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Webgame Wednesday: A Small Talk at the Back of Beyond
A Small Talk at the Back of Beyond is an innovative short story game. In this sci-fi puzzler, you awake in the dark to an unfamiliar voice. About the only game mechanic you have available to you is your ability to talk. Start up a conversation and you might just figure out what the heck is going on here.


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Believing In Greg Holden
Scottish singer/songwriter Greg Holden recently visited The Recording Academy's headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., to participate in an exclusive GRAMMY.com interview and perform a brief acoustic set. Holden discussed co-writing Phillip Phillips' "Home," recording his sophomore album I Don't Believe You and common themes in his music, among other topics. Holden performed songs such as "As Far As I Can," "The American Dream" and "The Lost Boy."
"I was going through kind of a dark period in my life [when I wrote I Don't Believe You]," said Holden. "I look back on the album now and I'm just like, 'Man, why was I so sad?' But it was really cool because I raised the money to make it through Kickstarter.com. … And I raised a lot more money than I expected."
Holden released his debut album, A Word In Edgeways, in 2009. Produced by Tony Berg, I Don't Believe You was released in March and was funded through a Kickstarter.com campaign, which raised $30,000 in a single month. On the 2012 season finale of "American Idol" in May, winner Phillips performed "Home," which Holden co-wrote with songwriter Drew Pearson. On the strength of Phillips' performance, "Home" peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Digital Songs chart with 278,000 units sold, marking the second-best digital sales week for an "American Idol" contestant. (Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" sold 280,000 units in 2009.) Holden is currently on tour throughout Europe and the UK, with select dates scheduled through September.

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BracketRacket: FGCU's bookstore, a Plumlee reunion and new odds from stats guru Nate Silver
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs.
Today's edition includes the mad rush at Florida Gulf Coast's bookstore, a Plumlee family reunion and Nate Silver's reconfigured odds for the 16 teams left in the field. And, for your viewing pleasure, a little dance move we've called the (Gregg) Marshall Mamba.
The surprising run to the Sweet 16 has made Florida Gulf Coast University a favorite bandwagon team, with fans from all over the nation jumping onboard.
On campus, it's created quite a stir, particularly at the university bookstore.
After the guys from Dunk City became the first No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16, the school bookstore was bombarded with hundreds people hoping to pick up FGCU gear. The bookstore website had Sweet 16 shirts available Monday morning and the line outside the store snaked around more than 100 long. Customers stood shoulder to shoulder inside — a somewhat blurry look here: http://bit.ly/10cKHAY — and the checkout lines took up to an hour to get through.
According to information provided by Susan Evans, FGCU's vice president and chief of staff, sales of hats and apparel for the men's team at the bookstore from March 1-25 were just under $115,000, over $100,000 more than a year ago. The women's team has gotten a nice boost in popularity as well, sales of their team's gear at over $34,000 after hitting just over $5,000 last year.
The school's websites also have seen a huge uptick in traffic during the Eagles' run.
The daily unique visitors to www.fgcu.edu barely eclipsed 50,000 even after FGCU made it into the NCAA tournament, but was over 230,000 on Monday. The athletics website, www.fgcuathletics.com, had a dramatic jump as well, climbing over 117,000 unique visitors after hovering under 10,000 before the weekend.
Oh, and the Eagles seem to have some strong support in Alaska, at least to an ESPN SportsNation poll: http://bit.ly/15SgVEP
Miles Plumlee spent most of his rookie season bouncing from the NBA's Indiana Pacers to the D-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants and back.
Now he's hitting the road again — at the wrong time for an impromptu family reunion.
His two younger brothers, Mason and Marshall, will be in town for Thursday night's NCAA Midwest Regional, playing for second-seeded Duke against No. 3 Michigan State at Lucas Oil Stadium.
"I'm excited for them, but I'm a little upset we're not playing any home games this week," Miles told AP Sports Writer Michael Marot after Tuesday's Pacers practice.
About an hour after practice, Miles left with the team headed to Houston for its first stop on a four-game road trip that runs through the rest of the regional round.
The rest of the Plumlees will likely converge on his hometown while the oldest brother is gone.
"I have no idea who's coming, but a lot of the family is coming. We still have a lot of family here," Miles said. "I'm so proud of him (Mason). He's put in a lot of work since his freshman year and now you can see how he's grown."
Statistical guru Nate Silver has recalculated the odds for the final 16 teams in the NCAA tournament.
Why do you care what he thinks? Well, the man from the FiveThirtyEight blog had his statistics dialed in the past two presidential elections, nailing all 50 states in the most recent one while calling nearly every Senate race.
He's turned his critical eye toward the NCAA bracket and came up with new odds now that the field has pared down.
Louisville is still the favorite, its odds up to 32.4 percent from 23.8 percent. Next in line is Florida, which jumped eight points to 21.3 percent and leapfrogged Indiana, which dropped nearly eight points from 18.4.
Florida Gulf Coast has better odds of winning now that the No. 15 seed has reached the Sweet 16, but not much — the Eagles are up to 0.02 percent after starting at 0.001.
See Silver's analysis here: http://nyti.ms/10F5Irz
Yesterday, we showed you Miami coach Jim Larranaga's version of the Muhammad Ali Shuffle.
Today, we give you the celebration dance of Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall. The Marshall Mamba? Via Yahoo! Sports and CBS/Turner: http://yhoo.it/105XzJ7
Used to be that getting to the NCAA tournament was a huge goal for a basketball program.
These days, it's not always good enough.
On Monday, UCLA's Ben Howland and Minnesota's Tubby Smith were fired after leading their teams to the field of 68.
Howland had a 10-year run in Westwood, going 233-107 while making three consecutive Final Four appearances and winning four Pac-12 titles. The Bruins were the regular-season champions this season and went 25-10, but lost to Minnesota by 20 in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Smith, who won a national championship with Kentucky in 1998, was fired Monday after the Gophers lost to Florida in the NCAA's third round. He went 124-81 in six seasons at Minnesota, helping to bring the program back to respectability after it was hit hard by an academic cheating scandal.
Now both coaches are looking for jobs.
