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Will intellectual property restrict future competition?
The competitive landscape for future parts pricing is being laid now with the contracts airlines sign in acquiring new aircraft. Some say OEMs are becoming more aggressive in restricting use of their intellectual property, either in these initial deals or as policy. For example, one OEM is rumored to be insisting that its technical data, and even work cards generated from this data, not be shared outside the airline, or warranty protection will be withheld.
"This is not a new issue, OEMs are very protective of their data," notes Craig Fabian, VP of regulatory affairs at the Aeronautical Repair Stations Association. Part 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires provision of information to perform maintenance, and ARSA argues that includes provision to maintenance providers. But Fabian says FAA has consistently qualified and limited this requirement.
"FAA says it is an economic issue, despite the fact that the design approval holder, or OEM, has to furnish complete instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) to the aircraft owner and any other person who maintains the aircraft," Fabian notes. "FAA says it is sufficient if the OEM gives instructions to remove and replace."
Fabian says it would be a new issue if OEMs also limited distribution of airline work documents. "That is not in the spirit of the rule." Many past controversies have involved OEM warranty coverage when parts manufacturing approval (PMA) spares are used. Now questions are arising about the monitoring of operating data by design approval holders. "Some OEMs may want to collect operating data from airlines and sell it back to them," Fabian notes. He has heard that some customers of new aircraft are reluctant to agree. "Airlines own the aircraft and have responsibility for airworthiness. They must control that data."
Help may be on the way. In 2011, FAA issued a draft "Policy Statement On Inappropriate Design Approval Holder Restrictions On The Use And Availability Of Instructions for Continued Airworthiness." Comments closed in December, and FAA's John Cerra says the agency was working to distribute a final version of the draft by our presstime. "It was a nice first step," Fabian says. "But some of the ideas were not enforceable."
Although PMA parts might be inspected according their own manuals, it has been normal in aviation to use OEM manuals for their inspection, notes Jason Dickstein, president of the Modification and Replacement Parts Association (Marpa). "It is a lot more convenient for carriers if the OEM manual applies to PMA parts as well," Dickstein says. "And there is less chance of using the wrong manual. The FAA encourages it."
Dickstein says OEM efforts to restrict use of technical data may bump up against either FAA policy or antitrust law. At least in one aerospace case, a court decided that generation of work cards from OEM manuals was fair use, not a copyright violation, of OEM intellectual property. The courts also observed that in attempting to prevent this use, an OEM might be close to infringing on antitrust law.
Generally, contracts are unenforceable if they conflict with public policy, and Dickstein argues that restrictions that attempt to monopolize the aftermarket would conflict with antitrust law.
The FAA's draft policy statement, which Dickstein expects to be finalized by the end of March, picked "the low-hanging fruit," that is restrictions that conflicted with existing FAA policies. Marpa has been working with FAA on this statement and also with FAA, the European Aviation Safety Agency and Transport Canada on harmonizing rules for ICAs. Dickstein believes a declared FAA policy will be much more helpful to airlines in resisting aggressive licensing requests from OEMs than the possibility of "calling in lawyers to litigate an antitrust violation."
Marpa has also been working with Airlines for America (formerly the Air Transport Association) on comments for the FAA policy statement and says all participants are optimistic that things are headed in the right direction. "The nice thing about aviation is that, although we are all competitors, when you get people sitting down around the table, their first concern is safety."


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 6 Georgia College baseball team (26-7, 13-5 PBC) mounted a pair of impressive comebacks Saturday, one doing the trick and the other falling short. The Bobcats beat No. 25 Columbus State University (28-11, 16-5 PBC) 12-5 in game one, then fell 11-9 in game two, the split giving CSU the series victory two games to one.
In game one, the Bobcats found themselves down 4-2 in the sixth, exploding for six runs in that frame and another four in the seventh inning to run away with the game.
Leftfielder Ryan Sabalaskey (Carol Stream, Ill.), first baseman Clay Ardeeser (Loganville, Ga.) and shortstop Daniel Bick (Alpharetta, Ga.) had three hits apiece. Ardeeser drove in two and scored three times, while Bick plated two and scored two more. Sabalaskey scored twice and tallied a triple.
Centerfielder Rob Hogenkamp (St. Louis) was 2-for-6 with two runs and two RBI, while designated hitter Taylor Hinshaw (Winder, Ga.) had two hits in three trips, with three RBI.
Starter Spencer Thomas (Loganville, Ga.) went seven innings for the victory (3-0) allowing five runs on seven hits and fanning a pair.
Game two featured a pair of Bobcat rallies, the second falling just short.
