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4.09/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Cellared bottle dated (apparently) 11/2012 served in a St. Bernardus snifter. A gentle, cautious pour produced a moderate size, white head that sits atop hazy, apricot-amber liquid with lots of visible carbonation. Good retention and decent lacing.
Smell: A mix of light fruits (apricot, banana and pear, in particular) with bready malts, hints of grassy hops and a touch of alcohol.
Taste: {4+] More delicate than strong but with excellent complexity. Fruity, with hints of banana, pear, and apricot. Lightly spicy with suggestions of clove and pepper. There is some sweetness, but overall this tripel comes across mildly tart, with a fairly dry finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation and a refined, creamy feel. Light crispness.
Overall: nicely complex and fruity, and leaning to the tart side of the sweet-tart dimension.
Serving type: bottle
02-03-2013 20:15:49 | More by chinchill
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3.4/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours out a nice dark orange in color with a finger white head that dissipated really quick with not lacing, Smell is really sweet that I can only assume is brown Belgian candy sugar. Really not much going on in the nose except real sweetness, Taste is more complex with the Belgian candy sugar, a little tiny bit of booze, and certainly some brown sugar to go with it as well. Mouthfeel is medium thick which is nice for the style. Honestly I don't like the beer as much as the last time I drank it as it just isn't as complex as I would have hoped. this is a great beer but just needs some balance,
Serving type: bottle
12-27-2013 13:14:57 | More by NeedBeerHere
3.45/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 750ml into a pint glass on this cold December night.
Appearance - Light golden color with 2 inch collar of foam. Significant lacing on left on the glass.
Smell - Very subtle. Hints of Belgian spices/yeast, sweet, and slight aroma of alcohol.
Taste - Apple, banana, and pepper.
Mouthfeel - Medium body and carbonation.
Overall - Not the best Tripel that I have had, but this is a good beer, decent value, and relatively easy to locate. You could do a lot worse.
Serving type: bottle
12-16-2013 01:58:30 | More by brendanpatrick
3.95/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: 1/4 inch head, hazy, gold in color, moderate carbonation, big time sediment
Smell: apricot, golden delicious apple, pear, and Belgian spices
Taste: apricot, golden delicious apple, pear, honey, and Belgian spices
Mouthfeel: sweet, light bodied with medium/prickly carbonation
Overall: A really good tripel. Love all the golden delicious apple flavor here. I was a bit turned off by all the sediment, but flavor wise, it is an excellent value buy.
Serving type: bottle
11-20-2013 19:05:51 | More by tigg924
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The Psalmist is saying that when we walk outside and look up, the heavens are telling us two things about God: they tell us about his glory, and they tell us about what his hands can do.
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Scripture gives us multiple ways of looking at things, and a classic example of this is the parables of Jesus. Many of these involve looking at nature. For example, natural events like seeds growing—and what Jesus seems to be saying is look there is a surface reading of nature—and then there is the deeper reading, where you begin to realize there are levels of meaning that we don't pick up on our first acquaintance.
As a Christian, I can't think of a more beautiful process for God to have blessed the production of the elements that we need for life than the beauty of stars. In fact, we are told that we shine like stars in the universe.
We can understand why man, modern man in particular, would like to mop the floors and bleach the walls. We might not be able to tame reality, but we can tame our perception of reality. We intellectualize in order to feel in control.
"For a few moments, it felt like our little church community was surrounded by glory. The wisdom of Christ in the hypothalamus was illumining the wisdom of Christ in the prophets and gospels."
What can a practicing scientist in the 21st century—even a "bench scientist" like me whose scientific forays are confined to a laboratory—glean from a 19th century wanderer like Thoreau?
As I read The Voyage, I often thought about Darwin's other famous work, The Origin of Species, and the delight that Darwin clearly took in the natural world. Writing about a tropical forest in Brazil, he found himself at a loss for words, "…it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, astonishment, and devotion, which fill and elevate the mind."
Considering my own stance on the satisfying harmony of science and faith, you might be surprised to find on my shelves nearly everything written by Richard Dawkins (including "The God Delusion") and my late friend Christopher Hitchens (including "God Is Not Great"). One must dig deeply into opposing points of view in order to know whether your own position remains defensible. Iron sharpens iron.
