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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jul 16, 1985
|Filing date
|Aug 20, 1982
|Priority date
|Aug 20, 1982
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Franklin J. Desrochers
|Original Assignee
|Universal Data, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (14), Referenced by (68), Classifications (4), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to data communication systems, and more particularly, to portable terminals and system architectures therefore.
Portable, hand-held data entry devices or "electronic notebooks", as they are sometimes called, have enjoyed increasing popularity in a wide variety of data gathering applications. Where, in the past, data was manually gathered and converted into computer compatible form for transmission to a remote main CPU, these portable data entry devices automatically convert the data into a suitable form for transmission to the CPU. The data entry devices may include onboard modems or separate interface formatter units for converting the digital data stored in memory to a form compatible for transmission over the telephone lines to the remote CPU. U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,976,840 to Cleveland et al; 4,068,095 to Ghormley et al; and 4,268,721 to Nielson et al are examples of the former and U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,942,157 and 4,016,542 both to Azure are representative examples of the latter.
Some of the applications for these devices include reordering of goods in grocery stores; monitoring station readings for pollution controls; meter reading in gas and utilities; generating route sales orders; field service applications; and data collection in scientific research.
While these prior art devices have certainly decreased the task of data gathering, they are somewhat lacking in versatility. For the most part the prior art data entry devices are designed exclusively for communication with a remote CPU via a modem over the telephone lines. They are not capable of communicating directly with a plurality of external hardware peripheral devices without requiring substantial modification of the data entry device design. Unfortunately, this lack of versatility wastes the potential resources available from the on-board microprocessor in those units employing one. The units such as those shown in the '721 patent do, of course, utilize internal self-contained miniaturized electronic equipment such as a liquid crystal displays, keyboards, and printers which may loosely be termed peripheral devices. However, these are to be distinguished from which shall be defined as "external peripheral devices" such as high speed printers, floppy disk memories, and the like which can be detachably removed to expand or contract the overall system configuration in a truly modular approach.
Several desk top computer terminals now available on the market do have this advantageous expansion capability. Unfortunately, while they are loosely referred to as portable terminals they are in reality bulky and cumbersome devices that do not lend themselves to use in those applications noted above where hand-held devices are commonly used. The desk top terminals generally employ two separate bus structures; an internal bus providing communication between the terminal microprocessor and on-board memory; and a system bus structure to which the external peripheral devices are connected. This dual bus structure requires the use of bus interfaces to provide the necessary timing signals and data formatting to enable communication between the external peripheral device and the terminal microprocessor. Generally there are two such bus interfaces; one between the hardware of the peripheral device and the system bus, and another interface between the system bus and the internal bus connected to the microprocessor. This approach requires the use of costly and space consuming hardware logic to provide the relatively sophisticated control signals to effectuate communication between the external peripheral device and the terminal microprocessor.
According to the present invention a hand-held microprocessor-based, battery operated terminal is provided with an external connector coupled to the internal bus structure of the terminal communicating directly with the microprocessor and an associated random access memory (RAM). The hand-held terminal is entirely self-sufficient and may be used for a variety of data gathering functions. Preferably, an optional sensor module is detachably coupled to the connector and may be used to collect analog data and convert it into digital form for storage in the terminal RAM. An expansion base unit is adapted to support the hand-held terminal and provide parallel electrical connections to a plurality of external peripheral devices. The external peripheral devices may be selectively plugged in to the expansion base unit. The external peripheral devices thus may gain direct access to the internal bus structure of the terminal and utilize the processing capabilities of the microprocessor therein. Direct access to the internal data bus eliminates the need for a separate system bus structure and associated system bus interface circuitry.
In the preferred embodiment, the terminal includes a housing with a keyboard and a display on its upper surface. The internal bus connector is located on the bottom of the housing and adapted to mate with an associated connector in the expansion base unit. The base unit includes a receptacle with a slanted major surface for holding the terminal in an inclined position so that the keyboard and the display are readily usable by the operator. The internal confines of the base housing is of sufficient size to accomodate a plurality of circuit board modules including such things as expansion memory, a universal synchronous asynchronous receiver transmitter (USART) interface device, a parallel port interface device, video-audio interfaces, and the like.
Such a system architecture configuration provides a truly versatile approach efficiently using the processing capabilities of the microprocessor and associated components in the terminal. At the same time, the terminal may be readily used for a wide variety of data gathering applications when detached from the expansion base unit.
Still other advantages of the present invention will become apparent to one skilled in the art after reading the foregoing specification and by reference to the drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is an exploded view with parts in cross section schematically illustrating the system architecture configuration of the preferred embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the terminal shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view with parts in cross section illustrating the terminal supported by the expansion base unit;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of FIG. 3; and
FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of electrical circuitry utilized in the preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates the three main components of the system architecture configuration of the present invention; terminal 10, expansion base unit 12 and an optional sensor module 14.
Terminal 10 includes a generally rectangular housing 16 having an alphanumeric keyboard 18 and a two row liquid crystal display 20 on its upper surface. Housing 16 is of a size such that it can be conveniently held in the hand of the user. The interior of housing 16 is generally of a hollow construction and adapted to receive a plurality of circuit boards 22-26 containing electronic components mounted thereon in the usual manner. These components are powered by a suitable battery supply 28 located in a forward compartment. The individual circuit boards may be connected together in a variety of suitable manners such as by way of headers 30, 32 and the components on the circuit board conventionally connected to keyboard 18 and display 20 for receiving data/control signals and driving segments thereof, respectively.
FIG. 5 in the left hand seqment illustrates the major electronic components of terminal 10. Lying at the heart of the terminal 10 is microprocessor 30. In the preferred embodiment microprocessor 30 is an 8-bit CMOS device such as an RCA 1802. Terminal 10 is truly a self-contained microprocessor system and, thus, incorporates read only memory (ROM) 32 and random access memory (RAM) 34. ROM 32 is adapted to provide instruction codes to microprocessor 30 in a manner well known in the art and RAM 34 provides temporary storage locations for gathered data and the like. Rounding out terminal 10, an RS-232 INTERFACE enables transmission of the gathered data via connector 37 to a modem or suitable external device for sending out the data over the telephone lines to a remote main CPU. Alternatively, a digital bar code wand for reading bar codes can be coupled to connector 37.
