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Temple Registry for the Investigation of African American Gastrointestinal Disease Epidemiology (TRIAGE)
This study has been completed.
Temple University
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Frank K. Friedenberg, Temple University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: December 16, 2010
Last updated: April 16, 2015
Last verified: April 2015
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DESCRIPTION: Minimal data exists on the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in minority populations. Specific objectives of this K24 research project are to: (1) Provide an estimate of the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in an urban, African American population; (2) Determine whether specific risk factors including diet, tobacco use, physical activity, and psychosocial stress are important in the targeted population. We will also measure height, weight, and waist/hip circumference to determine the impact of central obesity on reflux. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This research will help doctors to understand the frequency and risks for esophageal reflux disease (heartburn) in African Americans.
|Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Functional Bowel Disorders
|Behavioral: Structured Interview
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Temple Registry for the Investigation of African American Gastrointestinal Disease Epidemiology
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: African American Health Digestive Diseases GERDU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Frank K. Friedenberg, Temple University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Epidemiologic Factors Associated With Prevalent Reflux Disease. [ Time Frame: Two years ]Patients will complete a series of standardized questionnaires to determine the prevalence of reflux disease and risk factors for its development. We will query diet, depression, drug, tobacco, and alcohol use as well as a variety of other factors. We will study 450 African Americans living in North Philadelphia.
|Study Start Date:
|April 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
African Americans
Consists of 450 African Americans living in the zip code surrounding Temple Hospital between the ages of 18 and 80.
Behavioral: Structured Interview
Subjects underwent a structured interview using a laptop computer and answered over 200 standardized questions. All patient had their height, weight, and waist circumference measured.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
All adult individuals (age 18-80)residing in the 19140 zip code area will be eligible for participation. We will interview 750 African American residents and 250 self-described Caucasian residents.
Inclusion Criteria:
- age over 18
- self-described African American or Caucasian
- lived in zip code for > 3 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- newly arrived to zip code
- unable to provide proof of address
- unwilling to come to temple to complete interview
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01262755
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01262755
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Temple University Hospital
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19140
Sponsors and Collaborators
Temple University
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
|Principal Investigator:
|Frank K Friedenberg, MD
|Temple University
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Keywords provided by Frank K. Friedenberg, Temple University:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Frank K. Friedenberg, Professor of Medicine, Temple University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01262755 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
K24DK083268 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|December 16, 2010
|Results First Received:
|April 16, 2015
|Last Updated:
|April 16, 2015
Keywords provided by Frank K. Friedenberg, Temple University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Deglutition Disorders
Esophageal Diseases
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Access-ABLE EXPO 2012 will be in Portland November 30 and December 1
Hearing Loss Association of America 2013 Convention set for Portland in June
Upcoming Portland Commission on Disability meetings
Cochlear Awareness Network sets meeting for users on December 1
Portland Commission on Disability sharing disability resource information
Assistive Technology Web Portal released by RESNA Catalyst Project
Connecting Communities Coalition has openings on ADA Subcommittee
Federal Benefit Paper Checks to Stop in 2013, Sign Up for Direct Deposit
Portland VA Medical Center seeks volunteers for tinnitus study
Health care law implementation will not allow banning for pre-existing conditions
Online questionnaire requests feedback on land use planning process
Visit the City's and PCOD's Facebook pages for current postings and news
The extraordinary abilities in the disability community will be highlighted November 30 and December 1 during the access-ABLE EXPO 2012 at the Holiday Inn Portland Airport, 8349 NE Columbia Boulevard. The expo on Friday runs from noon to 5 pm and on Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. The focus is access to an independent lifestyle through sports and recreation equipment and programs. Information will be provided that is intended to benefit all people with disabilities.
The expo has been developed to answer questions about what adaptive recreational equipment and local programs are available to people with mobility disabilities. Demonstrations are planned for hand cycling, rugby, basketball, bowling and more. Vendors will be onsite and joined by several Oregon-based adaptive sports programs like Oregon Adaptive Sports, Access Technologies Inc, Eugene adaptive parks and recreation, and Adventures without Limits.
The Hearing Loss Association of Portland is announcing that its parent organization, the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), will hold its annual convention in Portland on June 27 through 30. The local chapter says this is a large event for the city and the hearing loss community, and the first time the convention has been on the west coast since 2012 in Seattle.
With the exception of a Saturday evening banquet and an awards breakfast/ceremony at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree, all sessions and workshops will be conducted at the Oregon Convention Center. Numerous workshops are in the planning stages that can help people with hearing loss with self advocacy, what to consider when purchasing hearing technology, understanding a person with hearing loss, telecommunications needs, Medicare options and other important topics. More information, including membership and registration, is available at the Hearing Loss Association of America website.
PCoD Employment Subcommittee
Friday, November 30, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Office of Equity & Human Rights
The Commonwealth Building, 421 SW 6th Ave, Suite 500
PCoD Executive Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Office of Equity & Human Rights
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Portland Commission on Disability Meeting
Friday, December 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Steele and Bridge Rooms,
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PCoD Livability and Wellness Subcommittee
Friday, December 14, 1 to 3 pm
Broadway Room, Office of Equity & Human Rights
The Commonwealth Building, 421 SW 6th Ave, Suite 500
PCoD Public Outreach and Awareness Subcommittee
Thursday, December 20, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Broadway Conference Room, Office of Equity & Human Rights
The Commonwealth Building, 421 SW 6th Ave, Suite 500
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meetings and events are open to the public.
The Cochlear Awareness Network has scheduled a meeting for those who have Nucleus Cochlear Implants and Baha technology for December 1 from 9:30 to 11:30 am at the Portland Airport Courtyard Hotel, 11550 NE Airport Way. Participants will explore how the network can be a resource for anyone seeking information on advanced hearing loss solutions and provide support to those who have experienced a cochlear implant.
This is an opportunity to raise awareness, voice ideas, receive information and build friendships with other Nucleus and Baha recipients. Parking is complimentary and anyone interested in attending should register online at www.regonline.com/awarenessnetwork or call 800-805-3532, option 2, extension 2359. Anyone unable to join may receive information on the network chapter and local activities by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Portland Commission on Disability (PCOD) recently staffed a Commission information table at the 2012 Celebrate Ability event in October. This is a step to expand the Commission's outreach to individuals and other organizations in the Portland disability community. The Commission's Public Outreach & Awareness Committee participated by staffing the table that displayed a variety of event and meeting information for people with disabilities. There were also voter information materials, including the Voter Access Project information from Disability Rights Oregon. Commissioners Lavaun Heaster, Chris Logan, Adam Kriss and Nicholas Johnson answered questions about the Commission and helped distribute the information.
The Commission's goal is to work with other organizations to help provide more information about services, meetings and events of interest to people with disabilities in Portland. Organizations who wish to find out more about working with the Commission may call 503-823-4432.
The Assistive Technology for Employers and Businesses Web Portal features information on assistive technology (AT) in the work place. The portal can provide help to access AT through the AT Act Entities, a consultant database directory of Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) professionals. Employers, businesses or human resource professions can find solutions and information about AT in the workplace and also review ideas and examples of how AT is used to create work environments which result in more productive employees.
