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Date: November 14, 2011 09:42AM
Mexco Energy Corp (MXC) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2011-09-30. Mexco Energy Corp. has a market cap of $13.64 million; its shares were traded at around $6.72 with a P/E ratio of 51.69 and P/S ratio of 4.31. Mexco Energy Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 3.4% over the past 10 years.
Highlight of Business Operations:During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, we participated in five (5) infill wells in the Yeso/Paddock formations of the Dodd-Federal Unit in the Grayburg San Andres Jackson Field of Eddy County, New Mexico. These wells are proposed to be drilled in the next twelve months to a total depth of approximately 5,000 feet. The unit, operated by Concho Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CXO), currently contains approximately 115 producing wells. Mexco s working interest in this unit is .1848% (.14% net revenue interest).
Results of Operations – Six Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Six Months Ended September 30, 2010. Net income was $183,657 for the six months ended September 30, 2011, a 142% increase from $75,816 for the six months ended September 30, 2010. This was a result of a 6% increase in operating revenues and a 9% decrease in operating expenses costs partially offset by a 202% increase in tax expense.
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Colorado toasts its best literature in Aspen
Colorado Book Award winners were announced at the elegant and historic Hotel Jerome in Aspen on Friday — a beautiful setting in which to celebrate the most artfully crafted literature in the state.
A list of the winners follows. No Western Slope authors claimed the top prize, save for Linda Lafferty of Aspen, who was unable to attend. But that didn't deter anyone from enjoying the ceremony or reflecting on the achievement of being named a finalist. I was able to catch up with some of our local attendees following the ceremony.
"I never expected this about my work," said Jeff Burch, glancing at the assembled authors, then motioning to Red Mountain, looming outside a picture window. "I'd be more at home on top of that mountain than in this room." Burch is the author of "The Peaks of Telluride: Labeled Images and Stories Behind the Names of The Mountains Surrounding Telluride, Colorado."
The most rewarding outcome of the research for his book was having Bridal Peak officially granted its historic name, Burch said. Now if he can just find a couple to get married on the thirteener, he'll volunteer to officiate, and he already knows what he'll say: "I now pronounce you man and wife. It's all downhill from here!"
Margie Wilson, owner of Grand Valley Books, 350 Main St., and a former Aspen resident, came to support local authors. "They've all just demonstrated they have what it takes," she said. "They have stories to tell and wonderful personalities. As a bookseller, I want to support them because they support me."
Charlie Quimby, author of "Monument Road," joked that he was prepared for either outcome with two pairs of glasses. Winning authors were asked to read from their book, so he brought reading glasses, should that be the case. He also brought polarized sunglasses to hide behind, his "crying glasses."
No tears were shed, however. Quimby said he has been busy with readings from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Crested Butte and is hard at work on his next novel, which also will be set in Grand Junction.
Frank Coons, author of "Finding Cassiopeia," enjoyed the camaraderie and congratulations of fellow authors. "I think the life of the author is this constant battle between bravado and depression," he joked. Outside affirmation provides a "jolt of adrenaline."
Congratulations to the 2014 Colorado Book Award winners. And if you're looking for some summer reading inspiration, you can't go wrong with this list:
■ Biography: "Ernest L. Blumenschein: The Life of an American Artist" by Robert W. Larson & Carole B. Larson (University of Oklahoma Press)
■ Children's Literature: "The Tumbleweed Came Back" by Carmela LaVigna-Coyle & Kevin Rechin (Rio Chico)
■ Creative Nonfiction: "Animal, Mineral, Radical: Essays on Wildlife, Family, and Food" by BK Loren (Counterpoint Press)
■ General Nonfiction: "Tasting Colorado: Favorite Recipes from the Centennial State" by Michele Morris (Farcountry Press)
■ Genre Fiction: "Changes" by Pamela Nowak (Five Star)
■ Historical Fiction: "The Drowning Guard: A Novel of the Ottoman Empire" by Linda Lafferty (Lake Union Publishing)
■ History: "Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnificent Dream" by Erika D. Walker, Wendy Rex-Atzet, Sally L. White, W. Bart Berger, Thomas J. Noel, & John Fielder (John Fielder Publishing)
■ Juvenile Literature: "Grave Images" by Jenny Goebel (Scholastic)
■ Literary Fiction: "Little Raw Souls" by Steven Schwartz (Autumn House Press)
■ Memoir: "I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail" by Gail D. Storey (Mountaineers Books)
■ Mystery: "Desperado: A Mile High Noir" by Manuel Ramos (Arte Publico Press)
■ Pictorial: "Firmament: A Meditation on Place in Three Parts" by Andrew Beckham (George F. Thompson Publishing)
■ Poetry: "Natural Takeover of Small Things" by Tim Z. Hernandez (The University of Arizona Press)
■ Poetry/Chapbook: "Ndewo, Colorado" by Uche Ogbuji (Aldrich Press)
■ Thriller/Suspense: "Double Dare" by Michael Madigan (Adventure Publications)
■ Young Adult Literature: "Ascendant" by Rebecca Taylor (Crescent Moon Press)

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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Review by MagusCE
Arrghhhh!!! What's wrong with Nintendo? Did they actually think that Majora's mask was going to be a really good game? I mean, I'm sure they made a lot of money on it, but not because it was a great game in the least. I hated it!!! A LOT!!! I think Nintendo has gotten into the business of selling mass-market successes rather than good games!! (**Ahem** Pokemon…) This game has all the appeal in the world for a seven year old (cool masks and powers you gotta collect…) but for a serious gamer like me, who loved game like Chrono Trigger and A Link to the Past, this game falls way short.
Hmmmm… Okay. Maybe I should start off by saying that deep down, I'm really a big Zelda fan. Zelda, for the NES, was great, (Although the second game was pretty crappy.) and A Link to the Past, for the SNES, was my personal favourite. Even the Ocarina of Time was good, (okay, VERY good,) but this new game is just so…. CRAP!!! Should I explain why I hated this game? Okay, let's start with graphics.
Graphics: 7/10
Why a 7? Not because the graphics were bad, in any way whatsoever. In fact, many things like Link as a Zora, or the bosses, were really well done, and especially well animated. So why did I take marks off? Because, the graphics are almost exactly the same as the original. Don't know about you, but if I'm gonna have to shell out 40 buck for a friggin' expansion pack, (plus the hundred for the damn cartridge itself…) then I expect something along the lines of Perfect Dark or something. No can do, here, unfortunately. Other than that, though, the graphics are good. BUT I HATE WASTING TONS OF MONY FOR NOTHING!!! Another thing I got really annoyed with was the blur effect. It's kinda cool at first, but when it is used in almost every cutscene, it gets real annoying.
Sound: 6/10
Well, at least they decided to include Link's theme song in this one, but, other than that, the music blows. At least Ocarina of time had some pretty interesting tunes, or at least something you can hum to. Even the Ocarina tunes themselves were kinda nifty. (ex. Song of time) But holy crap!! None of the temples in Majora's mask have any music whatsoever! The ocarina songs sucked! The Deku Temple just has people screaming and stuff, with a few effects playing in the background, but no actual tunes. The other three temples have pretty much the same thing going on. The one I hated the most was the damn water temple. I literally had to turn the music down just to get through it alive. Also, may of the outside area's music was a little too generic and reused to be any good. I think Nintendo was trying to create more of an atmosphere with their music rather than creating actual music. This is great for games like Resident Evil or Silent Hill, but becomes tiresome in an adventure game. What we're left with is effects that sound like they were used in old B-movies, and no real music. (Case in point; the swamp, or the ice temple.) Another problem was that the same music effects were being used over and over again throughout the game. Kinda boring, if you ask me…
Gameplay: 4/10
Okay, so some people might yell at me, but I thought the gameplay was downright horrid. The controls were good, but the same as the original. This kind of left me wanting more, but I can't complain, since, for the most part, the controls are solid. (Link can't jump? What?) I didn't like how almost all of the weapons and item were the same. (Why the magnifying glass again? It's just an excuse to make the game take longer just because you can't see where the damn item is?) Other than that, the items were okay.
