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West Texas State Bank and the Fort Stockton staff of Guaranty Bond Bank proudly welcome you as one of the newest West Texas State Bank customers in Pecos County! As stated in the press release that was published in September, West Texas State Bank is acquiring Guaranty Bond Bank's Fort Stockton location, together with all deposit accounts and certain loans. When the acquisition closes on Friday, January 13, your account agreement with Guaranty Bond Bank will continue with West Texas State Bank, providing you the same rights you now have.
West Texas/Permian Basin locations: West Texas State Bank has served West Texas since 1937 and is a strong, well-managed, independent community bank. You will be provided with a more convenient network of bank locations to choose from in the Permian Basin. West Texas State Bank currently has five locations in West Texas and is expanding its branch network to include a third location in Odessa. West Texas State Bank and the Fort Stockton staff will work to offer the very best in banking products and the personal service you have become accustomed to.
Changes to operating hours: To limit the inconvenience to you while transferring all records over the weekend, the lobby and the drive-in lanes will close at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 13. The drive-in will be closed on Saturday, January 14. Transactions received after 2:00 p.m. on January 13 will be processed the following business day. West Texas State Bank will open the Fort Stockton location on Tuesday, January 17, with the following hours of operation:
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Form and Growth Characteristics: Plant Type - TreeGrowth Rate - Slow-medium; 12-24" per year.Mature Height - 75-100'Mature Width - 75-100'Longevity - Maximum age around 200 years.
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Taxing times for year end planning
This year April 5 falls on a Sunday, so it is now time to take decisions on pensions, ISAs or capital losses
As another tax year draws to a close on April 5 you have your final opportunity to take a number of steps which can save you some tax. Today I will outline a couple of them. You need to act quickly though, and I suggest this week rather than next.
Firstly a correction of a typing mistake in last week's article about pensions. I was talking about how people aged 50 plus (retired or not) fortunate enough still to be paying 40% tax can invest in a pension and immediately start drawing the benefits.
For them £600 net invested becomes £1,000 in the fund once all tax relief has been obtained. However those over 50 (soon to be 55) can immediately take out 25% tax-free and buy an annuity with the rest. The final cost to them is £600 less £250 = £350. This is different from what appeared last week. So the individual ends up out of pocket £350 yet getting a pension bought with a £750 fund. This is a pretty good deal.
That's the correction out of the way, but I would remind you that to save tax for 2008/09 by way of a pension contribution the payment has to be made by April 5, 2009 — which is a Sunday. Don't leave it to the last minute. Those with a private pension who will be 49 by April 5, 2009 have just one year left to decide whether to draw their pension at 50. After April 5, 2010 the minimum age to draw a pension rises to 55.
Let's take the example of Jenny who will be 50 in June 2009. She has no intention of stopping work, but she must decide whether to start taking her pension. Anytime up to April 5, 2010 she can decide to start her pension straight away. However if she does nothing, then her pension age will move to 55. So she will be unable to access her pension until June 2014 — her 55th birthday.
Capital losses are more common these days than capital gains. Fewer people are selling properties at a massive profit than a couple of years ago. On the other hand some people are sitting on losses — whether paper losses or actual ones. By a paper loss I mean something is currently valued at less than you paid for it.
The loss is not a real loss until you sell the thing. On the other hand an actual loss occurs when you sell something for less than you paid for it.
In straitened financial times some people have to sell investment properties or holiday homes for less than they cost. Or they may be considering selling shares at a loss, in case they drop further, or simply because they need the money. Capital losses are not all bad. If you made a gain this tax year then a capital loss this year would reduce your capital gains tax bill. So consider turning that paper loss into a real one.
Selling loss-making shares will save you tax on the gain. Then, after waiting 31 days, you can, if you wish, buy the shares again.
This means the shares now sit at the lower cost in your hands but so long as you don't sell a fortune's worth in one year you need never pay capital gains tax (CGT) on their later sale. The cost of obtaining a loss like this will just be your share dealing costs and stamp duty. If you hope the shares will rise again you can buy them back, and so will have buying costs as well. The tax to be saved is 18% CGT. So if you made a gain where you will have a tax bill then the loss could be helpful. For every £1,000 of loss the tax to be saved is £180, less share dealing costs.
A final point about capital losses for people who did not make a gain this year. A capital loss which is made by selling shares or property can be carried forward until the year it is needed to reduce your CGT. There is no limit to how long the loss can be carried.
ISAs are tax-free savings where the amount you can invest is limited. This tax year you can invest up to £7,200 in a combination of shares and cash. The cash element is restricted to £3,600.
If you are nervous about shares then the cash ISA offers you virtually risk-free savings, hopefully at a reasonable rate of interest. If you have not invested the maximum this year then you could top up your savings by April 5, 2009.
With interest rates so low the thought of avoiding the 20% tax (or 40% for higher earners) is especially attractive. Do shop around though — a local bank advertised last week that if your cash ISA had less than £15,000 in it they would pay you just 0.5%.
Since it takes years of ISA savings to reach £15,000 this means most people should go elsewhere, where rates as high as 3% are available.
Adrian Huston, a former tax inspector, is a director of Belfast tax and accountancy firm Huston & Co — www.hustontax.com or 028 9080 6080
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This story ran on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle on December 24, 2011. You can also read an extended version on The Peninsula Press.
You might get a video game, or you might get a stuffed purple unicorn. You might get an iPad, or you might wind up empty-handed.
No matter the outcome, Reddit's anonymous gift exchanges are quickly becoming a holiday tradition. This year, the online community is going for a Guinness World Record, in the newly created category of Largest Online Secret Santa Game.
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A year ago, the Australian government decided to implement new policies in the Northern Territory in order to "assist" Aboriginal people in having more successful lives and to improve the lives of their children. A Board appointed to evaluate the program discovered that after 12 months not a single parent had been arrested for child sexual abuse–the grounds on which the government justified intervention. Measures to increase school attendance have been completely unsuccessful. According to the report, "there is intense hurt and anger at being isolated on the basis of race and subjected to collective measure that would never be applied to other Australians." The report was scathing about several other interventions such as providing safe houses for victims of domestic violence. Shelters consisted of ship containers grouped together and women refused to live in them because they appeared to be detention centers.
The Board called for ending the intervention's exemption from the Racial Discrimination Act, and wanted more effective programs to halt alcohol abuse. The report found in many cases, individuals switched from alcohol to drugs. A major issue revolved around what to do about children who are not attending school. According to the original intervention policy, the solution was to manage the lives of parents. In the long run, such intervention only makes things worse. The real issue is still not being addressed –how does one assist families whose children are not attending school


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Then isolation increases, with a strong tendency toward degeneracy and demoralization.
In the midst of this demoralization Toombs was a pillar of fire.
The first suggestion of the demoralization that accompanies living in the tropics was observed here.
He is just the man to tell us all about the demoralization of war.
Cabell's brigade, as already indicated, had had to be sent back "to avoid the contagion of demoralization."
This avoids a general pay day and the demoralization that would likely follow.
The chief source of demoralization among the Pioneers was the absence of women and children, and therefore of any real home.
It was an ominous joke that proved the demoralization of the Russian detachment.
All had yielded to the demoralization of victory, or to the temptation to plunder.
demoralization was spreading; something must be done, and done quickly, too.


