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|1 Sep 1998
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|Daniel Gelbart
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The invention relates to optical data storage, and in particular to multi-track disc and tape system, both of the erasable and non-erasable type.
Multi-track recording and readout is well known in the art of optical data storage. A commercial product, the Creo Optical Tape Recorder, sold by Creo Products (Burnaby, BC, Canada) from 1991 to 1996 incorporates these features as well as electronic tracking of the data. It is an object of this invention to achieve a much higher number of parallel tracks recorded simultaneously as well as higher recording density. Another object is to generate all tracks from a single laser diode, thus enhancing reliability. Prior art recording of multiple tracks used scanning, a plurality of laser sources, or an Acousto-Optic modulator with pulsed light. These methods have inherent trade-offs when the number of channels becomes large.
The invention forms a large number of recorded tracks from a single laser diode by using the laser diode to illuminate a multi-channel light valve and imaging the light valve onto an optical recording media. When the number of light valve channels exceeds the number of recorded tracks, further increase in the recording density is possible by modulating the width, as well as length, of each recorded mark.
FIG. 1 shows the recording format of prior art multi-track optical recording using a multi-channel read but not using mark length or mark width modulation.
FIG. 2 shows the recording format of prior art mark length encoding.
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows the recording format according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows an example of mark width coding according to the present invention.
Referring now to FIG. 3, a laser diode 9 generates a line on the surface of light valve 3 using a lens 10. Laser diode 9 can be of the single mode type, and in this case lens 10 is a combination of a spherical and cylindrical lens. Laser diode 9 can also be of the "stripe" type, and in this case lens 10 can be a single spheric or aspheric lens imaging the laser diode stripe onto light valve 3. The advantage of using a "stripe" type diode is that a higher power diode can be used and the intensity of the imaged line is more uniform along the light valve, as the energy distribution is flat instead of Gaussian. The line formed on light valve 3 is imaged, at a high reduction ratio, onto optical media 7 using lens 6. Lens 6 is typically an aspheric lens of high numerical aperture and an autofocus mechanism (not shown) is used to overcome the shallow depth of focus of such a lens. Between light valve 3 and lens 6 a polarizing beam splitter 4 and quarter-wave plate 5 is used in order to divert the light reflected from optical media 7 onto detected array 8. In order to read recorded data, laser diode 9 is turned on at a reduced intensity, or a separate read diode is used. Light valve 3 has all channels enabled, in order to image a line of light 2 across tracks 1 on optical media 7. The linearly polarized light of diode 9 becomes circularly polarized by waveplate 5. The light reflected from media 7 passes through waveplate 5 again and become linearly polarized in an orthogonal direction. Polarizing beam splitter 4 reflects this orthogonal direction of polarization onto detector array 8. Both light valve 3 and detector array 8 are at conjugate image planes to the data tracks 1. Additional lenses can be used in the optical path to match the image size to the detector size. All the elements shown in FIG. 3, with the exception of the use of the light valve, are well known in the optical data storage industry and no further details are given. For details of the multi-track readout method see U.S. Pat. No. 5,081,617 hereby incorporated in full. These methods are well known and incorporated in a commercial product, the Model 1012 Optical Tape Recorder by Creo Products (B.C., Canada).
The use of a light valve (also known as a spatial light modulator, or SLM) for the simultaneous recording of multiple data tracks has numerous advantages over the prior. The use of a single laser diode to record a large number of tracks in parallel increases reliability. The recorded data rates can be very high, as the relative motion between the optical media and the writing beam need not be fast if a sufficiently large number of tracks is recorded in parallel. Another advantage is the ability to increase recording density by using not only mark length modulation, as shown by the prior art of FIG. 1, but by modulating the mark width, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. Referring now to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, light valve 3 contains a plurality of channels for each track of recording. Referring to FIG. 4, the image of light valve 3 is shown as line of light 2 on optical recording media 7. The pitch of data tracks 1 is shown as "p". The light valve 3 has multiple channels, typically four, per pitch "p". Each one of these channels, when imaged in isolation, is smaller than the resolving power of the objective lens 6 in FIG. 3. If a plurality of adjacent channels are turned on, the area will be sufficiently large to be fully resolved and recorded. In FIG. 4 the smallest mark, a round dot, corresponds to the resolving power of the optical system. To record data in which the mark length (in the scan direction) is varied but the mark width remains constant, the channels of the light valve are divided into identical groups, for example every two light valve channels are grouped together. If there is no need for mark width encoding, the number of channels of the light valve 3 can be equal to the number of the data tracks 1, and the size of each light valve channel can be chosen to form a clear mark on the optical media. The recording format thus generated can be any one of the format currently used in optical disc or optical tape systems. In order to achieve increased data density by modulating the width of the mark, the number of light valve channels has to be larger than the number of data tracks 1. In FIG. 4, by the way of example, the light valve 3 has four channels per data track and the minimum number of channels required to form a clearly resolvable spot on the media is two. When two out of four light valve channels are turned on, a mark of a minimal width is formed. This mark can be made wider to one side by turning on an extra light valve channel, adjacent to the two already on. The mark can be widened on the other side by turning on another light valve channel on the other side of the original channels. The five possibilities of changing the mark width are shown in FIG. 5. To represent the binary combination "00" no channels are on. "01" is represented by a minimal mark width, formed when two channels are turned on. "10" is formed when three light valve channels are turned on, using the original two plus the adjacent channel from the right. "11" is formed when three channels are turned on, using the original two plus the adjacent channel form the left. If four channels are turned on an even wider mark is formed. It is clear from the encoding of FIG. 5 that over two bits of information can be carried by one mark width. A similar scheme is applied to the mark length in the conventional way shown in FIG. 1. Combining both mark length and width modulation the number of bits per mark can be 3, 4, or even 5. Coding rules (known as "run length limitations") similar to those that apply to the mark length encoding also apply to the mark width, although the encoding methods for the length and width can differ. Only the simplest mark width encoding scheme was chosen as an example shown by FIGS. 4 and 5. It is clear to those versed in the art that more complex width coding schemes can be used, in particular when more channels are assigned to a data track. Even in the simple example of FIG. 5 an alternate coding scheme is possible, in which the "no mark" state is not used and the minimum mark width represents "00" while the maximum width represents "11". It is also clear that the field-of-view of detector array 8 exceeds the width of data tracks if electronic tracking of the data (per U.S. Pat. No. 5,081,617) is required. If no tracking and no width modulation is required the number of data tracks can be equal to the number of detector channels. The number of detector greatly exceeds the number of tracks both for tracking and for accurate determination of mark width. Any type of light valve fast enough for the data rate used can be employed. The preferred light valves for this invention are electro-optical, for example the light valve disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,198,920, or micro-machined silicon light valves such as those manufactured by Texas Instruments (Dallas, Tex.) or Silicon Light Machines (Sunnyvale, Calif.). A detailed description of this light valve is given in the U.S. Pat. No. 5,311,360.
Referring now to FIG. 3, by the way of example, the components in the preferred embodiment are:
A. Laser diode 9: Spectra Diode Laboratories (SDL) model SDL-7431-HI, 500 mw 670 nm red laser diode. This diode is of the "stripe" type.
