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Ever see the emulations of Space Invaders that are colored? Space Invaders is black and white, the color was from plastic on the screen.
You can emulate it, but poorly. Emulated overlays look like any other color graphics. It really doesn't strike you just how far we've come until you stand in front of a Space Invaders machine and see the overlays, or when you plug in a Channel F and hear the audio coming from the console instead of the TV. That's when history touches you. That's when you recognize the reality of a world before colored sprites and digital audio.
You can't? Ever see the emulations of Space Invaders that are colored? Space Invaders is black and white, the color was from plastic on the screen.
Bigger problem with the Vectrex is that it used a vector [wikipedia.org] (X/Y) display. Although you can now draw lines on a raster monitor that are very smooth, and you can do glow effects that look pretty nice, it's not the same as drawing a straight line from point A to point B. No pixels, just phosphors emitting light.
Anyone who's played Asteroids on the original coin-op hardware (or even just played around with a CRT-based oscilloscope!) knows that if you dump a CRT's electron beam onto a single point, you get a spot of brightness that's radically brighter than a single white pixel on either a CRT or an LCD monitor.
For emulation purposes, I could live with rasterization. Sometimes, preserving the original hardware's important. Fortunately, there are communities in both the coin-op [caextreme.org] (big convention two weeks ago in San Jose) and console [cgexpo.com] (big convention this weekend in Vegas) communities dedicated to keeping the hardware alive long enough for the software to be preserved (and as much as possible, the hardware to be reverse-engineered for emulation purposes).
Anyone who's played Asteroids on the original coin-op hardware (or even just played around with a CRT-based oscilloscope!) knows that if you dump a CRT's electron beam onto a single point, you get a spot of brightness that's radically brighter than a single white pixel on either a CRT or an LCD monitor.
I've done both, i.e. played the original coin-op Asteroids on an oscilloscope when the screen broke.
Behold, a CRT vector graphics implementation of Asteroids. [heise.de] The article (in German) [heise.de] describes the whole project. The logic hardware is recreated as an FPGA "program". An X-Y-capable oscilloscope can be used as the display.
At a sufficiently high resolution, the raster construction of a vector image is indistinguishable. I don't think a display with such high dpi currently exists, but, given enough time, it will.
based on the way the graphics worked I wonder if you could ever truly emulate it on a PC.
Vectrex's display is based on wireframe vector graphics. But for the past decade, PlayStation, video cards have been designed to do one thing and do it well: rasterize vectors. Draw each vector as a quad, apply a blur filter over the whole thing, and blend in the overlay. What difficulties did you imagine?
Lost amidst all of the desire to permanently archive and hold on to every bit of past memory is the idea that we're supposed to forget. It's built into our DNA. I'm not convinced that it is a practical or necessary goal to hold on to and remember every little thing, especially video game heritage.
Some people may choose to make it a hobby, or an obsession, and that's their prerogative, but as a society and as a species there's certain things that once they're lost they're just gone. And future generations will not be robbed of some great cosmic truth when there are no longer any more NES machines capable of playing an NES cartridge. We will keep this memories in our own minds until we ourselves perish, and then the next generation takes over and creates something new themselves. I don't feel there's any sense pining over this eventuality.
Actually, the fact we forget is the very reason we end up reliving the same nightmares over and over again. I'll forgo the foray into politics...
I don't feel there's any sense pining over this eventuality.
Well, if you firmly believe that video games and the digital interactions they provide to the player are art and part of our culture (and I personally do) then yes it does make sense for society to have a prerogative to save these video games. Why give up on video games when we've spent so much time, money and resources saving the Mona Lisa, Sistine Chapel, the Statue of Liberty or old phonograph recordings of dead musicians? Your view is quite callous to the hours spent developing and imagining these video games as well as the hours spent enjoying them.
Whatever plan that can be instituted to save games should be done now before too many consoles are lost to the ages.
Lost amidst all of the desire to permanently archive and hold on to every bit of past memory is the idea that we're supposed to forget. It's built into our DNA. [...] I don't feel there's any sense pining over this eventuality.
Wow - way to attack every single historian, archaeologist, paleontologist, archivist, librarian, and anyone interested in history in the planet by basically boiling it down to "It doesn't matter". If thats what you think, your history teacher wasn't very good. We learn from the past, we learn from history. Not just the mistakes, but also the successes. Not just the massive events, but also the mundane.
To say that "Forgetting" is in our DNA does not make a connection that "It is meant to happen" - that correlation needs to be shut down right away. Cancer is in your DNA. Ironically fitting, so is Alzheimers, which you may or may not get, which affects your memory. In fact, one of the greatest attributes humans have that give them an advantage over every other species is our memory.
If you don't care about your heritage, than you basically don't value your society. If you don't care that your grandparents fought in a war for YOUR freedom, you wouldn't value your freedom, because you wouldn't know you had it. Keeping Super Mario Bros. 3 in its original state might seem like a ridiculous goal now - but 3 or 4 generations from now, people will ask "What did people do with all their spare time?". It'd be great if we had that stuff in a museum for them to research, so that they can care about their heritage.
And like someone else said - let them decide what's important. Perhaps entertainment will be the main industry in the future, once industries are farmed out to robots.
Lost amidst all of the desire to permanently archive and hold on to every bit of past memory is the idea that we're supposed to forget. It's built into our DNA.
Yes, but the ability to remember is as well. We remember the important things, while forgetting the trivial things. The problem is, sometimes we can't see what's important and what's trivial.
When I was working at Disney World in the early eighties, an older man pulled out his wallet to pay, and it had a half inch thick stack of $100 bills. I asked him how he got his wealth, and he said that during the Great Depression, an out of work friend needed fifteen dollars to travel by mule cart to California where he hoped to find a job, and sold his old Model T Ford to him. He'd only paid the $15 for it as a favor to his friend, and it sat in his barn until the early '50s, when a stranger spied it and bought it on the spot for $150,000. He invested that cash, and became rich -- from an initial $15 investment was wan't really an investment, but just helping his friend.
I wish I had that old IBM XT I left in the basement of my house on 15th street. Had I kept it, my kids might be rich someday.
The man's advice to me was "never throw anything away".
Lost amidst all of the desire to permanently archive and hold on to every bit of past memory is the idea that we're supposed to forget. It's built into our DNA. I'm not convinced that it is a practical or necessary goal to hold on to and remember every little thing, especially video game heritage.
If it weren't built into our DNA to try to remember stuff, we wouldn't remember stuff. Except that we do, so obviously remembering stuff is "in our DNA".
What I think you are missing is the fact that the way our min
As an aside, I wrote a significant project using PHP-GTK (version 1) some years ago. (2003?) Well, the php-gtk project has moved on to newer version (2) and have all but dropped support for PHPGTK1, documentation, everything.
Yet my project is still alive and well on the old version, and I'm doing an update to that program now! My only recourse for the documentation is (of course) archive.org, which has all the old documentation (dating all the way back to 2001) which is, for my purposes, very nearly as useful as the original documentation's website was.
I'd be lost without this archive! IMHO, archive.org should be incorporated into the Library of Congress and treated as an imperpetuity electronic archive of the Internet.
There will ALWAYS been crazy collectors that keep these things working, even if it means having parts custom made. If people can still own old automobiles that are drivable, they can still own old gaming consoles kept in tip-top shape.
It is easier to find parts for my 1929 Model A than it is for my '06 Taurus.
I'm not joking.
Well, that gets back to the issues highlighted in the article. Your 1929 Model A comes from an era where cars were still relatively new and finicky. Owners were expected to have the requisite skill to repair their machines. That, combined with the relative lack of faith in the reliability of the system meant that manufacturers made the engine and drivetrain easy to service, and also manufactured lots of spare parts. In short, the Model A is like a PC - a relatively open system where third parties can make parts that fit just as well as those made by the OEM.
Your '06 Taurus, on the other hand, is more like a console. These days, cars are expected to be reliable, and most owners are not mechanically proficient enough to service their own automobiles. That, combined with the increasing prevalence of electronic controls means that systems in modern automobiles are packaged up as black boxes with proprietary interfaces. This makes it very difficult for third parties to build replacements, while the lack of mechanical proficiency amongst the owners simultaneously reduces the demand for those parts. With all that in mind, its no surprise that its more difficult to find parts for your Taurus. Open systems will have larger ecosystems than closed systems, whether its a mechanical system (Model A vs. Taurus) or an electronic system (PC vs. console).
There are too many 2600s in existence for the console itself to be worth anything in our lifetimes. And new hardware is still being produced [wikipedia.org]. Although, if you have any funny looking T-shaped [wikipedia.org] cartridges, you might be in luck.
If I were you, I'd take it out and play it. Now is a great time to enjoy 2600 gaming, as there's a flash cart [atariage.com] that will play every 2600 game (even supercharger!) for the price of 1 or 2 carts back in the day.
True, but the technology behind the product is much more advanced as well (not to mention far less physical components present). I would think that a PS3 would survive sitting unused much longer than an Atari would, if for no other reason than at least because there are less objects inside that could fail.
