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Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act: Impact on the Biotechnology Industry
President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law on April 5, 2012. BIO advocated strongly for this new law, which includes several important policies designed to stimulate capital formation for growing businesses, including those in the biotech industry. Some of the new policies were self-effectuating, while others are awaiting rulemaking at the SEC. Below is a summary of the relevant provisions in the new law, along with a status update on the implementation process for each.
IPO On-Ramp
The most impactful new provision in the JOBS Act is the IPO On-Ramp, which provides several exemptions and allowances to smaller companies looking to go public. Companies with a public float below $700 million and revenues below $1 billion (called emerging growth companies, or EGCs, by the JOBS Act) are given a five-year transition onto the public market and are provided exemptions from certain burdensome regulations, including the external attestation of internal controls required by Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) and executive compensation disclosures mandated by Dodd-Frank. The On-Ramp also contains provisions relating to availability of information on EGCs, increasing the information flow by relaxing "gun-jumping" regulations to allow companies to test the waters before going IPO and by allowing securities analysts and broker-dealers to publish information about an EGC going public. Additionally, EGCs are now able to submit a confidential draft registration statement (S-1) to the SEC for review.
The provisions in the IPO On-Ramp were self-effectuating and EGCs are already eligible to take advantage of the new allowances. BIO analysis of public S-1s reveals that over 70 companies have filed as EGCs, 18 of which were in the biotech industry. This analysis does not take into account any EGCs who have filed confidential S-1s, although SEC staff have indicated that there has been broad interest in the confidential filing process as well.
Regulation D
There are also provisions in the JOBS Act that are targeted for private companies wishing to access capital but stay private. The first of these is a reform to SEC Regulation D. Under Rule 506 of Reg D, issuers are allowed to raise an unlimited amount of capital via a private offering to an unlimited number of SEC accredited investors. (Accredited investors are defined as those with $200,000 in annual income or $1 million in net worth, excluding their primary residence.) The JOBS Act directs the SEC to lift the ban on general solicitation and general advertising currently in place under Reg D, Rule 506. As it stands, companies cannot advertise their Reg D offerings, so they are limited to a "friends and family" bucket of investors. When the SEC has finished the rulemaking process, companies will be able to broadly advertise, increasing the capital they can bring in.
The JOBS Act gave the SEC a deadline of July 4, 2012 to propose a rule on Reg D. The SEC missed that deadline, but proposed a rule on August 29. The proposed rule requires that issuers take "reasonable steps" to verify that purchasers in a Reg D offering are accredited investors. In order to provide sufficient flexibility to accommodate the different types of issuers and different types of accredited investors, the proposed rule does not specify the methods necessary to satisfy the "reasonable steps" requirement.
BIO provided comment on this proposed rule prior to the October 5 deadline. We expect further SEC action at some point next year, but it is unclear at this point whether the SEC will make changes to the proposed rule and issue a final version or re-propose a new rule for comment. Until a new rule has been finalized, the old regulations banning general solicitation and general advertising will stay in place. Thus, companies are not currently able to take advantage of JOBS Act changes to Reg D.
Regulation A
The JOBS Act also mandates changes to SEC Regulation A. Currently, companies can conduct a direct public offering under Reg A with relaxed registration and disclosure requirements, provided the offering is less than $5 million. The JOBS Act directs the SEC to raise the offering limit to $50 million, expanding the usefulness of conducting such an offering.
The JOBS Act does not set a deadline for the SEC to issue a new Reg A rule (sometimes called Reg A+). As such, the SEC has indicated that the Reg A changes will likely be of lower priority so that staff can implement JOBS Act changes that do have deadlines as quickly as possible. The SEC has not finalized a new rule on Reg A yet, so the current $5 million cap is still in place.
SEC Private Shareholder Limit
The final private company change in the JOBS Act is an increase in the SEC Private Shareholder Limit. Private companies with more than $10 million in assets are required to register with the SEC and comply with certain reporting requirements once they cross a certain shareholder threshold. The JOBS Act raises the trigger for public reporting from 500 shareholders to 2,000 shareholders, of which 500 can be non-accredited. This increased shareholder limit will delay costly compliance for growing companies. Additionally, the JOBS Act exempts employees compensated with stock from the shareholder count, allowing companies to hire and compensate employees competitively without further limiting their ability to raise capital from private investors.
This change was self-effectuating, and is currently in place.
The most widely-discussed provision in the JOBS Act is a new exemption from federal registration requirements for small offerings raised through Crowdfunding. The law will allow smaller issuers to employ online tools to raise capital in small increments from a broad investor base. Crowdfunding offerings must be conducted through an approved broker or funding portal, which must register with the SEC and provide appropriate disclosures to investors, including risk assessments and investor education materials. Issuers may raise up to $1 million per year using the crowdfunding exemption. Individual investors are capped on the amount they can contribute to a single crowdfunding offering – for investors whose annual income or net worth exceeds $100,000, the limit is 10 percent of their income/net worth; for investors with income or net worth below $100,000, the limit is the greater of $2,000 or 5 percent of their income/net worth.
The JOBS Act gives the SEC a deadline of December 31, 2012 to propose rules on crowdfunding; however, it has become clear that they will not meet this deadline. It is unclear at this point when the rulemaking process will be finalized. There is also a fair degree of uncertainty surrounding what obligations funding portals will have when facilitating crowdfunding offerings and what investor protections will be put in place. Crowdfunding cannot begin until the SEC issues rules governing the offerings.


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jeffstev necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 194 diseños de 45 diseñadores freelance.
ProVino Wines will be launching a new company over the next couple of months and need to establish our corporate identity. The logo will be used as part of a larger website design (that contest will happen after we have a logo), on stationary, mailings, co-branded products, etc.
ProVino, provinowines.com
Premium Wines, or Wines
Desired Color Scheme:
no particulars
Accepted File Formats:
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Premium Wines
… Value Proposition
ProVino provide wine enthusiasts a trusted source of the finest small production wines available, equip wine producers with a streamlined direct sales organization for market penetration and brand awareness.
It's a Win, Win, Win!
Producers:We hand sell a producer's winery brand direct to the consumer, which allows them to cut one layer from the traditional 3-tiered system allowing them to achieve the goal of direct sales without capital investment in a call center and additional employees, thereby providing them better profit margins, improved consumer brand awareness and quicker time to market.
Customers: We provide our customers with access to a wide variety of outstanding quality, artisan produced and small production wines they might otherwise not see in their local market, thereby adding value to their overall wine experience.
Some of our competitors include:
Windsor vineyards http://www.windsorvineyards.com
The Wine Spectrum http://www.winespectrum.com
The Wine Club http://www.thewineclub.com
Our logo should reflect the premium nature of our products and services, the fact that we are insiders in this huge market and will be the trusted source of wines for high-end buyers.
"ProVino" is the company name. the website address is provinowines.com. The name may or may not include the words "Premium Wines" or "Wines" as a byline. I'd like to see at least a couple of options there to see how it plays.
Have fun!
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This example shows you how to use Simulink® Report Generator™ to customize a System Design Description report for a model. The default version of the report provides information about a system design represented by a Simulink model. You can adapt the report to meet your needs.
