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Category Archives: Wearable computing
Memoto Lifelogging Camera by Memoto — Kickstarter
I've been looking for a good answer for lifelogging for awhile, and have been anticipating the point at which the technology drops in price enough to make this possible for the average consumer. Google Glasses is the high-end answer, and this may just be the sort of thing that emerges at the low end.
The Memoto camera is a tiny camera and GPS that you clip on and wear. It's an entirely new kind of digital camera with no controls. Instead, it automatically takes photos as you go. The Memoto app then seamlessly and effortlessly organizes them for you.
Augmented Reality Welding Mask
Incredible augmented reality technology that has real-world, everyday use: use cameras and computers to make seen what can't been seen by the normal eye. In this case, it's welding that benefits, but there is an obvious extension into many other fields.
As computers become even more powerful, it will be possible to do similar real-time HDR image processing with little more than a smartphone. There will be a point down the road where humans will be able to manufacture cheap and lightweight glasses that are capable of providing better imaging than our own eyes can manage. This will be one of several points where true augmentation of human capabilities begins — the very definition of cyborg. It's not science-fiction, it's the future.
via Augmented Reality Welding Mask With 100 Million to 1 Contrast RatioRoad to Virtual Reality.
Sight – a dystopian take on embedded computing
Here's one take on what omnipresent visual overlay with network connectivity might enable, although with a slight dystopian bent.
Inside Google X's Project Glass, Part I | Fast Company
Google's Project Glass product lead Steve Lee walks us through his experience with the development of the company's sci-fi-inspired eyewear–from his team's "hundreds of variations and dozens of early prototypes" to his vision of the future.
I was totally into this stuff in the 90's, reading Wired and Mondo2000 whenever I could find them, and devouring Gibson and Sterling like candy. I'm a product of the cyberpunk age.
Sony Entertainment Access Technology
Sony is going to be releasing heads-up display glasses to theaters for accessibility issues (read as: hearing and visual overlays of subtitles).
Valve & wearable computing
By "wearable computing" I mean mobile computing where both computer-generated graphics and the real world are seamlessly overlaid in your view; there is no separate display that you hold in your hands think Terminator vision. The underlying trend as we've gone from desktops through laptops and notebooks to tablets is one of having computing available in more places, more of the time. The logical endpoint is computing everywhere, all the time – that is, wearable computing – and I have no doubt that 20 years from now that will be standard, probably through glasses or contacts, but for all I know through some kind of more direct neural connection. And I'm pretty confident that platform shift will happen a lot sooner than 20 years – almost certainly within 10, but quite likely as little as 3-5, because the key areas – input, processing/power/size, and output – that need to evolve to enable wearable computing are shaping up nicely, although there's a lot still to be figured out.
via Valve: How I Got Here, What It's Like, and What I'm Doing | Valve.
Project Glass
We knew Google was working on this, but here's the first real look at Project Glass, their wearable display/augmented reality hardware.
Lumus' OE-31 optical engine
Lumus' OE-31 optical engine = wearable displays
And yet more from the wearable display front…the way that modern gadget production works seems to be very much a sort of punctuated equilibrium. There are ideas, then a breakthrough in sensor production and pricing causes an explosion of forms, which then settle down into a few winners (see: eReaders in 2010, Tablets in 2011, etc). I am very curious where this particular explosion is going to take us.


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Continuing our focus on sequels, this summer, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," will be released. The producers of this franchise do not want fans to go very long without the webbed wonder as this is the fifth "Spider-Man" movie since 2002. If you are keeping track, this is the first sequel to the 2012 reboot "The Amazing Spider-Man."
In the first "Spider-Man" film, Peter Parker (played by Tobey Maguire) is a dorky, unpopular high school student living in New York. He has a crush on his fetching neighbor, Mary-Jane Watson (played by Kirsten Dunst). His best friend is Harry Osborn (played by James Franco) whose father, Norman (played by Willem Dafoe), is quite wealthy and unscrupulous in his business dealings. While on a field trip of a science lab, Peter gets bitten by a genetically mutated spider. After the bite, he is much stronger, can shoot webs and stick to walls. Also, he no longer needs his glasses. At first, he uses his newfound abilities to ward off the bullies who have tormented him. But Peter is soon confronted with more serious scenarios in which his powers can be effective. He turns himself into a superhero, "Spider-Man." After an experiment goes wrong, Norman develops a split personality and becomes the "Green Goblin," who terrorizes New York. Spider-Man has to stop him.
"Spider-Man" has very good action scenes. Although the special effects occasionally look somewhat cheesy, the fight scenes are still impressive.
The cast is strong. Tobey Maguire is excellent in the lead role. We see that Peter is weak at first, but becomes stronger when he turns into a superhero. James Franco is also very good as Harry, Peter's brooding friend who does not like being the son of a rich industrialist. The Peter/Mary-Jane/Harry love triangle will remind many viewers of the two guys/one girl sagas that undergird many film franchises. Another memorable performance is by Willem Dafoe, playing Harry's dad. J.K. Simmons also gives a solid performance. He plays Jameson, the over-the-top editor of the Daily Bugle, the newspaper Peter works for.
"Spider-Man" is an impressive start to the franchise.


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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – With one Arnold Schwarzenegger mistress revealed Monday, other Schwarzenegger affair allegations have surfaced. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest mistress affair admission came after years of Schwarzenegger misleading California voters as being a devoted husband. At the same time that Arnold Schwarzenegger told news that he even had presidential aspirations, Schwarzenegger was unbeknownst to his political opponents, the residents of his state, and even his own wife, having an affair with his household personnel. That woman's name has yet to be revealed. Additionally, it remains unclear if the woman, married at the time, told her husband the child wasn't his, or he found out this week.
While the Arnold Schwarzenegger mistress affair admission was announced by the former Governor in a news statement Monday, news sites confirmed they had heard rumblings of affair allegations since last week. In fact, Arnold Schwarzenegger has battle affair allegations and allegations of unwarranted advances for years.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to come forward last night may have shocked voters. But rumbling in the sidelines are a handful of women, at least, who have made allegations against the film star over the years. Gigi Goyette allegedly has said there are "There were so many other women. About 13 have come out of the woodwork." But thirteen women have not come forward.
In 2003, a series of women came forward and claimed unwarranted advances by the married film star. Elaine Stockton, Anna Richardson, and Rhonda Miller were among the names that came in and out of news in the last eight years. An additonal four of them refused to come public at the time.
In 2000, Schwarzenegger allegedly earned himself the nickname "the octopus" because of his alleged wandering hands. Among the women who claimed to be alleged recipients of his advances were Anna Richardson. Richardson interviewed Schwarzenegger at the Dorchester that year.
"He kept staring at my boobs," she said. "When I went to shake his hand he pulled me on to his knee, saying, 'I want to know if your breasts are real.' I told him they were an F-cup. He then … [edited] … and gave it a [edited]. He said, 'Yeah, they are real.' I stood up and said, 'You're making me nervous.' He told me not to be nervous and pulled me back on his knee. I said, 'Can I go, please?' He said, 'Yeah,' and patted my bum as I went."


