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This Pew Research poll on religion in the United States is somewhat surprising. According to Pew, at least, Colorado consistently ranks low on almost all questions of religious conviction – this, even though some believe the state is God's secondary residence.
Alaska is the least blessed; with Mississippi showing the Lord the most love.
Only 22% of Alaskans say they attend religious services at least once a week, making Alaska the least religious state judged by this measure. In Utah and several Southern states, more than half of those surveyed by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life said they were weekly service attenders. Along with Alaskans, residents of Colorado, Arizona and Northeastern states were the least likely to attend religious services once a week or more
Percent of those in Colorado who say religion is very important in their lives: 44. (Tops is Mississippi at 82. The national average is 56 percent.)
Percent of those in Colorado who attend religious services at least once a week: 29. (National average 39 percent)
Percent of those in Colorado who say they pray at least once a day: 49. (National average 58 percent)
Percent of those in Colorado who believe in God: 63 percent. (National average 71 percent.)

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Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at www.gatehousenewsservice.com
*Please check this Web site in the evening for changes to story lineup, including breaking news.
Regional Editor Jonie Larson, (217) 816-3343, firstname.lastname@example.com
National Editor Jean Hodges, (630) 348-3350, firstname.lastname@example.com
Note to editors: As always, please check the Web site for additional listings. Today, one of the regular contributors is experiencing computer problems.
TROOPER'S DEATH: Fourth vehicle involved in trooper death crash; driver left scene without trying to help anybody. Inquest results. DETTRO/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois News
NEW PUBLISHER: The publisher of the (Monmouth) Daily Review Atlas and two area weekly publications — The (Aledo) Times Record and The Paper, of Galesburg — was named publisher of The Register-Mail Monday. GALESBURG/Illinois/posted.
STATE BRIEFS: A collection of briefs from GateHouse newspapers across the state. Posted by 6 p.m./Illinois and Illinois News.
RICKEY WEIR: The former business manager of Cardinal Respiratory, charged in a health-care billing fraud scheme, is going to court Tuesday to ask U.S. District Judge Jeanne Scott to modify the terms of his bond so he can leave Sangamon County to consult with his lawyers in Chicago. The U.S. attorney's office vehemently opposes any change in bond-related restrictions and instead might ask that Weir be jailed again because of his alleged propensity for wiring money to Nigeria and making preparations to flee the country. OLSEN/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois News
TAYLORVILLE ENERGY: Developers of coal-gasification project stopping by today to update us on progress, or lack of progress. Big hang-up apparently remains legislation that would require Ameren and ComEd to buy a certain amount of power from the plant. LANDIS/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois News
HOME TOWN AWARDS: State and local officials gathered today to honor volunteer projects by handing out the 26th Annual Governor's Home Town Awards. The awards recognize volunteer efforts throughout the state in various categories, such as Youth Involvement, Senior Citizen Involvement and Parks & Recreation. COLINDRES/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois News
STATE RETIREMENT: How are state retirement systems (state employees, teachers, university, judges, General Assembly) faring in the stock market downturn. HEUPEL/SPRINGFIELD/on merits.
COAL PUSH: Push for coal-gasification projects. FINKE/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois News/on merits.
MATT TROWBRIDGE: Retiring Coach Novak made NIU stand for class as much as wins. COLUMN/ROCKFORD/Illinois Sports.
ILLINOIS vs. MARYLAND: Preview. Despite the death of his father last spring to cancer, Illini guard Chester Frazier remained excited about going home and playing. In front of his family for the first time.?With preview capsule. SUPINIE. Champaign.
NADEL: Bulls column. Mike Nadel, Pro-Basketball and Bulls.
BEARS QUICKSHOTS: Odds and Ends from Bears camp. ROCKFORD/Illinois Sports and Bears
PACKERS CABLE: Only subscribers to the NFL network will be able to watch Thursday's game between the Packers and Cowboys. This is causing a great deal of disappointment among Packers fans, and has bar owners salivating over increased crowds. ROCKFORD/Illinois Sports and Pro Football.
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Born in 1935 with a 32-page act of Congress, Social Security now stands not only as our government's largest entitlement program, but its biggest budget outlay overall.1
Thus, given its outsized stature in the retirement planning of most Americans, volumes of information continue to accumulate around Social Security. Go to the program's official website and you will discover screens after screen of content and resources. Visit a local library and you will find scores of reference books packed with program facts and planning considerations.
The problem is that there is so much to know about Social Security, it is daunting. As your clients approach retirement and begin to feel the weight of mounting decisions and deadlines, expect to encounter planning insecurity toward Social Security. Ready yourself for a host of questions about this fundamental element of nearly every client's retirement income strategy, including:
- What are the key facts?
- What are the eligibility details?
- What are the important strategies to know?
Those questions merit answers. But how much information is too much? Wading through all the "whats" of Social Security – the details, the assumptions, the strategies – may be counterproductive. Some of it may relate to a client's situation. A fair amount may not.
There may however be a way to approach this that is easier to manage and makes more sense. You see, sometimes, it's not the "whats" but the "whens" that matter most in addressing such a complex topic.
What Matters Most to Me?
Knowing the "whens" of Social Security means focusing on the specific information most relevant to a client at their specific age or retirement stage. Adopting this approach frees clients and their financial professionals from having to "drink from a fire hose" in an attempt to assimilate all the voluminous details of the program. No client needs to know every consideration for every age all at once. Instead, hone in on what matters most … at the upcoming pivot points most relevant for this juncture in your client's retirement path.
For example, let's say your client is coming up on common action stages of the retirement planning process. Perhaps they are approaching age 60. If that's the case, 62 looms as a milestone:
- 62 is the earliest a worker can receive a Social Security retirement benefit. The benefit will be 75% of the full retirement age benefit. For workers born 1955 and later, the early retirement benefit will be less than 75%. The minimum is 70%.
- 62 also is the earliest a spouse can receive a Social Security spousal benefit based on worker's earnings history. Benefit will typically be 35% of worker's full retirement age benefit. For those born in 1955 and later, the spousal benefit will be less than 35%. The minimum is 32.5%.
Or, as another example, assume your client is 65. Their next birthday brings with it a number of considerations and possibilities related to Social Security claiming, such as:
- 66 represents full retirement age for Social Security purposes for workers born 1943-1954 (inclusive). Each year thereafter full retirement age increases by two months, until capping at age 67 for workers born in 1960 and later.
- 66 likewise is when a spouse can receive a maximum 50% Social Security spousal retirement benefit. At the same time, it's also the age at which a worker can file and suspend his or her own benefit, permitting a spouse to receive a spousal benefit while the worker continues to earn delayed retirement credits.
- And 66 is when filing a restricted benefit becomes available. Doing so allows the higher earning spouse to receive a lower earning spouse's retirement benefit (restricting the benefit to the spousal benefit and not claiming their own retirement benefit) while earning delayed retirement credits on their own record. The benefit is 50% of the lower earning spouse's full retirement benefit. The lower earning spouse can be receiving own retirement benefits before, at, or after full retirement age.
- Lastly, age 66 in when a reduction in Social Security benefits due to excess earnings no longer applies.
Focus on Current Considerations
For younger clients, say in their early 50s, triggers that are still a decade off hold little interest. Keep their planning manageable. Concentrating on information related to their age range is simpler and easier to digest. Perhaps a general understanding of the difference between early, full and late retirement would build awareness of the need to commence more comprehensive planning.
Likewise, if a client is older, a different set of planning assumptions is relevant. Narrow your focus to the actionable planning opportunities that remain available for someone their age, such as not delaying the start of benefits beyond age 70.
These scenarios and takeaways are just starting points for Social Security claiming considerations, pertaining to only a few ages. But as you can see, synthesizing planning points this way makes it easier on your client and you. It means you needn't be a walking Social Security encyclopedia. And your client doesn't have to be encumbered by facts, details and strategies of limited relevance or urgency.
Timelines and trigger ages spur awareness and action. As a consultative partner in your client's financial future, you can help unlock some of the intricacies of Social Security by focusing on the "whens" of the program rather than every "what" involved in it. A good place to start is a section of SocialSecurity.gov dedicated exclusively to helping financial professionals. The Social Security Administration describes it as "a valuable resource in helping your clients plan for retirement or other life events." Check it out at http://www.ssa.gov/financialplanners/ and begin to build your Social Security know how.
Source: Social Security Administration, Jan. 2014.
1 Office of Management and Budget, Historical Tables: Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2014.
Important: The information presented herein is general in nature, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal or tax advice. Western & Sothern Financial Group member companies do not provide legal or tax advice and cannot guarantee that such information is accurate, complete or timely. Laws of a particular state or laws which may be applicable to a particular situation may have an impact on the applicability, accuracy or completeness of such information. Federal and state laws and regulations are complex and are subject to change. Changes in such laws and regulations may have a material impact on pre- and/or after-tax investment results. Western& Southern member companies disclaim any liability arising out of your use, or any tax position taken in reliance on such information. Always consult an attorney or tax professional regarding your specific legal or tax situation.


