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Small cap property companies should always struggle against their bigger counterparts because of a higher cost of debt and a smaller portfolio, which means less stable earnings streams.
One of their number, the residential developer Becton, will most likely go bust this week because it hasn't been able to meet its interest obligations to Goldman Sachs.
But lately there are other small caps which are bucking the trend as they transform their earnings to focus on areas of high demand and embark on avenues such as funds management to procure highly prized annuity income streams.
One stock Radar has tipped is Ingenia Communities, whose stock is up 36 per cent in 12 months. Under
new management, Ingenia has thrown off its baggage as an ING property trust and is now a focused owner and operator of retirement villages.
Another small cap property company that is managing a turnaround is Folkestone, the property development cum funds management vehicle of Greg Paramor, who previously ran Mirvac.
The company has a market cap of only $55 million, yet its share price chart looks like the Andes in South
America. Currently trading at 15¢, its stock has climbed about 50 per cent since early December, which has seen it pass the 12¢ at which it was recapitalised by Paramor & Co in early 2011.
Understandably, the veteran property investor and fund manager defends the development side of the business: "Property development earnings sometimes are [uncertain], and sometimes aren't [uncertain]."
Paramor makes the point that if you can build a pipeline of activity, investors will come to realise that its profits are not one-off in nature. But this requires scale, something Folkestone's $22 million of cash can't achieve on its own.
His next comment gives the game away:
"We'll end up with about 80 per cent of revenue from recurring income from management fees and 20 per cent from the non-recurring development business."
Far from being property development, it has been Folkestone's $11 million acquisition of the Austock property funds management business in September last year, which has encouraged institutions to wade into the stock.
Because of the deal, Folkestone is now the largest owner of child care centres in Australasia. Austock was the former landlord of Eddie Grove's ABC Learning Centres, which has been taken over by the not-for-profit company GoodStart Childcare.
Suddenly, Folkestone is transformed! Now it is pursuing the so-called "social" infrastructure space, in which it is buying things like police stations and then leasing them back to the governments for long periods of time.
The funds management businesses are held in separately listed and unlisted vehicles, from which Folkestone receives a fee, and its cash can be used for property development.
On the property development side it says that it has return on equity hurdles of 15 per cent, which might be low for some small cap fund managers, but clearly not for others.
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Mass. residents on Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans
Forbes has published its annual rankings of the richest people in America, and for the 20th year in a row, Bill Gates has been named the richest person in the United States. The founder of Microsoft has a net worth of $72 billion, Forbes said.
Other people topping the list are investor Warren Buffet, with a fortune of $58.5 billion, and Larry Ellison, co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corp., a computer technology company. Forbes lists Ellison's net worth as $41 billion.
The list also includes a number of Massachusetts residents and, one who is considered to be a fixture in Boston. Find out who made the list.
Phillip Ragon
Net worth: $1.5 billion
Overall rank: 352
Age: 64
Ragon founded InterSystems in 1978 and built it to a company that posted $443 million in revenues in 2012. He and his wife, Susan, have established the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard, and MIT, to pursue the development of an HIV vaccine, Forbes reported.
Shown: Phillip and Susan M. Ragon, center, toured the MGH lab in Charlestown of Dr. Bruce Walker in 2009.
John W. Henry
Net worth: $1.7 billion
Overall rank: 327
Age: 64
Residence:Brookline, and Boca Raton, Fla.
Forbes lists Henry's residence as Florida even as the Boston Red Sox owner strengthens his ties to Massachusetts. In August, Henry entered into a deal to purchase The Boston Globe and its business affiliates from the New York Times for $70 million. Henry's Fenway Sports Group also owns Liverpool Football Club, a majority stake in the regional sports channel New England Sports Network, a NASCAR racing team, and a sports marketing operation. He shut his shrinking commodities firm last year.
Robert Kraft
Net worth: $2.9 billion
Overall rank: 184
Age: 72
Forbes reported in August that the Patriots are the second-most valuable team in football with a worth of $1.8 billion. In the last year, the team's value has also increased by 10 percent, Forbes said.
On the other side of the coin, news about the Patriots has been dominated since June by the arrest of former tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is accused of murdering an associate in June. Hernandez, who signed a $40 million contract extension last year, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Amos Hostetter Jr.
Net worth: $2.9 billion
Overall rank: 184
Age: 76
Hostetter founded Continental Cablevision in 1963, and made his fortune when he sold his stake in the company in the 1990s.
The Barr Foundation, a charitable organization that Hostetter founded with his wife, Barbara, has made a name for itself in giving gifts to support efforts to fight climate change.
Jim Davis and family
Net worth: $3.1 billion
Overall rank: 161
Age: 70
Residence: Newton
Davis bought New Balance in 1972, and turned it an operation that employs 4,000 worldwide and boasts of being the only major company making athletic footwear in the United States. Davis currently serves as chairman of the company.
New Balance set a groundbreaking for Sept. 23 for its $500 million "Boston Landing'' development project in Brighton. The plans call for a new headquarters, sports complex, hotel, and up to three office buildings along with space for retail, restaurant, recreation, and parking. The company also plans to pay to build a new commuter rail station on the Framingham-Worcester line tracks that abut the site and run parallel to the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Davis and Cruiseport Gloucester's Sheree DeLorenzo are also developing a $25 million, full-story, 101-room waterfront hotel in downtown Gloucester.
Edward Johnson III
Net worth: $9.3 billion
Overall rank: 44
Age: 83
Residence: Boston
Johnson is chairman and chief executive officer of Fidelity Investments. His father founded the company about 65 years ago. It is now the second largest mutual fund company in the United States, Forbes reported. His daughter, Abigail, is seen as his likely successor.
Abigail Johnson
Net worth: $17.2 billion
Overall rank: 23
Age: 51
Residence: Milton
Johnson is the daughter of Edward Johnson III, the chief executive and chairman of Fidelity Investments. In August 2012, Abigail Johnson was given a new title, president of Fidelity Financial Services. She is widely considered to succeed her father as head of the Boston-based investment giant.

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Following in the Guerrilla Ice Cream tradition of politically-inspired ice cream flavors, I wanted to pay homage to the European debt crisis with an ice cream that tastes like Greece. (If you feel like your understanding of the economic meltdown across the pond needs a little update, I highly recommend this recent episode of NPR's This American Life.)
This ice cream is light and tart, as any good frozen yogurt should be, but with a deep, floral richness from the honey and a bright, herbaceous finish. The thyme leaves are this frozen yogurt's answer to cookie dough chunks, or chocolate chips—bittersweet and slightly crunchy, they provide a burst of a different and unexpected flavor and texture.
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A strong storm is still predicted to move through the North Platte, but it is developing very slowly.
On Wednesday afternoon, the weather service in North Platte predicted less than one inch before nightfall, with bitter winds and below zero wind-chills.
Snow is assured Wednesday night (2-4 inches), with 3-7 inches possible on Thursday, the weather service said.
Travelers should be alert to weather conditions.
The storm is expected to affect a large portion of the Great Plains from Kansas across Nebraska and into South Dakota. It could bring much needed moisture but could be deadly for baby calves.
The heaviest snow is forecast east of a line from Imperial to Valentine and will be driven by 15-25 mile per hour winds with higher gusts, the weather service said.
High temperatures in the teens and lower 20s began Tuesday, with lows in the single digits, driving the wind-chill factor to around zero.
As is always the case with weather there is uncertainty as to where the heaviest snow accumulations will occur. Anyone that must travel on Wednesday and Thursday should continue to monitor the forecast as details become clearer.
