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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali sent opponents crashing to the canvas. Now the boxing great is being portrayed on canvas in his Kentucky hometown.
A contemporary art show featuring 25 pieces created by 21 artists from across the country opens to the public on Friday at the Muhammad Ali Center, the cultural and education complex that promotes his social activism and relives his boxing exploits.
Some of the artwork portrays Ali defeating Sonny Liston and George Foreman in his heyday as heavyweight champion.
Artist Corey Pickett of Clovis, N.M., chose another side as his subject — Ali's role in the civil-rights movement. Pickett's artwork, created from corrugated paper, shows a steely image of Ali in a red, white and blue background to symbolize his role in American society.
"I wanted to show not the boxing side but the civil-rights side, the movement," Pickett said. "I wanted to put him with things that represent America. I wanted to portray him as an American."
The exhibit's curators, Brady and A. Michelle Blakeley, asked the artists to recreate their memories of Ali.
The Blakeleys, who own a gallery in Sacramento, Calif., came up with the idea of an Ali-inspired exhibit as a tribute to the boxing great for his 70th birthday a year ago. Ali turned 71 on Thursday.
Works are in charcoal, pen, acrylic, oil, spray paint and corrugated paper.
The show offers some unique images of one of the world's most recognizable figures. One piece, in ball point pen, shows a caricature of a young Ali in boxing gear. Ali is portrayed as malnourished, to symbolize his drive to achieve greatness.
"This is when he was hungry for what he was trying to get and he hadn't gotten there yet," Brady Blakeley said.
Ali's introduction to boxing was spurred by the theft of his bicycle when he was 12. Ali, then known as Cassius Clay Jr., was introduced to Joe Martin, a police officer who doubled as a boxing coach at a local gym. The youngster soon became a regular in Martin's gym.
Another exhibit piece shows a young Ali in sparring headgear. The artist emblazoned the headgear with the word "Forever," meant to signify that Ali's message of peace, spirituality and personal growth are timeless.
"His message is still relevant today," Brady Blakeley said. "There is still hope to make this place better for all of us to get along. For you to be who you want to be, and do what you want to do."
The artwork will be on display at the Ali Center until March 16. The exhibit has been displayed previously at the Blakeleys' gallery and in Las Vegas. They hope to have it shown elsewhere, adding more artwork for future shows.
Ali won the heavyweight title in 1964, defeating the heavily favored Liston. Soon after, Ali — who was raised in a Baptist family — announced his conversion to Islam and changed his name.
While in his prime, Ali was stripped of his heavyweight crown in 1967 for refusing to be drafted for military service during the Vietnam War. He cited his religious beliefs as the reason for his refusal.
His decision alienated Ali from many across the U.S. and resulted in a draft-evasion conviction. Ali found himself embroiled in a long legal fight that ended in 1971, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor.
He regained the heavyweight title in 1974, defeating Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle."
Ali's last title came in 1978 when he defeated Leon Spinks.
Ali retired from boxing in 1981 and devoted himself to social causes. He has traveled the world on humanitarian missions, mingling with the masses and rubbing elbows with world leaders. Ali received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in 2005.


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To the editor: A recent editorial discussing the lack of compromise in Washington raised points with which it would be hard to disagree.
To the editor: A recent editorial discussing the lack of compromise in Washington raised points with which it would be hard to disagree.
But I must disagree with the premise that compromise for the sake of action is always the right solution.
Several factors must be present for compromise to be acceptable. One such condition is confidence that the terms of the compromise will be fulfilled. In this regard, past experience can be the best teacher. Conveniently, the editorial itself provided that opportunity.
The editorial first mentioned two issues that need immediate action � immigration and deficits. Separately, the editorial mentioned the 1980s compromises between Ronald Reagan and Tip O�Neill. Coincidentally, among the subjects of the 1980s compromises were � immigration and deficits.
In both cases, Reagan compromised conservative principles based on promises of future action from O�Neill. O�Neill promised border security and expenditure reductions in exchange for amnesty and tax increases, respectively. O�Neill and the Democrats failed to follow through on either promise. Now, 30 years later, we are in even worse shape on both issues.
Did compromise work in the 1980s? History shows it failed to solve either problem. In other words, compromise is often a failure � even worse than a four-letter word.
Paul Aaron
To the editor: I am writing concerning the issue of voter registration and the movement to require a government-issued photo ID in order to vote on state and national legislation and candidates. On behalf of the local chapter of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), I support the NAACP opposition to make this a legal requirement.
PFLAG is concerned about equality for all people, and this would disenfranchise many � not only the poor and elderly but also our transgender citizens. Many transgender individuals have not been able to change their driver�s licenses or their passports to match their apparent gender presentation and would therefore be denied their right to vote. It is estimated that this could affect 25,000 people in North Carolina in addition to the hundreds of thousands of our financially handicapped and elderly people.
To my knowledge, there has been no proper study in our state to show a significant number of illegal voters. Other state studies have shown that the percentage is almost nonexistent. To impose an added and unnecessary burden upon many of our citizens would be an injustice to our sacred right to vote.
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Jim Rogers, a philanthropist and education advocate who served as chancellor of Nevada's higher education system from 2005 to 2009 without pay, died Saturday evening at his Las Vegas home after a bout with cancer. He was 75.
Rogers also was the owner of KSNV-TV, the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, and oversaw the growth of Sunbelt Communications into 14 TV stations in five Western states. Sunbelt now is known as Intermountain West Communications Co.
In 2007, Rogers said he was worth about $300 million and had donated some $275 million to universities, including $60 million to schools in Nevada. In 2000, he was named among the nation's top 12 philanthropists by Time magazine.
He graduated from the University of Arizona law school in 1962. The school was named for him after the gift he pledged in 1997 became the largest ever given to a law school at the time. His donations also helped establish the law school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
"Jim and I were contemporaries while practicing law, and what a terrific lawyer he was," U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a statement. "And his talents were not limited to law. What he has done in education is superb. His philanthropic endeavors are unsurpassed in the state of Nevada."
As chancellor of the University of Nevada system, Rogers fought for increased education funding and sought to shake up the system to improve it.
He criticized Nevada's tax policy and called for personal and corporate income taxes to help pay for education. His clashes with UNLV President Carol Harter and University of Nevada, Reno, President John Lilley forced them to quit. He supported a proposal to have university regents appointed instead of elected.
He also donated his salary back to the university system.
Gov. Brian Sandoval said Nevada "lost one of its most outspoken and fearless advocates," citing Rogers' national recognition as a philanthropist and business leader.
"Jim dedicated his time and resources to advancing our education system and as chancellor of higher education, was fierce in his commitment to make sure our students had the resources they needed to succeed," Sandoval said in a statement. "Jim's legacy will live on in the many lives he touched throughout his truly remarkable career."
Critics branded Rogers as abrasive and opinionated, but he said he simply sought to get the best from himself and others around him.
"I'm very demanding of other people and myself," Rogers told the Las Vegas Sun upon retiring as chancellor. "I do have a very short temper, and I wish I didn't. But that's the way I am. ... At the same time, I'm consistent and I expect the people I work with to meet high expectations.
"I've got one shot going through this life. I want to make sure I do as much as I can," the Las Vegas High School graduate added.
In 2010, Rogers was honored by the Nevada Board of Regents with the title of chancellor emeritus and awarded its highest honor, Distinguished Nevadan. Last year, he received the President's Medal from UNLV.
"Jim was an outstanding advocate for higher education and a great friend," said Kevin J. Page, chairman of the Board of Regents. "He made it his personal mission to fight for higher education funding when he was chancellor and continued that work after he returned to the private sector. Improving Nevada's education system was Jim's way of giving back to the community."
University Chancellor Dan Klaich said that while some may have found Rogers challenging to work with, he enjoyed their collaboration.
"Jim abhorred mediocrity and loved this state with every fiber of his being. That is a legacy each of us should try and live up to," Klaich said in a statement.