B. Collecting lens 10: Molded aspheric glass lens, part number 350022,ƒ=4.5 mm, N.A.=0.47, made by Geltech (Orlando, Fla.).
C. Light valve 3: Silicon micromachined 512 channel light valve from Silicon Light Machines (Sunnyvale, Calif.). The light valve has 4 silicon ribbons per channel. Every 4 channels form a single track pitch, thus 128 data tracks are recorded simultaneously. The aperture of lens 6 is used to separate the diffraction orders generated by this type of light valve, allowing only the zero order to pass.
D. Beam Splitter 4 & 5: Optical Isolator for 670 nm with waveplate (zero order quarter waveplate) available from Lambda Research (Cerritos, Calif.). A second lens, not shown in FIG. 3, is added next to light valve 3 to act as a field lens for final lens 6.
E. Final lens 6: identical to collimating lens 10.
F. Read array 8: C-MOS detector array with 1024 channels (512 for reading the data, rest for tracking) channel pitch is identical to pitch of light valve channels. Read array details including calibration are similar to the one used on the Creo Optical Tape Recorder model 1012. Supplier of read array is Orbit Semiconductors (Mountain View, Calif.).
The distance between light valve 3 and lens 6 is chosen in order to achieve track spacing of 1.2 microns. The distance from detector array 8 to lens 6 is identical to light valve 3 to lens 6 distance. Smallest recorded mark size is about 0.8 microns. Total width of the recorded group of tracks is 128�1.2+0.8=154.4 microns. For example, a light value using a 3 μm silicon ribbon pitch and four channels per track, four ribbons per channel has a pitch of 4�4�3=48 micron per track. To reduce this by a factor of 40, to 1.2 μm pitch, using ƒ=4.5 mm lens, the distance from the light valve to lens 6 is 184.5 mm. The same distance is used from lens 10 to light valve. A cylindrical field lens of ƒ=100 mm is used at light valve, to allow the zero order beam to be captured by the aperture of lens 6. The laser diode stripe of 0.25 mm is magnified 40 times to 10 mm on the light valve, which is 48�128=6144 μm=6.14 mm wide.
While the system is suitable for any type of optical media, the preferred embodiment uses phase change optical tape available from Kodak (Rochester, N.Y.) and Polaroid (Cambridge, Mass.) and phase change optical discs.
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In a press conference Nov. 19, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the city of Chicago will file a "Notice of Intent" to sue U.S. Steel...
Carroll will deliver his address on Monday Oct. 7, 2013 in the Grand Ballroom of McCormick Place in Chicago
Kevin Carroll, a best-selling author, speaker and agent for social change will deliver the keynote address during the Opening General Session of WEFTEC 2013 this fall in Chicago. The opening session will kick off the Water Environment Federation's (WEF) 86th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, a five-day event that is expected to draw thousands of water quality professionals and exhibitors to McCormick Place, Oct. 5 to 9, 2013.
As the founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst/LLC and the author of three highly successful books, including Rules of the Red Rubber Ball, What's Your Red Rubber Ball?!, and The Red Rubber Ball at Work, Carroll works to inspire businesses, organizations and individuals—from CEOs and employees of Fortune 500 companies to schoolchildren—to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize and sustain meaningful personal and professional growth.
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"WEF has an immense sense of pride in what our members do and we remain committed to inspiring and challenging water professionals to be united in purpose and to strive for greater levels of success," said WEF Executive Director Jeff Eger. "We can only benefit from taking a fresh look at what we do, why we do it, and how we do it—both personally and professionally. Mr. Carroll's unique approach to life and business is exactly what is needed to help inspire and motivate the water sector towards more innovative and creative approaches to water management."
Scheduled for Monday, Oct. 7 in Room S100, Grand Ballroom of McCormick Place, the opening session will also feature remarks from 2012-2013 WEF President Cordell Samuels and recognition of the 2013 Stockholm Junior Water Prize winners.
As largest annual water quality conference and exhibition in the world, WEFTEC 2013 will feature 140 technical sessions, 27 workshops and an exhibition that currently features 883 companies using more than 300,000 sq ft of floor space—the largest in WEFTEC history.

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Priyanka Chopra: "My favorite patriotic song will have to be 'Mile Sur Tera Hamara'. Every time I would see all the stalwarts of the country from Lataji to Pandit Ravi Shankar to Shabana Azmi come together on television to sing that song, I would get goose bumps. In fact, I get that 'goosebumpy' feeling even now I speak to you about that song. My favorite national figure is Rajiv Gandhi. He was a lovely man and a truly remarkable visionary. He dreamt of taking India into the new millennium but couldn't live to see that dream come true. Believe me; we haven't even realized ten percent of our full potential as yet."
J.P Dutta: "My favorite patriotic song is 'Hum Laayen Hain Toofan Se Kashti Nikalke Iss Desh Ko Rakhna Mere Bachcho Sambhal Ke' from the film Jagriti. My favorite patriotic film will have to be my own Border. And I'd say the true national figure is the The Soldier of the armed forces. He represents the true spirit of India."
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Suneel Darshan: "I'm a big Manoj Kumar fan and my favorite film is Upkar, favorite song is 'Hai Preet Jahan Ki Reet Sadaa Main Geet Wahan Ke Gata Hoon' from Purab Aur Pachchim."
Mahesh Bhatt: "Favorite patriotic song would have to be 'Kar Chale Hum Fida' by Kaifi Azmi. And favorite film is Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat. My favorite national figure? Rabindranath Tagore."
Satish Kaushik: "Manoj Kumar's Upkar….and favorite patriotic song is 'Kar Chale Hum Fida'. National figure is Shah Rukh Khan in Chak De India."
Anant Mahadevan: "'Kar Chale Hum Fida' from the film Haqeeqat which is also my favorite patriotic film on the Indo-China war. Very relevant to today's politics. Will China pull the rug on us again? Favorite national figures are Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, our first president who was a true statesman and understood the spirit of India, And C V Raman whose Raman Effect was a path breaking find."
Aftab Shivdasani: "My favorite patriotic song is 'Ae Mere Pyare Watan'. Film is Chak De India. And Shah Rukh Khan is my choice for the national figure."
Anubhav Sinha: "Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat. And the personality would have to be Mahatma Gandhi."
Diya Mirza: "My favorite song is Hemant Kumar's 'Insaaf Ki Dagar Pe' from Ganga Jumna because it addresses itself to children and tells them their responsibility as Indian citizens. I also love Vande mataram. Richard Attenborough's Gandhi is my favorite patriotic film. I watched it when I was very young. I realized for the first time what love for the country is. The national figure who evokes a deep sense of patriotism in me is Mahatma Gandhi."
Apoorva Lakhia: "Favorite patriotic film is Border and song 'Mera Rang De Basanti Chola'. My favorite patriotic character is Ben Kingsley as Gandhi fighting against all odds and sacrificing himself for the greater cause that is the country."
Raveena Tandon: "I love Bharat (Manoj Kumar) in Purab Aur Pachchim and that song in the film 'Hai Preet Jahan Ki Reet', specially the line 'Jab Zero Diya Mere Bharat Ne'.
