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You get deep in the weeds of this market, and you can really figure out what's going wrong and why.
There's a profound set of cross-currents playing havoc with stocks and, more important, a huge wave of confusion and pessimism is engulfing all of us right now.
Let's start with the real, proximate cause of this difficult period: the last employment number. As part of Get Rich Carefully, I spent a huge amount of time analyzing the precipitants of sea changes in the market. It's amazing how very few there are. We tend to think that individual stocks can control all, and they can on an hourly basis, but not much more profoundly than that. The market has a terrible memory.
We tend to think that Federal Reserve pronouncements can play a huge role, but even those diminish as they are met with other Fed data points and speeches. Also, the Fed is so well-covered these days that everything's pretty transparent and discounted.
We know that the federal government's infighting can truly trigger difficulties for the market because it saps confidence.
But the only real predictor -- the only real forward-looking, non-coincidental piece of data -- is the nonfarm payroll report, and the stench of that last number hangs over our markets for many, many weeks after. In fact, the nonfarm payroll number has set the tone ever since the beginning of the Great Recession.
It's amazingly controlling in its implications.
As I have studied the number, the reason it's so important has become glaring. It's because this number is so outsized that it actually impacts more than just Wall Streeters and investors. It impacts consumers and businesspeople, particularly small-businesspeople. A very weak number, like the one we had last, signals the possibility of a recession, and that's what's been in the air ever since that number came out.
That brings us to premise No. 1. The employment number has called into question the durability of the nascent recovery. It has called into question the strength of all of the following sectors:
- Autos. Autos had been the bedrock of this recovery, and then we heard AutoNation (AN) CEO Michael Jackson say that inventories are backed up. That made us suddenly wary of a group of stocks that had been definitive market leaders. Take a look at GM (GM) and Ford (F) after that announcement. Horrendous. Parts makers aren't immune, either.
- Home construction. I liked the tenor of the home-related stocks coming into the year. But they have ceased to be strong because of a profound belief that the consumer is spent and not optimistic about the future. (I have not been a fan of the homebuilders for some time, yet for some reason I am constantly being criticized on Twitter as being their champion. But they have acted well with the decline in U.S. Treasury interest rates.)
- Commercial construction. We are hearing mixed tidings here: Some banks and companies saying things are getting better, but the Architectural Billing Index has turned down. This is the most important group for the next leg up in the economy, and it suddenly seems tepid.
Now, let's deal with the most glaring breakdown after the employment number: retail. First, now that we're surveying the landscape after the holidays, we're finding that only Costco (COST), Macy's (M) and Starbucks (SBUX) delivered consistent 5%-plus U.S. same-store sales.
Most retailers reported horrendous comps. This is a crucial group coming off a crucial quarter, the only one that really matters, and it has been a tremendous tone-setter prey to confirming the employment weakness.
We've got some crosscurrents here that are playing real havoc with the group and with the faithful behind it.
First, going into the holiday, there was a presumption that the only things really selling well were hard goods. We came to accept a belief that it wasn't that the consumer was on the ropes. It was that he or she was buying hardware, and not software. But the shocking numbers from Gamestop (GME) and Best Buy (BBY) ended that presumption.
Once we saw those figures, we quickly switched theses and causes to:
- A shortened period between Thanksgiving and New Year's
- Miserable weather throughout the country
- Woes in the wake of the government shutdown
But then we got the huge comeuppance from Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, that these cyclical and one-off concerns were not behind the weakness. We are having a seismic, secular sea change that has to do with a permanent decline of mall traffic and a migration to online shopping. Starbucks can't be Amazon'd (AMZN), but it now looks like everyone else can be, with the exception of Macy's and Costco.


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TAMPA — Hillsborough County Attorney Renee Lee is now facing a complaint with the Florida Bar Association in addition to a state criminal investigation.
Hillsborough-based political consultant and blogger Chris Ingram on Wednesday lodged a bar complaint relating to the recent e-mail snooping allegations against Lee. He claims her actions violate the Bar's rules governing professional conduct.
Barnes has claimed that the e-mails in question may have included information pertaining to his review and a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation of 1 percent pay raises that County Administrator Pat Bean secretly awarded to herself and Lee in 2007. Lee had no business looking at them, Ingram says.
"If you are aware of an audit and law enforcement investigation that involves you, even my 4-year-old little girl who is in kindergarten would know she shouldn't be dabbling in e-mails that involve that investigation," Ingram said.
Lee has said her office never accessed Barnes' e-mail, except to fulfill records requests submitted by members of the public. She says her office never initiated the e-mail searches.
Bean has acknowledged requesting the e-mails, but says she never looked at them. She submitted to a lie detector test to back that claim up.
Ingram's complaint notes an assertion made by Commissioner Rose Ferlita Wednesday that Lee provided her with a box of e-mails to and from Barnes' staff some time after the period he says his e-mail was accessed. Ferlita has voiced several criticisms of Barnes' work, and she used some of the e-mails to suggest that one of his employees had been conducting personal business at work.
Ferlita said she never solicited the e-mails from Lee, but rather that the attorney volunteered to provide them to her.
Lee has declined comment about Ferlita's assertion, as did her attorney, Barry Cohen, Thursday.
Cohen noted that Bar complaints are supposed to be confidential until there is a finding of probable cause that the person accused did something wrong. He said the complaint is without merit.
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Santa may have elves at the North Pole, but in Clearwater he has the residents and staff of Bayview Gardens retirement center. They've been busy, too. Using money out of their own pockets that they collected all year, the Bayview Gardens elves delivered 33 new bicycles Friday to the Marines' Toys for Tots program during the 10th Annual Magic 94.9 14-Hour Toy Drive Marathon at the Walmart Supercenter in Oldsmar.
Twelve residents and eight staff members left Bayview Gardens by 7:30 a.m. Friday to make the trip to Oldsmar with all the bicycles.
"It's our third year donating to Toys for Tots," said Janie Jones, Bayview Gardens activity director. "We bought bikes on sale throughout the year and stored them. We have 160 residents, and each one does something. They donate what they can afford. For some it's $2 a month, others it's $50."
Staff members donated $2 to the cause on payday every other Friday, and in return got permission to wear jeans to work that day. The staff also held a bake sale to raise more cash, and the Bayview Gardens maintenance workers assembled each bike.
But it was the residents who made the moment magic on Friday.
Wearing wide grins and Santa hats, the center's residents wheeled the bikes up to the Marines. And each expressed joy in the giving.
