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"Lucasfilm reflects the extraordinary passion, vision, and storytelling of its founder, George Lucas," said Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company. "This transaction combines a world-class portfolio of content including Star Wars, one of the greatest family entertainment franchises of all time, with Disney's unique and unparalleled creativity across multiple platforms, businesses, and markets to generate sustained growth and drive significant long-term value."
"For the past 35 years, one of my greatest pleasures has been to see Star Wars passed from one generation to the next," said George Lucas, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lucasfilm. "It's now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I've always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime. I'm confident that with Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy, and having a new home within the Disney organization, Star Wars will certainly live on and flourish for many generations to come. Disney's reach and experience give Lucasfilm the opportunity to blaze new trails in film, television, interactive media, theme parks, live entertainment, and consumer products."
Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of Lucasfilm, a leader in entertainment, innovation and technology, including its massively popular and "evergreen" Star Warsfranchise and its operating businesses in live action film production, consumer products, animation, visual effects, and audio post production. Disney will also acquire the substantial portfolio of cutting-edge entertainment technologies that have kept audiences enthralled for many years.
Lucasfilm, headquartered in San Francisco, operates under the names Lucasfilm Ltd., LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and Skywalker Sound, and the present intent is for Lucasfilm employees to remain in their current locations.
Kathleen Kennedy, current Co-Chairman of Lucasfilm, will become President of Lucasfilm, reporting to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn. Additionally she will serve as the brand manager for Star Wars, working directly with Disney's global lines of business to build, further integrate, and maximize the value of this global franchise. Ms. Kennedy will serve as executive producer on new Star Wars feature films, with George Lucas serving as creative consultant. Star Wars Episode 7 is targeted for release in 2015, with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga and grow the franchise well into the future.
The acquisition combines two highly compatible family entertainment brands, and strengthens the long-standing beneficial relationship between them that already includes successful integration of Star Wars content into Disney theme parks in Anaheim, Orlando, Paris and Tokyo.
Driven by a tremendously talented creative team, Lucasfilm's legendary Star Wars franchise has flourished for more than 35 years, and offers a virtually limitless universe of characters and stories to drive continued feature film releases and franchise growth over the long term.
Star Wars resonates with consumers around the world and creates extensive opportunities for Disney to deliver the content across its diverse portfolio of businesses including movies, television, consumer products, games and theme parks. Star Wars feature films have earned a total of $4.4 billion in global box to date, and continued global demand has made Star Wars one of the world's top product brands, and Lucasfilm a leading product licensor in the United States in 2011. The franchise provides a sustainable source of high quality, branded content with global appeal and is well suited for new business models including digital platforms, putting the acquisition in strong alignment with Disney's strategic priorities for continued long-term growth.
The Lucasfilm acquisition follows Disney's very successful acquisitions of Pixar and Marvel, which demonstrated the company's unique ability to fully develop and expand the financial potential of high quality creative content with compelling characters and storytelling through the application of innovative technology and multiplatform distribution on a truly global basis to create maximum value. Adding Lucasfilm to Disney's portfolio of world class brands significantly enhances the company's ability to serve consumers with a broad variety of the world's highest-quality content and to create additional long-term value for our shareholders.
The Boards of Directors of Disney and Lucasfilm have approved the transaction, which is subject to clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, certain non-United States merger control regulations, and other customary closing conditions. The agreement has been approved by the sole shareholder of Lucasfilm.
Note: Additional information and comments from Robert A. Iger, chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company, and Jay Rasulo, senior executive vice president and CFO, The Walt Disney Company, regarding Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, are attached.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain statements in this communication and the attachments may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements relate to a variety of matters, including but not limited to: the operations of the businesses of Disney and Lucasfilm separately and as a combined entity; the timing and consummation of the proposed merger transaction; the expected benefits of the integration of the two companies; the combined company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical fact. These statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Disney and Lucasfilm regarding future events and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither Disney nor Lucasfilm undertakes any obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such differences may result from a variety of factors, including but not limited to:
- legal or regulatory proceedings or other matters that affect the timing or ability to complete the transactions as contemplated;
- the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully;
- the possibility of disruption from the merger making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships;
- the possibility that the merger does not close, including but not limited to, due to the failure to satisfy the closing conditions;
- any actions taken by either of the companies, including but not limited to, restructuring or strategic initiatives (including capital investments or asset acquisitions or dispositions);
- developments beyond the companies' control, including but not limited to: changes in domestic or global economic conditions, competitive conditions and consumer preferences; adverse weather conditions or natural disasters; health concerns; international, political or military developments; and technological developments.
Additional factors that may cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Disney for the year ended October 1, 2011, under the heading "Item 1ARisk Factors," and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by Disney.
George Lucas is a visionary, an innovator and an epic storyteller and he's built a company at the intersection of entertainment and technology to bring some of the world's most unforgettable characters and stories to screens across the galaxy. He's entertained, inspired, and defined filmmaking for almost four decades and we're incredibly honored that he has entrusted the future of that legacy to Disney.
Disney has had a great relationship with George that goes back a long way with Star Wars theme attractions in our parks in Anaheim, Orlando, Paris and Tokyo. This acquisition builds on that foundation and combines two of the strongest family entertainment brands in the world. It makes sense, not just because of our brand compatibility and previous success together, but because Disney respects and understands better than just about anyone else the importance of iconic characters and what it takes to protect and leverage them effectively to drive growth and create value.
Lucasfilm fits perfectly with Disney's strategic priorities. It is a sustainable source of branded, high quality creative content with tremendous global appeal that will benefit all of Disney's business units and is incredibly well suited for new business models, including digital platforms. Adding the Lucasfilm IP to our existing Disney, Pixar and Marvel IP clearly enhances our ability to serve consumers, strengthening our competitive position -- and we are confident we can earn a return on invested capital well in excess of our cost of capital.
Star Wars in particular is a strong global brand, and one of the greatest family entertainment franchises of all time, with hundreds of millions of fans around the globe. Its universe of more than 17,000 characters inhabiting several thousand planets spanning 20,000 years offers infinite inspiration and opportunities and we're already moving forward with plans to continue the epic Star Wars saga.
The last Star Wars movie release was 2005's Revenge of the Sith and we believe there's substantial pent up demand. In 2015, we're planning to release Star Wars Episode 7 the first feature film under the "Disney-Lucasfilm" brand. That will be followed by Episodes 8 and 9 and our long term plan is to release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years. We're very happy that George Lucas will be creative consultant on our new Star Wars films and that Kathleen Kennedy, the current Co-Chair of Lucasfilm, will executive produce.
George handpicked Kathy earlier this year to lead Lucasfilm into the future. She'll join Disney as President of Lucasfilm, reporting into Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn and integrating and building the Star Wars franchise across our company.
Our successful acquisitions of Pixar and Marvel prove Disney's unique ability to grow brands and expand high-quality creative content to its fullest franchise potential and maximum value.
We've leveraged Pixar's terrific characters and stories into franchises across our company from feature films to consumer products online games, major attractions in our theme parks, and more.
The 2006 Pixar acquisition delivered more than great Pixar content -- it also delivered the means to energize and revitalize the creative engine at Walt Disney Animation which was crucial to our long term success. Animation is the heart and soul of Disney and our successful creative resurgence will be on full display this weekend when Wreck-It-Ralph opens in theaters across the country.
Our acquisition of Marvel three years later combined Marvel's strong global brand and world-renowned library of characters with Disney's creative skills, unparalleled global portfolio of entertainment properties, and an integrated business structure that maximizes the value of creative content across multiple platforms and territories. Our first two Marvel films Thor and Captain America grossed a total of more than $800 million at the box office. This year, Marvel's The Avengers grossed more than $1.5 billion to become the world's third highest grossing movie of all time and an important and lucrative franchise for us.
We're looking forward to a robust slate of new Marvel movies starting with Iron Man 3and Thor: The Dark World next year, followed by Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2014. And, as we announced previously, Joss Whedon is writing and directing Avengers 2 and developing a Marvel-based series for ABC.
Pixar and Marvel both fit our criteria for strategic acquisitions they add great IP that benefits multiple Disney businesses for years to come, and continue to create value well in excess of their purchase price. The acquisition of Lucasfilm is in keeping with this proven strategy for success and we expect it to create similar opportunity for Disney to drive long-term value for our shareholders.
We're clearly excited about this move forward. We believe we can do great things with these amazing assets .we have a proven track record of maximizing the value of our strategic acquisitions . and we're poised to do the same with this one.
In this transaction we will acquire rights to the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, a highly talented and expert team, Lucasfilm's best-in-class post production businesses, Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound, and a suite of cutting edge entertainment technologies. Our valuation focused almost entirely on the financial potential of the Star Wars franchise, which we expect to provide us with a stream of storytelling opportunities for years to come delivered via all relevant platforms on a global basis.
There are a number of ways our company will derive value from Lucasfilm's intellectual propertysome of which can be realized immediately while others will accrue to us over time. George and his team have built Star Wars into one of the most successful and enduring family entertainment franchises in history, as well as one of the best selling licensed character merchandise brands in the U.S. and around the world. However, we believe there is great opportunity to further expand the consumer products business. Today, Star Wars is heavily skewed toward toys and North America. We see great opportunity domestically to extend the breadth and depth of the Star Wars franchise into other categories. We also plan to leverage Disney's global consumer products organization to grow the Star Wars consumer products business internationally.
Let me note that in 2012 Lucasfilm's consumer products business is expected to generate total licensing revenue that is comparable to the roughly $215 million in consumer products revenue while Marvel generated in 2009, the year in which we announced our acquisition. With renewed film releases, and the support we can give the Star Wars property on our Disney-branded TV channels, we expect that business to grow substantially and profitably for many years to come.
We also expect to create significant value in the film business. We plan to release the first new Star Wars film in 2015, and then plan to release one film every two to three years. These films will be released and distributed as part of our target slate of 8-10 live-action films per year, and will augment Disney's already strong creative pipeline for many years to come.
Lucasfilm has not released a Star Wars film since Revenge of the Sith in 2005. However, adjusted for inflation, as well as growth in both international box office and 3D, we estimate the three most recent Star Wars films would have averaged about $1.5 billion in global box office in today's dollars. This speaks to the franchise's strength, global appeal and the great opportunity we have in the film business.
We also expect to utilize Star Wars in other businesses including Parks & Resorts, in games and in our television business. These initiatives were also considered in our valuation.
Under the terms of the agreement, Disney will buy Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, consisting of approximately fifty percent cash and fifty percent in Disney stock. Based on Friday's closing price of Disney stock, we expect to issue approximately 40 million Disney shares in this transaction. We continue to believe our shares are attractively priced at current levels and therefore, we currently intend to repurchase all of the shares issued within the next two years -- and that's in addition to what we planned to repurchase in the absence of the transaction.
Our valuation of Lucasfilm is roughly comparable to the value we placed on Marvel when we announced that acquisition in 2009. Our Lucasfilm valuation is almost entirely driven by the Star Wars franchise, so any success from other franchises would provide upside to our base case. I realize it may be a challenge for you to quantify our opportunity given the limited amount of publicly available information. But to give you some perspective on the size of the Lucasfilm business -- in 2005, the year in which the most recent Star Wars film was released, Lucasfilm generated $550 million in operating income. We've taken a conservative approach in our valuation assumptions, including continued erosion of the home entertainment market, and we expect this acquisition to create value for our shareholders.
In terms of the impact on our financials, we expect the acquisition to be dilutive to our EPS by low single digit percentage points in fiscal 2013 and 2014 and become accretive to EPS in 2015.
Our capital allocation philosophy has been consistent since Bob took over as CEO. In addition to returning capital to shareholders, we have invested, both organically and through acquisitions, in high quality, branded content that can be seamlessly leveraged across our businesses. Our acquisition of Lucasfilm is entirely consistent with this strategy, and we're incredibly excited by the prospect of building on Lucasfilm's successful legacy to create significant value for our shareholders.
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The insurance industry made it abundantly clear this week that it is in the driver's seat–in both Washington and state capitals — of one of the most important vehicles created by Congress to reform the U.S. health care system.
The Affordable Care Act requires the states to create new marketplaces — "exchanges" — where individuals and small businesses can shop for health insurance. In the 15 months since the law took effect, insurers have lobbied the Obama administration relentlessly to give states the broadest possible latitude in setting up their exchanges. And those insurance companies have been equally relentless at the state level in making sure governors and legislators follow their orders in determining how the exchanges will be operated.
When Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the proposed federal rules governing the exchanges on Monday, insurance executives must have been doing high fives all over the country.
Insurers had several main objectives. First, they did not want the feds to require states to negotiate with health plans on price and benefit design. And they did not want plans that failed to meet certain criteria to be excluded from the exchanges. Insurers did want the states to feel free to appoint people with ties to the industry to run the exchanges. Continue reading
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The FireHazards Performance Group will bring the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" to the Murray-Dodge Theater stage at midnight Thursday, Oct. 23.
This 1970s cult classic has been performed annually around Halloween, a tradition revived three years ago at Princeton by the Hazards. A group of live actors on stage mimic the actors in the film, which is shown on a wall of the theater.
Audience participation and costumes are encouraged at the free performance, which is sponsored by the Trustee Alcohol Initiative .
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That's right. I did get the gift card. I forgot about it. I haven't had time to deal with the Niktos since the day I bought them. So the gift card is in the bag with the 5 I took home still.
I have to sort my CW scene boxes and put the Niktos away - several or at least one in each scene box I need them in, and then see how many more beyond the 5 I'll require. Since he's an alien that can be used as a random, I should keep some extras handy.