Imtiaz Ali: "Favorite patriotic film Rang De Basanti, favorite song Rahman's 'Vande Mataram'. And national figure? Dhoni.
Boman Irani: "Without doubt my favorite patriotic song is 'Ae Mere Pyare Watan' by Manna Dey. I sing it all the time. It just makes me cry. It's a song dedicated to the country, to home."
Divya Dutta: "Favorite song 'Kar Chale Hum Fida'. Favorite film is Haqeeqat. My national hero would be Manoj Kumar for acting in and making films that represent the true spirit of India.
Alka Yagnik: Lataji's 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon' is my all-time favorite song.


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For a while there, everyone thought RadioShack was growing a bit stale. But following a major management change in 2013, the brand is back with a new focus on music -- evidenced through campaigns featuring the likes of Robin Thicke and Steve Aoki -- and a new sense of humor, as displayed in its SuperBowl 2014 TV spot, where the 80's call "wanting their store back" and featuring icons of the decade like Mary Lou Rhetton, Chucky and Hulk Hogan. Billboard spoke with chief creative marketing officer Jennifer Warren about the brand's new direction and its plans for music and for the Latin market. Warren will present a case study presentation April 23 as part of the Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami (register at www.billboardlatinconference.com). Read on for a preview on RadioShack's increased emphasis on music.
Radioshack Taps 'Blurred Lines,' Steve Aoki, Michael Phelps to Remind Consumers It Still Exists (From the Magazine)
After many years of not focusing on music, RadioShack is back in that space with a vengeance. What triggered that move?
We had shifted our focus to other product categories like mobility. When the new management team came onboard a year ago, everyone reflected on our true brand DNA as a company, what customer we served and getting back to our roots. [And] from a product perspective, [music] is one of our biggest growth categories. Bluetooth speakers and headphones, our audio line; and we began developing strategic partnerships with a lot of suppliers like Beats and Sol Republic. The first one was the Robin Thicke "Blurred Lines" partnership we did with Beats. It was about wanting to become relevant again as a brand.
In the Latin realm, you included reggaetón duo Alexis & Fido in a TV spot for Sol Republic's new Deck wireless speakers that also featured DJ Steve Aoki, Lil' John and Michael Phelps. How did that partnership help RadioShack?
I think it was a win-win. It helped us connect and demonstrate relevance to a really important customer segment. When Sol Republic came to us they brought great talent to the table and we said, we want to make sure we also connect with our Hispanic customer. And Alexis & Fido came about as part of that. We used their hit, "locate," which gave them exposure; at the same time we added relevance to ourselves by having such a popular song on our commercial.
You've continued to do music-themed campaigns. How do you measure success?
We do studies on brand engagement and perception. So we measure from a perception perspective as well as sales of products were promoting. Another key channel is in our social listening and social engagement. We monitor that really closely and saw huge engagement in the ad we did featuring Alexis Y Fido, for example.
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How else is RadioShack reaching out to the Latin consumer?
We're working to host a music lab in Miami. This is part of our "Do It Together" campaign we just launched. We're partnering with Alexis & Fido to mentor new and emerging artists and we'll select a handful of artists to have one on one sessions where they actually get advice from them during the Billboard Latin Music Conference. We see invention as part of our DNA and musicians are a huge part of that.
How do you choose these artists?
These are up and coming artists who already have an established career. The idea is to take their career to the next level. So far we have four who will each get sessions that are between half an hour and 40 minutes. The idea is to have four and five, and have a session that's half an hour to 40 minutes. This is the first time we do it. We're excited about this new campaign of anything being possible by working together. And this came about from our brand strategy.
What other music-driven campaigns do you have coming up?
We have a lot of opportunities we're evaluating right now. But our "Do It Together" campaign is around this notion of anything is possible when you do it together and music is often a part of that campaign. Music is a growing category for us.
Your Super Bowl ad was quite bold. Tell us about that?
It was fortunately very successful for us. I told people when I left for the weekend, I will or will not have a job on Monday. It came out of real customer insight and it was based on some unfortunate reality which is, people thought we were stuck in the past. We used that as our insight of the 80s. We wanted people to know it's time for a change and get back with the times and modernize ourselves.


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Jobs day preview: Total wild card - Top talker: U.S. to sue big banks - White House fumed over Boehner move - Regulator probes high-frequency traders
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JOBS DAY PREVIEW: TOTAL WILD CARD - Today's August non-farms payrolls number could come in anywhere from 100K-plus (not likely) to around 50K (fairly likely) to close to or even below zero (possible but not likely).
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Given the array of temporary factors (the Verizon strike will knock at least a few thousand off the number) and the insanity of the last month with hurricanes, earthquakes, the tail-end of the debt ceiling debate and the S&P downgrade, it's possible to come up with a decent narrative to explain away just about any number excluding a big upside surprise, which would be miraculous. Less noisy numbers will likely come in September and October as the GOP presidential campaign kicks into high-gear and Washington gets back to pitched warfare over fiscal policy and jobs legislation.
M.M. spoke with Michael Obuchowski, chief investment officer at First Empire Asset Management, about the significance (or lack thereof) of today's number: "We are in a very odd place right now. Nobody really knows how this number is going to come out. There has been so much uncertainty the last month. It could really come in anywhere and get plausibly explained away. ...
"Even if the number is very low the market reaction may be surprisingly positive given that it would be perceived as forcing [Fed Chairman Ben] Bernanke to do something more aggressive. ... I don't things are quite as bad as people are trying to make them out to be. There is a lot of volatility in the high-frequency data right now and then you have just had this crazy circus in Washington the last few months."
WHITE HOUSE DOWNGRADES OWN CHANCES - In its mid-session budget review, the White House downgraded its estimate for GDP growth next year to 2.6 percent and predicted unemployment would be a politically perilous 9 percent in 2012. Based on the widely-respected model maintained by Yale economics professor Ray Fair, the administration's downgraded GDP figure would still be enough for President Obama to win re-election but not by much. Plugging a 2.6 growth rate for 2012 into Fair's model would give Obama about 53 percent of the vote against the eventual GOP nominee.
M.M. spoke yesterday to Professor Fair, who said the slight advantage for the President really amounts to a dead-heat if the economy grows at 2.6 percent. Fair's own economic model actually shows more robust growth of about 4 percent next year and a slightly wider margin for an Obama win. Fair told M.M.: "My model is pretty optimistic but it is dependent on expansionist monetary and fiscal policy and no bad shocks from oil prices or anything else. If that happens, you tend to get a fairly robust recovery out of a recession." You can play around with different GDP numbers and what they might mean for the electoral outlook here: http://bit.ly/nnX3mu
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING - M.M. goes dark for the Labor Day holiday on Monday. Catch you back here Tuesday morning for the kick-off of a short but jam-packed week.
