text: Accenture PLC Company Profile (NYSE:ACN) Company Profile Analyst Ratings Earnings History Earnings Estimates Dividend History Insider Trade Headlines Social Media Chart About Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) Accenture plc is a professional services company serving clients in various industries and in geographic regions, including North America, Europe and Growth Markets. The Company provides management and technology consulting services. Its segments include Communications, Media and Technology; Financial Services; Health and Public Service; Products, and Resources. The Communications, Media & Technology segment serves communications, electronics, technology, media and entertainment industries. The Financial Services segment serves banking, capital markets and insurance industries. The Health & Public service segment serves healthcare payers and providers, and government departments and agencies, public service organizations, educational institutions and non-profit organizations. The Products segment serves a set of interconnected consumer-relevant industries. The Resources segment serves chemicals, energy, forest products, metals and mining, utilities and related industries. Industry, Sector and Symbol: Sector: Business Services Industry: IT Services & Consulting - NEC Sub-Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services Symbol: NYSE:ACN CUSIP: G1151C10 Web: www.accenture.com Capitalization:Market Cap: $79.20116 billionOutstanding Shares: 617,986,000Average Prices:50 Day Moving Avg: $125.86200 Day Moving Avg: $121.5952 Week Range: $108.83 - $129.70 P/E:Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.74Foreward P/E Ratio: 20.03P/E Growth: 2.31Sales & Book Value:Annual Revenue: $34.19 billionPrice / Sales: 2.32Book Value: $13.22 per sharePrice / Book: 9.71Dividend:Annual Dividend: $2.42Dividend Yield: 1.9% Profitability:EBIDTA: $5.8 billionNet Margins: 9.92%Return on Equity: 43.96%Return on Assets: 18.02%Debt:Current Ratio: 1.22%Quick Ratio: 1.22%Misc:Average Volume: 2.07 million shs.Beta: 1.11Short Ratio: 3.98 Frequently Asked Questions for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) What is Accenture PLC's stock symbol? Accenture PLC trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ACN." How often does Accenture PLC pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Accenture PLC? Accenture PLC declared a semiannual dividend on Friday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 13th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share on Monday, May 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 11th. This is a boost from Accenture PLC's previous semiannual dividend of $1.02. View Accenture PLC's Dividend History. How were Accenture PLC's earnings last quarter? Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) released its earnings results on Thursday, June, 22nd. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.52. The business had revenue of $8.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.82 billion. Accenture PLC had a return on equity of 43.96% and a net margin of 9.92%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.41 earnings per share. View Accenture PLC's Earnings History. When will Accenture PLC make its next earnings announcement? Accenture PLC is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, September, 27th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Accenture PLC. Where is Accenture PLC's stock going? Where will Accenture PLC's stock price be in 2017? 21 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Accenture PLC's stock. Their predictions range from $110.00 to $140.00. On average, they expect Accenture PLC's share price to reach $130.56 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Accenture PLC. What are analysts saying about Accenture PLC stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Accenture PLC stock: 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "The leading outsourcing and consultancy services provider, Accenture has outperformed the broader market in the last one year time frame. We are positive about Accenture's latest product additions in the analytics application space, given the increasing demand for digital solutions. Moreover, Accenture's strategy of growing through acquisitions is encouraging. The acquisitions have enabled Accenture to enter new markets, diversify and broaden its product portfolio, and maintain its leading position. Nonetheless, Accenture's recent announcement of creating 15K new jobs by 2020 and investment plan of $1.4 billion for employee training and opening of 10 innovation centers across the U.S. cities may dent its bottom-line results in our opinion. Furthermore, increasing competition from peers and an uncertain macroeconomic environment may deter its growth to some extent." (5/30/2017) 2. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "The initial Digital phase involving customers is maturing. (Click Here for Our Most Recent ACN Note). Digital began with a focus on customers and servicing or interfacing with the customer. Consumers drove the demand. The customer phase continues, but is evolving from the basic servicing of the customer to the full experience. Accenture has acquired capabilities to help them enhance the client experience, which is the next stage of focus for consumers on the Digital front. Digital engagements differ from the traditional Accenture engagements in that they start small and grow rather than being one large project." (5/29/2017) 3. Cowen and Company analysts commented, "A mostly in-line quarter and increases to the low-end of revenue/EPS guides were not enough to satisfy elevated Street expectations. However, an optimistic 2H17 outlook, with broad-based momentum across its business and an expected recovery in 2 of 3 pressured verticals supports sustainable and balanced growth. With leading strength in Digital, Accenture remains a long-term top pick." (3/27/2017) 4. BMO Capital Markets analysts commented, "ACN missed our/consensus CC rev growth estimates for the second straight quarter. In addition, we thought bookings were weak. However, we believe 2H growth will accelerate from improvement in Energy/Chemicals, easier comps, and more M&A help. We think Accenture is executing a sound and reasonable strategy. However, with approximately 5% organic CC revenue growth, we don't believe multiple expansion is warranted. Further, as we have stated previously, we think margin expansion will be limited, given the growth of digital business and current headcount in GDN relative to total headcount." (3/24/2017) 5. Deutsche Bank AG analysts commented, "ACN reported 2Q17 revs of $8,318m (4.7% Y/Y, ~6% cc) below our est. of $8,369m while EPS of $1.33 beat st. and our est. of $1.30 driven by a lower tax rate ($0.04 benefit). Despite weaker than expected revenues and bookings, ACN believes cc rev growth will improve in 2H17 partly driven by a pick-up in acquisitions. Bookings of $9.2bn (-3% Y/Y) missed st. and our est. of $10.1bn but are expected to be stronger in 2H17 and y-o-y headcount growth inflected slightly up in 2Q17, which bodes well for a slight reacceleration in revenues, in our view. Although consulting moderated in 2Q17 to 5%cc from 7% cc in 1Q17, the company expects growth to improve to mid- to high-single-digits in 2H17 driven by an improvement in strategy and consulting. In addition, 2 of the 3 industries (Energy, Chemicals/ Nat Resources, Communications) which have had negative growth are also expected to turn positive in 2H17. Due to the $0.03 EPS beat, the anticipated rebound in revs, and a lower tax rate, we are raising our FY17/18/19 EPS est. by $0.09/$0.14/$0.11 to $5.91/$6.47/$7.09, respectively and as a result, increasing our TP to $133. Maintain Buy." (3/24/2017) Who are some of Accenture PLC's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Accenture PLC include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH), NetEase (NTES), Vmware (VMW), Infosys Limited (INFY), Wipro Limited (WIT), CGI Group (GIB), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Total System Services (TSS), Gartner (IT), VeriSign (VRSN), CDW Corporation (CDW), Amdocs Limited (DOX), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), F5 Networks (FFIV), Fortinet (FTNT) and LogMein (LOGM). Who are Accenture PLC's key executives? Accenture PLC's management team includes the folowing people: Pierre Nanterme, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive OfficerDavid P. Rowland, Chief Financial OfficerGianfranco Casati, Group Chief Executive - Growth MarketsDaniel T. London, Group Chief Executive - Health & Public Service Operating GroupRichard A. Lumb, Group Chief Executive - Financial Services Operating GroupJean-Marc Ollagnier, Group Chief Executive - Resources Operating GroupRobert E. Sell, Group Chief Executive - Communications, Media & Technology Operating GroupJulie Spellman Sweet, Group Chief Executive - North AmericaAlexander M. van't Noordende, Group Chief Executive - Products Operating GroupJohan G. Deblaere, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive - Europe Who owns Accenture PLC stock? Accenture PLC's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Independent Franchise Partners LLP (0.98%), Longview Partners Guernsey LTD (0.83%), US Bancorp DE (0.22%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.18%), Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (0.17%) and First Manhattan Co. (0.15%). Company insiders that own Accenture PLC stock include Chad T Jerdee, Daniel T London, David Rowland, Ellyn Shook, Gianfranco Casati, Johan Deblaere, Julie Spellman Sweet, Marjorie Magner, Pierre Nanterme, Richard Lumb, Richard P Clark, Robert E Sell, 'T Noordende Alexander M Van and Wulf Von Schimmelmann. