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Thought I'd try optimizing a few settings and first updated my PMS from 1.54 to whatever is current today 1.71, also update Java from version 7 update 5 to version 7 update 9. ALL PMS SETTINGS WERE SAVED / NONE MODIFIED.
I now have the constant video lagging problem i've seen expressed elsewhere, my HD videos stutter MUCH less, but the video starts falling more behind each second. I've also noticed in these cases the PS3 info screen would never show the MPEG2 kpbs exceed 10.0 on the exact same video clip which would exceed 50.0+ on old version. Also ... subtitles started appearing uncontrollably even though I have definitely disable subtitles checked.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- The future of ice hockey in Augusta continues to hang in the balance. The floor at the James Brown Arena is still not working properly, and the city says it's waiting to see how much insurance will cost.
Augusta RiverHawks Coach Mark Richards says he's hoping for a little more hockey at the James Brown Arena.
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Vampires Gone Wild brings together four paranormal romance novellas by Kerrelyn Sparks, Pamela Palmer, Amanda Arista, and Kim Falconer, authors and bloggers at Supernatural Underground.
Kerrelyn Sparks's demure Pamela and sexy vampire sidekick battle the Malcontents in "V is for Vampwoman." Kim Falconer's aqueous San Francisco vampires in "Blood and Water" want nothing from "landers" — unless it's dinner, but that's until Stellan meets Angelina. Pamela Palmer carries readers to Vamp City in "A Forever Love" where trapped Lukas pines for his lost love. When she appears, Lukas will fight to keep her alive. It's been a hundred years since Valiance has dated; all is great until they're attacked, but quiet Esme will shock Valiance in Amanda Arista's "First Dates Are from Hell."
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Valiance's first date in a hundred years is going great . . . until they're attacked in the parking lot and quiet, unassuming Esme turns out to be way more than she appears.
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Well, here we are back at Camp Discontent and Abi feels bad for Artis, the latest victim to be voted off the island. Michael, the accident prone returning survivor, believes he's sitting on top of the world and is pretty darn happy about it.
His decision to switch alliances dealt the death blow to Artis and he thinks he can ride the crest of the wave. He proposes the new alliance stick together until there are six of them left, and then it's every "Survivor" for his or her self. Uh, if you say so.
Morning breaks and Abi and Lisa are having a chat. Lisa is once again saying how she has been loyal to the alliance, and Abi is again clueless. She tells Lisa that she'll be on the bottom with her new group and why would she want to do that (not when she can be on the bottom with her original alliance). Lisa says it's hard to be loyal when you get accused of being disloyal all of the time. Fine, Abi says. She's not going to try any more (that was trying?) because it's apparent Lisa has already switched. Uh, no she hadn't, but now I guess she can.
Reward challenge
The tribe divides into two teams and two players at a time run out and flip over drums. The drums are in three circles. One member of each team runs out and flips the team's drums over while flipping the opposing team's drums back over. First player to have all three of their drum tops showing at the same time wins. It seems impossible, but they manage it somehow. The teams are Malcolm, Carter, Pete and Abi on the red team; Lisa, Jonathan, Michael and Denise on yellow.
Thanks to Abi, who is unclear on what she's doing, the yellow team pulls into the lead, but then Michael returns the favor when the teams are tied and red ends up winning reward, which is a spa day on a neighboring island.
Once they arrive on the island, Malcolm calls a moratorium on the game -- no strategy talk. Everyone agrees, but the real reason Malcolm doesn't want to talk is that everyone he wants to align with is back at camp.
After eating, bathing and mani-pedis, they return and Abi tells everyone how full she is, how wonderful it was, how she felt like a princess. She seriously won't shut up. Way to rub it in, Abi.
Abi also announces she's through with them and she's not going to cook any more. She now expects them to feed her.
Denise tells the camera she can hardly wait to tell Abi what she thinks of her, which she won't do until she writes her name down to vote her out. "Whiners are wieners," she says, which pretty much sums it up.
The next morning, Abi hasn't gotten any smarter or better liked, and the gang is getting restless. Malcolm wants to get a Final Four set today -- him, Denise, Michael and Lisa. Michael fills in Lisa and asks who she trusts more, Malcolm or Jonathan. And Lisa says it's Jonathan. They approach Jonathan about a Final Four with Carter, but Jonathan's not ready to commit. He wants to vote off Pete and Abi, then see what happens.
Lisa thinks he's missed an opportunity, and so do we because Malcolm, Michael, Denise and Lisa now are out in the jungle making a death pact. Michael isn't completely comfortable so he's going to do all he can to win immunity, speaking of which, it's that time again.
Immunity challenge
The challenge is a gradual elimination. First five to get a buoy through a rope maze moves to the next section, which requires getting another buoy through a different maze on a balance beam. First three to finish then move to the water with yet another maze and rope challenge.
Malcolm, Jonathan, Denise, Michael and Carter make it through the first round. Michael, Carter and Denise make it into the final. And it's Carter winning immunity.
Back at camp, Jonathan thinks it's simple. Three vote for Abi, three vote for Pete. If Abi plays the idol, Pete goes home. If she doesn't, it's a tie and a revote and they'll all vote for Abi.
Pete and Abi decide to try to convince one of them to vote for Malcolm. Abi approaches Lisa, but Lisa says it's a great plan if she was still in the alliance with them, which she's not. Pete goes to Carter, who says no thanks. Abi goes to Jonathan, who does well to keep from laughing in her face. Lastly, Pete goes to Michael and preaches how Malcolm is the biggest threat. Michael appears to be interesting and tells the camera that he's rethinking his decision to align with Malcolm. He tells Pete that Pete has never done him wrong, so he's not saying no. Oh Michael.
Malcolm debates whether to play his idol tonight.
Tribal council
The castaways arrive and Jeff Probst brings in the jury. Abi is smiling and waving at the newest member of the jury, Artis, and Probst asks Malcolm whether it concerns him that Abi is working the jury. Malcolm says he's more concerned about staying in the game. He acknowledges feeling threatened, and Pete jumps in says to say yeah, they want to get Malcolm and his idol out of the game, and all they need is one of the other six to flip their vote.
Abi is feeling unloved and thinks she got in trouble because English isn't her first language and that she comes across as perhaps not so nice. Everyone laughs and Denise says that she works a lot with people whose first language isn't English, and they are kind and helpful, two things Abi definitely isn't. Probst says that's a good reason to take Abi to the final -- no votes for her. Denise says yeah, if that's the game you want to play.
Abi is shocked to discover that people hate her. People love her at home. She's so sad and alone. But not so sad that she can't pretty much tell Denise to shut up. And then she cries, for good measure.
Votes are cast, Abi plays her hidden immunity idol, Malcolm keeps his and the results are read. The plan holds and Pete goes home with three votes. The three cast for Abi don't count and Malcolm has but two. So long Pete.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Authorities say a visitor at the Bronx Zoo leaped from an elevated monorail train and plummeted into an exhibit, where he was mauled by a tiger.
New York City police say the man suffered puncture wounds to his back from the mauling. They say he also has a broken ankle and a broken arm.
Police initially had said the man lost a leg.
Zoo director Jim Breheny says the mauling happened Friday afternoon in the Wild Asia exhibit, where a train takes visitors over a tiger enclosure. He says the man leaped from the train and cleared a perimeter fence.
