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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 26, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today reported revenue of $32.6 million for its fiscal 2011 first quarter, ended Aug. 1, 2010, up 13 percent from the $28.8 million reported in the year-ago first quarter.
"We're pleased that we again met or exceeded all our financial guidance and are off to a good start for the year," said Rajeev Madhavan, Magma chairman and chief executive officer. "The increasing traction of our products and the positive reaction we experienced at June's Design Automation Conference indicate we are on the right track to increasing revenue, while continuing to improve our profitability."
GAAP Results
In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Magma reported a net loss of $(3.3) million, or $(0.06) per share (basic and diluted), for the first quarter, compared to a net loss of $(4.3) million, or $(0.09) per share (basic and diluted), for the year-ago first quarter.
Non-GAAP Results
Magma's non-GAAP net income was $2.9 million for the quarter, or $0.06 per share (basic) and $0.05 per share (diluted), which compares to non-GAAP net income of $1.7 million, or $0.03 per share (basic and diluted), for the year-ago first quarter.
Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 excludes the effects of amortization of developed technology, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount/premium accretion, loss on extinguishment of debt, charges associated with equity and other investments, restructuring charges and the related provision for income taxes. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 excludes the effects of amortization of developed technology, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount accretion, acquisition-related expenses, charges associated with equity and other investments, restructuring charges and the related provision for income taxes. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP results to GAAP results is included in this press release.
In the first quarter, Magma generated cash flow from operations of approximately $1.4 million.
During the first quarter, Magma repaid the $23.2 million remaining balance of its convertible notes which were due on May 15, 2010. Also during the first quarter, Magma repurchased $2.75 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible notes due in May 2014. Additionally, in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 to date, convertible notes due in May 2014 totaling $10.7 million in face value were converted into shares of the company's common stock. In the conversion of notes due in May 2014, Magma prepaid the note holders a portion of their future interest. The company, from time to time, may enter into additional transactions in the future with respect to the repurchase or conversion of the $13.2 million remaining balance of convertible notes due May 2014 whenever conditions are sufficiently attractive.
Business Outlook
For Magma's fiscal 2011 second quarter, ending Oct. 31, 2010, the company expects total revenue in the range of $33.0 million to $33.5 million. GAAP net loss per share is expected to be in the range of $(0.07) to $(0.06) and non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) are expected to be in the range of $0.05 to $0.06.
Magma is adjusting its outlook for fiscal 2011, ending May 1, 2011. For fiscal 2011 the company now expects total revenue in the range of $132.0 million to $135.0 million, an increase from the previous guidance range of $130.0 million to $133.0 million. The company now expects fiscal 2011's GAAP net loss per share to be in the range of $(0.18) to $(0.17), compared to a previous expectation of a net loss per share in the range of $(0.16) to $(0.14). The company now expects fiscal 2011's non-GAAP EPS to be in the range of $0.24 to $0.25, compared to the previous expectation of non-GAAP EPS in the range of $0.18 to $0.20.
A schedule showing a reconciliation of the projected non-GAAP EPS to GAAP EPS results is included in this release. A Financial Data Supplement containing additional second quarter and full fiscal year 2011 guidance, as well as detailed financial information intended to provide guidance and further insight into our business is available online in the Investor Relations section of the Magma website.
GAAP Reconciliation
Magma provides non-GAAP financial information to assist investors in assessing its current and future operations in the way that Magma's management evaluates those operations. Magma believes that this non-GAAP information provides useful information to investors by excluding the effect of some expenses that are required to be recorded under GAAP but that Magma believes are not indicative of Magma's core operating results, or that are expected to be incurred over a limited period of time.
Magma's management evaluates and makes operating decisions about its business operations primarily based on bookings, revenue and the core costs of those business operations. Management believes that the amortization of developed technology and intangible assets, stock-based compensation, in-process research and development expenses, amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount/premium accretion, charges associated with equity and other investments and related legal expenses, acquisition-related expenses, asset impairment charges, restructuring charges and the related provision for income taxes, and other significant unusual items are not operating costs of its core software and service business operations. Therefore, management presents non-GAAP financial measures, along with GAAP measures, in this earnings release by excluding these items from the period expenses. The income statement line items affected are as follows: (1) cost of revenue, licenses; (2) cost of revenue, bundled licenses and services; (3) cost of revenue, services; (4) operating expenses, research and development; (5) operating expenses, sales and marketing; (6) operating expenses, general and administrative; (7) operating expenses, amortization of intangible assets; (8) operating expenses, restructuring charge; (9) other income (expense), net; (10) provision for income taxes and (11) net income (loss) per share.
For each such non-GAAP financial measure, the adjustment provides management with information about Magma's underlying operating performance that enables a more meaningful comparison of its financial results in different reporting periods. For example, since Magma does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle, management excludes acquisition-related charges, such as amortization of intangible assets, to make more consistent and meaningful evaluations of Magma's operating expenses. Similarly, since Magma does not undertake significant restructuring or realignments on a predictable cycle, management would have difficulty evaluating Magma's profitability as measured by gross profit, operating profit, income before taxes and net income on a period-to-period basis unless it excluded these charges. Management also uses these measures to help it make budgeting decisions between those expenses that affect operating expenses and operating margin (such as research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses), and those expenses that affect cost of revenue and gross margin (such as product development expenses).
