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Aug. 11, 2010
CINCINNATI, Ohio - Former Lumberjack all-American Steven Hill has received a call-up from the St. Louis Cardinals and will report to Cincinnati where the team will wrap up a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds today at 11:30 am CT.
Hill, the 2007 Southland Conference hitter and player of the year, is there to provide insurance until the Cardinals learn how long catcher Jason LaRue will be unavailable after suffering a concussion during Tuesday's bench-clearing brawl with the Reds. Pitcher Jeff Suppan was placed on the 15-day disabled list to create a roster spot for Hill.
The former SFA first baseman and catcher, Hill has been the primary catcher for the Springfield Cardinals - the St. Louis AA affiliate - this season. He was named to the Texas League all-star team this season and is hitting .280 with 22 home runs and 86 RBI in 93 games. He has three home runs in his last three games, including a 3-for-5 day on August 7 at Tulsa that included two homers and six RBI.
While at SFA, Hill was a two-time all-conference selection and became the first Lumberjack ever to earn all-America honors. He hit .387 with 24 homers and 73 RBI in 2007, all single-season records at SFA that still stand. He parlayed that into a 13th round selection by the Cardinals in that season's draft.
Should Hill make an appearance in a game for St. Louis, he would become the first ever Lumberjack player to play in the Major Leagues.

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Three Companies To Consider
In part III of our generic drug study, we take a look at three industry companies, one a leader, one a promising middling player and one a newcomer. All offer various opportunities for investors, as does the list of additional generic drug companies offered.
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Our generic biotech bonanza continues, sans pomp and circumstance, sans Wisdom, sans pain and suffering -- at least we hope.
We've overviewed the generic drug industry and taken a gander at a leader, Mylan Laboratories (NYSE: MYL), which is scoring new highs as I type. In today's Foolhardy installment, we'll overview three other promising companies in the industry.
Before we consider the companies, we're due for a reminder of what the Fool believes: Whether you decide to own stocks, an index fund, a combination, or whether you want to speak with an unbiased advisor to help you decide, you are the best person to make your financial decisions. It's all about you. It's all you. You're the man -- or the woman. Nobody is more interested in seeing you succeed than you. And your mom.
I know most of you already know this, and have been reading the Fool for years, but if not, visit the Fool's "13 Steps to Investing Foolishly" before you go on. If you're ready to go on, you must already realize that the following generic list of stocks doesn't count for all your research or as buy recommendations. As with all Fools, those efforts and decisions must be undertaken on your own.
(Preachy? Yes, earlier in my life I considered being a preacher. For obvious reasons, I backed off. You got a problem with that?)
Generic drug companies
You can probably name a dozen or two pharmaceutical giants, but there are several dozen generic drug companies on the market. Additionally, many branded drug companies produce generics as well. Generics are big biz. In fact, seventy-seven of the top 200 drugs sold in the U.S. in 2000 were generic.
The companies I came to focus upon where those with steady free cash flow, strong balance sheets, and, in general, hopeful prospects. (I looked right over any company struggling to survive. Go figure. And no penny stocks!) Let's look.
IVAX Corp
Along with an interesting name, IVAX (AMEX: IVX) has a strong, diversified business. Similar to Mylan from last week, IVAX sells both generic drugs (58 and counting) and branded drugs (with a focus on respiratory diseases), giving it advantages over generic-only companies.
IVAX is the fourth-largest generic drug and over-the-counter pharmaceutical manufacturer in the country, with nearly $1.2 billion in 2002 sales. Sales soared in the 1990s and early this millennium before cooling last year, but they're expected to turn upward nicely again this year, and with that, free cash flow, too. IVAX just filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to offer the bio-equivalent of GlaxoSmithKline's (NYSE: GSK) popular Flonase nasal product.
The company has more debt than any company that follows, and higher valuation multiples than Mylan, but its debt is serviceable (indeed, IVAX continues to buy-back shares), and its enterprise-value to free cash flow (EV/FCF) multiple might contract by a good 60% this year as FCF rebounds. All-in-all, it's been a long-term leader. (IVAX was highlighted in the December 2001 Motley Fool Select.)
Revenue: $1.197 billion (-1.4%)
Net income: $122 million
Free cash flow: $53 million (-60%)
Cash & equivalents: $155 million
Long-term debt: $872 million
Share price: $12.50
2003 est. P/E: 17.8
Enterprise value: $3.1 billion
American Pharmaceutical Partners
(I'll repeat this company's name only once.) American Pharmaceutical Partners (Nasdaq: APPX) is a rapidly growing newcomer that went public in January 2002 at $15 per share. The company markets more than 100 generic products in primarily oncology, critical care and anti-infective, and it runs one of only two generic drug manufacturing facilities in the country devoted to anti-infectives.
APP has more than 50 product candidates in development, split evenly btween its three foci. The last few years, it's been able to file more than a 12 Abbreviated New Drug Applications annually. Impressive. Just be forewarned: this relatively little company has a volatile stock, swinging by large amounts in the last 15 months.
At recent prices, the stock is in the middle of its trading range, but it's still not inexpensive to free cash flow. Yet, net income should rise 20% to 25% this year, and most investors are probably (misguidedly in my view) looking more closely at P/E rather than EV/FCF. The P/E is lower than the earnings growth rate.
APP is another to watch, especially given its volatility and youth. Price opportunities may arise for interested investors, and long-term, the company promises to go a long way. (This stock made our small-cap Foolish 8 list in January, and was featured in the February Motley Fool Select.)
Revenue: $277 million (+44%)
Net income: $122 million
Free cash flow: $19.9 million (+610%)
Cash & equivalents: $39 million
Long-term debt: $0
Share price: $19.75
2003 est. P/E: 18.4
Enterprise value: $860 million
Sicor Inc.
The name of this company may conjure up images of a cyber-game character, but Sicor (Nasdaq: SCRI) does hold a place in reality. The result of a 1997 merger, Sicor has a generic drug business focused on oncology and injectible drugs. Following strong 2002 results, flat net income is expected this year, but then 16% earnings per share growth is estimated for 2004.
What we're seeing here may be what we spoke of in our first column on the industry: sporadic, inconsistent growth related to the inconsistent nature of drug approvals, and generics hitting the market and doing well at first, but then meeting more competition.
Overall, Sicor (I'm sorry, I can't help but picture an ogre-like monster with big horns) has been growing at a rate comparable to APP, but Sicor's multiple to free cash flow is more attractive. It has more cash than APP, too. Between the two, APP is a riskier investment with perhaps higher growth potential, while Sicor offers relative stability alongside decent growth. So far, it's my favorite next to Mylan.
Revenue: $456 million (+23%)
Net income: $128 million
Free cash flow: $98 million (+92%)
Cash & equivalents: $169 million
Long-term debt: $30 million
Share price: $17.3
2003 est. P/E: 18
Enterprise value: $2 billion
Summary and more companies
Most generic drug makers have performed well, and many industry stocks are near highs. Of the three companies mentioned above and Mylan from last week, I like Mylan best. In a nutshell, it has the most robust business and lowest free cash flow multiple. All the younger companies are predictably valued at greater multiples to free cash flow, whether or not free cash flow is consistently growing.
