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Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI) is set to buy Lorillard (NYSE:LO)! Or that's what the headlines said anyway. As it turns out, the deal has not been confirmed.
These rumors started at the beginning of March and have continued to swirl around the market, but the question is, will a deal actually go ahead?
Not clear-cut
Based on information supplied by CNBC, if Reynolds and Lorillard were to make a deal then Reynolds would have to divest some, or all, of its menthol brands.
According to CNBC, around 80% of Lorillard's sales come from the Newport brand of cigarettes. Reynolds also owns several menthol brands, including Kool, Winston, and Salem; these account for around 30% of its sales.
To navigate antitrust rules and other competitive hurdles, Reynolds would likely have to divest some, or all, of its menthol brands before it acquired Lorillard.
Still, analyst Bonnie Herzog of Wells Fargo Securities believes that the Reynolds/Lorillard deal could produce synergies of up to $400 million for the combined entity, and she believes that Reynolds could pay up to $80 per share for Lorillard before the deal would become too expensive.
What's more, Lorillard's national e-cig business is a great asset and Reynolds could use it to leverage its growth throughout the U.S. Indeed, now that the Food and Drug Administration has come out and said that it will regulate e-cigs, the company knows where the regulator stands and this clears up a certain amount of uncertainty within the industry.
That being said, Lorillard still has the FDA's ax hanging over it in regard to menthol-tobacco products.
You can read more about the menthol issue here. It could be several years before the FDA arrives at a decision on whether or not it should regulate menthol-tobacco products.
On the other hand
Citigroup analysts believe that this Reynolds/Lorillard deal is unlikely to happen. Citi's opinion on this matter is important; unlike private investors, Citi's analysts have been able to meet with Reynolds' management recently to get a feel for the company's plans.
Overall, Citi believes that there are several important factors to consider. These include the uncertainty currently surrounding the regulation of menthol cigarettes, as well as the problems Reynolds would face in getting approval for the merger from British American Tobacco (NYSEMKT:BTI), Reynolds' largest shareholder.
It is also unlikely that Reynolds could secure sufficient financing to offer an attractive price for Lorillard.
As a result, it's possible that Reynolds would have to ask British American for help with funding the deal. Based on year-end 2013 numbers, it is questionable if Reynolds can afford to make the deal itself. This makes a request for funding or a cash call likely.
Reynolds had $1.5 billion of cash at year-end, long-term debt of $5.1 billion, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 100%. Even if Reynolds were to stump up 50% of the estimated $20 billion needed to acquire Lorillard, the company's balance sheet would be put under immense strain.
The final option
The other option is, of course, the possible takeover of Reynolds by British American. Citi's analysts have reiterated this case, stating:
[T]he fundamentals of Reynolds' business increase the company's attractiveness.
In analyst-speak, this means that Reynolds is a well-run, profitable business with good long-term prospects.
Reynolds has good relations with its customers and an attractive electronic-cigarette segment, which would complement British American's existing offerings and global presence.
However, Citi believes that a joint venture between Reynolds and British American is more probable than a takeover, as this would allow British American to access Reynolds' e-cig technology without having to jump over regulatory hurdles.
Foolish summary
So overall, it would appear that as of yet a deal between Reynolds and Lorillard is unlikely to go ahead. Additionally, even if a deal does take place, Reynolds will have to make some changes to its business in order to satisfy regulators.
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pymongo 3.2.2
Python driver for MongoDB <http://www.mongodb.org>
The PyMongo distribution contains tools for interacting with MongoDB database from Python. The bson package is an implementation of the BSON format for Python. The pymongo package is a native Python driver for MongoDB. The gridfs package is a gridfs implementation on top of pymongo.
Support / Feedback
For issues with, questions about, or feedback for PyMongo, please look into our support channels. Please do not email any of the PyMongo developers directly with issues or questions - you're more likely to get an answer on the mongodb-user list on Google Groups.
Bugs / Feature Requests
Think you've found a bug? Want to see a new feature in PyMongo? Please open a case in our issue management tool, JIRA:
- Create an account and login.
- Navigate to the PYTHON project.
- Click Create Issue - Please provide as much information as possible about the issue type and how to reproduce it.
Bug reports in JIRA for all driver projects (i.e. PYTHON, CSHARP, JAVA) and the Core Server (i.e. SERVER) project are public.