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Glenn Close was surrounded by a rather eclectic group last night at a screening in New York for Albert Nobbs that included John Leguizamo and Sinead O'Connor along with Close's Albert Nobbs co-star Mia Wasikowska. Also in New York, Meryl Streep with her husband Don Gummer at the premiere of The Iron Lady.
It was once thought that it would be these two ladies going head to head for Best Actress. Meryl's still in the conversation, of course, but Glenn needs to make some moves. Her SAG nomination is indeed a good sign for an Oscar nod too but the Academy doesn't announce its list until the third week of January; a lot can happen from now to then to sway voters. If she wants to be included, it wouldn't hurt to put herself out there a little. Like Meryl though, that just might not be her style.
I wonder though if there's a way to do it without losing your dignity. They don't all have to pull a Melissa Leo.
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My son, Rob hiked ahead of me, way ahead of me, and I began to experience what being on my own might mean. Reality was beginning to set in. When I arrived at the stopping place for the night, a group of people were milling around outside of a three-sided shelter. That first night, someone built a campfire and most hikers gathered around to talk about what the day had been like, what equipment they had, as well any problems encountered using the different items, such as lighting stoves and setting up tents.
How to unpack and arrange equipment in our allotted space inside the shelter was also a skill, and it took me a while to learn it. I got into my sleeping bag when I became cold even standing by the fire. I had to admit I was also tired. I should not have felt I was unusual going to bed early. Most hikers were in their sleeping bags before the sun went down, earlier on the very long light filled days of summer. For now I'll skip over the topic of bathroom facilities, aka privies, aka bushes (if I was lucky). There was a dusting of snow on the ground when I awoke the next morning and it was hard to get out of my warm sleeping bag. Turkey vultures flew overhead.
A strange thing began happening after this, strange to me because I had never experienced that kind of camaraderie. I felt I belonged somewhere, that I was part of a group. Everyone talked to each other, or exchanged greetings on the trail, whether we were passing each other (or being passed), taking a break, or in a shelter or campsite. Often, if a hiker were taking a break, others who came along would sit down and take a break too. No one seemed to be a stranger.
Our first town stop was Hiawassee, Georgia, 66.5 miles and 6 days from Springer Mountain. I was beginning to develop more of an appetite, and was looking forward to restaurant food, a bed and shower, as well as a Laundromat and more supplies. After getting a motel room, the first thing Rob and I did was find an All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) restaurant.
As I walked into the restaurant, both of us still in our hiking clothes, I wondered if people were looking at us, and I wondered if we smelled. I had not changed my clothes or showered for three days. We never wore deodorant. We walked up to the buffet, filled our plates, did so a second time, then returned again, and took two desserts. I had not yet shed my inhibitions from the world I had just left or I would not have wondered about my smell, my look, or if some one was watching me. I don't remember how long I carried the other world with me, but it was gone by the time I reached Hot Springs.
This was the beginning of a new life for me, and I feel such a different person as I write today. I think of the progression of my thinking that paralleled the progression of my feet as I covered the ground from this trail, to Key West and on up to Newfoundland. There is no question about the beauty of the land, but I had not considered that people would also have their beauty. The people I met in that shelter on the first night was the beginning of a very important lesson.


