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Kazakhstan to increase planted areas of agricultural crops
The planting campaign in Kazakhstan is almost completed. At the same time, the weather conditions, which were established in the country, carry hopes to receive good sprouts and high quality harvest. Despite all difficulties, the planted areas did not reduce in the current year. Quite stable financial assistance from the Government largely influenced the situation.
According to preliminary data of the oblast departments of agriculture, in the current year agrarians plan to plant agricultural crops throughout the areas of 21.8 mln ha, an increase of 313 thsd ha (or 1.5%) compared with 2013. The planted areas of spring crops will total 19 mln ha.
Grain crops planted areas will occupy 15.9 mln ha, including 12.8 mln ha of wheat, down 319 thsd ha compared with the level of 2013 (down 2.5%). The planted areas of maize grain will increase by 7.2 thsd ha, the areas under feed grains, groats and pulses - up 303.5 thsd ha. The planted areas of oilseeds will reach 2 mln ha, up 36 thsd ha compared with last year, forage crops - 3.4 mln ha (up 277 thsd ha).
Saparkhan Omarov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, kindly agreed to inform readers of AGRIMARKET WEEKLY what programs of the financial support of agriculture work in the current year, and what preliminary plans for the field works the Government of Kazakhstan has.
You can receive more detailed information on the spring crops planting works in Kazakhstan from the new article "Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan - plans and prospects" in the issue of AGRIMARKET WEEKLY #25 dd. June 23, 2014.
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Kazakhstan planted spring grains throughout over 9.3 mln ha
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Kazakhstan planted spring grains throughout over 4 mln ha
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Council has yet to choose Wood's board replacement
Those projects are too controversial for SANDAG to back, and there's no money for them to boot, Wood said.
"We're battling over issues that aren't going to change, and that's the frustrating part," Wood said. "We could spend a lot more time on far more important things for Oceanside than battling over two issues that aren't going anywhere."
Felien said he's confident that Feller can get SANDAG backing for the freeway interchange and Melrose Drive.
"To say they're not going to support it just because a handful of complainers doesn't sound reasonable to me," Felien said. "SANDAG has a whole bunch of money, and they're spending money on a lot of projects."

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Although I'm away for school right now and don't have my road bike up here or anywhere to keep/ride a mountain bike ( Well, keep it ) I want to bring my road bike up here and might if I can find room. I've been doing spinning classes at least 3 times a week if not more. Been cycling for about 5 months now. Not to toot my own horn but I am pretty fast now on my bike now, anyways..
When I get home ( December ) I plan to get myself a mountain bike to mix up with my road biking. I know the basics of the basics about mountain biking and have never really done real mountain biking and need to know everything. I have a camel pack my sister left and my mountain biking shoes that I use on my road bike. So I know there is a hardtail ( cross county? ) downhill, and full suspension? I'm still not exactly sure what I need. I know the more suspension/travel the harder it will be to get up hills? If anyone lives in my area ( Orange County )you could probably help me out better. The trails I plan on hitting are nothing too intense and seem to have a variety of ups and downs? I haven't ridden them yet. My LBS carries Trek and Specialized. I am kind of partial towards Trek since that's what my bike is but from what I've gathered Specialized makes the best MB's. I don't plan on downhill only and want to do everything else. Let me know everything I need to know.
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Definitely COP! I just hope the local store would release this... #damn!
Might cop and dye the toe cap black. Shouldn't be hard to do.
seems like an OG i like it but wouldnt copp unless on sale
One too many grey shades. Not terrible but im sure whenever this is dropping something better will be dropping around the same time sooo pass for me.
These are alright. They will sellout immediately. I gotta ask tho, can we see photos of these much talked about insoles please?!
Shoe had potential had it stayed all black and no speckles
I'm gonna cop this and the remaining releases from the fear pack and retire with basketball shoes in general.
Easy pass for me
I'm not saying this to hate, but I honestly am not a fan as much of the the 4s. But I straight up love these.
Pretty dope
too much going on! lol But the quality of the shoe look like it might be good
straight dirt... lol, cant say it enuff!
Illmatic. I hope there are suckers who don't like these so I can grab two pairs.
"fear fuct" - but on the strength.. if the nubuck was alllllllll black like the upper, i would cop.. average shoe imo
I'm coppin.. Love da 4s, so gotta get them
Fuck Jordan brand and fuck sneakernews for postín this shoe and other shoes hella times.
Hard as fuck
i "Fear" that Jordan Brand is overkilling shoes
They straight if I was in High school, I would definitely cop
Staright trash homie
These are fucking TIGHT!
Sorry but nothing special I think...
I'm gonna cop these... and I rarely get j's... these are not passable
These go hard. No hype.
the mid sole is not white its light grey and this shoe is fucking fire, imagine how they look in person. this will be a sought after 4 in a few years. im gonna buy all they retros i like this year and retire from buying sneakers. its been fun but it just needs to stop.
so hot!
I 'fear' marking up that white outsole.
Not for me.
these look a lot better than the green glow
@Born2fly You mean... like the Black Cats that came out in 2006?
@LxrdLeon What pics are you looking @ that displays a grey midsole? I'd love a grey midesole, but all I see is a white one.
no brotha thats just retarded lol keep the lace loops white and the soles
@Lusinmader @LxrdLeon i said light gray look and the midsole and then the outsole.


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1. FC Dallas (7-3-4, 25 points) Prev. 2: Dallas is in the midst of a nine-game undefeated streak, and as one of the teams with the fewest international call-ups, Dallas will look to capitalize on the weakened lineups of other teams. Defender, George John of Greece, appears to be the only key Dallas player that will be affected. Next up: Kansas City, Sunday.
2. Los Angeles Galaxy (8-2-6, 30 points) Prev. 1: Los Angeles played one of its most boring games of the year against DC United. Every player was lackadaisical, especially without the presence of Landon Donovan. If the trend continues, Galaxy fans may wish for a rare early exit by the U.S. squad in Gold Cup play. Next up: Toronto, Saturday.
3. Philadelphia Union (6-3-3, 21 points) Prev. 3: Saturday's game against Real will feature the two best defenses in the league. The Union is second best only to Salt Lake in goals allowed per game. Much of Philadelphia's defensive prowess is due to goalie Faryd Mondragon and defender Danny Califf, although he gave away a penalty kick only three minutes into Saturday's game against Colorado. Next up: Salt Lake, Saturday.
