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- Philip Morris has repurchased more than 25% of shares outstanding in the last 6 years.
- The company has a dividend yield over 4%.
- Philip Morris is gaining or holding market share in 23 of top 30 markets.
- Shareholders can expect a CAGR of between 10% and 14% going forward.
- Philip Morris stands to benefit from growing purchasing power in emerging markets.
Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) sells Marlboro, Parliament, Virginia Slims, and several other cigarette brands internationally. They do not sell tobacco products in the United States; Philip Morris' sister company Altria (NYSE:MO) sells the same brands domestically.
Philip Morris derived its $80 billion 2013 revenues by region as follows:
European Union (EU)
Eastern Europe, Middle East, & Africa (EEMA):
Latin America & Canada (LA&C):
Source: 2013 Annual Report
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Philip Morris grew revenues 3.4% in 2013 while gaining or holding market share in 23 out of the company's top 30 markets. This growth falls short of managements long-term expected growth rate of 4% to 6%, but is impressive considering the volume decline in international cigarettes for 2013.
Source: CAGNY Conference Presentation
Philip Morris has been able to grow revenues despite declines in overall cigarette volume by gaining market share in 3 out of 4 of the company's reported regions.
The company has gained market share on the strength of its flagship brand, Marlboro. Philip Morris has a significant opportunity to expand and continue growing in the emerging markets. As more people are lifted out of poverty in emerging markets, they will continue to switch to premium products. Marlboro's position as a premium cigarette brand will benefit it as emerging market demographic trends continue.
Shareholder Return
Shareholders of Philip Morris can expect strong total returns going forward. The company has repurchased over 25% of its shares since being spun-off 6 years ago. Further, the company pays out the majority of its earnings as dividends. Shareholders can expect a CAGR of 10% to 14% from dividends (4%), share repurchases (4%), and growth (2% to 6%). The company's management expects growth of 4% to 6% going forward; 2014 growth was only 3.4% in 2013.
Philip Morris appears to be either fairly valued or undervalued compared to its peers based on the company's PE ratio.
Philip Morris International, Inc.
British American Tobacco plc
Altria Group Inc.
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Vector Group Ltd.
Further, Philip Morris' PE ratio of 17.16 is lower than the S&P 500's current PE ratio of 19.20. The company appears to be undervalued relative to other businesses today.
Consecutive Years of Dividend Increases
Philip Morris has increased its dividend each year since being spun off from Altria in 2008. If you include Altria's dividend history, Philip Morris has paid dividends for 39 consecutive years.
Why it matters: The Dividend Aristocrats (stocks with 25-plus years of rising dividends) have outperformed the S&P 500 over the last 10 years by 2.88 percentage points per year.
Source: S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Factsheet, February 28 2014, page 2
Dividend Yield
Philip Morris has a dividend yield of 4.25%, ranking it at 9 out of 112 businesses with 25+ years of dividend payments without a decrease.
Why it Matters: Stocks with higher dividend yields have historically outperformed stocks with lower dividend yields. The highest-yielding quintile of stocks outperformed the lowest-yielding quintile by 1.76 percentage points per year from 1928 to 2013.
Source: Dividends: A Review of Historical Returns
Payout Ratio
Philip Morris pays out the majority of its earnings to shareholders. The company's payout ratio is 71.10%, ranking it at 95 out of 112 businesses with 25+ years of dividend payments without a decrease. The company's high payout ratio means it is unlikely the business will be able to grow dividends faster than overall company growth.
Why it Matters: High-yield, low-payout ratio stocks outperformed high-yield, high-payout ratio stocks by 8.2 percentage points per year from 1990 to 2006.
Source: High Yield, Low Payout by Barefoot, Patel, & Yao, page 3
Long-Term Growth Rate
Philip Morris has grown per share revenue by 8.63% over the last 6 years. This strong growth ranks the business at 11 out of 112 businesses with a long history of dividend increases.
Why it Matters: Growing dividend stocks have outperformed stocks with unchanging dividends by 2.4 percentage points per year from 1972 to 2013.
Source: Rising Dividends Fund, Oppenheimer, page 4
Long-Term Volatility
Philip Morris' long-term standard deviation of 24.05% ranks it at 33 out of 112. The company's fairly low standard deviation is due to the strong, predictable cash flows the business generates in both prosperous times and during recessions.
