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Correct. Apples get worms.]]>
Anyway, what bugs me is that the technology to avoid
most, if not all, of the potential damage from virii
is about that old. It dates to the days of the
mainframe (and later the mini), when people didn't
just share the same network, but the same machine
with others of possibly malevolent intent.
Since the rise of the PC, however, all that know-how
has been ignored and forgotten.
Is it really useful to maintain such a distinction?]]>
It didn't just insert code into login, it also inserted itself into the compiler when the compiler was recompiled.
Thus it self propagated during compilation of the compiler.
I'm not familiar with any self-replicating code from Thompson. Do you have any links? Or are you referring to the hacked compiler that introduced a backdoor into the login program during compilation?]]>
I agree with C Smith, Apple was ahead of its time even then by contracting the first viruses. My personal favorite was the old Ivar trojan since you could remotely control a Mac's sound...the installer just posted a fake "bomb" popup with a restart button. Brilliant. Nothing more surprising than your computer crashing and then talking to you after restart.]]>
So that's even older.
by rights, if one were going to celebrate milestones for the concept of the computer virus one should look at those who coined the term and work back to when they first had/introduced the idea... which, if memory serves, is november 11 1983...]]>
Still, interesting.]]>
My introduction to computer viruses was in the mid eighties at college, on aging Apple Macs. I asked why the viruses spread, and was told that every time you put a floppy in the drive, the Mac would execute a desktop program on the disk.
Even then, naive as I was, this sounded like a really stupid idea.
So I groaned when Windows introduced Autoplay, which was basically the same feature.
Now, I disable that kind of feature whenever I find it.]]>
Brain might be the oldest *PC* virus, though.]]>


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Boot Camp For Buffett WannabesRobert Barker
Lots of stuff about investing for myself gets on my nerves. That got me curious to hear what's bugging other amateurs, so I spent some time recently among 130 of the most motivated, who paid $795 to attend the American Association of Individual Investors' six-day "retreat" in Boca Raton, Fla. With sessions starting at 7:30 a.m., it seemed at times more like boot camp. And as I looked around the windowless room, I couldn't help wondering: How'd all of us Walter Mitty-Warren Buffetts get here?
Maybe like you, many of these investors hardly set out in life thinking they would take on Wall Street. Yet, like David Hardman, an anesthesiologist from Chapel Hill, N.C., many grew disillusioned with the quality of advice and service they got from traditional brokers and advisers. Now, Hardman is hooked on running money--he even got an MBA in finance to add to his MD. Picking stocks, he told me, "is fun. Like medicine, it's a detective story."
Hardman feels in no way disadvantaged vs. big-money investors, but others do--running into lots of puzzles and problems along the way, while sharing none of his relish in the task. "I personally find it kind of tedious," Eugene Lin, a 31-year-old New York pharmacist, told me. "If I could streamline it, I would, but you can't. I've made mistakes" taking shortcuts. Schuyler Nunn is a 29-year-old former schoolteacher, now a suburban Philadelphia homemaker with a portfolio inherited from family. She wants to handle it wisely, but two days of talk on stock selection and investment philosophy still left her asking: "How does investing in the stock market differ from gambling? You buy. You sell. You never know."
More experienced hands, such as Robert Charshafian, a real-estate property manager from Ridgewood, N.J., have other worries. Charshafian is proud to have held onto shares in Microsoft he has seen go to 95 from 15. But he frets over when to sell, in part because small investors are often late to learn corporate news. He's glad to see the Securities & Exchange Commission cast a cold eye on the questionable accounting that some companies use to smooth out quarterly earnings. Yet what's worse to him is the custom of companies discussing their prospects in conference calls with a select few. "Companies give their news to pension funds and mutual-fund managers before the public," he said. "By the time I move on the news, I'm out of date. The SEC would do a lot more for the investing public by focusing on that."
An even hotter issue is initial public offerings, specifically how Wall Street underwriters dole out shares in IPOs first to favored clients. Russell Rockwell, a newly minted certified financial planner from Davidson, N.C., is annoyed at not getting many shares in the November IPO of United Parcel Service. "It just leaves a bad taste in the mouth--that this is an inside game and the cards are stacked against us, and Wall Street is using the rules of the game to solidify their relationships at the expense of the individual investor. With IPOs, the word fairness doesn't compute."
GREENSPANNED. We had been chatting during a coffee break. Rockwell ate some corn muffin, then volunteered that a close personal tie helped him get his 50 UPS shares. Besides an online account with Charles Schwab, Rockwell uses a Morgan Stanley Dean Witter broker. "I am godfather to his children, so I am a good friend," he told me. "If this cronyism is going to be allowed to go on, I'll be honest, I'm going to try to take advantage of it, too. But it stinks."
What irks Judy Pohnl, a sales rep from Boynton Beach, Fla., even more is feeling the need to pause in her trading before a Federal Reserve meeting. "Greenspan's every comment is analyzed to death," she said of the Fed chairman. "I watch CNBC each morning, but it's starting to bug me--all the drama. Greenspan is getting overdone." With the most recent meeting over and done with in mid-November, Pohnl is trading again, an hour or two a day, with capital from refinancing her home. She's just one more in the growing army of investors learning, often the hard way, to run their own money on their own.
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Researchers from Japan found the first evidence of long-term repercussions from the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Butterflies in the area are showing signs of severe mutations, signaling that the disaster is affecting the ecosystem.
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NFL quarterback Michael Vick is facing federal charges for allegedly participating in illegal dogfighting, and now he's being hit with a "$63,000,000,000 billion dollar" lawsuit filed by South Carolina inmate Jonathan Lee Riches, who says Michael stole his pit bulls and sold them on eBay to buy "missiles from Iran." Fox News reports:
The complaint also alleges that Vick would need those missiles because he pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda in February of this year.
