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US opener against Wang
Roger will open the defence of his US Open crown by taking on Wang Yeu-Tzuoo of Taiwan. He will be bidding to become only the third player in the professional era to win three straight titles at Flushing Meadows. The others were John McEnroe (1979-81) and Ivan Lendl (1985-87).
Roger has never before played the 21-year-old Wang, who is ranked 109th in the world, and he looks set for a comfortable run into the second round. He would then face the winner of the British duel between Tim Henman (ATP 62) and Greg Rusedski (ATP 138). A possible opponent for the round of the last 16 is former world number one, Juan Carlos Ferrero (who had defeated Rafael Nadal in Cincinnati), and James Blake (ATP 5) in the quarter finals.
The US Open will take place in New York from August 28 until September 10.
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Hope you'll win the title again!!!!
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In normal course you should win US Open(2006), third time in succession. You should play your natural game and control unforced errors.
Wish you all the best.
You seem very busy these past few days huh.. Shopping..Practice..Showtime at NYC Street.. Practice..Meeting with Media people..Meet Girls at WTA party..Practice..At Wilson Party..
I really happy to see you all over the NYC...
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I have full confidence in you and will pray to God for your success. We all love you here, the whole family so make us happy and let us be proud once again that we have chosen the right man to support. Tons of luck.
I wish you all the best for the upcoming US Open. May you achieve everything you are longing and working for.
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PHOENIX -- For three innings, Scott Kazmir looked exactly like what you'd expect from a pitcher who was deemed worthy of a two-year, $22 million deal.
The A's left-hander, pitching against the Arizona Diamondbacks, threw three innings, allowed two singles and no runs and at one point retired six consecutive batters without having the ball get out of the infield.
Kazmir did all that using only permutations of his fastball and a couple of curves in his first spring start. He says he won't break out the cutter or the slider until his next time out.
"This is kind of my routine," Kazmir said. "I want to get the fastball going first."
It was going, and it was going down. Six of the outs were thanks to grounders, which was good for Alberto Callaspo, who was making his debut at first base. He wound up with five putouts, saying Kazmir made it "easy" on him.
"A lot of ground balls," Callaspo said. "It was kind of weird at first, but I'll get the feeling for it."
Kazmir seems already to have it.
"He looked great out there," third baseman Josh Donaldson said. "He pitched the way he should pitch in spring training."
Kazmir was the A's biggest cash outlay this winter. Oakland lost a veteran in 18-game winner Bartolo Colon, and they brought in Kazmir, who at 30 is a decade younger than Colon, with the hope that Kazmir's resurrection last year in Cleveland was no mirage.
In many ways, this spring will be the first chapter in the saga of whether this free-agent deal will pay off. Certainly A's manager Bob Melvin was enthused.
"Really, when he throws 92 (mph), it looks like 95," Melvin said. "He was getting real good extension with his pitches."
Kazmir was all but out of baseball three years ago after his career ground to a halt with the Angels, his fastball having deserted him and the Angels finally having had enough. He spent 2012 playing with Sugar Land in Texas in an independent league. But he signed with Cleveland, sputtering through the first half before catching fire in the second half.
His ERA after the All-Star break was 3.38 -- it was 4.60 in the first half -- and his strikeout rate and strikeout-to-walk ratio improved dramatically.
"This is what we saw from him the end of last year," Melvin said, adding that "he had the adrenaline" that comes with pitching with a new team for the first time.
He's now thrown 82/3 innings, allowing three hits and no runs and with getting credit for the A's 2-0 victory, he's now 3-0 this spring.
More than that, he's being aggressive with his swings and not sitting back and waiting to be walked. "At times he'll look passive," Melvin said. "But for the last year or so he's going up there looking to hit."
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Apple crop takes a hit from spring weather
Published: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 9:08 p.m.
Visitors to this year's N.C. Apple Festival can expect fewer apples than last year due to the damage to the Henderson County apple crop from spring weather.
Major freezes that occurred April 12-13 did extensive damage to the apples, said Marvin A. Owings Jr., an agricultural extension agent for the N.C. Cooperative Extension in Henderson County.
The result is a less than bountiful harvest of the prized fruit, he said.
"We are going to be real short, I'm afraid so," Owings said. "The cold (in April) was too much for the trees. We had already set the majority of our fruit and the Romes (apple variety), they were in full bloom at the time, and that's usually the crop that survives. But this year because it was in full bloom, it was damaged as well, quite heavily. So we've ended up with a short crop this year, but we feel like there's enough scattered orchards around the county that there will be enough for retail, which are our direct markets, and the apple festival."
When the weather is good and the apple crop does not suffer frost, freeze or hail damage, the apple harvest here can produce a crop worth $24 million.
But numbers like that for this year are highly unlikely, Owings said.
And a shortage of the fruit almost certainly means higher prices, he added.
"We don't have any solid prices yet, but it's dictated by supply and demand," he said. "We're hearing some of the highest prices we've ever had, maybe 15 to 20 cents per pound and it's usually 5 to 8 cents."
In 2010 when 90 percent of the crop came in undamaged, prices per bushel were $18 for what you would find at a farmer's market and $27 a bushel for apples purchased in a grocery store, Owings said.
The high quality and large size of the fruit was also better than what people are likely to find in this year's crop of apples, he said.
"I want to stress that we will have fruit this year, just not as much and the quality may not be as good as in years past," he said.
Apple farmer Danny McConnell said his farm on Old Dana Road didn't escape the freeze damage, which was widespread throughout the county.
"I think it's affected pretty much most of the orchards," he said. "We've had some damage, but we've got some varieties that came through okay. Our Romes are looking good since ours came in a little bit early and they didn't get that much damage.
"We frost-protected some strawberries planted in front of them and some of that water splashed on some of the Romes that we had, and that helped them a great deal."
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OAKLAND -- This time, the signature moment in another riveting Stephen Curry playoff performance wasn't some ridiculous 3-pointer he splashed.
No doubt, he rained down several of those, igniting mania in Oracle Arena. But Curry's defining moment in the Warriors' 118-97 Game 4 win over the Los Angeles Clippers came on the defensive end. And it illustrated just how determined the Warriors star was Sunday.
With just over three minutes left, he stuffed a pull-up jumper right back in the face of Clippers guard J.J. Redick. Curry then stripped the ball from Redick to force a turnover before screaming into the yellow abyss.
The game was all but over at that point. But Curry was punctuating an emphatic message to the Clippers: they're not taking him out of this series.
It was exactly the kind of performance Warriors fans had been clamoring for, a display of resilience that rescued his team from the ropes after a heart-breaking Game 3 loss.
The Clippers had gained the edge in the series by converting one of the NBA's most dominant players into a selfless facilitator. Not anymore. The series heads back to Los Angeles tied 2-2 and Curry all in.
"It seems like they've tried to take me out my spots a lot more than any team," Curry said. "Which makes it easy to get assists and get guys open. But over the course of a series, I've got to find a way to have an impact."
Sunday, he didn't wait until the Warriors were trailing. He didn't save his scoring outburst for the third quarter, as has become his thing.
He made his first 3-pointer at the 8:09 mark of the first quarter. Then another one 23 seconds later. Then another one 40 seconds after that. The Clippers, already rocked by the racism scandal involving their owner, were woozy from the three landed haymakers.
By the time the quarter ended, he had racked up 17 points, produced two assists and propelled the Warriors to a lead as large as 20.
Curry had been bottled up all series by the swarming defense of Chris Paul, supported with an aggressive trap designed to force Curry to pass. But in Game 4, that wasn't going to be enough.
"You've never seen him back down from any challenge," Draymond Green said about his point guard. "I will always ride with him. For him to come out like that, for all the marbles, with everything on the line, shows that not only do I think he's the best point guard in the game, but he thinks so as well."
Curry acknowledged he's learning this whole superstar thing. The basketball IQ he has been endowed with implores him to pass out of double-teams, that forcing shots is a bad thing.
But this series is also teaching him the burden of being the best player. His production is paramount. His dominance is required.
It makes sense Curry is having to figure this whole superstar thing out. This is the first season he has been the undisputed playmaker for the Warriors. Last year, they had Jarrett Jack run the point and Curry's job was to shoot Denver's lights out.
Now, the best shooter in the game is playing the role of elite point guard, with no backup worthy of taking the ball out of his hands.
"I have to figure out when the moment's right to force the issue and when I need to settle everybody down," Curry said. "It's a fine balance. I'm still learning it as I go along, especially with the amount of attention the defense has thrown at me. I'll get better at it and get more comfortable."
Game 4 was a mental tussle for Curry. He was convinced and determined to be dominant from the outset.
He said he figured out a better way to run Paul off screens. The Warriors also got out in transition, holding the Clippers to 42.9 percent shooting and forcing 19 turnovers, making it much harder for the defense to set up to stop Curry.
But a lot of the difference was Curry's mindset, his refusal to be rendered a glorified role player.
Before, he allowed himself to be trapped so he could get his teammates open looks (the smart play). Sunday, he found ways to create the same effect by being a nightmare for the Clippers defense (the superstar play).
"I think our superstar basketball player was special," coach Mark Jackson said. "I thought Steph just made great decisions."
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ANTIOCH -- Voters here may soon be asked if they are willing to pay to boost the city's short-staffed police department. But before posing that question, Antioch leaders want to have a firm grasp on the facts.
The City Council asked Tuesday night for more information about three possible ways to increase revenue: a sales tax, a property tax or a tax on certain businesses, namely landlords.
The council also requested some sort of residential poll be conducted.
"Public opinion is important. We want to have something that's successful," Councilman Tony Tiscareno said, noting that the price tag for placing a measure on the ballot would be a little over $250,000. "We have to have buy-in from the public."
Antioch is in the midst of what Councilman Gary Agopian called a "crime emergency." The city has experience double-digit increases in its crime rate percentages the past two years, while the number of arrests continues to drop.
The department is currently staffed at 88 sworn officers, not including a dozen or so on injury leave, Chief Allan Cantando said at Saturday's Coffee with the Cop meeting.
City staff will determine "high, medium and low" price ranges for a sales tax, property tax and business license tax, along with a cost analysis for how much it would cost to return the city to its pre-recession level of 126 sworn officers or 144 officers, City Manager Jim Jakel said.
Agopian's suggestion for a business license tax included freezing license payments from existing businesses for five years, while taxing landlords that own more than one residential property in the city.
Councilmembers said it is important that any tax measure have strict accountability standards, including a citizen's oversight committee. They also indicated that it should have a sunset provision.
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Longtime listener, first-time caller here.
I've been up and down this forum looking for the answer to why I can't connect my PS3 to my iMac via ethernet from the Mac itself.
The issue seems to be that unlike the wireless connection directly to the router (which has UPnP enabled, of course), UPnP is not enabled with the wired connection to the Mac. Every other connection seems to be working swell. The PS3 when connected via ethernet will get online just fine but because for some reason UPnP is not enabled, it won't find the Media Server.
I want to stress that the PS3 is not having trouble connecting to the internet via the ethernet connected to the Mac. It's doing so fine. It's just that it won't enable UPnP whereas it will when wireless.
My Mac Firewall is off, all IP addresses seem to be finding themselves just swell (don't even have to force them as per other posts) - Is there a reason why when wired, connected through ethernet to the Mac, UPnP is not enabled on the PS3?