This example shows you how to customize a report called System Design Description. The Simulink Report Generator product creates a default version of this report automatically from a Simulink model that you choose. However, you can generate a customized version of this report -- for example, to adhere to your organization's documentation standards. This demonstration shows you how to customize the report by adding an abstract that follows the title page.
You can customize the System Design Description for the Simulink example model,
sldemo_autotrans, which represents an automotive drivetrain. To open the example model, run the following command:
From the Simulink model File menu, select Reports > System Design Description.
The System Design Description dialog box opens.
In the System Design Description dialog box, click the Customize button.
Simulink Report Generator creates a copy of the System Design Description report template,
SDD_custom.rpt, to customize. Templates specify how the Simulink Report Generator software produces reports from a model. You create, view, and modify report templates in a graphical user interface called Report Explorer.
When generating a default version of the System Design Description report, you specify several report options using the System Design Description dialog box. When customizing the report, you must specify these options independently of the dialog box. You can set customized options either graphically, using the Report Explorer, or programmatically, using MATLAB commands. This example demonstrates a graphical approach.
In the left-hand pane of the Report Explorer, select the
SDD_custom.rpt node. The right-hand pane displays report options for the template. Specify a value for the following report options.
Directory: C:\MATLAB
Filename: sldemo_autotrans_SDD
File format: Web (HTML)
If report already exists, increment to prevent overwriting: On
You also see other options from the System Design Description dialog box associated with the
Title Page component.
Report templates contain a collection of components that specify the structure and content of a report. The left-hand pane of the Report Explorer lists a hierarchy of components that comprise the
SDD_custom.rpt template. Each component offers several properties whose values you specify to control a particular aspect of the report generation process. The right-hand pane of Report Explorer displays properties for a component that you select in the hierarchy pane.
SDD_custom.rpt template includes a
Title Page component that provides several options associated with the System Design Description dialog box. In Report Explorer, from the hierarchy pane, select the
Title Page component and specify a value for the following properties.
Main > Title: sldemo_autotrans
Main > Subtitle: Design Description
Main > Custom author: Zaphod Beeblebrox
Image > File name: C:\images\corporate_logo.gif
Legal Notice > Legal Notice Text: For Internal Distribution Only
You can also add an abstract to a report using the
Title Page component. In Report Explorer, from the hierarchy pane, select the
Title Page component; in the properties pane, select the Abstract tab and in the Abstract Text field, enter:
Simulink(R) is used to model an automotive drivetrain. Stateflow(R) enhances the Simulink model with its representation of the transmission control logic. Simulink provides a powerful environment for the modeling and simulation of dynamic systems and processes. In many systems, though, supervisory functions like changing modes or invoking new gain schedules must respond to events that may occur and conditions that develop over time. As a result, the environment requires a language capable of managing these multiple modes and developing conditions. Stateflow demonstrates its strength in this capacity by performing the function of gear selection in an automatic transmission.
In the Report Explorer toolbar, click the Report button. When the report is complete, an application associated with the specified report format displays the customized System Design Description.
From the Report Explorer File menu, select Save As. Specify a location and a file name for your custom report template. By saving a custom template, you can access and reuse it. For instance, you can apply the custom template to other Simulink models to create reports that have the same structure and format.
For more information about Report Explorer, refer to What Is the Report Explorer? in the Simulink Report Generator documentation. To learn more about the properties of the
Title Page component, see its reference page in the MATLAB Report Generator documentation.


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As on every September 11, I am posting Jefferson Crowther's poignant remembrance of his son, Welles Remey Crowther. Tonight, on September 11, 2014, at Mets Citifield, Jefferson will have the distinct honor of throwing out the first ball in tribute to his son. 'The Man in the Red Bandana' By Jefferson H. Crowther Please excuse these ramblings of a proud, old father who lost one the brightest lights in his life. This light was my dear, dear son, Welles Remy Crowther, who at age 24 was killed when the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed on him and so many other innocent victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Welles was an equities trader with Sandler-O'Neill and Partners working on the 104th floor of WTC2. He was also a volunteer firefighter and member … [Read more...]
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- Hair care mistakes
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Grammy Quiver: T.I.
Like there's anyone else?
He brought the quiver in a tux, then took it down casual with the Pip, and also on the carpet with his "Situation". Her name is Tiny. But he'd tell you himself: she is his Situation. Amazing.
And beautiful.
T.I. is SO beautiful.
Guns are bad but I love him so much!
T.I. and Justin Timberlake Grammy Awards
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text: During his life and after, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was venerated as a master of genre painting. Chardin's primary subject was "la vie silencieuse" (or "the silent life")—humble, everyday scenes and vignettes. He painted scenes from family life, domestic interiors, still lifes, and ocassional portraits. Chardin was admired by his peers not only for his distinct approach, but also for his ability to manipulate paint to evoke luminosity and tranquility. Not much is certain about his training, other than the time he spent with Pierre-Jacques Cazes and Noël-Nicolas Coypel; historians believe his career ignited upon his entry to the Royal Academy of Painting as a highly regarded member. He admired Jean-Antoine Watteau, though their sensibilities were drastically different. In Chardin's eulogy, he was remembered for having once said, "One uses colours, but one paints with feeling."


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Hello, I have been wanting to get this off of my chest for a while.
Richard Dawkins together with other "Great" atheists (Hitchens, are commonly seen as the "Leaders" of atheism. Everywhere i turn people rally behind them without hesitation. I have no problem with agreeing with someone and supporting them, but since joining this site and communicating with atheists across the web i am sad to say that I have been pressured into supporting anything they (or other popular atheists) say or do. As you can tell from the title, I don't like them, I find most of the current big time atheist to be rude, harsh, condescending, arrogant, men who happen to be smart. They spout the word "evidence" but as far as i can tell, only use evidence that supports their own views. They are incredibly anti-theist outright insulting those with faith, while i do not like religion I would never dream of telling someone that one way of thinking is correct or insulting them for their beliefs. For the most part they are BRILLIANT scientists, and yet they completely discredit anything if it has the slightest lack of extraordinary evidence or if a religious person says it. I may be wrong, but isn't science about looking for the truth, accepting new ideas and testing them, admitting when you are wrong? Isn't science meant to be unbiased? "A sentient all-powerful being/force, that existed before the rest of the universe, willingly and with intent created the universe and continues to exist beyond normal perception interacting with the universe regularly and still with intent." okay, there might be many many MANY variations on that principle, but that is the premise of a lot of religions, Laughable? Yes. Incredibly unlikely? Yes. Goes against massive amounts of par-to-quality evidence? Yes. But it's still a scientific hypothesis, that as of writing this cannot be tested. As such It should be accepted as a possible if-unlikely truth until it can be (dis)proven. We have diss-proven many things that religion spouts or claims in their holy books, but that is disproving an element of the religion, not the existence of a god. Dawkins has admitted this, yet he continuously dismisses any arguments against his views unless they come from one of his fellow atheist scientist buddies.
Ted Haggard, remember him? Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM4bq9ypAdY
Yeah, he was probably putting on an act for the cameras, we only saw 3 minutes of him, described by himself. But you should be able to understand what he's saying.
And there is truth to it.
