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Peer-Reviewed Publications
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The Psychosocial Needs of Adolescent Males Following Interpersonal Assault." Journal of Adolescent Health. 2017."
Pediatric and adolescent mental health emergencies in the emergency medical services system." Pediatrics. 2011;127(5):e1356-66."
Self-reported violence-related outcomes for adolescents within eight weeks of emergency department treatment for assault injury." J Adolesc Health. 2011;49(4):440-2."
Development, validation, and utility of internet-based, behavioral health screen for adolescents." Pediatrics. 2010;126(1):e163-70."
Feasibility and effects of a Web-based adolescent psychiatric assessment administered by clinical staff in the pediatric emergency department." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164(12):1112-7."
Using community-based participatory research to develop the PARTNERS youth violence prevention program." Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2010;4(3):207-16."
Before and after the trauma bay: the prevention of violent injury among youth." Ann Emerg Med. 2009;53(4):490-500."
Feasibility of an interactive voice response tool for adolescent assault victims." Acad Emerg Med. 2009;16(10):956-62."
Translating community-specified indicators of program success into measurable outcomes." J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009;15(6):E22-30."
Adolescent decisional autonomy regarding participation in an emergency department youth violence interview." Am J Bioeth. 2005;5(5):70-4; discussion W14."
Heart rate and posttraumatic stress in injured children." Arch. Gen. Psychiatry. 2005;62(3):335-40."
Characterization of interpersonal violence events involving young adolescent girls vs events involving young adolescent boys." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158(6):545-50."
Persistence of posttraumatic stress in violently injured youth seen in the emergency department." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156(8):836-40."
Emergency department evaluation of acute stress disorder symptoms in violently injured youths." Ann Emerg Med. 2001;38(4):391-6."
Violence prevention in the emergency department: clinician attitudes and limitations." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000;154(5):495-8."
Interpersonal violence." Curr. Opin. Pediatr.. 1999;11(6):588-93."


text: What a doll face you are! That black spot on your nose just seals it for me. Of course, I'm partial to calico kitties but you are just the cutest. If you really like fresh water, tell your mom to buy you a kitty fountain. Drinkwell makes an awesome one and my Fur Posse love theirs. Keep on being as lovable as you are but don't get underfoot too much; wouldn't want those teeny paws to get stepped on. Enjoy your day as COTD, beautiful girl. :love:

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ST Mary's Gaels coach Randy Bennett has compared Matthew Dellavedova to one of the NBA's premier point guards.
Maryborough-raised Dellavedova started his fourth US college basketball season under Bennett this week when the Gaels thrashed Sonoma State 95-69.
Leading into the game, Bennett said Dellavedova's stellar career with the Gaels put him in the same class as two-time NBA most valuable player Steve Nash.
"Of players that have been in this league, he reminds me of (Steve) Nash," Bennett told smcgaels.com.
"That's a tough comparison, because Nash has gone on to be what he is. In college, I saw Nash all four years and they're pretty similar.
"The numbers are similar, their game is similar, their size is similar, their leadership and impact on winning is similar."
Dellavedova, who scored 20 points and dished out five assists in the season-opening win over Sonoma State, will finish his college career this season as one of the Gaels' most decorated players.
He's already handed out more assists than any other player in school history and he's likely to break the most points in school history record by season's end.
Last year he was named the West Conference Player of the Year and earned selection in the Academic All-American team.
According to Bennett, what Dellavedova does for the Gaels can't be measured by just points and assists.
Bennett is adamant Dellavedova should be rated in the premier points guards in college basketball.
"He would be considered one of those guys if he scored 20 a game, but there's somebody else getting 12 or 13 a game because of what he's doing," Bennett said.
"There's somebody else that feels a little more confident, there's somebody else that's winning some more games for us because of what he's doing for us.
"Those things are hard to measure."


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Impacts of large herbivorous mammals on bird diversity and abundance in an African savanna", Oecologia, vol. 156, p. 387-397, 2008., "


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You'll never reach the top level in Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, self-actualization, if you concern yourself with your possessions. If you focus on acquiring gadgets, showering your children with toys, or achieving other materialistic pursuits, if you do so while neglecting the pursuit of including satisfying experiences in your life, you can never reach your full potential.
Even thinking about experiences beyond base needs is a luxury when abiding by Maslow's theory, because pursuing fulfilling experiences requires discretionary income or available cash. Anyone who hasn't been able to meet the lower-level requirements in the hierarchy may need to devote all resources to health and safety. For those of us in the developed world who have benefited from a society that allows successful people to do as they choose with their financial surplus, we often face questions about how to spend that money with an eye towards increasing happiness.
As I've found myself in a more comfortable financial situation over the last decade — and that comfort comes from an increased income and an ability to save for the future without sacrificing too much of my present — I've begun trying to find more ways to use surplus income (after meeting savings goals) to enjoy my life today. Financial writers often get caught up with the idea that people need to save as much money as possible for the future, but once there is some comfort with planning, there has to be an opportunity to enjoy life today.
Once my finances were on a solid path, I decided I was comfortable increasing today's expenses. The gateway for me was most likely moving into a new apartment. If my only income came from my day job, I might not have been able to comfortably move from a small apartment to a nicer, larger apartment without making sacrifices somewhere else. By moving into the newer apartment, I recognized that my income stream outside of my day job would be fairly steady, and that I had an emergency fund for back-up in the event of a disaster. I also accumulated things. With my day job, I was able to afford cable again, but with extra income, I was able to justify high-definition service and a new, high-definition television.
I was able to afford to buy cameras, lenses, and other photography equipment (several of which I still purchased used to save money), and to explore this hobby further. This gets into the topic at hand: experiences vs. things. While photography equipment consists of things, they are items that allow me to explore a hobby — or possibly a future business — and create experiences for myself. I attended classes at the local arts council to further develop my skills.
A study from 2003 building on prior research about materialism explains that using money to acquire experiences increases long-term happiness than using money to acquire objects. Here are some of the results:
As anticipated, respondents asked to evaluate an experiential purchase indicated that it made them happier than did those asked to evaluate a material purchase. Respondents also indicated that experiential purchases were better financial investments than material purchases. Participants indicated that, compared with material purchases, experiential purchases made them happier, contributed more to their happiness in life, and represented money better spent. Respondents were also less inclined to say that the money spent on experiences could have been better spent elsewhere than the money spent on material possessions.
The authors of the 2003 study also offer suggestions for the causes of these results. Why do experiential purchases result in happiness more than material purchases?
- Experiences are more open to positive reinterpretation. As time passes, view of history becomes rosier.
- Experiences are more central to one's identity. We are the sum of our experiences; people rarely identify with the items they've collected around their house as much as they identify with experiences like travel, operating their own business, and spending time with family.
- Experiences have greater social value. People like sharing and talking about their experiences, and this type of discussion fosters better relationships than talking about possessions.
A follow-up study in 2010 goes further to explain why experiences are more satisfying. This study found that it was easy to compare a purchased item, such as a high-definition television, with other similar items at the time of purchase and looking back. When comparing experiences, such as a family trip to Disney World, it's much more difficult to make effective comparisons. Also, consumers are more likely to try to get the best deal when shopping for items with a strong field of comparable items but are more likely to satisfice when deciding to purchase an experience. Among other reasons, the researchers also determined that consumers are more likely to compare their material purchases with others' purchases while have a difficult time doing the same for experiential purchases.
You may be looking forward to the holidays, wondering what type of gifts would make your family and friends happiest. You can always play to the utilitarian point of view by purchasing gifts that the recipient might need, but to have the greatest impact, consider finding a way to offer an experience that everyone would enjoy. The benefits might not be immediate, but an experience could create memories that outshine this year's hot Christmas toy or latest Apple product for years to come.
Some experiential holiday gifts come to mind.
- A weekend getaway. Spend the weekend in a nearby city to save on transportation costs, and explore the town. This is something I did this past weekend in Philadelphia. It wasn't a gift, but I am sure my girlfriend and I are going to remember our scary experience at the Eastern State Penitentiary for the rest of our lives.
- Dinner and a Broadway show. Good food and entertainment combine to make lasting memories that enhance happiness. For those who attend Broadway shows more than once a year, find a way to make it more memorable, perhaps with a backstage tour, VIP seating, or meeting the cast.
- Long-distance travel. It's often less expensive to travel outside of the country than to travel across. Within the United States, there are almost endless opportunities for unique travel experiences as well. I will always remember the time I spent exploring Death Valley with my family.
- An exciting activity. My girlfriend seems interested in skydiving and hot-air-ballooning. I'm not a big fan of either of these activities because I would like to live for a long time, but I know these are activities that would make her happy if she were to live to tell me about them.
Consider leaving behind the material this holiday season and increasing someone's long-term happiness by engaging in an activity or experience the memory of which will last a lifetime and become more favorable as time passes.
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2003 [pdf] and 2010 [pdf]
Updated April 13, 2016 and originally published November 15, 2011.


