security numbers, as well as employee files and a diagram of the company's internal networks.


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Notable Quotables - 08/13/2007
Media's Bridge to Higher Taxes
"Experts have been warning for years that this country's infrastructure is crumbling. But are taxpayers ready to spend the billions, maybe trillions, it would take to fix all the pipelines, tunnels and bridges?"
— CBS's Katie Couric reporting from the collapsed I-35W bridge in Minneapolis on the August 2 Evening News. (With WMV video/MP3 audio)
Anchor Katie Couric: "The House approved an emergency bill authorizing $250 million to rebuild the 35W bridge....It's really just a drop in a very huge bucket when it comes to fixing all of America's bridges and highways...."
Reporter Sharyl Attkisson: "Congress only funds about 25 percent of the nation's infrastructure. States and local governments pick up the rest of the tab, and they're cash-starved too....[Congressman Jim Oberstar] is Congress's leading authority on infrastructure....He says both Congress and the White House have traditionally had trouble making the tough decision to collect and spend more tax dollars on infrastructure."
— CBS Evening News, August 3.
"Nearly 70 percent of people polled would pay more in taxes to actually know that they could cross the 14th Street bridge safely. But, you know, you can't get the will to do it....As time goes on, the [infrastructure] problem gets worse. And we're coming up against it at the time when we're spending, what, $4,000 a minute on the Iraq war."
— Bloomberg News columnist and former Time reporter Margaret Carlson on Inside Washington, August 3.
"Each and every candidate [in] each and every campaign is forced to respond to this litmus test of 'No New Taxes.' How are we gonna get taxes passed when you can't get anything done in the Congress?...Government's gotta get bigger to help governors in various states."
— Fill-in host Mike Barnicle leading a panel discussion on MSNBC's Hardball, August 2.
Des Moines Register columnist David Yepsen: "Is this Republican dogma against taxes now precluding the ability of you and your party to come up with the revenues that the country needs to fix its bridges?"
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani: "David, there's an assumption in your question that is not necessarily correct, sort of the Democratic liberal assumption: 'I need money, I raise taxes.'"
— Exchange at Republican candidates debate on ABC's This Week, August 5.
Blame Bush for Bridge Deaths
"The total outlay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, so far, over $600 billion. Think for a minute about what we could do with that money here at home, not only to improve our own infrastructure, but for other domestic needs that go wanting. Here's the question: In light of the Minnesota bridge collapse, how could the U.S. better spend the $2 billion a week that we're pouring into Iraq?"
— CNN's Jack Cafferty on The Situation Room, August 2. (With WMV video/MP3 audio)
"The bridges of every county: How the endless war and endless spending crippled our ability to repair or just check our infrastructure....By some estimates, bringing all of America's bridges up to satisfactory condition would take nearly $190 billion. The Iraq war now estimated at costing about half a trillion...."
"Republicans, including [Minnesota] Governor Pawlenty, President Bush, have demonized taxes, demonized any Democrat who ever said tax hike could improve our lives, save our lives at home. Does the governor's reversal [on a possible hike in gasoline taxes] tonight suggest maybe somebody is going to start having sane, reasoned discussions about taxes and when they're needed?"
— Keith Olbermann's introduction and question for liberal Air America radio host Rachel Maddow on MSNBC's Countdown, August 3.
Touting "Very Centrist" Obama
"He's basically a centrist politician. He's annoyed the teachers union. He went to Detroit and annoyed the car industry. But the war gives him a lot of cover to take very centrist positions."
— Newsweek's Richard Wolffe describing Illinois Senator Barack Obama on MSNBC's Morning Joe, July 31. The liberal Americans for Democratic Action gives Obama a 100% approval rating, while the American Conservative Union agrees with just 8% of Obama's Senate votes.
Paid for by Edwards 2008?
"With a train whistle in the background and the sweet smell of freshly cut grass in the air, John Edwards campaigned this month next to a cornfield and a big sign proclaiming: 'This is John Edwards Country.' Surrounding him were about 100 voters, all seated on outdoor chairs provided by the local Congregational church, in a scene that could not have been more picturesquely American — democracy in action at its most intimate level."
— Beginning of New York Times reporter Leslie Wayne's July 22 profile of Edwards.
Who, Us Biased?
"I know there are some people who actually believe that the [New York] Times has a partisan or ideological 'agenda' ....There are even a few people who think the news coverage and editorial page operate in lockstep as part of a liberal cabal. The Vice President is much too experienced and sophisticated, I suspect, to really believe that. I won't pretend that reporters' stories are never shaped by liberal bias (more accurately liberal assumptions about the world) but I think those instances are relatively rare, and I fight to filter them out and deplore them when they get into the paper. But that's not an 'agenda.'"
— Excerpt from a 2004 e-mail from New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller to Vice President Dick Cheney's spokesman Kevin Kellems, as reprinted in Stephen Hayes' new biography, Cheney.