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Edible Nonfiction: Today's pick
By Kyla Hanington
It was like sex. I mean, drunken sex. I mean, sex with a stranger one night, home from the bar. His home or your home? Whichever is closer. It was, I mean, my first experience with the marriage between pleasure and shame. I like this. And doing this makes me wrong. Dirty. Ashamed.
I was young, nine, and thus could not have seen the emotional connection between that and picking up someone lovely in a bar more than a decade later. Pleasure and shame. Pleasure and shame. Mostly I just felt shame.
I hid in the woods, beneath a tree. From where I stood I could see our house, but I was ducked low in behind the trunk so if someone came looking for me - and they would, they would - they wouldn't see me there. I held the bar in my hands, gazed at the purple-blue hue of the outer wrapper, and ripping, ripping, the gold beneath, yanked away to reveal the chocolate. Cadbury's Fruit and Nut bar. Stolen - yes, stolen! - from the box we had in our kitchen, the box of chocolate bars we were supposed to sell to raise money for the swim team.
The chocolate, warm in my mouth, was both delicious and horrible. I wanted to enjoy it, savour it, have it last forever. But I was hiding beneath a tree, glancing out from underneath branches, worried my sister would see me, somehow, see the wrapper balled shamefully in my fist, as tight as I could get it. She'd see me and tell our parents. I hid beneath the tree, hoped no one would find out.
Just like the man and the bar in Idaho. Pleasure and shame, pleasure and shame. Hiding. Hoping no one would find out.
Kyla Hanington is from Nanaimo, BC


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[USL PRO: Week 23] On the same week they announced the departure of longtime coach David Irving, the Wilmington Hammerheads set off on a three-game West Coast road trip. After dropping their fifth straight game in the opener, a 2-0 loss at Sacramento, the Hammerheads recovered to beat Orange County, 2-1, and then tie the LA Galaxy III, 3-3, the next day at StubHub Center.
The Galaxy II led 2-0 on a pair of Chandler Hoffman
goals with 15 minutes to go, but the Hammerheads took a 3-2 lead as a pair of goals by Sunny Jane and Mark-Anthony
Kaye's first professional goal put Wilmington ahead before Garcia's dramatic equalizer.
The win moved Wilmington to within one point of the playoff zone with two or three games in
hand on the four teams ahead of it.
-- Newly signed players Jason Bli and Kainoa Bailey made their Galaxy
II debuts. Bli started at left back and Bailey entered the match in the second half.
The Charleston Battery moved into fifth place with a 2-0 victory at OKC Energy FC in front of a
sellout crowd of 4,722 fans. The Battery extended its undefeated streak to eight games and handed OKC Energy FC its fifth consecutive loss.
Saturday ...
Orlando City pulled away from the second-place Richmond Kickers at the top of the USL PRO standings thanks to a 3-2 win in the rain in Richmond that gives the
defending champion a six-point lead. Kevin Molino set a USL PRO scoring record with his 16th goal of the season. Orlando snapped the Kickers' unbeaten streak at
21 games and handed them just their second loss in 25 games.
Valdmiro Lameira, a recent signing from Benfica, and Molino, the first player signed
by Orlando for its MLS launch in 2015, opened up a 2-0 lead for the visitors before George Davis IV pulled a goal back. Rafael
Ramos, another Portuguese teenager from Benfica, added a third goal for Orlando before Nate Robinson's goal brought renewed hope for the 3,562 fans at
City Stadium.
USL PRO RESULTS, Week 23:
Wednesday, August 20
Charlotte 2 Orlando City 0
Sacramento 2 Wilmington 0
Friday, August 22
Arizona United 1 OKC Energy FC 0
Saturday, August 23
Richmond 2 Orlando City 3
Dayton 1 Colorado Rapids Reserves 2
Rochester 2 Harrisburg 2
Orange County 1 Wilmington 2
Sunday, August 24
LA Galaxy II 3 Wilmington 3
Pittsburgh 3 FC Dallas Reserves 1
OKC Energy FC 0 Charleston 2
USL PRO, Standings:
55 Orlando City 17-3-4 47/21
49 Richmond 13-2-10 51/25
48 Sacramento 15-6-3 44/25
44 LA Galaxy II 13-7-5 50/36
34 Charleston 9-8-7 27/25
34 Harrisburg 9-9-7 39/38
32 Rochester 8-10-8 23/26
31 Charlotte 9-13-4 32/36
30 Wilmington 7-8-8 28/30
30 (-2) Arizona Utd. 9-12-5 29/41
29 OKC Energy 8-13-5 31/36
29 Pittsburgh 8-12-5 33/43
27 Orange County 9-17-0 30/52
22 Dayton 6-16-4 28/52
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Kevin Molino, Orlando City
14 Matthew Delicate, Richmond
12 Aaron Schoenfeld, Dayton
11 George
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11 Tommy
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10 Chandler Hoffman, LA Galaxy II
8 Allan Russell, Orange County
8 Jose Angulo, Pittsburgh
8 Kyle
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8 Jorge Herrera, Charlotte
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Monday, August 25
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Wednesday, August 27
LA Galaxy II vs. Real Salt Lake Reserves
Sacramento vs. Charleston
Thursday, August 28
Wilmington vs. Orlando City
Friday, August 29
Charlotte vs. Pittsburgh
Saturday, August 30
Harrisburg vs. Rochester
Charleston vs. Pittsburgh
Wilmington vs. Sacramento
Orange County vs. Richmond
Sunday, August 31
Orlando City vs. Dayton
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Montreal Impact Reserves vs. Charlotte
LA Galaxy II vs. Richmond
Wednesday, September
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Thursday, September 4
Sacramento vs. OKC Energy FC
September 5
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Charleston vs. Harrisburg
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Assessment and Treatment Selection for "Revolving Door" Inpatients with Schizophrenia
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- Weiden, P. & Glazer, W. Psychiatr Q (1997) 68: 377. doi:10.1023/A:1025499131905
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Goals: The goals of this study are 1) to determine causes and patterns of relapse for a cohort of "revolving door" schizophrenia inpatients, and 2) to assess the feasibility of starting a new psychopharmacologic intervention before discharge, either depot therapy or an atypical antipsychotic. Methods: Consecutive admissions to an acute inpatient unit in New York City were screened for "revolving door" criteria. Patients had to have a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and have either 1) two hospitalizations in the last year, or 2) three hospitalizations in the last three years. Patients were then assessed for probable causes of relapse for the index and prior two hospitalizations. Treatment selection, based on this information, was trichotomized to: 1) oral conventional antipsychotic, 2) depot conventional antipsychotic (either haloperidol or fluphenazine decanoate), or 3) atypical antipsychotic (either risperidone or clozapine). Results: Sixty-three out of 131 screened admissions met the above revolving door criteria. They were indeed "revolving", having an average of 1.3 hospitalizations per year over the last 3 years and were only out of the hospital for five months (median) before index admission. The treatment selection process was hampered by lack of information about events leading to relapse, and by the lack of outpatient participation in the medication selection process. Of the 50 patients with complete histories about precipitants for the index episode, the most common reason for rehospitalization was judged to be medication non-compliance (n = 25; 50%), followed by medication nonresponse (n = 13; 26%). Not surprisingly, medication recommendations were closely linked to the assessed reason for relapse (depot therapy [n = 27; 49%] with medication non-compliance; atypical antipsychotic [n = 20; 37%] with medication nonresponse [X2 = 26.9, p<.001]).These two recommendations were implemented before discharge for about one-half of the cases. Patient refusal was a relatively greater problem for depot recommendation while constraints in the outpatient environment were more problematic for patients recommended for atypical antipsychotics. Conclusions: Medication noncompliance and medication nonresponse, in that order, were judged to be the most common causes of relapse for "revolving door" inpatients. Both depot therapy and atypical antipsychotics were commonly recommended and ultimately accepted by about 2/3rds of patients. Choice between depot and atypical was driven by the assessed cause of relapse. In summary, it seems possible to identify "revolving door" inpatients, and to target specific medication interventions within the time frame of an acute inpatient admission.