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The first place winner of the Christmas Decorating Contest sponsored by the Sleepy Eye Retail Association and the Sleepy Eye Dairy Queen goes to Mike and Kristi Suess of 705 3rd Ave. East.
Winners were chosen by residents of the Volunteers of America Sleepy Eye Care Center and Countryside Retirement home.
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The McPherson Chamber of Commerce established the Outstanding McPherson Area Eighth Grade Award to recognize McPherson County eighth-graders who are standouts because of their attitude and actions. The public is asked to help identify a deserving eighth-grade student and ensure they are recognized for their courage, compassion and service to their community.
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Love's Kitchen in Meridian is experiencing a significant increase in demand.
Monday morning people were lined outside the door to Love's Kitchen, more than a half hour before it was set to open. According to officials at the agency, some people even sleep outside the building overnight in an effort to get breakfast early.
"Breakfast has doubled or tripled some days. We're getting like 60 or 70 people some days for breakfast," says Love's Kitchen executive director, Fannie Johnson. "Our lunch crowd is getting bigger, but it's changing. We have people who have moved on to other states to find a job."
Johnson says there are also many people the agency serves who work, but don't earn enough money to make ends meet.
Plus, she says some of their patrons are people who are elderly and don't receive enough in public assistance to buy adequate food.
"We have senior citizens who have come and asked us can we give them enough for supper because if we don't they don't know what they're going to eat," Johnson said.
Martha Bell of Meridian was one of the volunteers at Love's Kitchen Monday. For more than ten years she has been delivering hot meals from the agency to elderly residents who live in the eastern and western parts of the city.
"It makes them feel really fantastic. They wait at the door, sitting in the doorway," says Bell.
"This is a great thing because of the poverty level," says Glenn Rowland, one of those served by Love's Kitchen. "When people want to find work and can't get work they can still come here for a good meal and plate to get by without having to do anything wrong. Look at me, I'm a painter and I can't get work and this helps me eat."
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Doctors say cancer nearly killed six-year-old Emily Whitehead until they tried a very different kind of treatment. They gave her a disabled form of HIV, the virus that causes aids. Now, Emily has been cancer-free for nearly seven months, and researchers say this could fundamentally change the way we treat leukemia.
The treatment uses a patient's own immune cells to kill cancer. It's being tested now in twelve patients with advanced Leukemia, including Emily.
Doctor David Porter is the director of blood and marrow transplantation at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine in Philadelphia. He's one of the doctors who helped develop this experimental treatment.
"What my colleagues have actually done is to take the part of the HIV virus that is good at getting into cells, get rid of the part that makes the cells sick and kills them and replace that with molecules that can then target the cells to fight Leukemia, so it uses the good parts without the bad parts," said David Porter, MD.