Ratings for the first week of the NCAA tournament were the highest in 15 years.
Turns out, you're watching online, too.
NCAA March Madness Live, managed by Turner Sports, set all-time marks by getting 36.6 million live video streams and more than 10 million hours of live video across online and mobile platforms during the opening weekend on the NCAA tournament.
The live video streams doubled from last year and the live video time is up 198 percent.
That's a lot of tablets and smartphones tuned in to the tournament.
"He is an avid physical fitness freak. That's probably a reason why his back situation is what it is today. He would run 20 miles at a time. The physical condition that he is in is amazing to this day. I would've been the opposite, I would've been doing whatever I'm supposed to do other than that. In a funny way, that combination made us get along so well." — Arizona Sean Miller on Ohio State coach Thad Matta, whom he calls one of his closest friends in coaching.
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Some Republicans aren't giving up on the claim Mitt Romney floated in the second presidential debate: that the Obama administration, for political reasons, downplayed the possibility that the deadly attack on a U.S. facility in Libya in September was a well-planned terrorist operation.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has suggested that Susan Rice, the U.S. representative to the United Nations, is "not qualified" to serve as secretary of State because, in television interviews five days after the attack, she said that "the best assessment we have today" is that the attack in Benghazi began as a spontaneous response to earlier protests at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo related to the video "Innocence of Muslims."
If the fog of war obscured what actually happened at Benghazi on Sept. 11 — even now, investigators are trying to reconstruct the events that led to the deaths of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans — then the fog of politics continues to distort the picture of how and why the administration characterized the events the way it did. Most of the obfuscation has come from Republicans.
It's now clear that Rice's comments in several TV interviews on Sept. 16 faithfully tracked "talking points" that were assembled by intelligence officials and only slightly edited by the White House and State Department. (A reference to the Benghazi site changed from "consulate" to "diplomatic facility," hardly evidence of a political cover-up.) The talking points said that there were indications that "extremists participated in the violent demonstration," which "evolved into a direct assault." But they didn't indicate that officials had begun to suspect that groups affiliated with or modeled on Al Qaeda were involved.


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --White Dental Supply, Inc. (OTCBB: WITD.OB- News) announced that it has completed three key intellectual property acquisitions that will serve as a robust foundation for its pivot into mobile and social media marketing.
Through the agreement with Choice One Solutions, LLC, the Company purchased the domain www.choiceonesolutions.com, and certain technical information to be able to offer proven internet and social marketing services to businesses by offering value-based content, result driven search engine optimization, and social media engagement strategy. The Company believes this acquisition provides business owners the resources to not only reach their consumers, but also provide a call to action to promote business and engagement now instead of later. Jacob DiMartino, CEO of the Company, was quoted as saying, "Our Model with technology is Generational. This country was built on a burning desire to do better, and that desire is still the driving force behind this country, and around the Globe. We are capable of building, expanding and maintaining brand recognition for all of our clients through our technical resources and collective experience."
Mobile Caviar, the second piece of the company's acquisition, is a comprehensive suite of mobile marketing optimization services, including sophisticated banner ad delivery, mobile website enhancement, and email specialization for mobile platforms, among other proven techniques and technologies. As President of the Company, Mr. Sonkin will perpetuate his tenants of rapid innovation and customer service throughout the culture of the company.
The final portion of the Company's acquisition is the concept we call Pitooey!, which is proposed to be a cloud-based system for creating, storing, finding, using and sharing highly customized short "push" messages. Push messages are an evolution of traditional text messages, functioning from within a downloaded "app" on a smartphone or tablet. On the Pitooey! platform, a vendor may upload any number of messages into the database, at no cost to them. They will only pay for messages which consumers "pull" according a profile based on the consumer's interests, previous purchases, current location, etc. Tools within the platform will assist in creating the most efficient messages possible to achieve higher sales, increased engagement, or any other goals the vendor may have. Pitooey! is an incredibly refreshing marketing platform for both vendors and consumers, and the company projects it to be a major growth platform moving forward.
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This morning, the Grand Theft Auto V trailer exploded on the Internet with a voice that sounds and a character that looks a lot like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City protagonist Tommy Vercetti. IGN argued during our livestream as to whether or not the voice was indeed Goodfellas star and Vice City voice Ray Liotta, and now we have an answer.
Ray Liotta's voice is not in the trailer. IGN reached out to Liotta's representatives, and they confirmed that the actor's golden pipes aren't in the trailer.
So, does that mean the older man in the trailer isn't Tommy Vercetti? Did they just recast the voice? Let us know what you think in the comments below and stay tuned to IGN for breaking GTA news.


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|2006-02-06, 11:35
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Air's real world setting - Kami (Kasumi) Japan
I remember a while ago, i was looking at a Japanese site that had the real life locations that were used in the Air.. and then the anime version nexted to it - and i believe the link was somewhere in the Air section.
I was just wondering if anyone would know of that link? ^^;
|2006-02-06, 12:29
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Perhaps some of the following are what you are thinking of. Taken from the thread Bunch of archived threads cached by Google by justsomeguy. The cached links no longer seem to work but at least some of the content was recovered.
Air's real world setting - Kami (Kasumi) Japan
|2006-02-06, 12:49
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Just call me Ojisan
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But that's a good point (and a good idea) about making a new thread to discuss the topic again. I must admit I had forgotten about the recovery thread so it may be an idea to create some of the other threads that had been partially recovered.
I was wondering about renaming this thread to Air's real world setting - Kami (Kasumi) Japan (back to the original name).
I'm always impressed when real life settings are used, and it's even nicer when you can compare the two (real life and anime) to see what inspired the artwork. Thanks to everyone for finding the links.
|2006-02-06, 12:55
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Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
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Renaming the thread sounds like a good idea, and i could see it bringing people back do to this topic.
Yeah, over the past few days i've been looking up on Anime thats used real locations.. & in my opinion Air's one of the best been used.
|2006-02-07, 22:39
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Is rather bored...