Rogers' survivors include his wife, Beverly, and three children from a previous marriage.
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Katy Perry, Eminem announced as 2011 GRAMMY performers
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Current GRAMMY nominees Arcade Fire, Eminem, Cee Lo Green, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, and Katy Perry are the first performers announced for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. Arcade Fire and Lambert will perform on the GRAMMY telecast for the first time, while Eminem, Green, Lady Gaga, and Perry are returning to the GRAMMY stage. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.
Eleven-time GRAMMY winner Eminem leads the 53rd GRAMMYs with 10 nominations: Record Of The Year (with Rihanna), Song Of The Year (with Alexander Grant and Skylar Grey), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Rihanna), and Best Rap Song (with Grant and Grey) for "Love The Way You Lie"; Best Short Form Music Video (with Rihanna) for "Love The Way You Lie (Explicit Version)"; Album Of The Year and Best Rap Album for Recovery; Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for "Airplanes, Part II" (with B.o.B & Hayley Williams); and Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song (with M. Burnett, J. Evans, Luis Resto and M. Samuels) for "Not Afraid."
Two-time GRAMMY winner Lady Gaga has six nods: Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for The Fame Monster; Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video for "Bad Romance"; Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for "Telephone" (with Beyoncé); and Best Dance Recording for "Dance In The Dark."
Two-time GRAMMY winner Green and Perry are up for four awards each: Green for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year (with Brody Brown, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence, and Bruno Mars), Best Urban/Alternative Performance, and Best Short Form Music Video for "F*** You"; and Perry for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Teenage Dream, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Teenage Dream," and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for "California Gurls" (with Snoop Dogg).
Arcade Fire and Lambert each have three nominations: Arcade Fire for Album Of The Year and Best Alternative Music Album for The Suburbs, and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "Ready To Start"; and Lambert for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "The House That Built Me," Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for "Bad Angel" (with Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson), and Best Country Album for Revolution.
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 13 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube. For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.


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STOCKTON - Leonard Burford was behind on credits and short on time. Graduation day was mere months away, and the soft-spoken 18-year-old Franklin High School senior was losing the race. Some classes, Burford says, he just didn't "get." Plus, he admits, he was "playing around" too much.
STOCKTON - Leonard Burford was behind on credits and short on time. Graduation day was mere months away, and the soft-spoken 18-year-old Franklin High School senior was losing the race. Some classes, Burford says, he just didn't "get." Plus, he admits, he was "playing around" too much.
But a few weeks ago, Burford learned about a computer-based program that offered hope and would be starting soon at Edison High. Early Tuesday, Burford was one of 36 students attending the first session of Edison's AdvancePath Academy.
"I talked to a counselor," said Burford, who hopes someday to be a police officer. "He said if I do all this right, I would be sure to graduate. I set it in my mind: This is what I need to do and not do, and to get my head in the game."
The new program, operated by Virginia-based AdvancePath Academics, is Stockton Unified's latest effort to reduce a 26.5-percent dropout rate that is nearly double the state average.
The program is open to all Stockton Unified high school students, but space is at a premium. Edison officials say they expect the four-hour morning session to have a full complement of 60 students by week's end; the afternoon session already is full. Eventually, a third session starting at 4 p.m. may be added.
Stockton Unified's board approved the program in January, and work immediately began to prepare the classroom. Tuesday morning, more than 60 computer workstations were up and running in the spacious room.
"You're the first to use it, the first to sit in these chairs, the first to log onto your computers," Nicholas Stine, an AdvancePath official, told the students.
First, though, the students had to line up and punch timecards in what will be a daily routine.
"It's official," Stine said. "You're on the clock now. You start getting paid."
In reality, the financial payoffs will come later for those who use AdvancePath as a springboard to a high school diploma.
According to the National Dropout Prevention Center, high school graduates earn $143 more a week than dropouts. Those who drop out are more likely to receive public assistance and represent more than 80 percent of the prison population.
AdvancePath Academics serves about 4,000 at-risk high school students nationally with its academies, setting up its classrooms to resemble modern, professional offices. According to AdvancePath, 90 percent of those who enter its academies are likely to earn diplomas before they turn 20.
At Edison, each student sat Tuesday at his or her own cubicle in padded swivel chairs with armrests. The classroom is carpeted, and its walls have been painted in what AdvancePath officials say is a calming "research-based" yellow - Sherwin Williams' "Hubbard Squash." Bundles of blue computer networking wire run along scaffolding near the ceiling. Framed posters with inspirational messages line the walls.
"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it," one says.
Students spent the first two hours Tuesday learning how to log onto their computers and use the software. Three full-time teachers have been assigned to the classroom, tables have been set aside for individual instruction and space also has been reserved for small-group teaching.
A variety of factors contribute when a student falls behind, including unrest at home, the need to contribute to family income and teen parenthood.
Leaving behind a rocky home life, senior Denise Escobar moved from a small town north of Bakersfield to Stockton with her boyfriend and his family late in the 2011-12 school year. There was no way she was going to graduate from Edison on time, and her boyfriend, 17-year-old junior Roque Atrian, also was lagging.
Both are hoping AdvancePath - in which students take two intensive classes at a time and can finish them in just a few weeks - will help them overcome the obstacles they could not surmount in a traditional educational setting.
"It works for my schedule," said Escobar, 17, who was to start a new full-time job at a Lodi warehouse Tuesday evening. "I come out (of school) at 11:25. I work at 4. I'm excited."
After completing their computer training Tuesday, the students began their classes. A hush settled over the room as students concentrated on courses such as economics, geometry, and U.S. government and politics.
Stine told the students that if they commit to the program for one month, they will begin to develop the work habits they need to succeed. John Dalton, another AdvancePath official, said it won't be long before the successes of the new program's most focused students will inspire the rest.
"In a week or so, we'll start having the first couple of people pass classes," Dalton said. "And that gets contagious."
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Buy what?
So people are lining up ready to buy something they have no idea what it does, how it works, or if it's even useful for any purpose they might need it for? Certainly a useful survey.
Market research from US stats gatherer ChangeWave suggests Apple fans may be delaying laptop purchases just in case the much-rumoured iPad tablet shows up. Earlier this month, ChangeWave asked 3314 consumers about their recent and anticipated buying habits. Together, 18 per cent of respondents said they were very or somewhat …
So people are lining up ready to buy something they have no idea what it does, how it works, or if it's even useful for any purpose they might need it for? Certainly a useful survey.
No - they're putting off their laptop purchase for a week or two so that they don't end up kicking themselves should the iPad be more suited to their needs.
This is new power for me in debates over whether Apple customers are complete idiots.
On the other hand, quite a few people have been commenting on El Reg stories about the tablet, saying why it doesn't interest them (and ipso facto it won't interest anyone else for the same reasons) - personally, I think it's too early to make such judgements, but do find it interesting to read about the mindset of such posters.
Similarly, most surveys tell us more about who responded rather than what they were responding to. If a company wanted to find out how rumours about an unconfirmed product might impact demand on current products, for instance, then this kind of survey could be handy.
These customers are assuming the tablet will run a fully fledged version of OS X.
All said, as an iPhone user, I believe the iPhone OS is how computers should work, not OS X. It is naturally intuitive. The PhotoShop app (while of course very very basic) is considerably more intuitive (& fun!) to use than the desktop application thanks to the direct touch screen operation.
Effectively, Apple have to choose - do they scale down OS X to a smaller form factor device, or scale up the iPhone OS to larger devices?
Which is one of the many reasons I don't have one, no matter how great the GUI is.
You do realise that the iPhone OS is a version of OS X specifically designed for iPhones?
There are a number of rumours that iPhone OS 4.0 has coding specifically to do with the tablet, in which case (if true) there's probably going to be a kind of scaling up.