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Historic Plaque to Mark the 200th Anniversary of Wilmington's Mother UAME Church Founded in 1813 by Peter Spencer
Posted on 06/05/2014 2:28 pm
Council President Gregory, At-Large Council Member Michael Brown, Mayor Williams and State Senator Marshall Will Join Church Leaders to Commemorate a Historic Milestone
Mother UAME Church at 701 East 5th Street, one of the two Spencer Churches or Union Churches founded in 1813 by Peter Spencer as the first independent black religious denomination in the United States, celebrated its 200th anniversary in September of 2013. Now, a historic plaque will be presented to the church so that future generations remember the importance of the church in relation to the history of African Americans.
On Tuesday, June 10 at Noon, Wilmington City Council President Theo Gregory, At-Large Council Member Michael A. Brown, Sr., Mayor Dennis P. Williams and Delaware State Senator Robert Marshall will join church leaders and parishioners for a plaque presentation ceremony officially commemorating the historic milestone of the church.
The public and media are invited to attend the event which Council Member Brown helped to arrange and will host. Funding for the historic plaque was provided by Senator Marshall.
The wording on the plaque, which will be placed outside the front entrance to the church, is as follows:
"Union Church"
September, 1813-September, 2013
Peter Spencer's Movement
Celebrating 200 Years
Reverend Dr. Etta Robertson, Pastor of Mother UAME Church, provided the following history of the church and of its founder Peter Spencer. Reverend Dr. Robertson said every opportunity to celebrate the history of the church is an opportunity for more citizens, especially children, to learn an important part of Wilmington, national and world history.
Historical Information
Peter Spencer was a devoted family man, father figure and friend to numerous blacks in Wilmington. The dream of Peter Spencer, founder of the Union Church continues today. Few men left behind the legacy that Peter Spencer did through the contributions made to his church, his people and his community. Peter Spencer was born a slave in 1782 and became a free man when his owner died. He migrated to Wilmington and spent the rest of his life there. He attended private school and learned to read and write. He studied law in order to help the African-American community of Wilmington. He was known as "Father Spencer." Although Spencer distinguished himself as an astute businessman, educator and mechanic, he is best known for his work as a church founder and organizer. In 1813, after rejecting white clerical domination and control, Father Spencer established, in Wilmington, the first independent black church denomination- The Union Church of Africans-, presently known-as the African Union Methodist Protestant(AUMP) and the Union American Methodist Episcopal Church(UAME).
Shortly after he arrived in Wilmington, Spencer joined the Asbury Methodist Church at 3rd and WaInut Streets in Wilmington. This church had had African-American members since its founding, but the African-American members could not become officers or ministers and they experienced discrimination and humiliation in the church. In 1805, after racial tensions in the church became too much to bear, Spencer led approximately 40 African-American members out of Asbury to form Ezion which was partly independent because it had its own board of trustees. Ezion, however, still looked to Ashbury to choose its pastor because Ezion could not have an African-American minister. In 1812 when Asbury church appointed a pastor whom the church opposed, Spencer led the congregation out of Asbury and out of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
By 1813, the group had purchased a lot, built a church and incorporated as the Union Church of African members. Six of the original forty members were women. Spencer's denomination was one of the first to assert that women could and should be preachers. The church grew quickly and by the time of Spencer's death, the African Union Church had 31 congregations operating in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
Peter Spencer empowered African-Americans through education, self governance, solidarity and commonality of purpose. He said every African Union Church should maintain a school. He said knowledge meant power, which he taught over and over. He also instilled the thought that African-Americans become good business people, and save their money and invest in land and real estate.
Peter Spencer left a legacy of high ideas and devotion. In keeping with his mission as a leader of his people Spencer engaged in a host of pro-black activities including his support of the Underground Railroad in Delaware under the direction of station master Thomas Garrett. It is presumed that Peter Spencer's church was involved in the network to assist runaway slaves. During the "August Quarterly," slaves used the Mother Church as the starting point for escape to a variety of points to the north in the United States.
Spencer inaugurated the tradition of establishing the last Sunday in August as a time for a general reunion and religious revival which became popularly known as "August Quarterly" or the day of jubilation. August Quarterly has openly dealt with matters relating to race, culture, religion, social and political in order to keep alive all parts of the African Culture.
Peter Spencer died on July 25, 1843 in Wilmington. His final words were, "The battle is fought and the victory is won."


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Young Parents Don't Stress Over Kids' Media Use: Survey
By Maureen Salamon
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TUESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Having grown up with gadgets galore, young parents aren't as worried about the potentially corrosive effects of too much screen time on their offspring, a new study suggests.
Surveying more than 2,300 parents of children up to age 8, researchers from Northwestern University found that the vast majority -- 78 percent -- report that their children's media use is not a source of family conflict, and 59 percent said they aren't concerned their kids will become addicted to new media.
"We asked parents what their challenges were as the parents of young children . . . and sometimes media was never mentioned," said study author Ellen Wartella, director of Northwestern's Center on Media and Human Development. "Parents of children this age are concerned about their health, safety, nutrition and exercise, and media concerns are much lower down the list. That was a surprise."
The study is scheduled to be presented Tuesday at the Pew Charitable Trusts Conference Center in Washington, D.C. Research presented at conferences typically has not been peer-reviewed and is considered preliminary.
Wartella and her team identified three different types of media environments parents create: media-centric (39 percent of families), media-moderate (45 percent) and media-light (16 percent). In media-centric homes, children spend three hours more each day with screen media such as TVs, computers and tablets than those in media-light households.
The notion that parents are apt to shush their kids by handing them a smartphone or tablet also appears to be false, according to results. To keep their children quietly occupied, moms and dads said they were more apt to turn to toys or activities (88 percent), books (79 percent) or TV (78 percent). Of parents with smartphones or iPads, only 37 percent reported being somewhat or very likely to turn to those devices.
"Given all I've seen in the popular press, the newfangled technologies of smartphones and tablets would be the go-to tools . . . but we didn't find that," said Wartella, also a professor of psychology and of human development and social policy. In fact, when they were in a restaurant or the car and they needed to calm a child, parents reported they were more likely to turn to the tried-and-true, such as soft, plush toys and coloring books.