How do metaphors impact the dialogue between faith and science? We might start by asking: what are the framing metaphors at work in the current debates? Even using the word "dialogue" here suggests an implicit metaphor that frames my approach to the relationship between faith and science. Imagine substituting "dialogue" with "war;" that would conjure a completely different metaphorical framework.
With so many issues to discuss, Christians can easily get the feeling that science is always attacking the faith. It is essential to balance such conversations with positive responses to God's creation. After all, the primary response to the natural world in the Bible is to praise the God who made it.
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God shows himself not just in the orderliness of nature, but powerfully, joyously and always surprisingly in its beautiful "non-order" as well.
This ongoing series written by historian Ted Davis begins with a brief synopsis of his personal background, and then goes on to reveal his passion for debunking "the now-common view that the history of science and Christianity is one of ongoing, inevitable conflict."
In this five-part series, David Williams responds to the book The Magician's Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society by John West and the Discovery Institute, showing that C.S. Lewis was a very complicated thinker whose views are hard to line up exactly with any camp in the current debates over the compatibility of Christian faith and evolutionary science.
If God himself is willing to die, particularly in such a gruesome way, then perhaps we should at least consider the possibility of God allowing the death of other creatures, too. But would this really be compatible with what we know of God through Scripture?
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Standing roughly in the centre of New Zealand's North Island, Mt Ngauruhoe is New Zealand's newest volcano and one of the most active (Figures 1 and 2). It is not as well publicized as its larger close neighbour MT Ruapehu, which has erupted briefly several times in the last five years.
However, Mt Ngauruhoe is an imposing, almost perfect cone that rises more than 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) above the surrounding landscape to an elevation of 2,291 m (7,500 feet) above sea level1 (Figure 3). Eruptions from a central 400 m (1,300 foot) wide crater have constructed the cone's steep (33°) outer slopes.
Figure 1. The location of Mt Ngauruhoe, central North Island, New Zealand. (click image for larger view)
Mt Ngauruhoe is thought to have been active for at least 2,500 years, with more than 70 eruptive periods since 1839, when European settlers first recorded a steam eruption.2 Of course, before that, the Maoris witnessed many eruptions from the mountain. The first lava eruption seen by Europeans occurred in 1870.3 Then there were ash eruptions every few years until a major explosive eruption in April–May 1948, followed by lava flowing down the northwestern slopes in February 1949.2,3 The estimated lava volume was about 575,000 cubic metres (20 million cubic feet).
Figure 2. Aerial view, looking south at sunrise, of volcanoes Mt Ngauruhoe (foreground) and MT Ruapehu (background).
The eruption lasting from 13 May 1954 to 10 March 1955 began with an explosive ejection of ash and blocks.2,3 Then almost 8 million cubic metres (280 million cubic feet) of lava flowed from the crater in a series of 17 distinct flows on the following 1954 dates:
- June 4, 30
- July 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 23, 28, 29, 30
- August 15(?), 18
- September 16, 18, 26
These flows are still distinguishable today on the northwestern and western slopes of Ngauruhoe (Figure 4). The 18 August flow was more than 18 m (55 feet) thick and still warm almost a year after congealing. Explosions of ash completed this long eruptive period.
Figure 3. Mt Ngauruhoe as seen looking north from near MT Ruapehu.
Afterwards, Ngauruhoe steamed almost continuously, with many small ash eruptions2 (Figure 5). Cannon-like, highly explosive eruptions in January and March 1974 threw out large quantities of ash as a column into the atmosphere, and as avalanches flowing down the cone's sides. Blocks weighing up to 1,000 tonnes were hurled 100 m (330 feet). However, the most violent explosions occurred on 19 February 1975, accompanied by what eye-witnesses described as atmospheric shock waves.4 Blocks up to 30 m (100 ft) across were catapulted up to 3 km (almost 2 miles). The eruption plume was 11–13 km (7–8 miles) high.
