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NEW YORK (AP) — Will the stock market get more ammunition from central banks to go higher?
We will find out next week when Federal Reserve officials meet. They are widely expected to announce steps to prop up the ailing U.S. economy.
Any Fed action will come on the heels of Thursday's bold program from the European Central Bank, which said it would buy bonds from countries such as Italy and Spain to ease their financial pressures and buy time to reduce their debt and reform their economies.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 14 percent this year. That's thanks in no small measure to expectations building that the Fed will act. Friday's tepid unemployment report provides the Fed with even more reason to act.
The Labor Department said employers added 96,000 jobs in August, fewer than experts had expected and the latest sign of weakness in the economy and poor prospects for the unemployed. Construction and manufacturing are also slowing.
Many now expect the Fed to unveil a new bond-buying program at its meeting next week. The goal would be to lower long-term interest rates and encourage borrowing and spending.
While that may set off another rally in the stock market, strategists and experts question how much of a long-term effect it would have on the economy since interest rates are already so low.
The Associated Press asked three experts Friday for their views on these issues and what they're buying and why. Here are edited excerpts of what they had to say:
David Kotok, chairman and chief investment officer of Cumberland Advisors, believes that the very slow growth in the economy cannot be resolved by Fed action such as buying more bonds.
"Such a program will only send the 10-year Treasury note yield to 1.4 percent from 1.6 percent. Short-term interest rates are near zero and can't go any lower. Mortgage rates are at their lowest in a half century and it hasn't changed the pace of growth. In fact, the longer low interest rates persist, it will lead to a decline in interest earnings for the savers, which is a dangerous trend, because it leads to more economic slowdown," said Kotok.
Steven Ricchiuto, chief economist at Mizuho Securities, thinks the Fed is not likely to announce a new round of bond buying. Instead he thinks the Fed is almost certain — he gives it a 75 percent chance — of extending the period during which it will keep short-term interest rates near zero. Presently, the central bank says it expects to keep them there through late 2014. Ricchiuto says the Fed is likely to extend that through 2015. He says stock investors are likely to be "disappointed."
Hugh Johnson, chairman and chief investment officer of Hugh Johnson Advisors, also believes another Fed bond-buying program won't make a difference to the economy.
"What will do the trick? Nothing that the Federal Reserve can do. The answer is that companies and individuals need to feel more optimistic about prospects, and that gets to tax and spending. If there was something dramatic to come out of Washington, such as a very sharp decline in tax rates and an increase in government stimulus, that might excite optimism and lead to more borrowing or spending or investing. But they're not going to do something in Washington because they can't agree."
DOES THE ECB's ACTION TAKE EUROPE OFF THE TABLE?
Kotok: "The ECB has only bought time with its actions, and even that is questionable. What does it mean when the largest capital provider in Europe, Germany, is a dissenting vote and is public about it." (Germany's Bundesbank was the only "no" vote among European central banks.)
Johnson: "I agree with everybody that they don't do things right (in parts of Europe). ... They need to clean up their fiscal act. But don't try to do too much, because they're hurting. If you raise taxes and cut government spending in those countries when their economies are already contracting, you're asking for trouble."
Ricchiuto: "Governments still have to agree to and execute on austerity plans, and they've been reluctant to do that. At the end of the day, no politician wants to increase taxes or cut subsidies. You haven't solved the fundamental problem."
Kotok: "The one thing that worries me the most is that the system has no resilience for a shock. Shocks come without warning and from different venues and usually the system has resilience and has a shock-absorbing tool. But I fear that those have mostly been used in the last few years. There's not a lot left in the tool box."
Ricchiuto is worried about the so-called "fiscal cliff" looming at the end of the year, when automatic spending cuts and tax increases kick in unless a partisan Congress can hammer out a budget compromise. If that happens, forget about a fragile recovery. He says the U.S. economy could shrink 4 percent and fall back into a recession.
Johnson: "Europe is one of them, and the fiscal cliff is another one, and China is another one. These are all problems that threaten to derail the current cycle of recovery. But I don't think they will. If there's one message that I've gotten from the markets more recently, it's that investors collectively are saying, 'We'll muddle through.' And I think that's the best you can hope for."
Kotok: "There is an energy renaissance in the U.S., which is going to be good for growth for a decade. I am overweight in the energy sector. Energy doesn't mean just oil wells any more. I want pipelines, natural gas, exploration, the whole gamut. I am overweight in the housing sector, which is in a long recovery mode. I am also overweight in financials. The worst is over for the banks and the financials. I do all my investing in these sectors through exchange traded funds."
Johnson: "We're willing to add stocks to our portfolio, but we're really not buying unless we find compelling ideas...We've looked at the refiners in the energy space, we've looked at the banks and insurance companies in the finance sector, and in the technology sector there's a couple semiconductor companies we've looked at. But we're doing more looking than anything else."
Ricchiuto: "I'm overweight investment grade corporate bonds and I'm looking to increase my mortgage (securities) holdings. You can still by AA corporates that are giving a reasonable yield."


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An atheist's critique of the Bible (Book and eBook now available)
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That's right bitches! I'm still doing these.
At this point, it's completely autodidacticism (it's a word) driven. I don't care if anyone is still following me in this journey, because I'm learning more parodying each passage than I have in my 10 or so previous readings of the Bible. I specifically referenced Saul's jealousy for David from 1 Samuel in an argument recently to my and the other person's surprise, when before I could only remember the gist of biblical messages.
So let us continue the learning.
2nd Samuel starts off with two contradictions. A messenger says to David that 1. He was an Amalekite (but they have been completely slaughtered several times now, including the entire reason that Saul was shunned and killed in the first place... because he killed all but the king of the Amalekites) and 2. The messenger claims to have slain Saul, even though 1st Samuel says Saul fell upon his own sword.