That is a brief summary of the problems i have with Dawkins and a lot of the other atheist "leaders". But the reason i'm posting this is the rest of the atheist community seems fine with agreeing with everything he/they say(s). I've been delving into physics lately, and i try to apply one thing i do agree with dawkins on, I can't believe what i read in a book, or the website tells me, or etc. I try to avoid making claims about topics i don't know all about, I try to remain skeptical towards new ideas until i can get evidence that has quality and quantity, I ask questions and don't take things at face value. These are things i truely support, but It seems to me I'm the only atheist that feels that way. i have been observing and found that athesim is becoming almost as dogmatic and cruel as religion.
Anti-theism is on the rise, hatred is cast onto anyone who so much as prays at a dinnertable, if someone is a religious person expect them to be hated and ridiculed by this community regardless of anything other than the fact that they have a religion. Entire forums are set up for the purpose of laughing at religious people and ations (not just the extremist/fundy ones that are okay to laugh at sometimes)
People are mindlessly throwing out arguments that are often little more than: "X is wrong because there's ZERO evidence for it, but Y!, Y has evidence so it must be correct!" never going into any detail about the topic.
People are doing what i described earlier, dimissing things unfairly, while parading around a sliver of something they support.
The "Leaders" are followed blindly, mimicking a cult. if dawkins says something he is agreed with unconditionally by almost everyone, and if you are one of the few who don't agree with it, you are insulted and targeted for all sorts of things (Personal experience)
And everywhere people are trying to convert others into atheism.
A dogma is beginning to form, the atheist that i have observed are lining up to become just like the hardcore religious peoples they claim to be different from.
I joined this site and others with the expectation that I was going to meet people guided by logic, reason, quality evidence (Not just normal evidence.) instead of other's words. and mild = tolerance toward opposing viewpoints as we have nothing to lose if they disagree.
Instead i have found a group of self righteous, key phrase spewing, intolerant, hateful, followers who actively try to change a person's beliefs instead of presenting the alternative and letting that person act accordingly to what they are presented (the backbone of scientific thought and progress)
I could go into more detail, but honestly I'm tired as all get-out. In this post I stress that i am not talking about YOU or anyone else in particular, just what i have found. I posted this to voice my opinion about the current state of atheism, in a great tide of identical arguments and opinions I am standing out with one of my own that i am not basing off of any one Else's; it is an opinion that i came to by myself free of other's forcing it on me. Isn't that what free thought is all about?
Feel free to respond however you like, You can even go ahead and insult me and dismiss everything i said, just as i expect most will. I just wanted to get that off my chest.
Somewhat related note: I think I'm the only atheist with an opinion like this; the supernatural and paranormal science that studies it. Legitamit fields of study, even if the methods are frequently terrible. I think that some supernatural elements might just be natural elements that we just don't understand yet. (A long time ago, the concept of cold eluded the minds of of the time and was considered supernatural, but of course now we understand the absence of heat and can explain its workings.) I'm not saying all supernatural claims are true, just that they should not be dismissed immidiatly on the basis that they are considered supernatural. Ghost for example, I believe that there is somethting to these claims, or at least some of them. Consistent and observable patterns, large amounts of unexplained, undeniable phenomenon (Among some admittedly fake). Are they the spirits of the dead? I doubt it, but I see reason to look into the matter. The same goes for some other supernatural ideas that everyone here seems to hate.
And finally, I have a very difficult time getting behind Dawkin's precious gene-centered evolution.
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It has obviously escaped your attention that real people really believe in the idea of a personal god and thus support and believe in religion. Take a look at how the divisive aspect of religion has affected the real people of Isreal, Ireland, the Balkans etc etc.
You have formed an opinion ? really ? mind telling us what it is rather than indulge your self in chidlike insults.
maybe you're too stupid to read what I wrote jeremy. I don't know, just guessing. My opinion is that real things like people cause problems, not the make believe religions(and I wrote this before, check above.) Rather than saying religion is the cause of these problems in these places, why don't you fucking notice that no matter what people believe this is happening all over the world like it always has? And I like to indulge myself, it makes me tingle inside.
You obviously do like to indulge your self but you have just as obviously lost the ability to think ( if indeed you ever possessed the ability)
Perhaps you could at least try to address the real problems that religion has caused in those geo-political hotspots that I ponted out to you
thanks for ignoring where I pointed out the flaw in your thinking jeremy. Stop focusing on the religion and realize it is people that are doing these things no matter what they believe. All different beliefs, but these people do the same thing. That's not striking to you? No, or course not; let's just blame someone's belief. Yeah, that's better.
This will be my final post to to you. I am ignoring you because you are not worth the effort of formulating a reply and shall continue to ignore you whenever you appear here
if you care so little about your lack of belief, why are you a member on this site? you sound like a religious troll, honestly. calling Melinda (booklover) dogmatic is about the silliest thing i've read on this site. you know nothing about her and you choose to attack her one comment here as being some blind Atheist believer? grow up.
Because I like the chat. Firstly, fuck you. Secondly, you are fucking stupid for saying what you did about me calling someone dogmatic. here's a link to the definition of dogmatic, read it:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dogmatic.
What you said about me being a reliogus troll, you make me laugh fuck-o! And you talk about me attacking someone based on a comment and I need to grow up while you do the exact same thing to me?! Classic dude, classic. You're a schmuck, booklover is a schmuck, and jeremy is a schmuck. I don't agree with most atheists on this and, like the religious, you rally against me! I must be a martyr.
no, you like to be an asshole. i was right to recommend that you grow up. you throw around insults to people you know nothing about - childish. you claim persecution from those in your own group - immature. hell, even your user name indicates some sort of immaturity. you are not interested in having an adult "chat", at least from what i see here. you don't like Dawkins - fine by me. but your rationale and attitude could use some serious adjustment.
true. true. true. true. true. true. cool. questionable.
*vanishes back under bridge*
*sobs* that hurt my feeling booklover, my one lonely feeling. I will not be leaving the site soon, I've been here for like 3 or 4 years already. Please post the link to the definition of a schmuck please, it's the least you can do.
No, none whatsoever. Class is for the weak. I'm vile and disgusting, hope you dream about me. *kisses*
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Wine, lemons, and mushrooms flavor this chicken recipe the lower salt and lower fat way.
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Ingredients and Preparation
- Mix together pepper, salt, and flour. Coat chicken with seasoned flour.
- In a heavy-bottomed skillet, heat oil. Place chicken breasts in skillet and brown on both sides. Then remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
- To the skillet, add wine and stir until the wine is heated. Add juice, stock, and mushrooms. Stir to toss, reduce heat, and cook for about 10 minutes until the sauce is partially reduced.
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For Splunk Enterprise deployments, loads search results from the specified .csv file, which is not modified. The filename must refer to a relative path in
$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/csv (or
$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/dispatch/<job id>/ if
dispatch = true). If the specified file does not exist and the filename does not have an extension, then the Splunk software assumes it has a filename with a .csv extension.
If you run into an issue with the
inputcsv command resulting in an error, ensure that your CSV file ends with a BLANK LINE.
| inputcsv [dispatch=<bool>] [append=<bool>] [start=<int>] [max=<int>] [events=<bool>] <filename> [WHERE <search-query>]
Required arguments
- filename
- Syntax: <filename>
- Description: Specify the name of the .csv file, located in
Optional arguments
- dispatch
- Syntax: dispatch=<bool>
- Description: When set to true, this argument indicates that the filename is a .csv file in the dispatch directory. The relative path is
$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/dispatch/<job id>/.