Now, for the real complaints. The 3-day bit. I thought that it was the BEST aspect of the game. Think about it! It's like a shortened down Chrono Trigger or something; what you do in the past effects how you will progress in the future. Pretty cool…if someone like Square or even Atlus used it as the basis of the game. But instead Nintendo just uses it an excuse to make their game extremely annoying. Okay, it's realistic how, if time stared over again, everything you had done would be reverted back to the way it was before. But it's really annoying! Sure, you keep most of the items you got, (except for rupees & bombs and the expendable items,) but do you know how many times I had to beat that bull guy over and over again just to thaw some ice? Arghhh! And what was with the masks? It was an interesting idea in the first game, but didn't really warrant making a sequel over. Okay, here's my biggest complaint… Why all the extras? I love games with a few extras, or easter eggs in them, to take your mind off of the game itself for a while. But I'd say only about 30% of the game is actually trying to beat the game. (Dungeons…) The rest is finding masks and heart pieces. With only four dungeons in the game, you only get four heart pieces. That means the rest of the hearts you get have to be found. That's okay, but you need to find 4 pieces to make one heart, and this becomes real tiring real quick. I spent more time looking for hearts and masks than beating the temples themselves. This would be a lot cooler if the item were a little more rewarding, and not so annoying. Oh yeah, and the first boss was the hardest in the game. In fact, I didn't even get hit on the last boss once. I just sat back and shot him with my sword. What's that? Even Ganon was harder than that in Ocarina of Time!!!
Story: 4/10
What story? Some kid has no friends, and there's an evil mask. A meteor's gonna hit the planet, there's some giants… really, I won't go into the specifics, 'cause I thought the original Zelda had a more viable plot.
Replay: 2/10
Once you get all the items, you've gotten them all. That's it. Like Ocarina of time, I played it one and a half times, and then shelved it.
Rent or buy?
Rent, for sure. The only reason I say this is because you may love it or hate it, and buying games you hate sucks.
Reviewer's Rating: 2.0 - Poor
Originally Posted: 01/18/01, Updated 01/18/01
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NFL roundup: Raiders' owner threatens move
Owner Mark Davis was in position to play hard ball last season, when the Oakland Raiders lease at o.Co Coliseum expired.
"We will play in the Coliseum next year," Davis told the San Francisco Chronicle. "But there's been no progress. I had high hopes when Colony Capital came in. I still do have hopes, but there not as high because I haven't really heard anything positive from either group. It's gone silent again. We have to get something done."
Davis is not yet threatening to move the franchise — famously the Raiders have moved before, with late father Al Davis at the controls — and might need to sell controlling, majority interest to push it past the significant wall the NFL could stack up.
But he's not mincing words about the consequences of not progressing toward a stadium the franchsie doesn't share with the Oakland Athletics. With the shiny new billion-dollar stadium going up in Santa Clara — the 2014 home of the San Francisco 49ers, who shut down Candlestick Park last season — Davis has some added motivation to act now. Co-tenancy with the 49ers was an option for the Raiders, but Davis turned down that shared set-up, too.
"I don't want to call it a last-ditch effort, but it does seem to be the last chance that Oakland is going to get," Davis said. "We can't continue to play in that stadium, with the baseball field and all of that stuff."
If Davis has a 'Plan B' he is not telling.
"I don't want to talk about using someplace else for leverage. If I get something done in Oakland, I am staying," he said.
The NFL remains interested in having a franchise in Los Angeles, but commissioner Roger Goodell said recently that likelihood is not imminent.
Incognito takes bat to his $300,000 Ferrari
Offensive lineman Richie Incognito, who was at the center of the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal, smashed his own Ferrari in a fit of rage, the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police Department confirmed Thursday.
Sgt. Mark Clark said the police became aware of this situation after TMZ brought it to their attention Wednesday afternoon. He said the Dolphins guard took responsibility when police contacted him Thursday.
"They provided us with a photo of a damaged car and reported it to belong to Mr. Incognito, and they gave us an address," Clark said. "We went out there and checked to see if there was a damaged car there. There was no car and no one answered the door.
"We went out there again this morning and we were able to contact Mr. Incognito and he reported that he damaged his own car and didn't need any police help or report."
Clark said further details are unavailable because no crime was reported and added that Scottsdale police are done with the matter.
Pictures on the TMZ celebrity website show the Ferrari, valued around $300,000, smashed on the hood and grill with a baseball bat lying nearby. A part of the bat is shown lodged in the car's grille.


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- Quick Take
- China Telecom's margins are on the way up this year. While 3G subsidies continue to pressure margins, the impact is more than offset by the savings it derives from not having to pay network leasing fees anymore.
- 3G continues to be a growth driver for the business with the carrier leading the industry in terms of 3G penetration. However, China Mobile's 4G foray could nullify China Telecom's network advantage of being compatible with a wider range of smartphones in the coming years.
China Telecom's (NYSE:CHA) decision to purchase its mobile network from the parent company seems to be paying off well with the carrier seeing margin improvements despite splurging on subsides and other mobile promotional activities. The largest CDMA carrier in the world saw its operating profits grow y-o-y by almost 23% last quarter, at a rate faster than its service revenues which were up by only about 10% over the same period last year. EBITDA margins for the quarter were almost 7 percentage points better than the year-ago quarter.
Most of the revenue growth was driven by the carrier's 3G business where it has done well to convert almost half its subscriber base to 3G – far ahead of the industry-wide 3G penetration of 25%. With 3G demand driving data usage, having full control of its network assets will help China Telecom derive greater operating leverage out of its business by eliminating a big variable component of its costs in network leasing fees.
However, buying the mobile network has left its balance sheet saddled with over $7 billion more net debt than at the end of 2011. With the addition of the mobile network to China Telecom's assets, the carrier will also incur additional capital expenditure in maintaining and upgrading the network to 3G/4G. Its CapEx guidance for 2013 is RMB 75 billion, up by almost 40% from last year. Keeping all these factors in view, we maintain our $61 price estimate for China Telecom, about 20% ahead of the current market price.
See our full analysis for China Telecom's stock here
3G competition heating up as 4G nears
China Telecom's 168 million subscribers may put some of the biggest U.S. carriers such as Verizon and AT&T to shame. But when it comes to China, the carrier is only the third largest and less than one-fourth the size of the largest wireless carrier there, China Mobile. However, the difference is not nearly as wide in the 3G market. As of March 2013, China Telecom had around 78 million 3G subscribers, only about 30% behind the 114 million that subscribe to China Mobile 3G network. While China Telecom's overall market share is only about 15%, it has close to 28% share of the 280 million strong 3G market. A low but steadily growing 3G penetration of about 25% is giving smaller wireless carriers such as China Telecom ample opportunity to compete on an even ground with the otherwise dominant China Mobile.