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Two members of the Hope hockey team were key contributors to the success of the D3 Select Team of the American Collegiate Hockey Association during its recent European tour which concluded Thursday (Jan. 6). Chris Kunnen of Des Moines, Iowa and Brett Kopinski of Mishawaka, Ind. were were members of the team and their coach, Chris Van Timmeren, was the Select team's head coach.
The team played four "friendly games" against teams in Switzerland and Germany. The team lost their opener, but won the last three. Kunnen and Kopinski played key roles in all three wins.
The Selects were delayed by three days in their departure for Europe because of the paralyzing East Coast snowstorm and had no time to overcome jet lag before playing their first game.
The Selects dropped their first game to Herisau, Switzerland 6-4. The team got behind by three goals early to a fast and physical Swiss team. Kopinski and Chris Kunnen were each credited with an assist on one of the Select's goals.
Playing outside in Munich, Germany, the Selects prevailed over host Silz Bullz, 17-2. Kunnen had two goals and Brett Kopinski had an assist. This was the first outdoor game for the Selects with the rink located in a small town surrounded by mountains. The views were amazing, as was the support of the local town. There were a couple hundred local fans that turned up at the rink in -2 degree C weather to watch the game. The rink featured no glass and just fencing behind the nets.
The Selects followed with a 4-3 win over ERC Sonthofen near Germany's Bavarian Alps. The rink was covered but was open to the outside which made for a cold game (approx. -10 C). The game was very close with hard hits and numerous penalties. The game was 3-3 going into the third period. Neither Kunnen or Kopinski had a goal or assist but both played very well, according to coach Van Timmeren.
In the team's final game, a 12-0 decision over ERSC Ottobrunn, Germany and again played outdoors, the Hope players had the opportunity to assist on their teammate's goal. Kopinski had two goals in the game and Kunnen was credited with two assists.
Hockey is a nationally competitive club sport at Hope College. A year ago the team finished second in the nation in the American Collegiate Hockey Association tournament. This year's team has a 15-2 record heading into the holiday break. Hope and the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference will be hosting the national tournament at The Edge in Holland in mid-March.