So David has the messenger killed.... ???
David describes the love of Jonathan to be greater than that of a woman.
2:8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
2:9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
-Apparently the author of 2nd Samuel didn't get the memo from the author of 1st Samuel about the whole "Saul and all his family and friends being killed," because Saul's son pops into existence and is made king.
2:14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
2:15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
2:16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
-I'm hoping the word "play" was mistranslated, because after the young men finish stabbing each other in the side (in a playful, fatally wounding kind of way), the house of Saul and the house of David continue "playing" until 300 men are dead. And this tactical "playfare" continues for a few decades.
Then a lot of people get stabbed "under the fifth rib." Much like the "sprinkling the blood seven times" guy, this author found a repeating phrase he can keep coming back to.
A lot of assassinations take place, and then the assassins are punished by being cut into pieces and hung from various places.
5:19 And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
-David's like "Yo God, you wanna go arbitrarily kill some more Philistines?" and the Lord is all like "Hellz yeah! I'll go get my shotgun." God hates the Philistines simply for being born in the wrong country.
While transporting God's ark, it starts to fall off the ox wagon, so Uzzah stops it from falling with his hand... so God kills him. "I said don't touch my treasure chest, bitches!"
6:14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
-King David dances in his underwear for God, and Michal, the daughter of Saul sees him and goes "dude, what the fuck are you doing?" and David's like "umm, hello? It's for GOD!" and God curses Michal with a worthless vagina.
6:23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
-Even though... later in the Bible, she gives birth to 5 sons
David kills a lot more Philistines and Syrians just because he can.
11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah.
-Is there any context in any scenario where the killing of children is righteous or moral? Perhaps if they are all demon spawn, like Children of the Damned. But seriously, "And they destroyed the children" ... anyone who claims the Bible is a moral guide should be immediately slapped in the face from this point on.
David then proves why he's God go-to guy by seeing a hot chick, sending for her, sleeping with her, and getting her pregnant. And when he finds out she's pregnant David has her husband come home from battle to try to trick him into thinking it's the husbands kid.
But the husband refuses to go to his house saying, "why should I be allowed to eat, drink, and enjoy the comforts of my home while my combat brothers still fight in the fields?" Great, so the husband is also a noble man.
So David tries the oldest trick in the Good Book, getting him drunk... but he still refuses to go home to his wife. So David sends him back into battle with instructions to his commanders to put him at the front of the most dangerous battles, where he of course dies. Then David marries the dude's wife.
11:27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
-FINALLY! The Lord is displeased! It took many books and incest and genocide and slaughtering babies and children and rape. But when David knocks up a soldier's wife, the Lord is like "Whoa whoa whoa! What is this? Adultery? Not on my watch, mister!"
12:7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man.
-I'm going to start using this one in conversations. "Ohhh, nice shot dude! Thou art the man!"
12:11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12:14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
-So to "punish" David, God gives some of his several wives to his neighbor so that everyone can watch them screw... and then kills the innocent child that David never wanted in the first place. Wow what a terrible punishment.
After the baby dies, David goes about his day all chipper and the servants ask him why he isn't mourning the baby and he goes "I did mourn... while the baby was alive. But since God took the child anyways, there's nothing I can do about it." (Shrug) Then since the baby's mother (dead soldier's wife) is grieving, David humps her again and she gives birth to another kid.
13:1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
13:2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her.
13:6 So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
13:11 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
13:14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
-David's son rapes his own sister so that she'll marry him (Bible law as stated earlier, raped virgins must marry their rapists), but she refuses. So the rapist's brother (Absalom) has the servants murder him to make everybody feel better.
16:22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
-Absalom has a big orgy for all the land to witness.
18:7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
18:8 For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
-Ummm. What? The trees ate people?
Absalom gets his head caught in an oak tree so Joab throw darts through his heart.
God puts a famine on David's people for three years because of things Saul did back in the day. So to appease God, David hangs 2 of Saul's sons and 5 sons of Michal (who... as mentioned previously... couldn't bear children).
A few pages about how God can shake the foundations of heaven with his wrath and how he can breathe fire and ride cherubs and fire arrows, and praises are given to God for his ability to break enemy necks and take names.
Rambles on about the heroic deeds of random soldiers (such as the captain who killed 800 men at one time with his spear).
David sins by "incorrectly numbering the amount of people that he controlled" so he asks God for forgiveness. And being the blood thirsty God that we know and love so much, God offers David a choice of 3 options. Door number 1? A famine of 7 years on his people. Door number 2? Flee from your enemies for 3 months. And Door number 3? A pestilence on your people for 3 days.
-So of course David picks the shortest one (gotta be a sucker bet) and God sends a pestilence that kills 70,000 of David's men... but of course leaves David completely unharmed (that'll teach him!).
Bet you'll count how many people you have correctly next time, asshole!
"Ain't got no last words to say, yellow streak right up my spine. The gun in my mouth was real and the taste blew my mind."
"We see you cry. We turn your head. Then we slap your face. We see you try. We see you fail. Some things never change."
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RE: An atheist's critique of the Bible
Love reading them BC - another great job
RE: An atheist's critique of the Bible
I'm still following, and loving every word
Best and worst of Ferdinand .....
Ferdinand: We don't really say 'theist' in Alabama. Here, you're either a Christian, or you're from Afghanistan and we fucking hate you.
Ferdinand: Everyone from British is so, like, fucking retarded.
RE: An atheist's critique of the Bible
Loved it.
I don't believe Jesus is the son of God until I see the long form birth certificate!
RE: An atheist's critique of the Bible
Quote:1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness"Quite a few actually. Genesis is part of the 5 books of Moshe, (Moses) or the Septuagint. Which belonged to the Jews first. And Judaism at it's inception was polytheistic.