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Accenture PLC. Who sold Accenture PLC stock? Who is selling Accenture PLC stock? Accenture PLC's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Longview Partners Guernsey LTD, Bank of Montreal Can, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., Hermes Investment Management Ltd., APG Asset Management N.V., NGAM Advisors L.P., First Manhattan Co. and Forsta AP Fonden. Company insiders that have sold Accenture PLC stock in the last year include Chad T Jerdee, Daniel T London, David Rowland, Ellyn Shook, Gianfranco Casati, Johan Deblaere, Julie Spellman Sweet, Pierre Nanterme, Richard Lumb, Richard P Clark and Robert E Sell. View Insider Buying and Selling for Accenture PLC. Who bought Accenture PLC stock? Who is buying Accenture PLC stock? Accenture PLC's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Independent Franchise Partners LLP, PGGM Investments, Harbour Capital Advisors LLC, Factory Mutual Insurance Co., Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., Russell Investments Group Ltd., US Bancorp DE and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Accenture PLC. How do I buy Accenture PLC stock? Shares of Accenture PLC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Accenture PLC's stock price today? One share of Accenture PLC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $128.40. MarketBeat Community Rating for Accenture PLC (NYSE ACN)Community Ranking: 2.6 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 488 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 443 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 931MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Accenture PLC and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Analyst Ratings Consensus Ratings for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus ratings using the most recent rating from each brokerage that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Since brokers often use different ratings systems, each rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings. Each stock's consensus rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.MarketBeat will no longer include ratings and price target data in its consensus calculation if a broker drops coverage and MarketBeat has received a report that coverage was dropped. Ratings from certain research firms that issue ratings using purely quantitative methods (such as Zacks, Vetr and ValuEngine) are not included in consensus calculations. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.Ratings Breakdown: 1 Sell Rating, 8 Hold Ratings, 12 Buy RatingsConsensus Rating:Buy (Score: 2.52)Consensus Price Target: $130.56 (1.68% upside) Analysts' Ratings History for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) Show: Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage All Ratings For This Stock DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetImpact on Share PriceDetails7/28/2017Cowen and CompanyReiterated RatingBuy$135.00Low6/24/2017Berenberg BankSet Price TargetBuy$140.00Low6/22/2017BMO Capital MarketsReiterated RatingHold$125.00 -> $130.00Low6/16/2017Morgan StanleySet Price TargetHold$125.00 -> $132.00Low6/16/2017Wells Fargo & CompanyReiterated RatingOutperform$131.50 -> $138.00Medium6/14/2017Robert W. BairdReiterated RatingNeutral$132.00 -> $138.00Low5/29/2017Cantor FitzgeraldReiterated RatingBuy$135.00Low5/24/2017SunTrust Banks, Inc.DowngradeBuy -> Hold$122.15 -> $130.00Low4/3/2017Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)DowngradeNeutral -> Sell$110.00Low3/29/2017WedbushReiterated RatingOutperform$135.00Low3/25/2017Evercore ISIReiterated RatingOutperformLow3/24/2017Credit Suisse GroupReiterated RatingHold$124.00Medium3/24/2017Deutsche Bank AGBoost Price TargetBuy$127.00 -> $133.00Medium3/21/2017Stifel NicolausBoost Price TargetBuy$128.00 -> $138.00Low1/9/2017William BlairReiterated RatingOutperformN/A12/22/2016Barclays PLCLower Price TargetEqual Weight$128.00 -> $124.00N/A10/3/2016Pacific CrestBoost Price TargetOverweight$129.00 -> $130.00N/A10/3/2016Jefferies Group LLCBoost Price TargetHold$111.00 -> $120.00N/A10/2/2016ArgusReiterated RatingBuy$128.00 -> $138.00N/A9/30/2016Citigroup Inc.Reiterated RatingHold$120.00N/A9/26/2016Societe GeneraleUpgradeHold -> BuyN/A7/19/2016J P Morgan Chase & CoReiterated RatingBuyN/A6/26/2016Royal Bank Of CanadaReiterated RatingBuyN/A6/22/2016Susquehanna Bancshares IncReiterated RatingPositive$130.00N/A6/22/2016Sanford C. BernsteinReiterated RatingMarket Perform$104.00 -> $112.00N/A6/20/2016Bank of America CorporationReiterated RatingHoldN/A5/16/2016Sterne Agee CRTReiterated RatingBuyN/A4/19/2016Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.Reiterated RatingOutperformN/A(Data available from 7/29/2015 forward) Earnings Earnings History for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN)Earnings History by Quarter for Accenture PLC (NYSE ACN)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetails9/27/2017$1.46N/A6/22/20175/31/2017$1.52$1.52$8.82 billion$8.87 billionViewN/A3/23/20172/28/2017$1.30$1.33$8.34 billion$8.32 billionViewN/A12/21/2016Q117$1.49$1.58$8.59 billion$8.50 billionViewListen9/29/2016Q416$1.30$1.31$8.41 billion$8.49 billionViewListen6/23/2016Q316$1.41$1.41$8.25 billion$8.43 billionViewListen3/24/2016Q216$1.18$1.34$7.72 billion$7.95 billionViewListen12/17/2015Q116$1.32$1.28$7.93 billion$8.00 billionViewListen9/24/2015Q4$1.12$1.15$7.65 billion$7.89 billionViewListen3/26/2015Q215$1.07$1.08$7.38 billion$7.50 billionViewListen12/18/2014Q115$1.20$1.29$7.67 billion$7.90 billionViewListen9/24/2014Q414$1.10$1.08$7.64 billion$7.78 billionViewListen6/26/2014Q314$1.21$1.26$7.55 billion$7.74 billionViewListen3/27/2014Q214$1.04$1.03$7.21 billion$7.13 billionViewListen12/19/2013Q114$1.09$1.15$7.25 billion$7.80 billionViewListen9/26/2013Q413$1.01$1.01$6.90 billion$7.10 billionViewListen6/27/2013Q313$1.13$1.14$7.42 billion$7.20 billionViewListen3/28/2013Q2 2013$0.97$1.00$7.07 billion$7.10 billionViewN/A12/19/2012Q1 2013$1.04$1.06$7.29 million$7.67 millionViewListen9/27/2012Q212$0.88$0.88$6.75 billion$6.84 millionViewN/A6/28/2012$0.99$1.03ViewN/A3/22/2012$0.86$0.97ViewN/A12/15/2011$0.94$0.96ViewN/A9/27/2011$0.89$0.91ViewN/A6/23/2011$0.89$0.93ViewN/A3/24/2011$0.72$0.75ViewN/A12/16/2010$0.75$0.81$5.75 billion$6.05 billionViewN/A(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Estimates Earnings Estimates for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN)2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.732018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $6.40QuarterNumber of EstimatesLow EstimateHigh EstimateAverage EstimateQ1 20173$1.45$1.49$1.46Q2 20176$1.27$1.36$1.31Q3 20176$1.47$1.57$1.52Q4 20176$1.42$1.45$1.44Q1 20183$1.59$1.63$1.61Q2 20183$1.41$1.45$1.42Q3 20183$1.70$1.73$1.72Q4 20182$1.61$1.68$1.65(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research) Dividends Current Dividend Information for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN)Most Recent Dividend:5/15/2017Annual Dividend:$2.42Dividend Yield:1.88%Dividend Growth:9.90% (3 Year Average)Payout Ratio:42.91% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 41.16% (Based on This Year's Estimates)37.75% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)Track Record:7 Years of Consecutive Dividend GrowthDividend History by Quarter for Accenture PLC (NYSE