- Default: false
- append
- Syntax: append=<bool>
- Description: Specifies whether the data from the .csv file is appended to the current set of results (true) or replaces the current set of results (false).
- Default: false
- events
- Syntax: events=<bool>
- Description: Allows the imported results to be treated as events so that a proper timeline and fields picker are displayed.
- max
- Syntax: max=<int>
- Description: Controls the maximum number of events to be read from the file. If
maxis not specified, there is no limit to the number of events that can be read.
- Default: 1000000000 (1 billion)
- start
- Syntax: start=<int>
- Description: Controls the 0-based offset of the first event to be read.
- Default: 0
- Syntax: WHERE <search-query>
- Description: Use this clause to improve search performance by prefiltering data returned from the lookup table. Supports a limited set of search query operators: =, !=, <, >, <=, >=, AND, OR, NOT. Any combination of these operators is permitted. Also supports wildcard string searches.
inputcsv command is an event-generating command. See Command types.
Generating commands use a leading pipe character and should be the first command in a search.
Appending or replacing results
If the
append argument is set to
true, the Splunk software appends the data from the .csv file to the current set of results. The
append argument is set to
false by default, which means that it replaces the current result set with the results from the lookup search.
Working with large CSV lookup tables
WHERE clause allows you to narrow the scope of the query that
inputlookup makes against the lookup table. It restricts
inputlookup to a smaller number of lookup table rows, which can improve search efficiency when you are working with significantly large CSV lookup tables.
Distributed deployments
inputcsv command is not compatible with search head pooling and search head clustering.
The command saves the
*.csv file on the local search head in the
$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/ directory. The
*.csv files are not replicated on the other search heads.
1. Load results that contain a specfic string
This example loads search results from the
$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/csv/all.csv file. Those that contain the string
error are saved to the
$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/csv/error.csv file.
| inputcsv all.csv | search error | outputcsv errors.csv
2. Load a specific range of results
This example loads results 101 to 600 from either the
bar file, if exists, or from the
bar.csv file.
| inputcsv start=100 max=500 bar
3. Specifying which results to load with operators and expressions
You can use comparison operators and Boolean expression to specify which results to load.
This example loads all of the events from the CSV file
$SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/csv/students.csv and then filters out the events that do not match the WHERE clause, where the values in the
age field are greater than 13, less than 19, but not 16. The search returns a count of the remaining search results.
| inputcsv students.csv WHERE (age>=13 age<=19) AND NOT age=16 | stats count
4. Append search results to a CSV file
You can append search results to a CSV file using the
append argument.
| inputcsv append=true all_errors.csv | search error earliest=-d@d | outputcsv daily_errors.csv
5. Appending multiple CSV files
You can append the search results of one CSV file to another CSV file by using the
append command and a subsearch.
| inputcsv file1.csv | append [| inputcsv file2.csv]
See also
Have questions? Visit Splunk Answers and see what questions and answers the Splunk community has using the inputcsv command.
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Enterprise: 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.3, 6.4.4, 6.4.5, 6.4.6, 6.4.7, 6.4.8, 6.4.9, 6.4.10, 6.4.11, 6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.5.1612 (Splunk Cloud only), 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.5.5, 6.5.6, 6.5.7, 6.5.8, 6.5.9, 6.5.10, 6.6.0, 6.6.1, 6.6.2, 6.6.3, 6.6.4, 6.6.5, 6.6.6, 6.6.7, 6.6.8, 6.6.9, 6.6.10, 6.6.11, 6.6.12, 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.7, 7.0.8, 7.0.9, 7.0.10, 7.0.11, 7.0.13, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 7.1.7, 7.1.8, 7.1.9, 7.1.10, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.2.9, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, 8.0.0, 8.0.1


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The Jazz hold a one-half game lead over the Los Angeles Lakers for eighth place.
Wesley Matthews supplied 23 points for the Trail Blazers, who dropped a fifth straight while playing without leading scorer LaMarcus Aldridge.
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Because we are in Canada and lucky enough to be having a 'proper' beautiful, sunny summer , I cooked the lamb in the oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes then finished it off on the BBQ (the charcoal barbecue) to get that unmistakable lovely smoky, barbecue flavour. The result was delicious – moist and tender, medium- rare meat, subtly flavoured with herbs and garlic with a deep smoky undertone.
The lamb was served with a rich red wine and redcurrant sauce, some new potatoes, asparagus and green beans and as we sat in the gazebo devouring our meal and sipping wine I couldn't think of a better way to end the weekend – Sunday roasts are the best – however you cook them!
Dessert was courtesy of Carol, my mother-in-law, who brought a bag of perfectly ripe and juicy peaches and a bottle of Amaretto (sounds good just like that!) and made a delicious and easy dessert in no time. It was the perfect dessert to go with a casual Sunday roast and the whole meal a delicious and satisfying end to a relaxed weekend.
Sunday Roast in the Garden with Family
Roast Leg of Lamb with red wine & redcurrant sauce (served with new potatoes, asparagus & green beans)
Peaches with Amaretto
A classic summer cocktail, yet I had somehow forgotten how much I like it…..until I had one! The mint and lime makes it the most refreshing and light summer drink perfect for sipping on a hot day. Next time I won't forget just how good they are!
Serves 1
Small handful of fresh mint leaves (approx. 10-12)
2 tsp sugar
1/2 lime, cut into wedges
1 part white rum (Bacardi)
3 parts soda water
In a tall glass mix the mint, sugar and lime together using a muddler, small rolling pin, wooden spoon or any other utensil that allows you to crush everything together so you get as much flavour as possible! Add the rum then fill the glass with ice and top with the soda water. Stir then sit back, relax and enjoy!
For this recipe I covered the lamb with some finely chopped fresh herbs and lemon zest, and cut some little slits where I pressed in some shards of garlic and small rosemary sprigs. The herbs for the lamb came straight out of the garden so use whatever you can get your hands on, although rosemary and thyme are classic flavours for lamb and work amazingly well.
1 leg of lamb (ours was 2.2kg)
1 clove of garlic, thinly sliced into spiky shards
1 large sprig of rosemary
5 or 6 sprigs of thyme
1-2 sprigs of oregano
3 juniper berries, crushed (optional)
Zest of ½ lemon
Good pinch of Maldon sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
Drizzle of olive oil
For the red wine & redcurrant sauce:
1 tbsp olive oil
Small knob of butter
½ onion, sliced
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
3 tbsp redcurrant jelly
150ml red wine
250ml lamb stock
3 juniper berries, crushed
Small sprig of rosemary
2-3 sprigs of thyme, plus an extra tsp
2 bay leaves
Salt & pepper
1 small knob of cold butter
Preheat the oven to 375F.
To prepare the leg of lamb, finely chop half of the rosemary leaves, thyme and oregano and put into a small bowl. Add the crushed juniper berries (if using), lemon zest, a good pinch of salt and pepper and mix well. Using a small knife cut about 12 little slits in the lamb and put a shard of garlic and a mini sprig of rosemary into each cut. Heat the redcurrant jelly until it has melted (I just popped it into the microwave for about 20 seconds) then brush it over the leg of lamb. Sprinkle over the herb mix and spread it all over so the lamb is evenly covered with all of the lovely flavours. Drizzle with a little olive oil and set aside until you are ready to cook the lamb.