4. Real Salt Lake (6-2-2, 20 points) Prev. 5: Alvaro Saborio was finally able to find the back of the net, but not for RSL. Instead the striker scored one of five goals for Costa Rica in a rout of Cuba. RSL wasn't too jealous however. Both Fabian Espindola and Jean Alexandre put goals through a very shaky Vancouver defense. Next up: Columbus on Wednesday and Philadelphia on Saturday.
5. Seattle Sounders (5-4-6, 21 points) Prev. 4: Seattle was missing three of its best players for the first 54 minutes of the game until Fredy Montero was subbed in. But even his flashy style wasn't enough to lift the Sounders to a win without Steve Zakuani and Alvaro Fernandez. Next up: Vancouver, Saturday.
6. San Jose Earthquakes (4-4-4, 17 points) Prev. 10: Many soccer critics thought San Jose would flop without Chris Wondolowski, who played decently for the U.S. National Team against Spain. However, San Jose was able to continue its offensive dominance. The Quakes are still near the bottom of the standings, but are playing some of the best soccer in MLS. Next up: DC United, Saturday.
7. New York Red Bulls (4-2-7, 18 points) Prev. 6: The Red Bulls are the team most affected by Gold Cup play with players such as Rafa Marquez, Tim Ream and DeWayne Rosario missing from the line up. The negative effect is working on players that remained. Both Luke Rodgers and Thierry Henry looked off. Still, New York was minutes away from its first win in over a month. Next up: New England, Friday.
8. Colorado Rapids (4-3-7, 19 points) Prev. 9: With another tie against Philadelphia, Colorado set an MLS record with six straight ties. While ties are certainly better than losses, the Rapids must be frustrated with the lack of offensive production and inability to hold a lead. Next up: Portland, Saturday.
9. D.C. United (4-4-4, 16 points) Prev. 10: Two ties in two meetings with the mighty Los Angeles Galaxy is a result most teams would be pleased with. But because DC was the better team in both games, United players will be wishing for another match scheduled against the cross-country rivals. Next up: San Jose, Saturday.
10. Chivas USA (4-4-5, 15 points) Prev. 12: Marcos Mondaini scored in his first game back from suspension. Chivas has a difficult stretch of soccer ahead with games against Dallas, Philadelphia and San Jose, so three points at home were greatly needed. Next up: Houston, Saturday.
11. Portland Timbers (5-5-2, 17 points) Prev. 7: After losing at home for the first time, Portland fans hoped another first would be achieved — a road win. However, execution and confusion on defense left the Timbers still wanting. The Timbers will also be without goalie Jake Gleeson, who was called up for international duty for New Zealand. Next up: Colorado, Saturday.
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Police officers certainly do not have 'sovereign immunity'. Are you thinking of qualified immunity?
"Apple may think the founders would have been appalled, but honestly, they would have been appalled at the largest companies in the country working hard to protect criminals and terrorists who are bent on harming America, Americans, and the like."
Who is doing that? It can't be Apple, or they wouldn't have already provided the FBI and police a ton of assistance.
"Next, contrary to Apple's stated fears, there is no reason to think that the code Apple writes in compliance with the Order will ever leave Apple's possession. Nothing in the Order requires Apple to provide that code to the government or to explain to the government how it works. "
Outright LIE. The only way they could guarantee that the techniques and code involved in this exploit would not get out would be to never, ever, use any of the evidence obtained from the phone (if there's any even there to begin with, and there almost certainly isn't) in court.
Otherwise, any defence lawyer is fully entitled to quiz Apple thoroughly on how the evidence was extracted, to insist his own forensics experts review how it was done, and so on.
There's no way an Apple expert witness (and you guarantee one will be summoned) can go on the witness stand and say 'Sorry, how we did it is a secret. But trust us, it's all OK.'
Let's see that work in a court of law for 'ordinary' criminals. Maybe something like burglary ...
Lawyer : This is an outrageous abuse of civil rights, your Honor. My client is accused of breaking into the home of a local millionaire, but the only so-called 'evidence' the Police Department has is a video recording, from inside the property, of my client. That is tainted evidence, and must be excluded. My client was in a private property, and clearly had an expectation of privacy.
Judge : Not his own private property, however?
Lawyer : Doesn't matter, your Honor. Still not in public, so he clearly had an expectation of privacy!
Judge : How so? There were clear signs at each entrance to the property warning that, for security purposes, there were CCTV cameras recording.
Lawyer : Well, yes, granted - but earlier during the day, my client's accomplice had snuck in under the pretext of being an air-conditioning maintenance man, and had disabled all the cameras he could see. Therefore, my client CLEARLY in his own mind had an expectation of privacy as he was not expecting to be recorded.
Judge : But it would seem a hidden camera was missed?
Lawyer : Exactly, your Honor! A SPY camera SPYING on my client, who very clearly in his own mind had an expectation of privacy when he took his mask off. Ergo, being on private property and with his reasonable expectation of privacy fully intact, this evidence must obviously be suppressed.
Judge : Wow. Just ... wow. That's certainly a very novel argument.
Lawyer : Thank you, your Honor.
Judge : Not novel in a good way, counsellor.
That turned out really well :)
I wonder why the court didn't want that appeal published? Is that a regular thing for the court of appeal eleventh circuit?
I hate when that happens.
"Um... well... I don't know the answer to that, George. Um.... All we know is that... um... this is effectively the official position of the British government"
Oh, really? It's the official position of the British government? You'd think that, if it were the official position, you'd be able to rely on named sources, and not ones who are only willing to provide anything if their anonymity is protected.
This is incredibly shoddy journalism, and any self-respecting journalist should be hanging their head in shame and promising they'll try to do better next time, not going on international TV and trying to defend the indefensible.
Why? My guess would be rampant stupidity.
I can't help feeling that if there were any evidence to show that he had done this - or even could do this - in real life, he'd already have been deposited in a nice secure cell while some prosecutor somewhere spent a few months pouring through his or her law books trying to sum up every single thing he could possibly be charged with and seeing if they could get the maximum possible sentence to get into triple figures ...
On the other hand, as he's saying he was taken 'out of context', I wouldn't be at all surprised if he'd had a nice rambling conversation with some FBI agents during those interviews, mentioned what he thought the dangers might be, how interference could be technically possible, remarked how he might have had some initial successes in simulation etc ...
And then the FBI drew up an affadavit using the scariest-sounding bits they could find - with 'in simulation' omitted - to get a worried judge to sign off on things.
