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Victoria's Pasta Shop is dead and still and Sam Presti is in the upstairs loft, suited up to the nines in a black Tom Ford number. The suit and the tie are black like night, the shirt heaven white. Black Salvatore Ferragamo plain toe Oxfords on his feet, he's picking at some baked mushroom caps, a half sipped Blackstone Merlot on the table in front of him. He stares at his phone. He's signing up for Twitter. He chooses his name.
Alex, the waitress, a twenty-two year old with an affinity for upper ear piercings and hip-hop covers of Lykke Li songs, approaches. He quickly puts the phone down.
"Can I get anything for you, Mr. Presti?" she says.
He looks up and smiles.
"Good for now, dear," says Presti, "Thank you, though."
His phone lights up as she leaves. It's a text message. The name on the message reads "Fran Chise".
I'm out here. It's good to come in?
Presti responds.
You're straight. Yea. Come on in. We got the whole place rented out. I'm in the loft.
Presti downs the Blackstone and pours another glass. He then turns in his chair and his eyes pan the room till he finds Alex.
"Al," he says, "Could I get a Native Amber for my friend?"
Alex nods and leaves.
Then Kevin Durant walks in.
Presti motions to him from above and Durant begins the walk to him. His outfit is the outfit of a man who was equally inspired, sartorially speaking, by Carlton Banks, Andy Bernard, and 808's era Kanye West.
Jet blue suit. Shirt underneath it a limy, Seattle Seahawk had a baby with Jay Gatsby-ish green. The bow tie a deep kind of violet. He's got a broach on, too, because his broach game is on point and, if you can pull it off, you wear a broach. It's a rose. The same violet as the tie. His shoes are Vans by J. Crew. Sailor white. No socks.
His glasses and Presti's match. The same pair of Cream Soda Warby Parker Percey's. Durant's at the top of the stairs now. Presti rises from his chair to meet him.
"My dude," Durant says.
"Chise," says Presti.
They dap and Durant sits at the other end of the table across from Presti.
"You good?" asks Presti, "Find the place alright?"
"Yea," says Durant, "Tony took the wrong exit off 35, but that wasn't you, that was him and his, what's the word, nitwittedness."
Alex approaches the table. She's carrying the Native Amber with her and sits it down in front of Durant.
"That's your drink, right? Native Amber?" asks Presti.
"That it is," says Durant.
Durant takes a healthy swig and sits the cup down beside the coaster in front of him. He looks around. The restaurant itself is empty, save Alex and those in the kitchen. The neon lights of the sign out in front twinkle red and a green the same lime as his shirt. There are lights strung up in the restaurant itself. White Christmas ones that let the room rest in a softer glow, nobody harshing the mellow.
"That's a real Book of Mormon look for you," says Durant, "You bout to bust into a song? Orlandoooooo."
Presti laughs and sips some more of the Blackstone.
"You can keep the rainbow," says Presti as he gestures at Durant's outfit, "This way's easier."
Alex approaches with their food. Two chicken lasagnas.
"Figured you wouldn't want to wait to order," says Presti, "And this chicken lasagna is the jam."
"Saaaaam," says Durant, "Killing it."
They pick at their food for a bit without saying anything. The restaurant has started to feed Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why" through the speakers. Durant looks up from his plate and raises his eyebrows.
"I got 'em playing one for me, then one for you," says Presti.
"I see," says Durant, "So, why am I here?"
"I need your help with something," says Presti.
"Yea? What?" asks Durant.
"The draft," says Presti, "For the first time I don't know who I'm going to take. We're less that 24 hours from the first round, and our board's jumbled, man. We've talked about trying to trade into either the one or the two spot, but Cleveland and Orlando are both valuing those picks too high, trying to get us to give up Serge and stuff, and I'm not trying to do that. Sometimes I think we should stand pat. I don't know, though, is what I'm saying."
Durant sits his fork down and stares across the table at Presti, the candle in front of him being thrown about by the air conditioner every so often, the soft gold-yellow flickering away at his face like he's about to tell a ghost story. Presti, the architect of whatever success the Thunder have enjoyed these last five years, had never been that open, that vulnerable. Durant didn't know what to make of it. Presti rambled on.
"I hear people shouting about Oladipo. Some want us to make a play for Noel. Some Len. Carter-Williams. Zeller. Steven Adams. Olynyk…"
Durant interrupts.
"Olynyk has awesome hair," Durant says.
"He really does," says Presti, "And then some people think it's gonna be Muscala with that second pick late. What kind of name is Muscala, man? There's Bennett…"
Presti's getting louder with each player he names. He's starting to hit the table a little with each syllable, too. The silverware jangling and blinging away against itself, their drinks rocking and waving in their glasses.
"Burke. Like we don't have two solid PG's already. Muhammad. Porter. McLemore…"
"Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Easyyyyyy, Sammy," says Durant, "Easyyyy. You're good, dude. You're good."
Presti's out of breath and takes another drink of Blackstone.
"I'm just worried, Chise," says Presti.
"I'm not," says Durant.
"You're not?" asks Presti.
"No," says Durant.
"Why not?" asks Presti.
"Because you do your work. You do your work and, more often than not, you get it right. You did with me. You did with Russell. Same with James and Serge. Hell, most everyone on the planet thought that Russ pick was a reach. People were saying for a couple years you should've taken Steph over James, too. Then you find Serge, hidden gem he was. You drafted Reggie when he was a huge unknown and dude averaged 14 after Russ went down. You know what you're doing, alright? Don't forget that. You know what you're doing."
Durant finishes his beer and reaches into his pocket. He pulls from it a wad of twenties and lays five of them down.
"I got this. You go home. Get some sleep. Play some of that Pink Floyd you like. Chill, alright? You're going to get us someone good."
Presti looks up at him and smiles.
"Thanks, Chise," he says.
Durant pats him on the back. When he does, "1 Train" by A$AP Rocky begins to play. He turns around to see Presti still smiling.
"One for me then one for you," says Presti.
Durant laughs and walks toward the front door. Alex holds it open for him. As he walks through the doorway she stops him.
"You didn't feel like mentioning Cole Aldrich?" she asks.
"Happy thoughts, Alex," he says, "Hey, you wanna do me a favor?"
Durant pulls from his pocket an iPod. He flicks his thumb on the screen and shows her a song.
"Would you play this for me after I leave?" he asks.
She nods yes and Durant disappears into the murdered out Benz parked on the curb just outside the restaurant. The system within the car booms and bangs some old Wu Tang and he's bringing ruckus wherever he goes next. The car flashes for an instant in the buzzing glow of a street light, then retreats into the darkness. Alex stands at the door while the Norman wind plays with her hair.
Inside Presti's leaned back in his chair, glass full once more. A song comes on. It's Neil Young's "Long May You Run". The harmonica's dripping out of the speakers. Presti didn't put this on the playlist. He looks up and Alex is approaching.
"He asked me to play this after he left," she says.
Presti smiles and shuts his eyes.
We've been through some things together
With trunks of memories still to come
We found things to do in stormy weather
Long may you run.

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A woman and a 4-month-old child were injured in a domestic assault at a west Erie residence, city police said today.
Matthew W. Higby, 26, of the 1600 block of West 16th Street, was jailed on $25,000 bond after he was arraigned this morning before Erie 6th Ward District Judge Dominick DiPaolo on charges of simple assault/domestic violence and endangering the welfare of children.
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yeah that's exactly what i do, i don't plan for a regular cheat, but if sausage rolls are at the buffet (as per saturday night) i won't worry about it. etc...