China Telecom has also been helped by the fact that the dominant carrier currently runs its 3G network on a homegrown proprietary TD-SCDMA standard that is not compatible with many smartphones. However, that may soon end as Qualcomm's newly launched TD-SCDMA compatible chipsets see wider usage. It could also be possible that Apple launches a cheaper iPhone on China Mobile's network in order to assuage its subsidy concerns, making it tougher for the smaller carriers such as China Telecom to compete. (see Qualcomm Paves the Way for an Apple-China Mobile iPhone Deal) Further, China Mobile's push into 4G with a TD-LTE network, that is currently being tested out in several cities, is likely to give it access to a much bigger set of popular smartphones and make it harder for China Telecom to gain high-end 3G/4G market share going forward.
Low-cost smartphones to rule the roost
It would therefore be a bad idea for China Telecom to be over-reliant on just the iPhone to drive 3G adoption. Not only is the iPhone extremely costly to subsidize but is an unreliable way of differentiating oneself, especially when one doesn't have an exclusive right to it. The arrival of 4G and the iPhone on China Mobile could potentially be a huge blow to China Telecom, which is why it is a good sign that the carrier is not banking on the popular smartphone alone to drive 3G adoption.
The carrier has therefore come up with a strategy to sell low-cost 3G smartphones made by ZTE, Huawei and Lenovo that run on its 3G network. Considering that the Chinese market is still in an evolving stage, the demand for cheaper Android smartphones is huge. Even Nokia, which is trying to push its Lumia line of smartphones and create a third ecosystem with Microsoft, is launching Lumia handsets at lower price ranges. The Lumia 800C was launched on China Telecom at about $200 cheaper than the iPhone last year. China's huge potential is fostering healthy competition among handset makers and this will help China Telecom manage its subsidies better so as to lessen the impact on its margins going forward. (see Chinese Telcos Get Fat Margins Selling Cheaper Smartphones)
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Thursday town hall meeting set on housing
The city of Piedmont invites all residents to a town-hall meeting on housing to be held 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Emergency Operations Center at the Police Department, 403 Highland Ave.
Light refreshments will be provided. Its purpose is to invite input from Piedmonters on the steps the city can take to better meet Piedmont's housing needs during the next eight years. All cities in the Bay Area are required by law to adopt a new housing element plan by Jan. 31, 2015.
The housing element sets forth goals, policies and action programs to ensure Piedmont is doing its fair share to meet the region's housing needs. It addresses housing conservation, housing production and housing for Piedmonters with special needs.
The Planning Commission and City Council are expected to take action on a working draft housing element this summer, with adoption of a final report by the end of the year. For more information, call City Planner Kate Black at 510-420-3063 or follow the link to housing element at www.ci.piedmont.ca.us.
— Linda Davis
KCOM's Skloot raising funds for documentary
The city of Piedmont's KCOM community channel employee and documentarian Tal Skloot is raising production funds for a documentary he is preparing on 4 Wheel Bob, the paraplegic who tried to be the first wheelchair hiker to cross the Sierra Nevada.
Livermore resident Bob Coomber was unsuccessful in his first attempt last Sept. 24 because of unforeseen conditions, but he plans to try again. The documentary's first clip has been prepared and can be viewed.
So far, $1,500 has been raised through the Kickstarter campaign, with a goal of $6,000. Throughout the campaign, Skloot will release short video clips about Coomber and his outdoor adventures.
For more information or to donate, visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1678847669/4-wheel-bob or you may email email@example.com.
— Linda Davis
Five teachers certified by national committee
Five Piedmont teachers have completed the exhaustive two-year study and requirements to become certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Superintendent Connie Hubbard has announced.
The teachers are Gillian Bailey, Piedmont High art; Marna Chamberlain, Piedmont High science; Courtney Goen, Piedmont High social studies; Elise Marks, Piedmont/Millennium High English; and Susan Stutzman, Piedmont High teacher/librarian.
The nonprofit board seeks to elevate the status, voice and role of accomplished teachers through setting high standards, raising public awareness and recognizing accomplished teaching.
— Linda Davis
Choir offers music class for infants and toddlers
Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir is offering a musical beginnings class for infants and toddlers this fall, taught at Piedmont Center for the Arts for 12 weeks.
The class will be taught by choir kinder department Director Kate Offer. In the 50-minute classes, child and parent will participate in tapping, clapping, bounces, wiggles and lullabies.
Tuition is $259 per student and includes a songbook and CD. To reserve, call 510-547-4441. Check for upcoming details at www.piedmontchoirs.org.
— Linda Davis
Transportation panel seeks a Piedmonter
The Alameda County Transportation Commission is seeking a Piedmont volunteer to serve on the Paratransit Advisory Planning Committee. Interested residents must be users of public transportation services in the county for seniors and disabled persons.
Members serve two-year terms. The committee meets the fourth Monday of each month at transportation commission offices in Oakland. Visit www.ci.piedmont.ca.us to view the application form. Call 510-208-7400 for more information or email Mayor Margaret Fujioka at firstname.lastname@example.com.
— Linda Davis
LWV invites all residents to become members
The League of Women Voters of Piedmont invites all residents to join the League, a nonpartisan political organization that encourages active and informed participation in government.
The League influences public policy, provides voter services and registration and educates about the election process. For more information, visit www.lwvpiedmont.org or call Linda McClain, 653-4255.
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The Fighter's mother dies
Alice Ward – mother to the boxers on which The Fighter was based – has died at the age of 79.
She had been on a life support machine since suffering a heart attack in January, but it was turned off earlier this week.
Melissa Leo played the mother of nine in the movie and won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her performance.
In her acceptance speech, she thanked Ms Ward for her 'beautiful family' that had opened their hearts in the making of the flick.
The movie also starred Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg, who played boxers Dicky Eklund and Micky Ward.
'She was a great woman, a strong woman,' said Dick Eklund Jr remembering his grandmother.
'She taught us all what it means to be strong because she never gave up on any of us.'
The Fighter charted the early years of 'Irish' Micky Ward's career in the early 1980s, complete with a look at the tumultuous relationship he had with his half-brother and trainer Dicky Eklund – himself a former boxer.


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Illegal fishermen were caught and their fish confiscated by residents concerned they were fishing unlawfully in the River Blackwater.
Simon Wakefield, 57, company director at Yellow Admiral, a marine recruitment firm, spotted the fishermen near the Stone Inn.
The fishermen had a seal trapped in their nets and were catching undersized sea bass illegally.
Legally sea bass can only be caught with a rod and line when they are 36cm or over.
Mr Wakefield and his neighbours confiscated the fish, which had died, and contacted the coast guard, police and Maldon District Council.
A council spokesman said: "That part of the river is a public fishery so anybody can set their own nets, but everyone must adhere to the strict size limits and no undersize fish can be taken for any purpose."