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The two sides are working to determine how much FEMA will contribute to the cost of reconstructing the Waterbury campus, most of which was flooded and made unusable by Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011.
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TAMPA - Todd Mayo and Vander Blue both scored 13 points to help No. 24 Marquette beat South Florida 70-47 on Wednesday night.
Mayo had all of his season-high 13 points in the first half as Marquette (16-5, 7-2 Big East) grabbed a 39-16 halftime lead.
Junior Cadougan added 11 points for Marquette, which was coming off a 70-51 loss to then No. 12 Louisville last Sunday.
South Florida (10-12, 1-9) got 14 points from Zach LeDay. The Bulls have lost five in a row.
Marquette has dominated the all-time series, winning 19 of 22 games against the Bulls. The Golden Eagles won the other meeting between the teams this season, 63-50 on Jan, 28, behind 30 points by Blue.
Cadougan opened the scoring with a 4-point play, part of an early 13-3 run by the Golden Eagles.
Mayo had a pair of 3's during a 15-3 surge as Marquette extended its advantage to 32-13. The Golden Eagles took their biggest lead of the opening half, 38-13, with 2:10 left on Chris Otule's basket.
South Florida made just 5 of 18 shots, and had 14 turnovers in the opening half. Marquette scored 23 points during the session off turnovers.
The Golden Eagles shot 53.8 percent (14 of 26) over the opening 20 minutes.
South Florida got within 20 early in the second half before Marquette again went up by 25 on Cadougan's long-range jumper.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Moving season begins when children get out of school, so the peak is just around the corner.
Although moving can be exciting, it can also be very stressful.
The Better Business Bureau received thousands of complaints about movers each year. And in an Angie's List poll, about 40 percent of folks say they've had problems with their movers. That's why it's essential to do your research.
Check out their credentials and ask for proof of insurance. Also, don't go with the first person you find -- get at least three estimates.
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"The number one cost-saving thing is to be organized," said an Angie's List representative. "Decide what you want to move. Some people, they will go ahead and clear everything out and that is really the way to do it. There's no reason to pay us to come in to move things you're not sure or don't want."
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VAIL - Vail looks like America's Bavaria because it's supposed to.Here's why.Architect Fitzhugh Scott always insisted that the prettiest line between two points is a curve. Scott was standing at the bottom of a street in Zermatt, Switzerland, in the shadow of the Matterhorn. The sheep that moved through that main street for centuries created a curving path as they traversed the mountain.Zermatt's townsfolk built shops, houses, churches and hotels along the curving street.That street was the inspiration for Scott's vision of Vail's Bridge Street, which he drew on the back of an envelope he pulled out of his jacket pocket. Bridge Street curves from west to the east almost exactly like that street in Europe that Scott drew all those years ago.Scott's house was designed pretty much the same way.Scott's Bridge Chalet was designed on the back of an envelope on an airplane ride from Denver to Milwaukee, where he was living in 1961.Scott didn't actually own the lot he wanted, but that didn't stop him from ordering one of his architects, Ted Bishop, to "draw it up!" recalls local architect Gordon Pierce.Vail's first fire?Scott's house was Vail's first dwelling and was also one of Vail's house fires in 1962.Vail's first ski school director, Morrie Shepard, pulled triple duty as Vail's building inspector and fire chief.Vail's covenants were more like guidelines. When you built a house you had to have an overhang and the paint couldn't be paisley. Other than that ..."With so much construction, there wasn't much checking going on," Shepard said.As for being fire chief, when he was a kid he'd worked with the volunteer fire department in Sharon, Mass., fighting forest fires. Pete Seibert, who grew up with Shepard in Sharon, figured that was enough training, so he made Shepard Vail's first fire chief."The job even came with a badge," Shepard said laughing.As fire chief, Shepard made everyone in town buy two fire extinguishers. That's how they put out Vail's first fire at Scott's house.Scott's house was the first one built in Vail, and the Vail Associates offices were on the first floor because it had the only indoor plumbing and the phones worked most of the time.When gas leaked into his basement and ignited, Scott called Shepard. Shepard's wife called a couple other firefighters and they called a couple others and pretty soon the whole crew was there.Vail had an ancient piece of firefighting gear that held about 300 gallons of water. They stored it in the company garage and never knew if the water would be frozen when a fire broke out.Shepard headed for the fire truck and thankfully it started. Everyone brought their fire extinguishers to fight the fire. They quickly put it out.Scott's fitScott didn't always get his way, and blaming local governments for stifling progress and creativity go back to Vail's very beginning.In a spirited exchange with Scott on March 14, 1967, Vail's Architectural Control Committee claimed to experience "considerable shock, but no surprise" when Scott accused them of "interfering," "hampering" and "restricting."Scott was putting together a project for Bob Lazier and found himself limited in the number of upper floor rooms. The control board wanted to avoid "monolithic structures" so as to suggest the "natural, haphazard growth of an alpine village."Vail's growth wasn't haphazard. Of course, presentation is everything in America's Bavaria.Scott accused the Architectural Control Committee of dealing with details that are "none of its business."For its part, the committee said it was trying to make things economically feasible while minimizing problems.Apparently Lazier was fine with all that, while Scott was not. A spirited exchange ensued. Scott then announced plans to restructure the committee. He didn't get his way.Digging a little deeper we find that Scott was the first chairman of that very same Architectural Control Committee when it was formed in the summer of 1962. Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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In June, the Lake of the Ozarks Woodcarving Club members had the opportunity to learn about bark-carving. Two three-day classes were taught by member Loren Woodard of Sunrise Beach. The wood used was cottonwood bark. Students could carve a mountain man face or an Indian face on the cottonwood bark – learning about how to carve in the eyes, nose, ears, mouth, hair, and about the facial measurements.
The students could also carve a whimsical house in the round. The wood is divided into two parts, so that the inside of the piece can be hollowed out and then put back together. That way the inside of the house can be seen through the windows. Details, such as windows, doors, stones, shingle roofs, stairs, and pathways, are carved on the outside of the house. The students learned a lot and enjoyed the fellowship of other carvers.
The Lake of the Ozarks Woodcarving Club meets every third Monday at 7 p.m. at the Camdenton United Methodist Church, with a carving project usually before the meeting. There's also carving at the Laurie Senior Center on Wednesdays from noon to 2:30 p.m. and on Thursdays at the Camdenton Senior Center from 9 a.m. until lunchtime. Beginners are welcome.
For more information on the bark-carving call Loren Woodard at 573-480-2003, and for more information on the carving club call President Richard Wallace at 573-346-3859.
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The Product Quality Research Institute (PQRI) Workshop on Excipient Testing and Control Strategies was held Oct. 11–12, 2006 in Bethesda, Maryland. The workshop was designed to provide industry, the US Food and Drug Administration, and the US Pharmacopeia an opportunity to interact on topics related to the testing and release of pharmaceutical excipients. Results of a recent PQRI industrywide survey on the control of pharmaceutical excipients were discussed in detail (1). Roundtable discussions about the impact of FDA regulations, guidances, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) on excipient control strategies were held, and stakeholder concerns were identified (2–4). Ideas were discussed for potential changes in compendia, guidances, and regulations to mitigate or remove redundant, duplicative, or unnecessary testing on excipient batches that do not add value. Topics covered in this article apply to pharmaceutical excipients that have compendial monographs in United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary (USP–NF), European Pharmacopoeia (PhEur), or Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP).