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Cyber Attacks Likely to Increase Experts Say
Experts believe nations, rogue groups, and malicious individuals will step up their assaults on communications networks, targeting institutions, financial services agencies, utilities, and consumers over the next decade.
Killer Apps in the Gigabit Age
Experts foresee changes across all aspects of life as digital connectivity advances. They predict hyper-personalized interactions, 3D holograms, immersive virtual reality and a deepening dependency upon machines as we navigate our lives.
As machines take on more human work, what's left for us?
Over the next decade or two, the spread of robotics and machine intelligence likely will affect millions of U.S. workers in jobs long thought to be relatively immune to computerization.
Chart of the Week: The hype cycle of emerging technologies
The Gartner Hype Cycle tracks emerging technologies from the "peak of inflated expectations" to the "trough of disillusionment" and beyond.
AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs
Experts anticipate that robotics and artificial intelligence will permeate wide segments of our work and daily lives by 2025, but they are divided on whether these advances will displace more jobs than they create.
Reshaping the workplace: Tech-related jobs that didn't exist (officially, at least) 15 years ago
Technological change already has reshaped the U.S. workforce — creating new job categories while others fade away.
Threats to the Internet Loom in Near Future
Tech experts hope the open structure of the internet will prevail in the coming decade. But they also fear threats to the internet's connectivity arising from efforts by nations to restrict content, increased surveillance, and commercialization of too much online activity.
32 years ago, experts foresaw much of today's digital world
In 1982, researchers studying the impact of nascent electronic-information services predicted much of what has since become commonplace.
The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025
Experts predict the rise of embedded and wearable computing will enhance our health, productivity, safety and access to information. But it will also bring challenges to personal privacy, over-hyped expectations and tech complexity that boggles us.
Americans keen on space exploration, less so on paying for it
Americans are consistently more likely to say that the U.S. spends too much on space exploration than too little.


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Gen Y And The Pursuit Of Happiness
by Lindsey Pollak - Jan, 2012
Could anything be more fundamentally American than the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Probably not. But the definition of that last, elusive word — happiness — seems to be changing dramatically as the Millennial generation enters adulthood. Ask your parents or grandparents to define happiness and they'll surely talk about love, friends, and family. Next, they'll probably mention succeeding in their c...
How Leaders Develop Future Focus - How Far Can You See?
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012
Question for Discussion – How Far in the Future Can You See? I recently read Steve Job's biography which I found fascinating because of his focused passion and the intense drive in his personality that motivated him to achieve greatness. Steve Job's creativity and genius for creating products that invent the future is so inspiring. Oh Wow! My executive coaching clients and I frequently have conversations revolved aro...
How to find your dream job
by Hallie Crawford - Jan, 2012
I was working with my career coaching client, Margaret, last week and she made a great point. Sometimes it's hard to identify specific things you want to have in a dream job, especially when you're not sure what's realistic or what's possible and when you don't have specific examples. If you haven't had a job you truly enjoy, it can be tough to know what you want to do. This is because there are only a few examples to draw...
How to get a non-profit job
by Miriam Salpeter - Jan, 2012
If you're thinking of a career transition, especially if you are close to the traditional retirement years, there are many issues you'll want to consider before making a move. During this transition, consider: are you actually in the sunrise stage of your career? A New York Times article by Eileen Zimmerman outlines a variety of questions to consider for people considering retiring: Zimmerman quotes David D. Corbett, foun...
How to make a change to a meaningful career?
by Miriam Salpeter - Jan, 2012
It's a good idea to keep an eye on where your career is going — otherwise, you'll never end up where you want to be! Are you thinking of making a change? How are you planning to get from where you are to your target opportunity? Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose, reports 9 million people ages 44 to 70 are already in encore careers (careers AFTER doing something else for a number of years — or...
In Resumes, Life, and Death Sometimes Less is More
by Barbara Safani - Jan, 2012
I just finished reading an article about a growing trend in some college admissions offices requesting that applicants answer a supplemental essay question as part of the standard admissions process…and do it in just 20 to 25 words or less. Perhaps colleges are forging this new direction to appeal to a generation that grew up with status updates, texts, and microblogging or maybe admissions counselors see it as a way to cut do...
Inside the Mind at Work – Discover Your Inner Work Life
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012
Question for Discussion: Is recognizing small wins the best way to motivate a workplace team? Recognizing small wins is the best way to motivate your team. People like to know where they stand to be fully engaged. In-the-moment positive feedback based on progress helps motivate employees. Regular feedback with at least a 3:1 ratio of positive to negative comments gets people connected emotionally to achieving your comp...
Inside the Mind at Work – Facilitating Progress and Dealing with Setbacks
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012
Question for Discussion: How important is focusing on small wins in motivating employees? The topic of controlling bosses and perceived negativity comes up quite often in my executive coaching sessions. My clients want to have more input into decision-making and how work is done to stay engaged. It's human nature that most people seek positive feedback on their progress to perform at their best. I often suggest to my c...
Networking: Who do you know who…..?
by Louise Garver - Jan, 2012
Do you know who is in your network? Do you work your network effectively and efficiently? Let's start with the facts. Everyone knows at least 10 people. Think of the old AT&T TV commercial where they talk about one person knows 10 people and those 10 people know 10 people and soon you have a screen full of hundreds to thousands of faces. How many people do you have in your network that you can connect with today? Have you lost...
Short Quick Ideas for Job Hunting in 2012
by Jason Stauffacher - Jan, 2012
Short Quick Ideas for Job Hunting in 2012 Tenet 1: show off yourself. Tell them what you've done, and don't be shy. Tenet 2: connect creatively with HR and managers. Think outside the HR box. It has to be done in this modern web 2.0 day-and-age. Tenet 3: echo your skills. Tell others about what you are good at. It might lead to a job via a simple conversations over drinks.
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PROVO, Utah (AP)-Keena Young scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half to carry Brigham Young to a 77-68 win over Seton Hall at the BYU Holiday Classic Saturday night.
BYU (10-4) also won the three-day round robin tournament with a 3-0 record. Oral Roberts finished second (2-1) followed by Seton Hall (1-2) and Liberty (0-3).
Young, who averaged 21.3 points per game for the tournament, was the All-Tournament team MVP.
Seton Hall (8-4) held a 10 point lead over BYU with 16:25 remaining in the game and was up by nine at 46-55 before Young took control and helped BYU to a 21-6 run over the next eight minutes.
Rashaun Broadus' 3-pointer with 5:08 remaining capped the Cougar run and gave BYU a 67-61 lead.
The Cougars struggled to put the Pirates away down the stretch missing five free throws in the final 2:55. Austin Ainge, however, was able to connect on 5-of-6 in the final two minutes to help the Cougars hang on.
In the first half, Seton Hall jumped out in front 12-4 over the first 4:30, but BYU answered with an 8-0 run to pull even at 12-12 on a basket by Lee Cummard.
The Pirates were able to pull away over the rest of the half on Eugene Harvey's 16 points. BYU made adjustments at halftime and held Harvey to two points in the second half and Seton Hall to 9-of-34 shooting in the final period.
Brian Laing led the Pirates with 19 points and was named to the All-Tournament team.
BYU dominated the rebounding with a 55-34 advantage. Cummard led the Cougars with 12 rebounds, while Young, Ainge, and Trent Plaisted each had nine.
Ainge and Cummard, also a member of the All-Tournament team, scored 16 points each in the game.
BYU's home winning streak stretched to 23 games with the win.