Down 4-0 before coming to the plate, the Bobcats spread five runs over the first three innings to take a lead 5-4 on an RBI groundout from Hinshaw in the third.
CSU then posted their biggest inning, a six-run effort led by a three-run home run from Mike McClellan. The Bobcats used a four-run seventh to make the score 11-9, but could inch no closer.
Sabalaskey was 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in the second, finishing with those two RBI and two runs. Catcher Steve Hazel (Kentwood, Mich.) had a triple, going 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run, and Hogenkamp posted another 2-for-6 game, scoring once.
Starter Josh Taylor (Phoenix) couldn't advance past the fourth inning in the loss (5-2). Bobcat relievers Kyle Ward (Rincon, Ga.) and Jordan Brooks (Macon, Ga.) combined to hold the Cougars scoreless over the final 4 1/3 innings.
The Bobcats are back in action at Newberry College Tuesday, April 8 at 6 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.

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CPI Inflation stands at 1.8% as at April 2014 Currently the old Gov't measure of inflation
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - If there was such a thing as an honorary doctorate in racetrack geometry, Calvin Borel would be first in line for the sheepskin.
The 43-year-old Louisiana-born jockey showed again Saturday that he is a true difference-maker in the Kentucky Derby, piloting the Todd Pletcher-trained Super Saver on a rail-skimming trip to a 2½-length victory in the 136th Run for the Roses. It was classic Borel: He broke alertly, guided his colt to the fence and stayed glued to it except for one quick semicircle to pass a tiring horse.
The victory — Borel's third in four years — puts the jockey in a position to add to his success in the Preakness Stakes in two weeks, when he will try to keep alive Super Saver's bid to become racing's first Triple Crown winner since 1978. More about that later, but first let's appreciate Borel and Super Saver.
In winning his third Kentucky Derby in four years, Borel — or "Borail" as he is known to racing fans — showed once again he is the most successful rail rider since Freddie the Freeloader, the hobo character made famous by the late comedian Red Skelton.
But it also demonstrated a lesser known trait: Beneath Borel's self-effacing down-home demeanor lies a master horseman and tactician.
Borel rode Super Saver just once during his 2-year-old season, cruising to a wire-to-wire victory in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs in November. He remembers the colt as a "need-the-lead" horse who would go to the front and run as fast as he could, as far as he could.
When he was reunited with Super Saver in the Arkansas Derby on April 10, Borel decided to try a little experiment and see if he could get the WinStar Farm homebred to relax and cede the lead to another horse.
The experiment worked, to a point. Super Saver dropped more than three lengths behind pace-setter Line of David in the early stages, but he was unable to pass that rival in the stretch and ended up second, beaten a neck.
Despite the loss, Borel was encouraged that Super Saver was no longer a one-dimensional speedball.
"That's what I really wanted to see," he said.
The lessons continued after Super Saver arrived at Churchill Downs, with Borel getting on the colt in the morning to reinforce the "relax early, surge late" pattern.
"I came back and worked him real easy the first quarter, then he picked up and the gallop out was real strong," he said.
The final test came Saturday, and Super Saver passed with flying colors. This time Borel dropped Super Saver, a son of Maria's Mon, more than five lengths behind the lead, and put him on the fence. The formerly headstrong colt accepted his instructions like he'd had a hot-oil massage before race.
Then, when Borel asked him to run entering the stretch, Super Saver quickly circled the fading front-runner Conveyance, speared inside new leader Noble's Promise and then slowly drew clear in midstretch. Ice Box made a strong late run to get second, just edging Paddy O'Prado.
The victory added Borel's name to the illustrious roster of jockeys who have won back-to-back runnings of the Derby — Isaac Murphy, Jimmy Winkfield, Ron Turcotte and Eddie Delahoussaye.
He also became the first rider to win it three times in four years, and now trails only three riders in overall Derby wins — Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack with five apiece and Bill Shoemaker with four.
As polished as Borel's riding skills are, Pletcher said both before and after the race that there is something about Churchill Downs that seems to bring out the best in him.
"Calvin Borel is a great rider anywhere he goes, but for some reason at Churchill Downs he's even five lengths better," said the trainer, who produced Super Saver in top shape to break his 0-for-24 streak of futility in the Derby, thanks in large part to a perfect ride by Borel.
Borel, who had the basics of horsemanship drilled into him by his brother, Cecil, at a very young age when he began riding racehorses on Louisiana "bush" tracks, has a simple explanation for his dominance at the Downs: .
"Churchill Downs … is exactly like Louisiana Downs — every pole, everything is the same — and I know it like the back of my hand."