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The Making of Princeton University:
"Here we have finally an outstanding historian writing about a significant institution. The writing is lively; the case study is connected to the larger domains of American higher education. It provides an antidote to the familiar reasons that institutional history has been maligned or ignored. Axtell's story gets off to a great start due to his historical candor. . . . Thanks to James Axtell's exciting, thorough history, a reader moves steadily to consider that it is daring for a university to be different and distinctive."--John R. Thelin, Journal of Higher Education
"How did a small men's college in a quiet town grow to become one of the world's great universities? James Axtell's insightful, comprehensive, and compelling account of the last century of Princeton explores this question through unique methods. The Making of Princeton University is different from the best of institutional histories. Axtell tells the story of Princeton in the round; not just the presidents and trustees, but faculty, students, staff, academics, social life, sports, artistic life, admissions, and alumni."--John Milton Cooper, University of Wisconsin
"I know of no recent piece of work like this in terms of its in-depth command of its material, its success in contextualizing content about one university, and its readability. A terrific accomplishment."--William Bowen, President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and former president of Princeton University
"A wonderful read. Anyone who reads this book, from well-informed insiders, who like myself have experienced nearly half of the story, to interested outsiders, will give the author the highest marks for meticulous scholarship and vigorous writing."--Robert Tignor, Princeton University
"The Making of Princeton University is the product of prodigious scholarship, graceful prose, and insight into many of the less appreciated corners of university life. Those who scorn traditional institutional history will heap praise on this book."--Roger Geiger, Pennsylvania State University
"Axtell forges a new genre. He is the first to have written an anthropologically informed history of a university as an intellectual center. This book is an exciting contribution to the history of higher education."--Bruce Leslie, SUNY College, Brockport, and Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
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There were several large transactions that we had forecasted to close that did not close the largest of which kind of made the difference between performance in the middle of our guidance range and missing the guidance range. That was a large European transaction that was interrupted by the company we were transacting with being acquired by somebody else late in the process and the transaction just being blocked on principal related the acquisition.So that was a disappointing quarter, but inside that license revenue disappointment we actually made pretty good progress against the other elements particularly the margin expansion. So we posted a decent earnings quarter, better than people expected based on the license [mix] and the profit contained in the license. So, it was by some measures a good quarter showing our commitment to and the progress we're making on margin expansion and then of course a disappointment on the license revenue line and we took down our guidance for the back half of the year commensurate with that. Sterling Auty – JP Morgan Hi, good, all right. So let's jump in peel back a layer or two on a couple of those issues. Let's start with actually North America. I think you gave people a sense that you felt that it was more your own execution than something else happening in the macro world. Since you reported, ANSYS put up a quarter that showed decelerating growth as well. Now that you're kind of looking back, how do you feel about that? Do you still think that there's enough opportunities out there that it was more execution rather than macro that was impacting North America? Jim Heppelmann Yeah. I mean in North America what I said in the earnings call and this was a pre-analyst call, right, I didn't at that point have the benefit of understanding how others did? What we said is that there were – let's see five transactions we expected to close in North America, not huge transactions like the one in Europe. But five that I would have expected to close that didn't. Read the rest of this transcript for free on seekingalpha.com
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The draw was held Sunday night in Indianapolis.
In the same sectional, Northrop is set to host North Side, creating a scheduling conflict at Spuller Stadium for Oct. 19. The date and time for Snider-Homestead and Northrop-North Side will be set early this week.
"I think if we had our choices, the two 8-0 teams would be at the opposite ends of the bracket," Snider coach Kurt Tippmann said. "But we do not control that. We scrimmage Homestead and have tremendous respect for them."
The top 10 showdown is the only first round sectional game in the state pitting two current undefeated teams against one another. The Spartans are still looking for that elusive sectional crown, something Homestead has not won since 2006.
Meanwhile, Snider is seeking its sixth consecutive sectional championship.
"Snider has been king of the sectional for quite some time, so we need to play our best," Homestead coach Chad Zolman said.
Both teams feature offenses that score at over 38 points per game. The key will likely be the defensive play. The Panthers have proven they can slow down high-powered offenses in victories over Penn (38 ppg) and North Side (34 ppg), holding the two to a combined 26 points.
But the Spartans will be just as big of a challenge.
"We have not studied (Homestead) much at all, but we do know that (graduated quarterback) Zach Terrell is gone, and that's always good," Tippmann said. "But they are very productive at what they do and we will need to get to work after this week's game (against Wayne)."
While comparisons between the two teams will be made for the next two weeks, not much can be garnered from examining the teams' schedules. The teams have not had any common opponents.
The rest of the Sectional 3 schedule includes a pair of two-loss teams in North Side and Kokomo, both threats to surprise.
Tippmann was not ready to crown the winner of the Snider-Homestead matchup as sectional champ.
"Having played North Side and Northrop this year and Kokomo the last couple years, we know the talent in our sectional," Tippmann said. "It doesn't matter who we play first, we are going to play football for three straight weeks."


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Whew….this weekend was my bachelorette party…and my girls could not have planned a better night. First we went to Chinatown Brasserie for dinner…you'll notice in the picture I'm coasting on my second cocktail [it doesn't take much]. Then we headed to the W hotel where we spent the night watching Sex and the City episodes and drinking champagne….in the morning, we headed to Oasis Day Spa for manis, pedis, and massages [and creating a ruckus in the relaxation room!]. Rounding out the afternoon we grabbed some lunch at Le Pain Quotidien and shopped til I dropped [found the perfect rehearsal dinner dress at BCBG]. All in all, a wonderful bachelorette party free of strippers and full of fun! thanks K, R, T, J and L!
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Children illegally here are not refugees
In reply to Mayer Segal's letter "Turning away child refugees unconscionable" (Times-Standard, Aug. 3, Page A4) and Sharolyn L. Hutton's "Response to Mayer Segal's letter" (Times-Standard, Aug. 6, Page A6):
It is time to think with our brains and not our emotions. No one has more empathy for these children than I do. Where is Mr. Segal's concern for the poor children now in our country? And the millions of children all over the world that would like to come here and the millions that are waiting in line to come here legally? The mere fact that they are here does not give them any more rights than those other children. We can not house the whole world. This may sound cruel but they need to go back and stand in line like all honest people do.
No children leave their home and travel thousands of miles to get here. This was planned and orchestrated by people right here in the U.S. Much money has changed hands to get them here. They definitely are not refugees. They are illegally here. We are a government of laws and they need to be obeyed.
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Battery with injury–On Dec. 30 at 9:04 p.m. on E. Latimer Avenue. While two people were arguing, one person pushed another.
Petty theft–On Dec. 30 between 5 and 6:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of Monica Lane. A gym bag containing an iPad was stolen from a car.
Petty theft–Between 9:15 p.m. on Dec. 29 and 11:15 a.m. in Dec. 30 on the 200 block of Morrene Drive. A backpack, gloves and other clothing were stolen from a car.
Burglary–Between 6 p.m. on Dec. 29 and 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 30 in the 600 block of Del Oro Court. A mountain bike and camera equipment were stolen from a resident's garage.
Stolen vehicles–On Dec. 30. Three vehicles were reported stolen. A Honda was taken from the 800 block of Gale Drive, a Buick from the 200 block of Morrene Way and a Honda from the 400 block of Sunberry Drive.
Petty theft–On Dec. 29 at 3:50 p.m. in the 1700 block of S. Bascom Avenue. A man passed out, and when he awoke his backpack was missing.
Trespassing–On Dec. 29 at 11:30 a.m. on W. Hamilton Avenue. An unidentified person was arrested for trespassing and stealing copper.
Driving under the influence–On Dec. 29 at 3:36 a.m. at E. Hamilton and N. Central avenues. A vehicle was stopped due to a code violation. A 40-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence. Two hours earlier, a 30-year-old man was arrested at S. Bascom Avenue and Dry Creek Road for a DUI.
Public intoxication–On Dec. 29 at 12:44 a.m. at S. First Street and E. Rincon Avenue. Police made contact with a 21-year-old man after it was reported that he had been falling down in the street. He was arrested for being drunk in public.