The terminal components thus far described communicates with microprocessor 30 over an internal bus structure generally designated by the reference numeral 40. Bus structure 40 is further broken down in FIG. 5 into a data bus 42, address bus 44, and control bus 46. Internal bus structure 40 contains all of the necessary signal lines to permit direct communication with microprocessor 30. Internal bus structure 40 is to be distinguished from a system bus to which similar internal bus structures are connected in the prior art approach, the system bus using different timing to transfer data thereon and generally not having a one-to-one relationship with the signal lines of the internal bus structure. Internal bus structure 40 is also to be distinguished from output lines from input/output (I/O) devices. I/O devices are commonly used to accept asynchronously transmitted data from an external peripheral device and provide it in an appropriately timed relationship to the microprocessor over an internal bus structure. In contrast, all of the devices which "hang" on the internal bus structure 40 can communicate directly with microprocessor 30 without requiring decoders and timing logic to effectuate proper communication. In the preferred embodiment, data bus 42 includes eight lines, address bus 44 eleven lines and control lines 46 nineteen lines. The functions of data bus 42 and address bus 44 are self explanatory. Control bus 46 incorporates lines for carrying command signals to control system operation but also includes lines for carrying timing signals and power to the system devices which are clocked in a synchronous manner.
According to the present invention, the internal bus structure 40 is directly coupled to an external connector 48. As can be seen most clearly in FIGS. 1 and 2, connector 48 is a 44 pin (dual 22) female connector located on bottom portions of housing 16. Connector 48 is an off-the-shelf item commonly used in the electronics trade. The internal side of connector 48 is connected to conductor lines of the internal bus structure 40 on circuit board 22. Conventional transceivers, drivers and receivers (not shown) may be employed on board 22 as isolation buffers. The external side of connector 48 faces the rear portion of terminal 10 within a pocket defined by shoulders 50, 52 in the inclined lower nose portion of housing 16. This arrangement protects connector 48 from damage while also providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance for terminal 10.
By itself, terminal 10 can be used as a self contained microcomputer system for a variety of purposes. For example, it may be used as a data gathering device or electronic notebook in which information entered via keyboard 18 is stored at RAM 34. The use of optional sensor module 14 enables terminal 10 to gather and store other types of non-alphanumeric data. For example, sensor module 14 may be used to gather scientific research data. In the preferred embodiment, module 14 includes a housing 56 and a male connector 58 on one end for detachably connecting module 14 to connector 48 of terminal 10. A probe 60 is adapted to sense a wide variety of external environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, chemical characteristics of liquids and the like by use of suitable sensors. The probe 60 is sufficient length so it extends beyond the housing of terminal 10 so that data sensing can be conveniently made. The output of the sensors on probe 60 are fed to analog to digital converters (not shown) within housing 58. Alternatively, the analog data may be coupled via a cable to the D/A converters. The gathered data may then be analyzed by microcomputer 30 and the results stored at suitable memory locations within RAM 34. A wide variety of various sensor modules will become apparent to one skilled in the art. Regardless of its detailed form, sensor module 14 has direct access to the terminal microprocessor 30 and associated memory via the internal bus connector 48.
The expansion base unit 12 enables terminal 10 to become part of a larger data communication system employing one or more external peripheral devices 61, 62, 64, 65 as shown in FIG. 1. In its broadest aspects, unit 12 has two primary functions: first, to support terminal 10 and, secondly, to provide parallel electrical connections between terminal bus connector 48 and a plurality of external peripheral devices 61, 62, 64, 65. Base unit 12 need not necessarily contain any sophisticated electronics. These costly electronic components can be left for physical implementation in the terminal 10 or peripheral devices 61, 62, 64, 65 where they can be more efficiently utilized. In other words, the system architecture configuration of the present invention utilizes base unit 12 to interconnect, in an integral system, those electronic components which may have utility in and of themselves. For example, the microprocessor 30 of terminal 10 may control calculations and loading of RAM 34 when it is used as a portable data gathering device apart from expansion base 12. Similarly, if peripheral device 64 is a video display, it may be unplugged from unit 12 and used in another application, perhaps as a normal television receiver. However, when the terminal 10 and peripheral devices are connected together by expansion base 12 they all cooperate to form a versatile data communication system. Since the peripheral devices have direct access to the terminal microprocessor 30 via internal bus connector 48, a wide variety of system configurations and uses may be achieved at comparatively little expense.
Turning to FIGS. 1-4, in the preferred embodiment base unit 12 includes a concave receptacle in its upper surface for receiving approximately the lower half of terminal 10. The receptacle advantageously employs a slanted major surface 66 at an angle of approximately 10 to 20 degrees with respect to the horizon to support terminal 10 at an inclined position. The inclined supporting position provided by unit 12 enables the user to physically access keyboard 18 more easily than if it were lying completely horizontally. This also enables the user to readily read display 20 while minimizing glare.
A male connector 70 on the upper portions of receptacle surface 66 is adapted to mate with terminal bus connector 48 as can be seen most clearly in FIG. 3. In the preferred embodiment connector 70 is a conventional male edge connector having contact pads on both sides thereof for making electrical connections with the female pins of connector 48. Connector 70 is secured to a casing 71 which pivots about pin 73, the pivoting action of casing 71 aiding in alignment of connector 70 with terminal connector 48. A variety of other connector designs may be used as long as the signal lines of the internal bus structure 40 are brought out externally of terminal 10. Of course, additional lines may also be included. For example, in this embodiment the base unit 12 includes a battery charging circuit 72 (FIG. 5) supplied by AC power over plug 74. The charging circuit 72 can thus be used to recharge battery supply 28 when terminal 10 is connected to base 12.
In FIG. 3, the conductor lines from connector 70 are coupled by way of a header 75 and ribbon cable 76 to the generally hollow interior of base unit 12. In the particular embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the interior of base unit 12 is of sufficient size to hold three circuit boards 78, 79 and 80. Male conductor pads on the right edge of circuit boards 79, 80 are connected into slots in a universal back plane connector device 82 and supported there by card guides 85, 87. The middle of cable 76 includes a header 89 connected to circuit board 78. The opposite end of cable 76 includes a female connector 84 coupled to back plane device 82. In such manner each circuit board 78, 79 and 80 is coupled in parallel to the internal bus structure 40 of terminal 10 via cables 76, connector 70 and connector 48. The external end of circuit board 78 is coupled to connectors 86 and 88 on the rear exterior of base unit 12. The external ends of circuit circuit boards 79, 80 may also include suitable connectors (not shown) depending on the type of circuit board modules employed. The external peripheral devices or any combination thereof may be plugged into these connectors. The configuration of the connectors will depend upon the plug construction of its respective peripheral device. In any event, the peripheral device may obtain direct access to the internal bus structure 40 and thus the on-board components, particularly microprocessor 30, of terminal 10.
While connector 70 may be directly coupled to the external connectors on base 12, the disclosed embodiment employs circuit board modules 78, 79 and 80 in an advantageous manner to facilitate communication between the peripheral devices and the terminal. Turning to FIG. 5, circuit board 78 includes a universal synchronous asynchronous receiver transmitter (USART) device 92 and a parallel port device 94. USART 92 provides synchronous or asynchronous communication between the terminal 10 and a remote main CPU 61. In the preferred embodiment, USART is an 8251 programmable communication circuit device which can be software programmed for asynchronous communications up to 19.2K baud, with 5-8 bits and error detection. It can also be programmed for synchronous communication up to 64K baud, with 5-8 bits per word and one or two sync characters such as required by the International Business Machine (IBM) "bi-sync" communication protocol. An erasable, programmable read only memory (EPROM) 100 is preferably used to define customizing communication protocols adapted to customers' specifications. A programmable crystal controlled oscillator 102 provides all baud rates under software control, baud rates being loaded into latch 104.