"I think it's a wonderful thing to do for the children," said Dave Henderson, 86, a veteran who served at Pearl Harbor, Saipan and in Japan.
Some residents had participated before, but each year is different.
"The first year we participated last minute and came up with a couple hundred dollars," said Sharon Armitage, Bayview executive assistant, who spearheaded the Bikes for Kids program. "It was such a wonderful experience we wanted to do something bigger."
And they did.
The group spent around $2,200 to buy the 33 bikes, which ranged from $40 to $90 each. Eight Marines in uniform eagerly added the bikes to their Toys for Tots collection.
"It's that time of year when we take time out of our workday to help out the kids who wouldn't have a Christmas without the support of the community," said Lt. Cpl. Hanhoan Dam, of Clearwater. "We couldn't do this without the local support."
Dam and the rest of the Marines of the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion of Tampa brought two amphibious assault vehicles and parked them in front of Walmart. The goal was to fill the vehicles with toys five times — one more load than last year.
Two shoppers for the volunteer group MS2Cares at Lockheed Martin in Oldsmar exited Walmart with a cart full of everything from MP3 players for teens to toys for infants.
"We held a bake sale and made $500 from the employees," said Karen Ferreri of Lockheed.
By 9:30 a.m. Friday, one Marine vehicle was half-full with everything from dolls to remote control trucks, princess dresses to Transformers.
Walmart manager Brad Ausdemore said he can't thank the community enough.
Toys for Tots is "such a great organization to be a part of," said Ausdemore. "And we're happy to have helped out for the past 10 years."
Bayview residents were happy to help, too. They donated bikes from 16 inches high with training wheels to 10-speeds. Bikes sparkled in pink, blue, silver, orange and other colors. Some sported tassels hanging from the handlebars.
"I think it is great the Marines have been doing this for years," said one Bayview resident, retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Stroebel, 86. "We residents like participating in this worthy cause."
Dorothy McCombs, who turns 90 on Christmas, agreed.
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It's safe to say that the Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland isn't losing a wink of sleep over electronica's soggy commercial performance in 1997. The same goes for its questionable chart prospects in '98, not to mention the genre's relative fall from favor of late with the same critics who, last year, were touting techno-beat geeks as the next David to topple the conglomerated Goliath that is modern rock radio.
"I think it's cool that a lot of the magazines and media types are backing away from the hype," says Kirkland via a remarkably clear overseas connection from the U.K. (Ah, the wonders of technology.) "I think that when people are force-fed things, more often than not they try and back away from it. Nobody wants to hear that crap."
Kirkland is pleased that all that "next big thing" nonsense has died down. Because now, he and his turntable-hacker pal Ken Jordan can get back to the business of sharpening electronica's cutting edge, without the mainstream trend-mongers looking over their shoulders to monitor their progress. Yes, the Los Angeles-based duo is indeed cutting edge -- maybe not in the street-level definition of the term (both are homely white boys with bad skin and bland suburban upbringings), but definitely where it counts: with their music.
The Crystal Method makes up for its lack of Goldie-esque freak appeal with a pointed rock and roll sensibility, a high experimental IQ and a fully formed hook sense. So it's no surprise that Vegas, the Method's major-label debut, was one of the few hits of last year's so-called electronica boom, even if it did eventually stall in the Billboard Top 200. Vegas has sold over 150,000 units internationally, and its new single, "Keep Hope Alive" -- a sonically potent dance-floor fusillade that dates back to 1995 and includes sound bites from Jesse Jackson's legendary speech at the '92 Democratic Convention -- ought to pad that figure substantially.
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In the meantime, Kirkland and his creative associate are losing sleep for all the right reasons, currently touring Great Britain and Australia before making their way back to the United States for a club tour. Last year, the Crystal Method was one of the headliners on the infamous Electronic Highway Tour, which -- like a handful of other ill-assembled, underpromoted electronica package tours that carpeted America in '97 -- went over like an Ultravox reunion. Kirkland says that the failure of Electronic Highway and other tours of its techno-speckled ilk was due to breakdowns and bad reads on a number of levels.
"They just did a poor job of putting together the tour," he says. "They didn't do the right street promotion. A lot of the kids who go out on the weekends, they don't watch MTV and they don't look at papers that much. They get their information from the typical street promotion that has been popular in this scene for quite some time -- fliers, posters, word of mouth. They didn't reach the credible core of kids who go to these things."
Last summer, the Electronic Highway Tour made its Houston stop at the Westpark Entertainment Center. Attendance was unspectacular, but Kirkland says the vibe here was more positive than in most cities.
"It's difficult to create a cool, ravy, free environment in some of the places we played," he admits. "Still, [Houston] was cool because it was a nice summer night, and it was beautiful outside."
Vegas couldn't be a more fitting title for the Crystal Method's first full-length outing. Like the decadent desert DisneyWorld after which it was named, the disc's ten breathtaking cuts radiate sin, though in ways that are designed to seduce rather than to shock.
By and large, Vegas is as flashy and exhibitionistic as the Casino City itself, enthralling in its need not only to be heard but to be experienced. Littered with indecipherable sound bites, pounding break-beats, slashing chord progressions, random synth shards and ear-tweaking pedal effects, the Method's wrenching audible sweep is ugly, destructive and downright dissonant in spots. But it's also strangely reassuring and deceptively melodic. Vegas is that rare electronica release that has a rightful place in both the living room and the nightclub; its moody techno-craft is as emotionally stirring as it is dance-floor friendly.
The tie-in to Vegas is more than atmospheric, however: Kirkland and Jordan both grew up in the city, and they freely acknowledge it has made them what they are today.
"It has a lot to do with our habits; the way we think and feel," says Kirkland. "If you grew up in the countryside with a swing set, a cow and the family dog, you might grow up making music like John Mellencamp, you know? We like the dark, gloomy aspect of Vegas that most people don't see. We hung out in seedy bars and got away from that cheesy thing people relate to Vegas.
"Besides, [calling the CD Vegas] sounded a lot better than calling it Glendale, where we live now."
Kirkland and Jordan met while working part-time shifts at a local supermarket. By then, Kirkland had already tired of rock's more traditional moves and had progressed to the layered, synthetic confections of Depeche Mode. (To this day, departed Mode founder Martin Gore is one of his idols.) Trading his guitar for keyboards early on, Kirkland received his first sampler and sequencer as high school graduation presents from his parents. Little did they know the career they'd set in motion.
