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Nucleus to SAP: Gotcha!Steve Hamm
And we thought the war of words between software giants SAP and Oracle was bad. Now the German company that dominates the corporate application market is trading verbal jabs with a feisty little market research outfit, Nucleus Research, which challenges SAP's advertising claim that its customers are much more profitable than others. Tech ROI-doubter Nicholas Carr has weighed in--demanding that SAP release the study it based its claim upon. The spat highlights the risks of making bold claims about technology's effectiveness. As it stands right now, SAP's stature may be hurt more than helped by its marketing campaign.
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Bill Wohl, SAP spokesman: "We understand what's going on here. They're a third-tier analyst firm that's out to get publicity."
Ian Campbell, CEO of Nucleus: "All they have to do is publish their research and let everybody examine it. If I was them, I'd worry about the FTC, or the equivalent in Europe. But they're saying, 'You've just got to trust us.'"
Back to the beginning. Late last year, SAP was looking for a way to back up its advertising tag line, The Best-Run Businesses Run SAP, and decided to commission a study to see if it could come up with some proof points. It hired a Stratascope, a small Massachusetts research outfit, to crunch the numbers, and, ultimately, came out with the marketing claim that its customers are 32% more profitable than others. It was an eye-popper.
Nucleus didn't react until last week. Partly it was because the company had a fire in its office, and just didn't get around to it. "We have a lot of clients who are SAP customers. Some of them were asking us if this claim was true," says Rebecca Wettemann, Nucleus' vice-president of research.
Nucleus has made a name for itself by publishing skeptical reports about the claims of enterprise software companies. In the past, it has targeted Siebel Systems, Salesforce.com, and SAP. Its stock-in-trade is to vacuum the names of customers off software companies' Web sites and then interview them to see if they're thoroughly happy with their supplier. Often, they're not. Ouch! In this case, Nucleus found 81 customers mentioned on SAP's Web site and did calculations to determine their return on equity, comparing it to peers in their industry segments. Its findings: "SAP customers had an average ROE of 12.6% compared to an industry average ROE of 15.7%." That meant, it claimed, that those customers had an average ROE that was 20% lower than their peers.
SAP's reaction was swift and strong. "It's junk science," says Wohl. He says that basing a conclusion on the results of 81 customers out of SAP's more than 30,000 total is not statistically valid, and he questions Nucleus' methodology. "It's an apples to rotten-oranges comparison," he says.
Here's how the two sides did their studies:
Stratascope started with the universe of 4,600 NYSE and NASDAQ companies. It took out financial services companies, which don't measure performance the same way other companies do, and came up with 580 SAP customers and 2,800 non-SAP customers. It measured and compared operating profitability. The average operating profit margin for SAP customers was 10.3%, compared to 7.8% for non-SAP companies, or a 32% difference.
Nucleus didn't have a list of SAP customers for easy comparison, so it just used those named on the SAP Web site. Using financial numbers from Bloomberg and peer segmentation from Hoovers, it compared the return on equity for those 81 customers with that of their industry peers. In addition to publishing an overall average, Nucleus published a table comparing each of the 81 with their peer group.
Each side criticizes the other's study.
In addition to saying the 81 companies is too small a sampling to be accurate, SAP says it's inaccurate to use ROE without taking out extraordinary charges that might distort a company's true performance. Wohl says SAP won't release the details of its own study because it doesn't want competitors to get their hands on its customer list.
Nucleus' Wettemann says that while the sample size she used is small, it's still valid. It yielded a plus or minus accuracy range of 13%. So, even if the calculations are 13% off on the low side, SAP's customers would still be 7% less profitable than average. "I can't compare methodology, process, or data with them. I don't know what mystery data they used," she says.
Bruce Brien, CEO of Stratascope, defends his study, but has no comment on Wettemann's. He says he's comfortable with the way SAP used his conclusions. "They're making an implication that my numbers can't prove, but it's a marketing message. Companies do that all the time," he says.
On Nick Carr's blog, Rough Type, he calls on SAP to make its research public. "We get the tagline, not the facts," he writes.
I called up Bruce Richardson, a top enterprise software analyst at AMR Research, to get his reaction to the spat. He calls Nucleus' approach "ambush research." But, at the same time, he's highly skeptical, in general, of software companies' claims when they tout performance results for their customers. He says, most often, the cost of technology is a tax that companies pay for being able to do business efficiently. He hadn't made a close comparison of the methodologies of the two studies, but says measuring operating earnings seems like a more accurate way to go. "I don't know if either study is misleading, but, I'll say this, keeping vendors honest is something we all need. Rebecca's right to raise questions."
The dispute has been ping-ponging around the blogosphere and online Web sites for several days, and it's not clear yet if it will become a big problem for SAP. If it heats up, the company might be forced to respond with more than just words. I understand its reluctance to hand over its detailed study and reveal its customers to the competition. One possibility: Give the study under non-disclosure to a reputable accounting or statistics professor and let them study it, and also study the Nucleus report, and issue a ruling on the validity of the two reports.


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SEFFNER — As light rain falls, Josh Keenan's angular 6-foot frame periodically materializes as he repeatedly navigates a one-mile loop around Seffner Christian's sports complex.
There's Keenan, emerging from behind the gym. There he goes sloshing down a waterlogged edge of the football practice field. Here he comes trudging up a muddy path, his calves slathered with black slop. Watch Keenan long enough, and he'll surface from everywhere.
Therein lies the irony; some say he has come from nowhere.
In only his second serious year of racing, Keenan has shaped up as a bona fide state medal contender in Class 1A. He reaffirmed that status at last weekend's FSU Invitational, staged at the site (Apalachee Regional Park) of this year's state meet.
Racing in the Boys Invitational, Keenan placed fifth in 16:27 -- 13 seconds behind winner Abdin Fator of Sickles. Only a fast first-mile pace, and confusion about the location of the finish line -- on a turn right after an inclined final stretch — prevented a fourth-place effort.
