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SOURCE: First China Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.
November 19, 2012 16:30 ET
Revenues Increase 22% From 2011, Growth Remains Positive for 2012
Revenues Increase 22% From 2011, Growth Remains Positive for 2012
KUNMING, CHINA--(Marketwire - Nov 19, 2012) - First China Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (OTCQB: FCPG) ("First China" or the "Company"), a rapidly growing and technologically advanced pharmaceutical distribution company based in Yunnan, China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three-month period ended Sep. 30, 2012.
Q3 Fiscal 2012 Highlights
First China is particularly pleased to announce that it has achieved an all new record high for sales achieved in the Company's fiscal third quarter.
Sales for the third quarter 2012 were $17.4 million compared to $14.2 million in 2011, representing an increase of over 22%. The increase is attributed to our cooperation accord with Anhui Hua Yuan Pharmaceutical Inc., through which we have the ability to purchase products that in many instances is at lower than wholesale prices. As a result, we can offer competitive pricing on a number of products in order to attract high volume resellers.
Gross profit for Q3, 2012 increased to $1.8 million, as compared to a gross profit of $1.0 in 2011, an increase of 73%. This increase is primarily due to escalated sales while maintaining gross margins. Gross margin for 2012 was 10% compared to 7% in 2011 and net income was up 25% to $1.0 million, largely due to expanded sales volume of high margin specialty herbal medicines.
Overall, improved profitability is fundamentally due to increased sales. The Company's cooperation accord with Anhui Hua Yuan Pharmaceutical Inc. allowed for an expansion of inventory selection which led to a significant boost in resale opportunities. In addition, the Company's expanded inventory introduced a number of specialized natural Chinese herbs for sale to drug manufacturers, which underscores the ongoing success of an internal policy initiative that was implemented in 2011. Increased utilization of the Company's internet fulfillment platform led to higher order frequency by both institutional and professional retail customers. All of the above factors contributed to the combined sales growth for the current period.
Income from Operations increased by 60% compared to the same period in 2011, largely due to the Company's improved management of administrative costs as sales increased. Income before tax for the 3 month period ending September 30, 2012 increased by 24% to $1.3 million, however, the Company cautions that this improvement in income is partially attributed to Derivative Income of $431,336.
Year-to-date income before tax is reported as down 35%, which is principally due to "Derivative Losses" as reported by the Company earlier in fiscal 2012. Derivative Income or Losses are non-cash increases or decreases to the income statement that are a result of the Black Scholes derivative valuation of the warrants issued by the Company in relation to the financing in April 2011. The valuation of these warrants is required by US GAAP and can produce either a non-cash gain or loss; depending upon the fair market value of the common stock. As such, this adjustment to the income statement is a non-cash transaction and does not adversely or positively affect the Company's working capital.
Business Outlook
The Company continues to have a positive outlook for October and November of 2012. However, the proposed relocation of the head office and warehouse to a new larger facility in December could adversely impact our sales figures for December and the fourth quarter. To ensure a smooth transition, the Company has determined the necessity shut down operations for a few days in order to maximize logistical control and to effect timely allocation of resources. In addition to our relocation, the coming Chinese Spring Festival in early February 2013 will bring an anticipated softening of sales figures during this period. However, the Company believes our ongoing cooperation with Anhui Hua Yuan Pharmaceutical Inc. will continue to grow and yield significant results for the remainder of the year and is anticipated to lead towards improved profit margins overall.
Policies introduced by the Chinese government to increase pharmaceutical spending on a per-capita basis have introduced economic pressures on the margins of many pharmaceutical distributors. Small distributors are finding it difficult to remain in business, and drug manufacturers are unwilling to extend credit to distributors. The efficiency of First China's internet fulfillment platform continues to perform as a significant strategic advantage over the majority of the Company's competitors. Our redesigned website offers improved online order fulfillment processes and will be operational in early January 2013. The ordering platform will enable increased handling of orders and transactions, a key element to the Company's success.
"Our business model is strong and takes advantage of the government's policy to lower the cost of drugs. With additional capital our expanded product line and inventory holdings can fuel tremendous growth. We continue to work diligently to satisfy our customer and shareholders," stated Mr. Wang, CEO of First China.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Further details of the Company's business, finances, appointments and agreements can be found as part of the Company's continuous public disclosure as a reporting issuer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") EDGAR database.
About First China Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (OTCQB: FCPG)
First China Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. aims to develop a high growth pharmaceutical distribution company generating significant revenue from the sale of healthcare products in China. As part of its business strategy, the Company has acquired the assets of Kun Ming Xin Yuan Tang Pharmacies Co. Ltd. (XYT), which includes a strategic advantage over its competitors as it is one of a handful of pharmaceutical distribution companies in Yunnan Province that has obtained government approval to market and fill orders using the internet. First China Pharmaceutical Group plans to continue the rapid growth of the company from its current position as a provider of approximately 7,100 drugs to more than 4,700 pharmacies, hospitals and clinics in China's Yunnan Province. For more information visit: www.firstchinapharma.com.
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The Josephine County Sheriff's Office is understaffed and desperate for help, so they're mulling whether to turn to local volunteers to help process crime scenes.
The program is still under consideration and there is no concrete timeline for its implementation, The Daily Courier of Grants Pass reported (http://bit.ly/1jZfJtx ).
The sheriff's office is reeling from layoffs after cuts to the county public safety budget. Federal timber payments dwindled in Southern Oregon and voters rejected two county public safety levies to help pay for law enforcement.
The Oregon State Police have served as the de facto sheriff's office after 60 of the sheriff's office's 100 deputies were laid off in July 2012. The sheriff's office typically has a handful of patrol deputies on duty from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
"We are going to start on burglaries," said sheriff's office volunteer Pat Lewis. "If we get really good at it, we're going to move on to other crimes."
The program would train volunteers on how to assist with background investigations and the processing of burglaries and certain other crime scenes, including dusting for fingerprints, taking photographs and collecting other evidence.
"There's a right way to do it," said Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbert, adding that volunteers would be trained in the legal way to process a crime scene.
District Attorney Stephen Campbell says he supports the concept of volunteers but is worried that evidence collected by unsworn volunteers could be vulnerable to scrutiny by defense attorneys in court.
"I would want what they found to be turned over to a sworn officer to follow up on," Campbell said.
The investigation teams will be led by specially trained former law enforcement officers who have agreed to volunteer their time, Lewis said. Those special deputies will be armed and will supervise other volunteers, who will assist them.
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CALEXICO, CALIF. — What's in a name? When it comes to the All-American Canal, apparently everything.
Built in the 1930s, the 80-mile-long canal brings water from the Colorado River to the farmland of the Imperial Valley, transforming a rocky desert in California's southeast corner into one of the world's most bountiful agricultural regions. It replaced a canal in Mexico that once ferried water west and supplied farmers on both sides of the border.
By building a new canal entirely in the U.S., Imperial Valley farmers and landowners, and the politicians who supported them, were asserting independence from their southern neighbor and, indirectly, claiming dominance over the river.
Now, nearly eight decades later, the U.S. government has called for using the All-American Canal to deliver water to Mexico via what engineers call a turnout at Calexico -- in effect, a ditch leading to the Mexicali Valley and the Tijuana aqueduct.