Jordan, meanwhile, had been honing his turntable skills as a DJ at KUNV, the heralded college radio station at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, where he was eventually promoted to program director. He also began dabbling in production, taking as many university courses on the subject as he could handle. Soon enough, Jordan invited his supermarket co-worker to listen to some work he had done, and a partnership was born.
After graduating from UNLV, Jordan landed a job as a studio engineer in Los Angeles, and Kirkland -- lacking the funds to skip town -- stayed behind in Vegas. Still, Kirkland would drive to the West Coast on weekends to work with his friend. At night, they'd take in the local rave scene, club-hopping until all hours of the morning. It was more business than pleasure, however, and the connections they made in the L.A. haunts would prove to be invaluable.
By 1991, Kirkland had raised enough cash to move west permanently. Two years later, the duo was sharing a house in the L.A. suburb of Glendale, where a converted garage on the property served as their home studio. They nicknamed it the Bomb Shelter after an old relic on their front lawn that was allegedly left over from the Cuban missile crisis. Slaving over their keyboards, sequencers and samplers -- producing and mixing everything themselves, in an atmosphere that Kirkland says resembles "some science-fiction control room from the '50s" -- the Method men finally caught the attention of some big players. Before long, they were remixing tracks for the likes of Moby, Black Grape and Zen Cowboys, while also completing their first 12-inch, "Now Is the Time."
In 1994, "Now Is the Time" was released on the nascent City of Angels label, which was formed by a pair of U.K. entrepreneurs determined to draw attention to America's burgeoning electronica scene. Three years and a dizzying blur of indie singles later, the Crystal Method had a deal with Universal/Outpost Recordings, signing on just as the music business's electro-lust was at its peak.
Of course, the best thing about all the back-slapping hyperbole that arose during the brief period of industry infatuation is the fact that it's over, says Kirkland.
"The more people who bitch and moan about things that don't matter, the more attention it's going to take away from the music," Kirkland says. "It's like, if the same fucking magazine that had Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones and the Spice Girls on the cover last month is now saying electronica is the next big thing, it sends people running in different directions. Now, hopefully, people will just listen."
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Erma "Jean" Barger, 75, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2007 in the EMH Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born in Liverpool, coming to Elyria two years ago from North Ridgeville, where she spent most of her life.
She attended North Ridgeville High School and was employed as a fitter for Hills Department Store in North Olmsted, she also worked at Gold Circle Department Store and did secretarial work for the Bonds Corporation in California.
Mrs. Barger attended the Harvest Ridge Assembly Church on Lorain Road.
She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and crafts and watching old "I Love Lucy" and "Elvis" movies.
She is survived by her son, James A. Barger of Elyria; daughter, Deborah Barger of Elyria; granddaughter; sisters, Arlene Moore of Elyria, Dorothy Furlan of Geneva; brother, Robert Smith of Arkansas; a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Barger; brother, William N. Smith Jr.
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In a powerful example of San Diego's biotech innovation ecosystem at work, Seragon Pharmaceuticals, a developer of drugs for cancers that resist estrogen deprivation therapy, is being purchased by Genentech for up to $1.7 billion.
Genentech, a subsidiary of the Swiss-based Roche Group, said Wednesday it will pay $725 million upfront in cash. Seragon's owners will get up to $1 billion more if milestones are met. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter. Seragon has a drug for metastatic breast cancer in Phase 1 clinical trials.
Seragon was created last year by biotech veteran its CEO Richard Heyman just before concluding a sale of a predecessor company, Aragon Pharmaceuticals, to Johnson & Johnson for up to $1 billion. Heyman and core Aragon employees set up shop in the same space the next week under the name Seragon.
While the San Diego region has few biotech companies of significant size, its biotech industry is noted for the ability to create new companies that become attractive acquisition targets, handsomely rewarding investors who start the process all over again.
Aragon, and then Seragon, targeted hard-to-treat cancers that have become resistant to standard therapies. That attracted the interest of big pharmaceutical companies, which have trouble developing new products of their own, but excel at completing clinical trials and marketing the drugs.
Up to 60 percent of breast cancers depend on estrogen hormones and cellular receptors for the hormone to grow, says Genentech, based in South San Francisco. Blocking estrogen inhibits growth, but over time the cancers can develop resistance.
Seragon has developed drugs called selective estrogen receptor degraders that cause the estrogen receptor to be destroyed by the cancer cells, as well as blocking estradiol, the main female sex hormone.
"Although medicines have been approved for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer disease for decades, this disease still accounts for half of all breast cancer deaths," James Sabry, senior vice president and global head of Genentech partnering, said in a Genentech press release. "We are very excited about this acquisition, which will advance our breast cancer research by years."
Both Aragon and Seragon focused on treating cancers that resisted hormone-deprivation therapy. Aragon's emphasis was on androgen-driven prostate cancer. Seragon's is on estrogen-driven cancers, especially breast cancer. When Aragon was sold, Heyman negotiated a last minute provision exempting the estrogen-driven cancer technology from the sale. Since Johnson and Johnson was interested only in the prostate cancer technology, agreement was feasible.
"Our aspirational goal as the board was to do the acquisition (and spinoff), because that would create the maximum value," Heyman told a biotech conference in February. "We could keep the team, and we could hopefully do it again."
The deal complements Roche's existing treatments, such as Herceptin and Perjeta. These drugs treat women whose cancer cells have a gene mutation that results in the generation of extra proteins known as HER2. Such HER2-positive cancers account for about 20 percent of cases.
"This acquisition will allow Roche to fill a gap in its pipeline," Olav Zilian, an analyst at Helvea SA in Geneva, wrote in a report. "If this acquired compound turns out to be successful, it will allow Roche to expand its activities in oncology substantially."
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Am I the only one uncomfortable with the wall to wall coverage of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial?
We are used to extensive coverage of big court cases generally but the cameras inside the court and instant broadcasting of every word uttered makes me uneasy. This is not a soap drama. This is real life.
A beautiful young woman was murdered. Shot dead while sitting on a toilet bowl. It is a tragedy that her life was so cruelly cut short and her mother, other family and friends now have to cope with the whole legal process being played out in Technicolor detail. I just think it is wrong. I don't support the idea of cameras in courtrooms.
I have some personal experience and can testify that all involved in trials are under pressure. The accused, the juries and the witnesses all have to deal with a stressful situation. Of course justice has to not only be done but be seen to be done. It is right that there are public galleries but not cameras.