Why it Matters: The S&P Low Volatility index outperformed the S&P 500 by 2 percentage points per year for the 20-year period ending September 30th, 2011.
Source: Low & Slow Could Win the Race, page 3
Philip Morris has increased its dividend every year since spinning off from Altria in 2008. In addition, the company's revenue per share has increased each year since 2008. The company ranks in the Top 10 based on the 8 Rules of Dividend Investing.
The tobacco industry is incredibly profitable and minimally effected by recessions. Philip Morris International is globally diversified and likely to continue rewarding shareholders through its stable cash flows derived from its strong brands.


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The five charities which received grants were Age Concern, Birthright, Crossroads charitable trust, Marlborough Youth trust, and Victim Support.
United Way lead volunteer evaluator Brian Dawson said the groups represented were the "heart and soul" of the Marlborough community, volunteers who looked after the vulnerable in our society.
United Way chief executive Don Oliver said his organisation was a non-religious, non-political organisation set up 125 years ago in the United States, and operated in 41 countries around the world.
It aimed to help the small to medium-sized charities working in welfare. There was no United Way organisation here, so the funding comes from the Tindall Foundation, set up by Warehouse founder Sir Stephen Tindall.
"It's a united way for individuals to support charity . . . my little bit and your little bit might not be much on their own, but together with thousands of others, it's a lot."
The groups receiving the grants said they had all found the past year hard, with funding decreasing, but the demand for their services increasing.
They were grateful for the grant from United Way, saying it would help a lot.
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McMaster bench boss Dave Preston, named OUA coach of the year this week, will be fielding a young, talented and versatile crew against York. But, get this, it was the Lions who hung the only loss on the maroons just two weeks ago.
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"We were 17-1 in league play but we won 17 matches, 17 different ways. I think that in itself is our biggest strength, our versatility," he added. "We have some guys who can do some different things so we don't get predictable."
Demyanenko, an OUA first-team all-star and rookie of the year, will be the straw that stirs the Marauder cocktail. But if the 6-foot-5 middle hitter gets a double-team Mac will turn to the outside power hitters to pound the proverbial stitches off the Wilson.
"If you don't bring attention to him he is going to hurt you a little bit," Preston said of his talented rookie hitter.
York certainly got Mac's attention in handing them their only loss. The Lions' third-year outside hitter Ray Szeto will lead the underdogs.
Western and Waterloo split two five-set encounters earlier this season. Western all-star Garrett May, named OUA player of the year, hopes to be the edge over a balanced Waterloo crew, featuring Jordan Dyck, the second leading blocker in Ontario.
Preston said Mac enjoys a supportive and knowledgeable fan base. But casual fans not used to elite volleyball are in for a "wow" experience.
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Then there are the defenders who are throwing a body part in a bid to get a "dig" and keep the Wilson off the floor.
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Matt Carlino also added 20 points, 18 in the second half, for BYU (22-11).
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With Hazel McCallion stepping down, Toronto's biggest suburb launches a rebranding project as it powers into a more urban future.
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The farmstead-inspired design of Mississauga City Hall is disappearing from the city's logo as its iconic mayor prepares to step down and the booming but still youthful community rebrands itself.
"It was time to refresh Mississauga's logo and develop a new brand for the City," said city manager Janice Baker after unveiling the new logo at a council meeting Wednesday.
With the city approaching its 40th birthday and Mayor Hazel McCallion about to complete 36 years in office, "a transition in leadership also presents an opportunity to reassess and reaffirm the City's vision and brand story," says a staff report that accompanied the unveiling.
The new, more abstract logo, which incorporates an M and sharp angles suggesting dynamism, was designed by city staff.
It "is deeply rooted in the idea of growth," says the mississaugabrand.ca website. "We are a young City and are on the cusp of something big, of finding our voice, our identity. The open spaces in the design embody the spirit and possibility of a young city that continues to build and shape its story and future."
McCallion was in Ottawa for a big city mayors' meeting, but councillors spoke of the rebrand as an opportunity to tell residents, Canada and the world that Mississauga is much more than the once sleepy collection of rural townships that were amalgamated to become Toronto's largest suburb.
"People forget, we're a very young city," said downtown councillor Nando Iannicca. "We're the next Portland, we're the next Barcelona. We are the future."
