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Republican Sheriff Joe Arpaio still leads, but his Democratic rival, Paul Penzone, is within striking distance.
The numbers show Arpaio with 46.8 percent and Penzone at 42.1 percent. In addition, 7.7 percent of voters were undecided while 3.4 percent backed Mike Stauffer, the former Republican turned Independent candidate.
Penzone supporters believe Stauffer will split the anti-Arpaio vote enough to hand the sheriff an unprecedented sixth term in office.
It's important to note that Penzone's campaign paid the Democratic-leaning Switchboard Communications to conduct the survey.
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That poll put Arpaio at 44.5 percent and Penzone at 39 percent, meaning Penzone picked up 1 point over the past month.
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With searchers choosing Amazon over Google for product searches and eBay resurgent, will Google have to launch its own marketplace to keep up?
Online retailers are a major source of advertising revenue for Google but shoppers are increasingly turning to Amazon as their shopping first port of call.
In 2010 24% of shoppers began researching on Google verses 18% on Amazon, however in 2012 this had almost completely reversed with 30% on Amazon and only 13% on Google.
Google is clearly aiming to be the destination for product searches with the launch of Product Listing Ads (PLA). However, some industry experts are wondering whether to win in this space Google will need to go beyond simply advertising products and launch a fully-fledged marketplace.
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According to Channel Advisor's CEO Scott Wingo:
We've long been believers they would need to go there to counter the momentum that Amazon has.
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The cost-per-click (CPC) structure which Google uses is much more complex than the commission model which is used by marketplaces.
On both eBay and Amazon it is effectively free for sellers to advertise their products with a fee only being paid on when an item is sold. This makes it risk free for retailers to list all their inventory and simple to calculate margins.
Google misses out on a massive market by not having a simple to use offering for SMEs.
Marketplaces work better internationally
Amazon and eBay make it extremely easy for retailers to sell internationally and they have been aggressively pushing their customers to sell overseas.
Using Adwords to advertise products overseas requires complicated setup i.e. multi-currency website and a separate Google merchant feed for each country.
Cross border trade is a huge growth area and Google does not have a compelling offering in this space.
Mobile shopping works better on marketplaces than on Google
Mobile is growing fast but conversion rates are approximately a third of desktop. This is worrying for Google as lower conversion rates mean retailers will be prepared to pay less for their CPC traffic.
Mobile shopping online via Google is also a disjointed experience compared to the all in experience of buying through Amazon and eBay high successful marketplace apps.
Low value products don't lend themselves to CPC
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Marketplaces are multiplying
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Perhaps Google is already heading in this direction
Finally, there are some pointers that Google is already testing the water for a marketplace style solution.
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The scheme is live in the USA and is currently in beta in the UK.
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hi, Trevor, thanks for writing the article. I enjoyed reading it.
Oddly, Google already has an enormous marketplace: The Play Store.
I wonder if they'll ever link it up with their comparison shopping stuff & PLAs?
I suppose it would cause a customer service nightmare initially, much of which would be out of their control, but an interesting thought nonetheless.
UX issue: Play Store is brilliant, but I'd love to know how many people click the Play Store button / app (white square with a big play triangle) when they really to hit the Play Music app (yellow headphones) on their phone? I bet the bounce rate for Play Store is really high.
Source query: Which report is this from out of interest?: "In 2010 24% of shoppers began researching on Google verses 18% on Amazon, however in 2012 this had almost completely reversed with 30% on Amazon and only 13% on Google."
One of the biggest factors for marketplaces is that they have to have a good customer service back end to manage the after sales experience.
Google have never been strong in this area. When it was around did you ever try getting support after an erroneous Google Checkout transaction, have you as a smaller advertiser ever tried reaching out to an AdWords rep? Quite amusing considering user experience is now a major factor in Google's SEO algorithm (does Google rank Google ;-D?)
Google don't do support well and the success of a marketplace's reputation is heavily tied up on after sales service, that's why I don't think you'll see a Google product marketplace anytime soon.
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@ Simon
Whilst I agree that Google checkout was rubbish, I'm sure that Google can improve at customer service if needs must. The problems outlined above aren't going to go away
Interesting that this article basically predicted Google Shopping Actions.
Amazing how Amazon is becoming more like Google with Ads, and Google is becoming more like Amazon by allowing users to buy products directly from Google.


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A social studies teacher is credited for making sure nobody was hurt when a student fired a gun Monday morning at North Thurston High School in Lacey.
Brady Olson tackled the 16-year-old suspect who allegedly fired a gun twice inside the school about five minutes before classes were scheduled to begin, Lacey Police Cmdr. Jim Mack said.
"Any time you take action like that, it's very heroic," Mack said of Olson. "He put his own self at risk to ensure that no one was hurt."
The student, whose name has not been released, was booked into Thurston County Juvenile Detention Center and is under investigation for numerous firearm-related offenses, Mack said.
"At this time we know that one shot was fired in the upstairs gym area of the school and the second shot was fired as he came down the steps into the commons area, which is the lunch room of the school," Mack said.
A loaded revolver was recovered at the scene, he said. "It was the parents' gun and it was taken unlawfully," Mack said.
The student recently moved to North Thurston from Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines, district spokeswoman Courtney Schrieve said.
As for a motive, Mack said the boy told detectives that "there were some issues in personal relationships." The boy also told police that he never intended to hurt any students.
When asked if the shooting was an attempted suicide by police, Mack said: "It definitely could have been."
The shooting was reported at 7:24 a.m. by a school resource officer.
Some students ran out of the school, while others fled to classrooms. The school was immediately locked down.
"I started running," said North Thurston senior Manisha Sapkota, 18, who went with other students and a teacher to a neighborhood down the street. "I said, 'Am I going to get shot? Am I going to die today?' It was scary."
Student Anthony Rybalkin, 16, said he was in the school's commons area when the shots were fired. He initially thought it was some type of prank.
"I saw (the student) walking down the stairs with a cigarette and gun in his hand," Rybalkin said. "I was like, 'This is actually happening.' "
Rybalkin said Olson tackled the suspect, and a principal helped hold him down until police arrived.
Tyrina Thrower, 15, said she stayed on the phone with her dad as she hid in a classroom with others immediately after the shooting.
"I was crying, and I told him there was a guy with a gun in the building," Thrower said.
Her dad, Charlesell Thrower, 50, a former police officer, said his first instinct was to calm his daughter down, then make sure she stayed safe. "I told her, 'What I need you to do is stay low, stay quiet and listen to your teachers.' "
Kim Carlson was still in tears hours later as she talked about how a paraeducator helped move her son's wheelchair out of the commons area to safety during the incident.