In fact I think it could deter justice being secured in the future. Already reluctant witnesses are likely to be even less inclined to volunteer or turn up if cameras are recording even though their faces will be pixelated out. Instead of resources being devoted to cameras in courtrooms what about greater victim and witness support work? Why the hell do most courts have witness waiting rooms that don't differentiate between the defence and prosecution? I simply don't believe the public interest is the same as what the public are interested in.
Broadcasting every gory detail of how a young woman was murdered is not in the 'public interest'. Some may watch enthusiastically and I have met my fair share of court case addicts in my time who travel in search of interesting cases. That is up to them but the devotion of so much TV space and time is neither justified nor civilised. I certainly hope the South African and US practice of televised court coverage never reaches these shores.
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Tommy, Gabrielle and I watch the news at the breakfast table each morning. We sometimes channel jump depending on stories and presenters. There's been lots of talk about the ITV morning news being given an overhaul and I think it is sorely needed. Yesterday's ITV news bulletin at 7.30am was headed up by the Oscars! Whilst I don't mind a report of who won what and a glimpse of the gorgeous frocks worn, I don't think it merits a first item top story. Given that all hell seems to have broken loose in Ukraine and that there is a very real threat of physical conflict and further military intervention surely that should have been prioritised across the networks.
Love is blind
I married a toyboy. Albeit a two months younger than me toyboy but a toyboy nevertheless. Some toyboy I hear you say. I figure Tommy looks years older than me but he seems to think he doesn't. As he enters his fifties on Friday I'd like to tell him lovingly that I can still remember when we sat next to each other in school and he was young and handsome (funny how time plays tricks with memories). Honest it really doesn't bother me that today he is rapidly balding, increasingly wrinkled and distinctly saggy. And before he says it, apart from the baldy bit, I'm quite aware that the other two are also applicable to me! Happy Birthday Darling.


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Ever have a bad case of laryngitis? To protect your voice, you may have felt the urge to whisper. But many otolaryngologists advise against this. Dr. Robert T. Sataloff, chairman of the otolaryngology department at Drexel University College of Medicine, who is also a professional opera baritone, launched a large study — "Laryngeal Hyperfunction During Whispering: Reality or Myth?" — to see if this is good advice, In 69 of 100 subjects, whispering put more strain on the vocal cords.
The 110-year-old lightbulb burns on
Some mysteries never dim with time. One of them is hanging from an electrical wire in Livermore, Calif. At Fire Station No. 6 is a lightbulb that has not burned out in 110 years. Nobody knows why. And no one wants to unscrew the bulb to find out. "It still gives that warm, comfy glow," said retired Livermore fire Division Chief Lynn Owens. The lightbulb is about 3 inches long and slightly rounder than a modern bulb. Inside the hand-blown glass is a jumble of carbon filament that radiates about 4 watts — about the strength of a night-light. It's featured in the Guinness World Records as well as a documentary, The Lightbulb Conspiracy. Fans watch it on a 24-hour webcam at www.centennialbulb.org.


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And Scoble has a great interview with Chris Jones up on channel 9.
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Returning to Vallejo "was wonderful and very emotional for me," Cooper said. "My friends and family were all there as well as all my co-workers" from Cooper's day job with the sheriff's department.
Con Funk Shun also played the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton in July and returns to Northern California in November with a spot at the Rrazz Room in San Francisco.
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A 35-year old former Las Vegas Wranglers hockey player and assistant coach is facing nine charges of allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl for four years. The nine counts include two counts of lewdness with a child under the age of 14, one count of sexual assault with a minor under the age of 14, four counts of sexual assault with a minor under the age of 16 years old, and two courts of open and gross lewdness.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMPD) Arrest Report, Michael McBain began allegedly sexually abusing a 12 year old in 2008 through inappropriate touching. In 2010 when the minor girl turned 14, the alleged sexual abuse escalated to sexual assault. In May 2012, when the minor girl told her mother about the alleged sexual abuse, her mother confronted McBain about the allegations. McBain denied he had sexually abused her daughter, and then took a quick trip to Oregon to see his brother. While in Oregon, McBain tried to commit suicide and was then admitted to a hospital. When the minor girl's mother again confronted McBain, he allegedly confessed the "affair," hired an attorney, and turned himself in to the LVMPD.
The LVMPD Arrest Report also alleged that Bain created a fake AIM email account using the the name of a Wranglers' hockey player the minor girl had a crush on. McBain then allegedly used the AIM email account to request sexual pictures in exchange for money from the minor girl, and to send the minor girl pictures of male genitalia.
In a second case, a Las Vegas man, Diondre Phifer, was arrested for sexual assault and kidnapping of two children under the age of 7. According to the LVMPD Arrest Report, two minor girls, ages 3 and 6, were playing in an apartment complex pool when Phifer allegedly offered to give the two minor girls money for ice cream. After allegedly luring the two minor girls inside his apartment, Phifer allegedly exposed himself, struck both girls, and sexually assaulted one of the minor girls. Two days later, when the two minor girls told their mother about the assault the mother confronted and slapped Phifer after he denied anything had occurred. Phifer faces two counts of kidnapping, two counts of sexual assault with a minor under age 14, two counts of battery with intent to commit sexual assault, four counts of lewdness with a child under 14 years old and one count of indecent exposure.
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The military records of Merrill Newman confirm that the 85-year-old Korean War veteran served in a special forces unit that advised Korean partisans who fought in North Korea behind enemy lines.
Newman has been held by North Korean authorities since Oct. 26 when he was taken off an airliner that was to take him to South Korea. He had just ended a two-week trip to North Korea.
This past weekend, Newman was seen in a videotape reading from an apology where he cited his role in the Korean War as an adviser to a Korean partisan unit.
Newman said in the apology that during his trip to North Korea he had wanted to meet with former members of the unit he had worked with. At the time of the video's release, U.S. officials could not confirm his wartime role.
Newman's records were provided to ABC News as part of a request filed last week with the National Personnel Records Center, which is a part of the National Archives that houses the military records of America's veterans.
According to the military records, Newman began his Army service in September 1950 and quickly rose to the rank of sergeant a year later. After various stateside assignments, Newman received an officer's commission as a second lieutenant on April 27, 1952, after attending officer candidate school.
According to the records, Newman arrived in Korea on Feb. 7, 1953, and began the first of two tours as an "infantry unit commander."
