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In an interview to CNBC-TV18 Karun Mutha of HSBC Invest Direct shared his readings on the Futures and Options market.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18 Karun Mutha of HSBC Invest Direct shared his readings on the Futures and Options market.
Below is the verbtatim transcript of his interview on CNBC-TV18
Q: How are you positioning yourself for the last few days of this series? How do you think you are headed for expiry?
A: The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) in the past few trading sessions have been sellers on the index Futures. However, if you closely watch the open interest (OI) and analyse the data, it was clearly long unwinding which was witnessed.
The beginning of the series saw some good amount of short built up, we did not have larger positions on the long side by the FIIs and till date we have 50,000 shares or contracts as additions to the Nifty Futures on the short side. That is not a large position on the short side which was seen in the month of February or the February expiry.
Moreover, the volatility index after forming a base of 12.85 percent, we have seen it actually touching a high of 17.8-18 percent and now subsidising at around 16.51 percent. We will see the volatility index rising and hence the premiums though at the end of an expiry, will not fade out so sharply.
5,600 continues to be a very good support for the moment as we have seen a large section of the Puts being built up out there. Hence we presume that a lot of activity will still be there till we breakdown on 5,600 and this should be a good opportunity to accumulate some positions on the long side. It would be a good area to buy as we were also approaching the 200 day moving average around those levels on the Nifty.
Around those levels we may probably see a minor rally to around 5,800, which is again a decent rally of 200 points on the Nifty and not to witness the fact that there could be some short covering also which may propel it further.
I would largely accumulate on these lower sides say around 5,600 and that would be the area where in long positions can be built up and probably a mild rally to 5800 can be used to exit large positions.
Q: What is happening with the Bank Nifty and the three private banks, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank?
A: In the past few trading sessions, we had some bad news flows for the whole sector and we saw a sharp correction happening in most of the frontline private sector as well as Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banking. Now in the recent fall, we have identified that the shorts that were built up have not really been such large amount of shorts and the price corrections were not significant. In fact the longs have been holding on particularly the private sector banks.
We find there is an opportunity again in any significant correction on most of the private sector banks and they should be accumulated. These are the highest beta stocks and if the Nifty is likely to move up from 5,600 then these have the best opportunity to move up. Particularly the private sector banks, which have seen resilience even in yesterday's fall, are some of the best picks to go on the long side.
Q: A word on the midcaps and whether there is anything that is looking like a clear shorting candidate there?
A: Midcap space is a clear avoid at the moment. Go long on large caps; IT and banking seems to be the clear winner. Perhaps the Nifty long synthetic Futures strategy would clearly play well, as we expect the volatility index to move on from here.
So, buying of 5700 Call with a selling of 5600 Put would be an appropriate strategy to play on from here.


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The most popular programmes at the University of Bath include Psychology, Architecture and Business Administration, and the university's library was the first in the UK to open 24/7. All undergraduates are offered the chance to spend a year abroad studying, or a year in an industrial placement.
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You may have seen this picture in the news recently. The oldest building in Castile, NY, burnt down last week. The building used to house Lorraine's Restaurant and the Town Offices. Harold and DeLuca state, "A photograph is often seen as a slice of the real a trace of that which was" (p. 214). This photo captures that concept well. Soon the building will be demolished and this photo truly will be a slice of the past. Additionally, to anyone that knows the context in which the fire occurred, the photo may "…provoke a physical response that temporarily precedes and exceeds 'sense'-a reflexive shudder, an involuntary retching" (p. 275). For those of you that don't know, the owner of Lorraine's body was found in the basement of the building. Authorities are treating the scene like a crime scene and a homicide may be what ultimately occurred. As you can imagine, this is BIG BIG news for such a small town.


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LONDON – Printed plastic memory pioneer Thin Film Electronics ASA has announced the development of a passive array nonvolatile printable plastic memory that is describes as being suitable for secure documents.
The passive array architecture separates the memory from the read/write electronics and dispenses with the need for active circuitry within the memory array and memory cell. This makes for easier IC production but more complex systems architecture.
Thin Film (Oslo, Norway) said that 40-bit passive array memories are in test production, and engineering samples will be available later in 2011. A 121-bit memory array is planned for production in 2012 that is being aimed at applications in ticketing and archiving and other applications that can use encryption user-programmed stored identification.
"With higher storage capacity, information can be encoded. This unlocks markets and opens up for new applications, such as secure documents, for our roll-to-roll printed memories," said Davor Sutija, CEO of Thin Film, in a statement.
Thin Film typically works with ferroelectric polythiophene active layers such as PEDOT-PSS. The company, which is headquartered in Norway but has its main R&D center in Linkoping, Sweden, has been pursuing the development of plastic memory for more than a decade. For a time it worked with Intel in a research collaboration.
The company now has a number of lines of development including: 20-bit single-line plastic memories which are embedded in toys and games. And an addressable memory for which prototypes are due in 2011 with the transfer of 128-bit memories to production due in 2012, the company said. This is aimed at ID tags, sensor tags, disposable price labels and other smart labels.
The passive array memory uses the same design rules and can be produced using the same roll-to-roll equipment and processes as the current 20-bit memories in production today, the company said.
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Ants take over in Brentwood
Dear Editor:
Had I known about the millions of ants, at least in my section of Brentwood, I would have never have bought a home here! Not just in hot summer, but whenever there is wet, cold December, the ants come inside making for miserable holidays. Who can entertain guests with literally thousands of ants in the kitchen?
They have carpeted the kitchen counters, inhabited the sinks, hunkered down in the bathrooms, and even been in my bed and hair. I have to shake out my clothes and towels hung in the bathroom, and shake the cups and cooking utensils in the kitchen before use. I keep a clean house. This has occurred too many times over the 15 years I have lived here.
If I were younger, I would move to another area far away from the ant hills. Some seniors are spending $60 or more for insect spraying several times a year or even monthly. I cannot afford that. I would not be surprised but what the developers of this property are making significant dividends from the insect repellent services whose trucks I regularly see in the neighborhoods. I have had my home sprayed several times and soldered where the ants have found ways in — they still come!
This area was formerly orchards. It should have been properly excavated when sold to the developer for hundreds of homes. A capable soil inspector should have determined that there was a large infestation of ant hills, and they should have been eliminated. This was not done. In fact, a house close to mine was later discovered to have been constructed on soil that had been incorrectly prepared. Some of the fruit tree shoots are still coming up after some 20 years after this retirement community was started.
Either the city or county inspectors should have been aware of this problem. I agree Brentwood is a charming town — except for the ants.
Elizabeth Pforr
Oakley votes should stand
Dear Editor:
I attended the Oakley City Council meeting on Jan. 8. Only one motion was made and seconded for the mayoral position. It passed by the vote of all council members.
Two motions were submitted for the vice mayoral position. The first motion received a second and was approved by vote of a majority of the council. The second motion did not receive a second and no vote was taken. Revotes, because a minority of the council has second thoughts, does not promote stable leadership. The votes should be upheld.
With that said, I do support council members Randy Pope and Doug Hardcastle's idea of some formal line of progression to the positions of mayor and vice mayor in the future.
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Editors note: This is the second of a two-part series reviewing BYU's spring practices and looking ahead to the Cougars' inaugural season as an independent. Read the first one here.
PROVO — For BYU's football program, spring cleaning began long before spring.
It started last fall.