An Atari 2600 is so amazingly simple that there is little in there to fail. The PS3, on the other hand, has a bazillion failure points by comparison...
Don't forget that newer stuff has DRM and suicide batteries which will make things almost impossible for future people to be able to keep today's stuff working.
Suicide batteries are a "feature" of newer arcade games, where after a couple years, essentially the whole arcade game bricks itself.
Look at the gigantic size of the metallic components in a 2600. The solder joints, heat dissipation, overall speed all lead to higher durability. Remember, that was a system that gave code direct control over the beam during every scan line, because there wasn't anything like a graphics processor or a display buffer.
The newer, more advanced technology tends to stress hardware more and die faster. I would be surprised if many 2600's died of natural causes. I'd also be surprised if more than 80% of the or
If people can still own old automobiles that are drivable, they can still own old gaming consoles kept in tip-top shape.
What was the last car you saw that was OLDER than the Model T?
They are very very very few and very very very far between. Video games in the 80's and 90's were only just starting to penetrate the market broad enough to be considered a household item. When you look at Cars older than those that were mass produced, you have trouble finding a collector for them.
Older consoles might share the same fate - replacement parts for the crazy collector require an equally crazy technician to create the parts that have
Copying a game you own in order to run it on a different machine is fair use and doesn't require permission from anyone. The writers of this paper seem to take Nintendo's word as to what type of emulation is actually legal.
But then again, what do you expect from a paper that uses the term "128-bit system"?
And yet here [zophar.net] are 4 virtualboy emulators.
It is impossible to emulate perfectly, but not entirely possible to emulate at all. The mednafen WIP has virtual boy emulation that works with anaglyph glasses.
It's funny how the ones who fight hardest against the spread of their works are, in effect, ensuring that their efforts will be forgotten and they will not leave a mark on gaming history. They are cementing themselves into a tomb of their own making, burying themselves alive.
You are making a big assumption thinking that almost any of these game companies care about such a thing.
It's funny how the ones who fight hardest against the spread of their works are, in effect, ensuring that their efforts will be forgotten and they will not leave a mark on gaming history. They are cementing themselves into a tomb of their own making, burying themselves alive.
heh.....in all honesty, if it came to a choice between having millions of dollars now, and being remembered by history after I am dead, I will take the millions of dollars now. It's not that I'm desperate for money, and I dislike DRM for other reasons, but being remembered by history 100 years from now does not matter to me at all.
Heck, for that matter I'd give up my place in history right now in exchange for a nice, slow cooked, savory cut of filet mignon. Hmmmm. Delicious. Yes, I am hungry right n
I'm sorry, but what a load of crap.
Disclosure time - I'm 33 years old, and my family had a Colecovision. I remember the age of the video arcade, as I grew up in it. I remember Cosmic Avenger, Gorf, and Qbert. And emulation had NOTHING to do with securing "their spot in the memory of a digital society."
What secures their spot in history was that they WERE played and enjoyed in their day. Whether there's an emulator out there for them now is completely irrelevant. What is relevant is that they were playe
Hell, I'm even worried about computer games. I collect old Macs and games to play on them. While the machines are still out there, various accessories for such are getting harder to find as are the actual games. While on the PC, theoretically, they'll play on a newer machine, the Mac platform has had a couple of changes of processor types that make sit hard to carry software over. Classic isn't even an option on the Intel Mac. There are tons of old games for the Mac toasters alone that formed a good deal of early computer gaming history and are still fun to play: Net Trek, Lunar Rescue, Ancient Art of War, etc. Every now and then I find a copy to buy, but I don't even have the games I played on an those old Macs, let alone the ones I never got to play.
I bet that even really old PC games have lots of issues, if you can track them down. I don't even want to think about what has happened to hardware and games for the old Apple ][s.
There exists a wide gulf between the problem ('how do we store this stuff in a museum') and the proposed solution ('make it playable in the future'). It isn't as if the any of the aircraft in the National Air and Space Museum, for example, is ever taken out and flown by the museum guests. Does anyone really expect us to believe that seeing the Spirit of Saint Louis hanging up there is anything at all like the experience of crossing the Atlantic in it?
An adequate solution would be to record samples of the gameplay onto more future-proof media, blow up huge screenshots, and otherwise fabricate museum exhibits out of what we have left. This would mirror exactly the way we preserve everything else.
Typical geek silliness, if you ask me.
Pinmame and Visual pinball have there full code base in the open so they can live on!
There's a very interesting project aimed at "decapping" chips from arcade motherboards. They burn the tops of the chips off with fuming nitric acid until the silicone is exposed, and the silicon is then put under a microscope, and the resulting image is then somehow processed to obtain the ROM's actual contents. I don't see why it couldn't be applied to consoles as well, if necessary. See http://guru.mameworld.info/decap/ [mameworld.info] for more details (and how you can help).
As to the article's position that emulation is not "good enough," well, perhaps not. Even assuming we have the exact decapped ROM contents, full documentation, and an absolutely perfectly coded emulator, we would still lack the original hardware - specifically the controllers and display. I used to play games on my Commodore with an old Atari 2600 joystick in a little 13-inch television. Its a tad different with my USB gamepad on my 22-inch widescreen LCD monitor, and there just isn't much for it.
IIRC, the Odyssey and its many clones were all based on a special-purpose General Instruments Pong chip. Maybe that's only the later ones, and the earlier ones were discrete. (ah, a web search confirms this; the GI Pong chip came after the originals, which were discrete). There's no copyrighted code to extract, and if you were to clone the hardware for preservation purposes, nobody's going to bother suing you.
I also remember an electromechanical Pong game, but nobody seems to care about that one.
And if so
I submit this comment from the article as proof:
"Who cares
The aging gamers who enjoyed the magnovox or gleco vision wont be around much longer so what's the point in preserving shitting games? I know that they must feel nastalgia for these cause i just bought a sega collection disk for my 360 but i could careless if the games on that disk are gone in the future cause there will be way better games. Frankly its a waste of time to emulate all this simple games like pong or those super super garbage rpgs. Ya f
The article mentions attempts at simulating CRT display artifacts, but it doesn't mention the most serious problem. CRTs light up each pixel for a very short time as the beam crosses them. LCDs keep all pixels lit constantly. This makes a big difference to motion, especially scrolling as found in 2D games. The CRT will always look sharper because there is no error with respect to time for each frame. Each frame is shown as single point in time, and the human visual system is very good at reconstructing motion from that kind of sampling. With the LCD style sample-and-hold display you can think of each frame as being composed of many samples spread over time, all except one of them being incorrect (shifted into the past or future). Visually this shows up as blurring. It's completely independent of the response time of the display. Even with instant pixel switching speed you'd still see this kind of blur.
You can see diagrams explaining the problem here:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/temprate.mspx [microsoft.com]
They're right, the emulator experience is not the same.
To really be accurate, the emulator would have to crash a bunch, require you to spend hours cleaning contacts with pencil erasers, screwing with cassette deck head alignment, beating on flaky equipment with your fist, and having to buy replacement cables every few months.
Kids these days don't know what they're missing with stuff that just works. I sometimes want to slap them around when they complain about hard drives that crash every 10 years on average. I had stuff that crashed every 10 minutes and I paid 10 times as much for it.
Check out this. . .
http://www.chiptune.com/ [chiptune.com]
Amiga Workbench in HTML 5! (At least a cosmetic version, but you get the idea.)
If you dig around, you'll find that somebody, somewhere who cares will have ported some version of it along. I remember hankering for one of my old and obscure Apple ][ games and I actually found the darned thing along with an emulator. (Rescue Raiders).
Emulation is no longer possible for new consoles. The last console for which a feasible emulator could exist (and in fact does [dolphin-emu.com]) is probably the Wii.
Emulation requires that the emulating machine be several times faster than the emulated machine, because there is effort required in translating the original assembly code to the target processor's code. For older consoles, this isn't a problem. But consider emulating something like the Xbox 360: a tri-core 3.2 GHz PowerPC. In order to emulate one of the cores of such a system, you need to have a CPU that is several times faster than 3.2 GHz, even with advanced optimizing recompilation.
Such systems do not exist. It comes down to the fact that computers are not getting faster, but getting more parallel instead. Emulation of a serial instruction stream cannot be parallelized in software.
People generations from now will be able to play Contra but not Call of Duty Modern Warfare.
Loose bits sink chips.


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Now get a load of this. It JUST drove past my house, by North seattle community college.
4.....count 4 cars behind it is a cop. I wave down the cop and tell him I just saw my moms car turn left towards the mall. He says "I'll get right on it." and drives to the corner and turns right.....&^%#$%$#%$&*#$*^HEAD! I should have gotten his car number and called it in. Worthless piece of........
I think he has keys. The dude who stole my GFs car had them. Get (and use) a club.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Pickin' & Grinnin' in the Square
The craft show will open at 10:00AM and will include a farmers' market, "old tyme" crafts, free wagon rides, antique tractors, a blacksmith and children's activities.