Attempted auto theft–On Dec. 28 between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Llewellyn Avenue. An unknown person pried open a window of a Honda CR-V. A key was found jammed into the ignition.
False license plates–On Dec. 28 at 1:07 p.m. in the 900 block of Marilyn Drive. Officers stopped a Nissan that had a Volkswagen's license plates affixed to it. The driver admitted to putting the plates on the car to avoid paying registration fees. The man was cited.
Driving under the influence–On Dec. 27 at 4 p.m. at Almarida Drive and David Avenue. A 29-year-old man drove his car into a water main, causing it to rupture. The man was found to be driving under the influence and was arrested.
Commercial burglary–On Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. in the 600 block of E. Hamilton Avenue. A 27-year-old woman took items from a store. She also had a felony warrant.
Hit-and-run causing damage–On Dec. 27 at 6:40 p.m. at Civic Center Drive and N. Central Avenue. A 32-year-old man hit several parked cars with his vehicle and fled the scene. Police located him soon after. He was found to be driving under the influence.
Resisting arrest–On Dec. 26 at 7:15 a.m. on W. Campbell Avenue. Police made contact with a man who had set up a tent in the pool area at the Campbell Community Center. He was also found to be using one of the city's electrical outlets. He refused to pack his tent and leave the area, which had been reserved by a swim team. He was arrested.


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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Book review: How to Save Your Own Life by Michael Gates Gill
Book: How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons on Finding Hope in Unexpected Places by Michael Gates Gill
About: Gates provides 15 lessons he's learned after he was fired from his corporate job and started working as a barista at Starbucks.
Pros: Short, quick read, meant to warm your heart a bit, which it does.
Cons: Nothing new here, just the same old self-help pablum "advice" such as remember to laugh, have faith, listen and learn from others and be respectful. We are treated to such giant thoughts as "emotion has the word motion in it"
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Clearwater quarterback Ryan Hagen pulled a neck muscle in Friday's loss to Countryside and is uncertain whether he will be able play Thursday against Pinellas Park in a nondistrict game.
Hagen was injured in the first quarter against the Cougars. He said he will see a doctor Tuesday to find out whether he will be cleared to play.
"I don't have full rotation in my neck, but I can move it," Hagen said. "I've been working with the trainers all last weekend and this week to get ready."
Hagen, a senior who is in his second year as a starter, has led the Tornadoes to a 4-2 record.
"I feel like I can go out and play," Hagen said. "But that decision will be up to the doctors."


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As pharmaceutical manufacturers face tighter margins and a host of regulatory and validation issues that are increasing the need to produce drugs at lower costs and at a faster pace, they are likely to turn to automation and software vendors to help them achieve operational efficiency in drug production.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of the Automation and Software Solutions in the World Pharmaceutical Markets, reveals that the market earned revenues of $2,729.5 million in 2006 and estimates this to reach $4,273.6 million in 2013.
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With strict regulatory approvals, manufacturers are finding it increasingly difficult to introduce new drugs in the market. This has greatly influenced the number of drugs entering the market. Hence, there is an emerging need to implement lean and flexible concepts to reduce wastage and bring drugs faster to the market.
The gradual exit of blockbuster drugs and the introduction of generic ones have increased the pressure on profit margins, compelling manufacturers to produce specialized potent drugs that are difficult to replicate and need to be produced in smaller quantities, notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Sanjeev R. Sridharan. As this necessitates the production of multiple products on the same equipment, companies are increasingly employing automation and software solutions.
Process analytical technology (PAT) is encouraging pharmaceutical manufacturers to adopt innovative technologies without fearing validation risks and production delays, thereby fuelling demand for automation and software solutions. The revised 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 11 regulation stipulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide greater production transparency through audit trails and access control functions. It also puts forth the criterion that electronic records and signatures are equivalent to paper records and handwritten documents in manufacturing processes. Therefore, companies are compelled to develop sophisticated means of electronic validation and batch recording.
However, as the pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated, the FDA audits and approves every new process addition. The risk of non-compliance is too high for pharmaceutical companies and thus, massive investments on automation and software solutions are relatively lesser.
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E*TRADE CMO Addresses Summer Executive Networking Reception
More than 100 of our clients, employees and friends in the financial services industry gathered on the rooftop bar of the Gramercy Park Hotel on a sunny June evening for Cognito's annual Summer Executive Networking Reception.
In between cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, our guests talked about the already turbulent and unpredictable year in finance, with Latin American currency shocks, crises in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and the winding down of Federal Reserve bond purchases in the States.
While the majority of the evening was spent networking, attendees also enjoyed a brief but insightful speech from Liza Landsman, the Chief Marketing Officer of E*TRADE.
Liza discussed her first year at the helm of E*TRADE's brand, which included retiring the iconic E*TRADE baby, an advertising campaign that ran for more than six years.
"At the time of the talking baby's launch six years ago, we wanted to communicate how easy online investing was: 'so easy a baby could do it,'" Liza told the audience. "Over the past six years, however, online investing has changed: more than ever customers of traditional brokerage houses are gravitating towards greater online and greater self-service."
Liza talked about developing the new Type E* campaign featuring Kevin Spacey, which she said was designed to mirror the change in investors' behavior that has occurred as people get more mobile, connected and sophisticated. The campaign still maintains the human, witty traits that made the talking baby so popular.
Also at the event was Bloomberg News anchor Betty Liu, who signed copies of her recent Wiley book "Work Smarts: What CEOs Say You Need To Know to Get Ahead." While autographing, Betty discussed her experience as a newsperson and author with a crowd that included both CEOs and future CEOs.
A selection of photos from the evening can be viewed here. The Summer Executive Networking Reception is one of the many annual events Cognito holds for clients, which also include "Breakfast Byte" morning briefings on hot industry topics and the company's annual holiday party in December.
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If the Republicans win the majority in the Senate, Harry Reid gets fired as majority leader and, finally, the U.S. Senate will for the first time since before Obama became president have a budget. Important bills (such as overturning Obamacare) will occur if the Republicans take the Senate.
So in voters' minds, when we go to the polls, we need to remember this is not just a race between conservative Republican Mourdock, (who is presently serving as Indiana's treasurer for his second term and has done an excellent job as our treasurer) and Joe Donnelly, (who serves the 2nd Congressional District as their congressman and has been Obama's "yes man" and supports his health care plan and vowed to continue to raise our taxes by $1 trillion).
This election will decide whether the United States will continue to exist as we know it or go the way of Greece.
This insane spending has to stop! And Mourdock is a frugal conservative, which will help guide our Senate to fiscal sanity.
Of course, we also have to elect Mitt Romney as our president.
Linda Zimmerman
Columbia CityMartin Carbaugh and Winfield Moses attended the September meeting of the North Highlands Neighborhood Association. They are competing for state representative in the November election.
Carbaugh (Republican) spoke first. He said he would work at creating jobs, keeping taxes low and cutting wasteful spending. He ended by saying, "I will represent Fort Wayne in Indy and not Indy in Indy."
Moses (Democrat) became upset with Carbaugh and shouted, "How dare you?" continued shouting at him for about 10 seconds, turned his back on him, folded his arms across his chest and had a very angry look on his face.
We have no idea what caused this outburst and those in attendance looked at each other stunned. It was totally unprofessional. He spoke, but we can't remember what he said.
One thing we do remember, while being our representative this last winter, he actually was sitting in Illinois to stop any voting and legislative work. I believe it was a whole month he was gone.
We'll vote for Carbaugh.