I keep seeing people saying things like Oh ill drink booze as my 20% or ill have that cake etc.
The main thing I take from the PB is avoid poisons.
Then for the 80/20 I take it more as, if you go out to a restaurant and the meal is cooked in some nasty oil, but its a good plate of meat and veg, you don't beat yourself up and just move on.
So aim for 100% but if there are situations where you can't avoid something, don't worry about it so much.
How do you see it?
Just curious, don't want to start a war
yeah that's exactly what i do, i don't plan for a regular cheat, but if sausage rolls are at the buffet (as per saturday night) i won't worry about it. etc...
Hi Ayla, yes that's pretty much the way I see it too. And as a result I probably hit way higher than 80% overall. As they say, if you aim at nothing, you're sure to hit it. Or from the other angle, if you aim for the stars you may at least reach the moon.
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Yeah, I don't calculate out my 20%, as in after x healthy meals I get x number of cheats. It's just wiggle room for the non primal stuff like artificial sweeteners in my life.
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"I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath; do your research."
my 5% non primal is generally I go to a restaurant and I'm not sure what kind of oil is in my food. I eat most of my food at home, but that's not always practical.
I don't bring into my house any non primal foods (generally speaking). I have a birthday this week and hubster knows that I just wouldn't be interested in any cake --- or sweet treats --- I just wouldn't eat them. It's no big deal for me. I would much rather have a treat of high fat greek yogurt. I keep it simple and life is good ---- my waist is down to 26-1/2" and given I'm turning 49, I'm quite happy with that --- thank you Mark Sisson and Primal! /Lu
Start Date: 25-06-12 @ 161lbs
Goal Reached: 30-09-12 @ 143lb. Now bouncing between 145lb - 149lb. I'd like less bounce and more consistency :-)
Started Cross Fit 20.12.12 ---- Can't wait to submit my success story on the 1st anniversary of starting primal.
Ayla, I try to stay 100%, but I am not perfect and don't want to add in any more stress. My 20%, if that honestly, is for when we go out and there are things I can't avoid on the menu or at my non primal friend's place. In those situations I do the best that I can. If I were to plan my "20% cheat" it would end up more like 40% and I am not willing to feel that crappy and derail my progress.
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I try to "save" my 20% for work related social functions. These functions (unfortunately) always involve eating food somewhere, and its easier to just bite the bullet and eat shitty than explain to everyone in my department (including my multiple bosses) why I'm not eating at this social gathering. They interpret it as being rude no matter how I explain it.
So, I save it for times of diplomacy at my job.
I see the 80/20 rule the same as you do. It is for those unavoidable events - eating out, social occasions, food gifts from friends etc - that are part of modern life and cannot be avoided. That said, I will drink the occasional beer or eat the rare baked good because, well, becuase I can. I don't call it a 'cheat' or 'my 20%' I call it a choice. I enjoy it and move on.
thanks everyone, was just curious of everyones opinions and I was making sure I wasn't totally crazy


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Celebrity Chefs Join 13-Year-Old's Charge for a Gender-Neutral Easy Bake Oven
McKenna Pope, a 13-year-old from New Jersey, has started an online petition to get Hasbro to create a gender-neutral Easy Bake Oven. As of Wednesday afternoon, the petition has more than 41,000 signatures, along with the support of several celebrity chefs.
McKenna's mission started when she went out to buy one of the plastic monstrosities for her younger brother, but was surprised to find they're only sold in pink and purple. She posted a video and an online petition about two weeks ago.
Bobby Flay was the first chef to lend his support. Then yesterday, his PR firm posted a video on YouTube featuring several chefs—including Michael Lomonaco of Top Chef—lending their support to McKenna's cause.
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Nokia Lumia 900 Data Network Not Connecting – New Fix In Place
Soon after the new Nokia Lumia 900 running on Windows Phone 7.5 was released, there were reports from several blogs and websites that the phone appeared to have problems connecting to the internet. While the initial reports suspected the issue to be with the Lumia hardware, the company has now confirmed that this is clearly a software issue. The hardware or the carrier network itself is not the issue.
Nokia has now announced that users facing this issue can now find a patch to the issue by plugging into Zune and downloading the latest update. You can check their complete statement here. If this seems some sort of a hassle to you, Nokia also says you can swap your Lumia 900 for a brand new phone with the updated OS at any AT&T store in your neighborhood. Check out the video below to see the steps to update the Lumia from a PC
In addition to this, all customers facing this issue are also being offered a $100 credit to their AT&T bill. This offer will also stand if you purchase a brand new Lumia 900 from the stores before April 21.
How To Use Local Scout On Windows Phone Outside United States
Local Scout is one of the most useful integrated applications that come with the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS. The app lets you check out the places to eat, drink, shop or just about anything else in your vicinity with just a few taps. The best part about the application is that it is tightly integrated with Bing Maps. So, if you find something interesting to check out your neighborhood, you just have to tap the directions to get started on your turn by turn navigation. The application is also integrated with other third party apps like FourSquare to instantly check in, find reviews,etc. For a comprehensive understanding of how it works, click here to visit the Windows Phone website.
But here lies the problem. If you do not reside in one of the following countries; Australia, France, United Kingdom, and United States ; then Local Scout is not available for use in your country. So how do you use this? Follow the steps below:
1. From your Windows Phone Home Screen, swipe to the right to view the comprehensive list of all applications
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the Screen to view the 'Settings' options. Tap once to open the Settings
3. You are by default on the 'System' tab. Scroll down to an option that reads "region+language". Tap once to open
4. There are a lot of options to set. Scroll down right to the bottom of the screen to an option that reads "Browser & search language". It should be set to the default language of your choice.
5. Tap the field. You will be taken to a list of all languages available for 'Browser & search language'. Scroll down to the option that reads "English (United States)". Tap this once to select this.
6. Tap the 'Windows' button on your phone to return to the home screen.
You are done. Now when you tap the search button on your Windows Phone, you should see an additional 'local scout' button on the left. Enjoy this awesome Windows Phone feature.
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Leading private schools turn out many "unimpressive" young men who go on to hold top jobs largely owing to their enormous self-confidence, according to Nick Clegg's wife.
The test of their inadequacy, Miriam González said, was languages: many did not speak a single foreign language.
In an interview with The Times, Mrs González spoke of her determination to empower a new generation of girls educated at state schools to develop a similar level of confidence to compete for the best-paid jobs.
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Austin Hendrickson is calling the shots at the Butler-Hancock practice fields.
A half dozen of his best friends are listening and taking his cue.
When Hendrickson speaks, his University of Northern Colorado football teammates listen.
The learning curve for Hendrickson has never been steep. He made the transition from the defensive line to offense last season and is now entrenched as the Bears' starting center.
"I feel pretty comfortable," the confident Hendrickson said after a long spring practice on Saturday morning. "I've been in this position before, so some things are coming pretty easy."
Hendrickson's shift is the second in his UNC career. He played left offensive guard last season after moving across the line from the defense.
When the 6-foot-3, 283-pound Hendrickson breaks the huddle, his mind starts churning as he takes a quick inventory of the defensive scheme in front of him.
Then, in an instant, he barks out the codes for blocking assignments for the guards and tackles.
It's not often when somebody disagrees and changes the call.
"We're in a system where everybody holds everybody else accountable," first-year offensive line coach Trevor Wikre said. "Other linemen can change the call if they see something different.
"Austin has their trust though," Wikre added. "He's done a great job already."
Saturday was just the Bears' third spring practice, but the proactive attitude and approach already has head coach Earnest Collins Jr. smiling.