SPORTS BLINK: YANKS EDGE SOX - AP/Boston: "Mariano Rivera struck out Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded for the final out and Russell Martin hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning that sent the Yankees past the Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night despite stranding 12 runners in the first six innings. The lack of clutch hitting cost A.J. Burnett a potential victory as he began September with a solid performance after a horrible August" http://nyp.st/qDWNI7
DRIVING THE DAY - Jobs number out at 8:30 a.m. with consensus at about 75K, down from 117K last month. Unemployment rate expected to stay at 9.1 percent. Another key numbers is the length of the work-week, which came in at 34.3 last month. A gain would be a hopeful indicator that more hiring is just around the corner. A drop in hours, coupled with few new jobs, would be a pretty dismal signal ... Obama doesn't have a jobs-related event scheduled (or at least he didn't as of early this morning) and is instead scheduled to leave for Camp David at 10:00 a.m. for the long weekend. ...
Big bank stocks (especially Bank of America) could take a hit after the NYT scooped last night (see below) that FHFA will file suit against big banks seeking up to $30 billion over alleged fraud in selling mortgage-backed securities to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
TOP TALKER: U.S. TO SUE BIG BANKS - NYT's Nelson D. Schwartz in one-column A1 lead: "[FHFA] ... is set to file suits against more than a dozen big banks, accusing them of misrepresenting the quality of mortgage securities they assembled and sold at the height of the housing bubble, and seeking billions of dollars in compensation. The ... suits, which are expected to be filed in the coming days in federal court, are aimed at Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, among others, according to three individuals briefed on the matter. ... If the case is not filed Friday, they said, it will come Tuesday, shortly before a deadline expires for the housing agency to file claims.
"The suits will argue the banks, which assembled the mortgages and marketed them as securities to investors, failed to perform the due diligence required under securities law and missed evidence that borrowers' incomes were inflated or falsified. When many borrowers were unable to pay their mortgages, the securities backed by the mortgages quickly lost value. Fannie and Freddie lost more than $30 billion, in part as a result of the deals, losses that were borne mostly by taxpayers. ... Private holders of mortgage securities are already trying to force the big banks to buy back tens of billions in soured mortgage-backed bonds, but this federal effort is a new chapter in a huge legal fight that has alarmed investors in bank shares." http://nyti.ms/oY3hZ6
M.M. TAKE - Impossible to judge the merits of the suits before they are filed. They could very well include compelling evidence. The banks, in turn, will argue that the buyers were sophisticated investors who knew, or should have known, the risks associated with the loans packaged in the securities. They will also argue that losses were based on a housing market collapse and economic downturn that the banks did not control. Whatever the merits, the suits increase pressure on banks already under scrutiny for their exposure to European sovereign debt and facing big settlements with state regulators over alleged mortgage servicer abuses.
INDUSTRY MIND-MELD - A senior source familiar with the lawsuits emails: "The lawsuits are meaningful but not unexpected. Basically the GSEs are putting down a marker on black. Whether the liability roulette wheel will end up stopping in their favor in a meaningful way is still anyone's guess. The banks have many defenses. The GSEs were the ultimate sophisticated investors and worked very closely with many of the originators of the loans that were later securitized or guaranteed. ...
"The only sure winners right now are lawyers. This is also certainly not good news for the Administration which has to balance the desires of some for revenge against the banks against the real possibility that endless mega-lawsuits and investigations will doom any real prospects for a pre-election housing market recovery."
WHITE HOUSE FUMED OVER BOEHNER MOVE - POLITICO's Roger Simon: "It seemed like a trivial matter: On Wednesday, House Republicans forced the president to delay his speech to a joint session of Congress by one day. Who cares? The White House cares. Very much. 'It is a big deal that the House said 'no' to the president from our end,' a White House source with intimate knowledge of what took place between the House and the president told me Thursday. 'This confirms what we all know: They will do anything in the House to muck us up.'
"The White House was well aware the president's speech would conflict with a planned Republican debate ... Yet the White House did not see this as an obstacle. 'With all due respect, the POLITICO-MSNBC debate was one that was going on a cable station,' the White House source said. 'It was not sacrosanct. We knew they would push it back and then there would be a GOP debate totally trashing the president. So it wasn't all an upside for us." http://bit.ly/r1yAGU
MANUFACTURING SLOWS TO NEAR HALT - FT's Chris Giles in the page one splash: "The global manufacturing recovery appeared to have come to a grinding halt in August, activity surveys suggested ... undermining hopes of a vigorous economic recovery in the second half of the year. Across Asia, Europe and the US, surveys of purchasing managers produced the lowest readings of manufacturing activity and orders since mid-2009, when the world economy was only crawling out of recession. ...
"The figures, better than feared in the US, gave little reason to think the world economy would quickly recover from the twin summer political crises of the US debt ceiling debate and the wider loss of confidence in sovereign debt from the peripheral eurozone countries ... The global purchasing managers' index, compiled by JPMorgan, fell to 50.1 in August from 50.7 in July, indicating the manufacturing sector was again struggling to increase output, having been growing strongly at the start of the year." http://on.ft.com/nYVd2W
BARNEY FRANK SLAMS CFPB HOLD-UP - From WaPo op-ed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), ranking member on House Financial Services: "Once upon a time, we could have expected the following sequence: After considerable debate, Congress would have passed a bill creating an agency. The president would then nominate someone to head that agency. That nomination would be considered on its merits by the Senate. But this is now. The president has nominated Richard Cordray, an able, experienced and thoughtful former state attorney general ... to head the [CFPB] ...
"And the Republican minority in the Senate has announced that it intends to deny any consideration of the individual whom the president has nominated pursuant to his constitutional prerogative. They will do that by blatantly distorting the Constitution, substituting a refusal to allow the constitutionally mandated nomination process for the legislative process in which they simply do not have the votes to accomplish what they want." http://wapo.st/re88VV
BOFA PRESSED ON EMERGENCY MEASURES - WSJ's Dan Fitzpatrick on pg. C1: "U.S. regulators have pushed Bank of America ... to show what measures it could take if conditions worsen ... according to people familiar with the situation. Executives of the bank recently responded to the unusual request from the Federal Reserve with a list of options that includes the issuance of a separate class of shares tied to the performance of its Merrill Lynch securities unit, these people said. ...