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Location: Florida USA
Age: 30
Actually, we have some scenery similar to that of this place, except for the whole mountain in the background, but the beaches and all are close (not for to much longer, durn condos).
|2006-02-08, 01:31
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Yep this was my thread. I also found it pretty cool that the place existed in real life. 'm sure it's a lovely little seaside town^^
My original last post in the thread wasn't saved by google but I think an Animesuki member that said he LIVES there posted. I asked him if the people that live there know about AIR being set there but he didn't reply back.
If I ever go there someday and see a crow I will....
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|2006-02-13, 04:38
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Falls for it every time.
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Location: Chicago, Illinois
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i just looked at the pics.......wow......they are really nice, i think that that kind of town is one that i would like to live in, it looks really peaceful and stuff, and it really looks like in the anime, i think thats awesome
|2006-03-20, 06:45
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omg that just makes the anime get even better. It amazes me how the artist were inspired by this scenery and put it into the anime almost the exact same way they did. I wish I could visit there just too see it in person. I can almost see the cahracters being there.
|2006-03-20, 22:08
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Now that you've reminded me, I think I'll put a mention of this into the AIR wikipedia article for all to see^^ I've made quite a couple additions to it myself since I like AIR so much.
I only edit wikipedia pages of things I like, and when I do I can spend upwards of hours finding and putting stuff in. All for the sole sake of the enlightment of anyone else who comes to the page^^
|2006-04-20, 22:43
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Addicted To Anime
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Canada
Wow!! That is amazing that such a place existed. Those pictures are sooo similar to some of the scene in the anime.
I wanna go visit there one day...hopefully before I die.
If anyone play the game please let me if some of the scene are the same as in the anime show. I notice that the game came out in 199- and anime was released in 05 so there is a difference in year.
|2006-04-22, 18:01
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|2007-03-27, 16:46
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|2007-04-01, 23:14
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Although hopefully I'll be out when not many people are about, because I do not want to be mobbed.
On a related note, anyone know anything about making masks for animegao?
|2007-04-03, 01:00
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Senior Member
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Oct 2004
But if would be nice if you could report back what being there felt like, not just comparing it to the series but as a regular town as well. Did Key try to be as close of the real thing as possible in AIR or did they just snap some photos for backgrounds and used artistic license on the rest?
I would also wonder if it is known to even some of the residents of Kami that an anime was based on their town. Altho I would assume not as there's countless animes based on many places in Japan but who knows
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Taylor Swift 'Eyes Open' Preview Hits the Web
Taylor Swift wrote and recorded another song for 'The Hunger Games' soundtrack. 'Eyes Open,' a power ballad that touched upon similar dark subject matter but with a slightly more hopeful outlook, hit the Internet in a the form of a one-minute snippet today.
'Eyes Open' sounds more like typical Taylor than 'Safe & Sound,' her duet with the Civil Wars, though it does lean more towards her pop instincts than her country roots.
The track has more arrangements and louder everything, from instrumentation to crescendos in Swift's vocals. The sixty-second clip takes a more literal, narrative look at 'The Hunger Games' story. Apparently told from the point of view of protagonist Katniss Everdeen, Swift sings about young people being thrust into a frightening world where violence becomes entertainment. "Everybody's waiting / Everybody's watching / Even when you're sleeping / Keep your eyes open," she sings in the introduction. Welcome to District 12.
Based on the one minute snippet, this song is a bit more Top 40-friendly than 'Safe & Sound,' but is still a slight departure from Swift's usual formula of wistful, high school cafeteria romance — though she still addresses the youth of the song's subjects, singing, "Yesterday, we were just children." That may be true, but it sounds like Swift, as well as the characters who inspired her, are growing up fast.
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Eyes - Birds can control the dilation of their pupils. Depending on if your bird is excited, curious, angry, frightened, or aggressive, his pupils may enlarge and shrink rapidly. This display is called "flashing" or "pinning." When taken into context with your bird's immediate environment and body posture, this behavior can offer insight into your bird's current emotions.
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Leg and Foot Movement - Though not used to communicate as much as other body parts, your bird's leg and foot movement is interesting. Some birds, especially cockatoos, will tap their feet as a sign of dominance. Other birds may feign leg weakness when you try to return them to their cage after an involved and interactive play session. It is, however, simply a form of resisting the end of their play time.
Beak Movement - Though used to forage, groom, and play, your bird's beak is also a communication tool. Beak grinding, for instance, is often a sign of contentment, while a single click of the beak may be a form of greeting you, and a series of beak clicks may be a warning to stay away.
Body Posture - How your bird holds himself may tell you the most about his current disposition. Some postures, such as a relaxed, but attentive body, means your bird is happy and content. Others, such as a rigid, but attentive body, means your bird is stating his ownership of the immediate territory. Many body postures, however, combine with other mannerisms to key you in on how your bird feels and what he needs or wants.
Vocalizations - Birds are highly vocal in both the wild and the cage. Depending on the sound, your bird may be trying to communicate a variety of emotions. Sounds such as singing, talking, chattering, or whistling often signify your bird is happy, healthy, and content. Other sounds are used in different ways, often depending on your bird's environment and posture. Purring, for example, could mean he is either content or annoyed. Still other sounds, such as "growling," signal aggression towards something of which your bird does not approve.
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Sudan's military denied the report, but the UNAMID peacekeeping force said Central Darfur's governor Youssef Tibin had told it armed groups had seized the towns of Golo and Rockero in the Jebel Marra area.
"He also stated that approximately 850 families had been displaced and fled to Nertiti village as a result of the fighting, while others are believed to be wandering in the mountains seeking safety," the U.N./African Union force said in a statement.
Tibin could not be reached for comment but Sudan's army denied the government had lost control of the area, the state-linked Sudanese Media Center (SMC) said on its website.
The army repulsed an attack in the same area by rebels of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) faction led by Abdel Wahed Mohamed el-Nur, killing more than 30 fighters, the Media Center quoted an army spokesman as saying.
Ibrahim el-Hillu, spokesman for the SLA faction, said however his forces were in complete control of the Golo area after repulsing an army attack.
"Many government soldiers were killed," he said.
In separate violence, fighting broke out between the Rizeigat and Bani Hussein tribes on Saturday over who should be allowed to use a gold mine near Kabkabiya in North Darfur.