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Bone Marrow Transplant
Imatinib Mesylate and Rituximab in Treating Cutaneous Sclerosis for Chronic GVHD (FHCRC-2343)
A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Imatinib and Rituximab for Cutaneous Sclerosis in Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
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This randomized phase II trial is studying how well imatinib mesylate works compared to rituximab in treating cutaneous sclerosis in patients with chronic graft- versus-host disease. Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of abnormal cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cell growth in different ways. Some block the ability of abnormal cells to grow and spread. Others find abnormal cells and help kill them or carry cell-killing substances to them. It is not yet known whether giving either imatinib mesylate or rituximab may kill more abnormal cells
Eligibility Criteria (must meet the following to participate in this study)
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of cutaneous sclerosis (sclerotic skin, morphea, myofascial involvement or joint contractures) for not more than 12 months
- Stable doses of other systemic immunosuppressive medications for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment; if a patient is receiving extracorporeal photopheresis, they must be on the same treatment frequency for at least 8 week prior to enrollment
- Receiving corticosteroids at a dose greater than required for treatment of adrenal insufficiency, unless the physician documents why steroids are contraindicated
- Male and female, ages 2-99 years
- Karnofsky performance status > 70%
- If a female with reproductive potential, must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test performed =< 7 days before starting study drug
- If a female with reproductive potential, the subject agrees to use contraception from enrollment until one month after study treatment ends
- Subject has the ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusions (conditions that would prevent participation in this study)
- Total bilirubin >1.5x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 2.5x ULN
- Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine >2.0 mg/dl)
- Platelets < 30,000/ul or absolute neutrophil count < 1500/ul
- Known life-threatening hypersensitivity to rituximab of other anti-B cell antibodies
- Known imatinib intolerance or allergy
- Active uncontrolled infection
- Known hepatitis B surface antigen positive
- Pregnant, lactating, or planning a pregnancy while on study
- Distal extremity skin score 3 or higher as the only manifestation of sclerosis
- Treatment of chronic GVHD with imatinib or rituximab, or receipt of either drug within the previous 6 months for any other indication
- History of psychiatric disorder that would interfere with normal participation in the study
- Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures
- Use of non-FDA-approved drugs within 4 weeks of enrollment
- Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the subject's ability to comply with study requirements
- Uncontrolled substance abuse
- Current treatment with sirolimus
Last UpdatedSeptember 10, 2014
See this trial at ClinicalTrials.gov
Access protocol and consent forms at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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- Whether you are eligible for a research study depends on many things. There are specific requirements to be in research studies. These requirements are different for each study.


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CoverSutra gives music lovers a handy and attractive way to control iTunes without having to leave the currently active application.
CoverSutra gives music lovers a handy and attractive way to control iTunes without having to leave the currently active application. CoverSutra features a powerful music search feature along with global keyboard shortcuts and informative bezels that provide users with song and album details in an unobtrusive way. In addition, CoverSutra has integrated support for Last.fm, the popular social music recommendation service.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: itunes , music , audio , productivity , search , desktop , artwork , remote , player , mp3 , utility
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no updates in months. looks like programming for iOS is more lucrative.
srsly, this is one of the reasons i'll never pay for software again...
Unfortunately I don't use this, though it looks awesome. I tried it about a year ago on my MacBook Pro and it crashed on launch. I tried it again a few days ago on my new Mac Pro and have the same problem. I ended up buying Tracks from Conceited Software instead.
Stable, unobtrusive, & effective -- just used it to rate a song & it occurred to me I'd been using it nearly every day for more than a year and hadn't thought twice about it.
Google's Quick Search Box now searches iTunes quite nicely, as well as many other things, and is free. I don't see why anyone would pay for this now.
I got this as part of a bundle; nasically it organizes some of Quicksilver's functions along with replacing last.fm and GrowlTunes, in a single app.
At 14.95 euro, the price point is EXTREMELY steep for North Americans, and given that the only thing I can't duplicate with free apps is the music search bar, it's not worth $26 CAD. So I'll continue to use it, but I probably won't upgrade to 4.
Today CoverSutra is available for free! Check out the developer's blog at: http://www.sophiestication.com/blog/happy-birthday-coversutra/
Love the app, but now that I have multiple monitors, I'd really like a controller that will stay on the screen all the time. The badge doesn't show on the Path Finder desktop, as someone else mentioned, but I don't blame the developer for that.
You Control: iTunes kicks the crap out of this, and it's free.
For search I prefer Quicksilver.
There is a hidden option for those people who prefer the heart over the note icon in the menu bar. You have to set this using the Terminal application. Do the following to alter the menu items appearance:
- Quit CoverSutra and open the Terminal application.
- Type in the following line into the terminal:
defaults write com.sophiestication.CoverSutra gender 'female'
The heart icon should then appear after youâve restart CoverSutra.
2.1.4 seems to have fixed the problems in 2.1.2 ... but I miss the heart-shaped icon...
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Mrs. Marjorie Turner, 78, of Louisiana, Mo., formerly of Ashburn, Mo., passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at the Maple Grove Lodge Nursing Home in Louisiana.
Funeral services will be at noon Saturday, Dec. 29, 20112, at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services at noon Saturday, Dec. 29, at the funeral home.
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A young player's new friend or an irresistibly cute decoration. This small, charming plush bear is sure to bring a smile to any lacrosse lover's face.
15" handmade jointed lacrosse bear with an authentic lacrosse jersey, shorts and a bear-sized lacrosse stick.


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August 03, 2005
U.S. Joins Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development
President Bush announced on July 27th that the United States has joined with Australia, China, India, Japan, and South Korea to create a new Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development. This new partnership will allow the six nations to develop and accelerate deployment of cleaner, more efficient energy technologies to address pollution reduction, energy security, and climate change concerns in ways that reduce poverty and promote economic development. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman will meet with their international counterparts this fall to carry the new partnership forward. See the White House announcement.
A White House fact sheet that accompanied the announcement noted that an increase in greenhouse gases caused by human activity is warming the surface of the Earth, and suggested the key to addressing this climate challenge is to develop and deploy cleaner, more efficient technologies. Among the energy technologies specifically mentioned in the fact sheet are energy efficiency, methane capture and use, biomass energy, geothermal energy, hydropower, wind power, solar power, and energy systems for villages and rural areas. See the White House fact sheet.


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NYT: In gun bill defeat, a president who hesitates to twist arms
The trip will also reinforce for Mr. Begich and his colleagues a truth about Mr. Obama: After more than four years in the Oval Office, the president has rarely demonstrated an appetite for ruthless politics that instills fear in lawmakers. That raises a broader question: If he cannot translate the support of 90 percent of the public for background checks into a victory on Capitol Hill, what can he expect to accomplish legislatively for his remaining three and a half years in office?
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Museum installs handicapped lift
Published: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 6:56 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 6:56 a.m.
The House of Flags Museum in Columbus installed a handicapped lift last month after receiving grants from the Polk County Community Foundation.
The lift can move up to three people and provides access to the museum's second-floor presentation area, research library and conference rooms.
This project was the final stage in making the remodeled museum handicapped- and wheelchair-accessible.
Storage, installation and construction assistance was provided by Pure Country Weavers, Jackson Towing, the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Diversified Home Builders and museum board members.
"This was truly a community project from beginning to end," said Robert Williamson, museum director.
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Obama Visits Tornado-Torn Oklahoma
It was a grim way to spend a Memorial Day weekend.
President Barack Obama landed in Oklahoma City Sunday morning, greeted by an overcast sky and a pending tour of the wreckage from a tornado that left two dozen dead, including 10 children.
Landing at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Mr. Obama was greeted by Oklahoma officials and Air Force commanders. His first stop included meeting with military families whose off-base homes were destroyed or damaged in last week's tornadoes.
Mr. Obama traveled to the Plaza Towers Elementary School, which was razed by the storm. As he walked near the school, he passed through piles of rubble 10 to 20 feet high and dotted with the remnants of a devastated community – a child's pink parka, a plastic toy camcorder, a baby doll stroller. As flags on the buildings flew at half mast, someone had planted their own American flags amid the piles of rubble.
At a Moore, Okla., fire station, which was serving as a command center, the president met with the families of the children who died in the storm.
"The damage is pretty hard to comprehend," Mr. Obama said Sunday afternoon.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican, joined Mr. Obama on his tour, and described the scope of the damage the state is dealing with in a CNN interview earlier Sunday morning. "This is a massive debris field. It's not just a couple of blocks, it's miles, it's 17 miles long, almost a mile-and-a-half wide," she said. "So it's not just a little area; there's a lot to be done here. A lot of businesses are closed, a lot of people without jobs just because their businesses are closed."
The journalist acting as the media pooler for the president Sunday described the scene near the school as "utter devastation."
For residents whose homes were damaged or lost entirely, the challenge of getting what they need to get through everyday life was setting in.
"In a disaster like this, a lot of people lose their checkbooks. They lose their credit cards. They lose their driver's license, their birth certificates, their insurance papers. They lose everything," Ms. Fallin said in a CBS News interview.
FEMA's efforts are already in the works in Oklahoma with more than 450 personnel on the ground. The agency has provided 43,000 meals and 150,000 liters of water, a White House spokesman said Sunday. The Red Cross and Salvation Army have stepped in to try to fill urgent needs.
"This is a strong community with strong character. There's no doubt they will bounce back. But they need help," Mr. Obama said Sunday, as he encouraged Americans to donate to the Red Cross. "We know Moore is going to come back stronger from this tragedy. We're going to be with you every step of the way."
For many Oklahoma families, the help they've received so far marks only the beginning. "There comes a time a month from now or whenever it might be that people really start having to crank out the money to get their homes built and get the things they really need to replace things they lost," Ms. Fallin said on CBS.
So far 4,200 people have applied for $3.4 million in assistance, the White House spokesman said.
It remains to be seen whether the tragedy in Oklahoma will morph into a politically-charged battle over government spending. Earlier Sunday, Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, said too much responsibility is being shifted to the federal government instead of states in the wake of such disasters.
On Sunday, Mr. Obama appeared to take a different view.
"When I say that we've got your back, we keep our word," he said.