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Padres interview Rangers exec Preller for GM
DENVER -- The Padres on Monday interviewed a fifth candidate for their vacant general manager job: Rangers assistant general manager A.J. Preller.
Preller is in his 10th season with the Rangers and has been one of general manager Jon Daniels' most trusted lieutenants. From 2010-13, he was in charge of the Rangers' professional, international and amateur scouting and helped rebuild the farm system.
Previously, the Padres interviewed former Marlins general manager Larry Beinfest, Dodgers vice president of amateur scouting Logan White, D-backs scouting director Ray Montgomery and Yankees assistant general manager Billy Eppler.
The Padres are also expected to interview Red Sox assistant general manager Mike Hazen and the Major League Baseball senior vice president of baseball operations Kim Ng, possibly as early as this week.
Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler and team president and CEO Mike Dee have conducted the interviews. Dee said recently he expected the new GM to be on the job sometime after the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.
The list of GM candidates could see additions and subtractions. So far, three candidates -- David Forst of the A's, Mike Chernoff of the Indians and Jason McLeod of the Cubs -- have declined interviews. Forst is an assistant GM, while Chernoff holds the same post with the Indians. McLeod, who previously worked for the Padres, is the Cubs' scouting director.
The Padres' senior vice president of baseball operations, Omar Minaya, has said he will not ask for an interview. Current Padres assistant GM A.J. Hinch is a viable candidate for the job. He is handling the daily operations of the big league team.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SACRAMENTO -- California is projected to face a shortage of as many as 17,000 doctors within two years, a problem that is especially acute in rural areas and minority communities.
One Democratic lawmaker has proposed a package of bills intended to fill that provider gap by expanding the health services that can be provided by nurse practitioners, optometrists and pharmacists. Sen. Ed Hernandez of West Covina says his bills would help California's doctor shortage as millions of new patients become eligible for health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act.
His bills, SB 491, SB 492 and SB 493, are currently moving through the Assembly.
"The system right now is strained, and in 2014 we're expected to add 4.5 million to 5 million new Californians that will have access to insurance," Hernandez said in an interview. "This is one part; this is not going to solve the problem."
Opponents, including the California Medical Association, say the state should instead focus on building more medical schools, adding residency slots and expanding programs that help doctors pay off student loans in exchange for working in underserved communities.
California has roughly 30,000 primary care physicians for a state with more than 37 million residents. That ranks the state 26th in the ratio of primary doctors to residents, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The problem is not so much the overall number of doctors but how they are distributed throughout the state, said Marian Mulkey, director of health reform and public programs at the nonprofit California HealthCare Foundation, based in Oakland.
While the state's more affluent areas have an adequate number of doctors and other health providers, other regions need more.
"Overall, in the aggregate, California doesn't have as much of a worry about physician shortage as some states, but we have big distribution issues, particularly in rural areas," she said.
That's not just a shortage of primary care physicians but also specialists. Mulkey said a lack of diversity among doctors and California's history of low Medicaid reimbursement rates further exacerbate the shortage in underserved regions.
According to medical association, California's population is growing at the same time many doctors are nearing retirement age. The doctors group projects the state faces a shortage of as many as 17,000 physicians by 2015, with the Inland Empire and Central Valley among the most medically underserved. Its report from 2011 did not break down the shortage by medical specialty.
Hernandez, an optometrist by training, said his bills should be part of a broader solution that includes encouraging math and science education, increasing medical school capacity, using technology to reach more patients outside the traditional doctor's office visit and improving coordinated care.
A coalition of doctors, hospitals and other health providers have been pressing Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers to rescind a 10 percent Medicaid provider rate cut that they say will ultimately harm low-income people by reducing access to medical care.
One of Hernandez's bills granting greater independence to nurse practitioners has gained the most opposition. It would give them greater flexibility to treat Medicaid patients even if the doctors they work for do not. Medicaid is known as Medi-Cal in California.
"By being independent, then you can now take Medi-Cal," he said. "And you have an ability to go to those communities or those areas."
Another of his bills would allow optometrists to check for high blood pressure, cholesterol and even administer specific immunizations, while the third would let pharmacists order laboratory tests, such as checking for diabetes.


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Pascal Mashaalani fails to compete with the masters
Despite the extended campaign to promote Rotana's stars who participated at the Carthage festival in Tunisia like Lebanese singers Haifa Wahbi and Pascal Mashaalani and their seducing looks, people chose to listen to the good voices and not good looks.
In a joint concert between Pascal and Syrian singer Nour Muhanna, Pascal learned a hard lesson. The concert started with Nour Muhanna who made the thousands of fans sing with him until midnight, and then to leave Pascal with a couple of hundred after the fans left the theatre.
Critics think that Pascal learned her lesson to depend on her talent and not on her looks and made her realize not to compete with masters. The singer was very disappointed to learn that many of the expected audience had left and gone home, but despite that fact she attempted to give a memorable performance that did not turn out as she had planned.
Mashaalani is expected to release her latest album in the very near future, which she has been very secretive about fearing piracy. Pascal revealed that her new album will hold some surprises to her fans because she is always careful to offer something new. One song will be filmed in the form of a video clip with director Ahmed Almahdi but still Pascal did not decide if she is going to film it in Lebanon or Egypt.
Pascal added that in her new album she is cooperating with a good group of poets and composers like Ashraf Salem, Ahmed Alfanawi, Tareq Abu Judeh, Mahmoud Khiami, Boudi Na'oum, Mustafa Awad, Hassan Attieh, Munir Abu Assaf, Ihab Abdo, Ahmed Saleem, Anan Mohammed, and Hani Abdul Kareem. The singer stressed that she will appear in a new look for, but without undergoing any plastic surgery, noting that a person can easily look different without having any operations.
Mashaalani revealed that she is going to publicly announce her engagement to her personal hairdresser. Pascal added that what most attracted her to her to be fiancé is the fact that he has a sense of humor and is very sensitive.
Pascal described her new love affair as being a very hot one and that she is very happy to have finally found her match. The singer added that she is the type of person who cannot live without love in her life and will announce her engagement in the very near future. –Albawaba.com
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Healthy eating isn't exactly easy to come by in the Northeast Bronx, where the restaurant scene is dominated by West Indian and generic take out joints peddling greasy, fatty food. There are some gems, but even these don't offer food that's both tasty and decent for you.
So H.I.M Market on White Plains Road, a Rasta-run bodega with a steam table driven by I-tal dietary principles, is a diamond in the rough for those seeking lighter fare in Wakefield. I-tal is the food of the Rastafarians: vegetarian or vegan cuisine that's addictive despite sometimes being salt-free. While they have steam table fare available everyday, it's their vegan upside down cake that you'll want to drop by for.
"We only bake it once a week," one of the owners told me, "because it's still a treat."
They say still because there's no refined sugar, dairy or eggs in this cake. Given the leaden, overly-sweetened, mostly carelessly constructed, and stale treats you'll find abound in this and other parts of the Bronx, this cake is destination-worthy for the local crowd. It's certainly the best sweet I've found east of Riverdale this far uptown.
Crumbly without being too loose, the cake is just a touch sweet, plenty moist, and—this is not as common up here as it should be—fresh. A ring of thinly sliced, bland pineapple and a sticky icing top the cake, but they don't make or break it. The owners say customers come in droves for this confection, available only on Friday or Saturday, not unbelievable given the quality of sweets in the neighborhood.