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There are about a gazillion reasons to buy a vintage Prom dress, but here are 3 that should convince you. --Angel
1. You won't have to worry about someone else showing up in the same dress -- you'll be one of a kind, guaranteed!
2. It's crazy inexpensive! You can find a dress for less than $50 if you're willing to look.
3. Buying a vintage dress is like recycling, so you'll be doing something good for the planet (just in time for Earth Day!).
So head down to your local thrift store, log on to ebay.com, or raid your grandmother's closet for a unique and beautiful dress for Prom.


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Aron Lee Ralston was born in October 27, 1975. He is an American outdoorsman, engineer and motivational speaker who survived a canyoneering accident in 2003, During this journey hi got trapped with a stone and was forced to amputate himself his right hand using a lifeless multi-tool to be able to free himself. He was trapped for five days and 7 hours. After he released himself, he needed to rappel way down toward a 20 m sheer cliff, to achieve safety. The event was all recorded by Aron Ralston and later he made an autobiography called "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
Assuming that he would pass away, he spent five days slowly drinking and eating small amounts of water and food while desperately trying to remove his arm from an 800 lb (360 kg) chock stone. After three days of trying to lift and break the boulder, the dehydrated and delirious Ralston experimented with tourniquets and made some probing light cuts to his forearm without results but on the fourth day he realized that to be able to free his arm he previously had to cut through the bones in it, however, the tools he previously had available were inadequate to take action.
On the fifth day when he ran out of food and water, he consumed his own pee. Suddenly he had the discovery that he could break his own radius and ulna bones making torque against the stone with his stuck arm. He did so and then made his own amputation. Once free, Ralston still needed to get back to his car. He climbed out of the slot canyon in which he had been trapped, rappelled down a 20 m incredible wall one-handed, then hiked outside the canyon during the hot midday sun, and the rest is history.
Now the question is Does Aron Ralston acted in a proper way practicing this extreme sport?
From a safety point of view and even if the accident has given Ralston a lot of fame through media, to the point that there is a feature presentation called "127 Hours Between a Rock and a Hard Place", Ralston acted unconsciously and irresponsibly because he missed the number one rule of Never to be alone when practicing any type of sports. Once he finished to share with her two female friends at the lake he should have invited to climb with him or to come back to the security of the city. Instead, he kept on searching for the pleasure that gives the adrenaline, going to the Blue John Canyon. The issue is that if he would not have been alone, his friends would have asked for help and Aron Ralston would not have lost his hand and he would still had be practicing his favorite sport with all his members. I believe that Ralston is not any hero. Circumstance forced him to such determination; otherwise he had died in that crack. It is clear that to do what he did anyone has to have guts. However, Ralston acted irresponsibly with himself and such irresponsibility could have dragged another person along, with fatal consequences for both. From my perspective, he was lucky and life gave him a second opportunity. It is good for him not to waste it. His story is an example of what not to do when practicing canyoneering and any other sport. As a general rule, never practice any extreme sport or explore alone because your life, as well as your friends, could be in danger. Always be with someone else because could be the key to be saved by a rescue.
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I'm told Kofi Kingston was examined by medical staff backstage at this week's WWE Raw after Alberto Del Rio botched the spot towards the end of their match. Kofi will have his shoulder further evaluated on Tuesday morning.
When Del Rio got to the back, Vince McMahon looked at him and shook his head. One observer noted, "sell that ADR stock now."