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Learn at USCAP's annual Diagnostic Cytopathology course and take a step back into Southern history and traditions in the picturesque, Charleston, South Carolina. The environment encourages informal mentoring contact with experts in a panoramic survey of hot topics and practice changers that are sure to cause the usual USCAP buzz.
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The 2016 USCAP Annual Meeting — Next Generation Learning. The 105th USCAP Annual Meeting was held at the Washington State Convention Center in beautiful Seattle, Washington on March 12-18, 2016.
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Stocks to Watch: Barnes & Noble, Elan Corp, Affymax
By Anna Prior
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Monday's session are Barnes & Noble (BKS) Elan PLC (ELN, DRX.DB) and Affymax (AFFY).
Barnes & Noble's chairman and biggest shareholder, Leonard Riggio, has confirmed an interest in buying out the retailer's consumer-bookstore chain, raising the prospect that the retailer could be split in two. In a statement, Barnes & Noble said a strategic committee of three independent directors will evaluate Mr. Riggio's proposal and potentially negotiate a deal. There is no timetable for the strategic committee's review. Shares jumped 13% to $15.25 premarket.
Pharmaceutical investor Royalty Pharma LLC disclosed it had approached Elan last week about a takeover and made a $6.55 billion offer after talks with the company, two days before the Irish drug maker outlined its investment plans after the sale of its stake in multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri. Royalty said it had approached Elan on Feb. 18 and met the company on Wednesday with an offer of $11 a share but hasn't received a formal response to its proposal. Elan didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. American depositary shares rose 7.1% to $11.35 premarket.
Affymax shares plunged 82% to $2.94 premarket after it pulled its anemia drug following reports of severe allergic reactions in some kidney-disease patients, including a handful of deaths. Out of 25,000 patients, 50 had serious reactions and five died. While the number of incidents may appear small, it is 100-fold higher rate of reaction and 8.5-fold higher rate of death than the current treatment from Amgen (AMGN), according to Baird. Amgen shares rose 2.4% to $88.93 in premarket trading.
Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) swung to a fourth-quarter loss as the car-rental company recorded charges tied to its acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. However, core earnings strengthened as revenue jumped sharply. Shares rose 5.5% to $19.75 premarket as the company guided for full-year earnings and revenue above analyst estimates.
Pearson(PSO, PSON.LN) said it will cut jobs as part of a new restructuring plan, as the U.K.-based publisher sharpens its focus on digital education and high-growth markets in a bid to restore growth. The company provided weak guidance for fiscal year 2013. American depositary shares fell 7.1% to $17.35 premarket.
Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) has been told by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that its hepatitis B vaccine needs further safety evaluation before it can be approved for use in adults. Shares fell 26% to $2.23 premarket.
Cooper Tire & Rubber (CTB) fourth-quarter earnings fell 65% as the year-earlier period had a large tax benefit, masking revenue growth and sharply higher margins as the company benefited from declining raw materials costs. Per-share earnings growth smashed consensus views amid "successful product launches" and channel diversification, said Chief Executive Roy Armes. Shares rose 5% to $26.65 premarket.
Apple (AAPL) said it would pull a contested proposal from its shareholder meeting next Wednesday, after a federal judge granted a bid by Greenlight Capital Inc. to block a vote on the measure.
Chesapeake Energy (CHK) has agreed to sell a stake in its Mississippi Lime assets in northern Oklahoma to Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration & Production Corp. for $1.02 billion in cash as the natural gas company aims to focus on developing its profitable liquids-rich plays.
Herbalife (HLF) is voluntarily recalling certain lots of its nutritional shake mix packets because the products may contain unanticipated traces of milk proteins.
Microsoft (MSFT) said Friday it was hit by cyberattacks similar to those recently reported by Facebook (FB) and Apple Inc. (AAPL).
SciClone Pharmaceuticals (SCLN) said it will restate its financial statements for certain periods in 2012 and 2011 due mainly to accounting errors at a Chinese subsidiary. The restatement is expected to increase the company's 2012 revenue and earnings and decrease that of 2011.
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"We haven't had anything like this in New York for over twenty years". Wynton Marsalis
The Ronnie Scott's Late Late Show!
MONDAY - THURSDAY 11pm-3am
FRIDAY - SATURDAY 1am-3am
£10 in advance, £12 on the door, £6 Students (with ID), FREE entry to MU, Club members and main show ticket holders
In 1959, saxophonist Ronnie Scott opened the door to a small basement club in London's west end where local musicians could jam. Today, it is one of the world's most famous jazz clubs attracting packed houses and the biggest names in jazz and popular music and Ronnie Scott's welcoming, stylish setting is also home to London's coolest late night hang.
Each night Monday to Saturday, after the main act, Ronnie Scott's presents the Late Late Show, where some of the UK's finest jazz talents take to the stage for a late night blowing session.
Australian born Saxophone player Brandon Allen started playing the piano at the age of 10, then played classical guitar for one year before taking up the saxophone at age 13.
After graduating from Corpus Christi College he was accepted into the Western Australian Conservatorium of Music, studying for a bachelor degree, majoring in jazz performance.
He toured extensively with Dr Bogus and the Wizards of Wonder (a show band) throughout Australia for a year and a half, as well as working with various groups in Perth before relocating to London.
So far, he has performed with Eric Clapton, Mica Paris, Jools Holland, US3, Antonio Forcione, Omar, Hamish Stuart, Liane Caroll, Dennis Rollins, Gwyneth Herbert, Tony Hadley, Candi Staton, Ernesto Simpson, Paloma Faith, Carleen Anderson, Adrian Utley(Porteshead), The BLOCKHEADS, Tony Christie, John Etheridge, Soweto Kinch, Sharlene Hector, Joe Cang, Z Star, Gareth Williams, Will Vinson, Guy Barker, Natalie Williams, Mike Janisch, Laurence Cottle Big Band, Claire Martin, BBC Big Band, Jesse Van Ruller, Stan Tracey, Pete King, Gerard Presencer, Mike Outram, Jim Mullen, Phil Robson, Ronnie Cuber, Lew Soloff, Mark Nightingale, Richie Cole, Reel People, Benjamin Herman, Nigel Hitchcock and others.
Since arriving in the UK, he has worked with many varied artists and groups/ensembles.
He has had the good fortune to perform within the jazz, funk, R&B, hip hop, soul, big band, classical and pop genres. He also work as a session musician, composer and arranger for commercial music and films.He host the Late Late Show at Ronnie Scotts every wednesday with my quartet.
He is the founder and director of The Highgate Jazz with Soul Festival.
Regular member of The Quentin Collins/Brandon Allen Quartet, The Chris Allard Band
The Alex Garnett Sextet, Sunlightsquare, Gareth Lockrane Big Band, Ernesto Simpson's Latin Jazz Explosion, The Clark Tracey Quartet, The Anthony Strong Band; he also leads his own projects The Brandon Allen Organ trio featuring Ross Stanley, The Brandon Allen Quartet featuring Tim Lapthorn, The Brandon Allen Band(aka Double Whiskey at Amnesia), The Brandon Allen Sextet featuring Nigel Hitchcock and Mark Nightingale.
As well as these projects, he also freelance throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia.
He has appeared at various festivals around the world including the Womad World Music Festival, Reading Rock Festival, Isle of Wight, Brecon Jazz Festival, Marsiac Jazz Festival(France), Jazzinec Festival in the Czech Rebublic, the Vittoria and Terassa Jazz Festivals in Spain, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, The Australian Cultural Convention in the Philippines, Manly Jazz Festival in Australia, the London Jazz Festival and various jazz festivals throughout Italy.
He Some major venues played Royal Albert Hall, Birdland(Vienna), the Blue Note (Milan), Bennett's Lane(Melbourne, Australia), Pizza Express jazz Club, Millenium Stadium in Wales, The Ellington(Perth, Australia), Duc De Lombards(Paris), The Rex Club(Paris- supporting BB King), Schloss Elmau(Germany), The Bimhuis(Amsterdam, Holland) and Ronnie's Scott's in London.
Various corporate band work has included performances at the Savoy, The Dorchester, The Intercontinental (Hong Kong), The Mandarin Oriental, The Ritz, Grosvenor House, Boisdales (Canary Wharf and Belgravia), The Royal Theatre in Monaco and others.
He has also performed for the Queen (Royal Variety Show) and Camilla Parker Bowles.
He's been lucky enough to tour throughout Australia, The Phillipines, Singapore, China, South Korea, Spain, France, Portugal, Denmark, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Croatia, Austria, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Bahrain, Holland, Germany, Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates.
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The Virginia Board of Elections says it's gotten rid of close to 40,000 names off Voter Rolls.
Local voter registration officials say everyone who wants to vote will still be able to.
Virginia Democrats have filed a lawsuit in federal court saying that the voter purge should be illegal because mistakes will lead to disenfranchisement.
Many registrars say that measure is over-blown; that purging voter names is not a political issue.
Back in August, every locality received containing the names of people believed to be registered to vote in other states.
Those localities cross-checked every name on these lists and found that an overwhelming majority had moved to another state and were registered there.
Registrars tell me many people forget to notify the State Board of Elections when they move to another state.
State Democrats say the lists have inaccuracies, but registrars like Phyllis Booze in Botetourt County insist no one will lose their right to vote.
"If we make a mistake in taking someone off they can still be reinstated at the very worst they would do a provisional ballet and then if they show proof of residency, the electoral board is going to count that ballot," Booze said.
Because the local registrars followed up to make each voter in question was still a resident of Virginia, 11,000names statewide weren't purged, they were kept on the voter rolls.


