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Dow-30 component DuPont (DD - Free DuPont Stock Report) may not seem overly alluring at first blush. But a closer look at this chemical manufacturer suggests that the blue-chip stock has enough potential to suit specific investment strategies.
DuPont's roots can be traced back to the early 1800's, when it was originally founded as a maker and supplier of gunpowder. By the early 20th century, the company had expanded its position in the explosives arena via a string of acquisitions, essentially manufacturing and supplying its products to the U.S. military. With DuPont's dominance growing, the Justice Department stepped in and ordered the company to divest some of its units. DD would eventually tap into other areas that proved to be quite lucrative. Indeed, from the latter half of the 19th century and throughout the 20th century, the company began to focus on making non-explosives, turning much of its attention to materials science, where research and development efforts would lead to a number of notable breakthroughs, including synthetic rubber and nylon.
Today, DuPont is known as one of the largest chemical manufacturers in the world, offering a diverse range of high-performance materials and products used in a variety of applications, targeted at the construction, agricultural, medical, biotechnology, and nutrition markets, among others. The Business Blurb section (located at the center of the Value Line page) provides a brief business description, along with other information, related to the chemical giant.
Upon examining the report, we see that the issue is ranked 3 (Average) for Timeliness (found in the Ranks box at the top left-hand corner of the Value Line page), which means its price performance will likely only mirror that of the broader market in the year ahead. Yet, while not an exciting choice for the short term, we would not dismiss DD stock so quickly. Indeed, there are other features that give this blue chip appeal. The stock's dividend yield (in the Top Label), for one, catches our eye. At 3.5%, investors can certainly expect a hearty return from cash distributions on the equity over the coming 12 months. Dividend amounts that have been declared and paid can be found in the Statistical Array (middle section of the page) and in the Quarterly Dividend box (bottom left-hand corner).
Another item that grabs our attention is the Safety rank, contained in the Ranks box. Like Timeliness, Safety ranges from 1 (Highest) to 5 (Lowest). DD's rank of 1 implies its shares have the least amount of risk, and thus are safer, than the average issue under Value Line's review. What's more, the equity is fairly stable, as denoted by the Stock Price Stability mark of 75 (in the Ratings section in the lower right-hand corner of the page). That means the share price tends not to swing wildly on earnings surprises or misses. Also, within the Ratings box, note that the company gets a top-notch score of A++ for Financial Strength, indicating that finances (in terms of cash and debt) are particularly strong.
DuPont shares stand out for other reasons, too. Importantly, the Projections box, at the top left, shows solid percentage price gains expected over the coming three to five years, if one were to invest at the current price displayed on the Top Label. Within the same box, the annual total return shows the estimated rate of return, including price appreciation and prospective dividends, to be paid through the 3- to 5-year span. Based on these calculations, DuPont shares shouldn't disappoint those looking to make money over the long haul, but wanting to sleep at night, too. Analyst Michael Napoli sums it up nicely in the Commentary section of the report, saying "conservative, income-seeking investors may find this equity attractive".
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Barca turn to CAS over transfer ban
Barcelona have announced they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA on Wednesday upheld their transfer embargo until January 2016.
The world's football governing body turned down the Catalan club's appeal to overturn a two-window transfer ban, which was handed to them in April due to concerns over the "international transfer of minors".
Barca recruited five players this summer, including Luis Suarez from Liverpool, while their suspension went on hold during the appeals process, however, and have vowed to continue the fight.
Barcelona will not be able to sign players in either January's or next summer's transfer window
A club statement read: "Regarding the resolution handed today by FIFA's appeal committee with regards to the transfer and registrations of players under 18, FC Barcelona announces that it will continue to defend its interests to the highest sporting legal court, in this case the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
"FC Barcelona cannot agree in any way with the resolution that goes against the spirit of our Masia (Barcelona's youth academy), an example of academic, human and sporting development, recognised worldwide."
Barca were found guilty of breaching FIFA's rules on the transfer of players aged under 18.
The players in question were registered and participated in competitions with the Catalan club between 2009 and 2013, while the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) was also sanctioned by FIFA for the same breaches.
As things stand, Barca - once this transfer window is closed - will not be able to make another signing until January 2016.
FIFA's statement on Wednesday morning read: "Barcelona is to serve a transfer ban which will see the club prevented from registering any players at both national and international level for two complete and consecutive transfer periods, starting with the next registration period (January 2015) given that the appeal of the club had been granted suspensive effect by the chairman of the FIFA appeal committee.
"FC Barcelona has also been ordered to pay a fine of CHF 450,000 (£295,000) and been given a period of 90 days from today in which to regularise the situation of all minor players concerned."
The RFEF also saw its appeal turned down on Wednesday and has been fined.
FIFA's statement added: "The RFEF has been ordered to pay a fine of CHF 500,000 (£330,000) and granted a period of one year in which to regularise their regulatory framework and existing system concerning the international transfer of minors in football."
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Geneva, Switzerland—Under the city, 100 meters deep, lies a particle accelerator with a 27-kilometer circumference used to study subatomic particles. By creating collisions at fantastic energies, it is possible to create particles that otherwise occurred only during the violence of the Big Bang.
A successful experiment requires precise control and focusing of relativistic beams. Bruno Autin, a physicist at CERN, used Mathematica to create an optics program to accomplish this delicate, yet complex task.
"Optics calculations involve heavy matrix manipulations and the solving of high-degree algebraic equations. The symbolic algebra capabilities of Mathematica are an ideal tool to calculate optical modules," Autin said.


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Review: Embeya
564 W. Randolph St. 312-612-5640
Rating: !!! (out of four) Off to a good start
It seems like there's a new restaurant opening in the West Loop every other week these days, and Thai Dang, the chef of recently opened Embeya, is just happy to be in the middle of it all.
"Honestly, I am forever humbled," said Dang, who worked at award-winning restaurants such as Ria and Balsan at the Elysian Hotel (now the Waldorf Astoria) and L2O. "Here I am on a restaurant row, Randolph Street, [near] great restaurants: Blackbird, Avec, Girl & the Goat, people I really respect." Even though many of its neighbors are special-occasion restaurants, Embeya is aiming to be destination-worthy, but also casual enough to draw in West Loop locals. With more than 100 seats, there's certainly room for both.
Dang calls Embeya "progressive Asian." After talking to him about it, I'd call it extremely personal. The menu is a thoughtful mash-up of Dang's Vietnamese heritage and travels throughout Asia. "I don't want to classify it [as] Vietnamese. I don't want to classify it [as] Chinese," he said. "What I showcase on my menu is all of my travels, through Japan and Thailand … and my family, we cook and we enjoy each other's company every weekend."
The restaurant's name is the phonetic spelling of "em be," which means "baby" or "little one" in Vietnamese. It's a nickname that, as the youngest of 10 kids, he's still occasionally called by his siblings to this day. I stopped in to see what the little one with the big new restaurant was cooking.
Hello, gorgeous.
A spin through the revolving door lands you right in front of some Elle Decor magazine-caliber eye candy. Beyond the driftwood host stand are lighting fixtures ensconced in huge tufts of straw--inspired by sea anemones, the hostess told me as she caught my friend and I gawking at them. Through a towering wooden wall with geometric cutouts, weaving among the pretty people and scenery is Attila Gyulai, Dang's business partner. It's not only his chin-length head of dark hair—which is so lustrous that he'd surely be a Pantene model if, you know, Pantene marketed its shampoo to men—that caught my and my dining pal's attention, but also the purposeful way he worked the dining room. Prior to opening Embeya with Dang, Gyulai lead operations at luxury hotels such as the Elysian Hotel (where he met Dang) and Four Seasons. Though Embeya has the we'll-take-care-of-you feel of a glitzy hotel resto, it's without the pretense or the inflated, OMG-I'm-paying-how-much-for-this-drink prices.
Seriously, try the chicken.
By the end of this year, half of Chicago will have eaten Embeya's chicken and scallop dishes. At least that's my prediction if every server is like the ones I had. On two separate visits, two different servers recommended the scallop ($12) and garlic chicken ($18), and both preceded it with an "I know it sounds lame to recommend chicken, but ..." disclaimer. It's not the best I've ever had, as the servers attested, but it was certainly juicy and tender, with an understated sauce of scallion, ginger and garlic dripped across the plate.