"I came up the hill and passed the finish line," Keenan said, "and the guy in front of me stopped, and I didn't even realize the race was over."
The second-oldest of four kids, Keenan has lived in the U.S., Romania and Canada. The son of a Church of Christ evangelist, he played baseball as a sophomore at Brooks-DeBartolo before arriving at SCA last year.
Until joining the Crusaders cross country team at the behest of a buddy, he had only dabbled in distance running, enjoying modest middle school success without any serious training. By the end of 2011, he had won the 1A, District 8 title and placed 14th at the state meet (16:51).
Then, he ratcheted up his training from diligent to fervent.
Keenan, who takes nine hours of dual-enrollment courses at Hillsborough Community College and technically is considered home-schooled, logged 50-55 miles per week over the summer. The mileage, logged when not working at a landscape company, periodically included personal half-marathons at north Tampa's Flatwoods Park.
"He's not really a front-runner," SCA coach Andy Holmes said. "He's more of a sit back and let his endurance take over."
The offseason mileage, combined with Holmes' speed training, has paid tangible dividends. Keenan won the Seffner Christian Kickoff Classic at Sydney Dover Trails on Sept. 8, and placed second in the small-school boys race at the North Port Invite two weeks later. His time there (16:08.60), a personal-best, would've put him in the top 10 in the large-school race.
"I think a lot of my improvement," he said, "is just dedication to the sport of cross country."
DEAN OF FRESHMEN: Diminutive Middleton freshman Daniel Dean, whom you may have seen bursting to the front of a handful of races this year, has finished in that position lately.
Dean won Saturday morning's Don Bishop Invitational at Brandon High in 16:58, the only sub-17-minute time in the modest field. King's Alejandro Navas (17:04) was second; Riverview's Justin Waters and Tyler Bonafe placed fifth and sixth, respectively, for the Sharks, who won the boys team title.
On the girls side, King put each of its top five runners in the top 15 — led by freshman winner Sneha Sathish — to capture the girls title. Sathish's time (20:37) was a personal-best.
Then on Tuesday, Dean won the annual Western Conference Freshman-Sophomore meet, completing the mostly-paved five-kilometer course at Al Lopez Park in 16:41. Sickles sophomore Abby Grant won the girls race (19:53).
RACING AT 'THE CLAW': The Armwood Invitational, expected to attract more than two-dozen teams, will be staged Friday evening at the USF Golf Course, affectionately known as "The Claw." Junior varsity races start at 4:30 p.m., followed by the girls varsity at 5:30 and boys varsity at 6. Parking is limited.
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1. Abdin Fator, Sickles. Cemented status as county's best with a win at FSU Invitational
2. Matt Magee, Steinbrenner. Notched PR (16:05) for top-20 finish in elite race at FSU.
3. Tyler Lima, Steinbrenner. Like Magee, could eclipse 16 minutes down the stretch
4. Tim O'Loughlin, Jesuit. Second to Fator in personal-best 16:16 at FSU.
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North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson, who has been battling a jammed right big toe since March 6, spent about 15 minutes with the media Tuesday. I believe the first 12 questions dealt with his toe. The last couple dealt with his toe. A couple of Ty's teammates were asked about his toe, including whether they were stunned by the amount of coverage Ty's toe is receiving.
So here's the toe update. Lawson said it's feeling better. He ices it around the clock. There was some pain and swelling after the win over LSU, but he thinks he'll be able to rest it and play against Gonzaga on Friday.
Added coach Roy Williams: "It's not going to go away and it's going to hurt the rest of the season until he can take some time off. ... I don't think he's going to be 100 percent, but I'll take whatever I can get, especially if it's like Saturday" when Lawson scored 21 points in the second half.
Meanwhile, here's a couple of articles on GU's blueprint for sustaining success in the Washington Post and SI.com. And here's a feature by ESPN.com on Matt Bouldin's transformation.
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To many, the Tasmanian devil is a just a rowdy, screeching Looney Tunes character. But to those in Australia, the devil is a national symbol and was once a common sight in its wildlife landscape. However, now this beloved creature is being severely threatened by the strange, contagious tasmanian devil cancer.
Tasmanian devil cancer is fast spreading and extremely deadly− it's already killed 84 percent of the Tasmanian devil population. To date, there are only around 35,000 of the devils left in the wild.
The gravity of the situation can be seen in scientists' most recent plan to ensure the species' survival: 15 cancer-free Tasmanian devils were released onto nearby Maria Island. The scientists hope to create a healthy population of devils in case the cancer wipes out the remaining ones in Tasmania. In addition to the Maria devils, 500 healthy devils have also been placed in zoos and wildlife sanctuaries. The devils on Maria Island will safeguard the species from becoming too domesticated to survive in the wild, which could happen if they were solely bred in zoos.
These extreme measures are necessary due to the unique nature of Tasmanian devil cancer. Officially called the Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD), this fast-moving cancer is contagious. It can be spread from devil to devil contact, unlike most cancers, which cannot be spread through contact. A contagious Tasmanian devil cancer is especially problematic for Tasmanian devils; the devils are violent animals that greet each other by fighting and biting each other's faces. The biting is the reason that the cancer has spread so quickly. It also explains why DFTD usually presents first as facial tumors before spreading to the rest of the body.
Dr. Elizabeth Murchison of the University of Cambridge was one of the first to discover the unusual nature of Tasmanian devil cancer. As she explained in her TEDx talk, Murchison used DNA from one devil, Jonas, to investigate its contagiousness: "Being a geneticist I'm always interested in looking at DNA and mutations…When I looked at the sequence of the DNA and compared the sequence of Jonas's tumor to that of the rest of his body, I discovered that they had a completely different genetic profile…What this told us was that Jonas's tumor did not arise from cells on his own body."