Commonly used ways to control and communicate the quality attributes of excipients manufactured using a continuous flow process were discussed in a roundtable format. Some current practices for skip testing of excipients were examined. Ways to improve pharmaceutical product quality by characterization and control of physical and chemical properties of critical excipients were explored. Advantages of using independent third-party audits to effectively assess and ensure quality of excipients were described. The issue of excipient manufacturers producing pharmaceutical-grade excipients that are not tested according to USP–NF was discussed. The workshop assessed the status of compendial harmonization and its expected reduction of overall testing requirements.
Each attendee had an opportunity to participate in five discussion topics in a roundtable format. The workshop concluded with a presentation of summaries of roundtable discussions about each topic to the entire assembly. Each presentation was followed by a question-and-answer session. This article presents the highlights and recommended action items for each of the five topics.Continuous-flow manufacturing and skip-lot testing used for excipients in the context of 21 CFR Part 211.84 regulations
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Survey results noted that less than 20% of drug-product manufacturers accept material based on excipient manufacturer's process controls and in-process tests not mentioned on a certificate of analysis (CoA) but providing assurance of USP–NF requirements. This is an area where opportunities exist for excipient manufacturers and drug-product manufacturers to research and subsequently use information and knowledge that lie in the manufacturing process-controls and in-process test-result domains of an excipient manufacturer. Assessment of such information also could confirm or otherwise indicate certain physicochemical quality aspects of an excipient batch or qualities of an excipient produced under continuous manufacturing conditions.


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Marvel Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of "Fantastic Four" #602 by Jonathan Hickman and Barry Kitson. The Annihilation Wave hits as Galactus returns on January 25!
Joss Whedon keeps Captain America grounded in "Avengers!" "Hack/Slash" film adaptation finds a director! "Powers" in development limbo at FX! Plus, new images from "John Carter," "Men in Black 3" and more!
In part two of our look at Marvel in 2012, Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso teases the next phase in Jonathan Hickman's FF masterplan, reveals new combatants in "AvX" and updates on Cosmic Marvel, MAX and more.
ROBOT 6's Tim O'Shea talks with Tom Brevoort, Marvel's senior vice president of publishing, about the company's 2011, including his role at Marvel, layoffs, cancelled miniseries, "Daredevil," social media and more.
Marvel gives fans a first look at Barry Kitson's interior art for Jonathan Hickman's "Fantastic Four" #602 featuring Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the Fantastic Four in a continuing battle against the Kree Supreme Intelligence.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new titles on sale next Wednesday including "Daredevil" #7, "Generation Hope" #15, "Incredible Hulk" #3, "Venom" #11 and more.
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents exclusive advance looks at Brian Michael Bendis and Daniel Acuña's "Avengers" #20 and Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting's "Fantastic Four" #601!
Marvel has provided CBR with an exclusive advance look at its March 2012 solicitations for the Marvel Heroes corner of the MU, featuring "Captain America," "Winter Soldier," "Hulk" and more.
Man finds $12,000 copy of "Amazing Fantasy" #15 in attic! Looking at 50 years of "Fantastic Four"! Alan Moore on his friendship with Harvey Pekar! Pulitzer Prize winner Mike Keefe accepts buyout! Plus more!
The landmark "Fantastic Four" #600 hit stores last week and CBR reviewer Doug Zawisza gave it 4 stars, calling the 100-page milestone "another entertaining, fun read from [Jonathan] Hickman and company."
"Fantastic Four" #600 kicked off writer Jonathan Hickman's biggest story yet. CBR spoke with Hickman about the issue and his plans for "FF" and "Fantastic Four" now that there are two titles.
With Marvel's heavily hyped "Fantastic Four" #600 hitting stores today, the publisher has spilled the beans on some of what fans can expect from longtime FF architect Jonathan Hickman's landmark issue.
CBR News spoke with Chris Yost, head writer and story editor of Marvel's "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" animated series, about what to expect in the show's second season.
This week, learn the surprising X-Men related origin behind the Trial of Reed Richards! Also, discover the hidden truth behind "Knightfall," plus, were the Katzenjammer Kids too German for America in the 1910s?
Marvel has released artist Giuseppe Camuncoli's connecting variant covers for the upcoming "Fantastic Four" "601 and "FF" #13.
Marvel Comics has released solicitation information and cover art for titles shipping in January, 2012, including the latest from "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man," "Uncanny X-Force," "Wolverine & the X-Men" and more.
Marvel's Friday teaser for the upcoming 600th issue of "Fantastic Four" showcases Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting's collaboration for the issue, featuring a potentially grim future for the Marvel U.
Marvel's latest FF/Fantastic Four-themed teaser focuses on the Futur Foundation's younger contingent of Franklin and Valeria Richards, Alex Powers and more.
Marvel's latest Fantastic Four/FF-themed teaser image features the classic Negative Zone-based FF foe under the statement "I don't think we can kill Annihilus." The 600th issue of "Fantastic Four" hits in November.
Marvel Comics has released a second "Fantastic Four" #600 teaser, this time featuring an image of the Inhumans king, Black Bolt, and the quote, "So that's it? Accept... or else?"
Marvel Comics has released a Galactus-themed teaser for "Fantastic Four" #600 featuring an image of the devourer of worlds and the quote, "Very soon, your world is going to be broken."
A jam-packed version of Joe Quesada's panel saw plenty of Marvel news including a new movie-esque Avengers series from Brian Bendis and Mark Bagley, Jeph Loeb's resurrection of Sabertooth, "Dexter" comics and more!
From Joss Whedon's "Wonder Woman" to John Milius' "Sgt. Rock," CBR runs down 22 screenplays that never moved beyond the written word, but could prove to be bona fide hits on comic shelves.
Marvel Comics has released solicitation information and covers art for titles shipping in December 2011, including the latest from "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man," "The Fearless," "Wolverine & the X-Men" and more.
Marvel has released covers for "Fantastic Four" #601 and "FF #13 with the latter featuring an intriguing shot of Doctor Doom and Franklin Richards. Both Jonathan Hickman titles hit in December.
From "Season One" art reveals to Hickman's plans for both FFs to Richard Castle's first graphic novel to the latest CrossGen projects, Marvel's Next Big Thing panel treated Fan Expo attendees to tons of news.
Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting and Marko Djurdjevic spoke with Fan Expo attendees about the creation of Marvel's "FF," Djurdjevic's heated decision to walk away from his Marvel contract and much more. UPDATED
CBR News spoke with writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa about his work on February's "Fantastic Four: Season One" OGN and the "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" musical.
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive first look at "FF" #8 by Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting. The issue hits stores August 24.
Marvel has provided CBR exclusively with art and solicitation information for November's Ultimate Comics, Big Shot, Spider-Man and MAX titles, plus the full FF solicit info.
Despite November seeing Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four" return with the publication of #600, the publisher today announced that Jonathan Hickman's spinoff title "FF" will continue as well.
With (appropriately enough) the release of a fourth teaser image, Marvel Comics has formally announced the return of "Fantastic Four" in November with #600, a "quadruple-sized" issue.