Further, the availability of non-GAAP financial information helps management track actual performance relative to financial targets, including both internal targets and publicly announced targets. Making this non-GAAP financial information available also helps investors compare Magma's performance with the announced operating results of its principal competitors, which regularly provide similar non-GAAP financial information.
Management recognizes that the use of these non-GAAP measures has limitations, including the fact that management must exercise judgment in determining whether some types of charges, such as stock-based compensation relating to stock grants and acquisition-related charges, should be excluded from non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes, however, that providing this non-GAAP financial information facilitates consistent comparison of Magma's financial performance over time. Magma has historically provided non-GAAP results to the investment community, not as an alternative but as a supplement to GAAP information, to enable investors to evaluate Magma's core operating performance in the way that management does.
Conference Call
Magma will discuss the financial results for the recently completed quarter, along with forward-looking guidance, during a live earnings call today at 2 p.m. PDT, available live by both webcast and telephone. To listen live via webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of Magma's website at http://investor.magma-da.com/medialist.cfm . To listen live via telephone, call either of the numbers below:
Following completion of the call, a webcast replay of the call will be available at http://investor.magma-da.com/medialist.cfm through Sept. 2, 2010. Those without Internet access may listen to a replay of the call by telephone until 11:59 p.m. PDT on Sept. 2 by calling:
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements in the "Business Outlook" section and in quotations from Magma's management. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from Magma's current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the substantial amount of Magma's indebtedness, which could adversely affect our financial position; our ability to generate sufficient operating cash flow or alternatively obtain external financing; customer payment defaults that may cause us to be unable to recognize revenue from backlog, and changes in the type of orders comprising backlog that could affect the proportion of revenue recognized from backlog each quarter, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations; our reliance on a small number of customers for a significant portion of our revenue, which could cause our revenue to decline if these customers delay orders or fail to renew licenses or if we are unable to maintain or develop relationships with current or potential customers; actions by our competitors that hold a large share of the electronic design automation (EDA) market and increasing competition among EDA vendors as customers tightly control their EDA spending and use fewer vendors to meet their needs; weaker-than-anticipated sales of Magma's products and services; weakness in the semiconductor or electronic systems industries; a potential failure of customers to adopt, or to adopt at a sufficiently fast rate, 65-nanometer and smaller design geometries on a large scale; Magma's ability to integrate acquired businesses and technologies and keep pace with evolving technology standards; potentially higher-than-anticipated costs of litigation related to patent infringement and other intellectual property claims; potentially higher-than-anticipated costs of compliance with regulatory requirements, including those relating to internal control over financial reporting; the ability to manage expanding operations; the ability to attract and retain the key management and technical personnel needed to operate Magma successfully; the ability to continue to deliver competitive products to customers; and changes in accounting rules. Further discussion of these and other potential risk factors may be found in Magma's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ( www.sec.gov ), including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 2, 2010. Magma undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
About Magma
Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software provides the "Fastest Path to Silicon"(TM) and enables the world's top chip companies to create high-performance integrated circuits (ICs) for cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, digital video, networking and other electronic applications. Magma products are used in IC implementation, analog/mixed-signal design, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Follow Magma on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/MagmaEDA and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Magma. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com.
Magma is a registered trademark and "Fastest Path to Silicon" is a trademark of Magma Design Automation. All other product and company names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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The Sigma DP3 Merrill (DP3M) is the newest and third compact camera in the Merrill line-up, joining the DP1 Merrill (DP1M) and DP2 Merrill (DP2M), but it isn't a replacement model as all three cameras have different, non-interchangeable, fixed focal length lenses. The DP1M has a 19mm f/2.8 lens, the DP2M a 30mm f/2.8 lens, and the DP3M a 50mm f/2.8 macro lens. Since all three cameras have an APS-C type sensor their full-frame equivalences are 28.5mm, 45mm, and 75mm respectively.
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The Sigma DP3 Merrill, which retails for $799.99, doesn't have all the features found on other cameras and it has some quirks, but it can produce superb quality images, especially at lower ISOs. If you can live with its shortcomings then you won't be disappointed with its results.
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A large, colorful rail with dark purple to blue colors and a large red bill and frontal shield, the Gray-headed Swamphen is a recent addition to the avifauna of North America due to the establishment of a nonnative population in southeastern Florida. Although recently known as the Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), the taxonomy of this species is complex and various taxonomic bodies now split the P. porphyrio complex into 6 species, including the Gray-headed Swamphen (P. poliocephalus). For further information on the taxonomy of Porphyrio, see Systematics.