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That totals 800mA. There is nothing that says if you draw 200mA in one group that you then can't draw it in another.So this thinking of only 200mA total is nonsense.
There is nothing that says if you draw 200mA in one group that you then can't draw it in another.
Suggestion:once you are done.. create a post/thread that has all your work collectively posted?(maybe even a sticky once done?)
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I'm going to apologize for this post being so late, but I'm new to this forum as i just discovered it a couple of days ago. Hope you guys enjoy!!
The 2010 turkey season turned out to be the best I've had so far despite only getting to hunt 15 of the 21 days this season. Pre-season scouting showed lots of promise with any of almost forty birds to choose from between my farms and my roommates farms, but once the opening day whistle blows we all know the drill. Two farms that were full of birds never even got hunted due to heavy hunting pressure from others who had secured permission as well. They seem to go underground and it's tough to buy a bird. The first ten days of the season were plagued by hens, but we still managed a few birds. Overall, I called in or videoed 13 birds being killed and chased twice that many. 2010 marked my best spring by the sheer number of kills, but also by the people I got to see pull the trigger. I was blessed enough to watch my Dad get to go hunting for the first time in 5 years and kill a turkey, as well as call in my girlfriends first turkey for her. I watched my uncle and his son pick out two of four birds I called in for them to kill an opening day double which was the first for either of them as well as calling in two different pairs of turkeys for my twin cousins in which they filled their Missouri limits shooting doubles. Myself and my roommates pulled a triple-team effort on a gobbler starting at 12:35 in which the turkey was killed with 5 minutes of legal shooting time left in the day, and finally I got to shoot a backdoor double with my best friend. I hope you all enjoy!
A youth season double that was interesting to say the least, but we were lucky enough to get it all on video!
Glade and Kody's opening day double.
Went on a four day drought brought about by some very rude hens until I caught up with this bird on the 6th day of the season.
The next few days turned out to be smokers as myself, my girlfriend, and my Dad took three birds three days in a row that I hunted.


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Honestly, I don't understand why this is rated so low. I was in high school when it was coming out and I still enjoyed watching it. Sure, it is a child's show mostly but once all of the characters are established there is a lot more to this show than you would expect from most child's anime. There is a lot of comedy and lightheartedness to this show along with educational content. Later on in the show, though, it brings in more science fiction, the science of which made a lot of sense to me. Overall, I enjoyed watching Elementhunters. If you want something more relaxing to watch, I would highly recommend...See full review
When I first started watching this anime, I though it would be just another "Slice of Life" style, a syle I haven't enjoyed before unless there was some magic or good romance involved. There is no hard-core romance or casting spells in AnoHana, but there is a supernatural factor. After watching the first few episodes, I couldn't stop watching until the end. Some moments made me cry, some made me smile, but overall it produced a lasting image. This is what I think of the main plot: Years ago, six friends played together. Like any other group of friends, there were crushes and rivalries and one... See full review