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text: Manjula Talreja is currently developing new business models and partnerships with technology vendors, service providers and integrators working in the cloud market. In 2009, Talreja helped to launch the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) coalition, a partnership between Cisco, EMC and VMware created to accelerate customers' abilities to increase business agility with data center virtualization and private cloud. Considered one of Cisco's thought leaders with respect to cloud computing, she's known for her expertise not only in the technical aspects of the cloud, but also on the business model aspects of the industry shift to cloud computing.


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Project Archaeology Regional Office
The Smithsonian Institution and the Montana State University, on behalf of Project Archaeology, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2007 between Project Archaeology and the Department of Anthropology "to collaborate to promote intellectual exchange and the advancement of education and outreach in archaeology, to enhance an understanding of the preservation and study of the past among students and educators, and to develop the resources required to pursue these objectives."
To achieve these goals, Project Archaeology's Chesapeake Regional Office organizes professional development workshops for upper elementary teachers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Keep your eyes on this site to learn about future teacher workshops.
Previous Workshops:
June 2011 Investigating Shelter Teacher Workshop
This year's teacher workshop on the Investigating Shelter curriculum focused on a late 17th century earthfast house in Calvert County, Maryland. Teachers spent two classroom days at the National Museum of Natural History being introduced to this multidisciplinary curriculum that introduces the basic concepts of archaeological inquiry and then applies them to the investigation of a shelter, using historical evidence.
Teachers also toured the exhibition Written in Bone, Forensic Files of the 17th Century and attended a lecture by the exhibit curator Dr. Douglas Owsley, who talked about his work as a forensic anthropologist. On the workshop's third day, teachers had an opportunity to engage in archaeological fieldwork at Historic London Town and Gardens, a colonial seaport in Anne Arundel County, which has a reconstructed earthfast house, and hear a presentation on the history and archaeology of these dwellings.
June 2010 Workshop on Investigating Shelter
Teachers from Virginia, DC, and Maryland, including Baltimore County, attended the workshop, Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter, African American Archaeology in the Chesapeake Region, June 28-30, which included museum classroom instruction and excavation at an archaeological site in Maryland. The Investigating Shelter curriculum, endorsed by the National Council for Social Studies, was supplemented with presentations, activities, and materials that focused on African American archaeology in the Chesapeake region.
Teachers practiced the basics of scientific and historical inquiry using authentic archaeological data to investigate a slave quarter that was located at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest plantation in Virginia. Kirsti Uunila, historic preservation planner at Calvert County Government, was a guest speaker. After two days of interactive classroom activities, the teachers visited Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum in Calvert County, Maryland, where they participated in an archaeological excavation of an 18th century site. Project Archaeology Program Manager Maureen Malloy taught the course with elementary teacher Jackie Moore. Ann Kaupp was a workshop organizer.
The workshop evaluations submitted by the teachers were unanimous in expressing very positive responses to the workshop curriculum, organization, and expectations. Comments included:
"This is by far the best workshop I have attended in a very long time. Not only did I learn new lessons to teach, but I am so excited that I can integrate them right intro reading, writing, and math."
"Excellent. I would highly recommend this to other teachers. I learned a great deal."
Teachers screening at an 18th century archaeological site.
Investigating Shelter: The Archaeology of the Colonial Chesapeake, June 29, 30, and July 1, 2009.
This workshop introduced new teaching materials, based on the complete archaeological investigation of a 17th century earthfast house in Calvert County, Maryland, that model how scientists analyze and interpret data. This new supplementary science and social studies curriculum unit for grades 3 - 5 consists of 9 comprehensive lessons that guide students through the archaeological study of shelter. The workshop included a tour of the exhibit Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th Century Chesapeake and an historic forensic exercise in the exhibit's Forensic Anthropology Lab. [Update: the Forensic Anthropology Lab is closed as of July 2013. Future programs will be offered in the new Q?rius education space].
June 2009 Project Archaeology participants
Facilitator Workshop, 2008
Project Archaeology held its first facilitator training workshop in the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology on February 8 and 9, 2008. Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, the workshop was attended by 20 individuals representing several institutions, including the Maryland Historical Trust, Montgomery College of Maryland, Maryland National Capitol Park and Planning Department, D.C. Public Schools, Versar, Inc., Kansas State University, and the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian's Chesapeake Regional Office organized the workshop.
Participants in the Facilitator workshop.
Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter, African American Archaeology in the Chesapeake Region, June 19 & 20, 2007
This two-day workshop, which focused on an excavated slave quarters at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, was geared to upper elementary teachers with ethnically diverse classrooms. Seventeen teachers practiced the basics of scientific inquiry and then assumed roles as archaeologists using geography, history (including oral history), and archaeology in their investigation of the slave cabin. They analyzed artifacts and historic structures, incorporating information on soil chemistry, spatial reasoning, ethnobotany, and zoology. They also explored the ethics of conducting scientific research on past cultures and peoples and participated in role playing. The subject of enslaved people prompted lively discussions as several teachers shared stories of their family's personal histories.
What do archaeologists do in the 21st century? Read 12 personal accounts in this special issue of the SAA Archaeological Record
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For more information on Project Archaeology programs, contact Maureen Malloy at email@example.com or call (202) 633-1918.


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National Honor Society members are required to accumulate a minimum of 25 hours of documented community service during each year of their Andrews Academy experience. Although the academy does sponsor annual service opportunities, each honors student is responsible for taking the initiative to become involved with individual service.
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- Benton Harbor Soup Kitchen
- Berrien Country Youth Fair Volunteers
- Pioneer Memorial Church Greeters
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Chris Murphy's campaign for United States Senator reminds me of the Barbara Kennelly gubernatorial campaign back in the last century. Kennelly, the daughter of the late powerful Connecticut Democratic political boss John Bailey, served from 1982 until 1999 in the United States House of Representative.
She decided she wanted to be governor, so she ran against Republican incumbent John Rowland. Her campaign was very similar to Chris Murphy's, that is to say, nonexistent. The only way I could understand it was that apparently being the daughter of a big shot Democrat in a blue state, she never really had to campaign hard for any office. She expected it to be handed to her on a silver platter. What she got instead was a big fat resounding defeat.
I don't know what Chris Murphy's problem is. He says he doesn't have any money. To that, I would ask, do you know how to raise any, oh Democratic candidate, in a Democratic state? I hate the thought of Connecticut sending a Republican to the Senate at this historically precarious time, but maybe I'll get used to it. If I drink enough Scotch.


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Merkel's 'step by step' rise to the top in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — It's been called the Merkel mystery: How did a pastor's daughter who once marched in the uniform of East Germany's communist youth end up leading a conservative, male-dominated party from West Germany to become the country's first female chancellor?
With Angela Merkel favored to win Sunday's national elections, observers at home and abroad are once again puzzling over the reasons for her success. Is it her doctorate in natural sciences that gives her an edge when it comes to solving problems? Or does the experience of watching the state in which she grew up collapse mean she takes nothing for granted?
One point most pundits can agree on is that almost all of Merkel's opponents have underestimated her from the moment Chancellor Helmut Kohl picked her for his first Cabinet just a year after she entered politics.