How To Ask For Help
Please include all of the following information when opening an issue:
Detailed steps to reproduce the problem, including full traceback, if possible.
The exact python version used, with patch level:
$ python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"
The exact version of PyMongo used, with patch level:
$ python -c "import pymongo; print(pymongo.version); print(pymongo.has_c())"
The operating system and version (e.g. Windows 7, OSX 10.8, …)
Web framework or asynchronous network library used, if any, with version (e.g. Django 1.7, mod_wsgi 4.3.0, gevent 1.0.1, Tornado 4.0.2, …)
Security Vulnerabilities
If you've identified a security vulnerability in a driver or any other MongoDB project, please report it according to the instructions here.
If you have setuptools installed you should be able to do easy_install pymongo to install PyMongo. Otherwise you can download the project source and do python setup.py install to install.
Do not install the "bson" package. PyMongo comes with its own bson package; doing "easy_install bson" installs a third-party package that is incompatible with PyMongo.
The PyMongo distribution is supported and tested on Python 2.x (where x >= 6) and Python 3.x (where x >= 2). PyMongo versions before 3.0 also support Python 2.4, 2.5, and 3.1.
Optional packages:
- backports.pbkdf2, improves authentication performance with SCRAM-SHA-1, the default authentication mechanism for MongoDB 3.0+. It especially improves performance on Python older than 2.7.8, or on Python 3 before Python 3.4.
- pykerberos is required for the GSSAPI authentication mechanism.
- monotonic adds support for a monotonic clock, which improves reliability in environments where clock adjustments are frequent. Not needed in Python 3.3+.
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- certifi adds support for using the Mozilla CA bundle with SSL to verify server certificates. Not needed or used with versions of Python 2 beginning with 2.7.9 on any OS, versions of Python 3 beginning with Python 3.4.0 on Windows, or versions of Python 3 beginning with Python 3.2.0 on operating systems other than Windows.
Additional dependencies are:
Here's a basic example (for more see the examples section of the docs):
>>> import pymongo >>> client = pymongo.MongoClient("localhost", 27017) >>> db = client.test >>> db.name u'test' >>> db.my_collection Collection(Database(MongoClient('localhost', 27017), u'test'), u'my_collection') >>> db.my_collection.insert_one({"x": 10}).inserted_id ObjectId('4aba15ebe23f6b53b0000000') >>> db.my_collection.insert_one({"x": 8}).inserted_id ObjectId('4aba160ee23f6b543e000000') >>> db.my_collection.insert_one({"x": 11}).inserted_id ObjectId('4aba160ee23f6b543e000002') >>> db.my_collection.find_one() {u'x': 10, u'_id': ObjectId('4aba15ebe23f6b53b0000000')} >>> for item in db.my_collection.find(): ... print(item["x"]) ... 10 8 11 >>> db.my_collection.create_index("x") u'x_1' >>> for item in db.my_collection.find().sort("x", pymongo.ASCENDING): ... print(item["x"]) ... 8 10 11 >>> [item["x"] for item in db.my_collection.find().limit(2).skip(1)] [8, 11]
You will need sphinx installed to generate the documentation. Documentation can be generated by running python setup.py doc. Generated documentation can be found in the doc/build/html/ directory.
The easiest way to run the tests is to run python setup.py test in the root of the distribution. Note that you will need unittest2 to run the tests under Python 2.6.
To verify that PyMongo works with Gevent's monkey-patching:
$ python green_framework_test.py gevent
Or with Eventlet's:
$ python green_framework_test.py eventlet
- Author: Bernie Hackett
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December 27, 2010
A man killed Friday in a shootout with Saudi security forces at a checkpoint in Al-Muthallath in Wadi Al-Duwaser was a wanted al-Qaida operative, an Interior Ministry spokesman has confirmed. Mohammed Essam Taher Al-Baghdadi, a Saudi national, was wanted for his affiliation with al-Qaida and his involvement in criminal activities.
The incident occurred when a car carrying two men, one of whom was disguised as a woman, was stopped at the checkpoint. When asked for their identification papers, the man dressed as a woman – identified as Al-Baghdadi – stepped out of the car and opened fire. Security forces returned fire, killing the gunman, and arrested the other individual.


