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This Day In Wrestling History – June 18th
2006 – Minoru wins the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Tournament, defeating Tiger Mask IV in the final
In 1994, the WWF Hall of Fame Ceremony is held in Baltimore, Maryland. The Class of 94 are:
– Arnold Skaaland
– Bobo Brazil
– Buddy Rogers
– Chief Jay Strongbow
– Freddie Blassie
– Gorilla Monsoon
– James Dudley
In 1995, WCW's The Great American Bash was held in Dayton, Ohio
– The Renegade defeats Arn Anderson to win the WCW Television Title
– The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) defeat The Blue Bloods (Earl Robert Eaton & Lord Steven Regal) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles
– Sting defeats Meng to win the vacant WCW United States Title
– Ric Flair defeats Randy Savage
In 1995, AAA TripleMania III-B was held in Tonala, Mexico
– Juventud Guerrera defeats Perro Aguayo Jr in an Olympic Rules Match
– El Hijo Del Santo, Octagon, Rey Misterio Jr & La Parka defeat Pentagon, Blue Panther, Psicosis & Fuerza Guerrera
– Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000 defeat Perro Aguayo & Konnan in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Tag Team Match to retain the UWA World Title (Caras) and the IWC Heavyweight Title (Mascara)
– Winners defeats Marabunta in a Mask vs Mask Match
In 2006, AAA TripleMania XIV was held in Naucalpan, Mexico
– Abismo Negro, Gran Apache, La Diabolica & Tiffany defeat El Alebrije, Billy Boy, Estrellita & Faby Apache
– The Black Family (Chessman, Cuervo, Escoria & Ozz) fought Real Fuerza Aerea (Laredo Kid, Nemesis, Rey Cometa & Super Fly) to a no contest. As a result, the Mexican National Atomicos Title is vacated
– Charly Manson defeats El Zorro in a Last Man Standing Hair vs Hair Cage Match to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Title and force El Zorro to shave his head
– La Parka defeats Muerte Cibernetica in a Mask vs Mask Match
In 2006, TNA Slammiversary was held in Orlando, Florida and marked the approximate 4-year anniversary of TNA Wrestling
– Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeat The James Gang (Kip & BG) in a Bingo Hall Brawl
– Kevin Nash defeats Chris Sabin
– AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeat America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– Samoa Joe defeats Scott Steiner
– Jeff Jarrett defeats Christian Cage, Abyss, Ron Killings & Sting in a King of the Mountain Match to win the NWA World Title
In 2011, AAA TripleMania XIX was held in Mexico City. The event saw Octagón inducted as the sixth member of the AAA Hall of Fame
– La Legion Extranjera (Angelina Love, Mickie James, Sexy Star & Velvet Sky) defeat Cynthia Moreno, Faby Apache, Mari Apache & Lolita
– Electroshock, Heavy Metal & Joe Lider defeat La Maniarquia (Chessman, Silver Cain & Ultimo Gladiator) in a TLC Match
– Extreme Tiger & Jack Evans defeat Abyss & Mr Anderson in a Cage Match to retain the AAA Tag Team Titles
– Los Perros del Mal (Damian 666, Halloween & X-Fly) defeat Los Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown & Psycho Clown) in a Hardcore Match in the final of a tournament to become the first AAA Trios Champions
– Jeff Jarrett defeats El Zorro to win the AAA World Title
– LA Park defeats El Mesias in a Mask vs Hair Match forcing El Mesias to shave his head
– Dr Wagner Jr defeats Rob Van Dam to become the first AAA Latin American Champion
Also in 2011, NJPW Dominion was held in Osaka, Japan
– Mascara Dorada defeats Ryusuke Taguchi to win the CMLL World Welterweight Title
– Yujiro Takahashi defeats Tetsuya Naito
– Kota Ibushi defeats Prince Devitt to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– MVP defeats Toru Yano to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson) defeat Yoshihiro Takayama & Takuma Sano in a Champion vs Champion Match to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles and win the GHC Tag Team Titles
– Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Hirooki Goto to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title
Title Changes
1990 – The Snowman defeats Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title
2005 – in England, Naomichi Marufuji & Minoru Suzuki defeat Scorpio & Doug Williams to win the GHC Tag Team Titles
2005 – CM Punk defeats Austin Aries to win the ROH World Title
Happy birthday to 4-time AWA Tag Team Champion Larry 'The Axe' Hennig (77), former WWF jobber Salvatore Bellomo (62), 2-time WCW Tag and Hardcore Champion Big Vito (49), former WWE wrestler Bam Neely (38) and one-time WCW Tag Team Champion Kenny Kaos (43)
Also, today would have been the birthday of 2-time AJPW World's Strongest Tag League winner Bruiser Brody (67) and Japanese legend Mitsuharu Misawa (51)
In Memoriam
On this day in 2010, the wrestling world lost former ROH, CZW and JAPW Tag Team Champion Trent Acid aged just 29. Acid made his wrestling debut in 1995, rising to prominence in 1999 after debuting for the upstart CZW promotion. He soon began teaming with Johnny Kashmere, forming The Backseat Boyz, a partnership which would continue until Acid's death. The pair joined ROH in 2002, competing in an interpromotional match at the first Glory By Honor event. After an impressive run, Acid quit the company in 2004, preferring to compete in CZW (though he would leave them soon after aswell) and PWU. Despite (or perhaps due to) gaining a higher profile on the independent scene, Acid developed a drug abuse problem and his ring-work began to suffer. He made attempts to get clean and competed in JCW and PWS, but he frequently relapsed, eventually leading to an arrest for possession of heroin. This, combined with previous charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication, saw him sentenced (on April 2nd) to a maximum 23 months in jail. A further trial was set for July 13th, but Acid wouldn't live to see it. He was found dead at his home of a drug overdose. At the following ROH and CZW shows, a ten-bell salute was held in his honour. Also, JAPW and CZW co-produced a tribute show, titled 'Acid-Fest', featuring several friends, colleagues and students of Acid's. He was inducted to the Hardcore Hall of Fame during the show.