Ok, so now for the technical part……I always tend to use a thermometer when cooking meat so I know it's the right temperature and I don't have to worry about it being over or undercooked. If you have one (and I definitely recommend them as a must-have kitchen gadget), then for medium-rare lamb you want it to be 145 degrees (140 for rare, 160 for medium and 170 degrees for well done). If you don't have a thermometer then you want to cook the lamb for 20-25 minutes per lb. for medium-rare – for a 2.2kg lamb (as we had) that is roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes in a 375F oven.
As it turned out, I cooked the lamb in the oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes and then finished it off on the barbecue over indirect heat, so it took a bit longer than if you were just cooking it in the oven. Once the lamb is cooked to your liking, tent it with foil and leave to rest for at least 20 minutes, before carving into slices.
While the lamb is cooking make the red wine and redcurrant sauce. In a medium pan heat the oil with the butter then add the onion. Cook for roughly 5 minutes until the onions have softened but not coloured. Add the garlic and cook for another minute before adding the redcurrant jelly. Let it melt completely and start to simmer then add the wine. Reduce the wine a little then add the stock, juniper berries, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Allow to simmer away and reduce for as long as possible – at least 30 minutes. If it is starting to reduce too much, cover with a tight-fitting lid. When ready to serve the sauce, strain everything into a clean pan to remove the onion and all the herbs then whisk in the cold cube of butter and the tsp of thyme leaves. Serve at once with the lamb and enjoy.
Peaches with Amaretto
This recipe is courtesy of my mother-in-law Carol, who made this for us recently when they came round for a meal. She had a bowlful of fresh peaches needing eaten so brought them round and made this dessert for us in no time at all. It is so quick and easy and absolutely wonderful when you have juicy, ripe peaches.
If you can, cut up the peaches and let them soak in the liqueur while you eat your main course (this just lets the amaretto soak into them a little bit more). Sprinkle the nuts and biscuits over at the very last second so that they don't go soggy.
6 ripe peaches
4 tbsp amaretto liqueur
4 tbsp sliced almonds
4 amaretti biscuits, crumbled
Greek yogurt with honey* to serve
Cut the peaches in half and remove the stones then cut each half into four wedges. Place in a shallow dish then pour over the amaretto liqueur. In a dry frying pan toast the almonds until golden brown, then put into a small bowl and add the crushed amaretti biscuits (you can crush them with your hands or bash them a few times with a rolling pin).
To serve, simply spoon some peaches onto each plate and sprinkle over the toasted almonds and amaretti crumbs, and then serve with a nice dollop of the honey Greek yogurt. Light, summery and delicious!
*You can either go for the easy option (as I did!) and buy some Greek yogurt that already has honey in it, or if you prefer add a spoonful or 2 of nice honey to some plain yogurt.


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This is a logo for a new guitar method web site called FingerWorkout.com. As the name would suggest, the site will focus on physical development of fingers and hands for guitar players. The logo should not be too busy, but eye catching at the same time.
The color scheme above is recommended but feel free to deviate from that if you have something great. Guitar or hand/finger imagery worked into the logo is OK, but definitely not necessary... I feel that simple is usually the best approach and makes for the most memorable logos.
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Honesty. Always honest, regardless of the topic. Parents can ALWAYS be honest with their children. It just has to be broken down....again....and again....and again....(smiling) into a "language" your child can understand. For example:
When I took my daughter to the doctor for her pre-school shots, she asked me, "Mama this is gonna hurt huh?" I said, "Yep, sure will, Coop (her name is Cooper)." But guess what?!!!? WE get to hold hands while you are gettin' 'em. Isn't that great!!!?! She said, "How come that's great?" lol.
I said, "Because you won't be alone. I will be there with you!" She liked that one, thought it was great. But it was true too. I didn't lie about the fact that it would hurt. I also told her that she would probably cry when she got them, and that it would be okay if she did, because it DOES hurt for a little bit, but that's because it SOUNDS scarier than it actually is. I told her it feels like that "sharp sting of a mosquito bite." And then I offered to show her what I meant. I took a toothpick, held it over her finger, then stuck her really quickly with it three or four times. Sounds cruel, but I told her before I even did it, what I was going to do, and she agreed. So, she said, "Ow, that hurt!" But.....it's gone now...." I said, "See, that wasn't so bad huh?" And the best part, is that you were so brave!! I am proud of you. So proud of you, that we can eat lunch where ever you want today!" (or buy a barbie doll, etc...)
In relation to starting preschool, Cooper and I participated in our local HIPPY group. She completed that before attending preschool. It is a wonderful opportunity for them socially, as well as academically in preparation for "big kid" school. Speaking of that word, I also kept reminding Cooper that she would be going to "big kid" school now. They strive to be a part of all "big kid" things.
Preparation for school though, really begins at birth, I believe. Parents should not wait until their child begins school, to start teaching them things. I started teaching Cooper different things from her birth. When she was a month old, I would sit her down on the floor and have one hand behind her head, and tell her "mama, is trying to teach you how to sit up." When she was 3 months old, I started teaching her how to keep her head up by herself. You see, parents should always always be teaching their children SOMETHING and daily. Cooper started walking at 8 1/2 months. Was that me or genetics? Don't know really, but I was never afraid to teach her and always proud of any interest shown from her.
Got off track. Sorry. Cooper and I also visited her school 4 or 5 times before school started. I showed her where the library, cafeteria, gym, main office, and the bathrooms were located for her use. We also knew a month ahead of time, which classroom would be hers. I showed her the playground as well. We also discussed what to do if there was a hurricane. Her question. But a good one. We went back to school shopping together, and I let her pick out 2 backpacks (Barbie and Tinkerbell, of course). The night before her 1st day of school (18 August), we celebrated by going out to eat (we eat out twice a month), and I allowed her choose the location. I explained during dinner that since she was on a schedule (she has been since birth), her bedtime was at so and so time (8:00), and that she and I would have less time together from now on, but we would still get to do fun things at home, if she made the right choices at school. Then I drove her to school in the morning and I was waiting at her classroom door 20 minutes early to pick her up. I made sure all noises were off in the car, and I asked her about her first day of school, and hugged her and told her HOW PROUD I was of her for being so BRAVE when she was so scared!! :)
How do you prepare your child for preschool?
Transitioning into school, even part time, can be really challenging for little ones. What are some great ways you can get your young child ready for preschool and ensure that her transition is a success?
Honesty. Always honest, regardless of the topic. Parents can ALWAYS be honest with their children. It just has to be broken down....again....and again....and again....(smiling) into a "language" your child can understand. For example:
In my case the question should be "HOW DO YOU PREPARE MOM FOR YOUR TOT'S PRESCHOOL?" LOL... My son was so exited, tha all he did was hug me and said " see you later mommy"..., I was expecting cries, fits, the whole business, but nope, he was fine, and I felt like I was not necessary...., my heart was broken....LOL....