"Chief Executive Brian Moynihan isn't expected to pull the trigger soon, if ever, on the creation of a so-called Merrill Lynch tracking stock. Such a move would raise money from investors but could be viewed as counter to Mr. Moynihan's strategy of knitting together the disparate parts of the franchise ... The heightened scrutiny from the Fed is another pressure point for the 51-year-old Mr. Moynihan, who faces mounting investor concerns about the bank's legal costs and its ability to withstand another economic downturn." http://on.wsj.com/nDSeqX
REGULATOR PROBES HIGH-FREQUENCY TRADERS - Reuters' Sarah N. Lynch and Jonathan Spicer: "U.S. securities regulators have taken the unprecedented step of asking high-frequency trading firms to hand over the details of their trading strategies, and in some cases, their secret computer codes. The requests for proprietary code and algorithm parameters by ... [FINRA], a Wall Street brokerage regulator, are part of investigations into suspicious market activity, said Tom Gira, executive vice president of FINRA's market regulation unit. 'It's not a fishing expedition or educational exercise. It's because there's something that's troubling us in the marketplace,' he said in an interview. The [SEC] ... has also begun making requests for proprietary algorithmic trading data as part of its authority to examine financial firms for compliance with U.S. regulations" http://reut.rs/qe9AKC
TECH BLOGGER TURNS VC - Fortune's Dan Primack: "America's most powerful tech blogger is taking a major step into the world of venture capital. Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, is raising a venture capital fund to invest in early-stage technology companies, Fortune has learned. His partner will be Patrick Gallagher of VantagePoint Venture Partners, while investors will include many of Silicon Valley's top venture capital firms and tech luminaries. One source says that the plan is to raise around $20 million. The cornerstone limited partner will be AOL which acquired TechCrunch last fall and where Arrington is now an employee. Others will include VC firms like Kleiner Perkins, Greylock and Sequoia Capital. ... It should be interesting to watch market reaction to news of this fund, since Arrington's prior investment activities have been something of a lightning rod." http://bit.ly/pE0dtL
OBAMA A BOON FOR GUN INDUSTRY? – Bloomberg BusinessWeek's Joshua Green: "In the time since [Obama] took office, gun sales have soared. The government doesn't track individual sales. But the FBI criminal background check required to purchase a gun is considered a reasonable proxy, and these have hit record numbers each year Obama has been in office. This year, they're on track to surpass 15 million for the first time. Ruger has done especially well. Since Obama's inauguration the company's stock price has risen more than 400 percent, making it a better investment than gold, which is up 113 percent. ...
Analysts anticipated a brief jump in firearm sales after the election as many gun owners, fearful that a new Democratic President would move to ban assault weapons, fortified their home arsenals. ... The strong numbers go beyond Rambo-type firepower to include the compact pistols that Perry prefers, although joggers and fans of the governor won't have an easy time finding his signature model." http://buswk.co/oQJMWk
COULD GOP TAKE SENATE? - WSJ's Janet Hook on pg. A1: "Even as Republicans focus on a tumultuous presidential campaign, they see their chances rising to take control of the Senate, the last bastion of Democratic power in Congress. It's a prospect already shaping life on Capitol Hill, as emboldened Republicans, who are expected to retain control of the House, dig in against compromise on issues such as tax increases and stimulus spending. And many vulnerable Democrats are keeping their distance from ...
"Obama, constraining his policy options. The political arithmetic for 2012 shows what Democrats are up against. Republicans would need to gain just four Senate seats to win a majority. Twenty-three seats held by Democrats or their allies are up for election next year, compared with 10 for the GOP. This tough electoral map for Democrats is a byproduct of the party's success in 2006, when it gained Senate control by winning long-shot victories in conservative and swing states." http://on.wsj.com/pJzjkG
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James Patrick "Jim" Edmonds (born June 27, 1970) is an American Major League Baseball player, currently playing center field for the Cincinnati Reds. He played for the California/Anaheim Angels, the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Diego Padres, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Chicago Cubs. He was affectionately known by Cardinal fans as "Jimmy Baseball," "Jimmy Ballgame," "Lassie," and "Hollywood."
Edmonds was born on June 27, 1970, in Fullerton, California. He attended Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, in eastern Los Angeles County.
Edmonds is married to Allison Jayne Raski. They were married on July 16, 2008, at the St. Louis County, Missouri Courthouse in Clayton, MO. The couple have a son and a daughter together. Edmonds also has two teenaged daughters from his previous marriage to Lee Ann Horton.


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Xeodrifter™ is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.Read full description
"Superb! This may be Renegade Kid's best game yet!" - 9/10 [- Destructoid ]
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"Another Renegade Kid gem!" - 90% [- 8-Worlds News ]
Xeodrifter™ is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
A scan of the neighboring planets revealed a number of energy signatures, which may provide the special material needed to replace the damaged warp core and get back to cruising through the cosmos. However, what began as a routine away-mission to fix his engine quickly spirals into a dangerous game of search, shoot, and survive.
Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure.
Key Features:
Classic 2D platforming, shooting, and exploration gameplay.
Unlock legendary power-ups and gain access to new areas.
Epic boss encounters that test your skills.
Collect upgrades to extend your health and equip custom gun enhancements.
Navigate your ship between neighboring planets.
Seek out special blocks, hidden pathways, and more to reveal useful secrets.
Copyright © Renegade Kid 2014. All rights reserved. Renegade Kid and Xeodrifter are registered trademarks or trademarks of Renegade Kid LLC.
It is a really enjoyable platformer.The story is short,I finished it in 2 hours but those hours were great,Xeodrifter is a nice metroid-like game.The style of pixel graphics is great too and there are lots of upgrades hidden throughout the game,difficulty is fairly balanced.The only major con of this game is that it does not have full controller support.All in all a great experience and definitely worth picking up,it is even better if you are a fan of metroid-like games.
Beside the interesting and nice atmosphere, this game has nothing else to give. I wonder how the game could ever be $9.99. Fighting the same boss every time you get to the end is not fun at all. In L4D2, you fight the tank always, but that's not the same. This game is, from being pixel-styled to the fact that it's as short as the life of a butterfly. A lot improvement does this need, but, I am not the developer so I can't do much against it.
A good platformer which has its cons and pros. It has a nice underwater effects, good designs and enemies are easy to understand, bright colorful artwork and overall great mood and atmosphere. It doesn't have a controller support tho. Anyway, to the game's game-play. You have 4 planets to explore, where you have a checkpoint before bosses. One thing to keep in mind is that your health doesn't recover when you die. You have to make it all the way back to your ship if you want to recover. Also, you have one big leap, nothing special about jumping. Overall, it's fine.
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For those of us who weren't there, BioWare put together a video to show how the voice recognition works in battle and in exploration.
As we mentioned, voice recognition can also be used to choose Shepard's dialogue. It will be interesting to see if you can use it for interrupts or for anything else, for that matter.
Mass Effect 3 hits stores in early March; the demo will be available on all platforms on February 14th.
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Vidya Balan's success story has given actresses the hope for a brighter tomorrow in the Indian film industry. But they have a long way to go, says Kareena Kapoor adding that she will fight for equal pay cheques.
The 31-year-old shared her side of the story in a talk about "How Does a Heroine Become the Hero?" at the India Today Conclave 2012 here on Friday.
"I was in Los Angeles sometime back when I got to know that Salt was actually written for Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie was actually the second choice for the role. It is interesting that the second choice wasn't a male actor like Brad Pitt or anyone else. In India, there's no such choice," stated Kapoor.
"[In Bollywood] it's always between three or four Khans or other male actors. I guess female actors are there for just dancing with them. We have to stand behind Shah Rukh and Salman (Khan) and say, 'Hey! I'm here too, give me something to do.' And the pay cheques, what Salman gets and what I get… let's not even get there," said Kareena.
She is said to be the highest earning female star in Bollywood, and reportedly demanded INR80 million for Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine, but Kareena still doesn't consider herself a hero. "I don't think I'm a hero because all the films like 3 Idiots, RA.One and Bodyguard that made INR1 billion to INR1.5 billion, their producers and all the three Khans took home the money. What am I left with? 'Chammak Challo'?"