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Jack & Bobby
"Election Night" - (TV-14, D, L) (HDTV)
Wednesday, November 03 2004 Fresh Episode
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COMES DOWN TO A FEW VOTES - Bobby (Logan Lerman) is heartbroken over his break-up with Dex (guest star Jeanette Brox) and decides to get even with Jack (Matt Long) after finding out he is responsible for their split. Bobby's actions cause Jack, Missy (Keri Lynn Pratt) and Courtney (Jessica Par�) much embarrassment and anger, which results in a feud between the brothers. Meanwhile, Grace (Christine Lahti) and Tom (Bradley Cooper) sneak away from the campus election night party to smoke pot, which proves to be a terrible mistake for Grace and her family. The future reveals that in 2040, McCallister wins the election by only a few votes. Edwin Hodge and John Slattery also star. Keith Samples directed the episode written by Erik Oleson (2T5407).


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I certainly wouldn't undersell Steyn and Philander as they're both bowlers of the highest quality, but it just seems several of our blokes have lost the ability to know where off stump is. It's particularly concerning imo for a left hander, because about three quarters of the balls you face will go across your bows.
As I say, part of it is the quality if the bowling, but by the same token the footwork of these blokes is not that encouraging at all.
Shot Eddie.


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MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) -- Mount Pleasant police have made an arrest in the death of a 3-year-old boy.
According to Mount Pleasant Police Chief Tim Zarzecki, police and paramedics received a call at about 10:10 a.m. Friday for an unresponsive child.
Racine County Medical Examiner Mike Payne says 3-year-old Hunter J. Wise was pronounced dead about 20 minutes later at a Racine hospital.
Later that day, police arrested a male on tentative charges of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the child's death. He's being held at the Racine County Jail pending formal charging by the district attorney's office.
Payne tells the Journal Times (http://bit.ly/17i3eUN) that medical examiner officials started the boy's autopsy Saturday morning but results likely won't be available until Monday.


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Bert E. DeVlieger, Sr., 80, formerly of Kennedy, Lakewood and Panama, passed away at 2:10 a.m., Friday (March 29, 2013) in the Heritage Park Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility.
A lifelong area resident he was born March 11, 1933, in Jamestown, N.Y., a son of the late Robert and Anna Goade DeVlieger.
Before his retirement he was employed as a supervisor for the former Dahlstrom Manufacturing Company, where he worked for 20 years.
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Bert E. DeVlieger, Sr.
He was a faithful member of the Niobe Baptist Church and in earlier years was a board member for the Church of the Nazarene where he was instrumental in the ground breaking and building of the church. He will be remembered as a loving and caring father and grandfather who loved to go camping and spend time fishing.
Surviving are three daughters, Carolyn (Ronnie) Smith of Busti, Pamela DeVlieger of Jamestown and Charlotte McNeill of Greenhurst; two sons, Robert E. (Mary) DeVlieger of Panama and Bert E. (Chrissy) DeVlieger, Jr., of Kennedy; 24 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his loving dog, Angel, who was his constant companion through the years.
Besides his parents he, was preceded in death by his wife, the former Esther Malacky DeVlieger whom he married March 18, 1950, and who died August 20, 2005; a sister, Joyce Culver; a son, Carl J. Stevens; and a great-grandson, Devin Daniels.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Monday, April 1 in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Kevin Hadley, pastor of the Niobe Baptist Church, officiated. Inurnment was in the Sunset Hill Cemetery. Friends were received for one hour prior to the service on Monday in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Niobe Baptist Church, Church St., Niobe, N.Y. 14758.
Light a candle in remembrance of Bert at www.lindfuneralhome.com.


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Furloughs for the nation's air traffic controllers are scheduled to begin Sunday and that could begin to snarl air travel throughout the US.
The furloughs won't leave Reno Tahoe Airports tower dark. We're told it will remain manned 24/7.
And it's not going to have a big impact at the nation's smallest airports at least yet. The F-A-A has delayed the closure of towers at 149 of them until mid-June.
The big impact is going to be at the nation's busiest airports. Fewer air traffic controllers at hubs like New York, Chicago and LA will mean delays, perhaps as long as three hours in Atlanta.
And that's going to send a ripple effect throughout the air travel industry.
If your travel plans include connections at those cities, you might want to take along a book and plan for a long layover.
"You want to keep those connections quick,"says Reno Tahoe Airport spokesman Brian Kulpin. "You want to get to the airport with that little bit of time to go and not dwell on the airport, but this is a time when maybe those travel habits are going to have to change a little bit."
All of this is happening because of that sequestration agreement and the big across the board cuts the Congress and the administration imposed on themselves to force a budget agreement.
The F-A-A needed to cut $600 million dollars and says this is the only way they could do it.
The nation's airlines and the pilots union argue the F-A-A could have found other ways to make the cuts. Late today they filed a lawsuit in federal court, seeking to block the furloughs.


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As an answer to someone asking whether Unity will require a working OpenGL stack to operate in Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal", Mark Shuttleworth announced that Canonical would offer an optional, QT-based, "2D" implementation of Unity. Here is a video, too.
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by vivainio on Sat 15th Jan 2011 21:01 UTC in reply to "RE[4]: WTF?!?"
First of all, telling the other person to get a job is the arrogant part; you don't know whether or not he has one or whether or not he could afford a computer.
Obviously I was not referring to parent poster. Everyone on osnews can afford a computer (otherwise they would not be on the internet).
If you can afford internet, you can afford a computer with >= 1 gig of ram.
Secondly, just telling someone to buy a newer, better computer is the ignorant part; it's much wiser to keep using old hardware as long as it works and fits the bill. Just buying new all the time creates unnecessary stress on the environment.
You can acquire a fast enough computer second hand for under 100eur, without stressing the environment. I buy almost all my components (not monitors) second-hand, since that's the most rational way to go about it anyway.
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Art is enjoyed by all, but these pieces are strictly woman's work. Heather Gorham got laid off from a job that left her unsatisfied and was completely overjoyed to use her newfound time to paint to her heart's content. Lisa Portland is a painter who never picks up a brush. The visions of her of thoughts are created as paper towels and Q-tips transport the paint onto the canvas.
Visit the Website: http://www.klru.org/artsincontext
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2010 Baseball
MSJ completes HCAC sweep of Beavers
Mount St. Joseph completes three-game sweep of Beavers
April 2, 2010
Game one box score I Game two box score
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The College of Mount St. Joseph used its superb pitching to take a pair of games from the Beavers at Xavier University on Good Friday, April 2, 2010. Bluffton dropped to 7-14 overall and 0-7 in the Heartland Conference, while MSJ improved to 12-8 with a spotless 3-0 mark in the HCAC.
Mount St. Joseph 7, Bluffton 0
The Lions scored all the runs they would need when MSJ took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of innng one. Two walks and a hit batter combined with three hits gave the home team a lead that was never in jeopardy. MSJ tacked on three more scores in the fifth to put the game out of reach.
Bluffton managed just four hits as game one starter Ernst struck out five and pitched a complete game with only one walk. Kelly Barnes (Toledo/Christian) worked just one inning, giving up four runs on three hits with two walks while dropping his first decision of the year.
Mount St. Joseph 4, Bluffton 2
Bluffton tied the game at two in the top half of the eighth only to see MSJ push two runs across in the bottom of the frame to complete the three-game sweep.
Cody McPherson (Northwood/Millbury Lake) picked up Nick Broyles (Toledo/Whitmer) with an RBI single in the top of the first. However, two walks and an MSJ single allowed the Lions to answer back with a run of their own in the home half.
With the Beavers trailing 2-1, McPherson reached on a Lion error to open the eighth. Stephen Torres (Lima/Juan Diego) moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt before Brennan Bauman (Milford) knotted the game with a two-bagger to right center.
The home team responded with three hits, a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly to go ahead 4-2 heading to the ninth. A one-out walk to Broyles was negated when Bluffton grounded into a game-ending double play.
Broyles went 2-of-4 to lead the Beavers. Starter Nick Rodesky (Bowling Green) tossed 5.1 innings and gave up two runs on just three hits with three walks. Ryan Leugers (Botkins) took the loss after allowing two runs in two innings with two walks.
The Beavers return to action with a pair of non-conference games against Oberlin College on Tuesday night at the Pipe Yard. The first contest is slated for 5 p.m.


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Holliday day to day after misstep at first base
Cardinals outfielder stepped awkwardly on bag at end of eighth inning
By John Schlegel / 5/11/2013 6:29 P.M. ET
Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday did not return to the field in the top of the ninth inning of Saturday's 3-0 win against the Rockies after appearing to step awkwardly on first base on a groundout to end the eighth inning. After the game, manager Mike Matheny said that removing Holliday was just precautionary and his status is day-to-day.
"He just turned it a little as he was going through," Matheny noted. "He said he was OK."
Holliday was replaced for the final frame of Adam Wainwright's two-hit gem by Shane Robinson.
Before his apparent baserunning mishap, Holliday scored the Cardinals' third run of the game following a single. He went 2-for-5 on the day.