The native range of the Gray-headed Swamphen extends from the Middle East through India and southern Asia to northern Thailand. In 1996, this swamphen was discovered in Florida at Pembroke Pines in Broward County, the result of unintended releases from one or two private collections nearby. The following decade saw the Gray-headed Swamphen expand its range within Southeast Florida, including the Everglades, the Everglades Agricultural Area, and Lake Okeechobee, with dispersers found outside this region. From October 2006 through December 2008, an eradication program by state agencies removed 3,187 swamphens (Hardin et al. 2011). However, the eradication campaign was deemed a failure at reducing the distribution and abundance of swamphens, and was discontinued. Since then, the Gray-headed Swamphen has continued to increase in the region and the species is now a common sight in stormwater treatment areas, water conservation areas, agricultural areas, and constructed wetlands in urban and suburban Southeast Florida. However, range expansion to date has mostly been limited to Southeast Florida.
The Gray-headed Swamphen has received little study in Florida (e.g., Pranty et al. 2000, Hardin et al. 2011, Pranty 2012, Pranty 2013a, Callaghan and Gawlik 2016). As a result, we incorporate into this account information on the Gray-headed and other closely related swamphens (Porphyrio) from the Old World (e.g., see Ripley 1977, Taylor 1996, Taylor 1998). More detailed information was compiled for various sections of this account; e.g., habitat (Taylor 1996, Freifeld et al. 2001), breeding (Craig 1980a, Craig 1980b, Jamieson and Craig 1987a, Jamieson and Craig 1987b, Jamieson 1997, Craig and Jamieson 1988), behavior (Holyoak 1970, Craig 1977), evolution (Garcia-R. and Trewick 2015), and diet (Carroll 1966, Norman and Mumford 1985).
Although the Gray-headed Swamphen is predominantly sedentary within its native range, Porphyrio are known to disperse long distances (> 300 km) in response to unsuitable water levels (e.g., Vielliard 1973, Sánchez-Lafuente et al. 2001), and such dispersal has been documented in Florida (Pranty 2012). Their excellent dispersal ability combined with the abundance of an important food plant in Florida, the Gulf Coast spikerush (Eleocharis cellulosa; Pranty 2013a, Callaghan and Gawlik 2016), has raised concern among wildlife managers about further expansion of the species. As a result, additional research on the potential impacts to native flora and fauna is badly needed.


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Are you ready for some facts about our northern neighbors – a little
Canadian trivia? Did you ever wonder where the name Canada came from? It
comes from the word Kanata, a Huron-Iroquois word meaning a village. Did
you know that Canada is second only to Russia in land mass? It touches three
oceans (the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Artic), but only one other country
(the United States). Canada does not have states. It has providences and
there are ten: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario,
Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
There are six different times zones in Canada. There are three territories
(Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut) and the capital is in Ottawa.
The first prime minister's name was Sir John A. Macdonald. Canada
has two official national languages: English and French. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
was the first French-Canadian prime minister. The highest mountain in Canada
is Mount Logan (named after one of Canada's greatest surveyors and
scientist, Sir William Edmond Logan).
Now would you like to hear some fun Canadian trivia? Did you know the Caribou
is on the Canadian quarter? In addition, did you know that the Canadian
dollar coin is called the Loonie after the picture of a loon on it? Although "O
Canada" has been sung since the late 1800s as the Canadian national
anthem, it was not named the official anthem until 1980. The first (and
only) Canadian to win a Nobel Peace Prize was Lester B. Pearson. It was
awarded for his United Nations Peacekeeping Force that helped the Suez Crisis
of 1956.
Here's some Canadian trivia related to sports. Do you like hockey?
If you do, you probably know that the championship trophy for the National
Hockey League (NHL) is called the Stanley Cup. Canada also has a football
league, the Canadian Football League. Their championship trophy is called
the Grey Cup.


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A biopic of Bobby Kristina is in the works and Bobby Brown apparently ain't having it.
Following the immense success of the New Edition biopic on BET, TV One is apparently working on a fictionalized account of Bobbi Kristina's life -- Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston's daughter. Celebrity gossip website The Jasmine Brand reports that Bobby is quite upset that the producers failed to ask his permission.
The production has already attracted big names for their TV series. Sources say Vivica A. Fox is in the running to play Pat Houston, Bobbi Kristina's aunt who worked closely with Whitney Houston before she deceased. According to the gossip site, Demetria McKinney expressed interest in playing Whitney herself.
The New Edition Story was so successful that the group has charted on Billboard again. Reaching number 37, the vocal group's hits compilation All the Number Ones, released in 2000, returned to the top 40 of the Billboard 200. The last time New Edition in the top 40 was back in 2004 with One Love.


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Smoke by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
'Sometimes, a name heard on one spring day would suddenly come to mind . . .'from Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust
On stage with a lone tree and a dimly glowing pond; slides derived from the paintings of contemporary artist LIEN Chien-hsing emerge from the darkness, like past events suddenly appearing before one's eyes. Lin Hwai-min's major work from 2002, Smoke captures the flavor of things past, the sweet deception of casting one's mind back in time, and the ambiguity and absurdity of memories. Revival at the National Theater on Oct. 16-25, 2015. Don't miss it!