Borel is less familiar with the terrain that lies ahead, as he and Super Saver attempt to become the 12th tandem to win racing's Triple Crown — the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
He did win the Preakness last year aboard the filly Rachel Alexandra after taking off Derby-winner Mine that Bird, but this will be his first attempt to press on with the one who brought him to the dance.
At the post-Derby press conference, Borel said he thinks Super Saver has yet to show his best.
"I think this colt might just get better, If God's willing and he stays sound," he said. "I think he's a horse that will take us all the way."
But some of the other competitors in the Derby might have something to say about that.
The most likely spoiler could be Ice Box, who had a full head of steam turning for home only to encounter a wall of horses in front of him, forcing jockey Jose Lezcano to take him up sharply and wait for a hole. When Lezcano finally shifted him out and got him into the open, the Nick Zito-conditioned colt finished strongly. He also galloped past the winner past the wire, suggesting he had plenty more in the tank.
Jockey Kent Desormeaux, who rode third-place finisher Paddy O'Prado, said he horse also had to steady in the stretch and then cut sharply out to avoid a tiring horse.
"If I got through, I would have won," he said.
Lookin At Lucky, the longest-priced favorite in Derby history, at 6.60-1, had his fate cast in the opening yards, being pinched back as Noble's Promise and then losing more ground when slammed by Stately Victor in the upper stretch.
None of those horses were immediately committed to the Preakness, but at least one or two of them are likely to continue on. Another possibility is fourth-place finisher Make Music for Me, would be expected to seek a rematch in Baltimore.
The Preakness also usually draws a couple new shooters whose connections decide to pass the Derby for one reason or another. Among possible contenders in this camp are Derby Trial winner Hurricane Ike and Mr. Fantasy, winner of the Withers Stakes.


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Learning English can be a challenging task, but necessary for those who wish to study and work in the United States and other English speaking countries. English as a second language courses are helping people around the world achieve their English-speaking goals. With the many online ESL courses available, learning English has never been easier. But can one truly learn a language online? According to Dayna Verstegen, senior manager of global marketing for Global English, the answer is yes. With the advancement in technology, and the need for an alternative to the classroom, learning ESL online is not only truly possible, but convenient.
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Most programs, like Peak English for instance, are done by using training tools such as voice message boards, games, online dictionaries, forums and online chats with students and teachers.
Materials needed by students vary by school, but all require the need for an Internet connection, speakers and certain system requirements. At Global English, students are encouraged to have a headset and microphone. Instructors are always available online to speak with students. According to Verstegen, this will allow the student and teacher to have a conversation over the Internet, much like over the telephone
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The cost of an ESL online education varies by school. It all depends on the type and length of program. A one-month single skill course from Get ESL Online costs just $29. The 12-month comprehensive (four skills) costs $495. Biz English offers four and eight week courses for $298 and $498 respectively, while the six week teacher certification costs $750. A $100 deposit is due to reserve a space in the teacher certification course and the remaining $650 is due before the first day of class.
Anita Sokmen, director of English for Heritage Language Program Online at the University of Washington, said while financial aid isn't available for their five online ESL classes, costing $635 per course, she's found that many employers will pay for them.
Many programs offer a free trial or a money back guarantee.
The University of Phoenix Masters of Education – concentration in ESL is $19,995, $465 per credit. Financial aid is available for students. Before enrolling, prospective students can work with an enrollment counselor to determine if they qualify for financial assistance.
More and more, international business is conducted in English, according to Verstegen. The chance of being offered a position or a promotion increases if the employee or potential employee can speak English.
"If you want to move up - become a manager - you need to be able to communicate in English," said Verstegen.
There is also a high demand for ESL instructors, especially in areas, such as California and Texas that have a high population of non-native English speakers.
Most students are presented a certificate at the end of their course, thus allowing them to take it with them to prove their skills.
Whether you're looking to study in the United States, increase your chances for a promotion, or teach English to foreign students, there are many ESL opportunities online that can offer students a chance to learn at their own pace.
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There is something about The Sound of Music, that timeless musical drama that always manages to fill your heart with sheer goodies. A movie so beautiful it still puts us to shame, if we consider the kind of musicals that have been releasing lately. Nothing matches the level of emotions this movie was so profusely and effortlessly able to achieve.
A classical take right off the leaflet of Maria Von Trapp book, on the then prevalent World War backdrop, her life with the Captain and the children, with music so beautiful that it still makes you want to hum it non-stop.
The thing that keeps you on your toes is its enchanting tale. You are always seeking what happens next. The rhythm is so beautiful, thanks to its ravishing editing, that it will keep you forever interested.
The pace of The Sound of Music is simply mind-boggling, as it rides on musicals to tell the tale in a majestic fashion. The songs, ah! The songs are so brilliantly written and sung with such harmonic voices that the flick becomes not only an affair for the eyes but an auditory delight too.