Turbulent avalanches of ash and blocks swept down Ngauruhoe's sides at about 60 km (35 miles) per hour.2 It is estimated that at least 3.4 million cubic metres (120 million cubic feet) of ash and blocks were ejected in 7 hours.4up> No further eruptions have occurred since.
Dating the rocks
Figure 4. View from the Mangateopopo Valley at the base of Mt Ngauruhoe, showing the darker-coloured recent lava flows on its northwestern slopes.
Radioactive dating in general depends on three major assumptions:
- When the rock forms (hardens) there should only be parent radioactive atoms in the rock and no daughter radiogenic (derived by radioactive decay of another element) atoms;55
After hardening, the rock must remain a closed system, that is, no parent or daughter atoms should be added to or removed from the rock by external influences such as percolating groundwaters; and
The radioactive decay rate must remain constant.
If any of these assumptions are violated, then the technique fails and any "dates" are false.
The potassium-argon (K–Ar) dating method is often used to date volcanic rocks (and by extension, nearby fossils). In using this method, it is assumed that there was no daughter radiogenic argon (40Ar*) in rocks when they formed.6 For volcanic rocks which cool from molten lavas, this would seem to be a reasonable assumption. Because argon is a gas, it should escape to the atmosphere due to the intense heat of the lavas. Of course, no geologist was present to test this assumption by observing ancient lavas when they cooled, but we can study modern lava flows.
Potassium-argon "dates"
Figure 5. Small ash eruption, Mt Ngauruhoe.
Figure 6. Inset: Andesite of the June 30, 1954 flow, Mt Ngauruhoe, seen at 60 times magnification under a geological microscope. Different minerals have different colours. All are embedded in a fine-grained matrix.
Eleven samples were collected from five recent lava flows during field work in January 1996—two each from the 11 February 1949, 4 June 1954, and 14 July 1954 flows and from the 19 February 1975 avalanche deposits, and three from the 30 June 1954 flow7> (Figure 6). The darker recent lavas were clearly visible and each one easily identified (with the aid of maps) on the northwestern slopes against the lighter-coloured older portions of the cone (Figures 4 and 7). All flows were typically made up of jumbled blocks of congealed lava, resulting in rough, jagged, clinkery surfaces (Figure 8).
The samples were sent progressively in batches to Geochron Laboratories in Cambridge, Boston (USA), for whole-rock potassium-argon (K–Ar) dating—first a piece of one sample from each flow, then a piece of the second sample from each flow after the first set of results was received, and finally, a piece of the third sample from the 30 June 1954 flow.7 To also test the consistency of results within samples, second pieces of two of the 30 June 1954 lava samples were also sent for analysis.
Geochron is a respected commercial laboratory, the K–Ar lab manager having a Ph.D. in K–Ar dating. No specific location or expected age information was supplied to the laboratory. However, the samples were described as probably young with very little argon in them so as to ensure extra care was taken during the analytical work.
Figure 7. Map of the northwestern slopes of Mt Ngauruhoe showing the lava flows of 1949 and 1954, and the 1975 avalanche deposits.3,4 (Click image for larger view)
The "dates" obtained from the K–Ar analyses are listed in Table 1.7 The "ages" range from <0.27 to 3.5 (± 0.2) million years for rocks which were observed to have cooled from lavas 25–50 years ago. One sample from each flow yielded "ages" of <0.27 or <0.29 million years while all the other samples gave "ages" of millions of years. The low "age" samples were all processed by the laboratory in the same batch, suggesting a systematic lab problem. So the lab manager kindly re-checked his equipment and re-ran several of the samples, producing similar results. This ruled out a systematic lab error and confirmed that the low results were real. Furthermore, repeat measurements on samples already analyzed (A#2 and B#2 in Table 1) did not reproduce the same results, but this was not surprising given the analytical uncertainties at such low levels of argon. Clearly, the argon content varies greatly within these rocks. Some geochronologists would say <0.27 million years is actually the correct "date", but how would they know that 3.5 million years was not in fact the correct "age" if they did not already know the lava flows were recent?!