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New York cheesecake lovers, your reward is as near as Boca Raton. Junior's Restaurant and Cheesecake is open for business after a wait that surely seemed interminable to fans of its rich, fluffy namesake dessert.
The Brooklyn-based restaurant debuted this week at Mizner Park and is serving lunch and dinner. (Breakfast service starts within a few weeks.)
The debut was short-lived before the threat of Hurricane Matthew came knocking. As most of the restaurants in Palm Beach County's "cone of concern," the new restaurant closed Thursday due to the storm. It reopened for business Friday.
Owned by Alan Rosen, grandson of restaurant founder Harry Rosen, Junior's has breathed retro Deco style into the former Ruby Tuesday's space, where it can seat 225 diners.
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President Obama is going to Wisconsin tomorrow.
If he's in trouble in Wisconsin, he's in trouble…
President Obama is going to Wisconsin tomorrow.
If he's in trouble in Wisconsin, he's in trouble…
Nate has become a combination blankie/pint of Haagen Daz for me.
He's projecting that Obama will get 299 electoral votes on November 6, and Mitt will get 239.
He gives Obama a 77.4% chance of winning, and Mitt a 22.6% chance.
The right is so infuriated with Nate that they've labelled him with the worst insult they can think of — they're not challenging his mathematical model, they're calling him gay. This comes from the paranoid nut job who started UnSkewedPolls.com.
The freshest polls, right out of the oven:
President Obama is up by 5 in Ohio, but by just 1 in Florida and 2 in Virginia (NYT/CBS).
President Obama is up by 4 in Pennsylvania (Franklin and Marshall).
President Obama is up by 5 in both Wisconsin and Iowa (PPP — leans Dem).
These are narrower leads than he's had earlier in the race — you know, before the first debate.
Something a little unusual here. We expect to see the campaigns fighting with each other, but now the Romney campaign is fighting with GM and Chrysler, who have called Mitt out on his lying ads about the auto industry, including his false claim that jobs making Jeeps here will be moved to China.
The Romney campaign is dismissing the auto makers' pushback and continuing their sleazy ads. All they care about is winning Ohio, and one in eight jobs there is auto-related.
It's hard to call something a new low in presidential campaigning, but this may be it.
Mitt has shown us that he believes the end justifies the means. When he was running in Massachusetts, he got permission from the Mormon Church to lie about his position on abortion and pretend to be pro-choice, so long as he wouldn't govern that way if elected.
Watching the Obama campaign send Bill Clinton to Minnesota and Joe Biden to Pennsylvania.
At this late date, you campaign in swing states and don't waste time in solid states. So you have to wonder how solid Minnesota and Pennsylvania are.
The Romney campaign claims they're expanding the map not to get to 270, but to get to 300. Since they lie about everything else, I sure hope they're lying about this.
Sandy has taken at least 48 lives so far, left over 8 million without power, and will cost about $50 billion in property damage and business losses.
Both GM and Chrysler are hitting back at Mitt's lies about the auto bailout in general and about Jeep moving U. S. jobs to China in particular.
GM says the Romney campaign is in a "parallel universe."
It's fine with me if he becomes president in that parallel universe, just not this one.
I can't remember private companies calling out campaign ads for their lies in a presidential race before.


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The Eddie Basha Collection
Chandler's rich history is steeped in Native American culture, the city built on the backs of ranchers and the sky painted with colors of the Southwest. Our past is personified through The Eddie Basha Collection, housed in the Zelma Basha Salmeri Gallery of Western American and American Indian Art, located in the Bashas' Chandler corporate offices.
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This is the time of year when I want to slow down and savor all the little things in my world. Revel in my good fortune and reflect on my blessings. Instead, it has become the most demanding time of the year—cooking and baking, gift-buying and wrapping, decorating, parties, visits with family and friends, acts of charity and giving back.
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My Family's History
Being a fourth-generation Chandlerite, I have some advantages when it comes to helping my clients find their next home in the South Chandler area. My family has deep roots here. My father's side of the family was farmers and my mother's side was cattle ranchers. A fun fact: What is known as the Ocotillo area today was known as Goodyear…
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Dr. William Howe graduated medical school before entering the Navy in 1958. He performed his first tracheotomy on a train with a kitchen knife and a pen, saving the life of a high-ranking officer. After completing his service, Howe returned to his hometown and practiced general medicine and obstetrics for 39 years. During his first 10 years, he helped bring…
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I have always had a deep passion for animals. Hearing stories of animal abuse leaves me heartbroken. I feel a strong sense to protect and stand up for animals. That passion led me to begin volunteering at a local animal shelter in Mesa and eventually open up my home to foster dogs. A few of these foster dogs have become…
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Thinking of traveling with kids?
Traveling with young kids abroad can be exhausting but well worth it if you plan accordingly. Mike Bohnert, President of Toracle Travel, located in Chandler, and father of three boys ages 1, 6 and 9, provides tips on how to successfully travel internationally with kids.