"She never abandoned him at all; she took care of him," Carlson said.
"To go out of your way in such a big way and put yourself at risk? That's exactly what she did. I can't thank her enough."
North Thurston Superintendent Raj Manhas praised Olson and other staff members for their quick response in a statement released Monday afternoon.
"What could have been a tragedy was instead a solemn reminder of the importance school safety drills and lockdown drills can make in saving lives," Manhas said.
"Our Critical Incident Response and reunification process went smoothly given the circumstances."
Olson declined to be interviewed Monday, but issued a statement through the school district. In part it stated: "No one, including myself, can prepare for a situation like this, so I'm very thankful that we're all okay. As always, students come first, and today was no different. I reacted in a way that any other teacher would react, and at the sound of a gunshot, three other adults, including Dean of Students Tim Brown, Principal Steve Rood and security officer Jim Beltico were going toward the sound of gunfire rather than away. We will all group together as a staff and community, like we always do, and continue to put kids first."
School was canceled Monday along with athletic events and activities, but classes will resume on their regular schedule Tuesday.
"We're telling parents they can excuse their students if they so choose," Schrieve said. "We'll have counselors on hand."
Nearby Capital Christian Center offered counseling services for students Monday night, Deborah McLain, wife of the group's pastor, said.
During a search of the boy's home, detectives recovered three laptop computers and a couple of cellphones that will be examined for evidence, Mack said. "The parents are cooperating in this investigation," he added.
Mack said South Sound agencies frequently hold "active shooter drills," and the situation played out the way they would want it to.
"Everything went very well today," Mack said.
Staff writer Jerre Redecker contributed to this report.


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Following a decision by the Bar Council of India (BCI), the Faculty of Law, Delhi University will be able to admit only 1,440 students to its LLB programme from 2017-18 as against the current intake of 2,310. The University has also been asked to discontinue its evening classes from the next session, although, for the current academic session the classes will continue as it is.
DU LLB officials had earlier requested BCI to let the university continue with its evening classes for LLB students who are in the batches of 2014-2017 and 2015-2018 so that their courses can be completed.
BCI's decision to scrap both seats and evening classes comes in the light of the Delhi University lapsing on its infrastructure and intake requirements. Further, the University had also reiterated its stand to resolve and recruit permanent teachers against vacancies as per UGC and BCI regulations.
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(Houston, Texas - Wednesday, April 11, 2012) - Fans of American Quarter Horse racing will not want to miss the Saturday, April 14 race card at Sam Houston Race Park. The evening will include four stakes: the $487,770 Sam Houston Futurity (G2); $100,620 Bank of America Texas Challenge Championship (G1); $180,900 Sam Houston Derby (G3) and $25,000 Sam Houston Juvenile Stake.
Spartocus Fastest Qualifier for the $487,770 Sam Houston Futurity (G2)
On Saturday, March 31, 15 trials were run for the richest race of the 2012 Quarter Horse meet, the $487,770 Sam Houston Futurity (G2). The first trial, produced the fastest qualifier when Spartocus won his 330-yard trial in a time of :16.724 under rider David Alvarez.
Owned and bred by Jorge Meraz of Bastrop, Texas, Spartocus is a son of Shazoom out of the Dashin Bye mare First Dashin Bye.
Trainer Bobby Martinez reported that the sorrel colt is ready for the final.
"He's doing great," said Martinez, who also qualified One Eyed Eagle for the Sam Houston Futurity.
Diamond Version a filly owned and bred by prominent Texan Jerry Windham was the third fastest qualifier. The bay filly made the most of her career debut, winning her trial in :16.782 and earning a 97 speed index under rider Luis Vivanco.
"We ran three in the trials and I thought she would be one of our best," said Windham. "She had always put away the competition in her works, and she broke really well in her trial."
The daughter of Stoli out of the Runaway Winner mare The Jubliee Diamond is trained by Tommy Zarate and returned to the Windham farm in College Station after her win on March 31. She has made one trip to Sam Houston Race Park earlier this week where she galloped and stood in the gate.
Windham acknowledges the pedigree influence of Runaway Winner in Diamond Version, and many of his stakes winners.
"Runaway Winner was a heck of a racehorse, but his true lick has been as a broodmare sire," stated Windham.
Jockey J. R. Ramirez, who won five trials on March 31, did not hesitate when asked who he would ride in the final. He has opted to ride ninth-fastest qualifier, Hiclass Buck for owners Sherrie and J. B. Morace and trainer Angel Sanchez.
"I think he's got a lot of room for improvement," said Ramirez, who won the Sam Houston Futurity in 2002 with Shiney Sign.
Jockey Rodrigo Vallejo has won a record four editions of the Sam Houston Futurity, including last year's stakes with Jess Tee Off for trainer Judd Kearl. He will pilot Valiant Uno, the tenth-fastest qualifier. She was supplemented to the trials for $10,000 by her owner Jesus J. Andrade, Jr.
It was an exhausting day on March 31 for horsemen competing in 15 trials to determine the 10 fastest qualifiers for the top prize of $195,080. Cindi Keeton saddled 11 juveniles and qualified Thequeenhasgonenuts, a 2-year-old daughter of Hadtobenuts for owner/breeder Tony Doughtie. Jockey Francisco Raul Ramirez, Jr. retains the mount and will break from post position four.
"I was pretty worn out that night," admitted Keeton. "A lot of work goes into getting each horse ready. But it's a very satisfying feeling to get one qualified."
$100,620 Bank of America Texas Challenge (G1)
The $100,620 Bank of America Texas Challenge Championship (G1) will be a highly competitive event with some of the top older horses in the region. A field of 12 has been assembled for the 440-yard sprint.
Last year, Jorge Haddad was victorious in the Bank of America Texas Challenge with The Louisiana Cartel, who came very close to setting a new track record. The son of Corona Cartel was dominant, recording a career high speed index of 105 as he crossed the wire in :21.357, just two-hundredths of a second off the track record.
Haddad reports that The Louisiana Cartel is now standing stud on his ranch in Seguin, Texas and has already been bred to 100 mares this season. His entrant in this year's Bank of America Texas Challenge is Giorgino, who has won eight of his 17 career starts, bankrolling $267,654. Haddad bred, owns and trains the 4-year-old son of Apollo, who won futurities at Sam Houston, Delta Downs and Sunland Park. His 3-year-old campaign was equally strong; he was the fastest qualifier to the $702,000 Ruidoso Derby last June, finishing fourth in the finals to one of the nation's top older horses, Llano Teller.