If they have any sense there will be no response, and they'll just quietly go about their business.
If they try to double-down ... whoo boy, that's going to be fun watching Boise excoriated.
Mr CEO : Why, Mr. NSA. It's really nice to meet you too. This guy to my right? Oh, you haven't met. Now, I'm not saying he's with Chinese Intelligence and I'm not saying he's not. But he's awfully knowledgeable about your children, practically a trivia buff on the subject.
Hey, it's just as plausible :)
Why would Lenovo, a company that people have been screaming about as they're a Chinese company and thus could be 'spying for China', collaborate with the NSA?
'Hey, honey, could you update my facebook page to say I was really sorry to hear Great Aunt Emma had died?'
'FELONY! Extra time for you!'
How is that NOT a first amendment issue?
"Have you got any organic matter in this bag, sir?"
"Probably. I'm no scientist, so I can't say for certain. I think the bag's actually got a leather lining, so I think I might. Does leather count?"
"Have you got any organic matter in this bag, sir?"
"Sure have! I accidentally sneezed in it twenty minutes ago!"
"Have you got any organic matter in this bag, sir?"
"At the very least, the last time I put my hand in there it would have transferred some skin cells so I'm going to have to go with yes."
"Trying to be funny, sir?"
"Hey, if there's some standard definition of 'organic matter' you go with, maybe you ought to explain it before asking people."
"Information relating to this specific incident has been permanently and securely disposed of."
Oh, really? How? The moment it went onto a database, it was virtually guaranteed to be permanently and securely retained. Pressing "Delete" won't cut it, PC Plod.
So, any bets on whether the government will try to push this up to the Supreme Court on some made-up excuse for why they totally didn't screw things up?
There's no "fair use" but there is "fair dealing", and other exceptions, and it's entirely possible the use of a photograph in these circumstances could be valid, albeit stupid.
We may not have "fair use" but we do have "fair dealing", which is unfortunately a lot more restrictive than "fair use".
The article specifically stated that "hundreds" of photographs were taken. It's not unusual for one or two to be focused well out of a sea of badly focused shots.
By the way, why on Earth would this guy even try at this point to claim that he, not the monkey, took the photo?
1) It ruins the selling power of the photo. Suddenly it's gone from '1 in a million shot' to 'Meh, it's an OK picture of a monkey.'
2) It's devastating to any possible credibility should this ever go to court. 'So, Mr. Photographer, for many many years you've claimed that you should have the copyright on this photograph that you claimed a monkey took. Now, when it's quite convenient to your case, you claim that actually it was you that took the shot. Tell me, have you been lying for the last few years or are you lying now? Why should the jury believe a word you say?'
To which, they presumably point to their agreement ...
"Photographer agrees to execute all papers and to perform such other proper acts, as Amtrak may deem necessary or desirable to secure for Amtrak the rights herein granted, assigned and/or transferred. "
And say, "Right, we require you to transfer your copyright in writing, as agreed."
At which point, hopefully, everyone would laugh in their face and tell them they'd see them in court, but there could be some people out there intimidated enough by the legalese ...


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Oklahoma will be the first state in the country to draw power from the wind for its Governor's Mansion when a donated turbine is installed on the grounds in the coming weeks. Norman-based Bergey Windpower Co. offered the 10-kilowatt turbine about a year ago, owner Mike Bergey said, when he learned the state Department of Central Services was looking for ways to "green up" the mansion. It took some time to get state officials and neighborhood residents to discuss the move, but Bergey said he expects the turbine to be running by the beginning of December. It will be placed about 100 feet behind the mansion's Phillips Pavilion. While it won't provide enough electricity for all the 12-room mansion's needs at 823 NE 23, Bergey said, it will make a dent in Gov. Brad Henry's electric bill and carbon footprint. He said one such turbine, costing about $60,000, can power a 2,500-square-foot home. Bergey said the mansion project is going to cost about $80,000 since it will include an oversize 120-foot tower to allow a larger turbine in the future. Henry said he was pleased to accept Bergey's donation. "The gift to the state will pay dividends for many years to come in terms of cost savings and environmental efficiencies," Henry said in a news release. The turbine has a role in a larger effort by the Department of Central Services to make state buildings more energy efficient, Director John Richard said. "Our overriding goal in all of our 'greening' projects is to the save the state money and make it more environmentally friendly in the process," Richard said. "It is also exciting to showcase Oklahoma environmental technologies in these efforts." The agency is installing low-flow toilets, replacing fluorescent light tubes with more efficient ones and removing unnecessary lighting in common areas. The state also is overhauling a Department of Human Services building at 50 NE 23 with geothermal heating and cooling, solar panels and upgraded windows and insulation.


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A 16-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department, David Duplantier went on patrol at the Superdome on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005. He was there for more than a week.
The Superdome was meant to be a refuge, a temporary shelter before those trapped in New Orleans could be evacuated. But instead of withstanding the storm, Duplantier says, "the roof literally looked like an eggshell. It started to peel. And you could hear the wind."
The floodwaters rose all around the Superdome, essentially trapping those who sought shelter there. But, Duplantier says, "The people never stopped coming in."
His wife, Melissa Eugene, had already fled inland as Katrina approached. And as he kept working — and not sleeping, Duplantier says, "All I wanted to do was let you know I wasn't dead, I was alive."
"The whole thing felt like a really bad dream," Duplantier says.
When he was released from his duties at the Superdome, "I remember just feeling like I just escaped," Duplantier recalls. He immediately tracked his wife down.
"That was the happiest day of my life," Melissa says.
The StoryCorps Griot Booth is currently in Oakland, Calif. The next stop is Clarksdale, Miss.
All the Griot Initiative recordings are archived at the Library of Congress. A copy of each interview will also go to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
This week's segment was produced by Katie Simon. Senior Producer for StoryCorps is Michael Garofalo.
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If shaw didnt throw that int
You guys dont know how good you have it
LSU needs to take the penalty here for delay of game.
Les calling timeout for no reason again.
You guys dont know how good you have it
You guys dont know how good you have it
Yes we do..we've sucked FOREVER... we know exactly how good we have it.
OMG please let us win please
The fug kind of punt was that?
Yeah he needed it to be end over end.
check check check shaw wow
I say again .. leave shaw at lsu
god damn omgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
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Bindery Matters
From the left, Cesar Rodriguez, Media Factory supervisor, and Todd Potrykus, Media Factory director, pose with their company's SigmaLine digital book system.