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Big Bang Inflation Detected
Groundbreaking support for the inflation theory, which predicts that the universe underwent a period of exponential expansion immediately after the Big Bang, has been found using the BICEP2 telescope at the South Pole. The telescope detected a pattern of wave orientations, or polarization, in the ubiquitous microwave radiation left over from the Big Bang. The particular polarization pattern indicates that the newborn cosmos was awash in intense gravitational waves—ripples in space-time—just as predicted by theory. If the BICEP2 results hold up to scientific scrutiny, they will inform physicists about the timing of inflation and will offer clues about what could have triggered it in the first place. Because the inflation theory spawned the conceptual framework for a multiverse, support for the existence of other universes could be bolstered as well. Other experimenters are now seeking to confirm the findings.
BICEP2 Collaboration. BICEP2 I: Detection of B-mode polarization at degree angular scales. (in review) arxiv:1403.3985 (Submitted on March 17)
BICEP2 Collaboration. BICEP2 II: Experiment and three-year data set. (in review) arxiv:1403.4302 (Submitted on March 17)
Influence of Stem Cell Substrate
A new study has shown that stem cells have mechanical memory: Stem cell differentiation is influenced not only by the substrate on which the cells grow, but also by the past substrates on which they have lived. A team at the University of Colorado, Boulder, found that human mesenchymal cells cultured on a hard surface and then transferred to a soft surface tended to differentiate into bone cells; those grown on a soft surface, in contrast, developed into bone or fat cells. The longer the stem cells were grown on the hard surface, the better their apparent memory of it. Chun Yang and his colleagues determined that two proteins, YAP and TAZ, influence the expression of a gene called RUNX2, which induces bone cell formation. The researchers warned that culturing methods for stem cells could unintentionally influence differentiation in the lab.
Yang, C., M. W. Tibbitt, L. Basta, and K. S. Anseth. Mechanical memory and dosing influence stem cell fate. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/NMAT3889 (Published online March 16)
Oldest Bit of Earth's Crust
A zircon crystal discovered in western Australia has been measured by two different dating methods to be 4.4 billion years old—the most ancient terrestrial sample yet found—showing that the Earth's crust formed just 100 million years after the planet itself. Study of the zircon indicates that the surface of the very young Earth was cool enough to allow oceans, contrary to what many scientists have thought. The possibility of early oceans means that the origin of life could also have happened much earlier than commonly believed, although the first clear fossil evidence of life is from stromatolites that are 3.4 billion years old.
Valley, J. W., et al. Hadean age for a post-magma-ocean zircon confirmed by atom-probe tomography. Nature Geoscience 7:219 (Published online February 23)
Mind-Altered Fruit Flies
Apparently, all it takes to turn on a fruit fly is a mental switch. A team of neuroscientists added channelrhodopsin, a protein sensitive to red light, to neural circuits associated with the fly's mating behaviors. When Hidehiko K. Inagaki of Howard Hughes Medical Institute and his collaborators shined red light on the fly, the channelrhodopsin neurons fired, and the insect turned instantly amorous. In this way, the researchers could induce a fruit fly to vibrate its wings in courtship "song." These techniques open up new ways to explore decision making in flies, and more broadly to use light to trigger neural circuits.
Inagaki, H. K., et al. Optogenetic control of Drosophila using a red-shifted channelrhodopsin reveals experience-dependent influences on courtship. Nature Methods 11:325 (Published online December 22)
Ancient Frozen Virus Revived
The largest virus yet discovered was found active in Siberian permafrost that is 30,000 years old, infecting an amoeba that was used as bait. The new virus, dubbed the pithovirus, is different from any other virus known. Matthieu Legendre of CNRS in France and his team discovered it while trying to isolate pandoraviruses, another family of giant, amoeba-infecting DNA viruses that the group had discovered earlier. The pithovirus is about 30 percent bigger than the pandoraviruses but has one-fifth as many genes; the two have only five genes in common. Its mode of replication is also different. Rather than hijacking the amoeba's nuclear DNA, the pithovirus infects an amoeba's vacuole and uses its own DNA to replicate—a method of replication more reminiscent of yet another family of giant viruses that Legendre and company discovered 10 years ago, the mimiviruses. The recovered pithovirus is the oldest virus shown to still be viable, and so raises a possibility that unknown pathogenic viruses could be released as permafrost thaws or is disturbed due to mining or drilling.
Legendre, M., et al. Thirty-thousand-year-old distant relative of giant icosahedral DNA viruses with a Pandoravirus morphology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A. 111:4274 (Published online March 3)
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Finisar (FNSR) was logging gains after the bell, following its third-quarter earnings report, but then reversed and was in the red at recent check.
Finisar said it earned 44 cents a share, in line with analysts' expectations. Revenue of $294 million was just below the consensus estimate of $299 million.
For the fourth quarter, Finisar says it expects to earn between 38 cents and 42 cents a share on revenue between $290 million and $305 million. Analysts are modeling for earnings per share of 40 cents on revenue of $297 million.
The company got upgrade from Jefferies last month and was rumored to be a Cisco (CSCO) takeover target.


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Nancy has worked as a teacher and an administrator first at Mennonite Central Committee and since 1999 at EMU. Her lifelong professional and churchly involvement with Mennonites and Brethren in Christ around the world, and her research interests in early Christianity, shape her reading and research into approaches to biblical interpretation. She enjoys singing, listening to birds, and long slow walks.
B.A., Messiah College
M.Div., Eastern Mennonite University
M.A., Temple University
Ph.D., Temple University
With M.J. Heisey. Relief Work as Pilgrimage: "Mademoiselle Miss Elsie" in Southern France, 1945-1948. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2015.
"En marche dans le conflit et la réconciliation." In Christ Seul. May 2015 (No. 1054), 6-7.
"Brethren in Christ Engagement with Mennonite World Conference." In Brethren in Christ History and Life (April 2015), 38/1, 3-12.
"Peace and Scripture: Mennonite Perspectives from the Global South." In Struggles for Shalom: Peace and Violence Across the Testaments. Ed Laura L. Brenneman and Brad D. Schantz. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2014, 291-303.
"Remembering Dirk Willems: Memory and History in the Future of Ecumenical Relationships." Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Vol. 47/3 (Summer 2012), 355-375.
"Shaped by Travel: MCC and Mennonite Mobility." In A Table of Sharing: Mennonite Central Committee and the Expanding Networks of Mennonite Identity. Ed. Alain Epp Weaver. Telford, PA: Cascadia, (2011), 167-191.
"Paul on Idolatry: Finding Fruitful Fellowship." In Vision (Spring 2011), 30-37.
"The Place of Prayer: Origen's On Prayer as Map and Territory." Christian Scholar's Review (Fall 2007), 11-24.
"Pilgrimage, Place, and People: A History of the Locations of Mennonite World Conference Assemblies, 1925-2003. Church History 75:4 (December 2006), 849-879.
Origen the Egyptian: A Literary and Historical Consideration of the Egyptian Background in Origen's Writings on Martyrdom. Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa, 2000.
Scholarly Presentations and Abstracts
"A theology of Anabaptist leadership." Joint presentation with David Miller and Gilberto Perez, Jr. at Leading into the Common Good conference. April 2016.
"Children of Light." Plenary presentation, Mennonite World Conference assembly, Harrisburg, PA. July 2015.
"(How much) does Mennonite World Conference unify all Anabaptists? Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society annual banquet. April 11, 2015.
"The questionable past and the Brethren in Christ." Lecture at Messiah College, sponsored by the Sider Institute. October 28, 2014.
Church, Community and Professional Service
Book review editor, Brethren in Christ History and Life
The Mennonite. Confession of Faith Roundtable: Article 1, God. https://themennonite.org/feature/confession-faith-roundtable-god/ (July 7, 2016)
"In Times like These." Presenter in plenary panel, EMS School for Leadership Training (January 2016).
"Six Christian Views of Homosexuality." Virginia Mennonite Conference pastoral consultation (November 2015).
Teaching "Eras of Mission History" in Perspectives Course administered by Virginia Mennonite Missions (October 2015).
"Why Rahab?" Sermon, Immanuel Mennonite Church (September 2015).
Facilitator of panel discussion with "Nones." School for Leadership Training (January 2015)
"Re-membering: member of a congregation, a conference, a denomination, and a global fellowship." Input for Virginia Mennonite Conference credentialed leaders consultation (May 2014).
Professional Memberships
Anabaptist-Mennonite Scholars Network
North American Patristics Society
Society of Biblical Literature
Professional Conferences Attended
Society of Biblical Leadership annual meeting, Atlanta (November 2015).
North American Patristics Society annual meeting, Chicago (May 2014).
Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting, Baltimore (November 2013).
EMU Service
Search committee, Eastern Mennonite University presidency, 2015-2016
Search committee, Bible and religion department theology/missiology faculty, 2015-2016
"Whores, witches, and wisdom." Student-led flash seminar, spring 2016.
Conversation with Eastern Mennonite University Women's Association, fall 2015.


