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We have all seen, and felt, what's happened in the U.S. stock market over the past year as we spiraled further into a recession. With the market down over 40% we're wondering how our portfolios can survive and where we should (or shouldn't) be investing our money. When the U.S. stock market is experiencing sharp losses, the first place to look for safety is international stocks. Unfortunately, you won't find much help there today. In fact, the losses overseas are actually worse than here in the U.S. For example, the stock markets of Russia and India fell 72% and 65% in 2008—making us feel lucky to have only lost 40%. Seeing these poor returns and reading negative headlines convinces most investors they should sell their stocks and go straight to cash. This is a mistake you don't want to make.
Disciplined investors know it would be premature to convert to cash without first considering all the investment options available to them. After considering U.S.and international stocks, the next investments to look at on the "depth chart" are corporate bonds. Struggling companies that want to stay in business during a recession raise money by selling their bonds to the public. To entice investors to buy these bonds, corporations offer high interest rates. But the high rates are accompanied by high risk. For example, in November of 2008 you could have purchased a 5-year Home Depot corporate bond that pays 9% interest per year! That's a tremendous return for a bond, but there's a reason it's so high – it's very risky. What if Home Depot (or another company whose bond you purchased) goes out of business before the bond matures? You will lose your investment. Unlike a stock, you can't sell a bond anytime you want, which means even if you see a company struggling there's little you can do. If the bond defaults before the maturity date, it's very likely you'll lose your money.
If corporate bonds are too risky, smart investors next look to government investments like Treasury bills and Treasury bonds. The problem is that everyone is turning to government investments because they're considered the only safe investment left. When so many investors turn to government investments the interest rates suffer. In fact, the interest rates have dropped so much that they're negative for short term Treasury bills. This means that instead of receiving interest, you actually have to pay interest.
The last place left to turn is cash. But if you sell your investments and go to cash today you will be locking in investment losses that up until now have been mostly felt on paper. Also, the effects of inflation and taxes will increase your loss if you convert too cash today.
This makes the decision of where to invest even more difficult because it seems like there's nowhere to turn. On the one hand, we know the US and international stock markets have given us significant losses that could continue for weeks, months, or years to come. On the other hand, if we convert to cash we'll be locking in losses and being more reactive than proactive. You've heard the saying that investors should "buy low and sell high", but if you switch to cash today you'll be doing just the opposite. The answer to the question, "Where to invest in today's recession?" becomes a balancing act, with some US, international and cash exposure needed to add the most value to your portfolio. What proportion of these you should have in your portfolio depends on your risk tolerance and time frame. The allocation you choose should be designed to soften the blow of future losses while keeping you in position to take advantage of the stock market rebound when it occurs, which it will. A possible allocation may be 50% in the US stock market, 25% in the international stock market and 25% in cash (a much higher cash position than usual due to the fact we're in a recession).
If you're looking for additional opportunities to recession-proof your portfolio then consider investing in corporate bond funds and REITs. You should also give extra thought to paying off your debt early. But you shouldn't choose any of these options until you fully understand the risks involved.
1. Corporate bond funds. A single corporate bond is too risky by itself due to high default risk, but a corporate bond fund decreases this risk substantially. A corporate bond fund is a collection of hundreds of corporate bonds. By pooling all these bonds together the effect of a single company defaulting is significantly reduced. Consider what happens if you own one corporate bond and that company fails? What would happen if that same company fails but it's one of over 500 corporate bonds you own?
2. REITS (Real Estate Investment Trusts). Yes, real estate has performed poorly and the housing market may not have hit bottom yet. But REITs pool together many different real estate investments and currently pay high dividends. Also, REITS have a low correlation with the stock market which is a great advantage in a recession. A "low correlation" means that REITs will not necessarily go down just because the stock market falls on a particular day (the reverse is also true).
3. Pay off debt early. The third, and safest choice of the three, is paying off your debt early. Even if you have a low interest rate of 5%, you may want to consider making double payments to retire your debt early because you won't find that rate of return in the stock market today. But when you use your investment dollars to pay off debt early you'll no longer have it available to take advantage of the stock market rebound when it occurs.