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I am using my Kuro Pro to drive an Alpha 215/220 LED Display I happened to have one of these signs lying around.
I am using my Kuro Pro to drive an Alpha 215/220 LED Display I happened to have one of these signs lying around.
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I am using my Kuro Pro to drive an Alpha 215/220 LED Display I happened to have one of these signs lying around.
220 Full Matrix, (Case 37.7" x 3.8" x 2.9 ") Tricolor [1]
Install a Serial Port Interface
First you are going to have to install a serial port interface. I ended up installing mine to the serial port on the bottom, but the serial port on the front is easier and the same.
I used a board from futurelec, they are dirt cheap, but take forever to get to you
I used a Quick port RJ-12 jack to interface the sign to the serial port converter
Then I shoved the whole thing in a 2 port Quick port surface mount housing
Interface Sign to Serial Port Interface
I used a standard 6 wire telephone cable meant for a two line phone (a 4 wire one will not work) Plug one end into the sign. And one end into the Quick port RJ-12 Jack Wire the jack into the serial port board as such[2]
- Pin 4 of the RJ12 to RS-232 RX.
- Pin 3 of the RJ12 to RS-232 TX
- Pin 6 of the RJ12 to RS-232 GND
Setup the serial port
You will have to adjust the serial port settings. I use a script to do this. My information came from a FAQ on using the Alpha sign with Linux[3].
# /usr/local/bin/setledsign #!/bin/sh rm /dev/alpha ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/alpha chmod a+rw /dev/alpha stty 9600 -opost -ocrnl -onlcr cs7 parenb -parodd < /dev/alpha
Wake up the sign and display something on it
I use a script that I stole from the above site.
# alphamon.pl # #!/usr/bin/perl # # Script will display the contents of /tmp/textfile to the ALPHA 220C LED # Display # # Usage # # alphamon.pl [MODE TAG] [COLORTAG] # Get the attention of the sign print "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"; # Tell the sign to print the message $message = `cat /tmp/textfile` ; print "\001" . "Z" . "00" . "\002" . "AA" . "\x1B" . " $ARGV[0]" . "\x1C" . "$ARGV[1]" . $message . "\004";
Alpha Sign Syntax
"\001" . "Z" . "00" . "\002" . "AA" . "\x1B" . "t". "\x1C" . "1". Hello World . "\004"
|Code Type
|Start of Header
|Direct at all Signs
|Type Code
|All Signs Should Listen
|Sign Address
|Start of Text Character
|Start Type
|Text File
|Write File Type
|File Label
|Start of Mode Field
|compressed text
|MODE TAG (see below)
|color control code
|Control Code
|COLORTAG (see below)
|Hello World
|Text Message</TBODY>
MODE TAG and COLORTAG
The key parts of this are the MODE TAG and COLORTAG, there is full documentation available for this[4] but here are the pertinant parts.
Stock Ticker
I do use the sign for a number of other purposes, to display RSS feeds and weather forecasts. But the most complicated script is to display a live stock ticker that gets it's data from yahoo. It then colors the prices green if they are positive/up and red if they are negative/down for the day.
First you should install perl and make
apt-get install perl make
Then install the quote package [5]
wget http://www.circlemud.org/pub/jelson/quote/quote-0.05.tar.gz tar -xvzf quote-0.05.tar.gz cd quote-0.05 ./configure ./make ./make install
you may as well install curl and lynx so that you can use them to get content from the web later
apt-get install curl lynx
Lastly here is a shell script to display the ticker
# /usr/local/bin/leddisplay #!/bin/sh # Stock ticker symbols # PTE=/usr/local/bin stocks=" ^DJI ^IXIC ^GSPC " quote $stocks | cut -d"(" -f1 |sed 's/^/\x1C9 \x7F \x1C3 /' | sed '/ -/s/:/\x1C1/g' | sed '/ +/s/:/\x1C2/g' > /tmp/textfile $PTE/alphamon.pl t A > /dev/alpha


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(MCT) — ALTON — A Godfrey man died Tuesday when he was pinned between his car door and the interior of the sedan, which apparently had rolled down a relative's driveway and up against a wooden privacy fence.
Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn announced Tuesday night that the victim had been identified as Richard J. Gonzales, 78, of the first block of Eden Hall Drive in Godfrey. Gonzales was a longtime volunteer with the Southwestern Illinois Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Someone called 911 at 2:35 p.m. to report that a man was in an accident and trapped in his vehicle at a home in the 3400 block of Lincoln Street, west of Milton Road in Alton. The home actually was that of the victim's niece, Nancy Gonzales, who was not home when the accident occurred.
Family members told authorities that Gonzales visited his relatives each holiday to bring them greeting cards and gifts, and he was delivering Valentine's Day cards to his niece's home when the tragedy occurred.
Chief Bernie Sebold of the Alton Fire Department said that when firefighters arrived at the home, Alton police and paramedics from Alton Memorial Ambulance Service already were at the scene.
"(Gonzales) was pinned between the car door and door jamb," Sebold said. "He was partly in the car and partly on the ground. His upper torso was against the driver's-side door, and the car was against the fence. We don't know if he was entering or exiting the car."
Sebold said Gonzales was not working on the car and apparently was alone at the time of the accident.
"He was dragged down the driveway; he was holding onto the vehicle when it hit the fence," Sebold said, by appearances, pinning and crushing the victim.
The driveway is at the side of the house.
Sebold said the approximately 6-foot-high wooden privacy fence along the driveway belongs to the neighbor.
Paramedics from the Fire Department and ambulance service removed Gonzales from the car and treated him at the scene. The ambulance took him to Alton Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Nonn said the investigation showed Gonzales apparently got out of the car prematurely without putting it into park; when the car began rolling, he attempted to regain access to the vehicle to bring it under control.
Nonn said Gonzales died as the result of blunt chest trauma and traumatic asphyxiation. Routine toxicology testing will be performed for the presence of alcohol and drugs in his system.
The Alton Police Department also is investigating the incident.
Gonzales had been active as a disaster volunteer with the Red Cross and had deployed to Washington, D.C., following the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Funeral arrangements are pending under the direction of Gent Funeral Home of Alton.


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LOVE Claiborne Spark.
Sung Hei is a nice change of pace for me too.
I can consistently buy either for $20 or under.
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LOVE Claiborne Spark.
Sung Hei is a nice change of pace for me too.
I can consistently buy either for $20 or under.
There's a thread started recently with many peoples' thoughts on sub-$20 frags.
Check it out here:
Wings for Men..... Gary
Solara Homme
Izod ..
depends a bit on the definition of "cheap"...I take it as price/ml. In those terms, my top "cheapies" are:
Burberry London
YSL Rive Gauche
Rochas Man
Cool Water
Z-14. Best price-to-quality ratio in modern times.
Dirty English. One of the few cheap frags that don't smell cheap. And I like Lolita lenpicka.
Less than $20 USD:
Quorum by Antonio Puig
Bogart Pour Homme by Jacques Bogart
Zirh Ikon by Zirh
Colors for Men by Benetton
Animale Animale for Men by Animale Parfums
Not more than $25 USD:
Rive Gauche for Men (in tin can) by YSL
Guess by Marciano for Men by Guess
^ Not sure if you mean the 1.7 of Rive Gauche, but nowadays stock is dwindling and it goes for 35 at cheapest for a 3.4 online.
I am tempted to pray tribute to fragrance snobs and say something like Amouage's Gold, Clive Chrstian Whatever, Any Serge Lutens, Frederique Malle Y, Xerjoff Bla and Mazzolari X, but not... I might be missunderstood. Of course I could mention designer's scents that are inexpensive in the USA but down here do cost and arm and a leg.
So my cheap ones are really cheap in the Northern Hemisphere as well as down here: among those to be found in the USA, Brut, Pinaud's, Stetson, British Sterling, Avon's Suede and Wild Country. Among local ones, to the bewilderment of connationals, Tsu's Sauge, Lorenz and Caza Mayor, Canon's Crandal, Alliance and Colbert, Mc Taylor classic, Heno de Pravia, Agua de Colonia Alvaro Gómez, Lavanda Puig, Agua Brava, Quorum and Tabac EdT and EdC, Senigalias's version of Power by Kenzo and The One Gentleman, Dana's Canoe, Ona Saez Fiel and Sarkany's Amber Also some discontinued local ones like Cuero de Rosetto, Tabac by Devon and Agua de Lavanda Oro.
Yes, I really like to be complemented by snobs on cheap, inexpensive fragrances. That makes my day.
I said "Curve. It's $15 at Ross." LOL!
I'm not saying Curve smells like Aventus. It doesn't. I just think that woman assumed I'd be wearing Aventus again because it's expensive. I do wear it once a week, but as anybody here knows, once you start building a collection, it's hard to wear the same scent often since you have so much to choose from.
It's true that a lot of cheap frags smell like trash. That is absolutely 100% true. But there are also a lot that are as good as anything you'd find for a hundred bucks or more.
Bvlgari Black can be had for under $25. And it's excellent.
Curve is around $15 and it's a major compliment catcher.
Dirty English: $20. Woody! Manly. Great!
Perry Ellis 360 Red. $15. It's not for me, but if you like cinnamon, it's excellent.
Nautica Voyage. $20. Excellent.
Corduroy, by Zirh. A recent cheap addition to my wardrobe thanks to the recommendation of a fellow BNer. I really enjoy it.
You can buy all of those for less than it would cost to buy my current niche fascination: Sombre Negra by Yosh. And they're all a lot easier to wear.
Ice Men
cost me like 20euro total, so pushing it but whatever...
Then Opium PH I got for like half that I believe!!!
Another vote for Z14, plus a few others:
Francesco Smalto PH
Tabac Original EDT and EDC
Versace Blue Jeans
Horizon by Guy Laroche
Roberto Capucci PH
Agua Brava by Puig
Several EDC from the Fraicheur Vegetale range by Yves Rocher
Caractere by Daniel Hechter
Pierre Cardin Iris Sauvage and Cedre
... and a few more
my favorite cheapies these days are Halston 1-12 and Dirty English
I usually consider cheap to be in the $40 and under range, maybe because of how expensive certain niche bottles are or have become in recent years. Its all relative of course as what I find cheap and good smelling may be slightly expensive and smells gross to someone else. Anyways, here's some suggestions :
Uomo Moschino
Encre Noir by Lalique
Tsar by Van Cleef and Arpels
Midnight in Paris by Van Cleef and Arpels
Witness by Jacques Bogart
Ungaro III
L'Anarchiste by Caron
Yatagan by Caron
Rive Gauche by YSL
The Dreamer by Versace
Individuel by Mont Blanc
Bvlgari Black
Halston Z-14
I'm really enjoying the bottle of Michael Jordan Legend I got a couple weeks ago for $15 at Burlington. My others are:
Nautica Voyage
PE 360 Red
VanCleef & Arpels PH
Bogart PH
Lapidus PH
Grey Flannel
None of these are more than $25, and as low as $10
Yes, Bogart PH is fantastic. Went through two bottles a few years ago.
Nautica Voyage
Diesel zero Plus
St. Sail St. Barts - Tommy Bahama
Is Bogart pour homme fairly easy to find? I've never seen it before, although I haven't been looking for it, so I might have walked right by it. How much for a 3.4?
Nevermind. Just looked it up and found it online for about $20. Nice lookin bottle.
Other sub-$20 fragrances I like are 4711, Perry Ellis Portfolio Green, and Halston 1-12.
ETA: Brut classic cologne, the one with the silver medallion on the bottle. It's about $9, and it smells great.
Diesel Zero Plus
Cuba Gold
Perry Ellis 360 Red
Perry Ellis 360 White
Usher UR
All of these are favorites of mine that can be had for under $20 at the discounters.
Legend Michael Jordan
Diesel Plus
YSL Rive Gauche
The Halston twins (1-12 and Z-14)
Any of the Cubano line (Gold, Silver, Bronze or Copper)
One Man Show
Jacomo de Jacomo
Bogart pH
Montana perfume d'Homme
Grey Flannel
Dirty English
Halston Z-14/Z-12
Seduction in Black
Vermeil For Men
Jacomo De Jacomo
Tommy Bahama Original
Santana for Him
Usher Him
Daddy Yankee Him
Geoffrey Beane "Grey Flannel", and Coty's Aspen.
1. Versace Blue Jeans
2. Perry Ellis 360 White
3. Old school Lagerfeld Photo (Takes me back to high school!)
4. Gravity
5. Aspen
Red for men by Giorgio BH
Depends what you mean by cheap - either the ultra heavily discounted formerly full-priced scents that will disappear one day, or those manufactured now and meant to be sold cheaper than regular designer scents.
In the ultra discounted group I'd say Diesel Plus Plus is my favourite (bought for $11).
In the now being made cheap group, the reformulated Quorum is good value (bought for $15).
Though my personal favourite in the ultra-discounted and now disappeared category was Gabiella Sabatini's Wild Wind for Men that I bought for $7.
Animale Animale is by far the best cheapie I've ever smelled. It gets lots of complements.
cuba gold
Old Spice
Blue Stratos
Boots Freshwood
Superdrug Sieran Breeze
Superdrug Forest Fresh