The music schedule starts with preliminary competitions for banjo, mandolin and guitar at Stage Left Cafe and junior fiddle contest preliminaries at the bandstand.
Live music at the Bandstand starts at 1:00PM (not that the junior fiddlers are not live music), and contests start at 2:00PM.
Bring on the good weather and a good turn-out. For more information, visit www.offsquaremusic.org
Referring to a violin as a "fiddle" still brings back memories of my telling my high school music teacher that my dad played the "fiddle." He probably didn't smack me, but I recall disdain for the word "fiddle". He insisted that I refer to it as a violin. I never would have called a violin in the orchestra as a fiddle, but it was clear to me that my dad played the "fiddle". And quite well, too.
3 comments:
- Frank said...
Are you going to complain about the music like you did last week?
- September 18, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- Pitor said...
I really hope those fiddles are not too loud. This Woodstock Square is like living next to a dance club. All those kids stomping there feet and the loud music, its too much. I know you had the same issue last week Gus. Did you pull some strings with the chamber? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
- September 18, 2009 at 6:11 PM
- Gus said...
Pitor, when I checked with the City 1-2 years ago, I was told that the volume of sound from events on the Square was handled by the manager of the Opera House.
I would suggest calling, or send an email to John Scharres at email@example.com
The Chamber won't have anything to do with it, unless the merchants on the Square get all riled up. If they complain en masse at the Chamber, the new interim Executive Director will probably pay a visit at City Hall or the Opera House.
Be sure to express your opinion to the City and let me know what response you receive. Thanks for your comment.
- September 18, 2009 at 7:34 PM


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The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing recently celebrated the graduation of its first class from the Transitioning Military and Veteran Training Program. This initiative provides advanced manufacturing and precision machining training for active duty and veteran soldiers preparing to enter the civilian workforce.
The program was developed through a collaboration among CCAM, the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, Southside Virginia Community College, the Crater Regional Workforce Investment Board, the Virginia Employment Commission, 180 Skills and the Fort Lee Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program.
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All eight graduates have received job offers.
"The motivation of the students and employers made this first class a success," said CCAM Director of Workforce Development Bruce Sobczak. "Driven by feedback from local employers, we're currently looking at expanding the curriculum to include industrial maintenance technician and industrial CAD drafter certifications, as well as adding a location to serve the military workforce in the Hampton Roads region."
To learn more about the Transitioning Military and Veteran Training Program, contact Bruce Sobczak at email@example.com.
More than 18,000 people exit Virginia military bases each year and enter the civilian workplace. This initiative is another shining example of the public-private partnerships that keep Virginia's workforce at the top of their game. To learn more, click here.
The Transitioning Military and Veteran Training Program students celebrate their graduation with CCAM's Bruce Sobczak (center) and their Fort Lee program managers (in uniform). Photo courtesy of CCAM.
Business Facilities magazine recently announced its 2015 Economic Development Awards and VEDP was a recipient of one of five Achievement in Innovation Awards for the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
The Business Facilities article mentioned how difficult it was to narrow down candidates this year because best practices are being implemented across the country, making CCAM's recognition all the more meaningful.
According to the Business Facilities' editorial staff, "The states that are ahead of the curve have developed innovation hubs for targeted growth sectors and created an environment that makes their locations fertile ground for emerging businesses. This year, we're focusing our spotlight on five programs that have exhibited consistent excellence in the development of innovation hubs and three successful initiatives targeting entrepreneurs."
CCAM is an applied research center that brings together Virginia's leading manufacturing companies and educational institutions to turn research into real-world technologies and solutions. It operates out of a 62,000-square-foot facility located adjacent to the 1,000-acre Rolls-Royce Crosspointe Campus in Prince George County, Va.
CCAM is focused on advancing and commercializing manufacturing technologies in six key areas — surface engineering, manufacturing systems, machining technologies, welding, additive manufacturing and composite materials.
Operating as a public-private partnership, its roster is made up of five university members and 33 corporate and industry members, including globally recognized leaders Aerojet Rocketdyne, Airbus, Alcoa, Canon, Chromalloy, NASA, Newport News Shipbuilding, Oerlikon Metco, Rolls-Royce, Sandvik Coromant and Siemens.
This award highlights what the more than 5,600 manufacturing companies located in Virginia already know — that the Commonwealth is a hub of advanced manufacturing and offers companies the innovative environment to grow. To learn more click here.
A view of CCAM, adjacent to Rolls-Royce's Crosspointe Campus, in Prince George County, Va.
Last week, Governor McAuliffe celebrated the opening of Volvo Trucks' new Customer Experience Track with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Dublin, Va.
The 1.1 mile track features two paved lanes, straight-a-ways and eight percent super-elevated curves to simulate highway conditions. There is also an off-road portion to replicate more challenging conditions, showcasing the range of the company's Class 8 vehicles.
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The company drew from the expertise of its advanced manufacturing workforce to design and build the track. Employees even had a role in naming it the Twin Oaks Track after deciding to keep two oak trees in the center of the course.
Market demand has made significant strides since the recession, with the plant employing more than 2,500 workers. Earlier this summer, the company invested $69 million to add state-of-the-art equipment and redesign the facility to further improve efficiency and product quality, creating 200 new jobs in the process.
The track will likely draw additional customers to the New River Valley region to visit the plant and test drive potential Volvo Truck purchases.
It also augments Virginia's thriving automotive industry which includes assets like the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, National Tire Research Center, SoVA Motion, National Crash Analysis Center, CCAM, C-CARE and the Virginia Modeling and Simulation Center, to name a few.
To learn why more than 150 automotive companies call Virginia home and have announced $1.1 billion in capital investment over the last 10 years, click here.
Governor McAuliffe takes a test drive on Volvo Trucks' new Customer Experience Track in Dublin, Va.
Prince George County, Va., gained recognition as one of eight innovative counties highlighted in the recently-released report Strategies to Bolster Economic Resilience — County Leadership in Action by the National Association of Counties.
In the report, NACo highlighted the strategies, partnerships and initiatives these eight counties pursued in their unique approach towards economic development. Founded in 1935, NACo is the only national organization that represents county governments in the U.S.
Prince George County received recognition for its focus on targeted industries, particularly advanced manufacturing, as the county's partnership with Rolls-Royce was noted. Rolls-Royce's 1,000-acre Crosspointe Campus in Prince George County is the company's largest and most advanced campus in North America. It includes a Rotatives operation and Advanced Airfoil Machining Facility, with room for expansion.
Prince George County and Rolls-Royce were also instrumental in establishing the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing adjacent to the Crosspointe Campus. CCAM celebrated its grand opening in March 2013 and functions as an applied research center, bringing together leading manufacturers and Virginia's top educational institutions to collaborate and quickly turn ideas into real-world technologies.
Homegrown company Service Center Metals was also mentioned in the study. The company recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Prince George County and announced plans to add a compact remelt plant. The company expects to add a total of 35 new jobs and invest $35 million through a two-phase expansion.
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To learn why Virginia has provided an innovative environment, allowing businesses to prosper here for more than 400 years, click here.
A view of CCAM, adjacent to Rolls-Royce's Crosspointe Campus in Prince George County, Va.
On Monday, the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) celebrated the grand opening of its 62,000-square-foot facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Governor McDonnell. The facility is located adjacent to the 1,000-acre Rolls-Royce Crosspointe Campus in Prince George County, Va.
CCAM brings together Virginia's leading manufacturing companies and top educational institutions in order to expedite research and turn ideas into real-world technologies and solutions. The research center focuses on two areas—surface engineering and manufacturing systems.
The facility received its full certificate of occupancy in September 2012 and has grown to include 15 manufacturing companies—Canon Virginia Inc., Chromalloy, Newport News Shipbuilding, Rolls-Royce, Sandvik Coromant, Siemens, Sulzer Metco, Aerojet, Hermle Machine Company, Mitutoyo, TurboCombustor Technology Inc., Buehler, Cool Clean Technologies, GF AgieCharmilles, and Blaser Swisslube.
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The applied research center includes a 16,000-square-foot high bay area, five machining labs, five computational labs, a 3-D visualization lab, conference rooms, and open and modular workstations. CCAM is currently hiring and expects to have more than 100 employees made up of engineers, scientists and analysts.
According to Governor McDonnell, CCAM is a "one-of-a-kind asset." The collaborative nature of the facility and its ability to bridge the gap between research and commercialization is expected to advance Virginia as a hub of advanced manufacturing.
To learn more about CCAM, visit www.ccam-va.com, and to find out more about Virginia's advanced manufacturing capabilities across the Commonwealth, click here.
Governor McDonnell is joined (left to right) by Dr. Mike Beffel, CCAM Interim President & Executive Director, and Armand Lauzon, CCAM Board Chair, at the CCAM Grand Opening event in Prince George County, Va.
The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) received its full certificate of occupancy and opened its facility in Prince George County, Va., this September. CCAM has been steadily growing both in members and machinery and is expected to host a grand opening event in spring 2013.
CCAM has added three Tier 2 and three Tier 3 industry members over the last few months, bringing the total number of participating companies to 14.