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Believe it or not, HDTVs have been around since the 1990s. They just didn't become ubiquitous until the late 2000s, for various reasons — price and lack of content chief among them (the same thing is happening with Ultra HD TV right now).
There were plasma and LCD flat panels back in 2002, but the bulkier, traditional CRT (cathode ray tube) was still considered as providing the best picture (as well as, by far, the least expensive option). And the Sony KV-40XBR800 CRT HDTV was the Cadillac of CRT HDTVs.
It also weighed over 300 pounds and was over two feet deep. You did not hang this on your wall. And you needed at least one friend to help you move it somewhere. Preferably two. Or three.
Oh, and did we mention that this was an HDTV? Well, not quite. It was what they used to call an "HD-ready" TV. You actually had to buy an HDTV tuner — which was a separate box, and plug it into the TV.
And even then, your options were limited to the smattering of HDTV content that was available over-the-air from broadcast networks like NBC, ABC and CBS.
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The original location of Fat Beats launched on July 14, 1994 which means FB just turned 20 years old! Business was doing so well 2 years in that Joseph Abajian decided to move the store from it's small 9th St. basement space into a 2nd floor location on 6th Avenue. August 1996 (day?) was the grand opening of the 406 6th Avenue location. It was also the beginnings of our independent movement which had recently started bubbling about a year before. Yesterday I started converting old Hi8 video tapes to DVD and came across some interesting footage from that day. Now we had a lot of the usual suspects in the place that day such as ILL BILL, Arsonists, Lord Finesse, Adagio, Breeze Brewin, A.L. Skills, Percee P, J-Live, Mr. Live, Chino XL, Al Tariq, Black Attack, Xzibit, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Rawcotiks, Ak Skills, Rob Swift, Roc Raida, DJ Spinna and many, many more. But what took me by surprise was the appearance of this 19 year old kid who at that time nobody knew. Now I've had this person as a guest on my radio show years later, but it's pretty crazy to see this footage in '96 and think "damn, this dude was in my house then?" and not even know. More to come….
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Despite fielding arguably the bravest player of the World Cup Namibia were no match for an Argentina side keen to atone for their opening defeat to Australia.
The African flanker Schalk van der Merwe may have once fought off a lion with his bare hands to save his sister's favourite baboon but he was powerless to prevent a mauling by the Pumas. In fact this was the sort of debacle the World Cup organisers were dreading. It is hard to talk up a tournament by yapping on about its great upsets when the evidence is virtually all to the contrary. And here in Gosford was plenty more.
Yet the Namibia coach Dave Waterston has absolutely no problem with his amateur team being pitted against professionals. If it results in more of them picking up professional contracts, he believes, then the exercise will have been worthwhile.
But the short-term pain of it is unavoidable. "I'm very lucky," he said. "I've got a bottle of Johnnie Walker blue in my bedroom and I'm going to consult it tonight." He might need a crate of the stuff to get through the tournament. With Ireland likely to select a largely full-strength side on Sunday, the Namibians are looking at a possible three-figure hit.
Whatever the quality of the opposition, the sight of Gon zalo Quesada slotting the ball over the bar with typical regularity did not go unnoticed by the Argentina coach Marcelo Loffreda. "This opens the possibility of having a player who can add points with his kicks," he said of the man left out against Australia.
There is still a yawning gap between the Argentina first- and second-choice teams when it comes to finishing but that margin is much less when it comes to grunt up front.
When you can put together a midweek front row of Reggiardo, Mendez and Scelzo it suggests a certain luxury in this department. And they were the essence of comfort, shunting the Namibian scrum at will. Two penalty tries for collapsed scrums, and two pushovers reflected a superi ority underlined by the centre Martin Gaitan's hat-trick.
Namibia had essentially picked up where they left off in the last World Cup when they conceded an average of 62 points per game. If they shipped 10 tries to the Pumas' second string then what will Ireland's first-choice crew do to them? Waterston has some more consulting ahead of him.
Argentina: Hernandez; Senillosa, Gaitan, J Fernandez-Miranda (F Contepomi, h-t), Albanese; Quesada, N Fernandez-Miranda (capt); Reggiardo, Mendez, Scelzo (Roncero, 59), Sporleder, Alvarez, Durand, Bouza, Ostiglia.