I must dream of the things I am seeking. I am seeking the courage I lack.
Every character in The Sound of Music is in a way so powerful that it is hard to ignore them. You take the elusive demeanour of Christopher Plummer as Captain Von Trapp for instance. He is like a tough nut to crack. But there is nothing Julie Andrews as Maria can't do. She brings out the dead music in him through the children, and he sings like a canary.
You take the innocence of Maria into account, her vexed comportment whenever she is wondering about her conscience, or when she is scouring for love in Captain's eyes. You can't help yourself falling for her.
Then there is the witty Max Detweiler portrayed by Richard Haydn who fathoms the talent of the children, but always stays in check whenever it inconveniences Captain. All the seven children who are outright adorable and in sheer need of love. Even the character of The Baroness played by Eleanor Parker is quite impactful. A jilted lover who fails to create ripples in the Captain's heart.
There are beautiful conversations in the movie that are worth every penny in the world. Even simple dialogues of Maria and Mother Abbess played by Peggy Wood are so thoughtfully written that it is hard not to pay heed.
This is what Maria has to say when Mother Abbess shows her disquiet of her getting lost in the mountains:
Mother, I could never be lost up there. That's my mountain. I was brought up on it.
Captain's flair is brimming up with a style that is rare to find in any generation of actors. He seems to have mastered his dialogues; so well rehearsed is his delivery that it is hard to pinpoint a morsel of error.
Activity suggests a life filled with purpose.
There are heartfelt conversations that are reflective of his state of mind, and he puts it all there. Thoughts that are going through his mind, and the things that cause his dissonance. When The Baroness asks him:
You are far away. Where are you?
He replies glumly:
In a world that's disappearing I am afraid.
The best part of the movie is when the searching eyes of children find Maria again, as she returns to face her fears. Her void is so depressing that it will bring tears to your eyes when you see them reunite. She is definitely one of the most powerful characters in The Sound of Music. In a way the movie constantly revolves around her.
There's nothing more irresistible to a man than a woman who's in love with him.
Another side plot of the movie, the Liesl and Rolfe story is an equally great tale, that unfortunately doesn't come to fruition, on account of the War brainwash that Rolfe ends up succumbing to.
Sometimes I feel the world is coming to an end.
Liesl is young and is still learning and Maria as her mother teaches her the import of crying when things don't pan out. She teaches her life's most important lesson – the sun will always come out again.
The fact that Robert Wise didn't conclude his story the moment Captain and Maria find their love was also a bold decision. It goes on to show, Wise was wise enough to fathom there are far more important issues to be addressed than love alone.
To have ended it up all in a tragic set of events like Shakespeare would have been a blunt affair. Otherwise we might have seen Rolfe shooting Captain and the curtain closing right then. But this taken right from the books of Maria Von Trapp, a happy ending was already lurking in the corner. They make a narrow escape from the clutches of war and go on to live into the mountains.
Wise throws in an element of fear and a staid possibility lodged in his frames at all times during the final climactic juncture of the movie to keep everything as thrilling and ugly as the World War situation originally was.
I can't thank Robert Wise and the writers enough to have helmed something so beautiful, moulding the tale of Maria Von Trapp into a musical feat.
The movie won countless awards out of which the Academy stood in the vanguard to felicitate it immensely. Academy awarded it with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound, Best Film Editing and Best Music accolades which were all well deserved, hands down.
The Sound of Music is such a rare classic that it can never be possibly forgotten.
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Total First Quarter Revenue up 11% at $59.4 Million and Adjusted EPS increased to $0.23
ALBANY, N.Y., May 7, 2013 -- AMRI (NASDAQ: AMRI) today reported financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.
Financial highlights for the first quarter include:
- Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.23, an increase of $0.21 from the prior-year period
- Contract revenue of $46.5 million, up 9% from the prior-year period
- Contract margin improved to 19% from 7% in the prior-year period
First Quarter 2013 Results
Total revenue for the first quarter of 2013 was $59.4 million, an increase of 11% compared to total revenue of $53.7 millionreported in the first quarter of 2012.
Total contract revenue for the first quarter of 2013 was $46.5 million, an increase of 9% compared to contract revenue of $42.7 million reported in the first quarter of 2012. Total contract revenue encompasses revenue from AMRI's Discovery Services, Development and Small Scale Manufacturing, and Large Scale Manufacturing business components.