Sept. 1 will always be a landmark date in school history, the day it declared independence. Exactly one month later, Oct. 1, turned out to be another defining moment, as the Cougars fell at Utah State, 31-16.
The humiliating setback marked their first loss to the Aggies in 17 years. It also gave BYU a four-game losing streak (the longest in 17 years) and an abysmal 1-4 record (its worst start since 1973).
Unfortunately, the game was broadcast on ESPN, its new television partner. Not the kind of impression the Cougars were looking to make on national TV.
In the aftermath of the USU debacle, coach Bronco Mendenhall realized some fundamental changes had to be made if the program was going to reach its potential. That started with firing defensive coordinator Jaime Hill and taking over that role himself. Mendenhall immediately instilled an enthusiasm and work ethic that had been missing. At the time, he explained that he wanted to "recapture the heart and soul" of his team — and it worked.
During a season marked by adversity, the Cougars benefited from a new attitude, and a softer schedule, and won six of their final eight games. Once the season ended, Mendenhall informed his staff he was going to make changes. In January, offensive coordinator Robert Anae took a job at Arizona and receivers coach Patrick Higgins left for Purdue.
While Mendenhall said he doesn't think much about that loss in Logan these days, he admits, "It was kind of the catalyst for a lot of the change. There's been so much work looking forward and so much work to improve the team; the end of last season did that and the off-season and spring has been a continuation of the season. That part seems all together. The first four games prior to Utah State, that might as well have been the first season. It seems that long ago."
The early-season struggle may have been exactly the springboard the young Cougars needed, not only for last season, but for the future.
"Quite honestly, I try to forget about those first five games," said quarterback Jake Heaps. "It's always a reminder for us as a football team. All these guys were a part of this team. We really remember how hard that was. It was tough. The difference was the way we were practicing, the way we were working and the way we approached our everyday effort from the first half of the season to the second half of the season. That was a huge growing experience and learning experience for us. We've learned what it takes to be great, what it takes to be a BYU football player and represent the tradition and what it stands for. That's the best part."
Mendenhall saw the end-of-season momentum carry over into the spring.
"The only thing that happened last year is we ran out of time. We ran out of games," he said. "We continued to improve and grow and develop and were really gaining a lot of momentum the longer the season went. Our players had a sense of frustration that the season was over. They see (spring ball and the offseason) as a continuation of last year."
To ensure that his team has a jumpstart on next season, Mendenhall announced team captains and position leadership council just days after spring practice ended, rather than wait until fall camp.
"This particular team is anxious to go faster and harder in this time period than our other teams," Mendenhall explained. "This team is anxious to lead and keep going, so I thought it would be best to put that leadership in place a little earlier."
Changes at the top
Of BYU's 10 full-time coaches, only three are doing the same job as a year ago. Since last spring, the Cougars have a new defensive coordinator (Mendenhall), a new offensive coordinator (Brandon Doman), a new special teams coordinator (Nick Howell) and a new recruiting coordinator (Joe DuPaix).
"Every coordinator position or key leadership position on the staff has been changed," Mendenhall said. "With that comes so much excitement and energy and enthusiasm. A real passion for being at BYU specifically, working with our players and maybe overarching all of that, with the love for the mindset and the direction the program has taken, and how it's currently being run."
Added the coach: "The idea is, I believe the program is capable of still more than has been accomplished the past six years, and I would like to see visible signs of that — not every other year or every third year," Mendenhall explained. "It just felt like we kind of plateaued with the existing leadership."
DuPaix was hired away from Navy to be the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator, and former Canadian Football League star Ben Cahoon came aboard as receivers coach.
After going through spring drills with new coaches, Mendenhall said the changes have resulted in "a renewed enthusiasm and excitement. I think it's reflecting on the players. Nothing is status quo. What we've known that's got us to this point certainly has been acknowledged, but we're looking to press forward and do a better job than we've done in the past."
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"Joe DuPaix inherently is a pretty energetic and enthusiastic guy. Just having him around, coaching the running backs — that's such a physical part of this team and such an important part of this team for play-action, which we want to do. Coach Cahoon has brought a mastery of the craft of wide receiver. Those guys have reinvigorated through new drills and ideas. They're certainly full of energy and doing a great job. They're motivated, and they all like to learn and they take great feedback. They're working really hard. With the right work ethic and the right people, that's a good combination."
2011 BYU coaching staff
Bronco Mendenhall, Head coach/defensive coordinator
Lance Reynolds, Assistant head coach/tight ends
Brandon Doman, Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
*Ben Cahoon, Receivers coach
*Joe DuPaix, Running backs/recruiting coordinator
Nick Howell, Secondary coach/special teams
Steve Kaufusi, Defensive line coach
Kelly Poppinga, Outside linebackers coach
Paul Tidwell, Inside linebackers coach
Mark Weber, Offensive line coach
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Poor King Norodom Sihamoni.
It doesn't sound like he wants to be king.
It's true the monarchy is more of a figurehead these days, with the true power lying in the hands of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
But the bidding of Hun Sen, who helped turn Cambodia into a forced labor camp with the Khmer Rouge in the late 70s, can't be pleasant work.
Sihamoni spends his days pushing papers and receiving guests — despite his lack of interest in political affairs — and then he retires to dine alone and read, says one royal adviser.
He is a symbol of national unity, no doubt. Everywhere he goes, people bow at his feet.
But even so, he feels "sad, lonely and abandoned," according to a new AP article.
Many think of him as a prisoner in his own palace.
The 58-year-old bachelor clearly longs for the years he spent in Europe -- France and what used to be the Czechoslovakia -- as a ballet dancer and cultural ambassador. It isn't hard to imagine him dreaming of those far-off places from the confines of his castle.
"I think we can use the words 'puppet king.' His power has been reduced to nothing," says Son Chhay, an opposition leader. "The king must please the prime minister as much as possible in order to survive. It is sad to see."
But this isn't news to me. I knew something was up when he refused to go to Will and Kate's wedding.
He said he had "something important to do."
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WILMINGTON, NC (NEWS RELEASE) — Due to the decrease in the level of influenza in the community, New Hanover Regional Medical Center is removing the visiting restrictions placed on children under the ages 12 and under. This change is effective immediately.
Although flu levels are declining, it is important for the community to stay vigilant against the spread of the disease in order to prevent a re-occurrence. New Hanover Regional Medical Center encourages everyone to do three things to help stop the spread of the flu:
-If you have not yet received your seasonal flu vaccine, contact your doctor to make an appointment. Vaccines are readily available in our community and are critical to preventing another outbreak.
-If you have flu-like symptoms, do not visit the hospital. It is always a good idea to stay home if you are sick and avoid public places if possible.
-Consider carrying an immunization card with you proving that you have received your seasonal flu vaccine. In the event of another outbreak, you may be required to show proof of vaccination before visiting NHRMC facilities.


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At the Openair Frauenfeld Festival this past weekend, artists [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Lupe Fiasco[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Pitbull[/lastfm], and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Snoop Dogg[/lastfm] put on quite a show for the Swiss goers. The hip-hop stars performed some of their best hits such as "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dog, "Out Of My Head" and "Hip Hop Saved My Life" by Lupe, and "Give Me Everything" by Pitbull. The fans seemed to be having a great time; will you be seeing any of these artists this summer?