"I don't get a pay cheque that is as much as they get. I am not on the same platform as them. But I am going to fight for it, and hopefully one day we will get there. I am glad that there's been a stellar performance by Vidya Balan and she proved to be the hero of 2011 [with The Dirty Picture]," added the actor.
The year awaits a power-packed performance by Kapoor in Heroine and she says: "I am giving it my very best. And for a change it is fun not standing behind or beside Shah Rukh or Salman," she quipped.
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September 10th, 2013 06:16 PM #16
Dash, is short for Dashiel, where I first heard the name, so I pronounce it like that. They only say it once or twice in the whole movie, no luck finding a youtube clip. :P
The Da is pronounced like in Dad, or at, this sort of flat long A sound (I don't know technical pronunciation things, bear with me here). The 'shiel' part is just like it's spelled, shield without the d. But the way I say it all together it sounds more like 'shell,' so a long E sound there.
Marek is an interesting one, I don't think I've heard it before.
I like Caradoc and Cagney, too.I'm not feeling incredibly profound at the moment. Check back later.
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by Nate Wooley | October 3, 2012 8:37 am
American Airlines (PINK:AAMRQ[1]) now knows what caused rows of seats to come loose on two flights during the past week and forced a pair of emergency landings:
Poorly installed clamps.
Safety inspections on the planes — all Boeing (NYSE:BA[2]) 757 models — determined that the aircraft involved had improperly installed seat clamps, according to the Associated Press[3]. Similar problems were found on four other planes during the inspections. 36 planes have been inspected, and the airline plans to check 11 more.
The installation of the clamps in question are done by a mix of American Airlines personnel and an outside contractor, Timco Aviation Services. Both of the planes involved had been serviced with their seats removed and reinstalled within the last two months.
The issue of blame has inflamed already heated discussions between American Airlines and the Transport Workers Union. The TWU represents American's maintenance workers.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incidents.
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MINI Hatchback (2001 - 2006) 1.6 Cooper 3d (01) (2003/53) Owner Review
What does this car say about you?
pathetic. second mini, should have relised that i would have problems as i had problems with the first one...never again!!!
What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?
everyone liked it.wife did not. boot was to small for shopping and seats to low and hard.
Would you buy this car again and why?
What are you likely to buy next?
have, a ford focus 1.6 TDCI. much bigger, double the miles MPG,much cheaper tax and insurance, huge boot,comfortable seats,and i dont care what others think.
Buying experience
Type of dealer you bought from?
Did you buy this car new?
What price did you pay?
When did you buy the car?
July 2010
Did you get a good deal and why?
got a new exhaust afer my request. old one was a disgrace.
Is there any special reason why you bought this car?
the looks. the fantastic drive. c hildhood memories.
What was the dealer like?
very nice to start with but after a problem with the 7 day free insurance and then a 2 week wait for a number plate exchange, and then problems with my insurance i asked for a courtersy car which i got but dealers did noy seem to happy. once i got new car never heard another thing again.
Driving it
What's it like to drive?
fantastic to drive.very solid and safe.very fun to drive. used to look forward to driving it (when it worked)
What's it like to park?
very easy.
Living with it
Have you had any problems with the car?
oh yes... remote locking stopped working. all lights would start flashing on and off for no reason.front wheel bearings went.rattles from everywhere.
What's most practical about your car?
nothing...well it was easy to park.
Favourite gadget, option or accessory?
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PARCC Scores and Score ReportsPARCC score reports are designed to identify where a student needs help or is excelling by providing more and better information to teachers and parents so they can enhance instruction to meet individual student needs. This information is shared through sophisticated online reports for schools and teachers, and through an informative, easy-to-understand printed report for parents.
The score report provides clear and meaningful information about the extent to which students are acquiring and mastering the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in school, and to progress toward college and career readiness by the time they graduate.
The design of the score report, like the test itself, was informed by the participation of classroom teachers and other educators and parents from the PARCC states.
Understanding the 2015-16 Score Report
- Sample Score Report (ELA and Mathematics)
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The reports use graphics, colors and detailed descriptions to show how each student performed on the English language arts/literacy and mathematics portions of the test. The reports will show how well children are meeting the knowledge and skills expected of students at their grade level, and how their performance compares to peers in the school, district, and multi-state consortium. The reports also contain helpful links for parents to access more information. The report is intended to help you work with your child's teachers and school officials on how best to support your student's needs.
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Each state is responsible for releasing state-specific assessment results for the 2015-16 testing year.
The 2015-2016 Tables of Cross-State and State-Specific PARCC Results present the results of the 2015-2016 administration of PARCC for each assessment in ELA and math. States included in the results for each assessment are noted with each table.
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On one side of the field, every carry by standout running back Terrell Charles was cause for celebration. The Howard student section jumped and screamed at every run, and a recording of a lion's roar blared from the loudspeaker after significant gains.
On the opposite side of the track, Howard track & field Coach Zack Dickerson watched nervously as two of his star runners took hit after hit from the River Hill defense.
As much as Dickerson wanted the Lions to upset No. 13 River Hill, he couldn't help but worry as Charles and wide receiver Justin Marsh fought through the Hawks' line.
Winter sports begin Nov. 15, and even if the two stay healthy through the rest of the football season, a trip to the playoffs might delay the pair's return to the track.
The Lions, behind the efforts of Charles and Marsh, strengthened their chances at a postseason appearance with a 21-3 win against the Hawks in Ellicott City, Howard's first against its county rival.
"The kids just believed," Coach Bruce Strunk said. "In every part of our game, we played well."
The Hawks, the two-time defending Maryland 3A champions, were effective in containing Charles in the first half to just 49 yards. But their focus on the Lions' running game opened up room for junior quarterback Kevin Sheahin to find tight end Neil Caruso for an 18-yard touchdown pass four minutes 22 seconds into the second quarter.
Marsh got open on the right a little more than four minutes later and used his speed to take the ball 64 yards down the sideline to give the Lions (7-2, 7-2 Howard County) a 14-3 lead at the half.
Charles was able to make significantly more gains on the ground in the second half, including a three-carry, 22-yard drive that set the Lions up for a quarterback sneak across the goal line by Sheahin for the third and final touchdown of the game.
"I just never stop moving," Charles said of his playing style.
That final drive was set up by an interception from defensive back Jamil Campbell, his second of the game.
The Hawks (7-2, 7-2) were plagued by penalties, turnovers — three interceptions and a fumble — and injuries throughout the game. Running back Aiden Gelb was hurt after a 16-yard reception. Guard Logan Kirby returned to the game after being sidelined by an injury at the end of the first half, but was clearly playing through pain.
It was the second loss in three weeks for the Hawks, who saw a 30-game win streak snapped by Hammond on Oct. 18.
"A win like this, it really boosts the morale," Charles said. "We knew if we came out and played four quarters we could do it."


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My system recently started doing something strange. Whenever I print (or recreate) a bill, it prints two copies: one with the correct template and one with a different template. It only does it for clients/matters I have opened recently (probably within the last month). I am on v. 10.03a. I haven't changed anything and can't find anything in the client/matter settings that is different from any other client or matter. Does anyone know what the problem might be?