Pile Turner Speeds Production
BENTONVILLE, AR—Shannon Williams, bindery manager, and Dan Shub, operations manager, stand with Walmart P.M.D.C.'s recently installed large-format Busch pile turner with aeration, jogging and optional catwalk from Colter & Peterson.
The Senate print shop employs 40 and produces a variety of printed materials for U.S. Senators and their committees.
Folder/Gluer Folds Variety of Box Styles
COMMACK, NY—Beyer Graphics, a commercial printer turned folding carton converter, has added its fourth Bobst folder/gluer: an ExpertFold 110-A2 CS. The company specializes in pharmaceutical and consumer goods packaging.
The new machine's A2 configuration gives Beyer Graphics the capability to fold more than 3,000 different box styles, including a range of straight line and crash-lock boxes. It also allows Beyer to fold carton board and N, F and E micro-flute corrugated board. Plus, the unit can run product at speeds up to 1,476 fpm.
"We're fortunate enough to have grown our business over the past year so, to better meet the demand and serve our clients, we needed the increased capacity," reports Dan Beyer. "Eventually, we'll be moving into Braille with the addition of an AccuBraille unit directly to the ExpertFold," he adds.
Quick Cuts
Central Paper's Pawtucket, RI, location has installed and received training on a Rollem 24˝ Advantage slitting, scoring and perforating system.
The Binding Industries Association (BIA) announced its 2010 BIA Hall of Fame inductees: Peter Broustis, Booklet Binding; Aaron Silberman, American Thermoplastic; Marty Anson, Bindagraphics; Jerry Nocar, Advantage Book Binding; and Jack Rickard, Rickard Circular Folding.
The bindery department within Graphic Imagery, South San Francisco, CA, now houses a Standard Horizon bookletmaking system with in-line collating, jogging, stitching, folding and fore-edge trimming.
Denver-based i3logix recently installed a Standard Hunkeler Gen6 roll-to-stack system, which is running in-line with an Océ ColorStream 10000.
Minuteman Press, of North Palm Beach, FL, has installed a Morgana Digifold 5000 to help reduce its backlog of digital printing.
The in-plant printing department of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) recently upgraded with a Stahlfolder USA B30 continuous-feed folder and a Polar 92X paper cutter, along with a two-color Speedmaster 74 perfector.


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It's always a pleasure going back there. No wait, quick wash and a cut that is what i ask for. Blow dry is ok but you can choose to just get a cut and just blow dry it yourself, which saves time, too.
Overall very happy with the result! very small salon that is lacking a bit of ambiance but i am still getting the cut I want so won't complain :P
Perfect, I have finally found my go to local hairdresser! Great cut, great blow dry, nothing to add! i will be back next time :)
i expected more from the alon after reading the reviews. it is tiny, untidy, no drinks offered and for the price not a great cut.
Really nice and clean place I visited during off peak hours so that might explain why it wasn't busy. relxing atmosphere and a very decent haircut. Good value for money. I shall return.
The Treatment i bought is called Hair Consultation. However, there was no consultation. I was rushed straight to the sink to have my hair washed. So there was no chance i could explain what cut I wanted while my hair is dry as this makes much more sense when you have curly crazy hair. So of course as I started to fear at this point I came out with a completely different result to what I wanted and the worst blow dry ever. My hair has never been this flat and greasy from all the heavy products they use at the salon. This place used to be spot on but has lost a lot of its quality since management and staff changed so unfortunately I have to look for a new fav hairdresser again now....


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|KLAC > SEC Filings for KLAC > Form 10-Q on 26-Oct-2012
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Quarterly Report
This report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. You can identify these and other forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "relies," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "intends," "potential," "continue," "thinks," "seeks," or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, forecasts of the future results of our operations; orders for our products and capital equipment generally; sales of semiconductors; the allocation of capital spending by our customers (and, in particular, the percentage of spending that our customers allocate to process control); growth of revenue in the semiconductor industry, the semiconductor capital equipment industry and our business; technological trends in the semiconductor industry; future developments or trends in the global capital and financial markets; our future product offerings and product features; the success and market acceptance of new products; timing of shipment of backlog; the future of our product shipments and our product and service revenues; our future gross margins; our future research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses; our ability to successfully maintain cost discipline; international sales and operations; our ability to maintain or improve our existing competitive position; success of our product offerings; creation and funding of programs for research and development; attraction and retention of employees; results of our investment in leading edge technologies; the effects of hedging transactions; the effect of the sale of trade receivables and promissory notes from customers; our future income tax rate; future payments of dividends to our stockholders; the completion of any acquisitions of third parties, or the technology or assets thereof; benefits received from any acquisitions and development of acquired technologies; sufficiency of our existing cash balance, investments and cash generated from operations to meet our operating and working capital requirements; and the adoption of new accounting pronouncements. Our actual results may differ significantly from those projected in the forward-looking statements in this report. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in this report as well as in Item 1, "Business" and Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2012. You should carefully review these risks and also review the risks described in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and we expressly assume no obligation and do not intend to update the forward-looking statements in this report after the date hereof.
KLA-Tencor Corporation is a leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nanoelectronics industries. Our broad portfolio of products and services primarily supports integrated circuit ("IC" or "chip") manufacturers throughout the entire semiconductor fabrication process, from research and development to final volume production. We provide leading-edge equipment, software and support that enable IC manufacturers to identify, resolve and manage significant advanced technology manufacturing process challenges and obtain higher finished product yields at lower overall cost. In addition to serving the semiconductor industry, we also provide a range of technology solutions to a number of other high technology industries, including the light emitting diode ("LED") and data storage industries, as well as general materials research.
Our products and services are used by the vast majority of bare wafer, IC, lithography reticle ("reticle" or "mask") and disk manufacturers in the world. Our products, services and expertise are used by our customers to measure and control nanometric-level manufacturing processes, and to detect, analyze and resolve critical product defects that arise in that environment. Our revenues are driven largely by our customers' spending on capital equipment and related maintenance services necessary to support key transitions in their underlying product technologies, or to increase their production volumes in response to market demand. Our semiconductor customers generally operate in one or more of the three major semiconductor markets - memory, foundry and logic. All three of these markets are characterized by rapid technological changes and sudden shifts in end-user demand, which influence the level and pattern of our customers' spending on our products and services. Although capital spending in all three semiconductor markets has historically been very cyclical, the demand for more advanced and lower cost chips used in a growing number of consumer electronics, communications, data processing, and industrial and automotive products has resulted in favorable long-term revenue growth rates for our process control and yield management solutions.