The unit he was assigned to is described as "FEC/LD(K) 8240 AU FECOM." Those acronyms stand for Far East Command Liaison Detachment (Korea) 8240 Army Unit Far East Command. The U.S. Far East Command was the U.S. military command for the Asia- Pacific region that at the start of the Korean War was headed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Shortly after the war began in June 1950, Far East Command began a secret guerrilla campaign behind enemy lines in North Korea using thousands of Korean fighters opposed to the communist regime in North Korea.
Unit 8240 AU was one of those Korean partisan units that were headed by junior American officers who served in leadership and advisory roles.
Histories of the operation indicate that for the most part the units were trained on islands off the western coast of North Korea, and the American advisers did not fight behind enemy lines with the partisans.
The existence of these units was not declassified until the 1990s.
Newman's service with the unit ended on Sept. 14, 1953, two months after the July armistice that ended three years of war on the Korean peninsula.
In the final months of the war, Newman stayed mainly on a front-line island, living in a small wooden house, said Park Young, an 81-year-old former guerrilla.
"He ate alone and slept alone and lived alone," said Park, one of 200 guerrillas stationed on the Island.
On Tuesday The Associated Press interviewed South Korean members of the 8240 AU unit that had served with Newman. They described their unit as one of the most hated and feared by North Korea and speculated that that was the reason for his detention.
Referring to the "Kuwol" moniker by which the group is still known in North and South Korea, Park Boo Seo told The Associated Press "the North Koreans still gnash their teeth at the Kuwol unit."
The former fighters interviewed by The Associated Press describe Newman "as a handsome, thin American lieutenant who got them rice, clothes and weapons during the later stages of the 1950-53 war but largely left the fighting to them."
Some of these elderly former guerrillas say they were waiting for Newman at the Incheon International Airport expecting his arrival after his trip to North Korea.


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Professor Michael Magazine is upending the logical world of math with a good dose of March Madness.
Magazine teaches a new class called Bracketology at University of Cincinnati, the home of the 10th-seeded Bearcats, where 33 business students are spending the semester trying to make sense out of what can feel nonsensical at times -- the art of filling out an NCAA tournament bracket.
"The life lesson is that we make a lot of decisions that are the right decisions," Magazine says, "but the outcomes don't always come out the way we planned."
And that's why picking the NCAA tournament is so much fun.
Magazine says that, yes, he's among the millions of Americans who take part in the country's largest office pool -- where all you need is a pen, a copy of the bracket and $10 or $20 to get in on the action.
Real basketball knowledge? That's optional. Some people pick their favorite mascot, others go based on color, still others just throw darts at a board.
"I always tell people to ignore where they went to school," Magazine says. "But it's hard to do."
Magazine teaches the course with a Cincinnati alum, Paul Bessire, who owns predictionmachine.com, a program that runs thousands of simulations to forecast likely winners of games. Armed with that, along with some mathematical models, Magazine and Bessire hold three sessions -- handicapping, assembling brackets, filling out the brackets and seeing how everyone did.
"It's a pass-fail class," Magazine says.
According to the website bookofodds.com, if you fill out your bracket by picking the better-seeded team in every game, the odds of that bracket being perfect are more than 35 billion-1. Or, to put it another way, you have an 18 times better chance of being killed by a waterspout this year.
There are more than 9.2 quintillion combinations (a 9, followed by 18 zeroes), and even if you eliminate all those that have a No. 16 seed winning even a single game -- which has never happened -- you're still talking about enough paper to build a trail from the Earth to the moon more than 1 million times.
Oh, and about eliminating those No. 16 seeds: Might think twice about that.
This has been the most unpredictable college basketball season anyone can remember, including one stretch where the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 changed for five straight weeks.
Even in seasons that have seemed more "predictable," the NCAA tournament has become increasingly unstable over recent years. Last year, two No. 15 teams won on the first Friday of the tournament. After the second upset, ESPN reported none of its 6.45 million bracket entries were perfect anymore.
Tom DeRosa, a former algebra teacher who now runs a website that provides teachers with everyday lessons for their own classes, says there is no mathematically surefire way to figure out which 15 or 16 might break through this year. But you can't completely ignore them, either.
"You look at the numbers and, yeah, it's a pretty good bet a 1, 2 or 3 seed is going to win the whole tournament," says DeRosa, whose March Madness lesson is being taught across America this week. "If you're making a bracket and you don't have any '1's in the Final Four or anywhere near the Final Four, you're probably not going to win your pool. But things get a lot more nuanced the more you read."
Magazine insists that, yes, there is mathematical advice to follow, including some he picked up by reading Nate Silver, the blogger who picked the electoral college count in last year's presidential election nearly to the number. Silver suggests that Nos. 8 and 9 seeds can sometimes be worse Sweet 16 picks than those seeded 10, 11 or 12 because the winner of an 8-9 matchup is all but destined to play a No. 1 in the next round.
"I tell people, if you're going to pick upsets, do it in the 10, 11, 12, 13 range," Magazine said.
It's OK to use your gut, Magazine says. But, he insists, it's folly to completely ignore the numbers.
Method to the madness: Math skills are handy
Professor Michael Magazine is upending the logical world of math with a good dose of March Madness.


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As I build up the touring bike, I realize there's more experiments I can mess with. Here's a fine DIY when you want to tinker on your bike instead of answering all those unopened emails in your inbox. You don't really need leather wrapped brake levers, but you probably want them, right?
This one is pretty straight-forward and fast... once the shape has been worked out. If you've got Shimano levers, you are in luck. If you've got something else, you'll want to modify the template, but it might get you close at least.
Leather on the levers has a great feel when riding and adds some comfort too, since it's gives you a greater surface area of cushion for your hands. But really, we know it's about tinkering and not for complete usefulness!
Get some thinner leather... I'm using the same 3oz Horween Chromexcel that we use in our wallets. It's got some nice stretch for wrapping corners, but an excellent finish. A small amount will do, you can print out this template and trace it or cut directly on the leather. The profile notches at the end of your lever.
After cutting out the shapes, you'll need to punch holes for the stitching. I've marked it on the PDF, so you can use and awl to mark them. After marking, I used a hand-sewing punch to create right sized holes.