The savory fare, which includes tofu dressed up like fish or chicken, mashed potatoes, and black eyed pea fritters (crispy on the outside, and soft but not mushy on the inside, they're bursting with spices and the best thing from the steam table), is so clean-tasting it's almost refreshing. But the food (three to four items, or a medium container, runs you $4.50) is also, for the most part, uninspired and harmlessly bland. Vegan patties and warm, fluffy pancakes ($.75) called fritter and made with spinach, banana, and blueberries, offer your taste buds more satisfaction. Deviate to the shelves and you might find something for your pantry more to your liking.
About the author: Chris Crowley is the author of the Bronx Eats and Anatomy of A Smorgasburg Pop Up columns. Follow him on Twitter, if you'd like. In person, your best bet is the window seat at Neerob, or waiting in line at the Lechonera La Piranha trailer.


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Topic: (CFIDS) Anger a Frequent Companion
A lot of discussion about anger coming from those of us who are ill prompted me to do some searching of why? I came across this site I wish to share and hope it sheds a little light on how people with chronic illness and anger come together. Well at least what some professionals have experienced. Here is the link: http://www.cfids.org/sparkcfs/anger.pdf
I personally, If I have to go through this illness I prefer to do so with out the anger. I ask the the lord to give me a place and time to do my venting. I usually do it right here on this site but some times delete it. Ha!
Cheerio for now!
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Artist's at work in "And The Icing On The Cake" Episode 15 of Season 3
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I have an assortment of 1857 railway passes from midwest lines in great shape. Michigan central rr round ticket Boston to Albany and back entire ticket intact both ways, stamped 1895. 1857 la Crosse & Milwaukee rr pass, 1857 Racine & Mississippi rr pass, 1857 Terra Haute, Alton & St Louis rr pass plus several others I have not found any passes this old on any sites yet does anyone know what the valus maybe? My Garandpa was a telegraph operator for the railway transit line and cant find info on this line either anyone know about railway transit line? I put on ebay and sold 3 but probally worth more than the hundred bucks I got .


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I love desserts at Maialino, enough that I often visit just for something sweet. The Olive Oil Cake is my go-to year round, and in the summer the Granita di Caffé is ideal for hot and humid days.
But these days I'm craving Tiramisu ($9)—constantly. Theirs is the traditional sort with ladyfingers flown in from Italy. It's slightly boozy, espresso-soaked, and layered with whipped mascarpone and eggy zabaglione. No surprises here, but well executed all the same, and sometimes that's just want you want. Bring on the winter winds and chill! I've got my tiramisu.
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After a week of protests in Bangladesh calling for the death of a 1971 war criminal, we take a look at the history that motivates thousands of people to demand capital punishment.
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WORK has begun on a canal-side development that will see 80 new homes built in Brierley Hill.
Lockside Walk, on the site of the former Lloyds engineering plant, Brettell Lane, will have a mixture of detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, all with private rear gardens.
A total of 200 car parking spaces will be provided across the site with a combination of garages, on-site parking, communal courtyard and off-street parking.
Developer, Taylor Wimpey (West Midlands), hope to have a sales cabin on site next month and show homes are planned for completion in September.
The first wave of homes are due to be finished in November, with the whole development complete by late 2016.
Anne Wallace, regional sales and marketing director for Taylor Wimpey, said: "We're already experiencing a great deal of interest in the new homes at Lockside Walk and will be unveiling detailed plans and prices for these eagerly-awaited properties soon.
"In the meantime, I would urge anyone hoping to find their dream home here to act now to ensure they're well placed to take their pick of the plots when the first selection of properties is released for sale."


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DUARTE, Calif. — Members of the Southern California produce industry braved rain and chilly weather to team up for the sixth consecutive year to take part in the Walk for Hope.
About 160 members of 2011 Team Produce raised more than $16,000 for the City of Hope's Women's Cancers Program, said team captain Marty Craner, owner and president of B&C Fresh Sales, Orange, Calif.
In addition, produce-related companies paid approximately $33,000 in sponsorship fees, and local produce firms donated more than $100,000 worth of fruits and vegetables that were distributed free during the Nov. 6 event.
"We are delighted to receive continuous support from a variety of retailers and suppliers in the produce industry," said Cheryl Kennick, senior director of development for the City of Hope Food Industries Fund.
"Their generosity and commitment to the movement to fight women's cancers will enable City of Hope to quickly bring treatments to patients who need them."
Last year, the walk was expanded to include all women's cancers, not just breast cancer.
The Walk for Hope is an ideal venue for the produce industry, Craner said.
"It allows us is to get our fresh message out about all the goodness of fresh fruits and vegetables," she said.
She pointed out that the City of Hope is conducting research into the cancer-fighting attributes of fresh produce, including pomegranates, mushrooms and grapes.
"We're excited to have this collaboration," she said. "It's a great message to our industry."
Roger Schroeder, vice president of produce operations for San Bernardino, Calif.-based Stater Bros. Markets, which has backed the walk for several years, lauded the dedication of the rain-drenched participants and said, "This is just the kind of thing Stater Bros. always wanted to support."
Other companies supporting this year's fundraiser were:
- Albertsons Southern California Division, Fullerton, Calif.;
- Apio Inc., Guadalupe, Calif.;
- B&C Fresh Sales;
- Boskovich Farms Inc., Oxnard, Calif.;
- Coast Produce Co., Los Angeles;
- Crunch Pak, Cashmere, Wash.;
- Deminski, Van Valkenburg & Associates LLC, Corona, Calif.
- Davis-Lewis Orchards, Garden Grove, Calif.;
- DLJ Produce Inc., Industry, Calif.;
- Fruit 2 Day, Broomfield, Colo.;
- Dole Fresh Fruit Co., Westlake Village, Calif.;
- Fresh Express Inc., Salinas;
- Hollandia Produce LLC, Carpinteria, Calif.;
- Mariani Nut Co. Inc., Winters, Calif.;
- Perimeter Sales & Merchandising, Los Alamitos, Calif.;
- Progressive Produce, Los Angeles;
- Ready Pac Foods Inc., Irwindale, Calif.;
- Sambazon, San Clemente, Calif.;
- Smart & Final Stores LLC, City of Commerce, Calif.;
- Sunkist Growers Inc., Sherman Oaks, Calif.;
- Sun-Rype Products Ltd., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada;
- Temkin International Inc., Payson, Utah;
- Umina Bros. Inc., Los Angeles; and
- Vons, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
- Westlake Produce Co., Los Angeles.
In all, an estimated 10,000 people showed up for the 15th annual walk, which topped $1 record million in donations, according to the City of Hope.


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Netherlands 10 mL Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) Phase 1/2 Emphysema Study - Initial Formulation
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|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Dose Escalation Study of the Aeris Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) System in Patients With Advanced Emphysema
- Include: Product-related life-threatening adverse events, permanently disabling complications and deaths [ Time Frame: 1 year post treatment ]
- FEV1 [ Time Frame: 12 weeks post treatment ]
- MRC Dyspnea Score [ Time Frame: 12 weeks post treatment ]
- Six-Minute Walk Test [ Time Frame: 12 week post treatment ]
- Health-Related Quality of Life [ Time Frame: 12 week post treatment ]
- Include: Lung function tests [ Time Frame: 12 week post treatment ]
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Emphysema is a progressive, debilitating disease that affects nearly 3 million people in the United States or roughly one percent of the US population. The disease is characterized by destruction of lung tissue as a result of inflammation caused by exposure to noxious inhaled agents for extended periods. The most common cause of this condition is cigarette smoking, although genetic and occupational causes account for up to 10% of cases. Despite aggressive public health initiatives aimed at discouraging the use of cigarettes, smoking-related lung diseases remain a significant cause of disability and death in the United States. Currently there are 46 million smokers in the US. Due to the number of current and new smokers, emphysema is expected to remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States for years to come.