"The way everybody is approaching things is what I'm excited about," Collins said before handing out kudos to Hendrickson. "The guys really responded well to the winter program and we're seeing a carryover from that out here already.
"Austin (Hendrickson) isn't a stranger to the offensive line and he made the move to center pretty easily," Collins added.
Leadership responsibilities also come with Hendrickson's new role.
He delivered a tongue lashing to a redshirt freshman offensive lineman for throwing his helmet down after a drill midway through Saturday's practice.
"I'm really looking forward to being a leader," Hendrickson said. "The spring is when everybody builds trust in each other and works to get better."
Last season, the Bears finished the season with a paltry 1,078 yards in 12 games.
Do the math. That's an average of only 89.8 per game, and less than what would be considered a strong running attack.
The Bears were more respectable in pass blocking, yielding only 11 sacks.
With several new faces up front penciled in as starters, the challenge will be to improve the ground game.
Sophomore Darius Graham, a 6-foot-1, 228-pound tailback, is expected to play a huge role in the offense, and displayed his ability to run around and through defenders on Saturday.
"I'm pretty comfortable with everything now," said Graham, whose playing time was limited last season with what Collins termed "a lower body" injury.
"I feel like I know everything, or pretty close to everything, in the playbook," Graham added. "I'm a lot stronger than in the fall, too."
Graham is already feeling a strong camaraderie with the offensive line, especially Hendrickson.
"Everybody works together, even when we're trash talking," Graham said with a laugh. "A defensive player will talk trash to me and it's right away that one of the offensive linemen steps in and has my back."
Collins sings Graham's praises and is confident that even with a young offensive line, he'll make significant strides.
"He's going to be a really good player for us," Collins said. "We have other players, too, who will be good for us. Right now, I really like the way everybody is working hard to get better."


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Junk to hunk in 15 months, bloody well done; you look amazing
Do you have a list of foods you ate everyday to keep within those percentages?
Holy moly! You're a beefcake!
I've been watching your progress here and on fb and I have to ask what is your diet like and your exercise regimen ? Thanks in advance !!
My mother always told me " your just big boned "
I tell her there's no such thing as a fat skeleton !!!! Lol
You look amazing, yet again. Good work!
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Hayden got a 'Giant Fire Truck' Floor Puzzle for Christmas from his lovely friend Elizabeth. Hayden REALLY likes it. As does Alfie:
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Deutsche Bank strategist Binky Chadha argues that corporate earnings are at an inflections point, with a significant boost in growth that could come from five drivers.
At $315 a share, Biogen (BIIB) has yet to recover from the one-two punch it suffered last month when the biotech giant cut its full-year guidance amid weakening prospects for its blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug and unveiled disappointing study data for an experimental Alzheimer's drug.
But Deutsche Bank analyst Robyn Karnaukas and her team said asurvey results have boosted their confidence in prospects for the MS drug Tecfidera as 80% of doctor prescribing the drug have either increased its use or remain unchanged. Overall, doctors see the drug's market share growing to 18% from the current 14% over the next two years.
Biogen shares hit a record high above $480 in late March, reaping the rewards of Tecfidera's popularity and high hopes for its experimental Alzheimer's drugs. But the shares began falling amid worries about slowing Tecfidera sales.
Bulls argue that Wall Street underestimates Biogen's pipeline.
Deutsche Bank's Karnaukas sees fair value for Biogen at $400, or $300 excluding its pipeline. But she admits the shares could remain range bound until the third-quarter earnings are unveiled.
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In our opinion, the 3Q EPS call is the most important catalyst near term. Tysabri SPMS Ph 3 data in 2H'15 is the next data catalyst that may be important to move the stock in a positive direction (NPV $29/sh and it is not in street numbers).
The repercussions from Sysco's (SYY) decision to walk away from its U.S. Food acquisition are still rolling in.
At a recent $36.13, the shares fell almost 3% in afternoon market action, after Deutsche Bank downgraded the food distributor to hold from buy and cut its price target to $40 from $50, citing a less attractive risk-reward scenario.
Sysco killed the deal just a week after a federal judge blocked the acquisition with a preliminary injunction. The company unveiled a "Plan B" yesterday that includes paying a $300 million breakup fee, additional costs cuts and spending $3 billion repurchasing shares over the next two years. Sysco will also redeem $5 billion in merger-related debt.
Like other analysts, Deutsche Bank's Karen Short isn't impressed with "Plan B."
We fear the cost savings opportunity that SYY will outline at its analyst day could disappoint given that 1) the savings will be much less than $600M (the estimated USF synergy savings), and 2) the $750M of savings (or avoided costs) over the last few years has not materialized in earnings, so it is unclear if the go-forward savings will be any different – especially if competitive pressures re-intensify; and 3) a very base level analysis of opex (ex D&A) per employee suggests SYY is actually "efficient" – so cost savings may be harder to come by than we had initially thought …We applaud the quick decision to increase share buybacks, but the 2-year time horizon: 1) is not as aggressive as we would have liked given the very strong balance sheet, and 2) likely eliminates buybacks as a potential positive catalyst in the near-term.
She isn't alone with those worries. Guggenheim analyst John Heinbockel questioned the accretion possible from the share repurchase plan and whether cost cuts will flow down to Sysco's bottom line. Instead, he favors Kroger (KR) and Dollar General (DG).
As part of Plan B, SYY will continue to focus on commercial and supply chain initiatives, including category management, and pursue cost-savings opportunities. SYY's confidence in these efforts stems from its ability to take out or avoid $750M in annual costs over the past several years. That said, despite these cost cuts, EBIT has been essentially flat since 2009.
Macy's (M) took a big hit today after Deutsche Bank analysts downgraded the department store chain two notches to a sell and cut its price target to $63 from $71.
At $67.91, the shares fell almost 2.8% in recent trading.
The firm based its downgrade on the retailer's soft earnings and limited buybacks, and argued that there is little chance the retail giant will follow in the footsteps of Sears (SHLD) with a real-estate investment trust. As analysts Paul Trussell and Tiffany Kanaga wrote:
…as we lower our estimates below the Street and guidance (DB $5.03 for FY16 EPS vs. consensus $5.17) to reflect low confidence that the company can bust out of its SSS rut, sales deleverage, and increasing pressure from shipping, healthcare, and retirement expenses. Furthermore, as EBITDA should stay flattish with capex constant, we would expect pressure on FCF to translate to reduced share repurchase activity. While we acknowledge that real estate monetization is a key risk to our Sell rating, we think the probability of a significant event is low. We are lowering our PT to $63 from $71 as we apply 12.5x (from 13x) to our FY16 EPS estimate.
Following disappointing first-quarter financial results released last month, Macy's stock had risen 7% (as of Friday's closing bell) amid speculation that the company could pursue a real estate investment trust. Hedge funds are reportedly pressuring the company to sell some of its properties and lease them back.
Trussell and Kanaga estimate the value of Macy's real estate at more than $32 a share. Still, they argue that Macy's is reluctant to give up control of its properties.
The pair cut its per share earnings estimates for the current fiscal year to $4.67, down from their previous estimate of $4.73 on a 1% gain in same-store sales and an eight-basis point drop in EBITDA margin.
The Street expects Macy's to earn $4.68 a share, while the company's guidance forecast earnings of $4.70 a share to $4.80 a share.
Yet another analyst had gone to then bull camp on Tesla Motors (TSLA).