The applied research center includes a high bay area, five machining labs, five computational labs, a visualization lab, meeting rooms with conferencing ability, open and modular workstations, and a cafeteria.
With participation from its industry partners and university members, engineers at the center are currently working on 10 research projects. One project involves adaptive machining, which uses specialized equipment to measure and make adjustments in real time as components are being manufactured, leading to improved performance and lower costs.
Another project incorporates multi-modal part inspection, which uses imagery to obtain information and identify small defects early in the manufacturing process, allowing any issues to be fixed before entering into high-rate production.
CCAM is another example of the public-private partnership between Virginia's leading universities and world-class manufacturing companies to bring real-world solutions to the market more quickly. To learn more about CCAM, visit www.ccam-va.com.
CCAM's high bay area includes a Laser Powder Deposition Machine and the Sulzer Metco Thermal Spray Cell, pictured below.
Chromalloy, one of seven Organizing Members of the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM), announced its sponsorship of an industrial casting seminar for Virginia State University students. Chromalloy is a leading supplier of repairs, replacements parts and maintenance for gas turbines used in the aviation industry.
This program is one of the first educational initiatives launched through CCAM, an applied research center that partners top Virginia universities with leading Virginia manufacturers.
The three-day seminar is designed to educate engineering students on the latest techniques used in the casting manufacturing process. VSU students will learn a variety of processes, including wax injection and the assembly of molds, investment, pouring, and final part finishing, as well as proprietary processes developed by Chromalloy.
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"I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers," Claude Monet once said.
This year, the Philadelphia Flower Show has taken a cue from Monet. From March 1 through March 9, attendees will see variations on the theme: "ARTiculture" — merging art and horticulture.
"The past few years or so, we've been sort of place-based," said Alan Jaffe, director of communications for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. "The shows have taken guests to Ireland, to London, Hawaii. So this time we wanted to have a more universal theme. … Gardens, flowers, plants and landscapes have always inspired artists, and in turn, now we are having our flower show exhibitors getting inspired by partnerships with museums that are looking at the great art of the world."
One of these partnerships blossomed between Stoney Bank Nurseries and Brandywine River Museum of Art. Vice president of the Glen Mills nursery Joseph Blandy said they dug into the museum's Wyeth collection to find inspiration for their exhibit.
"We had hoped that they would [pair us] since they're very close to us," Blandy said. "But that's not the real reason. We specialize in a lot of native landscapes, and we've done a lot of woodland gardens, so with the Brandywine River Museum and their program with conserving natural lands in the Brandywine Valley, it seemed like a perfect fit."
The Brandywine River Museum of Art is famous for its collection of three generations of Wyeth artwork and the family's depictions of the Brandywine River Valley.
Those familiar with Wyeth paintings will recognize the iconic sycamore trees often represented in the Wyeths' work within the nursery's exhibit. The nursery foraged for an old sycamore stump, which will be placed in the exhibit with branches suspended in the air to give the illusion of looking through a canopy.
Views through a window to an open field, as in Andrew Wyeth's painting "Wind from the Sea," have also inspired the nursery's exhibit.
In one corner, there will be a rustic, abandoned art studio loosely inspired by Andrew and N.C. Wyeth's own studios. Broken-down walls of the studio and a window will provide a view from the inside out, onto an open meadow decorated with a wooden wagon.
And nestled in the studio will be four high-quality reproductions of Wyeth paintings, on loan from the museum. The studio will also feature some old cigar boxes — a nod to Andrew Wyeth, who stored his paints in cigar boxes.
A gurgling, slow-flowing tributary of the Brandywine River will lend movement and sound to the exhibit. And along the tributary will be mostly native woodland plants: ferns, evergreens, grasses, sedges and azaleas for a pop of color.
"We're trying to create a real, lush natural setting one might find if deer hadn't ripped through it," Blandy said.
Inside one of the nursery's sweating hoop houses a month before the show were trees with their roots swaddled in burlap and warming on the heated concrete floor. A few green leaves were starting to sprout from their misted branches. In another hoop house were rows of muted green, yellow and brown grasses — colors reminiscent of the Wyeths' paintings.
As Monet and the Wyeths found inspiration in nature, so too did Bucks County sculptor Steve Tobin, who will present steel and bronze sculptures for the flower show.
Tobin's no stranger to the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society's show. His mother used to take him to the flower show as a young boy. And flowers, as well as his mother's gardening, developed his affinity for the language of nature, he said.
Growing up in the Villanova area, Tobin found himself branching off to the outside, natural world. His father built a tree house in the oak trees on their seven-acre property, and there Tobin found a refuge.
"It was pretty wild," Tobin recalled. "It didn't have a roof — it was just a platform in the trees. I could hear and taste my surroundings. I was rooted there."
Roots play a major role in Tobin's work. For the show, Tobin will install a 30-foot-high piece called "Steel Root," as well as a few bronze pieces — some of which have taken a year to make or 2,000 man-hours.
"What I'm making are icons of nature," Tobin said. "The roots are like root gods. … I think people go to the flower show to worship magnificent specimens. They're predisposed to worship the essence of nature that I've distilled into my artwork. It's a perfect audience."
Tobin's roots are ethereal pieces that look somehow weightless and fluid despite their steel frames. To install his "Steel Root" piece, he'll need to use a 40-foot crane inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Tobin said they will be pushing all the specs of the space to the limit — the weight, size, everything.
"The art won't sit quietly because it's too big for the space," Tobin said. "It's almost impossible. You'll walk in and say, 'This can't be.'"
That's exactly Tobin's intention. As flower lovers ascend the escalator and enter the convention center, they'll be bowled over.
"That's what I try to do with my installations — to do something that you can't see how it got there," Tobin said. "It's magical. And once you open that door to magic, then that door never shuts."
If You Go: The Philadelphia Flower Show will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center,12th and Arch streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107, March 1, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.; March 2, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.; March 3 – 7, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; March 8, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.; March 9, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tickets: buying online, general admission for adults $27; for students, $20 for children $15; plus $1 each service fee. Info: 215-988-8800, email@example.com or theflowershow.com.
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. aviation officials say they want the emergency locator transmitters on all Boeing 787 "Dreamliners" inspected following a fire this week aboard one of the airliners parked at London's Heathrow Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration said late Friday that after reviewing recommendations by British accident investigators, the agency is working with Boeing to develop instructions for airlines on how to conduct the inspections.
The FAA statement said the inspections would ask airlines to examine for proper wire routing, damage or pinching, and to inspect the transmitter's lithium battery compartment for heat or moisture.
An order making the inspections mandatory for U.S. operators is expected in the coming days. Aviation authorities in other countries are expected to follow suit. There are 68 of the planes in service worldwide.


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SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is offering free Internet access along one of its main thoroughfares.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1gBNfFY) that the city-owned wireless network was running last week ahead of its formal rollout on Monday. It covers a three-mile stretch of Market Street from Castro Street to the Embarcadero.
City officials say it cost about $500,000 after donations from two companies, Ruckus Wireless, of Sunnyvale, and Layer42 Networks, of Mountain View.
It comes as the city is moving forward with plans to bring free Wi-Fi to San Francisco's public parks in partnership with Google. City officials had proposed citywide wireless Internet access in 2007, but that plan fell apart amid concerns about a contract with EarthLink and Google.
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James "Jim" Edward Kelly Jr., 75, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 7, 2013.
James "Jim" Edward Kelly Jr., 75, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 7, 2013.
There will be a celebration of his life and memorial service held at 10 a.m. July 27 at Friendly Avenue Church of Christ, 5101 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro.
He was born in Jefferson County, Ala., to James and Nettie Kelly. He graduated from Alabama School for the Deaf in Talladega, Ala., in 1958 and attended Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. He retired from the Greensboro News and Record after a 50-year career in the newspaper industry. Jim was an active member of Friendly Avenue Church of Christ where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years. Active in the deaf community, he was founder of the Davidson County Association for the Deaf.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jo Ann Kelly of Thomasville; son Mark Kelly and wife Machelle and granddaughters Megan and Lindsey of Knoxville, Tenn.; and son Erik Kelly of Thomasville.


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I really don't want anything to do with Angelo. We already have Cohen on staff and he's not going anywhere unless the new GM fires him. So if this Post report is true, why don't we just hire Khan as GM and keep Cohen as his assistant?
We do know this, Tanny had zero background in personnel. No one argues that. So three people were responsible for giving him input, Cohen, Rex Ryan, and Bradway (this assumes that Bradway speaks for he scouting department).
Woody knows who was behind the decision making process. Whose idea was it to bring in Tebow as your back up rather than go after Wilson? Whose idea was it to sign Holmes, Harris, and Sanchez to their latest contracts - all the while playing hardball with Revis?
Lets say it was all Rex. What I am fearful of is that if Cohen was not the lead guy influencing Tanny or in other words deferring to Rex, why would that change just because he has a new title?
Rex has already had too much influence on our roster. Look at Coughlin. Multi SBs and he isn't running the show.