I'm following all these companies, learning more, and watching for purchase opportunities, which of course I'll write about. Right now, of all the companies I studied, the stocks look fully or fairly priced, and most are granted similar multiples. As I said from day one, I'm just learning about the industry. I've started to learn publicly and hope you've been able to learn something with me.
Following are additional generic drug makers that got interest on first and second glances. All are profitable, or should be this year, and growing.
Andrx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ADRX), P/E N/A, FCF: Negative
Barr Laboratories (NYSE: BRL), P/E 22, FCF: Strong Positive
Eon Labs (Nasdaq: ELAB), P/E 25, FCF: Sporadic
Pharmaceutical Resources (NYSE: PRX), P/E 17, FCF: Positive
Taro Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: TARO), P/E 26, FCF: Sporadic
Teva Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: TEVA), P/E 27, FCF: Positive
Watson Pharmaceutical (NYSE: WPI), P/E 17, FCF: Positive
Do you have a favorite generic drug company? Share it on the Fool on the Hill board -- and thank you for reading.
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On April 26, 2013, Julian Leiro and Jamie Shea received a Psi Chi research award at the Western Psychological Association convention for their research project, "Are Prosocial Responses to Ostracism Related to Thwarted Psychological Needs?" Both students work with Dr. Jennifer Zwolinski in the Department of Psychological Sciencies.
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Politics of the Highland council area
|Highland council area
Shown as one of the council areas of Scotland
Politics of the Highland council area in Scotland are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the Highland Council,[1] in elections to the council, and in elections to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) and the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).[2] In the European Parliament the area is within the Scotland constituency, which covers all of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Highland Council[edit]
|This section is outdated. (September 2014)
|Council area
|Administrative headquarters
|SNP - LibDem - Labour coalition
|Council leader
|Drew Hendry, coalition group leader, SNP
|Jimmy Gray, leader of the Labour Group
|Council website
The Highland Council (Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd in Gaelic) represents 22 wards,[3][4] each electing three or four councillors[3] by the single transferable vote system, which creates a form of proportional representation. The total number of councillors is 80,[4] and the main meeting place and main offices are in Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.[5]
Since August 2008, the council has been ruled by a coalition of the Independent Group and Liberal Democrat and Labour parties.[6] This administration was established following the collapse of a ruling coalition of the Independent Group and Scottish National Party (SNP) in June 2008.[7]
The Independent Group, led by Nairn ward councillor Sandy Park, is effectively a party, complete with a party whip.
The Independent Group and SNP administration had been formed as a result of the fourth general election of the council, 3 May 2007, and collapsed when the SNP withdrew from the coalition. Also as a result of the collapse, a second independent group was formed, called the Independent Members Group.
In February 2010, a third independent group was formed, when four councillors left the Independent Group and created the Independent Alliance Group. Since then groups and parties have been represented as follows:[8]
|Scottish National Party
|Liberal Democrats
|Highland Alliance
The Liberal Democrat Michael Foxley had become the new council Convener by 23 December 2010.[10][11][12]
The next general election of the council is scheduled for 2012.[needs update]
Corporate and ward management areas[edit]
Since 2007, the 22 wards have been divided between three corporate management areas, and each of these is subdivided to create a total of 16 ward management areas.[13] Some wards are grouped into larger areas for ward management purposes, and one ward is divided between two different ward management areas. Therefore the number of ward management areas is less than the number of wards.
The corporate management areas are named as (1) Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, (2) Inverness, Nairn, and Badenoch and Strathspey, and (3) Ross, Skye and Lochaber. Two of these names are also those of Westminster Parliament (House of Commons) constituencies, and one name is very similar to the name of another Westminster constituency, but constituency and corporate management area boundaries are different.
Corporate management areas are represented, for some purposes, by their own committees. Also, there is an Inverness city management area covering seven of the nine wards (and thus four of the six ward management areas) of the Inverness, Nairn, and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area, with the city area being represented by a city committee.
Public forums are held at ward level, and there are also private ward-level meetings of councillors.
The numbers of wards in each corporate management area, and the number of councillors representing them, are as follows:
|Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
|7 wards electing 23 councillors
|Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey
|9 wards electing 34 councillors
|Ross, Skye and Lochaber
|6 wards electing 23 councillors
For lists of wards and details of how they are grouped into corporate and ward management areas, see:
The first elections to the Highland Council were in 1995, when the unitary council was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. Since then, there have been general elections of the council at four year intervals. Since 1999 these elections have coincided with general elections of the Scottish Parliament, but the next council election has been delayed for a year, until 2012, to end this coincidence, making the current council term one of five years instead of four.
The new council was created to replace a regional council and eight district councils, which had been created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and were abolished in 1996. Until 2007, the new council maintained decentralised management and committee structures which related to former district boundaries, except this arrangement was compromised by changes to ward boundaries in 1999, so that committees ceased to represent exactly the areas for which they were making decisions. Current management and committee structures, involving three corporate management areas and related committees, were created at the same time as the introduction of multi-member wards and single transferable vote elections in 2007.
The 1995 election created a council of 72 members, each elected from a single-member ward by the first past the post system of election. Ward boundaries were redrawn for the 1999 election, to create 80 single-member wards and, again, election was by the first past the post system. The same wards and the same system of election were used for the 2003 election. For the 2007 election, ward boundaries were redrawn again, under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, to create the current 22 multi-member wards, each electing three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system, but still electing a total of 80 councillors.
The eight older management areas, created when district councils were abolished in 1996, were also groups of wards, and each management area had an area committee of councillors elected from the wards in the area. Three of the older management areas, Caithness, Nairn and Sutherland, were very similar to earlier local government counties. Two others, Inverness and Ross and Cromarty, had the names of earlier counties but have very different boundaries.
The management areas were:
|1996 to 1999
|1999 to 2007
|Badenoch and Strathspey
|consisting of 5 wards
|with 5 related wards
|consisting of 8 wards
|with 10 related wards
|consisting of 20 wards
|with 23 related wards
|consisting of 8 wards
|with 8 related wards
|consisting of 5 wards
|with 4 related wards
|Ross and Cromarty
|consisting of 13 wards
|with 18 related wards
|Skye and Lochalsh
|consisting of 6 wards
|with 6 related wards
|consisting of 7 wards
|with 6 related wards
For lists of wards see:
Westminster and Holyrood[edit]
The council area is covered by three constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) and three constituencies of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). The Scottish Parliament constituencies are also components of that parliament's Highlands and Islands electoral region.
All the constituencies are entirely within the council area, but the Highlands and Islands electoral region includes also five other constituencies, covering the Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan Siar) council areas and most of the Argyll and Bute and Moray council areas.