Until the device (or devices) are released I'm hedging my bets, but am inclined to agree with you that it doesn't need the full OS X.
It has been rumoured/reported that the updated iPhone OS will not be restricted in that way.
Except the iPhone DOES multitask. Try listening to a song and browsing the web, listening and reading email, listening and playing Scrabble. All work. It's just that it is selective at what it allows to multitask.
Try getting your facts straight before you post again.
Can form a virtual line for a mystical magical product.
I'm putting off a purchase until the T410s comes out in the UK
Really....please...tell me why there's such a buzz over a tablet?
Tablets aren't really all THAT much use anyway. They aren't easy to type with, they're awkward to carry around and too big to use as a phone. So far the only practical use I've seen for one is network management whilst walking around a large site.
Now, if they were releasing a wrist-mounted, iPhone-thin but larger-and-longer screened device for communications-on-the-go (a-la-Chuck) I could understand the interest...but I just don't see the excitement...and I did with the iPhone (wouldn't get one, but that's because they're inferior technology with poor battery life).
We'll see what magic Apple pulls out of the hat, but at the moment no-one has really told me what use all these executives who bought an iPhone because it was the latest cool gadget would possibly get out of such a device.
May as well give your soul to Skeletor.
Regardless of the iSlate rumours, you'd have to be utterly mad to buy any Apple product this close to an event. I'm willing to bet that there was a similar lull in sales this time last year.
I'm normally a PC person (occasional fanboi for the lulz). But I would be interested in a good tablet pc. The problem with the ones I've seeen so far is that they're A: three feet thick B: Slow as hell or C: the screen is unresponsive enough that I'd constantly want to either use the keyboard, or wish it had one,
As much as I hate macs, they tend to get the hardware and the software in the same place at the same time.
That being said, I feel like I'm not the market for these things, I'd be willing to go say...400 max for an ARM based device, or MAYBE 700 for something with an Atom. And no way I'd go with anything where I'm stuck with an app store, and I'd want a real OS (OSX is fine), and/or the option to put my own onto it.
Yeah, I feel like these things are going to cost ~1200$...Maybe the fakes will be in the poor university student range
...but I'm more interested in seeing what the Microsoft Courier will be like. Does that count?
Duke Nukem Forever runs amazingly on those!
...if iphone sales have also dropped off while people wait to see what this i-thingummydoodad© is and does
Since a new iPhone typically gets released every summer, i think someone would have to be especially foolish to buy one in the first half of the year anyway, since it will be replaced within a few months by one that does 1 new thing that they will then have to lust after for at least a year.
Wait, Apple's desktop share is up to 20%? is that just last quarter sales for installed base? I thought Apple was required by law to have less than 10% market share.
As for tablet, why wait on a laptop? Picked up new MacBook in October. It's not like the tablets (if they exist) will be available any time soon. And they'll probably be pretty expensive to start with. Wait a couple years, get the cool hardware/software updates in and the price drops and then, yeah, start thinking about getting a laptop.
..just how damn soon after the press shindigs you can get them to ship their new shiny toys.. I did that with the first gen touch, as I had been in the market for a new mp3 player, and was holding off until the announcement. I didn't have long to wait, after ordering mine on hysteria and knicker-throwing day, I was delighted to see a small and opressively neat parcel arrive soon after.
Apples market share is more around 10% if you include both Mac's AND iPhones/iPods into the mix, note sure where this report pulled the 17% figure from but:
Shows 10% when taking both systems into account, probably 0.01% without the iPhone.
Choice 1:
*adopt zombie style gait and mannerisms*
Apple, good! Shiny stuff, good! Must buy! Unngrrgrh!
Choice 2:
* adopt domesticated animal stance, ie. down on all fours * ( no it's not like that! )
Baaaahh! Shiny! Baahhhh! Must follow others! Baaaaah!
Choice 3:
What any sane IT person will do, knock off mid-afternoon Friday, make your way to nearest pub and not a give a toss about computers or IT tech until Monday morning!
Have a good weekend!
Sorry, you have a product that may appear at $999 and yet they don't ask who would buy it at that price? Yes its interesting to know who will pay $500 or who will pay $700 but why did they not ask who will pay $1000?
a tablet with a full sized holographic projected keyboard with haptic feedback. If Apple announce that next week, I'll buy one.
If it doesnt have the holographic projected keyboard with haptic feedback, i expect at the very least that it should be capable of predicting the lottery numbers so i can win back the money i paid for it after a few months.
The only thing there's demand for is inane amount of hype demanded by the media. Give it up already.
Apple tablet rumours have been around since 2005. *Actual* tablets and colour e-readers have been released as of 2009, yet they are barely covered the media at all. The Apple Istale is vaporware - if and when they release something, then it can be newsworthy.
And let's wait for actual market data. The Iphone is hyped as if it's the market leader, yet the reality is that Apple have just a few per cent of the market, and all the more successful companies (Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola, RIM) are almost ignored by the media.
It was bad enough when we just had Apple fanboys. Now it seems the media's been infiltrated by Apple fanboys. What next, a story on Duke Nukem Forever?
"Apples market share is more around 10% if you include both Mac's AND iPhones/iPods into the mix"
It's interesting to see the actual data. And yes, including the Iphone is complete nonsense - in that case, why not include all other phones? Nokia would slaughter them and indeed possibly Microsoft too.
"All said, as an iPhone user, I believe the iPhone OS is how computers should work, not OS X. It is naturally intuitive. The PhotoShop app (while of course very very basic) is considerably more intuitive (& fun!) to use than the desktop application thanks to the direct touch screen operation."
What - doesn't multitask, can't even do basic stuff like Java? Maybe it's good if you want a gadget, or a throwback to computers of the 80s, but not for fully fledged computers. Even for a phone, these are problems, and makes the Iphone more just a glorified feature phone, not a smartphone.
Admittedly, a lot of people don't need a full computer, just something for the Internet, games and simply applications (and no, Apple weren't the ones to see this first - this concept has been around for years, and hence the reason for the rise of netbooks). But I really hope that general purpose computers don't head down this route. I do predict that Apple will ditch the "Mac" in a few years (which is already now just a trademark for Apple PCs), but I don't see that other PC companies have reason to do so.
"You do realise that the iPhone OS is a version of OS X specifically designed for iPhones?"
Common myth, but no. They share the same kernel, Darwin. Darwin is not OS X.
"Except the iPhone DOES multitask. Try listening to a song and browsing the web, listening and reading email, listening and playing Scrabble."
By that reason every bog standard phone multitasks, because I can read texts whilst playing music. Your point only works for the built in applications - it can't run more than one 3rd party application.


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Tom Herzig's Trackside: Cannan race offers $5,000 for first-place finisherTOM HERZIG
May 08. 2013 11:00PM
Canaan Asphalt hosts the Subway Fresh Fit 150 for Act-legal Late Models Saturday. Bond Auto Parts, Jaycox Property Maintenance and LaValley Building Supply are co-sponsors.
The race pays $5,000 to win. You could buy 250 shares of Speedway Motorsports Inc. (TRK) with that. Fifth-place finisher gets $1,000. Promoter Dick Therrien and his Riverside Speedway counterpart, Dan Fournier, have agreed on a deal where Saturday's winner qualifies for Riverside's Fall Brawl 150 in October.
"I'm extremely excited about this year's event," Therrien says. "We are looking for probably our biggest car count that we have seen thus far in the event. I am also excited about partnering up with Riverside Speedway as this is a real added incentive for the Subway race. Part of the reason for the excitement is that the American Canadian Tour will be racing here on Saturday, June 15, and many teams will use the Subway event as a tune up for the Tour race."
One of the odds-on favorites to scoop the Canaan cash is Wayne Helliwell Jr. of Dover who's coming off a crowd-on-its-feet photo finish win over Brian Hoar in ACT's Spring Green 113 at Devil's Bowl Speedway. "It was an old-fashioned dogfight," Helliwell Jr. said. "It was like the side-by-side racing we had at Airborne for the championship. We were good after the first practice. The car was good on restarts, which helped."