- Discovery Services contract revenue for the first quarter was $11.0 million, an increase of 13% from $9.7 million in 2012
- Development/Small Scale Manufacturing contract revenue for the first quarter was $9.1 million, a decrease of 7% from$9.8 million in 2012, which was consistent with our expectations
- Large Scale Manufacturing contract revenue for the first quarter was $26.4 million, an increase of 14% from $23.2 millionin 2012
Royalty revenue in the first quarter of 2013 was $12.9 million, an increase of 17% from $11.0 million in the first quarter of 2012. Royalty revenue for the first quarter of 2013 includes royalties from the Allegra® products as well as $1.8 million from the net sales of certain amphetamine salts sold by Actavis.
Net income under U.S. GAAP was $6.5 million, or $0.21 per basic and diluted share, in the first quarter of 2013, compared to a U.S. GAAP net loss of $(3.8) million, or $(0.13) per basic and diluted share for the first quarter of 2012. Net income on an adjusted basis in the first quarter of 2013 was $7.2 million or $0.23 per diluted share. The adjustments to U.S. GAAP net income primarily relate to restructuring charges of approximately $0.6 million, net of tax, or $0.02 per diluted share, related to the company's previously announced decision to close its Bothell, WA facility.
For a reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per diluted share as reported to adjusted net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per diluted share for the 2013 and 2012 reporting periods, please see Table 1 at the end of this press release.
AMRI Chairman, President and CEO Thomas E. D'Ambra said, "We are pleased to report first quarter results for 2013 that reflect contract margin improvements driven by the performance in our Discovery and Large Scale Manufacturing businesses. Our overall performance for the first quarter of 2013 reaffirms the consistent and positive direction of our company. We continue to build global relationships to drive value for our shareholders as evidenced by the recently signed agreements with Ono Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. for drug discovery and development services and a specialty pharmaceutical company for various services for multiple oncology products. We are marking the first year anniversary of the roll out of AMRI SMARTSOURCING™, an industry leading move to strategic decision making and the true measurement of success in outsourcing for drug discovery, development and manufacturing. These financial results demonstrate that our customers understand the importance of making smart choices about the reasons for outsourcing decisions."
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2013, AMRI had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $33.9 million, compared to $28.5 million atDecember 31, 2012. These amounts in 2013 and 2012 include restricted cash of $5.4 million and $5.2 million, respectively,$5.0 million of which was pledged to collateralize the Company's term loan and line of credit.
Total debt at March 31, 2013 was $8.0 million, unchanged from December 31, 2012. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, net of debt, were $25.9 million at March 31, 2013 compared to $20.5 million at December 31, 2012. The increase in cash and cash equivalents for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was primarily comprised of cash flow from operations of $7.1 million, partially offset by capital expenditures of $2.4 million. Total common shares outstanding, net of treasury shares, were 31,418,326 at March 31, 2013.
2013 Financial Guidance
AMRI Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Michael Nolan said, "We are updating our 2013 guidance based on a strong first quarter performance. The company maintains its revenue outlook for the year of $205-$213 million, reflecting growth at the top end of up to 12%."
Nolan added, "With an improved mix in the first quarter, we are tightening and increasing our adjusted EPS range to between$0.52 to $0.65 from the previously communicated $0.34 to $0.52. The company expects second quarter contract revenue between $48 and $50 million representing growth over 2012 of 18% at the top end. Adjusted EPS for the second quarter is estimated between $0.09 and $0.12."
Nolan continued, "AMRI executed well in the first quarter and expanded contract margins by 12% compared with first quarter 2012. These results demonstrate a strong pull through on incremental revenues while benefiting from ongoing cost management and the savings from previous restructuring activities. The company is well positioned to deliver on its goal to be profitable without the benefit of royalties or milestones by the end of the year."
Recent Highlights
Recent noteworthy announcements or milestones at AMRI include the following:
- Announced a new five-year service agreement with Ono Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., which extends a drug discovery and development collaboration between the companies.
- Signed a long-term agreement with a specialty pharmaceutical company that includes various services for multiple oncology products.
First Quarter Conference Call
The company will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 to discuss its quarterly results, business highlights and prospects. During the conference call, the company may discuss information not previously disclosed to the public. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 888-556-4997 (domestic calls) or 719-325-2452 (international calls) at9:50 a.m. ET and entering passcode 4945957. The webcast will be available live via the Internet and can be accessed on the company's website at www.amriglobal.com. Replays of the webcast can also be accessed for up to 90 days after the call via the investor area of the company's website at www.amriglobal.com/investor_relations/.
About AMRI
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (AMRI) is a global contract research and manufacturing organization offering customers fully integrated drug discovery, development and manufacturing services. For over 21 years, AMRI has demonstrated its adaptability as the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries have undergone tremendous change in response to multiple challenges. This experience, a track record of success and locations in the United States, Europe and Asia now provides our customers with SMARTSOURCING™, a full range of value-added opportunities providing customers informed decision-making, enhanced efficiency and more successful outcomes at all stages of the pipeline. AMRI has also successfully partnered R&D programs and is actively seeking to out-license its remaining programs for further development. For more information about AMRI, please visit our website at www.amriglobal.com or follow us on Twitter (@amriglobal).