It's not like debating a conspiracy theorist - because there is a body of evidence from which to draw a conclusion, something you seem incapable of realizing and acknowledging. Woody is the owner. He makes the decisions! Conspiracy theory! The fact that you have to cry CT indicates you not only have no basis for your argument but are deluding yourself and in denial, refusing to see facts.
in my opinion the pick will be cohen.the jets will see how he works out as the g.m. this year.if not the jets will wait untill next season to make major changes.
Woody is not going to do that. He has invested too much time and talked to too many people not to make this decision long term. If Its Cohen, he is going to get paid and extended. Woody is just not going to turn around and do this all again next year.
The Chicago Bears Screw Up First Round Draft Pick Trade with the Baltimore Ravens
The Chicago Bears GM Jerry Angelo took full responsibility for the botched trade with the Baltimore Ravens that occurred during the first round of the NFL draft. However, the Bears didn't end up compensating the Ravens' as Commissioner Roger Goodell suggested.
Chicago who owned the 29th pick of the first round and Baltimore who were three spots ahead of the Bears were in trade discussions during Baltimore's allotted time. Chicago, who ended up selecting offensive tackle Gabe Carimi, had a deal in place with Baltimore to move up to take Carimi. The details of the deal were that the Bears would swap first round picks with the Ravens and give up a fourth rounder this year. Baltimore's General Manager Ozzie Newsome phone the trade into the NFL Office, as required, with around 2:30 left in their allotted time.
The problem was Chicago didn't make the call because Angelo delegated the responsibility to two Bears staffers who thought the other made the call. Baltimore got confirmation about the trade so after the Ravens allotted time ran out, once the allotted time runs out the team temporarily forfeits that picks, the Kansas City Chiefs handed their pick to Goodell and selected Wide Receiver Jonathan Baldwin. Baltimore then composed themselves and took cornerback Jimmy Smith with the 27th pick.
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The NYPost, is an even bigger tabloid rag than the NYDailyNews....... but people decide that it's the "gospel" when it fits their "sky is falling" mantra. There haven't been a bunch of "leaks" to the press, lately--- which is telling, in and of itself. Therefore, in the absence of actual facts, the media are speculating, on a daily basis, as to what is going on with the Jets.
In my business, I've had the opportunity to interview and hire numerous people. During the interview process, I didn't routinely talk about the candidates with any other employees..... let alone, outsiders.
I don't know what the source is, for comments, such as "the Jets can't give the GM job away"....... but, I'm more inclined to believe that it's an agent for a candidate that is no longer being considered, than an actual league-wide consensus. Any agent is going to protect their client--- if a guy isn't being considered by such a "desperate" team, as the Jets are perceived, then he could be considered a bad candidate....... unless the story is spun.
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The 'joke' sounds mocking.
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jet...of-tannys-past2. Another quarterback? If you think the Jets' QB depth chart is crowded now, imagine if Terry Bradway got his way during the last draft. Bradway is the senior personnel executive and he lobbied hard for QB Russell Wilson, defensive coordinator Mike Pettine revealed. "(He) was the champion of Russell Wilson," Pettine said. "The joke was that they were calling him 'Russell Bradway.' He just loved him so much." Wilson was picked by the Seahawks in the third round (75th overall). The Jets selected LB Demario Davis two picks later. It would've been real interesting if the Seahawks had passed on Wilson and he was there for the Jets.
What you call evidence, I call creative speculation based on partial circumstantial items and a mess of lolmedia gossip, designed to fit a prejudice against the owner, and willfully ignoring that the Owner employs not one, but several people who are professionally responsible for making those player decisions.It's not like debating a conspiracy theorist - because there is a body of evidence from which to draw a conclusion, something you seem incapable of realizing and acknowledging.
In point of fact, you don't have a single point of evidence. You have a theory, nothing more, nothing less.
Now, if we her a few weeks, months or years down the road from Tanny or Rex that "Woody forced Tebow on us", then you'd have at least some evidence/testimony. Or, say, you find a memo signed by Woody in the trash one day saying "You MUST sign Tebow". otherwise, sorry my friend, what you have isn't evidence at all.


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Intl Commercial Arbitra Sem (LAW-789-001)
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The course explores different issues arising in the conduct of international arbitrations and the making and enforcement of arbitral awards from a comparative law perspective by focusing on U.S. case law combined with the comparative analysis of foreign and court decisions in the area of arbitration and of arbitral awards. Through this analysis the course explores the interaction between national courts and international arbitral tribunals, national arbitration statutes, international arbitration treaties and the arbitral rules of leading international arbitration institutions. The course covers the following topics: the arbitration agreement (autonomy, separability, formation, validity, interpretation, arbitrability, effects, and the drafting of the arbitration clause); the arbitral tribunal; the arbitral proceedings (applicable law, commencement, organization, comparative review of leading institutional and ad-hoc international arbitration rules with a special focus on pleadings and evidence and provisional and conservatory measures); and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards as they arise under U.S. law, and other major arbitration fora. Students are expected to review US and foreign cases as well as arbitral awards and offer in-class presentations.
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WASHINGTON — President Obama used his first formal appearance since his reelection to call on Congress to immediately make tax cuts permanent for the middle class, declaring on Friday that Tuesday's result was a repudiation of congressional "dysfunction'' and proved that Americans want Republicans to compromise.
Whether the wealthy get tax cuts along with the other 98 percent of taxpayers, the president suggested, could be part of broader negotiations to reduce longterm deficits. In the meantime, he said, taxes on the rich should be allowed to increase at the end of the year.
"This was a central question during the election,'' Obama said in a brief speech at the White House, where he was surrounded by supporters who frequently applauded. "It was debated over and over again, and on Tuesday night we found that a majority of Americans agreed with my approach.''
The remarks were the first Obama has made to the public since his victory speech and he used the opportunity to exert maximum pressure on Congress, where the White House appears to be on a collision course with Speaker John Boehner and his House Republicans. The White House said after Obama's remarks that the president would veto any bill that extends tax cuts for families making more than $250,000 a year.
"Our job now is to get a majority in Congress to reflect the will of the American people,'' Obama declared.
But even as he was laying down his marker, the president expressed a general willingness to compromise and said he was looking forward to meeting with Boehner next week to begin discussions. Boehner's proposal is directly at odds with Obama's, though the speaker also took a conciliatory tone this week.
Obama and Congress must act before the end of the year if they want to avoid the expiration of personal income tax cuts that were put into place during the administration of George W. Bush and then extended by Obama and Congress two years ago. Additionally, payroll tax cuts also are scheduled to expire. Deep spending cuts scheduled as part of a 2011 debt deal also are scheduled to take effect. Taken together, these provisions would result in $500 billion a year being taken out of the economy, pushing it over what is being called the "fiscal cliff." The Congressional Budget Office says the scheduled changes together would be enough to trigger another recession.
Obama's comments indicated he wants to take partial action before the end of the year to avoid tax increases on the vast majority of Americans and the potential economic disruption that would result, while handling separately the more complex tasks of overhauling the tax code, cutting government spending, and reducing the costs of entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
Earlier Friday the speaker said all of the Bush-era tax cuts — including those for the rich — should be extended until next year to provide more time to work out a bigger deal on taxes and spending cuts.
"I'm proposing that we avert the fiscal cliff together in a manner that ensures that 2013 is finally the year that our government comes to grips with the major problems that are facing us,'' Boehner said.
As he did earlier in the week, Boehner indicated that the House is not prepared to accept increases in tax rates.
"We both understand that trying to find a way to avert the fiscal cliff is important to our country,'' Boehner added, referring to the upcoming negotiations with the White House. But, he added, increasing tax rates for the wealthy "will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want."
The Republican speaker said he is open to producing new tax revenues as part of an overall tax-code overhaul that would include rate reductions. But he would not get specific.
"It's clear that there are a lot of special-interest loopholes in the tax code, both corporate and personal,'' he said. "There are all kinds of deductions, some which make sense, some don't.''
Most scenarios circulating in Washington to delay the start of the "fiscal cliff'' until next year have included postponing the automatic budget cuts that would be triggered by the current law. But Boehner on Friday would not discuss how the spending cuts — enacted through something called a budget sequester — would fit into his call for a delay. Obama also did not discuss specifically how he proposes handling the sequester.
Congress reconvenes Tuesday and the fiscal cliff will be the main topic.
"I hope some of the passions of the campaign are slowly being put behind us so we can begin to move on this,'' said Representative Richard Neal, the Springfield Democrat who is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, the panel in charge of writing tax policy. "The peril that awaits of simultaneous tax increases and spending cuts is going to damage an already fragile economy."
Neal said there are not enough so-called tax loopholes and deductions that could be closed to make up for the government's gaping deficits, and argued that tax rates must be raised on the wealthy to make the numbers add up. But he said it is doubtful any meaningful breakthrough will occur before the end of the year.
In the next five weeks, he said, there is time to begin drafting an outline of what needs to be done, perhaps identifying tax loopholes that both sides can agree on closing. He said he expects both sides to show a willingness to compromise.