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 22nd Oct 2012 13:36 UTC
"One of the exhibits Samsung has now made public tells an interesting tale. It's the slide presentation that Apple showed Samsung when it first tried (and failed) to get Samsung to license Apple's patents prior to the start of litigation. While some of the numbers were earlier reported on when the exhibit was used at trial, the slides themselves provide more data - specifically on the difference between what Apple wanted Samsung to pay for Windows phones and for Android phones. The slides punch huge holes in Apple's FRAND arguments. Apple and Microsoft complain to regulators about FRAND rates being excessive and oppressive at approximately $6 per unit, or 2.4%; but the Apple offer was not only at a much higher rate, it targeted Android in a way that seems deliberately designed to destroy its ability to compete in the marketplace." Eagerly awaiting the 45 paragraph comment explaining how this is completely fair and not hypocritical at all. Bonus points if it includes something about Eric Schmidt being on Apple's board, and, double bonus point if it mentions one of the QWERTY Android prototypes. Mega Epic Bonus if it somehow manages to draw a line from Edison, Tesla, to Jobs.
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RE[4]: Dubious argument
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They aren't "technically" FRAND nor are they FRAND in fairyland either.
The comparison is nonsensical, not hypocritical.
The comparison is nonsensical, not hypocritical.
Well, I agree with the first, but the second is a matter of opinion in my view. This isn't a legal question (Apple are perfectly within their rights to ask as much as they want). The question of whether it's consistent for them to demand more for their essential patents than they're willing to give for FRAND patents is dependent on whether the requirement is by virtue of them being FRAND (making it nonsensical), or them being essential (making it hypocritical).


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"WWX is a powerhouse combination with some of the best wresting action found on any platform, sexy female models, audacious poses and bold moves - all delivered with state-of-the-art graphics for a visually stunning game," said Akari Uchida, producer, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo.
Players can choose from the sexiest roster of vixens to enter the ring, such as team leaders, Dixie Clemets and Reiko Hinomoto. With a specialty move named, "Dixie's Buster," and a unique, country western-style personality and flair, Clemets is bound to keep gamers busy for hours on end. Japanese wrestler, Hinomoto's specialty move is the "Double Moonsault" and her favorite moves are the dropkick and German suplex pin. Don't be intimidated lone gamers, she loves smart guys who wear glasses.
Much more than eye candy, WWX delivers sexy, yet explosive in-the-ring combat. Rather than focus on simple grappling and groping, WWX encourages players to experiment with unique combative moves to develop their own fighting style. The WWX combat system even features the ability for players to disgrace or humiliate their opponents through insults, taunting, locking them in a compromising position or by inflicting intensely aggressive moves.
"When Konami approached us with the concept, we could hardly wait to get started," said Yuke Taniguchi, president of Yuke's Entertainment. "We are excited to develop a new style of wrestling game - one that provides a high quality wrestling experience, but also introduces humor and a whole lot more sex appeal."
Unlike any other fighting game, players can change the wrestlers' personalities through gameplay by choosing to fight dirty or fair, resulting in a good or bad persona for the character. The personality changes manifest themselves through a change in costume, attitude and wrestling style. Naughty or nice, becoming a popular wrestler will earn benefits including expanded gameplay, additional skills and moves, and more revealing and flamboyant costumes.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for LARGE HAILSTONES, HEAVY RAINFALL and DAMAGING WIND
For people in the Hunter, Illawarra, Central Tablelands and parts of the Mid North Coast, Metropolitan, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Northern Tablelands Forecast Districts.
Issued at 12:28 pm Friday, 1 February 2013.
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones, heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours.
Spring Creek, near Orange, rain gauge recorded 29mm in 30 minutes to 12:25pm.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep clear of fallen power lines.
* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.
* Don't walk, ride your bike or drive through flood water.
* If you are trapped by flash flooding, seek refuge in the highest available place and ring 000 if you need rescue.
* Unplug computers and appliances.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500.
The next warning is due to be issued by 3:30 pm.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 218. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.


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Hartville is considering expanding its police department and offering police services to parts of Lake Township currently served by the Stark County Sheriff's Department.
Preliminary discussions to consider expanding the Hartville Police Department have begun. The plan would be to offer police service to the parts of Lake Township currently served by the Stark County Sheriff's Department.
The matter was discussed during a Nov. 5 session of council and was an extension of a discussion that began at an Oct. 31 safety committee meeting.
Hartville Police Chief Larry Dordea believes the strong relationship between the village and the township would allow for an easy transition of services if plans were to move forward.
More importantly, Dordea believes Hartville is in a position to better serve parts of Lake Township and, specifically, Congress Lake.
"For the sheriff to come out to Congress Lake, they've got to come – lights and sirens – right through our village," Dordea said. "We could be sitting there running radar and watch a police cruiser come flying by with lights and sirens blaring. We could have gotten there a half an hour ahead of them, if we would have been called. Saving time saves lives."
Mayor Richard Currie notes that the discussion is preliminary and research is being done by village officials as to the feasibility of the plan from legal and fiscal standpoints.
To date, the village has not extended an offer of expanded police services to Lake Township Trustees. Currie was quick to note, however, that if and when a proposal is made trustees would have the final say as to whether or not plans move forward.
"We have no intention of imposing our will on the Lake Township Trustees," Currie said.
Expanding police services would require some initial investments on the part of the village and, likely, the township.
Dordea notes that the more immediate needs of the expanding department would include additional cruisers, at least eight additional officers and additional funding for training. He estimates that those things could cost around $900,000.
Ideally, Dordea said, the department also would have to find a new location with additional square-footage. The Hartville Police Department, located behind the village administrative offices, has already out-grown its space and is currently looking for a larger facility. If the department would expand, the need for more space would grow as well.
Dordea has no estimate of cost for any facility expansions and noted that the initial investment cost of $900,000 does not include facility upgrades.
Ensuring the funding of police department expansion is not something that would fall squarely on the shoulders of Hartville residents. If Lake Township residents receive police services they will have to help with supporting the department financially, Dordea said.
Currie believes that there are ways to ensure that expansion of police services is financially beneficial to both the village and township. In the end, however, Hartville is not looking to generate revenue with the move.
"We hope to break even," Currie said. "We are not a profit-making entity. At the same time, we wouldn't want to lose money, either."


