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The following information is a highlight of the real-time guru activity we saw this week. To view more information on these gurus, check out their guru portfolios. The "Real Time Picks" reports the stock purchases and sells that Gurus have made within the prior two weeks. If a Guru makes a purchase or sell of a company in which they own a greater-than 5% stake, SEC regulations require them to report their transaction within two days. This week we saw notable increases in Real Time activity from Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) and Edward Lampert (Trades, Portfolio) .
Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio)
Over the past week Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) made a massive increase to his position in DeVry Education Group (DV). The guru upped his stake 11484.73% on Feb. 19 by purchasing a total of 3,145,783 shares of the company's stock. The guru bought these shares for approximately $37.39 per share, and since then the price per share has increased roughly 1% to $37.66 per share.
Cohen now holds on to 3,173,174 shares of the company's stock, representing approximately 5.5% of the company's shares outstanding. Cohen has held an off and on again position in DeVry since the third quarter of 2009.
Cohen's historical holding history as of the close of the fourth quarter:
DeVry is a global provider of educational services and the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Becker Professional Education, Chamberlain College of Nursing, DeVry University and many others. These institutions offer a variety of programs in business, healthcare, technology, accounting and finance.
DeVry's historical revenue and net income:
DeVry released its second quarter 2014 results on Feb. 4, which reported:
· Total revenues down 1.9% to $491.3 million.
· Medical and Healthcare and International and Professional Education segment revenues grew 13.5% and 16.6% respectively.
· Reported net income of $48.2 million, down from $50.3 million last year.
· Diluted EPS of $0.74, down from $0.78 per share last year.
The company announced on Feb. 12 that its subsidiary, Becker Professional Education, had aligned with the Department of Defense to offer certain CPA and CPE courses which will fulfill the Department of Defense's financial management certification requirements.
The analysis on DeVry reports that the company's revenue has been in decline over the past year, its dividend yield is at a 1-year low and that the company's price is near a 2-year high.
The Peter Lynch Chart suggests that the company is currently overvalued:
As of the close of the fourth quarter 17 gurus that held a position in
DeVry has a market cap of $2.59 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $40.77 with a P/E ratio of 40.90, a P/S ratio of 1.30 and a P/B ratio of 1.60. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 18.60% over the past ten years.
GuruFocus rated DeVry the business predictability rank of 4-star.
Edward Lampert (Trades, Portfolio)
Over the past week Edward Lampert (Trades, Portfolio) made another reduction in his holdings on AutoNation (AN). On Feb. 20, Lampert cut his holdings -7.54% by selling 1,189,155 shares of the company's stock. He sold these at around the daily average price of $42.36 per share, and since then the price per share is trading slightly lower at $42.34 per share.
Lampert now holds on to 14,576,088 shares of the company's stock, representing 12.01% of the company's shares outstanding. Despite his strong selling in the company, AutoNation is still Lampert's second largest holding.
Edward Lampert (Trades, Portfolio)'s historical holdings as of the close of the fourth quarter:
AutoNation is an automotive retailer in the U.S., predominately in metropolitan markets. The company offers a range of automotive products and services, including new vehicles, used vehicles and insurance products.
AutoNation's historical revenue and net income:
The analysis on AutoNation reports that the company has issued $592.6 million of debt over the past three years, the company's price is near a 10-year high and its P/B ratio is near a 1-year low.
AutoNation reported its fourth quarter and full-year results last month which highlighted:
- Fourth quarter EPS of $0.83, up 24% from last year.
- GAAP EPS of $0.89, up 33% from last year.
- Total revenue of $4.5 billion, up 8%.
- Full year revenue of $17.5 billion, up 12% from last year.
- Full year adjusted EPS of $2.98, up 17% from 2012.
As of the close of the fourth quarter there were ten gurus that held a position in AutoNation. Check out their holdings here.
The Peter Lynch Chart suggests that the company is currently overvalued:
AutoNation has a market cap of $6.06 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $50.92 with a P/E ratio of 16.70, a P/S ratio of 0.40 and a P/B ratio of 2.90. AutoNation had an annual average earnings growth of 25.80%.
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Palisades > Palisade Crest > Climber's Log
Palisade Crest Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|NW Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2016
|Chad has it correct. The key is to stay on the ridge as long as possible. We had route finding issues (and same scary moments with rock coming loose) by starting too early. On the return, found a green lichen open book with great holds that led to a large cairn at the end of the ridge. Pictures
|Posted Sep 20, 2016 11:21 am
|NW Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2013
|One of my favorite climbs. Loved the scenery and routefinding. Staying up on top of the ridge as long as possible is definitely the way to go, easier and more exciting. I wish I could experience the ramp over and over!
|Posted Jun 18, 2013 4:50 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2013
|Via NW ridge.....knife edge was exhilarating and only route finding problems was dropping down to the notch which was figured out on the way back...stay on knife edge!! 4th class ramp is one-of-a-kind sierra feature!
|Posted Jun 14, 2013 6:10 pm
|NW Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2009
|Daytrip as an alternate for the 2009 Sierra Challenge. After some unnecessary hairiness on the ridge, the final slab seemed tame. A great climb from Scimitar Pass, but it really tests your nerves.
|Posted Aug 13, 2009 7:18 pm
|Northwest Ridge June 19 2004
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2004
|This is such a great climb! It was worth the second trip. I climbed this peak with Ron Karpel and Aaron Schuman.
Trip Report
|Posted Mar 14, 2009 5:31 pm
|Northwest Ridge September 14 2003
Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2003
|As part of a group of PCS climbers, 4 of us turned around at 2 pm before descending into the notch below the summit while 2 others continued. While the four of us enjoyed a night in camp the other two summited at 4 pm but had to bivy at Scimitar pass and returned to camp in the morning.
Trip Report
|Posted Mar 14, 2009 5:19 pm
|palisade crest
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2008
|Tricky route finding. We hand traversed to the left when getting down to the notch. Find a better way on the right on the way back.
|Posted Oct 6, 2008 4:46 pm
|NW Ridge from Scimitar Pass
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2001
|My buddy Demetri and I make it up and down in about 13 hours car-to-car. I was dragging on the way to the crest but it was thoroughly enjoyable climbing from there to the summit of Gandalf.
|Posted Aug 29, 2008 7:11 pm
|Route Climbed: northwest ridge Date Climbed: october 2005
| one of the sketchy ridges to date.. it felt like climbing in a house of cards.. ran out
of time to tag the highest point.. will definately go
back.. found a 5 gallon cache from the 70's i
suspect... the 3 musketeers wraps were white ...i
believe they havent been white since the 70's..
climbed with alex...
|Posted Nov 3, 2005 2:21 pm
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: NW Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2004
|The talus above Elinore Lake was tedious, but the scrambling along the NW Ridge was exciting... seriously exposed, and the rock was loose enough in places to make extreme caution advised. I pulled a couple of holds out, as did Michael. The ostensibly class 3 traverse into the notch (IMO, more like class 4) actually turned out to be more difficult than the slab, which I was pleasantly surprised to find was much easier than I'd expected (no friction climbing required!) Still, I was glad I brought my rock shoes.
|Posted Nov 17, 2004 9:24 pm
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: Northwest Ridge Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2004
|Day seven of the 2004 Sierra Challenge, ten of us started out from Glacier Lodge, summited with Michael and Matthew, then tagged Jepson with Mark. Trip Report
|Posted Nov 17, 2004 12:46 am