Paper Hurt by Conservative Views
"[In the 1990s] the [Wall Street] Journal's editorial page increasingly did its own reporting, with equal portions of journalistic hustle and ideological spin, and it often overshadowed the news side. I suspect that helped undermine the franchise. Advertisers, in the end, perhaps weren't enthralled with a newspaper distinguished by vitriolic right-wing attack editorials....The sad part of this story is that 'the empire,' as we reporters once liked to call it, was already dying — and that so many of its wounds were self-inflicted."
— Washington Post columnist and former Wall Street Journal reporter David Ignatius, August 2.
Proud of His Slanted Approach
"The journalist's job is not to achieve some mythical state of equilibrium between two opposing opinions....The journalist's job is to seek out and offer the public the best thinking on an issue, event, or story. That's what I did regarding the argument for impeachment....There's a movement for impeachment, not one against impeachment, and to fail to explore the arguments driving that movement would be as foolish as when Washington journalists in the months before the invasion of Iraq dared not talk about 'occupation' because official sources only wanted to talk about 'liberation.'...I could have aired a Beltway-like 'debate' between a Democrat and a Republican, or a conservative and a liberal, but that's usually conventional wisdom and standard practice, and public broadcasting was meant to be an alternative, not an echo."
— PBS's Bill Moyers in a letter to PBS ombudsman Michael Getler, who had criticized the July 13 edition of Bill Moyers Journal for featuring only guests who favor Bush and Cheney's impeachment.
Bush Against Healthy Kids?
Moderator Gwen Ifill: "The disagreement is over the federally funded State Children's Health Insurance Program. Congress would like to double the number of children covered. The administration says that would simply cost too much. So is this all going to come to a head in a presidential veto, David?"
Washington Post's David Broder: "Well, the President has threatened the veto, and everybody I've talked to in the administration this past week says take that threat seriously. He's on possibly the worst possible domestic issue to which to threaten the veto. I mean, who can be against providing health insurance for kids?"
— PBS's Washington Week, July 27. (With WMV video/MP3 audio)
Poverty: Blame Callous Americans
"There is something tragic about Edwards' failure to break through. Today, 37 million Americans live below the poverty line, 12 million more than at the time of [Sen. Robert F.] Kennedy's death. And yet Edwards's call of conscience has not resonated. By all rights, Edwards, the son of a millworker, should have an easier time talking about poverty than did Kennedy, the son of a millionaire. His difficulty speaks to the candidate's inability to connect. It also speaks to the nation's inability to be moved."
— Newsweek's Jonathan Darman reporting on Democratic candidate John Edwards' anti-poverty push, July 30 issue.
Puppet President Will Have to Pull His Own Strings
"Tomorrow morning Vice President Cheney will undergo surgery to have the battery replaced on his heart defibrillator....For a few hours, at least, George W. Bush will actually get to be President."
— MSNBC's Keith Olbermann opening Countdown, July 27.
Lusting for JFK
"Longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas is miffed at Garry Trudeau....[In a Doonesbury strip, fictional TV correspondent Roland Hedley tells] visitors the 'legendary UPI reporter [has] been here since the Truman administration! Some say she was Truman's lover.'
"Truman's lover? Puh-lease. Thomas likes to think she could do better than that. 'I wish he'd said I was Jack Kennedy's lover,' said Thomas, who began covering the White House when President Kennedy took office in January, 1961."
— "Under the Dome" columnist Daphne Retter in the Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill, July 31.
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After abandoning a deal to sell itself to Hong Kong's Regent Pacific in May when the takeover was not deemed "fair and reasonable" by an independent expert, the miner's managing director, Mike Young, said his company is looking for its next major project.
"We are going to be generating healthy cash," he told Financial Review ResourcesDaily, referring to the miner's Nullagine joint venture with Fortescue Metals Group, which aims to boost production to 5 million tonnes a year from 2012.
"We need to start looking at growth," he said. "The board is giving us the giddy-up on that."
Mr Young said BC Iron was examining acquisition opportunities in iron ore and in other bulk minerals, such as manganese and coal.
"We need to get the next project and have a crack at it again," he said.
One possibility is the purchase of some of the non-core iron ore tenements being sold by Iron Ore Holdings.
Mr Young also confirmed a recent report in The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk column that his company was interested in that sales process, which is being run by Perth boutique PCF Capital.
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text: The time has come to refurb my alloys, as they are in a bit of a state at the moment. Toss up between anthracite or bright silver, to go on my black S3. I'm thinking bright silver looks pretty smart, but I am fond of a stealthy look also, but not too sure if dark coloured wheels will compliment a dark coloured car...with wheels like this? Help me decide people! I've only got till Monday morning!