"A row between some individuals has turned into battles. . . . Fighting is still ongoing," Omar Ali, a leader of the Bani Hussein tribe, told Reuters. "It's a tragedy. I don't have numbers yet but I can say a large number of people have been killed and wounded so far."
Mohammed Aissa Aliu, a Rizeigat leader, said elders of his tribe were trying to stop the fighting. "We have sent a delegation to mediate," he said. "The situation is unacceptable."
Sudan's state radio said authorities closed the mine on Wednesday.
The deployment of the world's largest peacekeeping force, UNAMID, has failed to stop violence in Darfur where mostly non-Arab insurgents took up arms in 2003 to fight against what they call the neglect of the region by the Arab-dominated government.
Fighting between rebels and government forces has recently picked up and banditry has also spread.
The three main rebel groups have formed an alliance with insurgents in two states bordering the newly seceded country of South Sudan, forcing Sudan's army to fight in three places at once.
Sudan is also struggling with a budget crisis due to the loss of most oil production with the southern secession of 2011.
Human rights groups have accused Sudan's government of arming Arab tribes like the Rizeigat when it moved to quell the Darfur rebellion in 2003.
Diplomats say Sudan failed to disarm allied tribes as required under an agreement between Sudan and small rebel groups in 2011. Larger rebel groups have refused to join the deal.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and other Sudanese officials for masterminding war crimes in Darfur. They deny the charges and refuse to recognize the court.
Human rights groups and the United Nations estimate that hundreds of thousands of people have died in Darfur's conflict, although exact tolls are controversial. The government says around 10,000 people have died.
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*For every level above Triple Star Council, the council will receive an additional 5,000 VIP points.
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One name will be drawn from among those qualified and in attendance for a week end get-away.
All those Grand Knights that maintain Star Council status from May 4 and through June 30 will be entered into drawing for another weekend get-away.
Remember all requirements for Star Council must be met by convention and maintained until June 30 to be eligible. That means membership, insurance, forms and Columbian Award submission. A copy of the completed Columbian Award must be brought to convention with a delegate in order to be in the drawing for the get-away.
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Schroders Quickview: Chinese reforms and easing unlikely to boost growth
There were two significant announcements from China's policymakers last week. They mark a change of stance by the People's Bank of China (PBOC), which until now had focused on selective easing measures and liquidity injections.
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Firstly, the one year deposit rate was lowered by 25 bps to 2.75%, while the one-year lending rate was lowered 40 bps to 5.6%.
The combined effect is likely to be growth neutral, with marginally cheaper credit for consumers and corporates offset by the disruption to the financial system as depositors shift funds.
It is debatable whether the cuts will be passed on to corporates. Lending rates were liberalised in 2013; the benchmark lending rate has been below the market lending rate ever since. Deposit rates, in contrast, are still tightly regulated, though the PBoC also loosened this regulation, allowing banks to offer a slightly wider band over the benchmark. The net result is likely to be little change in the deposit rate, though some banks have reportedly cut.
Some analysts are arguing the asymmetric nature of the cuts will be negative for bank margins, but with no pressure to cut lending rates, and some banks cutting deposit rates, the opposite could also be true. One negative for banks is that mortgages in China are typically floating and priced off the benchmark rate, so the repricing of mortgages in January will squeeze mortgage margins.
Will this mean a spurt of growth for China? The volume of lending in China is still constrained by quotas and other measures, so a big expansion of credit is unlikely. The move could then be positive for the property market and consumption, at the margin, but the effect will be limited. However, we expect further easing, in the form of reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cuts, additional rate cuts, and loan-deposit ratio (LDR) easing, in 2015 and 2016.
We still think the PBoC will move slowly and cautiously - the aim is still to slow credit growth, and good progress is being made on this front. RRR cuts will likely see a temporary increase in credit growth but will not relieve the pressure on the shadow financing system, which has driven much of the slowdown. Consequently, growth will continue to slow through 2015 and into 2016, as investment and real estate drag on performance. Our expectation is for rates to end 2015 at 5.2%, with the RRR cut 100 bps to 19%. Further cuts in 2016 will take the lending rate to 5% and the RRR to 18%.
In a separate measure, on Friday 28th November, the State Council published its deposit insurance scheme draft regulations. The scheme will cover RMB and FX deposits up to a value of RMB 500,000 and as a result covers 99.3% of deposits. The funding method has not been spelt out, but the PBoC has said the scheme would "pose little burden to financial institutions".
The move has a number of implications. One is that financial reforms, delayed this year, may now start slotting into place. In particular, deposit rate liberalisation is now possible on a one to two year timeframe. Ultimately, this will also see a shift in the focus of monetary policy from quantitative controls to price based measures (i.e. inflation targeting and the use of policy rates over quotas).
Another is the impact of a shift from implicit to explicit state guarantees. The scheme creates a clear divide between the formal banking sector and the shadow finance system, and is likely to see depositors shift funds into banks, away from the shadow system. That the scheme has a cap could also see a redistribution of funds exceeding the limit within the banking system, and might even see a move away from smaller banks due to heightened risk awareness by depositors. Overall, we expect this to be a drag on lending activity, and by extension growth, in the months following implementation.
Overall, the combined effect is likely to be growth neutral, with marginally cheaper credit for consumers and corporates offset by the disruption to the financial system as depositors shift funds. We think credit growth will continue to decelerate. However, the fact that China is making progress on financial reforms is a welcome development.