Aeris has developed a novel bronchoscopic system for achieving the benefits of lung volume reduction without surgery. The Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) Hydrogel System, a new investigational therapy for emphysema, is intended to reduce lung volume over a period of weeks by collapsing and promoting the remodeling of diseased areas of the lung. The resulting reduction in lung volume is intended to restore a more normal physiological relationship between lung and chest wall, improve breathing and exercise capacity and alleviate symptoms of chronic dyspnea. This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Aeris BLVR System in patients with advanced emphysema.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria include:
- Clinical diagnosis of advanced emphysema
- Age > 18 years at the time of initial presentation
- Clinically significant dyspnea (MRC Dyspnea >/= 2)
- Laboratory tests within protocol-specified ranges
- Pulmonary function tests
Exclusion Criteria include:
- Alpha-1 protease inhibitor deficiency verified by a serum level of <80mg% or knowledge of PI*ZZ genotype
- Tobacco use within 16 weeks of the initial clinic visit
- Body mass index < 15 kg/m2 or > 35 kg/m2
- Clinically significant asthma (reversible airway obstruction), chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis
- Allergy to fish or pork products or sensitivity to tetracycline
- FEV1 <20% predicted with DLCO <20% predicted or homogeneous disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00205920
|St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
|Nieuwegein, Netherlands, 3430 EM
|Principal Investigator:
|V.A.M. Duurkens, MD
|St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Edward P Ingenito, MD, PhD, Medical Director & CSO, Aeris Therapeutics Inc
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00205920 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 13, 2005
|Last Updated:
|January 14, 2010
Keywords provided by Aeris Therapeutics:
pulmonary emphysema
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pulmonary Emphysema
Pathologic Processes
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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bergdawg wrote:...Businesses will spend money on disc golf if it makes them money...
Tell that to Tiger Woods, who lost how much money in sponsorships for sticking his dick in everything that walks?
bergdawg wrote:It's funny that people think there's going to be some magic cash donkey that's going to shit huge pay days...
If you hadn't noticed, PDGA are the biggest believers in the magic cash-crapping donkey. All I did was point out the incongruity of believing in the future of donkey green while at the same time permitting pros to smoke during rounds.
bergdawg wrote:I started the thread, biatch.
Indeed, posting inflammatory thread topics and stoking the flames, the shoe fits. I suspect that you're also the douche who flamed up Josh Anthon's Facebook wall, you had nothing productive to add to that discussion, either.
bergdawg wrote:That knowledge you drop to the 15 people that come on here is very insightful. Would you like to be nominated for a Pulitzer Prize?
There is no prize or profit to be made here. DGR has helped thousands of people to throw better, and to learn things about disc golf that they can't find anywhere else on the web. It used to be a place for serious discussion of disc golf, but I see that is slipping away.
I don't even know if you have anything interesting to say Tyler, I've never seen evidence of it, but I'm always open to the idea. I'm still on the fence regarding whether you are even a disc golfer, or just a 12-year-old troll parroting nonsense he read over at DGCR.


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Evidence presented at trial showed that the Kleensangs had not filed any tax returns in 2003-06 or in 2008-11, U.S. Attorney Deb Gilg said.
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A frittata is an Italian style omelet which cooks on top of the stove without being turned and then gets browned under the broiler for a few minutes at the end, and even though years ago when I used to make this at Lake Powell one guy would call it egg mess, it tastes like something you'd order for brunch at the best hotel in town.
Artichoke-Rosemary Frittata
2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary or 1 tsp. dried crushed rosemary
1/4 cup diced onion or thinly sliced green onion
1 tsp. butter
2 tsp. olive oil
1 can (13.5 oz. size) artichoke hearts, not marinated (I used half a 33 oz. jar of artichoke hearts from Costco.)
8 eggs
2 T half and half or milk (optional)
1 1/2 cups grated low-fat Mozzarella (or use a mixture of Mozzarella and other white cheeses such as Swiss, sharp white cheddar, or Provolone)
salt, pepper to taste
Slice the green onion (or diced 1/4 cup regular onion.) Finely chop the fresh rosemary or crush the dried rosemary. (A Mortar and Pestle would be perfect to crush the dried rosemary.)
Heat the butter and olive oil in heavy 10 inch non-stick frying pan. (Spray the pan with non-stick spray if you don't have a non-stick pan.) Saute the onion 2-3 minutes, then add rosemary and saute 1-2 minutes more (until you can start to smell the rosemary). While onions and rosemary are cooking, drain artichokes well, then dice into bite-sized pieces. Add diced artichokes to the pan and saute about 3 minutes more. Start preheating the broiler.
Meanwhile beat eggs (with half and half or milk if using.) Pour beaten eggs over artichoke mixture. Add cheese and stir just enough to be sure cheese and artichokes are evenly distributed through the mixture. Season to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper.
Cover pan and lower heat; cook about 15 minutes or until the mixture appears set and slightly puffs up and separates from side of pan. Remove lid and put the pan under the preheated broiler until top is slightly browned, about 2 minutes more. (Watch it carefully when it's under the broiler.
Serve right away. This will keep in the fridge for a few days and can be reheated in the microwave or in a pan on the stove.
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All ingredients here are good for any type of low-glycemic or low-carb eating plan. I do use butter for flavor, but you can certainly make it with all olive oil if you're following the letter of the law for South Beach. It would be recommended to use low-fat cheese if you're making this for the South Beach Diet, but other low-carb diets would prefer full-fat cheese.
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What does the head of a specialty paper company do about ongoing turmoil in Europe and heightened competition in China? Expand production.
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FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF FORTRESS Paper, a
specialty paper company based in Vancouver, Canada, Chadwick
Wasilenkoff considers himself a contrarian investor. Before
launching Fortress in August 2006, Wasilenkoff bought a series
of out-of-favor assets and sold them at a tidy profit; they
included South American gold mines, properties in the
natural-gas-rich Barnett Shale in Texas, a copper deposit in
British Columbia and a uranium company with assets in
Saskatchewan and Nunavut, Canada.
Wasilenkoff then led a group of investors that bought a
paper mill in Landquart, Switzerland, that produces security
paper and a Dresden, Germany, mill that makes nonwoven
wallpaper. With these assets in hand, Wasilenkoff took Fortress
public in July 2007 through a C$46 million
($46.3 million) equity offering, even though forestry had
had a devastating couple of decades characterized by what he
calls huge erosion of capital and a near-total loss of
investor confidence. The C$105 million loan Fortress
needed to finance the acquisition and conversion of a key
production mill in Thurso, Quebec, at the end of 2011 came from
the provincial government because no bank would touch the
request. The company has gone back to the government to finance
development of a second mill in Quebec.
That environment hardly sounds promising for Fortress.