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Submission + - How some musicians thrive in post-mp3 world (austinchronicle.com)
Death Metal Maniac writes: "Our audience is so loyal that a record company would be more than happy to release an album because they know that they'll sell a guaranteed number – more than your top artists sometimes, who get paid millions and only sell 20,000 copies. There's three major record companies. We've been on all the three. Every one of them would be more than happy to do a Slayer record, and a lot of the stuff we do is like that: "Sure, we'll do that." We're fortunate for our hardcore loyal fans. Every record that we've had has at least gone Gold [sales of 500,000]. When we sell tickets for tours, we can pretty much guarantee how many people we'll have as a total number in audience."


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SARASOTA, Fla. — Another day, another impressive performance by Jackie Bradley Jr.
This time, Bradley hit a two-run pinch single up the middle in the seventh inning against superb Orioles reliever Pedro Strop, then banged a triple against the wall in right field in the ninth against minor league lefthander Chris Petrini in the Red Sox' 12-9 loss on Monday.
A day after he homered against the Phillies' Cliff Lee, but also struck out twice against lefthanders, Bradley contributed two hits, raising his spring average to .444.
"No, it certainly didn't [slow him down]," manager John Farrell said.
"Against a good pitcher in Strop and a lefty who had decent stuff. He takes a strike and is not afraid to hit deep into the count, and gets a breaking ball in the middle of the plate [for the triple]. Very consistent approach.
"And even more impressive was that after [Sunday] where some lefthanders tied him up a little bit, he came back against a lefthander with some quality stuff and put a good swing on the ball."
Bradley said, "I definitely wanted to take a pitch [against Petrini]. I wanted to see if you could work out a walk. He looked like he was throwing strikes to the first two batters. But I still wanted to see a pitch, try to make him work a little bit."
Bradley had to sit for most of the game, but was eager to take part in the slugfest at Ed Smith Stadium.
"You never know when you're going to be called upon, so might as well be ready," he said. "They told me I was going in. Had to get my mind-set right and the rest was history."
At this point, it would be surprising if Bradley didn't make the team.
"Looking forward to hearing," he said. "You always want to know where you're going to go just so you can make arrangements, if you've got to get an apartment or something. But everything is at the last minute. So, not only are ya'll waiting, I am ,too."
Difficult read
Clay Mortensen is vying for a spot in the bullpen. The fact that he's out of options is working for him because the Sox really don't want to lose him. But he allowed two homers and three runs in his one inning against the Orioles.
Of course, the high winds contributed to seven home runs being hit overall, so it was tough to gauge Mortensen's performance.
"On a day when any ball in the air is going be a little bit of an adventure, I thought he got an inning of work," said Farrell.
"I'm not going to take too much from it. As he's gotten consistent work I thought he's thrown the ball better. Early on, I thought there was one or two outings when he had five or six days between appearances when he was trying to get his arm strength built up, but overall he's the pitcher we know him as and that is a pitcher who has some deception, can slow some hitters down with a changeup and a different acting slider.
"He's thrown the ball as he anticipated and can't look past last year, either. With each additional inning you'll get better touch and feel. It was a chance to get him onto the mound and no need to look too deep into this one."
Adam Jones and Matt Wieters hit back-to-back homers off Mortensen in the fourth inning.
"The ball hangs in the air for about 20 seconds and goes over the fence. I just have to keep the ball down. Can't blame the conditions. I got to make a better pitch, but it does [stink]," said Mortensen.
"I'm planning on going to Boston until they tell me otherwise. That's the only thing I know about that. I'm definitely aware of it [not having minor league options], but it's not in my control. I'm just trying to go out and pitch."
Far from a breeze
Jonny Gomes had an adventure-filled day in left field. Balls hit that way were brutally tough, and Gomes did a dance on a couple, which went for a homer and double. Yet he made up for it with a monstrous two-run homer.
"There are two things I really want going into and leaving spring, and that's healthy and happy," he said.
"To tell you the truth, I definitely have 100 percent in both of those. I'm excited and happy. I've been through good ones, bad ones, power ones, no power ones, so numbers didn't really matter much, but the feel is the most important as things get pretty close."
Asked how tough it is to get a read on his defense given the conditions, he said, "The wind is always blowing out. Home plate is different throughout the state but it's always blowing out. It's pointless [to assess defense] but it's like preparing for the sun, either you can see it or you can't. It's tough."
Minor moves
Xander Bogaerts, Jonathan Diaz, and Drew Sutton were reassigned to minor league camp. The Red Sox now have 39 players in big league camp, including 32 from the 40-man roster . . . Felix Doubront pitched for Single A Salem against Frederick and had an unusual line of 5⅓ IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 9 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP. He threw 103 pitches, 56 for strikes. Doubront struck out eight of the last 14 batters he faced. His velocity was 94-95 miles per hour at times and he threw his curveball for strikes. That sets him up for a shorter outing on Saturday . . . Infielder Pedro Ciriaco, who has been out with back spasms, also played for Salem and was 1 for 4 with a double. He spent five innings at shortstop, and said afterward he felt fine.Nick Cafardo can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @nickcafardo.