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Scoring her 1,000th point wasn't enough for Domenique Talerico on Wednesday. She had to score the game-winner, too.
Down by one, Talerico scored the game-winning basket with 27 seconds left, giving New York Mills the 45-44 win over Poland in the Section III Class D quarterfinals.
There was more than one option on the final play, but New York Mills coach Mike Keating said the ball was going to Talerico.
"She has a lot of senior leadership and we kind of told her it's either now or never," he said. "We wanted to get the ball in the low post and you will either score a basket or get fouled."
Talerico scored 18 points, including her 1,000th to put New York Mills up 27-24. Keating said she has faced plenty of adversity in her quest to 1,000.
"She tore her ACL her freshman year," he said. "She worked and that's how you get better."
New York Mills trailed by nine at halftime, but rallied in the final two quarters. Keating said he told his team they could either win or go home.
"I told them at halftime, do you want it to be your last game or continue playing?" he said. "They came together as a team."
Even though Talerico led all scorers, Cassidy Albright scored 14 while Mikah Inkawich added seven and Megan Crist scored five.
Just edging out Poland, Keating says Inkawich was the key on defense.
"Mikah was our spark on defense today," he said. "Going for 50-50 balls, diving on the floor all over. She blocked a few shots. She's tall and long and gets a lot of deflections for us."
New York Mills lost to Poland twice during the regular season, but Keating says his team has just proved it has as good a chance as anyone in the playoffs now.
"We are just going to take it one game at a time," he said. "It doesn't matter what your record is. Anybody can beat you."

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Barrett Brown spent his 300th day behind bars this week, accused of using information acquired by the hacker group Anonymous to report on private intelligence firms, threatening an FBI agent, and committing credit card fraud by linking to a document that contained stolen credit card data. His supporters say the writer is being targeted for daring to investigate the secret world of security contracting.
"Using information Anonymous took from the firm HBGary Federal, Brown helped discover a secret plan to tarnish the reputations of WikiLeaks and journalist Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian," "Democracy Now!" reported Thursday. "Brown similarly analyzed and wrote about the millions of internal company emails from Stratfor Global Intelligence that were leaked in 2011."
"Democracy Now!" talked with Peter Ludlow, a professor of philosophy at Northwestern University whose article "The Strange Case of Barrett Brown" appeared in The Nation last month. Ludlow said: "Considering that the person who carried out the actual Stratfor hack had several priors and is facing a maximum of 10 years, the inescapable conclusion is that the problem is not with the hack itself but with Brown's journalism."
The charges against Brown could suggest it is criminal "to even link to something or share a link with someone," he adds.
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In the past, the local paper was delivered daily to front doors across America. At the office water cooler, the latest community social function, or church gathering, news stories were the topic of conversations. Every evening, the warm voice of Walter Cronkite, known then as "the most trusted man in America," filled living rooms across the country.
For decades, this was the way Americans formed their opinions about their government and society. Virtually all Americans saw the same issues presented in remarkably consistent fashion. How they reacted to those issues was different, depending on the person or community, but people ultimately reacted to the news, not the other way around.
In a matter of only a few years, the way Americans shape their perspectives has changed entirely. With the emergence of Internet-based news sources and expanding television options, Americans are able to choose the information they consume and media companies react to what their audience wants. The good news is that people now have more access to commentary, interviews, and other news content than they ever have in history. The bad news is that the availability of information has led to ideological stagnation.
With the proverbial smorgasbord of appealing media options, why bother eating the Brussels sprouts of challenging perspectives? For most of us, there is no one telling us that listening to ideas and perspectives that make us uncomfortable is actually good for us and makes us better citizens, neighbors, and parents.