Cut about 27" of waxed cord and begin sewing a loop into the top of the leather piece. Slip that over the brake lever and pull snugly to hold in place. I stitched the first hole twice through to add some strength. The stitch is similar to what's used on a baseball, but I'm employing two needles so I can keep tension as I work down the sleeve. Make three or so loose passes and then pull the cord tight before proceeding. The wax on the cord helps keep tension as you go.
Once you finish to the end, double pass on the last holes and tie up a square knot on the inside of the sleeve. Leave some length on your end threads and tuck them up into the sleeve. Then take a ride and test those babes out!


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Scientists have discovered the gene that causes human brains to evolve beyond those of chimps. What do you think?
"I heard that, coincidentally, it's also the same gene that diminishes interest in bananas to a reasonable level."Gina Helms Mailing Services Provider
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The staff at HCR believes that childhood is a happy, vibrant period in life when children are naturally motivated to investigate and explore the world around them. It is our sincere concern and desire, to make every effort to provide a healthy learning environment in which each child may develop according to his or her own individual abilities and needs.
HCR aims to provide a loving and fun atmosphere where children may learn, on their own level, the fundamentals of democratic living, self-reliance and understanding, develop good habits and sportsmanship, and progress mentally, physically, spiritually, and socially.
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Should the Giants Bring Back Chad Gaudin as a Starting Pitcher
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The San Francisco Giants are poised this offseason to overhaul a rotation that helped them win two World Series titles in three years. While Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner remain core staples as front end starters, the back end of the rotation is filled with question marks. Will Tim Lincecum sign? Which veteran starter will the team bring in to replace Barry Zito? Will Ryan Vogelsong return on a lesser deal? Perhaps one of the most intriguing questions fans have pondered involves Chad Gaudin, a pitcher who posted respectable numbers in 12 spot starts when Vogelsong landed on the DL. Let's take a look at Gaudin's history and performance this season in order to determine whether he's a viable candidate for a spot in next year's rotation.
After playing 10 years in the Majors for 8 different teams, Gaudin was offered a minor league contract to play for the Giants in 2013. His impressive Spring Training earned him a Major League deal to join the big league roster as the final piece of the bullpen, taking over the long relief role previously held by Guillermo Mota.


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Breve's review of Maybelline Define-A-Brow [DISCONTINUED]
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INGREDIENTSEthylhexyl Stearate, Carnauba (Copernicia Cerifera) Wax, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Glycerides, Silica, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis) Extract, Methylparaben, Tocopherol, Tin Oxide, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Retinyl Palmitate, Propylparaben, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ethylparaben, May Contain (+/-):, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), Mica, CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 75470 (Carmine) (Carmine), CI 77000 (Aluminum Powder), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride) (Bismuth Oxychloride), CI 77288 (Chromium Oxide Greens) (Chromium Oxide Greens), CI 77289 (Chromium Hydroxide Green) (Chromium Hydroxide Green), CI 77400 (Copper Powder) (Bronze Powder), CI 77400 (Copper Powder), CI 77510 (Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide), CI 77742 (Manganese Violet) (Manganese Violet), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide) (Titanium Dioxide), FD&C Blue 1 (Blue 1 Lake), FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake (Yellow 5 Lake)
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4 months later and I've finally finished the tube. I decided to try the light brown color this time. As it turns out, I would only recommend this color if you have red hair. Even though I have some red in my hair naturally, there was too much of a warm red tone to the light brown color to work for me so I'm going back to the dark blonde.Still love this pencil!
Wow this product totally impressed me! I got it BOGO and got the Dark Blonde color, after reading a review that said that the light brown is actually lighter than the dark blonde. I'm NC15-20 btw. My brows are a light taupey brown, they are very neutral even though my hair is naturally warm (light brown-red) so it's hard to find a brow product that doesn't have that warmth yet still looks natural on me. Anyway the Dark Blonde color fits my natural brow color PERFECTLY. I have tried:
Mac's lingering & strut
Anastasia's brow wiz in caramel, brunette, and ash brown (best match of the 3)
Smashbox brow tech in soft brown
Maybelline mastershape brow pencil also in soft brown
Kevyn Aucoin brunette brow pencil
and more I'm sure! Yet I have never found a perfect color match until now. Although this pencil isn't as elegant as some of the fancier lines, the tip is fine enough to blend well and it doesn't leave a streaky finish like some pencils can do (*ie: Maybelline mastershape pencil*). It's creamy yet still firm, whereas Anastasia's and Kevyn Aucoin's pencils were too dry and stiff to blend on sparse sections.
Only con I can find is that you have to twist up the color by grasping the pencil section that holds the color, so not ideal. That is just a small negative to me though. Bottom line, this brow pencil is super easy to use because it leaves a soft and natural finish, and it's pigmented enough that you don't have to press it over a section more than once to get color there. It is perfect for filling sparse areas and giving more definition to your natural brow color. Definite HG!
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Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 2015/03/09 - Thales has been awarded a contract by the State of Qatar to secure its new commercial port, one of the largest and most technologically advanced ports in the world - ThalesGroup.com. Euronext: HO
Thales has been chosen to provide Qatars new commercial port with an integrated security solution.
The overall solution is to be highly secured, resilient and, with an eye to future developments, easily upgradable.
The contract illustrates the breadth of Thaless capabilities as an integrator of complex security solutions for critical infrastructure.
Thales will deliver and install an integrated solution for the protection of the infrastructure and its environment, in addition to ensuring the operations of the New Port run safely.
A vital component of Qatars economic infrastructure, the New Port will comprise three container terminals with an eventual combined annual capacity in excess of six million containers per year. It will not only cater to the expected growth in container traffic, but will also accommodate general cargo traffic, offshore support, coast guard vessels, a marine support unit, imports of vehicles, livestock and bulk grain. In total, facilities at the New Port will stretch over 20km².
To secure the new commercial port, Thales is to provide a high technology integrated solution managed by a security command & control centre, including a perimeter intrusion detection system, a perimeter surveillance & lighting system, a redundant IT communication network, a redundant video storage system, an under vehicle surveillance system and a tetra communication system. The secured area will have a 19km perimeter.
The Thales port security command & control centre is to bring an integrated response to piracy, trafficking, smuggling and global threats of terrorism. Maintaining port security is of utmost importance and Thales will be providing a complete and real-time situational picture of the site.
Thaless value proposition for the New Port is focusing on the capacity to integrate various kinds of sensors in a user-friendly Human-Machine Interface. The overall solution is to be highly secured, resilient and, with an eye to future developments, easily upgradable.