The portal defines assistive technology and how it benefits everyone in the workplace by finding the right technology solution. Examples show how accommodations more often than not require some creativity and do not have to cost a lot of money. Directions are provided to find help with AT programs within one's area and with job accommodation experts through RESNA. Tax incentives/credits and alternative financing programs are also provided for research. The AT Web Portal is a useful resource to help provide increased employment for people with disabilities. For more information, visit AT Connects' website.
Connecting Communities Coalition (CCC) is seeking people who want to have a voice in creating substantive change for the future regarding inclusion and accessibility in Portland. Its ADA Subcommittee is seeking members to join and develop a forum where citizens can bring their accessibility concerns to spur advocacy and action for change.
CCC asks anyone to consider joining the ADA Subcommittee who wants to see change and hasn't had the opportunity to act, is interested in Univeral Design for inclusive access, loves and is interested in work on the ADA, and/or is concerned about access issues they encounter. The subcommittee meets every second Tuesday of the month in the evening. Email Allison Falleur or Stan Postlethwait for more information by clicking on their name.
The U.S. Treasury Department is phasing out paper check payments and requiring federal benefit recipients to receive their benefit money electronically by March 1, 2013. Anyone receiving Social Security, veterans' or other federal benefits by paper check should act now to receive their money safely, quickly and on time. People may choose to receive payment by direct deposit to a bank or credit union account or to a Direct Express Debit card account.
Visit the Go Direct website link to learn how to make your choice and avoid any interruption in payment next spring. Please note, anyone already receiving their federal benefit payments will not be affected by the change and does not have to indicate a change for payment.
The Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center is conducting a trial of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to determine if this procedure may help reduce the loudness or severity of chronic tinnitus. The Center is seeking volunteers to take part in a clinical trial, open to both veterans and non-veterans. The study has the long range goal to develop a safe, practical, effective and cost-effective treatment for chronic tinnitus.
The target population (to whom the study findings will be generalized) for this investigation includes people who experience bothersome, chronic tinnitus. This is a research study, not a treatment, and volunteers must be at least 18 years old to participate. If interested, please call 503-220-8262, extension 51868.
The Obama administration moved forward on November 20 to implement provisions in the health care law that would make it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. "The Affordable Care Act is building a health insurance market that works for consumers," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "Thanks to the health care law, no one will be discriminated against because of a pre-existing condition."
The administration issued the proposed rule that, beginning in 2014, prohibits health insurance companies from discriminating against individuals because of a pre-existing or chronic condition. Under the rule, insurance companies would be allowed to vary premiums within limits, only based on age, tobacco use, family size and geography. Health insurance companies would be prohibited from denying coverage to any American because of a pre-existing condition or from charging higher premiums to certain enrollees because of their current or past health problems, gender, occupation and small employer size or industry. For more information regarding this rule, visit this website.
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The eighth-wettest June on record, 11.46 inches, is the most in June since 1995.
Note: This is a corrected version. The original incorrectly reported the location of Lewis Nursery and Farms.
Don't tell Cal Lewis this rain is just an annoyance.
The Pender County farmer, owner of Lewis Nursery and Farms near Rocky Point, said he lost about 20 percent of his blueberries and about 70 percent of his bell peppers to June's above-normal rainfall.
"This is more devastating than a hurricane because we're losing the fruits," Lewis said. "Eastern North Carolina (has) been flooded."
Lewis' farm, in the top five statewide for annual bell pepper and blueberry production, is not alone in suffering from pounding rain.
Though only the eighth-wettest June on record, the 11.46 inches of rainfall the Wilmington area saw in June was the highest since June of 1995 and the last two weeks of the month have seen a rare climate setup, according to meteorologists.
The jump in rainfall follows May and April – months that had rainfall totals slightly below and above average, respectively.
Driving storms have blown into Southeastern North Carolina courtesy of two massive weather systems meeting along the eastern seaboard, said Josh Weiss, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
"The flow around the high pressure, which is over the Atlantic, is from the southeast (tropics) and the flow around the low pressure is southwest from Mexico," Weiss said. "It's pretty rare to have a setup like this, this time of year."
The "upper trough" low pressure system over the central U.S. and the high pressure system over the Atlantic are converging and drawing dual streams of warm, tropical air up the eastern seaboard, causing severe thunderstorms, Weiss said.
Though the sandy soil of the coastal Carolinas can hold more moisture than inland soils, 14 days of rain over a tenth of an inch, nine of them coming back to back at the end of the month, led to flood warnings for much of the Wilmington region at the end of June.
In Pender County, minor flooding was widespread, said Tom Collins, Pender County's Emergency Management director.
Projections that the Northeast Cape Fear river will rise to 10.9 feet by Saturday has Collins concerned many rural county roads will become impassable.
"It's the worst flooding since three years ago and it was a whole lot worse than this," Collins said. "If this (rain) persists, we could see that kind of flooding again."
Some residents already are feeling the rain's effects.
"Yesterday, I couldn't do laundry. We couldn't flush toilets because the water was so high," said Dolores Swope, a Pender County resident on Sandy Bend Road near Shaw Highway.
Standing water engulfed Swope's yard for six of the past eight days, causing worry for the health of her children and 88-year-old mother.
Farther south in New Hanover County, Warren Lee, New Hanover County's emergency management director, said the excessive rainfall has not caused problems.
"We've seen some standing water from time to time," Lee said. "I'm not aware of anybody not being able to get access to their homes."
The last time county residents were stranded because of flooding was July 2009, Lee said, though he did acknowledge this summer has been "unusual" so far.
At least one New Hanover County institution is suffering, however, as the Wilmington International Airport experienced 30 cancellations in June – 23 more than June 2012, said Gary Broughton, director of operations for ILM.
The airport does not track delays, Broughton said.
"The majority of those cancellations have been attributed to weather," Broughton said. "We have been noticing it. It's the airlines more than the airport."
The airlines decide whether to cancel a flight out of ILM, an airport that averages 24 flights a day, Broughton said.
Will Lear, assistant general manager of the Courtyard Marriott hotel on Carolina Beach, said the rain is affecting business this week.
"We'd normally be sold out at this point and we have a few rooms left right now," Lear said. "It has picked up a lot slower than we anticipated and what it should have been had the weather been nicer."
Though Lear said the weather had a "medium impact" on business, he still expects the hotel to sell out as Fourth of July celebrations near.
In Brunswick County, Sam Bellamy, who runs Indigo Farms, likened his experience fighting the storms to harvest and plant his crops to a poem written by James Whitcomb Riley decades ago about a discouraged farmer.
"I think of that poem because you can feel it. It's discouraging," Bellamy said. "(It rains) day after day, and you're realizing ... if you don't produce, you don't make any money, and that's hard."
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HOUSTON - Jurors were sent to a hotel Monday night after they did not reach a decision in the first day of deliberations in the punishment phase of Jessica Tata's murder trial.
Tata, a now former day-care owner, was found guilty Tuesday of murdering 16-month-old Elias Castillo in a fatal day care fire. Tata's murder conviction carries a sentence between 5 years and life in prison.
Tata, 24, left children in a home on Crest Park near Waypark alone with a pan of grease heating on a stove while she went shopping on Feb. 24, 2011. When she got home, the house was on fire. Elias, Shomari Dickerson, 3, Elizabeth Kojah, 20 months and Kendyll Stradford, 20 months all died in the fire. Three other children were hurt.
Closing arguments in the punishment phase were held on Monday morning.