Wasilenkoff, 40, is the first to admit that newsprint is going
away, the paper telephone directory is doomed, and the future
of books, in his view, at least, is online. So whats the
upside in paper? Nonwoven wallpaper and security paper
chiefly, banknotes along with Fortresss other
major product, dissolving pulp (the feed product for rayon)
defy characterization as commodities, although they were tarred
as such along with less profitable paper when the CEO created
Nonetheless, two of the companys product lines face
serious challenges. To be sure, rayon is fast replacing cotton
in clothing, especially among Chinese manufacturers. But
because rayon is tied to cottons price, which took off a
few years ago, leading to a big increase in pulp supply,
Fortress now finds itself with intense competition for
dissolving-pulp sales, which account for 36 percent of its
total 2011 revenue of C$309 million. Now the company is
offering clothing makers volume discounts in hopes that it can
drive higher-cost competitors out of business. Meanwhile,
production has suffered in recent months because the Thurso
plant was shut down for maintenance and then struck by
lightning after starting back up.
Fortress also faces a major obstacle in security paper
sales, which account for 17 percent of revenue. The value of
the Swiss franc has soared against the euro, in which the
companys main competitors costs are based. Some
help has come from the Swiss central bank, which imposed a
ceiling of 1.20 to the euro on the currencys value in
late 2011, and from European Central Bank efforts to support
the euro. The moves have stabilized Fortresss margins in
this business, but at a much lower level.
All this has shown in the companys financial results:
It reported a net loss of C$18.9 million in the third
quarter of 2012, compared with income of C$12.5 million in
the previous quarter and a loss of C$7.2 million in the
year-earlier period. Not surprisingly, its shares, listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange, were trading on December 5 at
C$7.20, down 82 percent from their 52-week high of C$40.12.
Even a contrarian cant enjoy results like that.
Institutional Investor Executive Editor Ronald Fink
interviewed Wasilenkoff recently to find out how he expects to
turn them around.
Institutional Investor: Lets start
with Europe. Tell us about your security paper operation
Wasilenkoff: When I bought the mill in
Landquart, they had 3,000 products coming off of it. They were
trying to make photocopy paper, trying to compete against
million-ton machines in South America. So we were losing a ton
of money on that machine but also a ton of money on a small
banknote machine. So we upgraded the banknote machine and at
the same time made a major investment of C$50 million to
rebuild the commodity machine to a triple-width banknote
machine. Its now the widest, fastest state-of-the-art
banknote machine.
Where does the strength of the Swiss franc leave
Weve achieved about a tenfold increase in banknote
capacity but gone from 20 percent-plus profit margins to a
current range of a little less than 10 percent all the way to
break-even, because with the erosion of confidence in the euro
zone, everyone flooded into the Swiss franc for safety. At one
point, the increase in its value was 50 percent. Its been
stabilized now, but its still at 35 percent. About 80
percent of our costs are in Swiss francs. Most of our
competition is euro-based, so all their costs are now in
undervalued or depreciated euros. When were bidding on
international tenders around the world, their cost structure is
35 percent better than ours on labor, on insurance. Its
devastated our ability to compete on a global basis.
To what extent will your new product, Durasafe,
Our low-end banknotes go for C$10,000 a ton. Our midrange
banknote, which would have the same amount of security as the
euro, the Canadian dollar, the U.S. dollar youre
looking at C$20,000 to C$25,000 a ton. The Swiss franc is more
like C$35,000 to C$40,000 a ton. And our new paper, Durasafe,
is C$65,000-plus a ton.
Durasafe is an eight-year project now. Its getting
close to C$20 million of R&D. We take two thin sheets
of banknote paper, and just before we bond them together, we
cut holes in each side and put polymer in the middle so it
bonds together. The polymer infiltrates the paper, so
theres no glue or laminating. Ink is not going to fall
off, you cannot break this apart, you can put security features
inside, and wherever you cut windows on both sides, you end up
with a transparent window. So it eliminates the color
photocopier and scanners and things like that, and it adds
significantly more security. Also, having this polymer core
will triple the life of the banknote, which makes it very
cost-effective for a national bank.
Unfortunately, it takes multiple years to convince
risk-averse national banks to adopt new technologies.
You dont have these problems in your German
operations. How are they performing?
People are reluctant to buy traditional wallpaper because
they fast-forward and say, I never want to take this off
the wall, even when its full of tears and holes,
because that requires steaming. But nonwoven wallpaper is
strippable when dry and comes off in one pull. So worldwide
demand for the product is growing at a rate of 15 to 20 percent
a year, faster than originally anticipated.
What are you doing to take advantage of
Every August we have our annual ten-day maintenance
shutdown. During every one of these shutdowns, we have
implemented capacity increases. We are now at 60,000 tons per
year. And we have just committed to go to 70,000 over the next
18 months.
Your real emphasis is on dissolving pulp.
When we looked at this business about six years ago, I fell
in love with it. Dissolving pulp is a chemically modified
product, so its perfectly designed to replicate cotton,
only with double the absorbency and the dryability. It dyes
better, and it holds those dyes better. We break it down to the
cellular level and make these strands any shape, size, strength
or characteristic. Cotton has impurities, so for the spinners
and weavers, rayon improves their runability.
Meanwhile, the population is growing and moving into cities,
reducing arable land and putting pressure on food prices.
Thats going to drag down cotton. And cotton is going to
face more-extreme challenges because it is the most aggressive
user of water, the most aggressive user of herbicide,
fertilizer and pesticide, and all the prices of those are
Yet people moving up in income want cotton. Around a third,
maybe as much as 40 percent, of the global textile industry is
cotton. Its breathable, its airable. Regions like
hot, humid India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, southern China, which
represent just about half the worlds population and are
seeing big increases in disposable income , want these dry,
breathable types of fabrics.
Where does Fortress come in?
While dissolving pulp typically trades at a premium to
cotton, our cost structure is dramatically lower. Pulp comes
from trees, which dont require any watering or
fertilizer. Cotton is very, very volatile, so companies that
make T-shirts and underwear and things like that experience a
lot of volatility in their results trying to predict cotton
futures and whats going to happen to the weather in Texas
or Bangladesh. Whereas trees just grow. Our cost structure is
very stable and consistent.
But your results have been
Pricing is poor, so weve actually presold all of our
product into, depending on our production level, the first half
of January, maybe all of January.
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A daughter finds comfort in the loss of her father through the longstanding Jewish tradition of reciting Kaddish.
When you first lose your father, every day feels like Father's Day. Not, of course, in the joyous way you tried to celebrate with him each year he was alive, but in the raw, aching way that comes with the daily struggle to comprehend the still-unfathomable notion that he's no longer on this earth.
With the death of Clifford J. Hostein, z'l, on Jan. 23, I joined a club that I would prefer not to be in. No matter how much empathy you feel for friends and family who have lost a parent, you have no idea what it really means until it happens to you.
My father's death also propelled me into the mysterious and shrinking ranks of another group — those who say Kaddish daily for a loved one. While not all Jewish traditions make perfect sense, this one — reciting the mourner's prayer for a loved one each day for 11 months — does to me. It enables me to fulfill one of the central tenets of our faith — to honor your mother and father.
Saying Kaddish each day also allows me to direct my focus on the man who not only gave me life but showed me how to enjoy and appreciate it. Each day, I drift off from the prayer service to conjure up a memory of my father, a self-made and successful businessman who cherished his life, considered himself the luckiest guy in the world and gave of himself to so many through his warmth, kindness, humor and generosity. Indeed, it's not difficult to evoke a daily image of him laughing, singing, loving.
I often wonder what Dad would think (maybe he knows?) about my sister and I both saying Kaddish for him. He might question the need; he knew how much both his daughters adored him, but did we have to go to such lengths? But deep down, I hope, he would be proud and honored.