Because these rocks are known to be less than 50 years old, it is apparent from the analytical data that these K–Ar "ages" are due to "excess" argon inherited from the magma source area deep in the earth.7 Thus, when the lavas cooled, they contained appreciable (non-zero) concentrations of "normal" 40Ar, which is indistinguishable from daughter radiogenic 40Ar* derived by radioactive decay of parent 40K. This violates assumption (1) of radioactive dating, and so the K–Ar method fails the test. This same failure is also known to occur in many other rocks, including both recent volcanics8and ancient crustal rocks.9
Figure 8. The June 30, 1954 lava flow, showing the jumbled blocks of congealed lava which give it a rough, jagged, clinkery surface.
The radioactive potassium-argon dating method has been demonstrated to fail on 1949, 1954, and 1975 lava flows at Mt Ngauruhoe, New Zealand, in spite of the quality of the laboratory's K–Ar analytical work. Argon gas, brought up from deep inside the earth within the molten rock, was already present in the lavas when they cooled. We know the true ages of the rocks because they were observed to form less than 50 years ago. Yet they yield "ages" up to 3.5 million years which are thus false. How can we trust the use of this same "dating" method on rocks whose ages we don't know? If the method fails on rocks when we have an independent eye-witness account, then why should we trust it on other rocks where there are no independent historical cross-checks?
However, we do know Someone who was present when all the earth's rocks formed—the Creator Himself. He has told us when that was, in His eyewitness account in the Bible's first book, Genesis, so we know how old all the rocks are. How much better to place our confidence in the Creator who made and knows everything, and who never fails or tells lies, than in a radioactive dating method that has been repeatedly demonstrated to fail and to yield false ages for the earth's rocks.
The K–Ar (potassium-argon) dating method
Fossils are almost never dated by radiometric methods, since they rarely contain suitable radioactive elements. A common way of dating fossils (and rocks which do not contain radioactive elements) is by "dating" an associated volcanic rock. This is commonly done using the K–Ar method. It depends on the rate at which radioactive potassium decays into the gas argon.
The K–Ar method works on the assumption that the "clock" begins to "tick" the moment that the rock hardens. That is, it assumes that no argon derived by radioactive decay was present initially, but after the lava cooled and solidified, the argon from radioactive decay was unable to escape and started to accumulate. However, it is well-known that if a radiometric "date" contradicts a fossil-derived (evolutionary) age, the date is discarded as erroneous. See Lubenow, M., The Pigs Took It All, Creation 17(3):36–38, 1995.
FLOW DATE | SAMPLE | LAB CODE | K–Ar "AGE" (million years) |
11 February 1949 | A | R-11714 | <0.27 |
4 June 1954 | A | R-11715 | <0.27 |
30 June 30, 1954 | A #1 | R-11718 | <0.27 |
14 July 1954 | A | R-11509 | 1.0 ± 0.2 |
19 February 1975 | A | R-11510 | 1.0 ± 0.2 |
Table 1. Potassium-argon "dates" of recent Mt Ngauruhoe (New Zealand) lava flows.10 |
Ed. note, this Creation magazine article by Dr Snelling is based on his technical paper7, which has far more detail about research methods and answers to possible criticisms than was possible in Creation magazine.