The new brand strategy focuses on Mississauga as a cutting-edge city where innovative businesses and neighbourhoods continue to merge. Being green, diverse, urban and transit-friendly are some of the key messages.
After decades of sprawling development from the 1970s to the 1990s, Mississauga launched a startling shift toward urbanism in its Downtown 2021 Master Plan. Highrise development has since exploded, along with the creation of new downtown green space, a European-style central square (Mississauga Celebration Square) and plans for a light rail transit system down the city's Hurontario St. spine.
Councillor George Carlson said that, with political change and the ongoing urban transformation, the city's goal will ultimately be reached through hard work and a commitment to the vision reflected in the rebranding.
"It puts together all the good work that we're doing. In terms of a vision or message for the public, it's nice to have a new, fresh approach."
Iannicca couldn't resist puffing out his chest when comparing Mississauga's brand to that of other cities.
"Dare I say, some older cities tend to look like they're stagnating at times," he said, adding that with undeveloped tracts still available in the downtown core, along the lakeshore and elsewhere, much of the city still remains a blank canvas for urban-development artistry.
"'Marilyn'-type projects (a reference to the city's curvy, award-winning Absolute Towers), walking esplanades, creative spaces and natural spaces" is what the rebrand is all about, he said.
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All That Matters is That You Jump
"All that matters is that you jump."
One of my trapeze instructors whispers this to me as I am suddenly about to swing off a platform that feels as though it is miles from the ground.
I take a deep breath, bend my knees and then leap-I leap for my fears of heights- for my fears of falling - I leap for my friends – for proving that my last turbulent experience dealing with heights hasn't held me back - and I leap for myself.
And I soar - like a bird. I feel the air rush past my face. I hear for my commands from below. Legs up. See my hands. Let go. Look for Brooklyn. Enjoy the ride. And boy was I enjoying the the ride.
I listen for my commands again – Legs down, and "up," which in trapeze lingo means… Drop.
"Awesome," I proclaim and I get giddy about trying it again.
Trapeze was one of the greatest activities I've tried this year. Joined by good friends, I knew that this was the best way to kick off a Saturday morning. And not only was it fun–but it taught me a great lesson as well.
"All that matters it that you jump."
The words continue to echo.
A metaphor flashes before my eyes.
Every day asks us to jump - to make a choice.
We can either stand still or make a change. It may not literally mean a jump from the sky - but it could rather be as simple as a phone call to an old friend, or family member we've lost touch with.
It could be taking a new job–or having the courage to ask for a raise at your current one.
In the end, all that matters is having the courage to jump.
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I think this is about losing someone. very nicely written... kind of draws you in (Report) Reply
Edward Thomas
Like the Touch of Rain
Like the touch of rain she was
On a man's flesh and hair and eyes
When the joy of walking thus
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the words progress to make the reader feel the hope and then the loss and pain of the poet. (Report) Reply
Melikhaya Zagagana (10/19/2014 6:00:00 AM)
Precise and distinct piece of suspence. Nice... (Report) Reply
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Neela Nath (10/19/2012 9:25:00 PM)
When I read his poem, I feel like touching an abstract power, which makes us to write poem. (Report) Reply
Kevin Patrick (10/19/2012 6:41:00 PM)
Those last two lines complete the poem with the sadden note love always springs when a heart is broken, Rain can always ease the pain when sister tears join in. An amazing work worth being a top rated one on this site (Report) Reply
Carlos Echeverria (10/19/2012 3:24:00 PM)
Poetry of rejection, of unrequited love-beating with a true heart-which hits softly but leaves an indelible mark. (Report) Reply
Kevin Straw (10/19/2012 12:47:00 PM)
No, it won't do. B-**************************** (Report) Reply
Cynthia Buhain-baello (10/19/2012 9:15:00 AM)
Wonderfully written and eloquent expressing heartfelt love gained and lost. Fantastic last lines.10++++ (Report) Reply
John Shea (10/20/2009 9:45:00 PM)
I'm going to wash that girl right outta my hair. (Report) Reply
Michael Pruchnicki (10/20/2009 3:43:00 PM)
Everything from trimeter quatrains that rhyme and metrical pyrotechnics that mimic Harmon's imagined storm and Straw's Welshman caught out without his umbrella in a rain or a storm, whether or not there's a girl involved seems to elude our poetaster - it's all there in twelve lines! And don't forget the Ancient Mariner, lads! (It was the buckets which were 'silly'! !)