Since the creation of the unitary Highland council area, in 1996, the Westminster constituencies have been altered twice, in 1997 and 2005. Neither the Holyrood constituencies nor the Holyrood electoral region have been altered since their creation in 1999.
As a geographic area the Highland council area is the largest in Scotland. Working solely on the basis of the size of its electorate, however, it would qualify for just 2.3 Westminster seats. Boundary reviews have considered ways of addressing the area's apparent over representation, by reducing the number of constituencies to two, or by creating constituencies straddling boundaries with other council areas, but to date, for various geographic and cultural reasons, none of these proposals has been reflected in actual boundary changes.
1996 to 1997[edit]
The boundaries of one constituency had been established since the 1918 general election, the other two since the 1983 general election. There were no parliamentary elections during the 1996 to 1997 period.
List of constituencies:
1997 to 2005[edit]
All of the council area's constituencies were altered for the 1997 general election. The same constituencies were used in the 2001 general election.
List of constituencies:
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Ross, Skye and Inverness West
- Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
2005 to present[edit]
All of the council area's constituencies were altered for the 2005 general election.[14] One, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, carries forward the name of a constituency created in 1997. This new constituency is slightly larger than the earlier constituency.
List of constituencies and current MPs (members of parliament):
The Holyrood constituencies were created for the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, with the names and boundaries of then existing Westminster constituencies. The same Scottish Parliament constituencies were used in the 2003 Scottish Parliament election and the 2007 Scottish Parliament election. There was a Boundary Commission which changed all the constituencies for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
List of constituencies and current MSPs (members of the Scottish Parliament):
As a whole, including MSPs elected by constituencies in the Highland council area, the Highlands and Islands electoral region is represented by:
- 9 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency MSPs and three additional members)
- 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (both constituency MSPs)
- 2 Labour MSPs (both additional members)
- 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ "Highland Council (''Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd'')". Highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "''Electoral boundaries''". Highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ a b "''The Highland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006''". Opsi.gov.uk. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ a b "''Find Your Ward''". Highland.gov.uk. 2010-10-13. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ Ordnance Survey grid reference for Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness: NH661448
- ^ "''New Administration of The Highland Council''". Highland.gov.uk. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "''SNP Group Withdraw from Council Administration''". Highland.gov.uk. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "''Political Representation''". Highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ http://www.highland.gov.uk/info/20003/committee_information/495/highland_council/4
- ^ http://www.peterpeacock.org.uk/
- ^ http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2010/December/2010-12-23-01.htm
- ^ "Put Crown Estate fund in local hands says Foxley". BBC News. 2011-07-04.
- ^ "Corporate Managers Appointed". Highland Council. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "''Fifth Periodical Report''". Bcomm-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "MPs, Lords & offices: MPs: Dr Paul Monaghan MP". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "MPs, Lords & offices: MPs: Ian Blackford MP". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "MPs, Lords & offices: MPs: Drew Hendry MP". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "''Fergus Ewing MSP''". Scottish.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
External links[edit]
- "Independents in talks on joint election campaign", The Scotsman, 9 September 2006


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Financial institutions are the easiest way to move money, because they offer the easiest methods to move money
In your mind, what are the causes of financial fraud?
There are several crime theories that discuss certain factors that have to be present in order to induce a person to commit a financial fraud or theft, in general terms, the first is that one has to have access in the first place such as opportunity (not possible otherwise), the second is that the person has to have the motivation (or pressure), and third the person has to have the rationalization (belief system) to commit the theft. This equation is most often referred to as the Fraud Triangle.
Ken Bryant
Many studies have shown that the crime of fraud is primarily an optimistic one so as long as people lack of ethics and the environmental factors are there (lack of controls), they are going to commit fraud. Fraud is not a random occurrence. In employee crime, there is a saying that I grew up with in the business that says 10% of the employees will steal from you no matter what you do (how difficult you make it), 10% will never steal from you no matter how easy you make it (no internal controls. Little chance of detection), and the remaining 80% of the employment workforce can go either way, depending on the factors mentioned above. So there is opportunity afforded by access, motivation or pressure by situational factors (the need for money), and lastly the rationalization to commit the crime (the mindset of the actor that justifies the behavior).
The idea is, you get someone in a position of responsibility (who has access to funds) with little or no internal controls, coupled with the motivation and rationalization to commit the fraud and the likelihood of fraud is very high.
In many instances, the motivation or pressure for committing financial fraud has been high medical bills (sick family member), a personal weakness such as gambling debts or an expensive drug addiction. However, lately, most of the large scale financial frauds that have been reported, typically have been marked by naked greed, people spending money uncontrollably, on lavish furnishings, lifestyles, extravagant parties and mega mansions.
So how does one break the fraud triangle? The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) suggests the "Internal Control – Integrated Framework," as the foundation for fraud deterrence. The Internal Control Framework consists of five components: Control Environment (internal controls); Risk Assessment (forward looking survey of internal control risks); Control Activities (effective policies and procedures, checks and balances); Information & Communication (about the performance of the organization); and Monitoring (ongoing or periodic assessment of the quality of internal control performance).
What institutions have the highest risk of money laundering and which one is the number one method to launder money and why?
When talking about the provision of financial services, any product or service that enables unlimited payments to third parties will be high risk. For example, correspondent banking, trade finance, and just wire payments (the easiest and most expeditious way to move money) in general are typically the highest risk. In the case of complex products and services such as correspondent banking and trade finance, where the financial institution may not even truly know the counter parties, the risk is compounded many fold. Add to that, large dollar volumes, high risk international jurisdictions and you have the perfect storm, much in the same way of the fraud triangle mentioned above.
For most global financial institutions we know that the two areas of highest risk are traditionally correspondent banking or trade finance, and both almost always involves the facility of wire transfer.
For this reason, I would say the number one vehicle for money laundering now is in terms of frequency, the wire transfer. In addition to that, the FATF at least once a year calls attention to new areas for money laundering detection emphasis in their special reports, typologies or methodologies. Many of these trends, which are the subject of the FATF reports, are the current hot issue of the day. However, a compliance professional should never lose sight of the fact that money laundering can be committed in a seemingly endless variety of ways, in fact the money launderer, is only limited by his or her ingenuity and/or imagination. Currently, we hear a lot about official or public corruption, but next year it could be something else, and the year after something else. For example, the FATF in the past year or so has discussed new payment methods, remittances, free trade zones, football, then about casinos and it goes on and on.
The FATF also reported on piracy and kidnapping, human trafficking, and so money laundering trends will always be evolving and changing. Since the money laundering methods are always changing, the compliance industry must increase its detection capability; primarily through the use of technology to prevent money laundering, but this has it's good points as well as bad points.
Now we can see in the news that they are using technology for the prevention of money laundering, what do you think are the pros and the cons of the use of technology in the prevention of money laundering?