"She didn't start at a local level. She went straight to the Cabinet table," said Jacqueline Boysen, her biographer. "Everyone thought this was because she was young, she was a woman, she was from the east and she wasn't involved with the regime there."
"But things weren't that simple because she proved that it was a place she was suited for. She found that she was talented and enjoyed politics," Boysen said.
Merkel is now widely regarded as Europe's most powerful leader. Comparisons have been drawn with Catherine the Great, the German-born czarina who ruled Russia in the late 18th century and whose portrait graces the chancellor's otherwise spartan office.
Both women grew up in the Prussian heartland, northeast of Berlin, displaying a sharp mind from an early age. And both were prepared to be ruthless in their pursuit of political power. While Catherine reputedly had her husband Czar Peter III murdered, Merkel famously turned on Kohl, her long-time mentor, after he became embroiled in scandal.
Her election as chancellor in 2005 was the culmination of 16 years of patient toil. It reflects her philosophy, summed up in one of her favorite phrases: "step by step."
This has been her response to almost all challenges, including the European debt crisis from which Germany was largely spared — one of the reasons Merkel's approval ratings remain around 70 percent after eight years in power.
Some observers have accused Merkel of having no grand vision. With the exception of her abrupt 2011 decision to phase out nuclear power within a decade, Merkel has been wary of pursuing major projects.
"I think that Mrs. Merkel doesn't think that political visions are the task of a chancellor," said Ralph Bollmann, a correspondent for the conservative Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. "She's accused of having no convictions and being super-pragmatic. I would say that it's precisely that pragmatism that's her biggest conviction."
To make that point, Merkel whipped out her party's traditional slogan — "No experiments" — at an election rally last week in the western city of Duesseldorf.
The chancellor is hoping voters will see things the same way come Sunday. Still, mindful of an unexpectedly narrow victory in 2005 and stung by her party's loss of an important German state earlier this year, Merkel has downplayed recent polls that put her coalition in the lead and warned Germans that they could wake up with the ex-communist Left Party in government if they don't vote for her.
Merkel has also learned to employ her wry, self-deprecating sense of humor to full effect. In a recent discussion with female voters, Merkel was asked whether she can ever switch off from her job as German leader.
"Of course," she replied. "When I'm stirring a saucepan I don't say to myself, 'Now the chancellor is stirring a saucepan.'"
Another trademark feature is the prayer-like way she folds her hands while posing for photographs. So recognizable is the gesture — known as the "Merkel diamond" — that her party has used it on their biggest election poster near Berlin's main train station. Alongside is the slogan: "Germany's future — in good hands."
The idea that Merkel is good at what she does is reflected in another phrase used to describe the way voters feel about her: "Mommy will sort it out."
The motherly reference to Merkel, who has no children of her own, was once used by her enemies to poke fun at her dowdy demeanor. With two terms behind her, "Mutti" — "Mommy" — has become a term of endearment and familiarity.
"Germans feel they don't have a whole lot to lose if things just stay the same," says Juliane Mendelsohn, a columnist who lectures at Berlin's Free University.
That hasn't been the response that has greeted Merkel on her trips to Greece, Cyprus and Italy, where her demands for national belt-tightening have provoked fierce popular anger and accusations of Nazi-style imperialism.
Talk of austerity has been largely absent in her campaign for re-election. Instead, Merkel has promised to spend billions expanding state childcare, increasing pensions and improving Germany's autobahn network.
But on her election website, Merkel appears keen to show that she is prepared to impose austerity even at home.
Her husband, a noted chemist, rarely complains about her cooking, the website says. "But my cakes always have too little streusel for his liking," Merkel is quoted as saying, referring to the butter, sugar and dough flakes traditionally sprinkled on German fruit cakes.


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I really love deer hunting, but my passion of late has been looking for antler sheds on the properties near my home in central Wisconsin where I grew up.
I just returned from a long winter vacation down in Florida. The weather here is incredibly cold, and the snow is still deep in the woods. If you remember my blog posts from last year, my first entry was on March 9. What a difference a year makes, huh?
I've been a diehard shed hunter for many years. Having recently retired from job as a banker, I now find more time to look for antlers and just enjoy the great outdoors. I hope you enjoy my daily updates as much as I've enjoy the time I spend walking the fields, woods and wetlands in search of all antlers — big and small.
Now … let's go shed hunting!
Check back here at deeranddeerhunting.com at this blog for daily updates as Lon scours the woods for more additions to his bone collection.
Read some of Lon's best posts from last year:
How to Make an Antler Chandelier
Deer Antler Sheds: Two Lucky Finds
The Biggest Shed Antler Finds of All Time
What a Shed Hunter's Truck Looks Like
Antler Frozen in Field is Like Unearthing a Dinosaur


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A miracle story Jade Dragon Restaurant Congratulations on 20 years
It was Dec. 30, 1992 - the day before New Year's Eve and a day Judy and Ricky Chin will never forget. December 30th, a day that could have changed everything for the Chin's fledgling restaurant but which instead set a standard of cooperation, devotion and love of community that live on today in Jade Dragon Restaurant. Now celebrating its 20th year in business, Jade Dragon literally got off to a "fiery" start all those many years ago…
Judy recalls with emotion the events that transpired that day in 1992. Just short of one year in business, and the night before one of the busiest days in the restaurant industry, a small fire erupted behind a wall in the restaurant. The issue, which stemmed from a frayed wire, created a big problem for the guests eating there that night and a bigger problem for the Chin's. Within minutes, the restaurant was evacuated and the emergency personnel had arrived to extinguish the fire. This was only the beginning. The restaurant could not reopen until it had been cleared by the Building Department and the Fire Department. How, on the morning of busy New Year's Eve, were the Chin's to find the help they needed on such short notice?
This is when the miracles began. Before the Chins knew it, an electrician was found and a carpenter stepped forward. To this day, Judy gets choked up just talking about them - Danny Barlow of B & B Electricians and Billy Talarosee, a local carpenter. They came in and wove their magic, bringing the restaurant back to safety, but a plumber was still needed! As the day wore on and people ended their days early to prepare for the festivities of the night, the Chin's worries were not over. But by some miraculous turn of events, two gentlemen were dining nearby - both of them brothers who happened to be plumbers. The restaurant owner said to them "I can't serve you until you help our neighbors at Jade Dragon" . . . and so they did. For Judy and Ricky, this was the miracle they needed.
The restaurant opened on time that night. The stoves were hot; the drinks were cold and flowing. A customer gave Judy a flower as a gesture of caring which she still remembers to this day. Judy says with tenderness - "I will never forget these men. I thank them from the bottom of my heart, especially Jim Marcello from the Building Department."
And so continues the legacy at Jade Dragon of giving back, of sharing unforgettable food, incomparable hospitality and the feeling of family. Come in today and celebrate Jade Dragon's 20th year in business.
Jade Dragon is located at 1982 Warwick Avenue. Hours are T-TH, and Sunday from 11 am to 10 pm; and Friday and Sat, from 11 am to 11 pm. Delivery is available ($15.00 minimum purchase). To place a take-out order, call 732-9595.