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Let Lake Hancock Stay Natural
Published: Monday, January 28, 2013 at 12:54 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 28, 2013 at 12:54 a.m.
I am writing in response to Tom Palmer's Jan. 13 article, "Boat Ramps Needed on Lake Hancock." I couldn't disagree with him more. To place boat ramps on an otherwise pristine lake invites potential destruction.
Mr. Palmer states the quality of the lake water is poor due to runoff and that outboard motors "might occasionally leak oil and gas." How is this occasional event beneficial to the lake?
He also notes how much wildlife exists on this relatively uninhabited lake. Perhaps the absence of human encroachment is the reason wildlife exists in abundance. I have watched in horror as a commercial airboat business on Lake Hamilton has frightened away much of the bird population. The simple truth is people and boat motors scare wildlife.
If the old boat ramp is a winter rookery, this area should be protected as well. Unfortunately, human introduction equals destruction.
If Mr. Palmer's view is truly preservation before restoration, Lake Hancock should be preserved in its natural state.
Winter Haven
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Needle Profile:
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Knit Picks
When I first heard that Knit Picks was producing its own needles, I thought, "Uh-oh, this is the end of the needle market as we know it." I knew Knit Picks would bring a good product to market and sell it at wholesale prices directly to the consumer—it was the impact on the rest of the needle market, and the stores that sell them, that worried me.
But there's no getting around it. These are nice needles, and they will serve a lot of knitters well. Even the early prototypes they showed me at the beginning of this year were impressive. And the final shipping product is equally top rate. [Note: This review was first published June 29, 2006.]
The Notion of Options
So Knit Picks has broken the set apart into, as the name suggests, options. And you can buy them separately based on your own needs. If you knit exclusively with size 5 and 6 needles, you can get 20 pairs of 5 and 6 needles and as many cords, of as many lengths, as you want.
But the key here is that you don't have to buy the whole set. You really can buy as many (or few) tips and cords as you want.
Depending on whom you think the competition is, these needles are either really cheap (in some cases more than half the price of Addi Turbos) or the same (comparable in price to Inox Express).
The Elements of Options
Smooth and lightweight, these needles rapidly warm up and feel comfortable in your hands. The surface is sleek and smooth, although I noticed a bit of blurry buff marks at the place where the needle body begins to taper to the tip. In action, they make the telltale clickety-clack sound of metal needles.
There is no size marking on any of the needles, something about which I have mixed feelings. I immediately envisioned my orderly kit descending into mayhem, all the tips rolling around like spent bullet casings in a Ziplock bag. (Not that I have much familiarity with spent bullet casings, but these needles do have a serious look to them.)
Knit Picks says that you can use a needlesizer to keep track (and yes, they conveniently offer one), but that still requires you to sort through all the tips to find a matching pair. If you use the cable to hold projects, you can either tag them with Knit Picks' handy plastic medallions with needle sizes on them, or you can also tag them with a product like the Circular Needle ID Tag.
But I think you'll definitely want to think about an orderly storage method right up front. Knit Picks just happens to offer a ring-style binder with plastic inserts for $19.99. You could also use a soft tackle binder bag, or those old-fashioned back-to-school plastic pencil pouches that slip into three-ring binders. But you will need to commit to something.
Making the Connection
The key slips through a tiny hole in the base of the needle and gives you extra leverage as you screw the needle into the cord. I found the key was pretty essential. At first I just screwed the pieces together and started knitting, but they kept coming unscrewed. I used the tightening key and the unscrewing stopped. (And if you lose your key, just use the end of a slender paperclip instead.)
If you're a lace knitter, you can also use that hole to carry a lifeline through your work. You just slide the new yarn through the hole and knit your row as usual, with the lifeline naturally trailing through the whole row. (But note that this technique also secures other things like closed stitch markers.)
The join itself is smooth and snag-free.
Cables and Tips
More noticeable than the cable, however, are the tips. These suckers are sharp. Here's a close-up of the Knit Picks tip (top) and the Addi Turbo tip (bottom) to show you what I mean. These sharp tips invite lacework and any chance to navigate elaborate decreases where tip precision really counts. If you tend to knit bulky, loosely spun single-ply yarns, however, these sharp tips may snag. You'll just have to test them out and see, since people's knitting styles vary so dramatically.
Also, if your knitting technique involves any contact with the tip of the needle (I know some people like to push the tip down with their index finger), you'll definitely go through a break-in period of soreness and blisters. The resulting callous may be well worth it, though.
The Drawbacks
To get the needles under the elastic, you have to dig under the elastic with the tip of the needle. The sharp needle tips (and these are sharp) started to wear away at the paper underneath. Meanwhile the sticky flap on the plastic sleeve kept sticking to the uncoated back side of the paper. When I pulled the sticky flap off the paper, it ripped off some of the paper in the process, thereby eliminating the sticky flap. I know they chose these materials to keep the price low, but I found it a bit too flimsy.
Second, one of the larger needles in my set had a dent. I've never seen this before, and it seemed to be a production fluke—but the Knit Picks folks took the feedback very seriously. I trust that if you received a dented needle they'd replace it, no questions asked.
And third, the shortest cable is 24". Other interchangeable kits give you at least one shorter option (the Denise kit gives 5", 9", 12", 14", 16", and 19" options). Also, unlike the Denise kit, you can't connect cables to make a longer main cable. The longest cable is 60"—but this should be fine for most uses except large afghans.
Other Options
The DPNs are a dream come true for people who love knitting socks on teensy needles. They're strong and lightweight and exceptionally pointed. So pointed, in fact, that I brought them on a recent plane ride to see if security would complain. (They didn't.)
The circulars are similarly helpful for fine-gauge knitters except that the cable lengths only span from 16" to 24" to 32". To knit using the magic loop technique, you really need a longer cord than that—most people work within the 36" to 47" cable realm. I know requests have been made to Knit Picks, and I suspect a longer cord is already in the works.
Opinions on Options
I won't venture to speculate where the truth lies, or if there even is a single truth to the situation. But I do know this is an ongoing concern for many, and that the introduction of these needles will bring yet more debate to the surface.
But there's no avoiding one fact: These needles are a great product.
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$3.99 for two cables, four end caps, and torque key
$3.99 to $6.99 for needle tips depending on needle size
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PS3MS does not work with MP3 files on the xbox 360.
If you want to play your MP3 music in xbox 360 recommend that you install another program such as JRiver Media Center, or try using the media to share their own windows, because the PS3MS does not work at all.
If someone managed to make it work does not teach, for it has nothing on the internet showing that someone has achieved.
I've tried even put all the songs in one folder to see if he found the music and still found nothing.
If the songs are in folders then there is that does not work the same.
The PS3MS have to fix this problem and create a mini database of music information so that they appear correctly on the Xbox 360.
But no one has ever done anything to fix this problem that has existed since 2005.


