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Players to Create Pi Story MySpace Page
July 10, 2008
Player to Create Pi Story MySpace Page
One lucky Pi Story player will be the sole creator of the official Pi Story MySpace page and win an iPod Shuffle.
Aeria Games is offering an iPod Shuffle to the player who can create the most decorative and entertaining MySpace page for Pi Story. MySpace has become an integral part of the launch of Pi Story because of the networking tools it encompasses.
All players are encouraged to participate in this contest. The rules are as follow:
Create a temporary Pi Story MySpace
Players will need to send their code to a Game Master after completion
All entries will be property of Aeria Games
Entries must be received no later than 12 p.m. PDT 7/21/08
Players will vote for a winner on the most artistic and decorative MySpace Page
First prize winner will receive an iPod Shuffle and 2000 Aeria Points, Second prize will receive 2000 Aeria Points and third place will receive 1000 Aeria Points.
For more information on the contest, please visit the Create the Official Pi Story MySpace Page or the Pi Story MySpace page.


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It's musical playtime for kids! Develop self-expression, creativity & learning skills through songs, games, movement & use of instruments using methods such as Orff, Kodaly & Dalcroze. Parents/caregivers participate, too, cultivating 'harmonious' interactions. Music lovers created here!
Child & caregiver attend class together.
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In a rare move, the Minnesota Supreme Court has overturned the civil commitment of a man confined to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program. The ruling does not mean the convicted rapist at the center of case, Cedrick Ince, will walk free immediately.
• Minnesota Sex Offender Program lawsuit can proceed, judge rules
• Sex offender bill deadlocked despite judge's pressure
In 2008, Ince pleaded guilty in juvenile court to fifth degree criminal sexual conduct for raping a 17-year-old girl after she passed out at a party.
While he was on probation for that crime, Ince, who was 18 years old at the time, broke into the home of a former girlfriend, choked and raped her. He entered another guilty plea -- this time in adult court -- and was sentenced to two years in prison.
The day before Ince's scheduled release, authorities in Sibley County filed a petition for civil commitment. While that case was pending, Ince was set free on intensive supervised release.
"Essentially what the court is saying is that it wants the district court judges to be more specific in articulating why they found somebody was committable."Eric Janus, dean of the William Mitchell College of Law
His attorney, Ken White, said Ince began to turn his life around: "He was employed. He was working for a dairy farmer. He was living on his own," White said. "He had purchased a pickup truck on credit."
Ince -- who's now 24 -- also attended AA meetings, stayed sober, and had started a court-ordered outpatient sex offender treatment program.
However, in Minnesota, a person can be civilly committed indefinitely to a prison-like facility even after serving out a sentence if a court determines that a person is "highly likely" to commit more sex crimes.
"It's an issue that can be very easily manipulated and made much more emotional."State Sen. Warren Limmer
That's what happened to Ince. At a 2012 hearing, a court-appointed psychologist testified that Ince was 60 percent likely to reoffend based on statistical models. A Sibley County judge agreed, and Ince has been living ever since behind barbed wire at the Minnesota Sex Offender Progam's treatment facility in Moose Lake.
In the ruling handed down Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected the way the lower court determined Ince's likelihood of re-offending. Justice Barry Anderson wrote that attempting to predict a person's future conduct is inherently risky and determining what "highly likely" means is not simply a matter of assigning a numeric value.
Eric Janus, dean of the William Mitchell College of Law and a longtime critic of the civil commitment process, said courts have reversed very few of these kinds of commitments.
The ruling is not sweeping, however, and Janus said the court stopped short of setting exact standards of risk a sex offender must meet to be committed. Still, Janus said the high court's move is significant: "Essentially what the court is saying is that it wants the district court judges to be more specific in articulating why they found somebody was committable, or why they thought that some less restrictive alternative in the community wouldn't be suitable."
In a concurring opinion, Justice Alan Page acknowledged the need to protect the public, but said Ince should have other treatment options since he did demonstrate a measure of self-control after prison. Page criticized the state legislature for creating a "one-size-fits-all commitment system" that only allows for confinement in a secure facility, regardless of how dangerous an offender may be.
State Sen. Warren Limmer is among the bipartisan group of lawmakers trying to reform the sex offender commitment system. But the Maple Grove Republican said legislators are not likely to take up such a hot-button issue in the final weeks of the session.
"It's an issue that can be very easily manipulated and made much more emotional, and I think that most legislative leaders decided not to spike the ball this close to an election year," Limmer said.
If lawmakers don't change the Minnesota Sex Offender Program, a federal judge might. In a class action lawsuit, all of the approximately 700 sex offenders under civil commitment claim the program is unconstitutional because they're not getting adequate treatment and have no real chance of release.
In February, Judge Donovan Frank allowed the case to proceed, and now a court-ordered team of experts has begun evaluating everyone in the program for possible alternative placement.
As for the person at the center of the state supreme court ruling -- attorney Ken White says he'll argue at a hearing next week that Cedrick Ince should be released from Moose Lake while a Sibley County judge again determines his fate.


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WLK's 'Enslave' posters can be explained as what you get when you combine painful wartime memories, a love of history and an interest in politics. Each of these graphic posters showcases this talented Poland-based artist's interests and embrace of art with a voice.
While all of the text incorporated into WLK's Enslave portraits is in Polish, the images of crying children, wartime moments, political voices and bleeding skulls are powerful enough to speak for themselves. This is one artist who knows how to incorporate all of his interests and passions into each piece of work.
Implications - Although war is a topic which many companies choose to shy away from in fear of openly associating themselves with one political party or offending certain consumers, it can be done in a tasteful way. During wartime, it is important for companies across all industries to demonstrate their efforts towards respecting soldiers and their families, especially as far as national pride is concerned.
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WLK's 'Enslave' Posters Display a Connection to History, War & Peace
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As the year winds down, you may not have enough investment income to deduct all your investment-interest expense.
Strategy: If you're showing an overall capital loss, realize capital gains before Dec. 31. Not only will the gains offset capital losses — in effect, they're tax-free up to the total amount of the loss — but you'll give yourself more room to write off investment interest.
Here's the whole story: To arrive at your net investment income, subtract your expenses (other than investment interest) from your investment income. For this purpose, "investment income" generally includes interest, short-term capital gains, annuities and royalties. It may also include qualified dividends and long-term capital gains if you choose, but that comes at a tax price.