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- Williams, K., Volcanoes of the South Wind: A Field Guide to the Volcanoes and Landscape of the Tongariro National Park, Tongariro Natural History Society, Turangi, New Zealand, 1994. Back
- Nairn, I.A. and Wood, C.P., Active Volcanoes and Geothermal Systems, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand Geological Survey Record 22:5–84, 1987. Back (1) Back (2) Back (3) Back (4) Back (5)
- Gregg, D.R., The Geology of the Tongariro Subdivision, New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin n.s.40, 1960. Back (1) Back (2) Back (3)
- Nairn, IA and Self, S., Explosive eruptions and pyroclastic avalanches from Ngauruhoe in February 1975, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 3:39–60, 1978. Back (1) Back (2)
- This is true for K–Ar dating, one of the most common methods, and the one discussed here. The so-called "isochron" technique for dealing with the chemical analyses of the rocks being "dated" attempts to bypass this assumption. A discussion of isochron "dating", along with the associated problems of false (pseudo) isochrons, is outside the scope of this paper, but see Austin, S.A. (ed.), Grand Canyon: Monument to Catastrophe, Institute for Creation Research, Santee, California, pp. 111–131, 1994. Back
- Dalrymple, G.B., The Age of the Earth, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, p. 91, 1991. Back
- Snelling, A.A., The cause of anomalous potassium-argon "ages" for recent andesite flows at Mt Ngauruhoe, New Zealand, and the implications for potassium-argon "dating", In: Walsh, R.E. (ed.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Creationism, Creation Science Fellowship, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pp. 503–525, 1998. Back (1) Back (2) Back (3) Back (4) Back (5)
- Snelling, AA, Excess argon": the "Archilles" heel" of potassium-argon and argon-argon "dating" of volcanic rocks <www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-307.htm>, Institute for Creation Research, Santee, California, Impact #307, 1999. Back
- Snelling, AA, Potassium-argon and argon-argon dating of crustal rocks and the problem of excess argon, Institute for Creation Research, Santee, California, Impact #309, 1999. Back
- Snelling, A.A., The cause of anomalous potassium-argon "ages" for recent andesite flows at Mt Ngauruhoe, New Zealand, and the implications for potassium-argon "dating", In: Walsh, R.E. (ed.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Creationism, Creation Science Fellowship, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pp. 503–525, 1998. Back


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In each of North Carolina's 17 westernmost counties, tourists spent more money in 2010 than they did the prior year, according to data recently released by the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development.
The Western North Carolina data was included in a statewide report released by the agency last week. The overall data indicated 98 of North Carolina's 100 counties experienced increased visitor spending last year. ...
The agency also reported that a record $17 billion in tourism dollars was spent statewide in 2010, up 9 percent from the previous year. Mecklenburg County led the state with about $3.73 billion in expenditures last year, an increase of 12.2 percent.
In Western North Carolina, Buncombe County led the pack with $729.02 million in tourist spending in 2010, up 11.3 percent from the prior year. Buncombe County's expenditures ranked fifth-highest in the state. ...
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The Abel Prize for 2008 was awarded jointly to Professors John Thompson and Jacques Tits, 'for their profound achievements in algebra and in particular for shaping modern group theory'. This short meeting, organised jointly by the Isaac Newton Institute (within the Algebraic Lie Theory semester) and the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at Cambridge, will mark the occasion. There will be lectures by some of the leading mathematicians in the broad area so deeply influenced by the winners.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — You don't see this very often: a majority of Senate Republicans voting to make people who buy stuff on the Internet pay state and local sales taxes.
Anti-tax guru Grover Norquist isn't happy about it and the conservative Heritage Foundation is questioning the senators' conservative credentials. But the issue of taxing Internet sales is getting strong support from Republicans and Democrats alike.
The Senate could vote as early as Thursday on a bill to empower states to require online retailers to collect state and local sales taxes for purchases made over the Internet. Under the bill, the sales taxes would be sent to the states where a shopper lives.
On Wednesday, the bill passed a test vote in the Senate, 74 to 23, with 27 Republicans voting in favor. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., vowed to pass the bill this week, before senators leave for a scheduled vacation.
"This is a matter of equity and fairness," said South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard, a Republican. "The same people who are selling the same products should be paying the same taxes."
Under current law, states can only require stores to collect sales taxes if the store has a physical presence in the state. As a result, many online sales are essentially tax-free, giving Internet retailers an advantage over brick-and-mortar stores.
It is part of GOP orthodoxy to oppose higher taxes, a central issue that divides Democrats and Republicans. That's why the bill faces an uncertain fate in the House, where some Republicans regard it as a tax increase.
But supporters of the bill insist it is not a tax increase. Instead, they say, the bill merely provides states with a mechanism to enforce current taxes.
"This bill has nothing to do with imposing any kind of new tax or revenue generator," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. "What this law does is allow states that already have laws on the books to carry out the implementation of those" laws.