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by Steve Vander Ark
The way that witches and wizards think about everything, including spells,
is completely different from the way we Muggles think about it. When we
consider the mechanics of, say, aiming a spell at something, we ask
"Muggle" questions like
"Do you have to have line of sight?" that they would never think to
ask. We are used to Muggle physics and Muggle limitations. Witches and
wizards are used to wizard physics and wizard limitations. That makes all
the difference in the world. In fact, it is literally a different world.
A great example
of this is Molly Weasley's reaction to
the fact that the
fits so much inside its trunk and can seat five people across the back seat
comfortably. It doesn't strike her as the least bit odd, since she thinks
with wizard logic. It is so completely normal to her that she even assumes
that the Muggles made it that way; she doesn't realize that it's unique to
the wizarding world. But we, as Muggles, would be unable to comprehend how
such a thing could be. Our world and life view, our structure for how things
work, is so utterly different from the way witches and wizards see it that
we have a difficult time understanding the way magic works.
Molly, on the other hand, can't
understand our notion of three-dimensional space and physics, on which
science and technology are based. A car that couldn't hold more when
necessary would make her do a double-take. Remember
Ron poking
Dean Thomas's poster of
West Ham United, trying to make it move? It just didn't make sense to him.
Consider that the physical laws that govern our world--cause and effect,
action and reaction, conservation of energy, that sort of thing--are
secondary in the wizard way of seeing things. For them, the key is intention
and power. Does Molly have to see
something to Summon it, or
even know exactly what that thing is? Nope. She has the intention and power
to make that Summoning Charm
do exactly what she wants. Harry, as he's
learning it, needs to specify, even see the object in question. But by the
time he's summoning the Triwizard Cup in the graveyard, he has all the
intention and power he needs, almost without realizing it, to make exactly
what he wants come directly to him. No specific target needs to be stated
because of the desperate focus of his own mind.
Once we free our minds of the shackles of Muggle physics, magic becomes that
in a way more understandable, and it soon becomes obvious that magic is
really the manipulation of magical power by the intention and focus (by
means of a wand and words, usually) of the
caster. The exact physics of the spell--how it works, how it's cast, what it
does--can be different every time, because physical laws aren't involved,
emotions and intentions are.
That means that a spell could have a markedly different effect depending
on the cirsumstances of its casting (such as
actually throwing Lockhart against
the wall, since Snape's intentions
caused a somewhat more violent result). It also means that
Hermione can create a spell
on the spot
which literally suggests moving a tree...you can't tell me that third year
Hogwarts students have
learned spells to move trees...she made it up on the spot, using her
intention and her understanding of the language of spellwork)
[1]. In its purest form, magic requires no words and even
no wand. We see
Dumbledore using magic this way, or
close to it, almost every time he does it.
There are three properties to a spell, and physical laws aren't involved at
all. The three are intention, focus of power, and focus of mind. The
intention comes first, obviously, since the spell caster needs to intend to
do something. Then the spell words are used to focus the mind on the action
desired, sometimes with the assistance of a specific thought pattern. These
two are intertwined, since the words often marshall the mental processes,
but sometimes a certain type of thought is required first, such as the happy
thought to trigger a defense against
Dementors. Then the
wand is waved in a specific pattern
to focus and direct the magical power of the caster's body toward the goal.
All of these things work together to create an effect which simply does
not obey any of our Muggle scientific laws. But the key to the whole thing
is intention. [2]
If we think like Muggles, this is truly, utterly, unbelievably amazing.
That's part of what makes the books so much fun. But if we could truly think
like Wizards, it would be completely normal, even mundane. And for kicks,
you would read comics about Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle.
Hermione may have a number of
arcane spells memorized --
Alohomora comes
to mind--but I still don't believe that she learned a spell that moves
a tree. That isn't even a logical spell to have. What makes a lot more
sense is that she understands the root words and has no problem creating
the words she needs at the time she needs them. After all, to move
Snape in
PA19 they used
which is basically the same spell with a different thing being moved
("corpus" in Latin means "body" while "arbus"
refers to a tree). Hermione,
being as bright as she is, has quickly moved past simply parroting back spell
words and has grasped the underlying logic to the whole thing. She doesn't
know a specific spell to move a tree, but when she needs to move one, she
knows how to create the correct incantation.