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Some of Santa's reindeer have made a stop in the Poconos to add some magic to the holiday season.
The fourth annual Magical Fireside Christmas Extravaganza at the Inn at Pocono Manor has all the holiday enjoyment that includes some baby reindeer and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.
"This is our fourth season, and it's grown in popularity," said Greg Corvelle, assistant general manager of The Inn at Pocono Manor. "We do the same thing every year, but tweak it a little every year."
The popular event includes holiday music, crafts and lots of fun for kids.
"There are train rides with a conductor, horse-drawn carriage rides, reindeer-in-training the kids can feed and pet. The reindeer are one of our main attractions," Corvelle said. "There's a bonfire with s'mores kits you can purchase, face painting, cookie decorating, ornament making, and pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus."
The main lodge is decorated with festive holiday decorations and lights, and Christmas music can be heard all around. A friendly competition between hotel employees can be seen at the event. Gingerbread is the theme of the contest.
"We have a gingerbread village done by our employees. We have a contest every year and pay money to the winners," Corvelle said. "There's a monster gingerbread house that changes a little every year."
The event is open to locals and out-of-town guests. Corvelle wants the locals to know you don't have to be a hotel guest to enjoy the holiday family fun.
If you are a hotel guest, there's a little extra holiday fun that can happen.
"If you are a hotel guest, you can get an elf turndown service," said Corvelle. "They bring milk and cookies and read a story and tuck the kids in. We have 11 elves. People flock to us because of this."
If you visit the hotel for the holiday fun before Christmas Eve, make sure to bring a camera because there are two special guests wandering around.
"Santa and Mrs. Claus are here up until Christmas Eve," Corvelle said. "You can take pictures with them."
And the best part is that it fits a family's wallet. "It's good, cheap family fun," Corvelle said.
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The incident happened at 9:40 a.m. in the 12000 block of Mulholland Drive just west of Skyline Drive, leaving the woman trapped in her vehicle against a tree for nearly an hour, said LAFD spokesman Erik Scott.
Firefighters found the woman hanging by her seatbelt, upside down. Fire officials say her seatbely probably saved her from being ejected from her car as it tumbled down the hillside.
The rescue took the efforts of 50 firefighters to help secure the car and the safely extricate the woman from her vehicle, Scott said. They had to carry her some 300 feet up a muddy hillside.
The condition and identity of the woman has not been released, but she was transported to a local hospital.
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#1 / Origin Trips
Colby Barr (Green Buyer, Co-Owner) and Sean White (Head Roaster) are headed to El Salvador next week, immediately followed by an extended trip to Ethiopia and Kenya. They'll be meeting up with our producers and tasting hundreds of great coffees as they work to focus in on what lots we'll be buying this year. Stay tuned for trip reports and pictures right here on the blog in the coming weeks!
#2 / Free Cuppings at 41st
The cuppings at our 41st avenue cafe are hands-down the best way to stay on top of our rotating offering list. Every Friday at noon, one of our super fun staff members leads the cupping. It's totally free, and allows for learning all about each coffee's origin, while tasting the unique differences between each one. No sign ups required, just stop in and join in the fun.
#3 / Bike Races
We just finished up sponsoring the Surf City Cyclocross Series. It was a great time! Sean rips on a bike, and always finishes up near the top in the elite classes. Ryan and I decided to join him by racing with the beginners this past weekend. Hopefully people don't judge Verve by our Cyclocross finishes… big E for effort though, and we can't wait until next year to give it another go. Thanks to Surf City Cyclocross, and to everyone who came out and made the races so fun for us to be a part of. We'll definitely be seeing you next year!


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Nike NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger Men's Game Jersey
The Nike NFL Game Jersey is inspired by your favorite players' home jersey. This NFL jersey will keep you comfy no matter where you watch the game! Features no-tag neck label and strategic ventilation zones for maximum breathability. This NFL jersey with bold color detail will soon become your favorite for game day. Player number on the front and back let you root for your favorite team in style!