Helliwell Jr. and the EKeys4Cars No. 27 team want to run the Série ACT in Quebec this season and he decided to opt out of the Witkum Brothers Small Block Supermodified ride at Lee USA. Enter Tommy Tombarello Jr., who drove the car to a second-place finish Friday, trailing only 2012 Rookie of the Year Ryan Gath of Tewksbury, Mass.
Grant Aither of Exeter was the Lee USA Late Model Sportsman winner ahead of runner-up rookie Niko Maniatis of Hooksett and Alby Ovitt.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is at Monadnock Saturday for the Town Fair Tire/Whitcomb 175. Stafford Spring Sizzler winner and Franklin, Mass. native Bobby Santos III will be flying in from Indianapolis to drive the Curb Racing No.44 for owner Sully Tinio.
Santos resides in Indiana and races in the USAC Silver Crown Series as well as USAC Mopar Midgets on pavement. He won a Midget race at New Smyrna in February. He won the last two races on the 2012 Whelen Tour, giving him three wins in his last four Whelen Modified starts. He hasn't had a lot of success at Monadnock, but his grandfather Bob Santos did. The elder Santos won eight straight at the "Mad Dog" at one point back in the days of Richie Evans, Ron Bouchard, Bugs Stevens and Geoff Bodine and Monadnock offered a bounty to end his streak.
Defending Modified track champion Randy Howe of Lebanon goes for two in a row on the dirt at Canaan Friday. Adam Pierson had last Friday's opener in hand, reportedly, before contact with a lapped car knocked him out. Pierson carried the checkers at Bear Ridge the next night.
Todd Annarummo of Swansea, Mass., was the EKeys4Cars Modified feature winner on opening night at Star Speedway. Mike Douglas Jr. of Auburn and Chris Ianelli finished 2-3. This Saturday's race card, considered the real "Season Opener" by promoter Bobby Webber Jr., offers six divisions.
DJ Shaw of Center Conway won the Southern Maine 150 Pro All-Star Series event at Beech Ridge Speedway. Shaw started 19th and took the lead from runner-up Joey Doiron of Berwick, Maine, for the win. Ageless Mike Rowe of Turner, Maine, finished third.
Chris Perley of Rowley, Mass., won the ISMA winged Supermodified opener at Oswego Speedway in the Vic Miller No. 11. "Liquid Lou" Cicconi used a late restart to get the better of Canadian Mark Sammut for second. Ray Graham of Fulton, N.Y., was fourth.
Chad Turck of Pittsfield was the opening night Modified winner at Legion Speedway. Luke Greenwood of Hudson won the 600cc Mini Sprint feature.
Jeremy Davis of Tamworth took the Granite State Pro Stock Series race at Canaan.
Tom Herzig's Trackside column appears weekly in the New Hampshire Union Leader. Email him at email@example.com.


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Hagia Sophia The former spiritual heart of the Byzantine Empire, considered to be the 8th Wonder of the World, Hagia Sophia is now a museum.
* Hagia Sophia is closed on Mondays, so on that day we visit the Kariye (Chora) Museum, a former church which houses the most important surviving Byzantine mosaics and frescoes in the world.
Blue Mosque which takes its name from the exquisite tiles adorning its interior. Built by Sultan Ahmet I in the early 17th century and
designed by a pupil of Sinan, the greatest of Ottoman architects, it is the only imperial mosque with six minarets. Its courtyard is especially grand
Hippodrome the stadium of ancient Byzantium, held 100,000
spectators and featured objects from all corners of the empire. Of these,
an Egyptian obelisk and a bronze sculpture of three entwined serpents
from Delphi survive
Grand Bazaar was the commercial heart of
the old city and its 4,000 shops are full of treasures including carpets
and kilims, silks, jewelry, ceramics, icons, and leather goods. Wandering
through the Grand Bazaar, indulge in some shopping, Ottoman style
Lunch at a local restaurant
Topkapi Palace Topkapi Palace*, which, from the 15th to the 19th century, was the principal residence of the Ottoman Sultans. We will visit the
fabulous Imperial Treasury and the Baghdad Kiosk. Topkapi Palace is now a museum and has unrivalled collections of jewelry, including the
Spoonmaker's Diamond
Rustem Pasha Mosque completed in 1563. A masterpiece designed by Sinan the Magnificent, it has the most
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NEW YORK (AP) — Two first-time contestants have taken the top prizes at Jazz at Lincoln Center's 18th annual Essentially Ellington high school jazz band competition.
At a Sunday-night concert at the Frederick P. Rose Hall, the first-place trophy and $5,000 award were presented by JALC artistic director Wynton Marsalis to the Tucson Jazz Institute's Ellington Big Band directed by Doug Tidaback.
Jazz House Kids, a band founded by a nonprofit, jazz education organization in Montclair, N.J., finished second. Third place went to Roosevelt High School in Seattle, while last year's winner, the Dillard Center for the Arts of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received honorable mention.
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After years of retirement from the adventuring game my crew and I got back into the game. It was exhilarating to see the gang again for more then just a few rounds down at the pub. So exhilarating that we decided to head back out to one of our favorite dungeons again less then a few weeks after the last time. This is that story or at least the 1st part of the story.
We had a very eventful couple of days on the trail. The 1st encounter was with two creatures I can only describe as flying string rays. It was short and sweet so short in fact Jaina and Murk managed to defeat both of them before I and Nimrodz even got to draw our weapons.
The 2nd encounter was a little rougher and started with 4 larger rocks being hurtled at us at high speeds. Which somehow I knew meant it was giants. Still not sure how I knew that. I don't believe I've ever even fought giants before but I hey what else can throw rocks the size of my head that hard. Anyways right after the 1st four rocks were thrown several dire wolves attacked which would of been easy enough to deal with but unfortunately the hill giants kept throwing rocks. Nimrodz went down but nothing a quick potion can't fix. Unfortunately his horse wasn't so lucky and long story short Nimrodz would be walking until we could get to the next town.
Next up was the four giants Nimrodz Jaina and I decided to go after the 1st giant together well Murk stayed back to heal himself which proved crucial later in the battle. The 1st giant fell with one swift well placed attack to the torso. We left Nimrodz to stay back and watch over the 1st giant because well he was down and bleeding he wasn't out. Now it was down to just Jaina and myself.
We headed off to the 2nd giant. Once we got there Murk was up and ready for battle so he began to run towards us and help but luckily I managed to finish her with 3 quick attacks long before Murk ever got to us. The last two giants left were the parents and they were very unhappy which is understandable. They watched both of their children fall in less then a minute. The father went after Jaina and I took the mother who went down just as easily as the last two. Unfortunately with all of the rocks being thrown Jaina was feeling rough and needed to step out of battle to heal but luckily Murk was well healed and ready to battle and easily held him off until I got there to finish the job.
We went to check on Nimrodz and the 1st giant who was still alive. So we decided to have Murk talk to the young giant and see if we could get him to tell us where their layer is. After a few rocks being thrown and Murk promising to heal him and have me stay about 50 ft back. Which I can understand why he wouldn't trust me. As promised he brought us to his home but ran away right after. We let him go without a fight. Honestly I felt bad for the little guy he had his home and family ruined and all because his parents picked a fighter with the wrong group. Which is a shame I hate killing children even those of evil parents but I'll take down anyone to keep my group safe. I hope he remembers our kindness but if not he won't receive it again. Looking back I suppose we could of fought one giant each but hey better safe then sorry. Anyways the lair held 2,000 gold not a bad pay day before we even started the real adventure.