The pros are that if one has a large financial institution where there are a lot of volumes of transactions, the only way to effectively comply, is through the use of technology. The cons, however, and I see this more and more currently, is that so many institutions have implemented inferior systems or implemented the technology incorrectly. Many institutions haven't bothered to check to see if their systems are working correctly (not just efficiently but effectively). The regulators have discovered this so this is a challenging time for the industry in taking compliance to the next level.
Independent verification and validation is so important to make sure, for example, the transaction monitoring system is working as expected. In my opinion, this is the number one problem facing financial institutions today.
Do you think that the penalties on the money laundering crime are severe enough or they could be tougher?
Many jurisdictions around the world by international standard have severe penalties for money laundering and in most jurisdictions the penalties are usually are sufficient enough.
The problem is globally that there are not enough prosecutions for money laundering, and this is evident in the numbers of arrests or convictions for money laundering. In many jurisdictions, there is lengthy jail time and fines and penalties for money laundering. The problem is in a lot of countries, there just aren't enough people getting arrested and convicted for money laundering right now. I do think that once convicted, the incarceration and penalties would be sufficient. Please don't get me wrong, could it be more? Yes, but in many countries, that have had all the money laundering offenses on the books for years, don't even have more than a handful of convictions. This is why the IMF issued its recent report calling attention to the effectiveness of the AML/CFT regimes around the world.
Could you give regular people some tips to make themselves aware and prevent being victims involved in a fraudulent money laundering situation?
Probably the best advice would be to just know with whom you are doing businesses with, because in a lot of instances, if you look at all the situations where people get involved in these schemes (e.g. they receive checks from people that ask them to cash them and then send the money to some third party), one realizes that these people don´t really know who these people are and they are conducting financial transactions on behalf of someone else and that just makes no sense.
So number one is to know who you are doing business with, know who they are, not just the name of the person or the business, but do they really operate a legitimate business?
The second piece of advice would be for any person to ask themselves if the situation makes any rational, economic or logical sense. For example somebody approaches a person and they say "I got this check from my friend and he doesn´t have a bank account, can you put it in your account an then write a check for this other person so he can get the money because he doesn´t have an account," the first thing one has to realize is, "I don´t even know who these people are, and why are they asking me to do this?" If a person doesn't understand what type of business is involved, or if it seems suspicious, and the next thing they should ask themselves is "why they want me to do this? And why so they need my bank account? Why is it necessary to give these checks to another individual to cash and is this the normal way a legitimate business operates?
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Absolutely love the color. Depending on how much you apply you can achieve quite a few different shades of this purple-y color. I like to switch up my styles.. one day girly, the next day punk, and this lipstick is perfect for that. Mostly I like to put 2 dark coats on my lips, i absolutely love the deepness of the purple.
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on 4/16/2013 7:43:00 PM
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This is an absolutely beautiful purple-y red lipstick. It's quite versatile in the sense that it can be applied lightly for a pretty berry stain, or worn full-force for an electric plum look! I really enjoy wearing it out because it's very long-wearing. Even after a night of eating and drinking, it stayed put for me, which is awesome considering I hate having to re-apply all night. The consistency is smooth and glides on nicely, and the product doesn't dry out my lips. All-in-all I love it and would definitely repurchase!
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Eyes: Brown
The color in the tube is a very deep, rich blue based plum. However depending on the way you apply it, this lipstick ranges from a sheer vampy fuchsia, to a deep berry and finally close to- but not quite as- dark as the color it appears to be in the tube.That being said, this color can carry you from spring to winter! I have very fair, cool toned skin and this color compliments it nicely at it's varying shades. I prefer to dab it on with my finger over vaseline prepped lips. The lasting power is fair but this lipstick does leave behind a pretty stain. I don't mind it..I actually love it, but I know some of you will not like that. I have even used it as a cream blush by dabbing just a bit on the apples of my cheeks and blending out! I love the versatility of the color- I'm able to use it for sweeter girl next door looks to extremely vampy and more high fashion looks.
on 1/19/2013 1:00:00 AM
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This is the first, and so far only, Lip Perfection lipstick I've tried, and I have to start out by saying that the formula and staying power are fantastic. I generally pass over CG in the store because I associate it with the powdery blue eyeshadow my mom wore while I was growing up, and so I see it as a sort of dated brand. But on the hunt for a new lipstick a while ago, I came across Embrace, and I thought it looked like a quirky, orchid purple type of shade so I bought it because I had nothing else like it in my arsenal. Unfortunately, it comes out more pink than it looks in the tube. Don't get me wrong, it's still a super pretty shade of magenta/fuschia and I definitely still wear it, but it isn't what I expected when I bought it (should have swatched in store, oops!).
I enjoy that the packaging of these has the color of the product as the bottom of the tube (although, in this case, there was a bit of discrepancy between the two, as stated above). The dark purple packaging is nice, too. It's easy to find in my lipstick bin when I want to wear it -- it stands out from all the black tubes that every other lipstick seems to come in. So that's a plus.
The price on this, I felt, was a bit steep. Approximately $9 for a drugstore lipstick is a little more than I would prefer to spend, especially when I can get quality lipsticks for around $2 from brands like Wet n Wild. I would repurchase from this line again because I really love the formula, but I don't think I would go nuts and buy a bunch of shades, because of the price.
on 12/30/2012 1:06:00 PM
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I love allllll the Lip Perfection lipsticks... but never bought this one because the color looks scary in the tube. Finally tried it & it's a rly nice bright pink/purple. .. like you ate a grape popsicle .. highly recommend
on 9/25/2012 11:04:00 PM
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Wow! I actually thought this color looked weird in the tube, but bought it because I felt like I wanted to see how I look in a weird, glowy bright purple lipstick. What a surprise to see that it looks GOOD! Very good! To me this lipstick goes on as nicely as a higher-end (think Chanel, Dior) lippie. And this color is perfect -- a little out of the ordinary, but pretty! Stylish! Wearable! I'm almost afraid to tell you all how nice the Embrace color is, because you might buy them all. I want two more, to put in my sisters' Christmas stockings!
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I love this lipstick its very long lasting :)
on 9/24/2012 4:04:00 PM
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Oh Cover Girl, you have my favorite lipsticks. I adore this line, and this color is absolutely enchanting. The names of the lipsticks are absolutely cute and fun, and the packaging is chic and modern. I love these colors. I have quite a few and am definitely building my collection! This color is absolutely breath taking. I have never really been a nude lip kind of girl, and although I am wearing softer lips more often - I can't help but reach for this color all of the time. It is so beautiful in the tube, it's a deep shade of purple with an iridescent blue under tone. It makes my teeth look a million shades whiter, and really has a brightening effect on my entire face. I love this paired with a cat eye, falsies, and this lip. It's such a gorgeous color. It plays up the most simple look into an very put together look. I am LOVING the purple-ish lipstick trend, and this color is absolutely PERFECT for fall. The longevity of this lipstick is unbelievable and even when it fades, it leaves a very prominent stain that looks gorgeous with some gloss over it for a more toned down look. If you aren't afraid to be bold, or you want to play up a very natural make up look and look sophisticated and edgy, wear this color! I get compliments on my lips all the time when I wear this. It also doesn't bleed. It's amazing.