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Cromer's Market – The Butcher Shop
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Moving the butcher shop from Southampton to Noyac, Sag Harbor, brought our butchers to an even wider group of customers who have learned to trust them for the finest in meats. Today, under Tony's direction, our butchers continue to provide not only the best cuts of meat, but also produce many different sausages and specialty items that so many customers from all over the east end come to find at Cromers. In fact, many of the east end's firehouses, schools and other institutions come to Cromer's to order supplies for their individual special events.
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Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University,
The Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Department of Thai in cooperation with the Thai Studies Centre, and the Thai Language Communication Centre, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
1) Dynamism of the Thai Language: Structure, Style, and Strategy
The panel on dynamism of the Thai language aims to bring together researchers in the field of Thai linguistics and related fields. Papers on the following subjects are encouraged:
1. Structure/ Grammatical analysis: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics
2. Style/ Linguistic Stylistics
3. Strategy/ Communicative competence: pragmatics, interaction, language and culture, language and society, etc.
4. Research on the Thai language across disciplines
2) Wisdom and Dynamism of Thai Literature in Global Context
The panel will be divided into four sections:
1. Classical Thai Literature
The section may include interpretation and re-interpretation of classical Thai literature through the application of current approaches or theories; a transformation of texts into a new form of representation or through contemporary media; and other ways of interpreting texts that reveal classical Thai literature as a dynamic entity.
2. Contemporary Thai Literature
The section will focus on intertextuality and the transmission of knowledge from the past to the present; the social and cultural aspects that shape and give the texts unique characters as well as the roles of contemporary Thai literature in a changing society.
3. Translated Literary Works into Thai
Wisdom and Dynamism of translated works into Thai, the impact on Thai literary culture and the universality of these texts in the present context.
4. Thai Buddhist Literature
The section will be open to papers on the dynamics of Thai Buddhist literature in both classical and contemporary contexts.
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Production, transmission, persistence and dynamism of folklore and literature in the socio-cultural context of Tai speaking peoples in Laos; Shan State, Myanmar; Assam, India; Southern China; Northern Vietnam; including migrants who have settled in various localities in Thailand.
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The status and development of Thai Studies after the Cold War period; The state of knowing and the accumulation of wisdom in Thai Studies beyond the political boundary of the Thai nation state; Various dimensions concerning Thai Studies; Managerial practices on the subject of Thai Studies in foreign institutes both in terms of education such as language teaching and research activities; The future of Thai Studies
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The Thai language on internet; Teaching Thai to Thai native speakers; Teaching Thai as a foreign language in Thailand and/ or abroad; Attitude of the Thai people towards their own language, Thai; Language Corpus and the teaching of Thai to Thai children.
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Aug 10, 2009
My interview with Paul Sonkin
Paul Sonkin, manager of the Hummingbird Value Fund, is an awesome investor and a great guy. I'm extremely grateful that Sonkin was willing to contribute his time to this interview (the first interview here at Street Capitalist). I wanted to interview Sonkin in particular because his fund employs a strategy accessible to all of us small investors. Some of the companies are absolutely tiny on a market cap basis and he goes after arbitrage situations that most investors will never hear of. This style of investing embraces the advantages of a small investor and allows you to exploit greater inefficiencies in the market, as many of these neglected companies are too small for the big Wall Street firms to cover or invest in. I hope you enjoy the interview and let me know if you think I should do more of these.
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Tariq Ali: Could you give us your brief career history?
Paul Sonkin: I bought my first stock with my bar mitzvah money. I went to college and when I graduated it was when Drexel had just went belly up and I was looking for sell side research positions. I couldn't really find any because all the assistant positions got taken up by those ex-Drexel people, so I worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission. It was a lot of fun spending a year and a half there and spending a year and half at Goldman Sachs. My career was going in one direction and my interests were going in another, so I went back to business school and I graduated in 1995. I worked for Chuck Royce for 3 years and then worked for First Manhattan which is Sandy Gottesman's firm for a year and then I started Hummingbird about 10 years ago. That's sort of a nutshell.
Tariq Ali: You often hunt in the nano-cap space, how do you find out about these companies? Is it like Buffett said, that you need to just "Start with the A's" or do you use things like screens or local news periodicals?
Paul Sonkin: You know I'd say that most of my ideas come off of the new lows list. I take that that's sort of the best hunting ground. And then the other thing that I do is I have these lists of companies i've owned before or am interested in. And then I get the news headlines for them on a daily basis and then I do a lot of keyword searches for like spinoffs, liquidations, merger arbitrage, stuff like that. And then I go to conferences I source my ideas pretty much from everywhere. The only place where I don't source my ideas from is Wall Street. Not a lot of Wall Street research at all.
Tariq Ali: Yeah, that 52 weeks low list really exploded a few months ago.
Paul Sonkin: Yeah. And I guess that in times like that there's so much to look at you can almost close your eyes and buy anything.