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By David Wheeler/Special to the NEMS Daily Journal
BELDEN – The Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles have faced the St. Joe Fighting Irish for three straight years in the baseball playoffs.
TCPS senior Drew Carter stepped up Saturday and put the Eagles in position to finally win one of those series.
Carter struck out nine over five innings as part of the 10-0 victory for TCPS in Game 2 of the Class 1A semifinal playoff series. The series is now tied at 1-1, with Game 3 set for Monday in Greenville at 6 p.m.
It's the second season straight season the two teams have played in the 1A semifinals.
"We've played St. Joe three times in a row in the playoffs, and this was a huge win for TCPS," Carter said. "We are one step closer to state, but we've got to come back Monday and play this way again."
Carter handled his responsibilities nicely, only allowing two singles in the five inning contest. Carter also struck out the last four Irish he faced.
"There's no secret he's been struggling in the playoffs," TCPS head coach Will Lowery said. "He looked like his old self today.
"Mentally, this was a big step for him."
At the plate, TCPS (23-8) scored seven runs in the first two innings to grab control of the scoreboard.
Leadoff hits by J.G. Lipscomb and Lee McBunch helped to set up the bottom of the first for TCPS, where the Eagles plated four runs. Then in a three-run second, Zachory Tybor had a two-run hit.
TCPS then iced the contest in the fourth with three more runs, loading the bases with no outs before Tybor had another two-run hit.
"Offensively, we dropped our pride, especially with two strikes," Lowery said.
"This was a complete overall effort today, and it's been a long time coming. As long as we're playing a complete game, I don't care what the score is."


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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Mini Moo Cards Arrive! WOW!
The Daring Librarian: New Moo Mini Cards with RED felt card giver!
As a newly elected member to the Board of Directors of ISTE i felt it was important to have a serious and professional business card to hand out at the Denver ISTE conference so that people could get to know me.. and feel my swagger!
New Moo Cards Arrive! \\FTW!// & W00t!
Photoshopped & Posterized @ 6 --- is the Photohop filter of POSTERIZE cliche? Is it the "curl page" of today?
Saturday the 29th of May i ordered (and blogged about) my Mini Moo cards online....and WOW! They're here! Let's count up those days...shall we? 10 days!!....I must say that's effing brilliant!
This is an inspiration blog!
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Enjoy the conference AND your board meetings. I'll be watching from afar!
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Nowhere in your incoherent ramblings did you come anywhere close to the answer. Thanks to you, everyone in this room is now stupider having heard you. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul. -Billy Madison-
Saw the ending of Back to School, and with the recent NCAA violations rumors revolving around Auburn QB Scam Newton (heard that is the nickname given by some rival schools' fans), does anyone really think the dive coach's lame "back up team roster" comment that allowed Rodney to compete would hold up to current sanctions rules?
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Underground and Hornets' Nest (1970). Robert Goulet (yes, that Robert Goulet) parachutes into occupied France to kidnap a German general in Underground. Rock Hudson is a demolition man who parachutes into Italy to blow up a dam with the help of teenage partisans in Hornets' Nest.
Halloween 2 the Ultimate Cut. I bought this at a con this weekend. There's the standard version of H2, and then there's a version with different scenes (including the ending!) This version takes all of that cut and uncut footage and blends it together. It's not bad.
I finally fully watched Casino Royale. I'd watched bits and pieces (ok pretty much the whole thing), it was ok. Typical Bond, although it was kind of interesting to see his "creation" so to speak.
I've been watching North And South.
I highly recommend this many times over!
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
Try Ken Burns' The Civil War instead.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
I just finished watching "Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam".
24 minutes, it must be some kind of sick joke! Sure they added a few extras like The Spectre, Green Arrow, and Jonah Hex but those were rehashes and not the Feature Film. DC REALLY let me down after a couple of really good releases.
May the force be with you.
Enough of Avatar to know that I'm in no hurry to see the rest of Avatar.
Really, in what universe is that considered a good movie? This one? Oh. I guess there are a lot of people using illicit drugs, then.
That's my jacket!
I picked up the complete series of The Outer Limits on DVD so I've been watching a few episodes a day everyday for the last couple of weeks. This is the original series from 1963-65.
It's amazing how much modern sci-fi and fantasy is based on some of the episodes of this series. I've also spotted several major cast members from the original Star Trek series. William Shatner as an astronaut working on the colonization of Mars, codenamed "Project Vulcan." Leonard Nimoy as a nuclear power plant technician in an episode about intelligent space particles and James Doohan as a police officer in an episode about consciousness-expanding drugs.
Most of these I remember watching as a kid and being scared to death by them. Many of them are still creepy even by today's standards, especially the episode entitled "The Zanti Misfits."
Anyways, great show! It makes most modern sci-fi look like garbage in comparison.
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Description Camouflaged according to habitat. 2 long centre spines. Scales from fringe on either side. Keeled belly scales. Reddish-yellow/gray.
Dimensions 6.3-18.1cm. (2 1/2-7 1/8")
Breeding Breeds April/May. 14-37 eggs, hatch after 6 weeks, 3.1cm (1 1/4") when hatched. Female digs burrow.
Habitat Dry, open country. Grassy, mesquite or cactus plants in loose soil.
Range Kansas through Texas, Arizona. also Louisiana & Florida.
Discussion Diurnal. Common on pet-trade, more than any other 'horned lizard'. Feeds mostly on ants so difficult to keep as a pet, often starve to death when kept as pets.