Tries: Gaitan 3, Bouza 2, Mendez, N Fernandez-Miranda, J Fernandez-Miranda, penalty tries 2. Pen: Quesada. Cons : Quesada 7.
Namibia: Booysen; Mouton, Grobler, Powell, Africa; Wessels, Husselman (Pedro, 73); Lensing, Meyer, Du Toit (Blauuw, 64), Senekal, Isaacs (Duvenhage, 28), Van der Merwe, Furter (capt), Lintvelt (Van Lill, 65).
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Ten artefacts tell their story
THE story of Fingal's rich heritage will be told this Wednesday in Malahide with the help of ten precious artefacts that represent the region's history and tells the story of its people.
Historical societies from all over Fingal are gathering at the Michael Gaffney Centre in Malahide this Wednesday, August 27 for the special event which is part of the county's contribution to National Heritage Week.
The Skerries group will be bringing along a neolithic hand axe fragment and some flint tools and arrowheads in a bid to explore Fingal's prehistoric past.
The Rolestown and Oldtown Historical Society will use garments to tell the story of the Irish peasant soldier with Una O'Brien delivering a 10-minute talk on the subject.
The Donabate and Portrane group and noted local historian Peadar Bates claim to have solved a mystery and will present a talk, intriguingly titled 'The Mystery of Luffrey's College Solved'.
The Swords Historical Society will be represented by local historian Bernie Marks and she will take a personal approach to the task by showing a picture of her own mother taken in Skerries in 1906 and presenting a view of social history through her mother's eyes.
Malahide Castle has offered up an interesting artefact for the town's local historical group to examine. Roger Greene will use a travel kit from a gent's bedroom in the castle to talk about old medicines.
Pat Kelly will be up next to talk about Lusk. Using drawings of thatched cottages in the village from the 1940s, Pat, from the local heritage group will present a picture of life in the north Fingal village from around that time.
A sporting twist on the theme will be presented by a group from Blanchardstown and Castleknock with a poem about Arkle written by the late Tommy Bracken and some associated pics, looking at the racing heritage of the the area.
The 1961 plane crash at Dublin Airport will be the subject of a talk from a group in nearby Clogharan with photos to illustrate the story and the Loughshinny and Rush group will talk about the 'The Tulip Fields of Rush' with photos and some special bulb planting tools used to illustrate the story.
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Isabelle Gatica Gomez, 53, of Slaton was killed Wednesday when the vehicle in which she was riding slid off Interstate 40 in southwestern Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.
Gomez was thrown from a car in Caddo County, about 60 miles west of Oklahoma City, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned.
The driver, 51-year-old Joe Rodriguez, and his wife, Maria Rodriguez, 55, both of Slaton, were hospitalized in Weatherford, about 10 miles west of the crash site.
Highway Patrol Sgt. Mike Long said more than 50 accidents were reported in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and several dozen were reported elsewhere.
"There were several injury accidents and mostly non-injury accidents cars sliding off the road into bridges and other hard objects," Long said.
A winter storm brought the first snow of the season to much of Oklahoma Wednesday, leading to dozens of traffic accidents.
Counties stretching from southwestern sections of the state into the Oklahoma City metropolitan area could see as much as a half-foot of snow by Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service said.
Snow accumulations of 2 inches to 3 inches were reported across a wide swath of the state by Wednesday morning.
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Tensilica acquisition to accelerate Cadence core strategy
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Competitors are naturally the most skeptical of all.
Archrival Synopsys essentially welcomed Cadence as a latecomer to the IP market. Synopsys doesn't break out its IP revenues. However, the company said over the last 12 months it made $459 million, or roughly 25 percent of its total revenue in the broad systems/IP area.
"We're the second largest IP vendor with approximately 1,400 IP engineers worldwide," Synopsys CEO Aart de Geus said in a recent conference call. "After 15 years of investment, our DesignWare IP is shipped in more than a billion chips per year," he added.