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The La Ronge area offers some of the best cross country skiing in western Canada. Over 60 kilometres of ski trails wind through rugged Precambrian Shield rock outcrops and boreal forests. At Nut Point Campground, near town, 5.5 km of trail are lit for night skiing. The Don Allen Trails near Nemeiben Lake provide 14 km of trails looping through rolling terrain. Connecting the two areas is the 32 km Loppet Trail that snakes through rugged wilderness. Maintaining these trails takes a concerted year round effort. For the past two summers the La Ronge Ski Club Inc. has contracted out trail improvements and held work bees to grade and clear trails. As winter arrives each year Saskatchewan Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport, as well as ski club volunteers, clear fallen trees, mow down brush and rake away debris. Once we have snow the club's drags and groomers are used to pack the trails and set tracks. Although the Loppet Trail is not in top shape until January or February, the other trails are usually ready for skiing by December and often remain in good condition until the end of March or later. Call the Saskatchewan Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport office in La Ronge, at 425-4234, to check on trail conditions.
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The sun has just set on my first day back on board the Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza. It's been six years since I last sailed on the Esperanza for our Pacific fisheries campaign and I am glad to see how much the campaign has evolved over the years.
So what exactly is the problem out here and why should we care? Basically in this part of the world it comes down to tuna - the world's most popular fish. Canned or served as sashimi, tuna is found the world over and to meet the increasing demand, this fish needs to come from somewhere and unfortunately at all cost. But like with any other resource or living thing we take from our planet there is only so much to go around.
The Western and Central Pacific is home to one of the last relatively healthy tuna grounds and as tuna stocks are depleting else where more and more fleets are racing to this part of the world to fill their holds. But even here some tuna species are in trouble and if we don't change the way we fish now, then we can expect all tuna to face the same fate.
Greenpeace has been out on the water defending the beautiful Pacific from destructive and excessive tuna fishing for over a decade now. We have exposed and documented illegal fishing operations, worked with regional enforcement officers and taken action against fishing practices that albeit legal are seriously damaging our oceans and the amazing creatures that live in it. The results speak for themselves. We have helped Pacific Island Countries act in solidarity against overfishing. Pacific Islanders know too well what overfishing has done to their waters. Tuna – a staple and main source of income for most Island communities is now rare and ironically, countries here now need to import fish from the very nations that overfished their waters in the first place! Aside from depriving local communities of their own fish, foreign fishing fleets are also damaging oceanic ecosystems here by catching too much fish as well catching a lot of unwanted marine life also known as bycatch.
So, what will we be doing? As in previous years, this year, we are working together with the authorities of Palau undertaking a joint surveillance exercise of their territorial waters. We're looking out for illegal activities at sea. This could be fishing without a permit or fishing on protected species such as sharks.
Fortunately Greenpeace has a well-equipped ship that can help the Palauan authorities monitor and enforce their waters. Last year in a similar exercise, we busted a Taiwanese long liner that was illegally catching sharks. The result was a fine of a 65,000 USD to be paid to Palau and a suspension of one year from Palauan waters.
We'll also be crossing over into the high seas – those areas of the ocean that don't actually belong to any one country and are subject to a lot of unregulated exploitation including illegal fishing. Our aim is to document any and all activity and take action against the worst practices we find.
So what is this all leading to? This part of the world's high seas are supposed to be managed by the regional tuna commission otherwise known as the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). Every year government folks from the nations that either surround these waters or that have a vested fishing interest here come together and decide on management measures for the region. Greenpeace returns every year campaigning to strengthen these measures. This year we hope to take the evidence we find at sea straight to the tuna meeting in December removing all doubt about why governments must act now to safe guard our oceans including the tuna for our future.
Specifically, we want to see the high seas areas that are next to impossible to regulate closed to all purse seine and long line fishing; we want to see a ban on transhipment. This is the transfer of fish at sea to refrigerated cargo vessels or reefers allowing catch vessels to stay at sea for months at a time and making it easier to fudge reporting as it is difficult to keep track of where these reefers offload.
We also want to see a 50% cut on fishing for Big Eye tuna and finally we want to see a ban on the use of Fish Aggregation Devices or FADs. FADs are used widely in tuna fisheries, specifically by purse seine fishing vessels. Along with the target species, FADs attract a whole host of associated marine life acting as a nucleus for entire marine ecosystems. Once located the fishing vessel scoops up the entire school of fish including associated marine life which results in large amounts of bycatch often of vulnerable species such as sharks, rays, turtles and juvenile tunas. FADS represent everything that is wrong with modern day industrial fishing as this type of fishing is so effective that it leaves the catch and the marine life with no chances of survival and or escape.
What can you do? Don't eat tuna – I don't. But seriously, ultimately if we want fish for tomorrow, we need to change the way we catch fish and treat our oceans today. Catching tuna doesn't need to be at all cost and it is up to those that buy tuna to demand changes in the way we catch tuna.
Follow us on our tour over the next three weeks and next time you consider buying a can of tuna or biting into a tuna sandwich ask your retailer or restaurant if they can guarantee that the tuna is caught sustainably using either pole and line or without the use of FADs.
Farah Obaidullah is an oceans campaigner at Greenpeace International, currently on board the Esperanza.
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Idle hands are the devil's workshop, right?
Well, Cassie and Vlad have their hands full in Devil's Due's Hack/Slash Annual.. Joining the festivities are the popular internet vixens the Suicide Girls as they guest-star in the inaugural annual of the Hack/Slash series. This crossover Annual runs parallel to the Re-Animator story arc running in the monthly series. In the annual, a strange electronic malevolence known as D1AB0L1Q is killing off Suicide Girls—and it's up to a haggard and road-worn Cassie and Vlad to save the girls from impending doom.
Newsarama sat down with series creator Tim Seeley to talk about the Hack/ Slash Annual and his four day plans involving San Diego sun and Comic-Con fun.
Newsarama: Tim, the Hack/Slash Annual is a very special project, isn't it? You've got some very special guest-stars for the book...
Tim Seeley: We've got real live Suicide Girls, tattoos and all! The idea was to have Cassie become involved with the website, SuicideGirls.com, a pin up website that specializes in alternative beauty, and is largely run by the girls themselves. People have always compared Cassie's 'tude and style to the Suicide Girls, so it was a natural progression, I think.
NRAMA: And Cassie is crossing over on the SuicideGirls.com as well; how did this project get set-up?
TS: I've actually been working on how to do the idea for a few years, but it wasn't until I got interviewed by the site that I figured out who to talk to get it moving. At the same time as I was sniffing around, Missy Suicide, the creator of the site, was looking for ways to reach comic readers, who are the perfect type of audience to enjoy the website, since a good portion of the girls are genre geeks like us.
We flew out to LA to meet Missy, and she told us how other creators had come to her with similar ideas, but they'd never actually done anything. She just figured comic types were a little flakey. I assured her, that if I started, I would finish, because if there's one thing I can focus on…its hot girls.
NRAMA: Breaking the fourth wall, with real people like the Suicide Girls, is fairly unique in the industry--did you have any inspiration for this crossing into reality?
TS: For sure...initially I did a "real people" crossover in the third Hack/Slash book, Comic Book Carnage, which featured Steve Niles, Skottie Young, and Robert Kirkman.
And yeah, admittedly, this idea is taken from Scooby Doo. I loved it as a kid when the Globe Trotters and someone would show up, and sort of sell the "reality" of Scooby.
It added to the fun! Hack/Slash is nothing if not a great excuse to have fun, get scared, and maybe, with SGs in it, to get turned on as well! (laugh)
NRAMA: It's mentioned in the Annual; is Bikini Car Wash a favorite movie of yours—?
TS: I have a major affection for any film with "Bikini" in it. It makes it instantly fun. For example Terms of Endearment. Not a fun movie…but, what if it was "BIKINIS of Endearment?" (laugh)
NRAMA: (laugh) Or "Terms of Bikinis"...
Were any live models harmed (or used for drawings) in the making of the Hack/Slash Annual?
TS: When we created Cassie's "set" (i.e. the series of pics where she gets nekkid), I intended to use a real model. But, I had a lot less time than I would need to wrangle that…so all I could do was shoot the backgrounds and I had to draw nekkid Cassie out of my head, sans reference. fortunately, I have spent at least 20 years looking at naked girls, so I can get a lot of mileage out of my imagination.
But, yes, a few models are "harmed" in the making of this comic. One gets roasted in an oven in fact. And, let me tell you, it is very weird to draw girls you're friends with getting killed in horror movie ways.
NRAMA: Would you like to cross more real people into Cassie and Vlad's world in the near future?
TS: Yeah, I mean, I always like to make sure I have a good story before I try anything...but, I think I could easily come up with a rockin' Suicide Girls sequel. I still want to put a real band in Hack/Slash...and some day, I think the guys working on the Hack/Slash movie have to get their own story—a murder on the set of the Hack/Slash movie maybe?
NRAMA: What can fans of the series expect to see later this year?
TS: Whew...so much. We've got the three part Re-Animator story, which also brings in Cassie's dad. And, after that, Pooch gets a starring role in an issue...seriously.
NRAMA: There's a very interesting underlying theme taking place in the story--with the homeless and generosity--is there a softer side to Tim Seeley and Hack/Slash?
TS: One thing I like to do in Hack/Slash stories is make the book about the setting to a degree. I've been to LA a bunch of times, and I'm always fascinated/ horrified by Hollywood Boulevard—the sad mix of tourism and how Hollywood glamour meets the gritty reality of homelessness and mental illness. With Cassie and Vlad being there, I can really play that up after all, they're not far removed from the people scrounging to make a living in a town where only a few blocks away, the prettiest people in the world are being paid millions to pretend.
NRAMA: The final moment of the book has a somewhat cryptic tone to it; does "No one lives forever" bare any kind of relevance on upcoming plots in the regular series? Is that the last we've seen of Ian Matheson/ D1AB0L1Q ?
TS: An important aspect of D1AB0L1Q is that more than just being a nut, he's a nut with a plan—a manifesto. I wanted to create a slasher who was more than an immediate danger; his blogs, his words...even if Ian is gone, those live-on. This was another element inspired by LA; the way a dangerous person can create followers as dangerous as he…L. Ron Hubbard anyone?
Hack/Slash Annual debuted at San Diego Comic-Con and is currently in stores.
Want to see Cassie's "photo shoot" for the Annual on SuicideGirls.com? Click here.


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The Lendio Brock Blake Student Entrepreneur of the Year
2012 Lendio Student Entrepreneur of the Year
Lendio is pleased to announce Ty Roney as this year's Brock Blake Student Entrepreneur of the Year Scholarship winner. Roney, a graduate of Brigham Young University (BYU) is currently enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Utah.
Lendio Entreprenuer of the Year Winner: Ty Roney
Company Started During MBA: Red Wagon Toys
"We made the scholarship available to college students all across the United States," said Lendio CEO Brock Blake. "We want to reward someone who demonstrates a real entrepreneurial spirit and is committed to his or her education. With so many small businesses thriving in Utah, it's no surprise to me that BYU and the University of Utah would foster the perfect environment for someone like Ty to become a successful entrepreneur."
Thank you to all the student entrepreneurs who participated in our 2012 scholarship competition. We received applications from all over the United States. It's exciting to see so many entrepreneurial students actually living the American Dream.
About Scholarship
Brock Blake, CEO of Lendio, a company helping business owners find the right small business loans, once won a similar scholarship in an entrepreneur contest during college. He used the money to start his own career as an entrepreneur, and now wants to give back and help other aspiring business owners get a similar head start.
"It allowed me to focus on academics and our startup without the worry of a part-time, low-paying job. At the end of the day, I hope this scholarship will give future entrepreneurs the edge they need to be successful," Blake said.
The Lendio Brock Blake Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award is a $2,500 scholarship to the student who has demonstrated excellence in entrepreneurship in 2012.
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Student entreprenuers submitted a 500 – 1,000 word essay to scholarship(at)lendio.com. Click here for Official Rules and Terms
This year's essays covered:
- The student's passion and commitment to being an entrepreneur
- The challenge of juggling a startup with academics
- Why the student wants to be an entrepreneur
- Current business plans/ideas
- The motivation behind being a business owner
- High-level goals in the next 5-10 years
- What it means to be an entrepreneur
If your essay is selected as the winner, we will contact you to receive:
Supporting Documents Required of Potential Winners:
(a) One copy of Official High School or College Transcripts
(b) Publicity/Liability Release
(c) Copyright Assignment
(d) IRS Form W-9
(e) Copy of United States Driver's License
(f) Headshot photograph in high-resolution, digitally as a JPEG or TIFF file
Who is eligible to apply?
Any future entrepreneur who is currently attending a college or university, or will be attending within 1 year.
How are essays judged?
Essays are judged by creativity, specificity, and basic grammar. We are looking for future entrepreneurs with a vision to change their lives, and in the process, change part of the world.
How is my personal information used?
A minimum amount of personal information is needed to verify your submission and provide Lendio with a means of contact should you become a scholarship recipient. This personal information is used for our internal records only and we will not share your personal information with any third-parties.
What scholarship awards are available? How do I redeem a scholarship?
The winner will receive a $2,500 college scholarship that will be paid directly to the scholarship recipient's college or university.