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Determining Bond Price Volatility
by Wayne A. Thorp
The stock market volatility of the last few years has driven many to seek a safe haven in fixed-income investments in the hopes of lowering the risk of their portfolios. However, historically low interest rates have also accompanied this market volatility. Eventually, rates will begin to rise, which will lead to an erosion of bond portfolio values.
To help evaluate the volatility inherent in fixed-income investments, this installment of Spreadsheet Corner presents a template that allows you to calculate bond values based on knowledge of the coupon rate, the length of time to maturity and the current market interest rate. In addition, you will be able to see how bond prices can change with changes in market interest rates. In particular, you can examine the effects of changing interest rates on the total value of a bond portfolio, such as a bond mutual fund.
Interest Rates & Bond Prices
The first rule of bond price changes is the inverse relationship between market values and market interest rate changes. If market rates go up, the value of fixed income goes down. Conversely, if interest rates fall, the value of bonds will increase. In other words, the bond market rallies when interest rates fall (and vice versa).
The two primary factors in determining the degree of volatility or price sensitivity of a bond investment are the coupon rate and the time to maturity. The coupon rate is the interest rate on the bond that is established at the time the bond is issued. The higher the coupon rate, the less the value of the bond will change in response to interest rate changes. However, in this low-interest-rate environment, increasing interest rates will have a greater impact on bond values. Ultimately, a higher coupon provides more cash flow and provides it earlier, acting as an anchor by reducing the impact of interest rate changes on price.
Maturity date is the second important factor affecting the degree of price volatility. The longer the time before a bond matures, the more sensitive its value will be to interest rate changes. The relationship is illustrated in Figure 1 for 4% coupon bonds of several different maturities. Since bond values change inversely to the change in interest rates, a long-term, low-coupon-rate bond will suffer a very great decrease in value when interest rates increase; conversely, a short-term, high-coupon-rate bond will change relatively little in value. A longer time to maturity means that it will take longer for investors to recover their initial investment, so the market value of the bond is more sensitive to changes in market interest rates.
Frequently, maturities and coupon rates available in the market have offsetting effects. For example, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when interest rates were quite high, newly issued bonds carried high coupon rates (which means less volatility) and had longer maturities (which means greater volatility) than bonds issued several years earlier. Consequently, it is important to have a measure of price sensitivity to interest rate changes that takes into account both maturity and coupon effects. Such measure of price volatility is known as duration. Duration is a weighted-average time measure. Using present value weightings, in which later cash flows are less valuable than earlier cash flows, duration indicates a weighted-average maturity. Because of this weighting scheme, we can say that, regardless of the coupon rate and the maturity of different bonds, a bond with longer duration will be more volatile than one with shorter duration. Thus, duration is directly related to price volatility caused by interest rate changes. However, duration is a fairly complicated concept, both in terms of intuition and calculation.
Basics of Bond Valuation
A bond is an interest-bearing security that obligates the issuer to pay the bondholder periodic interest payments and to repay the principal at maturity. Bonds are valued in the same manner as most other securities: The value of a bond is simply the present value of the cash payments through maturity to the bondholder.
For a bond, the cash flows consist of periodic (usually semiannual) interest payments and the return of principal at maturity. The cash flow at maturity, therefore, will consist of both the last interest payment and the principal (often, but not always, $1,000) repayment.
The only other element necessary to complete the valuation is the appropriate market interest rate (also called the required rate of return for the bond). This market rate of interest is the current return being offered on bonds of similar risk and maturity. For this example, we need an estimate of the future level of the rate. This can be an estimate we get from reading an economic forecast in the newspaper or an estimate we make based on our own evaluation of economic and market conditions.
For example's sake, we will start by assuming that our valuation is done on an interest payment date. In the case of a typical bond, this means we will not receive another payment for six months (since most corporate bonds make semiannual interest payments). If we were calculating the bond value in between interest payments dates, we would have to determine accrued interest.
Using your spreadsheet's present value function is useful for this valuation. The PV function in Excel computes the present value of a series of equal payments if you specify the amount of the payment, the appropriate interest rate to use and the number of periods over which the payments will be made. Furthermore, the PV function can calculate the present value of the future principal repayment.
Data Inputs
Figure 2 contains the data inputs we need. In this example, we are valuing a bond with 15½ years to maturity, entered as 15.5 in cell C5; a 4.0% coupon rate in cell C7 (enter the rate as a decimal and use your spreadsheet's formatting capabilities to display the results as a percentage); and $1,000 face value in cell C6. Furthermore, the required rate of return (market rate of interest) is 4.0% in cell C10 (also formatted as a percentage) and the bond pays interest semiannually.
In this example, the annual interest payment is $40 (0.04 × 1,000). But the semiannual payment is $20 ($40 ÷ 2). Furthermore, since the interest is paid twice per year, we must also adjust the market rate of interest and number of periods to a semiannual basis. The market interest rate is 4.0% a year, which is 2.0% (4.0% ÷ 2) per six-month period. Since there are 15.5 years to maturity, there are 31 (15.5 × 2) six-month periods to maturity. Cell C9 contains the payment frequency. This will allow us to change the bond to annual, quarterly, or monthly payments, if necessary.
The current value of the bond is found using this formula entered in cell C14:
Note that we made adjustments for the semiannual nature of the payments—the coupon rate (C7), market interest rate (C10) and payment (C7*C6) were divided by the frequency (C9), and the time to maturity (C5) was multiplied by the frequency (C9). Furthermore, the interest payment amount and face value were made negative so that the resulting bond value will be a positive number.
In this example, the current value of the bond is exactly the same as the principal amount. This occurs whenever the coupon rate and the market rate (required rate of return) are the same. This is a good way of verifying that our formula is correct.
Data Table for Price Sensitivity
Given the complicated nature of duration, we begin by using a data table to see the effect of changing interest rates and maturities on value. Such a method is particularly useful for dealing with portfolios of bonds, as long as we can determine the average maturity and average coupon of the portfolio. In the First Quarter 2013 issue of Computerized Investing, we will tackle more advanced bond price sensitivity measures.
Setting up the necessary data table is a two-step process. First, we make a table for bond prices (Table 1); then we use that table to make a table of percentage price changes (Table 2). The data in Table 1 was used to create the graph shown in Figure 1.
Table 1 is simply a collection of bond prices calculated in the same way as we did in Figure 2.
We entered this formula in cell B3:
- $A3 is the market interest rate;
- $B$22 is the frequency;
- B$2 is the number of years to maturity;
- $B$20 is the coupon rate; and
- $B$21 is the principal amount.
Again, the interest payment amount and face value are made negative so that the resulting bond value will be positive.
Also, remember that using "$" symbols before the reference cells in a formula "lock" those reference cells when copying to other cells in a worksheet. For example, $A1 tells Excel you always want to refer to column A; B$1 tells Excel you always want to refer to row 1; and $B$1 tells Excel you always want to refer to cell B1.
To simplify the evaluation of the degree of price sensitivity, we used Table 1 to create Table 2, which is a table of percentage price changes across different maturities and market interest rates. Looking at percentage changes allows you to make easier comparisons between bonds or bond portfolios of different coupons and maturities.
Using the data in Table 1 to calculate the percentage price changes ensures that Table 2 is automatically updated any time you change the data table with prices. In this example, we created Table 2 in a separate worksheet. However, you can reference cells from different worksheets in formulas, so in cell B3 of Table 2 we entered this formula:
=('Table 1'!B3-'Table 2'!$B$21)/'Table 2'!$B$21
- 'Table 1'!B3 is cell B3 from worksheet Table 1 (the bond price with one year to maturity and a market interest rate of 0.50%); and
- 'Table 2'!$B$21 is cell $B$21 from worksheet Table 2 (the principal amount).
This formula determines the price change from your original face value ('Table 1'!B3-'Table 2'!$B$21) and divides it by the original value ('Table 2'!$B$21). To compute the remaining price changes, we want to keep the original bond value (from cell B21 in Table 2) constant, so we make it an absolute address, using the dollar sign in front of the column and row references. We also want to make the new value change, so we use relative addresses for the new value (in cell B3 from Table 1). That value will change when the formula in cell B3 is copied from B3 to J18.
Table 2 shows the impact that different market interest rates and years to maturity have on the price of a bond with a 4% coupon rate. For a bond with 15 years to maturity, an increase in interest rates from 4% to 4.5% would lower the price by 5.41% (from $1,000 to $945.89).
Looking at Table 2, we also see that bond price sensitivity is not symmetrical—a 0.5% increase in rate will always give a smaller percentage decrease in value than the percentage increase in value derived from a 0.5% decrease in rates. Therefore, when interest rates are high, investors have some protection if they guess wrong about the direction of change in market rates.
In the First Quarter 2013 issue, we will further discuss duration as a measure of the interest rate sensitivity of a bond and how we can use it to approximate the change in the price of a bond for a given change in interest rates.
Robert Falzalare from NY posted over 5 years ago:
Can not open downloaded file. error report says file is corrupt. Have tried to build spreadsheet on my own, but formula does not work. Can you help
Doug Kinsey from OH posted over 5 years ago:
Got the spreadsheet. Thank you. But cannot find the input data sheet?


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Nature "My Life As A Turkey" at 7 pm
Based on a true story. Deep in the wilds of Florida, writer and naturalist Joe Hutto was given the rare opportunity to raise wild turkeys from chicks. Hutto spent each day out and about as a "wild turkey" with his family of chicks until the day came when he had to let his children grow up and go off on their own. As it turned out, this was harder than he ever imagined. Hutto's story eventually became a book, Illuminations in the Flatlands.
NOVA "Ancient Computer" at 8 pm
In 1900, a storm blew a boatload of sponge divers off course and forced them to take shelter by the tiny Mediterranean island of Antikythera. Diving the next day, they discovered a 2,000 year-old Greek shipwreck. Among the ship's cargo they hauled up was an unimpressive green lump of corroded bronze. Rusted remnants of gear wheels could be seen on its surface, suggesting some kind of intricate mechanism. The first X-ray studies confirmed that idea, but how it worked and what it was for puzzled scientists for decades. Recently, hi-tech imaging has revealed the extraordinary truth: this unique clockwork machine was the world's first computer. An array of 30 intricate bronze gear wheels, originally housed in a shoebox-size wooden case, was designed to predict the dates of lunar and solar eclipses, track the Moon's subtle motions through the sky, and calculate the dates of significant events such as the Olympic Games. No device of comparable technological sophistication is known from anywhere in the world for at least another 1,000 years. So who was the genius inventor behind it? And what happened to the advanced astronomical and engineering knowledge of its makers? NOVA follows the ingenious sleuthing that finally decoded the truth behind the amazing ancient Greek computer.
NOVA ScienceNow "Can I Eat That?" at 9 pm
What are the secrets behind your favorite foods? Why are some treats – like chocolate chip cookies – delectable, while others – like cookies made with mealworms – disgusting? You may think you understand what makes something sweet, salty or bitter, but David Pogue gets a taste of a much more complicated truth as he ventures into labs and kitchens where everything from apple pie to Thanksgiving turkey to juicy grasshoppers is diced, sliced, dissected and put under the microscope. If scientists can uncover exactly what's behind the mouth-watering flavors and textures we take for granted every day, could they help us enjoy our food more – without packing on the pounds?


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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events Planned at Mount Union College
April 13, 2010
Mount Union College is planning several events for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 17, to honor the work and memory of the civil rights leader.
A convocation and awards ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the Campus Grounds, located in the Hoover-Price Campus Center. The guest keynote speaker will be Minnijean Brown Trickey. Brown Trickey was one of a group of African-American teenagers known as the 'Little Rock Nine.' On September 25, 1957, Brown Trickey faced down an angry mob and helped desegregate Central High, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She has since had a long career as a crusader for civil rights. For her work, she has received the U.S. Congressional Medal, the Wolf Award, the Spingarn Medal and many other citations and awards.
After the convocation, the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. awards presentation will be held. Awards are given to students, community members or Mount Union faculty and staff members whose actions best exemplify the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Both the convocation and awards ceremony are free and open to the public.
A MLK Community Gathering, 'Breaking Bread Together,' will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the dining commons solarium of the Hoover-Price Campus Center. Reservations for the free luncheon may be made by calling (330) 823-7288.
A question and answer session with Brown Trickey will be held at 1:15 p.m. in the Alumni Room of the Hoover-Price Campus Center. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, including information on additional activities of the day, contact Suanne MacMillan at (330) 823-7288.


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Kylix throws up errors saying it can't find or access a shared file.
I think there may be a number of env variables that may need to be set in your ".profile" or ".bash_profile" to do with kylix. Due to libraries not being in the standard locations. It's been quite a while and i haven't got it installed, but iirc i think thats probably it. It should be in the install docs. You may even have to add a path to your /etc/ld.so.config. It's not nesseccary to include the standard locations in that file ... /lib, /usr/lib, as they default anyway. I can remember having a lot of hope for kylix but i could never get the gui scheme fonts to render more than about 6pt .... so, that was that.
damn complicated borland products
Yeah, they do that on purpose too (grin). Really nice in windows though, 'cept for the crashes.