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It's a rather interesting, but utterly inconsequential coincidence that Michael Gambon replacing the late Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" series was not the first time the former actor followed in the footsteps of the latter in terms of playing the same character. The 1992 series "Maigret" based on the writings of Georges Simenon had been adapted numerous times throughout the years, but prior to Gambon's portrayal of the Belgian police detective (one must wonder if the criminology instructors in Belgium are the world's best secret, with Poirot and Maigret both coming from the same country), the late Richard Harris portrayed the prior most incarnation of the character. Although he died in 1989, Simeon had made it clear (at least to the actor himself), that Rupert Davies was his preferred actor for the role, one can't help but wonder where Gambon's performance would rate in the author's book/
Running two, six-episode seasons, "Maigret" covered an individual Maigret book in roughly an hour time (save for the debut, episode, that closes in on 90-minutes). The most apparent factor that takes one out of the series is despite the Parisian setting and the character's intended Belgian heritage, Gambon, despite being a fabulous actor in general and here specifically, comes off more as a refined detective with an underlying, gruff, hard-boiled English detective waiting to get out when the time calls. While I'll admit to not even having heard of the character until viewing the series, I can say my expectation was for something akin to Agatha Christie's Poirot, easily the world's most famous Belgian detective, but ultimately, Gambon's portrayal was initially unexpected but quickly comforting and enjoyable. He possess an obvious air of dignity, humanity and intelligence in solving murder after murder with the inevitable twist or hard to crack trail of clues. In the debut episode, "The Patience of Maigret," that very quality is put to the test as Maigret is led into an underworld of gangsters and when Gambon gets to lay on the role of a still, very refined heavy, it's a delightful treat. On a whole, the performance is familiar in the sense he's a period detective solving a relatively formulaic narrative, but Gambon's screen presence is tremendous, despite often being subtle in execution.
The show's driving fault is the brief runtime, with latter episodes feeling rushed and the formula of the stories feeling even more apparent as a thin device to watch Maigret in action. Yes, this is really the single purpose of this series, but the secondary nature of any great detective series is to let the viewer try to come to his or her own conclusion; in "Maigret" our protagonist is often on a new trail before our layperson's mind is even able to ponder any possible outcomes. A few episodes enter territory of Maigret investigating not just a few individuals but having to deal with a larger societal viewpoint, in terms of attitudes towards the crimes committed, and these narrative additions are greatly appreciated, but ultimately downplayed due to the brief nature of each episode.
With only 12-episodes to offer viewers, "Maigret" definitely provides a well-written character for the small screen. I can't speak as to how accurate these adaptations are, but the quality on a whole is enough to earn the series notable praise, especially for fans of Gambon. "Maigret" doesn't redefine the detective genre, nor should it; in fairness to author Simenon, his novels were coming out during a heyday of the genre in written form and I'd wager a safe bet, could be considered influential or examples of the genre at it's best at the very least. Although generally short in length, each episode of "Maigret" is guaranteed to entertain in one way or another.
The 1.33:1 original aspect ratio transfers are very rough in quality; possibly transfers form video, there is a lot of digital noise/grain and for a 1992 production, the color levels have a simultaneously saturated and faded feeling. Fine detail is relatively non-existent, and compression artifacts are noticeable, albeit on the milder side of the spectrum. I'd easily wager, like so many older BBC productions, the budget for the series wasn't tremendously high and the original source material was not treated that well.
The Audio
The English stereo audio track is a whole other story, with expected mild hiss nowhere to be found. Dialogue might sound a bit hollow at times, but generally it's a rich, simple mix, with the very pleasant theme song powerfully coming across. English SDH subtitles are included.
The Extras
The lone extra is an eight page printed booklet on the character and author.
Final Thoughts
Although the technical presentation might be a big turnoff to some, "Maigret: The Complete Collection" is a very solid entry in the small-screen detective genre. Like so many offerings, you're not coming into the series for airtight writing or edge of your seat mysteries; it's all about the protagonist and specifically, the performance of the lead actor. Michael Gambon delivers in spades, in terms of screen presence and subtle character moments. Recommended.


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WORCESTER — Attorney General Martha Coakley is supporting a gay couple's legal battle against the Diocese of Worcester after the pair was allegedly denied the right to buy a church-owned mansion in Northbridge.
Two Sutton men, James E. Fairbanks and Alain J. Beret, a married gay couple, filed a civil suit in Worcester Superior Court in 2012 against the diocese and its real estate agent after their offer to buy the Oakhurst Conference and Retreat Center, a 44-bedroom mansion in the Whitinsville section of Northbridge, was rejected by the Diocese of Worcester.
The lawsuit contends the diocese ended the deal because the men are gay and might hold same-sex weddings on the property.
"In this case, we believe that this family was unfairly discriminated against by the Diocese when it refused to sell them property based on their sexual orientation," Ms. Coakley said in a written statement.
The diocese has denied the allegations.
In court filings, church officials have argued state anti-discrimination laws do not apply to their conduct and cite legal exemptions and other constitutionally protected rights. Ms. Coakley contends the state's anti-discrimination law includes the sale of public and commercial property owned by the diocese.
An April 22 hearing has been scheduled.
The brief contends that the diocese's religious rights are not burdened by the sale of the property to Mr. Fairbanks and Mr. Beret. In addition, the attorney general contends that Massachusetts' interest in eliminating discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation outweighs any burden on religious rights imposed by applying the anti-discrimination statute in this case.
Mr. Fairbanks and Mr. Beret had plans to renovate the aging mansion and turn it into a banquet facility. The mansion would be used to host weddings and other events and be their personal residence. Owned by House of Affirmation Inc., an affiliate of the diocese, the site at 120 Hill St. in Whitinsville was formerly known as the House of Affirmation, a treatment center for pedophile priests that closed in the 1980s.
The prospective buyers have been in a relationship for more than 30 years and married since 2004. They made an offer for the property in May 2012.
In their lawsuit, the couple said that in June 2012, a day after they made a revised $550,000 offer for Oakhurst and six acres of the 26-acre site, Monsignor Thomas Sullivan sent the following email to the diocesan broker:
"I just went down the hall and discussed it with the bishop. Because of the potentiality of gay marriages there, something you shared with us yesterday, we are not interested in going forward with these buyers. I think they're shaky anyway.
"So, just tell them that we will not accept their revised plan and the Diocese is making new plans for the property. You find the language."
The email was later inadvertently forwarded to Mr. Beret, according to the suit. The couple is seeking unspecified monetary damages for alleged violations of state housing discrimination laws and infliction of emotional distress.
Monsignor Sullivan, who oversees the sale of diocesan property, is named as a defendant in the suit, along with the House of Affirmation Inc., Bishop Robert McManus and Eastern Alliance Realty, LLC, which acted as an agent for the diocese in the negotiations.