The simile the poem is based on reads 'like the touch of rain she was' - seems more a gentle mist that one barely feels on a London afternoon. No umbrella necessary for even the gentlest of souls such as Straw and his ilk! How delicate the lad as he stands there, the silly buckets filling with the rain and ruining his best gabardine!
I'll stick with Emma's magic charm and Ramesh's wonderful poem! (Report) Reply
Michael Harmon (10/19/2009 12:30:00 PM)
Unrequited love strikes again, this time in the form of classic, rhyming, trimeter quatrains, with some interesting metrical pyrotechnics, perhaps to mimic those of a storm... (Report) Reply
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Ramesh T A (10/19/2009 9:01:00 AM)
Wonderful poem depicting the passion of love! (Report) Reply
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Kevin Straw (10/19/2009 8:43:00 AM)
Being Welsh, he had no umbrella! I am not sure if this girl was rain or storm. An interpretation might be that she was like the gentle rain when he met her, became stormy during the relationship (due, no doubt, to his mooning about writing poetry) and then washed him out of her life. (Report) Reply
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YouTube videos show Mormon missionaries' emotional reunions with family members
Two years before Danielle Chard, a 19-year-old from Salt Lake City, posted a video of more than 80 Olympus High School graduates from the class of 2012 opening their LDS mission calls, another woman shared her own tribute to missionaries on YouTube.
The video, titled "LDS Missionaries Coming Home Mix," was created by a woman with the username supermom6kids. She made the video in honor of her five sons, and she plans to make another of sister missionaries when her daughter serves.
Uploaded on Aug. 16, 2011, the video features a number of young men seeing their families for the first time after being away for two years.
YouTube users who have served missions, or know someone who is serving, have expressed their gratitude in the comments section below the video.
"I don't know how I wandered across this video but it is amazing! You've done an amazing job capturing the spirit of it all. I've been home for over a decade. ... I'm in tears with a flood of memories. ... Thank you! I downloaded on iTunes.You ARE a SUPERMOM," wrote jbbwest.
Set to the song "Coming Home" by Tim Gates, the video has more than 249,000 views.
Another video, posted last week, features the emotional reunion of a mother and her returning son. The four-minute embrace between the two is set to the song "Feels Like Home" by Chantal Kreviazuk.
In the short time it has been up, it has received 7,524 views.
Megan Marsden is an intern with the Deseret News writing for the Faith and Family sections. She is a junior at BYU-Idaho studying communication. The views of the writer do not reflect the views of BYU-Idaho.
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Fernandes hints at Caterham sale, saying "F1 hasn't worked"
Jun 27, 2014, 6:30 AM EST
Tony Fernandes has dropped the biggest hint yet that Caterham F1 Team is set to be sold following a series of cryptic tweets sent out yesterday.
Speculation about the sale of the team has been rife for some time, but Fernandes has stringently denied any claims that he was about to let go of the Caterham brand. As well as the Formula 1 team, he also owns the Caterham Cars programme, Caterham Racing GP2 team and Caterham Moto Racing team in the Moto 2 motorcycle class.
Fernandes was reported to be chasing a sum close to $600m for the F1 team and Caterham cars project last month. Despite constant denials, in the final few tweets from his account before he deleted it, the Malaysian businessman in a reflective mood.
"Goodbye all," he tweeted. "Maybe I return. Been fun. And damn useful. Speak the truth be brave. Dare to dream, believe the unbelievable and never take no for an answer. Stand up for what you believe, fight oppression and most important enjoy life."
However, the stand-out tweet simply read: "F1 hasn't worked but love Caterham cars."
After constantly denying that the team would be sold, it appears that Fernandes has finally accepted defeat. That said, it may only be the F1 arm of his motorsport interests that are sold, with this being by far the most costly. The GP2 and Moto 2 teams could continue to exist under his AirAsia brand, although plans for these are still unknown.
Fernandes has been bitten by a changing of the times in Formula 1. When he entered the sport with Caterham – then known as Lotus Racing – back in 2010, plans were being drawn up for a cost-cap that would allow teams to run on a figure close to $50m per year. Just as we are seeing some four years later though, there is a reluctance from the bigger teams to help the smaller ones.