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I'm in love with CG lip perfection lipsticks! Out of the 5 colors I own, this is my hands down favorite. It appears dark purple in the tube with a subtle blue shift but applies more of a blue-based magenta. This shade will last me forever because it doesn't take much product to get my desired effect. It looks bold and dramatic, yet it's appropriate for everyday wear. My tip is for daily use I wear this as a stain, just apply and blot lightly with a tissue, then put on some clear gloss and you're set! Definitely would repurchase and continue to try other shades in this collection. Love!
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DOH guarantees sanctions for those liable in NKTI chills-A A +A
Friday, June 27, 2014
THE Department of Health (DOH) assured the public on Friday that sanctions will be meted to those responsible for the chills experienced by patients of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) Out-Patient Hemodialysis Center.
In a media briefing, DOH spokesperson Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy said they are already in the process of exploring their options on how to hold accountable the companies behind the Heparin Sodium 1000 IU/mL Solution for Injection with brand name Meparin 5.
"Definitely, someone will be held liable here. The mere fact that the product is contaminated, it means there was negligence… when you ask if the companies are liable, definitely there is," said Lee Suy.
He, however, said they cannot say determine yet what type of sanction will be handed to importer/distributor, Pharma-Surrey International Inc., and India-based manufacturer, MedChem International Ltd.
"Will it be the manufacturer? What about the distributor? We are not confirming any sanctions yet… One may be less liable than the one who is determined as primary responsible," said the health official.
Lee Suy said they are just awaiting recommendations of the legal officers of the DOH before they come up with a decision.
Two weeks ago, the NKTI decided to tap the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to validate results of their investigation on what caused their patients to experience chills, prompting the Quezon City hospital to close down operations for more than one week.
On Wednesday, FDA Director General Dr. Kenneth Go said that they are focusing their investigation solely on Meparin 5 after their laboratory tests confirmed the NKTI findings.
Consequently, Go said they are already recalling all Meparin 5 products from the market in order to avoid additional cases of patient chills.
Meanwhile, the FDA has decided to include Heparin Sodium 5000 IU/mL Solution for Injection with brand name Meparin 25 in the recall order.
Based on FDA Advisory No. 2014-049, all hospitals, health facilities and the public in general, are advised to stop the use of Meparin 25.
"We included Meparin 25 because we cannot be sure the same product of different dosage strength from the same factory with suspected manufacturing problem is sterile. We cannot take the risk if patients' fragile lives are concerned. Patients who need this product are often in intensive care," said Go in a phone interview.
Similarly, the FDA is also set to test all parenteral products manufactured by MedChem International Ltd - India that are in the Philippine market. (HDT/Sunnex)
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Dell shares rise 5% after hours as earnings surge
(4:31 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Dell Inc. DELL shares climbed as much as 5% in after-hours trading Tuesday following the PC company's first-quarter earnings report. Dell said it earned $945 million, or 49 cents a share, on $15.02 billion in sales, compared with a profit of $341 million, or 17 cents a share, on $14.87 billion in the year-ago period. Excluding one-time items, Dell would have earned $1.05 billion, or 55 cents a share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had forecast Dell to earn 43 cents a share on revenue of $15.4 billion.
Analog Devices profit up as sales increase 18%
(4:18 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Analog Devices Inc. ADI said Tuesday its second-quarter net income rose to $241.8 million, or 78 cents a share, from $167.1 million, or 55 cents a share in the same period last year. The semiconductor firm said revenue for the period ended April 30 rose 18% to $790.8 million. Analysts polled by FactSet Research had expected Analog Devices to report earnings for the quarter of 68 cents a share, and $746.5 million in revenue.
Dell earnings surge in first fiscal quarter
(4:07 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Dell Inc. said Tuesday afternoon that earnings surged more than 170% in the first fiscal quarter on a mix of cost reductions and improved service revenues. For the quarter ended April 29, Dell DELL reported net income of $945 million, or 49 cents a share, compared to net income of $341 million, or 17 cents a share, for the same period last year. On a non-GAAP basis, the company said it would have earned $1.05 billion, or 55 cents a share, for the recent quarter. Revenue grew by 1% to $$15 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of 43 cents a share on revenue of $15.4 billion, according to consensus forecasts from FactSet Research.
Pernix tumbles 20% folllowing earnings report
(10:05 AM ET) BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of drug maker Pernix Therapeutics PTX tumbled 21% early Tuesday after it reported a lower quarterly profit. Pernix said it earned $1 million, or 4 cents a share, compared to $5.3 million, or 24 cents a share, for the same period in 2010. The 2010 quarter included one-time accounting gains, while the 2011 quarter was impacted in part by higher expenses related to the expansion of its sales force. Pernix said it ended the quarter with $13 million in cash and $4 million available under a revolving line of credit.
TJX, Wal-Mart results set tone in retail sector
(10:01 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- TJX Companies TJX shares lost almost 4% to $52.32 in early trading Tuesday, weighing on the retail sector amid a slew of quarterly results. The S&P Retail Index RLX was up fractionally at 538 points to buck weakness in the broader market. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT shares fell 1% to $55.39 after the world's biggest retailer said overseas demand helped offset an eighth straight quarter of declines in same-store sales in the United States. Shares of Saks Inc. SKS joined Home Depot Inc. HD in the green, up more than 2% each after both retailers reported improved quarterly profits.
H-P's weak outlook spurs tech decline
(9:48 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ led a decline in the tech sector Tuesday, with the computer giant's shares slumping by $2.67, or almost 7%, to $37.13. Before the market opened, H-P issued its second-quarter results and gave a third-quarter and full-year forecast that was lower than expected. H-P put the results out a day earlier than expected after a memo from Chief Executive Leo Apotheker leaked out in which he told company executives to expect "another tough quarter." Other tech stocks in the red included Intel Corp. INTC Apple Inc. AAPL and Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO The Nasdaq Composite Index $COMPQ fell 11.5 points to 2,770.
Energy stocks weaken as equities drop
(9:42 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks fell back with the broad equities market on Tuesday. NYSE Arca Oil Index XOI dropped 0.6% to 1,264. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index XNG fell 0.5% to 656. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index $OSX dropped 1% to 257. The Dow Jones Industrial Average $DJ dropped 76 points.
The TJX Companies net profit drops
(8:56 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The TJX Companies TJX said Tuesday its first-quarter profit fell to $266 million, or 67 cents a share, from $331.4 million, or 80 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted profit fell to 78 cents a share from 80 cents a share. Revenue rose to $5.22 billion, from $5.02 billion. Wall Street analysts expected TJX to earn 80 cents a share, on revenue of $5.2 billion, according to a survey by FactSet Research. For its second quarter, TJX forecast net income of 81 cents to 86 cents a share, based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Analysts expect earnings of 85 cents a share. The Framingham, Mass., retailer said it expects 2012 adjusted earnings of $3.81 to $3.93 a share, compared to the analyst estimate of $3.89 a share.