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text: I believe that all junior parents and coaches need to read this. If you have a kid, any kid, that is going to play in 12 and under competition, this will effect you (eventually). This is only for the NorCal section, but it seems like it is going to gain steam and be nationwide. I (my kids) are a freaking guinea pigs for this nonsense. Please see linked PDF: http://assets.usta.com/assets/635/15/10andUnderTennisRatingsFlyer1-2-131.PDF There are three stages of the Junior Development Pathway; Red, Orange and Green, each with their own court size and type of ball. If you are new to competition you will be in the first level (Red 2, Orange 3, or Green 3) of the color you are age eligible for. After completing the requirements listed underneath the ball in each level you advance to the following level. If you do not complete the requirements in a level and are no longer age eligible to participate you will automatically move into the next color. What is the 12 & Under Pathway? The new 12 & under pathway is the new initiative by USTA to help students progress from red, orange, green, and yellow ball. Based on a players age, not level they will start playing that color and have to complete certain requirements to move to the next level. Red ball is 8 & under, Orange ball is 10 & under, and Green is 11 and older. What are the requirements to move to the next level? All players that didn't play Junior Team Tennis or a Sanctioned Tournament in 2012 will be considered a new player. The lucky one's that are returning players may choose the level they want to play at. If you are considered a new player then you will start at Red Ball for 8 & unders. To move to the next level you need to complete 2 seasons of junior team tennis, 8 play days, and 2 team tournaments. New 9 & 10 Year olds will play at the Orange level and need to complete 2 play days, 6 tournaments, and 2 seasons of Junior Team Tennis, while finishing top 4 at the sectional championships or winning 2 tournaments to move to green ball. New 11 & 12 year olds will play at the Green level and need to complete 2 play days, 6 tournaments, and two seasons of Junior Team Tennis, while finishing top 4 at the sectional championships or winning 2 tournaments to move to regular yellow balls. Will the Pathway be enforced? Yes the pathway will be enforced. Each player will have a box by their name on the USTA website stating what level they are eligible for. What are the problems with the Pathway? Personally, I don't love the colored balls, but I can live with it. The biggest thing I dislike about the pathway is the requirements. It takes all the power out of the player, parent, and coach to decide what is best for the individual. After all tennis is an individual sport. What if your son or daughter is too strong for a level or starts at the perfect level but improves quickly with enthusiasm? It takes about 6-12 months to progress through all the requirements. It is demoralizing for students not to be rewarded for their hardwork. What if my son or daughter is 8 years old and plays orange or green already? It doesn't matter as they system goes by age not level. They will start at the bottom of red. Another problem with the pathway is that USTA doesn't have a system of tournaments and Junior Team Tennis in place. This is the pilot year, which means that we are all guinea pigs. Most of the events and systems in place are piece mailed together as they figure things out just like this requirement. ...................... Are you guys fine with this? Forcing your players play certain levels until they play a season of Junior Team Tennis at all three balls? Maybe having you kid still playing Green Dot at 12 years old? I'm freaking pissed.


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Re: Breaking Bad.
drwho13 wrote:
First few seasons were good, but the show overall is hogwash.
I Gave up after season 3.
I can't put my finger on it, but there's something about Breaking Bad that just doesn't sit right with me. I also got sick of Jessy walking around with a scowly face all the time. Smile for fuck sake.
It becomes a one-trick pony. The jarring and grating sound effects that are used over and over to build tension become comical once you catch on.
The hype has become the show. Bit of Emperor's New Clothes syndrome going on.


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Again, how do you know when the picture is small enough? This reduces to pixels not kb.
Why Norma, you're just a youngster!I've got ya beat by 3-years.That don't make us "old" by any stretch of the imagination though, it just, on our resumes we can put "has vast experience".It must be something about pizza that keeps us so young!Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor
Thats the program I have been trying to use and it's driving my crazy. After I select the picture the kilo box is gone and asks for percent of shrinkage.
Thanks Bob, I believe I have it figured out now.
With that formulation the crust should not be tough at all.I noticed you add 15% semolina, make sure that's a percentage of flour, it's not an extra ingredient. The way you have it listed it's an extra, if so that needs to be fixedAfter mixing, weigh, round and put it in the fridge right away, don't let it sit and no need for a punch down, goes into the fridge instead Give it 24 hours, even better at 48. Leave it alone in the fridge.Take it out, let it warm and don't handle it, let it warm up for 30 minutes, apply crisco in the pan and gently press into the pan, let rise 45 minutes. Top it and and bakeCook at 450, your bottom is pretty dark so not sure what temp you are using, low and slow works best for this style pizza.