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FRESNO, Calif. -- Behind a dominating defensive effort and huge edge in rebounds, the Fresno State men's basketball team ran away from Cal Poly late in the second half to win handily, 63-46.
The Bulldogs won both of their games on the short two-game homestand.
Fresno State, facing a Mustang team that came in shooting 40% for the season and had played tight games against No. 5 Arizona and Mountain West member Nevada so far this season, limited the Mustangs to just 32% shooting from the field and just 2-of-17 shooting from the three-point line. Only five Cal Poly players scored in the game and only two of the five scored in double figures.
"They're coming off two tough losses at Nevada, the whole game with Nevada," head coach Rodney Terry said. "They played a really good Arizona team and went toe-to-toe with them so this is a good win for us to get."
After falling behind early, the Bulldogs regained the lead at 11-10 with 11:48 left in the first half and led for the final 31 minutes and 48 seconds of the game. The Fresno State defense limited Cal Poly to just nine points from the 15:45 mark in the first half to halftime.
The Mustangs cut the Bulldog's 12-point halftime lead down to five with 14:05 left in the second half. But from that point, Fresno State went on a 23-6 run to extend their lead 63-41 with a minute to play. The 22-point lead was the largest of the night for the Bulldogs.
It was a team effort on the boards that saw four Bulldogs grab seven rebounds or more. Senior Tyler Johnson led the team with nine rebounds. The 6'4 guard is the team's leading rebounder through four games this season. His effort, along with seven rebounds apiece for Marvelle Harris, Paul Watson and Allen Huddleston contributed to Fresno State outrebounding the Mustangs 45-28.
"I think it's a great game collaboration of our big guys doing their job, in terms of holding their block out and letting the guards come in and clean up on the boards," Terry said.
Five Bulldogs scored in double figures on the night. Senior Allen Huddleston finished with a team-high 14 on 4-of-9 shooting. He was joined in double figures by Harris (12), Cezar Guerrero (11), Watson (10) and Alex Davis (10). The 10-point night for Davis was his first double figure scoring game as a Bulldog.
Fresno State takes its two-game winning streak on the road for a match-up with longtime Highway 99 rival Pacific. The `Dogs and Tigers will tip at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday night at the Spanos Center in Stockton.
"Catch the Wave" - 2013-14 Fresno State men's basketball season tickets are now on sale and can be ordered online at www.gobulldogs.com or over the phone at 559-278-DOGS (3647). The official home of the Fresno State Bulldogs is 940 AM ESPN Radio.
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Tom has made over 500 appearances on national television as a standup comedian, including 61 appearances on The Tonight Show. He's a frequent and favorite guest of David Letterman and even hosted the show during David's absence. He's also hosted The Late, Late Show that follows Letterman.
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Dreesen gives generously of his time helping struggling comics, devoting a great deal of time to charities and benefits. He founded a "Day for Darlene" to benefit Multiple Sclerosis research. The occasion is named for his late sister who was afflicted with the disease. An ex GI, Tom performs on military bases all over the world and recently performed for our troops on bases throughout Iraq. On May 15, 2005 he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award for his humanitarian services to his country.
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July 31, 2001
STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford University Athletic Director Ted Leland announced on Tuesday that Skip Braatz, Gaby Gonzalez and David Schinski have all been promoted to Assistant Athletic Director positions.
Braatz will serve as Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities, Gonzalez as Assistant Athletic Director for Operations and Schinski as Assistant Athletic Director for Capital Planning.
"We are very pleased to announce these promotions," Leland said. "These three individuals play an extremely important day-to-day role in planning for, building and maintaining our outstanding athletic facilities."
Braatz joined the Stanford Athletic Department in August of 2000 as the Director of Rowing. He was then promoted to the position of Aquatics Director and oversaw the completion of the Avery Aquatic Center in May of this year. In his new position, Braatz will oversee the day-to-day operation of all of Stanford's athletic and recreational facilities.
Gonzalez, who is a 1992 graduate of Stanford University, has worked in the athletic department since 1989. She worked in events and operations from 1989-94, before taking over her current position as manager of the Athletic Department's Corp Yard. In that role, Gonzalez oversees all facility preparation and maintenance.
Schinski joined the department in 1998 as Facilities Coordinator, and was quickly promoted to Facilities Project Manager and later became the Director of Facilities and Capital Planning. Schinski's role involves the delivery of all capital projects, in addition to serving as the athletic department's liaison to the university for long- and short-term facility planning.
Stanford University --- Promoted Skip Braatz to Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities, Gaby Gonzalez to Assistant Athletic Director for Operations and David Schinski to Assistant Athletic Director for Capital Planning.


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Here's a quick chowder that's been in my family for over 30 years. I make a big pot to take to an annual party at work. It's always a hit. Served with crusty bread and a salad, it's the perfect meal for a chilly evening.
- 6 bacon strips, diced
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of potato soup, undiluted
- 1-1/2 cups milk
- 3 cans (6-1/2 ounces each) minced clams, undrained
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Minced fresh parsley
- In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings.
- In the same skillet, saute onion in reserved drippings until tender. Stir in soup and milk. Add the clams, lemon juice, thyme, pepper and bacon; cook until heated through. Garnish with parsley. Yield: 5 servings.
Originally published as Clam Chowder in Country Woman March/April 2002, p33
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"I love carrots, so I added more cooked carrots to this recipe. And..I know, I know...it's probably not "authentic New England clam chowder" but I like the smoke from smoked clams. Didn't have any, so added a bit of liquid smoke to the soup. Yum!"
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2011
"This is okay if your really in a hurry."
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2011
"Very tasty. I added celery (2 stalks) to the sauteed onions. They added a nice flavor and more veggies to the meal."
Reviewed Mar. 6, 2010
"It is so quick and so easy, you don't even have to wait for the potatoes to cook, great to cook after a long day at work!"
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Sarah & Harlan's wedding album. This one includes more of the Hirsch family's pictures.
Contributing Photographers include Amrita Raja, Kathleen Durham, Walter Stewart, Jim and Koren Mc Ginnis, Jennifer Torrance, Jessica Schlindwein, Kathy Sill, Ms. Leri, Deb Moriarity, Craig Schlindwein, Bob Hirsch, Portia Mills, Nate McCarthy, Nathan and Julie Ann Newman and Charlotte Daum.
Jan enjoyed her childhood on a small farm, as a middle child in a family that valued education. A wonderful array of skills were learned while helping with farm and garden activities, and in play with siblings. The stage was set for naturalist understanding & beliefs, and a strong science education launched Jan into her primary career, as a college science professor. Childhood leisure activity included bicycling, horse riding, and sports with family and friends, a wide array of crafts, and photography, with a dark room in the basement, and lots of reading. Some things don't really change, they just blossom more fully over time.
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White Chili--Smoked Chicken
3-16 oz cans Great WHITE Northern beans
4 cups cooked chicken breasts, chopped
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 medium onion, chopped
4 garlic clove, minced
2-4 oz. cans mild green chilies
2 tsps. ground cumin
1-1/2 tsps. dried oregano, crumbled
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
6 cups chicken stock or canned broth
3 cups Monterey Jack cheese, grated
sour cream
Cut smoked chicken breasts into cubes.
Heat oil in pot over medium-high heat.
Add onions and sautť until translucent.
Stir in garlic, chilies, cumin, oregano and cayenne. Sautť for about 2 minutes.
Add undrained beans and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add chicken and cheese to chili. Stir until cheese
melts. Season to taste. Garnish with sour cream.
Servings: 12
SMOKEHOUSE ROB comments: I dug this out from my private stash , here is a great recipe for smoked chicken breast use. This is a white chili and the color will be white but the taste is fantastic. Put this recipe away for a potluck or a party, you will be the hit of the party. you can tweak this a bit. I use Pepper Jack insted of Monterey Jack cheese.
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Several years after San Francisco passed the first ordinance in the country prohibiting the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies, neighboring Marin County has passed a similar ban -- though the Marin County law affects less than a handful of retail locations.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to forbid tobacco sales in pharmacies in unincorporated areas of the county. Marin County officials say the ban affects four retail outlets, one of which already volunteered to stop tobacco sales.
In passing the ban, county officials said because pharmacies play a role in healthcare, selling cigarettes and other tobacco products in the stores was "contradictory" to their role.
"With just a few exceptions, pharmacies worldwide are tobacco-free, and it is time for the United States to have pharmacies focus on health and say no to tobacco," Dr. Larry Meredith, director of the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement after the vote.
"The Board of Supervisors has set a new standard for Marin, and it is now up to the 10 other Marin municipalities to follow the lead," the statement said.
Ahead of the board's approval, county officials had said that a majority of pharmacists supported the prohibition of tobacco products in pharmacies, and that none of Marin County's independent pharmacies sold tobacco products. The ordinance also had the backing of the Smoke-Free Marin Coalition a group describing itself as grassroots advocacy organization that plays a role in public health policy.
The ban on tobacco sales goes in effect Oct. 1, coinciding with a voluntary move announced earlier this year by CVS Caremark, which has about 7,600 stores nationwide -- including eight in Marin County -- to stop selling cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco in all of its U.S. stores by that date.
In 2008 San Francisco passed the first ordinance in the country prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products in pharmacies.
Cigarette maker Philip Morris and drugstore chain Walgreens filed separate suits over the law, which prompted San Francisco to later pass a broader ordinance expanding the ban to include other retailers, including grocery stores.