"I feel he will run well on Saturday," said Haddad. "He has a good draw and will be ridden by J.R. Ramirez, who knows him well."
Giorgino, who will break from post position eight, will face 11 rivals including the 3-year-old Rapid Transit, winner of the $200,000 LAQHBA Futurity at Evangeline Downs last November for owner Pablo Gonzalez, Sr. and The Printing Press, who ran sixth in the $1.3 million All American Derby on September 4 at Ruidoso Downs.
Leading Sam Houston Race Park trainer Judd Kearl will saddle Eyes Blew By You, a 4-year-old son of Mr Eye Opener. Rodrigo Vallejo has the mount on the gray, who won the $52,920 AdequanTexas Derby last May at Sam Houston and
finished third in the $153,000 Dash for Cash Derby on October 8 at Lone Star Park.
Saturday's champion will advance to the $350,000 Bank of America Challenge Championship (G1) at Prairie Meadows on October, 27. Each year, the winner of the Challenge Championship is awarded a berth into Quarter Horse racing's most prestigious race, the $750,000 Champion of Champions (G1) at Los Alamitos.
Sarah Must Leads the Field in the $180,900 Sam Houston Derby (G3)
Two fast fillies will lead the field in the $180,900 Sam Houston Derby (G3), which is set for the seventh race of the Saturday night card. Sarah Must dazzled in her trial win, covering 350 yards :17.238 seconds, setting a new track record under rider Jerry Lee Yoakum. The 3-year-old daughter of Jet Cartel is owned by J.T. Hooten and trained by Jesse Yoakum.
Purchased for $4,200 in the 2010 TQHA Yearling Sale, Sarah Must broke her maiden last March at Sam Houston before finishing ninth in the $400,000 TQHA Sale Futurity last July at Retama Park.
"She had surgery after the futurity," said Yoakum. "We were hoping to have her fit as a 3-year-old and she showed she is fit and ready."
Yoakum will give a leg up to his son, Jerry Lee. Sarah Must drew the far outside post in the 350 yard stakes.
Another talented filly, Charmin Chief Corona was the second fastest qualifier, for her owner and breeder, Gary Kurz. The chestnut filly is trained by Cindi Keeton and was clocked at :17.382 under rider Francisco Raul Ramirez, Jr.
"She's doing great and pulled up out of her trial real well," reports Keeton. "I am looking forward to her running a good race for Gary and his wife, Pat. They are super nice people."
Keeton is the wife of the affable Toby Keeton, who is running horses at the 2012 Remington Park Quarter Horse meet. Toby has been one of the top-ranked conditioners in Houston since 1994, but has been commuting between Remington Park in Oklahoma City and Sunland Park, just outside of El Paso. He has relied heavily on Cindi for the Houston string.
"She's doing a wonderful job," said Keeton of Cindi. "I don't know how I deserved to get so lucky, but I couldn't do this without her."
The winner of the Sam Houston Derby will earn $72,360.
$25,000 Sam Houston Juvenile To Be Contested Saturday Night
The $25,000 Sam Houston Juvenile Stake will kick off the stakes action on Saturday evening. The field of ten American Quarter Horses competed in trials for the Sam Houston Futurity on March 31, but missed the cut-off time of :16.836 seconds. Two of the entrants, Sixes Award and One Corona Then Zoom won their trials with times of :16.886 and :16.979, respectively.
Ten races are set for Saturday night, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Sam Houston Juvenile will be run as the sixth race (9:10 p.m.); the Sam Houston Derby follows at 9:36 p.m.; the Bank of America Texas Challenge will run as the eighth race (10:02 p.m.) and the Sam Houston Futurity will be the ninth race with an estimated post time of 10:28 p.m. (CT)
Sam Houston Race Park's 2012 live American Quarter Horse meet will feature racing every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. There will be one Sunday card on May 13; racing for the week of May 11-13 shifts to Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The 27-day racing season will run through Saturday, May 19. For the full calendar of Sam Houston Race Park's 2012 live race dates, visit www.shrp.com.
Promotions and Concert Series Set at Sam Houston Race Park
Sam Houston Race Park will offer a variety of promotions for the 2012 Quarter Horse meet. Every Thursday features free admission for all racing fans and upcoming events include the popular Crawfish Boil on April 28; live racing coupled with the simulcast of the 138th Kentucky Derby with Mint Juleps and the annual Kentucky Derby Hat Contest on May 5, a special Sunday live racing program in honor of Mother's Day on May 13 and live racing coupled with the simulcast of the 137th Preakness Stakes on May 19.
The 2012 Concert Series at Sam Houston Race Park will take place on the Bud Light Stage and will feature artists performing on Friday and Saturday nights following live quarter horse racing. Ticket prices begin at $10 and can be purchased at shrp.com.
The performers are:
Friday, April 20 - Cory Morrow with Amanda Nagurney
Saturday, April 28 - The Outlaws with Whiskey Myers
Friday, May 4 - Randy Houser with Rosehill
Saturday, May 12 - Bob Schneider with Honeybrowne
Friday, May 18- Roger Creager with The Jeff Bootz Band
Saturday, May 19 - 38 Special with Blackberry Smoke & Folk Family Revival
Sam Houston Race Park is Houston's premier racing and entertainment facility, located just 15 minutes from downtown Houston, and offers a variety of attractions including 19 luxury suites overlooking the race track, The Pavilion Centre, and award-winning dining options at the Winner's Circle Restaurant and the Champion Energy Services Jockey Club. Sam Houston Race Park Platinum Partners include Bud Light and Champion Energy Services. For more information on upcoming shows, events and tickets, please visit www.shrp.com.
$1,000,000 Arkansas Derby Closes Out Oaklawn Meet on Saturday
Sam Houston Race Park will simulcast two key prep races for the Kentucky Derby this Saturday. The Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby is the closing day feature at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Trainer Bob Baffert has two top contenders, Secret Circle and Bodemeister in the 11 horse field.
Keeneland will present the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1) with a field of 13 including Hansen, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile last year and the Grade 3 Gotham at Aqeduct last month.
For post times and more information on simulcast racing across the country, visit shrp.com.
Up Close and Personal With Q-Racing Ace, Martha Claussen
Sam Houston Race Park invites racing fans to meet Quarter Horse expert, Martha Claussen every Saturday night for an "Up Close and Personal" introduction to American Quarter Horse Racing. Claussen is a member of the Q-Racing Aces, a touring fan education program initiated by the American Quarter Horse Association in 2010.