"Michael Vick has to stop physically hurting my feelings and dashing my hopes," Riches writes in the complaint.
Riches wants $63 billion dollars "backed by gold and silver " delivered to the front gates to the Williamsburg Federal Correctional facility in South Carolina. Riches is an inmate at the facility serving out a wire fraud conviction.
Oh yeah, did I mention the lawsuit was written by hand? Because it's written by hand. And I'm not a lawyer, but this Jonathan Lee Riches sounds like he's got a rock solid case. Michael Vick better start saving, because "$63 billion dollars backed by gold and silver " is kind of a lot of money. I don't want to brag, but I'm pretty good with numbers.


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top climate and weather experts at NOAA
today announced the winter weather outlook for the United States,
saying that the recent string of record warm winters may be over,
as normal winter weather returns. "We've probably forgotten
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Niña and El
Niño out of the way, normal (defined as the period
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Kelly said, "Americans must be careful this winter and prepare for a little bit of everything." He added a reminder about the importance of NOAA Weather Radio, "We expect considerable swings in temperature and precipitation. Having the latest weather reports and warnings from NOAA Weather Radio will remain crucial this winter."
Look for normal conditions in the Plains states (North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa) and Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Missouri). Cold air outbreaks will potentially lead to more days below zero and heavier lake-effect snow in the western portions of Pennsylvania and New York, northern Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota. Minneapolis is expected to have average temperatures 6 degrees below the last three winters, while Chicago could see average temperatures 5 degrees lower;
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Areas in the West and Southwest, for example California and Nevada, will experience warmer-than normal temperatures;
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"As we enter a period without the strong influences of El Niño or La Niña long-term seasonal outlooks become more challenging to produce," Baker said.
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Chicago's lake passenger fleet was
completely tied up in a strike of the
marine firemen and lake seamen all
last Saturday, when Victor Olander,
head of the Lake Seamen's- union,
ordered-a walkout to enforce the de
mands of the union that extra sea
men carried by the new seamen's law
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ham & Morton and North Michigan
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when the South Haven line signed.
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on it ourselves."
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same sort of a strike in Milwaukee
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to 6.
Jacob Loeb's pet millionaire school
board finally took a fall out of the
school teachers of the city. A two
year effort to cut the workers' sal
aries pulled through Wednesday. "
It wasn't a regular out-and-out cut
of salaries. That would be too raw
even for the highbrow crowd that
hasn't hesitated to kick union labor
, ever so often. But the cut stunt was
pulled this way:
Summer schools are in their sec
and year. Last season tney ran
three hours a day and four days a
week. There was little study and
the children were allowed to play
most of the fame; they were .taken to
a city park once a week.
The work was so easy last year
that the teachers too poor to enjoy
vacations were glad to take the jobs
at less than their regular salary..
This year thines are different The
summer schools are running full
force in 12 schools. They are in op
eration five hours a day and five days
a week, the regular time.
The course of study is a stiff one.
Children are in some cases'allowed
to take five months' work in the two '
months' summer school term. And
of course the teachers must work
that much, harder. j
So Wednesday, instead of giving
these toiling teachers their regular
salaries for the work which is hard
er than their regular work, even if
the days didn't seem so long and hot,
the school board refused to pay them
more than last year, when summer
schools were playhouses.
These millionaire trustees com
plained that . they didn't have the
money to give the teachers a' regular
wage. Yet they pay $10,000 to a
secretary of the board and $20,000 to
maintain the office of a statistician.
This figure juggler was put to work
at a written request from Mayor
Thompson; he is one of Big Bill's
hardest workers in the 7th ward.
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Nanchang Temple
Nanchang Temple was originally built in the Taiqing period of Emperor Wu of Liang along the ancient canal, with the Fabulous Light Pagoda constructed with a combination of wood and bricks inside the temple.
The Lingshan Scenic Spot
The Lingshan Buddhist Park owns the World's tallest standing Buddha statue. The Park in home to the 88-meter-high Lingshan Buddha, the large-scale music fountain – "Baptism of Baby Buddha" - and the art treasure house – the Buddhist Palace.
Address: Lingshan Road, Binhu District, Wuxi
40-minutes drive – 60 km
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Buddhist Palace: 9:00 – 6:00 / 9:00 – 17:30 (winter)
The Ancient Grand Canal
Beijing – Hangzhou Grand Canal, as equally famous a miracle as the Great Wall, dates back to 2500 years ago. Starting from Huangbudun Isle near Wu Bridge in the northwest, the Grand Canal runs through Xishui Mound, Nanmen, Qingming Bridge and Shuixian Temple. In recent years, the Wuxi government has pumped human and financial resources into the restoration of the landscape and tried excavating its rich historical and cultural heritage in an effort to restore its unique waterway that is characteristic of the Jiangnan landscape.
Turtle Head's Park
Located in the picturesque shoreline of the Taihu Lake, the Turtle-Head Peninsula Scenic Area is the perfect combination of natural and cultural landscapes with large rocks projecting into the lake, in the shape of a turtle's head. The famous poet Guo Moruo could only write the simplest of tribute:
"Of all the scenic shores of the Taihu Lake, the Turtle-Head Peninsula is most beautiful".
Address: 1 Yuanzhu Road, Wuxi
20 minutes drive – 16km
Opening hours: 8:00 – 17:00
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"Three Kingdom", "Tang Dynasty" and "Outlaws of the Marsh" Studios
CCTV Studios, including "Three Kingdom", "Tang Dynasty" and "Outlaws of the Marsh" Studios, enjoys a high reputation all over the world with wonderful performances and intriguing movie scenes. These have been one of the first large-scale Film & TV shooting bases and cultural resorts in China.
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CHICAGO – The fate of a potential trade of Carlos Lee to the Los Angeles Dodgers is in Lee's hands now and he expects to have a decision by Sunday.