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Lyndeborough selectmen want police chief a part-time post to accommodate a retireeBy NANCY BEAN FOSTER
Union Leader Correspondent
July 01. 2013 9:37PM
LYNDEBOROUGH — The Board of Selectmen is taking its time developing a picture of what the new police chief's position should look like before starting the process of finding someone to fill the role.
According to town Administrative Assistant Cindi Hasty, the only thing the board is firm on at this point is that the new chief will be part time, limited to working 32 hours per week.
"We are a small town and part of what we're dealing with is budget constraints," Hasty said. "With a full-time chief, we have to think about things like retirement and benefits."
What the board would like to see are applicants who may have served in supervisory roles in law enforcement who have now retired from their full-time careers.
"They would bring to the table the experience we want while also meeting our budget guidelines," Hasty said.
Selectman Fred Douglas, who is a former Milford police chief, has developed a vetting process for finding the right person to fill the new role, but the board has not yet approved that process.
"It's a process," said Hasty. "The board is working on it during every meeting to come up with something that makes everybody happy."
Lyndeborough hasn't had a full-time chief since December 2008, when voters at a special town meeting did away with the position in order to end relations with then-chief James Basinas. Basinas had been fired by the board but was reinstated by the court, which led almost the entire police force to quit, retire or go on leave. While the case continued to work its way through the courts, Kevin Boette, who now serves as chairman of the Board of Selectmen, launched an effort to remove Basinas by simply eliminating the position of chief during a special town meeting.
That effort succeeded, and for several years the position of officer in charge (OIC) was meant to fill the administrative function of chief. However, that setup didn't work well, and the town is now facing lawsuits from a former OIC Thomas Burke and his second-in-command Sgt. Paul Roy. Burke resigned and Roy was terminated. Both are claiming they were subjected to a hostile work environment.
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|2006-06-29, 20:33
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Nice list but is missing: Shin Misawa, Saito, and Kaori.
|2006-07-08, 06:43
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Great site. Japanese though, so a lot of you might not be able to understand it.. =(
|2006-07-08, 10:29
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|2006-07-08, 18:12
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Location: 中国杭州市
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Yeah.. I think it stopped around volume 9 or something..
The EFCPO character page (as well as the relationship chart) is missing the
spark between Shigeo and Madoka (who have been the most successful pair in the series so far.. Kenji! When will you wake up? >_>)
Anyways, from what chapter does this shot of Lala come from? It must've been 160 or above, since I haven't read those..
|2006-07-12, 15:12
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the chart also miss satsuki's love interest toward asou. for those who watched basketball faction, it's one of the main event beside suou X asou development.
I find it hilarious that they put tenma is rival against curry.lol I mean, she does have hard time defeating the curry itself (make it the right way and taste decent). even iori doesn't wanna eat her curry.
the chart also miss nara's love toward tenma. even though it was a short lived one, he did love tenma. another one that they miss is nishimoto' love for itoko sensei and anegasaki tae, the sexy school nurse.
one thing that got me wondering, does mihara like imadori? cuz in the anime (season 1 and season 2 so far) i haven't seen any scene that support the relation on the graph. Mihara only show up once in a while, but never really interact with imadori. I don't what's goin on the mangga though. probably they got that connection from manga. if that so, I hope they put it on the anime soon.
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|2006-07-16, 17:59
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Where you find this at? cuz i can't find it in the anime. and the manga i read doesn't have this part.....or maybe not yet....cuz they only have volume 1 translated in barnes noble.
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|2006-07-17, 04:39
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Maybe the only thing that can be concluded for Mihara in the anime is that:
1)She runs fast (Sports Festival)
2)She hates karaoke / Bad at singing (Ero-ge gang meeting and Cultural Festival Play Script #2)
3)She body boards (Ero-ge gang meeting, where her character card was shown).
It was hinted that she hangs out with Imadori because of the Survival Game (they were dead together), and also in the Cultural Festival Play Script #2. There is also a scene where she showed little jealousy to Mikoto when she knew that Imadori went to the beach with them (season1, ep18). I agree, never did the anime directly said that she likes Imadori.
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I've made a website about all of the 2-C characters (its about ALL of them, so i dont' have detailed information on the main characters or anything). Here it is: http://desmond.gaban.com/sr/index.html
the image I used is from the original japanese fansite that's linked in a previous post.
|2006-07-20, 04:41
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What do u think Guys in Episod 5 relay 1 the story how Harima meet tena the first time i dont think it was Tena i think it was Yakumo.
1. She dont tell her name
2. She can Judo (only yakumo can Defed her self)
3.Everytime she see harima without sunglasses she think about th estory maybe yakumo told her the Story
4.The episod where yakumo thought back in her past where she was with tenma in fair we dont saww yakumos face where she was young we only saw tenma.
5. At the day where "harima and Tenma " the first time meet yakumo maybe dress like here sister because yakumo love her sister the most
thats what i think
|2006-07-20, 06:04
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No. It was 100% Tenma. That is why when she sees Harima's eyes, she remembers something "terrible". See the Summer Arc (I forgot which episode) for that scene. And that girl really looks like a younger Tenma, so you can't argue that it was Yakumo.
|2006-07-20, 08:42
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Ya i know but u know the episod where it was really hot and yakumo was after lori the cat she fall a sleep and u could see only tenma but not yakumos face. Ya i thought too that every time Tenma see Harimas eyes she think about the story. maybe yakumo told here the the Person have such eyes.
But we wil see at the end i hope Yakumo and Tenma will become one <3
|2006-07-20, 09:58
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The problem, of course, is that there really isn't anything in the series that actually supports this theory.
1) Yakumo, Eri, Saeko, and Itoko have their eyes drawn differently from all the other characters in the series. The girl in the flashback has Tenma's rounded eyes, which are very different from her sister's.
2) Tenma can also defend herself. Tenma slams Harima a second time in Ch.159.
3) When Tenma sees Harima's face, she says that she "remembers seeing that face, somewhere." The visual image of a face is not something that you communicate by story.
4) We've seen Yakumo and Tenma as children in Ch.174. The both look like smaller versions of their adult selves, right down to their hairstyles.
If you make the assumption that Harima's memory is in any part faulty (something unsupported by the series), you should also recognize the fact that a substitution of any other girl for Tenma is an equally valid scenario. If Harima didn't recall that moment properly, then the girl could just as easily have been Karen, Mikoto, Nagayama, or virtually anyone else.
|2006-07-20, 21:45
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Seriously though she looks more ladylike in the manga and now
in the anime also. I like her new hair style
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Liverpool football club's legendary Kop was remembered ten years after its 'last stand' in this exhibition at the former Museum of Liverpool Life.
The original all-standing Kop, which stood from 1906 to 1994, played a key part in the history of the soccer team during its glory years when players captured top trophies. 'The Kop's last stand' told the fascinating story of the stand where thousands of fans jostled and swayed as they sang, chanted, cheered and jeered. It focused on the highs and lows experienced on its hallowed terraces.
The earliest of the 50 images on display dated from about 1906 while another showed the Kop before its roof was built in 1928. The championship years from 1960 looked at the role of supporters and their relationship with the Kop. Well-known characters such as top-hatted Dr Fun and John Garner were featured.
John scored the last 'goal' before the original Kop was pulled down in 1994. He ran onto the pitch after the final whistle and kicked the ball into the net. The boot he was wearing was on display at the exhibition.