ACN)AnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date3/24/2017semiannual$1.212.03%4/11/20174/13/20175/15/20173/24/2016$1.104/13/20164/15/20165/13/20163/27/2015semiannual$1.022.17%4/2/20154/7/20155/15/20159/26/2014semiannual$1.022.57%10/15/201410/17/201411/17/20143/28/2014semiannual$0.932.36%4/9/20144/11/20145/15/20149/30/2013semiannual$0.932.53%10/9/201310/11/201311/15/20134/1/2013semiannual$0.812.14%4/10/20134/12/20135/15/2013(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trades Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN)Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.21%Institutional Ownership Percentage: 77.43%Insider Trades by Quarter for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionDetails7/24/2017Daniel T LondonInsiderSell4,808$128.05$615,664.40 7/21/2017Julie Spellman SweetInsiderSell1,974$128.68$254,014.32 7/19/2017Richard LumbInsiderSell2,200$127.51$280,522.00 7/12/2017Ellyn ShookInsiderSell4,400$125.00$550,000.00 6/26/2017Chad T JerdeeGeneral CounselSell3,200$122.97$393,504.00 6/26/2017David RowlandCFOSell4,065$123.00$499,995.00 6/26/2017Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell6,836$122.97$840,622.92 6/26/2017Johan DeblaereCOOSell5,000$122.99$614,950.00 6/26/2017Pierre NantermeCEOSell40,134$123.02$4,937,284.68 5/10/2017Richard LumbInsiderSell2,200$121.06$266,332.00 4/27/2017Robert E SellInsiderSell2,222$119.97$266,573.34 4/26/2017Ellyn ShookInsiderSell2,200$119.02$261,844.00 4/24/2017Richard LumbInsiderSell2,200$120.00$264,000.00 4/6/2017Daniel T LondonInsiderSell697$117.29$81,751.13 3/29/2017Pierre NantermeCEOSell39,499$120.75$4,769,504.25 3/28/2017Richard LumbInsiderSell2,200$120.00$264,000.00 3/27/2017Chad T JerdeeGeneral CounselSell7,300$119.27$870,671.00 3/27/2017David RowlandCFOSell8,393$119.16$1,000,109.88 3/27/2017Johan DeblaereCOOSell5,000$119.26$596,300.00 3/27/2017Richard P ClarkInsiderSell10,715$119.31$1,278,406.65 2/15/2017Richard LumbInsiderSell4,400$120.00$528,000.00 1/6/2017Daniel T LondonInsiderSell4,437$115.87$514,115.19 12/23/2016Daniel T LondonInsiderSell5,549$117.65$652,839.85 12/23/2016Johan DeblaereCOOSell5,000$117.64$588,200.00 10/31/2016Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell18,732$116.18$2,176,283.76 10/20/2016Richard LumbInsiderSell2,500$116.56$291,400.00 10/5/2016Pierre NantermeCEOSell44,625$118.04$5,267,535.00 10/3/2016Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell5,000$121.29$606,450.00 8/10/2016Richard LumbInsiderSell1,250$113.12$141,400.00 7/21/2016Chad T JerdeeGeneral CounselSell4,000$113.35$453,400.00 7/21/2016Richard P ClarkInsiderSell876$113.43$99,364.68 7/20/2016Daniel T LondonInsiderSell3,686$115.57$425,991.02 6/29/2016Pierre NantermeCEOSell46,739$111.32$5,202,985.48 6/27/2016David RowlandCFOSell4,553$109.84$500,101.52 6/27/2016Johan DeblaereCOOSell5,000$109.88$549,400.00 6/27/2016Richard LumbInsiderSell1,250$109.88$137,350.00 5/11/2016Richard LumbInsiderSell2,500$116.45$291,125.00 4/22/2016Richard LumbInsiderSell2,500$114.58$286,450.00 4/8/2016Marjorie MagnerDirectorSell3,000$112.49$337,470.00 4/6/2016Daniel T LondonInsiderSell5,363$114.46$613,848.98 3/31/2016Pierre NantermeCEOSell46,109$115.61$5,330,661.49 3/31/2016Wulf Von SchimmelmannDirectorSell7,000$115.39$807,730.00 3/29/2016Chad T JerdeeGeneral CounselSell4,000$114.95$459,800.00 3/29/2016David RowlandCFOSell4,348$115.00$500,020.00 3/29/2016Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell11,964$114.97$1,375,501.08 3/29/2016Johan DeblaereCOOSell5,000$114.94$574,700.00 2/11/2016Richard LumbInsiderSell1,250$93.29$116,612.50 2/3/2016Richard P. ClarkCAOSell1,735$101.92$176,831.20 1/20/2016Richard LumbInsiderSell2,500$100.60$251,500.00 1/7/2016Richard P. ClarkCAOSell3,235$99.97$323,402.95 1/6/2016Julie Spellman SweetinsiderSell2,525$102.24$258,156.00 1/6/2016Richard P. ClarkCAOSell2,305$102.25$235,686.25 12/29/2015Daniel T LondonInsiderSell891$104.99$93,546.09 12/23/2015Pierre NantermeCEOSell49,434$104.16$5,149,045.44 12/21/2015David RowlandCFOSell4,869$102.70$500,046.30 12/21/2015Johan DeblaereCOOSell20,000$102.74$2,054,800.00 12/21/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell2,500$102.76$256,900.00 11/12/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell3,250$105.02$341,315.00 11/2/2015Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell23,135$107.44$2,485,624.40 11/2/2015Richard P ClarkCAOSell4,158$107.43$446,693.94 10/22/2015Richard LumbinsiderSell2,000$105.32$210,640.00 10/19/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell1,250$103.02$128,775.00 10/5/2015Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell5,000$100.00$500,000.00 10/1/2015Richard LumbinsiderSell2,000$97.82$195,640.00 9/28/2015David RowlandCFOSell5,178$96.58$500,091.24 9/28/2015Pierre NantermeCEOSell23,722$96.55$2,290,359.10 9/28/2015Richard P ClarkCAOSell718$96.61$69,365.98 9/28/2015'T Noordende Alexander M. VaninsiderSell5,278$96.65$510,118.70 7/23/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell2,000$102.71$205,420.00 7/21/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell1,250$100.48$125,600.00 7/20/2015Daniel T LondonInsiderSell3,446$100.70$347,012.20 7/13/2015Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell5,000$100.00$500,000.00 7/1/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell2,000$98.03$196,060.00 6/29/2015David RowlandCFOSell5,124$97.60$500,102.40 6/29/2015Ellyn ShookInsiderSell6,000$97.62$585,720.00 6/29/2015Pierre NantermeCEOSell47,363$97.58$4,621,681.54 6/29/2015Richard P ClarkCAOSell2,500$97.61$244,025.00 4/23/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell4,000$93.59$374,360.00 4/2/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell4,000$93.93$375,720.00 3/30/2015David RowlandCFOSell5,303$94.29$500,019.87 3/30/2015Ellyn ShookInsiderSell6,000$94.29$565,740.00 3/30/2015Pierre NantermeCEOSell55,951$94.26$5,273,941.26 3/30/2015Richard P ClarkCAOSell2,500$94.28$235,700.00 2/11/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell4,000$87.55$350,200.00 1/22/2015Johan DeblaereCOOSell45,873$88.85$4,075,816.05 1/20/2015Richard LumbInsiderSell4,000$88.37$353,480.00 1/6/2015Ellyn ShookInsiderSell6,000$86.74$520,440.00 1/5/2015Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell3,342$87.51$292,458.42 1/5/2015Julie Spellman SweetGeneral CounselSell3,126$87.51$273,556.26 12/24/2014Richard LumbInsiderSell4,000$91.67$366,680.00 12/22/2014David RowlandCFOSell5,527$90.48$500,082.96 12/22/2014Ellyn ShookInsiderSell3,000$90.43$271,290.00 12/22/2014Pierre NantermeCEOSell56,000$90.38$5,061,280.00 11/11/2014Richard LumbInsiderSell4,000$84.02$336,080.00 10/30/2014Richard LumbInsiderSell2,000$80.00$160,000.00 10/24/2014Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell21,293$78.79$1,677,675.47 10/24/2014Julie Spellman SweetGeneral CounselSell9,397$78.70$739,543.90 10/6/2014Ellyn ShookInsiderSell3,000$80.62$241,860.00 10/3/2014Daniel T LondonInsiderSell4,154$80.36$333,815.44 10/2/2014Blythe J McgarvieDirectorSell7,052$79.57$561,127.64 9/26/2014David RowlandCFOSell6,335$78.93$500,021.55 9/26/2014Johan DeblaereCOOSell1,600$79.07$126,512.00 9/26/2014Pierre NantermeCEOSell44,552$78.98$3,518,716.96 9/26/2014Richard P ClarkCAOSell5,000$79.10$395,500.00 9/26/2014Robert E SellInsiderSell10,934$78.91$862,801.94 8/12/2014Richard LumbInsiderSell2,000$78.66$157,320.00 7/25/2014Robert E SellInsiderSell2,946$80.29$236,534.34 7/24/2014Richard LumbInsiderSell2,000$80.68$161,360.00 7/22/2014Julie Spellman SweetGeneral CounselSell3,574$80.41$287,385.34 7/3/2014Richard P ClarkCAOSell4,500$81.48$366,660.00 7/2/2014Daniel T LondonInsiderSell2,110$81.04$170,994.40 7/2/2014Pierre NantermeCEOSell8,100$81.10$656,910.00 7/1/2014Richard LumbInsiderSell2,000$81.38$162,760.00 5/12/2014Richard LumbInsiderSell2,000$79.25$158,500.00 4/23/2014Richard LumbInsiderSell2,000$79.44$158,880.00 4/1/2014Martin ColeInsiderSell33,333$79.30$2,643,306.90 2/4/2014Gianfranco CasatiInsiderSell3,392$78.19$265,220.48 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Headlines Headline Trends for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) Latest Headlines for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) Source: All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat.com Bloomberg MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ Reuters Seeking Alpha The Street The Wall Street Journal Yahoo Finance DateHeadlineAccenture Develops Artificial Intelligence-Powered Solution to Help Improve How Visually Impaired People Live and Workfinance.yahoo.com - July 28 at 3:41 PMAccenture Launches Hands-On Apprenticeship Program with Community Partners in San Antonio to Develop Workforce of the Futurefinance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 3:39 PMAccenture Recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Finance and Accounting BPO Servicesfinance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 3:39 PMADDING MULTIMEDIA Internships Turn into Careers for City Colleges of Chicago IT Studentsfinance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 3:39 PMAccenture Opens Groundbreaking Innovation Hub in Bengalurufinance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 1:24 AMVGT, ORCL, QCOM, ACN: Large Inflows Detected at ETF - Nasdaqwww.nasdaq.com - July 26 at 8:21 PMAccenture Named Leader in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Digital Transformation Consulting and Systems Integration Servicesfinance.yahoo.com - July 26 at 3:20 PMReport: The top 5 cybersecurity threats of 2017finance.yahoo.com - July 26 at 3:19 PMBECU Selects Mortgage Cadence's Enterprise Lending Center as Its New Loan-Origination Systemfinance.yahoo.com - July 25 at 3:21 PMAccenture Security Report Identifies Top Cyber Threats of 2017finance.yahoo.com - July 25 at 3:21 PMAccenture PLC (ACN) Insider Daniel T. 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I think your issues are coming from the LinkSys device. I don't think it is