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What Morningstar's fund analysts are hearing about Bill Gross' views on stock returns.
This article originally appeared in the October/November 2012 issue of MorningstarAdvisor magazine. To subscribe, please call 1-800-384-4000.
The Issues
PIMCO Total Return PTTRX manager Bill Gross made headlines for declaring, "The cult of equity is dying." Gross' statement was reminiscent of a legendary 1979 BusinessWeek cover story proclaiming the death of equities, a prediction that turned out to be inaccurate as equities embarked on a multidecade rally. Certainly, there are plenty of macroeconomic concerns that have made investors pessimistic about future equity returns. The prolonged European debt crisis, the U.S. fiscal state, and turmoil in the Middle East have kept market volatility high. Many investors are still reeling from severe losses during the financial crisis. According to Morningstar fund-flow data, investors have yanked nearly $91 billion from equity mutual funds in the trailing year through July while pouring more than $216 billion into taxable- and municipal-bond funds. Still, equity ETFs have seen $81 billion in inflows in the same period. And the prospect of rising interest rates and inflation makes the picture for fixed income murky. Many managers remain confident in equities' long-term potential.
The Points
"The Siegel constant of 6.6% real appreciation, therefore, is an historical freak, a mutation likely never to be seen again as far as we mortals are concerned. The simple point, though, whether approached in real or nominal space, is that U.S. and global economies will undergo substantial change if they mistakenly expect asset price appreciation to do the heavy lifting over the next few decades."
Bill Gross
"Whether GDP growth in the U.S. and other developed economies is going to be slower in the future is not, in and of itself, a reason to expect a lower return to equities."
Ben Inker
"Bonds are thought to be lower-risk investments; we believe that, at today's prices, long-term bonds are very risky."
Bill Nygren
Oakmark Funds
"The good news is that it is not all doom and gloom for investors. Stocks appear inexpensive, particularly if earnings remain strong. Margins are near all-time highs, companies are running lean, and balance sheets are incredibly healthy and flush with cash."
Jeff Kautz
Perkins Investment Management
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From the beginning, The Bleeding House is a quirky and strange feature with a slow burn, methodical approach. This eventually gives way to something that is both startling and brutal. It's like an orchestral movement that crescendos into one big gut punching finish.
At the onset, we're introduced to a family of four who've recently moved into a new home in the countryside out west. A dedicated father, looking to rebuild his reputation as a lawyer. His wife, doing her best to remain supportive yet it's evident the strain of not having regular monetary support is beginning to wear on her. A teenage son who wishes he lived anywhere but there. And a quiet and antisocial daughter who has a collection of dead bugs in her room, a stash of bones and other artifacts hidden outside and who only responds to the name of Blackbird. Topping off our introductions, we see mom slaving away at the stove for that night's supper. After using a kitchen knife, she quickly washes and places it back in a drawer, maintaining its security by placing a padlock. Clearly, there is something amiss with this family.
Before they can get through dinner, the disgruntled son leaves and hauls out of the driveway, taking the family van to meet up with a new found female interest. Before dad can stop him, he bumps into a man who's shown up on his front doorstep. He's wearing white from head to toe and he's topped off with a nice white cap. He's also carrying a leather duffel bag and sporting a very thick Southern accent. Charming from the get-go, he talks about his cross country travels and how he enjoys taking the back roads through towns. He appreciates the off the beaten path nature of the American countryside. He also mentions that his car has broken down and that he is in need of a place to stay for the night. After initial reluctance from his wife, the man of the house obliges and invites our ivory clad man in to stay for the night.
The wife serves the man some dinner and the remaining family members start up a bit of small talk. The traveler speaks of his profession as a doctor and how he lost his family in a terrible crime years ago. He's instantly drawn to and becomes fond of the daughter despite her awkwardness and antisocial behavior. At this point, you start to get the sense that he's there for something else other than a roof over his head and some good intentioned hospitality.
Sure enough, not long after settling down, our white clothed mystery man takes mom and dad down, incapacitating them and tying them up. He performs a ritual, hooking them up to a crude dialysis machine and drains their blood. And in the process, he explains to them how he came to be, a refined monster with a purpose. After disposing of most of the family, including the brother who's now come back, he then ties up the daughter. It's at this point that we learn his true reason for being there, his motive as a killer and the larger realization that he's attempting to bring to the antisocial, teenage girl. Namely, (without giving too much away) that she's every bit the monster that he is and that she needs to embrace what it is that resides within her. And we learn just what it is our family was running from and why it is they decided to start off anew.
Dark, brutal, relentless, and refreshingly original, The Bleeding House is a film that completely snuck up on me. It was totally off my radar. It recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and has now found its way onto some VOD services. Easily within my top films of 2011. I highly recommend it.


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This is a beautiful area rich in wildlife, popular with walkers with many footpaths around the lake. Lago di Vagli is in fact a manmade lake created by the ENEL electricity company when they built the nearby dam. They needed to flood the valley in order to provide hydro electricity to the surrounding area, which meant the inhabitants of the village of Fabbriche di Careggine had to be re-housed nearby.
Every ten years the lake is drained for repairs and to allow maintenance work to be carried out. As the waters recede the village rises from the lake watched by locals and tourists alike who are then able to wander around the remains of the church and village buildings. It is also known as 'Paese Fantasma' (ghost village) and some say that there have been strange events and that miracles have taken place since the village was flooded. The next date for the lake to be drained is in 2024. However, it is possible to see the church tower when the water level is low. Boats can be hired from the village of Vagli Sotto and directions will be given on how to find the hidden village.
Location: North West of Castelnuovo di Garfagnana.


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I say definately for those reasons. Just going out and being a street walker is not something I would consider appropriate but doing it in a professional way and out of necessity, definately yes!
I agree with everything that has been said. I will say the strongest drive is the taboo. I guess if it sells, keep repeating it!
Definately Miss Canada but I sure wouldn't deny Miss USA any credit either!


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A MISSING pensioner who suffers from dementia and Alzheimer's has been found safe and well.
Isobel Byrom, aged 75, was last seen by her neighbours at her home in Loughrigg Avenue, Royton, near Oldham, at about 3pm on Sunday.
Police thought she may have travelled to Bolton by bus as she used public transport to get to the town, Bury and other areas.


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Well, we're all here and accounted for (though finding folks at Heathrow this morning proved a bit of a challenge!). We went straight to the Victoria & Albert Museum for luncheon, then had a couple of hours free to see exhibits before meeting up for our private study session in the costume storage area. As with the Museum of London last year, we are not allowed to share photos of the objects displayed, but I can tell you we did lots of ooohing and ahhing! We saw a stunning 18th-century court gown, an 1880s day dress, and an ethereal Regency gown with silver thread embroidery. When I have time, I'll look up the call numbers on the V&A site and post links so you can see, too! At left is a 1780s gown we saw last year (it was one of the inspiration pieces for my Ladies' 1780s Portrait Dress pattern, now in progress).
After finishing at the museum, we boarded our coach for a rainy drive to Wiltshire, enjoying lots of visiting back and forth in the coach as we rode. The sun broke through the clouds in dazzling glory right at the end of our trip, casting that golden English glow over the countryside and lighting up the rain-wet trees and stone walls. It was stunning! Too bad I had packed my camera away by that point. If the weather holds tomorrow, I'll be sure to get our gorgeous view.
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That's all for today. Tomorrow we head to Leominster in Herefordshire to see the Snowshill collection at Berrington Hall and enjoy the delights of the Hereford Museum costume collection as well! Cheers!