Tariq Ali: A lot of the companies you invest in are pretty small. Do you ever interact with the management of companies you invest in? How receptive are they to your ideas? Many of these companies have small shareholder bases, do you ever have to work with them to help promote changes in these companies?
Paul Sonkin: I guess. Yes and no. Sometimes they are very receptive sometimes they're not receptive. I would say that we always talk to management over the phone and we'll sort of have them walk us through the story and we'll discuss their capital allocation decisions and just you know, go through various things like that.
Tariq Ali: And one thing I noticed is that some of the companies in this size range may have an incredibly small shareholder base. Do you ever work with these shareholder bases?
Paul Sonkin: Yeah, it's very common.
Tariq Ali: And the other thing I noticed with some of them is they don't register with the SEC, is this ever a problem for you? Do you ever have issues trusting their financial statements?
Paul Sonkin: No, I'd say that usually the financial statements are pretty good with the ones that don't file. Sometimes they just file once a year. But it's sort of like how the old pink sheets used to be.
Tariq Ali: You teach students value investing at Columbia Business School. When analyzing securities in the micro-cap/nano-cap space, are the methods different than researching mid-caps / large caps?
Paul Sonkin: Well yeah. You know it's always easier to analyze something that's simpler than something thats more complicated. So think of it as if you were dissecting a human body as opposed to an amoeba. You know when you have a company where there are just fewer moving parts it's just easier to do the analysis. So that's why we'll keep track of 100 different companies and it's pretty easy to do that because there's just less to analyze.
Tariq Ali: I saw in another interview, you mentioned how the portfolio works at Hummingbird where you almost allocate 50% of the portfolio to arbitrage situations. Could you talk a little bit about position sizing — does your firm put limits, do you have a hard formula for that kind of thing?
Paul Sonkin: You know I'd say that we used to have much more stringent limits but what we've found is that lately there aren't that many interesting arbitrage deals. So we have allocated a lot more money to the general portfolio. So its become a little bit overweighted in that respect.
Tariq Ali: About the arbitrage part of the portfolio, with my own portfolio I've participated in a few small, odd-lot tender kinds of things. Does your firm deviate from small micro-caps/nanocaps for arbitrage or do you stick in the same space?
Paul Sonkin: We do a lot of small odd-lots and other forms of arbitrage. We really don't deviate because the competition there are the big arb funds and they have a mandate to put a lot of capital to work so the spreads and risk/reward scenarios aren't appealing. With these larger deals you can do these odd-lots, like if they're tender but they're going to do it on a pro-forma basis if you own less than 99 shares usually you can tender into that. So it's possible to do odd-lots with larger tender offers but it's not an area of our focus.
Tariq Ali: In another interview, you mentioned Seth Klarman as an investment hero. Reading Margin of Safety, he talks a lot about looking at investments with potential catalysts. Is this a case for you to, do you look out for certain catalysts or is it more of buying low and eventually the market will figure it out?
Paul Sonkin: You always want to look for a catalyst but sometimes there is no catalyst. So with Steinway (NYSE:LVB) there's no real catalyst there. Earnings will recover and that will be the catalyst but the catalyst isn't obvious and when it is obvious it's too late.
Tariq Ali: Do you think you could walk us through a failed past investment?
Paul Sonkin: I guess like other value investors, we've paid homage to newspaper stocks. We had one called American Community Newspapers (OTC:ACNIQ) which we thought they had a little bit of a different business model because while they were dependent upon advertising they weren't really dependent on subscription revenue. What happened was that business just completely imploded. So I think that all value investors have paid homage to old media companies and that was one failed investment that we had.
Occasionally we're going to get caught in other situations where you get involved and the problems are more than you thought. So a company like that was Meade Instruments (NASDAQ:MEAD) where we were an activist and got a board seat. By the time we got inside we realized that the business was in much worse shape than we would have thought. We would have done fine except the economy was the kind of nail in the coffin.
Tariq Ali: Could you talk a little bit then about shareholder activism. Is it a strategy you actively utilize at Hummingbird or is it more of a strategy of last resort?
Paul Sonkin: We don't go into any situations with the intention of being activists. There are some people who do that and it's just not a focus for us. I guess there are cases where we felt as though they weren't being fair for shareholders and we stuck up for our rights but I don't see us going on boards in the future.
Tariq Ali: Since you told us about a failed/disappointing past investment, could you walk us through one you've been pleased with?
Paul Sonkin: There are some we have now that we think will do quite well going forward. Rand Logistics (NASDAQ:RAND) is a large position for us. The interesting thing about Rand is they're embarking on doing an acquistion of a company that's in bankruptcy. So we expect that acquisition, if they complete it, will be an accretive acquistion even though they're going to have to issue quite a few shares. But just looking at the business on a standalone basis you figure that they're projected to do $16M of EBITDA this year. They'll have $6M of CapEx, $4M of interest, and $1M of preferred dividends, which leaves you with about $5M dollars. If you take that and divide that by 12.7 million shares you get about $.40 per share of FCF for March 2010. For March of 2011 we think they'll do $0.75 of FCF and for March of 2012 we think they'll do about $1.00 of FCF and the stock is currently trading below $3.00 so we think that's extremely attractive.