Since her talk, Murchison has led the effort to sequence hundreds of genomes from devils' tumors. She hopes that researching the facial tumors further will lead to a vaccine for DFTD. Still, until a vaccine is developed, the Tasmanian government is putting its efforts into establishing an insurance population on Maria Island.
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Steamboat Springs The annual Spring Concert is supposed to represent one year of musical progress, and it doesn't take more than a glance at the program for tonight's Steamboat Springs Middle School band concert and Wednesday's Steamboat Springs High School band concert to be impressed.
Both concerts are at 7 p.m. in the high school theater. Both performances are free and open to the public.
Band teacher Ken Crombie hopes community members will attend one or both performances to see how exceptional Steamboat's young musicians are. On Monday, he was particularly pleased to talk about the graduating seniors and the high honors the high school concert band received this year.
The concert band is one of three bands to be featured Wednesday. The other two are the jazz band and a seniors-only band that will play with Crombie.
"This is an unbelievably strong band," Crombie said about the high school concert band. "They are strong musicians."
The high school concert band will play a medley of James Bond movie themes in honor of the Class of 2007.
"You know, 007," Crombie said.
The band also will play a ballad popular at the University of Northern Colorado.
The program includes one piece - a circus march - from the band's competition season. The band received superior marks throughout the year, including at its recent competition at Elitch Gardens in Denver.
"Oh, man, we got such praises from the judge," Crombie said. "We played well."
The jazz band is playing three pieces, including a Duke Ellington authentic piece and a ballad featuring saxophonist Kenyon Brenner and trumpet player Lee Wren.
The senior band hasn't rehearsed much, but Crombie, who is resigning at the end of the school year, isn't concerned.
"This will be fun," he said.
The middle school concert tonight features three bands - one for each grade level.
Crombie said it is atypical to have three middle school bands, but large numbers at seventh grade warranted an expansion.
The sixth-grade band will play a variety of music ranging from a Nigerian folk song to a rock piece.
The seventh-grade band, which is the first middle school band Crombie has taken to a large-group contest, is playing music from the movies "Mission Impossible" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" as well as a dark, swing piece and a majestic fanfare.
"They are a full band and a good, strong group," Crombie said.
The eighth-grade band doesn't have as many players, so Crombie has turned the group into more of a jazz ensemble.
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Several gossip reports confirm that photos of the charred remains of beloved "Fast and Furious" actor Paul Walker are currently being shopped on the web. An insider who already saw one of the disturbingly graphic images tells Globe magazine:
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Paul Walker corpse photos too disturbing, Twitter fans beg to stop exploitation of 'Fast and Furious' star's tragic death with the sale of disrespectful crash scene images
"The image is truly horrifying. The picture ... shows the bodies of the two victims [Walker and friend Roger Rodas] - and makes sure you can't miss them by outlining the corpses in color! It shows the inside of the Porsche after it was ravaged by fire... The bodies are severely burned and can be clearly seen lying inside the vehicle. Walker's body is still fairly intact. He has fallen backwards and his arms are spread apart. He is completely burned. No more clothes on his body."
Walker and longtime friend Roger Rodas passed away in a tragic car explosion in Southern California on November 30. Apparently the on-scene snapshots also include images of the deceased Rodas. The source explains that his body is "badly burned" as well - "Just his upper body can be seen."
The insider concludes, "It's outrageous to think that the Walker or Rodas family could be surfing the internet and click on these pictures and see their relatives like this."
Very true - which is why Mstars News will NOT re-post the heartbreaking photos here. Two alleged photos of the corpses have already leaked online. It remains unconfirmed if they're actually real or not (some sicko could've just photoshopped the pics to try and earn some extra cash).
Here's what some Twitter fans are saying about the matter:
@ColeBartiromo: "Damn Paul Walker's charred body, what a shame... life... smh..."
@paigecardona: "humanity has slipped to an all new low. Some idiot is shopping around photos of Paul Walker's burnt body for millions. Disgusting!"
@BlackburnReview: "I feel like Paul Walker's corpse would make a pretty sweet wingman for at least a couple more days. Put some shades and some Drakkar on him." (Not even funny).
@LeaveItUp2Mel: "Why is there a pic of Paul Walker's corpse going around though... fake or not."
@eldeniro90: "I could've done without seeing that picture of Paul Walker's corpse. Nice one Twitter."
@AlexontheMic: "I cannot wrap my head around this blog sight that posted a picture of Paul Walker's charred body. Disgusting people."
@TheAveengers: "That picture of Paul Walker's corpse shouldn't be circulating the internet. Don't retweet it. Have respect, please."
Do Mstars fans find this photo leak totally wrong and disrespectful? Definitely tragic that someone's trying to gain profit from such a heartbreaking incident.
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Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition arrives this month for PS4, Xbox One
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition will arrive for current-gen consoles ahead of Halloween, publisher Nordic Games has announced.
Spencer talks PS4 lead, impact of Xbox One launch struggles
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted that he doesn't know if the Xbox One can ever catch PS4.
PlayStation Now launches in the UK for £12.99 a month
Sony's streaming games service PlayStation Now has now officially launched in the UK.
PS4 receives price cut in US, Canada
Sony will cut the price of its PS4 console in US and Canada starting tomorrow.
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Sony plans merchandise deals for 'hot property' Horizon: Zero Dawn
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NBA 2K16 has shipped 4m units worldwide across all platforms in its first week, publisher 2K Sports has announced.
Margin Makers: Guide to Uncharted merchandise
Sony's romping adventure trilogy is clambering its way onto PS4 in the form of the Nathan Drake Collection. MCV charts a course for the finest merchandise on offer
Caffeine launches this week on PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Crowdfunded sci-fi horror game Caffeine will launch this week on PC and current-gen consoles, developer Incandescent Imaging has revealed.