Teaching young boys about bravery, leadership and respect
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The word home for many of us invokes warm feelings. It is our place of solace and refuge after a long day and the place we know we can always return to. But for almost 19,000 foster children in Arizona, home is a very different place. For these children, home is likely a place where they were neglected, physically abused…
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Creating a beautiful masterpiece for those who need it most
At Nielsen Law Group, we are actively involved in the community and seek organizations and causes to support that resonate with us. Our first introduction to the House of Refuge was when our attorneys offered free educational seminars to the members of their community. But we wanted to take things a step further by involving our attorneys and staff in…
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"Complexity" is the true answer to this question. Traditional standards for wine and cheese pairing were created in a period when cheese focused on key styles (cheddar, Swiss, blue and brie) and wines were focused on French classics (thank you Julia Child). These classics are still spot-on and work perfectly, but in this day and age, the availability of cheese…
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The word is out: Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) Nutrition has embarked on a Clean Label Initiative. Your first question may be, "What is a clean label?" Since there are no official guidelines defining the term, every individual and organization is open to its own interpretation. At CUSD Nutrition, we see a clean label as one free of unnecessary additives.…
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Here at St. Vincent de Paul, we are dedicated to feeding, clothing, housing and healing the most vulnerable in our community who have no where else to turn for help. Restoring hope also is at the essence of our mission. Just as important, we provide opportunities for volunteers to carry out this mission for their neighbors in need.
Easy Home Design Tips
It has always been my passion in life to decorate homes - not for just anyone, but for those who think designing a home can be expensive. It all started when I wanted to decorate my new 3,600-square-foot home in Plano, TX. Coming from a very modest 1,600-square-foot home, it was quite intimidating for me. I didn't know much about…
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If you have been to Downtown Chandler in the past couple of years, you've noticed that it is no longer the slim collection of retail shops which typically wound down at 5 p.m. Now, Downtown Chandler has a busy nightlife with restaurants, bars and more than one brewery providing an entertainment district which has drawn crowds looking for fun!
Living life with compassion
I have a calling as many people do. Mine is to help create a humane society – one in which we show animals respect, rather than subject them to neglect and violence. It became clear to me 10 years ago when I found a stray, sick puppy in central Phoenix. I nursed him back to health, named him Zeus, and…
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Our story is one with deep roots that began right here in the heart of Ocotillo. Mona's Country Day School opened in the late 70s when my aunt Ramona Felix began watching children, mainly for parents who worked across the street at Bashas' corporate office. Over the years, the city of Chandler and the daycare grew, which increased the need…
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Kylie's Mom
I will never forget the day I became Kylie's mom. It was a little after 11 a.m. in the morning on August 4 when the nurse reported, "She has a full head of dark hair." Being in labor for over 15 hours, I knew then that I had made it to the final stretch.
April 2015 Parting Thoughts
Dream gown? Check. Persnickety florist? Check. Top-notch wedding planner? Check. Unexpected glitches? Check-Check-Check. I have attended and participated in many different weddings across the country. Every blessed event had one thing in common: some sort of unforeseen mishap. Amazingly, not one involved a wacky uncle + booze.


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Kipling is a configuration and utility application for the T4 and the T7/T7-Pro. It is a cross-platform program which uses LJM for device communication. It provides basic test, configuration, and firmware upgrade functionality in a graphical interface.
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T-series devices are multifunction DAQ units that have a lot of built-in features. Kipling simplifies usage by being fast and organized. Kipling formats information so that it is both easy to understand and easy to find.
Analog Input Functionality
T-Series devices are highly capable devices with a multitude of analog features. Kipling makes them easy to learn about, configure, and use. Explore the device's extended features through a graphical interface. (Analog extended features simplify reading thermocouples/thermistors, RMS, and other readings.)
Register Matrix Control
The register matrix screen gives full control to configure any part of the device. Pin important registers and configure useful settings to be used on device power-on.
Device Scripting
Write, run, and debug Lua scripts that execute on-board the device, independently from a computer. Lua script examples are built into the program—they provide a great place to start exploring functionality.
Device Updating
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One of those aha moments, wish someone had pointed this out ages ago, thanks to Jon from phplondon.org for shedding the light.
After playing with Python recently I thought one of the most useful things was its interactive shell, where you could type in and evaluate variable expressions at the commandline. "Why doesn't PHP have this," I lamented, having played with php -r at the command line and finding it pretty useless. Up until now there's been my 'test' folder which currently has 258 files in it.
"It does" retorted Jon, "what you need is php -a". And lo and behold he was right, but this little insight doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere save one of the comments on the relevant page. If you've ever done a php –help to list the commandline options, the php -a found there doesn't tell you very much.
So, all you need to do is issue a php -a at the command line (the php cli executable is generally in your path on unix systems and quite easy to add on windows), enter PHP mode by typing a <?php, enter the PHP expressions you want to evaluate, and prompt execution by hitting <ctrl-d> on unix or <ctrl-z> on windows.


