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What is Dell worth?
It's a whole lot more than a PC seller and should fetch a buyout price of at least $14.75 a share.
The popular question of the day is, what to do about Dell (DELL)? I can't suggest what any one investor should do, but I can share my views on the company, and why I think its stock is worth at least $14.75.
With rumors of a private equity buyout, the price of DELL surged to hit a high of $13.24 recently. Then, amidst skeptical reports from pundits who still view Dell as just a PC company, the stock retreated and today as trading around $12.80. Personally, I believe the pundits are wrong.
My view has been that the most significant problem for Dell and its stockholders is the fact that management has done a poor job articulating the message that it is no longer only a PC company.
Dell has successfully restructured its business model and should now be viewed as an Enterprise Ecosystem company. Selling PCs is a part of this model, but most certainly not the core.
However, unfortunately for Dell and its stockholders, that clear fact has not been embraced by the analysts covering it.
I've previously presented two pieces of evidence supporting my contention that Dell has changed its business model and should be viewed differently.
If we go back a dozen years to when the company was the undisputed worldwide king of the PC sector, Dell recognized revenue when it shipped a product and deferred only a very modest reserve for warranty issues. As it moved to a more enterprise-centric business model the amount of deferred revenue increased substantially and it is now clearly broken out in current and non-current liabilities.
The two primary contributors to this deferred revenue are long-term service contracts and software. At the close of quarter ending Nov. 2, 2012, deferred revenue totaled just shy of $8B, or nearly 60% of DELL's reported revenue for the quarter.
Only four years ago total deferred revenue was less than 37% of reported revenue. This is a clear indication there has been a change in DELL's business model.
The fact that deferred revenue has consistently grown quarter to quarter is a clear indication that whatever has changed is probably positive.
The second piece of evidence supporting my contention that DELL operates today with a substantially different business model than it has in the past can be seen in its gross profit margin profile.
During the 10 years prior to the quarter that ended in October 2010, Dell only once reported a gross profit margin above 20%. However, beginning with the October 2010 ending quarter, Dell has consistently reported a gross profit margin in the low to even mid-20% area.
If Dell is in fact a PC company, as it is presented to be by the pundits, and the PC market has been lackluster as we all know it has been, then why has the company's gross profit margin gone up so much? As I see it, the answer to this question is self-evident -- the pundits are wrong or at least missing something important.
Following its report for the quarter ending Nov. 2, Wall Street sold off DELL with a vengeance. At that time, I estimated its full value price to be $14.75. Personally, I continue to view it as being worth $14.75 per share.
While I could rationalize a higher price based on the company's positioning and strong cash flow that aligns well with its reported earnings, I think given the 66.5% premium from the price last November, that is about what it would take to get a deal done.
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In this video conversation, N.T. Wright discusses how the Enlightenment worldview -- which clearly separates God from the world -- has impacted our view of Scripture, and why cleaning the "spectacles" through which we view the world can help us see both Scripture and the world more clearly.
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If you were wondering how long it would take the Phils to find their form again after Saturday's loss, the answer turns out to be not very. Yesterday they found themselves down 5-1 in the third, but as they have so many times of late they stormed back behind their bats and a strong performance from the bullpen. Jenkins delivered a pinch-hit two-run homer in the sixth and Burrell doubled in a pair of runs in the seventh to put the Phils ahead to stay.
Chase Utley is on fire. Having already had a stretch between April 17 and April 23 this season where he hit seven home runs in seven days, he has now homered six times in the last seven games.
The Phillies have won six of their last seven and nine of their last 12.
The Phillies beat the Florida Marlins yesterday, winning 7-5 to improve to 33-25 on the season. With the win they reclaim first place in the NL East by a half game over the Fish. The Phils take the three-game set two games to one.
Jamie Moyer got the start for the Phillies and went seven innings, allowing five runs on seven hits. Two of the hits went for extra-bases, both home runs off the bat of Mike Jacobs. Moyer didn't walk a batter and struck out three.
Hanley Ramirez singled to left to start the first, but Moyer got Jeremy Hermida to pop to short and Jorge Cantu to hit into a double-play.
He started the second with a 1-0 lead. Jacobs led off and hit the first pitch of his at-bat way out to right, tying the game at 1-1. Moyer got the next three hitters on ground balls.
He got the first two in the third before Ramirez hit a soft ground ball to second and just beat out Utley's flip to Howard. Hermida was grazed by a pitch, putting men on first and second, before Jorge Cantu singled. Ramirez scored to put the Marlins up 2-1 with men on first and second. Jacobs was next and again the lefty blasted the first pitch of his at-bat way out to right, putting Florida up 5-1. Moyer struck out Uggla to end the frame.
He threw a 1-2-3 fourth and a 1-2-3 fifth. Utley made a nice play to end the top of the fifth. Hermida hit a ball back up the middle, but Utley ranged to his right and made a strong throw to nip Hermida at first for the third out.
Cantu singled to start the sixth with the Phils down 5-3. Again Jacobs hammered the first pitch of his at-bat, but this time it was a line drive right at Howard. Howard caught it and stepped on first to double off Cantu. Moyer struck out Uggla to end the frame. He might want to go somewhere else with his first pitch the next time he faces Jacobs. Roll it to the plate, maybe?
The game was tied at 5-5 in the seventh. Cody Ross led off with a single, but Jacque Jones bunted and popped it up towards first. Howard made a nice diving play to catch the ball for the first out. Mike Rabelo hit into a double-play behind Jones.
Gordon started the eighth with the Phils up 7-5 and walked Luis Gonzalez on five pitches to start the inning, but got the next three behind him to keep the Fish off the board. Nice bounce-back performance from Gordon after he was hit hard in his previous outing against the Rockies. After Gordon walked Gonzalez he got behind Ramirez 2-0 and Rollins came in for a pep talk. It apparently helped. The Inquirer thought the chat was a pretty big deal, complete with a headline in bazillion point. Must have been quite a talk.