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Summerhill Homes — which in 2011 obtained City Council approval to build 10 homes on the site — has given the school district until March 27 to decide on its all-cash offer for the property, which is contiguous with district-owned land at Greendell School and Cubberley Community Center.
The property was home for nearly 40 years to the Peninsula Day Care Center, which closed its doors in June 2011 when the owner retired.
The school district bought the parcel in late 2011, disrupting a contract between Summerhill and owners of Peninsula Day Care.
But Summerhill proceeded to secure city approval for housing development in case the school-district purchase fell through.
The district has been leasing 525 San Antonio on a short-term basis to a private school for children with dyslexia.
The property, combined with the Greendell campus at 4120 Middlefield Road, is under consideration by a citizens committee currently evaluating possible locations for a 13th elementary school. That committee, whose report is expected this spring, has been told to weigh tradeoffs between opening a school at Greendell/San Antonio or at the former Garland Elementary School at 870 N. California Ave.
Skelly did not hint that the school district was engaged in any negotiations with Summerhill.
"I am pleased that the board had the foresight to make this purchase," he said. "While I deeply worry about what this price suggests about the future of our community to be economically diverse, I do feel that the increased value reflects well on the work of the schools in our community."
The San Antonio parcel was excluded from consideration by another citizens committee that spent the last nine months analyzing options for the 35-acre Cubberley Community Center. Twenty-seven of those acres are owned by the school district and eight are owned by the City of Palo Alto.
At the time the school district purchased 525 San Antonio, leaders were worried that enrollment was growing faster than expected.
They also were mindful of now-regretted school-district decisions 30 years ago to sell off sprawling elementary school campuses — closed because of declining enrollment — for housing developments.
At its peak in 1969, Palo Alto school enrollment stood at 15,000 before dropping to a low of about 7,500 in 1989. Since then it's been on an upward trajectory and currently stands at about 12,350.
In 1976, the school district sold Ortega Elementary School for $2.5 million and Ross Road Elementary School for $3.6 million. In 1979 it sold De Anza Elementary School for $2.7 million.
In 1981 it sold Crescent Park Elementary School for $4 million and Hoover Elementary School (then on Middlefield Road across from Midtown Safeway) for $2.8 million. Most were developed into housing.
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Please don't believe the "news" coming from the Democrat Cheerleaders in the media when they report on polls.
The Romney-Ryan campaign is not in disarray. Mitt Romney is not short on money, but Obama is. Romney has people like the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson ready to spend "whatever" is necessary to win. Obama burned through $120 million attacking Romney. Has anyone even heard the word "Bain" lately? How about "tax returns", "he's a felon", or "offshore bank accounts" – not one of those words and phrases laid a glove on Romney – and Obama can't get that $120 million back.
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Here are the facts:
Barack Obama is not winning any group he didn't win in 2008; he is not doing better with any group he did win in 2008; not Jews, not young voters, not Hispanics, not blacks, and not women.
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Even CNN's latest streaming pile-of-dung poll found Republican enthusiasm 6 points higher than Democrat enthusiasm. It found that Independent voters favor Romney by 14 points, and this agreed with Carville and Greenberg's Democracy Corps survey.
For the first time ever, black ministers are telling their parishoners to stay home on Election Day. A May poll in North Carolina – yes PPP – found 20% of blacks ready to vote for Romney over Obama's gay marriage position. A Georgia Gallup poll in May found the same 20% of blacks ready to vote for Romney. A late August poll in Michigan found that 23% of blacks would vote for Romney, and an unreported NAACP poll in Florida (I have a very reliable source but no link) found 23% of Sunshine State blacks lining up behind Romney.
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Catholic support is at 27%, exactly half of what it was in 2008. No Democrat has ever won the presidency while losing the Catholic vote, and Obama isn't even close.
As per Rasmussen, Republican registration has grown since June and is now at its historic high. At 37.6%, it is 4.3% higher than the Democrat registration, which is less than one point above its lowest point ever.
For prospective, the spread in registration was 1.3 points just before the 2010 election. The spread is more than three times larger now.
Can any one of our "conservative" heroes please stand up and say these things?
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NL has plenty invested in home-field edge
Manuel, stars driven by chance to help their own teams
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
The Junior Circuit's 13-game undefeated streak in the All-Star Game came to an end on Tuesday, and with it the NL clinched home-field advantage in the World Series for the first time since 2001. And nearly every key player in the win has reason to think that advantage might benefit his own team.
Scott Rolen of the NL Central-leading Reds had the hit that started the rally. Brian McCann of the NL East-leading Braves drove in the winning runs. Adam Wainwright of the reigning NL Central-champion Cardinals got the key outs after the NL took the lead. Starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez and closer Jonathan Broxton pitch for the Rockies and Dodgers, respectively, and those two teams are tied for the Wild Card lead. One of those guys will almost certainly look back at this night when he's being introduced at home before Game 1 of the World Series.
"It means to me, a little bit [more] this year than years past because we are in first place," McCann said. "You think about it more when you're sitting in that position instead of coming here 10 games out, 12 games out."
Said Reds first baseman Joey Votto: "This means a lot to the Cincinnati Reds organization because we're in first place and we're doing our best to be a playoff team."
There's a curious coincidence, though. In the short time that the All-Star Game has determined home-field advantage in the World Series, the teams with that advantage haven't particularly taken advantage. From 1982-2002, the last year of alternating home field in the World Series, the home team won 17 out of 20 Fall Classics. In the past seven years, with home-field advantage decided by the All-Star Game, the home club has gone 4-3 in Series matchups.
Which, of course, is not to say that it doesn't matter. Ask players about the importance of the All-Star Game, and almost to a man they'll point to its influence on October. For better or worse -- and plenty of players and others don't like the connection -- you're better off in a seven-game series if you have Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 at your own ballpark.
"The last two years, the Phillies have been in the World Series and it was big," said NL and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. "Two years ago when we won it, when we played the Rays in Philly and won three straight, we definitely did not want to go back down to Tampa and play. I think home-field advantage, definitely, it's a big deal. I think home teams play better at home, and I think last year with the Yankees, they were a big home team if you go back and check, and they finished the season strong. I feel like that they definitely had momentum when we played them in New York."
Besides, there's the simple matter of pride. You don't get to this level without some personal and professional pride. National Leaguers have gotten tired of hearing about how they're in the inferior league. Winning the All-Star Game helps their case a little. Following it up with a World Series would help even more.
"There was some definite intensity," Wainwright said. "I had to hold myself back from fist-pumping in the seventh inning. But I didn't want to give the other side any reason to get excited. There was some serious talking in that dugout. These guys wanted to win that game. The National League is not a league that needs to be walked on over and over every year. We finally came out here and won a baseball game."
What may be most exciting for the victors is the prospect that it could happen again. While McCann's hit was the key moment in the game, the NL's big advantage was its pitchers. Jimenez, Josh Johnson, Roy Halladay and Wainwright formed the core of the best reason to think the NL could win this year. Jimenez is 26, Wainwright 28 and Johnson 26. Brian Wilson and Broxton, who finished off the game, are 28 and 26 respectively.
Not only are these guys good, they're going to be around for a while.
"The National League's got a lot of good pitching," said Angels outfielder Torii Hunter. "They held us down, and they had two Cy Young Award winners -- [Chris] Carpenter and [Tim] Lincecum -- they didn't even use."
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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When Carl Norgren sketched what was to become the world's first lubricator in 1927, he practically invented an entire industry.
Norgren has focused on providing innovation right from its start in the early 20th century when pioneer Carl Norgren founded his air line business in his kitchen in Denver, Colorado. Having grown organically and through strategic acquisition Norgren is now part of the global IMI business which carries through the spirit of innovation to create engineering advantage into the 21st century.
Norgren continues to push boundaries, and remains focused on listening to customers, solving their challenges and delivering advantage through its engineering expertise:
- World leading supplier of high performance pneumatic motion & fluid control solutions
- 22 manufacturing locations globally
- Sales & service network in 75 countries
- Supply chain capacity
- Sector expertise covering Industrial automation, life sciences, energy, rail, commercial vehicles, food & beverage


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Tristan Burnett Makes Us Heart Him — Hunk of the Day
Aussie model Tristan Burnett makes us heart him. For a myriad of reasons, all of which are physical.
lt's the sandy blond hair. It's the ripped abs, the face fur, the goofy smile. It's the smoldering, bedroom-eyes stare, even the stylish yellow jeans and brown shoes.


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Papilio FPGA
Have you been thinking about jumping into FPGA development but are not sure how to get started? Well, take a look at the Papilio - an Open Source FPGA board with everything you need to get started at a low price. With a friendly and supportive community, free VHDL eBook, Open Source Arduino compatible Soft Processors, and plenty of code examples you will have all the resources needed to get you started on the FPGA path. It's never been easier to jump into the wide-open world of FPGA development!
The Papilio DUO has an FPGA on the top and the same chip that is used in the Arduino Leonardo (ATmega32U4) on the bottom. It's like having an Arduino with a full circuit laboratory connected to it! For example, you can draw circuits to move pins, connect extra serial ports, or connect a bitcoin miner to the Arduino-Compatible chip. Just plug it into your computer using a USB cable, download our software and start drawing your own circuits.
The Papilio One is a powerful, open-source, expandable development board perfect for the design and prototyping of your unique ideas. You can customize the capabilities of the Papilio with snap-on modular expansions called Wings (similar to Arduino shields) which provide added functionality to the board, and simultaneously expand the creative possibilities!
At its heart, the Papilio One has a Xilinx Spartan 3E FPGA chip, providing a plentiful amount of digital logic to quickly get your prototyping off the ground. In addition, you can code for the FPGA using established development tools, or you can use Gadget Factory's custom Arduino IDE to easily write Arduino code and upload it to the AVR8 soft processor!
The Open Source Papilio Pro LX9 FPGA board is a powerful and flexible platform that provides the core for exciting projects such as the RetroCade Synth and the Papilio Arcade. It acts as the empty canvas that classic audio chips and arcade motherboards can be recreated on. Its flexible nature means that it can be re-used with future Papilio projects by simply purchasing the MegaWing portion of a project.
The Classic Computing Shield provides all of the hardware needed to recreate classic computing systems on the Papilio DUO.
Computing Shield Hardware Guide
The LogicStart Shield provides everything needed to get started with VHDL and FPGA development on the Papilio with one convenient and easy to connect circuit board.
LogicStart Shield Hardware Guide
MegaWings plug into the Papilio board and provide everything needed for a specific application in one convenient PCB. Wings usually provide ala carte functionality for rapid prototyping while MegaWings provide everything needed for a full application.
For a full list of MegaWings visit the Gadget Factory Store.
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Everything needed for Arcade games
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Everything needed to start learning VHDL and FPGA technology on the Papilio.
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Everything needed to make sweet retro music in one convenient and easy to connect circuit board. It snaps into the Papilio Pro and gives it the necessary hardware resources to communicate with the outside world.
Wings plug into the Papilio board and provide peripheral functionality. The Papilio One can accept up to six Wings that can operate independently of each other. Wings usually provide ala carte functionality for rapid prototyping while MegaWings provide everything needed for a full application.
For a full list of Wings visit the Gadget Factory Store.
Don't forget to look at prototype and user contributed Wings on the Wing Playground.
|Button/LED Wing
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Add 8 bit graphics to your projects
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Connect any analog device including the large selection of Seeed Studio's analog Grove devices!
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Experiment with audio and create instruments with the MIDI Audio Wing.
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Microstepping single axis stepper motor controller
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South Beach clubs come and go much like the tourists who visit them.
To compete with hotspots such as Wall and Mansion, club owners must constantly reinvent their spaces to keep the models and rich folks coming back.
Enter Club Amnesia, which is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation, and will open in late December just in time for New Year's Eve.
You may remember Amensia – it was once a popular spot years ago when it went by the names Opium Garden and Prive.
The new space will be called Story Nightclub, and is owned by David Grutman of MMG. Story will be the fourth nightclub for Grutman, who also operates the successful clubs LIV, Arkadia and LIV Sunlife at Dolphin Stadium.
They are looking for hot and sexy bartenders, cocktail servers and VIP hosts. The job fair takes place 4 – 8 p.m. Thursday at LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach.