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Shamus-winner Ure's deeply compelling and original protagonist falls just short of keeping her intricate second mystery afloat. Cadence Moran, a blind auto mechanic in Tucson, Ariz., has an uncanny ability to pinpoint engine problems by sound. Her skill soon becomes a key element in solving a series of gruesome murders. The tale of how Cadence was blinded is delicately revealed in tiny pieces, satisfying curiosity without slowing development. A complex but credible plot supported by adroit pacing keeps readers guessing through the first two-thirds of the novel, but Ure reveals the killers' identities while police are still chasing dead ends, destroying the tension. The clichéd, Hollywood-style action scenes at the very end stretch believability to the breaking point. When Ure (Forcing Amaryllis ) can develop conclusions that do justice to her meticulously drawn characters and settings, she'll be a force to be reckoned with. (Jan.)
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"Brownie Fruit Pizza is a perfect project at your child's next sleepover or birthday party. This brownie pizza topped with fruit will be a hit with the kids. Bake the brownie mix and Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels in a pizza pan ahead of time and then let the kids decorate with whipped topping and pizza-inspired fruit decorations, like pineapple chunks, strawberry slices and kiwi."
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- 1 (18 1/3 ounce) packagetraditional 13 x 9 chewy fudge brownie mix
- 2⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided
- 2 cups fat-free whipped topping, thawed
- 3 cups fresh blueberries, sliced grapes, kiwi, pineapple, strawberries, fruit of choice and berries
- 1⁄4 cup sweetened flaked coconut (optional)
- PREHEAT oven to 350°F Grease and flour 15-inch-round pizza pan or 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
- COMBINE brownie mix, oil, eggs and water in medium bowl until blended. Stir in 3/4 cup morsels. Spread onto prepared pizza pan.
- BAKE for 20 to 22 minutes or until edges are set. Remove to wire rack and cool for 3 minutes; loosen edge of brownie crust from pan with knife. Cool for 1 hour on wire rack.
- SPREAD whipped topping over brownie crust. Top with fruit. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup morsels and coconut. Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 1 hour before serving.
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce can be substituted for the vegetable oil. Bake at 350° F for 15 to 17 minutes.
- Brownie crust may be made in advance. Allow to cool completely and cover with plastic wrap for up to 1 day.
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Res Microbiol 157:5-12. 2006..and Cladosporium sp. as the most dominant genera. Furthermore, the investigations identified the presence of several (opportunistic) pathogens and strains involved in the biodegradation of structural materials...
- Review of the knowledge of microbial contamination of the Russian manned spacecraftN D Novikova
State Scientific Center of Russian Federation, Institute for Biomedical Problems RAS, Khoroshevskoye Shosse, 76 A, 123007 Moscow, Russia
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Description of code:Streams represent resources which is to be clean up explicitly. You can done this using the method close(). This method automatically flush out the stream. It is necessary to close the stream after performing any file operation before exiting the program otherwise you could lose buffered data.
In the given example, we have used BufferedWriter class along with FileWriter class to write some text to the file. The method write() of BufferedWriter class writes the text into the file. The method newLine() writes the line separator and using the method close(), we have closed the stream and keep the data safe.
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import java.io.*; public class FileClose { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { File file = new File("C:/data.txt"); if (file.exists()) { BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file, true)); bw.write("Welcome"); bw.newLine(); bw.close(); } } }
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Listen Kathryn Stockett reads from 'Too Little, Too Late,' at the end of 'The Help'
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Kathryn Stockett's novel "The Help" was the surprise literary success of 2009.
Set in segregationist Mississippi in the 1960s, it's a story about African American maids and their complicated relationships with their white employers.
It's told from the viewpoints of two maids and a young, white woman who secretly write a book about the maids lives.
Some 60 agents rejected Stockett's manuscript, but eventually she found a publisher. "The Help" has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 56 weeks so far.
Stockett is in the Twin Cities for a reading tonight. She told Euan Kerr she drew the three main characters from her own life growing up in Jackson, Mississippi.


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The leaning widening crack is climbed by strenuous jamming to a gruesome shelving exit where the crack flares. Gritstone brutality at its best, it can be a hideous affair, unless you are a proficient jammer with big leathery hands!
Climbed this today with a broken wrist. Bad move!! To quote John Allen, "Tape up children".
Damage to hands, wrists and ego.
Tape up, and don't hang around on it! The top's not too bad if you sort your feet out. But still no way HVS.
I agree with the above comment because I wrote it.
One for those into perverse jamming pleasure and pain. I know a few climbers who generally onsight upto E3/4 who've failed on this route. It's a classic gritstone HVS 5b, far too hard to be an E1.
Did it in plimsoles (PA's), piece of rock as a runner, pished 4 hours later. Seconded by Willis Ward. Good luck to all that follow(ed).
Respect is due Mr Rowland, sir. Just exactly how deservedly pished did you get?
If this gets up-graded to E2, then it'll be a disgrace. Very enjoyable and not particularly powerful as long as you know how to jam efficiently.
Brilliant climbing. Have done way harder HVS routes like Tower Crack. Would only get HVS 5B in Staffordshire.


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The popularity of "Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology," a book and website with long-form writing about Northeast Ohio, has spawned an online magazine that will launch late this summer. The magazine will be called Belt, and it's made possible by a successful Kickstarter campaign that as of June 5 had raised nearly $6,000, surpassing the $5,000 goal when the effort was launched May 15. The journalists, writers and thinkers behind Belt hope to reach $10,000 by June 14; the money will be used to redesign the original "Rust Belt Chic" website and to pay writers and editors for their work. Belt managing editor Laura Putre, an alternative/community newspaper veteran whose work has appeared in publications including The Root, Miller-McCune and Chicago Reader, said the magazine earlier this year applied for a women-in-media grant, but was turned down. That led to consideration of other financing sources, of which Kickstarter emerged as the best option. The online magazine will be Cleveland-focused, at least at the start, though it also will include material about other regions of the industrial Midwest. Ms. Putre said it will produce long-form journalism, videos and commentary about economic and cultural issues in the Rust Belt. "Belt" also will include blog posts and guest contributors. In its Kickstarter pitch, "Belt" describes its audience this way: "Those interested in urbanism and cities will find us interesting. So too will anyone who values narrative journalism with a strong voice." The editor in chief will be Anne Trubek, an Oberlin College writer in residence whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Wired and The American Prospect. Richey Piiparinen, an urban researcher and strategist who with Ms. Trubek was a co-editor of "Rust Belt Chic," will be a significant contributor to Belt. Belt's Kickstarter pitch said the reception for "Rust Belt Chic" proved there is "a need for thoughtful, in-depth reporting and commentary on culture and economic development in Cleveland and other industrial cities. The book was produced, start-to-finish, in three months. It drew volunteer submissions from more than 80 writers, was profitable within weeks of publication and is onto its second printing. Belt will continue the momentum." This is a tough time for journalistic ventures of almost any sort, but Ms. Putre said Belt will be a for-profit venture that initially targets advertising, sponsorships and possibly iTunes subscriptions as its revenue streams. Belt plans a launch party for Aug. 23 at St. John's Parish Hall in Ohio City.
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Cleveland Cycle Werks gets some national attention in this CNNMoney.com photo gallery about "retro motorcycles that roar into the present." The bikes highlighted in the gallery "look like antiques but they're actually brand new. And they're really good," according to CNNMoney.com. The website asked Wes Siler, editor of RideApart.com, to identify his favorite retro bikes. Among his seven choices was the Cleveland Cycle Werks Misfit, which carries a base price of $3,195 and a 229-cc engine. Mr. Siler game the bike a 7 on a 1-10 scale. "The Misfit's stylish design and high quality come from Cleveland, Ohio, although the bike is assembled in China," CNNMoney.com says. "That helps keep the cost down. making this what Siler calls 'a perfect first bike.'"