As a supplier to the global semiconductor and semiconductor-related industries,
we are subject to the cyclical capital spending that characterizes these
industries. The timing, length, intensity and volatility of capacity-oriented
capital spending cycles of our customers are unpredictable. In addition, our
customer base continues to become more highly concentrated over time, thereby
increasing the potential impact of a sudden change in capital spending by a
major customer on our revenues and profitability.
The growing use of increasingly sophisticated semiconductor devices has caused many of our customers to invest in additional semiconductor manufacturing capabilities and capacity. These investments have included process control and yield management equipment and services, which have had a significant favorable impact on our revenues over the long term.
During the three months ended September 30, 2012, our customers reduced their purchases of process control and yield management equipment, primarily in response to the cyclical industry factors affecting our foundry and logic customers and the challenging demand environment for our memory customers. In the current environment, as our customer base become increasingly more concentrated, large orders from a relatively limited number of customers account for a substantial portion of our sales, which potentially exposes us to more new order volatility. The low level of demand for process control and yield management equipment in the September quarter, and the resulting negative impact on our new orders in the quarter, will result in lower levels of total revenues until market conditions improve and demand for our products recovers. We believe that, over the long term, our customers will continue to invest in advanced technologies and new materials to enable smaller design rules and new process technologies to deliver higher performance semiconductor capability at lower costs. We expect that these dynamics will drive long-term increased adoption of process control equipment and services that reduce semiconductor defectivity and improve manufacturing yields, leaving the longer-term drivers underlying growth in our industry intact.
During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we decided to exit the solar inspection business due to deteriorating solar industry fundamentals and declining near-term business opportunities in that market. We have recognized expenses of $3.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as a consequence of our decision.
The following table sets forth some of the key quarterly unaudited financial information that we use to manage our business:
Three months ended (In thousands, except net income September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, per share) 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 Total revenues $ 720,709 $ 892,465 $ 840,521 $ 642,482 $ 796,476 Total costs and operating expenses $ 534,152 $ 574,166 $ 556,247 $ 483,019 $ 542,187 Gross margin $ 403,484 $ 530,802 $ 485,372 $ 369,627 $ 456,127 Income from operations $ 186,557 $ 318,299 $ 284,274 $ 159,463 $ 254,289 Net income $ 135,367 $ 247,877 $ 205,346 $ 110,797 $ 191,995 Net income per share: Basic (1) $ 0.81 $ 1.48 $ 1.23 $ 0.67 $ 1.15 Diluted (1) $ 0.80 $ 1.46 $ 1.21 $ 0.66 $ 1.13 __________________
The preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions in applying our accounting policies that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements. We base these estimates and assumptions on historical experience, and evaluate them on an on-going basis to ensure that they remain reasonable under current conditions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We discuss the development and selection of the critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors on a quarterly basis, and the Audit Committee has reviewed our related disclosure in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The accounting policies that reflect our more significant estimates, judgments and assumptions and which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:
� Revenue Recognition
� Inventories
� Warranty
� Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
� Equity and Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plans
� Contingencies and Litigation
� Goodwill and Intangible Assets
� Income Taxes
There were no significant changes in our critical accounting estimates and
policies during the three months ended September 30, 2012. Please refer to
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations contained in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
our fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 for a more complete discussion of our
critical accounting policies and estimates.
Valuation of Goodwill and Intangible Assets
We performed a qualitative assessment of the goodwill by reporting unit as of
November 30, 2011 during the three months ended December 31, 2011 and concluded
that there was no impairment. We assess goodwill for impairment annually as well
as whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of goodwill in any reporting unit may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets are
tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the assets' carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Our next annual evaluation of the goodwill by reporting unit will be performed during the three months ending December 31, 2012. If we were to encounter challenging economic conditions, such as a decline in our operating results, an unfavorable industry or macroeconomic environment, a substantial decline in our stock price, or any other adverse change in market conditions, we may be required to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment analysis. In addition, if such conditions have the effect of changing one of the critical assumptions or estimates we use to calculate the value of our goodwill or intangible assets, we may be required to record goodwill and/or intangible asset impairment charges in future periods, whether in connection with our next annual impairment assessment in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 or prior to that, if any triggering event occurs outside of the quarter during which the annual goodwill impairment assessment is performed. It is not possible at this time to determine if any such future impairment charge would result or, if it does, whether such charge would be material to our results of operations.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the selling price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. We enter into arrangements that may consist of multiple deliverables of our products and services where certain elements of the sales arrangement are not delivered and accepted in one reporting period. Judgment is required to properly identify the accounting units of the multiple deliverable transactions and to determine the manner in which revenue should be allocated among the accounting units. Additionally, judgment is required to interpret various commercial terms and to determine when all criteria of revenue recognition have been met in order for revenue recognition to occur in the appropriate accounting period. While changes in the allocation of the estimated sales price between the accounting units will not affect the amount of total revenue recognized for a particular arrangement, any material changes in these allocations could impact the timing of revenue recognition, which could have a material effect on our financial position and results of operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an accounting standard update intended to simplify testing goodwill for impairment. The amendments allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. An entity will no longer be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The amendment becomes effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and early adoption is permitted. We elected to early adopt this accounting guidance at the beginning of the three months ended December 31, 2011 (see Note 5, "Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets," to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed description).
In June 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard update requiring an increase in the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The amendment eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity and requires that the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income be presented in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The amendment also required presentation of adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income in the statement where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented, which was indefinitely deferred by the FASB in December 2011. The amendment (other than the portion regarding the presentation of reclassification adjustments which, as noted above, has been deferred indefinitely) became effective for our interim period ended September 30, 2012. The amendment did not have an impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows as it is disclosure-only in nature.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Revenues and Gross Margin Three months ended (Dollar amounts in September 30, June 30, September 30, Q1 FY13 vs. Q1 FY13 vs. thousands) 2012 2012 2011 Q4 FY12 Q1 FY12 Revenues: Product $ 574,078 $ 745,662 $ 650,256 $ (171,584 ) (23 )% $ (76,178 ) (12 )% Service 146,631 146,803 146,220 (172 ) - % 411 - % Total revenues $ 720,709 $ 892,465 $ 796,476 $ (171,756 ) (19 )% $ (75,767 ) (10 )% Costs of revenues $ 317,225 $ 361,663 $ 340,349 $ (44,438 ) (12 )% $ (23,124 ) (7 )% Gross margin percentage 56 % 59 % 57 %
Product revenues
Our business is cyclical with respect to the capital equipment procurement practices of semiconductor manufacturers, with revenues impacted by the investment patterns of such manufacturers.