Photos included pictures of fencing being put up in 1977 - it remained until the Hillsborough tragedy in 1989. The Kop was demolished five years later to be replaced by an all-seater stand.
Liverpool greats in the photographs included early stars Don Mackinlay and Harry Chambers, later heroes Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway along with legendary managers Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.
The Kop's Last Stand was based on thebook ' I am a Liverpudlian and I come from the Spion Kop' by Chris McLoughlin (Trinity Mirror Sport Media, price £20). The exhibition featured Liverpool Daily Post and Echo archive photos and exhibits loaned by Liverpool FC Museum including programmes, banners and fan memorabilia.
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Maine Cigarette Tax Hike Would Have Undermined Health Goals
Lawmakers in Augusta, Maine, early this year were giving serious consideration to adopting cigarette tax hike by as much as $1.50 per pack. That is a 75 percent increase over the current rate. It does not appear that those early discussions bore fruit but it is worth examining the possible impact of such a hike.
Theory and evidence both support the notion that higher prices will reduce consumption, but not nearly as much as many tax hike proponents believe. Cigarette smuggling and other unintended consequences undermine the degree to which people quit and may actually increase the risks associated with some smoking.
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We have studied the issue of cigarette smuggling exhaustively and have produced four different smuggling rate estimates for 47 of the 48 contiguous states since 2008. Our most recent estimates, released in February, indicate that on net balance more than 11 percent of cigarettes consumed in Maine in 2012 were smuggled into the state.
We also took pains to dissect the data into commercial and casual categories. Casual smuggling occurs when people cross over into another state to buy cigarettes for personal consumption. Commercial smuggling involves longer, larger shipments from distant states like Virginia or North Carolina. In Maine, commercial smuggling is the single source for smuggling into the state.
We used our 2012 statistical model to estimate what would happen to smuggling rates in Maine if the tax hike that had been discussed was adopted. We find smuggling would jump to more than 24 percent of total consumption. Commercial smuggling would still dominate the inbound traffic and the total would be higher if we did not subtract exports to Canada, which exceeded 5 percent. Despite the large increase in smuggling we still expect tax revenues to increase by $64 million.
As prices rise people will substitute less expensive alternatives, either legal or illegal, for legal cigarette products. Unfortunately, too many people and politicians will point to declines in legal paid sales of cigarettes after a tax hike and say, "it is working." It is, but not nearly as well as people think. We're not the only ones to make this observation.
- A 2004 article in the Journal of Health Economics by economist Mark Stehr argued that "up to 85 percent of the tax paid sales response" is from avoiding taxes rather than quitting;
- Michael Lovenheim's 2008 study, "How Far to the Border," zeroed in on casual smuggling and found that between 13 percent and 25 percent of consumers get their smokes in "border localities." He concluded, "the central implication of this study is cross-border smuggling confounds many of the potential health and revenue gains from cigarette taxation";
- A 2012 study published by the Centers for Disease Control noted that "certain smokers" are switching to different types of tobacco to avoid higher taxes. In other words people are substituting less expensive "roll your own" cigarettes or other options. The rolling option also leaves smokers with the opportunity to leave out filters, adjusting upward the amount of nicotine (among other items) ingested.
- A 2002 study titled "Putting Out the Fires: Will Higher Taxes Reduce the Onset of Youth Smoking" found that there were "weak or nonexistent tax effects" in their modeling work. That is "cigarette taxes and smoking onset are not strongly related."
The scholars zeroed in on young smokers — from eighth grade through senior high — because that's when a smoker is most likely pick up their habit.
In addition to all of this, it is important to put the activity of smoking into perspective. A 2011 study published by the American College of Cardiology showed that sedentary behavior (television watching, for instance) can be at least as harmful — perhaps more so — than smoking.
Why exempt TV watchers or computer users from the health debate and routinely go to the tobacco tax well, particularly when it is not as effective as people imagine? We are not making light here. Smoking harms health and higher prices lead people to quit but not nearly to the degree people believe. A better tack in this struggle might be to lower excise taxes and adopt better anti-smuggling enforcement mechanisms.
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DETROIT — According to the National Nano Initiative – a U.S. Government research and development initiative involving nanotechnology-related activities of 27 department and agency units – the demand for technicians and research scientists in nanotechnology-related industries is anticipated to grow significantly as nanotechnology-enabled products and processes mature.
To aid in this initiative, researchers at Wayne State University are developing an undergraduate certificate program geared toward training the next generation of nanoengineers.
The $200,000 Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) grant, "NUE: Development of an undergraduate certificate program in nanoengineering for training the workforce of tomorrow," funded by the National Science Foundation, will prepare students for flexible employment opportunities and provide them with the necessary experience in cutting-edge technologies, said Guangzhao Mao, Ph.D., professor of chemical engineering in Wayne State's College of Engineering.
"This new certificate program will help prepare students to gain experience in the field of nanoengineering, ultimately training them on emerging technologies," said Mao. "The program will aid in meeting the growing demands of Michigan's manufacturing economy and also other high-tech industries that are settling in the state. Students in the program will gain hands-on knowledge of the field through laboratory and research components, enabling them to move from familiar subjects to less familiar research-oriented subjects."
Mao's collaborators in developing the program include Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Sandro da Rocha, Ph.D., associate professor of chemical engineering; Erand Nikolla, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemical engineering; and Yong Xu, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering.
"Nanotechnology has great potential to change our economy and improve our standard of living, just as advances in information technology have revolutionized our lives and the economy over the past two decades," said Hilary Ratner, vice president for research at Wayne State University. "This grant will provide our students with the opportunity to play an important role in another revolutionary technology by expanding their knowledge and skills beyond their traditional disciplinary training. In particular, degreed engineers can take advantage of the program for additional training, enabling them to advance their career in this growing field in Michigan and elsewhere."
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Unless Congress acts before Jan. 1, doctors will again face steep Medicare cuts that threaten to undermine health care for millions of seniors and disabled people.
WASHINGTON — Politicians of both parties outdo each other vying for the approval of seniors, but their inability to compromise on the federal budget has put Medicare in the crosshairs again.
Unless Congress acts before Jan. 1, doctors face a 27 percent cut in their fees for treating Medicare patients. That could undermine health care for millions of elderly and disabled beneficiaries.
Last year around the holidays doctors were looking at a cut of about 20 percent. It's become a recurring symbol of the government's budget dysfunction.
The cuts are the consequence of a 1990s budget law that failed to control spending but never got repealed. Congress passes a temporary fix each time, only to grow the size of reductions required next time around. The supercommittee's breakdown leaves the so-called "doc fix" unresolved with time running out.
A thousand miles away in Harlan, Iowa, Dr. Don Klitgaard is trying to contain his frustration.
"I don't see how primary care doctors could take anywhere near like a 27 percent pay cut and continue to function," said Klitgaard, a family physician at a local medical center. "I assume there's going to be a temporary fix, because the health care system is going to implode without it."
Medicare patients account for about 45 percent of the visits to his clinic. Klitgaard said the irony is that he and his colleagues have been making improvements, keeping closer tabs on those with chronic illnesses in the hopes of avoiding needless hospitalizations. While that can save money for Medicare, it requires considerable upfront investment from the medical practice.