operating like a switch should. Recheck the physical connections and the
device configuration. I just setup my m0n0wall to do exactly what you are
attempting with a Netgear wireless router acting as an AP & switch. I've
been meaning to try this so it was excuse to get it done, now.
Here is my configuration:
m0n0wall 1.2 on PII, 400MHz, 3 NICs (1 3Com built in, 2 D-Link (realteck
WAN (rl0)
--- LAN (rl1) --- switch - clients
|-------netgear MR314 (static ip)- wired & wireless clients (nothing
plugged into the WAN port)
--- DMZ (xl0) --- switch - HTTP server
Regarding captive portal configuration:
Enable captive portal
interface = LAN
Idle timeout 60 minutes
Hard timeout 120 minutes
Authentication: local
Portal Page: I used the HTML code Angel give you.
Note, I did configure several pass-through MAC addresses so those machines
wouldn't see the portal page. Currently, I have 6 computers on the LAN
interface and only 1 gets the portal page as intended.
To determine if the problem is the LinkSys, bypass it. Plug your laptop
directly into the m0n0wall (you may need a crossover cable). See what happen
on the portal.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Hyles" <josh dot maillists at gmail dot com>
Cc: <m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] Captive Portal Breaking
I havent changed anything now and the unit is no long timing out. But
when I type in a good username and password, it just refreshes like i
was going to it for the first time. The URL in the address bar is in
fact the redirect address from the monowall config. I'm at a total
loss here. Could someone please tell me what a good PCI adapter + wifi
card that the monowall supports? I would like to run an external
antenna from the PCMCIA card to an omni antenna or something in my
room so i'm not just using the small built on antenna.
Thanks in advance.

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Edward O. Watts Sr., founded engineering firm
Nov. 24, 1942 – Oct. 31, 2013
Edward O. Watts Sr., director of Watts Architecture & Engineering, died Thursday in Buffalo. He was 70.
Mr. Watts, of Grand Island, graduated from Camden Academy in Alabama and earned a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee University and a master's degree from Baldwin Wallace College.
He began his career at Lockheed Martin in Atlanta, as a design engineer, and moved on to work for DuPont in Cleveland, Ohio, before being transferred to Niagara Falls.
Later, he began his own business, now called Watts Architecture & Engineering, which recently celebrated 25 years. The company, which started with one employee – Mr. Watts – now employs about 100 people.
He received many business and design awards, chief of which is the U.S. Small Business Administration Graduate Firm of the Year Award in 2010.
His company provides scholarships every year at the University at Buffalo for minority students, one for the School of Engineering and the other for the School of Architecture.
Mr. Watts was a member of Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church, and served on its board of trustees and as church treasurer. He also sang in the senior choir. He also was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
As a member of the Tuskegee University Alumni Association, he returned to the school annually to work with the graduate professional engineers to raise funds to upgrade the department and for scholarships. While there, he spoke to students about careers in engineering and small business ownership. He also helped fund the Watts Family Scholarships at Alabama State University in honor of his mother, who was a graduate of the university.
His favorite pastime was playing the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama.
Mr. Watts completed the University at Buffalo Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, and for more than 10 years returned as a mentor for numerous business owners.
He developed the Watts Open Golf Tournament for his employees and awarded the prized Watts green jacket annually. He also organized the American Institute of Architects/American Council of Engineering Consultants of Western New York Golf Tournament.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, the former Lydia Thurston; two sons, Edward and Jonathan; three sisters, Dr. Vivian DeShields, Claudette Camp and Dr. Geraldine Bell; and a brother, Harold.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church, 641 Masten Ave.


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Michigan Considers Fetus Tax Credit Bill After Slashing Tax Credits for Actual Children
Michigan Considers Fetus Tax Credit Bill After Slashing Tax Credits for Actual Children
Pro-choicers have been accusing conservatives for decades of valuing fetuses more than actual born children (and exponentially more than post-pubescent women), and now state legislators in Michigan are considering proving them right. The legislature held a hearing on Tuesday for House Bill 5684 and 5685, which would "allow taxpayers to claim a dependency exemption for a fetus that has completed at least 12 weeks of gestation as of the last day of the tax year and that has been under the care and observation of a physician since at least 12 weeks of gestation." Yep, tax exemptions for fetuses.
This bill really demonstrates the exciting new extremist direction of anti-choice nutterythe bill author's Todd Akin-style imagined reality, where OB-GYNs are fetus doctors instead of lady doctors, is particularly charming. But what makes this even more offensive than the norm of offensiveness we've grown used to is that Michigan just slashed a bunch of tax relief for actual children. Michigan Republicans took the hatchet to the Earned Income Tax Credit and child care subsidy, a move that directly hurts families who are trying to house, clothe, and feed children unfortunate enough to have developed beyond the fetal stage into the living, breathing person stage. If Michigan passes this new bill, it can only be taken as a direct statement that fetuses have far more value to Michigan than children.
Clearly, the only solution here is for women to simply stay pregnant. But medical science tells us that, barring some futuristic cryogenic fetus-preserving technology, those pesky and unruly female bodies tend to complete the incubation stage at a predictable pace, turning adorable, tax-exempt fetuses into stupid old money-sucking babies with their never-ending health care and nutrition needs. Needs, or, as Mitt Romney might call them, "gifts."
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Last week Georgetown University law school student Sandra Fluke told a congressional panel why she believes health insurance plans should cover birth control, even for women working at religiously affiliated institutions. Today Rush Limbaugh made it pretty clear that the right's opposition to such a policy isn't really about religious freedom:
"What does it say about the college coed Susan Fluke [sic], who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex.
"She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex."
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Karlovy Vary (German: Karlsbad; English: Carlsbad) is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately 130 km (81 mi) west of Prague (Praha). It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370. It is historically famous for its hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Teplá River).