Telltale reveals Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Edition for PS4, Xbox
Telltale has announced a special edition release of Back to the Future: The Game on PS4 and Xbox consoles, set to arrive later this month.
Sniper Elite franchise surpasses 10m copies sold
The Sniper Elite franchise has surpassed 10m copies sold, developer Rebellion has revealed.
Cave ponders crowdfunding shmups PS4 ports
There may be more Cave shmup ports on the way than we thought.
Soma approaching 100,000 sales
Frictional Games' latest horror release Soma has sold nearly 100,000 copies since its launch late last month.
Driveclub PS Plus Edition will vanish from PSN next week
Having waited eight months to get their hands on the long-delayed game, the free PlayStation Plus version of Driveclub will disappear from PSN on October 6th.
PS4 success partially to blame for DriveClub woes
Sony did not expect the PlayStation 4 to sell as well as it is, and this has caused a few problems.
Sony was surprised by Until Dawn's success
Not all first party triple-A games are equal.
Among the Sleep arrives on PS4 this December
Krillbite has announced the console release of its horror game Among the Sleep will launch on PS4 this December.
YouTube streaming hitting PS4 tomorrow
PS4's 3.00 system update will be rolled out tomorrow, bringing with it the ability to stream gameplay to YouTube for the first time.
Mighty No. 9 now set to launch in February
Mighty No. 9 has received new US and worldwide release dates, publisher Deep Silver has announced.
Dungeon Defenders II set to become PS4's first Early Access release
In-development co-op RPG Dungeon Defenders II will become the first Early Access release on PS4 when the game's pre-alpha version arrives for Sony's console later this month.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert books PewDiePie, No Man's Sky dev
YouTube sensation PewDiePie and Hello Games founder Sean Murray are both scheduled to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert early next month.
The Witness arrives in January for PS4, PC and iOS
Braid creator Jonathan Blow has announced his long in-development game The Witness will launch this January.
Retailer lists BioShock Collection for PS4 and Xbox One
The BioShock series may be next in line-for the HD next-gen makeover treatment.
Uncharted bundle ushers in PS4 price drop
It looks as if Sony has confirmed the PS4 price drop that was rumoured in June.
King of Fighters XIV announced for PS4 release in 2016
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U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who like his Democratic colleagues is dead-set against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, says he has been bombarded with constituent calls and emails in recent days.
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We just caught up with Pam Kaufman, CMO of Nickelodeon, and her team. Nickelodeon (producer of my son's favorite SpongeBob SquarePants) is undergoing a big effort to link their family of brands to the parent Nickelodeon brand. Forrester's event will be the first time that they've told their story externally. Pam has great passion and enthusiasm for her brand and this effort - I can't wait to hear more . . .
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On Friday, I attended the Justmeans' Social Media and Stakeholder Engagement conference on how Social Media can be used for Social Good. I almost didn't make it. I thought, Yes, this should be interesting, but how much does corporate responsibility and sustainability matter to the day-to-day of most Interactive Marketers? At the conference, I started getting tweets that called out Nestle on the tone of its Facebook status updates. Fast forward 72 hours, and Nestle is dealing with a PR crisis of Epic Fail proportion, as Facebook "fans" slam its business and environmental practices in the developing world. Yep, it matters.
Plenty has been said today about how Nestle failed. But I keep thinking about another question, "Is it too late for Nestle?" And maybe it's the eternal optimist in me, but I don't think it is. Nestle still has a chance to shape the tone of the discussion by sharing next steps in social communities. Interestingly, Nestle did respond to the Greenpeace allegations in a March 18 statement on its website, and they told traditional media outlets on Friday that they would remove a questionable supplier from all parts of their (very complex) supply chain by mid-May. But that word isn't getting out - Clearly, traditional outreach isn't enough. Bjorn Edlund, former EVP of Communications for Shell, joked at Friday's conference: "The best way to hide data is to put it on your corporate website." Case in point.


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If only they could use Goal Line Technology to determine levels of corruption in international soccer. With FIFA already under fire for a dubious Qatar award, the stadium construction controversies regarding exorbitant costs — as well as the handful of very visible refereeing gaffes in the group stages so far — the last thing the game needs is one of the more visible teams in the tournament being involved in any kind of shady activity. This is exactly what happened to Ghana when the president of the Ghana Football Association was caught on tape by Telegraph reporters laying out exactly how they would be able to purchase the victory they desired.
Posing as representatives for an investment company that wanted to "sponsor" (quotations included in the original article), The Telegraph reporters spent six months researching the story. Along the way they were introduced to Christopher Forsythe, a FIFA official, and Obed Nketiah, who sits on the management committee for the Ghana U20 team and runs another football club in the country.
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James O'Brien is a major injury doubt for Saturday's FIRA/AER Division 2A match against Lithuania at the Hibs Stadium, Malta coach Damien Neill told reporters yesterday.
The Waterloo winger suffered a knee injury during the 20-19 defeat to Croatia on Saturday following a reckless tackle from an opponent in Makarska.
"James O'Brien is one of three injury worries for Saturday's match," Neill said.
"This week he has been walking on crutches and our medical team are doing everything they can to get him fit for the match.
"Clayton Cassar also picked up an injury against Croatia and it's difficult for him to recover while Daniel Holliday hurt his back and it's touch and go whether he will make it for the match."
The Malta coach has drafted three new faces into his 25-man squad, namely Nick Wright, Dragan Cerketa and Matt Galea, to provide cover in case there are more withdrawals.
Turning his sights to Saturday's qualifier, Neill admitted that his players must make the most of the opportunities they create if they are to beat the Lithuanians.
"Our defeat to Croatia was hard to fathom as we were the better team on the day but could not convert our opportunities into points," the Welsh coach said.