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Bacon Burgers with Cilantro-Yogurt Sauce
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This burger recipe mixes ground beef chuck with bacon, scallions, mint and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese for stellar flavor.
- In a food processor, puree the yogurt, jalapeños, cilantro, ginger, onion, sugar and 1 teaspoon of the salt until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
- In another bowl, mix the ground beef with the bacon, scallions, mint, cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, black pepper, cayenne and the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Form into eight 1-inch-thick patties.
- Heat a cast-iron griddle and brush with oil. Cook the burgers over moderate heat, turning once, until charred outside and medium within, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Spread some of the yogurt sauce on the bottom buns, top with the burgers and layer with toppings. Close the burgers and serve.
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By FRANCO PANIZO
While one 2015 MLS expansion team has struggled mightily to find a permanent home and training facility, the other continues its mostly upward swing.
Orlando City announced on Tuesday that Seminole County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted 5-0 in support of an agreement that secures the club's newest training facility ahead of its debut season in MLS. The facility will be within the county's Lake Sylvan Park complex, where the Lions have trained for years but in a different part.
"This partnership will expand the economic benefits generated by professional soccer in the Central Florida region," said Orlando City President and Founder Phil Rawlins. "It not only creates a world-class training facility that will place Orlando City near the top of MLS practice facilities, but it provides opportunities to host youth and other professional teams throughout the year – teams that will stay in local hotels, eat in local restaurants and spend money in our community.
"Lake Sylvan has been our training home since the start and we are excited to be here for the long-term," Rawlins continued. "This partnership also demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the community by delivering programs and benefits including educational initiatives and new recreational fields."
This development is another positive for Orlando City, who will join MLS next season along with New York City FC. The New York club has struggled, however, in finding a permanent location for a soccer-specific stadium and currently does not have a training facility after withdrawing plans that were in place with Manhattanville College in order to avoid lawsuits.
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Shell: script on each line in a file
So if I have a file with a list of files:
and I wanted to perform a script using a loop or recursively on each of those files, is there any way that I could do this?
I saw that xargs might be able to help me.
Here is sorta what I want to do:
xargs would be used to add arguments to a command.
You could do something like:
filelist=$(cat file.txt)
Then iterate over filelist[0] .. filelist[n]
You could also do something like:
for file in $(cat filelist); do
If there is a particular command yoiu want to do, then xargs is handy.
find dir/ -type f -perm /002 | xargs chmod o-w
If the filename may contain whitespace or shell metacharacters, then it is a good idea to convert newlines to nulls and use -0 with xargs:
find dir/ -type f -perm /002 -print0 | xargs -0 chmod o-w
cat files.txt | tr '\n' '\0' | xargs -0 chmod o-w
Find and xargs are often used together. xargs also has options to limit the number of arguments which could cause an out of memory error in the shell. Using wild cards on a very large directory could cause such an error, and so find/xargs often is used to handle such situations.
There are probably a dozen ways to do this.
xargs is one, certainly. AIUI, its main function is to build batches of commands that run as efficiently and with as few process threads as possible. It's most often used in combination with find, but it will work here too. It even has a -a option to read directly from a file.
xargs -I @ -a filelist.txt command @
Most people however just use a simple shell loop of some kind.
while read filename, do
Note also how the built-in < file redirector can be used here instead of of the external cat command.
The last one is the most flexible. mapfile loads lines from a file into an array, which you can then call back by index number. ${!filearray[@]} gives you a list of all index numbers available, or you can specify individual numbers instead. (Arrays are generally zero-indexed, but using mapfile's -O 1 option shifts the index origin to 1 to make the index numbers match the original file's line numbers).
Speaking of command substitution, if your command can take a list of files as-is, then it's possible to insert the contents of the file into the command line with it.
command $(<filelist.txt)
for file in foo{1..3}.txt; do
I suggest you simply work your way through a few bash tutorials and references, and try things out. You'll understand how it all works in time.
Here are a few useful bash scripting references:
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A young person comes to your door peddling magazine subscriptions. Maybe you're told the proceeds will be used for a school trip, a charity, or to help troops in Iraq. Who wouldn't be eager to help?
Hopefully you.
The Better Business Bureau says it has received more than 1,000 complaints from nearly every state about crews of young people who go door-to-door selling magazines, especially during the summer. Most of the complaints allege that the sales reps took a check as payment but the magazines never arrived. But some people also alleged being subjected to high-pressure and misleading sales tactics."
These young door-to-door people often are employed by companies that force them to live in substandard conditions and work long hours. Wages often are withheld, the BBB said.
No matter who is trying to sell you magazine subscriptions, warns the Federal Trade Commission, be especially careful of door-to-door magazine salespeople who:
•Encourage you to buy based on a weekly price instead of the total cost
•Tell you that magazines are "free" or "prepaid" and that you'll be charged only a processing fee
•Don't identify themselves or their companies, leading you to believe that they're representing the magazine publishers.
Check the company. Before buying, research the company with the Better Business Bureau. Among the door-to-door magazine companies that have received the BBB's lowest, "F" rating are: Fresh Start Opportunities of Seattle, Washington; Greater Image Inc. of Holly Springs, Miss; Omni-Horizons Inc. of Michigan City, Indiana; and Prestige Sales of Phoenix, Ariz.
Ask questions. How long will the subscription last? How will you be billed? How many magazines will you receive? What are your cancellation rights?
Read the contract. Ask for a contract before you sign up, and read it carefully.
Use a credit card. It's easier contesting a credit card payment than one made with cash, a check or debit card. Remember that the Federal Trade Commission's Cooling-Off Rule gives you three days to cancel purchases of more than $25 made in your home or a location other than the seller's normal place of business. Sellers must notify you that you have that right.
Complain. If you're victimized, complain to the BBB, local law enforcement, and your state attorney general or consumer protection office.–Anthony Giorgianni
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LITTLEFIELD-Benny Loyd Zahn, 80, of Littlefield, passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in Littlefield.
He was born March 28, 1933, in Haskell, Texas, to Willie and Fannie Zahn.
Benny attended Littlefield High School and graduated with the class of 1949. He married Patty Jones on Sept. 10, 1950, in Littlefield.
Benny served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He owned and operated Zahn's Bookeeping for 45 years. Benny loved working in the garden with Patty and taking trips to Ruidoso, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He had a servant's heart and was involved in many organizations, including Lions Club and Littlefield Band Boosters. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Littlefield.
Waiting for him in Heaven were the love of his life, Patty Zahn, who passed away April 28, 1998; his parents; and two brothers.
He is survived by two sons, Sheldon Zahn and wife Diana of Idalou, and Kendon Zahn and wife Jackie of Littlefield; six grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and a brother, Dennis Zahn of Lubbock.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug., 27, 2013, at First United Methodist Church in Littlefield with Matt Paden officiating. Interment will follow in Littlefield Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the personal care of Hillcrest Funeral Home in Littlefield.
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Moving a Team Forward
Note: This column revisits a series that we began last year on effective team building. The prior installments, which ran in November 2005, January 2006, and March 2006, are available online at www.universitybusiness.com (see Back Issues).
Understanding the essential qualities of effective teams is not only useful in forming a team, but also in moving the team forward in an effective manner. The following actions are recommended:
Hold each other accountable
Effective teams don't have slackers. While not everyone may have the same ability, they should have the same level of commitment.