Tata wiped away tears as her attorney, Mike DeGeurin, said the fire and deaths were an accident. He said Tata made a mistake and never intended for the children to be hurt because she loved them.
"She should have called for help or she should have said to herself, 'I'll wait until they wake up, change their diapers, I'll load them up in the car and we'll go to Target together,'" DeGeurin said. "But she didn't."
DeGeurin said that Tata will pay forever, no matter how long she spends in prison, for using bad judgment.
"She thought, 'They'll be fine. I'll be back in 20 to 30 minutes and they'll be fine.' That is where she was wrong and that is where she's going to live with that decision for the rest of her life. She mourns for those children," DeGeurin said.
Assistant District Attorney Connie Spence said there was evidence that Tata left the children home alone in the past. She said the children came second to Tata's personal desires.
"If that was the first time she had ever left those babies alone, she would be in a hurry," Spence said. "She would be panicked, thinking, 'OK, I need to get home. I need to get home. She made her life the priority, not those babies. She was going to do what she needed to do and work around the babies."
DeGeurin urged the jury to not let emotions be the driving force in how many years they decide Tata should spend in prison.
"Guard against being whipped up into emotion and doing something out of anger," DeGeurin said.
"What we want is justice," Spend said. "Not vengeance."
Prosecutors are pushing for the maximum sentence.
"What's a child's life worth? How can you put a number on a child's life? They will never be back, and what could have been will never be," Spence said.
As attorney's went over the evidence for the last time in this trial, Elias' and Shomari's mothers held hands and wept.
Jurors heard from several witnesses during the punishment phase.
After the fire but before she was charged, Tata went to Nigeria. She was arrested in that country in March 2011 and returned to the United States. Tata was born in the U.S. but has Nigerian citizenship.
Tata's sister, Jennifer, told jurors that her sister was distraught after the fire. Jennifer Tata said Jessica was taken to a hospital after the fire and didn't remember what happened. Jennifer Tata said her sister was defiant and rebellious with her parents "but at 16/17 gave her life to Christ and improved as a person in general." She said her parents wanted Jessica Tata to get a college degree, but Jessica wanted to open a business instead.
Jennifer Tata said her sister went to Nigeria after she was released from the hospital to talk with her father. Jennifer Tata said her sister had no intention of not returning to the United States.
On Thursday, two children Jessica Tata was paid to take care of told jurors that Tata often left kids home alone.
Kiyanna Richardson, 7, had two siblings in Jessica Tata's home during the fire. Her brother, Shomari, died. Her sister, Makayla, was injured.
Kiyanna, who was at school when the fire occurred, told jurors that Jessica Tata often left the children alone in the home. Tata told the children to not open the door, Kiyanna said.
A 7-year-old girl who Jessica Tata was paid to care for told a jury Thursday that it was not unusual for Jessica Tata to leave young children at her home alone while she ran errands. Brighten Long said that when she was 4 years old, Jessica Tata would put the older children in a van and take them to a McDonald's inside a Walmart store. Jessica Tata left the infants in their cribs, unattended, at the day care, Brighten said.
Elias' mother also took the stand Thursday.
Keisha Brown chuckled as she described Elias as a happy baby who seemed to always be smiling. Tears began to flow when she recounted how she learned her son had been hurt in the fire at the day care.
Brown said she rushed to the hospital where Elias was being treated. She had all the hope a mother could that he would pull through, but he died the next day.
"Can't nobody say a single word and make you feel better ... because your heart is breaking," Brown said.
As Brown testified, one of the jurors was seen crying. Jessica Tata stared down at the table in front of her.
Jessica Tata did not take the stand in her defense. She faces three additional counts of murder, three counts of abandoning a child and two counts of reckless injury to a child. Trials on those charges have not yet been scheduled.
Prosecutors said Tata put the children in harm's way by leaving them alone and going shopping at a Target store. Tata's attorneys said she didn't intend to hurt the children. Defense attorneys said murder charges were excessive and that when the fire broke out, she tried to save the children.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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The frustration is thick enough to cut with a knife. Just when we seemed ready for the correction many wanted, equities bounced higher again. Although I am not entering new short positions, I continue to trim or re-examine my holdings. I am still tepid, but for those looking to limit risk and maintain long exposure, a stock replacement strategy could certainly be used, especially on non-dividend or high-volatility names.
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With Hanley ailing, infielder Triunfel recalled
LOS ANGELES -- With Hanley Ramirez's bruised right thumb leaving his immediate future a question mark, the Dodgers opted for safety Sunday, recalling infielder Carlos Triunfel from Triple-A Albuquerque to add depth to an already short-handed bench.
To make room, they optioned right-hander Jose Dominguez to the Isotopes.
The Dodgers were working with a 13-man pitching staff until Sunday's move, leaving them with just a four-man bench. When Ramirez left Saturday's game against Colorado in the top of the fourth inning after bruising his thumb while being jammed from a Juan Nicasio pitch, that reduced the bench to three.
Though the Dodgers do not expect to put Ramirez on the disabled list, he had a previously scheduled off-day Sunday and they were uncertain of his availability off the bench.
"We're kind of at that point where we're a little nervous about the throwing side of it, and if something were to happen, we'd be short," Mattingly said. "We're already short [on the bench] and that would put us short another guy, fielder-wise. And if we go another one short fielder-wise, it puts us in real danger."
Plus, the club is confident everyone in the bullpen is "back on track with rest," Mattingly said, which allows the Dodgers to go back to a 12-man staff.
Triunfel, 24, was claimed from Seattle on waivers April 2. He was hitting .291 with four doubles and four RBIs at Albuquerque this season. After debuting for the Mariners on Sept. 2, 2012, he has played 17 games in the Majors at shortstop, six at second base and one at third.
The Dodgers felt that Ramirez's thumb was a little better Sunday and that they might be able to use him as a pinch-hitter if necessary. Pregame, he was being fitted with different pads to protect his sore thumb at the plate.
Scott Miller is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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John Holder, a board member at auto-parts company Genuine Parts (GPC) ratcheted up his stake in the company on Dec. 31, buying 1,000 shares at an average price of $63.03. Holder had only owned 500 shares before this purchase.
In general, insiders should logically prefer to avoid doing this; instead, we would expect them to diversify their holdings away from their own company. So when we see an insider purchase, we take it as a sign that the exec is particularly confident in the stock -- and it also partially explains why, on average (though not always), insider purchases tend to be bullish signs.
Still, there's valuation to consider. While many auto-related companies are trading at very low earnings multiples amid tough macroeconomic conditions, Genuine Parts carries a trailing price-to-earnings multiple of 16x at its current market capitalization of $10 million. We think this is primarily because the company provides replacement parts, and thus benefits from consumers choosing to keep their current cars longer, rather than buy new ones. Note that the stock's beta is 0.7, so it moves with the broader market, but not in a particularly strong fashion.
In the third quarter, the company saw sales of auto parts -- which only comprise around one-half of total revenue -- rise 2% vs. the prior year. That's slightly below the revenue-growth rates in Genuine Parts' other segments, which include industrial parts, at about one-third of sales; office products at 13%; and electronic equipment, which makes up most of the remainder.