In this embodiment, plug 86 takes the form of a standard RS 232C 25 pin female subminiature "D" connector which provides all the necessary signals to interface with modems or computers.
The parallel port device 94 on circuit board 78 provides 8-bit data and strobe and senses the device ready with 5 volt TTL levels. An EPROM 106 provides up to 4K of software providing custom text output to match customer requirements. Connector 88 takes the form of a 15 pin female subminiature "D" connector to provide all the necessary connections to a printer such as a Centronics compatible parallel input printing device.
A suitable I/O control device 108 operates to provide control signals to devices 92 and 94 to activate same in response to port select signals supplied from microprocessor 30 to latch 110 in conjunction with appropriate I/O commands over control bus 46.
Circuit boards 79 and 80, on the other hand, are representative of any of the RCA COSMAC microboard modules of the CDP18S600 series. These circuit boards are generally designed to expand the capabilities of a microcomputer system and includes such things as memory expansion modules for increasing the memory capacity of the overall system, video display interfaces for cathod ray tube-type displays, A/D converters and the like. When circuit board 79 or 80 takes the form of an interface it is merely for convenience to allow communication capabilities with external peripheral device hardware that does not otherwise have its own built-in interface circuitry. Alternatively, a floppy disk controller may be employed on circuit board 79 or 80 and various types of automatic answering modem circuits can be used.
Those skilled in the art should now come to appreciate the advantages of the present invention. The system architecture configuration enables the user to employ a hand-held terminal that he can carry with him and collect data wherever he goes. Through the use of expansion base unit 12, he cannot only transmit and receive data from a variety of peripheral devices but the on-board memory, keyboard and display of the terminal can function as part of an integrated data communication system having a great versatility. By having direct access to the internal bus structure 40 substantial savings in data processing time and hardware costs are expected to be experienced. Still other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to one skilled in the art upon a study of the specification, drawings and claims.
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Attention President Duterte: You Are a Dead Man! What Did He Do?
Red Alert: The President of the Philippines has just signed his death warrant. His crime is that he is opposing the drug trafficking of the NWO in this country. Obama is the middle man in the protection of these criminal enterprises.
The President of the Philippines has executed 2,000 drug dealers and has put a dent in drug trafficking coming out of Asia. Obama was going to meet with him when the Philippine's President called Obama profane names.
The Obama Administration Protects Drug Traffickers
Let's start with the Sinoloa cartel that was on trial in Chicago in 2010 and conclude with the present set of events in the Philippines.
Niebla "The DEA said it was OK to run drugs into America".
"Jesus Vicente Zambada-Niebla, the Sinaloa cartel's "logistics coordinator" and son of a principal Sinaloa leader, asserted in court documents that Guzman is a U.S. informant and Sinaloa was "given carte blanche to continue to smuggle tons of illicit drugs into Chicago."
"Niebla also alleged that Operation Fast and Furious was part of an agreement to finance and arm the cartel in exchange for information used to take down its rivals". The details of the unholy agreement between the DEA and the Sinaloa cartel was that the DEA would allow 80% of all drug shipments into the United States in exchange for intelligence information on the other drug cartels. Why would the DEA want intelligence on the other cartels, yet, they would allow the Sinaloa cartel to continue with their drug operations right under the noses of the DEA. "The agents stated that this arrangement had been approved by high-ranking officials and federal prosecutors," the Zambada-Niebla lawyer wrote".
argued that he was also "immune from arrest or prosecution" because he actively provided information to U.S. federal agents.
Niebla "The DEA said it was OK to run drugs into America".
Niebla also alleged that Operation Fast and Furious was part of an agreement to finance and arm the cartel in exchange for information used to take down its rivals. This resurfaces the issue that Attorney General Eric Holder knew about the gun-running arrangements in Fast and Furious as we all knew he did.
The only plausible explanation serving to underlie this operation would be that the DEA is protecting the drug trafficking corridors for the banking elite that has hijacked our government. The information supplied by the Sinaloa's about their rivals protects the elites shipments from competition.
This is precisely what the President of the Philippine, Rodrigo, Deterte is fighting against. He is a Philippine version of Donald Trump. He called Obama an "SOB" and the "son of a whore". Obama was scheduled to meet with him, but the meeting has since been canceled.
At issue, is the fact that the Philippine's President has executed 2,000 drug runners in his country which he has the statutory authority to do so. It is a proven fact, that on The Common Sense Show, we have established the fact that banks, like Wells Fargo, and their 5300 fake accounts set up to allegedly launder drug money and the proven laundering of drug money through HSBC bank, as exposed by former Senior VP John Cruz, laundered drug, gun and sex trafficking money and one of the consistent recipients was the Clinton Foundation. This happened at the time that present FBI Director, James Comey, was serving on the board of HSBC and Attorney General, Loretta lynch, refused to prosecute, as the then New York Eastern Division District Attorney refused to prosecute when given the HSBC evidence by Cruz.
Now, we see proof that for a long time, this administration is in the protection business which shields drug traffickers and money launderers. The veracity of this information is spelled out in the following video. All claims have been validated by The Common Sense Show. By using the search engine of the The Common Sense Show, you can satisfy yourself, how deep the corruption goes. And now that the Philippine President is interfering in their drug profits, the NWO wants to kill him that same as they did Hugo Chavez.
The Philippines are in for some very dark days. PLEASE MAKE THIS VIDEO GO VIRAL:
USE LINK - http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2016/09/17/attention-president-duterte-you-are-a-dead-man-what-did-he-do/

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The Gallup poll asked the U.S. public: "Do you think the Allied air force should bomb Rome?", and got a 51% majority "no" for its answer. Undecided were 12%; the rest answered "yes."
Catholic "no" vote was the heaviest: 67%. Protestants voted 52% "no." Only non-church members thought it a good idea: 47% yes; 40% no.
But military men could still soundly contend that the answers might have been different if the question had been more specifically phrased. Gallup Poll had left room for sentiment by failing to ask if military targets should be bombed...
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STV profit surges 50% to £10.2m as broadcaster rejects Brexit threat
The chief executive of STV has stressed that Brexit poses no threat to advertising revenues after the Scottish broadcaster reported a sharp rise in first-half profit.
Pre-tax profit rose 50% to £10.2 million, while sales rose 5% to £56.2 million in the first six months of the year, boosted by digital revenues and its production arm.