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By Dean Haspiel
I'm a reasonable professional to work with. I'm an innovative and conscientious collaborator and I always bring my A-game. I've learned to know when to leave my ego at the door and step aside to serve the job. I've also learned, when push comes to shove, to walk away with dignity.
In retrospect, I should have realized the website editor wanted me to draw exactly in the rendering style of a Thing vs Hulk sketch I drew that was originally cited. Instead, I based the poses from said example for the final illustration, coupled with the fact that all the drawings I saw on the client's website were simple line-art solutions; something akin to clip art and paper dolls. Less sophisticated than what I usually produce. So, I was doing my best to appeal to their established esthetic. In the end, what I produced was not what they wanted and the gig just wasn't meant to be.
Herein lies a freelance case of ill-communication and diverse expectations. Below is the email parlay I had with the editor with minor edits to protect names and the website.
–Dean Haspiel
Dear Dean–
[A mutual friend] gave me your name and sent me a link to your fantastic comic-book style illustrations. I thought you would be perfect for a project we're thinking of doing for our website.
We were thinking of having characters from TV—say, Kenneth from 30 Rock, fighting with one of the physicists from the Big Bang, but in the style of something like this:
Is that something you'd be interested in doing for us? Let me know. If you have any other pop-culture based ideas we'd love to hear those as well.
I'm interested.
What's the deadline and pay?
Hey Dean,
So glad you're interested! Pay would be $300. It would be great to have something for next week, but we're flexible. Are you a big TV watcher? Are there any characters in particular you'd want to draw in battle? We'd love the same kind of detail that you include in that original piece.
Let me know!
I watch some TV. I usually buy DVD sets but, yeah, I'm hip to pop culture [I gotta be].
Is this a regular feature? If we can talk for 5-minutes, it would help me with the scope of the gig.
Hey Dean,
Really excited you're going to be working with us on this. Here are some links to other things we've done that have been successful
[LINKS REMOVED TO PROTECT THE WEBSITE. Suffice it to say, the art was very simple line-art with flat colors akin to what I described above in my introduction.]
That should give you an idea of the sorts of things that have worked. Please let me know between now and next week if you have any more questions!
Attached is a light sketch I did for the 30 ROCK vs BIG BANG THEORY illustration. I usually pencil in light blue before I got to finishes [in this case; inks & colors]. Let me know if I am approved to go to finishes.
Hey Dean,
This is a great start! Just a few notes. The bodies should be more defined– They shouldn't be muscular, but it should feel like this visceral impact is about to happen. Also, you should make it clearer that Kenneth is wearing the NBC page uniform. I know this is just a sketch, but it feels more like a business suit here — you should see the NBC pin and the name tag flying, a la
Does that all sound ok? Looking forward to the final.
I will add more definition to the drawing [I just wanted to make sure the poses were in line with what you wanted] and I'll show the NBC pin and name tagging flying. Once it's inked and colored it will come alive.
Yep! I would make it more menacing too, if you can, but the basic idea is there.
Thanks so much dean.
Quick question [so we're not crossing wires]: isn't the visual gag that these two guys are skinny weaklings going at each other and they're more inclined to engage a "girly" slap-fight than do any kind of real bodily harm? Just want to insure the absurdity of the illustration. I could add a charge of color burst inbetween them, too, to amp up there fierce [farce?] competition!
Yes, you're totally right. I like the idea of a color burst. By menacing I meant, menacing in their mincing way…
Attached is a low-rez version of my 30 Rock vs Big Bang Theory illo. Let me know if you need anything else and I'll prepare a hi-rez version for you.
Hey Dean,
This isn't quite on the money yet. It's not getting that intense, clash of titans superhero-y feel. I know this is potentially too vague, but could you make them look more like super heroes, even though they are wussy? Right now it's much too cartoonish and not comic book enough (like this: http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/stevereads/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/captain-america-annual-8.jpg )
Let me know if you want more specific guidance.
For what it's worth: I drew exactly how I would draw for Marvel and DC Comics and any other publisher, for that matter. I am a seasoned [Emmy Award winning] cartoonist who gets hired for my "style" [now that I've established one] and, with the examples you provided [see your links] of what XX has published in the past, I feel my illustration absolutely befits the spirit of the column.
I do not draw neo-realistically; the newest example you sent AFTER I provided you my finished illustration, and I'm confused to why you hired me if that's what you wanted. I spent some of my weekend and all of today to do this illustration and, if you feel it's not what you want, let's please discuss a kill fee.
Hi Dean,
I'm sorry for the confusion in communicating. Obviously we think you do good work or would not have asked you to do this piece. As I said, I'm new to editing illustration. We're happy to offer you a kill feel of $150.