Excuse me, is your plate on fire?
As for that scallop, get your camera phone ready: It arrives inside a scallop shell with flames dancing around the edges. Unlike mediocre maki that's set afire at sushi bars just for show, the flavors here live up to the flashy presentation. Soy-sake sauce is just bold enough not to overpower the delicate flavor of the perfectly cooked scallop, accompanied by pickled shimeji mushrooms so tiny and tender that they resisted any effort I made to pick them up with my chopsticks. Sweet potato noodles (similar to Korean japchae) topped with uni (sea urchin), ginger and jalapenos make a tasty sidekick.
Other dishes I tried weren't as memorable as that scallop. Tender ribs with a tamarind-toasted garlic-hoisin sauce ($16) were all tang, with not much to counter it. And though the one dessert our server endorsed with enthusiasm, sticky rice with cardamom-cured mango ($6), was a light and simple way end to the meal, I can't say it was memorable.
File these under: Not for date night
I'm still thinking about the explosion of flavor that was Dang's baby clams ($11), which are diced and mixed with peanuts, fried shallots and toasted garlic as well as Thai chilis and basil. I was happier eating it with a spoon than on the huge, chewy-in-parts rice crackers that came with it. Not the best thing to order if you're, say, meeting a Match.com date; if there's a more graceful way to eat it, my friend and I couldn't figure it out. Dang also deconstructs a Vietnamese summer roll ($9) by serving chunks of pork belly on the side of the traditional rice paper-wrapped veggies, noodles and herbs. The pork's so-crispy-it's-sharp skin reminded me of the Macao-style pork belly from Chinatown's Minghin—that's definitely a compliment—but it was as challenging to eat as the clams. Cutting up both the roll and pork into small enough pieces to combine into one bite was seriously awkward, yet eating them separately didn't seem quite right either.
Why yes, I'll have another drink
Signature cocktails ($12) such as the Tendron & Lime (coconut water, lime and vodka) are simple but made more special with garnishes, such as a crown of lime zest and a cube of caramelized coconut. The wine list taps Asia's neighbors to the west with with sparkling wines from Italy and Germany and rich reds from Spain and Austria. It all goes down so easy with Dang's dishes that you could easily end up a couple rounds in before the meal's half over.
Bottom line
I wasn't sure if Embeya could carry out its intention to be both a destination restaurant and a neighborhood place. But with enough flavor and showmanship to please one-time diners as well as $6 desserts and friendly bartenders to keep West Loop condo dwellers happy, it's headed in the right direction.
West Loop status update
Catch up on what's new and coming-soon on and around Randolph Street's Restaurant Row.
Recently opened ...
AUGUST: Belly Q (1400 W. Randolph St.), City Winery (1200 W. Randolph St.), RM Champagne Salon (116 N. Green St.)
JUNE: G.E.B. (841 W. Randolph St.), Alimentari (621 W. Randolph St.)
MARCH: Nellcote (833 W. Randolph St.)
Coming soon ...
OCTOBER: La Sirena Clandestina (954 W. Fulton Market), Oon (802 W. Randolph St.)
NOVEMBER: Little Goat (820 W. Randolph St.) Grace (652 W. Randolph St.)


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DES digging into ground under old New Ipswich service stationBy NANCY BEAN FOSTER
Union Leader Correspondent
September 05. 2013 8:59PM
NEW IPSWICH — With the old Citgo station gone, the state Department of Environmental Services has moved in and is cleaning up tons of contaminated soil.
According to Joyce Bledsoe of the department's Oil Remediation and Compliance Bureau, the contamination beneath the old gas station has existed since 1989 and was caused by a series of leaks from underground tanks over the station's 60-year history.
"There have been nine underground tanks on that property since it was opened in the 1950s," said Bledsoe.
There were several attempts to mitigate the soil contamination in order to protect the groundwater, but Bledsoe said that because of the building's location, it was impossible to remove all the soil. In 2006, soil was taken from the parking area, but that left plenty of contaminated ground untouched.
The building was recently removed, so now the state can do a complete cleanup, digging up more than 7,000 tons of dirt and shipping it to a recycling plant in Loudon where it will be used to make asphalt, Bedsoe said. New fill has been brought in this week to restore the site, and the current owner, Global Montello Group Inc., will be selling the property once the effort is complete.
In total, the state has paid close to $900,000 over the years to mitigate contamination of groundwater beneath the gas station.
"The State of New Hampshire wants all of its groundwater to be of drinking water quality," said Bledsoe.
In order to maintain that quality, the state has an insurance program paid for by consumers at the pump to help offset the cost of remediation.
"We have a lot of these projects, a lot of sites that are contaminated," said Bledsoe, "and the state Reimbursement Insurance Fund pays for the cleanups."
To guard against future spills, Bledsoe said the department is working to improve standards regarding storage tanks and facilities, and follows upgrades to fuel delivery systems to ensure business owners have all the tools they need to avoid contaminating property.
"The technology has really improved over the years," said Bledsoe.


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Foul weather could be trouble to travelers
Foul weather could be trouble to travelers
A stew of foul weather, ranging from freezing rain and snow in the Midwest to thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in the South, is arriving just in time for one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
Much of the nation is bracing for something: Freezing rain, then 6 inches of snow, is possible in the northern Plains; torrential rains are expected in the Appalachian region; weekend thunderstorms in the South could spawn twisters.
It's all moving into the East, too, creating travel worries in the days leading up to Christmas from Chicago and Detroit to Boston and New York.
AAA projects that nearly 95 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more during the holiday period, which runs from Saturday through Jan. 1.


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Apple enables 'Superstorm Sandy' donations in iTunes Store
No, Cupertino won't take its 30% cut – it all goes to the Red Cross
Apple has added a button to the home page of its iTunes Store that clicks through to a page where you can use your iTunes account to donate money to "Help Superstorm Sandy survivors."
The page lists six different donation amounts ranging from $5 to $200 – all you need to do is click the Donate button under each amount, and "iTunes will transfer 100% of your donation to the American Red Cross."
That's right – 100 per cent. There'll be no 30 per cent cut taken by Apple for its eleemosynary enablement.
There can be no argument, even among the most hardened cynics must agree, that the poor souls most affected by the ravages of that hurricane – or "post–tropical storm", an important distinction if you're an insurance company – need all the help they can get.
In the Long Island town of Breezy Point, for example, 110 homes burnt to the ground and another 20 were damaged by flames in a Sandy-sparked conflagration.
New York governor Mario Cuomo says that the US Army Corps of Engineers is sending its "National Unwatering Team" to New York City, where it will work to drain the estimate 300 to 400 million gallons of water filling that city's subway system.
It's a wee bit damp in New York City's financial district (source: The Christian Science Monitor
New Jersey was hit hard. "Nearly all" of the homes on the New Jersey barrier island that's the site of MTV's Jersey Shore, according to one report, "were seriously damaged, and many were destroyed" – a high price to pay for removing that execrable show from the airwaves.
We at The Reg are well aware that the Windows version of iTunes causes more than a few of our readers to grit their teeth in rage, but may we respectfully suggest that you hold your noses, fire up your copy, and click through to donate to those Sandy-suffering folks on the east coast of the US.
Or, if you can't bear to launch iTunes, just point your browser directly at the American Red Cross Disaster Relief page.
Whichever you choose – and whether you think Sandy was infuriated by climate change or you prefer to chant the mantra "weather is not climate" – we at The Reg recommend that you take heed of the ol' Nike slogan, and "Just Do It". ®


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The pro-life song, "This is My Body," inspired by the writing and preaching of Fr. Frank Pavone and Priests for Life, has won two more national awards from the United Catholic Music and Video Association.
At an awards ceremony on December 1, 2001, at Hartke Theater at the Catholic University of America (Washington, DC), Dana, the famous Irish Catholic singer, won "Songwriter of the Year" award for this particular song.
In the same ceremony, the song was awarded "Pop Contemporary Song of the Year."
At last year's UCMVA awards, the music video of "This is My Body" won the "Music Video of the Year" award. Jody Copeland, of EWTN, was honored for the work he did in producing the video, in which Dana, Gretchen Harris, and Mark Girardin perform.