Lidge threw a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Jacobs, getting Uggla on a fly ball to left and striking out Ross.
Two scoreless innings from the pen in which they allow one walk after Moyer goes seven. Gordon threw 17 pitches, Lidge 14. Gordon may be questionable for tonight's game against the Reds.
The Phillies lineup against lefty Andrew Miller went (1) Rollins (2) Victorino (3) Utley (4) Howard (5) Burrell (6) Feliz (7) Coste (8) Taguchi. Coste catches against the lefty again. Taguchi in right with Werth out. Taguchi hits eighth and Feliz and the catcher's spot move up one place in the order. Would still try Jenkins in right even against the lefty with Werth out.
With two outs in the first, Utley walked and stole second. Howard got behind 1-2 before he hit a 2-2 pitch back through the middle for a single. Utley scored and the Phils led 1-0. More good hitting with two strikes from Howard after he drove in Victorino on Saturday night with a ground ball out with two strikes. Burrell flew to right for the third out.
Taguchi walked with two outs in the second, but Moyer struck out behind him.
Down 5-1 in the third, Rollins led off and hit a ground ball to third. Cantu threw it away, however, and Rollins was safe on the error. Victorino was next and flew to center. Rollins went to third and then made a move towards home. Miller threw to third but his throw got away for another error. Rollins scored to cut the lead to 5-2. Utley blasted a 1-1 pitch out to right for his 20th home run and the score was 5-3. He's on pace to hit 56 home runs this season. Howard flew out for the second out before Burrell walked. Feliz hit an 0-1 pitch into left center, but was robbed of a hit by a diving catch by Ross to end the inning.
Phils get a run thanks to Cantu's error.
Coste singled to start the fourth. Taguchi flew to right for the first out before Moyer bunted Coste to second. Rollins popped to first for the third out. Another sacrifice for Moyer, who has been very good at getting his bunts down.
Victorino put down a pretty bunt to start the fifth, but Miller made a great play to field it and throw Victorino out at first with his momentum carrying him towards the first base line. Utley walked, but Howard hit into a double-play.
Burrell walked to start the sixth with the Phils still down 5-3. Feliz flew to left and Coste struck out, bringing up Taguchi's spot with the righty Doug Waechter on the mound for Florida. Jenkins hit for Taguchi and hit a 1-0 pitch out to right, tying the game at 5-5. Moyer hit for himself and struck out to end the inning. There are some that seem blown away with the brilliance of pinch-hitting for Taguchi with Jenkins there — seems like the pretty clear choice to me.
Victorino singled with one out in the seventh. Utley popped to second for the second out before Howard was hit by a pitch. It put men on first and second and righty Logan Kensing came in to pitch to Burrell. A wild pitch moved the runners to second and third before Burrell hit a 2-2 pitch into the left field corner. Both runners scored and the Phillies led 7-5. Like Howard, Burrell gets it done with two strikes. That's just a great job of hitting with two strikes from the strikeout kings Burell and Howard — hitting with two strikes the pair combined to knock in three of the seven runs the Phillies scored in the game. Bohn ran for Burrell at second and Feliz struck out for the third out.
The Phils went 1-2-3 in the eighth. Dobbs hit for Gordon and struck out for the third out.
Rollins was 0-for-4 in the game and 1-for-12 with a single in the series. He is hitting 292/340/460 for the season.
Victorino 1-for-4 with a single. 4-for-13 in the series with three doubles. He's hitting 292/356/404 for the season. His on-base percentage is higher than Rollins'.
Utley was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks. 4-for-11 with three home runs in the series. Six home runs in seven days. He is hitting 312/398/665 for the year. Uggla was 1-for-12 with a single in the series and is hitting 294/371/632 for the year.
Howard was 1-for-3 with an RBI. 2-for-8 with a home run and five RBI in the series. 208/324/469 for the season.
Burrell was 1-for-2 with two walks, a game-winning double and two RBI. 3-for-9 with three walks in the series. 280/422/582 for the year.
Feliz was 0-for-4 and left three men on base. 2-for-12 in the series. 259/297/423 for the year.
Coste was 1-for-4 in the game and 2-for-9 with a home run in the set. 330/393/567. Ruiz was 0-for-2 in the series. He has six extra-base hits in 127 at-bats this season and is hitting 228/300/291 for the year. Not counting yesterday's games, of the 128 NL players with at least 125 plate appearances this season only six have a worse slugging percentage than Ruiz's .291.
Taguchi was 0-for-1 with a walk. 1-for-3 with three walks in the series. 203/288/271 for the year, which isn't really what you're looking for from your starting right fielder. Jenkins was 1-for-2 with a monster two-run homer, his fifth of the year. He was 1-for-6 in the series. 285/321/430 for the season.
Kyle Kendrick (4-2, 4.84) faces righty Bronson Arroyo (4-4, 5.29) tonight as the Phils play the first of three with the Reds. Arroyo is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA in his last two starts. In those starts he struck out 15 in 12 1/3 innings. He has allowed three earned runs or fewer in each of his last five starts. He faced the Phils on April 7 and gave up five runs over 5 2/3 innings. Lefties are hitting .345 against Kendrick, but the Phillies have won seven of the last eight games he has started. His first start of the season came against the Reds. On April 4 he allowed four runs on eight hits over five innings.


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Another impressive bottling from the folks at Dalmore, matured for almost four decades in bourbon casks before a final 18 month stint in 30 year old Gonzalez Byass Matusalem sherry casks. It's named for the latin word for 'Constellation' and is certainly rather shiny.
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Paramore have revealed that former Underoath drummer and current Almost frontman Aaron Gillespie will be drumming for the band on their upcoming fall tour.