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The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 1.6 percent in November. The decline followed a 2.4-percent decrease in October and reflected continuing drops in both petroleum and nonpetroleum prices.
The sharp declines for overall imports in the past two months were led by falling prices for petroleum and petroleum products. This index fell 10.8 percent in November, after falling 15.9 percent in October. The index for nonpetroleum import prices also fell in October and November, down 0.6 percent in each month.
The decline for imported goods for the 12 months ended in November was 8.9 percent. Over the past 12 months, petroleum prices fell 40.8 percent. The nonpetroleum index has decreased in 10 consecutive months and was down 3.6 percent for the year.
These data are a product of the BLS International Price program. Learn more in "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes - November 2001," news release USDL 01-465. Note: import price data are subject to revision in each of the three months after original publication.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Import prices down again in November on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2001/dec/wk2/art04.htm (visited October 09, 2015).
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — A federal court ruled in favor of a Jefferson County dairy farmer and terminated his oil and gas lease.
U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of David E. Cameron, Stephen J. and Melissa Griffith, of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Sept. 24.
Marbley found their oil and gas leases expired after six years under their own terms. Hess Corporation, which now holds the lease rights, has argued that the Griffiths' lease was valid for 10 years under the lease terms.
This court decision could affect up to 308 leases that Mason Dixon Energy originally obtained in 2006, 2007 and 2008 in Belmont, Jefferson and Harrison counties. The Mason Dixon leases were sold to Hess Energy in 2011.
Hess Energy declined to be interviewed, but said in a written statement they will be fighting back.
"We are surprised by the court's decision and intend to challenge it vigorously through the appropriate court procedures," according to a statement from a company spokesperson.
The Jefferson County landowners filed the original joint lawsuit in January 2012. Cameron owns approximately 166 acres and the Griffiths own approximately 228 acres.
The Griffiths signed their lease in 2007 and Cameron signed his lease in 2008, both with the Mason Dixon Corporation.
Like similar lawsuits filed over oil and gas leases, both Cameron and the Griffiths claimed the leases are invalid.
According to the lawsuit, Cameron signed his lease without a notary present, and Stephen Griffith claims in the lawsuit he was told to sign his wife's name without her present.
The landowners also claim the leases are fraudulent because they were never told about the potential Utica and Marcellus shale drilling. Instead, they understood the leases to be for the traditional Clinton wells.
No wells have been drilled on either property since the leases were signed.
What the landowners are most upset about is the oil and gas company's ability to hold their property through the delayed rentals without production. In essence, their land could be held without drilling for 10 years after they signed the leases.
According to the lawsuit, the Cameron lease is now in the delayed rental stage and the Griffiths' lease has ended the primary term and is now entering the delayed rental term.
The outcome of the lawsuit could affect many landowners in Belmont, Jefferson and Harrison counties who signed leases with the Mason Dixon Corporation before the potential of the shale boom was public knowledge.
Some of the landowners leased their land for as little as $5 or $20 an acre like the Griffiths and have been waiting to get out of the lease as they have been entering the extended term.
Both Cameron and the Griffiths were supposed to receive $100 per acre of the delay rentals after the initial term of the lease expired. Although the checks were issued to both landowners, they did not cash them.
However, a statement in the lease agreement is what the Griffiths and Cameron used to get the court to help end the lease rather than waiting for the delay rental or lease extension to expire.
According to the lawsuit, their leases state "if operations for drilling are not commenced on the leased premises or on acreage pooled therewith, on or before twelve months from the date (June 14, 2007 in the Griffiths' case), this lease shall then terminate as to both parties unless lessee (Mason Dixon), on or before the expiration of the said period, shall pay or tender to lessor the sum of $100 per mineral acre of the associated lease, hereinafter the called the 'delay rental,' which shall extend for 12 months the time within which drilling operations may be commenced."
Good! I'm glad a regular citizen was finally able to use a loop hole to win their case. Monsanto & many other big pocket companies do this all the time. Sounds like the coal mining industry all over again. Ever read about the lies they told the Appalachian people to gain access to their land & then completely destroy it? Its sad what big money & corporations can legally do to good people of this country. Greed sucks!
Thank God that people are waking up and fighting back. I am so Proud of each and everyone. They are HEROS in my eyes.
Dorothy, no loophole here, just basic contract law. Had either party cashed any of the checks issued to them, it would have been an entirely different, although not indefensible, legal question.
I am thrilled this judge actually followed the law. There are thousands of Jefferson Co residents who need to take second and third looks at their leases.
Sounds to me like the only reason they got out of the leases was so they could get more money
If they were really smart they wouldn't be considering any kind of money or leases because the oil and gas industry will do nothing but destroy their land in their home


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TMV's London correspondent Laura G Thorne attended last week's Live Music Landscape conference and reports back on the industry's recent hills and valleys.
2Pears (facilitators of peer2peer networking and collaboration specialising in creative and startup companies) presented the latest in their ongoing series of Music 4.5 events last week in London to discuss the Live Music Landscape. With speakers including Mama Group's Promotions Director Jon McIldowie (prior to this week's announcement of HMV's continued deteriorating fortunes), MusicGlue's Tom Hopewell and Seatwave's Joe Cohen along with artists including Gaynor O'Flynn, there was a lively debate over issues relating to the live music industry, including promotional strategy, revenue models and secondary ticketing.
However it must be noted that representatives from Live Nation and AEG were conspicuously absent from the panel (though one Live Nation staffer, who remained silent, was outed in the audience later in the afternoon). So to have a discussion of an industry sector without the participation of the dominant players within it is by definition going to be less revelatory than one might desire.
Live has been looked to as the saviour of the music business ever since physical sales took a nosedive, but in the UK last year live music revenues declined 6.8% after a decade of growth. Whether that is an anomaly based upon an inadequate supply of headlining stadium acts – as the PRS' Will Page has suggested – or a defining trend is still an open question.
Jon McIldowie (known colloquially as John Mac) provided a concise overview of the business from his vantage point, stating that they work on the basis that "80% of tickets are sold through two channels – one is the artist channel and other is the venue's channel. The other 20% we as a promoter can really have an impact on, and for my money, that is social media first and second, radio."
Testifying to the growing strength of social media channels such as Twitter, he said that they now have the ability to reach 300-400K potential ticket buyers through tweets, which represents a significantly greater opportunity than a TV spot buy (which would reach around 120K prospects by comparison).
The role of the agent has increased in importance according to McIldowie, saying that the chain of command has changed from artist-manager-record label followed by agent, whereas now the hierarchy is very much artist-manager-live agent and then everybody else.