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Should God be blamed for the catastrophes which happen ? Is He sending a message that He wants us to keep His 10 commandments ? That is what radio commentator Glenn Beck suggests according to a New York Daily News article and an ABC news report.(1) Some of the more recent disasters in modern history have led some people to believe that somehow God is actually causing these terrible events. Even the governor of Tokyo has stated that he believes the recent earthquake and tsunami were a form of divine punishment.(2) From the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, to the more recent quadruple disasters in Japan(3), people have wondered why God has not intervened to prevent such tragedies.
While it may be the natural human inclination to blame God for sorrow, suffering and sadness, the Bible, often referred to as the word of God pulls back the curtain of the unseen world to reveal the true sources of calamities. In the book of Job in the Bible, God allows human beings to see who is really behind suffering and sorrow and sin (4). Many people freely profess a belief in God but do not acknowledge the existence of Satan who both God and Jesus Christ in the word of God have identified as the enemy of all mankind. It is strange that people would speak of "acts of God" as causing destruction and death but make no mention of Satan as the true source of devastation on this earth.
This is not to say that the devil is to blame for everything. Much of human suffering can be traced back to the words and actions of human beings. Errors in human judgment and selfishness continue to result in the loss of untold numbers of lives every day. Yet, Satan, one of the most dangerous foes to human beings, as pointed out by Jesus Christ Himself, is rarely recognized as being responsible for much of the misery in the world.(5)
It is interesting to note that the emperor of Japan stated that he was praying for his people.(6) I don't know how he prayed or who he was praying to but In times of crisis, it often seems that human beings instinctively turn to prayer and/or to God. The Bible predicts that just such a thing will happen in the last days as disasters increase in nations around the world. Increasing disasters are indeed one of the signs of the last days pointing to the soon return of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, due to general Biblical ignorance, Bible prophecy also predicts that a counterfeit revival will come as a result and lead to the enforcement of religious laws as a misguided attempt to appease God and bring an end to the disasters. False miracles that many will believe is the power of God will confirm people in error (7)
We are rapidly approaching that time. Will you be ready with a Christ-like character to help others find their way to the mercy seat of God ? Will you be ready to pass through the searching scrutiny of the judgment ? God is not punishing anyone right now but He is allowing circumstances and events to move forward toward the conclusion of the great controversy between Christ and Satan. Everyone must pass through the judgment to either live eternally after receiving the gift of immortality from the Lord and Savior whom they have loved or to be separated from that very same Life-Giver whose love they have rejected; to perish in the lake of fire with Satan and his evil angels. (8) Only by the grace of God imparted to our lives and the blood of Christ applied to our life record in heaven because of our choices will any of us be ready. May our heavenly Father keep you and I today and prepare us for that day.
(1) http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/glenn-beck-calls-japan-quake-message-god-gilbert/story?id=13139648
(2) http://moderntokyotimes.com/2011/03/16/tokyo-governor-ishihara-says-earthquake-and-tsunami-was-%E2%80%9Cdivine-punishment%E2%80%9D/
(3) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/03/13/2011-03-13_hundreds_flee_in_japan_after_shinmoedake_volcano_begins_spewing_ash_boulders.html
(4) Job 1,2
(5) John 8:44, Luke 8:12, Revelation 12:9, Matthew 25:41
(7) Revelation 13:11-14
See also ongoing studies of America in Prophecy at http://issues-of-life.weebly.com/
(8) 2 Corinthians 5:10, Hebrews 9:27, Ecclesiastes 12:14, 1 Peter 4;17, Revelation 14:7, 20:15, 20:10
© 2011 Tyrone Keels


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Some may think all we do at Atlanta Eats' HQ is eat, but to us, it's just another busy day on the job. We're highlighting the best things we ate last week to give you some food inspiration for the week ahead — and we're focusing on the heavier dishes we had in preparation for our future Thanksgiving food comas this Thursday. Check out AtlantaEatsTV on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for a constant stream of food porn if this post doesn't quite cure your fix.
Fried Chicken from Table and Main (Roswell)
A local restaurant focused on upscale Southern classics, Table and Main serves simple and seasonal cuisine in a restored homestead on Canton Street in downtown Roswell. The welcoming hospitality and delicious comfort food make this hidden gem really stand out. An AE team favorite is the Fried Chicken. Included within the AJC's June 2016 Best Fried Chicken within Atlanta accolade, the all-natural chicken is fried to perfection and served with the guest's choice of side. It's a great southern classic that will have diners coming back to enjoy again.
Macaroni and Cheese from Fat Matt's (Atlanta)
We know the spots with the cheesiest, crave-worthy mac n cheese, and Fatt Matt's take on the classic side is off the charts. Lots of and milk and butter smothering noodles cooked to perfection with a plentiful amount of cheese, we're salivating just thinking about the incredible combination. The side is the perfect accompaniment to any of the entrees on the menu.