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The recent legal battle between Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (OTC:SSNLF) is just one well known example of an industry that could see increasing interest over the next few years. Intellectual property companies are in business to acquire, develop, and enforce patented technologies. The costs that these companies face to litigate can be high but the rewards can be even higher. Below are a few industry highlights and companies that seem to have potential.
Public Spotlight Legal Battle
The legal case between Apple and Samsung can illustrate what's at stake, the potential rewards, and why investors should care. In 2011, Apple sued Samsung, alleging that Samsung's Android phones and tablets infringed on Apple's intellectual property: its patents, trademarks, user interface and style. Initially, Apple won the trial and was awarded a settlement of $1.05 billion. However, on March 3, 2013, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh wiped out $450 million from the verdict and ordered a new trial to reconsider damages related to 14 Samsung products. Now while $1 billion may not be a lot of money to a company like Apple that carries a market cap of almost $430 million, it shows the potential sums of money that are at stake. Let's turn our attention to another case that shows how seriously companies can be damaged when they lose.
Rambus vs. Micron
Back in 2010 and 2011, Rambus (RMBS) was involved in a major $4 billion lawsuit against Micron Technology (MU). Rambus had accused Micron and Hynix of price-fixing in an attempt to keep Rambus' RDRAM memory technology from gaining popularity. Rambus briefly was engaged in a partnership with Intel (INTC) however, that relationship didn't last long. Rambus argued that Micron and Hynix conspired to make sure that Rambus memory would be a more expensive option and thus less appealing to OEMs.
However, Micron and Hynix claimed that it was "design flaws, higher manufacturing costs and other drawbacks associaetd with RDRAM along with Rambus' business practices" that caused RDRAM to fail. In the end, the jury sided with the defendants and Rambus was dealt a major blow. As the chart below shows, Rambus has steadily fallen in market cap since the beginning of 2010 when it was embroiled in legal battles.
Rambus also suffered another intellectual property defeat when the U.S. Patent and Trademark office declared that two of Rambus' patents (known as the Barth I patents) were invalid. Previous to this, the company was able to generate royalty revenues from Nvidia (NVDA), Hewlett-Packard (HP), and other companies.
As the chart shows, Rambus has been in a perpetual decline and is now a sub $1 billion market cap company. This case shows the importance of being able to defend patents/intellectual property and the potential value involved.
Importance of Intellectual Property
Recently, investors have been more closely associating a company's value with its IP portfolio. An example is Yahoo's (YHOO) lawsuit against Facebook (FB) when Yahoo claimed patent infringement. Facebook executives actually made the decision to include this information in its initial public offering filing to warn potential investors that the lawsuit could have an impact on the company going forward.
Another example of the importance of intellectual property is InterDigital (IDCC). The company's share price soared in late 2010 on rumors that the company was seeking a potential buyer for its intellectual property portfolio. The stock actually reached the high 70s before eventually selling off once a deal couldn't be reached. Still, the stock trades much higher than its levels in late 2010.
Clearly investors are starting to understand the importance of intellectual property. Below are a few small companies that appear to have a lot going for them in this space.
Intellectual Property Companies
Marathon Patent Group (OTCQB:MARA) engages in the acquisition, development, and monetization of intellectual property through the defense and licensing of its patent portfolio. Its IP services team devises strategies that allow clients to maximize the value of their IP assets. Marathon is able to generate revenue in a variety of ways including IP consulting engagements and partnership with inventors and patent owners in order to monetize patent portfolios through IP licensing campaigns.
Marathon Patent Group is led by Doug Croxall, who was previously employed at KPMG and Motorola. He has tremendous experience in the patent protection space, including a six-year term at Firepond, in which he was able to get the company a cash tender offer. From 2004 to 2009, Firepond was able to generate approximately $90 million in licensing revenues.