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The Church of Scientology Community Center of South Los Angeles hosted a special performance June 24, the fifth annual concert of "Love-in-Music [4]," a nonprofit organization that introduces underserved children of the Los Angeles area to the joys of classical music.
The concert, held in the Community Center's L. Ron Hubbard Auditorium, featured Love-in-Music's talented young music students and special performances by soprano Kyung Chy, baritone Y.D. Kwon and the Park Trio—Yoon-Jae Park (violin), his wife Soo-Jung (cello), and brother Andrew (piano), with music arranged by Dr. Hyun Jung Hwang, faculty member of New California Conservatory and Institute of Art, Music and Science.
The Church of Scientology Community Center makes its auditorium, seminar rooms and conference rooms, at 8039 South Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles, available to community groups, churches and public officials, providing a place where community events, programs and activities can take place.
Love-in-Music is a nonprofit organization established by a group of Korean volunteers in the wake of the 1992 riots. The group seeks to bridge cultural and ethnic boundaries through music. Through donations of musical instruments and encouraging local musicians to volunteer as music teachers, Love-in-Music reaches out to needy children, providing them music training that would not otherwise be available.
Captain Dennis Kato, Commanding Officer of the 77th Street Community Police Station, introduced Love-in-Music to the Scientology Community Center. The Community Center was proud to host the concert and looks forward to continued partnership this fall by making their facilities available to youth ages 8-12 for free Love-in-Music music lessons.
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Chris Beggs was direct and to the point when asked about his draw to the newly-remodeled Quick Clean Car Wash in Lee's Summit.
The car wash at 910 E. Langsford Rd. partially opened in May, offering self-service bays and vacuums while their automatic washing express tunnels remain under construction.
"It's nice that you can vacuum for free," Beggs, a Lee's Summit resident, said July 28. "It's a good draw. It's nice. It's good for Lee's Summit and for the city. The fact that you can vacuum here for free, that's nice."
The draw is no gimmick said part owner Chad Morley of Lee's Summit. A state-of-the-art car wash facility, Morley said what he and business partner Bob Brown envisioned as a sixth-month rebuilding project has turned into a newly year-long endeavor.
"It's a different concept and a new idea. Hopefully it's all going to work," Morley said before adding, "from start to end it will be right at a year and we thought it would be six months."
Quick Clean originally opened in 1986. The self-service bays remain albeit remodeled, and the express tunnels were added on from the ground up. Self-service prices begin at $1, and when you purchase $5 or more time you get a few extra minutes free. Once the express tunnels are opened at the end of August prices will range from $7 to $18 depending on the service Morley said.
"This (express tunnels) has the capability of doing 150 cars an hour," he said. "The most we could do previously was 36 an hour."
With a new building for automatic washing tunnels, expanded self-service bays and a free vacuuming option, customers from all areas of the metro have already descended on Lee's Summit.
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Jackie Manuel and Melvin Scott trap Clemson's Cliff Hammonds.
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The Desires of Your Heart
"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this."
Psalm 37:4-5, niv
When you are living your life in commitment to God, He gives you the desires of your heart because they come from Him. God placed the desire for a companion and marriage partner within Adam's heart, then He fulfilled the desire.
In the beginning, Adam was single. Increasingly he longed for a companion with whom he could share his life. He didn't have to beg God or beat the bushes or spend every Saturday night in a singles bar. He just went to sleep in God's will. I wonder if, as he drifted off to sleep, he was praying that God would somehow take away the strange ache in his heart and the loneliness he felt inside, especially when he had observed that every animal had a partner except himself. "So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man" (Gen. 2:21–22, niv). In His wisdom, God knew exactly how to meet Adam's emotional needs—by presenting Adam with a wife. And He knows how to meet your needs and satisfy your desires, too. So . . . commit your way to Him and trust Him!
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After the word went out that the Samsung Galaxy S III would be a no-show at MWC, a invitation from Samsung to the media for a March 22nd event in France had everyone hopped up once again, speculating that this would be the date of the Samsung Galaxy S III's introduction. But once again, Samsung has put the kibosh on that idea. The manufacturer told The Next Web that the event in France is merely a way to showcase Samsung's existing portfolio and demonstrate the devices displayed at MWC for those who could not make it to Barcelona.
The Samsung Galaxy S III is still expected to make its debut in the first half of this year. While no one knows for sure what the specs are on the phone, thanks to the use of components that are 10% to 20% thinner than "conventional parts," including the printed circuit board, the latest leak calls for a thinner form factor than the Galaxy S II. This could result in a device perhaps as thin as 7mm (1.5mm thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S II), with a Super AMOLED Plus display and a quad-core processor under the hood. An 8MP camera should be on back, capturing true HD video, and the handset should have an HDMI output with LTE connectivity. And while the latter might give you the idea that the Samsung Galaxy S III will be initially launched in the States, the Samsung GALAXY Nexus was released first overseas with HSPA+ connectivity, followed by the launch of the LTE variant in the States. In the meantime, you may now erase that circle you drew around March 22nd on your calendar.
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Re: Factor and/or Rules replacements
f = Times @@ (x - (x /. Solve[x^2 + b x + c == 0, x]))
((1/2)*(b - Sqrt[b^2 - 4*c]) + x)*
((1/2)*(Sqrt[b^2 - 4*c] + b) + x)
f // Expand
b*x + c + x^2
Bob Hanlon
---- yves <yves.dauphin at solvay.com> wrote:
Hello everybody,
Here is the model problem:
I tried to obtain the factorisation of x^2+b x +c and expected to get something like (x-1/2(-b+Sqrt[b^2-4 c))((x-1/2(-b-Sqrt[b^2-4 c)).
So I tried
in:Factor[x^2+b x + c] and get
out: c + b x + x^2
So my first question what should I have done?
I tried another way
in:sol=Solve[x^2+b x + c == 0,{x}]; and get the couple of replacement rules.
Next I defined
in: f=(x-x1)(x-x2)
and finally I replaced x1 and x2 in succession by
in:f /. {(sol[[1]] /. x -> x1), (sol[[2]] /. x -> x2)}
which gave the expected factorisation but enclosed in {}.
My second question is :
Is there a simpler way or more compact to replace x1 and x2?
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Video: Police investigate fatal OIS at scene of Ky. party
Deputy Tyler Brockman shot 19-year-old Samantha Ramsey on April 26 as she drove away from the officer
By PoliceOne Staff
HEBRON, Ky. — Dash cam footage of a fatal officer-involved shooting has been released.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Deputy Tyler Brockman shot 19-year-old Samantha Ramsey on April 26 as she drove away from the officer, who was on the scene investigating a party.
Deputy Brockman originally responded to the scene to investigate a report of a possible vehicle crash in the area. As Brockman arrived, he saw vehicles filled with juveniles driving away from the scene of the reported accident. After hearing loud music and inquiring about the high volume of 2 a.m. traffic from pedestrians and drivers, Brockman was informed of the field party and called for backup.
As a responding officer escorted pedestrians to their vehicles over safety concerns, Brockman continued toward the party. As he arrived at the driveway leading to it, he parked his cruiser, and checked on the sobriety of incoming drivers. It was then that Brockman turned his attention toward Ramsey's vehicle.
Ramsey appeared to have glassy eyes and made lethargic movements, according to the report. Instead of stopping as Brockman walked next to her car, she sped up. A police report states that Ramsey then began to accelerate, striking Brockman and throwing him onto the windshield.
In fear for his life, Brockman fired four rounds, killing Ramsey.
Boone County Sheriff Michael A. Helmig has asked the Kentucky State Police to investigate the incident.
Ramsay has had a previous run-in with the law. She and was sentenced to a 120-day license suspension in April 2013 for intoxicated driving after pleading guilty before blood test results were placed into court records. One of the three passengers in her vehicle during the fatal shooting incident also had an outstanding warrant.
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Although quality and dependability ratings of U.S. carmakers continue to improve, Toyota (TM) still dominates J.D. Power & Associates' annual Vehicle Dependability Survey (VDS), released today.
Buick and Jaguar tied for the top-ranked brands in the survey, knocking Lexus off its top perch. But Toyota and the Japanese automaker's Lexus and Scion brands topped 10 categories of vehicles with the best scores, including full-size pickup trucks (the Toyota Tundra) and subcompact cars (the Scion xA).
The study, which measures problems experienced by original owners of three-year-old (2006 model year) vehicles, was redesigned by the company for this year to include 202 problem symptoms across all areas of the vehicle. Overall dependability is determined by the level of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100), with a lower score reflecting higher quality.
Keeping Cars Longer
"In the current economic climate, consumers are delaying new-vehicle purchases and keeping their vehicles longer—the average age of a vehicle at trade-in has increased to 73 months in 2009 from 65 months in 2006," said David Sargent, vice-president for automotive research at J.D. Power & Associates, which, like BusinessWeek, is owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies.
The 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study is based on responses from more than 46,000 original owners of 2006 model-year vehicles. The study was fielded in October 2008.
General Motors' (GM) Buick brand has been in the top 10 for the past decade. It also has ranked high in Power's Initial Quality Survey, which measures consumer impressions during the first three months of ownership. Jaguar has been improving every year for the past several years—while Ford (F), which owned Jaguar until last year, had been on a campaign to improve engineering and manufacturing quality at the British carmaker. India-based Tata Motors (TTM) now owns Jaguar, as well as Land Rover.
The category winners are as follows: Honda Element was top compact multi-activity vehicle (MAV); Toyota Highlander was top midsize MAV; Toyota Sequoia was top large MAV; Lexus GS460 was top midsize premium MAV; Lincoln Mark LT was top large MAV (Ford is discontinuing the Mark LT); Ford Ranger is the top midsize pickup; Toyota's Tundra is top full-size pickup; Dodge Caravan is top minivan.
Winners and Losers
Among passenger cars: Scion xA is top subcompact; Toyota Prius is top compact; Buick LaCrosse is top midsize; Mercury Grand Marquis is top large car; Lincoln Zephyr is top entry-level premium car; Acura RL and Lexus ES330 tied for top midsize premium; Lexus LS430 is top large premium; Mazda MX-5 Miata is top compact sporty; Toyota Solara is top midsize sporty; Nissan 350Z is top compact premium sporty; Lexus SC430 is top premium sporty.
Suzuki was the bottom-ranked brand, at 263 PP100, with Volkswagen (VOWG) just ahead of it, at 260 PP100.
Of 17 brands ranked above the industry average of 170 PP100, 10 are luxury brands. The mass-market brands that scored above average were Buick, Toyota, Honda (HMC), Ford, Hyundai, Subaru, and Chrysler in descending order. Ford and Audi tied at 159 PP100, and trailed Honda by 11 PP100. Cadillac and Honda tied at 148.
Consumers taking note of the rankings need to bear a few things in mind. Some of the vehicles earning top scores will have been redesigned by now. The Toyota Tundra on sale today, for example, is completely redone from the one rated in the VDS. The rating, then, may be more useful in assessing the purchase of a used Tundra than a new one. Also, differing surveys don't agree. Consumer Reports, for example, does not recommend the Dodge Caravan, which topped the rankings among minivans.
Unseen Rivals
While Power's ratings are useful and telling, the survey doesn't give the reader the ratings for all vehicles. That means a competitor to one of the category winners might have been within a few points of taking the category. Statistically, a few points are almost meaningless in separating two vehicles.
Buyer demographics can affect ratings as well. The average age for buyers of Buick and the Mercury Grand Marquis is above 60. And older consumers, history shows, do not grade their cars as tough as younger car owners.
When researching any vehicle, new or used, it pays to look at multiple ratings from Power, Consumer Reports, online services such as Edmunds.com and kbb.com, as well as enthusiast magazines like Car & Driver and Automobile.
Click here to see the full J.D. Power & Associates ranking.