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A lot of people need help getting their financial house in order, and this USA Today story, featuring comments from two northern Ohio financial experts, offers tips for doing just that. The best part for Joseph Heider, financial adviser and regional managing principal at Rehmann Financial in Westlake, and Bill Smith, president of W.A. Smith Financial Group in Sandusky, is that they appear in a portion of the story that offers the fifth and final tip: Hire a financial planner "Most people need a financial adviser first and foremost because it will force them to bring structure to their financial life," Mr. Heider says. "Most people put off planning for the future until tomorrow never arrives." Mr. Smith tells the newspaper that people should not think that planners are just out to sell you a product, and they aren't just going to help you manage a stock portfolio. "They will help you plan," he says. "They will show you how to reduce your taxes, if you can, and how to protect your assets if you become sick and can't work. You will have a retirement income plan, you will have a tax plan, an estate plan and a health care plan. Those are the four big things." Both say it makes sense to talk with financial planners early, even when facing college debt. "Some brief advice on how to get started and establish some discipline would be a great idea," Mr. Heider says. You also can follow me on Twitter for more news about business and Northeast Ohio.


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by Jeff Reeves | November 19, 2013 4:34 am
[1]Mutual funds[2] and 401k investing[3] is the primary way that most folks experience the stock market and plan for retirement[4]. Though I love buying and selling individual stocks, it's clear that most people don't have the time or the brainpower to look beyond mutual funds — to say nothing of the added risk you take on when trading a diversified mutual fund investment for an individual stock.
So it's no surprise that one of the most frequent questions I get is about picking the best mutual funds within your 401k. I'd like to tackle that topic today, but broaden the discussion to picking the best mutual funds overall – whether you have a limited menu from your employer's 401k retirement plan or a broader IRA account with access to more options.
When evaluating your 401k and mutual fund options, you should check out the following factors:
Did the fund beat the S&P 500? This question matters on two fronts. First, did it beat in the last year? Secondly, did it outperform in the longer term, like across the last five or 10 years? (Surprisingly most managers DON'T … here's the disturbing proof[5].)
What's the expense ratio? This is the amount of your returns that the fund shaves off. 1% sounds like a reasonable expense, but what if you only get 3% in annual returns? Well, your expenses shove that down to just 2%. Giving up 1% in returns every year adds up dramatically over a decade or two. If your fund has an expense ratio higher than .75% or 1% it better deliver impressive returns to be worth it.
How long has the manager been there? If the guy moves around a lot or has only recently been put in charge of the fund, you really can't credit him with any of its success. That would be like saying it doesn't matter whether Steve Jobs is leading Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL[6]) or not – it matters a great deal. That's not to say a different manager can't prove himself over time, but don't be his guinea pig. Less than a year or two is a warning sign.
Another good rule of thumb is the Morningstar rating. This is a firm that specializes in ranking the best and worst funds. Anything that's a four or five star is typically a solid fund overall. This mutual fund research firm is a great resource, though obviously you shouldn't rely too heavily on their evaluation alone.
So what if you want to check these three metrics on your own?
My favorite one-stop shop is Fidelity … If your mutual funds aren't in the Fidelity family, don't worry – it offers info for ALL funds. Well, over 1,700 funds anyway.
Just type in the name of your fund under the "search" functionality at the very top of the page in the green bar, and then click on the fund you want to research to get an in-depth summary of the investment.
Let's use a sample summary of Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX[8]) as an example. Click on the inset image to view an annotated look at the page, and how to find the relevant information.
For returns, Fidelity shows actual percentages for various time frames – and plots a neat graph in the center of the page. I like this approach because it appeals to both the data-heads and the visually minded investor. A quick look at the graph shows you Contrafund would have turned $10,000 into over $20,000 in just 10 years. If you want to know what the precise annual returns were in that period, they are provided up top (10.12% annually — very nice considering the turmoil of the last decade).
The graph also allows you compare it to other stocks and mutual funds (compare it to the S&P 500 by clicking the Compare Chart link and entering SPY, the ticker symbol for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY[9]).
For expense ratio, look in the Details area of the page, under the returns. Expenses of 0.72% aren't outrageous, but they're not bargain-basket low either. The performance is there, though, so maybe you don't mind paying a bit extra for this fund.
For manager tenure, look under the graph and click on the name or names. A pop up will give you the info you need. Danoff has been around since 1990.
So what if your expense ratio is too high or the performance is bad? Well, if you have a limited menu of 401k options then just type in the other funds available to you and do some basic comparisons.
If you really want to boggle your mind at the universe of funds out there, you can use their sophisticated Fidelity Mutual Fund Evaluator[10] tool to filter by asset classes (stocks or bonds) by expense ratio or anything else.
At any rate, my three pointers are not the end-all, be-all of 401k investing. But they are a good place to start, and I hope this is helpful to mutual fund investors and folks worried about their 401k retirement plans.
Jeff Reeves[11] is the editor of InvestorPlace.com. Write him at firstname.lastname@example.com[12], follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP and become a fan of InvestorPlace on Facebook.
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The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) today released its second Project Taste Test – Servin' Up Successful Careers video. The video series, which kicked off in January, features people who have built rewarding careers in the foodservice industry and highlights different career paths and opportunities in the sector. Through a partnership with PepsiCo Foodservice, the second Project Taste Test video features president and chief executive officer of K-MAC Enterprises, Sam Fiori.
"I am thrilled to be part of Project Taste Test," said Fiori, president and chief executive officer of K-MAC Enterprises, a franchisee of Golden Corral, KFC and Taco Bell. "The NRAEF continues to make a lasting impact on thousands of students every year who have a true passion for the restaurant industry. It is both an honor and a privilege to share my experience and be a mentor."
Fiori's career in the restaurant industry began at age 16 when he was hired by K-MAC's former owner to become a "kitchen boy" at a local KFC restaurant. From that moment, Fiori worked his way up the ranks to become a manager and then district manager. In 1997, he and two partners purchased K-MAC and, by 2004, grew the company to more than 150 units. Fiori has been instrumental in steering the company's aggressive expansion through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. K-MAC now operates over 250 restaurants in eight states.
"Project Taste Test highlights the unlimited opportunities available to students who choose to pursue a career in the foodservice industry. While many students may know of the restaurants highlighted in the video, they may not have known that restaurant careers offer so much potential for advancement, leadership and ownership," said Rob Gifford, executive vice president, strategic operations and philanthropy for the National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. "Sam's experience working his way from the kitchen to chief executive officer shows the upwardly mobile, long-term careers available in foodservice franchises."
In addition to the video series, which spotlights a day-in-the life of renowned foodservice professionals, Project Taste Test consists of in-classroom discussion and activity guides. The videos and instructor resources highlight the unlimited opportunities available to students who choose to pursue a career in the restaurant industry.
According to the National Restaurant Association, total restaurant and foodservice employment is projected to grow by 11 percent over the next 10 years. The NRAEF is committed to developing a highly-trained and professional talent pool through scholarships and educational programs such as ProStart, a two-year program that brings the industry and the classroom together to give nearly 100,000 high school students nationwide a platform to discover new interests and talents, while opening doors to fulfilling careers.