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Ron Burkle's Dream: H-P and Barnes & Noble
These days, when most people think of Hewlett Packard, they think recently departed CEO Mark Hurd and Jodie Fisher, the woman at the heart of sexual harrassment allegations against him. But investor Ron Burkle has been thinking of H-P as the key to salvation for one of the nation's largest bookstores.
Aaccording to a ruling Thursday by Vice Chancellor Leo Strine of the Delaware court, in which he rejected the billionaire investor's lawsuit against the company, H-P was a central part of Burkle's turnaround strategy for Barnes.
From the 87-page ruling:
"Burkle's chief suggestion, which he referred to as "the thesis" for Yucaipa's investment, was that Barnes & Noble should somehow form a partnership with a technology company, such as HP. Burkle thought HP would be interested in a quality retail partner like Barnes & Noble as a way to rival Apple, Inc.'s dominance in consumer electronics. And, such a partnership would give Barnes & Noble an edge in competing with the likes of Amazon.com, whose e-book reader, the "Kindle," had beaten Barnes & Noble's e-book reader, the "Nook," to the market."
And that's not where it ended. Burkle was serious enough about his proposal that he spoke to investment bankers and top HP executives about "things [HP] could do with Barnes & Noble," including building a virtual inventory, the ruling says.
Burkle, who first broached these ideas to Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard Riggio in early 2009, can probably claim some credit for prescience. After all, HP did boldly embark on a more consumer-focused strategy with its purchase of smart-phone maker Palm Inc in April, and has its own new e-reader.
Among Burkle's other plans for Barnes, according to the ruling: "making major asset purchases from Borders, Barnes & Noble's major rival" and "a going private transaction."
Vice Chancellor Strine goes on to address many other aspects of the lawsuit, at one point saying: "At bottom, Yucaipa is simply positioning an absurd scenario at best fit for a discussion by a Red Bull fueled group of nerdy second year law school corporate law junkies, who find themselves dateless (big surprise) on yet another Saturday night."


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Neal -- Wentzel
Melissa Neal and Josh Wentzel were united in marriage Aug. 13 at First Covenant Church in Willmar.
The bride is the daughter of Duane and Kay Neal of Murdock. The groom is the son of Craig and Bonnie Wentzel of DeGraff.
Maid of honor was Amy Neal and matron of honor was Amanda Guennigsmann, sisters of the bride. Bride's attendants were Margit Neal, sister-in-law of the bride; Caroline Chan, cousin of the bride; and Mindy Ruka, Tiffany Jans and Laura Zimmer, friends of the bride. Flower girl was Taylor VanHeuveln.
Best man was Adam Wentzel, brother of the groom. Groom's attendants were Nathan Wentzel, brother of the groom; Brian Neal, brother of the bride; Jason Fernholtz, cousin of the groom; Todd Guennigsmann, brother-in-law of the bride; and Nathan Ruka and Cody Ruka, friends of the groom. Ring bearer was Charline Delbosque.
Ushers were Kyle Chan, Chance Brown, Nick Baker and Kasey VanHeuveln.
A reception and dance were held at the Holiday Inn and Willmar Conference Center.
The couple is living in Kerkhoven. The bride is employed as the director of Club Bethesda in Willmar. The groom is employed as an agronomist by Westcon in Holloway.