Right after leaving the cave we seen two pegasus. Which I knew to be good kind hearted creatures so when Murk wanted to talk to them I had no trouble letting him go head as we stayed back about 200 yards. After a few minutes of Murk slowly getting closer and talking we seen him climb on top of the female one for what I can only imagine to be the ride of his life. He was grinning ear to ear for the rest of the day. As he should be not only did he see and talk to one of the rarest creatures in the world but he got to ride one as well something that I had only heard of in legends and children's stories.
After a few more miles it started to get dark so we figured we'd head off to bed. The 1st two shifts went fine but my shift had a strange encounter. I heard an odd giggle so I quickly awoke the rest of the crew. After which I no longer heard it again but Nimrodz did. Then out of no where a pseudo-dragon appeared. Which I knew from my studies to also be of good alignment well as good as any dragon can be I suppose. So I encouraged Nimrodz to talk to the little dragon and see if we couldn't get him to join us. After much talking and showing him a little sample of the riches he could obtain by joining us he agreed to think about it. Wish he would of said yes considering he already took one of our gems but oh well.
We set off to finally get to our destination and when we got the the dragon refused to enter but was willing to wait outside until we got back. Seems like every dragon as one thing in common a fear of going underground. The big ones claim it it because they are to big but deep down I think even they are afraid. Which just goes to show that no matter how long you live or how strong you are we all have hopes and fears. Maybe one day dragons and humans can learn to coexist but I won't hold my breath.
Anyways as we entered the dungeon we came across something we hadn't witnessed before an odd dark water that temporarily stopped magic when it touched it that was flowing into one of the rooms. But a simple dispel magic took care of it long enough for us to get threw. So we didn't worry about it. I figured two lower water level spells and another dispel magic would take care of it on the way back. The rest of the dungeon went without a problem seeing as how we had been their several times before we solved all of it's riddles before it could even ask.
When we got to the room that allows to to fight a mirror image of yourself and if you won you got a nice weapon we figured we'd give it a shot. So we cast two prayers a strength spell and a chant to ensure that Jaina would win but when she entered to portal nothing happened. Oh well nothing ventured nothing gained.
We preceded to the next floor and before long we were on the 3rd floor which was new territory to us. It didn't take long before we realized that this floor was unlike the rest for it spelled out a phrase. So we quickly searched the whole floor before opening anymore doors. After a little examination we found that it read THE 1ST VIRTUE OF THE MALE ELF IS THE STAFF. I have a few theories as to what it may mean but they will have to wait to be tested because it was time to rest and think.
I learned many things the past few days but the most important thing I learned is that even though a sharp sword is needed a sharp mind is just as important to keep those you are meant to protect safe. But that is all for now for I must prepare to wake the others because a new day is approaching and we have much to explore. Now I end with the fighters creed. Grab your sword and keep your party alive bloodied battered and bruised but alive.
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|Ridgewood, N.J.
|High School:
2013-14: Two-year letterwinner ... solid ball-striker who will compete for one of the Generals' top positions again as a junior.
2012-13: Earned First Team All-ODAC honors at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles ... logged a 12-4 overall record in singles and an 18-5 doubles record ... finished the spring having won each of his last five singles and doubles matches ... won both his singles and doubles match against N.C. Wesleyan in the NCAA Tournament (5/9).
2011-12: Notched a 12-6 record in singles and a 15-4 mark in doubles play during his rookie season ... earned First Team All-ODAC honors at No. 5 singles and at No. 2 doubles while teaming with Jeremy Becht '12.
High School: Four-year member of the varsity tennis team at Ridgewood High School ... earned all-county honors as a senior.
Off the Court: Biochemistry major.


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G6228, New June 2010
Editor's noteThe Missouri Value Added Center no longer exists.
In March 2010, University of Missouri researchers conducted an online survey of Missouri farmers market organizers to discover how they perceive and use social media. The 40 survey participants were recruited via an email message to the Missouri Farmers' Market Association listserv.
Farmers market organizers face the challenge of developing a marketing plan that reaches their core audience segments and communicates meaningful messages to them. When selecting marketing tools, farmers market organizers should consider the potential of social media for reaching current and potential customers and building relationships with new and existing vendors.
Social media is the collective term for online engagement tools such as social networks, blogging and microblogging. These tools enable people to easily share information and network with like-minded others on the Internet.
This report explains how Missouri farmers market organizers promote their markets and perceive and use social media. This information was gathered through an online survey of 40 Missouri farmers market organizers.
By comparing the promotional strategies used by farmers market organizers to the media use of Missouri farmers market consumers, market organizers can make necessary changes in their marketing activities and can better craft marketing plans and messages to achieve their marketing goals. For information on how Missouri farmers market consumers perceive and use social media, see MU Extension publication G6227, Social Media Use and Purchase Patterns of Missouri Farmers Market Consumers.
Of the 40 farmers market organizers who participated in the survey, 11 also sell products as vendors at their respective markets.
Most of the respondents' markets are seasonal; only 5 percent are open year-round (Figure 1). The majority of the markets open in April or May, and most close in October.
Overall, the respondents are relatively new to market organizing (Figure 2). More than half have less than two years of experience, 30 percent have been market organizers for three to five years, and 18 percent have six or more years of experience.
Figure 1Seasonality of respondents' markets.
Figure 2Respondents' years of experience as farmers market organizers.
About three-fourths of the farmers market organizers surveyed said they have an overall marketing strategy that guides their marketing activities. About one-fourth said they do not have an overall marketing plan.
Farmers market organizers rely on several media forms to promote their markets. As Figure 3 illustrates, farmers market organizers most often use newspapers, word-of-mouth, websites and brochures to communicate about their markets. Social networks and email were fairly popular, too; more than half the respondents reported using them to promote their markets.
The social media most used by farmers market organizers are email and social networks, such as Facebook, MySpace and Ning (Figure 4). At least 85 percent of the organizers said they use email and social networks. In addition, 38 percent use blogs and 27 percent use microblogs. Video-sharing sites, photo-sharing sites, review sites and podcasts are not as popular with farmers market organizers.
Ninety percent of the organizers who have adopted social media as promotional tools said that customers seem to like the markets' social media presences (Figure 5). According to 19 percent, customers are getting information through social media channels before getting it through other channels. About 24 percent, however, believe that their customers do not use social media.
Most respondents said that they do not have social media policies that their vendors must follow. Only 5 percent of the farmers market organizers surveyed reported having such a policy.
Figure 3Media used to promote markets (percent of respondents who promote their markets through each form of media).
Figure 4Social media used to promote markets (percent of respondents who use each social media tool for marketing).
Figure 5Customers' response to farmers markets using social media.
When asked which social media and promotional tools they would like to learn more about for use in promoting their markets, about half of the Missouri farmers market organizers surveyed said website development (Figure 6). The social media tools they most want to learn more about are Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and blogs. They are least interested in learning more about MySpace, Ning, Meetup, Flickr and Wikipedia. Twenty-two percent of respondents are not interested in learning about using any social media as promotional tools.
Farmers market organizers have several goals they would like social media to help them achieve (Figure 7). The No. 1 goal, indicated by 95 percent of the survey respondents, is to stimulate market traffic. Generating awareness is a goal of 87 percent of the respondents; distributing market news and building relationships with customers are goals for about three-fourths of the respondents. Compared with these responses, promoting events, building relationships with vendors and offering customer service are less important goals that farmers market organizers would like social media to help them achieve.
Figure 6Interest in learning about social media (percent of respondents interested in learning more about using each social media or promotional tool).
Figure 7Farmers market organizers' social media goals (percent of respondents who would like social media to help them achieve each goal).
The goal of the Leveraging Social Media as Farmers Market Promotional Tools project is to identify and communicate easy-to-understand, easy-to-use social media strategies and best practices to farmers market organizers and vendors. By applying this knowledge, the organizers and vendors can begin or enhance the promotion of their markets through social media.
This University of Missouri project is funded by a Missouri Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant with funding from USDA-AMS.
Order publications online at http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/shop/ or call toll-free 800-292-0969.