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TBS hits a home run with baseball coverage
Network tallies the best ratings of its 33-year history
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
TBS hit a home run with its coverage of Major League Baseball's four Division Series. According to Media Week, the network enjoyed the best ratings of its 33-year history with its coverage of the first-round playoff series, averaging 5.41 million total viewers, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day ratings data. The network also set highs by averaging 2.54 million adults age 25 to 54, 2.46 million viewers 18 to 49 and 1.12 million viewers 18 to 34. According to the report, TBS owned seven of the week's 10 most-watched cable telecasts, including Game 3 of the Yankees-Twins American League DS on Oct. 11, which drew 6.79 million viewers. That series was the most watched among the four DS matchups, averaging 6.63 million total viewers. Baseball boosted TBS' ratings 232 percent over the previous week. TBS' coverage of the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and Phillies kicks off on Thursday. Coverage of the AL Championship Series between the Angels and Yankees shifts to FOX, beginning on Friday.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It wasn't easy, the Cavs made their run during the end of the 2nd quarter thanks to Davis & made a strong run during the entire 3rd but the Knicks proved to be too much for the Cavs to handle where it matters the most; during the 4th quarter.
Our 3 Stars in Billups, Melo & Amare all led the way for us tonight.
This victory over the Cavs can't erase the fact that we lost to this team three times this year, but it's a step in the right dirrection; a dirrection of putting that Cleveland disaster as a thing of the past while focusing on one thing & one thing only: Improving as a team from here on out & getting ready for our 1st playoff run since 04.
This was a must win for the Knicks. I'm not sure we could have recovered from a 4th loss to this Cavs team. A loss would have destroyed any type of momentum & confidence this team may have.
Bring on the Raptors. Lets get back to being over .500 after a horrible March losing 6 consecutive & 9 of 10 games.
It's a feel good feeling knowing we beat the Cavs tonight.


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An official with the coroner's office has identified the woman and child killed in Tuesday's multi-car pileup near Gorman.
The victims were identified as Latonya Sutton-Grey, 42, and Lielani Grey, 6, both of Los Angeles, Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Department said Wednesday.
The bodies are expected to be examined today, he said.
About 5 a.m. Tuesday, a sport utility vehicle believed to have been carrying a family back from the Labor Day holiday weekend crashed on Interstate 5 Grapevine north of Castaic, causing a chain-reaction pileup that killed the woman and the girl.
Sutton-Grey, driving the SUV southbound, hit the center divider in the Gorman area, hurling herself and the girl out of the car. They were pronounced dead at the scene, California Highway Patrol Lt. Craig Whitty said Tuesday.
Nine others were hurt in the crash, four critically.
Their identities and conditions have not been released.


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1. The chapter is entitled "confessions". What do you think the most meaningful confession on Bella's part, and what is the most meaningful confession on Edward's part?
Bella: she admits that she is afraid because she can't stay with him and "i'd like to stay with you much more than I should."
Edward: says it's not only her company that he craves, but nonetheless cannot bear to be without her. "Yes, you are exactly my brand of heroin." He also admits that he's never had these feeling before...
2. Edward tells Bella everything that he has been doing "off page" up until now. Most of these moments will be shown in "Midnight Sun." Which moment are you most looking forward to reading?
EVERYTHING...oh, gees. I really hope SM finishes it. I'm sure she will and I can't blame her for putting it off for a little while. Out of respect for her, I will not be reading it until it's bound and published.
3. The subject of humanity and what it means to be truly human constantly comes up. How is the humanity of Bella and Edward best displayed in this chapter?
Their feelings towards each other. Even Edwards are so human. Love transcends everything is the message, I think.
4. This is the chapter where we really see a romance blooming between Edward and Bella. What was the most romantic moment for you
Wow. I will say that when he listened to her heart in the meadow was absolutely one of the most romantic things I've ever read. The whole image of it. Whoa. And how bout that first kiss...


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In what's become a growing trend among soda manufacturers, Thomas Kemper has recently reformulated their soda recipes and updated packaging. Instead of using high-fructose corn syrup, the new beverages are naturally sweetened with pure cane sugar.
I tasted three — Black Cherry, Root Beer, and Ginger Ale — of the company's five sodas and was pleasantly surprised by the results. All of the sodas were refreshing with typical flavors that one would expect from a craft, bottled soda company. To find out how each one tasted,
The root beer, with its vanilla-marshmallow smell and clear, classic taste, was my favorite. It was everything you want from a root beer — sweet and comforting. My least favorite was the black cherry. It had a strong artificial smell with a too-syrupy taste that reminded me of cough medicine. The fresh, clean, crisp ginger ale was my co-tester's favorite. They described it as a quality ginger ale that was "really good" with strong ginger flavor.
How about you? Have you tried the new Thomas Kemper formula? Did you notice a difference? Are you excited soda companies are eliminated the high-fructose corn syrup?


text: During a forced shutdown of my Acer Aspire 5100 laptop, both the modem and audio got totally disabled. I'm assuming the drivers are corrupt. The device manager doesn't even acknewledge the existance of either one. Is it possible they are part of the motherboad itself? I tried googling, but with no luck. So I come here. How would I find the nessesary drivers to get them back up and running??