Product revenues decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012 as a result of the challenging demand environment for the semiconductor capital equipment industry, as customers revised their expansion plans in response to end-customer product demand levels and their need to absorb recent significant capital equipment purchases, as well as macro-economic uncertainty.
Product revenues decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011, primarily due to lower levels of revenue backlog of $286 million at the start of the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $382 million at the start of the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Service revenues
Service revenues are generated from maintenance contracts, as well as billable time and material service calls made to our customers after the expiration of the warranty period. The amount of service revenues is typically a function of the number of post-warranty systems installed at our customers' sites and the utilization of those systems. Service revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2012 remained flat compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011.
Revenues by region
Revenues by region for the periods indicated were as follows:
Three months ended (Dollar amounts in thousands) September 30, 2012 June 30, 2012 September 30, 2011 United States $ 149,988 21 % $ 131,112 15 % $ 198,243 25 % Taiwan 276,299 38 % 270,507 30 % 223,289 28 % Japan 88,715 12 % 77,969 9 % 134,815 17 % Europe & Israel 59,160 8 % 72,520 8 % 92,996 12 % Korea 70,247 10 % 271,511 30 % 79,598 10 % Rest of Asia 76,300 11 % 68,846 8 % 67,535 8 %
A significant portion of our revenues continues to be generated in Asia, where a substantial portion of the world's semiconductor manufacturing capacity is located, and we expect that trend to continue.
Gross margin
Our gross margin fluctuates with revenue levels and product mix and is affected by variations in costs related to manufacturing and servicing our products, including our ability to scale our operations efficiently and effectively in response to prevailing business conditions. Over the past several years, we have embarked on various advanced product development, customer satisfaction improvement and globalization initiatives to improve our competitiveness and gross margins.
The following tables summarize the major factors that contributed to the changes in gross margin percentage for the periods indicated:
Gross Margin Gross Margin Percentage Percentage Three months ended June 30, Three months ended September 30, 2012 59.5 % 2011 57.3 % Revenue volume of products Revenue volume of products and and service (1.2 )% service 0.1 % Mix of products and services sold (0.1 )% Mix of products and services sold (1.0 )% Manufacturing labor, overhead Manufacturing labor, overhead and and efficiencies (1.3 )% efficiencies - % Other service and Other service and manufacturing manufacturing costs (0.9 )% costs (0.4 )% Three months ended September Three months ended September 30, 30, 2012 56.0 % 2012 56.0 %
Changes in gross margin percentage driven by revenue volume reflect our ability
to leverage existing infrastructure in operating our business. It also includes
the effect of fluctuations in average customer pricing and foreign exchange
rates. Changes in gross margin percentage from mix of products and services sold
reflect the impact of changes in the composition within product and service
offerings, as well as differences in transaction-specific revenue realization.
Changes in gross margin percentage from manufacturing labor, overhead and
efficiencies reflect our ability to manage costs and drive productivity as we
scale our manufacturing activity to respond to customer requirements; this
includes the impact of capacity utilization, use of overtime and variability of
cost structure. Changes in gross margin percentage from other service and
manufacturing costs include the impact of customer support costs, including the
efficiencies with which we deliver services to our customers, and the
effectiveness with which we manage our production plans and inventory risk.
Our gross margin declined to 56.0% during the three months ended September 30,
2012 from 59.5% during the three months ended June 30, 2012 primarily due to
lower revenue volume and lower factory utilization as a result of lower
Our gross margin declined to 56.0% during the three months ended September 30, 2012 from 57.3% during the three months ended September 30, 2011 primarily due to a less favorable mix of products sold. Engineering, Research and Development ("R&D")
Three months ended (Dollar amounts in September 30, June 30, September 30, Q1 FY13 vs. Q1 FY13 vs. thousands) 2012 2012 2011 Q4 FY12 Q1 FY12 R&D expenses $ 119,742 $ 118,710 $ 107,762 $ 1,032 1 % $ 11,980 11 % R&D expenses as a percentage of total revenues 17 % 13 % 14 %
R&D expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2012 increased compared
to the three months ended June 30, 2012, primarily due to an increase in
employee-related expenses of $1.6 million as a result of additional engineering
headcount and an increase in engineering material costs of $1.9 million related
to our next-generation products, offset by a benefit to R&D expense from
external funding.
R&D expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2012 increased compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011, primarily due to an increase in engineering material costs of $7.5 million related to our next-generation products, an increase in employee-related expenses of $1.9 million as a result of annual compensation adjustments and additional engineering headcount and an increase in depreciation of fixed assets of $1.3 million.
R&D expenses include the benefit of $4.0 million, $0.1 million and $3.6 million
of external funding received during the three months ended September 30,
2012, June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively, for certain strategic
development programs from government grants.
Our future operating results will depend significantly on our ability to produce products and provide services that have a competitive advantage in our marketplace. To do this, we believe that we must continue to make substantial investments in our research and development. We remain committed to product development in new and emerging technologies as we address the yield challenges our customers face at future technology nodes. Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A")
Three months ended (Dollar amounts in September 30, June 30, September 30, Q1 FY13 vs. Q1 FY13 vs. thousands) 2012 2012 2011 Q4 FY12 Q1 FY12 SG&A expenses $ 97,185 $ 93,793 $ 94,076 $ 3,392 4 % $ 3,109 3 % SG&A expenses as a percentage of total revenues 13 % 11 % 12 %
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Shuck grabs attention with acrobatic catch
ANAHEIM – There was a thump, then a thud.
Jose Bautista hit the ball to deep left field, high enough that J.B. Shuck could get back to the wall to track it down. Shuck arrived at the wall and reached up.
There was the thump of the ball landing in his glove.
Then the thud of Shuck tumbling over the wall completely, landing on the concrete in the front row of Section 104.
"I don't know if you're going to see a better play than that," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "That was incredible."
Shuck made one of the plays of the year in the fourth inning Friday, catching the ball as he fell over the left-field wall. He slid down the back of the wall onto the ground and held onto the ball the whole time, robbing Bautista of a two-run home run. But he quickly hopped back onto the field and threw the ball to the infield as the Angel Stadium crowd roared.