Lee said that he met with Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow on Saturday morning and that an offer had been made by the Dodgers to acquire Lee for the last three months of his contract.
Since the Dodgers are one of 14 teams in Lee's limited no-trade clause, he can veto that trade and said that he wants time to think it over. He has played the last 5 1/2 years in Houston and has a ranch in Texas, and the prospect of going to a contender is on the other side of that decision.
Lee went 0-for-4 in the Astros' loss to the Cubs on Saturday and admitted that the trade talks were a distraction. He planned to talk to his wife Saturday night and let the public know his decision by Sunday.
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London, June 28 (ANI): While many couples would say that having a baby have brought them together, model Myleene Klass thinks that its not so, at least initially.
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Twitter and Facebook aid small firms
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By Claire Prentice
New York
It is the 21st century equivalent of word of mouth.
From mom and pop diners to cupcake shops to technology start-ups, small business owners across America have been thrown an unexpected lifeline in the midst of the recession by social networking sites.
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For others, the web is a medium more in tune with their potential customers.
"They're not a good fit for everyone, but if you're a small business with a customer base who uses social media, you can't afford not to use them," says Rachael Ritchie, who runs Goodfellas Pizza with her husband in the college town of Athens, Ohio.
She recently asked her Twitter and Facebook followers to vote on whether she should use Coke or Pepsi as a soft drinks supplier.
"That real-time feedback is invaluable," she says.
Goodfellas Pizza offers cross-promotions with other local businesses via Twitter.
They include Athens Relaxation Station health spa, which gives Goodfellas customers discounts, a deal which is reciprocated at Goodfellas.
"I am a one-woman business in a small town so free marketing is a huge bonus," says spa owner Jennifer Hunt.
"And if I get a last minute cancellation I hop on to Twitter and within minutes I've filled the appointment."
Small firms gain
"Every day we are seeing businesses using Twitter in more and more creative and exciting ways," says Anamitra Banerji, manager of commercial products at Twitter.
"We've got lots of restaurant and bar owners right through to plumbers and building managers."
Though multinationals such as Starbucks and McDonald's were among the first to realise the potential of social networking sites, anecdotal evidence suggests it is small businesses that have the most to gain.
Twitter, which allows users to post Tweets of up to 140 characters, is currently developing products to sell to business users, including software to verify accounts and analyse traffic to Twitter account holders' profiles.
The company recently launched Twitter 101 on its website, which includes advice for new users along with case studies, describing how companies of all scales and in various sectors have used the site to grow their business.
Facebook, which has 300 million users worldwide and recently announced it had become cash-flow positive, offers businesses special pages and the option to buy ads to show to users who like similar companies.
Customer interaction
As well as using social media sites to communicate with customers, small businesses are using them to connect with potential suppliers, stockists and other people they can trade skills with, such as accountants, marketing experts and technology workers.
One recent Twitter post from a graphic designer asked other business users for advice on computer software his company was thinking of buying.
Kogi BBQ runs three Korean mobile food trucks in Los Angeles.
It has 43,000 followers on Twitter and 3,150 on Facebook and uses the sites to post specials, discounts and details of where the vans will be parked each day.
"It's a great way to interact one on one and build a relationship with our customers," says Kogi BBQ's creative director Alice Shin.
"Customers feel a personal connection, which encourages repeat business."
Dangers loom
But experts warn that social networking sites are not without dangers.
"You are losing control of your message by inviting customers in to a dialogue and that could be problematic if they criticise you," says Arun Sundararajan, a professor of information, operations and management sciences at New York University.
He advised users to think of it as a conversation rather than an advertising space.
"There is a fine line between giving people a steady stream of useful information and bombarding them, he explains.
"If you do the latter you are in danger of turning customers off."
This view was echoed by Andrew Sinkov, vice president of marketing at Evernote, a California-based online storage company.
"The key is to keep your messages concise, free of fluff or marketing jargon and only convey genuinely useful information," he says.
Company personality
Evernote has 30,000 followers on Twitter, 12,000 fans on Facebook and has recently begun using Friendfeed, which was taken over by Facebook in August.
Evernote directs its followers between all three sites and its company blog, creating a sophisticated, inter-linked online presence.
"The days of large anonymous companies are over," declares Mr Sinkov.
"To succeed nowadays your company has to have a personality and it's easier than ever to create that."
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Two judges on Strictly Come Dancing have attacked the show's female viewers as "emotionally challenged" and "bloated".
On the eve of the final of the hit BBC One show, Len Goodman, the chief judge, said that the audience of millions who have voted every week for their favourite celebrity dancer was made up of middle-aged women who enjoyed "a bit of eye candy".
Fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood branded them "emotionally challenged".
It was not quite a faux pas to match the businessman Gerald Ratner's description of one of his company's jewellery products as "crap", but the audience will almost certainly take umbrage.
More than 12 million are expected to tune in tonight to watch the singer Alesha Dixon and the EastEnders actor Matt Di Angelo contest the final.
Dixon, best known for being in the girl band Mis-Teeq, is the bookmakers' runaway favourite.
Throughout the 12-week show, her spectacular moves have earned her perfect 10s from the three judges and the sobriquet of "the first lady of the dance".
Di Angelo suffered an attack of nerves and forgot his steps two weeks ago but the judges gave him four 10s for his waltz in the semi-final a week later, putting him in the final ahead of the Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones.
But even though Dixon is "Manchester United" to Di Angelo's "Watford", Goodman said he doubted that viewers would vote on the contestants' dancing abilities.
"I would imagine far more middle-aged women than middle-aged men vote," he said.
"I imagine them looking at Matt [and thinking] 'a bit of eye candy, a hunky young dude'. And they look at Alesha and they are sitting there eating their fourth KitKat and they've just had three square meals and a fish supper, all bloated out, and they go: 'Bugger her, I'm not voting for that'."