Mac also noted that artist fees are increasing year-over-year, particularly for festivals – a fact that was repeated again throughout the day as an issue, particularly when an artist has the ability to negotiate for over 100% of the gross (and the promoter's profit exists within a 5-10% margin). This is only possible in a world where processing fees imposed by sellers represent an essential income stream bankrolling other costs. Indeed, Seatwave's Cohen asserted that they "had talked to a bunch of folks in the industry a couple years ago about providing a primary ticketing solution that had no booking fees at all, that would reduce the price to zero on booking fees, and no one wanted it because there was no money to split".
A panel with Jon Mansfield (Co-Founder/Partner,Music Connex), Laura Kidd (Artist, SheMakesWar), Rynda Laurel (Digital Marketing, Smashing Pumpkins) and the aforementioned Gaynor O'Flynn (Artist/Performer/Filmmaker, Being Human) discussed how artists can earn more money from playing live by using digital promotion. As anyone who has worked in this business knows however, the strategy depends on one's position in the food chain, and is very much a "Tale of Two Cities" (or as Rynda Laurel put it, "whether you shop at your local farmer's market or at Tesco"). For artists such as Kidd, YouTube and Spotify represent "advertising I don't have to pay for", and Laurel affirmed that it is "one of the best times for artists but some of them don't want to do the work – only a handful are really motivated". If you are an act on the level of a Smashing Pumpkins (likewise Nine Inch Nails, Marillion and Mumford and Sons) you can indeed leverage your existing notoriety by booking your own shows (or releasing your own recordings); yes, you don't have the record company behind you providing the financing, but if you are a proven commodity you can forego that security in return for a bigger share of the profits. Even so, Mansfield commented that many artists of stature still prefer the traditional artist/label arrangement, rather than going it on their own.
Speaking of revenue, the path takes many forms – Laurel was surprised to discover that a band she spoke with recently who were support on a major tour did not have an email list, explaining that "we are just on tour to sell t-shirts".
Lest one think it was all unicorns and rainbows however, in terms of revenues Gaynor spoke to the need for a "fairer level of distribution," which prompted McIldowie to agree that Google, YouTube, Spotify and other digital services should "be a concern for every artist" as they are "generating huge value for their companies" but that revenues are not distributed to the rights holders in equal share.
Paul Sampson of experiential marketing company Eskimo Live in his presentation "Brands + Live Music = Money? Only if done right…" stated that The Holy Grail consists of "experience, engagement and access". He advised promoters and marketers to "offer the audience an experience they are grateful for" and used as examples recent promotions with brands including UGG and Superdrug to introduce retail stores, gardens, cocktails, makeovers, DJ's, hammocks and other amenities into the concert environment because "just sticking your logo on something…no longer works".
Digital Marketing Consultant Joshua Greene, who has handled social media strategy for Mama Group's Lovebox and Wilderness Festivals provided a whistlestop tour of essential Facebook campaign elements while emphasising the importance of connecting social media activity to sales and revenue. Amongst his specific objectives are to:
- improve fan acquisition;
- develop brand advocacy;
- build content partners/relationships with artists within social media;
- understand consumers;
- develop consistent content, messaging and engagement
Greene was also a big fan of Facebook advertising, saying that in one campaign he'd invested £600 in Facebook ads which resulted in the acquisition of 6000 fans (and cost per acquisition can go as low as .36p per). Another savvy tactic was to anoint "digital brand ambassadors" who, in return for a festival pass, would advocate for an event amongst their own friends and social media channels.
10Tribes' StJohn 'Saint' Smith gave an overview of their mobile app, which allows "artists, fans, promoters and venues to share knowledge about what they like and what's on offer". Features for promoters include the ability to enter event details and print out Gigsheets, as well as tracking attendance and other metrics, while fans are able to discover local events and receive special premiums. Artists can reward supporters with exclusive content as well as monitoring their activity and location.
Secondary ticketing is massively under fire these days, but in between all the hand-wringing about how fans are being ripped off and how bad it all is is the fact that the practice is condoned and authorised by some artists and their representatives, who also profit from it handsomely. Both Seatwave's Joe Cohen and MusicGlue's Tom Hopewell were challenged by Gaynor O'Flynn to justify their very existence, saying their only purpose was to offer "a Paypal button…I don't really get what you are doing". Whether that offers sufficient value or not depends on whether you require this service, and in fairness, services such as MusicGlue offer a variety of marketing tools that allow artists to collect and manage their own fan data and help promote their concerts. Ticket resellers allow fans of a certain income level the opportunity to attend shows they wouldn't otherwise if they are willing to pay a premium, but how far can one go with this model before it becomes counterproductive to the business on the whole?
These weighty issues and others will continue to be the subject of debate, particularly during recession when there is less to go round (or as the saying goes, "the beatings will continue until the morale improves"). Meanwhile, Live Nation continues its dominance of the industry, having acquired media tracking and reporting company Big Champagne this week. For them, the best of times are by no means over.


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The agreement with San Jose Arena Management calls for the sports firm to design, build and operate the 14,000-square-foot rink, which for this year would be located in a section of the Pleasanton Library parking lot closest to Old Bernal Avenue.
Other sites are under consideration for subsequent years, including parking lots next to Round Table Pizza and the former, now-empty Domus store, both on Main Street. But so far, the owners of those properties have not agreed to allow the ice rink on those parcels.
Downtown merchants, led by Towne Center Books owner Judy Wheeler of the Pleasanton Downtown Association and Murphy's Paw on Main Street owner Melanie Sadek of the recently-organized Pleasanton downtown merchants' group, praised the council's action. They said the 20,000-30,000 skaters and their families who are projected to use the rink during the holiday season would help boost business at downtown restaurants, shops and services.
"We're committed to making this work," Sadek told the council. "As a business owner and mother, bringing the Sharks rink to downtown Pleasanton will be fantastic. The merchants will help make the downtown part of the rink, possibly even using horse drawn carriages to transport families back and forth."
The agreement with SJAM was approved in a 4-1 vote with Councilman Matt Sullivan dissenting. He said that the proposed name of the rink--Sharks Holiday Ice--could sway public opinion when the firm's proposed two-story, four-rink ice arena on Staples Ranch comes before the council for approval.
"There's an inherent conflict of interest here," Sullivan said. "At the same time we're negotiating this ice rink downtown, which we want very much for our businesses, we are also negotiating an agreement for Staples Ranch. I can't keep them separate and this could, and probably will have a mitigating impact."
"While there are a lot of people who support it (the Staples Ranch ice rink), there are a lot of people who do not want the Sharks rink built on Staples and are very concerned about it. If we (the city) want to put this facility downtown on our own, I'd be willing to talk about it."
But Mayor Jennifer Hosterman and the three other councilmembers disagreed, calling the holiday outdoor ice skating rink good for Pleasanton residents and downtown businesses, especially at a time when restaurants and stores are feeling the effects of a slow economy.