The copyists who transcribed the book of Genesis, obviously didn't care to pay attention to that fact or simply were following orders which didn't include dropping everything that related to many god's, when attempting to create a monotheistic Christian text of which the first five books were stolen from a people who did not accept the base hero of the new slave faith's story. Yeshua/(Joshua)/Jesus.
Theevilbible.com Is a site created by an atheist and is great fun as a critique site.
As is, thedarkbible.com.
Of course Santa um, Satan is behind it all.
"There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses." Ezekiel 23:20 It's the little visuals of Jesus arriving in Jerusalem on the back of an ass, that just rocks that verse.
2 Kings 2:23-24 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked
him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
24) And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the
name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood,
and tare forty and two children of them.
Genesis 19
RE: An atheist's critique of the Bible
Sometimes I wonder, are christians reading the same bible we are man? Why aren't they thinking these thoughts and asking these questions?
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(12-05-2011 06:14 PM)cfhmagnet Wrote: Sometimes I wonder, are christians reading the same bible we are man? Why aren't they thinking these thoughts and asking these questions?
God only knows mate I come from an entirely religious (moderate) family and when asked the response usually sounds like one of the following;
'The Bible isn't meant to be taken literally'
'It's a mis-translation'
'That's not actually what it means, what it actually means is this [insert statement that doesn't really adhere to the text and could, at best, be described as dubious]'
'Well the bloody/gore is only a small part of the OT, there are a lot of wonderful teachings as well'
'I don't believe that bit' (One of my favourites, still makes me laugh every time)
'Well the Bible stories were passed down for 80+ years before being written down so there are bound to be a few mistakes'
To be honest, I find moderates (although slightly more respectable) far more irritating than fundamentalists. Fundamentalists, as they believe in the absolute word of the Bible, actually have a set position to attack in debates whereas moderates don't and so attacking their position becomes impossible.
Whenever me and a family member get into a religious debate it becomes impossible to attack the rationality of Christianity as the only evidence I can point to is the Bible and they just claim one of the above arguments which leaves their point conveniently invulnerable to any attack. It does my head in. I think that being religious does require a lack of facts or the ability to ridiculously distort them.
Best and worst of Ferdinand .....
Ferdinand: We don't really say 'theist' in Alabama. Here, you're either a Christian, or you're from Afghanistan and we fucking hate you.
Ferdinand: Everyone from British is so, like, fucking retarded.
RE: An atheist's critique of the Bible
Mental acrobatics and evasive maneuvers. The only real tactics left for moderates to keep their beliefs? You decide.
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RE: An atheist's critique of the Bible
(12-05-2011 06:35 PM)cfhmagnet Wrote: Mental acrobatics and evasive maneuvers. The only real tactics left for moderates to keep their beliefs? You decide.
Damn right. I see it close up on a regular basis. Also an ability to attack anything that discredits religion so strongly that they can find a reason to discredit even the most watertight of arguments while never questioning their own beliefs.
Best and worst of Ferdinand .....
Ferdinand: We don't really say 'theist' in Alabama. Here, you're either a Christian, or you're from Afghanistan and we fucking hate you.
Ferdinand: Everyone from British is so, like, fucking retarded.
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The Wall Street Journal is the main reporter in our country of corporate crime. The Wall Street Journal has so much information on corporate crime it should be named The Crime Street Journal.
–Ralph Nader
Taking Nader at his word, we decided the best way to survey the corporate crime wave in this country was to read a year's supply of The Wall Street Journal. What follows is a representative sample of the reports of big-business malfeasance published in the WSJ during 1996. And keep in mind that the paper's talented reporters could cover only a fraction of the misdeeds that occurred during the year. The stories, despite their relative restraint and sober factuality, display a panorama of civil and criminal corruption, sleaze, unhinged greed and other antisocial antics of some of the businesses that shape our lives.
Please note the punishments handed out to the malefactors. Although three executives were sentenced to spend a few months in prison (for fraud resulting in ten deaths) and a couple of others seem destined to land in jail eventually, the kindly manner in which most erring business chieftains were treated solidly underscores the fact that in the United States a prison sentence is rarely looked upon as the proper fate of corporate villains.
Frequently, where criminal charges could have been brought the offenders were tapped with lesser counts of civil misconduct, and they agreed to make a settlement before trial, precluding the possibility of much heavier financial punishment. Don't be impressed by the seemingly hefty fines and restitution paid by some corporations; they were a minor inconvenience, for 1996 was a banner year for corporate profits.
Perhaps the best lesson to be drawn from this kind of survey was laid out years ago by Gilbert Geis, who frequently wrote on white-collar crime:
The social consciousness of the corporate offender often seems to resemble that of the small-town thief, portrayed by W.C. Fields, who was about to rob a sleeping cowboy. He changed his mind, however, when he discovered that the cowboy was wearing a revolver. "It would be dishonest," he remarked virtuously as he tiptoed away. The moral is clear: since the public cannot be armed adequately to protect itself against corporate crime, those law enforcement agencies acting on its behalf should take measures sufficient to protect it. High on the list of such measures should be an insistence upon criminal definition and criminal prosecution for acts which seriously harm, deprive, or otherwise injure the public.
The trouble is, even if they wished to get tough–and the overriding trend is toward less toughness–most of the federal agencies with jurisdiction over the business world are woefully outmanned by the huge array of corporate lawyers. It isn't a David and Goliath situation–it's more like Shirley Temple versus King Kong.


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HONOLULU (November 14, 2012) – The University of Hawai'i Community Colleges (UHCC) was recognized as a leader in the national student completion movement by Achieving the Dream, a national nonprofit leading the nation's most comprehensive non-governmental reform network for community college student success and completion. One of 14 institutions designated as a 2012 Leader College, UHCC was recognized for demonstrating sustained improvement and accomplishments on key student achievement indicators, including student persistence and completion.