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Fox News' Megyn Kelly on Monday hosted Newtown parent Mark Mattioli, whose son was tragically gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary, to discuss the ongoing gun control debate. The interview became so overwhelmingly emotional at one point that Mattioli broke down in tears while Kelly struggled to keep it together.
The grieving father explained that he is "broken" and "devastated" by his son's death. However, gun control is not the solution, he said.
"I feel it's a false premise. Gun control works for people who abide by the laws," he added. "Criminals who conduct most of the gun crime don't care about the law."
Mattioli called for "accountability" and enforcement of existing gun laws. "You don't need a new law, you need to enforce the ones you have."
Towards the end of the interview as Mattioli remembered his you son and relived the nightmare of Sandy Hook, the father broke down in tears.
"The enormity of this loss is just starting to reveal itself… I had a plan for how to make this world better. My son was a big part of that plan," Mattioli said, breaking down emotionally.
As Kelly listened to the father's emotional response, her voice too was dripping with emotion. Kelly noted that the crew needed to recover after the intense interview.
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A WOMAN has died in hospital following a road collision in Burnham, police confirmed this morning.
The 85-year-old pedestrian was hit by a Nissan 350x on Berrow Road at around 5.20pm last Tuesday.
She was taken to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, where she died yesterday.
A police spokesman said: "The circumstances of the collision are being investigated and we would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident.
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Jermel Walker is keeping an open mind about his recruitment but the Oregon State commit watched the Beavers upset UCLA this past weekend in the Rose Bowl and he thought it was great.
"Man, they're looking lovely," Walker said.
The three-star receiver from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., committed to Oregon State in late July and has made it no secret he's looking at other official visits.
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But he watched Oregon State closely in its win over the Bruins and was highly impressed with how the team played on both sides of the ball.
"I was really interested in the game and I felt their defense was stopping UCLA's run game," Walker said. "I know they have that great running back and Oregon State's receivers were making plays. I thought the quarterback played great and I felt both sides of the field were executing and doing what they needed to do.
"It feels good to see them win. It's like the underdog. I got calls from people and they were telling me the ranked team was going to win and Oregon State didn't have a chance because of what they've done in the past but you could see that Oregon State was ready to come out and play.
"I was excited for them to beat a ranked team and I was excited to see them come out and win."
Houston, Minnesota, Nevada, Utah, Utah State and Washington State have all offered Walker, rated as the No. 100 wide receiver in the 2013 class by Rivals.com.
Washington State is the main competition in his recruitment and the three-star said he's planning a visit to Pullman sometime this season. No other programs consistently talk to him except the two Pac-12 teams.
"I'm committed to Oregon State but I'm still open to other schools," Walker said.
"Basically, I'm listening to what they have to say. I'm taking all five of my official visits but I haven't decided where yet. I'm for sure taking Oregon State and Washington State but I don't know about the other three."


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After initial enquiry which went well, several weeks of silence from their end. Resumed contact. They sprang into action with suggested itinerary.
Hours of my own research resulted in all but one location on their itinerary being rejected: too far to pointlessly travel away from the main route. After that I found my own hotels and booked them. All results were shunted through to TC and put into my own spreadsheet.
Eventually I got an itinerary which left out one hotel (the most expensive one) and a total which was £500 higher than I had already researched, including air tickets. There would have been another £100 charge for paying them by credit card.
I queried this, and the total mysteriously went down by £200, despite assurances that they can achieve great deals on hotels and airline tickets because of their great buying power. They bang on and on about your money being safe: what this means is that they will take a £4,000 deposit and not disappear with it. But to pay that £4,000 deposit by credit card they charge another £100. In essence, you will pay £100 for the guarantee that whilst you now have no contract with the credit card provider (since you are paying a 3rd party), it's ok, your money is safe with us.
The final "bill" was the last straw. It was, frankly, pathetic. At that point I realised that I was dealing with someone who made up figures as they went along. I cancelled, politely, and resumed booking everything myself, thus saving £600 from the intial quotation.
The only point in using this company is if you are not prepared to do any internet research yourself, are prepared to pay massive credit card charges, and want some mysterious confirmation that they will be there to help you 24/7 should need arise on your trip. Since I could hardly ever get hold of the TC in person, I even doubted that.
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Hospitals crack down on workers who refuse flu shotsSun Jan 13, 2013
Indiana boy abducted in 1994 found in MinnesotaFri Jan 11, 2013
Ex-officer is first in CIA to face prison for a leakSat Jan 5, 2013
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Cops' fatal shooting of unarmed Calif. man was 'lawful,' DA rulesTue Dec 18, 2012
- rosemary the cops are poorly trained. while in upstate new york a county cop pulled a weapon on me. I was able to disarm him and by rights I could have shot him with out worry, as I have a permit. When other cops arrived I found out he was suppose to be looking for a woman driving a blue ford. I'm 6 …
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- bmorebabe just for correctness he is not a black man he is a mullato. You can add that to the other terms you were using. I have never used any terms for him other than liar. try reading his statements regarding GOTMO. and after that read his statement as a CONSTITUTIONAL law professor on how OBAMAC …
Same-sex wife of Army officer banned from joining Fort Bragg spouses clubFri Dec 14, 2012
Boehner: 'Serious differences' separate GOP from ObamaWed Dec 12, 2012
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Never mind twerking, US regulators are doing the bank spank.
Washington watchdogs are delivering a good old Beltway beat-down to the nation's biggest banks — pressing civil actions for tens of billion of dollars for alleged sins in mortgage bonds, mispriced loans and credit derivatives.
In fact, the legal bills to defend the actions from regulators over the last five years for the six largest banks have stretched to more than $100 billion — or $51 million a day, according to a report.
That's enough to wipe out all of the 2012 profits from all of the six large banks, according to the report by Bloomberg.
"This is just another assault by the American government on the banking industry that has [government regulators] utilizing every legal tactic in their arsenal," outspoken bank analyst Dick Bove at Rafferty Capital told The Post.
"This regulatory attack is going to result in everyone from stockholders to bank employees losing their jobs, Bove added.
The legal bills of JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo were included.
Outsized penalties for banks like JPMorgan, which is facing the possibility of forking over a whopping $6 billion to settle a suit filed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency over soured mortgage securities, have picked up over the past 12 months.
Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan has set aside $6.8 billion to cover legal costs and already has paid roughly $7 billion during the past year to cover fines and legal costs.
It's gotten so bad that Bove has recently lowered his ratings on a number of institutions. That includes JPMorgan, which he downgraded from a "buy" rating to a "hold" after lowering his 2014 price target for the bank from $60 to $57 earlier this week.
Daniel Hurson, a former federal prosecutor, said the regulators may be stepping up their efforts now that the economy has recovered and solvency of the banks is assured.
Reports emerging yesterday indicated that Sen. Carl Levin's (D-Mich.) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is requesting documents from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission following the energy regulator's $410 million fine on JPMorgan, charging that it manipulated California electricity prices.
A JPMorgan spokesman declined to comment.
JPMorgan and BofA account for about 75 percent of the legal costs being coughed up by banks since 2008, according to Bloomberg News.