Turnover at STV Productions doubled to £3.5 million, driven by a number of popular recommissioned TV shows, including the BBC's Antiques Road Trip, STV said.
Cheif executive Rob Woodward told the Press Association that he does not expect advertising to dry up in the wake of the EU referendum.
"The world continues as it did before," he said. "We haven't seen any advertisers change their bookings and there is no indication that will happen."
Mr Woodward said STV had managed to stay nimble by learning and growing alongside consumers, using social media and offering digital videos to keep viewers engaged once they step away from the television.
But he said the demise of linear television was not imminent.
"It's proved amazingly resilient, and in Scotland the average STV viewer continues to watch over one hour and 40 minutes of STV every day, 365 days a year, so that's pretty strong data," said Mr Woodward.
He would not speculate on the probability of Scottish independence in the wake of the Brexit vote, stressing that STV remains completely and editorially impartial on the issue.
However, he said STV has played a strong role in providing a platform for political debate, whether it be on Scottish independence, the general election or the recent Brexit vote.
The prospect of Scottish independence "is not an immediate issue" for the company, Mr Woordward added.
"Our focus is to deliver services in Scotland which are demanded by media services, and content services which are demanded by consumers."


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You can never go wrong with Otis Redding, but here's one release that might be more for owning than listening to. Live in London and Paris collects two full concert performances taken from the March 1967 Stax European tour. The London show was released by Stax the same year as the classic Live in Europe album, and much of it has been recently featured as bonus tracks on the Rhino two-disc Otis Blue re-release.
The Paris show here doesn't contain any songs not already on the London show, and while the performances are not identical, they're not so different that the disc doesn't feel repetitive. "Try a Little Tenderness" is volcanic. "Respect" is fierce. Sam Cooke's "Shake" is a roof-rattling party anthem. Twice over.
For a 19-track live album to include two introductions and seven song duplications is to be more a collector's item or something for a completist's or scholar's contemplation, rather than something most music fans are really going to use. Live in London and Paris is fine, but the original Live in Europe will more than suffice. — CH
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ATHENS, Ga. -- If Saturday's 44-41 shootout loss to Georgia proved anything, it's that Zach Mettenberger's metamorphosis into a top-tier quarterback is legitimate. He couldn't lead the Tigers to a game-winning touchdown at the end of the evening, but Mettenberger's Georgia homecoming silenced any doubts about his capabilities.
Let's take a look at Mettenberger and two more Tigers who earned one of this week's LSU helmet stickers:
Zach Mettenberger: The senior came in being touted as one of the nation's most improved quarterbacks and proved why with perhaps the best performance of his career. Despite the emotions involved in returning to his former school, Mettenberger never appeared shaken on Saturday. He went 23-for-37 for 372 yards and four touchdowns -- the most passing yards in a game by an LSU quarterback since Rohan Davey's 444 in the 2002 Sugar Bowl. NFL scouts were sure to take notice of the velocity and accuracy Mettenberger displayed in Saturday's impressive outing.
Jarvis Landry: Landry set career highs for catches (10), receiving yards (156) and notched the longest reception of his career with a 39-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter. In a streak that dates back to last season, Landry has caught a touchdown pass in seven straight games, tying an LSU record that Dwayne Bowe set in 2005.
Kadron Boone: Boone set the tone for LSU's offense in the first quarter when he beat Damian Swann in coverage and took a Mettenberger pass 48 yards for a touchdown to tie the game 7-7. On the very next LSU drive, Boone scored again, hauling in a 4-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-7 Tigers. Those were his only catches of the game, but Boone's big plays certainly helped his quarterback get into an early groove.


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Wolves Staff Volunteers with Minnesota Teen Challenge
Members of the Minnesota Timberwolves staff participated in their first volunteering opportunity of the off-season on Thursday, May 17, at Minnesota Teen Challenge, an organization that offers comprehensive addiction treatment and recovery services to teens and adults struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.
Timberwolves staff worked in two groups on different facilities improvement projects alongside members of Minnesota Teen Challenge's programs. One group helped out with some post-construction cleanup at the transitional facility, which will house the Minnesota Teen Challenge Leadership Institute program for graduates of the Teen Challenge programs.
"It's great to have volunteers come in and just encourage them," said Sam Witwicke, who works with the Minnesota Teen Challenge boys. "It's good to have people out in the community support them and ... show them that there [are] other people out there that care about them and want to see them succeed."
Minnesota Teen Challenge Grants and Marketing Assistant Will Kaul agreed: "I think it [shows] that they're cared for, and that what they're doing here at Teen Challenge is important, it's courageous and it's hard work."
The other group of Timberwolves volunteers planted flowers and plants at the women's residence building with two teen girls currently in the program.
Kaul said that, as a non-profit organization, Minnesota Teen Challenge's volunteer base is incredibly important to its success in carrying out its mission.
"We've been really enthused and pleased with the growing relationship we have with the Timberwolves, whether it's helping our prevention program or our guardian initiative or having [Timberwolves President] Chris Wright come speak at our gala," said Kaul. "We're really happy that a large, well-publicized organization like the Timberwolves can reach out to someone like us."
Peter McAdams, Business Development Executive for the Timberwolves and one of the day's volunteers, said that he was happy to take advantage of the opportunity to give back to the community and gain a new experience.
"It's just an opportunity to get more experiences with other people and see what's out there." Said McAdams. "I just moved here ... a couple years ago and always was involved in my old community."
McAdams said he had a great time working with his partner, a teen boy in the program, and getting to know him.
Kaul said it's that relationship-building and interaction with other members of the community that can really be beneficial to members of the program.
"I think it's mostly a way to encourage them, and maybe even a learning [experience], where they, when they're all done and healthy and graduated, that they will, in their own lives, give back in some way."
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The lead singer of the group [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Winger[/lastfm] is coming to town.
Don't expect to see his teased-up puffy long hair: it's all gelled down now.
Not only that, but he's written a lot of classical music recently.
Geez, getting old really changes a guy!
Remember how the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kings of Leon[/lastfm] rescheduled their concert, because the lead singer was too hot to continue?
That rescheduled show was supposed to be this Wednesday night, but they cancelled that whole tour so SOMEONE could go to rehab.[photogallerylink id=24699 align=right]
Doesn't matter because [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kip Winger[/lastfm] is at the Glass Cactus on Wednesday, you could go see him.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Queensryche[/lastfm] is at the House of Blues on Thursday night and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Maroon 5[/lastfm] is at the Gexa Energy Pavilion Friday.
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I am currently in the process of sewing seed beads onto cardstock for a layout i'm doing. Have wanted to try this technique for a long time but always dismissed it as too fiddly (it is) but it looks amazing!!
I wondered how many others had tried it and if you'd posted layouts of it?


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Two types of ways to transit the river, the rowing boat takes you across to the tombs and Kaunos. The motor powered takes you to the beach and the mud baths.