"It's about legacy now," Neal said of Obama and Boehner. "They understand the perils of not doing anything."
But Boehner leads a House Republican caucus that has demonstrated a willingness to push the country to the brink of economic crisis to oppose debt, deficits, and tax increases. In 2011, House Republicans' refusal to raise the debt ceiling almost resulted in a US credit default. The impasse was broken by the sequester deal, which set up the automatic spending cuts that now loom.
In the Senate, some moderate Republicans, such as retiring Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, say they are pushing for a fix in the lame-duck session of Congress that takes place in the coming weeks before the newly elected lawmakers are sworn in. "This is a very consequential moment," she said.
The White House is hoping that the House will be more sensitive to broader voter opinion and economic conditions in the wake of the election.
Obama argued Friday that acting separately on middle-class tax cuts before they are set to expire in January could quickly and easily eliminate a major portion of the uncertainty around the fiscal cliff.
``If Congress fails to come to an agreement on an overall deficit reduction package by the end of the year, everybody's taxes go up — including the 98 percent of Americans who make less than $250,000. That doesn't make sense. We shouldn't need long negotiations or drama to solve that part of the problem.''With reports from Bobby Caina Calvan, Globe staff. Christopher Rowland can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeRowland.


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Property owners speak about paving costs
No complaints about overall project.
Three property owners addressed the council during the public hearing Jan 5 about paving assessments.
Tim Jordison, who lives at 2221 Ave. G, thanked the city for doing a good job.
However he said some of the landscaping was of poor quality, noting that leveling was shoddy in places and a metal bar was sticking out of the ground near his home.
Jordison also complained of a rusty pipe left by the gas company which company officials haven't taken care of.
"I'd like that followed up on," he said.
The homeowner also wondered if the city would plant trees, removed during street improvements, that he bought to replace the ones lost.
Travis Mason of Miller & Associates Consulting Engineers—the company that designed and oversaw construction—said there's a one-year warranty on the project.
"Any issues that come up during the period, they have to come back and fix," Mason said, suggesting that Jordison and others tell city officials. "We'll try to rectify it the best way we can."
Mark Peyton, 2118 Ave. H, said he had no complaints about the finished project but told the council that some property owners had no say in the project.
Paving of 22nd, 23rd Sts., Avenue I and Fifth Street was initiated by property homeowners who petitioned the council and street improvement districts were formed.
Later, the council passed a gap paving ordinance that affected Peyton and others who had land abutting the streets in the improvement district.
City law allows the council to authorize the paving of up to two blocks of street without permission from affected land owners.
At that time, Peyton asked the city to share in the cost of paving.
Peyton, at the Jan. 5 meeting, asked the council to change the gap paving ordinance.
"Originally the tax was set up because people asked for streets to be paid," he said. "We didn't."
Council member Jim Aden asked Peyton how changing the law could be explained to property owners who have been charged and paid assessments through the years.
Peyton said the law was wrong in the past and will be wrong in the future.
Aden agreed that paving assessments are costly but said he feels people choose to live in Gothenburg knowing there's a good chance unpaved streets will be paved.
Jordison then asked what happens to the lien if a property owner paying for assessments sells the property.
City administrator Bruce Clymer said assessments must be paid before the sale or reassigned to new owners.
Dick Schwanz, 705 22nd St., asked about grant money available to qualified-income residents.
Clymer said Schwanz and anyone else with questions about the Community Development Block Grant the city received to help eligible homeowners pay assessments should notify Jen Wolf at the Dawson Area Development office.
City officials said they are unsure if unused grant funds—if there are any—could be appropriated to non-qualifying homeowners.
"Rather than go back to Lincoln, I'd like to see it used here," Clymer said.
Mayor Joyce Hudson said they intend to use the entire grant.
Schwanz added that the paved street in front of his home is a 100% improvement.
When the council set the yearly interest rate at 5.5%, Jordison thanked them.
"That speaks volumes about your sense of compassion," he said.
When setting the rate, Clymer said downtown business owners who are still paying for sidewalk improvements are charged 6%.
With the most recent assessments, he estimated bond costs to be about 4.5% with an additional 1.5% to cover administrative costs.
"Before that, it was 7% on most everything," he said, adding that he recommended 6%.
Aden suggested 5.25% or just enough for the city to cover approximate costs.
"I'd like to help out as much as we can," he said.
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UH, Good Beginnings Alliance and DOE Form Educational Partnership to Support Lifelong LearningUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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United for Learning: The Hawaiʻi P-20 Initiative will promote a seamless education system to ensure successful lifelong learning for all students — whether they be a youngster in a early childhood program, a high school senior on the cusp of significant career decisions or a graduate student preparing to become a new teacher in Hawaiʻi's schools.
P-20, a term created to represent a child's educational progression from pre-school and before to graduate school and beyond, calls for a different kind of collaboration among the partners with a focus on improving the knowledge and skills of Hawaiʻi's students. The "P" refers to provisions for early learning; the "20" refers to the years of schooling thereafter through the graduate level and beyond.
The complex nature of today's society presents new challenges for educators, and improved cooperation between Hawaiʻi's three main education systems is required to efficiently face that challenge. Good Beginnings Executive Director Elisabeth Chun, DOE Superintendent Pat Hamamoto and UH President Evan Dobelle met in April 2002 to discuss ways to improve connections across Hawaiʻi's three education systems and to form collaborative relationships.
All agreed that "paramount issues confront education in Hawaiʻi and it is critical to instill in our students the belief that learning is a lifelong process — education begins at birth and does not end with a degree. The Hawaiʻi P-20 Initiative is the first step in changing how Hawaiʻi regards education."
The goal of the P-20 initiative is essentially to improve student achievement at all levels of education. Steps will be taken to achieve this goal, including ensuring that early childhood teachers, K-12 and university-level teachers and administrators are well prepared and qualified to teach, manage and lead. The initiative will examine where transitions are difficult for children and what can be done to better prepare children and the system for the next step. The alignment of curriculum and assessments across levels, and the enhancement of early learning opportunities for young children are areas that will also be explored.
Approximately 24 other states have initiated P-20 standards of rebuilding and reforming their education systems through lifelong learning. Hawaiʻi stands to benefit by adopting these successful programs that created a collaborative relationship between educational systems.
A statewide P-20 Coordinating Council, anticipated to be in place in early 2003, will provide high level leadership, resources, and commitment to keep the initiative on track and focused upon common goals. Members of the P-20 Coordinating Council will include administrators and board chairs of the three partners. Additionally, there will be representatives from labor unions, parent organizations, independent schools and colleges, the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board and the Hawaiʻi Association for the Education of Young Children.
The P-20 Coordinating Council will evaluate and determine how best to achieve such goals as increasing access to quality early childhood programs; increasing the number of university students preparing to teach in Hawaiʻi; creating compatible databases for early education, the Department of Education and the University of Hawaiʻi; creating professional development schools; and supporting and promoting the Hawaiʻi Educational Policy Center.
The P-20 partners welcome public comment on United for Learning: The Hawaiʻi P-20 Initiative. A web site will soon be available at p20.hawaii.org. Documents will be posted and information describing the initiative and its background will be available on the site.
Good Beginnings Alliance is a nonprofit intermediary organization designated in Hawaiʻi statutes to promote and coordinate policies and programs that place a priority on a child's first five years. Good Beginnings' partnerships between Hawaiʻi's families, communities and the public and private sectors allow it to help identify needs and provide support for the healthy development of young children throughout the state.
The Hawaiʻi Department of Education operates a statewide public school system with 258 public schools serving nearly 180,000 students in grades K-12, including 20,000 special education students. Another 3,000 students attend 25 public charter schools. The standards-based curriculum prepares all graduates with the attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and to compete globally in pursuing their individual choices in higher education and careers.
The University of Hawaiʻi is the state's only public postsecondary education system and is comprised of 10 campuses throughout the state — the flagship campus at Mānoa, the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo on the Big Island, the University of Hawaiʻi—West Oʻahu on the leeward side of Oahu, and the UH Community Colleges, which includes four campuses on Oʻahu — Honolulu, Kapiʻolani, Leeward and Windward — and one each on Maui, Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi.
For more information, visit: http://p20.hawaii.org


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The Georgia Department of Labor's Savannah Career Center, the GDOL's Veterans Services Division and Savannah Technical College will sponsor the annual Southeast Georgia Career Expo on Thursday in Savannah.
The event is one of the largest career expos in Southeast Georgia. It is set for 1-5 p.m. in the college's Eckburg Auditorium at 5717 White Bluff Road in Savannah.
Veterans' representatives will offer employment and other assistance to military veterans, including seminars at 1 and 3 p.m. for veterans with disabilities.
Applicants should bring plenty of resumes and be prepared to fill out company applications and interview for available job openings.
For more information, contact Connie Ellis at Savannah Technical College at 912-443-5880 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or Cynthia Fearbry at the GDOL's Savannah Career Center at 912-356-2773 or email email@example.com.