The decision to include long-term capital gains as investment income or not doesn't come until after you've netted your gains and losses for the year. So, you can still increase your capital gain by cashing in some stock winners.
If you're already showing a gain this year, you might hold some losers until next year. That can preserve a bigger investment- interest deduction this year.
Of course, you might not want to keep stock that's going downhill steadily, nor do you want to give up stock that's gaining rapidly in value.
Here's a better idea:
1. Sell the stock that's declining in value.
2. Sell enough of the appreciating stock to offset capital losses as well as investment- interest expenses.
3. Buy back the appreciating stock right after you sell it.
True, you'll buy the stock back at a higher price, but you'll also increase your basis in the deal. That will reduce the tax bite on your gain when you sell the stock in the future. In the meantime, you'll enjoy the write-off.


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Basic SEO Techniques New Malden :
A few basic SEO techniques:
- View Google's cache to see your page the way a search engine sees it. If you can't see an element of the page in the cache, the search engines can't see it either! This means that content isn't gaining you any search traffic.
- Be sure your page is reachable. Crawlers don't perform searches, they travel by links. This means your page has to be viewable by clicking on a link on another page or crawlers won't see it and it won't be searchable.
- Be sure you don't have metaframes preventing your page from being crawled. Many New Malden webmasters use metaframes to prevent rogue bots from crawling their page and don't realize that these metaframes will also prevent search bots from crawling their pages!
- Don't let your links get lost in a sea of links. Pages with hundreds or thousands of links may not get crawled thoroughly in order to prevent spam and skewed rankings.
- Use specific keywords. General keywords will have lots of competition. By using more specific keywords, a webmaster can reduce competition and increase rankings.
- Don't abuse keywords. Use your keywords in natural speech. Optimize your page for one or two specific keywords that searchers might use when looking for information available on your page. Be sure your keywords are relevant to your content.
- Don't use keywords in link anchor text pointing to other pages on your site. (This is known as commiting keyword cannibalization.)
- Be sure your keywords are plain text HTML. Add ALT text for images, transcripts for videos and audio clips, and put captions with java or flash plugins or images. Although crawlers are improving, many are unable to process anything besides plain text.
Be Aware of User Experience
Increasing the usability, accuracy, and visual design of the website will also increase your search metrics. Search engines use search metrics and backlinks to determine the popularity and user-friendliness of your page. These factors play an important role in SEO. Always seek to create content that is pleasing for your reader.
Search Engines use Engagement Metrics to determine user satisfaction. Time spent on a search result means the user found the result much more helpful than a user who immediately hits the back button to look for another search.
The Panda update allows google to use machine learning to rank websites on quality and user friendliness. In 2011, human evaluators ranked thousands of websites based on quality and then implemented machine learning that mimicked those evaluators. This update changed more than 20% of search results.
Selecting Keywords:
Things to consider when selecting keywords:
- The Keyword's relevance to your page. Will the people using that keyword in searches be satisfied with the content on your page?
- The Keyword's specificity. Would a narrower keyword or keyphrase attract an audience that is more interested in your content than the audience of the broader term? On the other hand, is your keyword so specific it won't be searched?
- The Competition on that keyword. Can you compete with the current top ranked websites for your keyword?
Where to Put Keywords:
- In the Title: as close to the beginning as you can put it
- At the Top of the Page
- Several times throughout the body of the page
- At least once in the ALT text
- In the URL
- In the Summary or Meta description tag
Optimizing Title Tags:
- Titles should be between 45 and 55 characters long. Titles that exceed 55 characters in length may not show properly in google searches.
- Keywords should be placed near the beginning of the title
- Consider putting your brandname at the end of the title
- Don't sacrifice readability and emotional impact for keyword optimization
Visit https://moz.com/learn/seo/title-tag to see how the title and summary of your page would show up in a google search.
Constructing URLS:
- Keep them short
- Be sure your reader has an idea of what he will find on the page when reads the URL
- Use plain text links
- Use hyphens to separate words
- Use keywords
How Links to your Page Effect your SEO
- Are a wide variety of websites created by a wide variety of webmasters on a wide variety of topics linking to your site?
- Are many sites on similar topics linking to your site?
- Are the ranking sites for your keywords linking to your site?
- Are sites linking to your page using your keywords in anchor text to link to your site? (Anchor text is the blue text that shows on a webpage instead of the URL to the link)
- Are you getting links from trusted sources?
- Have you refrained from linking to spammy or poor quality websites and websites that link to your page?
- Have you been accruing new links?
- Is your page being shared on social media?
If you can answer yes to the eight questions above, links to your content are doing their job and helping increase your rankings. If you can't answer yes to each question, devise strategies to remedy your answer.
Creating good, quality content that related pages will naturally link to is one of the best ways to get links. Another great way, is through Manual Outreach. Don't under estimate the traffic that a well placed link can generate itself. Target specific websites who cater to similar audiences, preferably websites with few links, high credibility and high rankings for your keywords, and invite them to link to your page. Be sure to explain how linking to your page is a benefit for them, and not just an act of charity for you. You may also use this tool to see your competitors' backlinks. Finding sites who have linked to the top ranked sites for your keyword gives you a list of sites that whose links would be of value to you. Avoid self-created links on lower quality websites. While they may help rankings a little bit, they may also hurt your rankings. If you pursue this option, proceed with caution.
Search Engine Webmaster SEO advice
SEO advice from the major search engine webmasters includes:
- Be sure all pages can be reached by static, plain-text links. (Links of the form: , as opposed to links buried in images, java or flash.) These links are easier for crawlers to find.
- Don't "cloak" your work, or try to present different content to the search engine than you present to the user. Make sure your page is optimized to be found by a search engine when a user searches a relevant query. Don't try to cheat the crawler's and their index.
- Use accurate, descriptive, clear language with appropriate keywords in your titles, subtitles and ALT text. (ALT text is text that appears when an image cannot be displayed.) On hubpages, photo captions are ALT text and are therefore an extremely important part of search engine optimization.
- Create content filled with relevant keywords.
Check for Errors
To check for crawl errors see Google's Webmaster Tools.
SEO Marketing 6 Things to Understand
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a must-have for any business, whether you're just starting out or have been around for years.
One study reports that a whopping 89 percent of consumers turn to a search engine to find information on a product or service before buying. That's a huge opportunity not to be missed.