"This is My Body" was inspired through a conversation that Fr. Pavone had with Dana about the comparison between the words "This is My Body" as used by Jesus to give us eternal life, and as used by abortion supporters to defend the taking of life. Fr. Pavone gave Dana the brochure that he had written about this comparison, and suggested that a song should be written to convey this powerful message. Within a few hours, Dana called him back and said that she had the song basically written! After subsequent meetings and sitting together at the piano, Fr. Frank and Dana were satisfied that the finished product would inspire pro-life people worldwide.
And so it has.
In the song, Dana plays the role of a woman who has had an abortion. Gretchen sings as a woman who believes in the "right to choose." And Mark plays the role of Jesus, who teaches us to sacrifice ourselves for others. They each do this using the same words, "This is My Body."
The video, the audio, and the CD can be obtained through Priests for Life at our online store.


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The 7 Sexiest Censors In Honor Of SOPA
SOPA is an anti-online-piracy bill currently making its way through congress that would grant creators of content extreme amounts of power over how that content is distributed. So if a site is illegally showing "War Horse", Warner Brothers studio could demand that Google remove that site from its search list. Google points out that is is idiotic, because piracy websites will just change their addresses and continue being pirates. The real problem is that the law would also apply to breaches not intended by other law abiding websites – if TheGloss say, posts a clip that Warner Brothers decides they do not like us posting, then they can order us to be taken off the list of search results and have all funding towards that site cease (and as the bill initially proposed, all that would be required was a "good faith letter" from the studios).
While certain big name sites might be fine, and have the reasources to work around this, it has potential to be hugely damaging to smaller sites. Let's say you store pictures online at some site called "Fun picture site." Fun Picture Site posts a picture that is copyrighted. Fun picture site is now shut down. All your fun pictures? No longer exist. The potential for abuse is pretty massive, which is probably why the creator of WordPress (the platform TheGloss runs on) has claimed that "the authors of the legislation don't seem to really understand how the Internet works."
In conclusion, since a lot of the Internet is dark in protest today, we will brighten it up with some sexy pictures of sexy censors! Because we love rules and play by them and are not pirates. Please let us continue to be. Who wouldn't want to hang out with these super hot guys? They are the hottest! I have no idea if any of these pictures are copyrighted, except for the top one, which is from Gizmodo.
ED NOTE: Do you have any idea how hard it is to get full backgrounds on these people with Wikipedia gone dark? Fuck it, I'm just describing their physical attributes. I've been stumbling through bizarre anti-Semitic pages to get background on Joe Breen. Most of the things I say might be completely made up.


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Single Parent….. Double Trouble?
Posted on May 12, 2011 by Vicky Knights | Comments (26)
Single Parent……….. Double Trouble?
Being a parent is not easy. Being a single parent is twice as hard. Responsibilities, worries, bills, school runs, ballet classes, football club…. are borne by one pair of shoulders and even Mr. T couldn't carry that burden alone.
For whatever reason or circumstance finds you in this position, it is one that is initially daunting but with a bit of support, a leap of faith and a good sense of humour, it is one that you can not only survive but embrace. You can sleep easy at night. You can still have a career. You can pay your bills.
Your life doesn't stop; it just takes an unexpected direction that can initially throw you into unfamiliar territory with a large pinch of guilt and a sprinkle of self-doubt.
My journey began when my daughter was a baby. I have since learned through first-hand experience about everything from working tax credits to childcare, flexible working hours to making your pound go further.
From my experience, the work/home balance is a fine juggling act for every mother but once struck, it provides space, self-esteem and fulfilment as a working woman and recharged batteries, passion, excitement and fulfilment as a loving mother.
That pearl of wisdom relayed, I am no expert but knowledge is power and it goes a long way. It gave me strength to know that I wasn't alone or some societal anomaly and that there are a lot of good organisations and websites out there (allmumkind and gingerbread to name but two) that provide practical information and support and don't make you feel like the pip in the apple.
Over the next few months, I shall tackle a number of topics with the aim of clearing the mists of uncertainty and providing a bit of much-needed sanity. I shall be offering practical advice and support for those of you out there that need a nudge in the right direction or just want a friendly ear to listen to your problems or answer your nagging concerns. I am more than happy to answer questions or comments to my post.
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Animal services removes 15 dogs in hoarding case
UPDATE: All 15 dogs have been placed with potential adopters, LCDAS says a meet and greet will be held for the approved applicants and the dogs on Saturday.
LCDAS says 56 applications to adopt the doxies were submitted.
The dogs all tested positive for heartworm, but LCDAS is treating the dogs before they can go home.
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Animal Services removed 15 Dachshunds from a hoarding situation Wednesday afternoon.
An anonymous tip brought officers to the home where they discovered the pups of all ages living in deplorable conditions.
"The carpet was pretty much just compressed excrement that they were maneuvering around in," explained Lt. Tony Backhurst, Lee Co. Domestic Animal Services.
The dogs were surrendered by their owner.
"In a case like this it's pretty much irresponsible pet ownership," Backhurst said.
Licensed mental health counselors say its more than just that. Hoarding is now classified as a mental disorder.
The good news is, the doxies appear to be in relative good health and will be put up for adoption on Friday.
Officials have only released that the home the dogs were found in is located in North Fort Myers.
The case is still under investigation. Animal cruelty charges are pending.
DAS officials say this is about the 20th hoarding case from this year alone.


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Enhancing Diversity in Medicine: A work in progress
December 7, 2012
This article originally appeared in the fall 2012 edition of Bridges, the School of Medicine's alumni magazine.
Born in Mexico and raised in rural Washington amid a tightly knit Latino community, Manny Mendoza, M.D. '10, understands the uphill battle many young Latinos face in launching professional careers, especially careers in medicine.
"In rural areas, in particular where I grew up, access to resources such as advising, mentors and role models is almost nonexistent," he said. "As a result, many friends in my community – Latino students who had the potential to become doctors and nurses – never really considered health care as a career choice."
As a first-year medical student, Dr. Mendoza was introduced to the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA). "I knew right away that this was not only a group I wanted to be very closely involved with, but an organization that would be beneficial to help feed the pipeline as well as assist current Latino students at OHSU."
During the next three years, Dr. Mendoza, in conjunction with OHSU's Center for Diversity & Inclusion, developed a LMSA chapter at OHSU. Since then, chapter members have participated in student interviews, organized blood donations and sat on panels, most recently at the Latino Health Equity Conference. Members also support the annual OHSU Hills for Humanity run and Cover the Uninsured week.
"Manny's efforts have helped lay the groundwork to ensure that all sectors of society receive quality access to health care," said Leslie Garcia, assistant chief diversity officer and vice provost.
Dr. Mendoza, now a resident physician in family medicine at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, points to lessons of leadership, outreach and workforce diversity as key components of his growth as a student at OHSU.
Today, he's building on that growth, serving as the West Coast representative for the National Hispanic Medical Association Committee of Residents. "Diversity enhancement in medicine is a work in progress, and I want to continue to take part in this important effort."
Pictured: Manny Mendoza, M.D.
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Martin Brodeur isn't the only New Jersey Devils goalie who knows a thing or two about shutouts.
Veteran backup Johan Hedberg made 22 saves for his 22nd career blanking, and Steve Bernier scored two of New Jersey's three third-period goals in the Devils' 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday.
The game was scoreless until Bernier broke the deadlock with a power-play goal with 3:54 remaining. He doubled New Jersey's lead just 1:10 later, and David Clarkson sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final minute as the Devils snapped a four-game losing streak (0-1-3).
"We're going to have to have contributions from all kinds of different people," Devils coach Pete DeBoer said. "It's nice to be able to get the win."
Hedberg's biggest save came 8:08 into the third period when he denied Michael Grabner on a short-handed breakaway.
"He had a few breakaways against us, especially short-handed," Hedberg said of the speedy Grabner. "Just tried to come out and try to match his speed as (well) as possible.
"He's one of the quickest players in the world, I think. I haven't seen him do that move before. I've seen him shoot, I've seen him go to the backhand and now something else."