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Developers of free children's games on Apple's iPhone have been
charging users by placing price tags on items found throughout the games, but
these in-app price tags have not been made clear to those purchasing these
games, and Democratic lawmakers are getting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) involved.
Tuesday, Rep. Edward J. Markey (Mass.) along with Sens. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)
and Mark Pryor (Ark.) submitted letters to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz asking
for thorough inspection
of free children's
games by companies such as Pocket Gems and Capcom Interactive.
iPhone games such as Tap Zoo by Pocket Gems and
the Smurfs'
Village by Capcom Interactive have been
labeled as free children's games, but what parents may not know upon choosing
these apps is that items within the games, such as barrels of Smurfberries in
the Smurfs' Village game, can cost up to $99 if a child selects them. The end
result is bill shock when the charges arrive.
these purchases cannot be made without a password, parents argue that it has
become too easy for children to figure it out and that safeguards
are not strong enough to stop them from purchasing the items found in
these games.
In one
particular case, a Rockville family was charged $1,400 from Capcom Interactive
as well as Apple, who receives 30 percent of the tab. The Democratic lawmakers
see instances like this as deceptive practices on both Apple and the game
developers' parts. Markey argued that parents download applications clearly
labeled as free
games made suitable for children, and have no reason to expect that in-app
costs such as a $19 bucket of snowflakes would be apart of their child's gaming
shouldn't be able to use smurfs and snowflakes and zoos as online ATM's,
pulling money from the pockets of unsuspecting parents," said Markey.
"The use of mobile apps will continue to escalate, which is why it is
critical that more is done now to examine these practices. I will continue to
closely monitor this issue and look forward to the FTC's response."
Interactive and Pocket Gems have both placed warnings on their games in the iTunes store regarding
the additional in-app charges a user may face, but there is still some
children-related software packaging left unclear.
bigger question of business marketing practices moving forward is that policy
doesn't have time to stay up, so we need to ensure there are safeguards across
all platforms so kids are not exploited," said Kathryn Montgomery, a
professor of communications at American University and author of
"Generation Digital," who has urged the need for reforms to the
federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.


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Today in Cannes Hell: Bush Billboards, Early Favorites and Sean Penn Being A Dick
Really, we're able to enjoy nearly everything happening at this year's Cannes Film Festival without even leaving our offices: There's the eerie, 24/7 surveillance available from IFC. There are Hollywood Elsewhere's billboard glimpses of gay Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor and Jesus Christ straddling a US fighter jet. There's Andrew O'Hehir tempting us at Salon with his A Christmas Tale rave (headlined "Grief, cancer, Nietzsche and Santa") and Anne Thompson spilling the beans on James Toback's "juicy" documentary about Mike Tyson.
And why bother traveling thousands of miles and spending thousands of dollars just to hear Glenn Kenny call Sean Penn a dick in person? Look at it this way: Spout's Karina Longworth is doing some of her best writing from the airport, and her subject — Vogue's recent Sex and the City issue — addresses a movie not even screening at Cannes:
The Vogue spread restores a bit of the legitimate, grown-up class that has seemed to be lacking from the SATC campaign all along. ... Cannes likely would have been able to accomplish the same thing; the Vogue spread is probably cheaper, and it has the affect of reaching an audience of comparable demographics as those who would be exposed to as Cannes coverage, without ever having to make the actual quality of the actual film an issue. ... New Line just fired hundreds of people. Such frugality on their part is almost respectable.
There are some actual reviews floating around as well — Jeffrey Wells loves Three Monkeys, while Manohla Dargis is over the moon about Waltz With Bashir, an animated documentary about a massacre at Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon in 1982. The grim gets grimmer at Variety, where Leslie Felperin has a long shrug over Hunger, which chronicles IRA leader Bobby Sands' imprisonment, hunger strike and eventual death in 1982:
McQueen really overeggs the pudding is in the final reel, where (and this is no spoiler for anyone glancingly versed in Sands' story) the protagonist wastes away, the camera focusing intimately on his bedsores and emaciated frame. Tawdry, cliched images include Sands' vision of himself as a child sitting in the room, topped by a near final image of a flock of birds — free at last! — that seemingly symbolizes his soul's last flight. It's a disappointing last gasp for a film that otherwise demonstrates confidence, guts and the abundant promise of its helmer.
And which will likely be coming to a theater near you as distributors kick its tires today and tomorrow. The busy weekend ahead brings the world premiere of Indiana Jones 4, followed by another throng of reviews carrying over into Monday. We'll have ours then as well — we know, we're not holding our breath either.


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good, so what comes around goes around maybe he'll tear his acl then
"What goes around comes around" is not the same as "He deserved to tear his ACL" Poorly chosen words, but not nearly the same.
wow what a douche. People wonder why I wouldn't want him in FA next year.
Hot sauce? Maybe it's late and I'm wiped, but I don't get it.
Jets linebacker Calvin Pace on Dolphins RB Reggie Bush: 'We had to put him on out.'
BY Manish Mehta
A few days after Rex Ryan channeled his inner Bart Scott by joking that the Jets might have to "put some hot sauce on Dolphins running back Reggie Bush, the Jets intimated that maybe thats exactly what they did.
"Obviously, we have to do a great job of getting a lot of guys to him and getting him on the ground," Ryan joked last Wednesday. "Put some hot sauce on him, if you will."
Bush, coming off a 172-yard performance in Week 2, suffered a knee injury on a carry as Miami was trying to run out the clock in the first half. He gained 61 yards on 10 carries before intermission. But the Dolphins best offensive weapon never returned in the second half or overtime.
I guess he was doing his thing for a quarter or two, Jets outside linebacker Calvin Pace said after the Jets' 23-20 overtime win on Sunday. We had to put him on out. We didnt see him again.
Repays of the play that Bush was injured on didn't reveal any cheap shots/illegal play by the Jets.
Reggie's an overpaid douchebag, who cares what his bone china a$$ thinks
GAry Moore>Reggie Bush
this from a first round draft bust who got his Heisman taken away for cheating
the perfect Dolfag
hopefully some opponent removes his head from his neck in an upcoming game at half empty stadium in Miramar
not even 7 AM in godforsaken Texas
yet our resident 60000 post troll is up early milking the chickens and posting on an opposing team's message board
He has to come back here, if he is healthy.