There are lots of awesome SEO agencies and people who can help you do SEO the right way. Sadly, there are also plenty of not-so-legitimate SEO practitioners using questionable tactics that might generate positive immediate results, only to bite you in the behind later by getting you in trouble with Google. And once you get penalized by Google, it takes an enormous amount of effort to get back into their good graces.
Here are three ways to go about getting SEO to work for you:
1. Hire an outside firm or contract specialist.
If you don't know a thing about SEO, it's tempting to hire someone who lives and breathes the latest Google algorithms and updates. But be careful and do your homework when selecting a vendor. Ask them for a list of links they've obtained and make sure they're of good quality. Interview a few of their other customers and see what their experiences have been. If an SEO guru says he can get you onto page one or a hundred thousand backlinks in a month, run the other way--fast. Here's a great guide on how to spot a bad SEO proposal.
2. Leave it alone.
This is not an ideal choice, but probably won't hurt for the time being. If you just don't have the time or money to invest in SEO right now, that's OK. Just try to do the basics--like including a title tag that describes your business, using your keywords in URLs and in your content, and being active on social media.
3. Hire someone full-time.
If your company is growing, it might be more efficient to bring a specialist in-house. (This particularly applies if you've been using an agency; those agency fees can add up quick.) We did this at my email marketing company, VerticalResponse, about two years ago and it was a great decision. Our SEO manager knows our business inside and out, and works closely with other folks on the marketing team--from PR to content marketing to website design--to make sure everything we do looks great in Google's eyes.
Did any of these approaches to SEO work for you and your company? Would love to hear it in the comments below.
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List of Search Engines for Search Engine Optimization Tips
SEO is constantly changing. It's changing because Google wants to improve the user experience. This past January, a core algorithm update was quietly implemented. It's now March and people are still not quite sure what this update did and how it's going to alter the SEO landscape.
It made me think about how SEO has changed and how it will continue to change going forward. I approached Scott Cohen, the CEO of 180Fusion, to talk about this issue.
AJ: Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to speak to me. Before we launch into SEO, could you tell my readers about what 180Fusion does?
Cohen: 180Fusion is the leader in performance driven digital marketing that specializes in helping companies increase sales by driving online traffic in a profitable way. The platform and services support all aspects of SEO/ SEM, including local SEO, content marketing, PPC, and Enterprise SEO campaigns. Our goal is to help our clients go from being "in business" to "succeeding in business online."
AJ: To start with, what do you think is the general trend hitting SEO today?
Cohen: I think the trend is exactly the same as it has been for some years. Google wants its results to reflect relativity and genuine popularity. First of all, if you are not opting for completely white hat SEO techniques, you are making a massive mistake. Even if you are using grey hat techniques, Google is going to catch up with you one day.
But genuine popularity is the key. If you can produce content that people actually want to read, as opposed to just generating a link, then you are going to achieve incredible success.
AJ: You mentioned relativity. What do you mean when you say 'relative'?
Cohen: Relativity has changed. Previously, it was about making sure that you are being ranked for the right keywords. Google has made it practically impossible not to rank in the correct category because their technology has come so far.
Relativity is about laser targeting your audience through using long-tail keywords. Over half of searchers are using search strings that are more than four words to get the right results.
It goes further than simply using long-tail keywords. Local SEO has become prominent because of Google's habit of providing personalized search results. This means that two people can search for entirely the same thing, but get two sets of results based on their geographical location. There's also the potential for hyperlocal SEO to become a thing as Google's algorithms become more accurate.
AJ: Moving on to the mobile revolution, this can be quite confusing for people who are new to the SEO arena. How would you make sense of this?
Cohen: I would say the newcomer to the field needs to keep in mind that they absolutely have to be optimized for mobile searches. The customer experience is the most important thing here. Take this statistic as an example: 55% of customers would pay more for a guaranteed good experience.
You can give them that good experience without them having to pay more. Responsive design is a must because it impacts the user experience directly. It's why Google has used the Mobilegeddon thing to penalize websites that don't cater to mobile users.
You should go even further in catering to mobile users by creating content specifically to them. This is what I mean by relativity in SEO. The way people access the Internet is changing.
AJ: What would you say the state of content marketing is?
Cohen: The state of content marketing is always an interesting subject because there are always groups who say that it's dying or already dead. I smile because every year content marketing is stronger than ever before. As the saying goes, content is king because users crave good quality content. Despite the importance of social media, there's still room for long-form content.
If you are answering commonly asked questions and directly addressing the issues of users, you are going to win in the SEO race.
Google has said many times that it wants companies to cater directly to the needs of users not SEO. Companies that have heeded these words have been rewarded by Google. By creating relevant content on a consistent basis that customers actually want to read, they have seen their rankings skyrocket.
It can take some time to build up a solid content marketing base, but when you do you are in a great position for success.
AJ: I would like to thank you for taking the time to speak to my readers today about the direction SEO is moving in.


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More than a week ago three-star offensive tackle Dan Foose took an official visit to Illinois.
It was the first time the 6-foot-6, 310-pound prospect has been in Big Ten country and it was the first official visit of the recruiting process for him.
While he doesn't yet have anything to compare it to, according to Foose, the visit stood on it's own merits.
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"Yeah, I took an official to Illinois," he said, recalling the weekend the Illini took on Penn State. "It was really nice being out there. I've never been to that part of the country.
"All the coaches and kids were awesome. It felt like I was around my own teammates. The big thing that stuck out for me was the weight room and the weight coach. The development there seems really good. When he took over I think one kid could power clean 300 pounds. Now they have something like 42 guys that can. It was some real high number in a short time."
The Illini have put themselves in serious contention with Foose, although he still isn't sure what his time frame for everything is.
"They're definitely up there. I'll probably try to get out there again sometime. I'm still deciding about everything and focusing mostly on my season.
"I don't have any more visits set up yet. I've narrowed it a little bit but it's still the main schools that it has been -- Rutgers, Boston College, Illinois, Central Florida, Stanford and Cincinnati."
Foose is ranked the No. 53 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 10 overall prospect in New Jersey by Rivals.com.


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A Taxonomic Analysis of Cloud Computing
The cloud computing field had many advances in the last years and new classifications proliferated in a discretionary way. Despite some attempts, there is still no agreed taxonomy. This paper analysis the related literature and practical implementations describing the diverse identified classifications. The analyzed information is structured into a new proposal of service classification model. It is also demonstrated that some of the created classifications do not help the clarification of this new paradigm. Numerous discretionary classifications of cloud computing services appeared in the last years, increasing the entropy on this new computing model. Some literature tried to define and organize the diverse classifications, but none has yet covered the broadness of the existing work in this field.