Revel Horwood said that people who vote on the show go on "emotional journeys" with the contestants because they cannot see their technical faults.
"If I say something really bad about someone, you can guarantee a million people will be on the telephone saying: 'I'll get him back.' It's really bad. They should be voting on dance ability," he said.
Goodman added: "The viewers come to people's rescue thinking they are doing them a favour and then moan at the judges because Gethin is gone. Gethin shouldn't have gone. Matt should have gone two weeks ago, when the judges had him 20 points below anyone else."
Tonight, for the first time, the public will have the final say over who wins the competition.
In previous weeks, viewers voted but it was up to the judges to decide who should be eliminated after a dance-off between the two bottom-placed couples.
Nick Weinberg, from Ladbrokes, agreed that male contestants in reality shows had a greater chance of winning.
"In a two-horse race, we'd expect to see a young man favoured ahead of a young woman," he said.
"But punters are clearly not convinced by Matt. Maybe they're still annoyed that he sneaked through at the expense of heart-throb Gethin Jones."
Alesha Dixon
Age: 27
Dance partner: Matthew Cutler
Showbiz background: Best known as a member of girl group Mis-Teeq, who topped the charts with singles including Scandalous and One Night Stand. Currently in the middle of recording a solo album. Has also hosted TV show CD:UK and presented ITV2's coverage of the Brit Awards this year. In March next year she will begin shooting her first film, Milestones, along side Alex Kingston and Brian Cox.
Best judges comment: Bruno Waterfield on Alesha and Matthew's waltz: "I was swept away on a sea of love."
Odds: 1-3 (Coral)
Matt Di Angelo
Age: 20
Dance Partner: Flavia Cacace
Showbiz background: Best known as Deano Wicks in EastEnders, although the show has confirmed he will leave. He was a student at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and began his career with modelling and TV commercials. In 2006 he was nominated for the 'sexiest male' award at the British Soap Awards. He has also appeared in children's TV show Smile, Harbour Lights and Telling Lies, where he played Derek.
Best judges' comment: Matt is the only contestant to score a perfect 40 in the competition, prompting a standing ovation from the head judge, Len Goodman. He added: "Winners never quit, quitters never win and you've come out and given it a winning performance."
Odds: 9-4 (Coral)


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The 2013 Redskins season was supposed to be one of the best since the Super Bowl glory days. Instead it turned out to be one of the worst years in team history.
They lost a dreary game to the Giants 20-6 to finish the season 3-13. That was a far cry from the 10-6 division title winning year the Redskins enjoyed in 2012. More of the same was expected this year but, for reasons that will be dissected in the coming weeks, it was not to be.
The 2013 season wasn't just disappointing, it was historically bad. You have to go back to 1994, the first year under Norv Turner, to find the last time a Redskins team won as few as three games. The team finished the season with eight straight losses. That is their longest losing streak since 1960.
Although they were competitive to the end in some of their games, the cold, hard fact is that they were outscored by a total of 144 points. That's their worst point differential since 1954 (minus-225).
The points allowed side of that equation was the worst end of the point differential. The Redskins allowed 478 points, the most in team history.
And you can't blame all of that on the defense; it took a total team collapse. The special teams were particularly bad, allowing three touchdowns on punt returns and one on a kickoff return. Even when the other team didn't score they frequently flipped field position with long returns. The Redskins allowed 655 yards on punt returns, the most in the NFL.
After turning the ball over just 14 times in 2012, the Redskins finished this season with 34 turnovers. Three of them were returned for scores and many others put the defense in a bad spot.
There are many other numbers quantifying the Redskins problems this season that we can dissect over the coming weeks. It seems almost certain that the team's performance will cost Mike Shanahan his job.
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Microsoft Window Phone Users Can't Take It Anymore
While some people seems to swear that their decision to switch to the Windows powered smartphone was the best decision they have ever made, other does not seem to share their opinion.
A few users have already gone on Reddit to talk about the problems they have been having with the Lumia devices and that they finally wanted to give up on it. One user reported that he went from using the Lumia 900 to Lumia 925 and was really enjoying the hardware but he was tired of the buggy Facebook and Messenger app and the Instagram app that is still in beta.
A Lumia 650 commented that while he loved what his device had to offer, he still ended up getting a backup Android smartphone just so that he does not feel left out.
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Bruce Cockburn (pronounced "CO-burn") (born May 27, 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) has had a long and distinguished career, with much success in his native Canada. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll. Cockburn was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2012 he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (in Canada the award was to honour "significant contributions and achievements by Canadians").Read More...
Cockburn's early albums were fairly straight ahead folk music spotlighting his brilliant guitar playing. In fact, there were a good number of instrumental guitar numbers on those early recordings. A Christian element came into his music around the time of the album Salt, Sun and Time, and over time his writing has taken on a stronger and stronger political orientation.
Perhaps the most consistent element of Cockburn's music has been his willingness to change and evolve over time. In this way, he is similar to fellow Canadians Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.
He has had a couple of radio hits in the United States, including (Wondering Where the Lions Are and If I Had a Rocket Launcher).
His albums in the 80s are considered some of his strongest, including Humans, Inner City Front, Stealing Fire, and Big Circumstance. After Big Circumstance he struggled with writer's block, and his output began to slow down; but he recovered with the formidable Nothing But a Burning Light, which led the way back to a sparer, more folk-oriented form of music. His later album The Charity of Night contains one of his most thoughtful songs, Pacing the Cage.
His 2006 album Life Short Call Now was preceded by Speechless, a collection of instrumentals, many of them from earlier albums. The album highlights Cockburn's prodigious abilities as a guitarist.