Alohomora, on
the other hand, is a very obscure spell. The etymology is definitely not
simple Latin like so many of the others. It is specifically referred to as
"her" spell. It seems fairly obvious that
Alohomora is one
she dug up in some dusty book somewhere in the library, doing a bit of
light reading. And when she spotted it, of course she'd see the usefulness
of it and memorize it. But
You think she saw that and said to herself, "Well, you never know when
I might have to move a tree!"? No, that's a spell of her own invention,
improvised on the spot using her understanding of the way magic works. That's
completely logical and actually show just how advanced she is, if you think
about it. Its a good example of the working of the mind of someone who gets
over a hundred percent on a Charms exam.
One more note on spell words and intentions: think about
Wingardium Leviosa.
The meaning of that spell refers to levitating a feather (the root word
"wing" in there is clearly not Latin, which has no letter 'w', but
refers to the object they were supposed to be lifting). But later on,
Ron, who doesn't really get it yet, uses
those words to levitate a
troll's club!
How can this be? Because his intention came into play, and his mind was
totally focused on what he wanted to do. The words he said were what he
thought would levitate anything, since he doesn't really understand
what the phrase meant, and sure enough, it does. Since he believed that those
words would have that effect, they sufficed to focus his thoughts.
Hermione, by the time she was
in her third year, would have used "Clava Leviosa" instead,
whether or not anyone had taught her that specific incantation. If she
didn't know the Latin word for "club" off the top of her head, she
would have just said "leviosa" and concentrated on the club.


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Teresa Kuhlman, manager of the integrated clinical sciences curriculum, was honored with the second-annual Cavanaugh Distinguished Service Award during a reception at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry on Dec. 4.
Funded by University of the Pacific Vice President for Finance Patrick Cavanaugh and his wife Janita, the award recognizes staff members from Stockton, Sacramento and San Francisco campuses for exceptional accomplishments, leadership, innovation and service to the university community. Dental school faculty and staff nominated colleagues who have contributed to the school's vision, mission and values.
"Receiving the Cavanaugh Distinguished Service Award ultimately reflects the successes of my numerous peers at Pacific, who display a consistent and admirable caliber of contributions to this educational environment we are all so proud of," said Kuhlman. "I am grateful to accept it on behalf of many who have lived by example the vision, mission and values of Pacific alongside me these past 15 years."
Teresa Kuhlman has been a part of the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry family for over 15 years. In her current position, she is responsible for managing the Integrated Clinical Sciences Curriculum which runs throughout the 36-month doctoral program. This is a cross-discipline, multi-department content course designed to integrate foundational knowledge related to the clinical practice of dentistry into the school's DDS and IDS (International Dental Studies) curriculum. Previously, Kuhlman served as manager in the clinical sciences academic department, a position she held for more than 12 years. In addition, she has been the administrative coordinator for the Dental Faculty Council for 15 years.
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Palais Theatre Management Pty Ltd's goals are to make every interaction with the Palais Theatre positive – to support and enhance the promotion, presentation and appreciation of the artists and events which grace its stage.
Managing this iconic, historic theatre since 2007, Palais Theatre Management Pty Ltd has substantially increased annual performance numbers and ticket sales through its supportive management style, involvement with the community and investment into the Theatre's amenity. The Palais Theatre is continually developing the range of promotional opportunities for events including the use of social media, cross promotions with local businesses and providing community access. Palais Theatre staff are positive and enthusiastic and love the opportunity to be part of this St Kilda institution. Palais Theatre Management encourages all staff to take pride and responsibility in all aspects of the venue.
The Palais Theatre holds a special place in the hearts of many thousands of people and it is Palais Theatre Management's responsibility to ensure that Patron expectations, desires and memories are respected and where possible exceeded. There is no better way to maintain the Palais Theatre as one of the world's great theatres than by continuing to provide artists and events of the highest calibre. With Palais Theatre Management, the Palais Theatre will continue to present great entertainment, ambience and memories.
Neil Croker has tour directed, co-promoted and executive produced events by some of the biggest artists in the world including AC/DC, Dire Straits, Michael Jackson (NZ), Riverdance and Steel City, managed major events including the Barcelona Olympic Games' merchandising and consulted to a wide range of prestigious organisations including the Australian Film Institute, Victorian Arts Centre Trust and Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust.
In the entertainment industry for over 25 years, Neil's experience and skills have seen him become one of the most respected figures in the Australian entertainment industry. It is this respect amongst Australian promoters and international agents that has seen the extraordinary resurgence in popularity of St Kilda's Palais Theatre.