This contract marks the first time Thales will deploy its most cutting-edge technologies on such a large scale.
Marc Darmon, Executive Vice-President, Secure Communications and Information Systems,We are very pleased to be appointed to design and implement the security solution of the New Port, an integral part of the Qatar National Vision 2030 strategy. With Thaless architecture, the security solution will be interoperable, adaptable, resilient and future-proof. It will suit the needs of the operators and local authority alike, for tomorrow and the years to come.
The New Port, once complete, will be a world class facility. Partnerships like ours - with Thales and other local partners on the project - will allow collaboration in technology, technical expertise and other innovations. This will further boost Qatars infrastructure as well as having a positive impact on the overall economy.
Mr. Maisar El Qutami Acting Project Executive Director, NPP
For more than 30 years, Thales has been a long-standing and trusted partner of Qatar.
The State of Qatar has awarded Thales a contract to secure the New Doha International Airport: Thales provided video surveillance system, access control system and IT communication Network. Thales is responsible for complete design and delivery of the integrated safety and security systems.
Qatar University and Thales signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for academic development, research and training of future Qatari professionals on new and emerging technological solutions in the field of information systems.
To reinforce this MoU, Qatar University teamed up with Thales to open a Cybersecurity Chair. Both parties will cooperate to provide research and consulting activities, develop tailored training programmes, and engage in Cyber and Computing Security-related activities.
The Qatar Science & Technology Foundation: in order to increase the ability to rapidly design, prototype and deliver innovation, Thales has invested in a position at the Qatar Science and Technology Park within the incubator development facilities. The added proximity to its leading client in Qatar will enable Thales to benefit from regular dialogue with this customer.
About Thales
Thales (thalesgroup.com) is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence and Security markets. With 61,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of 13 billion in 2014. With over 20,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex security requirements. Its unique international footprint allows it to work closely with its customers all over the world.
Positioned as a value-added systems integrator, equipment supplier and service provider, Thales is one of Europes leading players in the security market. The Groups security teams work with government agencies, local authorities and enterprise customers to develop and deploy integrated, resilient solutions to protect citizens, sensitive data and critical infrastructure.
As an expert in security solutions for critical infrastructure, Thales works together with its customers to design and implement comprehensive security solutions, harnessing technologies to ensure cross-system interoperability and seamless service for users and operators alike.
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Multi-talented Harmony Korine recently shot an editorial for POPEYE magazine presenting Supreme's upcoming Spring/Summer 2014 line. Titled "Ca$hville," the shot was the magazine's first visit to Nashville, Tennessee and welcomed local skate kids and friends of Korine to show off some of the collection's pieces including vividly-printed hoodies, graphic tees and jackets. Also making a few appearances was the special black and white leather hoodie done in collaboration with Playboy.
Korine is an American director, producer and screenwriter whose credits include Kids (1994), Trash Humpers (2009) and most recently, Spring Breakers (2013).


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Jedi Master Yaddle is a member of the Jedi Council and is the same unknown species as Yoda. In contrast to the quiet and thoughtful Yaddle, Jedi Council member Evan Piell is known for his humorless and fierce demeanor.
Team up with these two Jedi Council members for double the Star Wars fun! Action figures, based on the memorable Star Wars characters, come with one Droid Factory part! Collect other specially marked Legacy Collection figures (sold separately) for more Droid Factory parts! Then build your very own custom droid figure!
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Residential - Hildebran, NC
Gorgeous, wooded building lot in the Miller Creek residential subdivision that provides a rural, country setting in a convenient, accessible location just minutes from I-40 and US-70. With a forest-like setting, this lot retains the natural contours of the land. Public water and sewer is available at the street as well as under-ground utilities. Located less than 10 minutes from the shopping, entertainment and business of Hickory.
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-- Myrtle E. Batdorf, 91, of Wooster, died Monday evening, Sept. 6, 1999, at West View Manor Nursing Home.
Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster. Burial will be at Pleasant View Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Wednesday) from 6:30-8 at the funeral home.
Those who wish may make contributions to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Phil (Betty) Aylsworth of Shreve; and grandchildren, Todd Aylsworth and his wife, Melissa, and Diane Aylsworth.
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BU says: More cameras watching us, please
Just as civil liberty advocates take another stab at getting rid of Brookline's surveillance camera system, next-door neighbor Boston University looks to beef theirs up, adding an undisclosed number of new cameras to their undisclosed number of existing cameras around the Charles River and Medical campuses, BU Today reports.
It's not a direct comparison, since BU is a private university and can film whoever they want doing whatever, wherever on their property. Also, they don't need to share their footage with Homeland Security or any other government agency unless subpoenaed.
But BU President Robert Brown wants to pile on the cameras for the same reason Brookline Chief Dan O'Leary wants to keep the town's cameras rolling 24/7 — sometimes they help police catch suspects in terrible crimes. The university also thinks the cameras will deter would-be criminals, apparently because their strategy of not telling anyone how many cameras there are will cause miscreants (all of whom read BU Today, naturally) to believe they are being watched at all times.
"They won't prevent all crimes, but they will act as a deterrent. If criminals know we have camera coverage, they might think twice."
Not all, all times though. Like, not in the can, or anything.
For people with concerns about privacy, [BU Deputy Director of Public Safety Scott] Paré and [VP for Administrative Servcies Peter] Fiedler stress that cameras are installed only in public areas. "We're not snooping," Fiedler says.
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Jerusalem (Dec. 8)
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A new import tariff was promulgated in the "Official Gazette." The new ordinance substitutes for the former ad valorem duty a specific duty in the case of many commodities. The new Tariff increases the duty on certain products manufactured in the country giving substantial protection in particular to the cement industry, oil products, and such products as chocolates and sweets. Luxuries, such as perfumeries, have an increased tax.
In commercial circles the opinion is prevalent that the new Tariff will stimulate several local Jewish industries and the action of the Government has been received with general favorable comment.


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Win Tickets to 80's Weekend # 5Enter for your chance to WIN tickets to the Biggest 80's Concert ever to hit Los Angeles!
We're Sending You to 80's Weekend #5 With Boy George, Violent Femmes, and More!It's the biggest 80's show this side of the Mississippi and we're getting you in FREE!
Gary and Lisa Talk To Boy George About Our Totally 80s Live ShowYou can catch Boy George at our Totally 80s Live show this Saturday, May 20th!