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- Written by Todd Moning
Editor's note: Aon is no longer a sponsor of the antitheft decal program. FMCA is the sole provider.
In September 1998, 11 months after his Country Coach Magna was burglarized, Bob Carmichael received a $2,500 check from FMCA. But the most gratifying part would come later.
Carmichael had taken advantage of the Antitheft Reward Program, a free member benefit developed by FMCA and Aon Recreation Insurance (formerly RV Alliance America) to discourage burglarizing of FMCA members' motorhomes.
"While this is a valuable benefit to FMCA members, I think it's probably one of the least known and least understood benefits," said Brock Benn, RVAA senior vice president. RVAA is a provider of RV insurance, and insures many FMCA members.
Decals attach to coach
Each FMCA member receives two yellow "FMCA Protected" decals to display inside their motorhomes. FMCA recommends placing the decals in the most visible place closest to the doors.
Each decal states that a $2,500 reward will be paid to any individual who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons burglarizing a member's motorhome. The decals, anti-static, are transferable should an owner purchase another motorhome.
A security system may be a better deterrent to burglaries, but the antitheft benefit "certainly has paid off for some people," Benn said. "Members who have used this benefit are not only pleased to see the witness receive a reward but to know that there are still people willing to become involved."
Although this member benefit doesn't rival FMCA's Traveler's Message Service and mail forwarding service in terms of frequency of use, it could prove just as important.
Victims' praise
John R. Smith, F216220, of Jupiter, Fla., valued this benefit so much that he wrote to FMCA executive director Don Eversmann: "Having been victimized, and then seeing the process and the end results of this member benefit, I feel that its importance needs to be emphasized to all FMCA members."
In March 1998, vandals broke into the exterior storage compartments of Smith's Monaco, smashed a window, ransacked the interior and coated the inside with chemicals from a fire extinguisher. Damage was estimated at $9,000.
The police could not find the culprits, so Smith "put in motion FMCA's antitheft program," he said. He made flyers promoting FMCA's reward program and distributed them. A youth not associated with the group provided information to police that led to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
"Now it will be a pleasure to issue the reward money to this young man," Smith said in the letter to FMCA. In July 1998 he received a $2,500 check payable to the young witness.
If an FMCA member's motorhome is burglarized, vandalized, or stolen, the member should first report the incident to the police and to his or her insurance agent or company. If there was a witness, or a person able to provide information to the police, that person may be eligible for the FMCA theft reward.
Two requirements must be met before a witness can receive the cash award. First, the potential reward recipient's involvement must be documented in the incident report filed by the local police department.
The next step is to obtain a court document (or police document) confirming that the person arrested for the crime was convicted.
Meeting these requirements is not as easy as it seems, Benn said, as witnesses' names aren't always included on the police report. "The time-consuming part is getting the paperwork. Usually it's the member who is acting as the catalyst in getting information from police and the court."
For Bob Carmichael, this process took longer than expected, and taught him a little about the justice system as it pertains to juveniles. The county court would not release the name of the juvenile convicted in the burglary of his coach. "Because the perpetrator was a juvenile, and they're so protected, it took a long time to get the proper paperwork," he said.
Carmichael's motorhome was burglarized on a Saturday afternoon in October 1997. His Country Coach Magna was parked in the back corner of a locked RV storage compound in Plano, Texas. Broken windows, a smashed front-entry door, and a stolen radio factored into the estimated $6,500 in damages.
FMCA's antitheft decal was posted on the very window that was broken in order to obtain access to the motorhome, Carmichael said.
A 23-year-old man who worked at a stone and masonry business behind the compound detained a youth suspect as he crawled under a fence trying to get away. The man also recovered a pair of gloves, which later were claimed by the owner of an adjacent car that had also been burglarized.
Perseverance … pay off
It took Carmichael several months to obtain a legitimate police report confirming the details of the incident and arrest. It took six more months to get the court document.
But Carmichael persisted, and when the reward check arrived in September 1998, he proudly and promptly presented it to the man who helped bring a burglar to justice.
"FMCA and Aon were extremely helpful in getting this done," Carmichael said. "And I wanted to make sure the young man got his reward, because not many people today would come forward and do what he did."
Happy ending
For Louis and Alice LeBrun, F115976, of Waterloo, N.Y., the Antitheft Reward Program helped make the best of an unfortunate experience.
In October 2001, their 1999 Winnebago Chieftain was burglarized during non-business hours while awaiting repairs at Pirro Ford dealership in Elbridge, N.Y. Dealership owner Michael Pirro, working late, heard noises and saw two men removing items from the Chieftain. He called police, who came and apprehended the suspects.
The burglars had ripped out the television, VCR and CB radio in the Chieftain. They also smashed the Corian countertop and removed many other items from the coach.
The Pirro dealership received the $2,500 antitheft reward, prompting Mr. LeBrun to write to FMCA: "In a world where security is becoming a thing of the past, it is comforting to know that FMCA's reward program may be a deterrent to motorhome burglary or bring suspects to justice…."
A kind act by Michael Pirro took the antitheft program one step further. In January 2002, he sent the full reward check endorsed to LeBruns to help offset the costs of repairing the damage to their motorhome.
For more information about the antitheft program, to obtain additional decals or to report a claim, call the FMCA national office at (800) 543-3622.


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*pokes head inside* Dang hello Mafia 6!!
Can we please TRY and make this one last a bit longer than 5 cos i swear we burnt through it a week and it cos insanely difficult to keep up when there was at least 10 new pages when i logged on.
*does new thread dance to Low* my how i love that song
Again hello to newbies (peeps may not have caught my last post cos it was the very last one on Mafia #5)
Well i gotta get some homework done cos i've been neglecting it all day
ciao for now familia


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The late-race turnaround "was a result of sound pit strategy, quick pit stops, and a combination of patient and savvy driving," the team said.
Due to a car handling issue coupled with a lack of early cautions in the 500-lap race on Martinsville's 0.526-mile paperclip-shaped oval, Smith, who qualified 17th, fell two laps down before the halfway mark and was stuck in the low- to mid-20s in track position. Martinsville is a narrow track with very tight curves, which makes passing and improving track position difficult.
"Once we got the Furniture Row/CSX Play it Safe Chevrolet working better, we were passing lead-lap cars, but had nothing to show for it in track position," said Smith. "When you're two laps down that's a major handicap. But we came back, thanks to great pit strategy by our crew chief Pete Rondeau and fast pit stops by our over-the-wall crew."
A decision by Rondeau not to pit following a caution on Lap 315 resulted in Smith going from two to one lap down. "That gave us the opportunity to pass some cars for track position — a great call by Pete," explained Smith.
As Smith was running in the teens and conserving fuel to reach the checkered flag, a caution came out with two laps remaining following a wreck involving then-race leaders Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Clint Boyer, and eventual winner Ryan Newman. Rondeau was tempted to have Smith stay out, "but then listened to his gut and called me in for fuel and fresh tires," noted Smith. "That was a tough call at the time, but it turned out to be the right one since the race was extended an extra 15 laps with two green-white-checkered restarts. We always want better than 16th, but considering how we started and where we were at for a long time I consider it a respectable result." Only 12 cars finished on the lead lap.
Rondeau said he was also pleased with how the team rallied in the end. "I was really proud of our pit crew for the excellent job they did," he said. "And Regan stayed patient and made a nice charge in the end. A great team effort. Sometimes you're put in a position to make a difficult call and you just hope it works out. It did and I am happy it helped in our comeback."
The result was Smith's fourth top-20 finish in the Sprint Cup series first six races. He gained one position to 18th in the driver point standings. Smith is actually tied with Juan Pablo Montoya for 17th, but Montoya gets the tiebreaker nod. The race winner was Ryan Newman. Rounding out the top-10 in order were: AJ Allmendinger, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Aric Almirola, Brad Keselowski and Clint Bowyer.
CSX Transportation's associate sponsorship program with Furniture Row Racing and Regan Smith is a major part of the railroad's "Play It Safe Around Railroad Tracks" public safety campaign. At Martinsville, which has a busy Class I secondary line running through the speedway grounds, CSX handed out thousands of "I Brake For Trains" bumper stickers identical to the one displayed on the rear of the no. 78 Chevrolet Impala racecar. Regan Smith, an enthusiastic and articulate spokesperson for CSX, talked up railroad grade crossing safety during numerous media interviews and guest appearances prior to the race.
"I Brake For Trains" microsite sponsored by PTMW, Inc. (www.ptmw.com).