From Ceva's perspective, "we believe premium processor IP, like that from ARM and Ceva, is best suited to be offered by independent suppliers," said Eran Briman, vice president of marketing at Ceva. "We can guarantee customers a specific road map and innovation path, something that only an independent IP vendor can commit to," he said.
Ceva claims it pumps 40 percent of its revenues back into R&D, something a larger EDA company would not likely do. What's more the DSP core business "is completely different than the EDA IP business," Briman said, requiring "specialization in DSP algorithms, software, programming languages, development tools and more."
He characterized Telsilica's technology as "essentially an EDA tool that adds programmability to hardware blocks, a DIY approach with automatic generation of tools and RTL."
Briman also suggested Cadence could handicap users who want Tensilica cores but not Cadence tools. "Ceva has a long track record of maintaining design tool neutrality and allowing customers to work with our DSP solutions regardless of their design environment," he said.
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Satellite Command takes you into orbit around a stunning representation of our home planet, Earth. Take command of your own space agency, complete real contracts, research advanced technology and carefully manage your resources and reputation to learn more about the wonders of the Universe.
A simulation / arcade hybrid designed to make astrophysics approachable, with over 150 contracts based on real mission data. An RNG system and an ever expanding list of missions ensures that no two games will ever be the same!
Developed in tandem with space-industry experts, Satellite Command features a realistic astrophysics simulation and harnesses the graphical power of Unreal Engine 4 for a truly out-of-world experience.
- Realistic astrophysics simulation, plan and change your orbits to get as close or far from Earth as you dare!
- RNG system that ensures no two play-throughs will ever be the same!
- Hundreds of contracts to complete, based on real mission data. Learn about the wonders of the Universe.
- Player progression system and stats tracking, with an elite Achievement and Leaderboard integration.
- Special Events weekends and a regularly updated list of mission data!
- Unforgiving gameplay designed to encourage learning by doing – the same way we did in reality.
- Procedurally generated technology tree to explore.
- Fully remappable keybindings, a host of graphical options, 4K and Steam Cloud support.
Genre: Indie, Simulation
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Drake and OVO are ending 2012 with a bang as word that a deal with Warner Bros. for their Octobers Very Own label has been confirmed. Warner Bros. also serves as the home to Rick Ross' label Maybach Music Group.
OVO has gradually taken steps to expanding the brand with the annual OVO Fest, OVO merch, and premiering videos and such on the OVO blog. As a solo artist, Drake will still hold his solo contract with YMCMB/Universal. "New deal on the table look like bout like 10 milla." I look forward to 2013 to see which artists Drake will sign first. Congrats on the deal! More details surrounding this news are set to emerge.


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Palmerton Library to hold second annual golf tourney
TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS Members of the Palmerton Area Library Board of Directors include (l-r) Jack Woginrich, golf committee chairman, Susan Choy, board member, Susan Debski, board member, and Diane Danielson, library director.
So that it may continue to provide services to the public, the Palmerton Area Library will hold its second annual golf tournament.
The Palmerton Area Library Open will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Blue Ridge Country Club in Palmerton.
Proceeds from the event benefit children and adult programs at the library, said Susan Choy, a member of the library's board of directors. After the golf tournament, a dinner and auction will follow, she said.
Choy said the emcee for this year's event will be Palmerton native Billy Cyr, president and CEO of Sunny Delight Beverages Co.
"We're very, very happy to have him, a native Palmertonian," Choy said. "We just found it fitting that he was willing to help his hometown library raise money."
Choy said Cyr's company supports education through a program that provides books to various school districts throughout the nation.
Sunny Delight Beverages Co. is the manufacturer and marketer of seven leading brands of fruit flavored beverages, including Sunny Delight, Veryfine, Fruit2O, Bossa Nova and Elations.
Cyr graduated from Palmerton Area High School in 1981. He attended Princeton University, and graduated with a degree in History and East Asian Studies in 1985.
Cyr has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in Southwest Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana; the Dealmaker of the Year by the Association for Corporate Growth; and recently received the Good Scout of the Year Award by the Dan Beard Council Boy Scouts of America.
Susan Debski, a member of the library's board of directors, said the library hopes to build on the success of last year's event.
"Last year was a success," Debski said. "We'd like to grow on that."