Caterham entered the sport at the same time as Marussia and HRT, with the latter folding in 2012. Up until the end of 2013, it was the leading backmarker squad, but has since fallen behind Marussia after the Anglo-Russian team became the first to score any points in Monaco last month.
It is thought that a number of buyers are interested in purchasing the team from Fernandes. According to NBCSN's Will Buxton, some Russian companies reportedly showed interest in Caterham, and could be in line to move into Fernandes' office should he officially sell up and leave Leafield.
Heard rumours a few months ago that there was a serious Russian interest in purchasing Caterham F1 team. Lets see how next days play out.
— Will Buxton (@willbuxton) June 27, 2014
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At what point in the lawsuit do I have to make an improper service defense. Is there a point in the lawsuit when this defense is waived.
I have been sued in a debt collection case. The Plaintiff served my baby sister, who was not a resident of my home. I had 20 days to file an answer. Which I did, but I now realize that, or at least i believe, that the Plaintiff did not properly serve me. Can i still make that argument. At what point do I lose the right to make that argument? What kind of motion with the court should I make. Thanks for any help.
By filing an answer or some other pleading in the case you have entered an appearance in the case and the improper service defense may not be available to you. That defense is best raised by an attorney before anything is filed in the case.
You needed to assert that defense of improper service before you filed an answer. By answering you waived your objection to improper service and subjected yourself to a jurisdiction of the court.
I agree with my colleagues that by filing an answer, you have submitted yourself to the jurisdiction of the court. If your answer raised defenses to the allegations alleged in the complaint, then I would recommend hiring an attorney to appear at any future hearings with you so he/she can properly argue those defenses and advise you throughout the remainder of the case. Good luck to you.
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Tweaking KDE 3.5.5
For those of you who have not followed the comment thread on the 'On Favouritism, Apologies, and Black Helicopters' story: I there promised to write an article about all the customisations I do on KDE to make it look and (more importantly) behave in my own preferred way; as a sort of Christmas present, so to speak (it is not like it is a fast news day today). Read on!
The first thing you always have to go through when setting up a new Linux system is choosing which distribution you want to run. There are about 3256356958 different criteria on which this choice is based, but for me there is only one that counts: package management. Since I prefer apt/.deb over rpm (for the sole reason that I know all the cli commands for apt from the top of my head), Kubuntu is my distribution of choice. It comes with the latest KDE (3.5.5) and it comes with all the various desktop applications pre-installed. It requires no introduction, I suppose.
After the installation routine, the first thing I do is run an apt-get update, after which I delve into the process of installing the various non-free codecs and applications; this is a desktop system after all, and I need it to do stuff Stallman would not approve of, like watching DVDs and listening to .mp3s. This process would have been fairly painless were it not for the fact that Automatix relies on 100MB of GNOME dependencies, which I refuse to install on a KDE system. Hence, installing the non-free stuff has to be done manually.
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As life scientists grow increasingly dependent on the burgeoning field of computational science called bioinformatics, they're learning how to get biologists, software developers and statisticians to collaborate.
Bioinformatics generally refers to computer programs that aid biologists, geneticists and other life scientists in their research. Many programs require supercomputers or, when those are unavailable, less expensive grid clusters. In government, the technology is widely used at the National Institutes of Health, in Defense Department labs studying bioterrorism and in national laboratories.
Although a few vendors offer bioinformatics software, it is an area in which government agencies often have to develop their own applications. When government or commercial organizations have trouble finding products that meet their needs, they may develop their own bioinformatics divisions.
"There are not a lot of companies right now that are stand-alone companies. They've disappeared," said Eileen Mandell, co-founder of the Bio IT Coalition in McLean, Va. "I think that bioinformatics [as a stand-alone business] is not a sustainable discipline."
SRA International Inc., well-known as a defense contractor, maintains a small bioinformatics division that has collaborated with NIH to develop several software applications. David Kane, technical lead for SRA's bioinformatics group, said software developers who aren't closely connected to the scientists they support can have a hard time keeping up.
Biotechnology has progressed from determining the relatively simple, linear chains of chemicals that form genes to exploring the complex shapes of the proteins those genes cause cells to manufacture. An emerging field called systems biology explores the complex interactions and relationships among genes, proteins and cells. Those advances multiply the computational challenges enormously, Kane said.