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Hummus is easy to make at home, but it is a recipe that defies hard and fast measurements. You can flavor your own hummus any way you choose, the possibilities are endless.
The word hummus comes from the Arabic word for chickpea; which constitutes the main ingredient in the dish. Though the full name for the dish is hummus bi tahina, it is commonly referred to simply as hummus.
- Chickpeas - A.K.A. Garbanzo Beans - You can use canned chickpeas, but I highly recommend the dried variety. While they take longer to prepare, they do not contain the high levels of sodium found in most canned chickpeas. I also find they have more flavor and the water produced in cooking them adds a great deal to the flavor of the dish. About 1 to 1.5 cups of dried or 2 cans is a good place to start.
- Tahini - Also known as sesame paste, tahini adds a strong sesame flavor to hummus. Make sure you stir the jar well. Much like natural peanut butter, tahini tends to separate in the jar. If you have trouble finding tahini at the grocery store visit a local halal market or Mediterranean deli.
- Olive Oil - Any decent extra virgin olive oil will work.
- Garlic - 1 to 3 cloves, depending on how much you like garlic. Roasting the whole cloves in the oven, until golden brown, will bring out their sweetness.
- Lemon Juice - One large lemon works well.
- Spices - You can garnish the finished product with any number of spices. Salt and pepper are a must, but sumac, paprika, cyan pepper, chopped parsley or basil make great additions too.
If using dried chickpeas, soak them in water overnight or for 24 hours. Once they have been re-hydrated, rinse the beans thoroughly and cover them with water in a large pot. Boil the chickpeas for about 2 hours or until they are soft and save the water in which they were cooked.
For the next step you will need a food processor. You can also use a potato masher, but I have not tried this method. Since this is one of the oldest recipes in existence it should be possible to make it without the assistance of an electrical appliance. However, unless we enter a post apocalyptic world without power, or my food processor breaks, I'll stick with the modern method.
Blend the chickpeas in the food processor, slowly adding the cooking water until you have a thick, yet creamy, chickpea paste. Next, add about 1/3 cup of tahini, garlic (mashed or chopped), lemon juice and about two tablespoons of olive oil. Blend everything together and taste.
This is where the fun begins because you will want to add the spices to taste. Throw in a handful of pitted olives or some roasted red peppers. You may also need to add more Tahini, olive oil or cooking water to get the flavors right. Don't be afraid to play around with the recipe.
Garnish with some sumac, paprika, black olives and a little olive oil. You're sure to have a filling snack in which to dip pita chips or veggies. Enjoy!


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June 17, 2009 > Holy Ghost celebrations, rich in heritage
The tradition of Holy Ghost festivals first came to California via Portuguese mariners from the Azore Islands, lured here during the Gold Rush in 1849 by the thoughts of "Gold in them 'thar hills." Eventually, they settled into the fertile agricultural regions where they became an integral part of the farming and dairy industries.Organized by Portuguese heritage groups, the Holy Ghost festivals typically are held over two to three days and feature a special procession preceding a Catholic Mass, with participants wearing elaborate gowns and flowing capes. Following the religious service, a meal of traditional sopas (meat soup) is served to attendees.The significance of this celebration dates back to the time of the 13th century. Queen Isabel of Portugal known to be dedicated to helping the poor and homeless, snuck out to feed the poor with bread hidden inside her cape. When confronted by her unkind husband, King Dinis who asked what she was carrying, Queen Isabel told him that they were roses. Surprisingly that is exactly what fell out of her cape, roses not bread. To commemorate this miracle, Holy Ghost festivals are held celebrating Queen Isabel's compassion toward the less fortunate.Locally, three of these festivals, also known as "festas," are fast approaching. The first is in Hayward, followed by Mission San Jose in Fremont and a large event in Newark. Traditionally Holy Ghost festivals begin the fifth Sunday after Easter and continue until August.According to Manuel Costa, President of Hayward I.D.E.S. (Brotherhood of the Divine Holy Spirit), this year's event should draw several thousand people and will have a wonderful parade, dance, Mass and sopas as in previous years.The organization's state historian, Joanne Camara, says, "This will be Hayward's 111th celebration and there will be over 40 visiting groups involved in the festival." To mark the occasion, two Portuguese marching bands, from San Jose and San Leandro, are performing. On Saturday evening, last year's Queen will carry crowns to church for a symbolic exchange of crowns with this year's appointed Queen. On Sunday there will be a Catholic Mass recited in Portuguese.Another Holy Ghost Festival is presented by the 185-member Mission San Jose I.D.E.S. Chairman, Jess Loya says, "Our celebration is unique. We have the parade on the Dominican Sisters' grounds, and sometimes the route even goes through the Priory.""Because we don't have a large kitchen facility at the Mission, we barbecue tri-tip beef outdoors instead," explains Loya. "The meat begins marinating four days prior to the festival. Then volunteers Mike and Dave Andrade trim and cook the 400 pounds of meat in a rolling barbecue pit. Frank Correia generously donates $750 towards the cost of the meat, representing the price a cow would cost."As part of the festivities there will be a wine and beer booth, an auction, quermese (knickknacks) and a raffle. Also new this year is a cake roulette booth.Newark's Holy Ghost Festival will include a parade along Thornton Boulevard, Mass at St. Edward Catholic Church as well as festivities and sopas at the Pavilion.To fully appreciate Holy Ghost Festivals, it is best to experience them firsthand. Whether you wish to revel in the pageantry, attend religious services or sample tasty foods, these festas are a delight for the heart, the mind and the spirit.Holy Ghost Festivals:Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21I.D.E.S. Council No. 14I.D.E.S. Hall, 1105 C Street, HaywardHall: 510-581-8518June 15 - 19, 2009 - 7:00 p.m. -Rosary: Hall ChapelSaturday, June 20 - 7:30 p.m. - Parade to All Saints Church where Queens exchange the crownsFollowed by dance and presentation of the Queens at the hall.Sunday, June 21 - 11:30 a.m. - Festa of the Holy Spirit, Sopas, Auction, Dance12:30 p.m. MassSunday, June 28I.D.E.S. Council No.143148 Mission Boulevard, Mission San Jose, FremontContact Jess Loya: 510-657-944610:45 a.m. - Parade forms at the Old Mission on the Dominican Sisters GroundsMass at 12:00 NoonBar-B-Que Tri-Tip is served, Auction, Raffle and QuermeseSaturday, July 25 and Sunday, July26S.E.S. Council #86430 Thornton Avenue, NewarkHall: 510-793-4062Saturday, July 25 - Mass at 11 a.m. followed by Bodo de Leite, Various Events and Dance in the eveningSunday, July 26 - 10 a.m. Festa do Divino Espirito Santo Parade, Mass, SopasAuction and Dance


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For over four decades, the Food Stamp Program, which Congress renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2008, has had bipartisan support as the nation's most important anti-hunger program. Even the far reaching welfare reform legislation of the mid 90's left it intact.
However, the House-passed Republican budget drafted by Cong. Paul Ryan would cut it by 17% and turn the program into state block grants easily slashed further. As perhaps the legacy of his now-ended presidential campaign, Newt Gingrich denigrated the Food Stamp Program by tying President Obama to it as "the Food Stamp President." Mitt Romney, while saying he is "not concerned about the very poor" because the "safety net" protects them, supports shifting food stamps to the states as a block grant and endorsed the House Republican bill cutting funding for 8 million of the 45 million participants. Cong. Darryl Issa (R-CA) chaired a House Government Reform Committee hearing March 8 entitled "Food Stamp Fraud as a Business Model" and released a video, "Food Stamp Fraud; Exposed."
The only problem is that each of the allegations is overwhelmingly untrue. At the hearing, Committee Ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings (Baltimore) countered Issa by pointing out, "The need for the program is at a historic high, and fraud is at an all-time low. The true purpose of this hearing may be to discredit the entire program, to justify draconian cuts."
Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus and long-time advocate for the poor, contends, "Food stamps lift people from poverty, feed them, and give them an opportunity to work. When did those become bad?" he asks.
There are 427,626 food stamp recipients in Wayne County, 22 percent of the population, significantly higher than the national average 15%. Without the SNAP program many of these residents would be unable to survive. When it comes to being the "food stamp president," MSNBC's Alex Wagner said, "the President should wear it with pride." House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi added that the title is "a badge of honor" for the President.
The truth is that those who hope to radically alter SNAP don't understand the program or the effect making significant cuts would have on millions of desperate Americans. Their case is built on the following myths.
Myth #1: SNAP growth is out of control.
About one in seven Americans now receives SNAP benefits. This means tested program is designed to grow as the economy contracts and shrink with economic recovery. Participation tracks the prevalence of poverty. Historic trends show about a year's lag between increased employment and SNAP participation declines.
During the January 16 Republican debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Gingrich said, "More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president." However, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, as reported by USA Today and elsewhere, the number of recipients rose by nearly 14.7 million under President George W. Bush or 444,574 more than under Obama.