Selling, general and administrative expenses flat were flat with the prior year, and net income rose 14%, with similar profit increases having occurred in the first half of 2012. While its trailing P/E ratio comes to 16x, the forward multiple is just 15x, based on very modest earnings targets from sell-side analysts. Should management run out of ways to hold down costs, we can certainly see earnings dampened by the modest top-line growth. Still, the stock sports a moderate dividend yield and at least some protection from a poor auto market -- so we can see at least the possibility that Genuine Parts will turn out to be a good value.
As for big investors in the name, at the end of the third quarter Adage Capital Management owned about 850,000 shares. The firm is managed by Phil Gross and Robert Atchinson, who had previously worked at Harvard Management. Renaissance Technologies -- which has performed well enough to make founder Jim Simons him a multi-billionaire -- nearly tripled its stake to a little over 500,000 shares.
Elsewhere in the auto space, General Motors (GM) has been a hot-value stock pick, and peer Ford (F) is seeing some interest as well, with respective forward P/Es of 7x and 9x. Of course, as we've mentioned, the auto market remains depressed, most notably in Europe, so the automakers tend to trade at low multiples.
We can also compare Genuine Parts to smaller auto-parts stores such as Advance Auto Parts (AAP) and AutoZone (AZO), whose shares trade in the 11x-to-13x range -- in between those of Genuine Parts and the automakers. Betas are low at these two companies, as well, which suggests they are at least as well-protected as Genuine Parts from unfavorable macroeconomic conditions. However, last quarter earnings growth was weaker vs. the prior year, and net income actually came in lower for Advance Auto Parts.
We can see why Genuine Parts might merit a premium to some other auto-related companies, but we're not sure that it's really a better buy than the very low-priced shares of GM, Ford or other automakers. Again, auto-parts stores such as Advance and AutoZone also trade at discounts to Genuine Parts -- and it may be worth looking to see if that gap could narrow.


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1. ASA Advantage Benefit Plan Available to All in Motorsports
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When introduced last year the ASA Advantage Benefit Plan, an affordable health and life insurance plan, offered the best pricing usually found under a group plan versus purchasing under an individual plan. The program is available to all those racing in the ASA community and not just limited to ASA members.
The ASA Advantage Benefit Plan, a partnership with AmWINS Group Benefits — a provider of association insurance for association members — is available to individuals, families, and even employees if you own a small business.
The ASA Advantage Benefit Plan is available in every state and offers many of the familiar and prominent insurance names with options available in Health Insurance, Term Life Insurance, Simplified Issue, Dental Plan (not available in all states), Prescription Plan, Pet Insurance, and Small Business.
"I have been told that it is a shame that the benefit plan is limited to ASA members, so I have to constantly remind people that the plan really is available to anyone in motorsports," Dennis Huth, ASA President said. "This is a first-of-a-kind product in short track racing and we are excited to provide this great opportunity."
For more information contact ASA at 386/258-2221 or visit www.asa-racing.com.
2. Georgia Racing HoF Class Announced
Dawsonville, Ga
The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame has announced the 15 semi-finalists for the 2013 class. They include: Dick Anderson of Chamblee, Georgia; Charles Barrett of Cleveland, Georgia; Hank Blalock of Decatur, Georgia; Dick Brannan of Dawsonville, Georgia; Charlie Burkhalter of Athens, Georgia; Frank Christian of Dahlonega, Georgia; Tommie Clinard of Macon, Georgia; Freddy Fryar of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Bobby Johns of Miami, Florida; Jabez Jones of Toccoa, Georgia; Huston Platt of Buford, Georgia; Sam Sommers of Sylvania, Georgia; Jimmy Thomas of Columbus, Georgia; Charles Tidwell of Macon, Georgia; and Frank Warren of Augusta, Georgia.
The 2013 Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Induction banquet will be held on December 13, 2013, at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, located inside the Dawsonville Municipal Complex in Dawsonville. For more information, visit www.georgiaracinghof.com.
3. TNT Speedway Owners Return for 2013
Three Lakes, WI
After leasing out the track to a group of racing enthusiasts for 2012, TNT Speedway owners Tim and Patti Rutzen have returned to the helm and will oversee the day-to-day operations of the speedway in 2013. The track enters its 19th season of racing and will again feature WISSOTA AMSOIL Dirt Track Series, Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks, to go along with its Pure Stock and Stinger classes.
"The crew that leased the track last year did a great job," Patti Rutzen said. "(Tim and I) are well rested after a year off and plan for an exciting season." The 2013 season is slated to begin Saturday, May 18 and continue every Saturday night through September 7, with the exception of Labor Day Saturday.
4. Comp Cams and WISSOTA Team Up for 2013
Aberdeen, SD
In more WISSOTA news, the auto racing sanction and Comp Cams recently announced a partnership and sponsorship program for the 2013 racing season.
"We are pleased to be a part of WISSOTA. We've been working with the group for a few years and it feels great to have the program we have with WISSOTA," said Comp's VP of Marketing Chris Douglas.
WISSOTA's Executive Director Terry Voeltz echoed Douglas' comments: "We are also pleased to have the Comp Performance Group be on board as part of our sponsorship team including Comp Cams, Lunati, and Quarter Master. We have known Chris and the staff for quite some time and find them to be very knowledgeable as well as approachable and easy to work with. We look forward to a long standing relationship with entire group."
5. Monteith Suspended By NASCAR
Daytona Beach, FL
NASCAR has suspended Whelen All-American Series competitor Nate Monteith until June 12 following an incident at Richmond (Va.) Int'l Raceway after the conclusion of the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown last Thursday.
Following the conclusion of the race, Monteith struck another car with his vehicle, resulting in the suspension. Monteith was also fined $500. Monteith was already on NASCAR probation after an incident during the UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona Int'l Speedway in February.
6. Hughes Joins the New Era in Racing Shocks with JRi
Mooresville, NC
Award winning chassis manufacturer and champion Modified racer Jason Hughes has formed a technical partnership with JRi Shocks to offer Hughes Race Cars customers JRi Shocks. Additionally, Hughes Race Cars will be a distributor for the shock brand. Over the past several years, Hughes Race Cars has become one of the most renowned Open Wheel Modified chassis on the planet.
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Bob Harris admits he doesn't have a musical bone in his body but his timing sure was right.
Now 82, the former publicist, producer and publisher spent the good part of his life with the biggest singers and bands from Motown's heyday to the British invasion, punk scene and beyond. Harris played host to hundreds of legends of the entertainment world as they visited Detroit on their tours, including the first U.S. concert dates for The Rolling Stones.
As the founder of a magazine called "The Teen News," Harris got to take some photos of England's newest hit makers before they went on stage at Cobo Hall, Detroit, in 1964.
"The magazine went in schools besides nightclubs and music stores so I asked them to put out their cigarettes," Harris said. "They said OK but Jagger lit up. He put it out and the next one lit up. He put it out and then another one lit up. They made a joke out of it."
Harris ended up cropping out the rock stars from the waist down for his magazine. The original photograph, which the band members signed 25 years later at the Townsend Hotel, Birmingham, is going on the auction block Friday with hundreds of other personal photos and publicity stills he collected over the decades.
"I hate parting with them but what is the sense of storing it all in boxes?" the Southgate resident asked.
The auction of Harris' rock memorabilia will be handled by DuMouchelle Art Galleries, Detroit. Office manager Nanette Poole expects online bidders from England to go after autographed pieces from the Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Debbie Reynolds and others.
"He got George Burns' autograph after a show and asked him, 'Can I have your cigar?' Mr. Burns asked, 'Are you kidding? I just lit it.' But he gave it to him. Bob was very tenacious," Poole said.