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Aside from the need of an enormous raise, New Orleans Saints fans have found another something special Jimmy Graham needs -- a nickname.
Reader and commenter St. Todd Mo, has thrown down the gauntlet and several Saints fans have picked it up and run with it.
While the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Month may not seek the spotlight, he certainly deserves a monicker befitting his soaring status as debatably the best tight end in the business.
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Today, young British rapper Adian Coker continues his gully streak with his newest single, "Gaza." Apparently the production draws from real gun sounds, Coker shares, "the kick is a shotgun and the snare is a rifle." Well, damn.
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Our lives begin and end the day we become silent about things that matter."
That was also the message of Lee A. Gill, chief diversity officer and associate vice president for inclusion and equity at the University of Akron, who spoke about King's struggle at a commemoration service held Sunday afternoon at Second Baptist Church, 451 Bronson St., Medina.
"We need to understand that there's still a fight to be had," Gill told more than 100 churchgoers. "Just because we elected Barack Obama, are we post-racial? No."
Gill has spent 25 years working in the private and public sectors to promote equality and diversity.
He has a law degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and a bachelor's degree in political science and sociology from the University of Michigan.
Gill said King wasn't the first to speak out about racial inequality, and he shouldn't be last. King followed Homer Plessy, Heman Marion Sweatt and Thurgood Marshall, who fought in court against segregation — especially the "separate but equal" legal doctrine.
Though segregation was abolished, Gill said black Americans face new struggles in inequality. The greatest of them, he said, was differing education and failing to abide by the values and morals set by King.
"As we celebrate Martin Luther King's life and legacy," Gill said, "think about what you're doing in your life to further his message."
David Reed, who spoke at the service on behalf of the church, said he agreed with Gill.
"The future of America does not lie in the courtroom," he said. "It lies in properly educating America's youth."
He said with proper education, youth can understand the importance of voting — the very right King worked so hard to achieve.
"People must understand that the power of a single vote does count."
Among the 100 in attendance were Medina Mayor Dennis Hanwell, several City Council members, county Commissioners Steve Hambley and Adam Frederick, Common Pleas Judge James L. Kimbler, county Auditor Mike Kovack and county Board of Elections Chairwoman Pamela Miller.
The Rev. C. P. Carter, the church's senior pastor, said he hoped King's message would live on.
"Dr. King dreamed of a world characterized by hope, peace and justice for all," Carter said. "By sharing and celebrating his dream, we make great strides in creating that world right here in Medina County."
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After unsuccessfully trying to sell his reality television pilot pitch to a studio exec, Johnny Cage, an American action-hero movie star who has fallen on hard times, is recruited by Shang Tsung, a powerful sorcerer who has the power to suck souls from people, to fight in the upcoming Mortal Kombat tournament.
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Beautiful, athletic, and trained as highly skilled assassins, Kitana and Mileena have grown up thinking that they are sisters. Shao Kahn, Emperor of the Outworld, has tricked Shang Tsung into becoming his servant for Mortal Kombat by making him clone Mileena as a Tarkatan clone of Kitana, out of Shao Kahn's fear that Kitana wouldn't love him enough if she ever found out the truth about her Mother and Father.


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This Week - The No. 5-ranked UCLA men's soccer team (3-1) will travel to Northern California to face San Francisco (3-2) Friday, Sept. 17 at 7:00 pm and San Jose State (3-0-1) on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 5:00 pm.
In the Rankings - UCLA fell from the top perch in the rankings to No. 5 in the Soccer America poll, No. 7 in the SoccerTimes poll and No. 16 in the NSCAA poll. San Jose State is ranked No. 22 by the NSCAA, which also ranked the Bruins fourth and the Spartans sixth in the Far West Region. San Francisco is unranked.
About The Dons - Four-time NCAA Champion San Francisco is coached by the legendary Stephen Negoesco, who will coach his 750th game at USF this Wednesday before meeting the Bruins. The Dons have won three consecutive games after losing their first two. Last weekend, USF won both games in its diadora Classic (2-1 over Cal State Northridge, 1-0 over Loyola, Chicago). Gerald Hyelkema leads the squad with six points (2g, 2a).
About The Spartans - San Jose State had a successful 1998 campaign, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 22 years. The Spartans have continued their success in the 1999 season, with a scoreless tie against pre-season No. 5 Stanford as the only blemish on their record. Aman Kebreab (three goals, two of them game-winners) and Chad Harper (2g, 2a) lead the Spartans with six points apiece.
Last Week - UCLA took a hit just days after being named the No. 1 team in the nation, falling 1-0 to host Florida International in double overtime. An apparent goal by Sasha Victorine in the first period of overtime was disallowed due to an offsides call, then FIU freshman Russell Vreeland scored the game-winner in the 119th minute to end the game. The Bruins rebounded two days later with a 4-3 double overtime win against Butler. Pete Vagenas scored the game-winner in the 108th minute to give UCLA the win.
Tennyson Continues Feast on Indiana Schools - Junior forward McKinley Tennyson, Jr., an Indianapolis, IN native, once again played a dominating game against an Indiana school, scoring two goals and an assist against Butler last weekend. In the three games he has played against a school from his home state, he has scored four goals and recorded two assists. Against the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1997 NCAA Semifinals, Tennyson scored the game's only goal in triple overtime. He again helped the Bruins defeat the then-top-ranked Hoosiers in the championship match of the 1998 Pacific Soccer Classic, scoring the game's first goal and then assisting on the game-winning goal in the 2-1 victory. Tennyson leads the 1999 Bruins with 10 points (4g, 2a) in just three games played.
Hermann Trophy Finalists - Senior midfielder Sasha Victorine (3g, 1a) and junior defender Carlos Bocanegra (1g, 1a) were named finalists for the Hermann Trophy. This is Victorine's second consecutive nomination and Bocanegra's first. Already this season both players have impressed. Victorine was selected the MET-Rx/UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 6 after scoring a hat trick in the Bruins' season opener. Bocanegra was named the Defensive MVP at the Cal State Fullerton FILA Classic and recorded a goal and an assist in the Bruins' 4-3 overtime win over Butler.
Bruins Sharing the Wealth - In just four games this season, six UCLA players have found the back of the net. McKinley Tennyson, Jr. leads the team with four goals, followed closely by Sasha Victorine with three goals and Pete Vagenas with two. Forward Martin Bruno, midfielder Shaun Tsakiris and defender Carlos Bocanegra have one apiece. Tsakiris leads the team with four assists.
Four Bruins Selected Pre-Season All-American - Bocanegra, Vagenas and Victorine were selected by Soccer America and College Soccer Online as pre-season first-team All-Americans. Junior goalkeeper Nick Rimando was chosen by College Soccer Online to the second-team.
U.S. National Team Experience - UCLA's 1999 roster is loaded with players who participated in international tournaments with various U.S. youth national teams during the off-season . Four Bruins (Bocanegra, Ryan Futagaki, Rimando and Tsakiris) were part of the U.S. U-20 National Team squad that advanced to the second round of the FIFA World Youth Championships this past April in Nigeria. Tennyson also participated in the qualifying tournament for the Championships. This summer, Bocanegra, Futagaki, Steve Shak, Vagenas and Victorine earned bronze medals with the U.S. U-23 National Team at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Junior defender Ryan Lee has also seen time with the U-23 National Team as a member of the U-23 pool.