Taking to Twitter yesterday, Paramore shed light on the question of who would be the latest music industry notable to play drums. Fans may recall that longtime drummer Zac Farro left the band in 2010 and they have lacked a permanent drummer ever since. Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin has filled in, but with Nine Inch Nails touring this fall, they had to find another replacement.
Gillespie's band, The Almost, released an album through Tooth And Nail earlier this year. The group has yet to comment on Gillespie's decision to join Paramore for the fall, but we'll update you if anything develops further.


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While it's true that those with insurance are shielded from hospital charges, the uninsured aren't. Intermountain's lower charges are a benefit to Utah's uninsured.
Intermountain hospitals use a sliding scale that considers an individual's family income and family size, total amount of medical bills, and available liquid assets. Individuals whose family income falls below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines may qualify for full assistance, minus a small co-pay per episode of care. The sliding scale extends to 500% of Federal Poverty Guidelines. The estimated ability to pay model attempts to determine what portion, if any, of an individual's income may be available to go towards paying for medical debt. As the sliding scale increases, more of an individual's income is potentially available to pay for medical services.In addition, individuals with catastrophic medical bills may qualify for assistance. Intermountain hospitals currently define catastrophic assistance as situations where all medical bills (not only Intermountain medical bills) exceed 35% of a family's income.
For those who do have insurance, Utah's health insurance premiums are comparatively low
The Kaiser Family Foundation report reflects average premiums for plans sold to individuals and excludes employer-based plans, public plans, and other products. However, Kaiser says the results are a useful indicator of insurance affordability: "Given the fragmentation of the market and the lack of public data available about individual insurance premiums across the nation, the analysis provides an important baseline that consumers and policymakers can use to gauge the state of insurance affordability prior to the full implementation of health reform."
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Access to safe, quality healthcare environments that meet California's diverse and dynamic needs.
OSHPD's Mission Statement
OSHPD advances safe, quality healthcare environments through innovative and responsive services and information that:
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- Ensure safe facilities
- Support informed decisions
- Cultivate a dynamic workforce
About OSHPD
The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) was created in 1978 to provide the State with an enhanced understanding of the structure and function of its healthcare delivery systems. Since that time, OSHPD's role has expanded to include direct delivery of various services designed to promote healthcare accessibility within California. OSHPD is the leader in collecting data and disseminating information about California's healthcare infrastructure, promoting an equitably distributed healthcare workforce, and publishing valuable information about healthcare outcomes.
OSHPD also monitors the construction, renovation, and seismic safety of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities and provides loan insurance to facilitate the capital needs of California's not-for-profit healthcare facilities. These programmatic functions are distributed across five divisions and one foundation, are advised by five boards and commissions, and are supported by the Office's Administrative Services Division.
OSHPD Values:
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- Communication - The sharing of information
- Community - A unified body of individuals
- Innovation - A new idea, method or device
- Integrity - To adhere firmly to a code of moral values
- Professionalism - Aspiring qualities that mark a profession or agency
- Respect - To consider worthy of high regard
- Service - A contribution to the welfare of others
- Teamwork - Each doing a part for the whole good
As a government agency, OSHPD is held accountable for its actions. In fact, this "Accountability" is one of the prime factors that separate governmental from private sector organizations. OSHPD is accountable to the people of California, as well as to their representatives, including the Governor and members of the Legislature. OSHPD is also accountable to those who depend on its services, such as healthcare facilities and health professionals, to name two examples. This accountability generates certain expectations for OSHPD's actions.
"Communication" means that it is important for OSHPD to effectively and reliably transmit information both internally and externally. It also emphasizes that at OSHPD, communication is "two-way" in nature. OSHPD is a national leader in communication as portrayed by its commitment to making healthcare information available to the public. An example of this is found in OSHPD's hospital financial and utilization reports that are considered to be confidential in many states.
OSHPD embraces a culture where instead of many divisions geographically disbursed working on their own, it is one department coming together to serve its clients and the people of California. OSHPD is a community comprised of unique individuals with special roles and talents who are unified by an identity that is greater than the sum of its parts. This "Community" value is a new value for OSHPD and enhances and supports other areas of OSHPD's strategic planning effort. In the Community Map, OSHPD has formally named the OSHPD team as the "OSHPD Community." The Rallying Cry, "One OSHPD Working Together," which provides energy for OSHPD's initial efforts toward implementation of its strategic plan, also emphasizes the importance of this new value and the need to work as one organization.
"Innovation" typifies what OSHPD does. For example, OSHPD's Cal-Mortgage Program and Health Professions Education Foundation are healthcare accessibility extenders that are unique in state government. OSHPD's Facilities Development Division is known throughout the world for its cutting edge work on health facility structural and functional safety. Although OSHPD is not the only state department in the nation that collects or analyzes health data, many consider OSHPD's Healthcare Information Division to be the best at what it does. OSHPD's Healthcare Workforce Development Division has also garnered repeated accolades for leading the nation in a proactive effort to develop the health workforce.
"Integrity" is a very important value for a governmental organization. The dictionary includes the definition: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values, i.e. incorruptibility. At OSHPD, with regard to both internal operations and external relationships, integrity is our cornerstone. Integrity also means that OSHPD can be counted on to always perform in a consistent and fair manner.
"Professionalism" means high standards, self-accountability, and responsibility. Other identified characteristics of professionalism include the need to maintain an ongoing educational process, dedication, and awareness of professional norms in order to achieve a consistency of performance. Put another way, OSHPD team members can be relied upon to always perform in a uniformly excellent manner by continually improving their capabilities and competencies.
"Respect" is a value that OSHPD team members use to guide their work on a daily basis. Respect has meaning for both internal relationships with each other and external relationships with OSHPD's constituents. Each operating unit within OSHPD has a set of clients who utilize OSHPD's services. Despite the enormous volume of interactions, OSHPD has rarely (indeed almost never) received complaints about the way OSHPD's team members treat its clients.