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Achieving a degree of recognition for their first two albums, Colorado based metal act Cephalic Carnage became a name in the grindcore scene pretty quickly. For those who don't know, this now-technical metal band's earliest stuff was very chaotic, burstfire, and piecemeal, keeping much in line with the fringe grindcore sound. From their album 'Lucid Interval' onwards however, Cephalic Carnage has shown an increasingly more technical, complex and inventive approach to their music. The band's latest offering only serves to develop Cephalic's existing new style, and assert their new stance as a technical death metal band over anything else. However, despite 'Misled By Certainty' being one of the band's most complex arrangements to date, the album suffers from very poor flow and an inconsistent song quality that mars what otherwise would have had the makings of an excellent album.
If anything can be said about Cephalic Carnage, it is that they are an immensely ambitious band, especially considering their origins. Leading the album with my favourite track 'The Incorrigible Flame,' they take no time to throw things into full motion, pairing highly intricate riffs with the less meticulous (and oftentimes inconsistent) vocal work of Lenzig Leal. While the album is almost entirely centered around metal and chaotic heaviness, there are a few exceptions to this rule, which end up making up some of the most interesting moments of the album. 'Ohrwurm' for example, invests it's first minute into a hypnotic bass riff, with some dissonant guitar work slowly building on top. The album's biggest surprise might come in the shape of the de facto closing track, 'Repangaea,' which goes as far as to have a saxophone solo to open the twelve minute piece. Also included are some grungy riffs that resound of sludge metal. Besides these scarce exceptions though, anyone listening to 'Misled By Certainty' can expect some viciously technical, well-played but at times slightly undercooked metal.
While the complex, melodic and technical work of the band is highly impressive, 'Misled By Certainty' finds it's biggest flaws in the sporadic grindcore interludes that appear to have been thoughtlessly thrown in between every few more involved tracks. Rarely clocking over thirty seconds, the grindcore forays are difficult to consider anything more than random noise, and while they may be extremely brief in nature, they serve to ruin the flow of the album completely.
While there's no doubt that Cephalic Carnage are immensely promising and talented with their material, 'Misled By Certainty' does get brought down by it's many flaws. It is gifted with a handful of very strong tracks however, and despite not feeling completely convincing, the segments that shine here, shine brightly indeed.


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South Carolina Democrat Chair (or former) Dick Harpootlian is not only a racist, he's a sexist too. At a Democrat fundraiser for Colbert-Busch, Dick Harpootlian said of Nikki Haley 'Send her back wherever the hell she came from.' Today, MSNBC let him try and spin his way out of his racist comments, and Harpootlian stepped in it again. Not only is Dickhead Harpootlian a racist, but he's also a sexist too. On MSNBC he said he meant Nikki Haley should go back to working in a dress store or something.
|Dick Harpootlian – send Haley back to the dress store
Usually the fat, obnoxious Dick Harpootlian is on Fox News making outrageous statements like this. I guess even they got tired of him, so he had to go on MSNBC where they would let him spin his racist smear.
The same applies here. If a Republican said on television that a female Democratic officeholder should go back to working at her parent's dress shop, the national media would Akinize the Republican faster than you could say war on wimminses. And this matters for the same reason — more Republican women are running for office, and we can expect more snide remarks like this from Democratic leadership when they do, although it will probably take the form of diminishing the femininity of such candidates for espousing pro-life, pro-family policies.
As is typical for Democrats, including Colbert-Busch and Joe Biden who was at the fundraiser, not one has condemned Dick Harpootlian. It's also as if his comments were never made. Maybe it was an imaginary Republican or something. You can bet your ass if Mark Sanford made these comments about a leftist Democrat Governor in South Carolina who has Sikh parents, but was born in America, it would be getting more attention than the three girls rescued in Ohio yesterday.


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In Reply to: Re: Upcoming Bunion Surgery posted by joanne on June 22, 2000 at 22:52:06:
: Kathie, : I had bunion surgery on the 20th of this month (June). I am only 19 years old so I'm not too sure how relevant me writing to you is. I had both my feet done as well as 2 hammertoes and I also had to have my second toes shortened, so basically I had the works done. It has been 4 days since I had the surgery and I must admit the last few days have been quite painful. I haven't really been able to walk very far without having alot of pain. But as the days progress it is getting easy to cope with. As for driving your son to school I think you should be right after 3 weeks. I hope all goes well for you and good luck with your surgery.
: : Having bunion surgery done on one foot in August and boy am I scared! I have heard many horror stories about how painful it is! Would love to know: Is my podiatrist an okay choice to do it rather than an orthopedic surgeon? How long will the pain be unbearable? Will I be able to comfortably take my son to college three weeks after my surgery? I am having I.V. sedation in the hospital (outpatient) and am 48 years old. Any feedback on your experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hello JoAnne. I hope you are doing well after all that. I too have them on both feet but will probably do one at a time. I'm sure because of your young age you were able to have both done.Didn't realize that they would do so many procedures at once though. How long were you in surgery? Are you on lots of pain medicine? Also wondering if you are wearing surgery shoes or after all that did you end up with heavy casts?Im sure you will heal fast. Good luck with your recovery.
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Chocolate cake for breakfast? Yes please! And why not when it's in the form of chocolate muffins that are only 120 calories each and taste just as decadent as the best chocolate cake you've ever had.
I've professed my love for my newest blog crush, Dashing Dish, here, shown you my version of the Dashing Dish protein shake here, and told you about making her triple chocolate chunk muffins for Valentine's here. I have not been able to get enough of those muffins! I've been eating them for a snack every day until that batch was gone, then I decided that was what I wanted to have for my birthday breakfast (tradition in my family is to have breakfast in bed on your birthday, the plan was for me to make the muffins the night before and then Michael would bring them to me for breakfast that morning but sadly he had to go in to work super early and I didn't want to wake up that early so I just had to warm them up myself, but he did bring me breakfast in bed yesterday morning). So this time when I made the batch, I took some pictures so you could see the process.
They are seriously so amazing.
You need a lot of ingredients but don't let that scare you, because the actually mixing and baking process is super easy.
you need: oats, sweetener, applesauce, baking powder, baking soda, vinegar, Greek yogurt, egg whites, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips (not pictured: vanilla, salt, and hot water)
oh, and a blender
Line a muffin tin with 12 foil liners (not paper!)
Start putting all your ingredients in the blender (it really doesn't matter what order)
vinegar (if you do this after the baking soda then it makes fun bubbles)
add half of the chocolate chips (they will sink)
add the other half of the chocolate chips, bake some more
ooey, gooey, yummy deliciousness!
Recipe (from Dashing Dish here)
- 1 and 3/4 cups oats (I use old fashioned oats)
- 3 egg whites (or 6 TBSP egg whites if you buy the EggBeater type things in the cartons)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (I just used one container of Dannon Oikos)
- 2 tsp vinegar
- 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 and 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 cup sugar substitute (I use the store brand of Splenda)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Pour everything except the chocolate chips into a blender (it doesn't matter what order you put it in). Blend until oats are ground – it will be very soupy. Pour into a 12-muffin tin, lined with foil liners. Put a few chocolate chips in each muffin (use half of the chocolate chips). Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Sprinkle the other half of the chocolate chips on the tops of the muffins. Put back into the oven and bake for another 5ish minutes.
Each muffin has 120 calories and is South Beach phase 2.
I wasn't sure if I could leave these out or if they needed to be refrigerated so I refrigerate them just in case. When I want one I just peel off the foil liner and microwave for about 25 seconds. Delish!