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Minnesota team rallies, hands Janesville first loss
Despite left fielder Charlie Platts going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and shortstop Nick Blomgren going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, Janesville dropped a 6-5 decision to the Hi-Tower League team from St. Paul, Minn., after seeing a four-run lead slip away.
�I felt more relaxed at the plate,� Blomgren said. �I was seeing the ball well. We were in the driver�s seat when we were up by four. But we got too relaxed when we were up by four runs.��
As a result, Janesville fell to a 2-1 record in the National Division of pool play. It completes its round-robin schedule in the division at 6 p.m. (CDT) Wednesday against host Glen Allen.
The top three teams in each of the two pool-play divisions advance to the single-elimination championship series. Quarterfinals are Thursday, followed by the semifinals and championship game on Friday.
Janesville took early control against Hi-Tower by building a 4-0 lead in the first three innings. The Minnesota team came back at its own pace, scoring one run in the fourth, then two each in the fifth and sixth to force a 5-5 tie.
Brennan Olin reached base on an error to ignite Janesville�s three-run first inning. Blomgren doubled up the middle, sending Olin to third. Kevin Brandt then walked on a wild pitch, enabling Olin to score the first run.
With runners on second and third, Platts singled to left center, driving in Blomgren and Brandt to make it 3-0.
Blomgren doubled with one out in the third, advanced to third on Brandt�s infield out and made it 4-0 on an RBI single by Platts.
Hi-Tower pulled within 4-1 in the top of the fourth, but Janesville answered with its fifth run in the bottom of the inning. Logan Coulter singled, stole second, went to third on Connor Bowen�s single to left -center and scored on a wild pitch.
Brandt, Janesville�s relief pitcher, retired Jackson Buelow to start the top of the seventh. Joe Tierney then walked, and Riley Quinlan followed with a single, moving Tierney to second. A wild pitch advanced both runners a base.
Minnesota�s Sam Wackman put down a bunt in an attempt to squeeze in the lead run, but Tierney was out at home on the throw from Brandt to catcher Alex Marro. The next batter, Max Jackson, singled to left, scoring what proved to be the winning run.
Janesville went down in order in the bottom of the seventh. Blomgren grounded out, Brandt flew out to left, and Platts flew out to right.
�We just gave up too many outs, gave away too many free bases,� Janesville coach Ron Kobs said. �The better team won today. It�s our first loss this season.�
Even with his impressive stats in the game, Platts was focused on the team�s performance.
�I saw the ball well, swung the bat and it dropped every time,� Platts said. �But what matters is what the team did, not what two players did.�
Janesville had come off two impressive games, first winning 2-0 over Bridgewater, N.J., on Saturday. Blomgren threw a complete-game shutout, striking out five. Platts was 2-for-4 in that game.
The Ohio Valley champions followed with a win over Brazoswood, Texas, by outlasting the Southwest champions and the weather for an 8-5 victory on Sunday. Platts was 1-for-2 with two RBIs in that game, while Jarrod Hoffarth allowed six hits as the winning pitcher.
Looking ahead, Blomgren was confident Janesville will bounce back.
�We just gotta go out there, be in an angry mode and destroy every team,� he said.
Platts agreed with his teammate.
�We have to go out there and play Janesville baseball,�� he said. �We need to forget this loss and play 110 percent the entire game, not just 100 percent.�
Janesville has today off, followed by Wednesday�s huge game against Glen Allen, which is 2-0 in the tournament and plays Bridgewater today.
Glen Allen and Janesville are two of the top teams in the National Division, making their showdown a possible battle for first place, although Hi-Tower (1-1) still may be in contention. The team that finishes first gets a bye into Friday�s semifinals.
�I think we�ll be fine,�� Kobs said. �We�re playing some good teams, but we�re gonna work hard, and I think we�ll be fine.�
Kobs said the whole tournament experience has been great for his kids�win or lose.
�We�re loving it here,�� he said. �The kids are having fun with the host families. The experience and the people here have been great. This facility is great.�
Hi-Tower (ab-r-h-rbi)�Jackson, c, 5-1-5-1; Wingerd, 2b-p, 5-0-1-0; Reis, 3b, 4-1-2-3; Mischke, cf, 3-0-0-0; Jacobsen, p-1b, 4-1-2-1; Buelow, lf, 3-0-0-0; Tierney, rf, 3-0-1-1; Quinlan, ss, 4-2-2-0; Knetsch, 1b, 0-0-0-0; Bird, ph, 1-0-0-0; Evans, ph, 1-0-0-0; Wackman, 1b-2b, 1-1-0-0. Totals: 34-6-13-6.
Janesville (ab-r-h-rbi)�Bowen, 3b-1b, 4-0-1-0; Olin, cf, 4-1-0-0; Blomgren, ss, 4-2-2-0; Brandt, 1b-p, 3-1-0-0; Platts, lf, 4-0-3-3; Faust, p-3b, 2-0-1-0; Welch, pr, 0-0-0-0; Marro, c, 2-0-0-0; Cox, 2b, 3-0-0-0; Coulter, rf, 3-1-1-0. Totals: 29-5-8-3.
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Janesville 301 100 0�5
E�Hi-Tower 1, Janesville 2. DP�Hi-Tower 1. LB�Hi-Tower 11, Janesville 6. 2B�Jacobsen, Blomgren 2. SB�Jackson, Jacobsen, Bower, Platts 2, Coulter.
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Wingerd (W, 1-0) 3 2 0 0 1 1
Faust 5 1/3 11 5 4 3 4
Brandt (L, 0-1) 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 1
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A quick goal from Gabe Arcos helped fuel Clarke Central to a 2-1 win over visiting Riverwood in the second round of the Class AAAAA boys state soccer playoffs on Tuesday.
"It was a big relief," Clarke Central coach Chris Aiken said. "When you go up 1-0 in the first minute of the game, it allows your defense, midfielders and forwards to gain confidence, allows them to settle down and puts the other team on their heels more."
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An "all new" One with dual cameras and several other exciting upgrades, three wearable devices, and possibly a Nexus 10 tablet too. They're all part of HTC's latest attempt at a comeback, but they're not alone in this.
As per official statements from company executives, HTC will try to refocus on budget-friendly mid-range smartphones in 2014. Ergo, reorganize the messy Desire family. First step, a 5.5-inch phablet allegedly dubbed Desire 8 and known internally as A5.