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Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL) recently announced the acquisition of digital marketing firm Responsys for $27 per share or $1.4 billion, excluding cash. [1] Described as the leading provider of Enterprise-Class Cloud Marketing software, B2C (Business to Commerce) Responsys has an analyst consensus revenue estimate of $202 million for the just ended year. This represents an increase of 24% over the prior year $163 million, when it generated gross and operating profit margins of 54% and 7%, respectively. It competes with firms like Constant Contact (NASDAQ:CTCT), ExactTarget (acquired by Salesforce.com) and Marketo within the digital marketing industry.
Here we analyze how Responsys' financial position stacks up against that of ExactTarget and Constant Contact, and how Oracle could integrate Responsys into its core business. We have a $44 Trefis price estimate for Oracle, which stands nearly 18% above its current market price of $38.
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Strong Growth Potential In Digital Marketing Industry Justifies High Acquisition Multiples
According to technology research firm Gartner, digital marketing spending in 2012 was approximately 2.5% of company revenues, and this share is expected to increase going forward. Within the U.S. alone, digital marketing spend stood at approximately $62 billion in 2012. [2] Global digital marketing spend is expected to increase by about 15% annually between 2012 and 2016. [3] Citing this huge market potential, software development companies are acquiring digital marketing players.
Responsys and ExactTarget were acquired at fiscal 2012 revenue multiples of 9.12x and 8.56x. These multiples are at a premium presently compared to median acquisition cost of 1.9x revenue for more than 70 similar deals historically. [4] However, given the growth anticipated in the digital marketing industry, we believe these are viable multiples for these companies. We note too that software companies typcally trade at a premium, given their high profitability.
We also think that the higher acquisition multiple for Responsys is justified in comparison to ExactTarget. Here's why.
Compared to Responsys, ExactTarget and Constant Contact had higher revenues for fiscal 2012, at approximately $292 million and $252 million, respectively. However, ExactTarget's gross profit margin was 65% and operating loss margin was 7% for the same period. While Constant Contact had a higher gross profit margin of 71% and a marginally lower operating profit margin of 6% compared to Responsys. On the net profit margin front, both Responsys and Constant Contact had identical margins of about 5% while ExactTarget had a net loss margin of 7%.
Better operating and net income margins for Responsys indicats that its financial position is better compared to ExactTarget, while Constant Contact has the best financial health among the three players, with good gross margin, operating margin and net income margin. With major software players making acquisitions of digital marketing companies, we could see an even higher revenue multiple for Constant Contact if it were made an offer given its strong financials.
How Oracle Could Integrate Responsys Into Its Business
Responsys' press release states that Oracle will bring together its two marketing acquisitions, Responsys and Eloqua, into its Marketing Cloud. Oracle acquired Eloqua in December 2012 for approximately $870 million. Similar to Responsys, Eloqua is a provider of SaaS marketing automation software. However, Eloqua is an established B2B marketing solutions provider while Responsys is an established B2B and B2C digital marketeer. Currently, Oracle offers various cloud marketing solutions ranging from customer targeting to engagement, lead conversion, and analysis. By integrating these two companies into its own Cloud Marketing suite, Oracle gains a comprehensive customer experience cloud that enables businesses and customers to drive strong customer interaction across marketing campaigns on a single platform.
Understand How a Company's Products Impact its Stock Price at TrefisNotes:
- Oracle Buys Responsys, Responsys Pressroom, December 2013 [↩]
- Study: Digital Marketing Industry Worth $62 Billion, WSJ Digits, October 2013 [↩]
- Global Digital Marketing Software Market 2016: Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast Research Report, PR Web, August 2013 [↩]
- Salesforce to Buy ExactTarget for About $2.5 Billion, Bloomberg, June 2013 [↩]


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Pick, Team, Player, School, Position
Competitive Balance Round B
71, Oakland, Chad Pinder, Virginia Tech (Poquoson HS alum), SS.
Round 4
111, Cleveland, Kyle Crockett, Virginia (Poquoson HS alum), LHP.
Round 5
156, Detroit, Buck Farmer, Georgia Tech (former Peninsula Pilot), RHP.
161, Oakland, Bobby Wahl, Mississippi (West Springfield HS alum), RHP.
Round 8
252, San Francisco, Tyler Horan, Virginia Tech, LF.
Round 9
286. Washington, Jake Joyce, Va. Tech, RHP.
Round 10
287. Houston, Austin Nicely, Spotswood HS, LHP.
314. N.Y. Yankees, Tyler Webb, U. of South Carolina (Northampton HS alum), LHP.
Round 11
340. Texas, Ryan Cordell, Liberty U., CF.
343. Atlanta, Alec Grosser, T.C. Williams HS in Alexandria, RHP.
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426. Detroit, Ben Verlander, Old Dominion (Goochland HS alum), RF.
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447. Seattle, Eddie Campbell, Virginia Tech, LHP.
Round 18
542. Milwaukee, Clint Terry, Lee U. (Tenn.), (Peninsula Pilots), LHP.
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570. Arizona, Jacob Mayers, U. of Richmond (Hanover High alum), 3B.
Round 20
599. Pittsburgh, Ryan Lindemuth, William and Mary (Lake Braddock HS alum), 2B.
602. Milwaukee, Ryan Yarbrough, Old Dominion, LHP.
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623. Boston, Reed Gragnani, U.Va. (Mills Godwin HS alum), 2B.
628. San Diego, Connor Jones, Great Bridge HS (reaffirmed committment to U.Va.), RHP.
638. Tampa Bay, John Farrell, William and Mary, RHP.
Round 22
654. Kansas City, Andrew Brockett, U. of Richmond, RHP.
Round 23
693. Chicago White Sox, Trey Wimmer, Liberty U., C.
Round 25
745, Toronto, Scott Silverstein, U.Va., LHP.
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767. Houston, Austin Chrismon, Christopher Newport (transfer from East Carolina; Menchville High alum), RHP.
778. San Diego, Josh Richardson, Liberty U. (Greenbrier Christian Academy alum), RHP.
782. Milwaukee, Kyren Gilmore Parrott, Herndon HS, CF.
Round 27
816. Detroit, Joe Mantiply, Virginia Tech (Tunstall HS alum), LHP.
826. Washington, Bryce Harman, L.C. Bird HS, RF.
Round 29
851. Oakland, Joe Bennie, East Stroudsburg U. (Pa.) (HS alum), 2B.
858. Chicago Cubs, John Garcia, Denbigh HS, CF.
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997. L.A. Angels, Colin O'Keefe, Virginia Tech, LHP.
999. Baltimore, Jeff Kemp, Radford, SS.
Round 34
1,035. Cincinnati, Luke Bolka, Atlee HS, LHP.
Round 36
1,069. Colorado, Andy McGuire, James Madison HS of Vienna, SS.
1,074. Kansas City, Ryan McBroom, West Virginia U. (Courtland HS alum), 1B.
Round 37
1,113. Chicago White Sox, Cody Yount, VCU, 1B.
Round 38
1,155. Cincinnati, Danny Grauer, Liberty U. (Hickory HS alum, now with Peninsula Pilots), RHP.
1,172. Milwaukee, Jack Cleary, U. of Maryland (alum of James River HS in Midlothian), C.


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JANUARY 20, 2011 Rocket Grants Propel Artistic Innovation
From The Kansas City Star
"Leralee Whittle mimicked the motion of cardio exercise, jerking her arms and torso back and forth. Dumbbells hanging in a sling formed by her stretchy workout clothing echoed her body's movements.
Whittle was in a gym, but she was not exercising. She was performing in front of an audience, moving her body in an exaggerated way to satirize our culture's obsession with sports. Whittle and her collaborator, musician and composer Paul Sprawl, chose an unexpected venue — the gym of the Westport-Roanoke Community Center — for the November premiere of their performance, "WorkArtOut."
Integrating live dance and video projections, WorkArtOut critiqued sports culture through movement, music, costume and a healthy sense of the absurd.
Performers donned clown wigs, batting helmets and protective padding. Dancers posed and gyrated on yoga mats, breathing heavily while making come-hither glances toward the audience, calling attention to the conflation of fitness and sexuality.
A $4,000 Rocket Grant helped Whittle realize "WorkArtOut." Funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the program aims to boost artistic innovation by awarding small grants to artist-driven projects."
By Theresa Bembnister
More on the Foundation's Regional Regranting Program here.