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Airmen from the Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service give a cheer during their annual readiness training event Nov. 5 at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Ga. The Reserve recruiters, who have the best recruiter-to-accession ratio in the Defense Department, recently earned the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)
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-- The Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service, headquartered at Robins, has been selected to receive the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award.
The award will be conferred to the nearly 500 Airmen of the Recruiting Service for exceptional service during the period from October 2010 to September 2012.
Recruiting Service commander Col. Steve Fulaytar said the recruiters have impressed him with their ability to continuously overcome obstacles in their drive to accomplish the mission.
"I've seen them move mountains," he said. "I couldn't be more proud of any organization I've been affiliated with than I am of the Recruiting Service."
With the best recruiter-per-accession ratio in the Defense Department, Reserve recruiters can lay claim to being the best at what they do.
During the award period, they achieved their recruiting goals for the 11th and 12th consecutive years by accessing nearly 30,000 new Citizen Airmen, which directly contributed to AFRC exceeding its congressionally programmed end-strength requirement.
That is especially significant, because if AFRC fails to meet its end-strength, then its share of available defense resources could be in jeopardy.
Reaching and exceeding accessions goals and end-strength requirements are very important to the Recruiting Service, Fulaytar said, but his recruiters won't chase quantity at the expense of quality.
"We have wing commanders across the country who need good Citizen Airmen," he said. "The best thing we can do is get them the right Airmen with the right qualifications that will help them fly, fight and win."
Going forward, Fulaytar said he expects the Recruiters to continue their successful ways despite the potential obstacles presented by sequestration.
"Resource constraints mean we must find new and better ways of carrying out our mission," he said. "We must identify best practices and apply them across our recruiting force."
Along with its many obstacles, sequestration presents a particular opportunity for Reserve recruiters.
Budget cuts may force the regular active-duty Air Force to trim 25,000 experienced Airmen from its payroll. Those Airmen are fully trained and qualified and would provide an exceptional value as Citizen Airmen when compared to new recruits who come in without any training.
"If we can capture their experience in the Air Force Reserve, it will make us a stronger Air Force overall, and that is the bottom line of what the recruiting mission is all about." Fulaytar said.
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One-third of Americans are obese as of this writing. And by 2030, more than half of Americans will be obese, according to some reports.
So if there were effective treatments to fight back this epidemic, it would be an amazing breakthrough not just for public health but for also for investors.
That, of course, is part of the shtick that previously fueled Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) … though now it is clearly just a spitting match between hedge fund managers. But it's worth noting that weight-loss potential was part of the initial appeal in Herbalife stock that caused it to nearly double from 2009 to mid-2011. And if you believe the firsthand account of John Hempton, the obesity-fighting potential of the drinks coupled with an AA-like support group remains one of Herbalife's strongest selling points.
But clearly, in the short-term, investors are taking the tiger by the tail with Herbalife. So what are the alternatives?
Simple: Prescription drugs.
Consider the amazing growth in big pharma across the 1990s and 2000s thanks to innovative drugs to treat heart disease. This included cholesterol-reducing statins like Lipitor from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), and blood-thinning drug Plavix from Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY). Both drugs delivered $10 billion or more in revenue during their heyday.
And from 1995 to 2005, BMY soared almost 600% — without including dividends — vs. 160% for the S&P 500. PFE soared some 4,900%.
Patent expirations have sapped important revenue from big pharma as these heart disease treatments are moving into the generic realm. But a new era of blockbuster maintenance drugs might be upon us in the form of prospective obesity cures.
So what are the drugs and the companies you should speculate in to play the trend? Here are three — though remember that speculating on FDA approvals, the rate of prescriptions and other medical matters is a big gamble where facts aren't fully known until after the fact. Make sure you do your due diligence on all these drugs and stocks before buying:
Vivus (NASDAQ:VVUS) won FDA approval of its Qsymia drug last summer, and is one of the few options out there for investors that involves a current medication instead of a prospective one. Unfortunately, Vivus is a classic "buy the rumor, sell the news" story and experienced all of its run-up in advance of approval — from around $8 to start 2011 to over $30 at the time of the approval news. Now VVUS is half that, in the mid-$14 range after bottoming around $10 last fall.
But there might be hope — investors panicked when prescriptions weren't written as fast as they had hoped, but recent reports indicate that it may indeed be gaining traction and scripts grew 140% from October to December. If you want to bank on this first mover bouncing back, give Vivus a look.
Orexigen Therapeutics
Orexigen (NASDAQ:OREX) announced favorable developments with the FDA just a few weeks ago regarding its obesity drug Contrave. There's still a long row to hoe here, especially considering the U.S. regulatory group demanded Orexigen focus on long-term studies in 2011 and is unlikely to allow Contrave on the market anytime in the near future.
But the progress is meaningful and buzz thus far has been positive — including rapid enrollment in a key study last summer and news just before Christmas that enrollment could be as much as 14 months ahead of schedule. That could accelerate the approval timeline … which is good if OREX has a hit in Contrave, though it will ultimately just result in a quicker implosion if the obesity drug fails to pass FDA standards.
Shares of OREX stock have run up 200% in the last 12 months, but still are almost 20% off a 52-week high set last July. Many experts estimate a 2014 launch if all goes well.
Arena Pharmaceuticals
Another speculative play is Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA). Its obesity drug, Belviq, is not yet on the market, but it's close. Arena is hoping to launch Belviq in a matter of months following FDA approval last year.
However, the trouble of Vivus raises the question of whether ARNA will be able to hold its current valuation after a roughly 550% run-up in 12 months. There are some dependency issues that may give physicians pause, including attempts to label Belviq as a controlled substance that could severely limit the breadth of its appeal — and even has some hatching conspiracy theories that hedge funds are delaying the launch on purpose. So go into this position with your eyes wide open. The potential is big, but there are big risks too.
Anyway, speculative drug and medical device stocks are inherently all-or-nothing endeavors. You bet the farm often on a single treatment, and either it catches on and you cash in or it flops and you lose your shirt. I personally favor biotech funds instead, including the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NASDAQ:IBB) and SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSE:XBI), among others.
But if you want to swing for the fences, these three obesity plays could be attractive.
Related Reading
- The obesity drug rally has started. (24/7 Wall Street)
- Should you buy into the obesity drug craze? (The Motley Fool)
- JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) just called out the potential in obesity drugs at a recent event — particularly Arena Pharmaceuticals. (The Motley Fool)
- James Brumley says Vivus deserves a second look. (InvestorPlace)
- Watch the Qsimia shipments closely while you plot your strategy on Vivus. (IBD)
- What broader insurance coverage means for potential obesity drug sales. (Global Regulatory Science)
Jeff Reeves is the editor of InvestorPlace.com and the author of "The Frugal Investor's Guide to Finding Great Stocks." Write him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.


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