Another company we have a significant investment in is Southpeak Interactive (OTC:SOPK). I think the video gaming companies have had a lot of pressure because some believe that people may just download video games off the internet for free but they can't get the same kind of experience on a game played online as they can on a CD that they buy. That company is trading at $0.60 and they have about 51 million shares outstanding so figures about a $31M market value with about $5M of interest bearing debt. So you're talking about $36M, this is a company that could easily do north of $100M in sales at 8% operating margins. So we think that that is a pretty attractive situation. It's in a very sexy niche and they just brought on the ex-CEO of Take Two Paul Eibeler Interactive as a board member which gives added credibility to the company. Terry Phillips is a very good manager who is very well known in the industry. They're executing very well and we feel like we'll make a multiple on our investment going forward.
Tariq Ali: Could you talk a little about Fortress International (NASDAQ:FIGI) with your take on the situation there?
Paul Sonkin: I think it's a very very well run company. I think that they had some challenges with some of their customers getting financing but I think that long term it's going to be a great investment because it's a play on server farms and on these data processing facilities. Even though near term they may not put up great numbers. I think that long term they're capable of some meaningful earnings growth and generating a lot of free cash flow. I was sitting with the CEO of the company about a month ago and if you just look at the companies that they've done initial build outs for I think they can get about $400M of revenue just by building out the facilities that they've already started to work on. Because when you put up a facility if they put up a 150,000 facility, they may only build out 20,000 feet but as more tenants come in they get that add on work.
Tariq Ali: As a teacher, do you have any advice for students of value investing right now?
Paul Sonkin: I think that it's a great time for young people to be getting into the business. If you look, a lot of the firms were created after the aftermath of the 20′s and there were a lot of firms created after the 70′s. I think that there are a lot of firms that will be created out of the aftermath of 2008. So I think that it's a good time to be getting into the business. Usually, the advice that I give my students is to keep your eyes open and your mouth shut. One of the pearls of wisdom that I give them is if your boss asks you for a red umbrella, don't bring him a blue one and explain how it's going to keep him dry. Just give your boss what he wants. I think that there are a lot of people who start working that get off on the wrong foot.
Tariq Ali: Do you have any book recommendations?
Paul Sonkin: There are several books that I really like. I like Hidden Champions by Hermann Simon. David Dreman wrote a book back in the 70′s called Psychology and the Stock Market. Another one I really like is Style Investing by Richard Bernstein. And all of the classics.
Tariq Ali: Thank you so much Paul for taking the time to do our interview. We wish you the best of luck!
I really enjoyed having the opportunity to interview Sonkin. During the interview, I learned quite a bit about his process and I hope you did too. Here are some thoughts:
For his search strategy, It looks like following the 52 Week Lows is your best bet. In addition though, Sonkin mentions that he employs keyword searches to find things like liquidations and other special situations. There's a few ways to do this. One, you can set up alerts with the SEC database to send you a message whenever a particular company has filed a document you're looking out for. Different SEC filings correspond to different corporate events, there are filings for spinoffs, material events, tender offers, and so on. Or, you could rig up your own Yahoo! News Alert so that whenever a story comes with a particular trigger word, such as liquidation, you'd get notified so you can quickly act. Other things are more simple. For example, Sonkin mentioned that he keeps a list of companies that they watch. These are things you just have to do on your own, it becomes easier after you've analyzed more and more companies. Right now I'm throwing a number of companies in the too expensive pile, but I look at how they perform over time. Eventually maybe something will happen to cause a company to fall below its intrinsic value and because you've already done work on it, you'll be able to act quickly.
I hope you noticed that when I said small companies, I meant it. Fortress International only has a market cap $13.67M, Southpeak Interactive trades at a $24.78M, Rand Logistics at $37.13M, and Steinway at about $102M. My guess is that most of these companies will have little by way of analyst coverage or attention on Wall Street or CNBC. The advantage is simple: less coverage means there's less eyes on them and produces greater opportunities for you, the small investor. The market in these area is generally less efficient and the businesses are actually rather simple. I think that companies of this size are better for newer investors because like Sonkin says, they're much easier to analyze. Steinway is going to have less moving parts than a company like Kraft and it means you can hone in on your analysis better.
I also thought it was interesting that Sonkin sees some of these companies as ones with great long term prospects to grow as business. I know that other investors only venture into companies of this size range in order to find net-nets or special situations, but it seems like Sokin is taking a much comprehensive approach. To find these kinds of companies you're probably going to have to broaden your search a bit in order to find them, since they may not come up on an ordinary screen. Sonkin's Fortress International investment is probably the best example of this.