In the 19th century, it became a popular tourist destination, especially for international celebrities visiting for spa treatment. The city is also known for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the popular Czech liqueur Karlovarská Becherovka. The glass manufacturer Moser Glass is located in Karlovy Vary. The city has also given its name to the famous delicacy known as "Carlsbad plums". These plums (usually Quetsch) are candied in hot syrup, then halved and stuffed into dried damsons; this gives them a very intense flavour.
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The Czech Republic is a cool little landlocked country south of Germany and Poland, with a national addiction to pork and beer. Potatos, cabbage, and dumplings are close behind them, and they also have this great bar food called "utopenec." It means "a drowned man," it's pickled sausage with onions, perfect with some dark wheat bread and beer. The Czech bread is legendary, like a meal all by itself.Czechoslovakia first became a sovereign state in 1918 when it declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The state of Czechoslovakia lasted until the "Velvet Divorce" of 1993, which created Slovakia and the Czech Republic.It was occupied by Germany in WWII but escaped major damage, unlike most other European cities. The nation's capital, Prague, retains some of Europe's most beautiful Baroque architecture as well as one of the largest medieval castle complexes still standing. The President of the Czech Republic has his offices in the Prague Castle even today.There was a coup d'etat in 1948 and Czechoslovakia fell under Soviet rule. For fifty years Czechoslovakia was a Socialist state under the USSR, subject to censorship, forced atheism and even the arrest of jazz musicians!In 1989, communist police violently squashed a pro-democracy demonstration and pissed everybody off so bad that a revolution erupted over it, finally ending the Communist rule.The next twenty years saw rapid economic growth and westernization. Today in Prague you can eat at McDonald's or KFC, shop for snowboarding boots and go see a punk rock show.The Czech Republic took over the presidency of the European Union in January 2009. This instantly created lots of political drama because the President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, is a renowned Euroskeptic.We anxiously await the outcome of "President Klaus vs. the Lisbon Treaty", a world heavywieght fight sceduled for spring 2009.Text by Steve Smith.


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The best fall activities for kids
These cool fall activities for kids include sweet corn mazes, pumpkin patches and harvest fests
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Get in on the best fall activities for kids with our ultimate list! New Yorkers, rejoice!
As you enter the season of hot chocolate, sweater layering and pretty leaves, you'll certainly want to explore these top-notch opportunities for pumpkin picking, navigating epic corn mazes and even checking out the best Halloween for kids events. Even though summer's over, there's still plenty to look forward to—even fun fall day trips and epic family vacations!
Things to do in New York City with kids in the fall
Go pumpkin picking with the kiddos
When the fall foliage starts to appear in NYC parks and chatter of this year's Halloween costumes begins in your household, you know autumn has arrived! That means it's time for some essential fall festivities, and one of our favorites is scouring pumpkin patches for the perfect would-be jack-o'-lantern. These scenic local farms have some of the best pumpkin picking NYC has to offer, plus they keep your clan entertained with corn mazes, hayrides and more fun activities.
Road trip to a local cider mill
We love a good cider mill! And now that fall is upon us, bringing with it shorter days and the gnawing fear of interminable winter, we're even more motivated to visit one. Before you move into your nearest indoor play space, there's still time to get out of town and enjoy some folksy autumnal fun as your rosy-cheeked kids hit the farms to learn how rosy-cheeked apples are pressed into delicious fresh cider. Many spots are also located in the orchards themselves, so there's plenty of opportunity for apple picking. Be sure to check times and availability before you set out and also browse our list of the best things to do in the fall with kids and our pick your own guide.
Navivate a corn maze
Kick off some spectacular fall fun with a visit to one of the best corn mazes NY has to offer. Special picks like the Amazing Maize Maze mean a full day of family fun—many mazes even run several miles long! While most options listed below are stroller-friendly, corn mazes are usually best-suited for kids with lots of energy that are ready to explore on foot (you never quite know trail conditions before you go). Last, while you're at it (and if the timing's right), you should also try going pumpkin picking in the farm's patches, apple picking in the best local orchards and make sure to stop by for seasonal harvest festivals for the whole family (usually held in September and October every year).
Check out Museum Day Live!
In celebration of history and art (not to mention the Smithsonian's free admission policy), over 1,300 museums around the country open their doors to the public free of charge. Previous years included family-friendly favorites like the Children's Museum of Manhattan, the Skyscraper Museum, El Museo Del Barrio, the NYC Fire Museum and the Museum of Arts and Design.
Attend the Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park
Time-travel back to the Middle Ages and enjoy its ancient forms of fun. Wandering Fort Tryon Park's lush grounds, families can rub shoulders with performers and festivalgoers dressed in clothing typical of the era, listen to authentic period music, and watch the antics of jugglers and jesters.
Enjoy a harvest festival
There's nothing that gets your kids more pumped for autumn than harvest festivals—well, except Halloween for kids of course. At these fun-filled fall festivals, you'll be able to taste delicious homemade cider, go pumpkin picking, explore corn mazes and sample delicious locally-grown foods. You'll also be able to enter contests (wear your costumes!)—some fests even offer Halloween costume contests for your pets, too!
Take a fall day trip
During the autumn months, Mother Nature tends to be on our side making it the perfect time for hat-free romps in the park, strolls on awesome hiking trails and photo ops against the New York fall foliage. This fall, take a break from city life by planning a day trip for your family—everything from apple picking excursions to historic steam train trips and sculture garden outings. Scroll through the slide show, below, to find out about our favorite day trips from NYC this fall—all are within 2 1/2 hours are the city.
See greatness in the making
Wacky West Coast transplant World Maker Faire displays way-out-there experiments that will have your little mad scientists in awe. Past lineups have involved running through a life-size mousetrap, watching a Coke Zero and Mentos mountain explode, shooting marshmallows, flying model drones and powering your own DIY rides. Family passes (5 attendees) are available for Sunday, online advance purchase only.
Read the best Halloween stories
Many of the best Halloween events for kids in NYC offer spooky story times to get families in the spirit, but spine-tingling tales are best told right before bedtime! Stock up on these Halloween books for kids at home and read them together before lights-out—our top 10 picks include tot-friendly reads that aren't too scary, as well as a few that might even give a few grown-ups nightmares! Keep the freaky fun going by visiting eerie haunted houses or popping in one of the best Halloween movies for kids.
Attend Atlantic Antic
Atlantic Ave closes down for New York City's largest street fair, now in its 42nd year and featuring over 500 vendors and 15 stages. But there's more to see here than stands hawking crepes and roasted corn (although there are plenty of those, too): visitors can expect a lineup of activities about as long as the avenue itself, including an entire block dedicated to kids with pony rides, a bouncy house, face painting, a photo booth and more.
Bee sweet at Wave Hill's Honey Weekend
Get ready for a sticky, sweet weekend at Wave Hill's annual honey celebration in which kids make their own insect ensemble and march in a bee parade through the gardens. Families can also make beeswax candles ($15), catch honey extraction demonstrations, peek inside a hive and try on beekeeping gear throughout the weekend, before sampling the sweet stuff from local apiaries in the garden's shop.
Sip on delicious hot chocolate
The freezing cold weather in NYC surrounding Christmas and Hannukah makes hot chocolate a festive go-to for kiddos, especially after a long day of ice-skating and gazing at holiday windows. See the best spots for your favorite frothy beverage below!
Go for a hike
Ditch the sidewalks and subways! It's time to pack a light picnic and set out on one of NYC's coolest hiking trails with the kids for an afternoon of outdoor fun. Little ones will love checking out birds, frogs and other creatures that might be hiding around the paths, and while you're at it, you might even want to stop by one of the city's best playgrounds. If you simply can't get enough of all the fresh air, it might be time to pay a visit to one of these awesome carousels as well. Last, in cooler weather, these trails are an excellent place for leaf peeping—they'll have some pretty fall foliage in September and October.
Binge on Netflix
Consider this your ultimate guide to family movies on Netflix! We're here to tell you what's coming and going on your favorite on demand movie service every month, so check in regularly to get the scoop. These picks are perfect, especially when it gets a little chilly outside!