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Raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 should be a no-brainer.
Republicans say it will cause employers to shed jobs, but that's baloney. Employers won't outsource the jobs abroad or substitute machines for them, because jobs at this low level of pay are all in the local personal-service sector (retail, restaurant, hotel and so on), where employers pass on small wage hikes to customers as pennies more on their bills.
States that have set their minimum wage closer to $9 than the current federal minimum don't have higher rates of unemployment than do states still at the federal minimum.
This doesn't mean we could raise the minimum to $15 or $20 without having a negative effect on jobs. It just means we can raise it modestly.
We raised the minimum wage in 1996, when I was secretary of labor. Republicans claimed it would kill jobs then, too. It didn't. In fact, job growth accelerated.
A mere $9 an hour translates into about $18,000 a year. That's still under the poverty line. Most workers at the minimum wage aren't school kids. They're breadwinners for their families, desperately trying to make ends meet.
When you add in the Earned Income Tax Credit and food stamps, it's barely possible for someone receiving a $9 minimum wage to rise above poverty. But even the poverty line of about $23,000 understates the true cost of living in most areas of the country.
Besides, the proposed increase would put more money into the hands of families that desperately need it, allowing them to buy a bit more and thereby keep others working.
A decent society should do no less.
Some conservatives say "decency" has nothing to do with it. Who has the right to decide what's decent? They say we should let the "market" decide what people are paid.
This is one of the oldest conservative canards in existence, based on the false claim that there's something called a "market" that exists separate from society. But there's no "market" in a state of nature, just survival of the fittest.
A society necessarily determines how the "market" is to be organized. Standards of morality and decency play a large role in those decisions.
We set minimum standards for worker safety and consumer protection. Those standards may raise the cost of labor or of the goods and services we buy. But that's a price we're willing to pay.
We decide young children shouldn't be in the labor force. Imagine how cheaply we could get our roofs shingled if 10-year-olds would do it for a couple of bucks an hour. (Maybe we'd have to throw in an ice cream cone.) But we don't allow this, either.
We do our best to prevent lots of things from being bought and sold -- slaves, dangerous narcotics, babies, votes, sex with children, machine guns and nuclear material. Why not just leave it up to the "market"? Because most of us don't want a market that includes these sorts of transactions.
We decide that citizens shouldn't have to buy certain things that should instead be available to everyone free of charge (paid in effect by all of us through our taxes) -- clean drinking water, K-12 schools, safe bridges, protection from violence, public parks. Why not leave all these up to the "market" and require everyone pay for them individually? That's not the kind of society we want to live in.
Opinions may differ about what decency requires, of course. But we hash this out in our democracy. Sometimes we decide certain proposed minimum standards are too costly or inefficient, or they can't be enforced, or they impose unwarranted constraints on our freedoms.
Different societies come up with different answers. Handguns are banned in most other advanced nations, for example. Workers have more protections than they do in the United States. Minimum wages are higher. Taxes on the wealthy are higher. Health care is more universally available.
Every society must necessarily decide for itself what decency requires. That's the very meaning of a "society."
Don't fall for the mindless assertion that "markets" know best. Markets are human creations, requiring human beings to decide how they are structured and maintained.
The toughest questions we're facing today -- whether, and how much, to raise the minimum wage; whether, and how, to restrict the availability of guns; whether, and how, to expand health care coverage -- inevitably require us to define what we mean by a decent society.
Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of "Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future." He blogs at www.robertreich.org.


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- The report contains detailed information about Texas Industries Inc. that gives an unrivalled in-depth knowledge about internal business-environment of the company: data about the owners, senior executives, locations, subsidiaries, markets, products, and company history.
- Another part of the report is a SWOT-analysis carried out for Texas Industries Inc.. It involves specifying the objective of the company's business and identifies the different factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving that objective. SWOT-analysis helps to understand company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and possible threats against it.
- The Texas Industries Inc. financial analysis covers the income statement and ratio trend-charts with balance sheets and cash flows presented on an annual and quarterly basis. The report outlines the main financial ratios pertaining to profitability, margin analysis, asset turnover, credit ratios, and company's long-term solvency. This sort of company's information will assist and strengthen your company's decision-making processes.
- In the part that describes Texas Industries Inc. competitors and the industry in whole, the information about company's financial ratios is compared to those of its competitors and to the industry. The unique analysis of the market and company's competitors along with detailed information about the internal and external factors affecting the relevant industry will help to manage your business environment. Your company's business and sales activities will be boosted by gaining an insight into your competitors' businesses.
- Also the report provides relevant news, an analysis of PR-activity, and stock price movements. The latter are correlated with pertinent news and press releases, and annual and quarterly forecasts are given by a variety of experts and market research firms. Such information creates your awareness about principal trends of Texas Industries Inc. business.
About Texas Industries Inc.
Texas Industries, Inc. engages in the production and sale of heavy construction materials in the United States.
The company operates in three segments: Cement, Aggregates, and Consumer products.
Cement Segment
The Cement segment produces gray portland cement and specialty cements, such as masonry and oil well cements. Its cement production facilities are located at three sites in Texas and California: Midlothian, Texas, south of Dallas/ Fort Worth; Hunter, Texas, south of Austin; and Oro Grande, California, near Los Angeles. The company markets its cement products in the southwestern the United States. Its principal marketing area includes the states of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, California, Nevada, and Arizona.
Aggregates Segment
The Aggregates segment produces natural aggregates and specialty lightweight aggregates.
Natural Aggregates: The companys natural aggregate operations produce sand, gravel, and crushed limestone. These operations are conducted from facilities primarily serving the Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston areas in Texas; the southern Oklahoma area; and the Alexandria and Monroe areas in Louisiana.
Lightweight Aggregates: Expanded shale and clay, a specialty aggregate product, is manufactured from facilities serving the Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and Houston areas in Texas; the Oakland/San Francisco and Los Angeles areas in California; and the Denver area in Colorado.
Consumer Products Segment
The Consumer Products segment produces primarily ready-mix concrete and packaged products.
Ready-mix Concrete: The companys ready-mix concrete operations are situated in three areas in Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton, Houston, and east Texas), in north and central Louisiana, and at one location in southern Arkansas. It manufactures and supplies a substantial amount of the cement and aggregates used by the ready-mix plants. The remainder is purchased from outside suppliers. Ready-mix concrete is sold to various contractors in the construction industry.
Other Products: The company manufactures and markets packaged concrete mix, mortar, sand and related products from plant or distribution sites it owns in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston areas in Texas. The company also markets its Maximizer packaged concrete mix in southern California. These products are sold by the retailers to contractors, distributors and property owners.
The company serves multiple end-use markets, including the public works, residential, commercial, retail, industrial and institutional construction sectors, as well as the oil and gas industry.
Texas Industries, Inc. was founded in 1946.
The above Company Fundamental Report is a half-ready report and contents are subject to change.