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This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the company's estimates of revenue, margins and earnings per share for the second quarter and full year 2013, statements made by the company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer, including statements under the caption "2013 Financial Guidance," statements regarding the strength of the company's business and prospects, statements regarding the actions taken to reduce cost and improve operating performance, and statements concerning the company's momentum and long-term growth, including expected results for 2013. Readers should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. The company's actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, some of which the company may not be able to predict and may not be within the company's control. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to attract and retain experienced scientists; trends in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies' outsourcing of chemical research and development, including softness in these markets; sales of Allegra® and the impact of the "at-risk" launch of generic Allegra® and the OTC conversion of Allegra® on the company's receipt of significant royalties under the Allegra® license agreement; the success of the sales of other products for which the Company receives royalties; the over-the-counter sale of Claritin, and competitive alternatives, including generic products for the treatment of allergies and the risk of new product introductions for the treatment of allergies including generic forms of Allegra®; the risk that the company will not be able to replicate either in the short or long term the revenue stream that has been derived from the royalties payable under the Allegra® license agreements; the risk that clients may terminate or reduce demand under any strategic or multi-year deal; the company's ability to enforce its intellectual property and technology rights; the company's ability to obtain financing sufficient to meet its business; the company's ability to successfully comply with heightened FDA scrutiny on aseptic fill/finish operations; the company's ability to integrate the acquisitions closed during 2010 and make such acquisitions accretive to the company's business model, the company's ability to take advantage of proprietary technology and expand the scientific tools available to it, the ability of the company's strategic investments and acquisitions to perform as expected, as well as those risks discussed in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2013, and the company's other SEC filings. Revenue, adjusted EPS and other financial guidance offered by senior management today represent a point-in-time estimate and are based on information as of the date of this press release. Senior management has made numerous assumptions in providing this guidance which, while believed to be reasonable, may not prove to be accurate. Numerous factors, including those noted above, may cause actual results to differ materially from the guidance provided. The company expressly disclaims any current intention or obligation to update the guidance provided or any other forward-looking statement in this press release to reflect future events or changes in facts assumed for purposes of providing this guidance or otherwise affecting the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
Non-GAAP Adjustment Items
To supplement our financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we have presented non-GAAP measures of income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) and income (loss) per diluted share, as adjusted to exclude certain long-lived asset impairment charges, restructuring charges, lease restructuring charges and insurance demutualization gain in the 2012 and 2013 periods. Exclusion of these non-recurring items allow comparisons of operating results that are consistent over time. We believe presentation of these non-GAAP measures enhances an overall understanding of our historical financial performance because we believe they are an indication of the performance of our base business. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as a basis for evaluating our financial performance as well as for budgeting and forecasting of future periods. For these reasons, we believe they can be useful to investors. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) or income (loss) per diluted share prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth in Table 1. Our projected 2013 adjusted EPS, however, is only provided on an adjusted basis. It is not feasible to provide GAAP EPS guidance because the items excluded are difficult to predict and estimate and are primarily dependent on future events.
Table 1: Reconciliation of first quarter 2013 and 2012 reported income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per diluted share to adjusted income from operations, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share:


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Reading 1: Who Was Augustus Saint-Gaudens?
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1848, the year of the Potato Famine. His father, Bernard, was a shoemaker, originally from the little village of Aspet in the foothills of the Pyrenees, in France. After moving to London and then on to Dublin, Bernard Saint-Gaudens met and married Mary McGuinness. Six months after the birth of Augustus, Bernard took his family to the United States, settling in New York City. When Augustus finished schooling at 13, he was apprenticed to a French cameo-cutter in New York. (A cameo is a medallion with a profile cut in raised relief.) Through his teens the boy labored long days in his master's shop, and studied nights at the Cooper Union art school. Later he studied at the National Academy of Design near his home.
When Saint-Gaudens was 19, his father offered him a chance to see the Exposition of 1867 in Paris. International exhibitions were extremely popular in the late 19th century, the period of the Gilded Age. Some of these were limited to works of art. In others, such as the World's Columbian Exposition, displays of the latest in industry, commerce, science, and agriculture were the primary focus. The latter, especially, reflected the optimism and faith in human progress characteristic of the era. Competition to exhibit their works at either type of exposition was fierce among artists since inclusion added tremendously to their reputations and their ability to attract clients. Saint-Gaudens left for Paris with $100 in his pocket, a thorough knowledge of his craft, and the greater ambition of gaining admission to France's famous art school, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. While waiting for acceptance, he worked in an Italian cameo-cutter's atelier (studio). When he was finally accepted to the school a year later, he continued to support himself by cameo-cutting.