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These colleges have identified workable solutions to issues such as enhancing the experience of first-year students, improving developmental education, closing achievement gaps, strengthening academic and personal advising for students in need of additional support, strengthening links to high schools and four-year institutions to strengthen student preparation and advancement, and increasing retention, persistence rates, and the number of certificate and degree recipients. To learn more about Leader Colleges, visit www.achievingthedream.org/get_involved/leader_colleges.
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The University of Hawai'i Community Colleges (UHCC) is a statewide system of seven separately accredited institutions part of the larger ten-institution University of Hawai'i System. Through these seven degree-granting campuses, three University Centers, and Education Centers on Moloka'i, Lana'i, in Hana, Maui, and on the Wai'anae Coast of O'ahu, UHCC provides open-door access to affordable, high-quality education in a variety of programs from career and technical to liberal arts education. To learn more about the many programs and opportunities at the seven community colleges, visit uhcc.hawaii.edu.
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From GamesReviews
"Team Meat have been pretty vocal about their time spent developing Super Meat Boy on Xbox 360 - it wasn't a good time. When they first shared their experiences in September 2011, a lot of other developers came forward and had similar comments. In short, Microsoft didn't care about smaller developers, and made it pretty clear that appearing on a Microsoft console was reward enough for months of sweat and hard work. Some had hoped that the "outing" might have made Microsoft reevaluate their third party practices, but Edmund McMillen of Team Meat says things are still just as bad as ever."
Edmund McMillen :
"You look at Kinect and that was the most ham-fisted garbage device in the world, but they got it moving because they invested s***loads of money in it and advertised"
the sad reality.
I understand what they are saying, but it is a business and if their games didn't sell they would be out of business. It's always nice to speak of the high road though.
Typical 'indie dev' talk.. bash big, successful businesses while peddling hokey, amateurish, 2D games as 'art'.


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Coachella 2008
Coachella is always a hot event-literally and figuratively-thanks in part to the fashionably interesting crowd that is drawn to our favorite festival. This year, instead of just vaguely remembering how cute some of the attendees looked (beer tent, we know you too well), we asked one of our intrepid interns to document the style scene. In between catching the Cold War Kids set on the main stage and Hot Chip in the Sahara tent, our roving reporter (thank you Lily!) snapped away. The results were just as we expected: lots of casually cool outfits and personal style for miles.


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Why Does Congress Want Smart, Highly Educated Workers To Stay Out Of The US?
from the just-wondering dept
The reality is quite different. Competition is what drives innovation and progress. By having competitors, it pushes companies to continually improve their offerings and serve the market with better and cheaper products. That's a good thing. Protecting an industry is a recipe for killing it, as it simply allows foreign competitors to run circles around the domestic players, killing off the international market and making Americans worse off. Second, having smart, well-educated foreign workers working for US companies, rather than for foreign competition clearly helps the American economy by keeping those companies strong and innovating, rather than getting crushed by foreign competition. Finally, if those American companies can do better and create new desired products, they can create more jobs. Jobs are not a zero-sum game.
Unfortunately, these biases are strong and difficult to fight. Politicians driven by polls too often succumb to them. The latest news is that Congress is against letting in more H1-B workers, guaranteeing that those workers will instead go to work for foreign companies -- working against American companies. It's difficult to see how anyone can favor that, but that's the way it is unfortunately. It is true that the H1-B program has been abused by some companies. But the answer isn't to punish the H1-B program, but to punish the abusers.


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Techie Tip of the Week: Schedule Email in GmailFriday, February 22nd, 2013
Last week, we talked about how to schedule an email to be delivered at a later date using Zimbra (Stanford Email). This week, we'll show how to have the same feature in Gmail.
Unfortunately, the feature is currently not automatically built-in to Gmail. To allow for future-sending of email in Gmail, you need to install and activate the Gmail Delay Send script.
Details, including a step-by-step video showing how to implement the script are found on the Google Code site:
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Mar 23, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Very nice collection You have. I really like the '67 Shelby. Noticed your a UK fan. Do you live in Lexington?
Dec 20, 2007 at 4:26 pm
What a nice herd of Ponies. WOW.
May 16, 2007 at 11:50 am
You have a wicked sic set of ponies! I am SO jealous!


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In a 4-1 vote, the Jackson County Board of Education agreed Monday night to proceed with a restructuring plan designed to cut $6-$7 million from system expenses. Included in the plan, which will take effect in the upcoming FY2013-2014 budget, will be the consolidation of some schools, including the move of South Jackson Elementary School into the current Kings Bridge Middle School facility. The Gordon Street Center will also be shuttered in the restructuring.
The vote culminates weeks of discussions by system officials about how to deal with a major financial crisis. The board learned in February that its projections of revenue for the current year would fall short by $3 million and that expenses next year are projected to go up by $4 million. In the weeks since, system officials have floated a variety of ideas looking for a way to keep the system from having a financial collapse as it did in 2010.
For the full story, see the April 17 issue of The Commerce News.
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BAGGOT INN, 82 W. Third St., 473-6658: Live Music Nightly, call for schedule, free-$5; Wed.Bluegrass Session, 8 p.m., no cover.