Rod Lache at Deutsche Bank hiked his rating from Hold to Buy and raised his price target from $220 to $310, citing disclosures made by Tesla's management on its second-quarter earnings conference call in late July that bode well for the maker of electric cars.
Lache sums it up like this:
…Tesla suggested that their growth trajectory will be much steeper, their mix will be much richer, and their costs will ultimately be much lower than we previously assumed. We are revising our estimates to reflect updated assumptions for growth and profitability.
Investors cheered. At $260.53, Tesla climbed 5% in afternoon market action, not far off the $265 record high Tesla hit in late February.
Deutsche Bank's upgrade leaves Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Barclays as among the handful of firms that still rate the stock a Neutral (Equal Weight in Barclays' case). Barclays has the stock hitting $220 in 12 months, while Goldman has a price target of $210 and J.P. Morgan is at $170.
Big banks are facing big regulatory changes and, in some cases, big fines from U.S. and European regulators.
Now Deutsche Bank analyst Matt O'Connor worries that near-term tapering of the Fed's stimulus efforts could also hobble the sector's returns. In a recent research note, O'Connor and his team downgraded Citigroup (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS) to "hold" ratings from "buy" ratings.
Investors have been grappling for months with worries surrounding Federal Reserve policies. Upbeat economic reports reinforced fears that later this month the central bank could start to taper its $85-billion-a-month bond-purchase program. The Fed's easy-money policies have been credited for helping fuel the 2013 stock market.
O'Connor admits the absence of Fed bond buying is a long-term positive for U.S. banks, citing rising interest rates for bank loans and a pickup in certain fixed-income trading businesses.
Near term, however, is another matter. O'Connor sees limited upside for the U.S. bank stocks and has grown "more defensive."
Up roughly 90% over the last year, Morgan Stanly has drastically outperformed the S&P 500. But O'Connor argues the stock already reflects the success of key strategic initiatives. He cut his price target to $30 from $31.
As for Citigroup, O'Connor cut his price target to $56 from $61. He writes:
C remains the most compelling long-term recovery play in our view; however, changes in Fed monetary policy could limit upside in C shares near term, regulatory and legal uncertainties remain headline risks, and upside from continued performance improvement at the company from here will take time to play out, in our view…given lingering regulatory/legal risks, potentially more volatile capital markets revenues from a change in Fed monetary policy, and potentially lower long term growth.
Once, one of the hottest biotech stocks around, Dendreon (DNDN) has become a cautionary tale, warning investors what can happen when a cutting-edge drug turns into a dud.
Now at less than $3 a share, the stock had traded as high as $54 in 2010 as excitement buzzed over the experimental prostate cancer vaccine Provenge. Initially, Wall Street expected peak sales of $3 billion to $4 billion. But insurers balked at the hefty price tag for Provenge, and now, three years after it won FDA approval, analysts see annual sales at roughly $300 million.
Disappointing sales are just one reason Deutsche Bank has joined the bearish voices surrounding this drug maker. Today, analyst Robyn Karnauskas downgraded Dendreon to a Sell and cut the price target to $1, warning that even if the company can significantly reduce costs and drastically restructures, its spending may still outpace revenue growth in the short-term. Karnauskas believes Dendreon may have to refinance its debt, negatively impacting shareholders.
Earlier this month, the company posted a bigger-than-expected second-quarter loss as Provenge sales fell compared to last year. A restructuring plan was unveiled in late July, though analysts say it isn't enough without revenue growth. Today, Deutsche Bank's Karnauskas writes:
…By our math, even with $165M in cost cuts, the co will have to grow current sales from $300M to $525M over next 7 years to support current share price. 2Q13 sales were $73M and DTC campaign does not seem to have a lot of effect to offset impact from competition so that the company could reach profitability in 4Q13. While they note that they plan to cut costs, we are concerned it may be too late. Revenue growth is not occurring quick enough; we note 1Q13 yoy growth was guided and in 2Q13 they noted this was unlikely to occur going fwd. The co's inability to guide growth & provide visibility makes it difficult for us to see sales accelerating sufficiently in next 12-18 months to give equity & debt shareholders confidence.
Today, Dendreon's share price fell 10% to $2.87.
Are shares of Allergan (AGN) oversold?
BMO Capital Markets analyst David Maris thinks so. Shares of the specialty drug company, famed making Botox injections used to smooth away wrinkles, have fallen 9.65% to $83.75 in afternoon market actions amid worries that the company's second-largest selling drug Restasis may face competition from cheaper-priced generics.
Those worries led Deutsche Bank analyst David Steinberg to downgrade the stock earlier today to Hold from Buy, while Leerink Swann analyst Seamus Fernandez cut his rating to Market Perform from Outperform.
It all started on Friday when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued what one analyst described as "surprisingly straightforward" draft guidance for a generic version of Restasis, a topical treatment that thickens eyelashes. In response, Leerink's Seamus predicted that a copycat could reach the U.S. market in 12 to 24 months, putting at risk between 13% and 15% of Allergan's revenue and between 20% and 30% of the company's profit. Seamus writes:
Although our new $102/shr DCF valuation (vs. $113-114/shr previously) now assumes a 65% probability that Restasis generics are introduced, the magnitude of the EPS contribution and immediacy of the event suggest to us that AGN's historic premium multiple could approach its 5-yr trough P/E valuation (16x) on 2014 consensus EPS of $5.45.
But BMO's Maris still rates Allergan an Outperform. He writes that the market is assuming a too-pessimistic scenario, arguing that it could be three years before the FDA reviews an application for a generic version of Restasis.
Still, Maris isn't predicting any big moves anytime soon for Allergan's share price. In fact, he warns that after several R&D setbacks, Allergan lacks the catalysts needed to boost the share price near term. He writes:
This new overhang issue further weakens investor sentiment that had already been damaged following several R&D setbacks. Generic fears on major products have had a durable negative effect on other stocks in the sector; Allergan will need to do more than wait to regain its standing with investors.
The R&D setbacks mentioned became public May 1 when Allergan trimmed its full-year profit forecast after revealing that it won't advance two key experimental drugs into late-stage clinical trials needed for FDA approval. The news fueled a 13% drop in the stock.
The next day, this same writer argued that the sell off was overdone (see Barron's Take, Allergan Can Iron Out Its Wrinkles," May 2). Since then, Allergan's stock price has fallen 15% and now trades at its lowest price since Aug. 6.
The overwhelming majority of big investment banks saw revenues fall across nearly all of their business lines in the first half of 2012.
That's according to new data out from Coalition, which carried out the analysis of first-half revenues at 10 global investment banks.
The Coalition Index measures the performance of 10 banks: Bank of America (BAC), Barclays (BCS), Citi (C), Credit Suisse (CS), Deutsche Bank (DB), Goldman Sachs (GS), JP Morgan (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and UBS (UBS). It found that the banks' revenues declined 7.5% to $86 billion in the first six months of 2012, down from $93 billion year-over-year, as 10 out of their 13 largest business units recorded drops. Credit, commodities, equity derivatives and debt capital markets all experienced double digit declines.
The only two other business areas to experience increased revenues were prime services in equities, (+2.2% to $5.6 billion), and global emerging markets within fixed income, (+2% to $8.3 billion).
This may spell bad news not only for investors but employees as well: Analysis by Dow Jones' Financial News of eight large investment banks found that investment banking jobs fell by around 100,000, or 5.6%, in the last year.
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MyAppListener implements a ServletContextListener.I have typed the URL in correct case. Another Web application of a similar type was able to execute a JSP file in it.
I have tried using <jsp-file> and <servlet-mapping> in web.xml. Still it doesn't work.