In 1870 Saint-Gaudens left Paris to live and work in Rome, where he spent the next five years. His outlook and skills matured during these years, and his warm personality attracted both foreign and American friends. His early patrons introduced his name to social circles that mattered. In Rome he also met Augusta F. Homer of Massachusetts, a cousin of painter Winslow Homer.
At age 27 Saint-Gaudens returned to America and began his career with an 1876 commission to design a statue of Civil War admiral David G. Farragut. This commission was a turning point in Saint-Gaudens' life. It brought him both recognition and enough security to marry Augusta Homer. The statue was exhibited in Paris in 1880 and then cast in bronze and placed in Madison Square in New York. According to noted art critic and scholar Lorado Taft, "when in 1881 the Admiral Farragut was unveiled in Madison Square, the work of a new leader was discovered; the foreign and unfamiliar name was henceforth to head the list."¹
After the Farragut statue Saint-Gaudens no longer had to struggle to obtain commissions. These included many of his most famous works, such as the Randall, the Puritan, and the Standing Lincoln, as well as a series of relief portraits (a form of sculpture in which figures protrude from a flat background). The latter in particular revealed his mastery of delicate line and sensitive modeling. In three decades, Saint-Gaudens produced nearly 150 works. These included monumental public sculptures, such as the Shaw Memorial in Boston, the Sherman statue on Fifth Avenue in New York City, and the seated Lincoln in Chicago, as well as those mentioned above. He also completed sculptures-in-the round, such as the Adams Memorial, and numerous bas-reliefs (low reliefs) for private clients. President Theodore Roosevelt personally selected him to design new $10 and $20 gold pieces at the turn of the century.
Saint-Gaudens keenly felt his duties to those who would come after him. As he had benefited from his teachers, so he felt himself obliged to instruct. In numerous private ways he helped aspiring young sculptors. Through the classroom of the Arts Student League he reached many more, teaching steadily from 1888 to 1897. He undertook a new role as leader among his fellow artists by participating in a revolt against the traditions and rules of an older group of artists, and by helping to found the Society of American Artists. He also became a leader of the American group and helped choose American paintings for the 1878 Paris Exposition.
Saint-Gaudens gave generously of his time to other causes as well. He was an adviser to the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and suggested his former pupil, Frederick MacMonnies, and his friend and contemporary, Daniel Chester French, for important commissions. He made many speeches on behalf of the American Academy in Rome and persuaded industrialist Henry Clay Frick to give $100,000 as an endowment. He later spent much time in Washington, D.C., working with his friends, architects Charles McKim and Daniel Burnham, on the MacMillan Commission for the preservation and development of the nation's capital. The commission's work resulted in the present design of the national Mall, its set-back museum buildings, and the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.
At the turn of the century, Saint-Gaudens' statue of William Tecumseh Sherman won the Grand-Prix in the Paris Salon of 1900. It was while in Paris that Saint-Gaudens learned of the malignancy which sent him back to Boston for surgery and led to his decision to return permanently to his studio and summer home in Cornish, New Hampshire. Despite his illness, Saint-Gaudens was productive in Cornish between 1900 and 1907 and continued to earn many honors. Harvard, Princeton, and Yale granted him honorary degrees, and both the Royal Academy in London and the French Legion of Honor elected him as a member.
Treatments could not arrest Saint-Gaudens' illness and his health continued to decline. He also weathered other setbacks, such as the fire that destroyed his large studio in 1904. He rebuilt the studio the next year and employed a number of assistants, whom he personally supervised. His productivity never faltered, even though he required a special sedan to move around and the constant attention of a trained nurse. By early 1907 Saint-Gaudens was bedridden but still cheerful. A few days before his death on August 3, 1907, he lay watching the sun set behind Mount Ascutney. "It's very beautiful," he said, "but I want to go farther away."
Questions for Reading 1
1. How did Saint-Gaudens receive his first training in sculpture? How do you think this training might have affected his later work?
2. Where did Saint-Gaudens receive his academic training?
3. What are some of Saint-Gaudens' better known public monuments? How many sculptures did Saint-Gaudens produce during his life?
4. Why do you think President Theodore Roosevelt asked Saint-Gaudens to design coins for the United States?
5. Was Saint-Gaudens influential in the art world? How can you tell? Why do you think the expositions would have been important?Reading 1 was compiled from the National Park Service's visitor's guide for Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.