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The latest music/film collaboration that's getting us excited...
28 July 2010Terry Gilliam is to direct a webcast of a live performance by the Canadian group Arcade Fire. The show will take place at New York's Madison Square Gardens and the YouTube broadcast will enable fans to switch camera angles and even vote for their choice of encore song.
Gilliam, the legendary director, and former Monty Python star, will take the helm for the show, which will take place on 05 August. We're looking forward to the end result!


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text: Hello there! I'm Jen and this is my trip report about the 8 night Bahamian cruise out of Galveston on the Disney Magic. You may find this trip report interesting if you are planning on cruising with a child (or adult) with high functioning autism or if you are a first time cruiser like I was. In fact this was the first cruise for my entire family and we learned a lot along the way. Let me introduce my crew. (I took about a million pictures of my kids but I'm going to attempt to talk more about the cruise itself than anything else but if I introduce us you'll know who we are when we pop up in pics.) First is my daughter E who is seven and still very much my baby. If you happened to be on our cruise and you saw a feisty little redhead either laughing loudly or crying for no real reason, that was my girl. She's wonderfully dramatic. Second is my son J who is 12 also still kind of my baby. He has Aspergers and is ridiculously smart. If you happened to see a handsome little guy in a newsboy cap plugging his ears that was my boy. Third in my crew is my husband Jesse. He's a hard working guy who was somewhat hesitant to take the cruise in the first place. In fact he told me I should enjoy this cruise because he was pretty sure it would be a one time deal. Did we change his mind? You'll have to stay tuned! You'll see Jesse pop up in pictures once in while he spent a good portion of this cruise being humiliated in front of large groups of people. Here's the three most awesome people I know. And then there's me. I'm Jen. The life long, hard core Disney addict. Living in Minnesota hasn't stopped me from making Disney a regular part of my life. This cruise was to celebrate my retirement from my "career" as a surrogate mother. If you want to see a picture of me look at my profile picture. I'm always the one behind the lens and rarely in front of it. I hope you join in and enjoy as I recount the good, the bad, the ugly, and the downright magical of our first ever Disney cruise.


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LOUISVILLE — Estimates that it would take 40 points under Churchill Downs' new system for determining which 3-year-olds qualify for Saturday's Kentucky Derby proved to be way off the mark, as late surprise entry Fear the Kitten, with only 6 points, will complete the field of 20, according to the Daily Racing Form, when entries are taken tomorrow. The post-position draw is set for 5 p.m.
As expected, there were four defections yesterday. Trainer Bob Baffert confirmed his two remaining candidates, Code West and Govenor Charlie, would not run; Todd Pletcher said his Lexington winner, Winning Cause, would await the Preakness, Peter Pan or the Marine at Woodbine; and the connections of Tiz a Minister said he would not make the trip from California after finishing third in last Saturday's Snow Chief at Hollywood Park.
Golden Soul, whose owner, Charles Fipke, already has Blue Grass winner Java's War in the Derby, draws in after finishing fourth in the Louisiana Derby, while Fear the Kitten comes off a pair of fifths in the Spiral and Blue Grass.
Code West and Govenor Charlie join Flashback, Super Ninety Nine, Den's Legacy, War Academy and Power Broker among Baffert horses once considered Derby hopefuls, marking just the fourth time in 18 years that the three-time Derby-winning trainer won't have a starter in the race.
"Everything is meant to be," he said. "When you get a good one, you appreciate it more."
Baffert, with his keen eye for a horse, has a history of tabbing the true contenders while watching their works and gallops during Derby week. This year, he has high praise for Orb, the Florida Derby winner trained by Shug McGaughey.
"Man, he gets over the ground well," Baffert said. "He really caught my eye. He's a beautiful moving horse. His stride is so efficient."
D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time Derby winner, worked his two Derby horses yesterday. Oxbow, with three-time Derby-winning jockey Gary Stevens aboard, sizzled five furlongs in a bullet :59 4/5, out six in 1:14 4/5. Will Take Charge went five furlongs in 1:01, out six in 1:17 2/5.
"A work's a work," Lukas said, "but it's a barometer of where you're at with a horse in a lot of ways. As a trainer you get a chance to evaluate the energy level, the soundness, all the things that go into maybe winning the darn thing."


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Nikolai looked over as Natalia exited the plane as well. He smiled, it was good to have some company. He stood there, breathing in the cool Sweedish morning air. He felt slightly awkward though, he had never been great at conversations, or at starting them. Fortunately for him, Natalia spoke up first, "So, Afon. Do you have any family?"
Nikolai felt some sadness in him, remembering his parents. "No. Not anymore. I never knew my mother, I assume she died. I'm not really sure, I didn't ask my father about it. My father...died a few years ago in a car crash. We weren't particularly close, but...I still loved him. I was in America at the time, I didn't know what to do. So I got exported back to Russia, in the care of another family until I was eighteen. So, thats my story. I dont know if my mother is even alive, I dont know if I have any siblings. Its a bit frustrating at times..."
He was about to ask Natalia about her family when he heard a voice from behind them, coming from what seemed to be just empty space. "Natalia. Don't be scared. I'm Helena, the girl Atticus picked up, and I'm invisible. Atticus needs help to get past the gate guards."
Nikolai, after getting over his intial shock of someone standing next to him being invisible, looked over at Natalia. "This could be a bit of a problem. Is there anything you think I could do? Or maybe you could just drag Atticus through a wall or something to get past?"
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Taking the mound on Opening Day is nothing unfamiliar to Brad Radke. But as the former Twins pitcher stood outside the team's home clubhouse on Monday and waited for his opportunity to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, the feeling was one that Radke hadn't experienced much in his career. "I'm nervous," Radke said. "It's just throwing out the first pitch. It's so easy to do, but I feel like I'm more nervous now than I was before my starts."
There wasn't any need for concern, as Radke's first return to the mound at the Metrodome since his regular-season farewell last year went off without a hitch. The pitcher stepped back on the rubber amidst a standing ovation and delivered a solid strike to manager Ron Gardenhire. Radke's pitch was just one part of a tribute to the pitcher who clearly had meant so much to the Twins organization during his 12-year-career. Radke was also showered with a few gifts as the team gave him the pitching rubber that he toed in his final start, signed by the entire club. The Twins also donated $10,000 to the Brad and Heather Radke Foundation. This spring was a little different for the veteran, who had spent his past 15 years in Fort Myers with the club. From coaching his 11-year-old son Kasey's Little League team to getting out on the water for his beloved fishing, Radke has kept himself plenty busy over the winter -- so much so that he didn't even catch a full Spring Training game, even though he lives near Clearwater, Fla. While Radke made one quick stop at Spring Training camp to see some of the guys before a Twins game at Dunedin against the Blue Jays, it was the only contact he had with baseball all spring. But getting used to being away from baseball wasn't always easy. "Sometimes I'd look at my phone and see the date on it and I'm like, 'Wait a minute, I'm not supposed to be here right now,'" Radke said with a chuckle. "And looking at the Twins box score every day seeing how everybody was doing, that was weird. It's going to be weird for a little while. But life is good." Radke has moved on, and so have the Twins. Radke's absence has created a lot of question marks for the starting staff, which has led to many people believing the Twins will finish fourth in the American League Central Division. But Radke feels the Twins can be special this year, and he will be paying close attention as he spends his summer back in Minnesota. "I think they are as good as we were last year," Radke said. "Guys learned a lot last year. You know it's just going to be a fun year, a fun year to watch." Designated southpaw? Jeff Cirillo was penciled into the Twins' Opening Day lineup as the designated hitter with the Orioles starting left-hander, Erik Bedard.