To sign up for the tournament, donate or volunteer, contact the library at (610) 826-3424, or email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Choy said any businesses or individuals who would like to serve as a major sponsor may also contact the library.
The library's state funding has been cut by 30-percent in the past three years, along with a decrease in funding from other sources.
In order to receive funding, the library is mandated by the state on how many hours it must be open, how much it must spend on books, and how many staff hours it must pay for.


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It's from Tagos, an Israeli brand, but you can buy them in London from the shop at Great Cumberland Place Synagogue.
I bought the men's XL as I was planning to give it to a cousin but ... they size rather small. I know Tacitus (V,6) once said of the people of Israel that: "The inhabitants are healthy and hardy." But whoever designed these tees, clearly did not feel the same way ;-)
I know there's a whole make-up vs no make-up debate going on, and in theory my attitude is "surely the point of feminism was to allow women to chose either" but ... most days, like today, I barely manage to moisturise before throwing on clothes to walk the dog. And the only make-up - Cranberry Veil on the lips by Face Stockholm - I applied without a mirror whilst she pooped. So to use a fabulous Latin word, only ever used to my knowledge by Vitruvius: ratiocinatio ...
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"Antitrust" isn't the film that the marketing campaign would have had viewers believe in terms of quality - the film was dumped in the middle of January, a time that more often than not signals a failure. While not a fantastic picture, the only area where the picture is sometimes lacking is the screenplay. I enjoyed the performances, and technically, the film looks very good.
Ryan Phillipe stars as Milo, a talented computer programmer, who, as the film begins, finds himself requested to appear at the offices of Gary Winston (Tim Robbins attempting to channel Bill Gates). He needs Milo and a group of other young, smart folks like him to help him to complete the Synapse global communications system, a system that will link every communications device on the planet. Although things seem fine at first, as with all thrillers like this one, hints of an ugly undercurrent begin to surface. Eventually, Milo's friend Teddy is killed, and evidence points to the company - that they're trying to knock out any competition.
"Antitrust" is successful not because it really brings a great deal of originality to the table for the genre, but because it does well enough with the usual elements of the genre to make the picture tense and often exciting. There's a good sense once the film really gets going that we don't know who Milo should or can trust, and twists along the way to change the audience's perceptions. Some of the plot points become rather ludicrious, but the film often straightens itself out again and continues on its way. There's a lot of the usual - the villians coming down a hallway to get the hero, but the film is well-edited by Zach Staenberg("The Matrix") and makes the ordinary work.
Performances are generally very good. Phillipe is one of the better young actors of the next generation and this remains one of his better efforts. I also liked Robbins, who can go from child-like joy at seeing some new code written out to the darker side, which involves yelling at the employees. Also decent is Claire Forlani as Alice, Milo's girlfriend. The one actress who doesn't get much to do is Rachel Leigh Cook, as Lisa, a fellow programmer. I've never found myself impressed with a performance from Cook - especially after "Josie and the Pussycats", which was quite bad - but I suppose I can credit this instance to having not much of a character to go on.
Again, "Antitrust" isn't a fantastic thriller, but it's an enjoyable and sometimes entertaining one that deserves better than the quick January release that it received.
The DVD
VIDEO: MGM presents "Antitrust" in the film's original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, and it is anamorphic. It's not a poor or even mediocre presentation - nor is it one that anyone will likely find stunning or remarkable. Sharpness generally appeared pleasing; although I detected a slight amount of softness to some of the scenes, the majority of the film was visibly well-defined and crisp.
There are some additional problems along the way to face. Slight edge enhancement is noticed in a few areas and becomes a bit irritating. A couple of light traces of pixelation also appear, but there really isn't anything in the way of print flaws, as the picture remains free of speckles and marks throughout.
Colors look terrific throughout the movie, from the beautiful outdoor scenery to the bright colors that are located throughout the computer labs, as these operations always seem to have that playful, light feel - and Catherine Hardwicke's production design really shows that throughout the film. Anyways, "Antitrust" looks fine here - MGM's effort looks above-average, but several small problems keep it from reaching a higher level.