Ivy Blue Chips from The Ivy Buckhead (Buckhead)
Crispy, homemade chips speak loudly to us, and when we tried The Ivy's interpretation of the starter, we were instantly mesmerized. Smothered in blue cheese, applewood smoked bacon, blue cheese dressing and garnished with chives, this appetizer is a lush way to begin a meal at the sophisticated yet casual bar. The portion is plentiful, so there is plenty of goodness to go around for a larger group to enjoy.
Did we make you hungry? You're in luck — Atlanta Eats provides the perfect workday distraction! Peruse our site for videos of Atlanta's top restaurants, and of course tune in to our show on Peachtree TV every Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.!


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Adding a new tile floor to a home completely revamps the look of the area, but laying new tile involves a lot of preparation to ensure a safe and long-lasting installation. The key to tile floor installations is proper subfloor cleaning; any contaminants on the subfloor can ruin the way the adhesive bonds, leaving your tile floor bumpy and unsafe. Tile cannot be installed over carpet, and all adhesive from the carpet must be removed before you can begin tiling.
Removing Carpet Pad
Many times, carpet pad is held in place with staples, which must all be pulled out of the subfloor with pliers. However, at times the padding will be held in place by adhesive. In normal carpet installations, the tack strips that hold the carpet in place will also be held down by adhesive. Even when you remove all of the carpet padding and the tack strips — generally with a pry bar and hammer used to force all of the materials off -- the residual adhesive will remain, and this must be removed before you can add tile.
Adhesive Solvents
The best way to remove old carpeting adhesive from your subfloor is with an adhesive solvent. Several products are available from home improvement retailers; if you decide to go with a brand-name product, read and follow all instructions regarding application. Check to make sure it is safe to use on your type of subfloor (i.e., concrete, wood). If you are looking for a similar product without scanning and reading a bunch of different labels, try mineral spirits or acetone, which are available from these retailers as well. These all-purpose solvents work to loosen the adhesive.
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Apply your chosen solvent following the product's instructions. Most can be applied with a paintbrush or rag. Be sure to saturate the entire area that is covered with adhesive; the solvent will loosen the adhesive from the surface. Once the solvent has had time to work (generally 5 to 10 minutes), scrape up the loosened adhesive with a putty knife, razor scraper, or oscillating tool with a rigid scraper blade accessory. You may need to repeat applications and scrapings in areas with very thick layers of adhesive; just keep working until you have removed all of the adhesive.
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…and ALL'S right with the world!! :o)
Yup, I got my Primitive Quilts Fall 2012 issue and after savoring every project and article, I give it two thumbs up! There are some GREAT projects in this issue and it's well worth the $9.99!!
Wanna see my favourite project? Let me show you anyway…:)
I LOVE this framed white, tea stained, wool pumpkin with the orange berries!! AND LOOK at the crow…so realistic looking!! The designer is Becky Delsman of Playing With Wool Designs! Becky is 'a new to me' designer…so I hurried over to her website! Lots of lovely things to drool over…hurry over for a look!
Then there was this sweet little wall mat,'Black Cat Tuesday' by Country Threads…I REALLY like it…but it reminded me of another pattern that is already on my "TO-DO LIST"…
Can you see the similarities…?? OK…maybe not that similar…but sort of similar! Both are by Country Threads, so I guess that's it..AND I do like them both..
I think I like the border better on Black Cat Tuesday but I think I like the lazy cat better than the Black Cat Tuesday's cat…and three or four pumkins?? Decisions…decisions!
I might have to put BOTH on that loooooong… growing even longgggggger LIST!! What about you? Which one do you like better?
Have a Super Saturday and Happy Quilting!~P


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The Sun Jar, made only from a traditional Mason jar and some energy-efficient lighting, collects energy from the sun to be used for 5 hours of light at night. The light is captured in the jar by a solar cell, rechargeable battery and low energy LED lamps.
To work, the Jar needs to be placed in sunlight (either in a lighted window or outside in any type of weather condition, thanks to its weather tight seal) and the solar cell creates an electrical current that then gradually charges the battery. When fully charged, the energy powers three LED lamps inside the Sun Jar. The Sun Jar is "smart" as it's installed with a light sensor that detects when it gets dark to activate the light. [Wishing Fish]


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4 French Students Murder, Dissolve Body Citing 'Breaking Bad'
Four French students murdered a woman over a debt and then attempted to dissolve her body in acid as they had seen in the hit TV show Breaking Bad.
Four people, three men and one woman, aged 19 to 23 were implicated in the crime. Two of the men were indicted for murder, drug trafficking, and robbery, and the third was indicted for murder by complicity, and all three are in custody. The three men were described as "brilliant students," and had been dealing amphetamines to their peers, writes David Chazan of the Telegraph. The woman was indicted for drug trafficking and is under judicial supervision.
The victim, Eva Bourseau, 23, was a former student living in Toulouse, France, writes Lindsey Bever of the Washington Post. She had been studying art history before dropping out of school. She owed the drug dealers more than $6,500 and when she couldn't pay, they murdered her. On July 26th, they arrived at her home with "brass knuckles and a crowbar" and beat her to death. A blow to the head killed her.