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The album is named after her first single, of course. "I named the album Every Little Thing for two reasons," she explains. "Obviously because of the song and how it just got everything started for me, but also because I feel like you're going to get to hear every little thing about me as far as where my influences are, where I come from. I'm a songwriter and I love writing songs. I've been writing songs in Nashville for eight years and I feel like I'm telling you my stories and telling you every little bit about my personality and the kind of woman that I am and all of those things."
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2011 Men's Roller Derby Association Championship Results
1. New York Shock Exchange
2. Puget Sound Outcasts
3. Magic City Misfits
4. St. Louis GateKeepers
5. Dallas Deception
6. Pioneer Valley Dirty Dozen
Final Scores
|Game 1
|Magic City Misfits - 234
|Dallas Deception - 82
|Game 2
|Puget Sound Outcasts - 225
|Pioneer Valley Dirty Dozen - 64
|Game 3
|New York Shock Exchange - 139
|Magic City Misfits - 131
|Game 4
|Pioneer Valley Dirty Dozen - 117
|Dallas Deception - 129
|Game 5
|St Louis GateKeepers - 106
|Puget Sound Outcasts - 127
|Game 6
|St Louis GateKeepers - 145
|Magic City Misfits - 170
|Game 7
|New York Shock Exchange - 143
|Puget Sound Outcasts - 133
Six of the MRDA's finest teams will face off on Oct 22, 2011
hosted by NYSE at Skate Safe America in Old Bethpage, NY
On October 22, 2011, the NYSE is proud to host the first ever MRDA championships, the Big Apple Beatdown. This men's roller derby tournament will take place over the course of a single day and will feature tournament play between 6 teams to determine which men's team is the best in the nation. Bouts will take place on two tracks. We will have over 150 skaters and support staff and expect upward of 1400 spectators throughout the course of the day.
Participating teams will be determined by the September 9th MRDA rankings. For a list of current MRDA member leagues click here.
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182 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road
Old Bethpage, NY 11804
(516) 249-1717
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Skate Safe is located at 182 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road in Old Bethpage, NY. Driving is the easiest way to get around the area.
The New York area has 3 major airports: John F. Kennedy (JFK), LaGuardia (LGA) and Newark (EWR). Newark is in New Jersey and is very far away from Long Island. We recommend flying into (JFK) or (LGA).
We highly recommend getting a rental car from the airport if you are flying in.
Islip/Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is on Long Island. Southwest and US Air are the only airlines that service this airport. If you fly into Islip and don't rent a car, the closest Long Island Railroad (LIRR) station is Ronkonkoma. If you are staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Hauppage, they have an airport shuttle to Islip, but call (631) 348 – 1400 for further details.
Travel via Long Island Railroad: LIRR is a commuter rail with terminals at New York Penn Station and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. The closest LIRR stops to Skate Safe are Bethpage (4 mi. from venue), Farmingdale (4.3 miles) and Hicksville (7.4 miles). Hicksville is a main station hub and therefore offers more frequent train service. To search LIRR fares and schedules, go to http://lirr42.mta.info/.
Taxis are generally available outside these stations for transportation to the venue.
Want to visit New York City?
The event is 34 miles from New York City (and an hour by car if you're lucky with no traffic). If you are planning on spending extra time in New York City, you should make separate lodging arrangements for the days/nights you want to be in NYC.
|Game 1: Dallas Deception v. Magic City
|Game 2: Pioneer Valley v. Puget Sound
|Game 3: NYSE v. Winner G1
|Game 4: Loser G1 v. Loser G2
|Game 5: St. Louis Gatekeepers v. Winner G2
|Game 6: Long Island Roller Rebels v. Jersey Shore Roller Girls
|Game 7: Loser G3 v. Loser G5
(3rd & 4th PLACE BOUT)
|Game 8: Winner G3 v Winner G5 (CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT)
After Party
1815 Broadhollow Rd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Listed in order of proximity to venue (nearest-farthest)
These rates are confirmed for 2 nights, 10/21 (Fri) and 10/22 (Sat)
All of these rates expire on 9/21/2011 (1 month prior to event). After 9/21 you must call the hotel to ask for the rate if it is still available.
Extended Stay America - Melville
$109/night for double Queen room
100 Spagnoli Road
Melville, NY 11747
(631) 777 - 3999
Make reservations by calling and referencing "Big Apple Beatdown-The New York Shock Exchange"
Closest to venue (1 mile away on same road as venue)
Full kitchens
No AIRPORT/TRAIN shuttle service but it's an approx $10 cab ride from nearest LIRR train stop (Farmingdale)
No complimentary breakfast
Hilton Homewood Suites - Plainview
$139/night for studio suites (1 King bed, 1 Queen pull-out sofa bed)
1585 Round Swamp Road
Plainview NY 11803
(516) 293 - 4663
Make Reservations: Call or use group code: NYS
Close to skating venue (2.0 mi./ 5 min drive)
Fully equipped kitchens
Free hot breakfast
Tons of amenities listed on website (fitness facility, complimentary shuttle within 3 mi. of hotel)
Holiday Inn Express - Hauppauge
$99/night for double Queen room
2050 Express Drive South
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 348 - 1400
Make reservations by calling and referencing the "Big Apple Beatdown-The New York Shock Exchange"
Farthest from venue (approx 15 min.) but very close to expressway
Rooms have refrigerators and microwaves
Train Shuttle service from LIRR "Central Islip" train station and from Islip Airport
Indoor Heated Pool and lots of other amenities
Rate includes complimentary hot Continental breakfast
Other area hotels (no special rates):
Marriot Long Island Melville
1350 Old Walt Whitman Rd, Melville, NY
(631) 423-1600
Four Points by Sheraton, Plainview
333 S. Service Road, Plainview, NY
(519) 694-6500
Local Food Venues
In no particular order:
Hooters of Farmingdale
Black Forest Brew Haus
Suburban Eats
News Stand Deli
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chili's Grill & Bar
Taco Bell
Spartan Diner
Nathan's Famous
Ruby Tuesday
Burger King
Sweet Hollow Diner
Au Bon Pain
Bertucci's Brick Oven Restaurant
Sbarro Inc
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- League Affiliation
- Insurance Information (including #)
- Phone Number
- 3 Derby References (their Name, Derby Affiliation & Contact Info)
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Results show improvement for Yahoo
Yahoo's first-quarter results showed signs of progress that may help boost the credibility of recently hired chief executive Scott Thompson as he tries to turn around the long-sputtering internet company.