Cockburn's 31st studio album,Small Source of Comfort was released in March, 2011. BruceCockburn.com called the album "an adventurous collection of songs of romance, protest and spiritual discovery. The album, primarily acoustic yet rhythmically savvy, is rich in Cockburn's characteristic blend of folk, blues, jazz and rock." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The Gallery: New Artwork from Threadless
Since 2000, Chicago-based Internet company Threadless has been surviving and thriving off community-based T-shirt designs. Now they're getting into the business of art with a new series of three prints to be released each Monday. All three of their debut prints (released this week) were adapted from T-shirt designs and screen-printed by local shops including the Post Family, Screwball Press, and Sonnenzimmer...
Besides editioned prints, their Lincoln Park retail location is selling original "mashups" of T-shirt designs painted by Joe Suta:
We think Threadless' online community-focused approach to apparel design - and now artwork - offers an interesting alternative to traditional modes of art-making.
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Wrestling Team Posts Winning Record for 16th Consecutive Year
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The George Mason wrestling team clinched their 16th consecutive winning season by prevailing in two of three matches last Saturday in a quad meet at Franklin and Marshall College. The Patriots defeated Howard University, 36-15, before dropping a 43-3 decision to Rutgers University, but the team came back to defeat the host Diplomats, 33-15, to cap a successful day. The Patriots now have an 8-1 overall record.
Freshman Tony Howard had a successful day as he won each of his matches at 165 pounds. Howard pinned his first two opponents, and he scored a decision in his third match to improve to 18-3 this season.
Senior Sean Shea and sophomores Matt Hunckler, Chip Campbell, and Clay Frook each won two matches. Shea improved to 22-7 at 125 pounds, Hunckler raised his record to 14-8 at 133 pounds, Campbell moved to 8-14 at 184 pounds, and Frook improved to 11-6 at 197 pounds.
Sophomore Donnie DeFilippis, who boasts a 23-3 overall record and is currently ranked fifth in the nation by both Amateur Wrestling News and InterMat at 141 pounds, had the flu last week and did not compete. Junior heavyweight Brent Lancaster, 16-4 this season, also sat out the weekend with a swollen left knee.
George Mason returns to Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) competition Tuesday as they visit James Madison University at 7 p.m. The Patriots take a 42-6 all-time record in CAA dual meets into the meet at Godwin Hall.


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EENI: Masters (MIB) and Doctorates in International Business (e-learning)
EENI (School of International Business) is a European business school specialising in International Business (Professional Master's Program in International Business and Professional Doctorates in International Business) at a distance (e-learning). EENI develops the essential skills and expertise to advance careers and the business opportunities in the World of the global business.
EENI: The Global Business School
EENI was created in 1995 in Barcelona (Spain), and has more than twenty-one years of experience in teaching these types of courses with more than 4,000 students from 100 countries.
The headquarters of EENI is in Tarragona (Tabarnia, Spain, European Union).
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The EENI's mission is to provide quality formation, which stands for multilingual and intercultural development that promotes professionalism for its students as well as the efficiency and productivity of enterprises in the international environment promoting the principle of Ahimsa (Non-Violence) in international business.
This mission is achieved through a close professor-student relationship. That is the reason why EENI has created the student's community website where counselling services and online orientation can be there everyday need therefore School of International Business compromise its staff worldwide to offer the best service to its alumni. EENI is looking to engage full-time in a better innovation, so we can continue being part of the leading Group of international business on e-learning.
EENI encourages the search of an exhaustive and an open democratic globalisation.
1- Scholarships for the Master in International Business (MIB), specially for the African Students
2- EENI Programme: "Not to Corruption in International Business."
3- Project "Global Ethics, Religions, and International Business."
Our vision is to be the world leader in international business education.
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Over a period of five weeks a collective of writers of the River Dart worked collaboratively on a web-based writing project about the River Dart and the history – fictional or otherwise – of Dartington Hall. A series of short texts were written separately, for zines, postcards and blog posts. These texts were then collected, found texts and images were added, and all were collated onto this Google Map:
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MOST UNIVERSITY students can't afford to pay tuition fees - and many are not doing so. But more and more universities are taking severe action against them, writes Paul Hunt, Coventry University.
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THE PRIVATE referendum currently taking place in Scotland on Clause 28 may turn out to be the last throw of the ill-fated 'Keep The Clause' campaign led by Brian Souter, the anti-gay and right-wing Christian boss of Stagecoach, writes Lionel Wright.
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this is a extremely great value for anyone looking for a week of relaxing vacation. the pictures on the site do not do it justice. we have a family of 6 and had plenty of room to enjoy our self's, the kids enjoyed riding bikes on the large private and paved driveway, as well as the beach access and the large dock the we spent a lot of time on fishing. Bottom line great place.
Jane and Wes make sure you are well taken care of. Plenty of indoor and outdoor space for the whole family. Large dock system to accommodate two large boats and kayaks. Kids can swim at the end of the dock in a deep hole on the Cheboygan River. Kitchen is fully stocked with everything you need to cook just about anything including a charcoal grill in the detached garage. 35 minutes by water to Cheboygan and less than 10 minutes to Mullett Lake. Plenty of parking for all your boat trailers on huge lot with oval driveway...no backing in those large boat trailers. We have rented 2 times and are booking our 3rd for 2016. It would not let me go back to the dates we stayed...they were first week in August of 2012 and second week in July of 2014.
We were very happy with the house, so private and lots of yard. Right close to Mullet Lake and Lake Huron. We brought out pontoon, so never really checked out the beach. Did go to the river mouth on Saturday to see the band that plays on the barge, and went through the locks and out to Lake Huron and because the water was calm, went over to Bois Blanc Island. Lots of room inside, beds were very comfortable, and 2 baths with showers. Kitchen full of all necessities and the all important "ice maker" (so important for boating). The dock was great, even saw a heron on it. Owner was easily accessible by phone. Gosh, we had fun there! Would really be perfect if they accepted dogs, but obviously, that didn't stop us. Left our dog with a good sitter.