I felt that way, too! My son has PDD-NOS and there was prep work that had to be done (a few visits ahead of time, etc. and general honest conversation, etc.), but he was SO ready to go to his preschool that I was lucky he held my hand all the way to the gate. Once we got there I got a wave over the shoulder as he ran into the playground. That was that. A few months later HE told ME he wanted to take the bus. I was heart-broken, but signed him up for it. He LOVES riding to/from school on the little bus and is so happy. Many kids drop hints to us they are ready and we know it, but it is bitter sweet indeed. Now he's 39 months old (started school right when he turned 3 to get his intervention services) and his little sister is jealous when the bus comes. We go to play group that she now calls school in an effort to be a big kid, lol. She turned 2 on 10/20 - so cute!
By just taking them and not overthinking it. It's pre-school; not college.
My son started school (Daycare) just before he turned two. He never looked back. Every morning he runs to the back door. I guess we are lucky, but I was the same way when I was little! On the weekend he doesn't understand why he doesn't go but he does enjoy time with us anyway :)
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TW: This will piss you off unless you decide to just laugh at it like I am.
...is this one:
"The fact that they do a lot of arm chair psychology is because, for the most part, they're all mentally ill over there. Think about the general threads over there. The inability to hold jobs, the inability to make and maintain healthy relationships, all of them seem to live in squalor and are unable to clean their spaces, having Internet strangers become responsible for your basic needs like food or shelter."
Well, then. So many problems. So, so many problems. It helps if you think about this as being on the same level as "Make your own house!" or "Do you even pubmed?" or "Are you some kind of genius because you hate marshmallows?" Just rampant stupidity/absurdity. Trust me. It really helps when you think about it like that.
ETA: Just want to make sure everyone sees this gem courtesy of Bingo, Carlos:
"I want to type a response but rats and cockroaches keep running over my dirty cheeto-stained keyboard."


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Singapore, 28 February 2012 — This Leap Year, Singapore Zoo is jumping into action with the introduction of a Frog Kit, aimed at creating awareness and generating interest in local biodiversity, with a focus on our native amphibian friends such as the four-lined tree frog and common greenback species.
During the trial phase, the Frog Kit was distributed to several international and local schools and has received positive feedback from children as young as six. Students from the Canadian International School had a perfect score and successfully released 10 four-lined tree froglets into the pond at Singapore Zoo's Tropical Crops plantation last March, after looking after them for about five weeks.
The Frog Kit allows its caretakers a first-hand experience of the frog's intriguing metamorphosis – from egg to tadpole to froglet to adult frog. By being a part of its life cycle, both adults and children will hopefully develop a greater appreciation for these creatures and the wonders of nature.
They may not be the best animals to cuddle up with, but frogs do have a part to play in helping man, as pest control through their diet of insects, such as mosquitoes. Frogs can also tell us if an environment is healthy. Their permeable skin easily absorbs toxic chemicals, which means they are sensitive to very slight changes in the environment. Therefore, if anything drastic happens to frog populations around us, it is an indication that something is wrong in our biosphere as a whole.
The Frog Kit also ties in with the Primary School Science syllabus topic of animal life cycles, and Singapore Zoo hopes more local schools will embrace the kit in the coming months.
This initiative is part of a worldwide event called Leaping Ahead of Extinction: A celebration of good news for amphibians in 2012, coordinated by Amphibian Ark (AArk) to coincide with Leap Day on 29 February. The AArk is a joint effort of three principal partners: the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), the IUCN/SSC* Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG), and the IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG).
To date, 51 institutions from 17 countries have confirmed their participation in this global event, which focuses on promoting successes in the conservation of amphibians in captivity and in the wild, especially highlighting projects that involve the release of frogs into the wild.
Last weekend, Singapore Zoo's "Leap Here!" event which featured frog-related interactive games attracted close to 750 children between 7-12 years. If you're visiting the Singapore Zoo on Leap Day this year, look out for additional frog information at Fragile Forest.
For more information on other Leap Year events around the world, visit www.amphibianark.org/leap-day-2012/.)
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The Teton County (Wyo.) Board of Commissioners filed a lawsuit last week alleging the owner of Flat Creek Inn in Jackson, Wyo., and businesses that have been renting recreational vehicles there are violating county regulations.
The suit follows an order commissioners issued in June telling Flat Creek Inn owner Carl King to stop the pickup and drop-off of Cruise America RVs from his property, according to the Jackson Hole News and Guide. King owns Flat Creek Inn and Mart, a 72-unit motel and convenience store one mile north of Jackson.
The lawsuit also names Cruise America and Eagle Rentals. King also owns a house and acreage on the hillside just above the motel.
Teton County commissioners and Teton County Planning Director Jeff Daugherty brought the court case against King last week alleging he was violating land-development regulations by allowing the motel and the residential property to be used as part of a commercial enterprise for RV pickup and drop-off.
The county maintains the RV rentals violate regulations for the business conservation district, which was originally approved to allow the continuation of commercial uses that had sprouted in locations planners later considered unfit for such use and therefore subject to expansion limits.
The county says it has exhausted its administrative efforts to stop the rentals before going to court. Officials held a two-day hearing in June, found King was violating land-use rules and ordered him to stop.
King's attorney, Ken Cohen, filed a lawsuit against the county in July, asking 9th District Judge Nancy Guthrie to reverse the cease-and-desist order and to determine if King was really in violation of land-use regulations.
The county's lawsuit, filed last week, asks Guthrie to order that King stop delivering RVs to guests at his property. It asks that commissioners be granted the authority to stop the illegal activity "by any and all means necessary" and that commissioners be allowed to have the property periodically inspected to ensure King has stopped.
It also requests that Guthrie grant commissioners the authority to fine King for the ongoing activity back to 2007 when he first started renting recreation vehicles at the site. The suit doesn't specify the amount the commissioners would fine King.


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There when you need it and easily stored when you don't, the Olson High Density Stacking Chair is a great temporary seating option. It's lightweight construction makes this chair a breeze to store, and with the ability to stack up to 12 high you don't have to worry about wasting space. Great for a training room or around a conference table, the Olson High Density Stacking Chair also works well as a more permanent piece like an office side chair.
The Olson High Density Stacking Chair features:
- 19.125"W x 30.625"H x 21.625"D
- seat height: 17.75"
- sold as a set of 4
- polymer seat back and shell
- back designed with lumbar support
- chairs stack up to 12 high
- warranted for users up to 300 lbs
About the Manufacturer
HON Office Furniture
Inspired by practicality and invested in understanding the needs of its customers, The HON Company strives to establish meaningful connections resulting in product solutions and customer support that exceed market demands. As a leading designer and manufacturer of workplace furniture including chairs, storage, panel systems, tables and desks, HON's commitment to serving its customers is rooted in reliable performance and a member culture that is approachable, confident, smart and ready to serve. Headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, The HON Company has numerous manufacturing facilities strategically located throughout the United States, and markets its products through a nationwide network of loyal dealers and retailers. The HON Company is an operating company of HNI Corporation.
Materials & Measurements
polymer seat and back shell
7/16" solid steel frame
19.125"W x 21.625"D x 30.625"H
seat: 18.25" x 17.75"
seat height: 17.75"
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Lately, writers have taken notice of an unusual feature in our Luis Meléndez show—the treatment of the walls. It's true; these definitely do not fall into the default-white category.