Check out some amazing fall foliage
Whether they pick them up from the sidewalk, on the way to school or plunge into a pile of them; brightly hued, crunchy leaves can provide hours of amusement for kids. This autumn, take the family for a stroll through these NYC parks, gardens and other locales to see the New York fall foliage at its most brilliant. Along with apple picking and harvest festival events, it's one of our favorite things to do in NYC with kids in the fall.
Plan your ultimate Halloween
Making Halloween for kids a spooktacular time is totally easy—pack your month with the best apple-picking adventures, harvest festivals, haunted houses, Halloween parades (don't miss the Halloween dog parade!), corn mazes and more Halloween events for kids to get everyone in the spirit. There's also plenty more to think about besides your bursting event calendar: Be prepared to stock your apartments with plenty of candy (little ghouls and goblins might come to visit) and start prepping the kids' best Halloween costumes ever.
Marathon some Halloween movies
If eerie haunted houses and winding corn mazes aren't enough to get your little ones in the spirit for the spookiest holiday of the year, our all-time favorite Halloween movies for kids are sure to do the trick. From animated favorites like The Nightmare Before Christmas to live-action classics like Ghostbusters, these kids' movies provide just the right amount of chills and thrills—just be sure to use your own judgement, as a few choices could give some tots nightmares!
Explore a fun kids' museum
NYC has an amazing selection of museums for those big and small—in fact, it has some really stellar kids museum offerings—just take a look around! There are plenty of kid-friendly exhibits (art, history, science, math and more) to keep the little ones busy. While you're at it, drop by our favorite outdoor art in NYC, neat interactive play spaces and browse our list of 101 things to do with kids in NYC.
Drop by story time
We've kept you plenty busy with our list of 101 things to do with kids in NYC, fun indoor activities for kids and even events at our favorite book stores—but have you attended a story time with the kids yet this season? If you haven't (or if you just can't get enough of them like us), these are the ones you really need to see.
Slurp some ramen
Nothing warms the soul like a bowl of soup! Have you and the kids enjoyed the best ramen NYC has to offer? If you haven't (or if you're an aficionado looking for your next great bowl with the kids in tow), here's where to look. These sweet ramen joints offer everything from kid-friendly meal options to stroller storage and cozy seating. Don't forget to explore our other favorite family restaurants, farm-to-table restaurants and restaurants where kids eat free!
Snag free school supplies
School supplies can cost a bundle, but families who are in need (or simply have back to school street smarts) can find free gear around New York at the following events (and even online) before send the kids back to school.
Scale an indoor playground
Indoor playgrounds are a great option for kids when it's rainy, snowy or their favorite schoolyard playground may be closed! Expect awesome features like activity tables, mini slides and plenty of cool toys to share with new friends. Looking for more indoor fun?
Keep summer alive with an indoor water park
In the dead of winter, it's normal to dream about tropical locations far from NYC, but your family's budget might limit you to winter getaways within driving distance. If the thought of more family ski trips chills you to the bone, consider these fun-filled indoor water parks near NYC. The kids will be thrilled with all the water slides, pools, obstacle courses and more, and you'll just be glad to be in your bathing suit—plus, it's the perfect way to warm up without breaking the bank!
Watch a kid-friendly Thanksgiving flick
There are so many amazing things to do in the fall in NYC, but once Halloween passes by we can't keep Thanksgiving dinner off our minds! Whether you're cooking a feast at home or hitting up some great family restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day, your family will need some after-dinner entertainment for when the Tryptophan kicks in. Track down one of our top 10 favorite Thanksgiving movies for kids and have a holiday-themed screening while you and the youngsters digest.
Lace up your skates
Have some silly kid-friendly fun with the best roller skating NYC has to offer—you and the little ones can rent skates, helmets and pads or bring your own for these indoor and outdoor roller rinks for families. These cool spots often host fun family events, too!


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LWC history seniors Morgan Reck and Jared Radford
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FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Two Lindsey Wilson College
students are spending the 2010 spring semester in a unique
classroom setting.
Jared Radford of Columbia and Morgan Reck of Winchester both won
a prestigious Frankfort Semester internship in the Kentucky
The two are among 10 students who were selected for the program
from Kentucky's 20 private colleges and universities. The program
is sponsored by the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and
The students spend part of the week in two specially designed
classes that focus on Kentucky state government and policy-making,
and they devote about 30 hours a week getting real-world experience
as interns in state government.
"The internship program gives students at our colleges an
opportunity for some practical experience in the public sector and
the opportunity to consider public service as a career option,"
said AIKCU President Gary S. Cox.
AIKCU has sponsored the internship for the last 11 years. It's
the only full-time internship program offered in Frankfort to
Kentucky college students, which Cox said is made possible thanks
to the support of various state agencies as well as the leaders of
Kentucky's legislative branch.
Radford, a history senior, is serving his internship with State Rep. Jody Richards, a Bowling Green
Democrat; and Reck is spending the bulk of her spring semester as
an intern at the Kentucky Historical Society and the Thomas D.
Clark Center for Kentucky History.
Radford, the son of Marilyn Radford and Larry Radford, is a
graduate of Adair County High School. He hopes his internship will
lead him toward a career in public service.
Although Richards represents a house district in Warren County,
the 16-term state legislator has deep Adair County roots. Richards
was born in the Adair County community of Garland; his late mother,
Mary Stevenson Richards, was an LWC alumna who taught in Adair
County schools; and his late father, Demaree Richards, helped build
several LWC buildings, including the Emily Hundley President's
In addition assisting Richards on constituent issues, Radford
has also worked on Richards' efforts to enact a law banning
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"It's been a great experience for me, and I've learned a lot
from Rep. Richards," Radford said.
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graduate of George Rogers Clark High School. At LWC, she has been a
consistent Dean's List student, a resident assistant and active in
various campus activities.
For Reck, working at the critically acclaimed Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History has
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Henrik Sedin looked surprised, then delighted at the suggestion.
"That would be awesome," he said Thursday morning, as his Vancouver Canucks prepared to meet the Ottawa Senators. "They should put it back in our game."
Sedin was responding to one reporter's suggestion that perhaps the Heritage Classic in Vancouver on March 2 might involve more than replica jerseys – which should, of course, be called replica sweaters.
Why not play the national game much as it was in 1915?
The idea, after all, is to replicate the 1915 Stanley Cup playoff series between the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the original Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey Association.
The game will be played outdoors – though, in fact, the professional game was never played outdoors, meaning there can really be no such thing as these "Winter Classics" and "Heritage Classics" NHL marketing so adores. No matter, it's a fun idea embraced by players, fans and replica jersey manufacturers alike. And the games have been hugely successful.
To introduce the new/old jerseys to a packed news conference carried live – this is Canada, remember – Senators president Cyril Leeder talked about how whereas today's team would take only five hours to fly to Vancouver, in 1915 it took the Senators five days by Pullman car.
The two teams met in a best-of-five series and the upstart West Coasters whipped the dynasty Sens 6-2, 8-3 and 12-3 in late March of 1915 at Denman Arena.
Games 1, 3 and, if necessary, 5 were slated to be played under PCHA rules – which allowed limited forward passing in the neutral zone, while Games 2 and, if necessary, 4 would be under NHA rules (which two years later became the rules of the new NHL).
The old rules that so intrigued Sedin, captain of the modern Vancouver Millionaires – 2013-14 team payroll projected by Capgeek.com to be $63,152,134 (U.S.) – are those applied to the goaltenders of that time.
According to A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey, the new book by new author Stephen J. Harper: "The goalie had a particularly tough job. He could not hold the puck with his hands and had to remain standing at all times. Falling or kneeling to block a shot constituted a penalty – which had to be served by the goalie himself."
Sedin would like that just fine if they put it back into today's low-scoring game.
The forward pass is another matter. The Ottawa players found it hopelessly confusing in Vancouver in 1915. While the PCHA allowed limited forward passing between two blue lines painted into the ice, the NHA had no such thing, forcing players to use drop passes and lateral passes.
(The NHL did not go for forward passing in the neutral zone until 1918, and it took another nine years to allow it in the defensive zone as well. It was not until 1930 the league approved the forward pass for all three zones.)
The current NHL master of the old, once-dominant drop pass is Jason Spezza, the Sens captain oft maligned in conservative Ottawa for his creative playmaking that runs the risk of ending up on opposition sticks. But even he wouldn't wish to go back to that old rule for the 2014 Heritage Classic.