Our family truly enjoyed our week long stay at this home. We loved the privacy and the large outside space for the kids to play and ride their bikes. The new pier was perfect for fishing, swimming in the river, and docking the boat. The home had all the amenities you would need and the owner was very attentive and provided great information on the local town. We would definately recommend to rent this home and would love to come back!
Cheboygan is located near the tip of Michigan's lower peninsula. The navigable Cheboygan River connects major interior lakes with Lake Huron. The region is an excellent recreational and tourist area for fishing, golf, water sports and sightseeing Historic Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island.
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Kristi 7/22/01
Hi Kristi,
I am still looking for my Louisa A. Toland b. 1825 or 1830.I have documents that say both.I have documentation of her being born in WV and Carroll Twp., Washington Co., Pa.The census I have states her parents as being born in VA.But everything was Virginia back then.She resided her married years in Moundsville, Marshall Co., WV.She married Stewart Thompson Craft b.,1818 in 1842 in Marshall Co.,WV.I have a copy of that also. They are both buried there also.
Stewart and Louisa (Louesa) named their children :1.William (died at birth)2. Jane3. Louisa4 Catherine
I know she belongs to one of those Tolands that were in Washington Co., Pa and Marshall
Co., WV.Just can't fit her in.The 3rd daughter, Louisa Craft is my G Grandmother.I still live in WV so I go to the Archives in Charleston quite often.Could you give me any other suggestions as to how I can link her to one of those Toland families.
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Villagers have called for council chiefs to turn down or defer plans for 83 new homes in Warton.
The plan by JL Hearn, for land at Riversleigh Farm, is the latest in a string of applications targeting the village.
Mike Wright, from campaign group Warton Residents Against Poor Planning, has urged members of Fylde Council's development management committee, which will make a decision on the site on Wednesday, to put residents' wishes first.
He said: "Both Fylde Council and county council representatives have repeatedly made it very clear to applicants and developers that none of the sites in Warton are suitable for major development without some sort of masterplan requiring large scale investment in the infrastructure – highways and drainage in particular.
"Yet developers continue to press on with their planning applications, currently four applications amounting to nearly 500 houses.
"There is now a high expectation in Warton that Fylde Council has listened to residents and will significantly reduce the Local Plan housing allocation for Warton which, currently stands at 1,200 houses."
Fylde planning officers have recommended the plan be approved, subject to a section 106 agreement, which would see the developer make financial reparations to aid the community with amenities to accompany the scale of development.
Mr Wright added: "This decision is imminent and so developers are pushing to get their applications approved before this happens.
"If Riversleigh is approved, this will give the green light to developers for hundreds more homes at this end of Warton.
"We want members of the committee to put the wishes of residents ahead of developers and, at the very least, defer this planning application until the current consultation has been concluded, the Local Plan changes have been published and the masterplan discussions for Warton have been progressed."
Coun Michael Gilbert, from Warton Parish Council, added: "Developers are putting far too much on Warton. People want it to stay as a village.
"We do expect it's going to grow but we do want some sort of control of it."
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Vehicles Affected: Approximately 3,594 model-year 2013-14 Audi S6 and S7 vehicles and approximately 1,120 A8 and S8 vehicles
The Problem: A manufacturing issue may cause certain model-year 2013-14 S6 and S7s equipped with 4.0-liter engines to leak fuel. This could lead to a fire.
In an unrelated recall, Audi is also recalling model-year 2013-2014 A8 and S8 vehicles equipped with a standard sunroof and manufactured between March 12 and July 15, 2013. The sunroof could shatter, increasing the risk of accident and injury.
Audi parent Volkswagen said it's unaware of any accidents related to either issue.
The Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the affected fuel lines and sunroofs for free.
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Les Misérables: The Radio Broadcast was a seven-part radio series broadcast July 23 - September 3, 1937, on the Mutual Network. Orson Welles adapted Victor Hugo's novel, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean.
The 22-year-old Welles developed the idea of telling stories with first-person narration on the series, which was his first job as a writer-director for radio. Les Misérables was one of Welles's earliest and finest achievements on radio, and marked the radio debut of the Mercury Theatre. The production costarred Martin Gabel as Javert, Alice Frost as Fantine, and Virginia Nicholson, Welles's first wife, as the adult Cosette. The supporting cast included Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Everett Sloane, Betty Garde, Hiram Sherman, Frank Readick, Richard Widmark, Richard Wilson, and William Alland.
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Soulive offers a funky, jazzy take on The Beatles on their latest album, "Rubber Soulive."
The jazz-funk trio, which has opened for the Rolling Stones and recorded with Dave Matthews, turns in energetic, organ-fueled versions of Beatles classics such as "Taxman," "Day Tripper," and "Help!" on the all-instrumental, 11-cut album, released last year.
Since then, the band — organist Neal Evans, drummer Alan Evans, and guitarist Eric Krasno — has taken its Beatles vibe on the road.
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Three men are dead after a driver — who police suspect was impaired — struck a group of cyclists on Highway 99 about 50 kilometres northeast of Whistler, B.C. on Sunday.
Pemberton RCMP say a man drove into the group of three cyclists just north of Mount Currie about noon PT, killing two of them along with a male passenger in the vehicle.
The driver was also seriously injured in the crash. An officer accompanied the driver as he was airlifted to a hospital in Vancouver, said RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair.
The third cyclist was not injured in the incident.
Highway 99 was closed for several hours on Sunday while police investigated the crash.
Impaired driving suspected
No charges have been laid but LeClair said reports that the driver was impaired at the time of the crash are based on observations from witnesses and police officers at the scene.