Evgeni Nabokov was strong in making 24 saves for New York. His best stop was 2:05 into the second when he snared a drive by Patrik Elias following Brian Strait's giveaway in the Islanders zone.
"He played well. Kept us in, especially in the second period when they gained some momentum," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. "(New Jersey) came at us pretty hard. I thought both goalies played well. Nabby gave us a chance to win the game."
However, he couldn't stop Bernier's rebound putback of Adam Henrique's shot that was blocked in front.
Bernier struck again soon after with his second of the game and third of the season — all against the Islanders.
"We were buzzing around on the power play and we (shot) the puck and go for the rebound. That's exactly what happened," Bernier said. "On the second, our line (Stephen Gionta and Ryan Carter) did a great job on the forecheck. We were able to keep the puck in.
"I was trying to put the puck in the right places in front of Nabby where I (would) be able to get the rebound and the puck went in. It's great. Obviously great work by everybody on the ice."
The teams took turns controlling playing throughout the first 55 minutes. New York outshot the Devils 10-7 in a high-tempo first period, and New Jersey clamped down on defense in the second.
New Jersey killed all seven New York power plays. The Islanders stifled the Devils' first two advantages before Bernier broke through with the winning goal on New Jersey's third power play.
The Islanders generated only five shots in their 11:30 of power-play time. New York entered the day with the NHL's most potent power play.
"We can't get too frustrated. We had our opportunities on the power play," Capuano said. "They came a little bit more aggressive, I thought. They probably made a few adjustments, but again I thought we got in the zone in our entries the way that we had to but after that there was no energy.
"They were winning all the puck battles. We weren't moving our feet. We weren't functioning properly."
NOTES: New York scratched defensemen Joe Finley and Radek Martinek, and RW Colin McDonald. New Jersey scratched defensemen Peter Harrold and Henrik Tallinder, and C Stefan Matteau. .The Islanders and Devils will play twice more this season — Feb. 16 at Nassau Coliseum, and April 1 in New Jersey. … The announced attendance was 11,558.


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Mitt Romney certainly isn't a hero to his.
The garbageman thinks Romney doesn't care about him. The basis for this conclusion isn't clear. Maybe it's that Romney believes he has no shot at his garbageman's vote. Romney is right about that.
JOHN adds: So is this the new standard in presidential politics? We vote for the guy who cares more about his garbageman? Actually, if I had to choose on that basis, I'm pretty sure Romney would get my vote, but it is an awfully dumb standard.
PAUL adds: John, I think the standard is dumber than what you have described. It's not who cares more about his garbageman; it's who does the garbageman believe cares more about him.
And STEVE adds: I was going to skip saying that this really scrapes the bottom of the can, but it turns out it has backfired, as Romney has quite a lot to say with respect to (and for) garbage haulers. Bob Owens has the full details over at PJ Tattler.


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Advocates proud of progress, but say challenges remainBy DALE VINCENT
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 24. 2013 2:19AM
CONCORD - The theme for this year's National Crime Victims' Rights Week is "New challenges, new solutions," and the director of the state Office of Victim Witness Advocates said challenges facing advocates are elder abuse, human trafficking and terrorism.
Sandra Matheson said New Hampshire residents who said human trafficking is not an issue here are wrong and said it will need to be addressed.
Speaking at a morning gathering at St. Paul's Church, Matheson said she is proud of what has been accomplished in New Hampshire in terms of victims' protection since her office was established in 1987 by then Gov. Stephen Merrill. She said great progress has been made in a number of areas, including crime victims rights and compensation, victim witness advocates and child advocacy centers.
But the unveiling of Victims, Inc.'s 19th Memorial Quilt, and the other quilts displayed at the church that honor victims of crime, including drunken and negligent driving, were a reminder of the widespread impact of loss.
Matheson introduced outgoing Attorney General Michael Delaney, saying: "He's always been out front on these issues." Delaney said the event is an opportunity to honor not only the victims, but also those who have taken up the effort to assist them.
He praised the late Peter Michaud, who died in February. Michaud spent the last 15 of his 30 years working for the state as Victim Services Administrator with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.
Delaney praised Michaud's efforts not only in New Hampshire but also on a national basis. Michaud was the co-founder of the National Association of Victim Service Professionals in Corrections and built the association's website to facilitate communications among all corrections-based victim assistance programs nationally.
Matheson also praised Michaud, saying he had no advocacy experience when she hired him, but: "He changed the culture of the department of corrections." Michaud was also responsible for the statewide automated victim information and notification program.
Delaney recognized as "a tremendous colleague" Kathy Kimball, a retired New Hampshire State Police detective sergeant who serves as coordinator of the New Hampshire Sexual Assault Resource Team (SART) Initiative.
Kimball, who has spent more than 25 years advocating for victims and working to improve police responses to sexual assault, received the National Sexual Violence Resource Center Visionary Voice Award, which recognized one person in each state for their outstanding advocacy and community work to end or prevent sexual violence.
Delaney praised Matheson, who will retire at the end of this year, saying she started as a homicide advocate, but has expanded and taken on other issues, working with their victims.
He said this year's theme is an effort to ensure "All victims of crime receive the support services they need and deserve." Crime affects not only the immediate victim, said Delaney, but also the community and the state. Crime has "repercussions that touch us all," he said.
Delaney introduced Gov. Maggie Hassan, saying she has provided support for child advocacy centers and the Attorney General's Cold Case Unit and restored troopers and advocates in her budget.
Hassan also spoke of the widespread impact of crime, saying the injury total for the Boston Marathon bombing has been dramatically increased, from early reports of 170 to 180 to 264, based on reports from 26 hospitals in the Massachusetts Hospital Association.
Hassan said many people, who considered themselves fortunate not to be badly injured, decided to let hospitals treat those more seriously injured or tried to "shake it off."
But they finally sought needed help, Hassan said.
"When you've been the victim of a crime, come forward so we can help," she said.
She said violence affects every one of our communities and said: "A crime can make a person feel alone, but it doesn't have to be that way."
She thanked the survivors who attended the event, saying: "You are beacons of hope. Your bravery inspires us.
Because of the rain, the Clothesline Project Display, organized by the AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Program of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence was set up in the church basement instead of the State House lawn.


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2011 UNL Biological Systems Engineering graduate, Ian Bargar, has been selected to participate in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals program (CBYX), a year-long, federally funded fellowship for study and work in Germany. While abroad, Ian will attend a two-month intensive German language course in Radolfzell, Germany and then move to the state of Hessen to study for four months at a German University, later completing the program with a five-month internship at a German company in his career field. He will also have the opportunity to take part in seminars in Washington D.C., Berlin, and New York City. Organized by the United States Congress and the German Bundestag, the CBYX program is financially supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act.
Ian is no stranger to learning, traveling, and living abroad. Ian has traveled to Germany twice before: first on a semester-long trip to Berlin where he studied at the Deutsch in Deutschland Institute and also secured an internship at Bruker, an analytical scientific instrument company in Berlin. Later, Ian went on a UNL faculty-led trip to Germany that focused on energy and sustainability in Europe. He credits studying and interning abroad, along with the education he received through the College of Engineering and the Biological Systems Engineering department with teaching him the importance of problem solving, and the value of team work—skills he plans to build upon during his upcoming year studying and working in Germany.
When Ian returned to UNL after his semester abroad, he began doing undergraduate research in Professor Shadi Othman's lab, working on ways to improve image quality and subject safety during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for mice studies. He is currently helping to develop an image compatible bioreactor for tissue engineering as well as serving as the Lab Manager. This August, Ian will leave the lab to take part in the CBYX program, and take the skills he learned at UNL back to Germany to succeed in his work and study there. He hopes to continue research in preparation for graduate studies with the goal of ultimately starting an international career in biomedical engineering.
The CBYX program is designed primarily for young adults in business, STEM (scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematical), agricultural, and vocational fields, though candidates in all fields are encouraged to apply. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents between the ages of 18-24 and have clear career goals and experience in their professional fields. German language ability is not required, but is strongly recommended. Interested applicants can visit http://www.cbyx.info or the Education Abroad Office for more information.
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Check some snapshots and a bit of footage from the day, then pick up the latest issue of the mag for the full article.