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Re: difference between two commands
By default, the variables appearing in a Manipulate are localized. This
means that for each variable in Manipulate a unique symbol
is created to represent this symbol (similar to for example Module). In
this case, the c in Manipulate will internally be represented
by something like FE`c$$512. Try for example
Manipulate[HoldForm[c], {c, 0, 1}]
to see what the internal name of the variable c is. The c appearing in
the definition of p is a global variable and is different to the c
appearing in the Manipulate so it won't get replaced by the value of the
local c when you're trying to plot p inside the Manipulate.
To get the right behaviour you could do something like
p[c_, x_] := Sin[c x]
Manipulate[Plot[p[c, x], {x, 0, 10}], {c, 1, 2}]
Alternatively you could set LocalizeVariables->False, but this might
cause all sorts of undesired side effects so you should be careful
with that.
On 23 Sep 2011, at 09:42, Luiz M. Carvalho wrote:
> Hi,
> Let
> p := Sin[c x]
> Please, could someone explain to me the difference between those two
> commands
> Manipulate[Plot[p, {x, 0, 10}], {c, 1, 2}] and Manipulate[ Plot[Sin[c
> x], {x, 0, 10}], {c, 1, 2}]
> Thanks
> Luiz


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The skin will often times respond to Laser Energy treatments with red or brown skin discoloration. First and Foremost you should get a second opinion from a Facial Plastic Surgeon or Dermatologist who performs similar treatments to confirm diagnosis and treatment options.
For redness protective barrier moisturizers, time, and topical steroids will help heal the skin. For brown discoloration treatment mirrors the above during the initial healing phase (usually first 2 to 3 weeks). At 4 weeks if the skin is less irritated looking, but still has a brownish discoloration, that was not present before the procedure, one may be dealing with PIH (post inflammatory hyperpigmentation) which will require on average 12 weeks of therapy using Retin-A, Hydroquinone, and a topical steroid (prescription item, Triluma). These can be compounded or prescribed separately to customize the patient's treatment regimen. Obagi Nu Derm should also be considered for long term reduction in recurrence with Retin-A.
Laser treatments for "stubborn" hyperpigmentation can include IPL or long pulsed 532nm laser treatments. This resistant hyperpigmentation also may require a series of treatments with these or similar wavelengths 4 to 6 weeks apart.


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An Algerian man who was held at Guantanamo prison for years just arrived in his adoptive country of Bosnia declaring that Guantanamo was the worst prison in the world. "For almost seven years, I was at the end of the world, at the worse place in the world."Perhaps, the worst aspect of his imprisonment is failure on the part of the Bush administration to present any evidence Mustafa Ait Idir has committed any act of terrorism except to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. "It would have been hard even if I had done something wrong but it is much harder(when one is innocent.)" He was released on order of a federal judge. It took a judge to admit the United States had been wrong to place innocent people in jail, but, George Bush who could not recall any mistake he ever had made, would be the last person to admit an error.
The long nightmare of Guantanamo will soon be over. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is preparing to close down the prison and has the enthusiastic support of Barack Obama. However, it is not morally correct that the men who created this monstrosity which is a blot on the reputation of America are allowed to go free. Perhaps, the prison should be kept open another year or so and Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld be placed in it, under the same conditions faced by prisoners, so they can first hand experience what they did.
Since Dick Cheney does not consider waterboarding to be torture a round or two of it would help to allow the vice president to reflect.