Today's teaser for the November-hitting Fantastic Four-themed project helmed by current "FF" writer Jonathan Hickman features a Joe Quesada-drawn shot of the original FF.
Following up on yesterday's Fantastic Four-themed teaser, Marvel has released a new image featuring the members of Jonathan Hickman's "FF" along with a November release date.
In its second teaser of the day, Marvel hints at the possible return of the Human Torch to the Marvel Universe with an image consisting solely of the Fantastic Four's icon set against a satellite shot of the Earth.
With a new face under Ultimate Spider-Man's mask, Marvel CCO Joe Quesada returns with his take on the character's creation and the overpowering public reaction, plus an exclusive look at the Ultimate Spidey cartoon!
CSBG's month-long examination of repetitive moments in comic history -- such as the Thing's constant attempts to revert back to human form -- concludes
Writer/artist Jonathan Hickman returns to Image Comics with a series of graphic novellas telling a tale of jaded psychiatrists, attorneys and more, starting with "Feel Better Now."
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AnteBa77 wrote:
m.o.p. was definitely the highlight
Stumbleweed wrote: come out and do "Damage" 5 times, I'd imagine that it's hard to keep that energy level up.
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A first draft of this article has been sitting for months in my hard disk. I decided to finish it after reading that Microsoft will offer its operating system and office suite for $3 per machine to developing countries. That made me think of the way the giant software company "helps" these countries by giving licenses of its proprietary software almost for free, and that in turn made me think of free milk. Let me tell you about it.
The Nestlé boycott
In 1977 a boycott campaign was launched against Nestlé to protest for its marketing of breast milk substitutes. To make a long story short, Nestlé's commercial agents in developing countries gave free samples of the infant formula to mothers shortly after they had given birth. They would shamelessly lie to them about the alleged advantages of the substitute product over breast milk, encouraging them not to breastfeed their babies. Since lactation is interrupted if the mother doesn't breastfeed for several days, this forced a dependency on the substitute: when the mother ran out of free samples she found out that she couldn't breastfeed her child any more, and had to buy more infant formula.
The use of breast milk substitutes in developing countries has been found directly or indirectly responsible for several health problems of infants. The water used to prepare the product is often contaminated in areas where drinking water supply is deficient. Also, when the mother has to buy the product she will sometimes use less than the indicated dose to make it last longer, causing malnutrition in the infant.
Besides, breast milk is the best nutritional source for newborn infants if the mother is healthy, and provides babies not only with all the necessary nutrients but also with antibodies that protect them from several illnesses. It also strengthens the bond between mother and child, and causes the release of hormones into the mother's body that delay the return of the fertile periods, helping her space pregnancies.
Thus, due to Nestlé's marketing strategy both the mother and the baby lost the multiple benefits of breastfeeding while the multinational company benefited from their dependence on the substitute product. The boycott campaign finally led the World Health Organization to establish an International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, which forbids most marketing strategies for breast milk substitutes. The case was so clear that public opinion turned against the big corporation from the beginning, and, even though now and then the issue arises again, Nestlé has tried by all means to clean its image.
This is very interesting indeed, I can hear you saying, but what does breast milk have to do with free software? Patience, I'm getting there!
Microsoft's free milk
For some years now, Microsoft has conducted an intensive marketing campaign in developing countries to make sure that its software is used in educational institutions. This includes negotiating license discounts with governments, providing training for educators and even giving their software away for free. And they claim to do it for the sake of future generations, who will benefit from the education of today's students. That's why, Microsoft says, they are giving their software away for free. Free as in free milk, for this strategy has many things in common with Nestlé giving free samples of breast milk substitutes. I'll analyse the most evident ones.
Substituting a natural product
Just like infant formula is a substitute of real breast milk, proprietary software substitutes what is natural for us: sharing knowledge to improve our lives.
Sharing information is as natural as breathing for human beings. The history of art, science and technology is composed of incremental steps that build on previous knowledge. Even completely novel inventions and revolutionary theories are to some degree based on what was previously known. Newton saw further by standing on the shoulders of giants; personal computers exist thanks to hundreds of previous inventions, from the telegraph to the integrated circuit.
Proprietary software, the kind of software that Microsoft sells, is distributed in binary form. This format is conceived to be executed by computers and not to be read by humans. When you receive a program in binary form, all you can do with it is execute it in the appropriate type of hardware. In many cases, you must also accept a license that restricts the ways in which you can use the software, or the number of machines on which you can install it.
On the other hand, free software, also known as open source software, is distributed as source code, the set of instructions written by the developer in a specific programming language like C or Java. This means that anyone familiar with the language can read it, learn from it and try to improve it. Besides, free software licenses allow the modification and redistribution of the code, so that everyone can contribute to its development and benefit from the result. Free software is free as in free speech, not as in free milk.
These features have led to a development model that is completely different from the traditional way in which companies develop software. Successful free software projects, like the Apache web server or the Linux kernel, are developed by a heterogeneous community of programmers. Some of them work for companies that use the software or provide services, some of them are students working on a project, some of them are enthusiastic hackers that work on free software in their free time. There are no marketing departments, sales reports or productivity bonuses. Each community is a self-organised entity with its own rules, and they demonstrate every day that the software they produce is at least as good as proprietary software.
Free software is free as in free speech, not as in free milk
It is plain to see which form of software development and distribution is more natural to us, which can better promote the development of all nations. The adoption of free software, specially in education, is the only way to bridge the digital divide between developing nations and the areas where most of the software is actually produced. Only free software can provide us with the tools to access the information society without leaving future generations with the mortgage of a technological dependence on a private corporation.
Creating a dependence
When the biggest software corporation in the world starts giving away its products, the motivations behind this strategy must be carefully examined. As an example, the Fresh Start for Donated Computers program provides old donated computers with the company's proprietary operating system. If some Swiss bank donates a bunch of old computers to a school in Guatemala, Microsoft will provide the software for free. For a few years, teachers and students will not have to pay to use the software, but when the institution receives new computers, or the licenses expire, what will they do? They are very likely to pay for the licenses of the software they have been trained to use, or they will just continue using the software without paying the license. Microsoft's spokesmen have said in several occasions that the company prefers people using illegal copies of their software rather than not using it at all.
Dependence on breast milk substitutes lasts until the lactation period is over, and it can cause great damage during that time. But the dependence of a group of people on a proprietary software system lasts as long as that platform exists or until they have all been trained to use an alternative system. This network effect is deliberately reinforced by Microsoft with the use of closed file formats in popular applications, like office suites.
Microsoft's gifts are part of a plan to control emerging markets from the very beginning. Once those countries are dependent on the product, they become potential buyers of upgrades and new versions. According to Microsoft's senior vice president for emerging markets, Orlando Ayala,
"...for Microsoft this is an investment in the long term. These are the consumers of the future."
You can say that louder, but not clearer.
Aiming the weakest
Microsoft's marketing strategy has been very aggressive in developing countries, where the need for external help in IT-related areas is higher, but also in less favoured areas in the United States and Europe. And this gift is much cheaper for the software giant than infant formula samples are for Nestlé, since the marginal cost of a software product is negligible.