After the lawsuit was filed in September, the lawyer for the diocese in this matter stated that no one ever asked or knew the couple's sexual orientation.
"From the diocese point of view, this case is not about discrimination against gay persons. It's simply a failed real estate transaction," James G. Reardon Jr. said in September. "The buyers never came up with sufficient financing. They never signed a purchase and sale agreement. They tried to rework the negotiations for the property, so the deal never went through."
Mr. Reardon could not be immediately reached for comment Thursday.
Ms. Coakley has included decisions by the courts, laws passed by legislators, orders from the governor and enforcement actions by her office to support her argument.
"Our laws provide important protections for religious organizations and people of faith," said Ms. Coakley, who is a Democratic candidate for governor this year. "These laws also strike a balance between religious freedoms and the rights of individuals to be free from discrimination."
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Behind the state Armory in Hartford, workers operate the backhoes and cranes that are carving a two-story retaining wall beside the Amtrak rail line.
Roughly nine miles away, more crews are preparing a new off-ramp from Route 72 up to New Britain's Truman Overpass.
In between runs a two-lane passageway of back-to-back-to-back job sites: The path of CTfastrak.
Fifteen years after transit planners first floated the idea of the New Britain-to-Hartford busway, the bulldozers and cement mixers have arrived. About 250 workers are digging drainage culverts, building embankments, demolishing old bridges and erecting new ones.
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We are getting close to playoff time and teams are making huge efforts to win these games! There are plenty of big games to go around in East Texas. Here's a few big stories to look at from our friends at ETSN.fm:
- District of Doom Clash Between Bullard and Henderson Is ETSN.fm + Dairy Queen Game of the Week
- Fourth-Ranked Kilgore Looks to Flex Muscles Against Struggling Chapel Hill
- District 14-4A Lead on the Line When Sulphur Springs Visits Hallsville
- Daingerfield Looks to Spoil Mount Vernon's Undefeated Season
You can also check out the volleyball roundup for the week which includes wins from Henderson and Troup.
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Dynamo aim to keep streak alive against Earthquakes
Houston, TX – The Houston Dynamo will go for their 34th consecutive home match without a loss across all competitions on Saturday when the MLS Cup runners-up host the San Jose Earthquakes at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Last week against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Houston fell behind in the 36th minute when Darren Mattocks ripped an unbelievable strike into the top right corner from outside the box.
But after the break, the Dynamo answered with goals from Giles Barnes and Warren Creavalle to snag a 2-1 victory, extending their unbeaten run at home in league play to 27 consecutive matches in the process.
Regular starters Brad Davis, Boniek Garcia and Jermaine Taylor all missed the Vancouver match due to international duty, but the Dynamo had several players step up in their victory over the Whitecaps.
"We don't talk about fill-ins, we talk about players and victories," Houston head coach Dominic Kinnear said after the match. "They're not here to replace somebody; they're here to keep us winning. When we step on the field they know the expectation is to try and win. Those guys did that tonight."
Kinnear will have Davis, Garcia and Taylor available on Saturday when his club attempts to tie the MLS record for most home games without a loss across all competitions.
"Our home is a fortress so we always have a little bit of an extra lift, kind of like a 12th man," said Barnes.
San Jose, meanwhile. is coming off a much-needed 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders at Buck Shaw Stadium last time out courtesy of a wonder-strike from Chris Wondolowski.
San Jose will look to extend its own unbeaten streak to four straight games, while Wondolowski and captain Ramiro Corrales are within reach of career milestones.
Corrales, a veteran of 15 MLS seasons, will play in his 300th MLS match should he see the field on Saturday, while Wondolowski is one start shy of 100 in his Earthquakes career.
The reigning Golden Boot winner debuted with the club on Sept. 10, 2005, playing one minute in a 3-0 win against Chivas USA. He made his first start with the Earthquakes in a 2-1 loss against Seattle Sounders FC on June 13, 2009 at CenturyLink Field.
San Jose will still be without a pair key players on Saturday as defender Steven Beitashour is still recovering from sports hernia surgery and forward Steven Lenhart will miss the match due to right knee surgery.
In 10 regular-season meetings between the clubs, Houston holds a slim 5-4-1 edge, including a 1-0 win over San Jose at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 17, 2012.


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The behaviour of fossil organisms can typically be inferred only indirectly, but rare fossil finds can provide surprising insights. Here, we report from the Eocene Messel Pit Fossil Site between Darmstadt and Frankfurt, Germany numerous pairs of the fossil carettochelyid turtle Allaeochelys crassesculpta that represent for the first time among fossil vertebrates couples that perished during copulation. Females of this taxon can be distinguished from males by their relatively shorter tails and development of plastral kinesis. The preservation of mating pairs has important taphonomic implications for the Messel Pit Fossil Site, as it is unlikely that the turtles would mate in poisonous surface waters. Instead, the turtles initiated copulation in habitable surface waters, but perished when their skin absorbed poisons while sinking during into toxic layers. The mating pairs from Messel are therefore more consistent with a stratified, volcanic maar lake with inhabitable surface waters and a deadly abyss.
1. Introduction
The behavioural repertoire of fossil organisms is difficult to assess, because the vast majority of body fossils do not reveal much about ethology. The behavioural characteristics of most fossil organisms must therefore be inferred indirectly using, among others, trace fossils [1], taphonomy [2], functional morphology [3], comparison to closest living relatives [4] or phylogenetic inference [5]. The fossil record nevertheless occasionally yields material that documents behaviours directly. Particularly famous examples include fish that choked on large prey items [6] or dinosaurs that died while fighting [7] or while brooding their nests [8]. One reason why these fossils are so rare is because organisms typically do not perish while undertaking daily routines. Fossilized organisms that directly document particular behaviours therefore have the potential to reveal the taphonomic circumstances that lead to their sudden death. We here report on the spectacular finding of fossilized mating pairs of the carettochelyid turtle Allaeochelys crassesculpta at the Eocene Messel Pit in Germany, the first vertebrate fossil to directly document mating behaviour. We furthermore discuss the implications that these highly unusual fossils have for the taphonomic settings of the fossil lake that preserved them.