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Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Martin Amis.
1949 Birth Born on August 25, 1949.
1965 15 Years Old In 1965, at age 15, he played John Thornton in the film version of Richard Hughes' A High Wind in Jamaica. … Read More
1989 39 Years Old … The book was controversially omitted from the Booker Prize shortlist in 1989, because two panel members, Maggie Gee and Helen McNeil, disliked Amis's treatment of his female characters. "It was an incredible row", Martyn Goff, the Booker's director, told The Independent. "Maggie and Helen felt that Amis treated women appallingly in the book. … Read More
1991 41 Years Old Amis's 1991 novel, the short Time's Arrow, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. … Read More
1997 47 Years Old Amis's 1997 offering, the short novel Night Train, is narrated by the mannish American Detective Mike Hoolihan. … Read More
2002 52 Years Old In 2002 Amis published Koba the Dread, a devastating history of the crimes of Lenin and Stalin, and their denial by many writers and academics in the West. … Read More
2003 53 Years Old 2 More Events
2007 57 Years Old 1 More Event
The Catholic-Marxist critic Terry Eagleton, in the 2007 introduction to his work Ideology, singled out and attacked Amis for a particular quote (which Eagleton mistakenly attributed to one of Amis's essays), taken the day after the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot came to light, in an informal interview in The Times Magazine. … Read More
2008 58 Years Old 2 More Events
The new novel took some considerable time to write and was not published before the end of the decade. Instead, Amis's last published work of the 2000s was the 2008 journalism collection The Second Plane, a collection which compiled Amis's many writings on the events of 9/11 and the subsequent major events and cultural issues resulting from the War on Terror. … Read More
2009 59 Years Old … His wife Isabel Fonseca released her debut novel Attachment in 2009 and two of Amis's children, his son Louis and his daughter Fernanda, have also been published in their own right in Standpoint magazine and The Guardian, respectively.
2010 60 Years Old 3 More Events
In 2010, after a long period of writing, rewriting, editing and revision, Amis published his long-awaited new long novel, The Pregnant Widow, which is concerned with the sexual revolution. … Read More
2011 61 Years Old 3 More Events
… Amis served as the Professor of Creative Writing at the Centre for New Writing at the University of Manchester until 2011. … Read More
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Hollywood star Brad Pitt has been attacked while signing autographs at the Hollywood premiere of fiancee Angelina Jolie's new film, report Sky News.
The actor was struck in the head by a man seen jumping over a fence and rushing towards him before the screening of Maleficent.
Security guards wrestled him away and an apparently unharmed Pitt resumed signing autographs outside the El Capitan Theatre.
Ukrainian prankster Vitalii Sediuk was photographed being handcuffed and officers confirmed a man was held overnight after being arrested on suspicion of battery.
Sediuk has tried to slip under actress America Ferrera's dress at Cannes two weeks ago.
In 2012 he was slapped by Will Smith after trying to kiss him on the lips, and last year the 'reporter' was arrested for crashing the stage as Adele was about to receive a Grammy.
In other incidents Sediuk has grabbed both Bradley Cooper and Leonardo DiCaprio around the waist on red carpets.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Quick quiz: Try to think of the five most elite college football programs in the country right now, based on both recent success and the immediate future.
Did you include LSU in your top five?
If not, you may want to think again.
OK, go ahead and think of Nos. 6 through 10. Surely LSU is, at worst, in that group?
You didn't name Penn State ahead of the Tigers, did you? Come on? Really?
It's no knock on the Nittany Lions, who probably deserve to be somewhere between No. 8 and 12. Penn State has a very good program, but to say it deserves elite status is incorrect.
We're talking about teams that have a legitimate chance to win a national championship every year.
Without a doubt, LSU belongs in that elite category. If you don't believe so, then you haven't paid attention to college football in the past decade.
"We know we're one of the elite teams, and we are a force to be reckoned with whoever we play," standout safety Chad Jones said. "Whenever the Tigers are in town, everybody watches us. We definitely don't feel like we're an underdog in any type of way."
LSU has won two national championships in the past seven seasons (2003 and '07). That's as many as Florida, which probably is - or at least should be - No. 1 on your elite list.
The Gators and Tigers are the only two programs that have won two BCS championships since the adoption of the system in 1998.
"Winning back in '07, we still have some of those same players on our team," Jones said. "We have players that know how to win championships and know how to win big games."
You probably have USC in your top five. The Trojans have won one BCS title (2004), one AP title (2003) and lost in another championship game (2005). Plus, they're always a title contender, save for their tough times this season.
Oklahoma deserves to be in the top five, winning a title in 2000 and getting to the BCS championship game three other times this decade (2003, '04, '08).
Texas also deserves a spot. The Longhorns won the crown in 2005 and have a chance to do so again this season.
So here's my top five:
1. Florida
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas
5. LSU, edging out Ohio State, which has one title (2002) and two other BCS championship game appearances (2006, '07).
Alabama hasn't had a great decade but likely will win the national title this season. The Crimson Tide don't deserve to be in the top five just yet but probably will be soon enough with Nick Saban at the helm.
Maybe your rankings vary slightly, but no matter how you analyze it, be careful not to overlook LSU in the discussion. It's easy to do that when you live in Pennsylvania or love Big Ten football, based simply on regional bias and/or the notion that Southern teams are overrated.
"We're a dominant program, we really are," running back Stevan Ridley said.
Aside from the national title campaigns, the Tigers have finished in the top 10 three other times this decade (2001, '05, 06). That's a tremendous accomplishment playing in the nation's best conference.
The 2008 squad finished a disappointing 8-5 before bouncing back this season to go 9-3.
"Last year was the worst year we've had here in a while," Ridley said. "But college football, you look around and look at USC this year. That's a dominant program, everybody sees them on ESPN all the time and look at them this year.
"I'm not saying that USC's had a bad year; a lot of programs would be happy with an 8-5 season. But when you work as hard as we do and play the teams we play in the SEC, it's kind of hard to stay on top all the time."
The Tigers have a chance to be back in the national championship hunt again next season. Florida is losing star quarterback Tim Tebow and a host of other standouts, so LSU could be pegged as the biggest threat to Alabama in the SEC.
"You start off big with a national championship, so that leaves you with high expectations for the rest of your career," said Ridley, a redshirt freshman on the 2007 title team.
The Capital One Bowl pits two programs that had similar struggles not long ago before turning things around. Penn State had its dark years earlier this decade (3-9 in 2003, 4-7 in '04), while LSU's lean years occurred at the end of the last decade (4-7 in 1998, 3-8 in '99).
Saban brought a winning attitude back to LSU in 2000 and won the school's second national title a few years later. Les Miles replaced him in 2005 and claimed his own championship two years later.
Miles flirted with going to Michigan after the 2007 season. The Wolverines have a very good program, but face it, they are not among the elite right now.
"I was glad that he stayed," Ridley said of Miles. "He could have easily left after the national championship, but it says a lot about him."
It also says a lot about LSU.
Miles has a powerhouse program, plays in the best conference, can contend for a national title every few years and a rabid fan base with a stadium that seats 92,000.
Add it all up, and LSU deserves the respect of being mentioned as one of the nation's elite programs.
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ANGEL FIRE, N.M. (AP) - The anticipated cost of a state computer system designed to process most New Mexico personal and business taxes has risen from $43 million to $66 million, the Legislative Finance Committee has been told.
Some costs included an online employee help system the Taxation and Revenue Department didn't need and bottled water for employees of a private contractor, according to a review presented Tuesday to the LFC at a meeting here.