Not a bad sight to greet you after almost 24 hours of traveling and delayed flights.
Sole Techs Ashton Maxfield, right before I took all his money in a few heated games of dice. Beginners luck? Yup.
View from the door, Newport Harbor. Beats Rawsons Textiles, I tell you.
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Pierre Andre and Ashton Maxfield.
Transworlds Blair Alley. This dude's a beast, go check his digital empire out now.
Don't mess with Don Brown. You might find yourself covered in taco salad.
Jim Determan talking feet.
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Scotty Cox, dropping lyrics, not bombs.
Pierre and Don.
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Just in case you wondered what the logo looked like, here it is attached to a massive building!
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Mark Hayward's City Matters: Manchester slow to get the lead outBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 16. 2013 10:56PM
In June 2012, a city inspector visited the apartment building at 312 Cedar St. and dutifully noted two violations of the city's housing code. Foundation stones needed to be properly mortared. And overgrown trees in the rear of the house had to be cut back.
Of course, the inspection made no mention of lead. The city doesn't inspect for lead paint, which for decades has been linked to learning disabilities and behavioral problems in children. Nor does the city's housing code prohibit lead in rental properties, like it does unruly backyard trees.
So it should come as no surprise when doctors this summer found high levels of lead in Rukiya Abukar's three small children. They were basically poisoned in an apartment that passed the city's inspection process.
To add insult to injury, the city Welfare Department placed them in the apartment, said Hawa Enow, the 19-year-old daughter of Abukar, who served as a translator.
"We feel really horrible," said Enow. According to a letter from Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, her 4-year-old sister, Amina Abdi, has a lead level of 21 micrograms per deciliter, more than twice the state's action level of 10.
The family — Somali refugees who have lived in Manchester for seven years — moved into the three-bedroom apartment in 2009. They pay $1,000 a month in rent, which does not include heat or electricity.
"It's not a good thing to have lead in the body," Enow said. "They're little kids; they will pick up everything. The baby is crawling. He will pick up everything and just eat it."
Because Abukar's children were poisoned, state health officials have notified the landlord, and an elaborate process of inspection, documentation, remediation and reinspection has begun. Landlord Choundary Khan has applied for a federal grant to pay for the lead removal.
He said he didn't know about lead when he purchased the building in 2007, and it cleared an inspection.
In a nutshell, this describes the upside-down, dysfunctional approach the city of Manchester and the state of New Hampshire take toward lead poisoning. Politicians and inspectors know the poison is out there, but they comfortably ignore it until it shows up in a child's blood and already does its damage.
Then it's "gee, shucks, there's poison in that 100-year-old property? Well I'm shocked." (Lead paint was commonly used on exteriors and interior trims until 1978.)
Manchester is a city that has the shameful history of seeing one of its residents — a 2-year-old child — die of lead poisoning in 2000. And last year, 24 of the 74 cases of lead poisoning in the state — a third — were in Manchester, according to the latest data compiled by the state Department of Health and Human Services. (Along with most New Hampshire cities, Manchester is considered high risk for lead poisoning.)
So why doesn't the city inspect for lead?
The basic assumption is that any structure built or painted before 1978 has lead, according to Manchester's chief housing inspector, David Albin. And his staff doesn't have the manpower to take samples of lead and test them in every property they inspect, he said.
The city's health director, Tim Soucy, recently said that a hand-held spectograph, which measures lead levels with a touch of a button, is too expensive.
But even if the city did test, there is no law or regulation on the books that prohibits lead in apartments. In Massachusetts, landlords must inspect and remove lead from any apartment where a preschool-aged child lives.
Not here.
In 2009, former state Sen. Betsi DeVries sponsored legislation to toughen the state's lead laws, which were some of the weakest in the country at the time, she said. Public health advocates were solidly behind it, but landlords fought the bill.
"I had many angry phone calls," said DeVries, whose district included some center-city areas with old buildings. "We have a lot of slumlords from out of state," she said. "They don't care about the city or the state; they care about their profit margins."
Khan, who owns a market in the city, is not from out of state. He said he is working with the city to get the lead cleaned. He's applied for a grant that will have the federal government foot most of the bill for cleaning up the lead.
He said there was no chipping paint in the apartment, and I didn't see any when I visited. But state officials said a partial inspection found lead on the doors and door stops.
The legislation that finally passed lowered the acceptable blood level of lead in children. And it requires a landlord to test and remove lead from all apartments in a building where a child is poisoned. In 2000, a child suffered lead poisoning at 312 Cedar St., but the law at the time required that only the problem apartment be cleared of lead, not the entire building, state officials said.
So although the 2009 law made some beneficial changes, it kept the current system — poison first, remove lead next — intact. DeVries said it shouldn't be that painful for landlords to remove lead because federal and state money is available to help cover the costs. (Two years ago, I received a grant to remove lead from portions of the two-family home that my family and I live in.)
So the city continues with its lead-free fantasy.
Sellers of real estate sign disclosure forms that say they're unaware (wink, wink) of any lead hazards. Landlords hand out EPA brochures warning of lead to overworked parents who are barely literate in English. Government officials hold lead awareness week where they test children's toys for lead.
And children keep getting poisoned.
To DeVries, the system wouldn't be tolerated anywhere else.
"If it were coming from a source of food you were buying in a supermarket," DeVries said, "the government would be all over it and controlling it."
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"Never mind, we'll do it." It's not the most inspiring environmental slogan, but it might be the wave of the future.
Exhorting households to sort their recyclables often fails to convince families to actually do that. Curbside pickup of beverage containers and newspapers, particularly if the materials can't be intermingled, strains the budgets of many local governments. Beverages in aluminum and plastic containers are increasingly slurped and tossed away from home.
That leaves the technology option, which goes something like this Expect such materials to end up in the trash but retrieve them at the transfer station or the landfill intake.
Most MRFs (material recovery facilities) handle only materials collected as recyclables from households and public places. But a few MRFs tackle the actual raw trash. After 18 months of operation, a joint-venture MRF of this sort—involving Novelis Inc. and the whimsically spelled Prfection Engineering LLC—is ready for germination elsewhere, according to Steve Viny, Prfection's principal.
Atlanta-based Novelis is a major aluminum sheet producer that last year recovered about 40 billion aluminum cans, weighing more than 500,000 tonnes, worldwide. But Novelis has been aiming for a better recycling ratio and helped with the Dayton, Ohio, MRF project, called MiniMRF LLC.
"We designed the equipment for 50 (short) tons per hour. We've been able to achieve that," Viny said. The aluminum cans that get recovered go, naturally, to Novelis, while other metallics are sold to Ferrous Processing & Trading Co., a scrapyard company with headquarters in Detroit. An output stream of organics, despite being flawed for some purposes by powdered glass, is useful to landfills themselves for topping off each day's intake of trash. The tag for that use is "alternative daily cover."
Prfection assembled its equipment from an assortment of vendors. "Some of it we imported from Europe. Some is from the U.S. Even the equipment we import, we modify once we get it here," Viny said. He wouldn't offer cost figures. "Right now, I'd rather not comment on the economics," Viny said.
For guessing at size order, a consultant's report to an Oregon county said last year that trash-based "dirty" MRFs, in a different context, have capital costs around $40,000 for each short ton of daily capacity and operating costs around $40 per ton.
Viny, now 52 years old, has been involved in Ohio waste handling since his early 20s. He is the second generation in his family in a business that started with landfills, then a transfer station, and then a hauling company.
One of the associated companies has run a waste diversion facility in Seville, Ohio, since 1993. It handles half the quantity of the Dayton plant but produces a longer list of recyclable output streams. "We recover organics as compost. We recover wood that we turn into natural mulch. We recover lumber which is turned into color-enhanced mulch. We recover ferrous metal, nonferrous metal, plastics, cardboard, newspaper, mixed paper, glass. We recover an engineered fuel fraction," Viny said, describing the older MRF.
The fuel comes from light paper and from plastic film. "We can make it into a fluff. We can put it into pellets. We can bale it (into larger cubes) for densification and handling purposes," he said, although production of the fuel product has been dropped temporarily by the Seville facility because last year's economic slump forced the cement kiln that was using it to suspend operations. "We are awaiting their reopening," he said.