"The threat of a huge cut makes it very difficult to continue down this road," said Klitgaard, adding "it's almost comical" lawmakers would let the situation get so far out of hand.
There's nothing to laugh about, says a senior Washington lobbyist closely involved with the secretive supercommittee deliberations. The health care industry lobbyist, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to make public statements, said lawmakers of both parties wanted to deal with the cuts to doctors, but a fundamental partisan divide over tax increases blocked progress of any kind.
The main options now before Congress include a one-year or two-year fix.
The problem is the cost. Congress used to add it to the federal deficit, but lawmakers can't get away with that in these fiscally austere times. Instead, they must find about $22 billion in offsets for the one-year option, $35 billion for the two-year version. A permanent fix would cost about $300 billion over 10 years, making it much less likely.
"It's going to be a real challenge, and there's not a lot of time to play ping-pong," said the lobbyist. "It's entirely possible given past performance that Congress misses the deadline."
Congressional leaders of both parties have said that won't happen. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., says the Medicare fix is too important not to get done before the end of the year. His House counterpart, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., agrees. But how? The endgame for a complex negotiation also involving expiring tax cuts, unemployment benefits and dozens of lesser issues remains unclear.
"They have to come up with a solution, and they will have to appear to pay for that solution, and that will be contentious," said economist Robert Reischauer, one of the public trustees who oversees Medicare and Social Security financing. One option: cut other parts of Medicare. Another: trim back spending under the health care overhaul law. Either of those approaches would mobilize opposition.
A nonpartisan panel advising lawmakers is recommending that doctors share the pain of a permanent fix with a 10-year freeze for primary care physicians and cuts followed by a freeze for specialists. Doctors aren't buying that.
The Obama administration says seniors and their doctors have nothing to fear.
But doctors are becoming increasingly irritated about dealing with Medicare. Surveys have shown that many physicians would consider not taking new Medicare patients if the cuts go through. Some primary care doctors are going into "concierge medicine," limiting their practice to patients able to pay a fee of about $1,500 a year, a trend that worries advocates for the elderly.
Ultimately, the solution is an overhaul of Medicare's payment system so that doctors are rewarded for providing quality, cost-effective care, said Mark McClellan, an economist and medical doctor who served as Medicare administrator for President George W. Bush. That continues to elude policymakers.
Instead, the threat of payment cuts has become a holiday tradition, said McClellan. "It's just not a very enjoyable one."


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In this Open Society Foundations (OSF) blog post, Daniel Wolfe, director of the International Harm Reduction Development Program at OSF, examines "the ways that power structures, rather than individuals, contribute to disease rebound and spread," citing a recent study by MJ Milloy and colleagues, published in the journal JAIDS, "which shows the link between incarceration and the failure of HIV treatment." Wolfe writes, "Milloy's analysis showed that incarceration kick-started viral replication among patients who had previously had their HIV under control. The findings make the study one of a number of must-reads on how prison practices not only impact the health of inmates but communities at large" (2/27).
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The last two weeks have been wholly different from any other so far at the State Capitol. As many of you already know, I was admitted to Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver on March 18 with nausea and severe chills. In order to dispel any rumors or speculation, Id like to provide a brief update on my condition and status.
The previous weekend, I made some unfortunate food-related choices and became quite ill with what I believe was food poisoning. When I was admitted to the hospital Monday night, I believed that my symptoms were related to what I had eaten during the weekend. The wonderfully attentive nurses and doctors, however, were concerned that I might have a more serious blood infection and decided to keep me for further observation Tuesday.
By Wednesday, everything was looking up, and I was feeling much better and eager to be released. Unfortunately, my recovery was short-lived, and I checked myself back in early Thursday morning. At that point, my doctor ordered a CAT scan and confirmed that I had a perforated colon. After several days without a definitive diagnosis, it was a relief to finally know what was wrong.
Friday brought more waiting and, finally, the determination that surgery would be necessary. As it turns out, my perforated colon was caused by an obstructed adhesion because of scar tissue on my lower intestine from an appendectomy 25 years ago. With this ordeal now behind me, Im very pleased to tell you that the surgery was successful, and I am expected to make a full recovery.
Thursday was my first day back at the Capitol since being admitted to Porter Adventist, and I am eager to get back to work for the people of Colorado.
I have immense gratitude for the nurses and surgeons at Porter Adventist Hospital for their persistent and compassionate care. From the EMTs on Tuesday to the nurses aiding me in my recovery, I felt secure every step of the way in the hands of this world-class facility. I also was touched by the support of my colleagues in the Capitol. Hearing from all of you, the great people of House District 59, made me all the more excited to heal and get back to work. Thank you, all.
While I was away, I was disappointed to miss my second bill-signing with Gov. John Hickenlooper, but I am still proud to have had the opportunity to work on House Bill 1198 to strengthen the relationship between state and tribal governments. I also was pleased to work with state Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, and Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, on this bill.
I also was disappointed to have missed Colorado Agriculture Day. I understand how important agriculture is to many constituents in House District 59, and the Agriculture Day luncheon is known as one of the best events of the year. Im told that the food was excellent.
This week, we are tackling the budget. Colorado is unique in that we have a balanced budget, which prioritizes fiscal responsibility. This year, we will be focusing on funding for education and economic development the areas that will continue to move Colorados economy forward and encourage a Colorado workforce for a 21st-century economy.
Finally, I would like to extend my condolences to the family of prisons chief Tom Clements. All of us in the Capitol had immense respect for his character and intelligence. He was an exceptional man and will be missed.
I am continually honored to be your representative for the 59th district.
Mike McLachlan represents House District 59 in Colorados General Assembly. The district encompasses La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Ouray and Hinsdale counties and part of Gunnison County. Call McLachlan at (303) 866-2914 or email mike.mclachlan.house@state.


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When NBC's "Sunday Night Football" debuts Sept. 8, Carrie Underwood will be singing the theme song with the help of 13 NFL players.
OK, that's the "big" news coming from the NBC Sports Group today, but the better news is the list of NBC stars who will not be performing "Waiting All Day For Sunday Night." Over the summer, NBC had open auditions to find the perfect voice to sing the song, and created a compilation video showcasing the "talents" of stars Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Joan and Melissa Rivers, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Jillian Michaels, Billy Bush, Ken Jeong, Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, Yvette Nicole Brown and Craig T. Nelson.
The best bit from the video above? When "Community" star Jeong says "K. Jeong auditioning for sniff audition." He's reading off the clapper board, which reads "SNF Audition."
Honestly, I think Jeong should have been hired, just like he does. But Underwood is taking over Faith Hill, and on Sept. 8 will be joined by the following list of NFL players for her performance.
- Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald
- New Orleans TE Jimmy Graham
- Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson
- Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck
- New York Giants QB Eli Manning
- Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning
- Green Bay Packers LB Clay Matthews
- Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy
- Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers
- Baltimore Ravens LB Terrell Suggs
- Dallas Cowboys DE DeMarcus Ware
- Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt
- San Francisco 49ers LB Patrick Willis
The Sept. 8 broadcast of "SNF" pits the Dallas Cowboys against NFC East rivals the New York Giants, beginning at 6 p.m. CT on NBC. Below is the schedule from NBC, which does not include the Sept. 5 NFL Kickoff broadcast between the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos or the Nov. 28 game between Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. Because those are Thursday games.