2. Material and results
The UNESCO World Heritage Messel Pit Fossil Site between Darmstadt and Frankfurt, Germany is notable for its diverse assemblage of fossil animals and plants preserved in Eocene (Early Lutetian, MP11, approx. 47 Ma) black oil shale [9,10]. The site has yielded a great number of rare fossils of outstanding taxonomic value [11,12] and specimens with exquisite soft-tissue preservation, including colours [13]. It is now agreed that the organic-rich sediments were deposited at the bottom of a deep, volcanic maar lake [9,10], but there is little consensus regarding the taphonomic conditions that led to the unusual accumulations of vertebrates, in particular numerous birds and bats. Some taphonomic models suggest that poisonous gases such as carbon dioxide were periodically emitted from the maar lake and caused the death of vertebrates living in and around the lake [14]. Another hypothesis suggests that episodic cyanobacterial blooms poisoned animals that drank from surface waters [15].
The carettochelyid turtle A. crassesculpta [16] is a notable element of the Messel fauna, not only because it represents the only known occurrence of complete fossil carettochelyid skeletons worldwide [17], but also because many individuals are found in pairs (figure 1). Systematic excavations throughout Messel Pit that have been undertaken for more than three decades by the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt (HLMD) and the Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum (SMF) have yielded 51 specimens of A. crassesculpta of which 12 individuals as preserved in pairs (HLMD Me 7593, 14919/20, 14998/99; SMF ME 2034, 2449, 2566). Additional pairs are known from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (IRSNB Me R10), the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlruhe (SMNK 2348) and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center (WDC CMG 69, see electronic supplementary material). The occurrence and prevalence of A. crassesculpta couples throughout the lake is absolutely unique among macrofossils recovered from Messel, given that two or more individuals of the same taxon within the same layer are not otherwise to be found among tens of thousands of documented finds (N.M. & S.F.K.S. 2012, personal observation).
Our study of the available material provides for the first time positive anatomical evidence that the A. crassesculpta pairs represent male and female individuals and not a random co-occurrence of turtles. As in the majority of living turtles, including the extant relative Carettochelys insculpta [18], male individuals have measurably elongate tails that protrude beyond the margin of the shell, whereas females possess relatively shorter tails that barely reach the shell margin (see figure 2a–c and electronic supplementary material). Furthermore, females show evidence of plastral kinesis along the hyoplastral/xiphiplastral suture (figure 2d,e). Although this important specialization has not been reported from C. insculpta, it is present in an eclectic mix of other extant turtles [18] and perhaps facilitated oviposition of large eggs by this small turtle of 20–25 cm. Males are on average 17 per cent smaller than the females with which they are coupled (see electronic supplementary material).
Seven of the nine available pairs are in direct contact with one another along the posterior margins of their shells. In the two most telling specimens (IRSNB Me R10, WDC CMG 69) the tails of the male individuals wrap below the carapace of the female and are aligned with those of the female (see figure 2f and electronic supplementary material).
3. Discussion
The prevalence of A. crassesculpta couples had lead previous researchers to conclude that these animals perished while mating [15,19], but no explicit anatomical evidence was provided that would allow confirming this assertion. We are able to corroborate that all A. crassesculpta couples consist of two individuals only, and we demonstrate for the first time that all couples contain one male and one female individual and that the tails of some males are aligned with those of the female. We therefore confirm that these animals indeed perished while mating and that they are the only known vertebrate fossils to be preserved in the act of mating. This further highlights the world-class status of the Messel locality but raises the question of how so many individuals could repeatedly fall into the same death trap.
Turtles of the clade Trionychia (Trionychidae + Carettochelyidae) are unique among extant turtles by having almost fully lost the reptilian scales that cover the skin of their relatives [18,20]. Among trionychids this loss is coupled with the skin acting as a respiratory membrane that allows animals to absorb oxygen from the water and remain submerged for extended amounts of time [21,22]. The presence of this external respiratory membrane, however, is disadvantageous under anoxic conditions, because carbon dioxide and dissolved poisons are absorbed as well [23]. Although the physiological properties of carettochelyid skin have not yet been studied, the gross similarity with trionychid skin, the sister group relationship with trionychids [20], the prevalence of blood vessels near the surface of the skin [24], and exclusive presence of the extant pig-nosed turtle in oxygenated waters [18,24] allow the justified inference that extant and extinct carettochelyids also respire with their skin, and may have been in danger in a lake with poisonous waters.
Some tendencies are apparent for the reproductive behaviour of fresh water turtles: aquatic turtles universally mate in the water and the male mounts the female from the rear [18]. In highly aquatic taxa, such as the fossil A. crassesculpta, males tend to be smaller than females and extensive courtship precedes copulation [25]. Finally, once the male successfully mounts the female, the couple will often freeze in their position before separating [18]. If mounting occurs in the open water, the mating couple is likely to thereby sink to considerable depths.
The spectacular preservation of numerous fossilized mating couples at Messel has important implications regarding the taphonomic settings of the locality. Up to now, two primary models have been proposed to explain the unusually high occurrence of fossil vertebrate skeletons in the lake sediments. The more traditional model suggests that volcanic gases were periodically emitted from the lake and thereby caused the death of the animals that lived in and around the lake [18]. A more recent, competing hypothesis suggests that episodic cyanobacterial blooms in the summer months rapidly poisoned the animals that drank from the surface waters of the lake, in particular terrestrial mammals, or bats and birds that drank before returning to their roosts [15]. In our opinion, it is implausible that the A. crassesculpta couples found at Messel would actively swim, court and finally mate in poisonous surface waters or ingest poisonous surface waters only while mating. The rich accompanying fauna of freshwater aquatic animals, a complete lack of cyanobacterial fossils, and the absence of layers with mass accumulations [9,10] furthermore speak against poisonous surface waters. We propose, instead, that the turtles initiated copulation in habitable surface waters, perished when their skin started to absorb poisons while sinking during their embrace into deeper portions of the lake made toxic from the build up of volcanic gases or decay of organic matter, and fully or partially separated once they reached the bottom of the lake. The mating pairs from Messel are therefore more consistent with a stratified, volcanic maar lake with inhabitable surface waters and a deadly abyss.