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Friday Night Wine and Angels: Rain Only Delays the Win
This is a very simple game. You throw the ball. You hit the ball. You catch the ball…except when it's pouring rain and even making the simplest of catches or making contact with the fattest of meatball pitches can become fodder for a Keystone Cops remake. So Friday's 4 – 3 victory against the White Sox was interesting, entertaining, maddening at times, and very, very wet – seriously, my hat is off to all of those tough Chicago fans who stayed for the whole game – but ultimately a win! This breaks the Angels seven game losing streak against the White Sox which makes me very happy indeed.
Jered Weaver did not have one of his better games but a less than great start for Weaver is still a pretty darned good start in the grand scheme of things and, when the Angels give him run support as they did last night, is usually enough to secure a victory. I was a little worried in the third inning, after he gave up a handful of hits and the infield and outfield each blew a play in rain aided, blooper reel worthy fashion. But then he stalked, nay stomped, off the mound with a string of curses at himself that required no lip reading expertise to interpret and I knew we'd be okay. When Weaver gets angry, he usually channels it back into the pitching with wicked effect.
The Angels still need to work on RISP and some guys had quiet bats, but Maicer Izturis was on fire, going 3 for 5 with a two RBI double. Mark Trumbo continues to hit well. Vernon Wells found his bat for the second game in a row and Peter Bourjos continues to show how speed can create a hit where you didn't think one was possible. I got a kick of Mike Scioscia and Mike Butcher basically overriding the umpires' second, hesitant, rain delay call in the bottom of the ninth, sending the Angels back out into the field to warm-up and even tossing Jordan Walden a baseball themselves until the umpires changed their mind and told the grounds crew to stop rolling out the tarp they only just wrestled into position.
So, about the Angels' bullpen? I am sitting here icing my knee after the Saturday edition of my thrice weekly beating as I type this and I. Hate. Ice. Hate it. I do the ten minutes on, ten minutes off thing for an hour several therapist friends recommend because I can see the therapeutic benefits, but it never fails. The burn gets so stabbingly painful that I want to start clawing the furniture and chucking the ice bag across the room at nine minutes on the dot. Every. Single. Time. And, yet, I still think I would rather spend large parts of the 8th inning in a complete ice bath than watch Fernando Rodney play 8th inning set up guy again. I keep hearing how much Rodney has improved since he adjusted his mechanics but I am not seeing it. No, he didn't allow a run, but he walked a guy and allowed a hit and we had to get the last two outs with runners on 2nd and 3rd. But, he got out of the inning and then Jordan Walden went one, two, three. It's a wonderful new feeling to have a closer who closes.
Even with the rain abetted clumsiness and eight inning drama, it was a fun game to watch and this Friday saw the "season premiere" of Seth's and my Friday Night Ritual – a nice dinner, a good bottle of wine and the Angels game, usually on delay so our commutes dont deny us a single pitch. This Fridays spread? Gourmet a'la lazy chefs – crostini with pea mint pesto or mushroom tapenade, prosciutto and apples with Chronic Cellars' excellent red blend Sofa King Bueno chosen because the Chronic guys aren't lying. The wine really is Sofa King Bueno.
And now the ice is finally off my knee – Yay!!! – and I am ready to enjoy watching what the new kid can do on the mound in his second start. Play Ball! …when the rain stops of course.


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ITHACA, N.Y.—Georgia McGillivray recorded a goal and an assist to lead the Harvard field hockey team to a 3-1 win against Cornell Saturday afternoon at Marsha Dodson Field and lift the Crimson a tie for first place in the Ivy League standings.
Kim Goh and Noel Painter also scored to help the Crimson (7-5, 3-1 Ivy League) pull into a tie with Columbia, Dartmouth, Princeton and Yale for the top spot in the Ancient Eight with three league games to play. Cynthia Tassopoulos recorded seven saves against the Big Red (5-7, 0-4).
The game was tied with barely 10 minutes left, but after Alex Botte made one of her seven saves following a Crimson penalty corner, Harvard kept the Big Red from clearing the circle. McGillivray sent the ball toward Goh, who put it past Botte for her first career tally.
Painter sealed the win when she finished off a two-on-one after a pass from Sydney Jenkins.
"We got it done," said head coach Sue Caples. "Cornell played really hard, but we played tough. We kept battling, and we found a way."
Harvard held an 8-7 edge in penalty corners, earning four in each half, with Dickson and Painter drawing two corners each. The Crimson also logged 10 shots on goal to the Big Red's eight, despite a 17-12 advantage in overall shots for the Big Red. Mariah Pewarski and Caitlin Rea intercepted several passes in the midfield.
After nearly a half of scoreless play, Botte was whistled for taking down Paige Haley on a breakaway in the final two minutes. The Crimson was awarded a penalty stroke. McGillivray took it and converted, giving Harvard a 1-0 halftime lead.
Katherine Stone evened the score at 1-1 about seven minutes into the second half, getting to a loose ball after a penalty corner and scoring.


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I spent the last couple of weeks trying to catch up on some of the giants of modern fantasy. I chose Lord Foul's Bane (LFB) by Stephen Donaldson. I had heard mixed reviews on this one. Some have called Donaldson's work dark and depressing. I don't think that falls far from the mark.
I recently enjoyed Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. One of that book's critics had complained of an excess of rape in Prince. I was shocked at their criticism. I remembered very little mention of rape let alone a descriptive scene of one. How could I forget something like that? The critic went on to blast Lawrence by comparing his work to LFB. They said the rape in Prince surpassed even the scene in Donaldson's book. I suppose this forewarned me of what was to come, but it also made me less cautious about reading LFB. If they felt Prince was worse then LFB then LFB couldn't be that bad, right?
I don't want this whole review to center around one or two pages in the book. The rest of the book was lacking in my opinion too, but I'll get to that soon. I understand why Donaldson did what he did, but there were other (better) ways to achieve his goals. In some cases rape can be written to portray a powerful message, but in this case it just fell flat.
There was zero logical need for Donaldson to make his 'anti-hero' rape a teenage girl. There were even less reasons (yes, I know I just said zero) for him to visually describe the intricacies of the rape to his readers. We knew Thomas Covenant (the anti-hero/rapist) was a messed up guy before the scene. We knew he was self loathing, fearful, and mistrusting of others. We understood his reasoning. We also understood that Covenant thought he was dreaming. The scene was awkwardly written. Donaldson seemed to struggle between connecting a very shallow compulsion within Covenant to actually becoming a rapist. All this culminated in being disgusted at the scene and confused over the character's decision. I wasn't very impressed.
The magic system within "The Land" was your typical fantasy magic system. That is to say there really wasn't much of one. This is fine but if you came here for such a thing, you won't find it. Go back to reading Sanderson – or I recommend my friend Ryan Kaelin – if that is what suits you.
The plot within LFB was your typical fantasy quest. Darkness is settling across the land. Thomas Covenant has to travel from point A to point B to meet with the lords. They all set out together to rescue an artifact that will save the world. They travel in a round about way to avoid all the hordes of bad guys descending from the mountains. Within said mountains lies the Staff of Law and of course the leader of the bad guys.
Did I mention all the traveling? Probably 85% of the book is just traveling and scenery. While I can appreciate good visual writing, enough is enough!
The characters in LFB were all the same, save for Covenant himself. Everyone comes off as selfless and in harmony with the earth. The land is a beautiful place and provides everything the people need. There is no disease and only vague memories of war. No one seems to have a care for their own well being and fear only for the children who will not be able to live full lives should Lord Foul win.
Donaldson's style of writing is similar to Tolkien's. There are a lot of descriptions that do a decent job at forming a scene in the readers mind. Some of the phrases in LFB are dated which is understandable as the book was written in the 70's. We in the era of computers are spoiled with online thesauruses, and Donaldson's creativity can be seen in the similes he draws for us.
Overall I just didn't like Lord Foul's Bane. The bad choice of using rape aside, the book just failed to capture me. It was very slow moving and I felt it was written for teenagers. Due to the rape scene I wouldn't recommend it even for them. I give Lord Foul's Bane 2 out of 5 stars. The Illearth Stone (Book 2 of the original trilogy) just moved way down on my to-read list.
You can buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/Fouls-Chronicles-Thomas-Covenant-Unbeliever/dp/0345348656/


text: Only A Northern Song song If you're listening to this song You may think the chords are going wrong But they're not; we just wrote it like that When you're listening late at night You may think the bands are not quite right But they are, they just play it like that It doesn't really matter what chords I play What words I say or what time of day it is As it's only a Northern song It doesn't really matter what clothes I wear Or how I fare or if my hair is brown When it's only a Northern song. If you think the harmony Is a little dark and out of key You're correct, there's nobody there. And I told you there's no one there. "Only a Northern Song" Song by the Beatles from the album Yellow Submarine Released 13 January 1969 (US) 17 January 1969 (UK) Recorded 13–14 February, 20 April 1967Abbey Road Studios Genre Psychedelic rock, experimental rock Length 3:27 Label Apple Records Writer George Harrison Producer George Martin Yellow Submarine track listing 13 tracks Side one "Yellow Submarine" "Only a Northern Song" "All Together Now" "Hey Bulldog" "It's All Too Much" "All You Need Is Love" Side two "Pepperland" "Sea of Time" "Sea of Holes" "Sea of Monsters" "March of the Meanies" "Pepperland Laid Waste" "Yellow Submarine in Pepperland" "Only a Northern Song" is a song written by George Harrison and performed by the Beatles. The song was recorded in 1967 during the sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band but was omitted from that album. It was first featured in the Beatles' 1968 animated movie Yellow Submarine and appeared on its soundtrack album, released early the following year. "Only a Northern Song" has been described as Harrison's "personal denunciation of the Beatles' music publishing business". Please note the text from Wikipedia is imported without editing or authentication. Only A Northern Song (YS) Only A Northern Song (YSS) Only A Northern Song (Anthology 2) ©1968 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission.