Sun. Sept. 8 New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Sun. Sept. 15 San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Sun. Sept. 22 Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun. Sept. 29 New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons
Sun. Oct. 6 Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers
Sun. Oct. 13 Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Sun. Oct. 20 Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts
Sun. Oct. 27 Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Sun. Nov. 3 Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Sun. Nov. 10 Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
Sun. Nov. 17 Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
Sun. Nov. 24 Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
Sun. Dec. 1 New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Sun. Dec. 8 Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
Sun. Dec. 15 Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun. Dec. 22 New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens
Sun. Dec. 29 TBA
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Manager, Financial Due Diligence
5 - 7 years experience • Accounting, Finance & Insurance
Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, Diversity Inc. and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.
KPMG is currently seeking a Manager in Financial Due Diligence for our Deal Advisory practice.
- Manage buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements, providing financial and business due diligence assistance to Fortune 1000 and middle market companies and private equityinvestors
- Manage and coordinate approach of client, KPMG's engagement teams, and third party diligence providers throughout the transaction process
- Analyze target company data to identify historical and projected financial and operating trends, quality of earnings and working capital considerations, and potential liabilities and risks, which impact valuation and negotiation of the target company
- Create and design tailored transaction advisory reports specific to key issues such as normalized earnings, valuation model input assumptions, achievability of management's budget, and indebtedness considerations
- A minimum of five years applicable work experience including four years of experience in one of the following with a Top Ten public accounting firm: accounting, advisory, financialaudit, or transaction experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college/university or CPA eligible; licensed CPA/equivalent certification is preferred
- Extensive experience in project management including planning, organizing, coordinating, and managing staff, clients, and/or partners towards the successful completion of a project
- Strong current knowledge in one of the following: United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Securities and Exchange Commission financialreporting issues, International Financial Reporting Standards , mergers and acquisitions, or transaction services
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Travel may be up to 80-100%, including potential international travel
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
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On a day that combined two campaigns into one, President Barack Obama on Wednesday challenged Republicans to raise taxes on the rich as GOP rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich swiped at him on the economy and criticized each other over immigration.
With a week to go before the Jan. 31 Florida Republican presidential primary, the polls suggested a tight race, although Romney and his allies seized a staggering advantage in the television ad wars. They have reported spending $14 million combined on commercials, many of them critical of Gingrich, and a total at least seven times bigger that the investment made by the former House speaker and an organization supporting him.
Obama's political timeline was a different one, Election Day on Nov. 6. In a campaign-style appearance in Iowa, he demanded Congress approve a tax increase for anyone like Romney whose income exceeds $1 million a year.
"If you make more than a million dollars a year, you should pay a tax rate of at least 30 percent. If, on the other hand, you make less than $250,000, which includes 98 percent of you, your taxes shouldn't go up," he said after touring a manufacturing plant in Cedar Rapids and in a state that he won in 2008 that was expected to be a battleground in the fall.
"This is not class warfare," he said. "That's common sense."
As Obama surely knew, it was an offer Gingrich, Romney and the anti-tax Republicans in Congress are likely to find easy to refuse.
Referring to Obama's call in the speech for Congress to end tax breaks that encourage companies to ship jobs overseas, Romney said he didn't know of any.
Instead, he said the president presides over "the most anti-business, anti-investment, anti-job creator administration I've ever seen, and so, what I'll do — I'll get America to work again. I spent 25 years in business."
Gingrich was far harsher at an appearance in Miami.
"If he actually meant what he said it would be a disaster of the first order," Gingrich said of the president's call for higher taxes on millionaires.
The former House speaker said the president's proposal would double the capital gains tax and "lead to a dramatic decline in the stock market, which would affect every pension fund in the United States."
"It would affect every person who has a 401(k). It would attack the creation of jobs and drive capital outside of the United States. It would force people to invest overseas. It would be the most anti-jobs single step he could take," he said.
Under current law, investment income is taxed as the rate of 15 percent, a fact that has come to the fore of the campaign in recent days with the release of Romney's income tax return.
Wages, by contrast, are taxed at rates that can exceed 30 percent.
Electability is the top concern for GOP primary voters, according to polls taken in the early primary and caucus states, so both Republicans were eager to paint a contrast with the president.
But Romney and Gingrich also focused on the Florida primary now seven days distant.
Romney has long led in the state's polls, but Gingrich's upset victory last Saturday in the first-in-the-South primary in South Carolina revitalized his candidacy and raised questions about the former Massachusetts governor's staying power.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is also on the ballot, as is Texas Rep. Ron Paul.
But Santorum has been sinking in the polls as Gingrich rises, and Paul has indicated he intends to bypass the state to concentrate on caucuses to be held elsewhere.
That gives Florida the feel of a two-man race, and Romney and Gingrich are treating it that way. The two men sparred heatedly Monday night in a debate that virtually relegated Santorum and Paul to supporting roles.
A second debate is set for Thursday in Jacksonville. And if their separate appearances during the day on the Spanish-language television network Univision is a guide, it will be as feisty as the first.
Gingrich referred acidly to Romney describing a policy of "self-deportation" as a way of having illegal immigrants leave the country without a massive roundup.
"You have to live in a world of Swiss bank accounts and Cayman Island accounts and automatically $20 million income for no work to have some fantasy this far from reality," he said, referring to some of the details disclosed this week when the former Massachusetts governor released his tax returns.
"For Romney to believe that somebody's grandmother is going to be so cut off that she is going to self-deport, I mean, this is an Obama-level fantasy."
Romney's campaign swiftly produced evidence that aides to Gingrich had used the term "self-deport" approvingly, and the former governor attacked.
"I recognize that it's very tempting to come out to an audience like this and pander to the audience," Romney said. "I think that was a mistake on his (Gingrich's) part."
Gingrich also ran into trouble over a radio ad his campaign was airing that called Romney "anti-immigrant." Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is neutral in the presidential race, criticized the commercial, and Romney said the term "anti-immigrant" was an epithet. The campaign took the ad off the air.
Gingrich made a stop in Cocoa, center of the state's now-withered space industry, and he cheered his audience by envisioning construction of the first permanent base on the moon. He also promised a "robust industry" of "commercial near-earth activities" to include science, tourism and manufacturing.
He said he hopes to stimulate investment by having the government offer prizes to private companies, but he did not elaborate. For Obama, Iowa was the first of five stops in three days following a State of the Union speech in which he stressed the theme of income equality that is expected to be one of the cornerstones of his re-election campaign. He also wove in proposals to help restore the U.S. manufacturing base that has withered in the course of the recession that began in 2008.
"Our economy is getting stronger, and we've come too far to turn back now," he told workers and guests at a conveyor manufacturing plant in Cedar Rapids. Speaking of Republicans, he said, "Their philosophy is simple: We're better off when everyone is left to fend for themselves and play by their own rules."
It's a message that may be received differently depending on the local economy.
Iowa's unemployment was most recently measured at 5.6 percent, well below the national average. In Arizona, which has its primary in four weeks, joblessness is 8.7 percent, while Nevada's at 12.6, the highest in the country. Its caucuses are Feb. 4.