Many of those who benefit from Microsoft's gifts have their first contact with computers at that time. If they receive no further information they will never know that there are alternatives that can be much better for themselves and their communities. Within these, children and young students are the most attractive objectives for Microsoft's campaigns, since they are, as we have seen, "the consumers of the future".
We have seen how two different corporations use free samples of their products to create a dependence in the most vulnerable areas of the world. Even when the similarities between both marketing strategies are evident, Microsoft has earned the image of a company concerned with social causes, while Nestlé has been the objective of a successful boycott campaign that forced it to change its marketing strategy.
This double standard is maintained by the lack of public awareness on the implications of proprietary software. To make these implications known, and to promote the use of free software in education, is a step towards a world where access to knowledge is not restricted to those who can afford it.
In many developed countries this practice could be called dumping, selling at below cost to harm competition. In the developing nations this prevents many smart, hard-working individuals from selling their skills to support local IT. The money goes to large businesses outside the developing nation. From any standpoint, commercial software threatens to preserve the digital divide.
To promote free enterprise in the developing world, to provide healthy competition instead of abuse of monopoly, and to give developing nations the best bang for their IT buck, I recommend everyone adopt and promote free software.
I live in a developed country, Canada, but we are a diverse nation with remote/impoverished parts with similar problems to developing nations. In particular, small isolated schools in Canada's North can only afford about half the computer seats they need if they use proprietary software. IT should be used in education just as it is used in business: tasks better done using computers for speed, accuracy, and scope should be done using computers. Drills, searching, editing, sharing information are all key tasks of education that computers do very well. Some schools have ten students for each computer. Using FLOSS some schools get very close to one student per computer, making possible many good uses of IT.
FLOSS has many benefits that shine in difficult conditions: longer useful life of PCs, lower power consumption using LTSP, more services available on a LAN because the per-seat costs are less, and lower maintenance costs.
Many argue that what is good for business is good for society, but that fails in an unregulated monopoly. If software companies do not have ethical behaviour we have to impose it or avoid doing business with the company.
Robert Pogson
A problem is an opportunity.
Re: Amen!
I live in a developed country, Canada, but we are a diverse nation with remote/impoverished parts with similar problems to developing nations.
The poorest region of my country, Spain, has one of the highest computers per student ratios in Europe thanks to the massive deployment of free software in schools. You have probably heard about Extremadura and their GNU/Linux distro, gnuLinEx.
Many argue that what is good for business is good for society
Yes, those are usually the owners of companies. They tend to mix up "society" and "me".
but that fails in an unregulated monopoly. If software companies do not have ethical behaviour we have to impose it or avoid doing business with the company.
True. If we don't want the law of the jungle governing our economies we'd better remember that the "free" in "free market" and the "free" in "free speech" are completely different things.
"On the other hand, free software, also known as open source..."
Not quite. While the FSF and OSI licenses are compatible, Free Software is "dedicated to promoting computer users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs," whereas Open Source is "a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process." (From their respective Web sites.) Don't ever let RMS catch you calling him an Open Source advocate :)
Daniel O. Escasa
IT consultant and writer for hire
contributor, Free Software Magazine (http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com)
personal blog at http://descasa.i.ph
I am very aware of the difference, and you'll notice that through the article I talk only about free software except for that sentence. However, in the context of Microsoft's business practices both free software (an ethical option) and open source software (a developement model) are better tools to bridge the digital divide than proprietary software.
It seemed to me that explaining the differences between them would deviate the reader's attention from the main point of the article. Besides, I was sure that someone would bring it up ;)
Brilliant Analogy!
Brilliant analogy, David, and speaking as someone from the developing world (Kenya), I totally agree with you. However, where it reads "Free software is free as in free speech, not as in free milk," don't you think it would be more appropriate in the context of your article to say that "Free software is free as in breast milk, not as in bottled milk"?
distribution model
...don't you think it would be more appropriate in the context of your article to say that "Free software is free as in breast milk, not as in bottled milk"?
Surely you're not suggesting there's an analogy between the breast milk distribution model and the Free Software one, are you? ;o)
India has been experiencing this very problem now for quite some time. As the business owner of an open source based solutions company working out of New Delhi, I find it staggering that 99.999% of all resume's I read have "C, C++, Java, ASP.NET" and "VB". When I put out a call for PHP developers and Linux Admins I got 35 resume's, 34 without any clue what the hell I was asking for ( and not a scrap of knowledge how to use PHP/Linux) and one stating he/she had PHP experience.
Simply put, no one has a clue what non-microsoft technology is. Sometimes I get looks and questions from CEO's of major corporations looking at me oddly about my solutions asking "Is it from Microsoft?" - As if that word implies "Quality" when in fact it is not the case (most of the time). We spend a lot of time fixing crappy microsoft ERP implementations which were done in a hurry and carelessly, and yet businesses KEEP BUYING IT. Despite how poor their solution is, they simply see that word "M$" and buy.
Microsoft is in all the educational institutions here. The only time Linux is taught is when they want to give students an introduction to the "command line". Linux is described as a "Command Line OS". When Linux is taught in RHCE exams etc, its taught along side windows 2003 server, which is inadvertently inserted into the curriculum despite its "Red Had" origins. How can this be I wonder?
The fact of the matter is, Microsoft is loosing in the Western / developed nations (yes while profiting hugely...), we're only now starting to see a change for the good there. But if something's not done about the developing world, there's not going to be a single developer out their in India or China or Kenya who has a clue what open source / FLOSS software is and is about.
And that's really a very sad situation.
The reverse is true, too
Sadly, it seems that the reverse is true too -- when looking for work, either conventional employment or contract work, it's hard to find jobs that ask for, say, "word processing skill" rather than, "Microsoft Word" or "publishing and layout skill" rather than "In Design".
People who train themselves on free software alternatives operate at a disadvantage in trying to find work, simply because of this kind of bias. As a result, most job-seekers must learn proprietary versions of software in order to get work, hence explaining your problem in finding people who've chosen otherwise. It's a vicious circle.
Let's face it...
... we're fighting a war on drugs!
Microsoft are knowingly fostering dependency on a consumable product and its supplier, in order to make money further down the line.
That makes them a drug pusher in my book.
They can't even claim that they don't know it's addictive, or that it's bad for you in the long run, like Big Tobacco did.
They really are nothing short of an international mega-drug cartel! Ugh!
RE: MS Mis-uses Political Pressure, Too
A thought-provoking article! It should be added that Microsoft has gone well beyond hidden-agenda "price reductions" and "gifts". The company tries to short-circuit the buying procedures and even manipulate the political processes of various nations in pushing product and attempting to cut out open source.
Learn how the US ambassador to Peru did Microsoft's bidding in trying to derail open source in Peru in Wired's story here (http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2002/07/54141).
See why President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil accuses Microsoft of "using the tactics of a drug pusher" (http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2447751606.html).
Simply googling the issue turns up much more documented evidence.
I say let's have a free, open competition between Microsoft and open source. But their actions show Microsoft will not engage on this basis. No wonder the company has concluded that after bankrolling SCO's failed law suit, they'd better launch their own (see http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1542865,00.asp).
Microsoft's conviction for illegal, monopolistic behavior has not led them to alter their behavior. The "remedies" failed, and the behavior this article describes is the result (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft).