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Hi Arnie,
I would venture to say these are not taxis but dolmuşes. Taxis are hired by people and go where they are told. Dolmuşes, on the other hand, have a prescribed route and each passenger pays his/her own way. But quibbling over terminology will distract us from enjoying this beautiful scenery you have captured.
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Can health ruling sink tea party?
Of all the possible outcomes being tossed around as the Affordable Care Act litigation heads for Supreme Court consideration, one is usually overlooked: If the court upholds the act's constitutionality and its "individual mandate," it could sound the death knell for the tea party.
The challenges to the mandate are perhaps the most concrete manifestation of the tea party's vision of the Constitution and the role of government. The tea party has made its name by promoting a constitutional vision of a weak central government, incapable of addressing national issues — like the health care crisis, environmental protection and financial system reform — and this theory is at the heart of the lawsuits challenging the mandate. Progressives have long argued that the tea party's vision has more to do with the failed Articles of Confederation than our enduring Constitution.
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But what if this message were delivered by the conservative Roberts Court in a high-profile defeat for the tea party in the health care litigation?
There is a distinct possibility that the high court could uphold the health care law's constitutionality, not just with a 5-4 ruling — in which swing-vote Justice Anthony Kennedy sides with the court's more liberal members — but with the support of conservative heroes, like Justice Antonin Scalia and Chief Justice John Roberts.
After all, Scalia concurred in the 2005 decision, Gonzales v. Raich, in which the court upheld a federal ban on possession of marijuana grown in accordance with local law for personal, medicinal use — because the ban was part of a broader regulation of interstate commerce.
Supporters of health care reform, relying on Raich as well as other legal precedents, have argued that the law is authorized by the Commerce Clause. As U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton—a conservative superstar in his own right—wrote when he upheld the constitutionality of the health care mandate, "if Congress could regulate Angel Raich when she grew marijuana on her property for self-consumption, indeed for self-medication, and if it could do so even when California law prohibited that marijuana from entering any state or national markets, it is difficult to see why Congress may not regulate the 50 million Americans who self-finance their medical care."
Just this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a crushing defeat to challengers of the mandate, in an opinion written by Judge Laurence Silberman, a staunch conservative appointed to the bench by Ronald Reagan. That case, Seven-Sky v. Holder, upheld the constitutionality of the act under the Commerce Clause.


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We know. You're counting the minutes until Turkey Day. We are too, but here's a quick reminder that our annual cloud computing event — CloudBeat 2012 — is next Wednesday and Thursday!
This will be the most valuable cloud event this year, and the ROI you'll get from attending is huge.
Here's how CloudBeat is unique: Other cloud events focus mainly on legacy technologies and incremental change, and tend to let the cloud "vendors" do the talking. Now, that's understandable, because the big legacy cloud vendors, with their big pockets, have until now dictated the conversation.
Our CloudBeat event, by contrast, focuses on the most disruptive technologies out there, regardless of who peddles them. So while we do talk about what the big players — Oracle, SAP, VMWare — are doing to help CIOs manage and adopt the cloud, we actually focus just as much attention on the new wave of technologies that promise more radical breakthroughs in performance and efficiency. These range from the innovations around OpenStack to the game-changing things happening right now around NoSQL and big data. And we're not letting vendors hijack the show. We're showcasing customers, and their real stories.
Give us two days, and we'll give you:
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Participants include:
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- James Cuff, Chief Tech Architect, Harvard University
- Peter Coffee, VP of Platform Research, Salesforce
- Lew Tucker, VP & CTO, Cloud Computing, Cisco
- Sam Schillace, VP of Engineering, Box
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- See them all here
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Enterprise IT leaders from Harvard University, PepsiCo, Dignity Health, Kaplan, and the Church of Latter Day Saints (to name a few) will discuss their cloud adoption strategies and the successes, failures, and takeaways surrounding them.
Through their discussions with vendors and other experts, you'll get a rare look at what really works, who's buying what, and where the industry is going.
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Barnett Elementary teachers, staff, students, and families will celebrate the school's recent honor as a California Distinguished School with an Ice Cream Social.
Funded by Barnett's Parent Teacher Association, the social will be at the school, 23925 Couna Way, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 24.
"An achievement of this magnitude can only be accomplished through the efforts of many," said Principal Kim Reed. "I'm proud of our students for the incredible gains they have made and proud of the adults of the Barnett community who came together to make that learning possible."
At a recent school board meeting, Ramona Unified School District Superintendent Robert Graeff presented Reed with a plaque "in recognition of the school's high academic expectations for all students, powerful learning, dedicated school leadership, and competent caring teachers." After accepting the plaque, Reed thanked Barnett teachers and parents and the school board "for your unending support."
Also to commemorate the award, the PTA plans a wall of 200 tiles at the entrance to the school's main office.
The tiles are blank, and students, parents, staff, community members, and businesses may purchase them to paint and decorate. Tiles range from $25 to
$100 each, with proceeds going to a new Peaceful Playground program for the school.
Tiles will be available during the Ice Cream Social. Checks must be payable to Barnett Elementary School. Contributions are tax-deductible.
To purchase tiles or for more information, contact PTA volunteer Denise Drum at 619-518-3122.


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Inti-GL is an Inti binding for GtkGLExt, the Open-GL extension to GTK+.
The GtkGLExt library provides the GDK objects which support OpenGL
rendering in GTK. The GtkGLExt library provides the GtkWidget API add-ons
to make GTK+ widgets OpenGL-capable.
WWW: http://inti.sourceforge.net/
No installation instructions: this port has been deleted.
The package name of this deleted port was: inti-gl
PKGNAME: inti-gl
distinfo: There is no distinfo for this port.
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
No options to configure
Number of commits found: 21
2009-02-11 x11-toolkits/inti-gconf: not maintain by upstream for more than five
years and no port depend on this
2009-02-11 x11-toolkits/inti-gl: not maintain by upstream for more than five
years and no port depend on this
2009-02-11 x11-toolkits/inti-sourceview: not maintain by upstream for more than
five years and no port depend on this
Mark x11-toolkits/inti as BROKEN for does not build with latest GTK+2. Add
DEPRECATED and EXPIRATION_DATE in the rest of these ports.
DEPRECATED= not maintain by upstream for more than five years and no port
depend on this
Reported by: pointyhat via pav
Bump portrevision due to upgrade of devel/gettext.
The affected ports are the ones with gettext as a run-dependency
according to ports/INDEX-7 (5007 of them) and the ones with USE_GETTEXT
in Makefile (29 of them).
PR: ports/124340
Submitted by: edwin@
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
- Remove USE_XLIB/USE_X_PREFIX/USE_XPM in favor of USE_XORG
- Bump PORTREVISION
Approved by: portmgr (xorg cleanup)
- Welcome X.org 7.2 \o/.