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Hillary Clinton drew a mix of politicos and paparazzi in a series of events through Hollywood circles, showing continuing strength as she competes aggressively with Barack Obama and John Edwards for entertainment industry support.
At the same time she was raising money on Wednesday night, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was doing the same at a fund-raiser at the Beverly Hilton that featured comedian Dennis Miller.
With Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joining her, Clinton raised $850,000 at an event at the home of News Corp. prexy Peter Chernin, and another $250,000 at the home of Brett Ratner, according to sources.
The latter fund-raiser was the media highlight of this visit. With a minimum ticket price of $250, Ratner's event was aimed at "young Hollywood," but the crowd would more accurately be described as "young-ish," as it drew a mix of people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, hardly the hardcore tabloid-bred nightclub crowd of the Sunset Boulevard. Nevertheless, paparazzi was in full force as web site TMZ.com captured donors as they crossed Benedict Canyon Road to Ratner's home, called Hilhaven. Inside, it was a bit more staid than when Ratner allowed "Entourage" to shoot a scene in which bikini clad women wandered around his property, a riff on his image as the consummate party host. He did, however, open up his basement disco, installed when Allan Carr lived there in the 1970s.
Stars such as Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart, Will.I.Am, Jeremy Piven, Angie Banicki, Michelle Trachtenberg, Brent Bolthouse and Chris Klein mixed with Steve Bing, James Toback, Quincy Jones, Brian Grazer, Kevin Smith, Holly Wiersma, Pauly Shore, California State Assemblyman Mike Feuer and political and fund-raising consultant Noah Mamet, among others. New NBC chief Ben Silverman also was there, often consumed with pressing business, and eying and typing into his Blackberry. Absent were any gift bags — people asked — as the campaign forbids such gifts at the risk of violating finance laws.
Clinton met one on one with VIP paying guests inside the home, with Ratner insisting that guests take off their shoes to protect the hardwood floors.
Later, Clinton, speaking from the veranda, delivered about 10 minutes of remarks to about 400 people gathered in the pool area. Clinton talked quite a bit about health care and her proposals, and when it looked as if an overhead light fixture was about to fall and injure someone, she quipped about not wanting to have someone face the insurance system.
Chernin's event, co-sponsored by Steven Spielberg and Haim and Cheryl Saban, was a much more traditional fund-raiser, drawing a crowd that included Tobey Maguire, Jodie Foster, Jon Feltheimer, James L. Brooks, Michael Mann, Dan Glickman and Sam Gores, as well as Fox's Jim Gianopoulos and Tom Rothman and other News Corp. employees.
After being introduced by Chernin, Clinton spoke and then took questions in what was a 20-minute Q&A, addressing her plans to get the U.S. out of Iraq and what to do about the threat of Iran. She also was asked about her competition in Obama and John Edwards — but she was nothing but diplomatic.
By and large, Hollywood continues to spread its wealth among multiple candidates. Spielberg, for instance, also co-hosted a February event for Obama at the Beverly Hilton, and Rothman co-hosted one in April for him as well. Some of those who attended that fund-raiser also were present at Chernin's, including J.J. Abrams and Ben Stiller. As the campaign progresses, some of the more high profile figures, like Spielberg, are expected to endorse one candidate and participate in additional fund-raising.
At his event, Giuliani spoke about health care (comparing his approach to Clinton's and Obama's), terrorism and the economy. Although not aimed at Hollywood but a cross section of professionals, about 550 people packed into a Beverly Hilton ballroom, with tickets starting at $250 each. Radio hosts Ken and John opened up the event, followed by short speeches by Bill Simon and Brillstein-Grey's Jon Liebman and an intro from Dennis Miller. Among those attending from the industry were Paramount's Rob Moore and Brillstein-Grey's Sandy Wernick.
Obama is scheduled to return to Los Angeles on June 11, and his wife, Michelle, will host an event the next day. Edwards is due later in the month. And Clinton has a return visit on the books, a fund-raiser at the home of director Roland Emmerich that is scheduled for June 22.
Even though recent events have drawn healthy crowds, as the year goes on fund-raisers expect it to get more and more difficult to find untapped donors.
So campaigns will have to step up efforts to reach groups that may not have been approached in the past. Clinton, for instance, has not only aimed at young Hollywood but at women professionals in their 20s.
One such person was Christina Martin of Equity Strategic Relations. She said she raised about $40,000 for the Ratner event, and was involved because Clinton is an inspirational figure. On the issues, "we are basically on the same page."


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Paris debut for rising choreographic star
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Northern Ballet dancer turned choreographer Kenneth Tindall will be debuting a new work at the the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris in on 31 January, to launch a retrospective of the work of contemporary artist Linder Sterling.
The short ballet has been created to form part of a new, dynamic performance work entitled The Ultimate Form – a fusion of dance, music, fashion, art, sculpture and landscape. This collaboration with artist Linder Sterling, British fashion designer Pam Hogg, (who is designing for dance and for men for the first time), is performed by Northern Ballet dancers to a musical score by Cinematic Orchestra guitarist Stuart McCallum.
The Ultimate Form is a celebration of the work of Barbara Hepworth and will have its world premiere at The Hepworth Wakefield, West Yorkshire on Saturday 11 May 2013. The performance is part of the forthcoming Spring 2013 exhibitions at the gallery. From 16 February until 12 May 2013 The Hepworth Wakefield presents three exhibitions by artists Alice Channer, Jessica Jackson Hutchins and Linder. Each artist has engaged with and referred to the legacy of Barbara Hepworth as part of the process of making new works for their exhibitions at the gallery. Light-boxes, collage, sculptures made from everyday objects and ambitious installations are just some of the diverse practices employed to explore various representations of the human body.
Kenneth Tindall created his first choreography, Project #1, in 2011 for a choreographic workshop which saw dancers from both Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre turn their hands to dance making. Kenneth's piece went on to win the Bundesjungendballett Production Prize at the 26th Choreography Competition in Hanover in 2012.
Kenneth will be creating another new work for Northern Ballet's Mixed Programme to be performed at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in the Company's Leeds home in June and will be working on new piece for Ballet Central's 2013 tour.
Linder Sterling (b. 1954, Liverpool, UK) has been working with the principles of collage for over three decades: from her two-dimensional work on the late 1970s iconic Buzzcocks posters and record sleeves, to more recent collages presented in light-boxes.
Please note all costumes in these pictures are prototype in nature and not necessarily representative of the final work.