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A birdhouse made out of a cigar box, a vase shaped like a grenade, and a glowing bunny statue are just a few of the quirky treasures we fell in love with on a recent visit to Sprout Home, the best shop for the fun-loving urban gardener. Whether you have room for only a few houseplants or have an entire backyard garden to fill, Sprout offers a huge range of options and a friendly staff to help you choose. Well aware that New Yorkers are busy people, the shop is big on low-maintenance plants (read: hard-to-kill) that are also eye-catching—for instance, imagine the compliments you'll receive with a twisted brain cactus (yes, it really looks like a green brain) as your centerpiece. Stock up on organic seeds and soil as well as glittery rocks to add sparkle to your garden. Great gifts for new green thumbs include the Eggling from Japan, an egg-shaped pot stuffed with seeds and soil (simply crack it and add water), and the Blooms in a Bag Organic Mini Sunflower Garden Kit. The staff also offers free classes about once a month on subjects such as composting and making your own hip terrarium.
It's a Friday night after a hard week of work and you feel you deserve a drinkand some new clothes. The folks behind The Dressing Room seem to understand the working girl's needs perfectly. They've created a bar and boutique that offers tasty cocktails you can sip (try the pomegranate martini, $10), while browsing two levels of clothing, shoes, and accessories. Founded by East Village stylist and designer Nikki Fontanella and co-owned by Alexandra Adame and Paul Frazier, the shop is primarily a showcase for emerging indie designers. Order up a "Waiting Boyfriend" (a Miller High Life and a shot of whiskey, $5) and start your hunt on the ground floor, which features up-and-coming designers such as pH by Phillia, Sandra Baquero, and Paperdolls, and accessories by Anomaly, Samantha Sleeper, and Lisa Medoff, among others; prices range from $35 for a stylish T-shirt to $500 for a custom-made cocktail dress. Downstairs is the vintage section, where you'll find great bargains for under $20 (on a recent trip, we spotted an adorable striped Jean Paul Gaultier shrug for just $12). You can also bring in your own secondhand pieces to sell or trade. Stay as late as 2 a.m. from Thursday to Saturdaywe're sure that waiting boyfriend won't mind much.
It was another busy week and now you need to buy a gift for your friend's birthday party. Never fear—just head over to Fred Flare, the best place to find inexpensive, off-the-wall gifts your pal will love. Is she a tea drinker? Get the infuser shaped like a yellow submarine and the "Fisticup," a mug with a brass-knuckles handle. Does she work in an office? How about the mini bowling set for her desk and a container of sea monkeys to keep her company? Or maybe she's one of those friends who's always late. Give her a hint with the adorable Holly Golightly watch locket to wear around her neck. Started in 1998 by Keith Carollo and Chris Bick, who sold their quirky products on the street in Soho, Fred Flare has both an excellent online shop and a brick-and-mortar store in Greenpoint. Of course, the hardest thing about shopping here is that it's impossible to walk away without something for yourself. For instance, you'll probably need a new dress for the party, right? Browse their selection of perfect frocks, many priced from $50 to $70. And then maybe some jewelry would be good, too, such as the glittery owl ring and the lovebird heart necklace. Oh, and while you're at it, you'll want to paint your nails with some Laffy Taffy–scented nail polish. Grab a Lomography camera to capture the evening, and you're set to be the life of the party!
As the weather turns from fall to winter and visions of tropical-island vacations begin to dance in your head, the quickest and cheapest way to escape the chill is Spa Castle, a five-story, 100,000-square-foot Korean-spa sanctuary in College Point, Queens. For $45 on weekends ($35 from Monday to Friday), you can spend the entire day (it's open daily from 6 a.m. to midnight) bathing, steaming, and feasting on treats from a snack bar—or, even better, sipping fruity cocktails in the whirlpool lounge. Upon arrival, everyone receives the Spa Castle uniform to change into (a pair of cotton shorts and a T-shirt) and an electronic bracelet that doubles as a locker key and charge card for food and drinks. Based on the traditional Korean bathhouse called a jimjilbang, Spa Castle features separate men's and women's all-nude steam rooms and baths (that's right, no bathing suits allowed). However, do bring your bathing suit for the co-ed rooftop hot tubs and heated pools, which can be incredibly romantic on a winter's night with a light snow falling around you. Several dome-shaped saunas with labels such as "Salt," "Jade," and "Gold" have signs boasting their various healing powers and temperatures (a large mud room stands at a scorching 190 degrees). Though it's not the easiest place to get to for those without a car, a free shuttle bus will pick up and drop off clients at the last stop on the 7 train (Flushing–Main Street).
Warning: Knowledge of this store may be hazardous to your teeth. Opened in January by candy aficionado Alison "Dewey" Oblonsky, Dewey's stocks tons of great retro candies (remember Mallo Cups, Ferrara Pan's Atomic Fireballs, and Sky Bars?) as well as plenty of cool contemporary treats for the kids, such as candy tins that look like Wii controllers and the popular Grillz, a sucker attached to the back of gold teeth. Beneath a chandelier of whirly pops tied with colorful ribbons, you can dig through wooden barrels and gleaming glass jars of goodies of Mary Janes, multicolored jawbreakers, and every color of M&M. Chocoholics must go straight to the back for the Oreos and cake-batter balls coated in milk chocolate. Gift options include decorative flowerpots, pretty boxes, and silver buckets that can be stuffed with the candy of your choice (an excellent party favor is the "Dewey-tini," a martini glass of sweets for $10). Gummy fiends will love the huge variety that includes everything from gummy teeth to gummy sharks to something called a "Gummi Mexican Dinner," with a teeny chewy chili con carne (yum). Did we mention that Dewey's may also be hazardous to your waistline?
You want to spruce up your home with some new furnishings, but don't have a ton of money? You can either start Dumpster-diving or take the N train to Astoria, to Build It Green! NYC. This 18,000-square-foot warehouse is stocked with everything from movie props to antique lighting to wooden doors—all materials that may have ended up in landfills if it weren't for the staff of this eco-conscious nonprofit, who take donations from developers, wrecking crews, film studios, universities, and you. If you're doing a little remodeling, you can call up the store's deconstruction crew, who will expertly dismantle and take away your donation, whether it's a toilet or hardwood floors. Recent great finds in the store include pristine glass tabletops for $100, a pool table for $50, wooden church pews for $200, and sturdy wooden chairs for $10; they also regularly stock discarded designer appliances and furnishings for terrific prices. Feel-good bonus: Build It Green! NYC, which is sponsored by the Community Environmental Center, donates all proceeds to the CEC's environmental education programs at Solar One.


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I've always wondered why people seldom interfere when there is a fight that is starting to turn ugly. Now I know. We're cowards.
I was at a party in school, yesterday. When I was waiting for the subway there came a group of loud and quite drunk people who seated themselves on a bench next to me.
After a little while a few friends joined them. Suddenly one of them started screaming that people were talking behind his back, and his friends had to restrain him, because he went mad. Suddenly, the fight started. I never understood who sided with whom, but after a while two guys were lying on the floor, while others were kicking them.
I must do something, I thought, but I didn't know what. There were enough people involved already (and most of them actually were trying to stop the fight, but instead they got involved, themselves). I took up my mobile phone to call the police, but of course the battery was out of charge.
A minute later the fight was over, the victors walking away telling each other that the others got what they deserved. The ones who were left helped the guys who were on the floor, and it appeared they were not seriously wounded.
What a relief it was to see the subway train finally arrive! When I went on board the train I saw one of the guys who had helped the ones on the floor kick one of them in the head. I don't know what happened after that, because the train was leaving.
I am not proud of myself. I should have done something, but I was scared to hell, and didn't want to get involved. Now I understand why people don't interfere when something like this happens. We're cowards. Pathetic, isn't it?
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I've finally reached apprentice status. Thank you very much, everyone who has certified me!
I have a bad conscience (is that how it's spelled?) because I still haven't released any code. I will however, and hopefully not too far in the future.


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In the Shakespeare play Twelfth Night Malvolio reads; "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
Well we see those people that seem to have plenty of attitude, positive or negative, but it manifests early in life. You would think that this person was destined to be great.
On the football field there are those player that seem to be natural in a certain position, in a Scout Troop there are those Scouts that have no problem standing in front of a group and leading. They seem comfortable in group situations and never shy away from leadership.
Our advancement program at times Thrust greatness upon the leader. Situations that we put our Scouts in to be successful help the Scout achieve greatness. Putting the Scout in a position that may be slightly uncomfortable, a situation to make tough decisions, a position to make a difference, a change, a positive impact on the troop or patrol. These all thrust the Scout into a position that he can achieve greatness.
Now we can debate the word greatness, and we can argue that we should not put our Scouts in that position, but if we don't… someone else will, and at least in Scouting we can control the elements to a certain degree. We can focus the task and coach through the outcome, we can set the conditions to allow for success.
This weekend my Troop will be conducting Troop Junior Leader Training. Our Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, and our most recent past Senior Patrol Leader will be thrust into greatness. They will be the trainers. They will be put in a position to make a difference, and impact on the Troop. Being the trainers they will be looked upon by the Adult leaders and the youth leaders alike to be an example of leadership… of greatness.
I am proud of them and all of our Scouts. They probably have not read Shakespeare, they more than likely have no desire to be great, and they certainly don't ask for greatness, but the things they do, the positions they are thrust into, and the desire and willingness to lead make them great in my eyes.