- Set X11BASE to ${LOCALBASE} for recent ${OSVERSION}.
- Bump PORTREVISION for ports intalling files in ${X11BASE}.
Use libtool port instead of included version to avoid objformat a.out botch
- s,INSTALLS_SHLIB,USE_LDCONFIG,g
- x11-toolkits/ of ports@
PR: ports/101916
Submitted by: Gea-Suan Lin <gslin_AT_gslin dot org>
- Fix x11-toolkits/gtkglext dependency in LIB_DEPENDS (1.0.2 -> 1.0.0), which
has changed since the last update.
Reported by: linimon
- Add SHA256
Bump PORTREVISION to chase the glib20 shared library update.
Unbreak & revamp: top-level directories are owned by inti, errors
should be fatal. Since inti goes into X11BASE, the dependant ports should
do so, too.
Based on PRs: 85226,85227,85228
Submitted by: Stefan Walter
This port is scheduled for deletion on 2005-09-22 if it is still broken
at that time and no PRs have been submitted to fix it.
Bump PORTREVISION to chase the glib20 shared lib version change.
BROKEN: Incomplete pkg-plist
unbreak by adding missing plist file
Bump PORTREVISIONS for all ports that depend on atk or pango to ease in the
big upgrade.
Chase the glib20 update, and bump all affected ports' PORTREVISIONs.
not use auto-gen-plist to prevent mis-delete when portupgrade
fix build on -stable
add inti-gl 0.9
An Inti binding for GtkGLExt, the Open-GL extension to GTK+
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No vulnerabilities have been reported in the past 14 days
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Poll: Disapproval of Mideast policy
A majority of Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama's handling of the Israel-Palestine conflict, a new poll says.
According to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Wednesday, 52 percent of Americans disapprove of the president's "handling of the situation between Israel and the Palestinians," compared with 39 percent who approve. Thirty-three percent said they strongly disapprove of the president's management of the issue.
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Half of Americans disapprove of Obama's handling of international affairs in general, compared with 46 percent who approve, the poll found. His approval numbers on international issues are up 5 points since the beginning of June.
The poll comes as the Obama administration has struggled to facilitate an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. In recent weeks, reports have surfaced of tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State John Kerry.
A plurality of Americans do approve of the president's actions in the aftermath of the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Forty-six percent said they approved of his handling of the situation, compared with 43 percent who said they disapproved. The president on Tuesday announced increased U.S. and European Union sanctions against Russia following the attack. Obama also announced a round of sanctions one day before the plane was shot down in Russian separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people.
The survey was conducted July 23-27 with 1,026 adults on landlines and cellphones. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.


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Laminex – first LPM plant to achieve FSC chain of custody
With increasing demands on delivering environmental preferable building solutions, The Laminex Group leads the building products industry in being the first Australian company to achieve Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for a Low Pressure Melamine (LPM) plant from the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC).
FSC CoC certification is a stringent traceability system developed by FSC to ensure wood fibre is legally sourced and traded. FSC is an independent body promoting responsible management of the world's forests. Its trademark provides international recognition to organisations that support responsible forest management.
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With the arrival of my new shiny PS3 at Christmas, I have currently been enjoying a pleasure that is very rare for me these days. Catching up with what I have missed. I knew that there were PS3 exclusives that I wanted to play, but I put it to the back of my head. I didn't realise the how many titles there were!
So, this year I am going to be running this PS3 catch-up series looking back at the games I wanted to play and now can. To kick things off how can a new PS3 owner not play the Uncharted series. I was first introduced to Uncharted last year, when I got my Vita with a copy of Uncharted: Golden Abyss. It was a game that made me immediately realise that I had made the right decision in buying a Vita.
Drakes Fortune, introduces you into the world of Nathan Drake, fortune hunter, master of the lucky escape, wise ass and ancestor of Sir Francis Drake. Nathan (or "Nate") is on a quest to find his ancestors final resting place, rumoured to be in the legendary El Dorado, the city of gold. This quest will lead Nate and his colleagues, journalist, Elena Fisher and mentor, Victor Sullivan from the oceans off Indonesia to the rain forests of the Amazon and finally to remote island in the southern tropics.
Naughty Dog made their goal to capture everything that is great about Adventure movies like Indiana Jones and Romancing the Stone and make a great game out of it. The best thing about the game is the characters, beautifully acted out by an amazing voice cast and with snappy dialogue. That means that you start to care about them and the journey they are undertaking. You find yourself sitting in front of the screen thinking to yourself, "I really need to go to bed, but I will just see what happens to Nate after gets through this perilous situation!". It drags you in its world and you don't want to leave.
The gameplay is divided up into three distinct styles. Firstly there is the 3D platforming sections, in which you have to jump, swim, shimmy along ledges, climb and swing from ropes. Unlike, Lara or Ezio, you always feel that Nate is only able to do this by the skin of his teeth. Rock crumbles away, wood splinters and snaps away. It certainly adds a level of tension to the proceedings that isn't there in the old Tomb Raiders, Prince of Persia and even Assassins Creed games.
The next main gameplay element is the combat. Gun fights are the order of the day and they take a page out of the Gears of War style cover system. Drake can take cover behind most objects in the game world. From there he can pop up and aim or blind fire from cover. The game features plenty of different pistols, rifles and shotguns, but Drake can only carry two at any time. As the game progresses you will encounter lots of large spaces where all of a sudden you are set upon by a large number of enemies. These gunfights are slower paced and more cinematic than what you see in other third person cover shooters. Nate is also pretty handy with his fists in a bar room brawl style, should you feel the need to get up close to the bad guys.
Finally, there are the puzzle sections. These do a good job of breaking up the game, but they are never so difficult that it stops you dead in your tracks. Drake can even refer to to his pocket book full of sketches and clues as to what you may need to do. The puzzles tend to be mostly the classic pull this switch in this order type of puzzle and nothing too taxing.