I haven't read any of the books that Sonkin mentioned but Hidden Champions looks to be very interesting. The book is a study on small companies (that most people may never have heard of) that are market leaders in their respective areas. Such a book could probably prove helpful for analyzing some of these tiny companies from a qualitative perspective.
Hopefully you enjoyed my first interview here at Street Capitalist, I plan on doing more of these in the near future but with readership participation. I think that they're great learning tools for students of investing because you're able to pick the brains of people with more experience in the field. I already know that I've learned a lot from this interview with Paul Sonkin.


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By Jamar Hudson, PR News
Writing about the Olympics has been pretty much unavoidable the last two weeks. It's been one of those events in which every day there seems to be an opportunity to take a look at the London games and find some sort of PR angle to examine.
And this post is no different.
Most notably, every time you go to check the medal count, you find complaints about NBC's decision to air the events on tape delay. It will go down as a footnote to these Olympic games, as, with social media, the anticipation of viewing the events in primetime has been diminished because the results have already been revealed to fans around the world.
The outrage reached a boiling point on August 5 when the International Olympic Committee had to weigh in following the delayed airing of the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's win in the 100-meter dash, perhaps the most anticipated event of the entire games. The twitter hastag #NBCFail has become a trending topic for those unhappy with the broadcast schedule.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams tried to deflect the negative attention from NBC, which has exclusive broadcast rights to the games, saying "it's certainly not for us to tell them how to reach their audience," Adams said, adding that NBC live-streamed the race for online viewers. "If you wanted live, you could get it live."
But despite NBC's communications team being constantly bombarded with negative press, the results are suggesting not that viewers are dissatisfied, but tuning in more than ever before.
In an AdAge Media News report, the first five nights of the games averaged 35.6 million viewers, the most for any Summer Olympics outside the U.S. since Montreal in 1976.
So not only has NBC experienced a much-needed ratings spike, but the brand has successfully weathered the storm of consumer complaints to produce a successful, viewership-wise, Olympics.
Complaints will happen from time to time for organizations. For brands like NBC, it's best to acknowledge that you hear what your consumers are saying, but still stick with the plan and hope it works out for the best.
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Unemployment Benefit Extensions Caused Jobless Recoveries!?
Kurt Mitman
Stanislav Rabinovich
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics; Amherst College - Department of Economics
April 21, 2014
PIER Working Paper No. 14-013
The last three recessions in the United States were followed by jobless recoveries: while labor productivity recovered, unemployment remained high. In this paper, we show that countercyclical unemployment benefit extensions lead to jobless recoveries. We augment the standard Mortensen-Pissarides model to incorporate unemployment benefits expiration and state-dependent extensions of unemployment benefits. In the model, an extension of unemployment benefits slows down the recovery of vacancy creation in the aftermath of a recession. We calibrate the model to US data and show that it is quantitatively consistent with observed labor market dynamics, in particular the emergence of jobless recoveries after 1990. Furthermore, counterfactual experiments indicate that unemployment benefits are quantitatively important in explaining jobless recoveries.
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Keywords: Unemployment Insurance, Business Cycles, Jobless Recoveries
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BEREA - The Browns might have to deal with more than the Raiders when they travel to Oakland for Sunday's game.
The "Pineapple Express" will be making an appearance, and it could make for an ugly day for both teams. The Pineapple Express is a term given to storm conditions that develop near the Hawaiian Islands and travel east to the Pacific shoreline.
The forecast for Sunday in Oakland calls for temperatures in the low 50s with winds gusting close to 30 mph. Flood conditions are expected from persistent rains.
The field at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum is natural, including a dirt baseball infield that covers part of the playing surface. NFL rules state that the dirt portion of the field must be covered.
Browns coach Pat Shurmur has no plans to alter his preparations because of the weather.
"Our guys do a pretty good job of holding on to the football," Shurmur said. "The challenge will be the same for both teams, and then we'll see what the conditions are like."
A sloppy field and windy conditions should put more of a focus on the ground games. It will be the first chance for the Browns to see what running back Trent Richardson can do in unfavorable weather.
"You try to factor in beating the defense you think you will see," offensive coordinator Brad Childress said. "I don't think they have a typhoon defense."
CHECK THE OFFICIALS: Childress wasn't pleased with the officiating crew that called plenty of holding penalties against both the Steelers and Browns. He was asked if he checks the names of the officials prior to each game to get an indication of how close the game will be called.
"We know if we feel like a crew has over-officious jerks, to quote (former Bills coach) Marv Levy," Childress said. "We have opinions about all those crews. Some fall into that category more than other."
Asked if he would put last Sunday's crew on that list, Childress said, "I'd leave that up to you (media) guys."
LOVE THAT GRASS: Offensive tackle Joe Thomas has no problem playing on a grass surface in rainy conditions. Artificial turf in the same situation is a totally different story.