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Dealpolitik: Icahn Seeks to Use Poison Pill as a Weapon Against Oshkosh
Say what you like about Carl Icahn, but there is no doubt he is a brilliant tactician in the hand-to-hand combat of takeovers. On Thursday he announced an unusual gambit that effectively uses Oshkosh's poison pill—which operates to thwart his $32.50 per share tender offer for Oshkosh shares—as a sword against Oshkosh management.
Icahn has been fighting with Oshkosh since last year. He unsuccessfully sought board seats in a proxy fight at the 2011 annual meeting and started his $32.50 per share offer for "any and all" Oshkosh shares in October of this year. The offer was made subject to certain conditions, including one which can't be met until the next annual meeting: that Icahn's nominees are elected to the board at this year's annual meeting.
But even if Icahn were to waive that condition, because the Oshkosh board has adopted a poison pill which effectively caps Icahn's ownership at 10%, Icahn can't buy any shares in the tender offer without board cooperation. And the board says the offer significantly undervalues the company.
Meanwhile, two analysts this week issued research siding with management.
But the chess game isn't over. Thursday, Icahn emphasized to shareholders that if 25% of the outstanding Oshkosh shares are tendered into his offer (more on how they can do that below), he would soldier on with his $32.50 offer and try to change the board to eliminate the poison pill. Otherwise, Icahn says, he will walk away. The 25% tender objective isn't new. When he first announced the offer he promised to extend the offer and fight the proxy battle to get control of the board if the threshold were met. What is new is his announcement Thursday that he would give up if he doesn't receive this level of tenders.
The 25% condition is entirely self-imposed. In most tender offers almost no shares are tendered until the conditions are close to being fulfilled.
Why is this a brilliant move? Because Icahn can't buy the shares anyway so shareholders have no risk in tendering their shares. The poison pill effectively prohibits Icahn from buying shares and the offer is conditioned on, among other things, the company pulling the pill. The company isn't likely to pull the pill and even if it did (and Icahn waived the condition requiring a change in the board), Icahn would be required to extend his offer for a few days to give shareholders the right to change their minds.
Because the law requires shareholders to have withdrawal rights throughout a tender offer, shareholders can tender Monday and ask for their shares back on Tuesday.
So by tendering their shares, shareholders aren't committing to accepting Icahn's $32.50 price. They can make that decision down the road when they vote on this year's proxy fight and when deciding whether to tender at a time Icahn can actually buy the shares.
What shareholders are being asked to do is essentially to vote on a plebiscite on whether Icahn should continue his efforts to take over the company or go away. That is very different from committing to selling at the tender price because shareholders sometimes like agitation from aggressive investors. The fight tends to be good for the price of the stock—at least in the short term. And it may ultimately pressure management to sell the company or engage in some other type of transaction which may increase value to shareholders. For example, the Oshkosh board earlier this month announced that, presumably in response to Icahn's bid, it would expand its buyback program to $300 million of shares over the next 12 to 18 months.
So even though Icahn may not have sufficient support for his $32.50 per share tender offer, Icahn is using the pill, which was implemented to block the offer, to change the conversation. Do the shareholders want Icahn to stay and agitate?
As Icahn has said in his own press release:
However, from the time you tender your shares up until the time we become irrevocably obligated to pay you the offer consideration, you may withdraw any and all tendered shares at any time. Said another way, if you wish to "ride along with us" then even if you tender now, which will show your support for our campaign, you can withdraw your shares up to the last day of our tender offer.
As he threatens to walk away unless he gets the tenders of 25% of the shares on Monday, Icahn may still lose. But it is a brilliant move using the tools available to him.


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Avid Tamagatchi and fine-toothed comb collector Donald Trump knows a thing or two about the word "loser." Namely, Donald Trump knows when it can best be used to describe a person, place, business, television show, or thing.
For several months now, the Don has taken to Twitter to tell journalists, celebrities, and organizations his finely nuanced opinions about their work.
The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama:
Celebrities who attach Mitt Romney:
@Cher attached @MittRomney. She is an average talent who is out of touch with reality. Like @ Rosie O'Donnell, a total loser!
Talentless journalist hacks:
Sheena Monnin, former Miss Pennsylvania USA:
Humble people:
So if all of these people are losers, then what does it take to be a winner? The Don explains:
Don't let that fool you, though, because P.S.—you're a loser.
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Amazing real-time 3D Album art visualizer!
Includes ability to email app to friends. It is TINY...! It displays the front, autogenerates a back cover with song list ( which indicates which song is playing )and also the spines.
And it is VERY customizable. You can set the speed from 0 to too-fast with a single glancing blow of the mouse pointer. Also change direction and axis of rotation.
Enjoy and spread...!
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Tags: itunes , 3d , visualizer , album , cover , audio
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Thanks, the new 2.0 version works indeed on Intel Macs and is very slick.
Works like a champ on my Intel iMac.
My absolute favorite iTunes viz plugin, BTW. Especially now that it displays lyrics. Activating this and putting it full screen beats the socks off of Front Row.
Just what I was looking for. Too bad it doesn't seem to work at all on Intel Macs.
Only now do I realize, dumbell, that you have to click the I Use This "button" to register my approval. I wonder how many people, like me, think the counter goes up if I click the I Love This button, which is NOT hidden away!
The performance of this app is incredible. And it is so small you can email it to anybody. It is hard to believe. I guess it does it all with the Mac core-whatever graphics.
The About window can be minimized to the desktop â"if only it would do so with a transparent background!


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All countries signatory to the Budapest Treaty must recognize the deposit of biological material with any IDA. Standard patent deposit, which meets the requirements of the USPTO, is also available. Versatile storage. ATCC accepts the following biological material for patent purposes: algae, animal viruses, bacteria, bacteriophages, cell lines, cloned genes, nonhuman embryos, filamentous fungi, hybridomas, plant tissue cultures, plant viruses, purified DNA, protozoa, genomics materials (clones, vectors, libraries, etc.), seeds, and yeasts. Security and confidentiality. Our facility is specially designed for secure long-term storage of biological materials. All deposits are strictly confidential until the patent issues. How to deposit The first step in depositing materials for patent purposes is to contact the Patent Depository prior to shipping your biological materials. 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In general, the assessment process at Montana Tech consists of a twofold, annual cycle; gathering relevant data, where the data is obtained by subdividing broad themes, objectives and learning outcomes into measurable performance indicators, and then implementing actions based on the data. This process is then repeated to assess the efficacy of the actions.
For more information, view the Program Review page.
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The purpose of this thread is to make superbosses that will be found in the bonus zones of Sonny 3. These superbosses should be very difficult, requiring specific and elaborate strategies to beat, and have little or no relevance to the game plot.
However, before you submit your idea, there is one thing you should know. Superbosses are supposed to be difficult. They are NOT supposed to be impossible. If you create a superboss with utterly ridiculous amounts of health, focus, damage, etc, to the extent that this makes the superboss impossible to defeat at any feasible level, your post can and will be flagged as spam.
When you submit an idea for a superboss, you should list the HP and Focus that superboss has, its moves, as well as any other relevant information about the superboss. Remember, all enemies in Sonny can only have 8 abilities on their ability wheels. When describing an ability, please list its element, the amount of Focus it costs, its cooldown time, its effects, when it will be used, etc. Those abilities should make your superboss unique and interesting; your superboss should not just be some generic monster that only attacks with brute strength.
Here is an example of a superboss:
Grand Master: 100,000 HP, 300 Focus
Blood Strike (Physical, 0 Focus, cooldown 0 turn): Physical attack for 150% of his Strength and 50% of his Speed. Drains HP on a 1:1 ratio.
Toxic Blast (Poison, 25 Focus, cooldown 2 turns): Poisonous bolt for 50% of his Strength and 50% of his Instinct, and deals DoT for 9 turns equal to 50% of his Instinct.
Deflagrate (Fire, 50 Focus, cooldown 4 turns): A large fireball that hits for 250% of his Strength and 250% of his Instinct.
Glaciate (Ice, 25 Focus, cooldown 2 turns): An icy blast for 50% of his Instinct and 50% of his Speed, and stuns the target for 4 turns.
Electrocute (Lightning, 20 Focus, cooldown 1 turn): Lightning bolt for 150% of his Instinct, and drains 100 Focus. Will more likely be used when under 150 Focus.
Anathema (Shadow, 50 Focus, cooldown 3 turns): A blast of darkness for 100% of his Instinct and 100% of his Speed, and reduces the target's Strength, Instinct, and Speed by 20% for 9 turns. This debuff cannot stack.
Diamond Form (Earth, 0 Focus, cooldown 8 turns): Heals self for 20% of max HP, restores full Focus. Gives self a 5-turn buff that reduces damage from every single source by 5000, increases Strength by 50%, decreases Speed by 50%, and disallows the use of abilities that require Focus; in this form, all of his damage becomes Earth-elemental. This buff cannot be dispelled. Will only be used when under 50% HP, or when he's out of Focus.
Supernova (Cosmic, 300 Focus, cooldown 0 turn): Does not miss. A galactic explosion that hits for 1000% of his Strength, 1000% of his Instinct, and 1000% of his Speed. Will always use this when he has full Focus.
Like Sinjid, the Grand Master will always one-shot one of your teammates when he has full Focus. His regular attack always drains HP and heals himself. He can use DoT, stun, debuff, and deal massive damage, and he can drain the Focus of your team. When his HP goes below half, he'll enter this tank form, reduce all incoming damage, and only use his regular attack to heal himself. Should be pretty difficult to beat.