In addition to facing my first Father's Day without him, my family and I were also this week forced to confront his June 12 birth date. (The date also happens to be my husband's birthday; until now, that uncanny coincidence had always been cause for a double celebration.)
Dad would have been 88 years old. Two years ago, he told his oncologist that the only thing he needed to live for was the Bar Mitzvah of the youngest of his five grandchildren — my son Sam. The melanoma that had been attacking his body for three years was advancing relatively slowly. His doctor said she couldn't make any guarantees about his longevity, given his age, but she was pretty sure the melanoma wouldn't do him in.
But my dad was a fighter, and he wanted to rid his body of the scourge of cancer. So he embarked on a series of experimental drug therapies. The last one killed him.
He had a bad reaction to the drug, and for the next six months, we witnessed a rapid decline. He was in and out of the hospital until my mom, with amazing fortitude, took over his daily care, enabling him to remain at home in their Manhattan apartment. And still he — and we — didn't give up hope. After all, we reasoned, this was an experimental drug. So if the drug was eventually purged from his body, wasn't it possible the ill effects it had caused could be reversed? But it wasn't to be. He died 10 weeks before Sam's Bar Mitzvah.
He was surrounded by his loving family. In the last hours, as he lay seemingly unconscious, we took turns talking and singing to him. I was laying beside him, singing his signature song, "Home on the Range," and then, hesitantly, said the Shema. A minute later, he took one more breath and was gone.
That memory continues to simultaneously haunt and comfort me. Somehow, or so I choose to believe, hearing that eternal prayer helped him find the inner peace he needed to let go.
Now I am finding a sense of comfort in the daily recitation of another central prayer in the Jewish liturgy.
It can be quite a challenge keeping this commitment. I prefer egalitarian services, and there are fewer and fewer non-Orthodox congregations holding daily services. The Conservative communities that continue to do so struggle to draw the required 10 individuals.
Knowing that my work and family schedule would make getting to shul each day extremely difficult, I had the chutzpah to organize a daily minyan in my building. After all, I reasoned, I work in the Jewish Community Services Building, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia-owned facility in Center City that houses the Jewish Exponent and other organizations. How hard could it be to find 10 willing individuals to help form a daily minyan?
In fact, it's been harder than I expected. But I'm not giving up and hope that those dear souls who are expending the effort to be counted know how much they are appreciated. I also find comfort in helping count toward a minyan at one of the synagogues in my area when I'm not at work.
So yes, it's a challenge to say Kaddish, but it's not a burden. It's worth persevering, just as my father persevered in fighting his cancer and in living his life. It's a way to show my love and gratitude for the man my father was and what he gave to this world, especially to me, his "little girl." It's the least I can do to honor my father, to make every day Father's Day for him — and for me.
Kaddish for my father will end after 11 months, as is tradition, but his love, his name and his legacy will live on. And his memory is already a blessing.
Lisa Hostein is the executive editor of the Jewish Exponent.


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6.24am. I'm alone, it's dark and there's a cold puddle of water in the bed. I eventually work out why. I'm in the spare room. Pull out an ice pack from under the duvet – I ran the Brighton Half Marathon (for the first time) and still have a dodgy, swollen knee. So not looking forward to the London Marathon.
We kick off every day with a 10-minute senior team meeting at 9.50am. Each person talks about a win (got to start with that) a "stuck" and a concern. It's a bit like group therapy – I'm always amazed at what we can get through in 10 minutes.
At the Riding House Cafe for lunch to meet the new global communications director from Amadeus, Ben Hunt. This restaurant must be a goldmine for its owners, it is always packed. Ben's an ex-FT journalist that I've met before, but in a previous career.
Back to the office then swiftly on in a taxi to meet Virgin Group for a creative planning meeting. The taxi driver thinks we are journalists looking to interview Terry Venables who lives opposite Virgin's office. I tell him we're from the Telegraph. "Shut the front door!" he shouts.
Home for dinner with my wife. We talk about where to go on holiday, never an easy decision with two young kids under three.
6.24am. Back in my own bed, but my knee still hurts. I've had no need for an alarm clock since my first child was born. I put on a jacket and a boxfresh black shirt for a new business meeting. Walk downstairs to say goodbye to the kids, only to have a spoon covered in porridge flung at me. Charming.
9am. Meeting with our new marketing and new business exec, Alex. He's a smart lad from Hyper Island. We work out a strategy for targeting companies we think we can help. The plan is to focus on what we call "pockets of tension"- – areas of concern for marketers. Questions coming to mind are "what should my publishing strategy be?" and "How can I use technology effectively to target consumers?".
We're going to use our analytics division to uncover companies interested in these areas. We put in a date for a networking dinner, mix of clients and prospects. We've just completed research into the Quantified-Self and the role of technology in the use and collection of personal data by individuals through technology – Nike+ style, which we will share at the dinner.
The topic of discussion is whether this is the future of sharing or just another fad? Is it a strategy that brands should follow?
I'm getting excited; Arsenal vs Bayern Munich tonight. I check out Bayern's away record and become nervous.
Dial in to our fortnightly client and sales meeting from our Lewes office. We run through areas to focus on in the upcoming weeks. We are in the midst of doing budgets for the next five months – project work makes forecasting hard.
New business meeting in the afternoon with a company wanting to use mobile technology to help with the capture of personal data and to increase sales.
Off to the Emirates. Typically, we're one goal down 10 minutes in, but I still manage a laugh at the Germans singing English songs.
4.26am. Stella (aged nine months) is screaming. 6.04am. She's now in our bed trying to bite my face. Off to the gym at 6.45am and just make it for 7am for my personal training session. I'm lazy otherwise.
It's budgeting day today. We acquired a social media agency six months ago, so are still in the process of integration. I spend the morning with the UK finance team looking at operating costs. Our expenses always seem a bit over – we spent too much on the Christmas Party, but we are a people-focused business and these things happen.
Production and tech meeting with Bruno our lead producer, Rowan our tech director and Mark, creative technologist (he hates the title, thinks it doesn't mean anything). We look at our efficiency and work flow. We've just completed YouTube Brazil's halo channel for the Rio Carnival. With 10 live cameras and 20 million viewers expected it's a huge project, so a debrief is in the offing.
5pm. Budget call with our San Francisco and New York offices.
Call the wife to say I'm leaving in 20 minutes, giving me just enough for a quick beer with the team at the Lucky Pig (the best bar in the area and conveniently located next door to us). Won't be catching the 'Brits' tonight. Instead, I read my son a bedtime story, work on a new business proposal and send it to the US for input. Talk more about holiday plans with my wife.
6.24am. I'm wide awake. I really must book that holiday. Drop my son off at nursery. I intend to be a bit late today as it's "stay and play" day at nursery, when I usually spend an hour with him. I'm apparently the only parent there. He's got a gang of buddies so I leave him to it – he's off having fun.
In for our 9.50am meeting then steel myself for today's to-do list – complete a presentation to the board of Virgin, get our networking dinner invites out, and finish budget work on paper for an office move from Lewes to Brighton.
Roger, who heads up our engagement team, has been off in Amsterdam at TomTom, so we catch up.
Dinner acceptances come through from Google, Amadeus, our group chairman, Richard Eyre, and Moneysupermarket.com
Regular 2pm call with New York where we discuss our April meeting with Novartis. We are helping them navigate the regulatory constraints they have on Facebook. Technology and its application in the health sector is fascinating. The opportunity it presents is truly exciting. Get sent the new website for Google Glass. It's a cool product (although I heard not that user friendly at the moment) and is a nicely designed website.