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If you look at the major averages this year, you can see that despite a host of strong headwinds — e.g., a marked slowdown in China's GDP growth, recession in Europe, anemic U.S. GDP and employment growth — stocks have been very, very good to the bulls. Just look:
|Third-Quarter returns
|Year-to-date returns
|Dow Jones
The driving force behind the Q3 gains — and by extension, the gains so far in 2012 — was the anticipation of central bank action here in U.S., and actually more importantly, in Europe. The Fed's "QE Infinity" pledge to keep buying $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities for an unlimited period was even more than most bulls could hope for, and the anticipation for more easy money from the Fed helped stocks soar.
But from what I've gathered from conversations with floor traders and hedge fund managers, expectations that the European Central Bank would finally implement concrete plans to purchase bonds via "OMT," or outright monetary transactions, was an even bigger catalyst sending stocks higher.
Of course, not all stocks have participated in the wider surge. In fact, so far in 2012 there has been a host of great companies that have failed to gain favor from the smart money. For both traders and investors, identifying the relative laggards with a chance of making a comeback could be the key to finding great tradable and/or investable opportunities.
If stocks do what they've done in the past, then we could very well see a post-election rally — and a Santa Claus rally that could lift many of the market's beaten-down issues higher.
So, which stocks should investors look at as potential comeback kids during Q4?
Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM): Research In Motion has been one of the least-loved fallen stars for many years, and so far in 2012 the shares are down nearly 48%. However, over the past month RIMM shares have mounted a monster comeback, spiking more than 25%. Solid earnings in its most-recent quarter, as well as optimism over its next-generation smartphones, could keep this stock's upward momentum going until the end of the year.
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF): Fashion is a fickle handmaiden, and over the years we've seen how volatile teen retail stocks can be. This year, Abercrombie & Fitch has been the victim of changing tastes, as the shares are down more than 30% in 2012. Yet with every holiday shopping season there's a chance at redemption, and with every battered issue comes a shot at a comeback. Recent bullish options action in ANF suggests that the stock might already have bottomed, and this perception could be the catalyst ANF shares need to make a run higher in Q4.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX): Netflix shares have been called a "horror show," and for good reason. The stock is down some 22% this year, and it faces a host of issues such as lagging profits, strong competition from the likes of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Coinstar's (NASDAQ:CSTR) Redbox DVD rental outlets. But even with some mighty strong headwinds, the stock has proven to be a comeback kid more than once in the past, and a wave of buying in Q4 could definitely take the beaten-down NFLX shares along for the ride.
Coach, Inc. (NYSE:COH): Perhaps my favorite out-of-favor stock in 2012 is everyman luxury goods retailer Coach. The stock is down about 8% this year, and while not nearly as battered as the other comeback candidates, COH shares have woefully lagged the major indices. One big reason why is the perception that Coach's exposure to China is a declining proposition. Soft quarterly results were seen of late in terms of U.S. sales, but the company still has its sites on what still is — and what is likely to continue to be — a strong China and Asia market in the years to come. Moreover, disappointing quarterly results for Coach just means sales aren't increasing as rapidly as they have in the past. If early results from this year's holiday shopping season come in positive, look for money to come back into COH shares in a big way.
As of this writing, Jim Woods did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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Cavs, not Celtics, have luck in NBA draft lottery
Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge says he sees potential starters but no franchise players likely to be available with the No. 6 pick in the NBA draft.
That's where the Celtics will be drafting.
Boston entered Tuesday night's draft lottery with a 10 percent chance of obtaining the first overall pick. The most likely outcome was that the Celtics would land the sixth pick, and that's what happened.
"It's a momentary disappointment. You hope to get the lucky ball," Ainge told reporters. "Now we have some clarity and some marching orders."
The Celtics finished with a 25-57 record last season after purging the team of stars Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, who went to Brooklyn, and allowing coach Doc Riv ers to leave for the Los Angeles Clip pers. The trade with the Nets landed Boston the 17th overall pick in next month's draft.
In all, the Celtics have nine first-round picks in the next five years. That gives them the possibility of packaging picks to move up or to land a star like they did in 2007, when Ainge traded the fifth overall pick for Ray Allen and then made a trade for Garnett.
Pierce, Garnett and Allen led Boston to the NBA title their very first year together.
Ainge said this year's draft is "just not loaded with a cornerstone player, from what I see."
"There will be choices there that have a lot of potential," he said. "I don't think there's anyone who's going to come in and change the face of our franchise, but I do think there's good quality in this draft."
Meanwhile, while the Celtics were disappointed the Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans were ecstatic. The Cavaliers continued their remarkable run of lottery luck, winning the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft for the second straight year and third time in the last four. They moved up from the ninth spot, when they had just a 1.7 percent chance of winning the top selection.
"It seems surreal," Cavs vice chairman Jeff Cohen said. "This is three out of four years and we had a 1.7 percent chance of coming up with the first pick and we pulled it off again."
They drafted Kyrie Irving first in 2011 and will hope to do better with this win than last year, when they took Anthony Bennett, who had a forgettable rookie season.
Nick Gilbert, the son of Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert, was on the podium for the previous two wins, but general manager David Griffin was there this time.
Griffin had a pin on his lapel from his late grandmother and was carrying one of Nick Gilbert's bowties, which was as lucky in his breast pocket as it was with Nick wearing it.
The Cavs can now choose among the likes of Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid of Kansas, Duke's Jabari Parker, or another player from what's considered a deep draft.
"This means everything," Cohen said. "This is the deepest draft arguably since LeBron (James) and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony came out."
The Cavs won that one, too, in 2003, when they picked James. But they have been lottery regulars since he bolted for Miami in 2010, and they want that to stop.
"Rebuilding is a process and we lost a player a number of years back that it was going (to take) some time. Quite frankly it's taken a little bit longer then we'd like, but we've been patient," Cohen said.
"I think now is the time we're going to reap the rewards of our patience."
The Milwaukee Bucks fell one spot to second and the Philadelphia 76ers will draft third. The Bucks had a 25 percent chance of winning after a league-worst 15-67 record, but the team with the best odds hasn't won since 2004.
The expected strength of the class led to speculation that teams were tanking in hopes of getting a high pick. But the Cavs had playoff expectations, hoping a strong season could make them attractive to James if he was interested in returning home as a free agent.
Nick Gilbert said last year he expected the Cavs to be done with the lottery, but they were right back in Times Square after a disappointing season that resulted in them firing Mike Brown after just one year and a 33-49 record in his second stint with the team.
If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story with the editors, please email us. We also welcome letters to the editor for publication; you can do that by filling out our letters form and submitting it to the newsroom.


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Adobe Reader, Adobe Reader Pro updated to 10.0.3
Posted by: Chris Barylick
Date: Thursday, April 21st, 2011, 09:50
Category: News, Software
Date: Thursday, April 21st, 2011, 09:50
Category: News, Software
On Thursday, Adobe released version 10.0.3 of its Adobe Reader application. The update, which can also be snagged through the Adobe Update Utility, adds the following fixes and changes:
– Addresses critical security vulnerabilities while providing more stability. Adobe always recommends that you install the latest security updates.
Acrobat Reader 10.0.3 and Acrobat Pro requires an Intel-based processor and Mac OS X 10.4 or later to install and run.
If you've tried the new versions and noticed any differences, please let us know what you think.


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Corey Ashe went into his first national team camp intent on showing what he can do. And while that opportunity never came in a game situation, the left back is confident that he still made a good impression.
Ashe returned from a Gold Cup stint with the US national team on Thursday, missing out on his first cap after not making an appearance for head coach Jurgen Klinsmann's side in four games. That was disappointing, of course, but a conversation with Klinsmann and his staff made it clear the left back made a mark in the US boss' mind.
"I got some positive feedback from Klinsmann," Ashe told MLSsoccer.com after returning to training with the Houston Dynamo. "It was [that] technically I'm very gifted and have a lot of potential. He said it shouldn't take long for me to adjust to the speed of play. Overall, he was pleased and said I played well.
"I was hoping for an opportunity, but this was my first camp. I enjoyed it, had fun and got to see what everything's about and I look forward to making my presence felt."
READ: USMNT to face familiar challenges in Baltimore quarterfinal vs El Salvador
Failing to get on the field was certainly a letdown, but it was not unexpected with both DeMarcus Beasley and Edgar Castillo – left-sided players who have been part of World Cup qualifying – in camp.
"It was unfortunate with DeMarcus and Edgar there that I was never really going to find time," Ashe said. "Once he announced DeMarcus as the captain, I kind of knew. Those two guys have been with him since qualifying, so it was going to be hard to get a sniff."
Still, the call-up is another positive step forward for Ashe. After transitioning to left back in 2011 from midfield, he's seen a steady rise in his league and national profile. The a call-up from Klinsmann is just the latest in a line of accolades, including two All-Star nods and recognition as one of the best left backs in the league.
The Throw-In: Rematch with El Salvador could be end of a long nightmare for USMNT
Those positives are helping Ashe keep things in perspective. He knows now that he's on Klinsmann's radar, and after some promising feedback, this will likely be just his first foray into the USMNT mix.
"It allowed me to get my feet wet and train and show my potential," Ashe said. "They said they were happy with me and will be contacting me soon to get me back."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com.