OSHPD is essentially a "Service" organization, providing services for its clients and the California public. These services include the efficient processing of approvals for health facility construction and the collection and dissemination of information from healthcare providers along with many other services OSHPD provides. OSHPD is recognized for its service quality and consistency. OSHPD is committed to maintaining and even improving upon this level of achievement, which is a demanding but achievable goal.
OSHPD works as a team of many teams. A team-based approach allows the organization to synergistically apply its various strengths and technical competencies. An illustration of this comes from the Facilities Development Division where a team comprised of structural engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, fire-life safety officers, architects, compliance officers, and others must work together at multiple points in time to review and approve new construction for California's hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. Another example is the Healthcare Information Resource Center where a group of creative and dedicated professionals work together to respond creatively to requests for information or data.
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U.S. Marshals say Eric Hays is charged with felonious assault for his involvement in an assault and stabbing. The fight took place March 16 in the 1300 block of Rollins Road in Toledo. The victim had to be taken to the hospital.
Hays is described as a white male standing 5'11" tall, weighing 180 pounds.
He has four other misdemeanor warrants out for his arrest and has a criminal history of assault and similar behavior.
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MILWAUKEE, WI (LEARFIELD-WSAU) The Milwaukee Bucks will return to practice today, to get ready for their N-B-A regular season opener on Wednesday night at New York.
The Bucks took yesterday off to try and heal at least some of their aches-and-pains. Starting point guard Brandon Knight was still out with a sore left hamstring. His back-up, Luke Ridnour, had a sore back at Saturday's practice.
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I am 19 years old and have had acne since my early teens. It's hard to classify it as severe, moderate, or mild since it changes all the time. A few weeks ago, it was almost completely cleared up, and now all of a sudden it's gotten really bad again. The only change between now and then has been that I came home from college for winter break. Ironically, in college I get little sleep and am often stressed, but my acne was better there. It doesn't make much sense, since sleep and relaxation are supposed to help with acne. Is it possible that I am producing more testosterone with the extra sleep and lack of stress, and that that's aggravating my acne?
This is the problem with my acne- that how bad it is seems to have little to do with how I am treating it. Right now, I scrub my face every night with an Oxy pad (salycylic acid and alcohol), and apply Atralin (a .05% tretinoin gel), as well as a 5% benzoyl peroxide cream. Despite this, I have a number of large, inflamed pimples on my forehead, nose, and chin. I eat pretty healthily- I eat very little junk food, and eat a varied and balanced diet that includes vegetables, nuts, and a little bit of meat. I do eat Stonyfield organic yogurt sometimes, but I have essentially stopped drinking milk.
I would like to find a treatment that reliably and consistently keeps my acne under control. It does seem to be worse when I don't treat it at all, so the treatments seem to at least be doing something. The tretinoin also seems to improve my underlying skin tone and quality, even if it doesn't always keep the acne under control. I am considering adding a glycolic acid wash to my treatment, and have also read about the Regimen. Do any of you think that these might be effective in my case? The only real consistency I have seen in my acne is that it is better in the summer when I get more sun exposure. If I can't find a reliable treatment, I will consider resorting to Accutane, but the potential side effects are keeping me away from that for now, and I would prefer to avoid it if possible.
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Posted 25 December 2012 - 05:24 PM
I think the Regimen would be effective for your case! Definitely give it a try before Accutane anyway. The Regimen has totally cleared my skin (but right now I'm dealing with a nasty case of perioral dermatitis). If you're reading this Dan, thank you!!
Posted 28 December 2012 - 05:31 PM
I ordered the Regimen products from this website and they're on the way, so we'll see how that goes. One thing I noticed is that recently I've been eating a lot fewer fruits and vegetables than I normally do (since there's always a salad bar with a ton of fruits and vegetables at school). I've started eating a lot of fruits and vegetables within the past few days, and my skin is already starting to look a lot better. I think that might have something to do with it.
Posted 04 January 2013 - 11:16 PM
Are you male or female? Many women have better success long-term on hormonal treatment than Accutane.
This is my own speculation, but I strongly believe that most women with acne clear up after high school not because they "grew out of it" but because they became sexually active and went on hormonal birth control.
This is my own speculation, but I strongly believe that most women with acne clear up after high school not because they "grew out of it" but because they became sexually active and went on hormonal birth control.
Posted 09 January 2013 - 03:23 PM
Did you change something in your regimen? It could be that what you're using is too harsh on your skin and irritating it. Some people say things in the water has something to do with acne. It could be the water at your house has a different pH or different minerals or anything. The weather may even be different where you were, depending on how far away it was. Even different chemicals clothes and sheets are being washed with could affect you. With the laundry list of side effects, I'd suggest you try whatever you can before resorting to accutane. Has your food intake changed at all?
Posted 10 January 2013 - 02:56 AM
Do you use a moisturizer? Maybe your skin is getting irritated by all the topicals you're using.
Posted 19 January 2013 - 04:04 PM
If you have to go on accutane and have any questions, this forum is a great place. I was scared to but have been doing well on it for a month and a half. Good luck with whatever treatment you decide on!
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Khalid Henderson, who plays linebacker at Cobb County's Pebblebrook High School, committed to Tennessee only minutes after being offered by Volunteers coach Derek Dooley. Henderson was an emerging prospect who already had 13 offers, including Louisville, UConn, Troy, Middle Tennessee State, Ball State, and Georgia State.
"Coach Dooley was a little surprised when I committed," Henderson told the AJC. "It was like he didn't want to put pressure of me to commit. He asked me 'What other camps do you plan on attending this summer?' I told him probably Clemson, Georgia Tech and some others; Then I said 'Coach, you don't have to worry about that because you've got a Volunteer with me.' He was really excited to hear that, congratulated me, and welcomed me to the Tennessee family."