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- Autor: PASTOR, CAROL
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Nothing beats the taste of a freshly baked cupcake and this beautiful book presents more than 150 recipes for cupcakes and muffins as well as plenty of different serving suggestions and topping ideas. There are ideas here for breakfast muffins, savoury muffins, teatime cake treats, fruity cakes, sweet and indulgent cakes, as well as an inspiring chapter on cupcakes for celebrations. Start the day with Honey and Yoghurt Muffins or Apricot and Orange Buns at breakfast-time and enjoy unusual bakes such as Chilli Cheese Muffins with soup or on their own. Relax with a cup of hot coffee and treat yourself to a Gooey Butterscotch Cake or a Double Chocolate Muffin. There are plenty of fruity recipes - try making classic Blueberry Muffins or sticky Citrus Syrup Cupcakes. When something a little bit special is called for, try Madeleine Cakes with Raspberry Buttercream or rich Chocolate Truffle Muffins. On special occasions, guests will be delighted with Christening Cupcakes or Halloween Muffins with Spooky Frosting! The final chapter details all the basic ingredients and equipment required and presents basic cake mixtures that can be used as the basis for any recipe. Every recipe and technique is clearly explained with the aid of beautiful photographs. There are cook's tips, variations, and nutritional breakdowns throughout. Whether you are an experienced baker or novice cook, this book will be a welcome addition to your kitchen shelf. Author Carol Pastor trained as an illustrator and worked as a magazine designer before becoming a food writer, creative food stylist and food photographer. She writes food and travel features for national magazines and newspapers and has run a cookery school. Carol is the author of six cookbooks, two of which she has photographed herself and five of them specializing in baking and patisserie.
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- Ano de Edição: 2012
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- País de Produção: Canada
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Google Supports New Schema for Multiple Business Phone Numbers
Google Supports New Schema for Multiple Business Phone Numbers:If you haven't been using any rich markup schema on your website, you're missing out on some opportunities for search engines to better semantically understand your website. At the very minimum, most site should use authorship markup.
Site owners concerned with local SEO should really be taking a look at it. But now there's a new reason. Googlebot is better learning how to understand business location information like specific phone numbers for departments or multiple locations.
Recently announced, Google launched support for new schema.org markup that helps your organization define specific preferred phone numbers when listed on your website.
Out of the gate, the new schema is supporting different phone numbers for:
- Customer service
- Technical support
- Billing support
- Bill payment
Here's an example:
Itemprop parameters also allow you to indicate:
- if a number is toll-free
- if TTY/TDD service is available for deaf or hard-of-hearing
- if the number is specific to a country, certain countries, or is global
Google is recommending this new schema, along with other schema for hours of operation, address, and other information, be placed on a business' location page. To help take the confusion out of the process for adding this markup, Google has updated Webmasters guidelines with recommendations for creating location pages for local businesses and organizations.
Businesses with multiple locations should truly benefit from this new schema format. In the age of location-aware, semantic search, it's ever-important to have the search engines understand your business, be it department-specific or location-specific.


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City Council Scraps Highway 84 Project
Lowers User Fees
6/26/2013 by
Teague City Council members scrapped the Highway 84 infrastructure project and lowered the cost of a number of fees and services charged to customers while meeting in regular session on June 18, 2013 at City Hall.
Council members discussed the $2.2 million project in a meeting several weeks ago and officially cut their losses and scrapped the project, which would have brought city water and sewer out Highway 84 towards Fairfield.
Fees lowered by the council included rental of Community center from $175 to $150 per day, abolished the $50 building permit application fee; changed the Building Permit Const. Inspection fee from $700 to $500 or $125 per inspection, abolished the $50 sign permit fee; abolished the $50 water disconnect (non payment) fee, lowered the water reconnect fee form $50 to $25; and lowered the mobile home permit fee from $750 to $500. Council members also abolished a permit fee for the sale of alcoholic beverages in Teague. The fee abolished was one half of the fees charge by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission of $1,000 which ever is less.
Council members turned down a request to cut fencing around the park and put in two gates to allow parking inside the fenced area for the Rodeo Association. The Council had reportedly met with the rodeo Association earlier in the year and they had no objection to the fence being installed at that time.
Council members put Tow Daddy Wrecker Service on the city?s rotation schedule and agreed to hire Jason Fisk in the Public Works Department.
The council agreed to rebid repairs to the SCADA system in the water department and will have interim City Manager Judy Kealey take a look at the cost of uniforms for city employees.


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Marienburg (Mary's Burg), with its grand stone Schloss still visible and even habitable: this was at length their headquarter.
"But not any worse than the German word Schloss," added Joseph, laughing.
But Schloss Szolnok is hardly equipped to resist a siege of modern ordnance.
He did not advance any reminiscence of what had happened since he came to the Schloss.
The people still regard her name fondly; and they show, at the Schloss, the rooms which she inhabited.
Unquestionably the painting now in the Schloss at Darmstadt is the earlier version.
"I'm charmed with your old Schloss here, my dear," said he, as they moved along.
I was with Liebknecht in the Schloss when he slept in the Kaiser's bed.
So far as Renwick could see, the ruined part of Schloss Szolnok was isolated, with no mode of egress from the habitable part.
She writes, that she is sure of you for the night at the Schloss.'


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She's absolutely smitten with her firstborn daughter, and Kelly Clarkson couldn't help but share her little one's adorable smirk with the world of social media.
On Friday (November 7) the "Since You've Been Gone" singer posted a photograph via Twitter and little River Rose really charmed up a storm for the camera.
She loves changing up pop songs with her own brand of creativity and over the weekend Kelly Clarkson performed a cover of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" during one of her concerts.
The "Miss Independent" singer surprised her Buffalo, NY audience on Saturday (October 25) with a Gospel-style version of the hit single and the crowd loved it.
When your mom is the original "American Idol" champion there's all kinds of perks- just ask Kelly Clarkson's daughter River Rose.
It's no secret that Lady Gaga is an influential force in today's popular culture realm and it turns out Kelly Clarkson's baby girl River Rose is already a fan of Mother Monster.
In a new Twitter post, the "Since You've Been Gone" songstress shares a shot of her 3-month-old cutie wearing a pink onesie, pink and white polka dot sunglasses and an owl print bib.
Taking over the historic Ryman Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, Carrie Underwood wowed the crowd at the 8th Annual ACM Honors event last night (September 9).
She became a mother on June 12th, and finally Kelly Clarkson has stepped back into the public eye for a good cause.
The "Since You've Been Gone" singer and her husband Brandon Blackstock both partook in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as a means of raising funds and awareness for research to help find a cure for the debilitating disease.
She's having a blast settling into motherhood and Kelly Clarkson finally reached the point where a little wine is just fine.
The "Since You've Been Gone" singer took to her Twitter account on Monday (June 30) to let her fans know she's back to imbibing.
She welcomed her daughter earlier this month, and Kelly Clarkson is already showing off her little bundle of joy.
The original "American Idol" introduced her week-old baby girl on social media with a darling photo of her gal sleeping a crimson carriage.