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I've browsed through this forum and all over the net but can't find any good answers. I have a newly constructed home (we moved in on 9/27/2011). We get our water from a well that was drilled back in May 2011. My neighbor across the street with a 10 yr old well said he had sediment issues (forgot to ask him when he started getting issues) where he was going through a new filter on his whole house filter sys every 4 days and ended up installing a "sleeve" around the casing as well as pea gravel poured around the sides. I asked my builder about this before we closed on the house and he said it's hit or miss but normally the sediment will clear up as it is probably just from the drilling. He also stated that the pump is definitely NOT on the bottom of the well. The well is approx. 400 ft deep with a 2.5 gpm yield (sad I know). Here it is Nov 6th and I'm changing the paper filter out once a week so far (charcoal filter was every 4 days). I change it when we lose significant pressure or pressure all together. That's roughly over 30 days of normal water usage.
My question is how long should I wait before I need to take any further steps should the sediment NOT subside?


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DETROIT — The Detroit Lions announced today that current and founding member of Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band sax man Alto Reed will be performing the national anthem prior to the Lions' 73rd Thanksgiving Day Classic November 22 vs. the Houston Texans.
Reed, who will be featured at Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit's Rock for Jobs concert, is a native Detroiter and legendary sax man. His most recognizable performances include the soulful introduction to "Turn the Page" and the saxophone solo in "Old Time Rock and Roll". Reed has also performed with Foghat, Grand Funk Railroad, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, The Blues Brothers and The Ventures among others.
On Friday, November 23, Alto Reed's AllStars with special guests rock n' roll icon Mitch Ryder and former Grand Funk Railroad frontman Mark Farner, will perform at The Fillmore Detroit for the Rock for Jobs concert. Proceeds will support Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit programs that help unemployed Metro Detroiters earn jobs.
The Detroit Lions are a presenting sponsor for the concert along with 104.3 WOMC. The Lions' support is an extension of their entirely new community and philanthropic initiative, Living for the City which supports organizations that pursue integrated approaches to community health, wellness and development, including aligned workforce opportunities.
Tickets start at $10 and are available through Live Nation. Gold Main Floor Reserved premium seating is available. The Fillmore Detroit is located at 2115 Woodward Avenue, next to The Fox in the heart of the theatre district. Doors open at 6 PM with the concert beginning at 7 PM. Rock for Jobs is presented by The Detroit Lions and WOMC, with generous support provided by Comcast, Happy's Pizza, Motor City Casino, Whoop Ass Can Company and Zumu.co.


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Designers of the Farmington Valley Greenway hardly could be faulted for envisioning a simple, straightforward job in 1991; a few of them even figured the 22-mile Rails to Trails project would be completed by the late '90s.
After all, railroad workers had done the heavy lifting more than a century ago.
Surveyors had plotted a flat, direct route into dense woods, over hills and streams, across rivers, through farms and villages. An army of low-paid laborers then toiled for years to clear the path, build culverts and drainage ditches, put down a thick base of crushed gravel, and finally lay the rails that freight trains would use for decades.
So, converting the old right of way -- and an 8-mile spur from Farmington to Canton -- into a walkway and bikeway didn't seem too tough. With the old rail bed already in place, the Rails to Trails folks could simply tear up rotten wooden ties and put down asphalt.
Well, no.
In the 12 years since they began, Greenway advocates have hit enough obstacles to derail a string of freight cars. Clusters of homeowners and even businesses along the right-of-way fought the project, fearing it would invite vandalism, break-ins, litter and noisy parties. Simple grade crossings turned into safety concerns and logistics puzzles. Abandoned railroad bridges became money-eaters and bureaucratic quagmires.
And complications came steadily. Who would've expected that the route led through a washed-out river bank in Burlington, a high-security explosives factory in Simsbury, a sprawling nursery in East Granby that sprays pesticides near the trail, two hunting grounds and a dog-training field?
``Challenging'' didn't quite capture how tortuous the paperwork would be to coordinate efforts among a half-dozen towns, the state Department of Transportation and the federal government.
``We knew there were no major hills or valleys, but we forgot the hill of bureaucracy,'' conceded Stephen Noble of Simsbury, one of the earliest volunteers on the project.
``Back then I thought we'd have it done in five years,'' said Preston Reed of Farmington, who organized the initial campaign for the Suffield-to-Farmington trail. The year was 1991, and Reed had just retired at age 75 as a management professor at the Hartford Graduate Center.
``The railroads started giving up in the '70s and '80s, and were abandoning tracks right and left. People got the idea these would be wonderful resources to make linear parks and multi-use trails,'' Reed recalled. ``We've had delays. But it's going to go through.''
Noble shakes his head, smiles and offers the same response he gives bikers, skaters, runners and walkers who regularly ask him when the trail's fragmented sections finally will be linked. ``It's imminent,'' he said with a chuckle. ``Imminent.''
At the national level, the Rails to Trails Conservancy envisions the Farmington Valley Greenway as one small section of a proposed 2,500-mile trail stretching from Key West to northern Maine. That's a distant goal; merely completing the Connecticut corridor from New Haven to the Massachusetts line above Suffield appears certain to take years.
For now, local volunteers are just trying to close the gaps along the Greenway and its Canton spur, the Farmington River Trail. Ultimately, it will be a 30-mile path running south from Suffield's border with Southwick, Mass., through East Granby, Granby, Simsbury and Avon to Farmington, then swinging west to Unionville and veering northwest through Burlington to Canton's Collinsville section.
Despite the obstacles, roughly 75 percent of the route is paved and open, and it continues to draw more people each year. The longest unbroken stretch, 12 miles, extends from Unionville to southern Simsbury.
But five gaps -- most of them north of Avon, some more than a mile long -- remain.
Those breaks aren't too harmful for joggers, walkers, folks casually enjoying the scenery and fresh air, parents pushing strollers or couples walking their dogs.
Bike riders and some in-line skaters, though, typically seek a long, steady length of trail to enjoy a good ride. And if the Greenway is ever to become a practical commuter route or substantial tourism draw, the full route must be completed.
As an outdoor attraction in the region, the Greenway already ranks near the top, along with the Farmington River, said Nancy Anstey, executive director of the Farmington Valley Visitors Association. The Avon-based association promotes tourism and economic development.
People interested in moving to the Farmington Valley or locating their businesses there often cite the Greenway as an important draw, she said.
If the long-range goal of extending the trail south to New Haven and north to Northampton, Mass., is met, she said, it potentially would be an enormous magnet for tourists -- complete with inn-to-inn bike tours like the ones that draw thousands of cyclists to Cape Cod and Vermont each year.
``I think it's going to be extraordinary,'' Anstey said.
Meanwhile, the trail gets markedly busier as each new section is opened. Perhaps the most dramatic example came in June, when the once-rusted, abandoned bridge over the Farmington River in Farmington was finally renovated. Lined by new, black wrought-iron railings, the 50-foot-high, 400-foot-long span provides stunning views of the river valley. Built-in concrete benches extend over the edge of the deck so sightseers can relax while joggers and bikers pass by unimpeded.
``On weekends it's packed; even weekdays it's pretty busy,'' said Farmington Police Chief Michael Whalen, who details some of his bicycle-certified officers to patrol parts of the trail. ``Since the bridge opened,'' he said, ``there are people who go there just to sit.''
A Granby family, Jim and Barb Blanchette and their four children, biked from Simsbury to Farmington on a recent afternoon just to see the new bridge.
``It's a long ride with the kids, but it's really worth it -- this is fabulous,'' Barb Blanchette said after reaching the span.
``You see kids, older people, families. It's great. Now our parking lot down here on Brickyard Road is always full in the late afternoon or on weekends,'' said Farmington Police Officer Troy Williams, riding bike patrol along the trail on a recent Monday afternoon. ``It's definitely not like this isn't being used.''
Williams is not alone in being struck by the extraordinary range of people who use the trail: hard-core exercise types zipping by on road bikes, senior citizens strolling leisurely, toddlers on tricycles pedaling alongside grandparents, young couples holding hands, speed walkers and joggers.
At mid-day during the sunny summertime, the Farmington River and Collinsville bridges are typically the busiest spots. But even on a rainy morning in May or an overcast, drizzly afternoon during a humid stretch of August, the trail is busy almost everywhere.
At lunchtime on a muggy, late-July weekday, a gray-haired bicyclist slowly carries two sacks of groceries through Avon; a young man wheels a unicycle near Unionville; two teenage rollerbladers skate in East Granby; and a group of Simsbury office workers take a lunchtime walk, their company IDs dangling from shirt pockets.
A team of serious runners from Hartford Life in Simsbury hits the trail most days at lunch break, said Kurt Bauer, a worker there who is a member of the running group. Some even used a measuring wheel to mark off quarter-mile spots along the route.
``Some guys use it for pretty hard-core training sessions. They'll do speed-work sessions, say 12 quarter-mile repeats,'' Bauer said.
``In Simsbury, it seems everywhere you go you've got hills. But the trail is flat. That's great for beginning walkers or runners; it's not as demanding as going up a steep hill,'' Bauer said.
Marlo Hitriz of Bristol, a 27-year-old former environmental consultant turned bartender, regularly traverses the stretch of trail above the new bridge in Farmington to Unionville to the south.
``It's beautiful,'' she said. ``I think they did a really good job.''
Like many users of the trail interviewed recently, Hitriz said she would gladly pay a small fee -- in some states, Rails to Trails users are asked to contribute a few dollars each year -- to help cover the costs of maintenance and sweeping.
The easy terrain of the trail is one reason it draws so many rollerbladers and bikers.
The 19th-century locomotives of the now-defunct Central New England and New Haven & Northampton lines couldn't handle grades over 3 percent, so the rail bed is remarkably level. That's a godsend to athletes coming back from injuries, said Shawn Desjardins, a physical therapist with HealthSouth in Simsbury. The trail practically winds through the center's parking lot, and Desjardins often sends patients out there to run.
``A lot of times we want runners who've had a knee injury, or a foot/ankle injury, to keep off the hills when they start to progress back to running,'' Desjardins said. ``So they just go to the trail.''
Desjardins, athletic trainer at Simsbury High School, periodically runs a few miles on the Simsbury-Avon segment, and often sees field hockey players, soccer players and other Simsbury High athletes there.
``You look around this town, there are a lot of people into fitness,'' Desjardins said. ``So you really see a lot of people out there.''
Just below HealthSouth is the trail parking lot at Latimer Lane. Cecily Vasington, 43, strides by with little time to chat. She's out for a quick 2-mile lunchtime walk before heading back to Hartford Life's headquarters, where she'll shower, change back into business clothes and resume work as a strategic and business planner.
``I like to get out for fresh air at lunchtime, clear my head. ... And it's my attempt at staying fit. This allows me to maintain,'' said Vasington, whose busy family life at her West Hartford home leaves little opportunity for regimented exercise programs.
``Once in a while I'll do free weights, but with kids, there really isn't time. We have aerobics classes at work, but walking by yourself allows you the flexibility to fit it in whenever you can. From the [Hartford's] door to the trail is about 5 minutes. So if it's not snowing, I'm out there. And we've got some hard-core runners who are out on the trail every day, no matter what.''
Preston Reed, the organizer of the original campaign to get the Greenway started, is gratified to see so many people of all ages out on the trail. Now 87, he still bikes on the trail and is optimistic about when the last gaps will be filled.
``Five years,'' he said. ``I could still be riding a bike in five years. But if it takes another 12 years, that's pushing the limits. If I'm still around, I won't be as active.''
It will be finished, he said.
``It's too good an idea, it satisfies too many people for it to be stopped.''