Associated Press writers Brian Bakst, Kasie Hunt and Steve Peoples in Florida contributed to this report.


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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Shouting, "This is what democracy looks like!" and carrying signs proclaiming "Dissent is patriotic," some 50 demonstrators protested President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration Monday during a lunch-hour rally in downtown White Plains.
The rally, at the fountain in Renaissance Plaza was organized by Social Justice Mondays, a coalition of groups that plans to hold demonstrations at the site every week to highlight a different social justice movement. The group's first rally, on President's Day, drew about 200 people.
Demonstrators this Monday chanted pro-immigration slogans, recited poet Emma Lazarus' famed "huddled masses" sonnet The New Colossus and sang classic protest anthems. They brandished signs saying, "Dissent is Patriotic," "I'm for Tolerance and Acceptance" and "I Stand with Immigrants and Refugees" while passing around a bullhorn.
"When you talk about social justice, for many, many groups, the lowest common denominator is income inequality," Andrew Falk, one of the organizers of the rally, told the crowd. "That affects racial justice, it affects social justice, and it affects immigration. It's one of our issues that brings us all together."
Demonstrator Andrew Courtney, of Call to Action Hudson Valley, said he has been fighting for social justice in the lower Hudson Valley for 50 years. He said his group, initially involved in the Syrian refugee crisis, has expanded to include "all refugees as well as immigrant and those seeking asylum." He said the group is now "focused on resettlement possibilities for Westchester and Rockland county."
"You really cannot simply advocate for refugees without advocating for the people who are being pushed to the edges of our society," Felice Gelman, also involved with Call to Action , said.
"Hopefully the majority of the American people feel the way we feel here," said demonstrator Ellen Weinstein. "We are a country of diversity, of welcoming, of immigrants. Unfortunately, we now have an opportunity to show that we support the constitution and we welcome immigrants."
White Plains Mayor Tom Roach and Westchester County Legislator Mary Jane Shimsky, D-Hastings-on-Hudson, also attended the rally.
Ellie Houghtaling is a member of the Purchase College Community Reporting Team.
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Anyone here gotten FMOD's newest release to work?
Anyone here gotten FMOD's newest release to work? I am having difficulties getting it to run? I have included the libs and headers and still get errors? I shouldn't have to compile any of the files that come in the download so I am confused on what would be wrong? If I have to set some compiler settings that might be whats wrong since I am not a expert with PB.
Nevermind I got it to work finally. If you need help let me know I can try to help you setup FMOD.
Ok what version you running of FMOD? I am using the latest build. Ok I setup a C++Tool in PB. I am running Dec 2002 PB. Then include the header files that fmod comes with. Also add the libfmod.a file. Then add carbon framework to your project. Also add these two files to. fmod_cfm.shlb, fmod_cfm.shlb.xSYM do not add the fmod_cfm.lib file. Don't know why but you will get errors if you add it to your project? Hope that helps.
I have just recieved a reply back from the makers of FMOD on making FMOD H/W accelerated for the Mac now the Revolution 7.1 is out. They said they only have a iMac as of now and they haven't looked into adding support for H/W acceleration yet. He did say that they might add it in in FMOD down the road in a later version. So keep those fingers crossed!! I would love to see that day soon!
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You don't need either fmod_cfm.shlb or fmod_cfm.shlb.xSYM to build with Project Builder, those are for CFM (as opposed to Mach-O) targets, which only CodeWarrior (& MPW) can do.


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Virgin Territory
From Barbies to Bras to Botox . . .
Of course you remember your first period, but what about the first time you donned a suit and a pair of sensible pumps for a job interview? How about the first time you were catcalled while walking down the street? The first time you said something that sounded just like it came out of your mother's mouth? Do you remember the first time you lost a dear friend? Or the first time you experienced the trauma of the department store makeup counter? How about your first earth-shattering orgasm?
A woman's life is one of passages, of stages marked by changes in our bodies and in our minds. Our lives are shaped by a series of "first times," and Cathy Alter presents a wonderful array of these experiences in Virgin Territory. Here are first-
person accounts from a cross-section of women from a rich variety of backgrounds that will remind you of all those special firsts in your own life, both mortifying and monumental, including:
• First Frill: Tales of bras, designer jeans, stilettos, and all the other things we wear (and do) to make ourselves beautiful
• First Flash: Adventures with dirty books, obscene phone calls, and those naughty little pleasures we never reveal
• First Flicker: Accounts of the awesome power of T&A
• First Field: Escapades from the working life—it's not all pantyhose and briefcases
• First Farewell: Sagas of leaving home, breaking up, and moving on
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 5, 2009) - The ETSU softball team opened fall play with a bang on Saturday afternoon, as the Lady Bucs belted four home runs en route to a sweep over Mars Hill and King College inside the ETSU Softball Complex. The Lady Bucs defeated Mars Hill 5-4 in the opener, while cruising to an 11-3 victory over King in the nightcap.
The Lady Bucs pounded out 19 hits and plated 16 runs in the two games, while ETSU's pitchers posted 11 strikeouts.
ETSU vs. Mars Hill Recap
Despite falling down 2-0 in the first inning to Mars Hill, ETSU responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the frame thanks to a key leadoff triple from senior shortstop Cheniece Cason (Moreno Valley, Calif.) and a two-run bomb by fellow senior outfielder Katy Jett (Talbott, Tenn.).
After keeping the contest tied at 2-all through the next three innings, Cason and Jett came through with clutch hits in the bottom of the fifth. Once again, Cason led things off with a hit single and advanced to second on a stolen base. Following sophomore Annie Martin's (
The Lady Bucs tacked on two critical runs the very next inning when freshman Lucy Schneider (Dade City, Fla.) reached on an error by the Mars Hill third baseman, and scored on Arielle Garner's (Buchanan, Ga.) one-out double. Garner later trotted home to put ETSU ahead, 5-2.
Mars Hill posted one last fight, but with the Lady Bucs leading 5-4, sophomore right-hander Shelby Morris (
Overall, four of ETSU's eight hits went for extra bases, with Garner recording two doubles and Jett blasting the two-run bomb.
ETSU vs. King Recap
The Lady Buccaneer offense didn't let up in the nightcap, as senior Trisha Massenzo (
Just like in the opener, King sprinted out to an early one-run lead with a solo homer in the top of the first; however, Schneider returned the favor in the bottom half of the first when she took King's pitcher yard to even the game at, 1-1.
The see-saw game continued with the Tornado grabbing a 2-1 lead in the top of the second, but the Lady Bucs hit around in their half of the second to jump ahead, 6-2. Massenzo began the explosion with a solo shot - and after sophomore Marlina Delisa (
After King scored its third and final run of the afternoon in the top of the third, ETSU opened the game up by plating one run in the third and three more in the fourth - pushing the Lady Bucs' margin to 10-3. Treadway scored the final run of the game on Schneider's RBI double in the fifth, making it an 11-3 final.
Junior newcomer Jessica Duncan (
The ETSU softball team returns to action on Saturday afternoon when the Lady Bucs host Milligan and
For more information on Lady Buccaneer softball, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.