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May 10, 2011
Tennessee basketball coach Cuonzo Martin announced Tuesday that Quinton Chievous (pronounced: CHEE-viss) has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Tennessee and play for the Volunteers beginning with the 2011-12 season. The Niles, Ill., native is expected to enroll at UT this summer and plans to major in communications or sport management.
A 6-5, 200-pound combo guard who attends Notre Dame College Prep, Chievous is the son of former collegiate All-America and NBA player Derrick Chievous, who holds the career scoring record at Missouri. Derrick Chievous was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 16th overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft and spent five seasons in the NBA with the Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers.
"Quinton has a lot of the characteristics coaches love," Martin said. "He's a hard worker who's dedicated to putting time in to continue to enhance his skills. He's very athletic and is a great competitor. He has the tools to be a really good player because he can do a lot of different things ."
As a senior this past season, Chievous averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds per game while leading his team to the IHSA Class AAAA state tournament and a 23-7 record. Though it was just his third year playing organized basketball, he was the leading scorer in the formidable East Suburban Catholic Conference and earned second-team All-State honors from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and The News-Gazette in East Central Illinois.
"I really love the atmosphere and the family environment at Tennessee," Chievous said. "I just feel comfortable there. But the main thing that really drew me to Tennessee was coach Martin. I felt like he could help me improve and succeed at the next level, both on and off the court.
"Coach Martin is all about turning young men into men, and I like that a lot. I think at Tennessee I can really, really grow on the court and as a person."
In his first two seasons of high school basketball, Chievous helped lead the Dons to consecutive IHSA regional championships in 2009 and 2010. He played summer ball with the Mac Irvin AAU program.
He chose Tennessee over Saint Louis University and is the fourth member of Tennessee's signing class, joining fellow guards Chris Jones (Memphis, Tenn.), Wes Washpun (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Josh Richardson (Edmond, Okla.).


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S & S Stables' Silent Pleasure, coming off a narrow victory in the April 28 Texas Mile (gr. III), stretches out to 1 1/8 miles and looks to extend his four-race winning streak when he heads up a field of 10 as the 121-pound highweight in Saturday's running of the Cornhusker Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) at Prairie Meadows.
Trainer Howard Scarberry saddled Silent Pleasure to six wins from 15 career starts thus far, with four of those victories coming consecutively in blacktype races. But the 4-year-old son of Real Quiet may have to face down stiff competition from Michael Langford's Jonesboro, who is coming off a fourth-place finish behind Flashy Bull in the June 18 Stephen Foster (gr. I) at Churchill Downs and looks to be primed for his first win since February.
A son of Sefapiano, Jonesboro last won the Essex Handicap (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park when he wired the field enroute to a 5 3/4-length victory. From 20 career starts, he has six wins and earnings of $402,115. His last four starts resulted in game third- and fourth-place finishes in tough races behind Magna Graduate in the Razorback Handicap (gr. III), Lawyer Ron in the Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II), and Bob and John in the Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. II), and trainer Randy Morse is hoping the slight drop in class will provide the 5-year-old horse with the slight edge he requires.
Not to be discounted is Memorial Day Handicap (gr. III) winner Dry Martini, who makes a switch to trainer Barclay Tagg and takes a step up after consecutive victories in the May 28 race and a March 2 allowance optional claimer at Gulfstream. The 4-year-old son of Slew Gin Fizz ran a three-race winning streak back in the summer of 2006, boosting his career total to five victories. He has never been worse than fourth in 13 starts for owners Carol and George Nyren.
2006 Ohio Derby (gr. II) winner Deputy Glitters, who has been struggling for Trainer Greg Fox since that win in July 2006, will seek his first win of the season in this race. The 4-year-old son of Deputy Commander was ninth in his last start, beaten 12 lengths by Memorial Day Handicap winner Puppeteer at Mountaineer May 28, and had finished seventh and eighth in two previous races.
Watzata Bay, Alpha Tejano, Smokeyjonessutton, More than Regal, and Barbican round out the field.
Cornhusker Breeders Cup Handicap (gr. II, race 8, approximate post 10:00 p.m.), $300,000 for 3-year-olds and upward, one and one eighth miles on the dirt.
1. Wayzata Bay, Carlos Montalvo, 114
2. Alpha Tejano, Belen Quinonez, 112
3. Silent Pleasure, Tracy Herbert, 121
4. Smokeyjonessutton, Julien Leparoux, 112
5. Patriot Act, Robby Albarado, 115
6. Deputy Glitters, Terry Thompson, 114
7. Jonesboro, Jamie Theriot, 116
8. More than Regal, Luis Quinonez, 114
9. Dry Martini, Elvis Trujillo, 115
10. Barbican, Mark Guidry, 112
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Redbox Operator Coinstar Tries Coffee Dispensers
Coinstar, which helped topple Blockbuster with its $1-a-day Redbox DVD kiosks, is now trying the same approach in the coffee market, installing dispensers to pump out cheap, fresh-brewed mochas and lattes at the corner store. The bright red Rubi box, standing 81 inches high and occupying 9 square feet, grinds arabica beans from Starbucks's Seattle's Best Coffee brand and brews a fresh 12- or 16-ounce cup of java through a one-minute process that mimics a French press. Coinstar managers view the $28.5 billion out-of-home coffee market as ripe for a player that can offer the same features that made Redbox the largest U.S. DVD rental service: low prices and convenient locations.
"The coffee market is enormous," says Ken Redding, a Starbucks veteran who is general manager of Rubi. "The market is very much about convenience and desire. We've built a platform that can be in arm's length of desire."
Redding expects each machine to serve as many as 28 coffees and lattes a day, with a simple cup fetching $1 to $1.50 and specialty drinks $1.50 to $2. At those prices—up to $1.50 less than Starbucks for a latte—Coinstar is going after price-conscious shoppers. Coffee-sipping Americans on average spend about $5 a workday for their lattes and mochas outside the home, or $1,092 a year, according to Accounting Principals, a researcher in Jacksonville, Fla. That's led everyone from gourmet chains, including Starbucks and Peet's Coffee & Tea, to fast-food chains such as McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts to hawk java.
Coinstar may eventually install as many as 15,000 Rubi kiosks. While that might generate sales of $200 million a year, according to Eric Wold, a B. Riley analyst in San Francisco, Rubi is unlikely to disrupt the coffee market the way Redbox upended DVD rentals. One reason: more competitors. Another is that unlike DVDs, coffee quality can vary depending on where you buy it, says Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter. "With Redbox you could get a DVD as cheaply as a dollar, and you've got exactly the same thing you got on video on demand for $5, or that you paid $5 for at Blockbuster," Pachter says. "There is a distinct difference in the quality of coffee you get out of a machine and the coffee you get at a Starbucks."
Research from a test of 50 kiosks this summer at food retailers including Safeway and Harris Teeter Supermarkets showed 40 percent of coffee kiosk customers made it a habit to stop at the markets just to buy Rubi coffee, Redding says. Becoming destinations for lower-cost java puts Rubi in competition with McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts, which have similar pricing, as well as gas stations and convenience stores. The revenue Coinstar would get from coffee would reduce its dependence on Redbox rentals, which accounted for 85 percent of its $1.85 billion in revenue in 2011, Wold says. Coinstar's namesake coin-counting machines accounted for 15 percent of sales. Redbox also has forged a partnership with Verizon Communications to start an online movie streaming service by yearend.
The coffee venture also is an opportunity for Starbucks to expand the Seattle's Best Coffee brand after the closing of Borders Group bookstores, which had almost 500 Seattle's Best cafés before the company was dissolved during bankruptcy last year, according to Jim McDermet, general manager of Seattle's Best. Coinstar is the sixth retailer to sign an agreement to serve Seattle's Best Coffee, including Burger King Worldwide, Subway restaurants, and AMC Entertainment Holdings theaters.