Confusing stuff, I know, especially when you think of the All New One's codename (M8), and display sizes covered by the original One and One max. But try to keep up, because this Desire 8 actually sounds interesting.
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September 18, 2013 at 4:09 pm #163004
Trying to add a blog to an Enfold website.
On the development site http://conservio.com/blog/
you will notice that clicking on the post author "Jamie Wyant" yields a 404 error. In addition, I notice the tab (Firefox) reads "Nothing found for Author Jaybo"
1. Where did Jaybo come from? I am the only User on this account. The WP Nickname is "Jamie"
2. What do I need to do to get to the Author archive?
Also noticed that my avatar isn't showing up.
PS I miss being able to search the forum from within Enfold folder.September 18, 2013 at 6:54 pm #163080
Please add this question to the list: Where does the Blog Posts content element pick up author gravitar and bio information from?
jamieSeptember 19, 2013 at 10:40 am #163492
1) Please check your user profile page (Users > Your Profil). On this page you can change your Nickname and the "Display name publicly as" option which helps you to switch between the nickname and the username. "Jaybo" is probably the username of the author "Jamie Wyant" because the link points to http://conservio.com/author/JayBo/ and wordpress always uses the username for the author page slug (because the username must be unique and it's like an ID). If the link to the archive page doesn't work try to flush the permalinks. Go to Settings > Permalinks and hit the "Save" button.
2) Afaik there's a "Biographical Info" field on the profile page. You can insert any text into it and it will be displayed next to the author image. The avatar is the default wordpress avatar and is loaded from gravatar: https://en.gravatar.com/ – it's connected the the author email address and if you change the email address you also need to change the email address on your gravatar.com profile page..
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1. Sorry, I am well aware of the User Profile and that's why I mentioned that I am the only user. My nickname is Jamie and there are no other profiles. The user name is jgwyant.
2. I used Jaybo as a nickname briefly on this site a couple of years ago, belng before I switched to Enfold. Why has it shown up now?
3. I also flushed the permalinks — repeatedly.
4. I know where the gravitar comes from. I know how it works. I've used mine for years on end. I have a bio on Gravitar.com and the same bio on the WP install. It isn't being used. But it isn't showing up.
5. On the active site, for which conservio.com is my test site, http://www.amequipment.com/author/jamie/ a bio I used years ago (on another site) is showing up –
I think for some reason Enfold isn't picking up the most recent database entry for author information.
So back to you.September 21, 2013 at 5:05 am #164343
Does it gets fixed if you switch back to the default WordPress Theme?
JosueSeptember 21, 2013 at 7:32 pm #164509
Hello back Josue,
The default theme works as expected – the archive is displayed. Switch back to Enfold and author archive still generates a 404 error. I am less worried about this than I was, because the problem does not show up on our live site, just the development installation.September 24, 2013 at 2:53 am #165396
If its working on the live site but not on the development it sounds like either a difference in a cached setting, .htaccess that isn't getting flushed or a difference in a plugin setting.
DevinSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:05 pm #165702
I think it was a problem on the WP side. I just backed everything up and did a new WP install to solve the issue.
Thanks for the help. I don't know how to indicate this problem is resolved with the new forum.
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Adam Shaleenwrote a review of Five Ten Freerider Shoe - Men's on April 8, 2013
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Taylor Swift, the Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Rihanna and the fast-rising trio fun. have been announced as the first confirmed performers for this year's 55th annual Grammy Awards.
The show will be telecast live on Feb. 10 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on KFMB CHannel 8. It will be hosted by rapper-turned-TV-star LL Cool J, who also hosted last year's telecast. He and Swift co-hosted last month's one-hour live Grammy nominations announcement special.
The lower-case fun. & Mumford & Sons each have six Grammy nominations this year, while the Black Keys have five. Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach has six nominations, thanks to his work as a producer.
Approximately one-dozen past and present San Diego artists are nominated this year, including Tom Waits, jazz pianist Geoffrey Keezer and Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine.
More performers for the Grammys will be announced in the coming weeks. (Might the Rolling Stones or back-from-retirement icon David Bowie be added, even though they are not nominated this year? Hard to say, but the Grammys love to mix hot young acts with seasoned legends, the better to draw a multi-generational viewership.)
The Grammy weekend begins Feb. 8 with the all-star MusiCares dinner concert honoring Bruce Springsteen, who will be saluted in song by Elton John, Patti Smith, Juanes, Mumford & Sons and others.
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When you ponder the many possible ways to provide clean water for those in developing countries, a trans-continental bike ride may not be the first thing to cross your mind. However, that is precisely what five APU students have planned this May in their "Ride for Water."
Together, junior business management major Jordan Williams, junior psychology major Andrew Earle, senior psychology major Brian Terada, junior business major Dan Eckman and junior business major Alex Piering put together the ride in hopes of raising $40,000 for the nonprofit organization Charity: water.
The focal point of their project is addressing the problem of clean water access and the 800 million people who lack it. After considering various causes and organizations, they decided upon Charity: water because it donates 100% of the money raised to clean water rather than logistical or administration costs. Williams also said they liked how Charity: water provides a GPS tracking system that shows fundraisers exactly where their money goes.
The idea was born last year, but with some members of the group studying abroad, they decided to wait so they could all be back at APU together for fundraising. The five who ended up being part of the final project were united by their passion both for the issue of clean water, and the prospect of doing something about it.
"It wasn't like we had a specific team in mind, we just kinda looked for people that were passionate about the same things," Eckman said. "I don't think it would be a stretch to say that God put together this team."
The money raised by this effort will be used to build wells in Ethiopia. Charity: water estimated these wells will serve over 10,000 people, Eckman said. Though the organization does not normally set aside funds for specific projects, they made an exception for the APU students.
"They were really inspired by what we wanted to do," Eckman said.
The water problem facing much of the developing world is a compound one. When villages don't have access to clean water, women and children are forced to collect it.
According to Charity: water's website, these people spend an average of three hours a day collecting water. This is time that could be spent getting an education, raising a family or running a business. The journey is also dangerous with a risk of injury or attack. Furthermore, the unclean water and poor sanitation cause 80% of all diseases, which rob families of more time and resources.
"Up until this project happened, we really didn't dive enough into the issue to realize just how essential water is for economic growth," Earle said.