Neil is passionate about ensuring the Palais Theatre maintains it's recently renewed position as one of the world's great theatres. Palais Theatre is Australia's No.1 theatre concert venue [Pollstar] and No.25 internationally, alongside such luminous venues as Radio City Music Hall, Royal Albert Hall and the Beacon Theatre.
Neil is an active supporter of arts, entertainment and local St Kilda businesses and was an inaugural member of the St Kilda Tourism Association.
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CEO & Venue BookingsNeil Croker
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Adrian Smith
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Erin McMahon
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Aimee Chapman
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Lloyd Jones
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HYNDBURN MP Graham Jones has described a survey of MPs' backgrounds as 'disappointing' and 'shocking' – as it found more than one-third of MPs went to fee paying schools.
He said: "It shows the rise and rise of the professional politician.
"Our current representation includes few ex-manual workers which will reflect no doubt the number of working class MPs.
"As a pre-press person at a print works I am one of the dwindling 25 from a manual background.
"Teachers, miners, local government civil servants have also lost representation."


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A complilation of images taken on Serendipity Ranch in Bee County, TX. The photos represent a sampling of the natural beauty of the Texas Coastal Bend. They were created during the first half of 2007 as part of the Coastal Bend Wildlife Photography Contest by photographer Doug Miller and include several contest award-winning images.
My profession is marketing. My passion is photography. My vision is that at the moment the shutter clicks I have captured the essence of that moment to share with the world.
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The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports today that the wife of former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has filed a protective order against her husband. Allegedly, the incident started when Candi Holyfield, the boxer's third wife, began to discuss why the heat was turned off in their home.
These are tough economic times. Countless families are experiencing hardship. This is true for celebrities and average every day hardworking people, alike. Financial problems will hurt marriages during this downturn if couples don't talk about it or if one of them chooses to bury their head in the sand. Holyfield has been experiencing financial woes over the last few years. He was close to losing his mansion and is reported to have at least eleven children from various women that he has to support financially.
The boxer was scheduled to challenge Francois Botha for the WBF title in Uganda later this month, but the match was canceled due to lack of financing. In the petition filed in Fayette County Superior court, Candi Holyfield accuses her husband of hitting her in the middle of the night and committing violent acts against her in front of their two children. Radaronline.com posted the petition for a protective order on their web-site.


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Father Hennepin State Park sits at the southeast end of Lake Mille Lacs and is an easy two-hour drive from Minneapolis. With three campgrounds, a beach and two boat launches, this park is mainly focused on providing lake recreation, but the 4.5 miles of trails hide surprises that should not be missed. The trails offer several loops with one notable exception: The trail to Pope Point. It travels out and back from the main parking lot (where the beach and picnic areas are) and is the perfect starting point for your adventure.
The trail runs to the northwest and follows the beach until entering the forest, a mix of hardwoods, ponds and marsh. The half-mile gravel path is flat and follows the lake's rocky shoreline all the way to the point. Look for turtles, ducks and other water-loving animals along the way. At the point is an expansive view of the lake and a bench for a break. Straight off the point is Hennepin Island. Combined with Spirit Island (to the west), these rocky masses make up the half-acre Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge. The islands are nesting sites for the not-so-common Common Tern and this is the smallest National Wildlife Refuge in the country. The island is well off the shore so pack your binoculars. Once you have enjoyed the view, return to the parking lot by the same trail.
Back at the parking lot, there are a couple ways to continue your hike. The hiking club route is a good choice. It is just under two miles and passes most of the park's interpretive signs covering history, wildlife and plants. Going southeast from the beach, the trail climbs slightly out of the marshy areas and into the woods. Here, keep your eyes peeled for a flash or two of white and you might be treated to a view of the park's albino deer (I saw 4 shortly out of the parking lot). The trail descends again and wanders through the south section of the park before turning north and skirting the group camp. Keep hiking northward to the Lakeview Campground. The trail dies out and follows the road to the lake. Pick up the trail again and stroll along the lakeshore back to the starting point. Don't forget your swimsuit! A dip off the sandy beach is a great way to finish off your visit.
Combine Father Hennepin State Park with a visit to nearby Mille Lacs Kathio State Park for a long day or great weekend of hiking.
Check out more trails in your area: Examiner.com's Trail Guide