The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder blew away Tennessee's coaches with his performance at a recent camp, leading up to Tuesday's offer from the Volunteers. Henderson was invited to last Saturday's Mark Richt Camp by UGA assistant Will Friend but couldn't make it due to taking the ACT test. Many other SEC and ACC schools had expressed heavy interest, requesting Henderson to show up at camp to be evaluated for an offer.
"I really like Tennessee," Henderson. "When I visited there, I really liked the campus and atmosphere. I really like the coaches, and get along with them well. They told me, after the way I performed at camp, it was only a matter of time before they offered. When they did, I took it."
Henderson is a three-year starter at Pebblebrook, and led the team in tackles last year. He had a season-high 13 tackles against Campbell. When Pebblebrook had injuries at tailback last season, Henderson was inserted into the game on offense and had a 65-yard run on his first carry. Henderson has a summer job at Six Flags. He wants to study business and sports management in college. "I want to be a sports agent. I just have a passion for that. I can't see myself doing anything outside of the sports industry because I love it so much."
Pebblebrook coach Randall Smith said Clemson, South Florida, Central Florida, Kentucky and Purdue were among the other colleges beginning to inquire about and recruit Henderson. "He has got great size and speed, running a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash. That's what he can do at linebacker — cover guys in the open field on the outside, and play inside with the big boys, when needed."
Pebblebrook has two other players that project to sign with major colleges — QB CJ Goodman (6-0, 170) is being evaluated by Georgia Tech, Navy and Georgia Southern at QB, Clemson as an athlete, and by Tennessee at WR; LB Sertonuse Harris (6-0, 185) has generated interest from Navy, Troy and Middle Tennessee State.
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June 14th, 2011
12:02 pm
Welcome To The VolNation! VFL Baby!!! Keep Up the Hard Work
June 14th, 2011
12:09 pm
Sounds similar to the schools Georgia Tech beats out when they land a commit.
June 14th, 2011
12:10 pm
I don't know – looks pretty good to me. Certainly too small right now to play LB in the SEC, but when he puts on the weight he should be good if he keeps his speed.
June 14th, 2011
12:16 pm
[...] believe the kid is legit … and schools will be finding that out soon on the camp circuit. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, he is one of "Atlanta's best-kept secrets." He was asked by UGA to camp there [...]
June 14th, 2011
12:46 pm
Hey Nerd, how do you like all those top ranked Georgia classes going 6-7 last year. That has worked out real well for you, hasn't it?
June 14th, 2011
12:48 pm
Congrats to UT on a solid pickup.
June 14th, 2011
1:24 pm
LOL, Ga State, Ball St and MTSU. Sounds about right for the Vowels.
June 14th, 2011
1:28 pm
[...] Dooley was a little surprised when I committed," Henderson told the AJC, who considers him on of Atlanta's best kept secrets. "It was like he didn't want to put [...]
June 14th, 2011
1:32 pm
[...] Blog from the AJC about his commitment: LB Khalid Henderson commits to the Tennessee Volunteers | AJC College Sports Recruiting [...]
June 14th, 2011
1:50 pm
UGA 2001, sorry you mised the part where he was asked to come to Richts Camp. And as far as as "sounding about right for the Vols"……Eric Berry, Juwaun James, Brian Randolph. All great players that we took out of Georgia. And I know…they were plyers that UGA didnt want. Just remember when Da'Rick puts up two Tds on you in 4 months.
June 14th, 2011
1:55 pm
I'm so surprised since Ball State and Troy offered that PJ didnt go after him!!!! Maybe if Ga. Southern or Wofford had offered then PJ could have grabbed him.
June 14th, 2011
1:57 pm
good get for UT, i hear Murray State was about to offer and really put the pressure on…….
June 14th, 2011
2:02 pm
Yeah, Matt, UGA wanted Berry. And Berry wanted UGA. Problem was, Daddy got in the way.
June 14th, 2011
2:03 pm
QB CJ Goodman (6-0, 170) is being evaluated by Georgia Tech, Navy and Georgia Southern at QB
June 14th, 2011
2:05 pm
Congrats to the kid. Hope he does well at UT.
June 14th, 2011
2:11 pm
Just like Marlon Brown wanted to go to UT but his grandmother made the decision for him. Im sure EB regrets not coming to UGA and playing for the brilliant defensive mind that was Willie Martinez.
June 14th, 2011
2:12 pm
Sounds like a good pickup for the Vols. congratulations on the offer and acceptance.
June 14th, 2011
2:57 pm
congrats. Love when the local kids do well.
June 14th, 2011
2:58 pm
The guy was invited to the UGA camp but he chose to take the ACT instead. So he already knows how bad the coaching is at UGA.
Dream Team 11.0? Anyone?
June 14th, 2011
3:06 pm
It looks like he's going to be a good football player.
June 14th, 2011
3:16 pm
Does UT still play football?
June 14th, 2011
3:22 pm
Congrats to Khalid and The UT Vols. I like it when Georgia kids do well even when they don't stay in state. UGA and GA Tech can't sign them all.
June 14th, 2011
3:33 pm
I think you mean UGA can't sign them all and Georgia Tech can't sign them, at all.
June 14th, 2011
3:53 pm
Congrats UT. Looks solid but so did Lane Kiffin.
And Matt Stanford: Does the whole Marlon Brown thing still sting? It's not like him or Da'Rick have come anywhere near there recruiting hype. Although Rogers definitely wins in the thug-manship dept.
June 14th, 2011
4:36 pm
congrats to ut , sounds like a nice kid. hope he does well
June 14th, 2011
4:46 pm
No Berry didn't want to go to UGA after his visit. Mark Richt didn't even know his name he said that he wrote it on his hand and was too busy focusing on Caleb King. I think Mark Richt knows Berry's name now though.
June 14th, 2011
4:49 pm
Don't get too cocky Vol fans. Word is the NCAA is about to come down on you hard for excessive cheating.