Charity: water encourages people to do whatever they are passionate about to attract sponsors whether that be skateboarding or swimming. For these five, the idea of biking came as inspiration from Eckman's brother, who did a similar charity trip for a different organization a number of years ago while at APU.
"It was on of those things that really caught my eye about what APU students were willing to do for the Kingdom," Eckman said.
As of Jan. 30, Ride for Water has raised $1,650 from 82 people. This mostly represents their own personal networks, Williams said. They hope to gain support from APU's network, small business and churches, even if it's just a little at a time.
"If people can't donate financially, we want them to still make it their own project. They can help us out just through spreading it into their networks," Williams said.
For these five, looking deeper into the issue provided the inspiration and drive to dive in further, even when the journey seemed to get harder along the way.
"The problem is solvable. We can make a huge difference and everyone who has supported this so far already has," Terada said.
To learn more about Ride for Water or donate to the cause, visit their website at rideforwater.com.
"In anything you do, in anything you're passionate about, I think you have to be crazy enough to start, but smart enough to finish it and I think that's something that we're really trying to figure out in our own journey." Eckman said.


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[1]Travelers can expect to pay more for fares and fees in 2013.
Air prices and other travel fees are going up in the new year, USA TODAY reports[2]. That, combined with fewer air routes, means hitting the road (and skies) is going to cost more.
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Despite accounting error of NIS 1.4 billion, IEC executives keep their jobs.
The jobs of the Israel Electric Corporation's top executives will be spared, despite a huge accounting error on their watch that left the company short NIS 1.4 billion in cash and scrambling for government assistance, TheMarker has learned.
IEC's board of directors has decided to limit dismissals to the two that have already taken place in the utility's finance unit, and will absolve everyone remaining of personal responsibility for the embarrassing mistake, sources said. The board will officially attribute the problem to faulty internal communications.
The main reason for the erroneously overstated cash flow forecast was the omission of updated information on the company's fuel costs during the summer. Additional calculation errors were also involved, and the entire episode wasn't brought to the attention of management until it was too late.
The findings of an investigation conducted by consultants from Goren Capital and Ernst & Young were discussed at length on Sunday by the company's board of directors before their release to the stock exchange. The current version of the report doesn't attribute personal blame to any of the six senior company officials who were warned two weeks ago that they could suffer consequences. Two, however have already tendered their resignations: Harel Blinde, the company's chief financial officer, and Zechariah Kay, head of its finance division.
The error was reported at the end of September but was passed off as just a miscalculation of fuel expenses. This came a month after the Finance Ministry and the Knesset's Finance Committee had already approved the company's bid to raise money to buy more fuel, and provided NIS 2 billion in state guarantees.
Then three weeks ago it was revealed that the company, fearing it could face insolvency within the next month, put in an immediate request for a further NIS 1.4 billion in government assistance. Meanwhile, the board of directors appointed a team to investigate the blunder on its behalf, but likewise failed to report this to the stock exchange.
It was also disclosed that the mistake didn't arise only from an increase in fuel expenses, but also involved a systematic failure of the interface between the finance and production divisions and severe defects in the internal auditing system.
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Invitrogen is a billion-dollar supplier to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, with 4,700 employees worldwide and a history of supplying many of the world's leading laboratories in groundbreaking research like the discovery of the AIDS virus.
To help promote its innovative work, Invitrogen announced this week that it is standardizing on Novell's SUSE® Linux Enterprise for its servers. From the press release:
SUSE Linux Enterprise will allow Invitrogen to more easily manage its complex IT environment, consisting of a mix of different platforms and applications including HP servers, Oracle databases and Web servers, as well as PeopleSoft ERP applications comprised of e-commerce, human resources, payroll and customer relationship management. SUSE Linux Enterprise gives the company the flexibility to run its applications on any platform and better utilize hardware through cost-effective virtualization.
Indeed, the press release calls out Invitrogen's adoption of Novell's new PlateSpin technology, which helps companies manage data center virtualization. I'd be interested to know if Invitrogen was initially interested in PlateSpin, and became interested in SUSE by extension, or the other way around. If anyone from Novell cares to comment below, it would be intriguing to know if PlateSpin is helping to drive SUSE sales, or whether it's facilitating existing interest (i.e, a deal closer rather than a deal opener).
Regardless, it's an impressive win and a further demonstration that Novell is finding its Linux feet without needing the Microsoft crutch. That's good news for all.
Update: Charlotte Betterley from Novell PR responded to my question withthe following:
Invitrogen had already been using PlateSpin and the relationship with Novell may have been a factor in them selecting SUSE Linux Enterprise. However, they primarily chose SUSE Linux Enterprise because of the merits of the solution, as it helped them to virtualize their environment, reduce operating system costs and simplify IT management.


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STEVE CHIOTAKIS: Tonight, President Obama talks to the nation about the State of the Union. He's expected to say the economy, while growing, needs to kick it up a notch. One thing Republicans will be watching, is what the President will say about the deficit. The GOP's answer to Mr. Obama's budget plans is newly-tapped House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Many Americans will meet the Congressman for the first time when he gives the Republican response to the president's speech.
Janet Hook is Congressional reporter for the Wall Street Journal. She has a profile of Ryan in today's edition. Good morning.
JANET HOOK: Good morning.
CHIOTAKIS: So why are Republicans putting so much budget faith in this guy?
HOOK: Well, he happens to be one of the best educated members of the House on budget issues. He's really quite a policy wonk. You know his idea of fun is reading budgets and CBO reports.
CHIOTAKIS: Any hint of what he thinks needs cutting from the budget? He's got some ideas right?
HOOK: Frankly I think the man thinks everything needs to be cut in the budget. And so he's proposed something called the "Road Map for America's Future." And it talks about making changes in social security, Medicare and discretionary spending. And that's why he's such a lightening rod, but also why a lot of people respect him for trying to take the big picture on the problems.
CHIOTAKIS: Now he's an up-and-comer in the party, perhaps even a Senate candidate in a couple of years, yet he sided with the Wall Street Bailout. How's that going to play with the not-so-Wall-Street Tea Party?
HOOK: He got some flack from it at the time. I think that may come back to haunt him if he does pursue higher office. At the time a lot of Republican leaders did step out and support the bailout of Wall Street. What was significant for him is that he's a big free market advocate. And I think at the time his line was he supported this to basically shore up the free market.
CHIOTAKIS: Janet Hook, a Congressional reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Janet, thanks.