Creating bioinformatics applications that can be widely used is difficult because there are few common data standards, said Andrew Sherman, vice president of operations at Turbo-Worx Inc. The New Haven, Conn., company makes tools to adapt applications for high-powered, clustered computers. Its TurboBLAST is a specialized version of a program for searching gene databases developed by NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information.
"It's somewhat difficult because the data is so widely scattered and diverse," he said. "A lot of that is related to it being a relatively immature industry. Look at engineering; they've been doing sophisticated high-performance computing for decades. In the life sciences, they've been doing it [for] less than 10 years."
No life scientist doing research can get very far without bioinformatics tools, though. The amount of data researchers must analyze, file and manage is overwhelming. A typical example comes from Argonne National Laboratory, where scientists took a database containing 1.8 million known protein sequences and compared each against every other sequence as part of a project to refine the algorithms used to conduct such comparative studies.
"This science is basically the science of big numbers," said Natalia Maltsev, a computational biologist and head of the bioinformatics group in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne. "All these humongous amounts of data, they can be meaningful only if they are somehow understood."
Using a cluster of 350 processors running the Linux operating system, scientists ran the comparison in less than four days, she said. A desktop computer would have taken almost eight years running nonstop to do the same work.
Argonne is also funding research being carried out at other labs. At Fort Detrick, an Army base in Maryland, scientists are working on projects related to bioterrorism, some in collaboration with Argonne researchers.
Jaques Reifman, a senior research scientist at Argonne, heads up the computational side of some of those projects. With Army scientists, he is developing an algorithm to identify which amino acid in a protein sequence is responsible for the protein's function.
A bioterrorist could modify a microbe to make it more infectious or deadly and to hide it from conventional detection technologies, Reifman said. But "if you knew which amino acids in a sequence are key to the protein function, you could identify them even if the amino acid is masked by another amino acid," he said.
In another Fort Detrick project, scientists are combing databases of publicly available genetic information to correlate the presence of specific microbes with the genes. They hope to discover if specific genes are "up" (telling cells to produce certain proteins) or "down" (telling cells not to produce the proteins). If such markers can be found, physicians could eventually diagnose diseases before any symptoms appear and possibly even tell "weaponized" microbes from naturally occurring ones.
"Generally, the stuff that we [did] here — until [the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks] and the anthrax attacks — was all considered [to be of] military relevance," Reifman said. "What was once considered just military relevance now affects the public and homeland defense."
Argonne scientists are developing a public server so that universities and other research facilities can take advantage of the lab's processor clusters, which multiply computing horsepower for large-scale applications, Maltsev said.
"A lot of small universities and small labs are building clusters, trying to process all this data," she said. "It requires huge amounts of human effort and it's very redundant." An early test version of the public server will begin running in September and a beta version soon after that, she said.
"It will allow people in remote locations to collaborate successfully, transfer large amounts of data," she said. "We are running large amounts of data for ourselves, but because there are so many technologies involved, and those technologies should be meshed together and integrated, it's pretty complex."
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Foreign aid has had a victorious year: Let's celebrate not disparage the good work being done abroad
The scale of progress in developing countries is not to be underestimated
If you picked up the Daily Mail on New Year's Day you could have been forgiven for thinking it was Groundhog Year.
Sure enough, exactly one year on from a piece that revelled in a report which slapped down aid as a 'self –indulgent con job' they were on the case again – this time criticising 'lavish' spending on some of the world's poorest people. It seems that for aid's harshest critics finding one criticism of a complex project is grounds for dispensing with the entire thing.
We hear much less about the scale of progress in developing countries. 2013 brought with it plenty of optimism about what is being achieved in poverty reduction across the globe. Malaria deaths amongst under-fives have halved already this century. The Economist hailed the end of poverty as a milestone within reach of our generation and they weren't alone. Aid is playing a role in helping to drive unprecedented global progress. Where there isn't any sign of that progress it continues to help pick up the pieces – in South Sudan, Syria and the Central African Republic.
But, you can see why the average Brit might be a bit miffed if the Government were dishing out their hard earned taxes to corrupt regimes, especially those that contribute to global insecurity. So is it?
Let's get things into perspective. On New Year's Day most of us were probably suffering a festive hangover. The average taxpayer contributes less than a pound a day to the aid budget - a good proportion of us had probably spent a sizeable chunk of that on going out over Christmas. What's more, the Mail piece was not talking about the bulk of British aid – the money singled out amounts to around 4% of the annual bill.