Harris said he was fortunate to find ways to make a living in the entertainment industry during a "great era." He talked to The Jackson Five while they waited to perform on "The Scene" with Nat Morris. He held Chastity Bono while interviewing Sonny and Cher when they were in makeup. He had dinner with James Brown at The Ponchatrain. He sold a drum kit to Peter Noone before a Herman's Hermits show when he worked at a music store. He heard Frank Sinatra croon to a crowd at Grand Circus Park from a fire escape at The Adams Theater, where he played to a sold-out crowd.
For a time, Harris managed bands and live shows at The Globe Theater on Grand River at Trumbull, Detroit. He also produced shows for Tina Turner, Mitch Ryder and Ted Nugent. And, he worked at places like The Michigan Palace, Olympia, Cobo Hall and shows at the Michigan State Fair.
He became the go-to-guy for the Detroit Tigers one day when the club needed someone to sing the national Anthem.
"He made calls and found Johnny Mathis performing in Windsor," Poole said. "He was able to make the gig.
That sparked a friendship with Ernie Harwell, who would interview the singers Harris lined up for Tigers games.
"He has so many fun stories about everyone he rubbed elbows with," Poole said, adding she thinks The Rolling Stones photo signed by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts will fetch thousands. "But there's no doubt Bob's stories are worth so much more."�


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I did 90 pages a couple of times, but haven't broken a hundred yet.
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Red Sox, Indians take time with Newtown victims
BOSTON -- After more than three hours of slugging it out in a soggy Fenway Park, the Red Sox and the Indians did their part to help a town ravaged by tragedy.
About 900 people from Newtown, Conn., visited Fenway on Saturday to take in the contest between Boston and Cleveland, and afterward, players from both teams signed autographs and took pictures with a group of about 450 from the town.
On Dec. 14, 20 children and six adults were fatally shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
Families, teachers, first responders and other residents of the town were among those present at the game Saturday.
Anne Alzapiedi, the Newtown recovery program leader, said the experience was "terrific."
"We just really appreciate the generosity and kindness," she said. "The Red Sox reached out to us and wanted to do whatever made sense for the town."
Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato.. Michael Periatt is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on twitter @MichaelPeriatt. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Mould & Matic Solutions GmbH, part of the Haidlmair group in Michelsdorf, Austria, has expanded in the past year beyond injection, blow, and thermoforming molds and auxiliary automation to building integrated (one-stage) injection stretch-blow molding machines for PET bottles.
Responding to customer requests, the company developed a linear system utilizing injection and clamping equipment and controls from Engel Austria. The modular design can include clamping from 80 to 400 tons and produce bottles from 5 ml to 10 L size at rates from 500 to 10,000 bottles/hr. The Blowliner machine offers high productivity with up to four rows of preform cavities for up to 32 or even 64 cavities for small bottles. The hybrid electric/hydraulic system includes a fully servo-driven blowing station and is said to provide high energy efficiency and short changeover times. The company also designs preform molds with conformal cooling in the cores for fast cycles. And it can provide custom automation for finished bottle handling. Although the machine was designed for PET, Mould & Matic (mouldandmatic.com) is now looking at PP, PP/nylon barrier bottles, and HDPE.


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Grace Potter Sings For Fair Trade
Musicians team up with Green Mountain Coffee in honor of Fair Trade month!
In honor of Fair Trade Month Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are teaming up with Green Mountain Coffee to spread the word about Fair Trade BIG TIME. The band will present an exclusive concert on the Green Mountain Coffee Facebook page; simply tune in to watch this special event LIVE!
"Partnering with Green Mountain Coffee is a great way for us to reach a larger audience about the positive impact people can have by supporting Fair Trade. There's no better time than now for people to make the switch and look for the Fair Trade Certified label on the products they buy. It seems like a small thing, but together, we can make a difference in the quality of life for farmers around the world." - Grace Potter
Well said, Grace! Watching this concert is a fun and easy way to get invovled in Fair Trade Month, not to mention a great opportunity to spread the word about Fair Trade to your friends and family. Tell them that by choosing coffee with the Fair Trade Certified label they are supporting a system of trade that gives farmers a fair deal for all their hard work. Fair Trade offers coffee lovers across the globe a way to know that thier purchase helps keep kids in school, gives farmers a fair wage, helps build a healthcare clinic in a rural South American village, and more.
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Topic: Preliminary reading of my 2 year scan
Just got a call from be beloved internist who has been such a great support throughout my illnesses.
She said that the preliminary report says that there are no changes and everything looks as good as it did last time which was pretty darn good. Call me crazy, and I love that she gives me the preliminary report, but I never believe it totally until I hear it from my oncologists mouth!
I am so blessed. 2 years and counting.
You people on here mean so much to me. I am sad that not everyone has good news to post, but for those that do and those that don't this site is a connection that is priceless.
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A New Senior Tour is restaging Some of the Great Court Rivalries of the Past 20 Years
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This warrior-like intensity brought Connors to his sport's peak, earning him 109 professional titles, including eight Grand Slam crowns and an epic 268 weeks (including a record 159 consecutive) as tennis' number one ranked player. In a sport in which players complain about burnout before they're old enough to buy liquor, Connors was ranked in the top three for 11 years.
Yet while Connors' on-court prowess commanded immediate respect, friendship was another issue. Connors was tennis' biggest box-office attraction, but he couldn't be bothered to join the nascent players association. Though Connors placed a premium on his national championship--winning five U.S. Open titles--he rarely represented America in the Davis Cup, the sport's premier team competition. Through lawsuits, sporadic rudeness and the combative nature of a sport predicated on individualism, Connors remained a resolute isolationist. "People don't understand," he once said, "that it's a goddamned war out there." It wasn't always clear if he was referring strictly to his matches.
But as Connors continued fighting well into his 30s, he realized that life as a one-man army wasn't much fun. Players like Roscoe Tanner, Dick Stockton, Brian Gottfried, Harold Solomon and Eddie Dibbs were retiring. Others were vanishing, too, like Bjorn Borg, Connors' biggest rival in the 1970s. Even John McEnroe, seven years Connors' junior, never reemerged as a major force after 1985. These onetime enemies, Connors started sensing, were actually comrades in arms. He'd competed against many of them since he was 10 years old. They'd made great music together, playing on every continent, building the sport through the tennis boom years of the '70s.
When Connors turned 35, in 1987, he was still ranked fourth in the world. No one else within the top 30 was within six years of his age. Of course, he was used to hearing his day was done. Connors' imminent decline had been an ongoing theme since he was dethroned as Wimbledon champ by Arthur Ashe in 1975. Like Frank Sinatra, he rode the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune with delight. No one so personified Old Blue Eyes' "My Way." I chewed 'em up, and spit 'em out. By the mid-'80s, Jimbo was tennis' Chairman of the Board, the wise old man who still played, and frequently behaved, like a brash young punk.
But as he neared 40, even Connors knew he was in the twilight. An early signal came when he went nearly four years without winning a tournament. A bigger shadow came when a wrist injury forced Connors to sit out virtually the entire 1990 season. For the first time since he'd held a racket as a 3-year-old, Connors was facing tennis mortality. This was worse than loneliness. To face the final curtain involuntarily was unacceptable.