"It's a very serious case," said LeClair. "It's concerning when something like this happens and we want to work to make sure that all the evidence is collected and processed properly."
"We have notified the families of the two cyclists," he said. "We've notified the immediate families and are giving them the opportunity to notify extended family and friends. We have not positively identified the passenger in the vehicle — the deceased passenger."
Whistler Cycling Club members killed
Gary Baker, the vice president of the Whistler Cycling Club, confirmed the two deceased cyclists were members of his club.
He said both were excellent riders and led group rides with the club.
"I just feel hollow, because they're both such great guys," said Baker on Sunday.
Baker said he heard the vehicle may have crossed the centre line and struck the bikers head-on as they descended a steep hill.
"They're coming down at a high rate of speed, the two of them gapped, and all of a sudden he heard a bang and he knew what happened and apparently the driver had crossed the road and hit them," said Baker.
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ATel #1162; W. Pietsch (Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik, MPE), V. Burwitz (MPE & Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca, OAM), D. Hatzidimitriou (Department of Physics, University of Crete, UoC), H. Steinle (MPE), ), A. Slowikowska (UoC), A. Stefanescu (MPE), P. Reig (UoC), G. Papamastorakis (UoC), S. Cikota (Observatorio Astronomico de La Sagra, OLS), A. Cikota (OLS), S. Sanchez (OAM), F. Haberl (MPE), G. Sala (MPE), J. Greiner (MPE) on 29 Jul 2007; 12:33 UTCredential Certification: Wolfgang Pietsch (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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We report the discovery of an optical nova in M31 at RA(2000) = 00h 42m 59.49s , Dec(2000) = +41° 15' 06.5" with an accuracy of 0.2". The observations were obtained at the 1.3m Ritchey Chretien f/7.5 telescope at Skinakas Observatory, Crete, Greece, using an Andor DZ436-BV CCD Camera (with a Marconi 2k x 2k chip with 13.5µm sq. pixels). The observations were taken through a Johnson standard R filter (4*100 s stacked) and a broad H-alpha filter (3*300 s stacked).
The object has been rising during five days, with R magnitudes of 19.4, 19.1, 18.8, 18.6 on July 24.046, 25.942, 26.972, 28.084, while on the 29.071 the object appeared bright in H-alpha at R(HA)=17.4. An R image from 2007 July 22.072 shows no object at the position of the nova brighter than the limiting magnitude of ~19.7. Moreover, no object is seen at the location of the nova on an H-alpha image from 19.070 (limiting magnitude of ~18.7). All magnitudes given are from a photometric solution using R magnitudes of the Massey M31 catalog.
The object can also be seen on unfiltered 240 s images obtained with 0.45m f/2.8 reflector and a SBIG STL-11000E CCD Camera (3008 pixels x 2674 pixels each 9 x 9 micron square), of the Observatorio Astronomico de La Sagra, Spain on July 28.097 at a magnitude of 18.3, and on 29.101 at 17.6 (photometric solution based on USNO-B1.0 catalogue).
The nova was also detected with the Swift UVOT on ~ 1600 s UVW2 filter images. Observations and magnitudes are [20.9(3sigma), [20.23(3sigma), 20.10+-0.30, 20.23+-0.31, 20.08+-0.28, 20.15+-0.33 on July 18.91, 24.19, 25.56, 26.46, 27.50, and 28.50, respectively.
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Big babies could bring on breast cancer riskBy Shayna Brouker • Published: October 3rd, 2012
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When moms give birth to a big baby, there's often a degree of awe and admiration to she who endured such a weighty pregnancy and delivery. But new research suggests such a big bundle of joy could carry some health concerns down the road. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and with that, here's one finding moms ought to be aware of: Women who deliver babies that weigh eight and a quarter pounds or heavier are two-and-a-half times more likely to develop breast cancer later on, compared with ladies who birthed lighter babies.
Data from two studies, published in the journal PLoS One (Ploss One), took into account other breast cancer risks like family history and use of hormones. One study saw that women who had breast cancer were more likely to have delivered large babies. The other study found that large infants heralded a hormonal mix of high levels of estrogen and growth factors that have been linked to breast cancer. Coupled with low levels of breast cancer-protective hormones, it's a recipe for breast cancer risk.
Some risk factors for having sizable sons and daughters include gestational diabetes, gaining too much weight during pregnancy, and obesity. Moms-to-be can't entirely control how large their little one will be, but slimming down prior to getting pregnant can help. It's not healthy for mom or baby to be big, because larger babies could be more at risk for diabetes and obesity later in life.
Getting regular exercise and breastfeeding can lower breast cancer risk, too. In the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, be sure to look out for these symptoms: unexplained sudden weight loss, a painless lump in the breast, changes in breast size or shape, swelling in the armpit and nipple changes and discharge.
And of course, schedule regular breast cancer screenings with your doctor — especially if you've had a big baby.


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Whether a department's jurisdiction lies nestled among the cornfields of rural Nebraska or in the center of a major city, homemade explosives pose a very real and growing threat. But through business community involvement and greater training and awareness, some of these threats can be stopped dead in their tracks.
From the Vault: POLICE Magazine featured the article, "Why I Joined the Bomb Squad," in its September 2008 issue and the topic is just as relevant today. Mexican drug cartels have used car bombs in Juarez, and San Diego deputies supervised the burning of a "bomb factory" house in December. Joining an agency's bomb squad is a career path most people, even cops, consider crazy. Det. Dave Scraggs explains his reason — the threat is prevalent. Photos courtesy of Det. Scraggs.
By the time you read this article, I should have completed the six-week basic course at the FBI/Army Hazardous Devices School in Huntsville, Ala. Which means I will be well on my way to becoming a certified bomb technician, a career aspiration that many people—including fellow cops—consider crazy.


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Note: All figures are based on IFRS and are shown in Canadian dollars. All comparisons are with the corresponding period of 2013, unless otherwise stated.