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Potato Latkes
These potato latkes (or potato pancakes) are lacy and crisp, and they're always a hit at parties and dinners. Serve these potato latkes with their traditional partners — applesauce and sour cream.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings (12 to 15 pancakes)
Keeping kosher: Pareve
1 1/4 pounds large potatoes
1 medium onion
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup vegetable oil, more if needed
Peel the potatoes.
Using your food processor's coarse grating disc or the large holes of a hand grater, grate the potatoes and onion, alternating them.
Transfer the mixture to a colander.
Squeeze the mixture by handfuls to press out as much liquid as possible.
Discard the liquid.
Put the potato-onion mixture in a bowl.
Crack the egg into a small bowl and lightly beat it with a whisk or fork.
Add the egg, salt, pepper, flour, and baking powder to the potato-onion mixture.
Heat 1/2 cup oil in a deep, heavy 10- to 12-inch skillet.
Add 3 or 4 dollops of about 2 tablespoons each of the potato mixture to the skillet.
Flatten these dollops with the back of a spoon so that each measures about 2 1/2 inches.
Fry over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes.
Using a spatula, turn them carefully.
Fry the second side about 4 minutes, or until pancakes are golden brown and crisp.
Drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
Stir the potato mixture before frying each new batch.
If all the oil is absorbed during frying, add 2 or 3 tablespoons more oil to pan.
Repeat Steps 9 through 16 until all the potatoes are cooked.
Serve hot.


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Girl Scouts to sell Antrim camp citing finances
Camp Chenoa, owned by the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, will be put up for sale, CEO Patricia Mellor announced Wednesday.
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Clementine is a port of Amarok 1.4, with some features rewritten to take advantage of Qt4.
Clementine is a lite music player that gives you the possibility to manage your music library and listen to different radio stations.
Throughout its useful tab system we'll be able to access any music file in a snap, as well as listen to the radio or access the folder where we have music stored.
The most interesting tab is the one of the music library and it allows you to create playlists and listen to the tracks we want.
Radio tab gives you access to radio stations: Last.fm and SomaFM.
Clementine is housed in an intuitive interface and it's easy to use thanks to it.
Finally, it consumes very few resources, so it's perfect to listen to music while we work using the computer, becasue it won't slow down any other processes.
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Is the perfect replacement for my foobar2000 from my old notebook with Windows
Very much enjoy the Spotify integration via the API! You can have a seamless playlist of your own library mixed with tracks from Spotify, and the FLAC and cover support are also very good. Hope this sees consistent updates!
Looks brilliant so far.... a few glitches, but definately a worthy replacement for the somewhat outdated Cog.
Love the multiple tabbed playlists, the support for visualizations (works good on my 2nd monitor), support for lots of formats, quite good media library etc etc. It is fast as well, which I didn't expect from a multiplatform softwarepiece.
When placed in the dock, the lovely clementine will show the track progress by percentual coloring, really nice touch. :-)
This is what I had hoped Cog would someday become, so I'm really happy to have found this :-) Thanks to the developers!
keep your eye on this one, folks.


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August 21, 2006
Thousands of educators and students in Columbia County may become victims of identity theft.
News 12 has learned personal information was left behind at the old Evans Middle School.
Documents containing social security numbers, addresses, birthdays, and phone numbers were forgotten in the abandoned building, which may have been unlocked for up to a month.
"I would say to anyone wanting to run a headline on this it would read, 'The nightmare in Columbia County,'" says Scott Hudson with WGAC News Talk 580.
And what a nightmare it is for thousands of parents, students, and faculty of Evans Middle School, and school board members as well.
Hudson says a parent left these documents on his desk.
"You've got names, addresses, phone numbers...it's gold to a criminal," he says.
The parent told Hudson that teenagers playing in the abandoned building found the information before telling her.
"She found her own child's information and social security number and who knows how many thousands of others," Hudson says.
The woman told him the documents were all over the floor in the school, not even boxed up.
Now, Columbia County School Board members like Mike Sleeper are scrambling for answers.
"Right now we're trying to get a better handle on what happened and what is where," Sleeper told News 12.
The old middle school was unlocked. Anyone could have had access to the information.
"We know demolition crews were in there, maintenance crews, real estate agents trying to sell the property, the possibilities are endless," says Hudson.
That includes the possibility that students' credit could be destroyed.
"And no one would think to check the child's credit for years, and by that point the money is gone, credit is ruined, and it's outside of the statute of limitations," Hudson explains. "People without the right ethics getting a hold of this information could wreak havoc."
Superintendent Tommy Price says he personally visited Old Evans Middle School after learning of the situation. While there he did not notice any doors unlocked, but said some windows were out, which may have provided access. Price also said it did look like somebody might have gone through bags holding the information.


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Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres (born 2 August 1923) is an Israeli politician and the previous (until 2014) president of the state of Israel. He was Prime Minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2002, and became Vice Premier in a coalition under Ariel Sharon at the start of 2005.
- There's a great deal of criticism about the United States, but there is one thing that nobody criticizes the United States. Nobody thinks the United States went to strike against Iraq in order to gain land or water or oil, nobody thinks America has any ambitions about real estate. As it happened in the 20th century, the American boys went to fight in two world wars, many of them lost their lives. The United States won the wars, won the land, but you gave back every piece of it. America didn't keep anything out of her victories for herself. You gave back Japan, an improved Japan, you gave Germany, an improved Germany, you've heard the Marshall Plan. And today, I do not believe there is any serious person on earth who thinks the United States, whether you agree or don't agree with this strike, has any egoistic or material purposes in the war against Iraq. The reason is, for this strike, that you cannot let the world run wild. And people who are coming from different corners of our life, attack and kill women and children and innocent people, just out of the blue. And I think the whole world is lucky that there is a United States that has the will and the power to handle the new danger that has arrived on the 21st century.
- . Speech at Harvard University (2004-10-20).
- Until the Yom Kippur War, in 1973, until then Israel didn't have a chance but to fight for her life. We were attacked five times, outgunned, outnumbered, on a small piece of land, and our main challenge was to remain alive.
- . Speech at Harvard University (2004-10-20).
- There isn't a single person in Israel who wants to destroy or harm Egypt. In contrast, there's a whole country that openly wants to destroy Israel, and that's Iran. That is the difference between ours and Egypt's security problems. Egypt is not threatened by anyone. Israel is threatened by the second circle. Israel has never been and will never be a danger to Egypt. [...] Israel is not threatening Iran, Iran is threatening Israel. The situation is not similar.
- . ArabYnet online chatd (2006-02-06).
- The borders will be based on 1967, with the required security modifications. If we take a certain percentage of the Palestinian land, we will compensate them with land. We will not rob their land. Sovereignty yes, but no one would threaten this Palestinian state, and therefore the Palestinians also agree that it can be demilitarized. When the threats on Israel would also cease, I hope that Israel could be demilitarized too.
- . ArabYnet online chat (2006-02-06).
- We reject attempts to create a similarity between the Holocaust and the Armenian allegations. Nothing similar to the Holocaust occurred. It is a tragedy what the Armenians went through but not a genocide [...] Israel should not determine a historical or philosophical position on the Armenian issue. If we have to determine a position, it should be done with great care not to distort the historical realities.