Rep Confirms Boy George's Claim He Slept With Prince Was A JokeIt turns out Boy George didn't really sleep with Prince.
Did Boy George Sleep with Prince?The singer's claim is hard to assess.
Watch Boy George and Jack Black Sing "Hello I Love You" with Robby Krieger on GuitarWhen joined Conan's band onstage, it just so happened that the Doors guitarist Robby Krieger was there ready to jump in.
Jack Black, Boy George Team Up With The Doors' Robby Krieger To Sing "Hello, I Love You"
Culture Club Cancel U.S. Tour Due to Boy George's Vocal IssuesThe tour would have been the band's first in 12 years.
Culture Club Releases First New Song in 15 Years, 'More Than Silence': ListenThe song could easily soundtrack an emotional climax and closing credits to a film, speaking to the universality of the appeal in both its melody and its sentiment.
Boy George Talks About Culture Club's Reunion Tour, New AlbumThe original lineup of the British new wave outfit Culture Club is getting back together for a reunion tour and album. Boy George called in with Jim Carson to talk about their L.A. show & more!
Separated At Birth? Johnny Depp As 'Tonto' & Boy George Johnny Depp's makeup for his new role as 'Tonto' in 'The Lone Ranger' reminds us of a very similar look Boy George sported in 2003. See the side by side comparison!
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People's United Bank is a subsidiary of People's United Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company with over $39 billion in assets. People's United Bank, founded in 1842, is a premier, community-based, regional bank in the Northeast offering commercial and retail banking, as well as wealth management services through a network of nearly 400 retail locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
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No. 14 Florida at LSU
When/where: 1; Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.
TV/radio: ES-PN; 620-AM
Records: Florida 20-5, 9-2 SEC; LSU 10-16, 2-9
Notable: Florida will take the court for the first time in eight days, and though the Gators might be rested, they will be without senior F Chandler Parsons, who suffered a deep thigh bruise Feb. 12 against Tennessee and has not practiced all week. … With Parsons out, the Gators will play a three-guard rotation for a more extended time than any other this season. … Although LSU is in last place in the SEC West, the Gators haven't won in Baton Rouge since 2003 and are preparing to face a team that continues to give opponents a worthy fight. "In fairness to LSU, they got hit with a rash of injuries and have had different guys out throughout the course of the year, and that's a difficult thing to overcome," UF coach Billy Donovan said. "The last two games they've played pretty well. . . . So they are a good team."
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The talks are scheduled for 30 minute sessions, but the speakers have to save five minutes at the end for room changing. If you throw in Q&A, then your talk might be just 20 minutes or less. That's like 10 slides (unless you're Stas Bekman, of course).
This isn't necessarily bad. Look at the fun and info that you can get out of lightning talks. Sometimes long talks aren't the best: you can end up with filler.
Whatever... I'm looking forward to the early afternoon talks covering webapps in Python.


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Monday Wrap: McCrory on MetLife; looking ahead to voter ID
Posted March 11, 2013
Updated March 12, 2013
After dodging questions last week about any role he might have played in a deal to get MetLife to bring jobs to North Carolina, Gov. Pat McCrory sat down with reporters Monday to talk about it.
McCrory was working for Charlotte-based law and lobbying firm Moore & Van Allen when the firm was negotiating with the state a $94 million tax incentive deal – the most generous the state's seen in about six years.
The governor said that he not only had no input in the deal but that he didn't even know about it. McCrory said he feels like he's being attacked for his experience in the private sector, which he feels is an asset to the state, given the current economic situation.
The Wrap @NCCapitol (March 11)
It's worth pointing out that in 2011, then-Gov. Bev Perdue was attacked by Republicans about the Continental Tire deal. Senate Republicans turned down the deal partly because her son worked at the law firm that represented Continental Tire.
On Tuesday, the big news will be the public hearing on a voter ID law. The public won't be able to comment on the specifics of the legislation, but they will be able to weigh in on the matter.
The 50 slots available on the online sign-up page are already filled up, but Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, co-chairman of the House Elections Committee, said staff will be available at the door to sign up additional speakers on a first-come, first-served basis.


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THE longest-running horticultural show in the country is set to take place in Hawkesbury Upton next week.
The annual Hawkesbury Show, now in its 129th consecutive year, will once again take over the village on Saturday, August 30.
Starting with a carnival procession along High Street at 1.30pm and the crowning of the carnival Queen by show president the Duke of Beaufort, the day's events will include a falconry display, dog agility demonstration, archery lessons and around 50 craft and charity stalls.
The procession, led by Nailsworth Silver Band, will culminate at the show ground, otherwise known as the recreation ground, where a large marquee will house hundreds of entries into the horticultural show including fruit, vegetables, flowers, homemade cakes, wines and preserves, photographs and crafts all made by members of the community.
Food stalls will sell everything from Sri Lankan chutneys to specialist tea. Popular Show compere Martin Gardener will oversee events which also include a raffle, face painting, ice cream van, Pimms tent and auction of produce carried out by Nick Cragg, of Country Properties in Chipping Sodbury.
Show secretary Vicky Rispin said: "I hope I am not tempting fate but everything seems in place for showday, with a couple of weeks to spare.
"I am really looking forward to the return of the fantastic hawks' flying display in the arena and the dog obedience demonstration during the afternoon.
"But my favourite part of the show is the auction of donated exhibits at the end of the show. It's great fun to bid for bags of prize-winning fruit, vegetables, flowers, baking and home-produced wine for a very reasonable price."
Show chairman Keith Player said the committee was hoping for a record number of exhibits this year. Anyone thinking of entering any of the 120 adult classes of nearly 40 children's categories can download an entry form on at www.hawkesburyshow.org
Said Mr Player: "We look forward to regular exhibitors, occasional exhibitors and brand new exhibitors, both local or from further afield."


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Epilepsy drug lingers despite birth defect riskbirth defectCenter for Spina Bifida ResearchGodfrey P. Oakley Jr.prescriptionsPrevention
A recent study shows that prescriptions for the drug valproate have not decreased in recent years, despite awareness of the birth defect and brain damage risk.
"We were surprised to find that there was no decrease in the number of valproate prescriptions prescribed to women of reproductive-age despite the numerous, less harmful antiepileptic drugs available and the proven evidence of valproate's harmful effects during pregnancy," says Godfrey P. Oakley Jr., research professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health and the director of Emory's Center for Spina Bifida Research, Prevention, and Policy.
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