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1.1. Key facts
1.2. Financial Performance
1.3. Key Executives
1.4. Ownership and Major Holders
1.5. Company History
2.1. Business Description
2.2. Major Products and Services
2.3. Markets and Sales Activities
2.4. Locations, Subsidiaries, Operating Units
3.1. Overview
3.2. Strengths
3.3. Weaknesses
3.4. Opportunities
3.5. Threats
4.1. Financial Statements
4.1.1. Income Statement
4.1.2. Balance Sheet
4.1.3. Cash Flow
4.2. Financial Ratios
4.2.1. Profitability
4.2.2. Margin Analysis
4.2.3. Asset Turnover
4.2.4. Credit Ratios
4.2.5. Long-Term Solvency
4.2.6. Growth Over Prior Year
4.2.7. Financial Ratios Charts
4.3. Stock Market Snapshot
5.1. Texas Industries Inc. Direct Competitors
5.2. Comparison of Texas Industries Inc. and Direct Competitors Financial Ratios
5.3. Comparison of Texas Industries Inc. and Direct Competitors Stock Charts
5.4. Texas Industries Inc. Industry Analysis
5.4.1. Building Products & Construction Materials Industry Snapshot
5.4.2. Texas Industries Inc. Industry Position Analysis
6.1. News & PR Activity Analysis
6.2. IR Corporate News
6.3. Marketing News
6.4. Corporate Events
7.1. Experts Opinion
7.2. Experts Estimates
9.1. Political Factors
9.2. Economic Factors
9.3. Social Factors
9.4. Technological Factors
9.5. Environmental Factors
9.6. Legal Factors
10.1. Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix
10.2. External Factor Evaluation Matrix
10.3. Internal External Matrix
Texas Industries Inc. Key Facts
Management Effectiveness
Income Statement Key Figures
Balance Sheet Key Figures
Cash Flow Statement Key Figures
Financial Performance Abbreviation Guide
Texas Industries Inc. Key Executives
Key Executives Biographies1
Key Executives Compensations1
Texas Industries Inc. Major Shareholders
Texas Industries Inc. History
Texas Industries Inc. Products
Revenues by Segment
Revenues by Region
Texas Industries Inc. Offices and Representations
Texas Industries Inc. SWOT Analysis
Yearly Income Statement Including Trends
Income Statement Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Yearly Balance Sheet Including Trends
Balance Sheet Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Yearly Cash Flow Including Trends
Cash Flow Latest 4 Quarters Including Trends
Texas Industries Inc. Profitability Ratios
Margin Analysis Ratios
Asset Turnover Ratios
Credit Ratios
Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Financial Ratios Growth Over Prior Year
Texas Industries Inc. Capital Market Snapshot
Texas Industries Inc. Direct Competitors Key Facts
Direct Competitors Profitability Ratios
Direct Competitors Margin Analysis Ratios
Direct Competitors Asset Turnover Ratios
Direct Competitors Credit Ratios
Direct Competitors Long-Term Solvency Ratios
Building Products & Construction Materials Industry Statistics
Texas Industries Inc. Industry Position
Company vs. Industry Income Statement Analysis
Company vs. Industry Balance Sheet Analysis
Company vs. Industry Cash Flow Analysis
Company vs. Industry Ratios Comparison
Texas Industries Inc. Consensus Recommendations1
Analyst Recommendation Summary1
Price Target Summary1
Experts Recommendation Trends1
Revenue Estimates Analysis1
Earnings Estimates Analysis1
Historical Surprises1
Revenue Estimates Trend1
Earnings Estimates Trend1
Revenue Revisions1
Texas Industries Inc. Annual Revenues in Comparison with Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
Profit Margin Chart
Operating Margin Chart
Return on Equity (ROE) Chart
Return on Assets (ROA) Chart
Debt to Equity Chart
Current Ratio Chart
Texas Industries Inc. 1-year Stock Charts
Texas Industries Inc. 5-year Stock Charts
Texas Industries Inc. vs. Main Indexes 1-year Stock Chart
Texas Industries Inc. vs. Direct Competitors 1-year Stock Charts
Texas Industries Inc. Article Density Chart
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SWOT Analysis
SWOT, which stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, is an analytical framework that identifies the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable for a company.
Enhanced SWOT Analysis
Enhanced SWOT is a 3×3 grid that arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats into one scheme:
- How to use the strengths to take advantage of the opportunities?
- How to use the strengths to reduce likelihood and impact of the threats?
- How to overcome the weaknesses that obstruct taking advantage of the opportunities?
- How to overcome the weaknesses that can make the threats a reality?
Upon answering these questions a company can develop a project plan to improve its business performance.
PESTEL Analysis
PESTEL (also termed as PESTLE) is an ideal tool to strategically analyze what influence different outside factors – political, economic, sociocultural, technological, environmental and legal – exert on a business to later chart its long term targets.
Being part of the external analysis when carrying out a strategic assessment or performing a market study, PESTEL gives an overview of diverse macro-environmental factors that any company should thoughtfully consider. By perceiving these outside environments, businesses can maximally benefit from the opportunities while minimizing the threats to the organization.
Key Factors Examined by PESTEL Analysis:
- Political – What opportunities and pressures are brought by political bodies and what is the degree of public regulations' impact on the business?
- Economic – What economic policies, trends and structures are expected to affect the organization, what is this influence's degree?
- Sociological – What cultural and societal aspects will work upon the demand for the business's products and operations?
- Technological – What impact do the technological aspects, innovations, incentives and barriers have on the organization?
- Environmental – What environmental and ecological facets, both locally and farther afield, are likely to predetermine the business?
- Legal – What laws and legislation will exert influence on the style the business is carried out?
IFE, EFE, IE Matrices
The Internal Factor Evaluation matrix (IFE matrix) is a strategic management tool helping audit or evaluate major weaknesses and strengths in a business's functional areas. In addition, IFE matrix serves as a basis for identifying and assessing relationships amongst those areas. The IFE matrix is utilised in strategy formulation.
The External Factor Evaluation matrix (EFE matrix) is a tool of strategic management that is typically utilised to assess current market conditions. It is an ideal instrument for visualising and prioritising the threats and opportunities a firm is facing.
The essential difference between the above mentioned matrices lies in the type of factors incorporated in the model; whilst the latter is engaged in internal factors, the former deals exceptionally with external factors – those exposed to social, political, economic, legal, etc. external forces.
Being a continuation of the EFE matrix and IFE matrix models, the Internal External matrix (IE matrix) rests upon an investigation of external and internal business factors integrated into one suggestive model.
Porter Five Forces Analysis
The Porter's five forces analysis studies the industry of operation and helps the company find new sources of competitive advantage. The analysis surveys an industry through five major questions:
- What composes a threat of substitute products and services?
- Is there a threat of new competitors entering the market?
- What is the intensity of competitive rivalry?
- How big is the bargaining power of buyers?
- How significant is the bargaining power of suppliers?
VRIO Analysis
VRIO stands for Value, Rarity, Imitability, Organization. This analysis helps to evaluate all company's resources and capabilities and bring them together into one aggregate table that includes:
- Tangible resources
- Financial
- Physical
- Technological
- Organizational
- Intangible resources
- Human
- Innovation and Creativity
- Reputation
- Organizational capabilities
The result of the analysis gives a clear picture of company's competitive and economic implications, answering the questions if the resources mentioned above are:
- Valuable?
- Rare?
- Costly to imitate?
- Organized properly?


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- Rockland Campus: Main entrance of Boon Campus Center
- ATS Campus: Main entrance on the 2nd floor
- Manhattan Campus: 20th floor
The Center houses the college switchboard, general college information and area maps/bus schedules. Students may also turn in their Traffic Appeals at the Information Center. You may reach the information desk of your campus by dialing "O" from any campus phone, or you may dial x4000 for the Rockland Campus, x5000 for the ATS Campus, and x6000 for the Manhattan Campus.
The Information Center also serves as the primary location for all "lost and found" items picked up around the campus. Speak to the switchboard operator there to report an item lost, to see if it has been turned in, or to bring an item found. A log is kept of all items lost and found. If an item with identification is found, a note will be placed in the student's mailbox notifying him/her. Objects of value (wallets, cell phones, cameras and other electronics) can only be picked up between 9am and 5pm as they are kept in a secure location after hours.
Parking ticket appeal forms are available in the Information Center. Once the form is filled out, attach the parking ticket to the form and submit it to the Information Center. The Facilities Department will process the form and notify the student if the appeal has been granted.


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Review: Zirkova Vodka
Posted by Arctic Wolf on March 25, 2012
Zirkova Vodka is a relatively new Vodka brought to the market here in Canada by Multiculture Bevco owners of the Slava Ultra Premium Vodka and Zirkova Vodka brands. Although this company is based in Oakville, Ontario, the Zirkova is an authentic Ukrainian Vodka produced in the Cherkassy region of Ukraine at the Zlatogor Distillery from rye and wheat grain. This Premium Vodka is four times distilled with only the 'center cut' of each distillation brought forward to the final spirit.