If you could toss passes backward, Spezza says, the advantage would be all Vancouver Canucks "because the Sedins [Henrik and twin brother Daniel] would just tick-tack back and forth."
The NHL, obviously, survived and the PCHA did not. But it's well worth noting that change is not only possible, but can be very good for the game.
The league was started up by the Patrick family. Joseph Patrick had been a lumber baron in the East and moved his family, including hockey-mad sons Lester and Frank, to Nelson, B.C., in 1911. The boys talked their father into starting up a three-team league and building the state-of-the-art Denman rink, with the game's first artificial ice, for the unheard of sum of $175,000.
According to hockey historians Ron Boileau and Philip Wolf in Total Hockey, the Patricks loved new ideas for the game, bringing in the forward pass, allowing goaltenders to go down to make saves, bluelines, crease lines, putting numbers on players' sweaters and inventing the penalty shot.
The Patricks were major tinkerers.
Their idea of the game of hockey is the one we all dream of.
"For genuine thrills," the Victoria Times reported after the first game in the new league, "hockey has every other game faded to a shadow. It is the swiftest exhibition of skill in the sporting world."
One other point about the "classic" game the NHL is now trying to honour: no coaches. Each team had a manager, but since there was no substitution, there was no need for a head coach, three assistant coaches, a goaltending coach, video coach, strength and conditioning coach …
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Chapter 1: Africa's recent growth has been widespread and persistent
Key messages
- Over the past 15 years, Africa has grown much faster than many other regions of the world. Factors that contributed to this growth resurgence include internal factors (improvement in the quality of governance and institutions, improved macroeconomic policies and performance, more favourable conditions for agriculture, the emergence of an African middle class, more stable political conditions), and, external factors (a spike in commodity prices, FDI inflows).
- Recent growth experience in Africa has been widespread, and not limited to countries with natural resource or geographical advantages. An increased share of natural resource rents is associated with increasing per capita GNI for mineral exporting countries, but the association is converse for some oil-rich countries.
- Major constraints to Africa's future growth include sustaining these growth rates and enabling transformation. Despite the growth resurgence of the last 15 years, sustaining growth without adequate upgrading of production technology, infrastructure, human capital and business climate remains a major challenge. More importantly, structural transformation has yet to take place: The agricultural sector is losing more and more workforce, not to the labour-intensive manufacturing sector, but to the low value adding services sectors (trade), or to the informal sector.
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- Overview
- Chapter 1: Africa's recent growth has been widespread and persistent
- Chapter 2: Poverty has declined in Africa, but remains high
- Chapter 3: High inequality undermined the efficacy of growth in reducing poverty
- Chapter 4: Gender inequality: A double break on poverty reduction
- Chapter 5: Africa's youth in the labour market
- Chapter 6: Structural transformation, agriculture and Africa's development
- Chapter 7: Eliminating extreme poverty: progress to date and future priorities
- Chapter 8: The way forward to achieving sustainable development in Africa
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Cancer Researcher Tony Hunter Honored with Mitchell Chair, Lauded by Colleagues
At an academic event accompanied by warm words and obvious collegial affection, Tony Hunter became the inaugural holder of the Frederick W. and Joanna J. Mitchell Chair, created in memory of their daughter Marian Mitchell through a $2 million gift by the estate of Frederick W. Mitchell.
The endowed chair was established under the Joan Klein Jacobs and Irwin Mark Jacobs Senior Scientist Endowed Chair Challenge, which augments the Mitchell estate's gift with an additional $1 million. The Jacobses officially presented the Mitchell chair to Hunter on August 16 at a late afternoon reception in his honor.
Hunter, an American Cancer Society Professor and a senior scientist in Salk's Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, directs the Institute's NCI-designated Cancer Center. He is widely known at the Institute for his scientific generosity and willingness to collaborate.
"Tony is an incredibly committed and passionate scientist whose name is synonymous with scientific excellence," said Joanne Chory, chair of the Salk faculty. "In his nearly 40 years at the Institute, he has published 458 papers that have been cited nearly 80,000 times," Chory said.
"Tony is also a scientist's scientist," she continued. "He offers very thoughtful feedback and sage advice."
Hunter, who first joined the Salk as a postdoc in 1971, studies how cell proliferation and division is regulated, and how mutations in genes that regulate proliferation lead to cancer. He has made significant research contributions in the area of signal transduction—how signals that stimulate or rein in cell division are routed—discovering a new type of enzyme, called tyrosine kinases, whose activity triggers cells to divide.
Signal transduction is involved in almost every aspect of normal cell development, and minor defects cause a cell to start growing uncontrollably and turn cancerous. Such mutations are the underlying cause of most pediatric cancers. His lab continues to study signal transduction and its roles in normal and abnormal cell development.
The white-bearded and nearly always casually dressed Hunter has garnered international acclaim for his research. He is a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the Royal Society of London. He holds the 2006 Robert J. and Claire Pasarow A ward for Cancer Research; the 2005 Wolf Prize in Medicine, Israel's top recognition for achievements in the interest of humanity; the 2004 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, a leading national award for scientific achievement; and Japan's 2001 Keio Medical Science Prize.
Walter Eckhart and Inder Verma lauded Hunter for his tremendous ability to collaborate with colleagues at the Salk and around the world. Also emphasizing Hunter's "keen powers of observation" as an experimentalist, Verma said, "The Salk is very lucky to have someone like Tony."
Hunter's wife, Jenny Price, and their sons, Sean and James, were on hand to witness the tributes. Reuben Shaw, speaking on behalf of the Salk's junior faculty, presented Hunter with the gift of a "sculpture" depicting Tony in a water-rafting pose. (Hunter is well known for his outdoor adventures.)
Shaw said that as a young Cornell University undergraduate of 19 studying signal transduction in a laboratory, he first became aware of Tony Hunter and his seminal work in the field. Today, as a junior colleague of the famous scientist, he recognizes Hunter's "consummate knowledge and generosity toward colleagues everywhere."
In brief acceptance remarks, the characteristically low-key Hunter thanked all of his lab managers, graduate students and postdocs "who did all the work." And he noted that, based on his British lineage, he is "coincidentally, one eighth Mitchell," wryly suggesting that Mitchell blood could be a requirement for future holders of the Mitchell chair.
Launched in 2008 with a $10 million matching fund, the Jacobs Chair Challenge encourages and enables donors to create prestigious, permanent chairs in support of senior faculty members at Salk. At the reception Irwin Jacobs called it "a great honor and personal privilege" to present the chair to Hunter.


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Jason Taylor to Retire After This Sunday
Aside from that dark and confusing year he played for the Jets, Jason Taylor may be the most beloved Miami Dolphin since Dan Marino, but the 37-year-old is reportedly preparing to hang up his cleats for good after Sunday's game against those New York Jets. Taylor put in 15 years in the NFL, all but two of which with the Fins, and holds multiple franchise records.
The Miami Herald reports that Taylor is ready to retire, but how or when he will officially announce his intentions are not yet known.
Taylor holds the sixth spot on the list of the NFL's all-time tacklers with 139.5 career sacks (the most of any player still in the league). He also holds the NFL record for most fumbles returned for a touchdown.
With the Dolphins, Taylor holds franchise records for sacks, opponents' fumble recoveries, fumble returns for touchdowns, defensive touchdowns and interceptions by a defensive lineman . He was the 2006 NFL defensive player of the year, a six-time Pro Bowler, the 2007 Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner, and, most importantly to your mother, the runner up on the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Perhaps the only contentious mark on Taylor's resume is his stint in 2010 with the Jets (a team he had memorably trash talked). Though, his decision to bolt the Dolphins may have been the result of a bad relationship with Bill Parcells. Like after that year he spent with the Redskins however, Taylor found himself right back in Miami. He didn't know how to quit us.
Perhaps he can erase that bad juju by helping the Dolphins eliminate the Jets from playoff contention when the teams meet on Sunday. It would be a fitting end to a legendary career.
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Are you looking forward to Toy Story 3?I learned a long time ago not to let the trailer for a Pixar movie influence my expectations: The films almost always surpass high expectations.So I was surprised to read some grumbling about the latest trailer. Haven't other people learned the same lesson?Then came today: And the lucky folks who got to see Toy Story 3 at Showest are Tweeting up a storm. Here are some of the early reports: … [Read more...]