Curator Patrice Marandel took a more atypical route in his installation of eighteenth-century Spanish still lifes, envisioning a contrast between the finish of the paintings and the roughness of the walls. The effect was created by contractors with the direction of exhibition designer Bernard Kester, who noted that the challenge was, "How to make the walls look good and ancient when they're really brand new." He achieved his goal by selecting a coarse plaster (vs. paint) to cover the walls, followed by a more refined plaster applied "casually" so as to appear unstudied, then paint in "an old fashioned white suitable for the attitude of paintings." The dark glints that emanate here and there are the uncovered, raw first layer of plaster showing through. I asked Bernard what he calls this technique, which may be repeated in the medieval galleries when the European art reinstallation is complete next year. His response—"Messing around, I'd call it."


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The frantic 911 call that Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher's mother made just after her son fatally shot his girlfriend, and just before he killed himself, was released Tuesday by the Kansas City Fire Department.
"They were arguing," Belcher's distraught mother Cheryl Shepherd told a 911 dispatcher in the call, which Shepherd made from the scene of the shooting just before Kasandra Perkins, the mother of Belcher's 3-month-old daughter Zoey, died of her wounds.
"She's still breathing, but please hurry," Shepherd frantically told the dispatcher on the 911 tape, obtained by Kansas City's NBC affiliate 41 Action News.
Shepherd told the dispatcher that Perkins was bleeding, apparently from the back, and that Belcher had left the Kansas City home the young couple shared.
"The ambulance is on the way. You hear me? You hear me? Kasandra! Stay with me," Shepherd told the victim.
Belcher, 25, fatally shot Perkins, 22, on Saturday morning before driving to Arrowhead Stadium and killing himself in front of team officials.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, authorities were still trying to piece together the events leading up to Belcher's murder-suicide.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that earlier Saturday morning, when police officers found Belcher sleeping in his car outside an apartment complex, he told them he was there to visit a woman he described as his "girlfriend" but that she wasn't home.
The apartment complex is about 10 miles from the home Belcher shared with Perkins.
Police responded to a report about 2:50 a.m. Saturday of a man sleeping in his car outside an apartment building, police spokesman Darin Snapp said Tuesday. When police approached the car, Belcher got out of the vehicle and was cooperative, Snapp said.
"We ask him 'Why are you sleeping here?', and he says he's there to visit his girlfriend, but she's not home," Snapp said.
When police determined Belcher didn't have any outstanding warrants, Snapp said Belcher, 25, made a phone call and a short time later, a woman let Belcher into her building. Police did not question the woman and don't know who she is, he said.
"When he was sleeping she may have come home, and he didn't realize," Snapp said. "He was very cooperative and thanked the officers."
Snapp said that was the last contact police had with Belcher "until his name came up" with the shooting at his home.
Witnesses have since told police that Belcher stayed at that apartment until 6:30 a.m., Snapp said.
At about 7:50 a.m., police were called to Belcher's home after he had shot and killed Perkins, whose body was found on the floor of the master bathroom with multiple gunshot wounds, according to a police incident report.
Belcher then drove about five miles to Arrowhead Stadium, where he was met by general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel, who Belcher thanked for all they had done for him. When police arrived, Belcher moved behind a vehicle, out of clear view of officers, Snapp said. He said Belcher then knelt down and shot himself once in the head.
Snapp said Belcher also used two separate, legally registered handguns in the shootings.
Friends have said the relationship between Belcher and Perkins was strained. The couple briefly lived apart recently before getting back together by Thanksgiving, friend Brianne York told The Associated Press.
Kansas City Chiefs spokesman Ted Crews said Tuesday he wasn't aware of what counseling efforts the team may have made for Belcher and Perkins.
Belcher played college football at the University of Maine, where he repeatedly was the subject of university police reports. A University of Maine spokeswoman provided the reports to the AP.
In April 2006, Belcher punched his fist through a dorm window after becoming upset over a woman, documents said.
And in February 2007, a noise complaint was lodged after "a discussion outside of his room" between Belcher and a woman. The report says "both stated that she was to contact him by 23:00 hours and did not. He became worried and when she did show up he told her that he did not want to see her until the morning."
In another segment of the dispatch traffic released Tuesday related to the Belcher murder-suicide, another dispatcher says someone is at Arrowhead with an unknown weapon and later that an "unknown party at the (Chiefs) practice field confronted the staff and they don't know what he's armed with."


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Bidders join to buy Ga.'s Sea Island for $212M
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Competing bidders ended up banding together Monday to negotiate a deal to jointly buy Sea Island Co. for $212.4 million at an auction intended to settle the Georgia luxury resort operator's bankruptcy case.
If a federal bankruptcy judge approves the sale, Sea Island's new owners will be a four-way partnership. They ultimately agreed to pay nearly $15 million more than the company's resorts, golf courses and private clubs would have fetched without going on the auction block.
Sea Island chairman and CEO Bill Jones III, who was forced to sell the company after three generations of family ownership, said he was "very pleased" with the auction's outcome. Under the sale terms, he would remain Sea Island's chief executive.
"Together the bidders proposed a comprehensive plan that ultimately was higher than either bidder had bid alone," Jones said in a statement.
The auction Monday at the Atlanta offices of Sea Island's lawyers required eight hours of negotiating before the bidders reached a deal. Reporters were not allowed to attend and details of the outcome came from a Sea Island spokesman.
The new owners would be a partnership among investment firms Oaktree Capital Management of Los Angeles and Avenue Capital Group of New York, which would have paid $197.5 million for Sea Island had competitors not forced an auction, and partners Starwood Capital Group of Greenwich, Conn., and the Anschutz Corporation of Denver.
"We understand how important Sea Island is to the community and to its various stakeholders," Oaktree president Bruce Karsh said in a statement. "We are confident that financially strong and well-capitalized owners will establish a new beginning at Sea Island."
With four luxury resorts, three golf courses and two private clubs located 80 miles south of Savannah, Sea Island has been a secluded getaway for wealthy travelers since 1928.
But Sea Island Co. was saddled with more than $700 million in debt when it filed for Chapter 11 protection Aug. 10.
The company says costly upgrades and renovations aimed at attracting wealthier customers, followed by a recession-driven toll on its resort and real-estate businesses, led to its insolvency.
The sale won't be final unless Sea Island's plan to emerge from Chapter 11 is approved by a judge, who has scheduled a Nov. 4 hearing. Sea Island's creditors must first vote on whether to accept the deal by Oct. 29.
The deal would require the new owners to keep Sea Island's resorts and golf courses open, honoring existing club memberships and retaining the company's 1,400 employees, including Jones as CEO.
Under the company's plan, lenders including Synovus Bank, Bank of America and Bank of Scotland would recoup about a third of more than $600 million in outstanding loans to Sea Island. The banks are already on board with Sea Island's plan.
New provisions negotiated as part of the sale, including an agreement to pay $1.7 million in deferred compensation owed to former Sea Island employees, will help win support from unsecured creditors, said Jordi Gusso, attorney for the unsecured creditors committee.
"Subject to the court's approval and filing of the membership supplement to include the improvements negotiated today, the committee will issue a letter to creditors urging support of the plan," Gusso said.
Under the previous arrangement with Oaktree-Avenue, unsecured creditors -- including former Sea Island president Dennie McCrary, who is owed about $27 million -- would have been paid shares from a pool totaling about $3 million. The company estimated those creditors would have received about 3 cents per dollar owed to them.