The solution would emanate from what he always called "the tennis." On the court, no one was more adept than Connors at sensing an opportunity, drilling a weakness and moving in for the kill. As the sport's premier shark neared 40, he knew it was time to build a new ocean, where he could once again reign.
Step One came in 1991. At his signature tournament, the U.S. Open, Connors captured national attention by reaching the semifinals at the age of 39. In three of the matches, he rallied from a one-set deficit or more, continuing his crusade as The People's Choice.
It was a grand coda to a 20-year symphony. Call it a requiem, and you'd draw Connors' wrath. Along with Nolan Ryan and George Foreman, he became a rallying icon for aging baby boomers, hawking Nuprin and Pepsi, chumming it up with Regis Philbin and Jay Leno, surfacing once again as a pop-culture icon. The pump was primed.
Now for Step Two. The lightbulb flicked on instinctually, with one thought on Connors' love for tennis and another on entertainment value. Soon after turning 40 in September 1992, he met with Ray Benton. Benton was previously president of ProServ, the sports marketing agency that had represented Connors throughout much of the '80s. Witnessing the success of seniors pro golf, Connors and Benton wondered if a similar concept could work with tennis, complete with the elements lacking in the contemporary pro game: intimate venues, ample schmoozing, clinics, pro-ams, parties.
Other senior tennis tours, usually featuring players over 45, had come and gone. Yet while tennis aficionados enjoyed the collegiality of such ex-champs as Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Fred Stolle and Roy Emerson, none of these tours came off as anything more than a boutique operation, a curiosity on the scale of watching old vaudeville acts hoof a few. The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour, which runs the pro circuit, has operated a senior tour for five years that's primarily focused on a doubles round-robin.
Jimmy Connors didn't want a cute doubles event. He wanted a big deal, and aided by Benton's business acumen, set about doing it his way. For starters, this tour would draw strictly on players 35 and over. "If you weren't in tennis shape, there's no way you could play," says Benton. "None of this hit-and-giggle stuff." Second, unlike prior tours, many of these were players who made their mark in the sport's most visible, Technicolor years of the 1970s. Bjorn Borg, winner of five consecutive Wimbledons and six French Opens, would participate. John McEnroe, Connors' successor as the hot-headed, left-handed American genius, would be eligible for the tour in 1994. "Connors, Borg and McEnroe were tennis' equivalent of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player," says ESPN and ABC broadcaster Cliff Drysdale, a top-10 player in the '60s. "They captured more millions of viewers and public attention than previous generations of players had ever dreamed possible."
In addition to these headliners, the tour would feature such supporting acts as Guillermo Vilas, a former number one player who'd won such important titles as the U.S. and French Opens; John Lloyd, the top British player who'd previously been best known for his marriage to Chris Evert; Johan Kriek, a talented South African and holder of two Australian Open titles, and many others.
Most of all, the new tour would have Jimmy Connors. And that, as tennis fans knew for 20-plus seasons, made all the difference. It may seem like ancient history now, but back in the '70s, Connors was the leading man in tennis' transformation from amateur game for the elite classes to professional sport for the masses. Prior to Connors, most champions were cool, understated craftsmen. In the spirit of Brando and Elvis, Connors burst through this patrician wall. Long before Andre Agassi ever knew what a Nike swoosh was, Connors' brash intensity took tennis to new cultural settings. According to Stan Canter, a movie producer (Greystoke) who managed Connors for a brief time, "Jimmy was the first tennis player who brought tennis to the cover, not just of Sports Illustrated, but to Time."
Connors and Benton were betting that this history of prominent exposure would thrust the rocket off the launching pad. In 1993, the Champions Tour began with three events. The next year, there were eight, offering total prize money of $1.2 million. In March 1995, the tour concluded its first official season, hosting the Nuveen Masters in Naples, Florida. Other sponsors who've come aboard include Big Six accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand, Corel software and U.S. News & World Report. The biggest break of all came in 1996 when Nuveen, an investment firm, signed on as title sponsor, a $1.5 million annual commitment between now and 1998. The Champions Tour is now known as the Nuveen Tour. Benton and Connors are planning 15 to 20 events in 1997.
One of the biggest challenges facing the Nuveen Tour is tennis' decline in popularity. By the late '80s, the tennis boom was long gone. Everything from player participation to equipment sales, sponsorship and media coverage is affected by this market-driven spiral. It's a challenge Connors relishes clawing his way through. "I loved it when people underestimated me," he says. "I loved proving myself when no one thought I could do it. I lived for those moments."
It would always be showtime for Jimmy Connors. Striding into The Lodge at Pebble Beach on California's Monterey peninsula, Connors is here for "The Challenge," a four-man exhibition airing on ABC. It is intended to build credibility and generate exposure for the Nuveen Tour. It's no coincidence that the television producer of this event is Terry Jastrow, the same man behind the helm of the "Skins Game," the four-man golf event that helped propel seniors golf in the early 1980s.
Once you've seen Connors play, it's hard not to feel a tingle of electricity anytime he approaches a tennis court. Jastrow's not the first to compare him to Arnold Palmer. Fans flock around Connors. It's always the ladies who come first, the older, doting, zesty ones who cherish Connors less as a sex symbol and more for his spunk.
"Jimmy, I saw you in Boston in '73, when you beat Stan Smith," says one.
"Boy, that's when I could move," he responds.
"Jimmy, loved your match with Krickstein at the Open. I was there."
"Wasn't that something?"
"Jimmy, how's your mom?"
"She's fine. Now how's every little thing with you?"
He's milling, he's gripping, he's grinning. Pose for a photo? No problem. Autograph the racket cover of a Wilson T-2000 (the menacing steel racket that only Connors could wield successfully)? You got it, pal. Greetings from a mutual friend? How the heck is Robert? Give him my best, would you please?
In 1977, Connors stormed out of Forest Hills after losing a U.S. Open final. Today, he has become a committed entertainer, a guy who gets a thrill out of making somebody's day. Walking two steps behind Connors is his husky manager, Billy Lelly, carrying the racket bag, making sure no one crowds Jimbo. Cameras click. More autograph seekers. "So nice to see you ladies," says Connors.
No one in tennis history has so evoked Ali, Elvis, the entourage, the limo, the helicopter, the private jet, the quick getaway. In this corner, the once and future heavyweight champion of tennis. We're out of here. Jimbo has left the building.
Well, not yet. Walking on the court, Connors strolls onto the bench towards an unassuming blond man who looks faintly familiar. While Connors joyfully schmoozes his way through the thread of fans, the blond sits unbothered, fiddling with his racket strings, making small talk with a ball boy, just staring that famous 100-mile-long gaze.
"Hey, look," says a pointing fan, "that's Borg."
"No, you're kidding."
"Yes, it is, it is Borg."
"God, he looks good."
"I haven't seen him in person. Ever."
Borg and Connors shake hands with the cordiality of two sales reps opening up a booth at a trade show. Connors inquires about the flight from Sweden. Borg nods. "It is always so good to see Jimmy," Borg says later. "So much history we have, so much tennis." Connors starts walking off the gritty clay court. Jimbo's not going to hit after all. He's climbing up into the TV tower for a series of satellite interviews all over the country. Borg will practice with Vilas.
A red-haired woman politely asks for Borg's autograph. Borg's still wearing those ultra-cool, cushy Tretorn shoes he popularized in the '70s. "Very comfortable," he says with a grin.