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text: Home > Health > Tips & Tricks Your Practical Guide To Weight Loss Trina Remedios June 28, 2012 Your Practical Guide To Weight Loss Image 1 / 11 X < PREVIOUS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NEXT > UP NEXT Top 25 Foods To Gain Weight Cancel https://www.indiatimes.com/health/tips-tricks/top-25-foods-to-gain-weight-237790.html Image 1 of 11 FULLSCREEN Trina Remedios June 28, 2012 Let's face it, none of us find weight loss easy. Common perception is that weight loss is a science for trainers, a blessing for supermodels and a harrowing task for the rest of us. Today, we get behind the weight loss scene and bring you a practical weight loss guide that will help you decipher its finer points. So, if you want to lose weight, then here are 10 pointers that are easy to understand and will help you lose those extra kilos and keep them off for good. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images Let's face it, none of us find weight loss easy. Common perception is that weight loss is a science for trainers, a blessing for supermodels and a harrowing task for the rest of us. Today, we get behind the weight loss scene and bring you a practical weight loss guide that will help you decipher its finer points. So, if you want to lose weight, then here are 10 pointers that are easy to understand and will help you lose those extra kilos and keep them off for good. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images Understand where energy comes from and how to burn only fat.When you exercise you're burning proteins, carbs and fats depending on your workout. Burning these components results in energy, but we are interested in burning calories. Regular exercise will help to lose weight, but your body should adjust to a healthy adaptation. This means, your cells should learn to burn unwanted fat without an effort, regular exercise should enhance your body like improves the circulation of blood. It is suggested, to increase metabolism one should lift weights.For a better understanding click on How to Burn Fat More Efficiently Adopt the 80-20 principle in weight lossIf you're a party animal or love to try out new places, you will tend to binge on food. But if you want to lose weight, here\'s what you should do. If you're out for dinner, your 80 percent aim should be to avoid ordering food that uses processed food or food that is soaked in oil, au contraire, go for grilled dishes; while the 20 percent incentive should be a good glass of wine. As for dessert go for the 70 – 30 ratio.Check out more on this weight loss tip: Lose Weight with the 80-20 Principle Avoid spot targeting, a major mistake in weight loss effortsRepeat after us - spot targeting does not work. This one is a rookie mistake. A lot of first time weight loss warriors believe that if they want to lose weight from a particular body part, then they only need to exercise that body part. So, people with paunches attempt a hundred sit ups, people with flabby arms stick to bicep curls and people with thunder thighs invest in squats.However, what all of them need to know is that such spot targeting simply does not work. To lose weight in one spot, you have to first exercise the entire body. Ever heard the phrase - the place you put it on first, is the last one you lose it from? Well, it\'s true. The only way to lose weight in one or all parts of the body is to follow a strict routine of cardio, strength training, balance, flexibility and healthy eating.Read more: Spot Training: The Monster, the Myth and the Legend Make your own to-do list for weight lossBefore embarking on any big project, it is common practise to outline a carefully planned to-do list. Why not do the same for your weight loss efforts? The five musts on any weight loss to-do list are: Fitness training, bad carbs control, full body resistance training, protein inclusion and being active everyday.For better understanding click on Weight Loss To-Do List Nip it in the bud - banish more weight gainMany times, it turns out that people put on more weight while trying to lose weight. Before you question the logic behind this state of affairs, take a look at fad diets. These are what damage metabolic health, impairing it for a long time to come. Therefore, stay away from any diet that tells you to give up on any essential nutrients like carbs, fats and proteins. It is important to know what makes you add the extra pounds, so nip extra weight gain in the \'butt.\'Here are some Weight Gain Habits to Avoid Which brings us to our next point - beware of weight loss scamsMost of us are brainwashed by publicity stunts, even when it comes to diets. We literally judge the book by its cover. We fail to ask questions or prod at the fine lines and end up following the trend blindly. Don't fall for scams like weight loss creams, body firming gels, vibrating bands that knock off pounds while you sleep and diets that tell you to eat a turnip for dinner. Read about weight loss scams here - Top 10 Weight Loss Scams Learn to distinguish which weight loss is good for youYou have to be aware that there are a lot of weight loss programs and you need to know all are not designed to suit you. Fitness comes in many different types of programmes. If you like dancing, for instance, you will never enjoy weight training. Keep the essentials in mind, i.e., resistance, cardio, core, balance, flexibility, and experiment with different types of workouts. The same applies for meal plans. 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by Jonathan Berr | November 14, 2012 9:38 am
Viacom (NYSE:VIAB[1]), one of two media companies controlled by Sumner Redstone, has been the laggard of the sector this year, as Wall Street fretted about ratings declines at its cable networks including Nickelodeon. Investors, though, shouldn't throw in the towel on this stock yet[2].
For one thing, Nickelodeon, which has been the top-rated basic cable network for 17 straight years, still has plenty of life in it as does another of Viacom's cash cows, Comedy Central.
The children's TV network, which reportedly accounts for about one-third of Viacom's cash flow, has been a particular concern because the drop-off in some of its shows was particularly dramatic. Viacom has made improving the channel a top priority, adding original content and revamping old favorites. It's a strategy that seems to be paying off.
SpongeBob SquarePants, which made its debut in 1999[3], and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TNMT), which Nickelodeon recently resurrected, have been a roll for the past few weeks. SpongeBob has won the kids' TV ratings battle for three weeks in a row, and TMNT won its time period by double digits during the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 4. The channel's slate of new shows seems promising.[4]
Another plus: Young adults continue flocking to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. These shows outdrew the cable news channels among viewers 18 to 34 during major news events such as the political conventions[5]. It was hardly a shock that President Obama stopped by The Daily Show during the campaign given the show's cachet among hipsters and those who aspire to be one. Tosh.o, another Comedy Central show, also continues to resonate[6] with younger viewers.
Viacom also keeps tinkering with its other channels' schedules and has mercifully decided to pull the plug on The Jersey Shore at the end of the current season. Its film business may rebound next year when offerings such as the latest installment of Will Ferrell's Anchorman franchise are scheduled to be released.
"Every content business has its creative ups and downs," said Brett Harriss, an analyst with shareholder Gabelli & Co., in an interview, adding that ratings are showing improvements at both channels. He's also bullish on Viacom's growth potential overseas.
The stock certainly is a bargain. Viacom currently trades at a price-to-earnings multiple of 14.28, a discount to Walt Disney's (NYSE:DIS[7]) 15.38, Time Warner's (NYSE:TWX[8]) 16.83 and News Corp's (NASDAQ:NWS[9]) 22.42. The average 52-week price target on the stock is $58.39, about 18% higher than where it currently trades.
While there's no doubt that declines in cable ratings have hurt Viacom's bottom line, the same is true for its rivals as well. It stands to reason, however, that if these companies are seeing improved performances in their cable content businesses, then Viacom's channels would also experience a rebound. As it stands now, Wall Street expects this past quarter to be a disaster for Viacom, with a 16% decline in revenue. Analysts forecast a 3.9% fall in the December period.
In comparison, Time Warner's Networks business, including HBO and TBS, rose 4% and operating income jumped 12%. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA[10]) saw a 3.2% gain in revenue at its cable networks business, and operating cash flow rose 7.6% At News Corp, operating income in the Cable Network Programming business surged 23% in the last quarter as revenue rose 3.2%.
If Viacom can match its rivals, it offers the potential for high rewards with few risks.
As of this writing, Jonathan Berr didn't not own shares of any securities mentioned here. Follow him on Twitter @jdberr.
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Meche stiff after outing, but not worried
Meche stiff after outing, but not worried
Meche pitched the first three innings of a 9-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox and gave up three runs on four hits before ending his outing.
"There's no pain going on so I'm not worried about it," Meche said.