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GREENVILLE – "Dedication, determination, ambition… always have a smile on your face; let everyone know you are hardcore and you love it!" This is how 2014 Darke County Youth Fair Queen Jenna Cline responded to the question "What do you feel are the perfect characteristics that represent Darke County?"
To the question "Is it better to fail or be successful?" 2014 Darke County Youth Fair King Thomas Shaw said "Actually, failure is better. It teaches you to get back up, learn from your mistakes and try again… it makes you stronger!"
Cline and Shaw took the 2014 honors in a field of 24 candidates. Cline, 17, New Madison, is the daughter of Jeff and Kelly Cline. She attends Tri-Village High School and is representing Darke County Junior Fairboard. Shaw, 18, Greenville, is the son of Greg and Darlene Grubb and Bruce Shaw. The Greenville High School graduate will be attending Wilmington College in the fall and is representing Grade-A-Kids 4-H Club.
First Runners Up King and Queen are Andrew Wright and Morgan McKinney. Wright, 17, is the son of Mark and Melissa Wright of Arcanum. He attends Miami Valley Career Technology Center. McKinney, 17, is the daughter of Bradley and Miranda Harleman of Greenville. She attends Arcanum High School.
Second Runners Up are Brad Slyder and Courtney Rose. Slyder, 16, is the son of Jeff and Julie Slyder of Union City, OH. He attends Mississinawa Valley High School. Rose, 17, is the daughter of Richard and Carolyn Rose of Bradford. She attends Versailles High School.
Third Runners Up are Lane Manning and MacKenzie Dirmeyer. Manning, 16, is the son of Jason and Heather Manning of Union City, OH. He attends Mississinawa Valley High School. Dirmeyer, 17, is the daughter of David and Melissa Dirmeyer of Fort Recovery. She attends Mississinawa Valley High School.
The new king and queen were both grateful to everyone who supported them in "reaching this honor." Shaw told those who competed this time, as well as in the past, not to give up. He said he'd tried before, had been on the court in the past. He knew what was awaiting them in the coming year. Cline didn't but commented Shaw would help get her through it. "This is my first time competing," she said. "Last time I entered… but I forgot my interview!"
As votes were being tabulated, 2013 Fair King and Queen Logan Moody and Jenna King, along with the members of their court, talked about their favorite memories following a slide show of their activities during the year. Included were the state fair and seven county fairs, plus more than a dozen other parades and activities.
The 2014 contestants were finalists Dalton Subler, Jessalyn Besecker, Catey Fischer and Tessa Jobes; and Andrea Barga, Kaytlin Burchett, Michaela Colby, Abigail Kramer, Paige Lavy, Kaelyn Marker, Lacie Mueller, Abigail Nealeigh, Rachel Osterloh, Katerri Schmitmeyer, Rachel Schmitmeyer and Emily Walters.


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My boyfriend's mother is throwing me an all-girls baby shower. It'll consist of his aunts, sisters and whatever friends I want to invite. Problem is, my boyfriend has been a part of every bit of the pregnancy so far [going to every doctor's appointment, asking questions, etc] and because it's an all girls party, he's not "allowed" to come. I want him to come but I don't know how to tell her because the party's supposed to be a surprise.
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JERUSALEM (Jan. 31)
Premier Shimon Peres received an enthusiastic welcome in the Bedouin township of Rahat in the Negev, his first visit to an Arab community since he took office last year.
Hundreds of flag-waving youngsters greeted him with songs and beating drums when he arrived at the local school. He told the cheering students, "Before we make peace in the entire region, we must make peace inside the State of Israel, between the young and old, between Jews and Arabs."
Peres was accompanied by Ezer Weizman, a Minister-Without-Portfolio assigned to the Prime Ministers Office where he deals with matters of concern to Israel's Arab population. There are about 50,000 Bedouins in the Negev. Nomadic by tradition, many have been resettled in townships in recent years because of the need to allocate land for the new Air Force base near Beersheba.


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LLC stands for limited liability company, and is similar to a corporation in that the owners' personal assets are protected from being used in case of business debt that cannot be repaid. An LLC is a separate legal entity from its owners.
LLCs do not have shareholders. Instead, the owners are individuals or other companies that are involved in the LLC from the beginning, or buy another owner's portion of the LLC. The owners of an LLC are referred to as members, and they do not have to be United States citizens.
Corporation Characteristics
There are four characteristics associated with corporations. These are limited liability for owners; continuing the LLC beyond the lifespan specified when the LLC was started (called continuity of life); not having all members participate in management (called centralized management); and selling a person's part of the company to someone outside of the company (called free transferability of ownership interests). An LLC can have no more than two of these characteristics.
Corporate Formalities
Unlike a corporation, an LLC does not have to arrange an annual meeting and keep minutes at that meeting. An LLC does not sell stock certificates, and does not have to elect a board of directors. These things are called corporate formalities, and are all activities corporations must engage in.