"Against Lithuania we need to be more clinical, otherwise we will pay dearly. They are a very strong side with the majority of the players plying their trade in the Russian League.
"However, if we play close to the level we showed in Croatia we will be hard to beat."
The build-up to this month's double-header has been quite difficult for the MRFU as the governing body struggled to pay the flights for the squad to travel to Croatia.
"Our finances are very limited at the moment and I have to thank our sponsors, Farsons, Gasan Mamo, the Malta International Airport, Mediterranean Bank and the Kunsill Malti għall-iSport as without their help, our team would not have travelled to Croatia," Martin Galea, the MRFU president said.
"I hope more companies come forward to help our team."
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A Lake Charles couple is facing numerous charges after state police said they recovered over $165,000 in stolen vehicles from their property.
Troop D spokesman Sgt. James Anderson said Ronnie and Katherine Larocca were arrested Tuesday following a 17-month investigation.
"In October 2011, detectives received information about suspected stolen property from an asset tracking system," Anderson said. "The information led detectives to the Larocca residence.
"A search of the property and residence led to the recovery of an assortment of stolen vehicles, farm equipment and trailers. Detectives learned that the property had been reported stolen in Texas and Louisiana."
The Laroccas were indicted earlier this month and charged with criminal conspiracy and three counts each of sale or receipt of a stolen vehicle.
"The individuals were taken into custody without incident with the assistance of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation," Anderson said. "The case remains under investigation and we expect additional arrests."
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office reported the following arrests:
• Andrew Moss, 32, 1233 Mayo St. — failure to register as a sex offender, unlawful presence of a sex offender.
• Corey Allen Labove, 23, 925 Williams Road, Vinton — five counts of simple burglary, three counts of motor vehicle theft, theft over $500, contempt of court. Bond: $92,000.
• Nicholas Maurice Goins, 20, Duson — two counts of simple burglary, theft over $1,500, theft $500-1,500, simple criminal damage to property under $500. Bond: $49,500.
• Kirk Collins Labiche, 27, 5859 Tom Hebert Road,. Lot No. 86— creation or operation of a clandestine laboratory, drug possession with intent to distribute, marijuana possession with intent to distribute, bringing contraband into prison.
• Anna Maxine Labiche, 50, 1213 Tillman St., Sulphur — creation or operation of a clandestine laboratory, contempt of court.
• Gerald W. Greer, 49, 502 Cherry St., Sulphur — two counts of drug possession with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, drug possession. Bond: $21,000.
• Marlin Eugene Siverand, 33, 502 Shattuck St. — drug possession with intent to distribute, drug possession. Bond: $15,000.
• Jeffery Dwayne Harriman, 44, 9173 Main St., DeRidder — 15 counts of drug possession. Bond: $1,000.
• Nathaniel Paul Bernard, 34, 1029 Carl St. — second-offense marijuana possession, driving with a suspended license. Bond: $1,500.
• Brian Anthony Pettis, 36, 1673 Heard Road — drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license. Bond: $4,500.
• Kimberly Denise Conrad, 23, 2120 Walker Road, Sulphur — domestic abuse battery with child endangerment. Bond: $1,500.
• Troy Sabbath Cummings, 37, 2229 Linda St., Sulphur — domestic abuse battery. Bond: $1,500.
• John Gill, 62, Lemon Grove, Calif. — criminal trespass, simple burglary, simple criminal damage to property less than $500, theft under $300, illegal possession of a firearm. Bond: $1,500.
• Kelly Robert Byrne, 38, 1020 N. Main, Opelousas — unauthorized entry on inhabited dwelling.
• Travis Jones, 33, 1112 N. Lyons St. — issuing worthless checks over $1,500. Bond: $1,000.
• Gary Lee Woods, 53, 102 S. Sherman St., Iowa — peeping tom, criminal trespass. Bond: $500.


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Never had my wisdom teeth removed. In the very back of my top teeth I have space where food always gets stuck. Only thing that usually gets it out is a qtip. A week ago, I got something was stuck. I brushed my teeth normally for a week and started to feel pain in the inner jaw. I did my q tip routine and unwedged something. It's been a day and the pain is still in the fleshy part around my mouth though my teeth don't hurt. I wonder if this pain will just subside or could it be infected?
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Experienced pain after food was lodged in back teeth for days. Could it be infected?
The first question for you is how long has it been since your teeth have been checked by a dentist and you have had your teeth cleaned and polished by a dental hygienist? If it has been over six months, suggest that be your first order of business.
Yes, you could have food and bacteria wedged under the gums and an abscess beginning to form. Usually a healthy mouth will heal up quickly, if unhealthy it could take days or weeks and you might have some other underlying problem. Best to have it looked at by your dentist.
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First make sure that there is nothing else trapped. Rinse with warm salt water for a couple of days. If pain does not decrease, see a dentist.
Likely periodontal acute abscessing.
Very destructive. Act quickly.
Likely needs anesthesia and some sort of minor treastment to clear out any food debris or infected tissue
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LOS ANGELES — Two television projects about Hillary Rodham Clinton collapsed under political pressure this week, but she may yet get her close-up onscreen, this time from Hollywood.
A third biographical portrayal of Clinton — this one a feature film focused on her years as a young lawyer during the Watergate era — has been quietly inching forward, and promising fresh dilemmas for both its subject and for those who are bent on making her a big-screen star.
Titled Rodham, the film would be based on a well-regarded script by screenwriter Young Il Kim, and is set to be directed by James Ponsoldt, who scored something of an indie hit in August with his teenage romance The Spectacular Now.
Rodham is considerably more personal than the proposed CNN documentary about the mature Clinton, or the NBC mini-series that was to have starred Diane Lane. Both networks abandoned the projects Monday. A new draft of the Rodham script, due shortly, is supposed to play up the romance between a twentysomething Hillary Rodham and the charming future president from Hope, Ark., Bill Clinton.