The Angels players in the dugout went to the top step to tip their caps. Pitcher Tommy Hanson waved to thank him. Kole Calhoun pumped his fist and yelled to Shuck from right field.
Bautista stared out to left field blankly, shaking his arms up and down against his thighs like a kid who just got grounded.
"It's a cool feeling," Shuck said. "It's neat to kind of see it."
In the front row of Section 104, a family of Texas Rangers fans tried to assess what just happened.
The Thompsons, from Groesbeck, Texas, drove to California this week for a baseball tournament. Jason Thompson was still in his CenTex Prospects uniform at Angel Stadium.
They chose to sit in left field on purpose, in hopes of catching a home run ball.
They nearly caught a player instead.
"I'm telling my friends," Corey Thompson, Jason's brother, said. "They're not believing me."
Corey is in every replay of Shuck's catch. He went for the ball before Shuck landed on his right arm and flipped over to the ground. He thought a fan reached over from a row behind him to make the catch until he looked down and realized it was the player in front of him instead.
Corey said he tried to help him but "maybe flipped him further."
Shuck said he believes this was the first time he's ever robbed a home run.
"It's worth it," Shuck said of the hard fall, "to save at least one run right there."
Shuck went on to have one of his best-hitting games of the season, too, with three hits, including a triple.
"He's been on base every time," Corey said, and then joked, "I might have rubbed off on him."
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Parents Protest State Plan to Cut Funding of Disability Therapy for Infants, Toddlers
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Byline: Amy Carr Daily Herald Staff Writer
Like most expectant fathers, Kenneth Slaw was dizzy with anticipation over the birth of his new son.
The Buffalo Grove resident stood by his wife during nine months of pregnancy and 17 hours of labor. He held his breath until he heard his son Andrew's first cry and he beamed with pride when he held what he described as "the most beautiful baby the world had ever seen."
But that was where his typical experience ended.
Shortly after Andrew was born, his pediatrician told his parents the boy appeared "floppy" and had no desire to suckle during breast feeding. He appeared to have developmental challenges and would need early intervention services.
Those services, including physical, speech and occupational therapy, would not be available to Andrew under a new funding plan being proposed by the state of Illinois.
Parents like Slaw joined medical professionals at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge Friday morning to express their outrage over a state plan that would cut by 75 percent eligibility to intervention services for infants and toddlers. Identical forums were held at four children's hospitals in Chicago and Rockford.
"If we believe in doing whatever we can to stop a family from being blown apart by the needs of a child, the governor's and the state's actions simply do not make sense," said Slaw, who believes early intervention dramatically improved his 4-year-old son's condition.
Though Andrew still shows signs of his illness, Slaw said his son has enrolled in a park district pre-school program and interacts well with his classmates. …


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I'm writing this XIN thread to help diversify our politics-heavy threads, but for folks understandably exhausted by the election, remember that after this week, political interest is likely to return to normal, bringing with it a more usual balance of topical vs. off topical threads.
That said, this thread's about XIN's rosy outlook for Monday and Tuesday.
Let's compare the dividend reinvestment period last quarter with what's happened so far this quarter:
Day 1, Dividend Payout Date. Last Q vs This Q.
August 20th, volume 330k, close $2.92. Wednesday, October 31st, volume 310k, close $3.39.
Day 2
August 21st, volume 346k, close $2.92. Thursday, volume 454k, close $3.41.
Day 3
August 22nd, volume 735k, close $2.99. Friday, volume 815k, close $3.63.
Day 4
August 23rd, volume 442k, close $3.00. Monday:
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August 24th, volume 478k, close $3.00. Tuesday:
These things are never perfect copies of one another, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the pattern continue with heavy volume on Monday and Tuesday. Since heavy volume has resulted in better price gains this quarter than last quarter, it's reasonable to expect Monday and Tuesday to outperform last quarter's days 4 and 5, and increase the price, rather than just maintaining day 3's gains.
Last quarter we receive the dividend on the first of august your dates are not correct
That's incorrect. The Recording Date was August 3rd, which might be what you were thinking of, but the Dividend Payout Date was August 20th.
From XIN's press release dated August 10th: "On July 19, 2012 the Company confirmed a quarterly dividend of US$0.04 per ADS to shareholders payable on August 20, 2012 to shareholders of record on August 3, 2012."
Tues Nov 6: 594k, $3.77
Monday Update (Day 4): volume 437k, close $3.67. The pattern held.
thx for details, hmmm.
3.00 level was a much tougher resistance point to cross than where we are right now...
3.50 was the recent tough spot, 3.90 = next one, so could see 3.70 or 3.80 in the next day or two. Would be great to test 3.95, hold 3.6x and then shoot over 4 after earnings....


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Protesters Scuffle With Supporters of Rabin's Assassin Outside Jail
Activists clash over decision to allow Amir to attend son's circumcision; PM: Israel must unite around Rabin memory.
Leftwing and rightwing activists scuffled Sunday outside the Rimonim Prison, where the killer of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin held his son's circumcision on the 12th anniversary of the assassination.
Members of the left-of-center Meretz party gathered outside the Rimonim penitentiary - where Yigal Amir is incarcerated for the 1995 killing - to protest the court's decision allowing him to hold the Jewish rite behind bars.
In response, rightwing extremists organized a counter-protest outside the jail's gates.
"All these years they told us court decisions should be respected, and here comes along decision that isn't comfortable and they attack it," said Itamar Ben Gvir, a rightwing extremist, of the leftist protesters.
The child was named Yinon Eliya Shalom.
Earlier Sunday, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that Israelis must unite around the memory of Rabin's assassination and ensure that political murder of the sort never happen again.
"This is a glaring red line that no camp should be able to cross," Olmert told cabinet ministers during a weekly meeting, adding that November 4 would remain marked in the collective consciousness as a day of murder.
More than 150,000 people joined a Tel Aviv rally Saturday commemorating the 12th anniversary of the assassination of the former prime minister, according to the rally's organizers.
The annual event is held in Rabin Square, where the former prime minister was gunned down by ultra-nationalist Yigal Amir after a large peace demonstration on November 4, 1995.
At the cabinet meeting Sunday, Olmert also expressed solidarity with a speech given Saturday evening by the slain prime minister's son, Yuval Rabin, during the rally.