THE CAJUN, 129 Eighth Ave., 691-6174: Sun.-Live Jazz Brunch, noon-4 p.m.; Mon.-John Gills Jazz Kings, 8-11 p.m.; Tue.-Stanleys Washboard Kings, 8-11 p.m.; Wed.-Eddie Davs & his New Orleans Jazz Band, 8-11 p.m.; Thu.-Stan Rubins Swing Era Band, 8-11 p.m.; Fri.-Canal Street Dixieland Jazz & Blues Band, 8-11:30 p.m.; Sat.-The Red Onion Jazz Band, 8:30 p.m.-Midnight; no cover for all shows.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has gotten a tremendous amount of publicity recently for changing its rules to allow fund managers and other issuers to advertise and use general solicitations to raise capital. The discussion of the new rule has generally focused on "private funds" – hedge funds and other funds trading securities – but the new rules also will apply to commodity pools. Here we'll explain what the SEC did, the current and proposed regulatory hurdles associated with the new advertising rules and whether commodity pool operators (CPOs) can take advantage of those changes (or not).
To summarize, in July 2013, the SEC:
1) adopted final rules required by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act) to eliminate the ban on general solicitations and advertising by private offerings under Rule 506 of Reg D (which is the exemption relied on by substantially all private funds and commodity pools)
2) prohibited certain felons and other "bad actors" from making offerings under Reg D
3) proposed various new rules which, if adopted, would impose new burdens on persons who wish to advertise their funds.
To be clear, the SEC didn't want to make these changes, but was compelled to do so by the JOBS Act.
Because Reg D is an SEC rule, why is it important for commodity pool operators (CPO) to understand how it works? Every CPO is selling a security when it sells an interest in a pool to an investor; the interests, shares or units of the pool are themselves securities even if the pool only trades futures. The offer and sale of those pool interests are regulated by the SEC. Generally speaking, offerings of securities have to be registered with the SEC (for example, an IPO) or exempt from this registration. For many decades, SEC rules have exempted "private offerings" from the registration requirement and CPOs and private fund managers have relied on these exemptions to sell their funds. Prior to the recent SEC action, the most basic concept of private offerings had been that the manner of the offering must be "private." General solicitations, including advertising, were not allowed. The general solicitation ban also restricted the ability of CPOs and private fund managers to discuss their funds in the press or any widely distributed forum – including the manager's website and websites of third parties.
As required by the JOBS Act, new SEC Rule 506(c) lifts the advertising ban for CPOs and private fund managers willing to comply with its terms. CPOs and private fund managers who do NOT want to publicly solicit or advertise simply have to continue to comply with the "old" Reg D and will not be subject to the provisions of the new Rule 506(c). To advertise, new Rule 506(c) requires:
- All investors in the fund must be accredited investors; and
- The fund manager must take reasonable steps to verify that the investors are accredited.
Rule 506(c) adopts a principles-based "facts and circumstances" approach to determine whether reasonable steps were taken to verify that the purchasers are accredited. It also adds four non-exclusive "safe harbor" methods for determining that a natural person is accredited. Under the principles-based approach, a fund manager can reasonably determine that an investor is accredited based on the facts, e.g., the nature of the investor, the size of the investment, etc.


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1. Thou shalt obey your chairperson, even when thou think he/she is unreasonable.
For he/she is your lord, who decides on your tenure.
2. Thou shalt join the departmental lunch-bunchers.
Eating your microwaved lunch while working in your office may save time, but you will be labeled as a "loner".
3. Thou shalt focus thy research on human diseases.
Working on a pig gene may be interesting to you, but a human gene that is related to a disease can get your project funded.
4. Thou shalt publish or perish.
For tenure decision, the number of publications is counted most.
5. Thou shalt observe the Sabbath.
Do not count on the 7th year, your tenure is decided at the end of your 6th year.
6. Thou shalt collaborate with friends in research.
You should find researchers who have the techniques you need for collaboration, rather than learning the technique yourself. Offer authorship in return. This will speed up your publications.
7. Thou shalt not be member of too many committees.
At the end, only the number of pubilications plays an important role on your tenure decision.
8. Thou shalt not be too friendly with your students and postdocs.
Granted, you may be 5 years older than your students and postdocs. You have to set your authority, or you will be stepped over.
9. Thou shalt not play favoritism to your subordinates.
This will create conflict among your subordinates. Stick to the rule that rewards students with good work.
10. Thou shalt not pressure your students for good results and scold them for bad ones.
This may force them to fabricate data or hide their failure.


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Film Review: ParkerLeft for dead after a bungled heist, a robber vows revenge on the crooks who double-crossed him. Hard-hitting adaptation of a Donald Westlake novel finds Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez in peak form.
Defiantly old-fashioned, Parker resurrects novelist Donald Westlake's influential crime character as a vehicle for Jason Statham. Parker, who appeared under different names in Westlake adaptations like Point Blank, The Outfit and Payback, changed pulp forever with his cold, brutal methods and implacable appetite for vengeance. It's a role that for the most part fits action star Jason Statham like a glove.
Parker is first seen disguised as a priest and robbing the Ohio State Fair. His cohorts—Melander (Michael Chiklis), the mob-connected Hardwicke (Micah Hauptman), Ross (Clifton Collins, Jr.) and Carlson (Wendell Pierce)—want Parker to steal millions in jewelry from a Palm Beach auction. When Parker refuses, they shoot him and leave the body in a ditch.
Helped by his girlfriend Claire (Emma Booth) and her father (Nick Nolte), a retired crook, Parker is soon back on his feet and out for his share of the loot. Scouting Miami, he meets realtor Leslie Rodgers (Jennifer Lopez), a divorcée a step away from bankruptcy. After finding Melander's hideout, Parker comes up with a plan to exact his revenge. But the mob has placed a killer on his trail, forcing Parker to rely on Leslie and her mother (Patti LuPone) for help.
The first hour of Parker has a propulsive energy that has been sadly missing from recent thrillers. As adapted by John J. McLaughlin, the screenplay is all nuts and bolts and very little filler: Parker wants something, people try to stop him, violence ensues. Once the film reaches Miami, the pacing flags a bit, especially when Statham is asked to don a Stetson and imitate a Texan.