Much like The Social Network, about Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Rodham, which is unauthorized, is being built around public figures and material in the public domain, putting it beyond the control of Hillary Clinton and the aides who protect her image as she contemplates a 2016 presidential bid.
It is also a work in progress. The producers have yet to land a cast or a financier. But if the film were made, its performance at the box office could be parsed by either supporters or detractors as a barometer of Clinton's appeal as a candidate.
"Of course, the political world, beyond the fair-time issues, will extrapolate deep political significance around whether it does or does not have commercial success," said Chris Lehane, a political consultant who worked in the White House during the Clinton years.
Clinton and her advisors declined Tuesday to comment on Rodham and the complications it might pose, political or otherwise. But one person close to the Clintons ticked off a laundry list of unauthorized (and mostly unwanted) film and book projects about the former first lady.
"There have been upward of 60 books about her, lots of movies, too," said the person, who is associated with Clinton but did not have authorization to comment for attribution.
The only recent project the Clinton camp strongly protested was a 2005 book by Edward Klein that they said made false accusations about Chelsea Clinton.
"Mostly, we don't care, don't really even notice," this person added. (On Monday, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind the CNN project, Charles H. Ferguson, said Clinton aides had pressured sources not to cooperate with his documentary, forcing him to abandon the project.)
Since the Rodham script began attracting attention last year with its inclusion on Hollywood's annual Black List of best unproduced screenplays, political pundits appear to have kept their distance. That is perhaps because a theatrical release does not risk the same type of potential conflict as the projects at CNN and NBC, both of which have news divisions that cover Clinton.
While there has been no public sign of serious pressure on the filmmakers from either the Clinton camp or political adversaries, a person briefed on the film's progress said the script had been toned down after public reports — notably, a detailed recap published on The Daily Beast website in May — made much of a sex scene and R-rated language.
The new version, this person said, will be more genteel, with a greater focus on the love story.
Clinton does not necessarily need aides to protect her in Hollywood. She enjoys strong support in the entertainment industry. After New York and Washington, Clinton's largest political donations in 2008 — US$9.8-million — came from donors in Los Angeles, with US$771,645 from a single ZIP code — Beverly Hills, 90210, according to the U.S. Center for Responsive Politics.
With a new script in hand, the filmmakers will decide whether to seek independent financing, or to set it up with a studio.


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May 2, 2013 at 10 p.m.
Inspiration from a Longview Republican helped Democrats in Austin defeat a GOP proposal this week to use the state's emergency reserves for major water projects.
House Bill 11 fell Monday on a parliamentary maneuver raised by Texas House Democrats, led by Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston. The bill would have set aside $2 billion from the so-called rainy day fund as the first-ever dedicated funding source for lake building, cross-state pipelines and other projects in the state's 50-year water plan.
Simpson's objection to dipping into the $11.8 billion account, which is raised from fees on oil and gas activity, differed from that of Democrats. The minority party wants to use the money for public schools as well as water needs in the growing state.
Simpson, R-Longview, said Thursday that he merely reminded Turner of a House rule forbidding the transfer of money from the state's general fund to other accounts during the first 118 days of the 140-day session. Turner and a Democratic coalition took it from there to sink the GOP plan.
"I didn't make the rule," Simpson said. "And I don't enforce the rules. That was a widely known rule. Sylvester was perfectly acquainted with it. If I would have brought it up, I probably would have been overruled. ... (Democrats) were making all kinds of objections. I just brought the news that this didn't happen to be in line with the rules."
Simpson said he is supportive of the state's need for an improved water infrastructure. Private investors stand to earn good money on those projects and should fund them, he said.
"It's really not about water," Simpson said. "It's about banking, and state-sponsored banking. ... I'm afraid of getting in the investment banking business. ... Capital is attractive (because of low interest rates), and it's available for private services."
The Senate already has approved taking $5.7 billion from the fund for water and transportation spending.
Simpson said he does not have a blanket objection to using the rainy day fund, as has been reported.
"That's not true," he said. "I'd use it to pay down debt. I'd also use it to rectify our reliance on dedicated funds" diverted to other uses.