As Connors was Andre Agassi's ancestor in the hype department, so did Borg precede Agassi in the heartthrob category. Borg's blond locks and cool manner made him the original "Teen Angel," mobbed by young girls the world over. While his topspinning baseline game initially struck many as severely limited, its narrow tunnel of possibility proved fortifying. Unforced errors were not part of Borg's vocabulary. When necessary, he'd hammer a big serve, whip a return or strike an angled passing shot. "Ice water in his veins," was the phrase popularized by his coach, Lennart Bergelin.
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By Kuper Jones
If there is one thing the Obama Administration has done with unwavering consistency, it is acting outside of its authority. Recently, the Federal Reserve has expressed interest in entering the electronic payments industry. More specifically: processing credit and debit card transactions. The possibility of this happening is alarming as it would mean the federal government would be trying to compete in an industry they regulate. This could pose a serious threat to the free market and competition in the electronic payment industry.
The Fed Reserve's interest in electronic payments stems from a public consultation paper they issued back in September. In the paper, the Fed expresses concern that the U.S. is falling behind other countries in payment efficiencies. While other countries have created new and often faster payment systems than those available in the U.S., it is not because their respective markets demanded it. The reality is that these systems have not generated a return on investment and were only created due to mounting pressure from their governments.
The Fed suggests that the electronic payments market is failing because there appears to be a lack of real time payments. A payment is considered to be made in real time when there is an instant transfer of funds from the payer to payee. The Fed is using this claim to justify the creation of a whole new, government operated payment system that would directly compete with the current electronic payment system.
The possibility of the Fed entering this market as a competitor is alarming for a number of reasons. Firstly, the fact that the Fed creates and enforces the regulations in the very industry they wish to compete in poses a serious threat to would-be private sector competitors. It would be like allowing a referee to call and play in the same match. Not only does this put the private sector at an inherent disadvantage, but also allows the Fed, who is notorious for lacking transparency, to run amuck in the electronic payments market.
The Fed's reasoning for wanting to enter the electronic payments business –the alleged market failure –seems to carry no merit. Currently, there is no real market demand for payments to be in real time. Despite this, the private sector still has options available to those seeking real time payment services. Worse, is that the Fed is declaring a market failure based on transaction speeds yet the Fed's Automated Clearing House (ACH) system is the slowest in the country and operates on a loss. This raises serious questions about the Fed's rationale and their ability to successfully implement a real time payment system.
The electronic payments industry has seen a lot of innovation in recent years, which makes it hard to believe that the Fed seems to believe the market is somehow failing. Credit and debit card processing companies have developed a universal system that accepts all cards regardless of consumers' card branding. They've developed innovative technologies that allow consumers to make secure payments by simply waving their cards over scanners. Innovative ideas like Square and Google Wallet, which allow anyone with a smartphone or tablet to process electronic payments, have brought a whole new aspect to the market.
Given the Fed's lack of transparency and claims purporting a market failure, it is imperative that Congress exercise oversight in this matter. Congress needs to hold hearings examining the merit and substance of the Fed's claims. Initiative must be taken before the Fed can take action otherwise this innovative industry will be distorted by this unchecked regulator.


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Members of the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board unanimously approved a draft of the state's cantaloupe audit and guidance document Jan. 11.
Steve Patricio, chairman of the board, said the document now goes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for review and approval. The California Department of Food and Agriculture can begin using the document as soon as USDA approves it.
"They (USDA) is expected to OK it in two to three weeks," Patricio said. "So it should be in effect for planting and the rest of the 2013 season."
Patricio said the board approved the draft without amendments. He said it incorporates audit practices that the California growers followed for the 2012 season.
It was prepared with input from industry food safety leaders including Hank Giclas, senior vice president of science and technology at Western Growers; Trevor Suslow of the University of California-Davis Extension Office; Bob Whitaker, chief science and technology officer for the Produce Marketing Association, and Dave Gombas, senior vice president of food safety and technology for United Fresh Produce Association.
Many of those people have also been working on a national guidance document for cantaloupe, which Patricio said is nearing completion.
Both the California and national cantaloupe food safety guidelines are in compliance with requirements in the produce rule released Jan. 4 by the Food and Drug Administration, he said.
"We were happy to get to see the FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) produce rule before we had to formally vote on ours today," Particio said. "We are fully in compliance with our document. We feel we are out in front of the game."
Parts of the California "Handler Marketing Order for Mandatory Food Safety" for cantaloupes are patterned after the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, which Patricio helped develop after the deadly spinach-related E. coli outbreak in 2006.
California cantaloupe growers unanimously voted to approve a mandatory food safety program in May 2012. That vote came in the wake of a deadly 2011 listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe from Jensen Farms in Holly, Colo. That outbreak killed 33 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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Tribe activates Giambi from DL; Wood optioned
CLEVELAND -- The Indians finally have their bench aligned as they initially planned. Prior to Monday's 4-3 win over the Royals, Cleveland activated veteran Jason Giambi from the disabled list after his comeback from a fractured rib in his right side.
In order to clear room on the active roster for Giambi, the Indians optioned right-handed reliever Blake Wood to Triple-A Columbus. With Wood out of the mix, manager Terry Francona has returned to a more traditional seven-man bullpen.
Giambi was slotted in the seventh spot in Monday's starting lineup as Cleveland's designated hitter and went 0-for-4.
"He means a lot to what we do," Francona said before the game. "Having him back is really good. You guys know this, but he's one of the more special people that we've all been around. So, to have him back fighting with us is a good feeling."
The 43-year-old Giambi will rejoin the bench in the same role he held last season for the club. The slugger will serve as a part-time designated hitter, pinch-hitter and clubhouse presence. Giambi excelled as a late-inning hitting specialist for the Tribe last summer.
While Giambi posted only a .183 average with nine home runs and 31 RBIs in 71 games overall last season, he turned in a 1.181 OPS in the ninth inning. He also hit at a .271 clip with a .960 OPS with runners in scoring position last year.
On March 7, Giambi was struck in the right side by a pitch from Cubs right-hander Edwin Jackson. Giambi sustained a non-displaced fracture of a rib and opened the regular season on the 15-day disabled list.
"I'm excited to be part of the ballclub again," Giambi said. "The first one is always where the adrenaline is kicking. You're excited to be playing and then you get into the Groundhog Day of being part of the ballclub. It'll be good to get the first one out of the way."
With Giambi on the 15-day DL to begin the year, Francona was able to utilize an eight-man bullpen.
Wood underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2012, but Cleveland claimed him off waivers that November and gave him all of last season to rehab his arm. This past spring, the hard-throwing right-hander earned a spot in the Opening Day bullpen.
In seven appearances out of the bullpen, though, Wood turned in a 7.11 ERA in 6 1/3 innings, walking as many hitters as he struck out: seven. In 115 career outings between stints with the Royals and Indians, the 28-year-old Wood has a 4.39 ERA in parts of four seasons.
"His stuff is tremendous," Francona said. "Actually, up until the end of Spring Training, I probably fell on the side of starting him in Triple-A, because I think his ceiling is so high and he can help us, and I was afraid that coming out of the gate there'd be some inconsistent work and maybe we'd see what we did.