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If the publishers of author J.K. Rowling's books have a challenge beyond how to spend the Harry Potter windfall, it is in trying to keep the series compelling for original readers who were 10 to 12 years old when Harry was introduced in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone but who are now heading off to college, jobs or even the war in Iraq.
Actually, last we checked, the army's wishlist ranked Harry Potter above Kevlar.
Related Reading:
-Interest Lost in Harry Potter? (CanMag)
-New 'Harry' Book Set to Work Magic (NYDN)
-Things You Can Learn About the Plot of the Next Harry Potter Book Just by Looking at the Cover Art (McSweeney's)


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More vaccines? Using economic analysis to decide
Ulla K. Kou1
In this issue (pp. 264270), Hinman et al. review the results of economic evaluation studies of rubella vaccine published between 1970 and 2000. Most of the studies they include were designed to answer the question of whether the introduction of rubella vaccine into national immunization systems is economically justified. Five out of the 17 economic evaluation studies they used were carried out in developing countries. In addition, they looked at five cost analyses from developing countries. The overall conclusion of the review is that incorporation of rubella vaccine gives economic benefits comparable to those derived from the use of hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines.
Vaccination is often recognized as a more cost-effective measure than other health interventions, simply because of its preventive nature (1). Furthermore, compared to other preventive measures such as, for instance, promotion of safe water supplies or food safety, it is a relatively easy intervention to deliver because it requires only one contact, or a very small number of them, with a well-defined target group. Caution should however be exercised in generalizing about different vaccines and different epidemiological settings. When considering whether to introduce a new vaccine into a national immunization schedule, the level of disease burden (mortality, morbidity, and disability) in the absence of vaccination, as well as treatment costs avoided from introducing the new vaccine, should be weighed against the costs of delivering the vaccine. In cost-effectiveness analyses of this kind, rubella constitutes a special example, because vaccination of women against rubella prevents birth defects due to rubella virus. The results of a cost-effectiveness analysis should be compared to similar analyses of other available health interventions. Alternatively, in countries with limited information about the economic value of other interventions, the results of the analysis should be examined in relation to the national health budget with a view to assessing affordability.
Over the past years there has been a steady rise in economic evaluations of health interventions, including vaccines. However, for vaccines, the large majority of studies have been conducted in industrialized countries. There are still only a few cost-effectiveness studies of high quality available from developing countries, of which Hinman's review provides a good example. In a review of economic evaluations of hepatitis B immunization from 19942000, only one developing country study was identified (China), in contrast to 322 from industrialized countries (2). One can only speculate about whether more cost-effectiveness studies on underused vaccines, such as rubella, mumps, hepatitis B, yellow fever and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines, could have led to a faster and more committed introduction of these vaccines into developing countries. While the decision to introduce a new vaccine is influenced by a large number of medical, political and economic factors, there is no doubt that cost-effectiveness evidence is a key tool for rational decision-making in this area.
The quality of economic evaluation studies for interventions against communicable diseases, including vaccines, has been variable (3). In too many cases studies have not complied with appropriate techniques recommended in standard textbooks on economic evaluation (4). Hence, the usefulness of their results must be questioned. Two important responses to this problem have been provided in recent months. First, in early 2002, a consensus statement on appropriate methods for economic evaluation of vaccination programmes was published by Beutels et al. (5). Second, the journal Vaccine has very recently published an editorial policy statement on the submission of economic evaluations of vaccines (6). The editors of Vaccine decided to use the guidelines defined by the British Medical Journal in 1996 for authors and peer reviewers of economic evaluations to ensure clear standards for submission and editorial management (7).
WHO's priority project on Accelerated Vaccine Introduction for developing countries, which is based in the Department for Vaccines and Biologicals, has issued a number of materials for guiding countries in introducing new vaccines (8). As part of this project, "Guidelines on Estimating Costs of Introducing New Vaccines into the National Immunization System" will soon be released. It is hoped that these guidelines, together with the measures described above, will improve the quality and comparability of future studies.
1. Beutels P. Economic evaluations of hepatitis B immunization: a global review of recent studies (1994-2000). In: Epidemiology and Social Medicine (ESOC) publication no. 40. Antwerp: Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, WHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis, University of Antwerp; 2001.
2. World Development Report. Washington (DC): World Bank; 1993.
3. Walker D, Fox-Rushby JA. Economic evaluation of communicable disease interventions in developing countries: a critical review of the published literature. Health Economics 2000;9:681-98.
4. Drummond MF, O'Brien B, Stoddart GL, Torrance GW. Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes. Oxford: Oxford Medical Publications; 1997.
5. Beutels P, Edmunds WJ, Antoñanzas F, Ardine De Wit G, Evans D, Fielden R, et al. Economic evaluation of vaccination programmes: a consensus statement focusing on viral hepatitis. Pharmacoeconomics 2002;20:1-7.
6. Spier R, Jefferson TO, Demicheli V. An editorial policy statement: submission of economic evaluations of vaccines. Vaccine 2002;20:1693-5.
7. Drummond MF, Jefferson TO. Guidelines for authors and peer reviewers of economic submissions to the BMJ. BMJ 1996;313:275-83.
8. Accelerated vaccine introduction. Available from: URL: http://www.who.int/vaccines/en/ accelvacintro.shtml
1Associate Professional Officer, Department of Vaccines and Biologicals, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (email firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Picture the scene. Rexall Place full with 16,000-plus fans for the 2013 Brier, with everybody wearing a "bug" in their ear.
Last rock in the Saskatchewan-Newfoundland game on Sheet B. Is Brad Gushue really thinking of trying a come-around angle freeze on the button? Listen in.
Last rock in the Alberta-Nova Scotia game on Sheet D. Is Kevin Martin going to contemplate a 10-foot raise, angle double takeout? Eavesdrop.
Last rock in the Ontario-Manitoba tilt on Sheet A. You don't think Glenn Howard is talking about trying a double runback, roll behind cover? Hear the debate.
Coming soon to a major curling event near you is a fan experience which no other sport will be able to offer.
Indeed, coming to you at the Continental Cup in St. Albert this week is an experiment which Warren Hansen of the Canadian Curling Association believes will be the future.
"I think if all of this works well, fans will soon be able to listen to what's going on with the curlers as they discuss shot strategy on every sheet.
"It's progressing there in our minds right now. We're just not sure how quickly things will be able to move.
"We will be experimenting with getting the transmitter situation correct at the Continental Cup so the special FM radio bugs will be able to be used at the Scotties in Charlottetown and the Tim Hortons Brier in London.
"For the Continental Cup, anyone who brings an FM radio to the venue can easily tune into the TSN commentators on the broadcast. We'll get this up and running by the Scotties where fans will be able to either bring their own radio or purchase one of the inexpensive headsets from from our merchandise area."
Curling TV numbers have become the phenomenon of the sports world.
Indeed, four of the teams competing for the Continental Cup -- Canada's Kevin Martin, Norway's Thomas Ulsrud, Germany's Andrea Schopp and Canada's Cheryl Bernard -- all played before almost seven million on Canadian television alone during the gold-medal games of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
As was the case with the Torino 2006 and Salt Lake 2002 Olympics, the TV numbers reported around the world were mind boggling for the often ridiculed sport where they throw rocks at houses and sweep pimpled ice with brooms.
"The use of rf mics is what has set curling apart from all other sports and has been a contributing factor to the large television numbers we enjoy today," Hansen, a former Brier winner curling with Hec Gervais, who also won three Little Grey Cups playing football with the Edmonton Huskies.