The company has been gaining a lot of momentum, including several positive press releases during the past few weeks. Since the company generates its revenue through both consulting agreements and patent acquisition, it's important to look at the revenue streams that these patents have the ability to generate. On May 1, 2013, Marathon Patent Group announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, TCP Acquisition Corp., had acquired U.S. Patent 5,412,730. This particular patent is a data encryption patent that has generated 97 settlements and licensing agreements, and $39 million in recoveries. Marathon agreed to pay $6 million dollars and issue 7 million shares of stock in exchange for the patent. Besides this patent acquisition, a few of Marathon's wholly owned subsidiaries have filed patent infringement lawsuits. On May 6, 2013, Sampo IP, a Marathon subsidiary, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Starbucks (SBUX), E*Trade Financial (ETFC), and Hewlett-Packard. Sampo is seeking damages for patent infringement against U.S. Patent numbers 6,161,149, 6,772,229, and 8,015,495. Also on the same day, another one of Marathon's wholly owned subsidiaries, Relay IP, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sprint (S), Juniper Networks (JNPR), and Cisco Systems (CSCO). Relay claims that these companies infringed on U.S. Patent number 5,331,637, entitled "Multicast Routing Using Core Based Trees."
Clearly Marathon has been extremely busy lately, in a positive way. It's always encouraging to see positive press releases coming out that can have a material impact on the business. Now while the press releases only seek to strengthen the future, the present looks quite positive as well. Marathon filed its recent annual statement on March 26, 2013, for the year ended December 31, 2012. The company was able to grow its cash position from $129,152 to just over $2.35 million. Another thing that I really like is the company only has current liabilities of $87,822 and no long-term debt on the books. While the company did incur a net loss of $6.9 million, I believe that with the recent patent acquisition and an increasing amount of lawsuits to defend its existing portfolio, this loss will be narrowed in the future.
Now of course, the company is not without risk. It does trade on the bulletin board, which is known for having large price swings, limited trading volume, and the potential for market manipulation. However, given that the stock trades over 140,000 shares per day on average, limited trading volume shouldn't be a major concern. In fact, Marathon traded over 600,000 shares a few days ago, a sign of surging volume due to its recent news announcements. Additionally, intellectual property companies are known for wild price swings and high levels of volatility.
A few other intellectual property companies that I really like are InterDigital and Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG). I mentioned InterDigital earlier as being a hot stock back in the first half of 2011 on takeout rumors. However, even putting that aside, I like the company on its own merits. The company engages in the design and development of technologies that enable and enhance wireless communications in the United States, Korea, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Its patented technologies are used in various products, including mobile devices, such as cellular phones, tablets, and notebook computers. As of December 31, 2012, the company held a portfolio of 19,000 patents and patent applications related to the fundamental technologies that enable wireless communications.
The company had a wild three months of trading, having sunk lower and then recently rebounding. However, over the past year, the stock is up roughly 65%.
Besides the recent 52-week performance, the company has generated impressive financial statements, especially its most recent annual report. According to the balance sheet, InterDigital increased its current assets from $768.9 million to $814.3 million. At the same time, the company's long-term debt only increased by about $8 million from $192.5 million to $200.4 million. The income statement is what really caught my attention. The company's total revenue more than doubled, from $301.7 million to $663.1 million. Also, the company's net income soared from $89.5 million to $271.8 million.
My main concern about InterDigital is the volatility. This is not an investment for the faint of heart and investors need to be willing to accept unusually large price swings. A retail strategy that could be used is to sell covered calls against a long stock position in order to generate monthly income.
Another one of my favorite IP plays is Acacia Research Corp. Much like Marathon Patent Group and InterDigital, Acacia generates its revenue through the enforcement and licensing of its patent portfolio. The company owns or controls the rights to approximately 250 patent portfolios, which include the U.S. patents and foreign counterparts covering technologies used in various industries.
Now unlike InterDigital, Acacia's chart isn't as appealing. It fell hard on its last quarterly earnings report and the two-year trend is fairly ugly.
The company is trading right at its two-year low and although I don't tend to recommend buying companies with this kind of trend, I now consider Acacia a value play with its deep portfolio of valuable patents. Although the company fell on its last earnings report, I still like what I see on the annual report. The balance sheet shows that a company has no long-term debt on the books and reduced its accounts payable while maintaining almost the same amount of current assets at $325 million. On the income side, the company increased its year-over-year revenue from $172.3 million to $250.7 million. It also grew both its annual operating income and net income. In fact the company's net income was almost double the amount it generated in 2011.