But director Taylor Hackford, working for the first time in the genre, redeems himself with the climactic heist and showdown. Part of this is due to Westlake's incredibly tight plotting, in which Parker keeps having to adjust his plans as complications emerge. Hackford focuses squarely on advancing the story, keeping sentiment to a minimum.
Accents aside, Statham does an impressive job in a role that has attracted Lee Marvin and Robert Duvall, among others. Statham's Parker moves like a shark and displays about as much emotion. His action scenes are especially impressive, including a one-on-one fight in a hotel suite that looks more painful than exciting.
Given an actual character and not a role designed for a diva, Lopez does her best work in years. Life has stripped Leslie of her illusions, and Lopez isn't afraid to play her desperate and even a little tawdry. Anchored by a thoroughly convincing Michael Chiklis as a ruthless ringleader, the supporting cast is aces.
Mainstream critics tend to be biased against action films in general and Statham in particular. Westlake, who died in 2008, may help bring a larger audience to Parker. Taken on its own terms, the film is a taut, believable and beautifully played film noir.


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By Alan Caruba via Tea Party Nation
On the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar (a lunar calendar), Jews around the world will celebrate Purim. This year it begins at sunset on Wednesday, March 7 and concludes the following day. If I was an Iranian ayatollah, I would be worried.
Like Passover that celebrates the liberation of Jews, their exodus from Egypt in the days of the pharaoh, Purim celebrates a victory over the evil prime minister of the Persian empire ruled by King Ahasuerus. Haman was the archetype anti-Semite and, as the story of Esther relates, he was angered by the refusal of Mordechai, the leader of the Jews, to bow to him. Haman convinced the king to issue a decree for the extermination of all the Jews on 13 Adar.
At various points in Jewish history, leaders, prophets, and fate—some would call it God's intervention—have occurred to protect Jews from those who hate them and seek their destruction. In the case of Purim, it happened that the king had ordered the death of his wife, Vashti, who had failed to follow his orders. He held a beauty contest to find a new bride and Esther was chosen. She soon found favor with him, but she had prudently not revealed that she was Jewish.
When the Jews faced extermination, however, she invited the king and Haman to join her for a feast where she revealed she was Jewish to save her people. Haman was hanged and Mordechai was appointed the prime minister in his stead. A new decree was issued, granting the Jews the right to defend themselves and, on the 13th of Adar, they dispatched many of their enemies. On the 14th, they rested and celebrated.
Among Jews is a joke, a lighthearted parody of grace before dining that goes "They tried to kill us. They didn't. We won. Let's eat."
Given the events of this week as the President spoke to the convention of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), followed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the fate of Israel again hangs in the balance due to the repeated threats of annihilation by the Iranian regime and the prospect of their acquiring nuclear weapons. Both leaders stressed their opposition to this. Both stressed it was not just a threat to Israel, but to the entire world.
The ayatollahs would be wise to read the "Megillah", the scroll of Esther, an integral part of the celebration of Purim. Reportedly, Netanyahu give Obama a copy when they met to discuss the Iranian threat.
Netanyahu's speech stressed the right of the sovereign nation of Israel to defend itself and the President's speech affirmed that Israel has the right to defend itself "by itself" while promising that "I have your back."
In a Wall Street Journal commentary, "The 'Jewish' President", columnist Bret Stephens cast great doubt over Barack Hussein Obama's trustworthiness. "Here is a president who fought tooth-and-nail against the very sanctions on Iran for which he now seeks to reap political credit. He inherited from the Bush administration the security assistance to Israel he now advertises as proof of his 'unprecedented' commitment to the Jewish state."
"His defense secretary has repeatedly cast doubt on the efficacy of a U.S. military option against Iran even as the president insists it remains 'on the table.' His top national security advisers keep warning Israel not to attack Iran even as he claims not to presume to tell (Israeli leaders) what is best for them."
Stephens cites a book by Peter Beinart, due out next month, called "The Crisis of Zionism." Chapter five is titled "The Jewish President." Beinart points out that Obama's views about Israel have been shaped by his friends Rashid Khalidi and former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Beinart warns that Obama's views were shaped as well by "a coterie of far-left Chicago Jews who 'bred in Obama a specific, and subversive, vision of American Jewish identity and of the Jewish state.'"
"…But the important question here isn't about American-Jewish attitudes toward Israel," concludes Stephens, "It's about the president's honesty…On the evidence of Mr. Beinart's sympathetic book, Mr. Obama's speech at AIPAC was one long exercise of political cynicism."
If a March 5 Debka File report is accurate, then the President has "decided to let Israel have weapons systems suitable for long-range military operations and strikes against fortified underground targets. They include four KC-35 aerial refueling aircraft, doubling the number already in the Israeli Air Force's inventory, and GBU-31 Direct Attack Munition-JDAM bombs of the type which serve U.S. bombers, especially those based on aircraft carriers."
So we are left to sort through the text of AIPAC speeches and other scraps of information to determine the future. The Debka File report appears to signal a change of attitude toward Iran after three years of fruitless and humiliating efforts to open negotiations with that nation.
After three years, Obama has had a challenging learning curve to disabuse him of his beliefs regarding Islam and the Middle East. He entered the White House with some serious reservations about Israel that have been reflected in his prior behavior toward the Jewish state.
His administration has committed as many, if not more, grave errors of political correctness regarding the Islamic war on the West than Carter's or Clinton's. The Obama administration made it known that there would no longer be any reference to the global war on terror, substituting "overseas contingency operations" in its stead. The brutal Fort Hood attack was not labeled an Islamic massacre but rather "workplace violence."