"I hate artificial turf," Thomas said. "It's so hard on your body. (Artificial) turf is harder on your knees. I enjoy having a grass field.
"It's interesting. Sometimes those artificial fields when they get really wet, those little rubber pellets stick all over your body. Sometimes it's more slick than playing on a grass field."
INJURY UPDATE: Receiver Joshua Cribbs didn't practice for a second straight day. Cribbs is nursing a shoulder injury and is questionable for Sunday's game.
Safety Usama Young missed practice again with concussion symptoms. Expect to see rookie free agent Tashaun Gipson get his second straight starting assignment.
Safety Ray Ventrone (calf) also missed practice.
ADDING DEPTH: It appears that cornerback Dimitri Patterson will play for the first time since Oct. 7. Patterson, who's been out with an ankle injury, practiced Wednesday and Thursday.
"He's valuable when he's healthy and out there," Shurmur said. "The challenge for him is to get healthy. No one at this time of the year is 100 percent."
TV STARS: "The Travel Channel" will begin a series of shows on life with the Browns Tuesday at 10 p.m. The cable channel has had a crew following the Browns in every facet of the operations for several weeks, including in the office of owner James Haslam III.


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Coach Jeff Quinn announced on his weekly radio show Thursday that Joe Licata will replace ailing Alex Zordich as UB's starting quarterback Saturday against Miami.
Zordich came out of the last game, against Toledo, late in the third quarter with an unspecified injury. It's believed to involve his ribs.
"He was hurt," Quinn said. "We just feel he needs to relax a little bit. We need to get him healed up. He was hurt. That's why he came out of the game. I didn't pull him out of the game because of ineffective play or I wasn't happy with Alex Zordich. He's our quarterback. He's our starting quarterback. But he was thinking of the team, that he wasn't able to perform to the level he expects.
"... so this week we're going to go with Joe as our starting quarterback."
Zordich has completed just 51 percent of his passes — well below the national average — for 1,254 yards and nine TDs against seven interceptions. Four of those TD passes came in a 55-34 rout of FCS Morgan State on Sept. 8.
Licata, the former Williamsville South star, also threw a touchdown in the Morgan State game — on his first collegiate pass — but it's been rough going since. He's completed just 45.7 percent for two touchdowns and an interception. He was 5 of 11 for 86 yards and a TD against Toledo, with the scoring pass to Alex Neutz capping a 73-yard drive.
Zordich's strength has been in the running game. He's carried 100 times for 501 yards and UB's use of the zone option with Zordich at QB has made it difficult to key on the team's running back, typically Bo Oliver. Licata is far less of a running threat.
"Right before the end of the third quarter we did run Joe and he put his shoulder down, so Joe can run the ball," Quinn said. "Whether Zordich runs a little bit better or Joe throws ... you know what, they're both tremendous competitors."
Quinn said Tony Daniel will be the primary backup Saturday with Zordich available on more of an emergency basis.
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27th July 2013. weight after 100 days 136.9 weight lost 101.2lb ; that's 105.6lbs since I stopped the 'diabetic eating for health'
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You have come to the right place to get lots of support and good ideas - take the changes and run with them. I think it is excellent that you have cut out the sugar and crisps. Those two are hard to cut out - once you start making changes and sticking with them you'll be surprised how the momentum will start to carry you along. Good luck!
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I haven't got an allotment yet but I am going to look at one of the sites in my town, apparently they're 30 x 10 metres which is more than substantial, not to mention my girlfriends step-dad also has an allotment and had 7 chicks hatch last week so I'm gunna get some advice off him so hopefully in addition to a tonne of vegetables I will have eggs and meat once I learn how to slaughter and prepare the birds.
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Sept. 18, 2006 | Gene transcription and chromosome dynamics are regulated by a complex interplay of DNA-binding factors that interact with specific control elements. Genome-wide analysis of where such factors bind can provide the basis for understanding these complex gene and chromosome regulatory networks. This information has many applications in drug discovery, from toxicity studies and development of drug resistance to the analysis of gene targets for new cancer drugs, for example.
In 2000, the ChIP-Chip assay was developed for determining the many genetic targets for a given transcription factor (TF). The assay involved chromatin immunoprecipitation using antibodies specific for a particular TF, followed by labeling of the immunoprecipitation-captured DNA as a probe for hybridization to a DNA array pre-spotted with various promoter sequences.
The ChIP-GLAS (Chromatin Immunoprecipitation-Guided Ligation And Selection) assay is a similar, and includes an amplification step to enhance the sensitivity and reduce background. ChIP-GLAS technology was invented in the laboratory of Xiangdong Fu, at UC San Diego, and is licensed exclusively by Aviva Systems Biology. ChIP-GLAS permits genome-wide detection of promoters and enhancers that interact with proteins or carry modifications, such as methylation, that affect gene expression.