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Chris Smither goes way back – to New Orleans in the 60s, when he first heard the music of Lightnin' Hopkins and Mississippi John Hurt, to Boston in the 70s, when he met Fred McDowell, Son House, and Bonnie Raitt, who made a hit out of Chris's song, "Love Me Like a Man." Since then, Chris has recorded more than 20 albums, including his latest, Hundred Dollar Valentine, which the music magazine MOJO called "a thing of profound beauty; deep, sad, wise songs, allied to perfectly crafted arrangements, from a man who's lived long enough in darkness to address the big, heavy questions with a lightness of touch." Darkness and light – that's Chris's territory. He has a way of being jaunty and bleak at the same time – "the sun is risin' but it just don't shine," as he sings on the new album's title cut.
Be forewarned: Chris's last show at the Freight sold out. "His acoustic fingerpicking is a joy," says Stereo Review Magazine, "as is his grainy, lived-in voice. And while his original songs are wondrous, his covers are revelatory too." Don't miss this chance for an evening of inspired and inspiring contemporary blues.
Wisconsin native Willie Porter is a dazzling guitarist with a haunting baritone who writes engaging songs and has a gift for connecting with his audience. The Boston Globe has called him "an acoustic picker with the Olympian speed of Leo Kottke bolstered by rootsy vocals and twisting, offbeat lyrics." As he sings on the title song of his most recent album, How to Rob a Bank, "You can't walk in there brazen with an Uzi like Patty Hearst / I'm gonna secure myself a seat on the board of directors first." Secure your seat now, and catch Willie and Chris at the Freight.
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This is a reasonably priced mobile organizer, perfect for home studio, or office, that can simplify your storage needs. The unit is built with a strong, black metal frame that holds five rigid drawers. Each drawer is 16 in. long x 11 1/2 in. wide x 3 1/2 in. deep and has a built-in easy-grip handle.
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Who Will Take a Chance on the Rays Roulette Wheel?
The Tampa Bay Rays starting pitching situation is beginning to emulate the spinning of a casino Roulette wheel. Sure it is a gamble on both ends of this spectrum, but the Rays have the advantage here as the spinning of the wheel with any of their MLB or even minor league hurlers' names anointed on the spinning circle could bring them rewards, financial stability or provide an end to a future problem scenario.
And right now the Rays have more than a few suitors watching the spinning wheel wondering if their trade wagers either catch the Rays attention or if they only get a fleeting glance as the team takes in all of the MLB barters trying to find the one that brings the team the personnel windfall this franchise will need in 2013 or beyond to be competitive. As the dizzying wheel keeps gaining momentum and speed, you have to wonder if there are members of the MLB's brass who will throw down the right coinage on the Rays felt and come away with a treasured piece, or go away empty-handed, wondering if they short-changed their opportunity to gain pitching riches.
I hate to tell everyone around the Rays Republic, but that always present fear of having a huge threshold of starting pitching talent and no where to put them is firmly on display on the Rays gaming table, but do not fret, just like Las Vegas, the Rays front office has the odds in their favor. Now is the time of the off season where we will truly see if anyone in the MLB is anxious to throw down a few much needed trinkets or prospects to entice a deal with the Rays and take a prized piece from the team;s staring pitching coffers.
This is the reality of the combined effort of the Rays over recent years of stockpiling such starting talent that one day the noise would be deafening as these hurlers begin to pound on and finally break through the Rays farm system ceiling on their journey to the major league level. Also at this time comes the stark realization and ramifications of the Rays current starters hitting their groove at the highest level and other MLB teams seeing that maturity and seeing their future potential rise even higher as their fiscal presence begins to put strain on the Rays fabric, almost to the point of breaking.
I truly think we will see one, and possibly two pieces of the Rays starting staff traded before the end of July 2013 Trade deadline. This would be beneficial to the Rays by releasing some of that vented pressure both financially and physically so another cog of the Rays expanding pitching machine can take their place at the MLB level. But this current epidemic is this is not a 1-year situation in the release of a bit of this compounded pressure.
Over the next 3-4 seasons we could see an additional 2 or 3 more Rays starters possibly exhaled from the Rays balloon, finally bringing about a bit more room within the organization for the next generation of Rays pitchers to find their own grooves and one day be the focal points of another Rays purge as they block the way for another wave of Rays prospects on their trail of MLB glory possibly by 2017-2018.
On the expanded roulette wheel right now there are at least 3 current Rays names on the tips of MLB tongues that could find themselves wearing a different teams garb sooner than they realize. James Shields might be the guy everyone is pointing to right now, but Jeremy Hellickson and David Price also have to feel a bit of extra pressure and uncertainty as the financial reality comes over the horizon they are either too expensive to sign to extensions, or their management teams will be uber difficult to perform such an endeavor.
Shields right now is at his pitching zenith, possessing the tools and talent needed to push a team higher in the win column while also having at least 2 years of contract (Club options) stability. Hellickson, who has a rising resume that includes a 2011 AL Rookie of the Year award and a recent co-recipient of an AL Gold Glove is quickly approaching his arbitration years, and with an agent (Scott Boras) who detests team friendly contract extensions, Hellboy finds his own name on the lips of MLB suitors. But there is also a golden delight also on the table, but will cost someone dearly to wander into the gambling arena for his services.
After winning the 2012 AL Cy Young Award, Price possibly sealed his fate with the Rays not based on the fact he will not sign an extension, but his proposed $9.5 million arbitration figure for 2013 already is pushing at the Rays top financial ceiling with another arbitration venture on the horizon following the 2013 season that could possibly push his 1-year salary towards a mark of $11 million plus. But he is the "golden Goose", who will be pried from the Rays only for some of the best talent, possibly bringing in a unimaginable player bounty to further build upon the Rays player foundation.
Sure you could also include the "Silent Assassins", also known as Jeff Niemann and Wade Davis into this scenario with no problems, but I think the Rays can use both of them in relief or even fill-in roles over the next 2 seasons, but their own futures might have some unscripted conclusions especially around the Trade Deadline as the Rays look to add or subtract bodies for a post season scramble. Seems odd that a team would even think of jettisoning pitching talent, especially talent of Shields, Price and Hellboy's caliber, but sometimes it is just time to cut ties, find additional solutions, or just conclude the end is finally here for their Rays stay.
As a betting man, I see Hellickson and Shields having the most MLB eyes gazing upon them at this moment, but just as easily if the right pieces get thrust into the eyesight of the Rays, Alex Cobb, Chris Archer or even Matt Moore could also find themselves armed with new contact numbers, plane tickets and be jettisoned towards another locale. That is the true reality here, even if these guys are paramount to the Rays rise in the coming MLB seasons, their Rays existence can never be completely balanced on the Rays always swaying teeter-todder as priorities change almost as quickly.
Rays starters name will be whispered and talked aloud by other MLB General Managers over the coming weeks with some extending offers, trade scenarios and possibly giving the Rays front office cause to pull the trigger and send one or possibly 2 starters away by the opening of the major league camp in February. As the Rays again begin another journey of that shiny steel ball into the wooden circular wheel the Rays are betting heavily on the fact a few MLB spenders with deep prospect and talent pockets will belly up to the Rays ever-spinning roulette wheel hoping to come away as winners.
Wonder which one of the Rays pitcher's jersey numbers will have the highest stack of coins?