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A Thai airline has come under fire from the country's government for releasing a calendar featuring scantily clad models.
Low-cost carrier Nok Air released a calendar of models from Maxim magazine posing with its aircraft.
Thailand's Ministry of Culture Permanent Secretary, Prisana Pongtatpitakkul, criticised the airline for using women's bodies to sell itself.
"The calendar shows that several business operators still adhere to conventional practices in using female bodies as the PR or marketing tool," she told Thai newspaper The Nation.
"They lack the sense of social and cultural responsibility and ignore social and cultural repercussions – particularly female dignity."
Nok Air's CEO Patee Sarasin defended the calendar in an interview with CNN, saying that people were exposed to similar images on a daily basis in the media.
"The airline business has always been seen as sexy globally, that is why our planes – we believe they are well designed – appropriately become the background of these models."
Although critical of the calendar, the Culture Ministry has no powers to take action over it. The minister told The Nation that it would soon be opening a discussion with media, advertising and consumer protection agencies to address the issue.
Despite its booming sex trade, Thailand is a conservative country that often censors nudity on television and in print. Last week the Culture Ministry expressed anger over a TV sketch on US comedy show Saturday Night Live that made fun of the country's reputation for sex tourism.
Nok Air is not the first airline to use semi-naked women to promote itself. European low-cost carrier Ryanair has repeatedly been criticised for its annual "Girls of Ryanair" charity calendar, which features flight attendants.
In 2010 the Russian airline Aeroflot released a calendar to its VIP customers featuring naked women posing with aircraft, while the previous year America's Southwest came under fire for painting a bikini-clad model on one of its planes as part of a promotion with Sports Illustrated.
Flight attendants who lost their jobs when Mexican carrier Mexicana went bankrupt in 2010 released a calendar to draw attention to their unpaid entitlements. The calendar was such a success they released a second calendar in 2011 with support from the flight attendants' union and also posed for Playboy magazine.
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The Georgia Southwestern and Francis Marion University baseball
teams combined for 44 runs on 56 hits as they split a Peach Belt
Conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Hurricane Field. GSW
took game one 11-4. Francis Marion won the rubber game of the
weekend series 19-10.
The Hurricanes got off to a fast start in game one by scoring three runs in the first, highlighted by a Cody Adams two-run single. Byron Haynes' two-run double in the second led to four more GSW runs and by the end of the frame the 'Canes had an early 7-1 lead.
Francis Marion pushed across a run in the third on a Justin Greene solo home run and another in the fourth to pull within four, but that's as close as the visiting Patriots would get. FMU added one more run in the eighth on a Vince Farfaglia solo shot.
GSW scored a run in sixth and another in the seventh before Patrick McCarthy and Adams brought around the game's final two runs in the eighth on back-to-back doubles.
RM Cozza (4-3) earned the complete-game win for GSW while allowing ten hits. He struck out nine and walked two. Erik Sommerville (5-3) took the loss for FMU. Sommerville gave up three runs - two earned - in a third of an inning. He walked two and allowed two hits while facing only seven batters.
Nick Rex went a perfect 3-for-3 for the 'Canes. He scored two and drove in one. Jordan Mullis also finished with three hits and scored two. McCarthy had two hits, with a double, three RBI, scored a run and had a stolen base. Adams had two hits, with a double and three RBI. Haynes also had a multi-hit game, with a double and two RBI. Jared Allen added a triple.
Preston Shuey led the visiting Patriots with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate in game one. He knocked in a run. Greene and Farfaglia had multi-hit games to go with their solo home runs.
In game two, it was tied at 3-3 until a 13-run fifth inning for the visiting Patriots ultimately did in the Hurricanes and gave Francis Marion an insurmountable 16-3 lead. FMU brought 18 batters to the plate in that frame and collected nine hits, while the 'Canes committed four errors and surrendered four walks.
GSW tried to claw back into it by scoring two in the bottom half of the fifth, four more in the sixth, and a run in the seventh, but it wasn't enough. Francis Marion tacked on two of their own in the sixth and the game's final run in the ninth to get the win.
Jody Sellars (1-2) took the loss for GSW. He gave up six runs - three earned - in four innings of work. Sellars allowed seven hits and struck out four while walking two. Zach Petty (4-0) was the winning pitcher in game two. Petty went five innings, allowed five runs - four earned - on eight hits. He struck out six 'Cane batters. Zach Farry collected his 12th save of the season by throwing four innings of relief.
McCarthy finished the second game 3-for-4 for the 'Canes. He scored two and drove in two. Mullis had two hits and scored two. Rex had two hits and scored a run. Haynes had another multi-hit game, with a three-run home run, and four RBI. He scored two runs and had a stolen base.
Greg Phelps and Jared Barkdoll finished with four hits apiece for FMU. Barkdoll had an inside the park home run in the first inning to go with a double and four RBI. Keon Graves added three hits for the Patriots. Shuey and Chris Honeycutt had two hits each.
After Sunday's action, GSW is 15-27 overall and 6-15 in the Peach Belt Conference. Francis Marion stands at 30-17 overall and 14-10 in PBC play. The 'Canes welcome Columbus State to Hurricane Field on Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m.
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The Georgia Southwestern and Francis Marion University baseball
teams combined for 44 runs on 56 hits as they split a Peach Belt
Conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Hurricane Field. GSW
took game one 11-4. Francis Marion won the rubber game of the
weekend series 19-10.


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Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky's Global Eagle Acquisitions has formed the single largest entertainment platform for airplaines through a pair of acquisitions estimated at $430 million, the company announced on Thursday.
For that nine-figure sum, Global Eagle has acquired Row 44, a leading satellite-based broadband service for the airline industry, and a majority stake in Advanced Inflight Alliance (AIA), a leading supplier of games, movies and entertainment for airlines. Row 44's entertainment connectivity system is installed in more than 400 aircraft operating worldwide while AIA serves more than 130 airlines worldwide with games, movies and applications.
The combined company will be renamed Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. Including the roughly $190 million raised through Global Eagle's IPO last May, the new enterprise is valued at close to $630 million.
Also Read: Harry Sloan & Jeff Sagansky: The Future Is Content — and It's Outside the U.S.
"By combining AIA's access to the installed inflight entertainment market with Row 44's wi-fi to mobile device capability, Global Eagle has potential access to 100% of the airline passenger experience, creating an addressable market as large as the global airline industry," Sloan, Global Eagle's Chairman and CEO, said in a statement. "This is exactly the kind of worldwide digital media opportunity we've been seeking for Global Eagle since our IPO."
Sloan (above left), the former head of MGM, and Sagansky (above right), a veteran media executive, formed Global Eagle Acquisitions as a special purpose acquisition company. It raised $190 million in its IPO last May and set out to acquire media companies that could succeed in a shifting economic landscape.
The combined company will own 100 percent of Row 44 and 86 percent of AIA. It will list its shares on the Nasdaq as "ENT." Global Eagle will purchase the AIA shares from PAR Investment Partners, which also owns many of Row 44's shares.
Edward L Shapiro, a partner at PAR and chairman of the board of Row 44 will become Chairman of Global Eagle.
"Row 44 and AIA are leaders in their respective industries and have highly complementary products and customer bases," Shapiro said in a statement. "With this transaction, not only will the two companies be able to enhance their offerings, but they will gain access to additional capital and relevant entertainment industry experience."
Both of the companies will retain their senior management teams under new ownership.


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