Last week, she was found dismembered and decomposing in a plastic container full of acid ten days after her death. Breaking Bad main characters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman used hydrofluoric acid, but these murderers used chlorine acid instead.
They reportedly had to remove her legs from her torso to fit her in the container. They then returned to the apartment to steal items and spray air freshener to cover the scent of decomposition several times over the next week, writes Meg Wagner of the New York Daily News.
Her body was found on August 3rd after her mother called the police when she and Bourseau's friends hadn't been able to contact her in two weeks.
Upon their arrest, the murderers admitted to the police that their methods had been inspired by the popular TV show, according to Fox News.
Other criminals have reported Breaking Bad as their inspiration. In Washington State last year, 28-year-old Jason Hart pleaded guilty to strangling his girlfriend and also trying to dissolve her body in acid and will be serving a 14-year sentence.
A man from Liverpool was convicted this year for trying to buy ricin over the internet to kill 1,400 people, and a woman in the UK took on Walter White's persona to aid in her attempt to poison her mother. She said:
It was like I saw myself to be some kind of Mexican drug warlord. I would think it through as if I was the main character in Breaking Bad.


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Available now in bookshops nationwide.
A young Frenchman steals a cutting from the willow planted on St Helena by Napoleon. He then travels to New Zealand and plants his cutting in Akaroa, amidst the battle for sovereignty between the French, English and the local Maori.
A young Englishwoman seeks independence and safety away from the social strictures of England. She too, travels to New Zealand. While this might seem the preamble to a standard romance, it is far more.
This is a novel which shows meticulous research, enabling an accurate retelling of the events which took place in Akaroa in the 1840s. The setting, the characters and the events are engagingly portrayed. You really get a sense of the complexity of the issues with agendas involving land and law. The Maori perspective is clearly stated, as is the spirituality of the native New Zealanders. Bishop Pompellier is accurately shown as a complex man with a deep understanding of the need for diplomacy and concession.
The story of the willow is widely known and yet details are few. The author has interviewed the descendants of the French sailor, Francoise Le Lievre, and used historical records to flesh out this gripping tale. My family have a long association with the area, and I know many of the places mentioned. It has given me another layer of understanding of the establishment of the Akaroa settlement.
This book is more than a romance novel. It is a piece of solid research about a fascinating period in colonial New Zealand. I read it in Akaroa and had to ignore the beauty of my surroundings to finish reading the book.
Reviewed by Kathy Watson
Napoleon's Willow
By Joan Norlev Taylor
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I hate rainy afternoons. I think they remind me of the day my Aunt and her husband drove me home to meet the most heart scraping pain ever inflicted upon my life. The day I was told my Daddy died…
I still remember odd scenes from that day. The way the rain splattered shy rain drops on my aunts white car. The way the trees seemed to tremble when the wind touched their dripping leaves and how as a seven year old, they seemed too big for my eyes to swallow all at once. Certain moments from that day seem to have been lost except that time when I was sitting near to the T.V. unaware that my life was about change forever. I did not notice my aunt walk up to me so all I heard was a careful whisper in my ear saying "your father died today". Whispered in the same way a girl might whisper to her best friend "I like the colour you dyed your hair". The same way a lover might whisper "I really had fun today" after an amazing date.
I couldn't move for a few seconds…and when I did the only place I could find solace in, were the bathroom floor tiles. My young life felt like a cruel dream and has ever since felt like that almost too often to smile about. I did not understand what the death of my Daddy really meant but all my mind kept telling me was "you will never see his face again". The days that followed were a mist between being held by family and sudden realizations that for the rest of my life I would not ever see my father's face again.
I cannot remember much about my father's funeral except my sister's hysterical cries from his graveside. But I do remember sitting on my mother's lap and looking at his coffin thinking "they didn't let me even see his face for the last time". After his funeral, I remember having vivid dreams where he was weak and begging me to help him… and the pain always hit the hardest when I woke up.
I was seven years old. How do you mourn the death of your father at seven years old? I didn't. Somehow I convinced myself that life is not this cruel and someday he will return. It has been fifteen years since his death and he hasn't returned. I now have to face the fact that he is not ever coming back to me and have to start my mourning process. I do not how I will begin to make sense of my life without the hope I had been harbouring for fifteen years: just to see his face again.
How do I move on? How do I deal with the pain that threatens to destroy every good moment in my life? How do I make the little girl in me understand that Daddy did not walk out her life on purpose? How do I stop the irrational fear of feeling unlovable and constantly panicking that people will walk out of my life? How do deal with my denial that has kept me sane for fifteen years? How do I live knowing I will never see my Daddy's face again?


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1. Combine green onion and vegetable broth in 5-quart saucepan. Bring to boiling over high heat.
2. Gradually stir the tortellini into the broth. Reduce the heat to medium-high; cook 3 minutes. Gradually stir in the pea pods; continue cooking for another 3 minutes.
3. Stir in pesto sauce. Serve. Makes 4 servings.


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