The younger Rabin told the crowd that the "murderer has assumed the roles of the prosecution, the judges and the executioner, and manipulates Israel's democracy."
The speech was in fierce criticism of a court decree last week allowing a circumcision service to take place for Yigal Amir's newborn son on Sunday afternoon - the anniversary of the assassination - in the Rimonim Prison.
Rabin also said during the rally: "It is inconceivable that the State Prosecution and the Attorney General would back such a decree, which turned the prison into a banqueting hall. A process that started with granting the assassin permission to marry, have a child and circumcise him, will end in a murderer on the loose."
The Prison Service said that the ceremony would small after the Tel Aviv District Court ordered the circumcision to be permitted within the prison walls.
The birth of Amir's son comes at a time of growing sympathy for commuting Amir's sentence. Right-wing extremists and Amir's family have launched a campaign to have him released from prison and a recent newspaper poll indicated about a quarter of Israelis, including almost half of religiously observant Jews, think Amir should be pardoned in 2015 after serving 20 years.
Regarding requests for Amir's clemency, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said during the rally, "His punishment won't be shortened and he won't be pardoned, and the gates of jail will be closed to him until his last days."
Clemency is the prerogative of Israel's president. President Shimon Peres, who was Rabin's foreign minister and just a few steps away when he was gunned down, has said Amir shouldn't be pardoned. On Saturday, Peres did not address the matter directly, instead encouraging the crowd to fulfill Rabin's legacy and push the path to peace.
"He is gone, but you are still here. You received his torch," Peres told the crowd, continuing, "Every step, every effort needs your support... Do as he did, worry about the next generation."
Barak: Immediate test ahead of us is AnnapolisDuring the rally, Barak called the youths among the massive crowd the "source of our strength." He lamented the inaction in 1995 by government officials, who failed to react appropriately to incitement to violence by religious extremists protesting against Rabin's peace efforts during the weeks leading up to the murder. Referencing Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, now minister of infrasture, Barak remembered a government meeting at the time, when, "Fuad Ben-Eliezer slammed on the table, saying 'this will end in murder.'"
On current efforts to renew the peace process with the Palestinians, Barak said, "The immediate test before us is Annapolis. Annapolis is an opportunity and not a threat, and I hope with all my heart it will succeed." Speaking to the fallen prime minister, the defense minister continued, "We will do everything in our hands to reach the peace you dreamed of and fell for."
Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupoliansky and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai also addressed the rally, which was hosted by Aharon Barnea.
Israel officially marked the 12th anniversary of Rabin's slaying last week, according to the Hebrew calendar. But the rally in Tel Aviv has become an annual pilgrimage for ordinary Israelis to show respect for the beloved leader.
Rabin's government negotiated the first interim peace accord with the Palestinians, and he won a Noble Peace Prize for his efforts.
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Five supervisors cannot, with all that staff help, manage the county. Five people in Danville's Council cannot manage their relationships with neighborhoods. Five people as Alamo town council would have floundered in the fiscal challenges of corporate start-up. Typically, five AIA board officers, or maybe a few more, can't seem to communicate with Alamo neighborhoods. Five committee members at each county advisory committee have little luck in gaining a community audience.
At coffee this morning (Friday, March 20) an AIM proponent challenged me with "Are you satisfied? We are now going to have a MAC?" As we continued toward more neighborly conversations, we concluded that the issue will be five people, on a MAC, will once again not be enough for the job.
One specific proposal to be pursued is to reduce the districts of the CCC supervisors and return them to part-time status with lower salaries. The goal is to add supervisors to better represent specific unified regions as 9 or more supervisors. If you look at District 3, as example, it is at least three districts as Delta, San Ramon and Alamo regions. Certainly Lamorinda, including Walnut Creek, should be a district. And so on to create 9 to 11 districts that can truly elect and support one of their own as supervisor.
What do WE do when five people are not enough for the job?
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Clint Bowyer won Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Richmond, Va. Greg Biffle of Vancouver, Wash., and Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw are among the 12 drivers in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.
RICHMOND, Va. — Clint Bowyer won the Federated Auto Parts 400 and the 12-driver field for the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship was set Saturday at Richmond International Raceway.
Bowyer stretched his fuel and held off Jeff Gordon to prevail after three rain delays.
Greg Biffle of Vancouver, Wash., and Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw are among the drivers in the 10-race Chase.
Kahne and Gordon earned the two wild-card spots, which go to drivers 11th to 20th in points with the most victories. Kahne will be the 11th seed and Gordon will be the 12th seed.
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Kahne entered the race as the only wild-card contender with multiple victories, putting him somewhat at ease.
"It feels a lot more calm, for sure," Kahne said before the race. "I've missed by a few points and made it by just a few points. We've had pressure here a lot of times with the way the Chase all works out and where I've run in points over the years."
Gordon got the final wild-card spot because of the combination of his runner-up finish and Kyle Busch's 16th-place effort. Gordon, who battled an ill-handling car early in the race, had three points more than Busch.
"I was pretty ticked off that we got that far behind," four-time Cup champion Gordon said. "When you have that kind of a start to a race, you don't have a lot of hope that you're going to get it turned around."
Team owner Joe Gibbs met Busch on pit road afterward and leaned into the car window to console the upset driver.
"We missed. That's it. Plain and simple," said Busch, noting Gibbs told him to handle the setback the right way.
"There's no right way to handle this situation," Busch said.
Denny Hamlin will start the Chase next weekend at Chicagoland Speedway with the No. 1 seed and Biffle will be seeded fifth.
Hamlin gets the top seed because of his series-leading four "regular-season" victories.
Biffle finished ninth in Saturday's race and Kahne was 12th of 43.
Last weekend, Gordon failed to move Hamlin out of the way on the final restart in Georgia, a decision that probably cost him a victory and ate away at him all week.
"I went from last week, being the most disappointed I've ever been to finish second, to this week, being the most excited I've ever been to finish second," Gordon said.
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For sale is my 2011 Bowtech Destroyer 340 Compound Bow, Left handed, 60-70 lbs limbs. Quite honestly if this bow was hanging on the shelf still, you would guess that it is brand new. It's rarely been shot and has never been hunted with (never seen rain or moisture). Other Items to possibly go with the bow are a new Ripcord rest, new Apex 4pin slider sight with light, Trufire Hurricane Release, and some arrows and misc equipment. Bow has original strings on it with little signs of wear on them, (slight wear on serving at nockpoint, from light use). Any questions please ask
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