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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - May 11, 2011, New Braunfels, Texas Page 4 — Herald-Zeitung — Wednesday, May 11, 2011 FORUM Other Opinion This editorial was originally published in the May 7 Tort Worth Star-Tekgram. Texas needs new, fair finance bill The endgame has begun for this session of the Texas Legislature. .Some major bills have made their way through the process and have gone to the governor's office, along with stacks of minor hills. But even though there are only three weeks to go, don't start thinking the biennial lawfest is about over. Reaching agreement on how to finance public schools could still become the session's Achilles' heel. The House and Senate have passed separate versions of the next two-year state budget, and the measures have been sent to a conference committee. But a separate hill will be required to determine how the money allotted to schools will be distributed among them. With an overall revenue shortfall estimated at $27 billion when the session began, school districts have taken a big hit in the draft budgets. Administrators across the state have begun planning and implementing cutbacks, including layoffs. It's not smart for them to wait for the Legislature to give them final numbers on just how bad the budget cuts will he. I here are sharp differences between the school finance bills that await floor action in the House and Senate. With adjournment set for May 30 and end-of-session deadlines beginning to kick in, this is when things get really interesting. I he I louse bill, HR 2485 by Rep. Scott 1 lochberg, D-1 iouston, would trim $7.8 billion from school spending. In the Senate, SB 22 by Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, would cut $4 billion. There's more to it than the numbers. Hochberg's bill eliminates funding for programs and the special treatment some districts have received. He has compared the bill, which he admits he doesn't like, to the sinking Titanic, saying "no matter whether a district has been in first class or steerage, they all end up in the same life boats." Remember that description. It's important. Shapiro took a different tack. She sorted through various parts of the .state's Byzantine school finance formula and changed parts here and there. Some analysts have criticized the result as favoring districts at the top of current per*student funding levels and taking too much from those at the bottom. The school finance plan adopted by die Legislature in 2006 aimed to reduce funding disparities, but it ended up freezing others in place and delivering much higher per-student funding to some schools. That's part of the current political divide over new finance plans. Some districts fare better under Hochberg's plan and others under Shapiro's. For example, most large Tarrant County districts — Arlington, Birdville, Fort Worth, Hurst-Hiiless-Bed-ford and Keller — would be better off under the Hochberg plan. But Carroll, Grapevine-Colleyville and Northwest (along with Dallas and Houston) do better with Shapiro's. I his is the Legislatures Tea Party session, the one that was supposed to follow the sharply conservative twist of die November elections. Ihe House, overwhelmingly Republican, has planted itself deep in the cut-big-government philosophy. Still, legislators tend to go with what's best for their home school districts. That will be the test for this Legislature during the next three weeks. Despite the advances in putting together a budget, as Shapiro has told the Senate Finance Committee, without a school finance bill "none of this works." And remember Hochberg's comment about all dis-tricts being in the same life boat? It's important because if they are not, if the new school finance bill again leaves some districts well off and others comparatively poor, history has shown the whole mess will end up in a long and expensive lawsuit. Administrators and supporters of some districts are already contemplating that step. Herald-Zeitung Serving New BraunfHt anil < umitl Grunty finer IBS! New Braunfels Zeitung was founded 1852, New Braunfels Herald was founded 1890 The two papers merged tn 1957 and printed in both German and English until 1958 Editor and Publisher Managing Editor Circulation Director Business Manager Doug Toney Autumn Phillips Jeff Fowler Rosie Willingham Tye Preston Library volunteer finds benefits to sharing time with others By Linda C. Jacobson Special to the Herald-Zeitung In the short time Denise Taylor has been volunteering at Tye Preston Memorial Library, there's one thing she has learned: Sometimes you get more than you give. Denise and her husband moved to Canyon Lake in the fall of2009 from Liberty, where they lived for 25 years and raised their children. Last year, she began volunteering at TPML. "I like the interaction with the library patrons," she said when asked what she liked best about being a volunteer. "Sometimes, instead of me helping them, they are helping me — with book and movie suggestions and great local information." Of course, if you ask the library staff about Denise, they are quick to point out she is ready and willing to take on any task. Which is why she is being honored as TPML Volunteer of the Month for May. Like many of the volunteers, Denise has a love of reading. She also brings 19 years of teaching experience to the job. "I have taught elementary, junior high and the last nine were at Liberty High School, where I taught biology and family consumer sciences," Denise said. She also was the dance and drill team director. "Oh, yes, and now, I am one of those teachers currently looking for a teaching assignment," she added. When she's not spending time at the library, the active grandmother of two said she works in the garden, but is finding it challenging since moving to Canyon Lake. I like to garden but I am having to learn how to garden all over again due to the deer and rocks," she said. TYE PRESTON MEMORIAL Library Coming up LUNCH-N-LEARN: Savings Without Sacrifice, noon to 1 p.m. May 18. Matt Gonzales with PEC will show you how to keep your electric bill down this summer without giving up the comforts you're used to. MASTER GARDENERS MONTHLY PROGRAM: 3 p.m. May 18. Rich Bradley will talk about raised bed gardening. COFFEE WITH THE AUTHOR: Robin Allen will talk about and sign copies of her just-published book, "IfYou Can't Stand the Heat." 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Among its goals: "Promotion (of) a culture of freedom of opinion ami expression, and working NATHiNTOFF .Nat Henlojfisa nationally renowned authority on the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights. to develop legislation for these rights" as well as "contributing to human rights defense and democracy to enhance in Palestinian society" (madacen-ter.org, April 25). On March 15, MADA reported that Gaza "internal security forces attacked a youth sit-in that was demanding an end to the then internal political divisions between Fatah and Hamas." A Russian TV cameraman was also beaten on the scene. A Palestinian journalist tried to help him: "so they then began beating me with batons and sticks despite being fully aware that I am a journalist." Ah, but that's Gaza — a police state. What about the West Bank where the Palestinian Authority and its Fatah political party are the government? Will the U.N. voting on a Palestinian state be shown Human Rights Watch's April 6 report: No News Is Good News: Abuses Against Journalists by Palestinian Security Forces"? Not only Gaza's. This report documents cases in which Abbas' Palestinian Authority security also "tortured, beat and arbitrarily detained journalists, confiscated their equipment." This authoritarian contempt for free expression is getting worse and worse. Human Rights Watch cites the Palestinian journalism watchdog, MADA, as revealing that: "The number of physical attacks, arrests, detentions, arbitrary confiscations of equipment, and other violations of journalists' rights by Palestinian security forces increased in both Gaza and the West Bank in 2010 by 45 percent over the previous year." 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Razer announced a new keyboard to the gaming peripheral market, the Anansi. Taking inspiration from its Naga mouse, the Anansi includes 7 thumb modifier keys just below the space bar to expand the functionality of the other keys. Macro's galore, over 100 fully programmable keys, 5 additional gaming keys and a full spectrum selection of back-lighting.
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Sock Dreams loves purple (and color search!)
Purple might not be Niq's favourite colour—but she loves it enough that it tints a lot of what we see here at Sock Dreams, it's even the shade of our logo's luscious hair:
the first post about our logo in this Sock Journal entry from February 2008
The socktopus on the windows at our old headquarters was a brilliant shade of purple:
more about our windows in this Sock Journal entry from February, 2011
Our new building ups the ante by being a vibrant shade of indigo purple all over!
more about our new place in this Sock Journal entry from July, 2012
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Very good Markers. I use them for putting details on my paintings.
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This is how you do sharpness.