Chat to the guys in the office to see how things are going and what they're working on. Someone has made our website do the Harlem Shake! I'm not sure if I'm impressed or furious. Maybe both?
Book in lunch with Simon, our client at GE, then off to dinner at The Groucho with the digital head of our sister agency, Dan and Mark (now rechristened digital director, rather than creative technologist). The food is, as always, slightly average, but the bar is great and the company is fun. Dan's from Glasgow and has a great sense of humour. Back home late.
6.24am. The house is very quite, so I creep downstairs to go off to the gym. I'm foiled, as the baby wakes up. I run back upstairs and hand her to the wife with a bottle of milk. The girls aren't happy, and I'm going to be late. Jump on the scooter and head off into the snow.
Straight into a meeting with the digital director and the CMO of Virgin to introduce ourselves and talk about our forthcoming project. He's a cool guy living in LA. Mark and I are a little hungover, but the bitter cold is extremely sobering. Looking forward to spring and that holiday. Must book it.
Back in the office for 12 noon. Sit down with our tech director and run over his plan for the next five months, covering people, process, technology strategy and research. It's good. We have a team offsite in a week and this is the basis of it. With a few new people joining, we want to get them into the Beyond way of working. No lunch today.
Catch up with Lindy, our HR manager. We have lots of interviews booked in and Lindy gives me a comprehensive update on our own people. 4pm. Budget call again with the US (to talk forecast/hirings) and to chat about our potential move to Brighton. More detail is required.
Excited about going to Twickenham to watch the French lose. Give my Arsenal season ticket to James in the office who supports Villa. Pretty sure Arsenal will win.
Back home on time tonight, people round for dinner, and looking forward to a few drinks.
Personal CV
Age: 36
Favourite media: Wired Magazine
My biggest inspiration: Judy Gibbons
Dream job: Technology VC
Not a lot of people know this about me: I was a hostage in the first Gulf War


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A new chairman has been appointed at the Royal Bath and West of England Society, as the charity, founded in 1777, prepares for the celebration of its 150th show.
Robert Drewett, vice-chairman for the last seven years, and a partner with Osborne Clarke solicitors in Bristol, has taken over the role of chairman from Edwin White.
Mr Drewett's association with Society goes back 35 years when he started working as a steward at the Royal Bath & West Show. He follows in the footsteps of his father, who also served as chairman of the society.
The society also runs a number of major shows and events throughout the year at its showground near Shepton Mallet, including the Royal Bath & West Show, which will be staged this year from May 29 to June 1.


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1st Place in the whole league feels nice. I could definitely get used to it.
Got to keep it going tho when Votto comes back, don't know why it took so long to get the offense to wake up, but they got it going now!
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1st Place in the whole league feels nice. I could definitely get used to it.
Got to keep it going tho when Votto comes back, don't know why it took so long to get the offense to wake up, but they got it going now!
the media would have you believe Bryce Harper as ROY is a done deal
then again...
Bryce Harper/OF/1stPlace NL East, 364 plate appearances
Todd Frazier/OF/1B/3B/1stPlace NL Central, 274 plate appearances
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
sorry it's not Reds related, but didn't think it warranted a new thread that'd get like 2 posts, and this is baseball related, so here we are.
anyway, Felix Hernandex threw a perfect game today. after the game he got asked something about "having to be perfect in every start" because the Mariners stink. he immediately pointed out that his last start his offense gave him a 5 run lead and he blew it. then he got asked about trade rumors (because he's awesome and good teams want him) and said "why should they trade me?" that dude's awesome. he's 26, probably the best pitcher in baseball, stuck in a small market playing for a crappy team and he doesn't care.
2/3 from Philly heading into Thursday. Tuesday's game was epic. Wednesday's also suspenseful. Chapman wrapped up both. Hoping for a Thursday win to win the series followed by a good series v. St. Louis.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
#1 seed is possible!
The #1 seed opens up at the winner of the wild card game (ATL-STL), while #2 seed goes to San Francisco
This is the one year of the odd 2-3 format where the best teams open on the road.
I suppose facing the wild card winner makes the opponent burn a pitcher in the play-in game. The Nats and Reds have the same record, Nats play this afternoon, Reds tonight. Nats have the tiebreaker so they are #1 seed if they win.
SF might be an overall weaker opponent IMO.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
i would specially watch this show for jay bruce as he is my favorite player and all the eyes will be on him as he has recently shown great performance
Game 5, Latos vs. Cain.
Time to finish it off. It was a shame to waste Homer Bailey's gem. Cueto off the roster is big though.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
It goes without saying that this is a huge game for the Reds franchise. Losing three straight at home would be a lot to recover from. Good luck to all the Reds fans on here.
They haven't lost 3 in a row at home all year, I believe, and if they choke this away, wow. Talk about a horrible offseason ahead. Thanks for the support.
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This loss is a tough one to accept. Losing Cueto, along with all the mental mistakes, plus the poor hitting just doomed the Reds. Nothing went right after we left San Fran.
Oh well.
Reds traded Stubbs and Gregorious for Shin Soo Choo today. Seems like a pretty good trade. having a good lead-off batter will make a world of difference for our lineups. Imagine having a good chance to have 2 guys on base a nice majority of the time when Votto comes up. What you guys think about the trade?
I like it. I don't think Shoo is a world beater, but he is consistent and will get on base and that's really all we need out of our leadoff hitter. That position murdered us last year. Now we have a very solid, balanced batting order to go along with our very solid, balanced starting rotation. On paper, the team looks as good as any in the National League.
Shoo is a beast(if he is healthy) don't get this trade for the Dbacks. good for the Reds and Love it for the Indians. I think Stubbs may bounce back with the Indians and Bauer is a stud.
Towers just loves giving up young studs he made the same mistake last year trading Parker.
I could see Choo going for 30 dingers in that sand box. That Reds lineup is scary I bet we lose 20-0 next year to you guys we are beyond awful.
I think this will be one of Dusty's most productive OBP lineups he's had in a long time.
Pitching Rotation
Chapman (maybe switch 3-4, keep Bailey as a rubber pitcher.)
Maybe go 5-man if they keep Leake. Doubt it though.
As down as I was after our loss to the Giants- I am much more optimistic going into next year. If our pitchers stay healthy this could be a great year. Dodger loading up worries me; however, hopefully they'll fold up like the Lakers.
Ryan Freel dies at age 36
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Ryan Freel hit .268 with 143 stolen bases in 594 career games, mostly with the Cincinnati Reds.
Ryan Freel, who played for five teams over an eight-year major league career, was found dead in his Florida home Saturday as a result of a self-inflicted shotgun wound, Jacksonville police said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said they were treating the 36-year-old Freel's death as a suicide.
Freel, who grew up in Jacksonville, last played in the majors in 2009 when he played for four organizations.
In June he had been named the baseball coach at St. Joseph Academy in Jacksonville, but the Florida Times-Union reported that he later backed out of the job.
The former utility player's best stretch came with the Cincinnati Reds from 2004-06 when he stole 110 bases over the three seasons. He played a career-high 143 games and hit .277 with 28 RBIs in 2004.
On Twitter, Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, who played with Freel from 2006-08, reacted with sadness to his former teammate's passing.
"#RIP?? to my friend & great teammate #RyanFreel! Really hurt by his passing! You'll never will be forgotten," he wrote.