The strides announced were small compared with the huge gains that rivals such as Google and Facebook have been reaping as advertisers shift more of their budgets to the internet.
Nevertheless, Yahoo's showing for the first three months of the year included an elusive breakthrough.
The company's revenue increased from the prior year for the first time since the US economy was sinking into the depths of the Great Recession in the autumn of 2008.
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But Ms Bartz never could produce a year-over-year increase in Yahoo's quarterly revenue before she was fired last September. Yahoo lured Mr Thompson away from eBay's online payment service, PayPal, three months ago.
In Mr Thompson's first full quarter as chief executive, Yahoo earned 286 million US dollars, or 23 cents per share. That represented a 28% increase from net income of 223 million US dollars, or 17 cents per share, at the same time last year.
The earnings for this year's quarter exceeded the average estimate of 17 cents per share among analysts surveyed by FactSet.
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The Hive / Gensler Multi Surface Experience is a groundbreaking smart space that allows people to interact with their environment in a way that's never been done before.
Los Angeles, CALIF. and Bellevue, WASH. (PRWEB) August 19, 2013
Global design firm, Gensler, and digital signage and interactive agency, The Hive, unveil an innovative augmented reality experience. Known as The Hive / Gensler Multi Surface Experience, the installation is designed to engage and inform visitors to Gensler's award-winning downtown Los Angeles office.
Located in Gensler's lobby, the smart space installation is designed to showcase the architectural firm's portfolio of work. The experience attracts users toward a digitally augmented table, and book. The table is the SLO_Gen Table, an iconic collaboration between Gensler and architecture students at California Polytechnic School in San Luis Obispo. An interface appears on the table allowing visitors to use movements such as hand motions to digitally explore the content of Gensler's urban architecture and modern cities monograph.
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"Spaces are evolving, just like users' expectations of space are evolving. This installation is a channel that a user can experience," The Hive's Multi Display Expert and Co-Founder Yahav Ran says. "Just like a broadcast channel, or any other channel, it needs fresh, relevant content to appeal to users. Our challenge was to create a sustainable mini-channel that will keep visitors engaged, and excited."
The Hive/Gensler Multi Surface Experience was built by The Hive using the latest products from technology partners Canon, Planar and YCD Multimedia. A Canon REALiS WUX5000 projector displays the interface and augmented reality components, while a four-panel Planar Clarity™ Matrix LCD Video Wall System displays the content from Gensler's portfolio, using software from YCD. YCD|Wall enables a 4K playback over the Planar video wall, and YCD|CMS interacts with the custom software created by the Hive, namely the user experience and augmented reality components.
We are proud to partner with Gensler, one of the most prestigious architecture firms in the world, and The Hive, a world-class interactive studio," Sam Losar, President of YCD USA, says. "The success of this project reflects how close collaboration with the right partners provides a winning solution for our customers."
Other technical components include Microsoft's Kinect for Windows cameras, the Kinect for Windows Commercial SDK and OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision), which interprets the reality of the Gensler lobby, allowing the experience to be reactive to its surroundings in real-time.
The Multi Surface Experience is the first version of an ongoing collaboration between Gensler and The Hive. "This is just the beginning," commented Jennifer Davis, vice president of marketing, Planar. "The application of this design will be natural in corporate lobbies, retail showrooms, as well as hospitality, healthcare, and institutional projects. The combination of digital and physical interfaces in an existing space, combined with the ability to show rich, and ultimately personalized, content, is what will make it applicable across markets."
Video of The Hive/Gensler Multi Surface Experience and the process behind it can be seen at thehivecentral.com/gensler
About The Hive
The Hive is a billion-pixel interactive agency, creating smart spaces and beautiful content that captivates users. The Hive's global team creates big moments across many mediums, from larger-than-life video walls and projections to hand-held devices. The agency's expertise is the creation of experiences drawn from a client's vision and brand, and building the process and tools needed to sustain these new channels. For more information about The Hive please go to thehivecentral.com
About Gensler
Gensler is a leading global design firm with 44 offices and over 3,500 employees worldwide. Gensler helps clients succeed by focusing on the needs of the people they serve, whether they are employees, customers, sports fans, students, passengers or guests. Founded in 1965, Gensler has deep expertise in design and architecture across 20 practices, including commercial office buildings, professional services, retail, aviation, planning and urban design, entertainment and hospitality, sports stadia and education facilities. The firm also holds practices focusing on brand strategy, environmental graphic design, mission-critical facilities, and has recently invested in consulting for real estate workplace and sustainable design. For more information, visit Gensler at gensler.com


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September 15, 2006
WAR: Pictures Lie - Frank Rich Helps
Slate has the details. Of course, Frank Rich being wrong about everything is the classic dog-bites-man story.
Posted by Baseball Crank at 10:57 PM | War 2006 | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)
Interesting footnote to that picture, tracking down the people in the photo. So Frank Rich blew it. He is still probably the best commentator in the country. Nearly all the right wingers on talk radio and cable news are blowhards who instinctively side with authority, like the way little kids worship their parents.Posted by: steve at September 16, 2006 7:17 PM
Isn't it amazing when a person has the opportunity to get it right, but doesn't take the 5 minutes needed to do so. I guess when you have an agenda to present, to much information just blows it out of the water.Posted by: maddirishman at September 18, 2006 10:58 AM
There are countless times on this site when I defer to Crank because he's a lawyer, and knows more about a given subject than I, but in this case, I am an art director and it is a large part of my job to select photography for editorial use. I feel I can speak with relative authority on this topic.
To the first two commenters, there is no way for Rich to "get it right." There was no way for him to know who the people in that photo were, or to find out "in five minutes." It was a group shot taken from distance, and the photographer is under no obligation to get releases from the subjects. They were five random, anonymous New Yorkers. So there is no reasonable way for this photo or it's subjects to be "vetted" or for Rich to ask for their side. Period.
Here the twist: For that very reason it is irresponsible for Rich or the photographer to interpret the thoughts, opinions or emotions of these people. It would like a photographer in lower Manhattan that day to opine that his dust-covered subject fleeing the towers "is a pussy," and for a columnist to use that photo to bolster a similar opinion.
I will concede that this photo does look like Rich and the photographer describe it, but as they both know, a single frame is not always an accurate way to describe events, and context means everything.
That said, Rich and his editors were especially irresponsible to make assumptions about these people. They may have taken the "commentary" of the photographer too literally -- Hoepker (the photographer) editorialized about these people without ever speaking to them. Rich tags along for the ride.