A combination of bonds, a General Fund appropriation and $15 million from the state's tax amnesty program will be used to pay for the computer system, called the Taxation and Revenue Information Management System, or TRIMS, the lawmakers were told at the LFC meeting in Angel Fire.
But state money for the computer system, expected to be complete in early 2002, may yet end up more than $7 million short of the $66 million, according to the review.
In 1997, the cost of the system was estimated at $43 million. In January it increased to $63 million, and now an additional $3 million has been tacked on.
Even if all $66 million were spent, Rep. Max Coll, D-Santa Fe, said he still wonders whether the state tax department will have a computer system that works.
"I'm apprehensive. Basically I think it's getting better, but I'm very skeptical about a very expensive computer system coming up, then them slapping it online and suddenly it chokes up," Coll said.
Much of the expense is related to software that must be developed to handle every line of each type of tax code.
Last year, glitches blamed on the computer system resulted in late refunds and duplicated refund checks sent to some taxpayers.
More types of taxes, such as gross-receipts taxes and corporate income taxes, are scheduled to become part of the system before it is complete.
An LFC auditor, Aurora Sandoval, also found the estimate included more than $400,000 for online help with the system for tax department employees, which no one used. She also found nearly $66,000 in questionable expenses claimed by Syntel, TRIMS' development contractor, including $765 for bottled water for employees.
After the hearing, Jim Burleson, deputy secretary of the Taxation and Revenue Department, said the agency plans to drop development of the online help program. He said Syntel has repaid the department for most of the expenses found questionable.
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TSL on their post on facebook about Alissa's withdrawl from Sectionals ended with this:
So... does this mean she's changing her SP or??Originally Posted by TSL
TSL on their post on facebook about Alissa's withdrawl from Sectionals ended with this:
So... does this mean she's changing her SP or??Originally Posted by TSL
Haha you beat me to this thread!
They confirmed in a comment, when asked, that she is in fact changing the music
Yayyyyyyyyyyy! Glad to hear that.
Darn! I was just starting to like it.
I wouldn't be surprised if they had started working on the program well before now but it just wasn't ready for NHK.
Wow. That was already her second SP of the season. At this point i don't see how more changes could be helpful, she should be working on clean programs, not new choreography.
I hope so. It is really difficult to pull off a program like that successfully. I can't even think of a skater who could make something of that music. Maybe Kristina Czako?
I don't know, it was starting to grow on me, actually. And regardless of what people were saying about it, she was getting decent PCS scores with it. I don't see how putting together a whole new SP is a good move at this point.
Her time would be better spent getting her jump consistency back and trying to make something more compelling of her long program. She has yet to skate it cleanly in competition and the music cuts/ construction of the program leave a lot to be desired.
I am very surprised to hear this. It was a decent program and she's been getting good PCS for it.
I am surprised that she would be making that decision just because the vast majority of The Internet whined about it, because the music was too avant garde and not elevator enough. Or maybe we should indeed blame Frank instead, given how safe the vast majority of Kwan's programs were (the only program she's had that I find memorable and that left a lasting impression -The Miraculous Mandarin - she had skated at just one event, IIRC).
If it's the complaining and not Frank being dull, then well done everyone. Next time you whine about skaters using the same 20 pieces of music over and over again, well that's why.
I agree with Ziggy (for once). The SP worked for her. The FS, OTOH, doesn't. They're changing the wrong program.
I am also glad Gracie is changing the short. I could see her skating to something with fire, like 'Capriccio Espagnole' by Rimsky-Korsakov.
Is Frank going to try to pull off another Salome with Gracie?


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Deviations from Put-Call Parity and Stock Return Predictability
Martijn Cremers
University of Notre Dame
David Weinbaum
Syracuse University
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Deviations from put-call parity contain information about future returns. Using the difference in implied volatility between pairs of call and put options to measure these deviations we find that stocks with relatively expensive calls outperform stocks with relatively expensive puts by 51 basis points per week. We find both positive abnormal performance in stocks with relatively expensive calls and negative abnormal performance in stocks with relatively expensive puts, a result which cannot be explained by short sales constraints. Using rebate rates from the stock lending market, we confirm directly that our findings are not driven by stocks that are hard to borrow. Options with more leverage generate greater predictability. Controlling for size, deviations from put-call parity are more likely to occur in options with underlying stocks that face more information risk. Deviations from put-call parity also tend to predict returns to a larger extent in firms that face a more asymmetric information environment, and in firms with high residual analyst coverage. We also find that the degree of predictability decreases over the sample period. Our results are consistent with mispricing during the earlier years of the study, with a gradual reduction of the mispricing over time.
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Alumni Day Speakers
Distinguished Alumnus Speaker (11:15 - 11:45 AM)
"The Seasons of Scientists' Lives"
Lee Limbird, PhD
Dean, School of Natural Sciences - Fisk University
Dr. Limbird trained in the lab of Dr. Karl Blau and graduated with a degree in Biochemistry and Biophysics in 1973. She is currently Dean of the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Business Administration at Fisk University. In addition, she serves as Coordinator of the Pre-Health Professions. Before joining Fisk University, Dr. Limbird served on the faculty of Duke University and for 25 years at Vanderbilt School of Medicine, including her role as Chair of Pharmacology and as the first Associate Vice Chancellor for Research. Dr. Limbird's commitment to undergraduate learning as well as to biomedical research is evident in her service as a member of the Board of Trustees at the College of Wooster in Ohio.
Distinguished Alumnus Speaker (2:20 - 2:50 PM)
"Visualizing DNA Repair Enzymes Encountering Free Radical DNA Lesions"
Sylvie Doublie, PhD
Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - University of Vermont
Dr. Doublié received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biophysics in 1993 under the direction of Dr. Charles W. Carter. She did postdoctoral work with Dr. Stephen Cusack at the EMBL outstation in Grenoble and with Dr. Tom Ellenberger at Harvard Medical School where she solved the crystal structure of the ternary complex of T7 DNA polymerase. She joined the UVM faculty in 1998. Notably, she is a PEW scholar and the major thrust of her research program is to study these nucleic acid modifications in the context of the enzymes and proteins that generate and recognize them. Her goal is to answer the following questions: How does a DNA polymerase sense the presence of a DNA lesion? What role does sequence context play in translesion synthesis? What triggers the transfer of DNA to the editing site in the event of a base mispair?
Student Speaker (11:50 - 12:10 PM)
"Monoubiquitination as a mechanism for the regulation of Ras signaling"
Rachael Baker
Student - Sharon Campbell and Henrik Dohlman labs
Rachael received her Bachelors of Science from Calvin College. She is currently training in the labs of Sharon Campbell and Henrik Dohlman.
Student Speaker (1:55 - 2:15 PM)
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Keith Miller
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Summer Music Series kicks off at Goodell Gardens May 30
This year's Goodell Gardens Summer Music Series is set to start off on the right note with Salmon Frank performing on Friday night.
The series will include several family-friendly performances located at Goodell Gardens' beautiful grounds. Listeners are encouraged to bring their own blankets or lawn chairs. Gates open at 6:45 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.
The rest of the schedule includes:
June 13: My Sweet Patootie
June 27: Earth Angel
July 11: Matt Texter
July 25: Scenic Route
Aug. 8: Picks & Hammers String Band
Aug. 22: Basket Eddy
A couple other summer series will start at Goodell Gardens soon, too. Don't miss the local farmers market every Wednesday, June 18-Sept. 24, 3 to 6 p.m. Also, musician Lori Burke will play traditional folk and children's songs each Wednesday, July 2-30, starting at 11 a.m. in the Events Barn. Admission to Burke's concerts is $2 and is open to age 2 and older.