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Auckland: Ajay Jayaram and Arvind Bhat were the only bright spots on an otherwise disappointing day for the Indian shuttlers at the New Zealand Badminton Open, on Thursday.
While Jayaram beat Marius Myhre of Norway 24-22, 21-5, Bhat, seeded 13th, outplayed compatriot Kirtesh Dhindhwal 21-16, 21-12 to enter the third round. But all other Indians ' Anand Pawar, RMV Gurusaidutt, Chetan Anand ' lost their respective matches.
Manila: Himmat Rai and Rahil Gangjee were tied at the 59th place as Indian golfers made a very modest start to their campaign, on Day I of the Solaire Open. Three other Indians ' Ajeetesh Sandhu, Chiragh Kumar and Abhinav Lohan ' shot 76 each to be tied 77th.
New Delhi: Gurbani Singh edged out defending champion Aditi Ashok by one stroke to kick-start her 2013 season with a victory at the Usha Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship.
Calcutta: Aijub Ekka scored a brace as ERSA blanked BNR Recreation Club 5-0 at the Calcutta Hockey League Super Division tie, on Thursday. In another match, CCandFC thrashed SAI Training Centre 4-0.
New Delhi: Former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has said that England's Graeme Swann is "one of the most intelligent bowlers" in international cricket.
Ahmedabad: The Indian women's cricket team, currently leading the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh 2-0, may not get a trophy for their efforts as the BCCI has not sent anything. BCCI's general manager for game development Ratnakar Shetty said: "No trophy could be arranged for the series as it was organised at the last minute."
Calcutta: Bangladesh's Ayesha Rahman Suktara has been reported to the ICC because of a suspected illegal bowling action.
Calcutta: Cathedral Mission High School scored an easy win against Kanailal Vidyamandir, at the CAB Coca-Cola U-16 Inter-School Cricket Tournament.
Brief scores: Kanailal Vidyamandir 109 in 27 ovs. Cathedral Mission High School 110/4. Cathedral Mission won by six wickets.
Calcutta: Bhowanipore Club defeated Shambazar Club by three wickets in the 2nd Women's Invitation cricket tournament, on Thursday.
Shambazar Club 151/9 in 45 ovs (S. Dutta 4/15). Bhowanipore Club 154/7 (S. Isaque 80 ..). Bhowanipore Club won by 3 wkts.
Wari AC 201/6 in 42.3 ovs (D. Shaw 51). DAA (Odisha) 202/4 in 45 ovs (S. Meher 94). DAA (Odisha) won by 6 wkts.


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Low Margins and Short-Term Thinking
October 6, 2011
Margins are razor thin in the window and door industry. I suspect that most companies' cash reserves are too low for comfortable sleeping. Why is that? Margins in the fenestration market are set by large firms playing a "contribution to margin" game. Everyone else has to react to the prices at the bottom.
For the most part, small companies can get a little more margin through service and value-added offerings. But that only works to increase average margins by maybe 10 percent. As a result. the industry never has much of a cash reserve for cushioning against an economic downturn. Actually, it's surprising that the industry has weathered the weak market as well as it has.
Margins are a secondary consideration for the big guys, where market share is the mantra. This philosophy manifests a focus on the "exit strategy," instead of a long-term view. For some reason, investment bankers pay a premium for companies with number one market share. At least that is my observation. Standard evaluations have always been based on EBIDTA, but I also think a key consideration for many buyers is how fast can the company be propped up for resale. That means the purchased company is probably going to curtail any investments with a long horizon.
Most large firms in the United States have defaulted to this myopic view. They are looking to "flip" the latest acquition for yet another big cash payout. This thinking is fortified by the capital gains tax structure. An investment banker knows that they can buy a company and hold it for one year and potentially sell it at a profit and only pay 15 percent in capital gains. So, for the last decade, many companies' investment horizon has been progressively shortened. Companies, and people, have entered our industry who, I'll submit, have no intention of making a career in the industry.
The phenomenon is not limited to the window business, of course. It is evident in all of America's business thinking. And that is the problem. In the United States, our investment horizon is really less than five years. In China, meanwhile, the thinking is long term. But China has a unique centralized decision making authority that will never be implemented in the US. (And for the record, I don't think we want such a system). In order for us, as a nation, to take a long term view, we have to implement tax policy that pushes people to take a longer term view.
I am hesitant to put out any numbers in this article, because they will only be rebutted and attacked. In general, I do think the U.S. needs to take a look at our capital gains rate and our corporate tax rate. We need to make it more attractive for American investment capital to be left in corporate America to grow American industry.
I really think we should reverse the tax rate. That is, corporate rates should be 15 percent and capital gains rates should be in the range of 38 percent. In this way, there is an incentive to roll profits back into the company: invest in equipment and invest in people. If profits are dispersed out of the company, then raise the personal tax rate of the individuals which are likely to own a company. This way the true incentive is to forego taking cash out of the business.
This would work for the small business owner as well as the corporate giants. If we would have implemented such a strategy 10 years ago, there is no question in my mind, that our industry would have withstood the economic body blows much better. Right now, there is much bias for manufacturing to leave the United States, and that needs to change. The only way to change it, in my opinion, is through tax policy. (Parenthetically, we need a free market, we do not need to increase tariffs.)
Hypothetically, if this tax change were to happen tomorrow–which it won't–will we leap out of this economic stall in the near future? Absolutely not. I think this economic malaise will be here for many years to come. We have to ride out the path of the pendulum. We have to buckle down as a nation and get competitive. Not just in the window and door business, but everywhere. We are a great nation, filled with great people and great freedoms. We will prevail. We just need to build for the future. And that will be by American ingenuity and American business and American true grit.
Well done again Abe !
Casey K
Westeck Windows
Thanks Casey
Excellent article. I couldn't agree more with Mr. Gaskins. I think his suggestion of reversing the tax rates on Capital Gains vs. Corporate tax rates is one of the most sensible ideas I've heard in a long time. Please submit that to Washington!
I sent it to our Congressman, I wish a little common sense would actually prevail in Washington.


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Galen Rupp answers his critics
The community that closely follows American distance running is full of zeal, snark and great passion.
Last week, in a race in Belgium, Galen Rupp broke the American record in the 10,000 meters, and by more than 11 seconds, finishing in 26 minutes and 48 seconds. That was his personal-best time, by more than 22 seconds.