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Grains reversed off their lows from yesterday to trade sharply higher today. May corn lead the way finishing 19 ¼ cents higher at $6.21. May soybeans finished 8 cents higher at $14.15 ¾, and May wheat 14 cents higher at $6.24 ¾.
Overnight the markets steadily traded higher. Concerns over the quality of EU sourced corn have slowed/stopped Japan from purchasing European/Ukrainian old crop corn. This helped fuel a rally in our markets as demand could pick up for US corn. Corn export sales were rather poor with new crop actually seeing a negative 2,400 MTs. Wheat export sales were a little below expectations and soybeans, soymeal, and soyoil were all strong.
Estimated Range Old Crop New Crop
Corn 700,000 – 950,000 MTs 300,700 MTs -2,400 MTs
Soybeans 850,000 – 1,100,000 MTs 374,300 MTs 845,000 MTs
Wheat 450,000 – 650,000 MTs 365,900 MTs 76,300 MTs
Soybean Meal 75,000 – 150,000 MTs 300,800 MTs 1,500 MTs
Soybean Oil 0 – 20,000 MTs 23,900 MTs 0 MTs
The funds were estimated heavy buyers of corn today as we have fresh rumors of China purchasing corn. The rumor mill did not say whether this was old crop or new crop. The fact that the price of corn and more specifically old crop corn has been hammered over the past week helped make this rally a little stronger. Soybeans were strong from the start but dropped all the way to negative territory during the midday session. Even with these massive "flat-price" intra-day moves the July – November bean spread stayed supported all day. November soybeans are right at their long-term trendline support level (see chart). If they hold support here we may see the price try to head back towards $14. If not this would be the first time they break the upward trend since it started back in December and may be a signal for a downside corrective move.
Chart: November Soybeans
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Arvest in Greater Kansas City has yet another reason to be proud of their associates. The local sales manager, Barbara Christ, was named one of the NextGen Leaders by the Kansas City Business Journal.
The goal of the NextGen Leaders program is to pinpoint those in the Kansas City business and civic community who are beginning to wield their influence through leadership at their companies, on nonprofit boards or through other community involvement. The Kansas City Business Journal helps connect them with each other, current leaders in Kansas City and KCBJ readers.
Barbara has dedicated over 20 years to Arvest Bank and the financial industry (#BankOnHer). She is responsible for the delivery of retail and small business banking throughout the Kansas City region.
Barbara received a bachelor's degree in education from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. Before relocating to Kansas City in 2010, Barbara served as the program manager and curriculum developer for the Arvest training education and development department.
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Blaze damages Boolarra house
Fire has badly damaged a house at Boolarra overnight.
Smouldering ash is thought to have sparked the fire, which started outside the laundry of the house just after midnight.
It spread to the laundry and into the roof space of the brick home on the Boolarra Mirboo North Road.
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In the early hours on 3 December 2010, 11 activists scaled the fences of the Botany Bay plant to label and lock down the containers of dangerous HCB waste.
For years Botany Bay, near Sydney, was a major manufacturing base for the chemical firm, ICI. Subsequently, the plant was bought by the Australian company, Orica Pty Ltd (a spin-off of ICI). Orica didn't only buy the bricks and mortar, they also got the toxic legacy. The Botany site now houses around 16,000 tonnes of the banned carcinogen hexachlorobenzene (HCB), as well as another 45,000 tonnes of poisoned soil.
Underground storage tanks started to crack in the 1980s. And for the past three decades, toxic and carcinogenic chlorinated chemicals have been leeching into the soil. Locals, naturally, are enraged.
In 2006 Orica began a plan to get rid of its HCB waste stockpile, under mounting pressure from local residents and politicians. Handling this sort of waste responsibly is very costly. And though it sustains some jobs in hazardous waste management, companies switching to Clean Production can save money and create more innovative jobs and business opportunities in the process.
Alas, Orica planned to get rid of its toxic problem quite literally - by putting it on a ship and sending it 25,000 km across the oceans to Europe. Far, far away, where somebody else could deal with it.
The tonnes-of-banned-carcinogens-across-the-world shipment from Australia would not only have been breathtakingly reckless, it would have been illegal too. The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes -- which Greenpeace campaigned hard to put in place decades ago -- obliges Australia to deal with its own hazardous waste.
HCB waste can only be exported to another OECD country under the exceptional circumstance where there is no technology available in-country to treat and destroy the waste. And the technology is as feasible in Australia as elsewhere.
So when Orica applied to Germany to ship the hazardous waste there, the German authorities (after much public pressure!) rejected the application citing its international obligations.
Next, Orica's CEO flew to Denmark to meet with Danish Government officials about the country's hazardous waste incinerating abilities. Shipping thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste from Australia to Germany or from Australia to Denmark is equally far and equally as dangerous. Still, Danish authorities agreed to participate, and initially authorised 6,100 tonnes of Orica's HCB to be shipped to a hazardous waste incinerator near Nyborg, a city on Denmark's central island, Funen.
Opposition to the plan from Nyborg residents grew quickly, and so did international solidarity. The next few years saw a coordinated effort of local groups, nature conservation societies, politicians, dock and transport workers in both Australia and Europe continue to grow in numbers and breadth.
Citizens' and organisations' voices made themselves heard through media across the world. Even Lebanese TV ran the story in 2010 of "the little Northern European country which delights in burning other peoples' hazardous waste."
Civil society's entire toolbox was brought to bear, including: demonstrations, signature collections, letter-writing to responsible authorities, political meetings and lobbying, as well as nonviolent direct actions and (trade union) industrial action.
On December 2, 2010 the Danish Government bowed to public pressure and officially "postponed a plan" to accept and incinerate the hazardous waste from Australia. 21 days later the Danish Minister for Environment announced that the deal was off:
It is my political assessment that we can not accept the waste. As the situation and the discussion has evolved with considerable political and popular resistance, so it seems totally inconceivable for the ship with HCB waste to arrive in Nyborg. I have informed [Australian Environment Minister] Mr Tony Burke. (translated from this Government statement)
The story doesn't end there. Danish authorities and Orica might try something dodgy again in 2011, so we can't let down our guard.
Rather than ship its waste offshore to Denmark where they're going to use outdated technology to incinerate the waste and put toxic chemicals into the air, Orica should put in place the technology in Australia and deal with it responsibly.
This article was updated on January 7th to clarify the Danish Government's decisions on December 2nd and 23rd.
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SPL7013 Gel - Male Tolerance Study
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00370357
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|Condition or disease
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|36 participants
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|A Phase 1, Placebo Controlled Study of the Safety of 3% w/w SPL7013 Gel, Administered to the Penis of Healthy Male Volunteers Once Daily for Seven Days
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- Known or suspected allergy to any component of the study products or similar ingredients in other products
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text: Thursday, February 02, 2012 APTA and FSBPT: Collaborating on Common Challenges As organizations that represent aspects of the physical therapy profession, APTA and the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) have identified numerous collaboration opportunities on a variety of issues of joint concern. As the principle membership organization representing physical therapy, APTA works to serve its members and help them to best serve their patients. FSBPT's primary aim is to protect the public through licensure and regulation of the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant. It is just as important that chapters are aware of, and involved in, communicating with their state licensing boards to identify collaboration opportunities to develop solutions to address ongoing issues in the states involving licensure and regulation. In order to identify solutions to common challenges, APTA and FSBPT Board and staff representatives have been meeting regularly to coordinate efforts and share information. On January 19, a group of APTA Board members and staff met with FSBPT Board and staff to discuss several issues, including continuing competence, the physical therapy workforce, fixed-date exam testing, and the outcomes registry. A productive discussion was held on the topic of coordination of education, regulation and licensure. The group explored the current environment in these 3 areas, what is on the horizon for each area, and how APTA and FSBPT can collaborate to ensure that future developments in these areas are consistent and in the best interest of the profession. APTA will continue to keep members informed of progress in these areas. Contact Janet Bezner with any questions. Comments I an seeing more and more that insurance companys are not paying for a PTA to treat a patient. I would like to know what my association is doing to protect the PTA workforce. I have been working as an assistant for 25 years an have been a clinical instructor for 18 years. I feel I am more tha qualified to treat outpatient orthopedics, yet some organization says I cant. Posted by Gina Mueller on 2/4/2012 11:51 AM