I spent a little time with John Vellinga at the Rocky Mountain Food and Wine Festival this past fall. He is the founder of both the Zirkova and Slava Vodka brands and the CEO of Multiculture Bevco. I found that Mr Vellinga is passionate about his Vodka, and this passion was evident in our discussions as he went to great lengths not only in educating me about his Vodka production, but he also poured me several shots and cocktails to demonstrate the character of both of his Vodka brands in the glass.
I was given a bottle of Zirkova Vodka by the local distributor, River Valley Beverage Group for the purpose of a review here on my website. Here is an excerpt from my review:
"… The Zirkova is not as creamy as some of the more recent vodkas my tasting group have tried. It is, however, very clean upon the palate, and as I swallowed this first sip, it was very clean in the throat as well. A mellow rye-spice 'heat' is present in my throat after I swallow. I detect no bitterness, only a very light aftertaste of rye and a delicate impression of lemon-lime flavour of citrus zest… "
Here is a link to the full review:
Review: Zirkova Vodka
As well I have included a recipe for the Rustic Breeze, a cosmopolitan style cocktail with a nice raspberry twist.
Please enjoy the review and the cocktail recipe!
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Family Ties: Chevy Trucks
Husband and wife tag team the custom truck scene
Oftentimes in this scene, men will spend their free time building their truck, leaving their significant others to enjoy their own hobbies. One will come home covered in grease with a receipt from AutoZone, and the other will come home sporting a fresh do, new nails, and a receipt from Coach. In the case of Mark and Crystal Zarate, of San Antonio, Texas, they are both into building custom trucks. Mark has a 1994 Chevy C3500 dualie and Crystal is the proud owner of a 2004 Chevy Silverado 1500. Both trucks are laid out and fully custom. Now, instead of spending time on separate hobbies, this husband and wife team spends their time arguing about which truck is better. And, of course, Crystal is always right. The Zarate family finished both trucks right before Tex Mex 2011 and unveiled their trucks at the Lake Somerville, Texas, show.
It is obvious that this couple love trucks and that mutual passion has spawned a pair of show-ready trucks. Husband and wife custom truck enthusiasts are nice to see and we hope this tradition continues. Mark and Crystal wanted to thank Patrick Reid, Josh and Thomas at Big D's Line-X, Jerry Vincent, Les Voudrie, fellow Severed Ties members, their parents, and each other for the love and support throughout the builds.
Mark's C3500 was taken to Les Voudrie, in St. Louis, Missouri, to have the suspension built. It consists of DJM shocks and Contitech 2600 airbags fed by ½-inch line up front. While, out back, a bridge notch was fabricated into the frame and a parallel four-link installed. The 'bags are massive Firestone airbags for a tractor-trailer that are supplied by ½-inch SMC valves. Fabtech shocks finish off the rear. Also, a custom bridge was made in the bed with a gooseneck hitch so Mark can still tow in his laid-out dualie. To get the chassis rolling, six Alcoa 22-inch semi wheels were wrapped in Nitto 265/35R22 tires.
Wanting a clean look for his Chevy, Mark first replaced the factory door handles with those from a '94 Altima. He then smoothed the front bumper, molded the dualie fenders to the bed, and shaved the stake pockets. The tailgate handle was moved to the inside of the bed and the third brake light was converted to a 34-inch LED. To finish off the body, a set of Cadillac taillights were installed and the rear bumper was replaced with a roll pan. When the sheetmetal was complete and ready for paint, Patrick Reid from Daggers and Flames Airbrush, in Galveston, Texas, sprayed the entire dualie in Monte Carlo Blue Pearl paint before laying down a set of blue and silver traditional flames over blue airbrushed real-fire flames. And that, my friend, is only on the passenger side. On the driver side, more blue real-fire flames were airbrushed onto the truck with blue, silver, red, and green graphics going from front to rear.
Each side of Mark's dualie has a different attitude. Traditional flames on one side, and a multicolored graphic on the other.
With the chassis and body complete, Mark turned his attention toward the interior. The dash was wrapped in gray tweed and the inserts were painted to match the exterior. The front buckets and rear bench were also wrapped in gray tweed but received gray ostrich skin inserts for a more custom feel. The floor was covered in gray plush pile carpeting and the headliner is matching tweed. A custom center console was built and wrapped in gray tweed and gray ostrich to match the seats. Finally, the steering wheel was discarded in favor of a B.A.D. Rockstar surrogate. For beats, Mark installed a Pioneer head unit that send its signal to two JL Audio amps and then on to the mids in the doors, tweeters in the dash, and the two 10-inch JL Audio subs. Mark could finally ride around in style.
Crystal was tired of riding shotgun in Mark's tricked-out rides so she decided to build her own custom truck to cruise in. Starting with a stock 2004 Silverado, an Ekstensive front kit was installed, consisting of new control arms, along with McGaughy's 2-inch drop spindles, DJM shocks, and Firestone 2600 'bags. Out back, a C-notch was cut into the frame and a simple two-link was bolted on. Matching Firestone 'bags were bolted into place and fed by ½-inch SMC valves. For rolling stock, Crystal went with Boze Six Speed 22-inch billets with custom-painted Speed Grille inserts. The billet hoops are wrapped in Nexen 295/30R22 rubber.
Moving to the body, Crystal decided to ditch the door handles, tailgate handle, and gas door. The front bumper was swapped out for a Street Scene SS bumper and the rear received the roll pan treatment. The bed is tubbed and smoothed and finished off with Line-X. Once again, the airbrush skills of Patrick Reid were called upon, and after spraying VW Cyber Green and Chrysler Black Metallic paint, Patrick airbrushed some green real-fire flames then laid down a sick "biomechanical" graphic. Crystal wasn't 100 percent sure what else she wanted airbrushed onto the truck, so she told Patrick to do skulls with hair. He laughed and said, "Skulls don't have hair, but I get where you're going with the idea." Now residing on her Silverado's tailgate is a large skull with what looks like hair. Good job Patrick.
Inside, the dash has been smoothed and painted and fiberglass door panels were created and also painted to match the exterior. Patrick even went as far as bringing in the graphics onto the jambs, door panels, and lower dash. It truly is something to see. The seats were wrapped in dark green alligator skin and black vinyl. The carpet is black plush pile carpeting and the headliner is black vinyl over flames. For added show points, a Colorado Customs' Severed Ties steering wheel was bolted to the column. MTX and Pioneer audio equipment was used in Crystal's truck for superior bumpability. After installing a 12-inch MTX sub behind the seat, 4x6-inch Pioneer speakers, and 5-inch Pioneer singles were installed in the doors. These were plugged into MTX amplifiers and connected to a Pioneer head unit.
Crystal wasn't to be outdone in the graphics department and called upon Patrick Reid's airbrush skills for her truck as well.


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Sad, melancholic yet hopeful. This string orchestra piece depicts two friends going their separate ways after a long and bonding adventure together. They've gotten to know each other, shared memories and stayed together in victory and defeat. Now has come the fateful time when they must say their goodbyes and go their separate ways. They don't want to, but they know they have to….


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Just a reminder, we have been invited to a "cross-guild" picnic by the Oakland Knitting Guild this Wednesday June 30th, 2010 from 4:00-9:00pm. Location is Fire Fighters Park in Troy which is on Square Lake between Crooks and Coolidge (it's big you can't miss it!) they have rented out the pavilion.
They ask that you bring a dish to pass, your own beverage and chair and of course knitting, spinning, show and share etc. (All paper products, cutlery and ice will be provided)
This will be a great opportunity to meet and spend time with other fiber lovers in our area, lots of new fibery friends! Hope to see you there :)