The growth expectations also appear to be fairly strong. For this current year, analyst are expecting revenue growth of 11.4% and 21.2% in 2014.
My concerns with Acacia are similar to that of InterDigital. The volatility is even higher with Acacia, due mostly to its recent trading. With the stock trading at a near two-year low, investors are probably wondering what's next. The short term is uncertain but the long term appears bright.
The intellectual property industry is an interesting space right now. With all of the new technological innovation occurring in today's economy, the ability to defend and protect patents is more important than ever before. As we've seen with Marathon Patent Group, InterDigital, and Acacia, companies can generate substantial revenues and profits from enforcing patent portfolios and I expect that growth to accelerate going forward.


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Always wanted to create your own app for your phone or tablet? This class is a chance to turn your awesome app idea into a reality.
Who: Juniors & Cadettes (This is a drop off event)
When: Monday, March 11, 2013 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Lab C, Intergenerational Computer Center at the Oklahoma City University ( The ICC is located on the southwest corner of NW 27th & Florida Ave in the Kramer West Nursing Building on the Oklahoma City University Campus in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106. )
Cost: $5 per Girl Scout; $17 per non Girl Scout member
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August 18, 2009 · Athletic CommunicationsMURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee Head Men's Basketball Coach Kermit Davis announced today the hiring of Mike Scutero as the program's new Director of Basketball Operations. Scutero comes to Murfreesboro after five years as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Odessa College. Scutero replaces Brian Burg who accepted an assistant job at Campbell University.
Scutero helped lead Odessa to three straight 20-win seasons, including a conference championship in 2007-2008. "I am very excited to have Mike join our staff," said Davis. "He worked for one of my good friends in Dennis Helms, who has been one of the most successful junior college coaches in the country over the past 25 years. "Mike has an outstanding work ethic and excellent energy and will be a good addition to our staff. We look forward to having him and his family as part of the Murfreesboro community."
Scutero spent many years in the high school and AAU ranks in the state of Florida before jumping to the collegiate level. "I am excited for the opportunity to work under Kermit Davis and the other guys on staff at a school the quality of Middle Tennessee," said Cutero. "This is a great chance to be a part of a winning program, a great University, and a thriving community."
Prior to his stint at Odessa, Scutero joined the coaching staff at Winter Springs High School in Winter Springs, Fla., for the 2003-2004 school year. He was an integral part of the program that attained its first 20-win season.
Scutero began his coaching career as an assistant at Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Fla., where he helped lead them to five state playoffs in seven seasons. In 1999, 2002, and 2003, Scutero was a member of the Lake Howell staff that was honored as the State Coaching Staff of the Year. In 2003, the team set a school record with 29 wins while reaching the State Final Four for the first time in school history.
In just a few short years of coaching in the high school, AAU, and JUCO ranks, Scutero has had the opportunity to recruit and coach over 25 players that moved on to NCAA D1 schools including, Nick Calathes (2007 McDonalds All American, Florida), Jamel Guyton (La. Tech), Joey Rodriguez (VCU), Chandler Parsons (Florida), John Roberson (Texas Tech), Delrico Lane (Tenn-Martin), Tommie Sykes (Louisiana-Monroe), Quintin Thornton (LSU), Jeremiah Rivers (Indiana), Keaton Grant (Purdue), Domas Kvedys (Sam Houston St.), Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (UCLA), Walter Hodge (Florida), DeLuis Ramirez (Sam Houston St.), Raymond Sykes (Clemson), Pat Calathes (St. Joes), Shawn Witherspoon (Murray State), and Ian Young(Auburn). As well as nearly 10 players who have moved on to professional careers, Taurean Green (Florida) was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers in the 2007 NBA Draft, Luc Richard Mbah a Boute (UCLA) was drafted in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, and others who are playing professionally overseas. As well as Brandon Marshall (Central Florida), star receiver for the Denver Broncos was also a hoops star in high school.
Scutero was born on January 29, 1978 in Long Island, NY. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Liberal Studies, and a minor in Athletic Coaching. Scutero and his wife Kimberly have a son, Noah.
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