In ChIP-GLAS, the ChIP sample is selected, amplified and labeled, and then hybridized to a microarray containing 20,000 unique regions of human promoters. The arrayed oligonucleotides represent unique 40-bp sequences identified by bioinformatics analysis of putative gene-control regions of 20,000 human genes. The assay also allows capture and analysis of hypermethylated DNA using Aviva's methylation-specific anti-5-methylcytosine monoclonal antibody.
An important feature of the system is the GLAS step, whereby the DNA of interest is specifically selected by annealing to promoter oligonucleotides on the microarray. This step decreases the sample complexity, thereby increasing the technique's sensitivity and specificity. ChIP-GLAS has been selected for use by the NIH ENCODE (ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements) development project to identify functional DNA elements within the human genome (see www.genome.gov/10005107).
Aviva Systems Biology has recently launched a ChIP-GLAS custom service for the simultaneous detection of 20,000 human promoters from a single sample. Researchers can send in a sample — either a cell or tissue sample or chromatin immunoprecipitated DNA samples — and will receive a list of potentially enriched genes in return. Also new this year, according to Julian Yuan, CEO of Aviva, is the release of more than 1,000 new antibodies for human and mouse transcription factors.
Transcribing KnowledgeAn important aspect of any genomic analysis — whether expression profiling or analysis of DNA-binding elements as above — is the integration of the data with existing knowledge. Genomatix is a privately held company located in Munich, Germany, that offers software, databases, and services aimed at understanding gene regulation at the molecular level. Genomatix's suite of products aims to facilitate understanding of gene regulation by integrating data and knowledge into a regulatory encyclopedia to facilitate annotation-driven microarray analysis, regulatory network and pathway mining, and promoter analysis at the sequence level.
Genomatix has recently released a TF knowledge database called MatBase. MatBase contains information on genomic TF binding sites and binding domains and related literature. It includes information on more than 27,000 known TF-gene interactions, descriptions of experimentally verified complexes of specific factors with other TFs, and weight matrix descriptions for the DNA binding sites of TFs.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.: Saint Peter's University Hospital has been re-designated as a NICHE – Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders – site by the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing, New York University College of Nursing.
The goal of NICHE, according to the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing, is "to achieve systematic nursing change that will benefit hospitalized older patients. The vision of NICHE is for all patients 65 and over to be given sensitive and exemplary care. The mission of NICHE is to provide principles and tools to stimulate a change in the culture of healthcare facilities to achieve patient-centered care for older adults."
The NICHE re-designation is for the period of Sept. 1, 2011, through Aug. 31, 2012.
"Saint Peter's nurses have worked hard to earn NICHE re-designation," said Linda Carroll, RNC, MSN, and director, professional practice, at Saint Peter's. "We are part of a distinguished network of hospitals that provide the utmost in care for older adults."
Elderly patients and their families can consult with geriatricians and obtain specialized geriatric services at three locations in the Saint Peter's Healthcare System: the main Saint Peter's University Hospital site in New Brunswick; the Comprehensive Care Group at Monroe, and the Comprehensive Care Group at Piscataway, which opened this year.
Saint Peter's provides geriatric services in wound healing, pain-management counseling and end-of-life palliative support. Saint Peter's geriatricians are also adept at diagnosing and treating diabetes, hypertension, incontinence, musculoskeletal problems, rheumatism and dementia. Memory loss, depression and anxiety associated with dementia – all of which are concerns among the elderly population - are also treated at Saint Peter's, as are orthopedic issues such as hip and knee replacements. Saint Peter's also provides counseling for complex psychosocial issues commonly associated with aging.
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Saint Peter's Healthcare System Inc., parent company of the Saint Peter's healthcare delivery system, is comprised of Saint Peter's University Hospital, a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital; Saint Peter's Foundation, the fundraising arm of the hospital; and Saint Peter's Health and Management Services Corporation, which oversees the system's outpatient facilities. These include the CARES Surgicenter; New Brunswick Cardiac Cath Lab; Community Care Services, Inc.; the Margaret McLaughlin McCarrick Care Center, Inc., a residential skilled nursing facility in Somerset; and Saint Peter's Adult Day Center in Monroe Township. Saint Peter's Healthcare System is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. For more information about Saint Peter's Healthcare System, please visit www.saintpetershcs.com or call 732-745-8600.
Since its inception in 1996, the singular mission of the Hartford Institute has been to shape the quality of health care of older adults through excellence in nursing practice. The commitment to this mission exhibited by the dedicated Hartford Institute leadership, staff and affiliate organizations has made the HIGN today a globally recognized geriatric presence.
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Bright ruby-red. An exotically perfumed and expressive bouquet displays raspberry, cherry compote, sassafras and five spice powder, with a subtle floral note in the background. Fleshy and energetic in the mouth, offering deep dark berry and licorice flavors and a late note of peppery spice. Closes with solid punch, lingering dark berry and bitter herb notes and excellent persistence. I'd definitely age this one but it drinks well with some decanting, too.


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