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Thompson to make first spring start
Thompson pitched two innings in relief on Saturday against the Mets, which sets him up to start on Wednesday against the Orioles. It will be the first career Spring Training start for Thompson, who has competed for the starting rotation the past two springs without actually starting any games.
"It would be nice to get a start in and start building that pitch count," said Thompson, who is vying for one of what will likely be two available spots in the Cardinals' five-man rotation. "If I'm really fighting for that job, I need to get my pitch count up."
The move has an added benefit for the Cardinals, as well. It moves Braden Looper back an extra day in addition to the bonus day of rest Looper will get with the team's off-day on Tuesday.
That means Looper will have six days of rest between starts, allowing him to throw two bullpen sessions. Looper has been struggling, so he will use the extra throwing sessions as an opportunity to resolve his troubles.
"[Looper] knows what he has to do," said pitching coach Dave Duncan.
"It's more his mental approach than it is anything physical," Duncan said. "Physically, he's thrown a lot of balls at the top of the strike zone, but I think it's more his mental approach than anything physical."
Looper will pitch on Thursday, followed by Adam Wainwright on Friday. Kyle Lohse will likely make his Cardinals spring debut on Saturday, March 22.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Triodos Investment Management completes sale of equity stake in XacBank, Mongolia
04-11-2013 | Triodos Investment Management, together with other investors, has sold the majority of its 13.5% equity stake in TenGer Financial Group, the holding company of Mongolia's XacBank, to new strategic investors including ORIX Corporation, IFC and MAK. Through its funds Triodos-Doen and Triodos Fair Share Fund, the global impact investor has been a shareholder with an active role at board level since 2004. The primary rationale behind the sale is that XacBank has achieved a level of maturity as a fully-fledged bank, in terms of its outreach, governance, risk management and performance.
Long-term relationship
Frank Streppel, Deputy Director Emerging Markets at Triodos Investment Management: 'Our long-term relationship with XacBank shows how Triodos Investment Management supports financial institutions to achieve the next level of development. We are proud to have been closely involved in XacBank's journey to evolving into the bank it is today. We feel this is the right time for other strategic investors to step in. We are confident that this diverse and reputable group of new investors brings valuable expertise to the further sustainable growth and development of the bank. Triodos Investment Management will continue its relationship with XacBank by maintaining a minority shareholding and by providing debt financing.'
Mongolia's fourth largest bank
XacBank started in 1998 as a non-governmental microcredit organisation supported by the United Nations Development Program. In 2002, it became a fully licensed commercial bank with a strong focus on Mongolia's low-income and remote rural populations. XacBank now is the country's fourth largest bank in terms of assets and gradually moving into SME and corporate lending.
Bold Magvan, Chief Executive Officer of TenGer Financial Group: 'We very much value the sustainable banking expertise and knowledge that Triodos has brought to the table in the past decade. Also their introduction to international networks such as the Global Alliance for Banking on Values allows us to further promote sustainable banking in Mongolia and the rest of the region. We are looking forward to continuing this journey together with our new strategic partners.'
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One of the new strategic investors is ORIX Corporation, a Japan-based financial services group with operations in ASEAN and East Asia, Australasia, the Greater China regions, the Middle East, United States and Europe. 'ORIX Corporation's investment in TenGer Financial Group is a sign of improving investor sentiments towards Mongolia. We see the Mongolian financial sector as a key growth market, and TenGer Financial Group as a partner who has the reputation, historic performance, customer and branch base, corporate governance and team with which to further access that market', commented Yoshiaki Mutsuoka, Managing Director at ORIX Corporation.
Enclude Capital Advisory acted as Financial Adviser to the sellers on the transaction, and Michelmores LLP acted as Legal Adviser to the sellers.
About Triodos Investment Management
Triodos Investment Management is a 100% subsidiary of Triodos Bank, one of the world's leading sustainable banks. Triodos Investment Management is a globally recognised leader in impact investing, managing direct investments ranging from sustainable energy infrastructure to microfinance institutions. Since 1994, its assets under management in inclusive finance have increased to over EUR 500 million, making it one of the leading investors in the industry. Through specialised funds it currently provides finance – both debt and equity - to 103 upcoming and well-established financial institutions in 45 countries. They hold equity stakes in 21 financial institutions; senior staff of Triodos Bank joins the Board of Directors and actively contributes to the governance of these institutions.
About TenGer Financial Services and XacBank
TenGer Financial Group, (TenGer), founded in 2001, is a major financial services holding company in Mongolia. It offers banking, leasing, insurance and investment banking services. Its main asset is XacBank, Mongolia's fourth largest commercial bank by assets. Other assets include XacLeasing, Tenger Insurance, TenGer Capital investment banking, and micro-credit, software development, and security services companies. More information: www.tengerfinancialgroup.com and www.xacbank.mn
About ORIX Corporation
ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is an integrated financial services group based in Tokyo, Japan, providing innovative value-added products and services to both corporate and retail customers. With operations in 34 countries and regions outside of Japan, ORIX's activities include corporate financial services, such as leases and loans, as well as automobile operations, rental operations, real estate, life insurance, banking and loan servicing. More information: www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/


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Westmeath (Irish: An Iarmhí) in the Irish Midlands, province of Leinster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Just like the English language, the Gaelic language of Ireland was not standardized in the Middle Ages. Therefore, one's name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origins of the Nemes family name include McNamee, McNanamy, McNammee, McName, McNanny and others.
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Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Nemes to North America: John McName arrived in Philadelphia in 1838; Bernard, Charles, Francis, Hugh, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Thomas, McNamee all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.
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Suven Life Science has received patents for four of its new chemical entities (NCEs) in China, Mexico and New Zealand and the company also plans to very soon enter Japan market which is considered as next big opportunity for generic drug makers.
Suven Life Science has received patents for four of its new chemical entities (NCEs) in China, Mexico and New Zealand and the company also plans to very soon enter Japan market which is considered as next big opportunity for generic drug makers, Venkat Jasti, CEO, Suven Life Sciences told CNBC-TV18 today.
The NCEs patent earned by the companies can be used in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, attention deficient hyperactivity disorder, Huntington's, Parkinson and schizophrenia. With these new patents, the company now has 10 patents in China and 14 each granted by Mexico and New Zealand.
The Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical company will also soon move the molecule named SUVN 502 in the phase 2A or proof of concept stage. The molecule can be used in treatment of Alzheimer's. Apart from this, the company will also move two other molecules, one for depression and one for Schizophrenia into phase 1 during fiscal 2013-14.