Registering the Business
To start up an LLC, you must register the LLC with the state office that handles the registration of corporations (sole proprietorships and partnerships do not have to). Check with the state office to find out the exact procedure you need to fulfill; requirements vary by state. At the time of the registration, you and the other members will choose to length of time the LLC will remain in operation.
An LLC can choose how to be taxed through the IRS. Most choose to be taxed as a sole proprietorship or partnership, but an LLC can also be taxed as a corporation. This depends all on the members' needs and what is best for them and the business. However, if your LLC exhibits more than two of the four characteristics associated with corporations, you must file taxes as a corporation. Unlike a corporation, the LLC's owners do not have to file a tax return for the company. Profits and losses can be recorded on individual tax returns.


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SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Saint Mary's cross country standout Allegra Porter was announced Monday as one of nine athletes who will be inducted into the West Coast Conference Hall of Honor on March 9 at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev.
Joining Porter in the 2013 class of inductees are BYU's LaVell Edwards (football), Gonzaga's Dan Dickau (men's basketball), Loyola Marymount's Edit Pakay (women's cross country/tennis), Pepperdine's Katherine Hull (women's golf), Portland's Darwin Cook (men's basketball), San Diego's Petia Yanchulova (women's volleyball), San Francisco's Mary Hile-Nepfel (women's basketball) and Santa Clara's George "Pat" Malley (football).
"I'm very proud to be inducted into the WCC Hall of Honor," Porter said. "I have been given an opportunity to highlight the College's cross country running program, which has improved tremendously over the past few years. I was honored to run with my teammates many years ago, and I'm very excited for the athletes on the teams today. The 2013-2014 season will be record-breaking."
Porter joins Tom Meschery (men's basketball), Anja Suomalainen (Bordt) (women's basketball), Peter Thibeaux (men's basketball) and Tom Candiotti (baseball) as Saint Mary's inductees in the Hall of Honor.
For four years, Porter enjoyed a tremendously successful career at Saint Mary's, winning the individual title at the WCC Championships as a junior.
She was the Gaels' top finisher at every regular season meet for her final two years of competition. Porter also earned WCC Freshman of the Year honors in 2000. She still holds the all-time junior record at Saint Mary's in both the 5K and 6K races.
Porter also excelled in the classroom, and was a three-time WCC All-Academic selection. Porter continues to be part of the Saint Mary's community, working in the school's library.
The Hall of Honor class will be formally inducted at the WCC Hall of Honor Brunch on Saturday, March 9 at 9 a.m. (PT) at the Mardi Gras Ballroom in the Orleans Hotel and will be honored during halftime of the first men's semifinal later that evening.
"This year's Hall of Honor celebration is a very special one, as we commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Title IX," WCC Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich said in a release. "It will be an honor to recognize some of the most outstanding and accomplished individuals that have helped make the West Coast Conference what it is today."
Tickets to the WCC Hall of Honor Brunch & Induction Ceremony are available to the public for $40 and may be purchased online using the Hall of Honor Ticket Form on WCCsports.com. Tickets must be purchased by Thursday, Feb. 28.


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It Takes a Village to Raise a School (to benefit Holy Trinity Episcopal School of Gainesville)
Holy Trinity Episcopal School of Gainesville Board of Trustees and Parent/Teacher Group
Friday, May 17, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
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Event Details
Cost: $40 in advance, $50 at the door; group sales and corporate sponsorships are available
When: Friday, May 17, 2013 from 7-10 p.m.
Where: Holy Trinity Parish Hall and Courtyard, 100 Northeast First Street , Gainesville, Florida
Contact: 352-377-2290 or email@example.com for more information
Join us for a party of treats created by area chefs, with great wines and live music provided by the Bridget Kelly Band. There will also be dancing, art, a silent auction and a live auction for some items. Cocktail attire please.
Corporate Sponsorships For sponsorships or group sales, please contact Bobbie Hall at 352-378-9357. The following sponsorship levels are available:
$500 - Swing Set Sponsorship Level: reserved table for eight (8), full page recognition in the event program and the night of the event
$250 - Red Wagon Sponsorship Level: four (4) tickets, half-page recognition in the event program
$100 - Teddy Bear Sponsorship Level - two (2) tickets, special thanks listing in the event program
Holy Trinity Episcopal School of Gainesville, Inc. is a 501(3)(c), nonprofit organization. All proceeds from this event benefit Holy Trinity Episcopal School of Gainesville, Inc.. The funds will help fund scholarships for children who are in need.
Did you know you can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/holytrinitychild? Please visit our Facebook event page for updated auction items, including pictures of some of the items that will be available for auction. https://www.facebook.com/events/270274233104254/
**Please note that all major credit cards will be accepted at the event.
When & Where
Holy Trinity Parish Hall
100 Northeast First Street
Friday, May 17, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
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