City Manager Nelson Fialho said the nearest holiday season outdoor rinks are in Walnut Creek, which attracts as many as 40,000 skaters and their families each year, and in San Francisco and San Jose.
As proposed, the rink would open in mid-November and stay open through early January, with skating available from noon to 10 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays.
The city will pay an estimated $15,000 in up-front costs for electrical power, water and voice/data lines, including temporary signage, to be reimbursed by ticket sales and sponsorships arranged by SJAM.


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Shelby Olson attends Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Ms. Olson will be starting her junior year at Pepperdine, majoring in Liberal Arts with a Writing and Rhetoric Emphasis. She has maintained a 3.698 G.P.A. throughout her career and has been on the dean's list. She plans to graduate in 2011.
One of Ms. Olson's extracurricular activities includes Young Life, where she enjoys a leadership role. This is a Christian program geared towards kids in middle and high school. Once a week, they gather at a home, interacting with the students by singing, playing games with them, dancing, and having a short talk at the end of each session. She is readily available to answer questions about college and academic life to encourage the students to further their educations after they have graduated from high school.
Dancing has been Ms. Olson's favorite activity since the age of two. Growing up, she participated in ballet, jazz, and hip-hop. She was heavily influenced by her sister, who was also involved in dance at a young age. In college, she has taken Latin and salsa classes. She is often the instigator of dancing at Young Life and other social events.
Ms. Olson's next step in her education is to obtain her D.D.S., preferably at the University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences. She loves Southern California, but wants to return to Oklahoma to be closer to her family. Eventually, Ms. Olson would like to open her own practice in Oklahoma. Along with her practice, Ms. Olson would like to start an outreach program to provide dental health to those families that cannot afford it. She believes that less fortunate families often neglect their dental health because of the expense involved. Maintaining good dental health is important for all people, especially youngsters. It is the key aspect of maintaining a healthy life style.
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Arkansas Launches Golf Trail
Taking a tip from Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and, most recently, Idaho, the state of Arkansas has launched its very own golf trail. Called the Natural State Golf Trail, the string of 10 public courses is an effort by Arkansas tourism officials to tap into the big money golfers spend on their sport.
Its a new market we havent explored before, said Jim Shamburger, a member of the Arkansas Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission, in comments to Julie Stewart of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Shamburger is also president of the newly-formed Natural State Golf Trail executive committee.
The 10 public courses selected for the trail include: Big Trail Golf & Country Club in Mountain Home; Harbor Oaks Golf Club in Pine Bluff; Red Apple Inn in Heber Springs; Sage Meadows Golf Course in Janesboro; Stonebridge Meadows in Fayetteville; Thunder Bayou Golf Links in Blytheville; the Mountain Springs and Cypress Creek courses at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Cabot; and the Majestic and Arlington courses at Hot Springs Country Club.
These courses as well as dozens of others wannabes paid a $2,000 application fee to be part of the trail. An advisory group played each course anonymously before making the selections, basing their choices on such categories as course conditioning, design, playability, customer service and related amenities. The state plans to begin promoting the trail this fall, at which time a website and toll-free central phone number will be unveiled.
Fairways Golf Inc. of Mobile, Ala., will help the state develop golf packages and operate the toll-free number. The company works with other states, including the grandfather of such golf trails, Alabamas Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, as well as Louisianas Audubon Golf Trail and Bear Trace in Tennessee. Theyre known throughout the United States for golf packaging, Shamburger said. Thats all they do, and they do it very well.
According to the owner of Fairways Golf, Don Faggard, Arkansas has a bright future. Arkansas is well-positioned geographically for them, with its mind climate and top-notch courses.
The operators whose courses were selected are enthusiastic about the possibilities. I think its a great program, said Bill Meadows, whose family owns Stonebridge Meadows. Were just real excited. Added Lang Zimmerman, co-owner of the highly-rated course in Mountain Home, We are just thrilled to know Big Creek made the final cut.
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This week, Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE has made its Grand X smartphone available for purchase on the market in Indonesia, a bit late when compared to the phone's landing in other countries.
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Restaurant Inspections
• Chick-fil-A, 5 Glenda Trace at Thomas Crossroads, was inspected July 16. Current score 86-B. Previous scores 99-A on Dec. 21, 2012; and 91-A on May 10, 2012. Inspector's comments: Tomatoes 49.6 degrees F. - discarded. Chicken 81 degrees F., 70 degrees F., chicken still above 70 degrees F. after 2 hours in cooling process - discarded. Exposed light bulbs in prep area. Ice machine contains mold on drop area.
• LaParilla Mexican Restaurant, 222 Newnan Crossing Bypass, was inspected July 11. Current score 91-A. Previous scores 97-A on Dec. 3, 2012; and 96-A on April 12, 2012. Inspector's comments: Salsa 50.8 degrees F., time 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., now 4 p.m. - discarded. Cheese dip 46 degrees F. inside walk-in cooler.
• Oasis Bar & Grill, 59 Old Corinth Rd., Newnan, was inspected July 15. Current score 95-A. Previous scores N/A. Inspector's comments: Stained ceiling tiles. Mold on deflector shield of ice machine.
• Octane, 21 Bullsboro Dr., Newnan, was inspected July 10. Current score 97-A. Previous scores 96-A on Oct. 19, 2012; 90-A on Dec. 6, 2011. Inspector's comments: Leak at handwash sink drain pipe - corrected. Particles in utensil storage container.
• Paris in a Tea Cup, 8861 Highway 154, Sharpburg, was inspected June 28. Current score 95-A. Previous scores 93-A on Oct. 23, 2012; approved July 2, 2012. Inspector's comments: No hot water at front handwash sink, lemons, ice in drain. Do not use handwash sink for food items. No signs at handwash sinks.
• Sharpsburg Take-Out, 6549 Highway 54, Sharpsburg, was inspected June 28. Current score 95-A. Previous scores 95-A on Oct. 23, 2012; and 94-A on April 12, 2012. Inspector's comments: Need certified food safety manager on staff. Back door open, no screen.
• Starbuck's at Target, 555 Bullsboro Dr., Newnan, was inspected July 16. Current score 98-A. Previous scores N/A. Inspector's comments: Leak at three-compartment sink drain pipe.
• Sumo Japanese Steak and Sushi, 224 Bullsboro Dr., Newnan, was inspected July 16. Current score 96-A. Previous scores N/A. Inspector's comments: Dishes stored in handwash sink - corrected.
• Waffle House, 229 Temple Ave., Newnan, was inspected July 8. Current score 84-B. Previous scores 91-A on Dec. 10, 2012; 86-B on May 17, 2012. Inspector's comments: No time on eggs - corrected. Grits in back steamwell 125 degrees F., 128 degrees F. Tomatoes on line 47.8 degrees F. - 51.5 degrees F. Dishwasher not reaching 180 degrees F. for proper sanitation, mold on drop area of ice machine. Thawing steaks in stagnant water. Need thermometer in each cooler and freezer.