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The Effects of Local Banking Market Structure on the Bank-Lending Channel of Monetary Policy
Robert M. Adams
Federal Reserve Board
Dean F. Amel
Federal Reserve Board - Financial Structure Section
April 2005
FEDS Working Paper No. 2005-16
We study the relationship between banking competition and the transmission of monetary policy through the bank lending channel. Using business small loan origination data provided from the Community Reinvestment Act from 1996-2002 in our analysis, we are able to reaffirm the existence of the bank lending channel of monetary transmission. Moreover, we find that the impact of monetary policy on loan originations is weaker in more concentrated markets.
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by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
The average job-life expectancy of a White House aide is 18 months. No wonder. Sixteen-hour days are the norm, and worry-free weekends are as rare as fulfilled campaign promises. Take Howard Paster, who thought he'd gone to wonk heaven when he was picked as President Clinton's chief lobbyist to Congress in 1993. But on his first day, Zoe Baird's Supreme Court nomination tanked, and things went downhill from there. Three months later, having been whacked like a ping-pong ball between Clinton and Congress, Paster told a pal, "I'll be either divorced or dead if this goes on." He bailed out after 10 months.
A senior correspondent for TIME and author of The Lobbyists, Birnbaum recounts the rocky roads of six Clinton aides, including former press secretary Dee Dee Myers (unable to overcome the boys' club atmosphere in Clinton's inner circle) and political spinmeister Paul Begala (numbed by red tape and the Administration's chronic indecision). Birnbaum breaks a few minor scoops about the in-house bumblings and catfights of Clinton's first two years, but, truth be told, only political junkies are likely to be captivated by the adventures of abused aides.
As for the moral struggling to emerge from this cautionary tale, it's that no matter how well-intentioned campaign cowboys (and girls) may be, they often fail to rise to the daunting challenge of governing. (Times Books, $25)
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Professor Emeritus Recognition
Every year, Professor Emeritus awards are presented at Commencement to individuals selected by the faculty Committee on Honorary Degrees and approved by the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees. President Hurwitz announced that the following individuals had been awarded Professor Emeritae status. They will be formally recognized during Gallaudet's 146th Annual Commencement on May 13, 2016.
- Dr. Cynthia Neese Bailes, Department of Education
- Dr. Marilyn Ann Sass-Lehrer, Department of Education
- Dr. Donna M. Mertens, Department of Educational Foundations and Research
Nomination Procedure
Nominees for Professor Emeritus must have 15 or more years of distinguished service as a faculty member, and must have retired within the last ten years. Faculty members who have announced their plans to retire before or during the 2017-2018 academic year may be nominated this year.
Nominations for Professor Emeritus status will be accepted on an ongoing basis. The deadline for receipt of nominations for 2017 was Monday, November 9, 2015, and nominations are now closed. Nominations for 2018 are being accepted, with a deadline date of Monday, October 31, 2016.
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Seven FCPS Students Named Semifinalists in 2013 Intel Science Talent Search
Seven students from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) have been named semifinalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search. The students, with their project names in italics, are:
· Arrush Choudhary of Chantilly High School, A Novel Method to Increase the Lipid Yield of Chlorella vulgaris: An Exploration of the Role of Cofactors on the Inhibition of Starch Synthase (E.C. 220.127.116.11).
· Alec Brenner of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), Viscoelastic Modeling of Tidal Heating in Terrestrial Exoplanets.
· Suhas Gondi of TJHSST, Investigating microRNA-Mediated Regulation of Class Specific Dendrite Morphogenesis.
· Katherine Ho of TJHSST, Real Time Apoptosis Imaging by an EB Conjugated Caspase 3 Activatable Probe.
· Jennifer Peng of TJHSST, Investigating Rhodopsin Organization in Native and Model Membranes by Atomic Force Spectroscopy: A Computational Study on Its Feasibility.
· Nalini Singh of TJHSST, Derivation of a Kirchhoff-Like Combination Law for the Quantum Capacitances of Molecules.
· Katherine Wu of TJHSST, The Hydrolysis Engine Concept for Motor Proteins.
The 300 semifinalists were chosen from among 1,712 entrants and will receive matching awards of $1,000 along with their school. Forty finalists will be announced on January 23; finalists will attend the week-long Intel Science Institute in Washington, D.C., in March and will compete for college scholarships. Finalists will also compete for the top award of $100,000.
This is the 72nd year of the Science Talent Search, which Intel has sponsored since 1998, providing $1.25 million in awards and scholarships to contestants. More information about the competition can be found at www.societyforscience.org/sts/.
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The reality is, my passion for optimized nutrition is driven by three factors:
- by a severe family medical history of heart disease on both sides (that took my dad's life at age 39), and Type II diabetes on my mom's side.
- by treating a general population, every day, so outrageously disabled by the devastation of metabolic syndrome: obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, arthritic spine and extremity degeneration, dementia, and countless other life-limiting disease processes.
- by treating debilitated athletes who, despite their best efforts to "work hard and eat less", are unable to stay healthy enough to do the things they love to do, and continue to gain weight and experience the problems listed above.
- Blame: Get off your ass and exercise more, you lazy piece of shit! Quit eating so much! You need to run more! And quit running with shitty form, dumb-ass, you look stupid! Your shoes are too big/too small! Quit forefoot/heel striking, shithead!
- Shame: It's your fucking fault for eating too much! Too many calories! Too much fat! Too much cholesterol! Too much salt! Your willpower sucks, you weak sonofabitch!
- Lame: You're fucked!* Quit your passion! You need surgery! You need these medicines - forever!
And so, the medical establishment (doctors, dieticians), coaches, and elite runners - most of whom are young, naturally talented, and genetically gifted - dole out the conventional wisdom and write-off any failures to deficits of genetics, will, or execution.Worst of all, driven by these factors, society has seen the explosion of disordered eating. Fat-phobia and calorie-phobia drives restriction and dire deficiency - not just of energy, but of vital nutrients - fatty- and amino acids - that damages the nervous system and creates a systemic neurological disorder that has the worst recovery and highest mortality rate of any mental illness.
So what is the primary factor in all of these problems? The data is clear: it is insulin resistance, driven by "carbohydrate poisoning", or more carbohydrate than the body is able to properly use and store.
|The most simple, succinct explanation for the real cause of obesity (Twitter).
I strongly encourage you to review this video. In a mere 30+ minutes*, Tim Noakes, MD, provides a succinct review of current literature that implicates insulin resistance and excessive carbohydrate intake in a myriad of health conditions.
(*to get to the "meat" of the discussion, skip over the human evolution and begin at 6:50)
Spoiler alert: In it, he outlines:
- That carbohydrate is not an essential nutrient for human function and optimal health
- That obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes is driven by a faulty "appe-stat" (a brain structure that controls hunger), altered by excessive carbohydrate, processed foods, and insulin
- That high insulin levels and insulin resistance drives the body to immediately convert carbohydrate to stored body fat
- That the "clogged pipe theory" of heart disease is bogus, that cholesterol is a response to - not a cause of - inflammatory stress, which is actually caused by carbohydrate and insulin.
- That both high blood sugar and insulin change gut physiology, which contributes to a myriad of metabolic, immune and brain diseases
So, until the data changes, and we learn that either A.) carbohydrates are truly necessary and beneficial, and B.) these devastating disease processes are definitely caused by something else, and C.) we find another strategy that definitively reduces obesity and its myriad health dysfunctions, I will continue to strongly and vocally advocate ideal health through the regulation of optimal levels of fat, protein and carbohydrates.