Suven Life is also keen to increase its presence in Japan. The company is already supplying key raw materials to Japanese drug makers.
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Q: We got news that four product patents for new compounds in China, Mexico and New Zealand were given to you. You have been filing us on these product patent news at regular intervals. What does this mean to your P&L?
A: Profit and loss (P&L) doesn't get affected right away as these are innovative products. We are trying to file patents all over the world. Without the patents it has no value when we do the clinical trials and eventually take it to the market. As of now we have filed 18 product patents. As and when we receive the grant of the patent at any particular country we will keep informing the investors. However there is no immediate P&L affect.
Q: When do you expect if at all – the time table, are you at an advanced stage – second or third stage phase in the clinical trial for the molecules you filed first?
A: SUVN 502 has finished phase 1 and also the bridge studies are going on for phase 2A which will happen in 2014. Before that there is a possibility to get collaborated with an out-licensing partner. However being risk averse in the whole pharma world everybody is looking for a phase 2A compound which is a Proof of Concept (PoC) in the patients. This is for Alzheimer's.
As a matter of fact similar compound which has finished phase 2A by Lundbeck has been out licensed to Otsuka last month for USD 150 million upfront and total of USD 800 million.
A: We are always looking for buyers and due diligence is always going on. We cannot guarantee or give you a timeline at this juncture. We are going ahead with our progress with moving the molecule into phase 2A. We are also moving two other molecules, one for depression and one for Schizophrenia into phase 1 during fiscal 2013-14.
Q: I was reading a report that you were looking to raise about USD 20-25 million to fund these trials, any update on that?
A: The actual work will start in 2014. We are looking for partners and also we are finalising the process for raising funds. Some of them may be internal accruals since our Contract Research And Manufacturing Services (CRAMS) is ramping up very well and some may be through loan, which will be finalized before the end of the year.
Q: The other report which I found quite interesting was how some of the Indian companies are looking at Japan as an interesting generic market. Would you be also looking to explore that market if you haven't already?
A: We are working with some Japanese customers not in the generic space, but in the innovative space as a supplier of the key raw materials for them on CRAMS basis. We are also working with Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) on niche molecules. We are likely to get some success within the near future and that will be going to Japan also.
Q: You may not be able to give us how Q4 panned out because you have not come out with numbers yet but in general how is the new fiscal begun and what is your internal target for full year, that is targets for FY14 and some qualitative idea of how Q4 was?
A: Qualitatively we expect to have 22-25 percent growth on the top-line and the bottom-line. Full year also went very well and the numbers would come out after the board meeting next month.


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Israel is decimated by a civil war and lies in runes as a billowing, black column of smoke rises from a forest clearing. A three-story building, built under the tightest security ever known, is burning out of control. A GMC Suburban, containing one pregnant genetic designer and four genetically engineered children, races recklessly away from the burning structure.
Twenty years later a vengeful genetic designer and five genetically engineered super humans join together to find the truth behind Israel's destruction. These super-humans, three women and two men, were genetically created to possess superior minds, enormous strength, and lightning speed. Arrayed against them is a FBI double agent, a vicious international assassin, and the Mossad, who will stop at nothing to destroy the world with a viral Ethnic Weapon. Will the deadly man-made virus infect the "Five" once they enter the new and bizarre jungle of Israel? Can they discover their genetic designer's secret agenda in time to stop it?or will they even want to?
In this first installment of the Nina Steel Adventure series, Ray Hansen takes you on a wild and exciting ride with these five genetically engineered super humans. Travel with the "Five" from their early childhood at the top-secret genetic engineering facility hidden away in the forest of Maine to their strange reunion as adults in Chicago and on to Israel to meet their destiny.
About the Players - This audio book was performed in audio drama format by four very talented actors, all well known on the Chicago stage for over 20 years, Mark Ulrich, Matt Penn, Cathy Nash and Mary Peterson. There were many challenges during production, not least of which was coming up with unique voices for the five primary characters, eight secondary characters and the twenty-five minor characters. It was truly amazing watching these actors, from the control room, shifting from one voice to another without missing a beat. Needing little direction they rendered the five hundred plus page script in just two weeks. Now sit back and enjoy Ethnic Weapon.
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Fantastic sexy Sci-fi audio drama
The non-stop action and NOT politically correct at all. Wow!!! However, if you're thin skinned you may not like it.
Mr. Hansen takes on topics that no one else would dream of touching. He pushes the limits of warfare, language and sex play to the limit. Seeing this was produced in 1994, Mr. Hansen was the first to predict an attack on an American skyscraper with a jumbo jet. Mr. Hansen was way ahead of his time and envisioned the war on terror of today correctly. I also love the use of multiple actors. It made the audio play in your mind like a movie.
This is the first Audio book that I have listened to that had multiple actors, two male and two female. Because of this it did take a little getting use to, but it was fantastic from beginning to end. Having the actors doing the 40 some different voices and accents was great. My favorite character was Pan Randals, a real Black Widow when it comes to taking down terrorists (preformed by Mary Peterson.) But I'd have to say John Webber (preformed by Mark Ulrich) came in a close second.
Sometimes shock, sometimes laughter, but always heart pounding excitement. I loved the banter between John and Mark. Best of friends on the inside but mortal enemies on the outside. Made me laugh until my sides hurt. Pam, the sex starved, terrorist hunter certainly has a way with words that might make a sailor blush. Finally, Nina and Romana the two who hold the team of terrorist bounty hunters together.
I would say this book has a 16+ age range, as the writing is very descriptive and the scenes of warfare, language and sex-play may not be for younger listeners. Having said this I truly love this book and I have recommended it to all of my friends. I know I'll listen to it many more times. Mr. Hansen knows just what the true action lover wants and gives it to you in this first of three novel series. Genetically engineered Nina Steel and her four counterparts John, Mark, Pam and Romana all but jump out of the speakers at you in their bid to save the world from terrorism. The action in this series is so breathtaking, you'll have to remind yourself to exhale. Nina Steel kicks butt like no one else ever could. She's the worst nightmare of any terrorist or drug dealer, no matter where they may be lurking. I purchased the other two books on Kindle (they are not in audio format yet, but can be had in paperback) and they just get better and better.
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Ruby Oliver is 15 and has a shrink. She knows it's unusual, but give her a break, she's had a rough 10 days. In the past 10 days she:
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