June 14th, 2011
4:53 pm
Nate the Great…….I don't think anyone, anywhere ever thought Lane Kiffin was solid in any facet of his life.
June 14th, 2011
8:40 pm
Not good. A talented player UT went right in and got away from Georgia
I hate when this happens. Watch this kid haunt us the next 4 years.
June 14th, 2011
9:35 pm
[...] received a commitment from linebacker Khalid Henderson from Pebblebrook High School in Austell, Ga.Henderson gave his commitment to UT coach Derek Dooley after he offered Henderson on Tuesday morning."Coach Dooley was a little surprised when I [...]
June 14th, 2011
9:37 pm
Does tn play football? Aren't they15-5, the last 20 hrs vs Ugag?
June 14th, 2011
10:07 pm
UT will get hit hard in mens basketball for Bruce Pearl being a idiot,
but UT football will only get a slap on the wrist. Kiffin will get 1 last
chance from the NCAA to clean his program up or 88 out the gate!!
June 14th, 2011
10:19 pm
doolittle's raiders strike fear in joe-ga yaaaaw—–hahahahahah
ku doe's to my main man (vince's son) find a wierd way to lose a game after time expires——–hahahah
————seriously yaaaw love the doolies———-good luck tennersay fans
—————better yaaaw than allburn or the country of tree killers——–hahahh bammer for real
————————–what is a high school kid that commits to tree killers——–??just dumb
————big orange please kick roll tollit paper tide and all the tree killer's family as— this year
June 14th, 2011
11:38 pm
ut and dooley are now forced to sign players who have only have offers from Louisville, UConn, Troy, Middle Tennessee State, Ball State, and Georgia State? Things have gone way down in knoxville. Dooley's not going to last 3 years if he can't sign some good players. Bama is going to beat tenn like a rented mule, as usual, with a roster full of 4-5 star studs!!! The Tide will win the SEC—book it.
June 15th, 2011
12:43 am
[...] Atlanta LB commits to Tennessee (click on story link) [...]
June 15th, 2011
5:11 pm
…Dooley is putting it together right. Bama and Georgia both took their licks back 6 or 7 years ago, so weve taken ours…now its time to start turning the corner. And this certainly a step in that direction. Bama lost alot more that what they want to let on, we may not beat em…but we'll give them a good run for their money this year. we could very be the Sleeper in the East.
June 15th, 2011
7:25 pm
Gonna be a great year…..ROLL TIDE ROLL
June 15th, 2011
7:26 pm
And Bitter 2 Face…keep on hating….LOOSER
June 15th, 2011
7:28 pm
Shucks got carried away with my OOOOO,s. That would be LOSER!!!!
June 15th, 2011
10:37 pm
I cant believe Ga is asking if Tn still plays football.Ga has won what 5 out of the last 15 times.Berry was never going to Ga and you people know it.MR is Phil Fulmer in training.He is on his last leg at Ga and then the dawgs might get a real coach and the rest of the sec might have a reason to worry.Im not even a Tn fan but they will be back and probably alot sooner than people expect.
Oh, I think I seen where someone said Ga cant sign them all.Well signing them and coaching these players up are two different things.They are no better when they leave than they are when they get there.
June 16th, 2011
1:13 am
[...] Atlanta LB commits to Tennessee (click on story link) [...]
June 16th, 2011
8:47 am
Khalid Henderson is a phenomenal athlete and student. I'm glad that Coach DD is recruiting every school he possibly can and evaluating every athlete to the best of there knowledge. Coach DD is not only recruiting talented athletes on the field but also in the classroom. We are the Dark Horse of the SEC and I love it more every time I hear it. GO VOLS!!!!!!!
June 18th, 2011
5:08 am
recently have met the kids mom and she"s a really nice lady and have heard he's a good kid and student,wished he would have waited on TECH,but good luck to the kid.
June 19th, 2011
4:46 pm
That's my cuz. He'll gain about 20lbs by the time he arrives in Knoxville and he'll be a beast for
Tenn. You go up there and knock some head Khalid. Go Vols.
June 21st, 2011
12:11 pm
LB/Defensive end Charles McCline 6′0 225 at Pebblebrook high school may also be getting a offer from UT as well all in time. Here's a link to his highlight:
June 21st, 2011
12:12 pm
here's a interview with Charles McCline and Khalid Henderson from chuckoliver.net
July 2nd, 2011
12:30 am
nice article in Sports section
i like the information
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
The City Council approved a parking legislation package yesterday that aims to make parking enforcement fairer and to eliminate excessive ticketing. The three parts are:
* Being able to cancel a ticket on the spot if you have a muni-meter receipt that's time-stamped five minutes within the ticket's time.
* Freezing late fees on tickets until 30 days after they've been issued, to give you a chance to contest them.
* Banning the city from placing parking stickers on cars that are said to be violating alternate side parking rules.
It's those stickers that got under the nails of nearby Councilman David G. Greenfield, who wrote that legislation. The Sanitation Department has used neon stickers in cases of alternate-side parking violations since 1988, issuing about 400 each day alternative-side parking rules are in effect for street cleaning. The City Council argues that the stickers are attached even before motorists are given the chance to prove their innocence.
"Punishing drivers with these impossible-to-remove stickers is unfair and unnecessary," said Greenfield in a statement. "New York City doesn't employ methods of public humiliation and shame for those who violate serious crimes, yet has no problem defacing private property with neon stickers because you forgot to move your car on an alternate-side parking day."
The bill, which keeps in place existing $45 to $60 fines for alternate-side parking violations but ends the practice of placing these stickers on the car's rear window, received support from Council members, drivers, and the Automobile Association of America when introduced earlier this year.
The Bloomberg administration has voiced its opposition to the entire legislation package, but because it received such overwhelming support in City Council, it seems unlikely the Mayor will be able to veto it if that's his plan.