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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Solo Hunter Glyphs
So here's the updated spec, along with the glyphs that I find most useful for Beast Mastery. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that BM hunters received much love in regards to glyphs.
Major Glyphs
Glyph of Hunter's Mark - Perhaps it doesn't seem very useful but since I use Hunter's Mark for each and every mob (except when I'm AoE-ing), I would say that the 20% bonus to RAP is nothing to sneeze at. My level 5 Hunter's Mark now gives a 360 RAP bonus, up from the standard 300.
Glyph of Bestial Wrath - Now here's something that I like. Combined with Longevity in the Beast Mastery tree, my Bestial Wrath skill is now on a 1.14 minute cooldown. Very wicked, I'm telling you. If you're Beast Mastery, this glyph is a must. This combination guarantees that Bestial Wrath is up almost every fight.
Glyph of Mending - Another glyph that I consider essential for a Beast Master. 40% extra healing is huge. Combines with level 2 Blood of the Rhino, I now heal my pet for 2263 every tick.
Now if I could just use a 4th Major Glyph, I would give (strangely) Glyph of Explosive Trap a try. Why? Because it makes my AoE attacks even more powerful. I use Explosive Trap extensively when farming, for example, Stratholme. Since the mobs in there are pretty weak - but many - this would be a nice boost to my AoE DPS.
Minor Glyphs
Glyph of Feigh Death - Slightly decreases the cooldown of your Feign Death. Marginally useful. Better than nothing I guess.
Glyph of Mend Pet - This one is a bit more useful than the previous because every time you heal your pet, it gets a bit of happiness. This means that since you're healing the pet pretty often, it will always stay Happy, translating into the highest damage possible. Also, you don't have to feed the pet anymore.
Unfortunately for the 3rd minor glyph I haven't found anything remotely useful. Hopefully there will be some new, improved glyphs in a future patch.
Also be sure to check my other articles in this series for Solo Hunters:
Solo Hunter Spec
Solo Hunter Gear
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It's funny how there are glyphs I didn't even know about since the last time I checked the AH. I didn't even know about the Bestial Wrath or Mending glyphs. Or maybe I didn't and I didn't want to spend too much. Who knows anymore? Anyway, I'm totally picking those up. I have the Hunter's Mark, glyph of mend pet, and the serpent sting one. I'm a terrible hunter in that I totally forget to use Hunter's Mark when I'm killing stuff, so I'm trying to get back into the habit of doing so. Especially when I went and bought a glyph just for it. I'm why Hunters get a bad reputation, apparently.
Also, for those of us that have Hunters aren't speccing their pets with talents that increase happiness, glyph of Mend Pet comes in very handy. Whatever saves on food, I say. Which does of course sound terrible.
- May 31, 2009 at 9:27 PM
- Darth Solo said...
Well, don't be too hard on yourself. Just think of Hunter's Mark as a skill that greatly adds to your DPS. To me, it's second nature to use it on every mob.
Also, there's another use for Hunter's Mark. When you attack a mob, you typically send in your pet, cast Hunter's Mark and then start firing. Well, the GCD that you "waste" casting Hunter's Mark is the extra bit needed for your pet to gain solid aggro.
As for food, again, don't feel bad. It's just pixels. If I had a pet IRL, I would obviously feed it and take care of it but in a game, it's a mostly annoying mechanic.
- June 1, 2009 at 10:43 AM
To make sure you never forget Hunter's Mark you could use a simple macro that combines the ordering of your pet to attack and cast Hunter's Mark at the same time. Since petattack doesn't trigger a global cooldown they are both cast at the exact same time.
/cast hunter's mark
- June 15, 2009 at 11:14 PM
As an Orc BM Hunter I have replaced my Arcane Shot with the following Macro. This way I don't have to worry about triggering loads of trinkets/racials/abilities and even though the timing of some casts is not perfect it does mean that I'm getting the benefit of the items far more often than triggering manually:
#showtoolip Arcane Shot
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/use Rune of Finite Variation
/cast Bestial Wrath
/cast Blood Fury
/cast Kill Command
/cast Rapid Fire
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
/cast Arcane Shot
/run UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
- June 16, 2009 at 4:47 AM
- Darth Solo said...
@Ayanah indeed, many people use this macro and I recommend it, especially to those who forget to cast Hunter's Mark. Personally, like I said, it's in my reflexes and I never fail to cast it. Even when fighting multiple mobs, I will cast it on the primary one and when it's dead, I'll re-cast it on the remaining one(s).
@Aggrajag thanks for the tip. Perhaps I should also make a macro like that so I don't have to hunt for trinkets/abilities in the middle of a fight, although my fingers have developed their own memory by now.
- June 16, 2009 at 7:13 AM
As third Minor Glyph you could take a look at Revive Pet. Something is better than nothing and it does help when that mob just doesn't care whether it's snacking on something alive, dead, or pretending to be dead.
- June 16, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Kudos to the solution of a macro.
/cast Hunter's Mark
I'm thinking that the spell needs to be in caps.
- June 16, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Darth Solo said...
I could use the Glyph of Revive Pet but I've never been in the situation where a mob was pounding on me while I was trying to revive the pet. But like you said, since it won't cost me a thing I guess I'll use that one.
- June 16, 2009 at 8:10 PM
I guess one could consider glyph of Multishot...? I use that spell a lot with my croc pet.
- June 18, 2009 at 4:39 AM
- Darth Solo said...
Ah but that's a major glyph. I need a minor one.
- June 18, 2009 at 8:10 PM
How do you actually add them?
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The AJGA recognizes Heather Farr as one of most decorated players in the organization's history. Next week, Arizona will honor the late Farr as the newest inductee into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m., at the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts in Scottsdale, Ariz.
A native of Phoenix, Farr was a two-time Rolex Junior Player of the Year and champion of both the Rolex Tournament of Champions and Polo Golf Junior Classic. She continued her career at Arizona State where she was a two-time All-American. At the age of 20, Farr qualified for the LPGA Tour, becoming the youngest to do so at the time. Four years later, Farr was diagnosed with breast cancer, a battle she fought for four and a half years before her death on November 20, 1993.
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A healthcare provider may recommend Nexium® (esomeprazole magnesium) to treat certain conditions related to the esophagus, stomach, or intestines. The dose of Nexium your healthcare provider recommends will vary depending on a number of factors.
For adults over the age of 17 with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms, the recommended Nexium dosage is Nexium 20 mg once a day for four to eight weeks. If your GERD is severe enough to cause esophageal erosions (known as erosive esophagitis), the recommended dose is Nexium 20 mg to Nexium 40 mg capsules once daily for four to eight weeks, followed by 20 mg once daily (to prevent the return of erosive esophagitis after healing has occurred).
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For treating GERD in children age 1 to 11 years old, the recommended dose is Nexium 10 mg once daily for up to eight weeks. For erosive esophagitis in children of this age, the dose is the same (Nexium 10 mg once daily), unless the child weighs 44 pounds or more, in which case the dose is 20 mg daily.
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RED is my obsession. It started with my RED Kitchenaid Mixer. Hubby had told me that he wanted to make the purchase for my birthday a few years ago. Some women might be insulted with a kitchen item as a gift, but I was thrilled. A Kitchenaid Mixer had been on my wish list for ages (and more of necessity after an unfortunate incident involving wedding mints left my old mixer out of service). However, at the time of my birthday, I couldn't decide what color I wanted. The pink was so cute; the gunmetal so serious; the tangerine so fun; the cobalt so cool; the white so predictable and boring. RED kept popping into my mind and finally, 3 months after my birthday, I placed the order for the spanking new, RED, bad boy of a mixer. When it arrived, I was in love and the seed of RED obsession was planted.
Fast forward a couple of years, and I determine that an iPod would be a great accessory for my workouts. I debated features and storage capacity. I checked out various sources for purchasing, but when the Apple website unveiled the RED Nano, my mind was made up. I needed a RED iPod; I wanted a RED iPod; I would have a RED iPod.
Jump to the next Christmas, and Hubby once again thinks that the best gift is to knock an item off of my kitchen wish list. He decides to purchase a LeCreuset pot for me. What color do I want the enamel coating on this cast iron French pot to be? Of course, it has to be RED. It has to match my Kitchenaid, after all. ;~)
In keeping with the true nature of an obsession, I have also collected RED shoes, handbags, scarves, kitchen towels, plates with red trim, mixing bowls, spatulas, and drawer organizers. RED has wormed its way into every bit of my life. I am awash with color...or rather a color, RED.
Now...here I am ready for an upgrade of my cell phone. I am happy with my current plain jane phone, but it is showing a bit of age (and...oops...misuse). A new phone would be a good investment. I don't have anything in mind as I check out the Verizon Wireless website, but the instant I see the RED Krzr, I know it must be mine. I need that RED phone to balance everything else red in my life. I truly am obsessed.
RED is a good obsession to have when it leads you to Red Onion Dip. Red onions are sweeter and more mild than their yellow or white contemporaries. Baking them with balsamic vinegar and honey only makes them sweeter while the mustard provides just the right amount of tangy bite. I love this spread over toasted rounds of baguette, but it could easily be served as a condiment with pork, chicken, or beef as part of a main meal. I am obsessed with Red Onion Dip On My Plate.
Red Onion Dip
1 red onion, finely chopped
½ cup balsamic vinegar
½ cup honey
½ cup olive oil
½ cup grainy mustard
½ cup balsamic vinegar
½ cup honey
½ cup olive oil
½ cup grainy mustard
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix all ingredients and put into a small baking dish.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Increase oven temp to 420, bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
Serve with toasted baguette slices. (Serves 8, as an appetizer)