Godfrey Bloom sparked controversy by claiming British foreign aid should not be sent to 'Bongo-Bongo land'
And what is happening to that money? You could be forgiven for thinking that money described as going 'to a country' is going directly to the government of that country. Often it's not. In the case of Somalia is totally misleading to say that all of the £86.8 million is given to the Government. This is the total amount of assistance provided to Somalia and is therefore provided through a range of channels including Humanitarian agencies, the World Bank and the UN.
The article references the work of the 'respected' anti-corruption campaigners Transparency International (deserved recognition by the way). Yes, that's the same Transparency International which recently awarded the UK's overseas aid programme a green light for its anti-corruption efforts, meaning 'little or no additional action is needed'. To its credit the Department for International Development doesn't have its head in the sand and has acted on criticism of its efforts to avoid money going missing by implementing anti-corruption strategies for the countries deemed most at risk. Transparency International goes on to dish out a red light warning to the UK on several domestic fronts - so perhaps critics of aid should acknowledge it isn't just charity that needs to begin at home.
Many of the world's most corrupt countries are recovering from or suffering conflict – and while this doesn't excuse anybody who is on the take – it does make the job of helping people to rebuild their lives even harder when schools and hospitals have been reduced to rubble, roads and farms re-imagined as battlefields and political systems rendered useless.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague visiting a World Food Programme Center on the outskirts of Beirut in 2013
The people of Afghanistan and Somalia are already quite aware that their Governments leave a lot to be desired – but this failure is no reason for us to turn our backs on them. Working out how best to help isn't always straightforward (and in fragile states it tends to cost more) but aid that helps to generate tax revenue – though enterprise and better financial systems plays an important role.
It would be nice if the aid debate changed focus in 2014. For starters, let's put the value for money argument to bed. As Owen Barder at the Centre for Global Development valiantly shows: even if the successful eradication of smallpox was the only achievement of aid it would still have saved 60 million lives, each at almost half the the accepted cost of trying to save a life on the NHS. It would be nice, too, if supporters could be more constructive in accepting the need to move with the times and reflect the reality of global relationships in the 21st century (maybe by taking a leaf out of Oxfam's book).
The steadfast support of the current Government for meeting the 0.7% aid commitment suggests it is unlikely that we will see the harshest aid critics given much succour between now and the election. This means the aid budget will continue to change lives for the better in 2014. Just not as quickly as we might like.
Jonathan Tanner is Media and Public Affairs Officer at the Overseas Development Institute.
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Celtics Avery Bradley likely out for rest of playoffs
May 24, 2012, 10:04 AM EST
Boston really missed Avery Bradley's defense in Game 6. Jrue Holiday was getting into the paint at will and breaking down the Celtics defense, Evan Turner made some big plays, and Bradley's replacement in the starting lineup Ray Allen picked up six fouls.
Well the Celtics are going to have to figure out how to get by without Bradley for Game 7 against the 76ers Saturday. And beyond that if they win.
Bradley is likely done for the playoffs, something first reported by the Boston Globe and followed up by A. Sherrod Blakely at CSNNE.com.
Bradley indicated Wednesday morning that the shoulder injuries that have sidelined him the past two games – that includes Wednesday's 82-75 Game Six loss to Philadelphia – are not showing significant improvement.
"It's definitely frustrating," Bradley said. "All I can do is keep trying to get stronger, keep improving for my team. That's all I'm gonna do."
No Bradley is going to make it harder for the Celtics to win Game 7, although coach Doc Rivers talked about Boston being a "no excuses" team. If they do win, on the other side is Dwyane Wade and the Heat or the Pacers with Danny Granger and Darren Collison. They will really miss Bradley then.
But first, the Celtics have to win Game 7 without Bradley.
- b7p19 - May 24, 2012 at 10:23 AM
thats a blow for the Celtics because you're right, Jrue was beating people off the dribble most of the game. Hopefully the Sixers can remain opportunistic and take advantage his absence.
- pistolpeatear - May 24, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Big blow for the celtics, they have no bench as it is. Even if they get past the sixers on Saturday, they'll have little chance against the heat or even the pacers.