MONTREAL, Aug. 5, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Standard Life Financial Inc. ("Standard Life") today reported net income of $158 million for the first half of 2014 (2013: $48 million) and premiums and deposits increased by 18% at $1.5 billion for the second quarter of 2014 (2013: $1.3 billion). The increase is driven by strong sales in the fee-based business. Assets under administration also gained 7% to $52 billion (Dec. 2013: $48 billion) at the end of the second quarter.
Charles Guay, President of Standard Life, said: "Our excellent performance shows that customers and partners believe in our commitment to meet their needs by delivering innovative products and solutions. Canadians are also hearing our message and taking action to fight financial inertia. Our strategy to leverage Standard Life Investments' leading global investment capabilities to meet customer needs has shown great success resulting in a growth of our retail wealth solutions revenue and an increase in the number of advisors recommending our products."
"Our approach to helping customers transition to retirement with Member Financial Services Centre is showing good results. We also continued to develop our strategy to meet the specific needs of small and medium businesses with the launch of our Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan solution in Quebec," added Mr.Guay.
Premiums and deposits for individual wealth solutions increased by 34% to $601 million (2013: $449 million) in the second quarter. The growth was driven by the success of the flagship Ideal Segregated Funds Signature 2.0. In the second quarter, segregated funds sales were up 39% to $403 million (2013: $289 million).
Mutual fund sales are also showing a marked improvement. They increased by 29% to $107 million (2013: $83 million) in the second quarter, partly due to the success of global funds introduced in the last few years such as the Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund. Standard Life Mutual Funds continues its strategy to increase its global funds offering by introducing two new emerging market funds to Canadian investors in the second quarter.
Group savings and retirement premiums and deposits rose by 12% to $752 million (2013: $671 million). Core defined contribution business was up by 14% to $664 million (2013: $583 million). To support the launch of Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan in Quebec, strategic alliances were signed with leading payroll service providers to help business owners implement and administer this program and any similar programs that will be introduced in other provinces.
Group insurance and disability management premiums and deposits gained 3% to $183 million (2013: $176 million), benefiting from Standard Life's improvement of its drug management services for plan sponsors and increased online services capabilities for customers.
Standard Life Financial Inc's primary operating subsidiary, The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada, reported a strong solvency ratio of 232% at the end of June (Dec. 2013: 261%) following the payment of a $345 million dividend to Standard Life plc.
Standard Life is committed to helping Canadians look forward to their financial future with confidence and optimism. To do so, the company expects to continue to grow its business by maintaining its focus on the needs of customers in its core business segments:
Forward-looking statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements about certain of Standard Life's current plans, goals and expectations relating to future financial conditions, performance, results, strategy and objectives. Statements containing the words: 'believes', 'intends', 'expects', 'plans', 'seeks' and 'anticipates' and any other words of similar meaning are forward-looking. All forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances beyond Standard Life's control. As a result, Standard Life's actual financial condition, performance and results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set out in the forward-looking statements. The company will not undertake any obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements in this press release or any other forward-looking statements that it may make.
Notes to Editors
About Standard Life Financial
Canadian-based Standard Life Financial is part of the Standard Life group of companies. It provides long-term savings, investment and insurance solutions to more than 1.4 million Canadians, including group retirement and insurance plan members, managing $52 billion of assets. It has 2,000 employees, and its main operating subsidiaries are The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada and Standard Life Mutual Funds Ltd.
About Standard Life group
At Standard Life we're in the business of helping build a more prosperous world. We're dedicated to making sure that everything we do helps our customers to save and invest for their future, our industry to improve and our society to progress. These things have been important to us since we were established in Edinburgh in 1825.
Since then, we've also been growing globally. Today, the Standard Life group employs around 8,500 people internationally - through businesses in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia. We're one of the Fortune Global 500's largest companies by revenue. And Standard Life plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with around 1.3 million individual shareholders across over 50 countries.
Around six million customers worldwide trust us with their financial future - and we're responsible for the administration of over £254 billion (CA $463 billion) of their assets. We support a further 16 million customers through our Chinese and Indian joint venture businesses. The Standard Life Investments brand also offers truly global asset management expertise with strong investment capabilities.
Wherever we operate in the world, we're motivated by a sense of responsibility. It's what helps us to be a sustainable business. We're proud to be listed as a leader for corporate sustainability in our industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI World and DJSI Europe).
All figures are as at June 30, 2014.
SOURCE: Standard Life
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Anne-Julie Gratton
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Rugby Championship: Agustin Creevy to captain Argentina
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Worcester's Agustin Creevy has been appointed skipper of Argentina for the forthcoming Rugby Championship.
Creevy already has 28 Test caps to his name and is delighted to have been awarded the honour of leading his country during the four-nation tournament that also involves New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
The hooker told Argentina Rugby Union's official website: "This is an immense joy.
"I did not expect this as there are many other players with important qualities. I receive it with great honour and I hope to keep guiding our players."
Creevy, 29, joined Warriors from Montpellier in the summer of 2013 having also played for two other French clubs – Biarritz and Clermont.
Argentina open their campaign on Saturday, August 16, against South Africa at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.
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When TiVo reports its second quarter results on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, analysts are expecting to see the company back in the black. They are expecting profit of seven cents a share after the company took a loss of eight cents per share a year ago.
The consensus estimate hasn't changed over the past month, but it's down from three months ago when it was eight cents. For the fiscal year, analysts are projecting earnings of 28 cents per share. Analysts project revenue to fall 12% year-over-year to $87.7 million for the quarter, after being $100.1 million a year ago. For the year, revenue is projected to roll in at $355.4 million.
The majority of analysts (62%) rate TiVo as a buy. This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of seven similar companies, which average 49% buys.
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