Gardenhire had said earlier this spring that he would use Cirillo and Jason Kubel in a sort of platoon role, using Cirillo against lefties and Kubel against right-handers.But when Gardenhire was asked Monday if Cirillo will be the only DH used against left-handers, he said that wouldn't be the case. "Not necessarily always, but for the most part he will be," Gardenhire said. "There are other guys I can use, too. I've got a third catcher, so I can do that once in a while. I might even use [Mike] Redmond in that spot when Cirillo is playing the infield. I've got a lot of options for right-handed bats." Steady as he goes: There are few pitchers that a team assumes will deliver a strong start every time out, and the Twins have one of those in Johan Santana. The Twins have been fortunate enough to have two over the past few years. Just like with Radke, the feeling isn't ever one of concern when Santana takes the mound. So does that mean the team takes him for granted? "I guess you do," Gardenhire said. "You don't do it on purpose, it just happens. It was Radke around here for a long time and then came Santana. Then it was Santana and Radke you don't worry about. Now we're back to just Santana. It's an easy thing to do and it's not a bad thing to say we take him for granted, believe me." Twins tidbits: Carlos Silva has taken over Radke's old locker in the Twins clubhouse at the Metrodome. Radke said he was going to try and leave some good karma in the locker for his old rotation mate. ... Justin Morneau's home run in the second inning was his first career Opening Day homer. Coming up: The Twins will take on the Orioles in Game 2 of the three-game set in a 7:10 p.m. CT start Tuesday. Right-hander Boof Bonser will make his season debut against Baltimore's right-hander Daniel Cabrera.
Kelly Thesier 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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This new study is drawing the lessons from a series of seven case studies conducted in stages between 2004 and 2008.
These case studies are a follow-up to the original study ''Poverty alleviation as a business - the market creation approach to development' by Urs Heierli, first published in March 2000. Reviewing a rich set of experiences in nutrition, sanitation, safe water, malaria control, water control, organic cotton and brick production, this book deals with the issues of harmonising the best mix of public and private sector interventions.
A series of practical and theoretical discussions and recommendations show how public and private sectors can jointly achieve development objectives. The seven case studies are summarised in this volume. Each study is available as a separate publication (see case studies).
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Teething – how to help your toddler through it
A toddler who is teething can be miserable. Here are a few suggestions to help your toddler get through this time.
Many children get through teething with only minor discomfort. Many have extreme discomfort along with a host of other symptoms. Your child is teething if you notice incessant drooling, fussiness, swollen sensitive gums, biting, sleep disturbances, and he refuses to eat.
To ease the pain and discomfort of teething, provide your child with things he can chew on such as frozen teething toys, hard baby toast, or a cold washcloth. Make sure that whatever you give them is not small enough to be a choking hazard.
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A man suspected as the "Mr. Magoo Bandit" who robbed 12 banks from San Diego to San Francisco and Nevada surrendered to the FBI Monday, the agency said Tuesday.
Scott James Larson, 43, walked into the FBI's Kearny Mesa office, confessed to one local holdup and was arrested, FBI spokesman Darrell Foxworth said.
"He just showed up," Foxworth said. "It was certainly unexpected. He said he found it was in his best interests. He wanted to take responsibility for his actions."
Foxworth said Larson had no fixed address, but spent most of his time in Southern California.
The FBI gave the prolific robber a nickname after a cartoon character with trademark bald head and large, round glasses.
The "Mr. Magoo" series began in June with the holdup of a Wells Fargo bank in Fashion Valley. That was followed by five more bank robberies around San Diego, and one each in Henderson, Nev., Novato, Camarillo, South San Francisco and San Francisco. The most recent was in Thousand Oaks on Oct. 8.


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Mantra Eyes Indonesian Expansion
CVC Capital Partners and UBS-backed hotel and resorts owner-operator Mantra Group has identified Indonesia as a key market in a growth plan established after a fruitless sale process earlier this year.
"We received bids that didn't value the business properly," Mantra Group chief executive Bob East told Deal Journal Australia. Mr. East oversees a 108-strong network of Australian and New Zealand properties which operate under the brands Peppers, Mantra and BreakFree, and plans to add another 30 in the next three years both in Australia and offshore.


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Funding from the Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Society –FSH Society, Inc. – will help researchers determine the role a seldom-studied gene plays in the development and progression of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a debilitating muscular dystrophy often originating in the face, shoulders and upper arms.
In order to help uncover the genetic mechanisms behind FSHD – recently considered to be the most prevalent muscular dystrophy affecting men, women and children – Scott Harper, PhD, principal investigator in the Center for Gene Therapy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and assistant professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, has been awarded the first FSH Society Jacobs Family Research Fellowship Grant (FSHS-JJFR-001).
Utilizing this one-year, $40,000 fellowship grant, Dr. Harper and his team will investigate the role of the DUX4 gene in FSHD pathogenesis. Dr. Harper's previous research has shown that DUX4 over-expression leads to muscular-dystrophy-related symptoms in otherwise normal animals. The work funded by this FSH Society award will investigate normal DUX4 function, which Dr. Harper believes will help provide clues to how the gene may be involved in FSHD development.
"This award demonstrates the instrumental role the FSH Society continues to play in the study of this disease," said Dr. Harper. "My lab has made significant scientific progress in the last year and I have great hope that this generous Jacobs Family award from the FSH Society will help us further understand the role DUX4 may play in FSHD development. Ultimately, the more we know about the disease, the closer we get to developing effective treatments."
Dr. Harper's team includes Lindsay Wallace, a graduate student of the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program at The Ohio State University, and Research Assistant Sara Garwick. Jing Yang, PhD, and Wenyan Mei, PhD, principal investigators in the Center for Cell and Developmental Biology at Nationwide Children's are also collaborating with Dr. Harper on this project.
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The FSH Society is the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network of FSHD patients, their families and research activists. The group is solely dedicated to treating and curing FSHD through basic, translational and clinical research.
The FSH Society empowers scientists by ensuring access to patients, resources and funds for FSHD research and development. The society also empowers patients by ensuring them a voice to convey what it is like to live with muscular dystrophy.


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U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun both insisted Thursday that they would keep running for Chicago mayor, despite renewed calls by black leaders to unite behind a single candidate who could improve the odds of an African-American winning the February election.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson brokered a roughly four-hour meeting Wednesday night with Davis and Braun at his Rainbow PUSH headquarters that was also attended by several ministers, business leaders and politicians. Among them was U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, who is backing Braun, and state Sen. Rickey Hendon, who is backing Davis.


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