- scalfor3 - May 24, 2012 at 11:23 AM
they really could have used him on holliday last night. this puts even more pressure on rondo to do everything. and it forces ray to play even more minutes on his bum ankle. not good.
- bozosforall - May 24, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Too bad, so sad. The Celtics aren't going to win the title this year…or anytime soon.
- andyhr17 - May 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM
The Lakers aren't going to win the title this year…or anytime soon.
- bozosforall - May 25, 2012 at 10:04 AM
They will win another title long before the Celtics do.
- andyhr17 - May 25, 2012 at 11:05 AM
I suppose that you have also seen their back-to-back embarrassing playoff exits in that crystal ball of yours.
- bradyisbetterthanrodgers - May 24, 2012 at 8:28 PM
bozo. how are the lakers doing?
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Definitely not the dependable Hoover of the past!
By jas48
from Grand Blanc, MI, United States
Comments about Hoover WindTunnel 3 Pro Upright Vacuum:
Have had this vacuum for 8 months. No problems for the first 5 months, but since then, I have had to replace the belt every month. I know the belt is installed properly, but it invariably sides off the very small and poorly designed track. It then gets shredded, leaving small bits of belt rubber everywhere. I empty the cup every time I vacuum. I also keep the filters clean. Cannot understand why this is happening, but something is definitely wrong. Would never recommend this. The belt replacement cost is getting ridiculous and I don't have the time to keep removing the bottom cover to do this repeated maintenance. Not the Hoover product of the past!
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Light and easy to use!!!
By Faxer
from Spring Lake, NJ, United States
Using it for a few weeks and I am very satisfied with it!!i
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Terrible machine. Keeps shutting off
By saratoga
from Clifton Park, NY
I'm disappointed and frustrated with this vacuum. It shuts off after 20 to 30 minutes of use, and I have to wait about 30 minutes until the motor cools off for it to work again. I've contacted Hoover several times. The Hoover help line hasn't been able to help. The repair shop that Hoover sent me to could not diagnose the problem or fix the machine.
pretty good
By Willienailher
from Stevensville, MI, United States
I bought one each for upstairs and downstairs. Overall pretty good. They're light weight and easy to maneuver and do a pretty good job of keeping carpets clean. Two negatives. The cord, even though one of the longer ones, is still far less than the 30 foot cords of 10 years ago. Second, to pick up thread, lint, and other small objects, you have to run over it sometimes 10 times and then pick it up by hand. Not good if you have pets
By Jle0611
from Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS, United States
We purchased this vacuum two months ago. I turned it on today, and within 3 minutes it overheated, started smelling like smoke and shut off. It will not power on now at all. The customer service rep (who I've been on the phone with for 40 minutes now) expects me to drive 50 miles one way to a service center! So disappointed in Hoover's product AND their customer service. Will be reviewing on other sites as well so other customers hopefully avoid this! I still have dirty floors and now a piece of junk vacuum. Thanks a lot, Hoover.
By roro248
from Steubenville, OH, United States
I've had this model for about a month and love it! It has a manual height setting and great suction! I go from my carpets, rugs and hard floors with a press of the pedal. I think the price
By KimL
from Winter Garden, FL, United States
I bought this vacuum a few months ago. It made a little noise from the get go, but it worked fine so I didn't let it bother me. And now here I am with a dead vacuum. I usually check reviews before I buy products like this. Lesson learned. I will never buy a Hoover again. Too bad I can't give this 1 star.
High maintenance
By edithann
from Casa Grande, AZ, United States
Have had this machine for about 6 months. Have gone thru 4 belts. The model I have takes a Phillips driver and I have to remove 5 screws to replace the belt. Not to mention the cost of the belts. I probably should buy a case of belts. Maybe i could get a discount. Time consuming and infuriating.
Great for a month
By tmc1
from Undisclosed
I've had this vacuum a couple months. It still works great on carpet, but the hose attachment is junk. I've tried everything to find where there may be a clog, which is a pain. It shouldn't take over an hour to unhook everything and clean the vacuum so I can clean my house. The hose still doesn't have any suck power. I am very disappointed and will be returning the vacuum.
Great suction!
By Stat04
from Westland, MI, United States
This vacuum has great suction and I really like the ease of emptying the dust canister. I have rated this vacuum 4 stars, only because the cord rewind is not rewinding as well as the first time it was used. Other than that I am happy with my purchase.
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