Over time, however, it may become apparent that one team member (or more) is not applying himself or herself. What happens next will indicate whether or not you have a truly effective team.
means through which
you can show results to
a sometimes-doubting
campus community.
If you ignore the underperforming member, your team is not effective. If the leader steps forward and deals with the underperforming team member, you are not effective.
But if the other team members step up and begin to diagnose the problem, then your team is likely effective. If the lagging team member is overwhelmed, others might lend resources or retask. Or they might suggest that this member be given a lighter load while they deal with a particular issue or challenge. This peer-to-peer intervention is the sign of a truly effective team.
Sometimes the person who is not performing is simply not committed to the goal or activity that the team agreed to. If this is the case, the person must be removed from the team.
Manage the middle
Effective senior teams understand how important it is to manage the midranks of administrators and staff. To do so, three things must happen. First, as noted earlier, the senior team must make sure that the middle managers in their departments and divisions work cooperatively, share resources, and support the middle managers in other divisions. This will require constant oversight and intervention to help undo years of silo-based behaviors.
Second, the senior team members must manage their gatekeepers. The administrative assistants of team members must understand how important it is to cooperate with their peers across the institution. These professionals often assume the cloak of their bosses and can, occasionally, act imperially. All of us have seen administrative assistants who intentionally or unintentionally derail or delay projects that have been decided upon at the highest echelons of the institution. Effective senior teams will not tolerate this behavior.
Third, to manage the middle, identify middle managers who might someday be members of the senior team or even the team leader. You must be their rabbi, someone who helps advance their career by giving them special opportunities and resources. One of the most accomplished VPs for advancement in the country started 27 years ago at that institution as a secretary. Talent is all around. Take the time to grow it.
Measure progress
Effective senior teams, like their sports counterparts, keep score. They know that measuring progress is essential to their success for a number of reasons. First, it increases accountability. Second, it evidences a commitment to stewardship. Third, it is a means through which you can show results to a sometimes-doubting campus community. Fourth, it is an opportunity to check your course and retool where necessary. Finally, measurement is a critical element in an effective reward system.
Reward right
The rationale for rewarding effective teams and team members is simple. If a senior team contributes at a high level to the success of an organization, if members endure the mantle of responsibility and accountability, if they often overlook individual goals for the greater good, then they deserve to be rewarded well. If they are not, if their contributions are overlooked, they will eventually ask this question: Why bother?
I don't believe that effective teams are motivated solely by dollars. But increasingly, dollars are one way that team members keep score. Maslow aside, effective team members need to know they are appreciated. This is especially true for in-demand senior administrators who have lots of options. Leaders seeking to develop and sustain an effective team need to acknowledge this reality.
While dollars matter, other forms of reward matter as well. A talented senior team member who wants to return to graduate school could be rewarded with a flexible schedule. A nearly burned-out team member might relish a sabbatical even though sabbaticals are not formally awarded to administrators. Another might find reward in an expansion of her duties, another in having his duties reduced, others in having their duties narrowed. Many different types of rewards are available, but it takes a caring leader to identify the rewards that matter most to his or her team and its members.
A couple of final thoughts about rewards: First, the leader of the team must be willing to absorb the criticism that will come from people-faculty, staff, administrators, even trustees and community residents-who are jealous of the reward system the leader has put in place. As long as the reward system focuses on truly stellar performance, the volume of arrows will, over time, diminish. The key is to make sure that only truly stellar performance is rewarded.
Second, as noted earlier, the reward system for one individual on the senior team cannot conflict with the reward system of either the larger team or other individuals on the team. Remember, competition is toxic.
Celebrate success
Campus celebrations are not a new idea. When a fundraising goal is reached, or a new facility is opened, galas are held. What I am proposing here is a different kind of celebration. It is a celebration among teammates that something important has transpired. When a team, or an individual on that team, overcomes long odds or turns a double into a home run, the team members need to take the time to acknowledge the event. It is this acknowledgement by peers that is a major source of fuel for effective team members.
Show Enthusiasm, Energy, and Passion
Michael Ferrari, the former president of Texas Christian University, once told me that it's hard to imagine how a college or university can thrive in today's competitive and changing environment without the shared enthusiasm, energy, and passions of both leaders and their followers.
He concluded by saying that inspired people working together will be the architects of the great universities of the 21st century.
It's clear that Ferrari understands the value of the team.
Robert Sevier a senior VP at Stamats Communications, is the author of Building a Brand That Matters: Helping Colleges and Universities Capitalize on the Four Essential Elements of a Block-Buster Brand, available from www.strategypublishing.com.
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Fit for a prince: Fraud accused's crown goes to auction
A treasure-trove of designer garments, jewellery, artwork, wine, champagne and a bizarre collection of bric-a-brac, including a crown, accumulated by accused Queensland Health fraudster Hohepa Morehu-Barlow will be auctioned next month.
The crown will go under the hammer alongside more than 1000 items that once belonged to Morehu-Barlow, who once lived the high-life while claiming to be a Tahitian prince.
The items will be auctioned on March 10 at Antique and Fine Art Auctions in Woolloongabba, as the Public Trustee attempts to recoup the millions of dollars Morehu-Barlow allegedly fleeced from Queensland Health, where he worked as a funds manager.
Stuart Vallance of Antique and Fine Art Auctions said he expected frenzied bidding from between 1500 and 2000 registered buyers keen for a bargain.
He said the auction would likely recover $300,000 for the government.
The most valuable item available will be a $95,000 Bang and Olufsen television, which the auctioneers expect to sell for $15,000 to $25,000.
A Hermes leather saddle valued at $10,000 could sell for $6000, Vallance said.
The saddle currently sits on a life-size black stallion that serves as a lamp.
"We may sell them together, or separately," Vallance said.
Buyers will likely reap the best deals on hundreds of Louis Vuitton items, including scarves, ties, suits and luggage, collected by Morehu-Barlow.
Bidding on a $3000 Louis Vuitton travel case will likely start at $300.
"There is a huge amount of Louis Vuitton, most of it still in the original boxes, unused," Vallance said.
"That is all priced to attract as much bidding as possible."
The auction house hopes recoup the discounts on those items, in the sale of Morehu-Barlow's collection of fine alcohol, including a six-litre limited edition bottle of Hennessy Cognac valued at $25,000, and a $19,000 six-litre bottle of Dom Perignon.
Morehu-Barlow, also known as Joel Barlow, funded an extravagant lifestyle and claimed to be Tahitian royalty, while allegedly fleecing money from the public purse.
He remains behind bars on remand, charged with defrauding the government of more than $16 million in public funds.
Authorities have seized more than $12 million worth of assets from Mr Morehu-Barlow since his arrest in December 2011.
The riverfront New Farm apartment owned by Mr Morehu-Barlow has already been sold for $5.65 million, as well as his prized Mercedes-Benz and Audi A4.
A separate auction of Morehu-Barlow's two most valuable paintings - Jeffrey Smart's Study for the Terrace, Variations on a Theme and Tim Storrier's Starlight Over The Plain - will be held in Melbourne on April 24.
The proceeds of the auctions will be held in trust until a court orders that they be forfeited to the state, although the Newman government already plans to use the funds to help deliver an anti-cancer vaccine to boys and expand BreastScreen Queensland.
The public can view the "Morehu-Barlow collection" at Antique and Fine Art Auctions on Logan Road on March 7, 8 and 9.
Property catalogue
An excerpt from the 29-page catalogue of the items the state government has seized from accused Queensland Health fraudster Hohepa Morehu-Barlow.
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