By Ingvar Thor Gylfason
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What can I say. When you need to get an extra sharpness to your paintings the Amsterdam Acrylic Markers is what you need!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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This is my first painting with the markers. Judge for yourself.
Very Good!
By Elissa
from Boston, MA
Aside from the price being so high, I find these markers to be the highest quality and most opaque. They are easy to work with and compact. The marker is see through, which is helpful because you know when it's shaken and mixed completely, before using it. I used mostly ZIG Woodcraft and would switch to these in a heartbeat if they weren't so pricy.
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I purchased all of the sets, and like them very much. Regular price is OK, but Blick had a 20% off sale with free shipping, so I made out great.I plan on purchasing the individual colors during the next sale.
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Amsterdam markers, not my favorite
By Amanda Yeager
from Arlington, TX
I was so excited to try these markers! I've been using Montana brand, which I like okay, but the nibs are a bit scratchy and some don't write well. Anyway, I was most happy about the large color selection of the Amsterdam. It was hard to choose. I ended up buying 20 different colors. I use markers on black surfaces, paper, canvas covered in chalkboard paints and chalkboards. I found these to dry gummy on the canvas and chalkboard and the paint rubs off really easily. Erasing chalk marks and moving my hand across the board was a disaster. It writes much better on the paper (foam board). You have to use two to three coats for evenness. So I will use these for my paper projects, but that is all. I'm on the fence whether I will reorder this product. I gave this an average rating of 3 stars because I don't want to totally blast these if there is a medium they work really great on that I don't use.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pigment and tip not as strong as Liquitex.
By Pam
from Suwanee, GA
Pigment a little watery.
So much fun!
By Frostyart
from Spartanburg, SC
This is the first time I've had/used paint markers and I love them! Such fun to play with, drawing fine lines easily, outlining letters, etc. I hope to expand my set soon!
Great Product!
By Mark Byrne
from Olympia, WA USA
I had the opportunity to try the new, Amsterdam Acrylic Markers at a vendor show in Seattle, WA. USA. It was many months before they were scheduled to be available in the United States. The location where I tried them chooses not to carry the product. An email to the manufactures was all it took to find that Dick Blick was going to carry them, Yeah! I have been using the Amsterdam Acrylic Markers now for a little while and they are as good as the prototypes I had tried. I have the 2 & 4 mm markers and after you get the knack of using them you will find them very easy to use and will love the results, great lines and dries true to colour. One important point, read the operating directions, it will speed the learning curve. Great product!
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I used this markers to paint on plastic! And it worked really nice. I wanted to create thin precise lines. It was hard to achieve it with paints and regular brush. But this markers made the process quiet easy and fast. Also I wanted to use this markers to create lines with different intensity of color. I thought that I can achieve it by applying different amounts of layers. But it didn't work this way. First application of this marker creates intense color which doesn't get much different/stronger with repetitive applications.
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Amazing addition to the workflow!! A++++
By ChristianMasot
from NJ
I don't stop painting,,, I've been a professional artist for the last 16 years and there have always been certain steps that have slowed down the process of painting for me but the Amsterdam acrylic markers have solved so many problems for me. They work awesome for keeping my initial idea on paper (or canvas ) and not losing it during the painting. I used to use chalk before but it always tints the color that you paint with and winds up rubbing off as you paint. Now I just sketch it out with these markers and it will stay on the whole time. Also painting long perfectly straight lines was tricky before these markers, so was rendering outlines, cleaning up stuff and adding finishing touches. Now I can do all of this stuff without having to constantly switch colors on my brushes and keep washing and what not. Its just an awesome time saver that keeps me in the zone when Im painting. I love the fact that these markers also come in so many colors and widths, it just makes them so much more versatile and I find myself adding details into my paintings that I couldn't do before, like adding highlights and intricate little things that are just too much of a pain to do with a brush. I use them in everything now, they're awesome.
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Number 10
Alien Hominid HDXbox Live Arcade (Original release 2002)
You probably overlooked Alien Hominid the first time it was released on the Adobe Flash website, Newgrounds, in 2002 and when it was released on Playstation 2 and the GameCube in 2004, but if you're a fan of 1980s arcade shooters, you shouldn't ignore this gem. Alien Hominid HD is completely hand drawn, and follows a tiny maniac alien as he tries to elude government agents with bad intentions. The games fast level structure and surprising sense of humor are perfect for quick casual play, yet the punishing difficulty keeps the game interesting. Throw in an updated high-definition format and added Xbox 360 achievements, and you have an extremely worthy re-release of a classic video game.
Number 9
Tekken 5: Dark ResurrectionPlayStation Network (Original release 2006)
This game is relatively young to be considered a retro or classic video game, but the fifth entry took the Tekken series back to its beloved roots. Dark Resurrection is the perfect choice for fans who long to experience the golden years of arcade fighters, and it comes at a budget price. The game's high-def graphics are just as good, if not better than the 2004 coin-op counter part, plus you don't have to keep a roll of quarters handy when you want to play. Even though the game doesn't support online multiplayer, this shouldn't deter you from giving Tekken 5 a long look. The single player mode is rich and deep, and trying to master each of the fighter's special moves proves to be a worthwhile experience.
Number 8
Castlevania: Symphony of the NightXbox Live Arcade (Original release 1997)
A decade later, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (SOTN) still remains one of the greatest 2D adventure games of all time. The game's meticulously crafted pixilated characters and environments have a crisp old-school look that is perfectly complemented by a memorable and outstanding soundtrack. The interesting blend of RPG and adventure fits the gameplay perfectly, and you will constantly be pushed to unlock new areas and upgrade abilities as you guide Alucard, the son of Dracula, around his father's enormous castle. SOTN has multiple endings, many hidden secrets and new and innovative Xbox Live achievements that make this game an easy recommendation as a must have in any classic video game collection.
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