And for the vast majority of people, including athletes, what that looks like, is:
- A significant reduction in carbohydrates, until the individual achieves ideal weight, independent of exercise
- A significant increase in fat intake (with emphasis on animal, dairy, fruit and vegetable-derived fats, and avoidance of grain and chemically-derived or altered fats)
- Moderate protein intake, requisite for their activity level
What it does not look like is deprivation. A diet that is truly balanced - namely one with enough fat and limited processed carbohydrate - never results in chronic hunger and craving. However, there is a difference (however nuanced) between deprivation (and addictive withdrawal) and avoidance of types of foods proven to be overwhelmingly harmful and physiologically unnecessary.
It's not about restriction, or extremism. It's about optimal health. And anyone that presents with a disease process - obesity, cardiac disease, immune disorders, or any other illness - and/or chronic pain and injury needs to seriously examine their nutritional philosophy -- before we as a society play "The Blame, Shame, & Lame Game".
So, until:
- everyone who wants to can engage in their passion, sustainably, for long as they want (at least in age, if not frequency/duration/intensity)
- people stop suffering from preventable disease
- high-and-mighty professionals quit blaming and shaming, and accept and promote the best data available
- people - runners and non-runners, alike - stop dying tragically from preventable disease,
I will continue to promote this message.
Most of you won't accept it, or aren't ready, and that's OK. But when you are, you'll know where to find me.
"I'm not going to leave you alone! I want you to GET MAD!"
"I want you to say, 'I'm a human being, GODDAMNIT! MY LIFE HAS VALUE!'"
"I want you to say, 'I'm a human being, GODDAMNIT! MY LIFE HAS VALUE!'"


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Disney to buy Lucasfilm, continue 'Star Wars' movies
LOS ANGELES -- The "Star Wars" saga will continue with another trilogy followed by a new movie every two or three years as Disney reached a deal with creator George Lucas to buy his production company for $4.05 billion.
The seventh movie, with a working title of "Episode 7," is set for release in 2015. Episodes 8 and 9 will follow, completing Lucas' original vision for a nine-episode saga.
The three new movies will carry the story beyond "Return of the Jedi," the third film released and the sixth in the saga. Lucas will serve as creative consultant.
The Walt Disney Co. announced the blockbuster agreement to buy Lucasfilm in cash and stock Tuesday. The deal includes rights to the "Indiana Jones" franchise.
Colorado teen charged as adult in girl's killing
GOLDEN, Colo. -- Prosecutors said a teenager who allegedly confessed to killing a 10-year-old Colorado girl and attacking a runner also sexually assaulted the girl.
Austin Sigg, 17, was charged as an adult Tuesday with 17 counts in both cases. They include four murder charges.
Sigg didn't speak during the brief court hearing and didn't look at his six relatives in the courtroom that included his mother, Mindy Sigg. His relatives sat silently as the charges were read, unlike a hearing last week where Sigg's mother sobbed audibly.
Eight relatives of Jessica Ridgeway, of Westminster, also watched the proceedings, including her mother. Each wore purple, Jessica's favorite color.
If convicted as an adult, Sigg faces up to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 40 years.
Police say karate student decks man in her apartment
FRESNO, Calif. -- A California man got an early morning beat down after being pummeled by a karate student who found him drunk in her bathroom.
Jannine Ramirez had just won a karate competition when she arrived at her Fresno apartment early Sunday and heard someone in the bathroom.
Ramirez, 20, kicked down her bathroom door, then kicked the intruder through a shower door.
She continued with an onslaught of kicks and punches until Wilberto Zapata, 18, was outside her apartment.
"We didn't recognize him," Ramirez said. "Me and my mom live in the apartment, so no guy whatsoever should be in there."
Zapata recently moved into the apartment complex and mistakenly went into the wrong apartment unit, police said.
Ohio teen convicted in deadly Craigslist scheme
AKRON, Ohio -- A 17-year-old Ohio boy has been convicted in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme.
A jury in Akron on Tuesday found Brogan Rafferty guilty of aggravated murder.
Three men were killed and a fourth survived the attacks, in which victims were lured with the promise of a job and were robbed.
Rafferty was suspected of helping Richard Beasley, of Akron, lure the victims with bogus Craigslist job offers. The teen testified that he went along with the scheme only because he feared Beasley would kill him.
Rafferty was tried as an adult but faces a maximum potential sentence of life in prison because he's a juvenile.
Beasley has pleaded not guilty and could face the death penalty if convicted.
-- from wire reports


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So I have (Had) A softmodded box (Used the 007 Disc w/Evox) when adding some things to the HDD I accidentally replaced the xboxdash.xbe with another from what I thought was a back up - problem is I can no longer use the box
This is a Softmod, It will "Not" boot discs, and Every time it boots up goes directly to "Service Required. Call Customer Support" Therefore I couldn't boot a boot disc if i wanted to and I do not have access to FTP worst of all I don't have a back up of that original xboxdash.xbe file...
So where do i go from here any tutorials out there?
Thank you
Big Mistake With The Xboxdash.xbe File
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Posted 14 March 2012 - 04:08 AM
Therefore I couldn't boot a boot disc if i wanted to
Did you try? Try your 007 disk.
Posted 14 March 2012 - 05:21 AM
yes I have tried the 007 Disc
Posted 14 March 2012 - 06:15 AM
Do you have eeprom backup? Did you cold boot with game disc 007AUF?
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I'm just wondering how old people here are. If its mostly a young crowd or a little older. BTW, I just turned 20.
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beer and wii... bad motor skills wooo!
21 turning 22 on December 14th! Woohoo! ^What he said. Drunken Wii playing is a good damn time.
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We would like to respond to the letter submitted by Dr Pearson and Ms Anderst and to the one by Mr Neimeister and Mr Iampietro by first thanking them for bringing up the remark that was made parenthetically in our article.In our summary, we pointed out that Gram-stained smear was not efficacious in diagnosing rectal gonorrhea. In the section "Methods of Obtaining the Specimen," it was stated: "Rectal culturing should be done on all persons who engage in rectal sexual activity." In this context and to clarify the parenthetical statement that sugar fermentation tests should be done "only in oral infection," we would like to state that this recommendation is being made only if New York City (NYC) medium is used. Colonial characteristics alone on NYC medium can distinguish N gonorrhoeae from N meningitidis, and because of the large number of rectal specimens submitted, further biochemical differentiation
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In the United States, conservatives who took control of the 112th Congress are proposing new legislation that would create more government control over what a woman does with her body.
New legislation has been introduced in Congress that attempts to control abortion through funding cuts, medical record reporting, and doctors who perform abortions.
Many people have deep religious beliefs regarding the sanctity of life, however, government regulation of a woman's right to have children suggests an excessive level of control over personal freedom. It also raises questions as to whether or not the government should have the right to come between a woman and her doctor on personal, physical choices.
While proposing more regulation against women's rights, Republican Tea Party conservatives plan to remove regulations from public safety, clean drinking water, clean air, worker's rights, and the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the New York Times.
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Brown Bags and Books
August 21, 2013 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Jackson District Library's Carnegie Branch (244 W. Michigan Ave. Jackson, MI 49201) will host Brown Bags and Books on Wednesday August 21st from 12:00-1:00PM. Bring a lunch and we'll provide dessert! Book discussed for August is Behind the Beautiful Flowers by Katherine Boo. For more information please call (517) 788-4087.