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There is much to like in the education proposals for the 2013 legislative session that Gov. Phil Bryant unveiled last week.
The focus on recruiting outstanding students to be teachers and rewarding top teachers with performance pay incentives could help raise teacher quality, the most important component in a child's learning.
Expenditures Bryant proposes on programs to improve reading get at the foundation of all successful learning.
The governor's focus on charter school options for students in low-performing schools, as opposed to a more sweeping charter law, is a reasonable approach that we favor.
But Bryant's proposal to give tax credits totaling up to $10 million for low-income students to attend private schools is an eyebrow-raiser. Like the broader voucher system used in some places, it diverts tax dollars – indirectly, but still at public expense – into private schools, which isn't a good idea. That's particularly true in a state like Mississippi, where so many private schools were started for the overt purpose of avoiding racial integration.
If individuals, businesses and private schools are truly concerned about low-income kids trapped in failing schools, they can provide those opportunities without the benefit of tax dollars. Some private schools do. Mississippi's public resources are limited, more so than most states, and they shouldn't be diverted from the public schools.
Charter schools are a different matter. Though they're free from many regulations governing traditional public schools, they're still subject to the same accountability standards and public transparency. Not so with private schools.
Mississippi's constitution prohibits direct transfer of public funds to religious or nonsectarian private schools. That makes a direct voucher system untenable, but tax credits may get around that legality. We shouldn't try to find out if such a plan would hold up under a court challenge.
Instead, Mississippi's resources and efforts should be directed toward meaningful reforms of the existing system and encouragement of different kinds of innovation within the public sphere.
Improving teacher quality, continuing to raise academic rigor and accountability standards, adopting a no-tolerance policy for school failure, increasing school readiness and providing the necessary financial resources to get the job done are all critical to improving Mississippi students' academic performance. Diverting public dollars from public to private schools shouldn't be in the mix.


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In a longish (38 pages) group report, Tal Liani, Scott Craig and their colleagues at Merrill Lynch today write that the 4G cellular standard "long term evolution," or LTE, which is found on the latest smartphones and tablet computers, will be "the key investment theme for 2013" in technology, with implications for networking equipment, software, hardware, chips, the Internet, and semiconductor equipment companies.
The authors link LTE to the general rise of mobility, including tablet computers, apps, and mobility itself:
In our view, the advent of LTE will mark the beginning of a multi-year transition towards a new bandwidth-intensive economy. The increased adoption and use of mobile devices is causing significant growth in wireless traffic [...] We see the adoption of LTE as an accelerator to the concept of true mobility. In just three short years since the introduction of the first iPad, tablets have become a $50bl market with a forecasted growth rate of 35% in 2011-2014. The rapid adoption of tablets and smartphones has brought big changes to the $220bl+ PC industry and $280bl+ handset market, including the $300bl+ semiconductor market. The Apps economy has grown to over $10bl and is expected to reach $46bl by 2016, and the $400bl+ global ad market is seeing a big shift to mobile advertising. The $1 trillion global telecom service market is riding the big disruptive forces of mobility and LTE, with better economics and attractive ARPU dynamics balanced by growing cannibalization of previously important revenue streams (SMS, text).
The authors see the U.S. as leading the world's rush to LTE but write that Europe and other places will start to come on line in 2013:
The United States has been at the forefront of 4G deployments and adoption, with nearly 55% of global LTE subscribers located in the US. We expect carriers in Europe and Asia to aggressively follow the U.S. footsteps in 2013/14, which coupled with the availability of LTE enabled smartphones and tablets should be a catalyst for more widespread adoption of LTE.
Among the investment ideas, the authors suggest the following:
- Qualcomm (QCOM): "We expect LTE to be a major source of upside to Qualcomm's revenue and earnings over the next two years. On the licensing front (25% of Qualcomm's revenue), we expect LTE device market value to grow at 170% CAGR 2012-2014, with benefits of both unit growth as well as 20-60% higher pricing for LTE devices (vs. 3G)."
- Cisco Systems (CSCO): "We expect the edge routing market to remain strong, with growth in the high single to low double digits. LTE basestations are IP based and therefore being aggregated by routers instead of older Cross Connects. Also, Video traffic dominates LTE usage, representing a strong driver for data growth and demand for equipment. The edge routing market has generally been dominated by Cisco, which after a period of share loss in 2011 at the expense of competitors Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, and Juniper, has started to stabilize/improve its market share in 2012, thanks to the strong performance of the ASR9000 product. We expect Cisco to remain a share gainer in Edge routing. After a few quarters of weak performance, we expect Juniper's edge routing (MX series) to show good growth over the next two years."


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By Shuli Ren
Alibaba must not be feeling an easy transition into the New Year of Horse this week.
Earlier this week, Alibaba's third-quarter earnings were under scrutiny when Yahoo (YHOO), which owns 24% of Alibaba, reported its earnings. Revenue growth slowed to 51% year-on-year, from 61% in the second quarter. Shares of Yahoo slumped 6.7% yesterday.
Tencent Holdings, China's largest Internet company, also this week leveraged its popular mobile app WeChat, similar to whatsapp, and launched an electronic red envelope service, clearly aimed at Alibaba's home turf of e-commerce and mobile payment.
And just a few hours ago, Alibaba's most direct competitor in e-commerce, JD.com, formerly known as 360buy Jingdong Inc., filed a prospectus with the SEC, hoping to go public in the U.S. this year and raising up to $1.5 billion.