"But, in fairness to him, the last two weeks of Spring Training, I don't know if a guy put a bat on the ball. It would've been a hard send down. I think if he gets consistent work in Triple-A, he can come back and really help us. That's why we did it."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. Teddy Cahill is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tedcahill. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Department of Economics and Business hosted an alumni panel and an opportunity for majors to participate in mock interviews Nov. 10.
The event was organized by Dr. Daniel Fischmar, professor of economics and business, with assistance from alumni Ben Nelson `06, Christie Nelson `06, Cody Donaldson `12, Mark Drabick `10, and Karen Coulter, department secretary.
Alumni made presentations on establishing careers, options for graduate school, and information on different career fields including: human resources, government and non-profit careers, and finance/accounting. Students were then able to meet and network with alumni during a luncheon.
"This networking event helps students navigate through a difficult employment environment and prepare for life after graduation by interacting with Westminster alumni," Ben Nelson said.
"The alumni event is integral as an aspect for student learning well beyond the classroom," said Alissa Bookwalter `07. "While Westminster provides a solid foundation for student achievement, it is hearing those experiences of alumni that has perhaps the most poignant impact. Successful alumni inspire others to follow in their footsteps and fulfill their dreams."
During the mock interviews students in business attire arrived with résumés and were scheduled for separate interviews with three of over a dozen business professionals, most of whom were Westminster alumni: William Armentrout `12, Ph.D Candidate at West Virginia University; Sam Becherer `12, Schneider Downs; Jackie Faber `08, Alcoa; Jim Giel `74, Dollar Bank; Kenneth Greenfield, United States Navy; Adam Griffith `11, Our Lady of Sacred Heart; Kelly Horn `87, PWC; Tanner Larson `05, SABIC; Richard McKenna `84, Schneider Downs; Sherris Moreira `97; Christie Nelson `06, Rutgers University; Lee Scott `07, Coalition for Christian Outreach; and Stephanie Tracey `11, FedEx Corporation.
The mock interviews help students increase the odds of landing a good job and career after college by improving their interviewing skills, developing their resumes, and learning how to highlight attributes.
"Westminster's alumni provided very practical suggestions on how to clear the hurdles of the current job market," Fischmar said. "Problems, such as a lack of experience or a mismatch of skills and job requirements, can be solved if you know how to frame the issue for a potential employer."
"It's a great opportunity to take advantage of meeting alumni and networking with those that are in my field of interest," said Caitlin Oertly, a senior business administration major. "Overall, the day can be stressful and serious at times; however, it can be a lot of fun and offer a lot of knowledge and insight to students. I hope to continue seeing this event take place in years to come and perhaps come back as an alumna someday."
Oertly is a daughter of Laura Oertly and a graduate of Kane Area High School.
Several members of the administration also attended the event, including President Dr. Richard Dorman, Vice President of Academic Affairs Jesse Mann, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Gloria Cagigas, and Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Cindy Dafler.
"We appreciate the faculty and staff members and our alumni who work to provide these networking and mentoring opportunities for our students," Cagigas said.
Contact Fischmar at (724) 946-7162 or email for additional information.


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Dakar, Senegal - Over thirty civil society organisations join together to avert the effects of biofuel development on food security and sovereignty in African countries. The civil society coalition on biofuels supported by Wetlands International Africa and Action Aid will be officially launched on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Senegal's USE's Centre de Bopp in Dakar.
In a context marked by the global energy crisis, initiatives started by the United States and the European Union in order to ensure an increase in their production of combustibles from grain-based biofuels has contributed to a dramatically increased global demand for grains as well as most other agricultural products. This situation has also shown the risk that biofuel development at the industrial level places upon food security and wetlands for Africa.
More than 30 Senegalese civil society organisations, conscious of the risks industrial biofuel development could involve for communities, have formed a coalition to ensure active and informed civil society participation in the development and implementation of a national biofuel programme, which takes into account the imperatives of food security, energy security and environmental sustainability.
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'Most experts do not pick the Sabres to repeat as division champions. Ruff said, "We like the fact that nobody wants to pick us, so the more of you guys that don't pick us, the better it is for us. There a believe out there that 'they weren't that good', I think we can be better and I think we have some individuals that will be better. We've got some guys that have made some tremendous strides. You look at Ennis who that we feel with a good camp, can turn in to a pretty special player, so there's some good things going on plus the fact that we got Myers, we got our goalie who obviously won in his position."'
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Mexican telephony and broadband provider Axtel just fired up an IPTV. Ericsson said it is providing managed services, consulting and systems integration for the service.
The initial launch is in Mexico's three largest cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.
The system was deployed using a number of Ericsson TV solutions, including an MPEG-4 AVC headend for linear and on-demand standard-definition and high-definition TV channels, as well as the Ericsson Multiscreen TV Solution. The navigation guide is from Mirada.
A key factor in Axtel's decision to choose Ericsson was Ericsson's ability to offer a network operations center (NOC) and video management infrastructure to help mitigate operational complexities and risks, according to the vendor.
Nicolás Brancoli, vice president of Ericsson Latin America and Caribbean, said: "This contract marks the beginning of a new partnership between Axtel and Ericsson and underlines our commitment to offer innovative solutions to our customers. It allows us to help Axtel meet consumers' growing demand for TV services that offer greater control and interactivity."
Ericsson has to date signed more than 240 IPTV contracts. These include commercial multi-screen contracts; IPTV system integration projects; IPTV headend contracts; and IPTV infrastructure contracts for access, metro transport and IP edge.


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I saw an item today in The Guardian online about the overzealous use of synonyms by writers to avoid repetition in their copy. The piece, called "Popular orange vegetables and silly synonyms" states that one writer for The Guardian tried to use "popular orange vegetable" as a synonym for carrots before it was flagged by an editor.
Why would writers resort to such obtuse language when confusion could result? After all, isn't the sweet potato orange as well and popular in its own right?
As it turns out, the POV (popular orange vegetable) has a place in the publication's style guide, representing all misguided attempts at variation and creativity.
From the story:
"The Guardian style guide describes Povs as "laboured attempts to produce synonyms by writers seeking what [HW] Fowler called 'elegant variation' … often descending into cliche or absurdity".
That makes me wonder what turns of phrase writers here at The Packer have used as a synonym for a commodity instead of the simple commodity name.
From a story by Craig Moyle in 1997:
"The fuzzy, brown torpedo with the black, white and green interior could possibly be nature's equivalent of the multi-vitamin, said Curtis Granger, director of marketing for the California Kiwifruit Commission, West Sacramento."
Yes, we are talking kiwifruit, the FBT (fuzzy, brown, torpedo).
From August 2012, Amelia Freidline called durian the "stinky fruit" to the objection of no one. No embellishment here; the durian is simply and irrefutably "the" stinky fruit.
More than one writer, myself included, has called avocado a "pebbly" fruit. Also, the avocado has been tagged as "pebbly oblong thing" and called by its old nickname "alligator pear."
To the credit of our editors, I don't see too many "laboured" attempts to produce synonyms by writers that actually made it into the paper.
Commodity promotion boards and produce marketers are not sinless in this regard.
"Superfood" has been a common synonym for blueberries and growing crowd of fruits and veggies.
Consider onions, "your allium vegetable of choice." from World Healthiest Foods.
I'll throw it open to readers: what other produce synonyms that you have seen are a little too "laboured" and deserve inclusion on the POV and FBT list of forbidden synonyms?


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