USDA reports total federal SNAP costs for 2010 and 2011 at $68.4 and $75.3 billion, respectively. No one argues that these are trivial expenses. The costs, however, are driven largely by the nation's economic health. The Congressional Budget Office projects SNAP expenditures will decrease to pre-recession levels as the economy improves.
Bottom line: SNAP successfully responded to the severe recession and is already responding to our very gradual financial recovery.
Myth #2: SNAP adds to long term budget problems.
SNAP expenditures actually produce a general economic boost. Almost all benefits are spent within a month of receipt through more than 200,000 authorized food businesses. USDA estimates a multiplier effect of $1.79 for each new benefit dollar.
Bottom line: SNAP is a small factor in the country's long term fiscal health and in fact adds to the U.S. economic health.
Myth # 3: The need for SNAP is exaggerated given other elements of the U.S. safety net.
National statistics for 2008 and 2009 show that despite an increase in the prevalence of poverty, the percent of households who experienced food insecurity held steady. This was possible because SNAP expanded to meet growing need and because benefit amounts were temporarily boosted by the 2009 Recovery Act. In contrast to unemployment insurance (UI) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), SNAP is available to almost all families who meet the Program's stringent financial requirements. Many who lose jobs, unfortunately, don't qualify for UI. Those who do qualify face time-limited benefits.
Bottom line: SNAP lessens the hardship of poverty and unemployment.
Myth # 4: SNAP wastes taxpayer dollars through inefficient federal administration.
In 2010, SNAP costs for federal administration were less than 1 percent of total federal SNAP spending. Even after adding the federal share of state administrative expenses, 95 percent of federal spending went directly to low-income participants in the form of benefits.
Bottom line: SNAP dollars go overwhelmingly to participating families.
Conservatives continue to attack food stamps, but SNAP is working. A report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that "The food stamp program...reduced the poverty rate by nearly 8 percent" in one year, 2009, alone.
Would those who would cut or end the program send the 46 million food recipients to the streets to fend in trash barrels, as happened before the New Deal?


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By Miriam G. Mazliach
Who is a hero? Well, in the eyes of public and private schools in the Hayward Unified District, they are individuals who have extended themselves above and beyond the norm through generous volunteer efforts appreciated and recognized by his or her school. This select group will be honored Friday, March 23 as part of the Hayward Education Foundation Gala "Night of Heroes," at California State University, East Bay (CSUEB).
The gala evening also has another essential purpose - raising necessary funds for the Teacher Grant Program. Designated funds, from monies raised, are allocated to submitted teacher grant proposals for innovative classroom projects.
"Last year, the Hayward Education Foundation was able to fund over 74 percent of the grant requests we received and that felt good," says President of the Hayward Education Foundation, Dianne McDermott. "We were able to bridge a gap with some of the funding losses from the State of California. We would like to do more, and we can with the support of all the components in our community," she adds.
McDermott explains, "This year's [gala] theme is 'Count Me In' to depict that the job of educating the students in our community is not the single responsibility of the schools; it's a combined effort. If you're a business, you want to be able to hire from within the community but you have to have a pool of qualified people."
For event-goers, a variety of activities will add to the excitement and ambience of the memorable celebration. Kickoff for the gala begins with no-host cocktails and as part of a Silent Auction, student artwork from Mt. Eden High School and Moreau Catholic High School, will be up for bid.
Other Silent and Live Auction items include: a three-nights stay in Arizona, monthly flower bouquets, a luxury suite to a 2012 Oakland A's game, a case of great wines, Mendocino family getaway, two nights stay at Lake Tahoe, and much more. Be prepared to bid on these fantastic items!
And, if that is not enough to whet your appetite, raffle tickets can be purchased with a chance to win some equally amazing prizes. The "Count Me In" Grand Prize ($50/raffle ticket) is a Home Entertainment Center donated by Video Only-Hayward. Valued at $1,700 the package consists of a 55-inch Panasonic 3D Wi-Fi TV, a Boston Acoustics Sound Bar and a 48-inch black metal stand.
Among other raffle levels, a $20 raffle ticket includes a chance to win an iPad2 and one of the $10 raffle tickets could win the prize of a Kindle Fire. The best part is that even if you cannot attend the event, raffle tickets can still be purchased by filling out the form at the Foundation website. Visit www.HaywardEd.org to download the Raffle Ticket Order Form and mail with a check to: Hayward Education Foundation, P.O. Box 56444, Hayward, CA 94545.
After the cocktail hour, a sumptuous dinner will be served, beginning at 6 p.m. Emmy award-winning news reporter John M. Kessler returns as Master of Ceremonies, to keep everything running smoothly. The program features Diane Urban, Hayward's first female Police Chief, as the keynote speaker.
Throughout the evening, musical entertainment will be provided by Mariachi Juvenil de Hayward, Moreau Catholic High School Jazz Band and Hayward High School P.R.I.D.E. Marching Band.
Hayward Hero Award recipients will be 'officially' announced at the gala, and a PowerPoint slideshow presentation will highlight the awardees. Here's a 'sneak peek' of the honorees, listed by school:
Janet Wallace, Bowman Elementary; Alex Padilla, Burbank Elementary; Rev. Dr. Arlene K. Nehring, Cherryland Elementary; Jessica Medina, East Avenue Elementary; Nancy (Nonnie) Moore, Eden Gardens Elementary; Carla Archuleta, Eldridge Elementary; Mary Granados, Fairview Elementary; The Kids' Breakfast Club, Glassbrook Elementary; Cynthia Ortiz, Harder Elementary; Jarrold Esteves, Palma Ceia Elementary; Rosa Rivera, Park Elementary; Jan Carlson, Faith Ringgold Elementary; Dr. Garry Galvan, Ruus Elementary; Martha Zepeda, Schafer Park Elementary; Risa Kamimura, Southgate Elementary; Gina Torres, Stonebrae Elementary; Arquilla Conner, Strobridge Elementary; Daina Reis, Treeview/Bidwell Elementary; Rosa Escobedo, Tyrrell Elementary; Kathy Vigil, Bret Harte Middle School; Arvanderlyn Campbell, Cesar Chavez Middle School; RaFael Cardenas-Velazquez, M.L. King Jr. Middle School; Bonnie Lewis, Ochoa Middle School; Sonja Murch, Winton Middle School; Celeste and Robert Hales, Hayward High School; Navpreet Khabra, Tennyson High School; Troy McCullock, Impact Academy High School; Jerry Sheets, Moreau Catholic High School; Ana Solomon, Hayward Adult School.
As not all honorees are able to be present at the gala, HEF will hold a "Hero Dinner" on April 26 at the Golden Peacock Restaurant in Hayward. "Heroes" will receive plaques from HEF and certificates of appreciation from Assemblymember Mary Hayashi's Office.
An event of this magnitude requires many dedicated volunteers as well as partners from the business sector. In particular, the Hayward Education Foundation would like to thank major contributors: Wells Fargo Bank, Kaiser Permanente, Fremont Bank, R. Zaballos & Sons, Inc. and the Office of the President at Cal State East Bay as the Facility Sponsor. Additionally, Table Sponsors include Hayward Education Association, Chabot College, Hayward Firefighters, DeVry University, and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5.
Support Hayward students, education and the community while having a lot of fun. Attend 'A Night of Heroes' and count yourself in!
Hayward Education Foundation Gala
Friday, Mar 23
5 p.m. - Cocktail Hour
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dinner and Program
Student Union at Cal State University, East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward
(510) 881-0890
Tickets: $95 per person/$760 per table of eight


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By Sam Mamudi
Shares of Amgen (AMGN) are leading the Standard & Poor's 500 index today, likely related to the voluntary recall by Affymax (AFFY) of its antianemia drug Omontys ; Affymax's stock has been walloped, down 85% at the latest.
The move eliminates a potential rival to Amgen's Epogen drug. As Joshua Schimmer at Lazard writes today:
New entrant setback should improve confidence in Epogen: While Epo's track record has been far from stellar, with concerns regarding CV risk and tumor progression, these fatalities with Omontys are likely to reinforce the "devil you know" perspective of the nephrology community. This is likely to be relevant as biosimilars enter the market, and AMGN's "manufactured by Amgen" campaign that seemed to be a "wild card" play to defend its turf all of the sudden is starting to resonate.
He reiterated his Buy rating and $101 price target.
But while Amgen is up 4% today, to $90 a share, Oppenheimer analyst Boris Peaker cautioned against being too bullish on the stock just because of the news:
We believe that the Omontys recall will be a near-term tailwind for Amgen's ESA business, but long term we continue to see significant headwinds to Amgen's anemia franchise from bundling repricing and biosimilars. We reiterate our Perform rating with an $89/share price target.


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EAST RUTHERFORD -- Let me put it to you this way: The crowd here at MetLife booed the Jets when the quarter ended.
Well, they've been out-coached, out-worked, out-played. The Dolphins have two special teams gems in a blocked punt for a TD by Jimmy Wilson on the block and Olivier Vernon on the TD recovery and there's a successful onside kick by Miami also.
Ryan Tannehill is on the sideline recovering from a left knee and quad injury. Matt Moore is playing well in his absence.
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