¹ Lorado Taft, Modern Tendencies in Sculpture (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1921), 97.


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What happens when city planning is crowd-sourced, and in 3D no less? Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer is finding out with the launch of "Vision Louisville," an initiative to plan the Louisville of 2040.
"One of my five strategic goals for our city is to create a vibrant vision for Louisville's future," the mayor said on the initiative's website. "What will our city look like in 25 years? How do we to harness our collective energy, intelligence and ideas to chart our path to the future, to decide how we want Louisville to look, feel, and flow by mid-century?"
The first opportunity for citizen input came at IdeaFestival, held September 19-22. Five anonymously donated 3D printers at the event used architectural drawings to create 1/1000 scale buildings of the city on the spot, which attendees could place on a city map however they wished.
It's another example of how public-sector agencies are using emerging 3D printing technology for everything from printing gear for soldiers in Afghanistan to plans for self-building spacecraft.
In Louisville, the idea was to let people use the Lego-like 3D models of city buildings to explore what the city could look like in the future.
"People can pick them up and do what they want with — if somebody breaks something we'll print another one," said Christopher Cprek, leader of LVL1 and coordinator of the printing, at the event, The Atlantic reported. "People have been enthralled with the 3D-printing process."
Using 3D modeling makes it easier to visualize possible changes, Tommy Clark, an urban planner for the city, Government Technology reported.
"If you want to take the largest building in Louisville and remove it and put something else in there, and look at the 3D elements maybe another building may do — you get a whole new perspective when it's in 3D," Clark said.
Citizens' ideas from the 3D interactive model, together with other proposals from IdeaFestival, the Vision Louisville website, the initiative's Twitter feed, and other online and physical forums, will be collected and used as inspiration for the project, which is being led by Oslo-based architectural and planning firm Space Group.
"We've got to engage not only the people who think about this everyday but somebody who might be thinking about it for the first time," Fischer told The Atlantic. "So-called experts frequently are so close to the problem that they can't see the solution. … I want to hit every perspective we have: from rich to poor, to every color and every ethnicity, to refugees and PhDs — everybody."
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RETRIEVER UPDATE: UMBC's first three America East contests have all been decided by five points or less and have all come down to the game's final possession. The Retrievers continued home mastery, as they recorded nine dunks and turned the ball over just four times in a 79-76 victory over Maine on Saturday at the RAC Arena. SR F Chase Plummer and FR G Bryan Harris led UMBC with 16 points each. FR G Rodney Elliott leads UMBC with 14.3 points per contest.
WILDCAT UPDATE: A young UNH squad has suffered 13 consecutive setbacks after opening the season with two wins, including a victory (84-81) at Duquesne. Leading scorer, and rebounder, postman Chris Pelcher (11.7 ppg, 10.4 rpg) returned after missing eight game due to injury and played 11 minutes in a 67-38 loss at Binghamton on Jan. 9. SR F Patrick Konan averages 11.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Wildcats.
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With the crowd in tow, Batiste on melodica, Ibanda Ruhumbika on tuba, Joe Saylor on tambourine, and special guest Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, the band clogged up the sidewalks and streets, stopping traffic as they gathered fans along the way.
"What happened tonight is what we call a love riot," said Batiste, outside the after party at Culture Fix. "There's love that's spread between everybody through the music and it's sort of like a riot because we stop the street."
Batiste, 25, grew up in a family of musicians in Kenner, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. A jazz prodigy on piano, he moved to New York at 17 to attend Juilliard and has remained in the city ever since.
"New York culture is like the fastest, most eclectic, diverse culture that you could possibly be in on planet Earth," Batiste said. "It's affected me in the sense that I'm always thinking, always moving and always trying to assimilate new things."
Since forming in his early days in New York, Batiste and Stay Human have been determined to bring jazz to the people, regularly stepping out of the clubs to perform for the public in the streets and in the subways.
"They might not be exposed to it or have an interest in it yet, and we take something like jazz and we bring it right in front of people. It's like a captive audience," Batiste said.
In line with his mission of spreading awareness and appreciation of jazz, Batiste took on the role of associate artistic director for the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, where he creates programming like the Jazz is Now sessions.
"It's a program where we have live music examples of jazz, things that people might not understand and we break it down," he said. "It's all about seeing and just being converted."
In August, Batiste and Stay Human will play for fans and converts alike, every Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. at Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen St. in Manhattan. The concerts, which are being presented by the museum, are titled "Spontaneous Combustion."
"What we do is we get together and we spontaneously combust," Batiste said. "We don't have any sort of predetermined idea of what to do other than to make the music get to that moment that we call combustion, and it's spontaneous because jazz happens right in the moment."