In fairness to Rich, his comments are not as bad as they are being made out to be. He points out that the photo also shows the resiliance of the American public and spirit even on that day. But he is still jumping to a conclusion, and inexplicably, all of this discussion takes place without the Times actually showing the photo. This may be purely a space consideration because of Rich's column length and the prime real estate on the Op-ed page, but that is no excuse. On Sunday, the Op-Ed page is essentially a whole section of the paper, and in my opinion they are obligated to show the photo if it is central to his point, and ends up maligning it's subjects.
Now that the people in that photo have spoken up, it will be interesting to see if the Times follows up. They should. If nothing else, the subjects of the photos should write the Times, and in my opinion the Times would be negligent/irresponsible if they fail to print the letters. And it should be on Sunday to give equal time.
Kudos to Slate for printing the picture, and thanks to Crank for linking to it.
I agree with Furious here - the problem isn't that Rich didn't dig deeper here, but that extrapolating as he did from a picture without knowing the participants creates an inherent risk of getting the whole story completely wrong. I think we're only belatedly coming to realize how easy it is to be manipulated by photojournalism.Posted by: The Crank at September 18, 2006 2:52 PM
I'd like to add that Slate has a section with many of the Magnum photos from 9/11. They may be tough for some people, but for those with an appreciation for photography and photojournalism, many of the photos are fascinating, and some even hauntingly beautiful. Click here to see the pictures.
There is a travelling exhibit of these photos, and it happens to be in Ann Arbor this month. I plan to attend.Posted by: Mr Furious at September 18, 2006 3:19 PM


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2004 Hyundai Getz 1.1 injection
Amazing car, very roomy and fun to drive
At this time, I have no problems with my car.
The only small problem is that the reverse gear, needs a second try in some cases.
General Comments:
Very comfortable and quite relaxing driving on medium speeds (below 100 km/h).
A bit noisy above 100km/h.
On highway and speeds over 140km/h it has some problems with lateral winds, but with a bit wider tires I think this would be OK.
In order of comfortability it has soft springs and suspensions. For a quicker and more "cornering" driving, it needs aftermarket suspensions and springs.
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Petrobras acquired a 60% stake in Petrobras de Valores Internacional de Espana SL from Petrobras Energia SA. The aquisition was for $619 million.
PBR's profits rose 58% in 2008 primarily due to higher oil prices. Net income was 30% in 2008 than in 2007.
The China Development Bank has agreed to finance Petrobras's oil and natural gas production in its subsalt fields. Petrobras announces that it is negotiating with additional Chinese banks in order to secure more funding for E&P projects. Petrobras promises future oil supplies in return for investments.
In 2009, Petrobras announces its plans to increase oil and natural gas production at a rate of 7% annually until 2020. In order to meet this growth, Petrobras plans to spend $174 billion from 2009-2013 in order to develop offshore oil and natural gas fields.
Petrobras confirms the recovery of light oil in a subsalt cluster of the Sugar Loaf structure, though no specifics are given.
S&P upgrades Brazil's investment rating to investment grade, spurring increased investment in large Brazilian corporations; furthermore, rumors fly that Petrobras' BBB- corporate credit rating will also be upgraded by S&P based on Brazil's strength.
Petrobras Inaugurates First Bio-fuel Plant in Rio Grande do Sul, furthering its alternative fuel initiatives.
Discovery of the "Jupiter" oil field, 23 miles from "Tupi" is announced by the company on Jan 21. The company releases few details but says the field could be "as big" as the Tupi field.
Petrobras said test results show recoverable volume of light oil and gas at its Tupi field of between 5 billion and 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent, one of the biggest discoveries worldwide in decades. Petrobras holds a 65% stake in the field.
The collapsing value of the US dollar in September led to increasing oil prices, and thus increased the value of Petrobras's proven oil reserves.


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First Impressions: 3D Dot Game Heroes
May 23, 2010
Three hours in and I can make two sweeping assertions about 3D Dot Game Heroes: 1. It has the Worst Game Title In The World… Ever and 2. It is the Most Meticulous The Legend Of Zelda (NES) Clone… Ever. You might think that these are both undesirable monikers, and in the case of the first, it is. Seriously, who came up with '3D Dot Game Heroes'? It sounds like a lazily-scribbled line for the game's basic premise right back in its concepting phase – how it stuck is anybody's guess. Of course, it could be a brutal translation from an awesome Japanese title that has no equivalent in the English language. Plausible, but unlikely. With regards to the second claim, however; it may be a meticulous clone, but that's some source material. As T.S. Elliott once said, "Talent imitates, but genius steals."
Alan Wake // Xbox 360
May 16, 2010
It's mildly ironic that a title that tries its hardest to ape other mediums and thus transcend its own, is marred frequently by its insistence on incorporating run-of-the-mill videogame mechanics. Alan Wake is a cultural hodge-podge of influences, most notably the brash thrillers of Stephen King, but also finding time to riff on Ridley Scott's adaptation of King's 'The Shining', incorporating motifs from Alfred Hitchcock's films, name-dropping authors from Raymond Chandler to Brett Easton Ellis, and aping the episodic format of successful TV series' like Lost. But a bewildering array of meaningless collectibles that add nothing but artificial padding to the game length and solid but repetitious combat prevent this good game becoming a great one.
Demo Roundup: Blur & Just Cause 2
March 9, 2010
Taking a break from the many, many hours of healing stricken comrades and reviving their corpses in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 allowed me to get some hands-on time with a couple of recent preview builds. Namely a beta code for the Xbox 360 version of Blur, and the general release demo on PSN for Just Cause 2. Impressions for both are after the jump.
Heavy Rain // PS3
February 28, 2010
It is hard to judge Heavy Rain against its contemporaries as it doesn't fit into established genres. It's impossible to compare its mechanics with those of another title, because it doesn't bear any similarities to other games, other than the developer's previous work, Fahrenheit. With such a bold stab at originality, where rulebooks are torn up and discarded with a sneer, it's an impossibility that Heavy Rain will appeal to everyone. For those entrenched in familiar videogame tropes, in health bars and smashable crates, in boss fights and collectibles, it will be derided as a 10-hour long movie where you decide the outcome; a choose-your-own-adventure book transposed into a Blu-ray disc. But that would be missing the point entirely – Heavy Rain is not only an astonishingly polished attempt at true originality, it's also a fantastic slice of digital entertainment in its own right.