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Old people make the world go 'round. In this clip from this morning's Today Show, the seemingly senile Bill Cosby tells Meredith Vieira that she's got a "load in her pants." How did Meredith retaliate? With a bitch slap.
I'm secretly hoping Bill pulls a Michaele Salahi style "I'm Being Abused On Daytime TV" rant after this incident.


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Surprise hiring: Bielema agrees to leave Wisconsin for Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas. Bielema will sign a multi-year contract soon, according to the person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the school had not yet made an official announcement.


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March is the month of the CrossFit Open, an exciting time for CrossFit enthusiasts like me.
What�s the� CrossFit Open?� From March 6th-April 7th t138,000 people�including 25,000 Masters�will be competing in the CrossFit Open. During the Open, a new workout is released online each week and athletes have some days to complete the workout and submit their scores online. You can either take part at a CrossFit affiliate or submit a video of your workout. After the Open, top performers advance to regional events, including 12 such events in North America.
What�s a typical workout look like in the Open? Well, there�are�no typical CrossFit workouts�one of the things I love about the whole thing. But here�s a what the first workout of the 2013 CrossFit Open looks like.
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Spotify reviewEditor's Choice
Spotify has come of age with new features for playlists, video and podcasts.
Spotify has come of age with new features for playlists, video and podcasts.
UpdatedMicrosoft Edge (formerly known as Project Spartan) has some new features, but it's still no Chrome replacement.
Trying to bring some Spotify thinking to the magazine business, Readly is still caught up in inky thinking.
Mini ReviewIs the latest edition of Parallels Desktop 9.0 for Mac worth the upgrade?
Unlimited listening and offline syncing means you can put as many songs as you like onto your devices. But can it beat Spotify?
Finally you can edit PDFs in the official Adobe PDF tool, as well as signing and filling in forms
The latest version of Desktop for Mac from Parallels boasts speed improvements and other enhancements such as support for 32GB of RAM. Is the higher price tag worth it?
The latest virtualisation tool from VMWare is Fusion 5. It comes less than a year since version 4, and as such, has only received a light brush of new headline features. Is it worth upgrading?
If you need to run Windows or Linux on your Mac, Parallels Desktop 7 is a great way to set about it.


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MOUNDRIDGE — At 2:38 p.m. Tuesday, an officer arrested Spencer G. Stucky, 23, on a McPherson District Court warrant for domestic battery. He was released from the McPherson County Jail after posting $750 bond.
At 4:43 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy arrested Shane M. Boden, 34, on McPherson District Court warrants for felony theft, misdemeanor theft and criminal damage to property. He was released from the McPherson County Jail on $1,000 bond.
For more information, see Thursday's edition of The McPherson Sentinel or visit the E-edition of The McPherson Sentinel available on the website.
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CLAYTON -- Chris Thorsen's style as a law enforcement official may best be illustrated by how he handled a crisis three years ago when he was chief of police in Oakley.
An officer-involved shooting of a suicidal man armed with a BB gun left his already thinly-staffed department so undermanned that Thorsen promptly left a dinner engagement, went to work and responded to calls in his three-piece suit.
"That's exactly who he is," said Clayton City Manager Gary Napper, who hired Thorsen as his city's police chief this month. "That's the cut of his fabric, if you will. It's a perfect fit for Clayton."
Thorsen, 49, was reminded of that chaotic night on Monday as he packed up his Pittsburg office after a 26-year career with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.
"That's what you do in a small community," Thorsen said. "There's no job too big or too small."
Thorsen begins as Clayton's 12th police chief Nov. 30. He replaces Dan Lawrence, who is retiring after seven years as chief in a 40-year career in law enforcement.
Thorsen was among 22 applicants from across the state and western region of the country who applied for the job. A narrowed field of eight applicants was interviewed by a community panel and a panel of past and present law enforcement officials, which recommended two candidates for Napper's consideration.
No internal candidates applied.
There is little Thorsen hasn't done in his 26 years of service. He's been a beat cop, jailer, detective, SWAT team member, and sergeant in charge of training.
But Thorsen said his greatest assignment to date was the five-and-a-half years he was chief of police in Oakley, which contracts with the Sheriff's Office for police services.
Thorsen oversaw a period of growth within the Oakley department but was promoted to captain within the Sheriff's Office just as the economic recession began to take hold of city governments.
"He didn't want to leave and we didn't want him to," said Oakley City Manager Bryan Montgomery. "I even met with then-Sheriff (Warren) Rupf on two occasions and asked him to consider the promotion to captain and still keep him in Oakley."
The small-town atmosphere of Clayton is what drew him to apply, Thorsen said.
Thorsen, who will oversee a department of 11 sworn officers including himself, plans to emphasize community policing and encourage officers to get out of their patrol cars and meet residents.
"I really believe that the smaller municipalities are one of the few areas where government works the way it's supposed to work," said Thorsen. "You represent the people and you know who your constituents are."
Thorsen will be officially sworn in at the Dec. 4 City Council meeting, which starts at 7 p.m.
"Clayton residents will be getting a friendly and easy-to-get-along-with chief that is also technically competent," said Montgomery. "It is a powerful combination."
David DeBolt covers Concord and Clayton. Contact him at 925-943-8048. Follow him at Twitter.com/daviddebolt.
Age: 49
Experience: 26 years in Contra Costa Sheriff's Office, including five years as Oakley police chief
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, Union Institute and University


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There have been major changes in Donna and my life and all was quite unexpected. Definitely a priority-changing thing. After a year of living in Denver connected to oxygen supplement, sea level is wonderful. I can do nearly all daily activities without extra O2, although a little slower. We'll do more testing in December but I think I'm holding my own for now with IPF.
Donna and I have some interviews for part-time jobs coming up next week and B of A is willing to do a major loan modification so things are looking brighter.
Your generosity is overwhelming. The Carrs, Schardts and Marshals are down here and we talk a lot about the amazing times that happened in Breckenridge. Nothing in the world could replace the '70s, '80s and '90s in Happy Valley.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Eric Franzen,
Miramar Beach, Fla.