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This Local Broccoli is all green for good nutrition and full of flavor. A member of the cabbage family, it's a good source of Vitamin C and fiber. The US is among the top ten producers of broccoli worldwide, but broccoli doesn't have to travel far to go from homegrown to home-style in this area (alongside its Cabbage cousin which is also in season).
In the 'Real Good Right Now' category of crops, Squash, Beans, and Tomatoes rank high on the list, with Plant City Strawberries on top.
Don't forget, the Florida Strawberry Festival starts today in Plant City and runs through March 10, and the best of the berry flavor is available locally too. (For more information about the Florida Strawberry Festival, go to http://www.flstrawberryfestival.com.)


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I see we have a thread for her sister, but not for her or her brother.
Dominique is a name for either a boy or a girl, if memory serves, but most people seem to think she's female (myself included) Unless she was actually proved to be a girl, of course, but I'm not sure.
Anyway, I've got a couple questions about her:
How old do you think she was at the time of the Epilogue?
What would she look like? Would she be more Weasley-ish or look more like her mother?
What do you think she's like, personality-wise?
What house would she be in?
Do you think she'd get along well with her sister? Her brother? Her parents? How about the rest of her family, and the students/teachers at Hogwarts?
That's all for now... I'm interested to see what people think.


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The Ultimate Mythos-Themed Games GeekList
- Matthieu .France
Why another Lovecraft GeekList you may ask ?Recommend
There are already three of them:
Literary: H.P. Lovecraft
The Mythos: A Geeklist that would make Lovecraft proud.
The world of H. P. Lovecraft or Cthulhu loathes you
Yet they are either incomplete, or include dubious items.
This list will only contain games that are directly themed according to Lovecraft's mythos.
I will keep this list up to date with new games. I will not list expansions to games as items, but directly in the main game description. If you feel some game should be present in this list, please leave a comment or GeekMail me.
I hope you will enjoy this list
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© 2009 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved.
Weaver knows he can count on family
Angels righty recounts support of big league brother
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
OAKLAND -- Sunday is Jered Weaver's 27th birthday. It has been the best of seasons and the worst of seasons, a season to celebrate and a season to mourn.
Weaver gained new stature professionally, lifting his game to a higher level. He also lost one of his best friends. Nick Adenhart perished in the first week of the season after a horrendous car crash that also claimed friends Courtney Stewart and Nick Pearson and severely injured another passenger, Jon Wilhite.In that darkest of hours, Weaver naturally turned to his family. His parents were there for him, and so was big brother Jeff, who has always been a guiding light, whether the man now pitching for the Dodgers realized it or not. "Obviously, when something like that happens, that's where you go first -- to your family," Jered said. "I talked to my mom and dad, and to Jeff. It was a rough time, losing someone I was getting so close to. It's been very difficult, obviously, from that standpoint." Another family -- his teammates -- also provided support for Weaver in the weeks that turned into months following the loss of the 22-year-old athlete who had the extraordinary gifts of pitching baseballs and making people feel good in his presence. "Being around the guys, all of us going through the same thing, that helped us all get through it," Weaver said. "There was always somebody to talk to, and that helped out a lot." It will be hard for any award he receives down the road to approach the emotional attachment Weaver will have to the inaugural Nick Adenhart Award, presented to him as the Angels' Pitcher of the Year on Wednesday at Angel Stadium. "It's a tremendous honor," Weaver said. "Not only that teammates voted on it, but that it was named after Nick. "It's something I'll be able to hang up and remember him by. "I'll be able to look at it and remember what a good person, teammate and friend he was." Angels manager Mike Scioscia has applauded Weaver's work through 33 starts. "Weav has been the rock of our rotation this year," Scioscia said. "He's made every start and always gives us a chance to win. So Weav getting the Nick Adenhart Award is very special." Weaver's season is far from over. A major assignment looms in Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Red Sox at Angel Stadium. Like Ervin Santana this season, Weaver was the odd man out of the rotation last October -- but he didn't let it bother him. In fact, he flourished in relief, pitching two scoreless innings in Game 3 and claiming the lone Angels victory in the series at Fenway Park. Weaver stepped up his game significantly this season, gaining natural physical maturity along with expanding awareness of the subtle aspects of his craft. "He's done a better job of getting out of tough innings, moving on to the next one," said John Lackey, who is always a model for Weaver. "I've seen a lot of growth in Jered this season on the mound. It's good to see." Weaver had career highs in wins (16, against eight losses) along with innings pitched (211), strikeouts (174), complete games (four) and shutouts (two). His 3.75 ERA was inflated by several substandard outings when he was going through a dead-arm period after the All-Star break. "Every year you're going to learn something," Weaver said. "My main goal this year was getting deeper in games. I think it helped the club a lot and helped the bullpen by being able to get deeper in games, throw more innings. "It's a good feeling any time you can stay healthy through a season. We had some injuries -- and the tragedy with Nick -- and I was able to stay out there and keep us in games. It was a good feeling to do that." Obviously, for family reasons, the Angels' Pitcher of the Year would love to see brother Jeff, the artful Dodger, in a Freeway Series. But that is getting ahead of a story that is still being written, with a dramatic opening act on tap with the band of Bostonians who have treated the Angels so rudely in recent seasons.
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Nicholas Wayne Wooster, 35, of Wynne, was arrested on suspicion of sexual indecency with a child, Police Detective Mike Smith told The Jonesboro Sun that Wooster left custody after a probable cause hearing Thursday in which District Judge Joe Boeckman set bond at $1,000.
State police learned of the allegation May 7 and interviewed the girl the next day. Police interviewed Wooster on Wednesday.
"The victim said that her band teacher, Nicholas Wayne Wooster, had on multiple occasions from before Christmas vacation in December 2012 until April 29, 2013, asked her for sex, asked her if she had performed oral sex, asked her if she had ever had sex with anyone, kissed her and exposed (himself) to her," Smith said in a probable cause affidavit.
Smith said Wooster had acknowledged inappropriate behavior with the girl.
"He admitted he had taken the victim from out of study hall and taken her back to the band room," Smith said in a probable cause affidavit.
Wooster does not have a listed telephone number, and it wasn't clear whether he'd hired an attorney.
Wynne Superintendent Carl Easley said Wooster was in his first year as band director after several years as an assistant.
If the district takes disciplinary action against Wooster, the director would have 30 days to appeal any decision, Easley said. According to the Arkansas Teacher Fair Dismissal Act, Wooster would have a right to a hearing before the school board if school officials recommend firing him or not renewing his contract. If Wooster were to request a hearing, the hearing would be private unless he requested a public hearing.
Until any hearing is held, Wooster will not have any contact with students or any school-related function, Easley said.


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