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Anthony Davis wasn't sure he could get there.
A loose ball had popped into John Henson's hands in the closing seconds of a game at Rupp Arena on Saturday, and the 6-foot-11 North Carolina forward was dialing up a 15-foot jump shot that would have beaten the buzzer and could have beaten No. 1 Kentucky.
"I just jumped as high as I could with my arm up," Davis said. "I thought I probably would (block it), how long I am. But if I didn't, I knew I was going to try to contest it."
He got it.
Davis' block preserved a 73-72 Kentucky win against No. 5 North Carolina and served as a dramatic capper to that rare December game that lives up to the pregame hype.
"I've always said if the score is tied or it's a one-point game, then you are better off taking it to the basket," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said. "But not many people can block a jump shot from John Henson."
One of them was on the court Saturday, and Davis was just one of a plethora of probable first-round NBA Draft picks on the floor at Rupp Arena.
The Kentucky-Carolina matchup was billed as the regular-season game of the year, and it will be tough to top.
The Wildcats (8-0) sprinted ahead 9-3, but North Carolina (6-2) battled back to a 14-11 lead, and led for the last 12:59 of the first half. The Tar Heels led by as many as nine in the first half, by a 43-38 margin at halftime and by six, 51-45, after a Harrison Barnes thee-pointer with 17:09 to play.
Kentucky wouldn't quit.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who led all scorers with 17 points, scored five straight. Marquis Teague, who struggled most of the afternoon, made a layup with 15:17 to play that put the Cats in front 52-51.
Against the more experienced Tar Heels, Kentucky didn't back down.
"Not a lot of guys experience this type of stuff, especially coming straight out of high school," UK senior Darius Miller said. "It would have been easy for (the freshmen) to fall back or panic a little bit, but none of them did."
Carolina, too, showed its mettle in one of the most raucous Rupp atmospheres in recent memory. The Heels responded to Teague's layup with five straight points to go ahead 56-52.
Baskets became a challenge. Long, athletic defenders clogged the lane. Perimeter players clamped down defensively. The Rupp crowd roared. Seventeen NBA team representatives looked on.
"It was a big-time college basketball game," Williams said. "There were some very talented and gifted youngsters out there really playing hard. I thought two or three occasions during the game both our teams were spent physically."
Davis had something left in the tank. Doron Lamb too.
A Davis hook shot with 7:31 to play put UK back in front for good, 61-60.
Quiet in the first half, Lamb helped give the Cats some breathing room, sinking three-pointers at the 5:35 mark to put the Cats up 66-62 and with 3:46 to play to stretch the margin to 69-64.
Carolina pulled to within 71-69, though, on Henson's two free throws with 1:59 to play. An instant classic was taking shape, mostly unbeknownst to the Cats and Heels.
"In the moment, we're all focused on trying to get the win," Miller said. "We're having fun with it, but we don't really think about how good a game it is."
Not when Kidd-Gilchrist sank both ends of a one-and-one to put Kentucky up 73-69 with 1:33 to play, nor when Reggie Bullock canned a three-pointer with 47.7 seconds left to cut the lead to 73-72.
"Each possession is so crucial in games that are so close like that," said Kentucky forward Terrence Jones, who, like Lamb, finished with 14 points.
Carolina looked to have the last one.
After Teague missed the front end of a one-and-one, the Heels had a chance to win. They threw the ball to Tyler Zeller, whose 14 points tied Barnes for a team high. Jones doubled off Henson to help Davis on defense. Zeller lost the ball into Henson's hands.
Davis sprinted and stretched.
"It's funny because I do the same thing to other guys and he did it to me for the game," Henson said. "It was a great play by a great player."
Great was the word of the day. Davis' last-gasp block capped a great game.
"That was a great team we played," UK coach John Calipari said. "If (Davis) didn't block the shot, we lose the game. And both teams gutted it out, just gutted it out. This is supposed to be in March, not now. I'm exhausted."


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MIAMI - Have you spotted these signs recently?
Bright yellow signs warning of crocodiles have recently surfaced at Miami's Kennedy Park at 2400 S. Bayshore Drive, taking some residents by surprise.
"I thought it would say keep out or something like that but not crocodiles," said Mark Leon. "It's kind of creepy."
Living with alligators in South Florida is a given, but crocodiles?
Once on the endangered species list, the American crocodile has made a resurgence in recent decades, thanks in part to Florida Power & Light's successful preservation program at the utility's Turkey Point facility in Homestead, where the reptiles like to nest on the berms of the plant's cooling canals.
Lindsey Hord, a biologist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, told Local 10's Christina Vazquez while Turkey Point played a critical role in the recovery of the species, the American crocodile's main nesting site is now Everglades National Park.
Zoo Miami's Ron Magill said South Florida's intricate canal system operates as a sort of freeway for the American crocodile, allowing the booming population to travel into various South Florida communities.
One was even spotted marching across the driveway of marine research labs in Virginia Key last month (pictured).
Most think of crocodiles as a vicious, ambush predator. Some species like the Cuban crocodile, on exhibit at Zoo Miami, or the Austrian salt water crocodile, are extremely aggressive.
"I think a lot of people look at the word 'crocodile' and they are used to seeing these B movies you know, "Crocodile Attacks 4," (and) they are used to seeing these National Geographic videos of the Nile crocodile taking down a wildebeest or the big Austrian saltwater crocodile taking down people and big boats and stuff like that," said Magill. "This is totally different species of crocodile."
When it comes to the American crocodile, Magill said they are quite shy and more reclusive than alligators.
"They are much more frightened of you than you are of them," added Magill.
Hord said Florida does not have a single documented case of a crocodile biting a person.
South Florida represents the northern most reach of the American crocodile. It doesn't venture any farther north due to climate.
Like many Floridians, crocodiles like it hot and avoid cool temperatures. They have been spotted as far north as Fort Lauderdale and as west as Naples, but are predominately found in southern Miami-Dade County.
Magill said seeing more of the American crocodile is a good thing because it is emblematic of a healthy environment. Crocodile help keep a check on raccoon, possum and fish overpopulation.
Currently considered threatened, Hord said there are conversations happening in environmental circles about whether they should be elevated to a higher legal status. If their population continues to boom, perhaps one day you could get a license to hunt them the same way you can alligators.
For now, Magill said consider yourself lucky if you actually see one. Due to their reclusive nature, it's rare anyone ever does and given we are the only location in the continental United States where they live, spotting one would be a real treat.
"American crocodiles, if you approach one, you are lucky to get close enough to it, it will go away from you," he said.
The biggest warning he had: keep your pets away from the water.
Magill said with the brain the size of a walnut, American crocodiles will snap and eat just about anything that comes into contact with its mouth.
That means if your dog is off-leash and wanders into its path, the encounter could be fatal for your four-legged friend.
That perhaps explains why the FWC crocodile warning signs have popped up next to Kennedy Park's dog park located right near the water. As long as you are obeying the law and only unleashing your dog while in the enclosure, you should be fine.
Magill said to keep your community and the crocodiles safe, resist the urge to feed them if you do see them. The fact that they are afraid of you more than you are of them is good for everyone.
READ: FWC's "Living with crocodiles"
The crocodile caution signs include a hotline number to FWC: 866-392-4286. So what happens if you spot a crocodile and call the number?
Hord said the hotline is a tool to educate the public about crocodiles and warn people to keep their pets away from the water.
On occasion, a call may warrant capturing the crocodile to relocate it but Hord said an action like that is rare.
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