Obama has learned that pretending that Islamo-fascists either don't exist or don't mean what they say does not solve the problem. To his credit, he authorized the killing of bin Laden and the drone attack on al Qaeda's Anwar Awlaki, the mentor to the Fort Hood killer.
The leading supporter of terrorism, however, remains Iran, formerly known as Persia.
For Jewish and Christian Americans the greatest delusion about the Islamic war for world domination is the self-delusion that it is not really happening. As they celebrate Purim 2012, the Israelis harbor no such thoughts.
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Three cast members from The Walking Dead have been promoted to series regulars for the upcoming fifth season!
Alanna Masterson, who plays Tara, and Christian Serratos, who plays Rosita, are two of the actors more familiar to audiences right now who have been promoted, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The other actor is Andrew J. West, whose character Gareth was first introduced during last night's season finale as the leader of the possibly cannibalistic community Terminus.
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DIY: A Whale of a Chalkboard
Obviously I used a whale shape because I thought it would add a bit of whimsy to my shore kitchen but you could use the same technique on virtually any simple shape. If you can doodle it, you can do it. Just cut, paint and hang!
You will need: a scrap piece of wood, a jigsaw (get the plugged in version, thank me later!), chalkboard paint, an inspiration image and a pencil (yes, you can just freehand it)
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So cute--I love the whale shape you chose. It turned out great!ReplyDelete
I was concerned the first time I used it but it doesn't take much practice. You just cut along the line and the saw does all the hard work.ReplyDelete
I used a scrap so i dont remember exactly - I want to say 1/4 inch but you really could use almost anything that has any stiffness to it. The thicker it is, the harder it would be to hang but something really thick (like cut from an old door) would be pretty cool too.ReplyDelete
- lh97897:39 PM
This post is the perfect remedy to get over my nerves about jigsaws- it looks so easy, and you've told me what type of saw to get. I've had projects in mind, but was intimidated. Oh, and I was never sure about the chalkboard paint- whether the spray paint version was any different than the brush-on. You've just solved 2 of my hang-ups in one post- thank you, thank you!ReplyDelete
- Amy Kennedy Slesar8:28 AM
that is so awesome! I love whales, living in Boston with a boat my family and I try and go on a whale watch off the coast of Provincetown very year! They get so close you can almost feel their spray. They are such beautiful and majestical creatures and I think your chalkboard captures them very well.ReplyDelete
You could totally do the exact same project and use the whiteboard paint instead of the chalkboard paint.ReplyDeleteReplies
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It was back on Nov. 4 of 1761 that Middlebury was chartered by colonial Gov. Benning Wentworth. The charter was awarded to John Evarts and 62 others. The town added a college and grew by leaps and bounds during the ensuing two-and-a-half centuries, to a point where more than 8,400 residents and students now call Middlebury their home.


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The Red Cross has said dozens were killed in renewed violence in the Central African Republic. The trouble comes as parliament tries to elect a new interim leader, and the EU mulls its response.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday it had buried 50 bodies within the previous two days.
"In the past 48 hours, teams from the ICRC and the CRCA (a local Red Cross branch) have buried around 50 bodies," the ICRC said in a statement. There was violence across the country on Friday and Saturday, with the children's charity Save the Children claiming a grenade attack Friday on a truck convoy carrying Muslims fleeing to the northwest had killed 23 people.
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French President Francois Hollande in December asked for a show of solidarity from fellow EU member states, but so far only Estonia has offered to send any troops to the country. Britain, along with Germany, has offered logistical support but has repeatedly made it clear that it will not send soldiers.
Poland, the Czech Republic, Belgium and Spain are believed to be the next most likely to contribute troops.
Ahead of the meeting, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Europe should not abandon France in its efforts to help.
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With Christmas less than two weeks away I felt it was a good time to dust off this holiday-themed article from the Dungeon's Master archive and give it an encore performance. First published last December, this D&D holiday-themed tale was inspired in part by real events that happened in my household over the holidays. Merry Christmas.
Originally published on December 15, 2010, Dungeon's Master once again presents: Christmas With the Gamer.
I'd rather be playing D&D. But it's Christmas and my family is coming over for a big holiday dinner. So I'm forced to settle for the banality known as real life for the next few hours.
I lumber downstairs from my bedroom, making no effort to be stealthy. Anyone in the living room or kitchen with a half-way decent passive perception knows I'm on my way. As a triggered action when I reach the bottom of the staircase my mother, the controller, starts giving me orders. I have to clean the basement, playfully called the dungeon, before company arrives.
As I pass by the living room I notice my father watching football. My dad is the epitome of the Warlord class. He's a generous leader who constantly gives up his actions to let other act in his place. Whether that action is taking out the trash, cleaning the basement, or mowing the lawn, he's always been very generous and giving. He's just that kind of guy. Even when my mother asks him to do something he takes advantage of his class features to give up his action and let someone else do twice as much on their turn.
The dungeon is a disaster area. There is clutter everywhere. I manage to make my Acrobatics check to avoid stepping on anything hazardous or breakable. I even manage to make my Athletics check to successfully jump over a small table that's in my way.
As I assess the room I need to figure out the best way to tackle this problem. I can do the fast and easy thing, and just shove everything haphazardly out of site. But that means that I'll have to just go through it all again later when I actually need to find something. That's a skill challenge I don't want to do. Better to just do it the right way the first time and put things where they belong.
Half-an-hour passes and I've already failed three Endurance checks. I have to sit down and have a refreshing beverage while I take a short, 5-minute rest. Just as I'm debating a second short rest, my passive perception is surprisingly good enough to hear company coming in the front door. It's my aunt and uncle from the sounds of it.