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Robert Griffin loves his tomatoes with pretty much anything, but he won't buy them as often if the price doubles.
"That's going to be bad, especially for tomato lovers, which I am," said Griffin from Cape Coral.
A new study by the Fresh Produce Association of Americas shows tomatoes could jump from $2.50 to $5 a pound if the U.S. ends its agreement with Mexico.
The agreement sets a minimum price for the country's tomatoes, so American growers can stay competitive.
An end to the deal could make rotten tomatoes out of Chuck Weisinger's import business – Weis Buy Farms in Fort Myers. "I will sell less product. I have people that work for me, they'll sell less," said Weisinger.
Florida produces much of the nation's winter tomatoes. Its growers argue Mexican farmers are taking advantage of the tomato trade agreement and are selling their product in the U.S. at cheaper prices.
"I'd like to see some type of compromise made to where it becomes a fair playing field between the Mexican growers and American growers," said Weisinger.
Mexico's government says a limit on imports would damage its trade relations with the U.S. A final decision on whether to cut trading ties is expected in May.


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What others are saying about The Atlantic City Experience:
"Maureen Sherr Frank, the executive director of the Atlantic City Free Public Library, is pushing exactly this idea - a new, interactive museum that would do justice to the city's past and that would be called The Atlantic City Experience." - Press of Atlantic City, 11 July 2011.
"But the archivists' true dream is the proposed "Atlantic City Experience," a new museum that would include digital displays and provide a fully immersive atmosphere." - Press of Atlantic City, 5 July 2011.
"The Atlantic City Free Public Library's special presentation of 'The Atlantic City Experience' continues to impress through its on-site displays and through the library's Web site atlanticcityexperience.org." - AC Weekly, 19 January 2011.
"The Atlantic City Experience website, www.atlanticcityexperience.org, provides some of the extensive resources contained in the library's Alfred M. Heston Collection of books, photographs, postcards, audio, video, digital files and memorabilia pertaining to the city's history." - Shore News Today, 29 December 2010.
"The Atlantic City Free Public Library is telling a story about the places, people and events that shaped the city with 'The Atlantic City Experience.'" - Press of Atlantic City, Hometown edition (AC), 15 December 2010.
"The A.C. Library launches a new Web site that supports the library's program of exhibits and educational programs designed to promote the city's past and catch the wave of interest "Boardwalk Empire" has brought." - AC Weekly, 3 December 2010.
Reporting on The Atlantic City Experience:
Martin DeAngelis, "Atlantic City Library archivist plays key role in providing background for HBO show 'Boardwalk Empire,'" Press of Atlantic City, 16 September 2012.
William Sokolic, "'Experience' in the works," Courier-Post Atlantic City Gaming, Destinations & Diversions, 22 December 2011, p. 2.
Vincent Jackson, "Atlantic City Forum Considers Ideas for Exhibiting City's Past in Proposed Museum," Press of Atlantic City, 15 December 2011.
Ray Schweibert, "Library Seeks Suggestions for New A.C. Museum," Atlantic City Weekly, 7 December 2011.
Emily Previti, "Atlantic City Free Public Library to Hold Forum on Plans for Museum," Press of Atlantic City, 5 December 2011.
William Sokolic, "'Boardwalk Empire' returns: A host of programs ushers in the new season," Courier-Post Atlantic City Gaming , Destinations & Diversions, 8 September 2011, p.2.
Steven Lemongello, "Atlantic City Public Library prepares for renovation to archives department," Press of Atlantic City, 5 July 2011.
Caitlin Dineen, "Atlantic City seeking museum to showcase its experience," Press of Atlantic City, 3 June 2011.
Felicia Compian, "A.C. Library hosts a closer look at black history, 1920s 'Experience,'" Press of Atlantic City, Hometown edition (AC), 2 February 2011.
Mike Pritchard, "The Atlantic City Experience," AC Weekly, 3 December 2010.
Reporting on the Atlantic City Historical Museum:
Caitlin Honan, "Experts on Atlantic City to detail life in resort during Roaring '20s," Press of Atlantic City, 10 October 2012.
Ray Schweibert, "Exploring the 1920s in Atlantic City," Atlantic City Weekly, 3 October 2012.
Lou Perri, "AC Historical Museum opens," TheAlternativePress.com, 29 August 2012.
Jeff Schwachter, "Garden Pier re-Opens," Atlantic City Weekly, 28 August 2012.
Emily Previti and David Simpson, "Atlantic City Historical Museum reopens on Garden Pier with new displays, improved ocean view," Press of Atlantic City, 28 August 2012.
"Library to manage Atlantic City Historical Museum," Shore News Today, 28 August 2012.
The Atlantic City Experience was produced and is managed by The Atlantic City Free Public Library, a service of the City of Atlantic City.


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NFL Veteran Brown Sues over Madden Number Use, Hopes to Halt Sales and Obtain All Relevant ProfitsNFL Hall of Famer turned actor Jim Brown has sued game makers Electronic Arts and Sony regarding his alleged appearance in the Madden NFL series, seeking to halt game sales and obtain all profits derived from any Madden games with his likeness.
The suit stems from Brown's recent discovery that a Cleveland Browns player using his number, but not his face or name, appeared in Madden NFL 2001, reports GameSpot.
Brown describes the character as "a muscular African American player," claiming that this hurts his "inherently distinctive, and arbitrary trademark as the All-Time Great Cleveland Brown Running Back."
The one-time Cleveland Browns number 32 claims that he "never signed away any rights that would allow his likeness to be used [in a video game]" and that both companies "unjustly enriched and have received and continue to hold ill-gotten gains," according to Bloomberg.
The filing states that Brown could not have signed away his likeness during his 1957-1965 NFL career as "video games were not yet invented and no union to obtain rights from existed."
While Electronic Arts is obviously named in the suit for its use of Brown in its Madden NFL series, Sony is named for its involvement in manufacturing and distribution.