- Ibrahim Kaya (2001-04-10). "The Holocaust and Armenian Case: Highligting the Main Differences". Turkish Weekly.
- Optimists and pessimists die the same way. They just live differently. I prefer to live as an optimist.
- "Serving 60 Years to Life". Newsweek Europe. 2005-12-12.
- Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country.
- Israel's Shimon Peres Calls Iran Weak (Nov 29, 2006)
- The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map.
- . 'Iran can also be wiped off the map'. The Jerusalem Post (2006-05-09). Retrieved on 2007-06-13. (May 8, 2006)
- If world is suspicious that Israel may detonate nuclear bomb and if the suspicion is a deterrent - that's good enough.
- I will confine myself to reaffirming the Israel will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons to the region.
- Your majesty, the king of Saudi Arabia, I was listening to your message. I wish that your voice will become the prevailing voice of the whole region, of all people. It's right, it's needed, it's promising.
- On King Abdullah's Interfaith initiative.[1]
- India represents the new world in a unique sense. Traditionally democracies were trying to bring equality to all walks of life, today there is a change. Democracy wants to enable every country to have the equal right to be different; it's a collection of differences, not an attempt to force or impose equality on every country. I think India is the greatest show of how so many differences in language, in sects can coexist facing great suffering and keeping full freedom... Many of the countries in the Middle East should learn from you how to escape poverty. You didn't escape poverty by getting American dollars or Russian Roubles but by introducing your own internal reforms and by understanding that the new call of modernity is science. In between the spiritual wealth of Gandhi and the earthly wisdom of Nehru, you combined a great performance of spirit and practice to escape poverty...I know you still have a long way to go but you do it without compromising freedom. The temptation when you're such a large country to introduce discipline and imposition is great but you tried to do it, to make progress not with force and discipline but in an open way. Many of us were educated on the literature of India when we fell in love we read Rabindranath Tagore and when we matured we tried to understand Gandhi.
- He is sinister and slippery, always the man in a hurry.
- Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, describing Peres to President Gerald Ford, President Ford–Harold Wilson–James Callaghan memcon (May 30, 1975).


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Stocks to Watch: Groupon, JC Penney, BroadSoft
By Anna Prior
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Thursday's session are Groupon (GRPN) J.C. Penney (JCP) and BroadSoft (BSFT).
Groupon posted financial results Wednesday showing the firm's core business of daily deals remains under pressure, as it produces thin profit margins from its newer e-commerce service. The company reported its fourth-quarter loss widened as revenue growth continued to slow. Shares slumped 27% to $4.37 premarket.
J.C. Penney's fourth-quarter loss widened as the retailer's sales and margins continued to weaken. Shares sank 17% to $17.54 premarket as results fell short of Wall Street estimates.
Telecom-software company BroadSoft gave downbeat 2013 guidance. Mizuho, in a note to clients, said it was "more troubled by secular declines in the consumer-and professional-services business," along with increased operating spending. "These headwinds will deflate earnings power by about 30%, unraveling a key tenet of our investment thesis," the investment bank said as it is one of several that downgraded BroadSoft from buy-equivalent ratings. Shares slumped 23% to $23.85 premarket.
Kohl's (KSS) fourth-quarter earnings fell 17% as the department-store operator's margins were hurt by markdowns to clear out inventory. Shares dropped 3.9% to $4.80 premarket as the company guided for full-year per-share earnings below analysts' estimates.
Molycorp (MCP) said it expects to file its fourth-quarter and 2012 financial reports a couple of weeks late as the rare-earth mining company determines the size of a goodwill write-down that it anticipates will be substantial. Such reporting delays are often not taken well by investors, and Molycorp shares slid 7.2% to $5.79 premarket.
Rentech (RTK) said it plans to cease operations at its product demonstration unit in Commerce City, Colo. as the green energy company focuses on more immediate growth opportunities within the energy industry that do not rely on new technologies. The move, which includes laying off 65 employees and contractors, is expected to reduce expenses related to its research activities from about $21 million in 2012 to about $10 million in 2013. Shares rose 3% to $2.71 premarket.
CommonWealth REIT (CWH) said its upsized offering of 30 million shares priced at $19 a share, a 16% discount to its Wednesday closing price. CommonWealth reaffirmed plans to proceed with the stock sale and debt-buyback offer, even as activist investors Related Cos. and Corvex Management LP–which combined have a 9.8% stake in the company–filed a lawsuit in Maryland state court to block the move and suggested they are willing to raise their bid to take over the company. Shares fell 4.5% to $21.50 premarket.
MGIC Investment (MTG) fourth-quarter loss widened as the private-mortgage insurer's results were dragged down by a one-time settlement charged involving Freddie Mac (FMCC) and as revenue slid. Shares fell 14% to $2.40 premarket.
American Capital Agency (AGNC) plans to offer 50 million shares as the real-estate investment trust looks to raise funds to acquire additional agency securities and for general corporate purposes. It had 338.9 million shares outstanding as of Jan. 31. Shares were off 3.7% to $31.56 premarket.
Medical Properties Trust (MPW) intends to sell nine million shares and will use proceeds to pay down debt and for general corporate purposes, including investing in additional health-care properties. The health-care REIT had 137.1 million shares outstanding as of Feb. 18. Shares were down 3.1% to $14.21 premarket.
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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's tennis team jumped back into the rankings on Tuesday afternoon after a one week absence, moving all the way up to No. 64 in the ITA Tennis national rankings following their showing at the 46th Annual HEB Tournament of Champions. The Islanders went 2-1 against three ranked teams to finish third in the event.
The Islanders were ranked every ranking period last year, and every ranking period this year until last week. But after only one week out of ITA national rankings, the Islanders used a strong performance at the HEB, with wins over OSU and MTSU, to bounce back into the rankings this week.
"I'm very proud of these guys," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "They've battled through a lot of adversity and injures, while really showing a lot of grit, toughness and resiliency.
"We have a long way to go and a lot to keep working on. Our goal is to get a lot higher than this in the rankings."
It is the highest ranking for the Islanders since March 18, 2011, when the Islanders we at No. 60 in the rankings. The team was ranked as high as No. 54 the week after the HEB Tournament of Champions a year ago, and had a program high of 35 following the HEB in 2009.
The Islanders have been ranked every year since for the last five years, and have been in the NCAA Top 50 the past four years.
"We were not happy to drop out of the rankings, " said Moore. "I think it's safe to say the coaches didn't sleep too well, and I'm sure the players didn't either."
The Islanders will be back in action next against Nicholls on March 11, in Houston for a Southland Conference match. It will be the first league match for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, while the Colonels are currently 2-0 in Southland matches.
"Stay blue collar is our motto, and that is exactly what we plan to do," said Moore. "But these guys come here to play on a nationally ranked team, that's why he players and coaches are here, that is our commitment for this program to the University.
"We just have to stay focused on the things we can control; an extreme work ethic and extreme positive attitude and we'll see what happens."
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As part of the preparation for the much anticipated hand-made project, Shillo-Lon received a visit from Lindsay Noble, a freelance graphic designer who specialises in 'community building' and 'environmental engagement'. Within her work Lindsay often uses wood to make amazing signage and interactive pieces. Lindsay has lots of inspiring projects on her website so if you're interested in hand-made design her website is definitely worth a look!