God Of War Collection // PS3
January 13, 2010
I had to stop myself from writing this review for the God Of War Collection after I'd finished the first game, ready to wax lyrical about the epic scale of Sony Santa Monica's initial tale of God-slaying at the hands and blades of Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta. The sequel needed to be played to be able to have a full opinion on this two-game set, and, true to form, the developer dialled the Epic meter all the way up to 11 for God Of War II. The result is a package of staggering quality, and it's very easy to overlook the fact that you are playing PS2 titles on the latest generation of hardware; a few ropey cinematics aside, of course.
First Impressions: Darksiders
January 10, 2010
Darksiders doesn't so much wear its influences on its sleeve as sport the official fan club badges on its gleaming plated breast; 'We ♥ God Of War' they read, and 'The Legend of Zelda Appreciation Society'. But if you are going to steal, than its wise to do it from the best, and Darksiders takes this to heart; knitting together elements from both games under the banner of its own individual art style and over-the-top tale of the impending apocalypse at the hands (claws?) of The Destroyer.
First Impressions: Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
January 6, 2010
As I've mentioned recently, since the turn of the decade I've been obsessed with the online multiplayer deathmatches and dominations of a certain Modern Warfare 2, to the point where I've been seeing snipers in my sleep and idly fantasizing about tossing semtex into a group of hooligans raising hell outside our flat. What better way, then, to soothe my frayed nerves and assuage my battered psyche, than by settling down to a type of game that, for me, started it all off all those years ago – a 2D platformer on a Nintendo console? Enter Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (aka Wario Land: Shake It! in the US).


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David Verrill, Chair of the Angel Capital Association, wrote a great blog today on the latest SEC rules. He also has an op ed piece in today's Wall Street Journal. In summary:
- Under the rules, typical startup fundraising activities--business plan competitions, accelerator DEMO days, pitch events, even posting on Gust--will be considered general solicitation.
- The good--general solicitation is now okay. Previously, there were dire consequences for startups that fell under general solicitation rules.
- The bad--when companies engage in general solicitation, their Angle investors are subject to new rules. Self-certification of accredited investor status is no longer accepted. The Angel investor must provide tax returns or account statements to the startup company, or obtain regular certification from a third party such as a lawyer, accountant, or investment advisor--perhaps as often as every 90 days.
- Angel investors will not deliver their personal financial statements to startup companies. They will simply stop investing. The time and cost burden of third parties is another big incentive to stop investing. Since when do Angel investors use "investment advisors" in invest in startups? The fundamental principle of Angel investing is that each Angel investor makes their own independent decision.
- For companies that do not engage in general solicitation, the prior self-certification rules apply. Unfortunately, the general solicitation definition in the new rules is so broad that it will apply to nearly all startups.
By the way--how important is Angel investing to the economy? Consider these stats for 2012:
- Angels invested nearly $23 billion in more than 67,000 startup companies (20 times more companies than those funded by VCs)
- This represents more than 90% of the outside capital these companies used to get started
- By comparison, venture capitalists invested $27 billion, with little going to true startups
- The startup companies that angels funded last year created nearly 275,000 jobs
David Verrill says it best: "Angels are the lifeblood of startup companies in the US. Angels invest on every Main Street in the US, not just Wall Street. Angels are primary job creators in our economy. Angels provide expertise, mentorship and a whole host of other benefits besides their money. Angels tend to plow profits back into the startup ecosystem. Angels invest their own money, not those of a pension fund. There is almost no fraud in the angel world."
His full blog is available here: http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/blog/why-is-the-aca-making-a-big-deal-about-the-sec-ruling-on-general-solicitation/?


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Oh, Please
I'm so tempted to call up this church and ask, "Excuse me, but who do you think you are?" I grew up in the Church of Christ, where titles don't really exist. Back in the old days, we would attach a "Brother" or "Sister" at the front of older people's names but other than that, we were pretty first-namey. That's one thing I really appreciated about the Church of Christ. Here's part of the entry describing the Church of Christ in the 2003 Associated Press Stylebook:
"The ministers do not use clergy titles. Do not precede their names with a title."
Church leaders are supposed to be ministering to church members, not elevating themselves above them. The Church of Christ gets that. The non-denominational church we're working with now also gets it. But if you want to call me the High Priestess of Target Bargain Shopping, you won't hear me complain.
Speaking of which, my endcap bargain find for the week: glass apothecary jar filled with sand and seashells for six bucks. I didn't exactly want the sand and seashells, so I dumped them into a glass bowl and put it on the counter in ocean-loving Julia's bathroom. "I love that...whatever that is in the bathroom!" she said later.
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FIN 468: Intermediate Corporate Finance. Topic 12–Real Options Larry Schrenk, Instructor. Topics. What is a real option? .
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Topic 12–Real Options
Larry Schrenk, Instructor
under-valuing investment projects.
Temporary suspension
Switch / Transition
Change Product Mix
Change Input Mix
Technical Obsolescence
Wait / Timing
Resolve Uncertainty
Identify Demand
Existing Products
New Geographic Markets
New Products
R&DTypes of Real Options
Financial Options:
A call option gives the owner the right, with no obligation, to acquire the underlying asset by paying a prespecified amount (the exercise price, X) on or before the maturity date.
Value of a Call Option
on the
Maturity Date
Stock Price on the Maturity Date
Source of value in an option: The asymmetry from having the right but not the obligation to exercise the option.
I1: Required investment in the R&D project.
I2: Required investment in the commercial-scale plant, marketing, and distribution - if the R&D effort is successful, and if market conditions are favorable..
I3: Final investment in the project; can be decreased by Ic if the market is weak.
IE: Flexibility in the design of the production process allows for output expansion with an outlay of IE.
V: Gross present value of the completed project's expected operating cashflows.
The SuperCom Project:
A large telecommunications company faces an opportunity to invest in an R&D project that will revolutionize the way consumers use telephones, internet, and TV.
Congress is currently debating the viability and the process by which to allocate or auction the airwaves that are crucial to the commercial success of SuperCom. Our lobbyist in Washington advises us that the debate would be resolved within a year. We could initiate the R&D project immediately, or wait a year to see what Congress does. The option to defer investing in the R&D project is similar to a call option whose value is max (V - I1, 0).
Given an initial design choice, management may deliberately favor a more expensive technology for the built-in flexibility to expand production/sales if and when it becomes desirable. If the market's response to SuperCom is better than expected, management can accelerate the rate or expand the scale of production by x% by incurring a follow-on cost IE. The option to expand has value max (xV - IE, 0).
The option to expand also applies to complementary markets: Investing in SuperCom in a new geographical area allows for the possibility to expand to other similar markets; for example besides local and long-distance tele-communication, the market for telephone-via-internet could be explored in the new geographical area.