Curiously, Sony is the only console maker named, though Madden appears on consoles produced by Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. Sony is also most recent console maker to develop its own licensed football game: NFL GameDay 2005.


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I think they are OK but not great. I bought 2 pairs, one for my son and one for me. We ride moto in cool and wet winters in the NW and need a glove that keeps our hands warm and dry. I generally buy Fox here on RM because they have good deals even though I think the quality of the Fox products are not superb. These gloves fit small to me. My son is 12 and has small hands and I bought him an adult small and they fit great for him. I wear adult large and my gloves are tight. Both cases, we generally do not have a problem but Fox gear always seems to run small. Second, we rode in 32 to 35 degree F weather and our hands were frozen. These gloves don't do a great job of keeping your hands warm in cold weather. When we rode in 40's and 50's, they work good. Third, for riding moto, these are thick and bulky. I can see using these for riding snowmobiles with hand warmers but dirt bikes, not so much. A bit let down for the $50 spent, I am not sure these were worth it. I have a pair of the Fox polar paws and they keep my hands almost or just as warm and are easier to grip the bars.Read All Reviews
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The Yalumba Y Series of varietal wines express the lively personality and colourful 160-plus-year history of the Hill-Smith family of Yalumba, Australia's oldest family owned winery. These are fresh and flavoursome fruit-driven wine styles of quality and consistency, highlighting the true regional character of South Australia's most renowned viticultural areas and confirming Yalumba's reputation as Australia's finest independent winemaker.
The wine is deep and dense cherry red in colour with a nose of brooding Cabernet fruit, berries and plum, with toasty oak. The palate is of vibrant, sweet berry fruit finishing with a firm tannin structure.
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The Yalumba Merlot made by Yalumba's Red Winemaker Kevin Glastonbury shows classic Merlot varietal character-soft and supple with delightful aromas of sweet berry fruits, rose petals and spice. Ripe sweet plums on the palate together with gentle tannins leads to a lovely soft finish.
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The Yalumba Y Series of quality wines salutes our proud history of viticulture and winemaking in South Australia. Significantly, the individual icons on each label reflect the labours, inventive thinking and aspirations of all at Yalumba.
The Riesling depicts the olive tree. It is said, where grapes thrive and prosper so too do the olive trees. When you consider the grape growing regions of South Australia, it is very true.
With a fine ruby colour, this wine has exotic aromas of raspberries, strawberries and cream and notes of lilac and violets - all with a minerally edge.
The mouth feel is succulent, with strawberry, rhubarb and cinnamon flavours. It opens to a fine dense body of wine with a soft texture that is long and beautifully balanced.
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Characterised by aromas of intense passionfruit, mown grass and a touch of fragrant spice, this Sauvignon Blanc is a delicious expression of the variety. The palate offers layers of flavours - lemons and tropical fruit and fresh cut herbs - with textures that are succulent and long. It finishes with lingering and refreshing natural acidity.
Yalumba Y Series Shiraz is an elegant, classic Shiraz offering a vibrant berry nose, with hints of licorice, spices and delicious mocha chocolate. The palate is complex displaying yummy fruit flavours of berries and plums, with good depth, balanced by fine tannins.
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The palate is supple, chewy and delicious with sweet vinour fruits and loose-knit tannins. A spicy, savoury and silky wine with a lingering finish.
The Yalumba Y Series of quality wines salutes our proud history of viticulture and winemaking in South Australia. Significantly, the individual icons on each label reflect the labours, inventive thinking and aspirations of all at Yalumba.
Our Yalumba nursery team is bullish in its determination to discover varieties that are best suited to our climate and lifestyle. Originally from Spain, Tempranillo has found a natural home in the vineyards of South Australia.
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John Flood, Professor of Law and Sociology, University of Westminster
Time to cut the silken thread
Readers' comments (23)
I am appalled at the aggressive and condescending nature of some comments on this article. Lawyers should be able to make a point and respond to arguments without resorting to petty insults. There is simply no excuse for arguing against a view your disagree with through nonsensical childish comments like "left-wing socialist claptrap".
I disagree with some parts of the article, such as the idea that it is impossible to assess one's skills with advocacy. It is similarly impossible to objectively assess one's contribution to science for a Nobel prize, one simply has to make an educated guess.
I agree with many of the other points. It seems extremely odd that only the last two years are taken into account, when building a reputation for excellent advocacy takes much longer. I also find it difficult to see why the QC tag should be focused on a small area of the profession. There is no real reason why the QC process couldn't be extended to, for example, M&A lawyers, by asking clients and the other side about that lawyer's performance.
I find it difficult to support the QC system because I am not sure what it is trying to achieve. As Mr Nugent pointed out, the QC monikor does not guarantee instructions and many clients do not understand or care what the letters mean. That said, I am not sure the institution is doing harm.
The author suggests that a universal system would work more effectively. This is the system used in the United States where people add "JD" or "Esq." to their name to indicate that their are practicisng lawyers rather than, say, legal consulstants. This makes a lot more sense to me than the current QC system.
To: Anonymous | 16-Apr-2012 2:30 pm
For me, the real problem with Prof Flood's argument is that, in the face of some fairly obvious points, he has retreated at haste into "yes, this is the sort of thing that is deserving of research". All that does is show up the flimsy nature of the call "?It's time we got rid of the Queen's Counsel (QC)".
If you think that the issue here is distinguishing practising lawyers from legal consultants then I respectfully disagree, and would also suggest that you do some more thinking about it!
The paper I refer to on the quasi-judicial aspect of QCs is by Sasha Wass QC and can be found at http://www.dca.gov.uk/consult/qcfuture/responses/qc332.pdf
In her paper she asserts that barristers are quasi-public servants and QCs have a quasi-judicial role hence the state's interest in appointing QCs even overseeing barristers. It's an ingenious if flawed argument.
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