SOUND: The film is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1. Although "Antitrust" doesn't have a great deal of large action sequences, the film does still put audio to effective use in adding to the thrills. Although many scenes do only employ Don Davis's score and dialogue, there are some sequences that do put surrounds to enjoyable use, including some of those breeze-ish "reveal" sounds that are often used in thrillers and other subtle and not-so-subtle effects. Dialogue was mostly natural, including many interior scenes where it sounded convincing that the characters were talking in that space.
MENUS:: MGM provides a wonderful animated background for the main menu, composed of different screens that show scenes from the movie. Sub-menus are not animated, but provide a nice tech-themed background, along with some HTML style.
Commentary: This is a commentary from director Peter Howitt and editor Zach Staenberg. The two are able to talk a great deal about how the film was done, as well as various production stories about working with the actors and making the look and feel of the film. Filling in in-between the more technical comments are chat about the story itself as the two analyze what's going on currently in the picture. The analysis of the story isn't as interesting as hearing about how the film was made, but the two do it well enough that they were able to carry my interest throughout the track.
Cracking The Code: I'm always suprised when I see that some of these documentaries are exclusive to the DVD edition of the title, and end up spending most of its time talking about the story. That happens again here, as the majority of the 20 minute running time is spent talking about the story. There is some decent information to be had from the behind-the-scenes interviews and footage, but a lot of the usual elements of these documentaries exist again here (lots of clips seem to fill out the running time, etc.)
Deleted Scenes: Six deleted scenes plus an alternate opening/ending are offered with or w/o director's commentary. The scenes aren't bad and are well-acted, but generally don't serve the story too well.
Also: Trailer (1.85:1/2.0), Everclear Music Video ("When It All Goes Wrong").
Final Thoughts: "Antitrust" isn't anything groundbreaking, but I found it to be suprisingly entertaining aside from some problems along the way. MGM's disc provides fine audio/video and some solid extra features. Fans of thrillers might want to check the film out as a rental, although those who are already fans will likely be satisfied with the DVD.


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Valuation Of Event-Contingent Options
I study a new class of investment options, event-contingent options. These are options to invest and divest in projects that are dependent on other projects of the same firm or that are conditioned by projects of other firms in its value chain. I construct payoff functions and derive closed-form solutions for the value of options to invest contingent on investment (OICI), options to invest contingent on divestment (OICD), options to divest contingent on divestment (ODCD), and options to divest contingent on investment (ODCI). I also derive analytical comparative statics for these option valuation equations and examine their implications on the firm's wealth. I offer examples of event-contingent options in a global context. 2006 The Southern Finance Association and the Southwestern Finance Association.
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ROCK CREEK, TEXAS (McLennan County). Rock Creek is on a stream of the same name ten miles northwest of downtown Waco in northern McLennan County. Settlement of the area began shortly after the Civil War. Rock Creek grew quickly, and by the end of the nineteenth century it had a gin, several businesses, and two churches. Much of the community was destroyed by a tornado in 1913, and many residents chose to move away rather than rebuild. In the early 1930s the settlement had ten residents and three businesses; the number of residents had risen to sixty by the early 1940s but fell to twenty-five by 1945. Two businesses remained in the community in the 1980s, when the population was estimated at twenty-five. It was still twenty-five through 2000.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:William Robert Poage, McLennan County Before 1980 (Waco: Texian, 1981). Vertical File, Texas Collection, Baylor University.
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Merck (MRK - Free Report) recently announced that a planned interim review of data from the IMPROVE-IT study, which is evaluating Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin), has been conducted by the study's Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). The DSMB has recommended that the study should continue. No further interim analyses are planned for the time-being.
Merck's Vytorin has been seeing a decline in sales over the past few years with issues raised in the ENHANCE trial having an adverse impact on Vytorin sales. Results from the ENHANCE trial were announced in Jan 2008. Results showed that while Vytorin lowered bad cholesterol more than Zocor, it failed to achieve a significant difference on the primary endpoint which was a change in the thickness of carotid artery walls over two years as measured by ultrasound.