Unlike the recently established MiniMRF plant in Dayton, the older Seville operation includes some hand sorting, with employees picking out fiber, wood and plastics from conveyor lines. The basic diversion rate from landfill at Seville is 18 to 20 percent, Viny said. When the engineered fuel has an active market, that sends another 20 to 25 percent to a useful destination. Another 8 to 10 percent is material that can be used as yard waste composting.
The MiniMRF project in Dayton, backed by Novelis, is in a county that already provides pickups of recyclables. "They do have curbside recycling (from homes) in Montgomery County, so this is a sort of MRF of last resort," Viny said. Maybe the beverage was consumed in a public place where the only discard option was a garbage can. Or maybe the consumer was lazy.
"Novelis contacted me and said they were interested in developing an MRF that would extract aluminum from the waste stream. Their studies indicated that there was still quite a bit of aluminum left, even after curbside recycling. And they want those UBCs (used beverage cans)," Viny said. "Novelis forced me to put my thinking cap on and we came up with what we view as sort of the next-generation mixed processing facility."
One reason Viny came to Novelis' attention is that the 1993-vintage facility in Seville isn't far from Novelis' traditional U.S. headquarters. Earlier this year, Novelis decided to shift its national headquarters to Atlanta.
Now MiniMRF LLC wants to market the technology. "If you want to buy it, we'll sell it. If you want us to be the developer, we'll own it and operate it. We can go either way," Viny said. He also is willing to configure an upgraded miniMRF to provide raw material for waste-to-energy generating stations, with extra modules to remove glass and high-moisture organics.
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ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2008--Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) (along with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "Charter") today reported its first quarter 2008 financial and operating results.
"Our pro forma double digit revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth for the first quarter was driven by strong RGU additions and ARPU growth," said Neil Smit, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our continued strong performance into 2008 reflects our focus and execution as we pursue the right strategies for Charter, including driving bundled penetration and targeting our operating and capital investments toward the projects with the highest expected returns."
Key Operating Results
All of the following customer growth and ARPU statistics are presented on a pro forma basis. Charter added a net 302,300 RGUs during the first quarter of 2008. As of March 31, 2008, Charter served approximately 5,598,800 customers and the Company's 12,084,400 RGUs were comprised of 5,208,000 basic video, 3,023,200 digital video, 2,768,200 HSI, and 1,085,000 telephone customers.
First Quarter Results - Pro Forma
First quarter revenues were $1.564 billion, a pro forma increase of $148 million, or 10.5%. The increase resulted primarily from increases in telephone and HSI revenues.
Telephone revenues nearly doubled to $121 million compared to pro forma revenue of $63 million in the year-ago quarter. HSI revenues increased $35 million, up 11.9% year-over-year on a pro forma basis, due primarily to an increased number of customers. Video revenues increased $27 million, up 3.2% year-over-year on a pro forma basis, primarily as a result of digital and advanced services revenue growth and rate adjustments. Commercial revenues increased $12 million, or 14.8%, on a pro forma basis, as Charter continues to market The Charter Business Bundle(R). Advertising sales revenue increased $6 million, reflecting a pro forma increase of 9.7% compared to the first quarter of 2007.
Operating expenses, which include programming, service and advertising sales costs, increased 8.8% year-over-year on a pro forma basis, reflecting annual programming rate increases, increased labor and maintenance costs to support improved service levels, and growth of the Company's telephone business and other advanced services. Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased by 13.8% on a pro forma basis compared to the year-ago quarter, reflecting expenditures to further improve the customer experience, increases in bad debt expense, and higher marketing expenditures targeted at revenue growth and retaining customers.
Adjusted EBITDA totaled $545 million for the first quarter of 2008, a pro forma increase of 10.5% compared to the year-ago quarter.
Net cash flows from operating activities for the first quarter of 2008 were $204 million, compared to a pro forma $263 million for the first quarter of 2007.
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First quarter revenues increased 9.8% and operating costs and expenses increased 9.7% compared to year-ago results.
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Income from operations was $205 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared to $156 million in the first quarter of 2007.
Net loss for the first quarter of 2008 was $358 million, or $.97 per common share. For the first quarter of 2007, Charter reported a net loss of $381 million and net loss per common share of $1.04. The decrease in reported net loss was primarily related to higher adjusted EBITDA resulting from higher RGUs and increased ARPU.
Net cash flows from operating activities for the first quarter of 2008 were $204 million, compared to $266 million for the first quarter of 2007.
Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment for the first quarter of 2008 were $334 million, compared to first quarter 2007 expenditures of $298 million. The increase in capital expenditures primarily reflects year-over-year increases in scalable infrastructure related to network upgrades to support higher HSI speeds and other advanced services.
As of March 31, 2008, Charter had $20.575 billion in long-term debt and $467 million of cash on hand. Availability under the Company's revolving credit facility was approximately $1.4 billion at March 31, 2008, none of which was limited by covenant restrictions. Charter expects that cash on hand, cash flows from operating activities, and amounts available under its credit facilities will be adequate to meet its projected cash needs through 2009 and will not be sufficient to fund projected cash needs in 2010 (primarily as a result of the CCH II, LLC $2.2 billion of senior notes maturing in September 2010) and thereafter.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics
The Company uses certain measures that are not defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") to evaluate various aspects of its business. Adjusted EBITDA, pro forma adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net cash flows from operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. These terms, as defined by Charter, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income from operations before depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, and other operating expenses, such as special charges and loss on sale or retirement of assets. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of the Company's businesses as well as other non-cash or non-recurring items, and is unaffected by the Company's capital structure or investment activities. Adjusted EBITDA and pro forma adjusted EBITDA are liquidity measures used by Company management and its board of directors to measure the Company's ability to fund operations and its financing obligations. For this reason, it is a significant component of Charter's annual incentive compensation program. However, this measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and the cash cost of financing for the Company. Company management evaluates these costs through other financial measures.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less capital expenditures and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.
The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA, pro forma adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow provide information useful to investors in assessing Charter's ability to service its debt, fund operations, and make additional investments with internally generated funds. In addition, adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the leverage ratio calculation under the Company's credit facilities or outstanding notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the facilities and notes (all such documents have been previously filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission). Adjusted EBITDA and pro forma adjusted EBITDA, as presented, include management fee expenses in the amount of $34 million and $32 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which expense amounts are excluded for the purposes of calculating compliance with leverage covenants.
In addition to the actual results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we have provided pro forma results in this release for the three months ended March 31, 2007. We believe these pro forma results facilitate meaningful analysis of the results of operations. Pro forma results in this release reflect certain sales and acquisition of cable systems in 2007 as if they had occurred on January 1, 2007. Pro forma income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and pro forma customer statistics as of March 31, 2007 are provided in the addendum of this news release.
Additional Information Available on Website
A slide presentation to accompany the first quarter conference call will be available on the Investor & News Center of our website at www.charter.com in the "Presentations/Webcasts" section. Pro forma data, including disclosure concerning the pro forma data and the basis upon which it was calculated, for each quarter of 2007 can also be found on the Investor & News Center in the "Pro Forma Information" section.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call on Monday, May 12, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) related to the contents of this release.
The conference call will be webcast live via the Company's website at www.charter.com. Access the webcast by clicking on "About Charter" at the top of the home page. Participants should go to the call link at least 10 minutes prior to the start time to register. The call will be archived on the website beginning two hours after its completion. Accompanying slides will also be available on the site.
Those participating via telephone should dial 888/233-1576 no later than 10 minutes prior to the call. International participants should dial 706/643-3458. The passcode for the call is 43490012.
A replay of the call will be available at 800/642-1687 or 706/645-9291 beginning two hours after the completion of the call through the end of business on May 19, 2008. The passcode for the replay is 43490012.
About Charter Communications(R)
Charter Communications, Inc. is a leading broadband communications company and the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including advanced Charter Digital Cable(R) video entertainment programming, Charter High-Speed(R) Internet access, and Charter Telephone(R). Charter Business(TM) similarly provides scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to business organizations, such as business-to-business Internet access, data networking, video and music entertainment services, and business telephone. Charter's advertising sales and production services are sold under the Charter Media(R) brand. More information about Charter can be found at www.charter.com.