But there was enough stiffness in his throwing shoulder that he was concerned that another inning or two might cause more problems.
"I think I'm in a position now to where I didn't want to keep pushing it with the season coming up," Meche said.
"I don't have a feel for my breaking ball too much. I keep saying that every time I pitch and I keep thinking it's going to turn the corner but I just kind of have some shoulder stiffness. It's nothing serious."
Meche is scheduled to have two more Cactus League starts before pitching the season's second game on April 7 at Kansas City.
He had experienced some stiffness earlier and underwent some tests.
"They checked me out, the shoulder's strong but the tightness is there. I don't feel real strong when I'm pitching," he said.
"So I just kept working through it and after the third inning, it was like well, I've had enough. I didn't want to keep going, I felt like I was getting stiffer in a way, I'm not throwing any good pitches. Just take it easy on this one and then see what happens my next one."
Last season Meche did not pitch after Aug. 29 because of fatigue in his right shoulder. That, however, was believed to have been accentuated by back problems which he's not experienced this year.
"Last year I did push through things and I know where that got me so I want to make sure I feel 100 percent when the season starts so it's a matter of me being smart right now," he said.
So far this spring Meche has pitched four games and has a 2-2 record with a 6.55 ERA. He's pitched 11 innings.
On Monday, he left the game after throwing 56 pitches (31 strikes).
"Right now I'm going to make sure I do the right things so it'll go away," Meche said.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Toledo tops Cincinnati for second straight night.
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Haruaki Tomioka was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1948. He received the Master's degree of Agriculture from the Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan, in 1972 and the Ph.D. degree for Medical Science from the Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, in 1984. From 1972 to 1973, H. Tomioka was a Research Staff at the Central Institute of Teijin Co. From 1973 to 1975, he was an Assistant Professor at the Hiroshima University. From 1975 to 1977, he was a Senior Research Staff at the Biomedical Institute of Teijin Co. Since 1997, he has been a research and teaching staff at the Shimane University of Medicine: Assistant Professor (1988-1994), Associate Professor (1994-2004), Professor (2004-present). Presently, he is a Professor at the department of Microbiology and Immunology, Shimane University School of Medicine. He is mainly interested in molecular biology, immunology, and chemotherapy of mycobacterial infections including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. avium complex. He is a recipient of the Imamura's Memorial Award of the Japanese Society for Tuberculosis and the 2003 Outstanding Poster Award of ISSAR. He acted as the president of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases (2008) and the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Leprosy Association (2009). He was an Executive Editor of Curr Pharm Des and edited the special issue entitled "Antimycobacterial Drugs: Current Status and Future Prospects" in 2004. He is currently an Associate Editor of the Microbiology and Immunology and the Executive Editor of the Research Signpost. His special book entitled "Current Topics on the Profiles of Host Immunological Response to Mycobacterial Infections" is being released from the publisher in 2009. He is a member of the board of directors of Japanese Society for Bacteriology, the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, and the Japanese Society for Tuberculosis.
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In July, 2011, Foster Huntington left his design job at Polo Ralph Lauren in Manhattan and moved into a 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro. He then did that thing that young men like him have been doing for generations: He headed west. His goal was to spend more time outdoors, surfing in the Pacific and camping onshore. Living on the advance money for 'The Burning House,' a photo book about people's most cherished belongings, he bounced from Oregon to Baja and back again. Foster is still on the road, and he says that after all his time on the coast, there is one spot he loves most – a stretch of California cliffside just north of San Francisco.
"There's a 300-mile stretch of coast between Marin [County] and southern Oregon that rarely gets traveled," says Huntington. "My favorite area to camp is around Point Arena. There are some nice coffee shops to hang out at, some amazing beaches to walk around and [to] surf."
Farther inland, on the other side of a forest famed for its hidden marijuana farms, the hippy enclave of Ukiah meditates next to Lake Mendocino. But Point Arena, six hours from San Francisco and eight hours from Portland, is a lonely place. Most nearby coastal towns have fewer than 200 residents – cosmopolitan Point Arena has just over 400 – so no one comes for the nightlife. Instead, travelers enjoy expansive sunsets and empty beaches. Huntington, who says nothing south of the Golden Gate Bridge ought to count as NorCal, can park his VW pretty much wherever he wants.
"You need an excuse to go there – it's not a casual weekend-trip place," says Huntington. "There are great places to camp, the redwoods, and cool little towns that feel more like Maine than Mendocino County."
Beyond downtown, a block of neat facades, Point Arena's main attraction is its towering lighthouse, which flashes some 115 feet above a reddish cliff and sits not far from the San Andreas Fault. It was damaged during the tremblers in 1906. That was just about the last time something happened in town. For Huntington, that sleepiness is a massive draw. He just wants a place to park by the sea.
More information: Huntington, who runs the excellent blog A Restless Transplant, is currently raising money to self-publish a book about life on the road on Kickstarter. 'Home Is Where You Park It' gives a glimpse into the lives of the West Coast's nomadic class. As Huntington puts it, vans are "enablers of lifestyles."


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President talks college affordability at UNC
In his first official White House visit to Carolina, President Barack Obama focused on college affordability and the plight of students who rely on federal loans to finance their education during remarks to an enthusiastic crowd at Carmichael Arena Tuesday on April 24.
Acknowledging the "serious hoops history" of the historic venue, home of the Lady Tar Heels, early in his speech, Obama said, "I want to remind you right off the bat I picked UNC to win it all. And if Kendall hadn't gotten hurt, who knows where we might have been?"
But the president quickly came to the policy part of his speech, keeping college affordable. "Higher education is the single most important investment you can make in your future," he told the audience – mostly standing – of about 8,000. "In today's economy, there is no greater predictor of economic success than a good education."
He praised campuses that try to keep tuition low and said the federal government should reward them with more federal aid. (Read UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp's assessment of the President's comments on affordability and other subjects.)
President Obama's current priority is keeping the interest rate on Federal Direct Loans (also known as Stafford Loans) at 3.4 percent. On July 1, if Congress takes no action, the rate will automatically double to 6.8 percent. The increase would cost students with federal loans an average of $1,000 extra. (At Carolina, in the 2010-2011 academic year, 5,471 undergraduate students received Federal Direct Loans. )
Obama said the average college graduate with student loans already accumulates about $25,000 in debt. (At Carolina, the average cumulative debt was $15,472 for 2011 graduates with student loans. Measured in constant dollars, adjusted for inflation, the average cumulative debt for 2011 UNC graduates was $2,525 less than the average cumulative debt for those who graduated over a decade ago.)
Student loan debt is something the president said he and First Lady Michelle Obama know about first hand.
"We only finished paying off our student loans – check this out – and I'm the president of the United States," he said, interrupted by laughter in the audience. "We only finished paying off our student loans eight years ago."
See the White House video of the event and briefing for additional details.
Published April 24, 2012.