Vytorin sales declined 7.2% to $1.7 billion in 2012. The IMPROVE-IT study is being conducted to provide cardiovascular outcomes data for Vytorin in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The study is currently slated to complete in Sep 2014. Positive results from this study could help revive Vytorin sales. However, we note that Vytorin could start facing generic competition from 2017.
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Fight Global Warming On Vacation
Since it was first published in 1999, the Green Seal Environmental Standard for Lodging Properties (GS-33) has represented leadership in the lodging industry.
This spring, Green Seal conducted a study to quantify the minimum of greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of hotels implementing the fundamental environmentally preferable practices outlined in GS-33.
The study focused on GHG savings for a single, typical hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
The total GHG reductions in a single hotel implementing a few simple measures specified in GS-33 is equal to 398.26 tons of CO2.
This GHG savings from a single hotel is the equivalent of the annual GHG emissions of 73 passenger vehicles or the CO2 emissions from the energy use of 35 homes for one year.
These GHG savings are just the beginning since the study included only some of the key measures GS-33 Bronze-certified properties implement so … as more efficiency measures are taken, more savings will be seen (as is required for continued certification and to reach the higher certification levels of Silver and Gold).
- The simple measures that resulted in this GHG savings included:
- Using energy-efficient lighting for areas that keep lights on for 24-hours (the study modeled a 50 percent replacement of lighting on for 24 hours)
- Use of occupancy sensors in areas such as meeting rooms, housekeeping closets and laundry rooms (the study modeled sensors in 10 percent of the hotel's square footage)
- Implementing effective preventive maintenance of the HVAC system
- Using water-efficient fixtures
- Setting the default on copy machines to double-sided
- Establishing recycling programs for common areas and administrative areas.
- These measures for a single hotel also produced the following water savings and waste reduction:
- 536 thousand gallons of water saved per year
- 122 tons of waste diverted from the landfill per year.
For more information on GS-33, visit www.greenseal.org.
The complete study is available upon request, followed ISO 14044 and was peer-reviewed.


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Not bragging but I thought some of you might want to see the fish and my ugly liberal mug. LOL
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Now thats a big yellow perch! The back ground makes the perch even better looking! LOL Dan
who's going to mount it for you? lol.
Jeepers, that thing is fatter than ME!
iuse fish like that for bait. we get lakers up here (upstate ny) that we cant get through the ice hole. just kidding about bait. very nice fish cecil.
It is a gorgeous fish, and number two: it is an ugly mug LOL
but it has nice colors and Cecil looks very happy.
Cecil you look alot like Gomer, now I know why your view on the military is so off. lol
Nice fish
I have a lot of trouble smiling in pictures so the wife has figured out a way to make me smile. She says, "You Slut!" just before she snaps the picture. It works everytime.
Hey Dave how about a pic of you? All is fair you know. Do you look like Sgt. Carter? LOL
...forced constipated smile - lol!
Cecil, did you dig up Mr.Rogers to get that sweater......just kidding, thats a nice perch,have a good day.LOL
it smelled too bad so I had to get one from Wallmart!
There aint nuthin wrong with Wallmarts.
I will take it off your hands for $20 lol Just kidding
That's a real bute Cecil (the fish I mean). Tell your wife that the politically correct way to say it, if she's going to call you that name before the shot, is "socio-sexual female". Not "slut"!
His Gut looks just like yours Cecil ! Lets all grab some poles and go fishin' at Cecils this weekend ! LOl All I catch in my back yard is crappy crappie ! Congrat's to ya and stick that fish to the wall in your studio ! LOL Bradlee
The perch is yellow and so are your teeth, Why ? LOL
Since my teeth are yellow like the fish it must be a fake right? If you got up as early in the morning as I do and you stay up as late as I do trying to run a sucessful taxidermy business you'd drink lots of coffee too.
My goodness you can always count on derogatory comments with this site. Good think I'm not black or had a Star of David on my sweater.


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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised the way Laurent Blanc has turned around the fortunes of the French national team.
Blanc enjoyed a successful two-year stint at Old Trafford during the latter stages of his playing career, and Ferguson has praised the managerial "qualities" of the French boss.
"The France team is more balanced and has become a winning team again. As in 1998, it has established a balance between young and experienced players," Ferguson told RMC Sport.
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