"We also allow the cameras in very tight on the curlers so someone sitting in their living room feels as if they are right there in the conversation between the skip and vice skip.
"It is the only sport where the television viewer feels as if they are in the midst of the action. I believe the result is that it has brought in a great many viewers who otherwise may not be there."
The trouble is, it meant that the guy watching at home for free on TV was, although missing the live atmosphere and the experience of being there, which was phenomenal at the Vancouver Olympics, was being cheated out of the thing which has made the sport compelling on TV.
This will now bring that component into play for those sitting in the stands.
"Our initial plan is to easily make it possible for all fans to listen to the FM signal provided by TSN. Making the rf mics available on every sheet would be the next step. but we aren't there yet."
If this becomes a part of the live curling experience, it will be a legacy of the Vancouver Olympics where the bugs were made available to the crowd and Edmonton radio host Jackie Ray Greening, the organizing committee chairman of the 2005 Brier, 2007 Worlds and 2009 Olympic Trials here, delivered a running commentary to the crowd, directing their attention from one sheet to the other.
"The experiment with Jackie Rae worked very well, which is why we're expanding the idea this year with plans to create something even more extensive for the future.
"I thing one of the reasons it was especially popular in Vancouver was because a large percentage of the audience was not very familiar with curling," said Hansen.
"Actor Donald Sutherland was at the venue a lot in the latter days and he always had on a headset."
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Carroll to speak on/at 'The Wizard of Oz'
Freeport — Willard Carroll of Camden, premier collector of original "Wizard of Oz" memorabilia and originator of the National Oz Museum, will speak before the matinee performance Freeport Players' production of "The Wizard of Oz" Sunday, July 20, at 12:30 p.m. The community theater show runs this weekend and next at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, in the high school on Holbrook Street.
Carroll also will answer questions about his collection and the museum, and he will show a brief video. He began collecting Oz items as a child and owns thousands of them, including the hourglass used by the Wicked Witch, an original costume worn by one of the Lollipop Guild Munchkins and a dress worn by Judy Garland. He also has toys, posters, lunchboxes and more. Carroll will bring an original poster to show.
Carroll is an Emmy Award-winning producer, writer and director with more than 200 hours of motion picture and television credits. His films include the all-star drama "Playing by Heart" and the musical-comedy "Marigold." As an author, Carroll's books include "I, Toto: The Autobiography of the Dog Who Was Toto." Together with Tom Wilhite, he has established the National Oz Museum to house the world's most comprehensive collection devoted to "The Wizard of Oz." Plans are to open the private museum, in Camden, in a couple of years.
Freeport Players is marking its 25th anniversary this year, and the grand scale of its "The Wizard of Oz" production, in collaboration with Freeport Family Performing Arts, is part of the celebration. Audiences will see fabulous costumes and sets, the giant talking Wizard head, the tornado, the Wicked Witch melting into the floor, the exciting revelation of "Technicolor" when Dorothy arrives in Oz and more. For more information, visit fcponline.org.
Courier Publications' A&E Editor Dagney C. Ernest can be reached at (207) 594-4401, ext. 115; or email@example.com.


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Dare to be Digital 2014 – one week to apply!
Game developers of the future have just one week to apply for Dare to be Digital, the world's leading computer game design competition for students.
Entries should be made online at the Dare to be Digital website by 9am on Monday 21 April.
Hosted and run by Abertay University, hundreds of students every year apply to Dare to be Digital to build a working game prototype in just eight weeks. An expert panel picks 15 teams of five students to take part in the contest.
The games then go on show to the public and to industry experts in Dundee in August, with three winning teams picked to compete for the BAFTA Ones to Watch Award.
Previous Dare to be Digital winners include Sophia George, who is currently the V&A's first ever Game Designer in Residence and presented this year's BAFTA Ones to Watch Award to Studio DOS.
Sophia George, V&A Game Designer in Residence, said: "Any student who wants to be a professional game developer should apply for Dare to be Digital.
"It was a life-changing opportunity for me, giving me the space to learn an incredible amount during the competition at Abertay University, even before I went on to win the BAFTA Ones to Watch Award.
"The opportunity to spend eight weeks building your own game, being mentored by industry professionals, then getting feedback from thousands of members of the public simply can't be missed."
Professor Louis Natanson, who leads computer games education at Abertay University, said: "Dare to be Digital is a very exciting opportunity for students of game art, audio, design and programming. To spend eight weeks building your own game, working with professional mentors, is a huge learning curve.
"Every year we see Dare to be Digital students being hired by major companies during the contest, or pulling together plans to launch their own companies. It's a very exciting competition and we look forward to receiving many more applications."
Individuals wanting to apply – and teams needing extra members – can contact other applicants through the Dare to be Digital website.
Entries should be made online at the Dare to be Digital website by 9am on Monday 21 April.
For media queries, please contact Kevin Coe (Director of Communications) - firstname.lastname@example.com / 01382 308 452 / 07850 904 110
Dare to be Digital is a video game development competition for undergraduates at universities and colleges of art, hosted and run by Abertay University in Dundee.
Teams of student programmers and artists compete in an intensive 'hot-house' development environment over the summer vacation, building fully-functioning prototypes for assessment by industry judges and a public vote at Dare ProtoPlay in Dundee, 7-10 August 2014.
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It was recently announced that Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child's Play, Thinner) will adapt and direct Stephen King's short story The Ten O'clock People. Filming is scheduled to start later this summer and we have a couple of casting updates. Justin Long, who was previously in negotiations for the lead role, is now officially on board.
According to THR, Rachel Nichols (Conan remake, pictured below) is in negotiations to join Long in the film. The story revolves around Justin Long's character who gains the ability to see that certain humans are actually monsters. Rachel Nichols will play another character who has the same ability.
We expect a number of casting announcements over the next few weeks. Until then, here is the original press release that announced the project:
"Veteran Director Tom Holland ("Fright Night," "Child's Play") has signed on to adapt and direct the feature film "The Ten O'clock People," a short story by Stephen King. Holland and King have previously collaborated on the popular thrillers "The Langoliers" and"Thinner." After an extended hiatus, Holland returned to directing in 2007 as a featured director in the acclaimed "Masters of Horror" series for Showtime.Currently he is writing and directing "Twisted Tales," a series of shorts for FearNet. "The Ten O'clock People" will be his highly anticipated and first theatrical release since"Thinner."
King's "The Ten O'clock People" was a short story published in 1993 as part of his "Nightmares and Dreamscapes" collection and was notable for being set in Boston, Massachusetts as opposed to his familiar Maine locale. The story follows Brandon Pearson, who in trying to kick his smoking habit uncovers a frightening aspect of reality, he plans to extinguish through extreme measures.
Inspired by his own struggle with kicking the habit, " [this story] was Stephen trying to deal with his cigarette jones and the fairly new no-smoking laws back in the 90's. This film will be a modernization of the original short story, a paranoid suspense piece," commented Holland.
"With Ron Howard's 'The Dark Tower' adaptation and remakes of'Carrie' and 'The Stand' on the horizon, 2013 is shaping up to be the year of King." Said Producers Nathaniel Kramer and E.J. Meyers, "We're excited to be contributing to it."
"The Ten O'clock People" will begin filming this summer and is produced by Making Ten O'clock Productions and Holland's Dead Rabbit Films."