If the market does not respond to SuperCom as expected, management can reduce the scale of operations by c%, thereby saving Ic of the planned investment outlays. This option to mitigate loss has value max (Ic - cV, 0).
If SuperCom does significantly worse than expected in the market, management may choose to abandon the project permanently in exchange for its salvage value: the resale value of the capital equipment, license, etc. for A. This flexibility to abandon the project has value max (V, A).
To wait before taking an action until more is known or timing is expected to be more favorable
When to introduce a new product, or replace an existing piece of equipment
To increase or decrease the scale of an operation in response to demand
Adding or subtracting to a service offering, or adding memory to a computer
Expand or contract
To discontinue an operation and liquidate the assets
Discontinuation of a research project, or product/service line
To commit investment in stages giving rise to a series of valuations and abandonment options
Staging of research and development projects or financial commitments to a new venture
Stage investment
To alter the mix of inputs or outputs of a production process in response to market prices
The output mix of telephony/internet/cellular services
Switch inputs or outputs
To expand the scope of activities to capitalize on new perceived opportunities
Extension of brand names to new products or marketing through existing distribution channels
It allows one to do something or not do something when such an action adds value or avoids loss of value
Consider a situation where you have two alternatives:
NPV of project based on committing now
= 0.5 x $170m + 0.5 x $65m - $115m
_____________________ _____
1.175 1.08
= $100m - $106.5m
= -$6.5m
where project cost of capital is 17.5% and risk free rate is 8%.
Therefore reject project. BUT flexibility of delaying decision not valued here so rejection may be wrong decision.
Max[$170m-$115m,$0m] = $55m
q = 0.5
1-q = 0.5
Max[$65m-$115m,$0m] = $0m
Temptation: Value = (0.5 x $55m + 0.5 x $0m) / 1.175 = $23.4m (Compare with -$6.5m for Alternative 1)
Problem: What is the correct discount rate?
Use option valuation methodology
Call option : right but not obligation to acquire something by paying predetermined price (exercise price) by or within predetermined time
Put option : right but not obligation to dispose of something for a predetermined price (exercise price) by or within predetermined time
Pay-off diagrams : an option is exercised only if the option holder benefits
Call Option Value
Put Option Value
Value of Underlying Asset
Value of Underlying Asset
Exercise Price
Exercise Price
Max[$170m-$115m,$0m] = $55m
q = 0.5
1-q = 0.5
Max[$65m-$115m,$0m] = $0m
Justification of the options analogy.
Can the standard techniques of valuing options on the basis of a no-arbitrage equilibrium, using portfolios of traded securities to replicate the payoff to options, be justifiably applied to capital budgeting where projects may not be traded?
Answer: Yes! The computation of NPV requires calculation (assumption) of a discount rate: The required return on an asset (that is traded in the capital markets) of similar risk as the project.
From a practical standpoint: Calculating real option values is non-trivial.
The Real Value in Real (Strategic) Options!
From option pricing theory we know that the value of a call option increases with
1. Exclusiveness of Ownership and Competitive Interaction:
Financial call option on a common stock is proprietary; only the owner can exercise it without worrying about competition for the underlying security. Some real options (patents, licenses) are also proprietary. Other real options are shared and can be exercised by any firm in the particular industry:
Examples: Opportunity to penetrate a new geographic market.
Opportunity to introduce a new product unprotected by possible introduction of close substitutes.
2. Nontradability and Preemption:
Financial call options are traded with minimal transaction costs. Real options are not generally traded. Non-tradability of real options may lead to its early exercise: A firm anticipating increase in industry demand - and hence subsequent competitive entry - may rush to expand its own production/sales capacity early to preempt competition. In the absence of such competition it might have preferred to wait for the uncertainty surrounding future demand to resolve itself.
3. Strategic Interdependencies and Option Compoundness:
Financial call options are simple: their value derives entirely from the received shares of the stock. Some real options (such as, maintenance or standard replacement projects) are simple. Other real options are compound: R&D investments, Expansion into a new geographic market. Compound real options may have a more strategic impact on firm value, than simple real options, and are more complicated to analyze. Compound real options must be looked at not as independent projects but rather as links in a chain of interrelated projects, the earlier of which may be prerequisites for those to follow.


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I have a great concern for my brother, who lives in a small town in New Mexico. He has been diagnosed with diabetes recently, and has lost considerable amount of weight and energy over the past year. His new doctor has put him on a low dosage pill and was given a blood monitor. He registers now at 300 mg/dl and the fatigue was so overwhelming that he had to go back to the doctor. The doctor doubled his dosage, and now his sugar level is 350 mg/dl and his legs are aching more.
I wonder since there is no diabetic diet involved, and my brother is afraid to eat anything with sugar, how long does it take to really see any progress? With his job, as a branch manager, who travels quite a bit with a dairy, he will have to get some kind of help.
The doctor didn't feel he had to worry about any kind of diet, but I have been reading up on diabetes, since he is 58 years old, and guess it is the diabetes that older people get, that a monitored diet is the most effective.
Is there any kind of help that you could advise??? He is still suffering from his feet hurting so bad and his legs aching, and the really tired feeling.
For people with either Type 1 or with Type 2 diabetes, it is my very strong opinion that meal planning, preferably by a Registered Dietitian who also is a Certified Diabetes Educator, is paramount in obtaining improvement in control and symptoms. For example, if your brother were still drinking sugar soda pop, a simple switch to sugarfree soda pop would go a long way towards helping. There are many dietary concepts that would help him to control his blood sugar better, especially since he's traveling a lot, and it's unfortunate that his physician hasn't stressed the importance of meal planning.
Your brother could ask his physician for a referral (or perhaps call a hospital during one of his trips out-of-town, and ask to talk to the Coordinator of the Diabetes Education program) to arrange to see a dietitian.
Most diabetes pills should show a favorable effect on blood sugar control within a few days; the exceptions are metformin and acarbose, both of which are deliberately started at very low doses to avoid gastrointestinal upset.
Additional Comments from Dr. Lebinger:Most individuals 58 years of age develop non-insulin dependent diabetes which can often be treated with diet alone or a combination of diet and oral mediation (though sometimes insulin is necessary). Occasionally, however, people this age can develop insulin-dependent diabetes, which requires insulin in addition to diet to control the blood sugars. If your brother is losing weight without dieting, he might have insulin-dependent diabetes and need insulin. Ketones in the urine would be an strong indication that he needs insulin.
If your brother has not seen an endocrinologist, I suggest that he see one.
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