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SAN JOSE -- San Jose State linebacker Keith Smith's performance against BYU made him the fifth Spartan to win the Western Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week this season.
The junior matched a career high with 19 tackles. He had two tackles for loss, including a sack, and forced two fumbles. His biggest contribution was a sack and forced fumble of BYU quarterback Riley Nelson that the Spartans recovered with 1:16 left to seal the 20-14 win.
"He's really played well," SJSU coach Mike MacIntyre said of Smith. "He's a big key in our defense. I'm really excited for Keith and how he's doing."
On the play that wrapped up the victory, defensive end David Tuitupou helped kick out BYU's right tackle, leaving an open lane for Smith to fly through on a blitz. He hurdled an attempted block by Cougars' running back Jamaal Williams to deliver the blind side hit on the left-handed quarterback Nelson. The ball flew back five yards and teammate Vince Buhagiar covered it up.
"It was like a dream almost," Smith said after the game of that play. "Especially how it just came my way. The defensive ends had outside contain, kept them in the pocket and it came my way."
Smith joins defensive end Travis Johnson, linebacker Buhagiar and defensive backs Bené Benwikere in earning the WAC honor. Johnson and Benwikere have won it twice, giving the Spartans seven defensive players of the week over the course of their 11 games.
Smith also was honored by College Football Performance Awards as its National Linebacker Performer of the Week.
SJSU wraps up the regular season on Saturday when it hosts Louisiana Tech at 7:30 p.m.
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VAIL — Perhaps the Southern Utes made it snow. Perhaps they had some help.
It was just before the ski season of 1963-64 when Vail Associates hired the Southern Ute tribe to come to town and do a snow dance.
For good measure they also hired a guy to take the ski company's first crack at cloud seeding.
"They didn't get any snow so they hired a cloud seeding guy," said Allan Nottingham.
The cloud seeding guy's name is lost to the winds of time – so we'll call him Cloud Seed Clem — but everyone still knows Nottingham.
The Nottingham ranch covered what's now most of Beaver Creek and part of Avon. If you've strolled through Avon's Nottingham Park or watched fireworks over Nottingham Lake, it's those guys.
Anyway, like lots of ranchers Nottingham had his own airplane so he could fly around to keep track of his livestock and also because it's fun.
Cloud Seed Clem hired Nottingham to fly him around the area. When clouds started rolling in, and they weren't too high, up they'd go.
"We flew over all the ski areas and he'd dump out this stuff," Allan said.
For the uninitiated, cloud seeding is an attempt to squeeze more moisture out of a cloud. Stuff like silver iodide is either lofted up into or dropped down into a cloud. The idea is that moisture collects around that stuff and falls out of the sky in greater amounts than it would have without it.
Turns out that stuff like salt is becoming more popular, another reason Nottingham was ahead of his time.
"My contract calls for me to seed the clouds today," Nottingham said to Cloud Seed Clem when conditions were less than ideal.
"He called me a damned fool, but I went up there and dumped out the salt and the stuff," Nottingham said.
And lo and behold, it snowed.
"I think I contributed. I don't think it was just the Indians," Allan said. "Vail owes its success to me seeding the clouds."


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Ok, for the past few days my calves have been real tight. I have a district meet on Wednesday so can someone tell me how to get rid of the tightness in my calves by then it would be greatly appreciated.
If you can, see if you can get them rubbed out by an athletic trainer. Of course, it's only two days before, and you don't want to be sore for your meet, so if you get them rubbed out don't get it done too hard. If you can't get that done somewhere, then try stretching them a bit, or using a running stick. Don't stretch too hard, though, you don't want to pull something.
Good luck, maybe you'll wake up in the morning and they'll be all better.
Heat them. That and using a running stick helped me a lot with stretching. Good luck!!
My coach always says its good totake an ice bath the night before a race if you have any soreness. I have never tried it but ive heard that it works from people who tried it.
1. stretch in any free time you have
2. ice massage (freeze ice in a paper cup then masages your calves with it)
3. tiger balm, or icy hot works well to losen muscles
try cramer atomic balm (hot..don't get it on your other parts)
or cramer RED HOT (REALLY FRIGGIN HOT)
I had a little bit of that, and its possible it could be compartment syndrome, if it always happens. but you might just need to stretch more and ice it
I had the same problem a couple weeks ago. My calves and the area below were so tight they couldn't be rubbed out. I talked to a friend of mine and she said needed to drink more water and use a foam roller. It worked great! I use the foam roller before and after my runs and I haven't had any problems since.
I get tight calves sometimes and I still find the best thing is stretching them out on the stairs or any other raised surfaces with something to help you keep your balance, I like running sticks and foam rollers too - make sure to keep hydrated and apply heating and cooling creams if necessary.
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WASHINGTON -- While digesting the season just completed, it's hard to not already begin to look ahead at what next year has in store for San Jose State.
Even those who are departing are looking forward to what the future holds after the Spartans capped an 11-2 season with Thursday's 29-20 Military Bowl victory over Bowling Green.
"It just showed everyone what we were made of as Spartans," senior defensive end Travis Johnson said. "Just to set it up next year and let David (Fales) lead them to another bowl game. That's what we wanted to do."
Fales, the Spartans' junior quarterback, closed out his record-breaking season with another fabulous performance. Expect the buzz around him to grow as next season rolls around when he's one of the nation's top returning quarterbacks.
"He's unbelievable," interim coach Kent Baer said. "He's the best I've ever been around. He's got a heck of a future."
The future, of course, does include some uncertainty. While it hasn't been officially announced, Baer is expected to join former coach Mike MacIntyre as his defensive coordinator in Colorado. Several other assistants are likely to also follow.
"It's been a little emotional the last few days, knowing it's the last time this group is going to be together," Baer said. "That's the nature of football anyway. But there's going to be a few more changes than normal."
Ron Caragher officially takes over now. He was in Washington as an active spectator. He cruised through the alumni pregame party and took in some of the game from the sidelines.
His staff should begin to take shape soon. Wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator Terry Malley and running backs/special teams coach Fred Guidici will remain with the Spartans, although its unclear if their positions will remain the same.
Jimmie Dougherty has acknowledged he's accepted an offer to become SJSU's offensive coordinator. He previously worked with Caragher at San Diego and comes to San Jose after serving as an assistant at Washington.
None of that coaching staff uncertainty can tame the excitement for the players who will return to a team that will finish the season in the top 25, perhaps the top 20, and possibly be in the mix for a preseason ranking next year.
"We've been dreaming of this," junior wide receiver Noel Grigsby said. "You dream of going to a big-time program where year-in and year-out, in the preseason you're ranked. At the same time, it's a lot of pressure. We have to enjoy this win, but in the offseason, we have to get right back on it because that's what got us to moment."
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Trevor Kelly, 24, born on March 24, 1988, died in an accident on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Boyton Beach, Fla.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 212 N. Tulane Ave., in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with a reception following.
He is survived by his mother, Judy Kelly, formerly of Oak Ridge and now Trinity, Fla.; and two sisters, Ghislaine Siohan of Gex, France, and Christelle Siohan of Geneva, Switzerland.
A 2007 Oak Ridge High School graduate, Trevor was an Eagle Scout and an excellent pianist.
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