(1) Pro forma results are described below in the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics" section and are provided in the addendum of this news release.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined in the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics" section and is reconciled to net cash flows from operating activities in the addendum of this news release.
(3) Average revenue per basic customer.
This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under "Risk Factors" from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this release may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "will," "may," "intend," "estimated," "aim," "on track," "target," "opportunity" and "potential," among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this release are set forth in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND OPERATING DATA (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND SHARE DATA) Three Months Ended March 31, ---------------------------------------- 2008 2007 Actual Actual % Change ------------- ------------- --------- REVENUES: Video $ 858 $ 838 2.4% High-speed Internet 328 294 11.6% Telephone 121 63 92.1% Commercial 93 81 14.8% Advertising sales 68 63 7.9% Other 96 86 11.6% ------------- ------------- Total revenues 1,564 1,425 9.8% ------------- ------------- COSTS AND EXPENSES: Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)(a) 681 631 7.9% Selling, general and administrative (excluding stock compensation expense)(b) 338 298 13.4% ------------- ------------- Operating costs and expenses 1,019 929 9.7% ------------- ------------- Adjusted EBITDA 545 496 9.9% ------------- ------------- Adjusted EBITDA margin 34.8% 34.8% ------------- ------------- Depreciation and amortization 321 331 Stock compensation expense 8 5 Other operating expenses, net 11 4 ------------- ------------- Income from operations 205 156 ------------- ------------- OTHER EXPENSES: Interest expense, net (465) (464) Change in value of derivatives (37) (1) Other expense, net (3) (3) ------------- ------------- (505) (468) ------------- ------------- Loss before income taxes (300) (312) Income tax expense (58) (69) ------------- ------------- Net loss $ (358) $ (381) ============= ============= Loss per common share, basic and diluted $ (0.97) $ (1.04) ============= ============= Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted 370,085,187 366,120,096 ============= ============= Three Months Ended March 31, --------------------------- 2007 Pro Forma(a) % Change -------------- --------- REVENUES: Video $ 831 3.2% High-speed Internet 293 11.9% Telephone 63 92.1% Commercial 81 14.8% Advertising sales 62 9.7% Other 86 11.6% -------------- Total revenues 1,416 10.5% -------------- COSTS AND EXPENSES: Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)(a) 626 8.8% Selling, general and administrative (excluding stock compensation expense)(b) 297 13.8% -------------- Operating costs and expenses 923 10.4% -------------- Adjusted EBITDA 493 10.5% -------------- Adjusted EBITDA margin 34.8% -------------- Depreciation and amortization 330 Stock compensation expense 5 Other operating expenses, net 3 -------------- Income from operations 155 -------------- OTHER EXPENSES: Interest expense, net (464) Change in value of derivatives (1) Other expense, net (3) -------------- (468) -------------- Loss before income taxes (313) Income tax expense (50) -------------- Net loss $ (363) ============== Loss per common share, basic and diluted $ (0.99) ============== Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted 366,120,096 ==============
(a) Pro forma results reflect certain sales and acquisitions of cable
systems in 2007 as if they occurred as of January 1, 2007. The
pro forma statements of operations do not include adjustments for
financing transactions completed by Charter during the periods
presented or certain other dispositions of assets because those
transactions did not significantly impact Charter's adjusted
EBITDA. However, all transactions completed in 2007 have been
reflected in the operating statistics. The pro forma data is
based on information available to Charter as of the date of this
document and certain assumptions that we believe are reasonable
under the circumstances. The financial data required allocation
of certain revenues and expenses and such information has been
presented for comparative purposes and is not intended to provide
any indication of what our actual financial position, or results
of operations would have been had the transactions described
above been completed on the dates indicated or to project our
results of operations for any future date.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) March 31, December 31, 2008 2007 ------------ ------------ ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $ 467 $ 75 Short-term investments 74 - Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 207 225 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 38 36 ------------ ------------ Total current assets 786 336 ------------ ------------ INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES: Property, plant and equipment, net 5,114 5,103 Franchises, net 8,941 8,942 ------------ ------------ Total investment in cable properties, net 14,055 14,045 ------------ ------------ OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS 316 285 ------------ ------------ Total assets $ 15,157 $ 14,666 ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,408 $ 1,332 ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities 1,408 1,332 ------------ ------------ LONG-TERM DEBT 20,575 19,908 NOTE PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY 67 65 DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES - RELATED PARTY 14 14 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 1,237 1,035 MINORITY INTEREST 201 199 PREFERRED STOCK - REDEEMABLE 5 5 SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT (8,350) (7,892) ------------ ------------ Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit $ 15,157 $ 14,666 ============ ============
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) Three Months Ended March 31, ------------------- 2008 2007 --------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net loss $ (358) $ (381) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 321 331 Noncash interest expense 13 11 Change in value of derivatives 37 1 Deferred income taxes 57 68 Other, net 13 11 Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from dispositions Accounts receivable 18 37 Prepaid expenses and other assets (2) (4) Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other 105 192 --------- --------- Net cash flows from operating activities 204 266 --------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of property, plant and equipment (334) (298) Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures (31) (32) Purchases of short-term investments (74) - Other, net 3 9 --------- --------- Net cash flows from investing activities (436) (321) --------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Borrowings of long-term debt 1,765 911 Repayments of long-term debt (1,102) (691) Payments for debt issuance costs (39) (20) --------- --------- Net cash flows from financing activities 624 200 --------- --------- NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 392 145 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period 75 60 --------- --------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $ 467 $ 205 ========= ========= CASH PAID FOR INTEREST $ 323 $ 304 ========= ========= NONCASH TRANSACTIONS: Cumulative adjustment to Accumulated Deficit for the adoption of FIN 48 $ - $ 56 ========= =========
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED SUMMARY OF OPERATING STATISTICS Approximate as of -------------------------------------- Actual Pro Forma ------------------------- ------------ March 31, December 31, March 31, 2008(a) 2007(a) 2007(a) ------------ ------------ ------------ Customer Summary: Customer Relationships: Residential (non-bulk) basic video customers(b) 4,949,100 4,959,800 5,084,600 Multi-dwelling (bulk) and commercial unit customers(c) 258,900 260,100 268,700 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total basic video customers 5,208,000 5,219,900 5,353,300 Non-video customers(b) 390,800 376,400 343,700 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total customer relationships(d) 5,598,800 5,596,300 5,697,000 ============ ============ ============ Pro forma average monthly revenue per basic video customer (e) $ 100.14 $ 97.99 $ 88.28 Pro forma average monthly video revenue per basic video customer(f) $ 57.46 $ 56.05 $ 54.11 Residential bundled customers(g) 2,602,800 2,506,700 2,305,300 Revenue Generating Units: Basic video customers(b)(c) 5,208,000 5,219,900 5,353,300 Digital video customers(h) 3,023,200 2,920,400 2,835,400 Residential high-speed Internet customers(i) 2,768,200 2,682,500 2,517,300 Telephone customers(j) 1,085,000 959,300 573,300 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total revenue generating units(k) 12,084,400 11,782,100 11,279,300 ============ ============ ============ Video Cable Services: Basic Video: Estimated homes passed(l) 11,795,600 11,744,300 11,530,200 Basic video customers(b)(c) 5,208,000 5,219,900 5,353,300 Estimated penetration of basic homes passed(b)(c)(l)(m) 44.2% 44.4% 46.4% Pro forma basic video customers quarterly net gain (loss)(b)(c)(n) (11,900) (66,400) 17,100 Digital Video: Estimated digital video homes passed(l) 11,701,000 11,650,000 11,426,000 Digital video customers(h) 3,023,200 2,920,400 2,835,400 Estimated penetration of digital homes passed(h)(l)(m) 25.8% 25.1% 24.8% Digital penetration of basic video customers(b)(c)(h)(o) 58.0% 55.9% 53.0% Digital set-top terminals deployed 4,340,300 4,192,700 4,077,500 Pro forma digital video customers quarterly net gain(h)(n) 102,800 59,700 65,100 Non-Video Cable Services: High-Speed Internet Services: Estimated high-speed Internet homes passed(l) 11,078,100 11,023,700 10,777,400 Residential high-speed Internet customers(i) 2,768,200 2,682,500 2,517,300 Estimated penetration of high-speed Internet homes passed(i)(l)(m) 25.0% 24.3% 23.4% Pro forma average monthly high-speed Internet revenue per high-speed Internet customer(f) $ 40.08 $ 40.53 $ 39.76 Pro forma high-speed Internet customers quarterly net gain(i)(n) 85,700 50,500 123,900 Telephone Services: Estimated telephone homes passed(l) 9,525,200 9,013,900 7,264,000 Telephone customers(j) 1,085,000 959,300 573,300 Estimated penetration of telephone homes passed(i)(l)(m) 11.4% 10.6% 7.9% Pro forma average monthly telephone revenue per telephone customer(f) $ 40.42 $ 41.77 $ 42.06 Pro forma telephone customers quarterly net gain(j)(n) 125,700 155,300 127,000
Pro forma operating statistics reflect the sales and acquisitions of
cable systems in 2007 as if such transactions had occurred as of the
last day of the respective period for all periods presented. The pro
forma statements of operations do not include adjustments for
financing transactions completed by Charter during the periods
presented or certain other dispositions of assets because those
transactions did not significantly impact Charter's adjusted EBITDA.