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— Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced three Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives to help the people in the Gulf coast region recover from the hurricanes in 2005, as well as prevent loss of life and damage in the future. During his speech to the Energy Leadership Forum, the secretary announced that DOE will donate 400,000 hours of supercomputing time at its National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assist with the rebuilding of levees. DOE is also offering hurricane-affected residents free rebuilding workshops providing expert advice on the latest energy-efficient products and techniques, in addition to donating approximately 200 pieces of used furniture to a Louisiana school.
"The Department of Energy is so much more than gasoline and coal, we're Americans who saw our neighbors devastated by the hurricanes - and we're finding ways to help," Secretary Bodman said. "In addition to strengthening our nation's energy infrastructure and improving our department's response to natural disasters, our goal is to help those affected in every way that we can."
The DOE Office of Science has allocated 400,000 processor hours of supercomputing time at NERSC at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in Berkeley, California, to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This will allow the Corps to run hurricane simulations to help model hurricane-induced storm surge elevations so coastal levees can be strengthened and offer more protection to low-lying areas.
"We're proud to lend our resources to help strengthen the levees that will protect the people of the Gulf region," Director of DOE's Office of Science Dr. Ray Orbach said. "Secretary Bodman has directed us to do whatever we can to help, and we are committed to doing just that."
Running the 400,000 supercomputer hours of simulations on a single-processor personal computer would take about 46 years. But by tapping NERSC's supercomputers, which include a 6,080-processor IBM supercomputer, an 888-processor IBM cluster computer and a 640-processor Linux Networx cluster, the simulations are expected to be completed within a month.
Also, Secretary Bodman announced that DOE, in partnership with Entergy New Orleans, The Home Depot, and the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), is offering free home repair workshops in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, as residents begin to repair and rebuild. Specifically, workshop attendees will receive hands-on instruction on how to improve home energy efficiency and durability when repairing storm-damaged roofs, ceilings, walls and floors, and when installing windows, doors and hurricane shutters. In effort to help homeowners make use of their training right away, The Home Depot is donating discount coupons worth ten percent off customers' purchases and will give away gift cards valued at up to $1000 to workshop participants. For more details, please visit http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/.
In addition, Secretary Bodman announced that, in accordance with a Department of Education initiative to help re-supply schools affected by the hurricanes, DOE will donate 200 pieces of furniture to Belle Chasse High School in Belle Chasse, LA. This includes desks, bookcases, credenzas and filing cabinets. Each piece of furniture has been approved for donation by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Education. The school is about ten miles from downtown New Orleans and only three blocks from the Mississippi River.
Secretary Bodman made these announcements while giving the keynote address at the Energy Leadership Forum in Robinsonville, MS. The Forum brought together local energy utility representatives, government officials, and other key players in the hurricane recovery effort. During the two-day forum, participants discussed disaster response, lessons learned from the hurricanes of 2005, and how best to strengthen America's energy infrastructure.


text: I read on a site somewhere where they interviewed somone who does something with the new cartoon (I know it doesn't sound really reliable, but I'm pretty sure it was, I just can't remember exactly where I read it) that ALL of the old figures were going to be in the new cartoon. It said ALL of them. After reading that, I can't help at hope for ALL of the old figures to be re-made. It would take a few years but it would be awesome. I know that Tri-Klops, Trap-Jaw, Orko, Teela, Whiplash, Faker and Prince Adam are on the way, but I wonder who's next. I'm fairly certain, if the cartoons reveal anything, that Evil-Lyn, Clawful, and Buzz-Off will be among the next ones out in 2003, and King Randor and the Sorceress will probably get made eventually too, but I wonder when the other charactrs will come into the cartoon and get made into figures. Since Sy-Klone and Faker, at least to toyfare, are coming so they'll probably turn up in an episode soon. The figures I really want to see are Fisto and Stridor, Hordak, Modulok, Roboto, Two-Bad, Kobra Kahn, Mantenna, and Moss Man. A Snake Mountain Playset would be awesome too, as would the Fright Zone.


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Tom and Jim talk about some of the good news that's coming out of the economy, followed by some of the legislative issues that concern small business which are being debated this year, like Small Business Health Plans and a minimum wage increase.
Tom and Jim discuss the regulatory environment for small business, plus the oportunities for small businesses in the new laws just passed, the Transportation Bill, the Energy Bill, and the Central American Free Trade Agreement. They also talk about some of the up-coming bills to be considered later including one that would make Association Health plans possible.
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For all of you who need the preview figures, go to the brand new Super Target in Lewisville right now! It's across the street from the Vista Ridge mall. Last night they had all the pegs full of Preview Figures.
Since I am so kind to yall, where in Dallas can one find the Teebo wave?


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Executuve compensation has really expanded over the past decade or two. When companies are doing well it doesn't seem so bad. But, when you hear about compaines going broke and the CEO or CFO leaves with a giant compensation package it really makes me wonder. It is one thing to get paid handsomely for doing well.
Twinkies and Ho-Ho's will survive, Hostess maybe not. I hope that all who lose jobs over this get re-hired by someone quickly. Our economy doesn't need to lose anymore jobs!


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boolean currentled;int ledPin = 3;boolean last;void setup(){ pinMode(2, INPUT); // set the switch pin to be an input pinMode(3, OUTPUT); // set the yellow LED pin to be an output pinMode(4, OUTPUT); // set the red LED pin to be an output pinMode(5, OUTPUT); //set green led as output}//function to find out if the 3rd led was the last one pressedboolean led (boolean last){ boolean last = ledPin; if (last != currentled) { currentled = ledPin; } return currentled;}void loop() { // read the switch input: //if no button pressed then no leds should be on if (digitalRead(2) == LOW) { digitalWrite(3, LOW); digitalWrite(4, LOW); digitalWrite(5, LOW); } //if pressed then turn on the 3rd led else { digitalWrite(3, HIGH); digitalWrite(4, LOW); digitalWrite(5, LOW); } //if the last led that was on was the 3rd then turn on the 5th while (currentled =led(last)) { digitalWrite(3, LOW); digitalWrite(4,LOW); digitalWrite(5,HIGH); } //else turn on the 4th digitalWrite(3, LOW); digitalWrite(4,HIGH); digitalWrite(5,LOW);}
int buttonPin = 2;int yellowLed = 3;int redLed = 4;int greenLed = 5;int currentLed = 2; void setup() { pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT); // set the switch pin to be an input pinMode(yellowLed, OUTPUT); // set the yellow LED pin to be an output pinMode(redLed, OUTPUT); // set the red LED pin to be an output pinMode(greenLed, OUTPUT); //set green pin as output}void loop(){ if (digitalRead(buttonPin) == LOW) { switch (currentLed) { case 2: // no LEDs on digitalWrite(yellowLed, LOW); // turn on the yellow LED currentLed++; break; case 3: //yellow LED is on digitalWrite(redLed, LOW); // turn on the red LED currentLed++; break; case 4: //red & yellow LEDs are on digitalWrite(greenLed, LOW); // turn on the green LED currentLed++; break; default: //all 3 LEDs are on digitalWrite(yellowLed, HIGH); // turn off the yellow LED digitalWrite(redLed, HIGH); // turn off the red LED digitalWrite(greenLed, HIGH); // turn off the green LED currentLed = 2; //reset the counter } }}
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text: My point isnt to say the founding fathers didnt say a militia was needed. My point is that times have changed and its not really a consideration anymore. It has happened historically, but there is no precedent set for going against a technologically advanced government and military with a bunch of overweight people, most of which have no stomach for the type of things theyd need to do, and accomplishing anything meaningful. Its just not gonna happen. You cant compare a revolution 100 years ago to one in America. The government in America has the capability to sever communication and hit vital targets of a resistance with ease. You may be able to last along time by just sporadically fighting, but you arent going to accomplish much.


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