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A convicted sex criminal who put pictures of a half-naked teenage girl on his Facebook page without her knowing has refused to co-operate with a court order - because he didn't want to be labelled a "sex offender", a court was told.
Evesham man Daniel Parmenter, aged 23, was handed a three-year community order in May 2013 and was ordered to take part in a sexual group work programme after admitting four counts of distributing indecent photographs of a child.
But Worcester Crown Court heard that he had refused to participate in the programme because he feared the reputation it might create for him, especially when he had a young son.
Re-sentencing him, Judge Michael Cullum said he would grant him "one last chance" to avoid prison for this conviction.
But he added that he found it "disappointing" that Parmenter had been jailed for two new offences since March.
"You have a young child and you were anxious to avoid the label of 'sex offender', and to avoid moving in the circles of known sex offenders," he told him.
"The difficulty is, you committed a sexual offence, and you had previously committed a sexual offence as well. That is why there was concern to stop that sort of behaviour from happening again, whether it be through ignorance or through misplaced thought processes."
Parmenter, of Fairfield Road, Evesham, was convicted last year after posting pictures of a half-naked 17-year-old girl to his Facebook page without her permission.
He was handed a new 12-month community order at court and told to complete 150 hours of unpaid work.
"I hope this will help you put an end to this spate of offending," Judge Cullum added.


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Cash Seen Key To U.N. Climate Deal
Date: 26-May-09
Country: FRANCE
Author: Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
PARIS - Tens of billions of dollars are likely to be needed to help poor nations curb greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change under a new U.N. treaty, European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said.
"Everybody agreed that additional money is needed and without money an agreement in Copenhagen will not be possible," Dimas told Reuters after the first day of a two-day meeting of 17 major greenhouse gas emitters in Paris on Monday.
The talks among environment ministers, the second in an initiative by U.S. President Barack Obama, are working on a new U.N. treaty due to be agreed in Copenhagen in December to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
"We didn't discuss this (issue of cash) but the sooner we have this discussion the better," he said of the talks which included the world's top greenhouse gas emitters led by China, the United States, the EU, Russia and India.
The EU will debate climate finances at a summit on June 18-19 after delays partly caused by recession that has hit state coffers. EU leaders have previously agreed to contribute their fair share to developing nations, Dimas said.
Asked how much cash he reckoned was needed to help curb emissions, Dimas noted a European Commission document in January quoted independent researchers' estimates of net global incremental investments of 175 billion euros ($245 billion) by 2020.
Half of that total would be needed in developing nations.
And he noted the same report quoted a U.N. estimate that costs of helping developing nations adapt to impacts of climate change -- ranging from drought-resistant crops to coastal barriers against rising sea levels -- would be between 23 and 54 billion euros a year by 2030.
Part of that cash could be raised by carbon markets, some by public finances, some by other sources.
Dimas said developing nations also needed cash, for instance, to help train officials to work out strategies to avert dependence on fossil fuels. "Money is urgently needed ... to help develop low-carbon national strategies," he said.
Many developing nations are refusing to outline what they plan to do to slow their rising greenhouse gas emissions, saying they need first to know how much aid will be available. Rich nations want to see poor nations' plans first.
But Dimas also said some actions to curb climate change in poor nations, such as replacing an inefficient coal-fired power plant, could save money by cutting energy consumption.
"There are quite a lot of projects, especially energy efficiency, which will pay for themselves," Dimas said.


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Soybean growers face a dilemma when considering management options for bean leaf beetles and bean pod mottle virus. Rayda Krell recently completed a research program at Iowa State University that focused on immediate solutions for this pest problem. This article summarizes her research from which we suggest some short-term management options.
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|Heavy feeding by bean leaf beetles causes scarred cotyledons, defoliated leaves, and stunted soybean seedlings.
One of the first steps in managing a pest organism is to understand its distribution and abundance (i.e., ecology). For example, knowing the rate of bean leaf beetle movement within or between soybean fields could allow more efficient management of bean pod mottle virus. One of Rayda's research components was monitoring the flight capacity of bean leaf beetles that were attached to a computer-monitored flight mill to record flight distance for 24 hours. Beetles (171 females) flew an average of 26 flights each and for more than 9 minutes. Most beetles (71 percent) flew less than 167 feet (average flight was 36 feet) with beetles collected in August flying the farthest. These studies indicated that overwintered beetles remain within fields after colonizing soybean in the spring; therefore, support is given to our management tactics during the field season. Thus, if beetles do not move between soybean fields early in the season, insecticide treatments will be more effective.
Bean pod mottle virus inoculum
Bean pod mottle virus is found throughout Iowa. Primary sources of inoculum for bean pod mottle virus included overwintered bean leaf beetles, seed-transmission from infected seed, and an alternate host (showy tick trefoil). Although the impact of these sources on soybean is not fully known, the earlier soybean is infected with virus the greater the effect on yield and seed quality. The combined effect of all inoculum sources may be important. Therefore, targeting a single inoculum source with a single management tactic to break the disease cycle may not be possible.
Short-term management
Rayda's studies also provided insight into how a short-term management strategy could be developed for bean pod mottle virus. Studies were conducted in 2000-2003 to examine, in separate experiments, timed applications of Warrior (2.5 oz/acre) and planting dates (four dates, from mid-March through mid-June).
Insecticide applications
Three chemical control tactics (one early-, two early-, one early- and mid-season Warrior application, and an untreated check) were used on large plots (at least 500 ft in length and 48 rows in width). Commodity and food-grade soybean were used, and the efficacy of the management tactics was assessed by many factors (e.g., beetle counts, seasonal virus incidence, virus incidence in seed, seed damage and mottling, and yield). Bean leaf beetles were most abundant in the untreated check during the majority of the growing season. One early- and mid-season Warrior application performed the best, having the lowest amount of virus (less than 40 percent, an economic level of damage), best seed quality, and highest yield. The best-performing treatment would have cost $14/acre with the average price of soybean during the study years being $4.50/bushel. At these two prices, the gain threshold (i.e., break-even yield) was 3.11 bushels/acre; the optimal treatment protected yield by 6.5 bushels/acre. Additionally, the one early- and mid-season Warrior application kept second-generation beetle populations below economic thresholds for pod feeding. This finding indicates that growers managing for bean pod mottle virus may not need to treat soybean for late-season pod injury.
Soybean planting date
Finally, Rayda examined the potential of soybean planting date, a potential cultural method of managing bean pod mottle virus. Planting dates were determined based on growing degree days planted at 34, 78, 217, and 387 base 10°C. Small plots were used (four or eight rows less than 50 feet in length). These small plot sizes probably contributed to beetle movement between plots, and thus no significant differences were detected between planting date and bean pod mottle virus. However, a mid-May planting date may be a sufficient starting point for reducing initial virus transmission. No adverse affects were found by planting later in this study. This study concluded that not planting early is an option with few risks and some possible benefits, including reduced bean leaf beetle populations and a reduction in bean pod mottle virus incidence.
We are currently studying longer-term management strategies for this pest complex and will present our findings as they become available.
This article originally appeared on pages 50-51 of the IC-490 (6) -- April 28, 2003 issue.


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Can Fang escape a terrifying prophesy? Maximum Ride is used to surviving – living constantly under threat from evil forces sabotaging her quest to save the world – but nothing has ever come as close to destroying her as the horrifying prophesy that Fang will be the first to die. Fang is Max's best friend, her soulmate, her partner in leadership of her flock of bird kids. A life without him is a life unimaginable. Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer together than ever. But when a newly created winged boy, the magnificent Dylan, is introduced into the flock, their world is upended yet again. Raised in a lab like the others, Dylan exists for only one reason: he was designed to be Max's perfect other half. Thus unfolds a battle of science against soul, perfection versus passion, that terrifies, twists, and turns … and meanwhile, the apocalypse is coming. About the Author JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past decade – the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Detective Michael Bennett novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young readers. James has formed a partnership with the National Literacy Trust, an independent, UK-based charity that changes lives through literacy. In 2010, he was voted Author of the Year at the Children's Choice Book Awards in New York.
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