I opt for Stealth and hope that if my mother doesn't hear me she'll forget I'm down in the dungeon. Greeting the relatives is an encounter that's best avoided until reinforcements arrive. My mother calls for me to come up and say hello. I use Bluff and tell her I'll be up as soon as I finish cleaning the dungeon. I only hope she fails her next Insight check or else I'll get a second call shortly, this time with a mind-affecting compulsion thrown in for ensured obedience.
I finally manage to get the dungeon organized when I hear those reinforcements arriving. My brother, his wife and two kids charge through the front door. Time for me to take initiative and join the encounter.
When I get to the top of the stairs I see the kids have enthralled my father. His low Will defense made him an easy target for their "Pay Attention to Me" aura. My sister-in-law has already joined my mother in the kitchen to help with preparations.
One of my nephews makes his Perception check and spots me. He immediately charges me, arms wide, attempting to get me in the inescapable "Bear Hug of Childish Might." My brother, a valiant fighter and strong defender takes his opportunity action to grapple the little guy as his son runs through his threatened space.
I move carefully around the room, avoiding the difficult terrain of coats and boots left sprawled throughout the hallway and front room. I fail my perception check and don't notice the puddles of melting snow that have accumulated beneath the boots. The water trap gets me and I'm forced to suffer the indignity of ongoing "wetfoot" until I make a save and change my socks.
I perform my duties by hugging and greeting all of my relatives. Other than the water trap, I get through the encounter unscathed. From the kitchen my mother suggests that I take the kids downstairs to play until diner time.
I fail initiative and the kids rush past me and down the stairs before I can even shout for them to be careful and not to run. Clearly there's some chaotic in their alignment. I believe they get that from their mother, a Bard if I ever saw one. She's a performer and an adventurous spirit who is always trying new things and taking up new hobbies. And she's clearly the leader in her household.
Keeping the kids entertained is a skill challenge I've had plenty of practice with. I know that pretending to be overjoyed in their presentence is an easy Bluff check that guarantees one success. An Intimidate check can often earn another success by threatening to tell their mother if they misbehave. Where I usually wrack up an early failure is failing my Endurance check. I just can't keep up with a couple of active four-year-olds.
I manage to keep them entertained until dinner by teaching them a couple of new games I had the foresight to look up online before their arrival. That Streetwise check required some digging, but I knew it would pay off.
The kids make their Perception checks and hear movement in the dinning room. They tell me what they hear and anticipate dinner is forthcoming. Sure enough they're already half way up the stairs when we're called to the dinner table.
The next encounter begins when I enter the dining room. I try to make a History check and remember who I was sitting next to last year and whether or not there were any issues. My mind's a blank. Oh well, I just sit in the nearest chair.
My brother delays his turn and doesn't choose his seat until much later in the initiative order. My uncle sits to my right and my sister-in-law to my left. My brother comes off of delay and chooses the seat across from me.
As more and more food is placed on the table I remember just how adept my mother is with the culinary arts. The things she can do in the kitchen are nothing short of magical. Just by looking at all of the food on the table I can tell that she's outdone herself again. Every year she performs the "Holiday Feast" ritual and every year she gets a higher and higher result on her Nature check. The fact that she's got another years worth of experience and a number of helpers assisting doesn't hurt either.
Before the meal begins someone has to perform the blessing. My aunt takes point. I always envisioned her as a Cleric. She's trained in Religion, has clearly taken the skill focus feat and is certainly a leader in her professional life as well as at home. We bow our heads as she begins saying grace.
My uncle the Rogue, knowing that everyone has their eyes closed and heads bowed takes this opportunity to secretly kick me under the table in an attempt to make me laugh. He lands a solid, yet playful blow, taking me completely by surprise. The combat advantage he gained because my eyes were closed let him follow-up his attack with a poke to my belly as a minor action. I start laughing against my will, alerting everyone that something's up.
I don't need to have a good Insight to know that my mother is angry at my outburst. My aunt ignores the interruption and continues as if nothing's happened. I glance at my uncle but he's sitting as still as a statue. His Bluff is so convincing no one even suspects his guilt.
My brother, sitting across from me gives me a knowing wink. I try making another History check and this time I'm successful. I suddenly remember that he fell victim to the same attack from our uncle during last year's dinner. Clearly he made his History check before he sat down which explains why he delayed his action until after both my uncle and I were seated. Clever.
As food is passed around I rely on my Perception to help me decide on which foods look and smell the most appealing. With a successful Thievery check I grasp the oven mitt under the really hot bowls as the come around. This year I manage not to burn my fingers in the process.
When dinner is finally over everyone starts moving into the living room where they search for the best spot to collapse and watch sports. Clearly most members of this party failed their save against gluttony and now they need to rest.
The last thing I want is to have to spend an entire evening with my family. I use Diplomacy on my mother and ask her if I can sneak away to my friend's house later. I give myself a pretty substantial modifier to this check by helping with the dishes and clean up before even being asked. Success, I get the green light to go.
With things winding down I make my move and slip away from the commotion. I grab my gaming stuff and head for the front door. It looks like I'll make my D&D game after all. Finally, a chance to focus on D&D and leave my real life behind for a few hours. If it wasn't for fantasy role-playing games I don't know how I'd pass the time.
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PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - Jan 17, 2012) - The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) today announced publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) of clinical trial results from testing of cangrelor, an investigational intravenous antiplatelet.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc shares rose as much as 15.6 percent on Friday after its quarterly results trumped analysts' expectations, spurring hopes the largest videogames publisher will outperform a bedraggled industry in 2013.
The shares soared to an intraday peak of $13.94, their highest since November of 2011. In afternoon trading, they were up 11.4 percent at $13.44.
Activision reported higher fourth quarter revenue on Thursday, driven by robust sales of its holiday hits "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" and "Skylanders: Giants."
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