We thank B. Pohl, A. Folie and E. Frey for access to material in their care, and A. Vogel for help with photography. J. Corsini, S. Ladevèze, T. Lehmann, T. Lyson, M. Rabi, K. Smith, V. Volpato and three anonymous reviewers provided useful comments. This study was funded by SNF grant no. 31003A_127053 to T.M.S.
- Received April 17, 2012.
- Accepted May 30, 2012.
- This journal is © 2012 The Royal Society


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Nokia has completed the acquisition of Nokia Siemens Networks, eliminating Siemens' stake in the then joint-venture. Nokia now owns the company and has altered the branding to Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN - www.nsn.com). As well as the name alteration, there have been a handful of changes on the board of directors, but NSN will continue to operate with and be consolidated by Nokia. The price? A previous Nokia statement reported it as 1.7 billion euros.
NSN (or Nokia Siemens Networks as it was known back then) turned profitable and was covered in a previous financial report, but Siemens wanted to sell its stake in the venture while Nokia aimed to continue operations. Now that the purchase has been completed, Rajeev Suri will continue as CEO and Jesper Ovesen will remain as Executive Chairman of the NSN board of directors, which has been altered with Siemens-appointed directors resigning.
Nokia will continue to innovate and remain at the forefront of each generation of mobile technology. It'll be interesting to see how the company takes NSN and improves on its offered services to better serve and integrate into the competitive industry.
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SOURCE: Insmed Incorporated
June 20, 2014 08:55 ET
Company Presentation Scheduled for Tuesday, June 24th at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time
Company Presentation Scheduled for Tuesday, June 24th at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ--(Marketwired - Jun 20, 2014) - Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ: INSM) today announced that Company management will participate at the JMP Securities Healthcare Conference taking place June 24-25, 2014 at The Westin Grand Central in New York City.
Will Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Insmed, will present a corporate overview on Tuesday, June 24th at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. Mr. Lewis' presentation will be webcast live on the internet and can be accessed by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.insmed.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Insmed website for 90 days following the presentation.
About Insmed
Insmed Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients battling serious lung diseases. Insmed is focused on the development and commercialization of ARIKAYCE™, or liposomal amikacin for inhalation, for at least two identified orphan patient populations: patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections and cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections. For more information, please visit www.insmed.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements. Words, and variations of words, such as "intend," "expect," "will," "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "propose" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such statements in this release, including statements relating to the status, results and timing of clinical trials and clinical data, the anticipated benefits of Insmed's products, the anticipated timing of regulatory submissions, and the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals, bring products to market and successfully commercialize products constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, failure or delay of European, Canadian, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory reviews and approvals, competitive developments affecting the Company's product candidates, delays in product development or clinical trials or other studies, patent disputes and other intellectual property developments relating to the Company's product candidates, unexpected regulatory actions, delays or requests, the failure of clinical trials or other studies or results of clinical trials or other studies that do not meet expectations, the fact that subsequent analyses of clinical trial or study data may lead to different (including less favorable) interpretations of trial or study results or may identify important implications of a trial or study that are not reflected in Company's prior disclosures, and the fact that trial or study results or subsequent analyses may be subject to differing interpretations by regulatory agencies, the inability to successfully develop the Company's product candidates or receive necessary regulatory approvals, the inability to make product candidates commercially successful, changes in anticipated expenses, changes in the Company's financing requirements or ability to raise additional capital, and other risks and challenges detailed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and its subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this news release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances or changes in its expectations.
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Cat Mother
Inspired by nature, this adorable cat mother is a must for anyone who loves cats. She wears a red plastic collar, adding a touch of color to this refined clear crystal design. Add the two matching kittens to create a sweet family of three. Decoration object. Not a toy. Not suitable for children under 15.
1 5/8 x 1 1/8 inch
Issued: 2013
Status: Retired


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Linkoidz Review
You're stranded on a hostile planet, your shield's energy is running low, and waves of enemy aliens are piling up fast right outside. It sounds like a great premise for a shooter, but Linkoidz is actually a fast-paced arcade puzzle game that borrows a few elements from shooters in order to keep your pulse pounding.
Linkoidz is the latest game from Retro Dreamer, who previously developed the games Sneezies and Eyegore's Eye Blast. Their unique art style carries over nicely to Linkoidz, which features a hero that looks like a combination of Starship Troopers and Spaceman Spiff, with Snoods playing the part of the alien Linkoidz.
The trouble with Tribbles.
To defend your spaceman, you have to flick down under a column of Linkoidz to suck them into your gun, then flick up to shoot them into a different column. Forming a match of three Linkoidz will make them disappear, and hopefully cause a cascade that can result in point-rich combos. You can trap multiple Linkoidz at once, as long as they're the same color, so you'll develop a nice rhythm as you build up long chains and fire them back at the aliens.
Ice, boulders, and stronger aliens are your main obstacles and opponents, along with your rapidly deteriorating shield. The more Linkoidz you have on your shield, the faster it disappears, so you'll have to clear them off quickly.
He died as he lived: Screaming and covered with aliens.
Through a combination of tutorials, challenge levels, and high-score modes, there are many different ways to grab a gameplay fix. We especially loved the challenge levels, which can become extremely tough, but we wish there were more of them than just 18. You can also challenge your friends to beat your scores on any level, which is a fantastic addition.
On a Retina display, the graphics in Linkoidz really pop, and we loved the vivid colors that scroll by as your blast away aliens. Linkoidz is also a universal app, so it'll run natively on your iPad as well.
All the elements of Linkoidz work together perfectly: The eye-catching graphics and animation, the exciting soundtrack; the novel control scheme, and the increasingly frantic challenge. Like finding intelligent life on another planet, finding great arcade puzzle games in the App Store is a rarity that captures our imagination.


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1) The process of casting and recording votes in an election. Also the results of an election. 2) To receive votes -- for example, a candidate is said to "poll" a certain number of votes. 3) The place where votes are cast and recorded in an election. Often referred to as "the polls." 4) A survey of individual opinions on a given topic. Also, the process of collecting these opinions.