However, all transactions completed in 2007 have been reflected in
the operating statistics.
(a) "Customers" include all persons our corporate billing records show
as receiving service (regardless of their payment status), except
for complimentary accounts (such as our employees). In addition,
at March 31, 2008, December 31, 2007, and March 31, 2007,
"customers" include approximately 30,600, 48,200, and 31,700
persons whose accounts were over 60 days past due in payment,
approximately 4,700, 10,700, and 4,100 persons whose accounts
were over 90 days past due in payment and approximately 3,200,
2,900, and 2,000 of which were over 120 days past due in payment,
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP MEASURES (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) Three Months Ended March 31, -------------------------------- 2008 2007 2007 Actual Actual Pro Forma(a) --------- --------- ------------ Net cash flows from operating activities $ 204 $ 266 $ 263 Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment (334) (298) (298) Less: Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures (31) (32) (32) --------- --------- ------------ Free cash flow (161) (64) (67) Interest on cash pay obligations(b) 452 453 453 Purchases of property, plant and equipment 334 298 298 Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures 31 32 32 Other, net 10 2 2 Change in operating assets and liabilities (121) (225) (225) --------- --------- ------------ Adjusted EBITDA(c) $ 545 $ 496 $ 493 ========= ========= ============
(a) Pro forma results reflect certain sales and acquisitions of cable
systems in 2007 as if they occurred as of January 1, 2007.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) Three Months Ended March 31, ------------------- 2008 2007 --------- --------- Customer premise equipment(a) $ 165 $ 161 Scalable infrastructure(b) 81 49 Line extensions(c) 21 24 Upgrade/Rebuild(d) 17 12 Support capital(e) 50 52 --------- --------- Total capital expenditures $ 334 $ 298 ========= =========
(a) Customer premise equipment includes costs incurred at the customer
residence to secure new customers, revenue units and additional
bandwidth revenues. It also includes customer installation costs
in accordance with SFAS No. 51 and customer premise equipment
(e.g., set-top boxes and cable modems, etc.).
CONTACT: Charter Communications, Inc.


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There are so many little moments that escape me as they slide by. I thought I'd try to capture some of them today.
4:56 am – Hubster came in to kiss me good-bye before leaving for work. A few seconds after the door slammed it occurred to me that I should have asked him if the snow came.
5:01- Fell back asleep.
6:30 – Alarm clock radio turns on and our friend the DJ announces that snow did not fall last night. (No surprise.) My school is not delayed. So I have to get up.
6:45 – Bri wakes up and calls for me. She scampers around the house using her favorite phrases. "I watch Sesame Street?" "I eating." "Want buh-nah-nuh."
6:56 – I've now tried on three different outfits involving multiple layers. I finally settle on two layers of pants, a long sleeved shirt and a sweater. The budget cuts have seriously impacted the school's thermostat.
7:00 – Start dressing Bri for the day. The laundry needs to be done! Cute pink dress with long sleeves, thick white tights and a pretty sweater.
7:23 – Run outside to start the car. Bri freaks out, thinking that I'm leaving without her. Load up the supplies for the sweet tea lab. Then back inside to make my lunch, Bri's milk and the pot roast for dinner. (Love that crock pot!)
7:30 – Finally heading out the door.
7:45 – Drop Bri off at daycare. Give her milk and a banana to eat in addition to the toast and grits that the daycare serves. Get a sloppy banana kiss from Bri before leaving. (Best part of my day!)
7:48 – Realize that I've left the ladle at home and will definitely need it for lab today. Head back towards the house. Gonna be late.
8:02 – Pull into my parking space at school with ladle and lab supplies. Spot a kid from third period. Wrangle him into carrying lab supplies to the classroom for me.
8:15 – Pledge of allegiance. Moment of silence. Announcements.
8:21 – Begin teaching Chemistry students. Go over homework.
8:35 – Notes on ionic bonding. Oxidation numbers. Electron dot diagrams. Naming ionic compounds. Practice problems.
9:10 – Class changes.
9:15 – More Chemistry students. Lather, rinse, repeat.
10:05 – Class changes.
10:10 – Physical Science kids arrive. Spend twenty minutes reviewing the mixture station labs from yesterday. Discuss terms like heterogenous, homogenous, miscible, immiscible, concentration, molarity, colloids, suspensions and emulsions.
10:30 – Break up into lab groups. Each student gets a small concentrated cup of tea and each student gets a large diluted cup of tea. Groups have sugar and individuals are instructed to add the same amount of sugar to each cup. We discuss concentration, dilution, and the kids get to drink the tea. They record their results and conclusions.
11:00 – Clean up and wrap up.
11:05 – New class of Physical Science kids. Lather, rinse, (lunch) repeat.
12:30 pm – Planning period. Begin typing up lesson plans for next week. Research testing requirements for continuing certification. Realize once again that we have a four day weekend next weekend. Happy dance.
1:22 – Run to the potty. Won't have another break for two hours!
1:25 – Class changes. New set of Chemistry kids.
2:30 – Class changes. New set of Physical Science kids.
3:20 – School day ends. Clean up sticky wet desks and spilled sugar. Realign desks. Finish typing lesson plans. Post them for parents to see online. Make copies for Monday. Empty splash bucket from lab. Clean up lab supplies and stack them near the door so that I'll remember to take them home. Lock laptop up.
4:35- Finally leave the school. Head over to the daycare.
4:45 – Chat with the ladies in the front about the photos I took for the Chamber of Commerce. One of the photos is the cover image for the new community magazine.
4:47 – Find Bridoodle playing near the door with Baby (her baby-doll) and a wooden stove. Poor Baby. I squat down to talk to her at eye level and instantly find myself surrounded by two year olds. One little girl hugs me from behind. One little boy plays with my hair. Two kids crowd in to say, "Hi!" Bri becomes protective and jealous. I scoop her up and away from the crowd. We collect her things and head for the door.
5:00 pm – Walk into a cold house. The pot roast smells heavenly. Turn on the heater. Turn on the TV – 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. Sit down to check e-mail, facebook, Twitter, etc.
5:26 – Hubster calls to tell me he'll be a little late getting home. Nothing major. (I love it when he calls me like that!)
6:03 – Put some rolls in the oven.
6:26 – Prep the table for dinner. Bri sits on her stool chattering away. "I color. I color Mickey Mouse. See? See Mommy? I coloring."
6:47 – Sit down with Hubs and Bri for pot roast, carrots and potatoes. Yummy!
7:03 – Spontaneously decide to make honey toast for dessert. We all eat a piece. Deliciousness.
7:18 – Hit the shower while Hubs cleans up the kitchen.
7:32 – Dressed in PJ's with a towel on my head, I find Hubs on the computer and Bri "reading" books.
7:48 – Time for Bri to go to bed. We say prayers together as a family. Bri's feeling pretty silly tonight. She gives me really long kisses where she wipes her mouth back and forth across my cheek. We laugh hysterically.
7:55 – Start typing this post! Edit photos. Watch mindless TV. Wait for Hubster to fall asleep on the couch so that we can head to bed.
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